Weapons of Mass Destruction
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Tenth Annual Russian National Chemical Dialogue
Green Cross Russia, Green Cross Switzerland, and Global Green USA, all national affiliates of Green Cross International founded by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993, are pleased to announce the forthcoming Tenth Anniversary Russian National Dialogue on the Chemical Weapons Convention and chemical weapons destruction in Moscow in October 2008.
The annual Green Cross/Global Green National Dialogue has been and continues to be a unique meeting place for all stakeholders in the ongoing chemical weapons destruction process. The two-day conference brings together representatives from Russian chemical weapons stockpile regions; federal ministries and agencies responsible for the implementation of the Russian chemical weapons destruction programme; countries providing assistance to the Russian Chemical Weapons Destruction Program; the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); and Russian and foreign non-governmental organizations, academia, and the mass media.
LEARN MOREBURIED CHEMICAL WEAPONS, PUBLIC HEALTH & SPRING VALLEY
A Scoping Study of Potential Community Health Risks in the Spring Valley Neighborhood of Northwest Washington, DC featuring:
Professor Thomas A. Burke, Ph.D., M.P.H
Beth A. Resnick, M.P.H., Assistant Scientist
Mary A. Fox, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor
Department of Health Policy and Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
moderated by Paul F. Walker, Ph.D., Legacy Program Director, Global Green USA
Date: Thursday, 17 July 2008, 3:30 - 5:30 pm
Location: Friends of the Earth, Washington D.C.
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 600 (Nearest Metro Station: Dupont Circle, South Exit)
SPRING VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD ROUNDTABLE
Featuring:
Dan Noble, Spring Valley Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Steve Hirsch, Spring Valley Remedial Project Manager, Environmental Protection Agency
with opening remarks from Paul Walker, Legacy Program Director, Global Green USA
Date: 29 May 2008, Noon - 2 pm
Location: Friends of the Earth, Washington D.C., 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 600
(Nearest Metro Station: Dupont Circle)
Background:
Come Join Friends of the Earth DC and Global Green USA for a second roundtable discussion in a series on Spring Valley neighborhood in Northwest Washington, DC, with a focus on the current search for buried chemical munitions, the remediation of contaminated properties, and concerns that the health and safety of District residents continue to be at risk. Participants will include government, state, city and local stakeholders.
SCARRED LANDS & WOUNDED LIVES SCREENING
Wednesday, May 7 2008, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Offices of Friends of the Earth/Global Green USA
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC
SCARRED LANDS & WOUNDED LIVES: The Environmental Footprint of War
A Documentary Film produced and directed by Alice & Lincoln Day
Come join Friends of the Earth and Global Green USA for a free showing of the very successful 60-minute documentary film, “Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War,” recently premiered at the DC Environmental Film Festival. The film is an investigation into the devastating environmental impacts of war. The producers will also be present for a short panel discussion after the movie.
