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Brooklyn For PeacePresentsThursday, December 5, 20246:00 pm - 9:00 pmBrooklyn, New York pathmakers@brooklynpeace.org

Illustration by Sarah SillsProgram by Veronica NunnIllustration by Sarah SillsProgram by Melissa Corbett & Diana Souri

Welcome to Brooklyn For Peace’s 2024 PathMakers to Peace Gala and 40th Anniversary Celebration! We are excited to be hosting our 11th annual gala, and even more excited to celebrate 40 years of Brooklyn For Peace! Since 2013, Brooklyn For Peace has held this event to honor organizations and individuals who have played a leadership role in working to nd nonviolent resolutions to conict. The name of our award, PathMakers to Peace, emphasizes that there are many roads to reaching the goal of a peaceful and just world. The 2024 PathMakers to Peace Gala celebrates the power of community action and the shared vision for a more peaceful and equitable world. This year’s gala is especially momentous, as it marks the 40th anniversary of Brooklyn For Peace, a milestone that highlights four decades of tireless education and activism for peace and justice. We will reect on and honor Brooklyn For Peace’s history, from its founding to its ongoing impact today. Brooklyn For Peace has been working in Brooklyn since 1984. We are primarily an educational organization, with activism as an integral part of our mission. We are dedicated to connecting global and local issues. Over the years the specic issues have changed, but urgent challenges remain: to end US militarism; to promote social justice at home and abroad; to tackle the climate emergency; to address the continuing impact of white supremacy and the profound racial inequalities that still characterize our country. As we continue our campaign to sustain the future of Brooklyn For Peace, we are grateful for your ongoing support and commitment. We greatly appreciate your participation and many contributions to Brooklyn For Peace over the years. Thank you for being here tonight with us! 3In solidarity, Charlotte Phillips, M.D., ChairBruce Altschuler, Co-Vice Chair Carolyn “Rusti”Eisenberg, Co-Vice Chair

4PathMakers to Peace 2024 Program6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Fellowship hour: appetizers & mingling 7:00 PMWelcome and introductions by Michelle SmithBoard Member, EmceeWelcome by Fr. Dominique Hanna, RectorBrooklyn For Peace slideshowMatt Weinstein 7:15 - 7:45 PMBuffet dinner servicecatering by Bassett Caterer7:45 - 8:15 PMHonoring 40 Years of Brooklyn For PeaceBeginnings: Charlotte Phillips, M.D. Chair and Co-Founder of Brooklyn For Peace Growth Through the Years: Carolyn “Rusti’ EisenbergCo-Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Brooklyn For PeaceFuture Vision and Next Steps: Greg KalvinBoard Member of Brooklyn For Peace8:15 - 8:30 PM: Musical performance by Christine Lewispioneered Domestic Workers United and Recipient of the 2024 Just Brooklyn PrizeClosing remarks: Michelle Smith8:30 - 9:00 PMCoffee and dessert

5About PathMakers to PeaceThe PathMakers to Peace award was established in 2013, to honor organizations and individuals who have played a leadership role in working to find non-violent resolutions to conflict. The name of our award, PathMakers to Peace, em-phasizes that there are many roads to reaching the goal of a peaceful and just world. In previous years we have presented the award at a gala din-ner where members, guests, and the recipients of the award join us for an evening of great food, music and conversation. Because of COVID-19 we did not hold the award gala in 2020. We celebrated and honored our 2021 and 2022 recipients virtually; in 2023 we were together again in person.This year the PathMakers to Peace Gala celebrates our 40th Anniversary and our ongoing efforts to eliminate war and the social injustices which cause wars. This is the 11th year for our Pathmakers to Peace Gala, an annual fundraiser for Brooklyn For Peace. Thank you for sup-porting peace!

6Brooklyn For Peace Our OriginsBrooklyn For Peace was founded in 1984 by nursery-school parents who were spurred into action by the U.S. invasion of Grenada. We soon joined oth-er groups in a coalition which succeeded in deterring the Navy from opening a nuclear-capable homeport on Staten Island, and opposing U.S. interven-tion in Central America. We mobilized local opposition to the 1991 Gulf War, while fighting to preserve welfare, Medicaid, and public education in NYC. In the wake of September 11, 2001, we organized Brooklyn communities to oppose a U.S. military response, advocating for the protection of our civil lib-erties and against the detention of immigrants arrested without charges. We initiated a campaign aimed at high school youth to counteract the misleading claims of military recruiters, offering concrete advice on getting an education and career training. We regularly hold forums, providing historical and political analysis on a wide variety of topics. And we’re on street corners and fairs too. Have you noticed those posters in neighborhood store windows declaring that “Refu-gees and Immigrants Are Welcome Here?” That’s the work of Brooklyn For Peace volunteers. We all have obligations to family, friends, schools and jobs, but through Brooklyn For Peace we are finding ways to work for peace with justice to whatever extent we are able. Please join us. Visit our website to find out more about BFP at brooklynpeace.org.June 10, 2007: March in DC with BPFP bannerBFP members take to the streets with messages for peaceFounded in 1984Photo by Matt WeinsteinPhoto by Jo Freeman

7Our MissionBFP contingent at the youth-led Climate Strike on NYC 2019BFP table at a local street fairBrooklyn For Peace is committed to eliminating war and the social injustices that are its causes.We seek to empower our community and ourselves to be an active force in securing a peaceful future for generations to come. We assert that negotiation and diplomacy lead to better outcomes in the resolution of conflict than military action. We advocate for U.S. policies based on peace, justice, democracy, human rights, and re-spect for international law.We work to: • transfer resources from military to human needs, leading to economic and social justice within and among nations. • eliminate nuclear, biological, chemical, and conventional weapons by all entities in an internationally coordinated process. • resolve international conflicts peacefully via the United Nations and the promotion of internationally accepted rules of law.Brooklyn For Peace Founded in 1984Photo by Matt WeinsteinPhoto by Matt Weinstein

8Brooklyn For Peace Virtual Activities in 2024January 10, 2024“Gaza War: Short & Long-Term Diplomatic Imperatives, & Implications for the Middle East & Geopolitics”BFP Co-Sponsor with Campaign for Peace, Disarmament, and Common Security forumFebruary 29, 2024 “Impact of the War on Gaza, on Health Care and Human Rights” BFP hosted webinar with Dr. Alice Rothchild“War No More!” BFP hosted a monthly broadcaston BRIC Arts Media (public access tv)June 27, 2024 “Militarism and the Climate Crisis”with Patrick BiggerBFP hosted webinarMay 22, 2024The World’s Tectonic Geopolitical Chang-es & Their Implications w/ Richard Falk, Anuradha Chenoy, Michael Klare Webinar, Co-sponsor with Campaign for Peace, Disarmament, and Common Security

9August 14, 2024“Bangladesh Implodes: Prime Minister Hasina Resigns and Flees Country. Who Created the Chaos, and Why?”with Dr. Partha BanerjeeBFP hosted webinarOctober 8, 2024 “Genocide and the Widening Middle East Wars” with Ervand Abrahamian, Phyllis Bennis, and Assaf KfouryCo-Sponsor with Massachusetts Peace Action forumSeptember 19, 2024 “Ending the ‘American War’ in Vietnam: Impact of the Antiwar Movement, Lessons for the Present” with Carolyn “Rusti” EisenbergWebinar, Co-sponsor with United for Peace and JusticeOctober 17, 2024”How We Ended the Cold War But Lost The Peace” with Katrina vanden HeuvelBFP hosted webinarJuly 9, 2024“Debunking Deterrence Theory and Pursuing Global Nuclear Disarmament” w/ Tadatoshi Akiba, Prof. Elaine Scarry, Jackie Cabasso, Emma Claire FoleyCo-sponsor with the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament, and Common Security’s forumBrooklyn For Peace Virtual Activities in 2024

10Brooklyn For Peace Activities in 2024Decrember 14, 2023Rally & Petition Drop for a Ceasefire in Gaza at Yvette Clarke’s office Co-sponsor with NY-09January 11, 2024Rally to close Guantanamo Bay Prison Co-sponsor with World Can’t WaitJanuary 15, 2024Hunger Vigil for Gaza Co-Sponsor with NY10-NeighborsFebruary10, 2024 Letters of Love for Gaza: Writing postcards to Dan Goldman Co-Sponsor with NY10-NeighborsMarch 19, 2024Vigil for the 21st Anniversary of Invasion of IraqCo-sponsor w/ NYC/War Resisters League April 14 & April 27, 2024 BFP Peace Table for Ceasefire in Gaza in Kensington

11Brooklyn For Peace Activities in 2024April 15, 2024Taxes for War-Tax Day MarchCo-sponsor with NYC/War Resisters LeagueJune 8, 2024 Table for Ceasefire in Gaza at Restoration Plaza May 30, 2024Screening of the film “Israelism”June 23, 2024Spring fundraising party w/ special guests Kara Gotsch of The Sentencing Project and Carolyn Rusti Eisenberg, BFP co-founderJune 2, 2024Rally at Grand Army Plaza “Senator Schumer and Rep Jeffries - Rescind Netanyahu Invitation”Co-led w/ NY-09 Palestine & NY-10 NeighborsJuly 2, 2024BFP members went to DC and took part in “Shut it Down for Palestine Coalition: We Reject Netanyahu” March

12Brooklyn For Peace Activities in 2024August 5, 2024BFP endorsed the Peace Gathering to Commemorate the 79th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagaski August 18, 2024 BFP co-sponsored Not Another Bomb Coalition’s rally September 22, 2024BFP hosted a table at the annual Flatbush Frolic November 2 & 9, 2024 BFP Tabling at Central Library at Grand Army Plaza October 7, 2024 “Protest the World’s #1 Merchant of Death - the United States”Co-sponsor with the NYC/War Resisters LeagueNovember 16, 2024 Free Film Screening of “Where the Olive Trees Weep”Co-sponsor with Peace Action Bay Ridge

13BFP BoardCharlotte Phillips, M.D., ChairBruce Altschuler, Co-Vice ChairCarolyn “Rusti” Eisenberg, Co-Vice ChairVeronica Nunn, Co-Vice Chair (on leave)Melissa Corbett, SecretarySam Koprak, TreasurerNina AllenMilton AllimadiMonroe AllisonCharlene BarkerAnn Fawcett AmbiaBonnie GenevichGreg KalvinEleanor PreissMarian RonanMichelle SmithspiritchildBFP Advisory BoardTed AuerbachMukti BanerjeeLeah Gunn BarrettRowena Blackman-Stroud (In memoriam)Betta BroadJ. Tara CurrieKen DiamondstoneSasha Dobos-CzarnochaHenry FlorsheimJaki FlorsheimEd GoldmanMel GrizerCarol Husten (In memoriam)Lucy KoteenVicki McFadyenEllen MeyersMary NolanMohammed Nurhussein, M.D.Major Owens, (Ret.) Congressmember (In memoriam)Nancy RomerEric ShtobDavid TykulskerMatthew WeinsteinCheryl WertzBarbara WinslowFundraising CommitteeMukti BanerjeeCharlene BarkerMelissa CorbettKen DiamondstoneSam KoprakFran MinichielloVeronica Nunn (on leave)Charlotte Phillips Michelle F. SmithThank you to the Fundraising Committee for planning and executing PathMakers to Peace!Administrative Assistant: Diana Souri

14Sponsorships Thank you to our sponsors for their contributions!Trailblazers - $500 or more AnonymousAnonymousMohammed Nurhussein, M.D.Charlotte Phillips & Oliver FeinDrs. Marian Ronan & Keith A. RussellJoyce Yu & Edward LaiPeacemakers - $250 or more Donald BickfordGeorgia Kingsley GuidaJudy Loebl & John GordonJoseph RonanSupporters - $100- or more AnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousSusan AndersenRichard BlumJacqueline CataldoGlen DeLeon Job & Julie ByrneArnold GoreLaura Jo Kramer-CariniJean Murphy & Bob RobbinMolly NolanEleanor PreissStephanie RugoffPamela Sass & Chuck BerkEric ShtobDebby & Michael Smith Diana & Nader Souri Vandra ThorburnFriends - $25 or more AnonymousAnonymousAnonymousJane Califf & Ted GlickThomas CoxAnthony DonovanRhonda EisenbergBonnie GenevichAlex GrantcharovPedro KourtesisLucas Newton & Paula Diamondstone NewtonLinda Novenski, Veterans For PeaceKim Phillips-Fein

15Thank You!Even though these people are not on the fundraising committee, a special thank you to the following for their extra efforts to make this event a success! Ann Fawcett Ambia Oliver Fein Henry and Jaki Florsheim Ed Goldman Eleanor Preiss Matthew WeinsteinA heartfelt thank you to Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral for hosting us and to Bassett Caterers for providing us with delicious food!

16Advertisers350BrooklynAllan Eisenberg, Ph.D.Arab American Association of New York Bassett CaterersBedouin TentBelli OsteriaBrooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX)Brooklyn Society for Ethical CultureBrooklyn Solar WorksBFP Darfur/Africa Task ForceBFP Diversity/Outreach Task ForceBFP PEJ CommitteeBFP I-P CommitteeBFP UNICEF CommitteeBrooklyn Solar WorksBlack Veterans for Social JusticeBlack Star NewsBrooklyn Friends of the People’s World and Brooklyn Club of the Communist Party U.S.A.The Castello PlanCambridge Dental Camp KinderlandCarolyn “Rusti” EisenbergCenter for Constitutional Rights (CCR)Charlotte Phillips & Oliver FeinCongresswoman Nydia VelázquezConnie Norgren (In Memoriam) Earthbloom Consulting LLCDead Horse RecordsDomestic Workers UnitedFast and Fresh Burrito DeliFat Tail Financial Advisory GroupFigure 8 Recording Flatbush Food Coop Foodtown of Prospect Heights Friends of Robert CarrollGaza SignsGo Greene HardwareGerstein’s Tax ServiceHoly Land Auto RepairHungry Ghost Jane Kurinsky (In Memoriam) Jews for Racial and Economic Justice John J. O’Grady (In Memoriam) Ken Diamondstone & Joe KopitzLong Island Alliance for Peaceful AlternativesMohammed Nurhussein, M.D.Make the RoadMel Grizer and Susie HoffmanMove the Money/NYCMuslim Community NetworkNational Lawyers Guild/NYCNYC Labor Chorus NYC War Resisters LeagueNew Yorkers for Clean PowerTara Currie & Mark ParrishPeace Action Bay RidgePeace Action Fund of New York State Peace Action of Staten IslandPhillips-Fein Family AdPhysicians for a National Health Program--NY Metro Chapter (PNHP--NY Metro)Rahmann ContractingRalph’s BodegaRobin S. Cohen & Roque Ristorucci, Mariana Gaston & Robert Greenberg, Carmen Ristorucci & Jose Ristorucci, Sonia Collins & Eric ShtobRothberg LawSaveMor PrintingSolidarity MoversUnited African CongressUnited For Peace and JusticeUnited University ProfessionsVFP-NYC Chapter 34Veris Wealth PartnersVokashi--Kitchen Waste SolutionsWorld Can’t WaitWorld Fellowship Center

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Congratulates Brooklyn For Peace for 40 years of working for peace, social justice and non-violent resolutions to conflict. We salute you!THE NATION’S LARGEST HIGHER EDUCATION UNION REPRESENTING MORE THAN 37,000 ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKFREDERICK E. KOWAL, President · CAROLYN KUBE, Vice President for Professionals ALISSA KARL, Vice President for Academics · JERI O’BRYAN-LOSEE, Secretary-Treasurer PATRICK ROMAIN, Membership Development OfficerUNITED UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONS23

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Veterans For Peace New York City Chapter 34 congratulatesBrooklyn For Peaceon its 40th anniversary.Here’s to 40 more years of making good trouble together!TM40

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2024PathMakersto PeaceRecognizing those who have played a leadership role in forging new pathways to the elimination of war and of the social injustices that lead to armed conflictBrooklyn For PeaceFounded 1984