A Symposium on the Conversion to a Peace Economy

On Saturday November 14th, 2009 the Mansfield, Connecticut Chapter of Citizens for Global Solutions hosted a symposium regarding the conversion to a peace economy.  The speakers included: Chris Hellman, Director of Research, National Priorities Project, Northampton, MA; Heidi Garrett-Peltier, Research Fellow, Political Economy Research Institute, UMass, Amherst; Marie Lausch, President,  Local 222, United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America;  National Executive Board Member, UE; and Bill Stillinger, President and General Manager, PV Squared (Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc.), New Britain.  The event was a huge success and had over 60 people in attendance.

Below are some pictures from the event:

Left to right:  Christopher Hellman from the National Priorities Project in Northampton, MA;  State Representative and House Majority Leader, Denise Merrill; , and Henry Lowendorf, who served as Moderator and is the Chair, Greater New Haven Peace Council

Speakers and Panelists responding to audience questions: left to right:  Heidi Garrett-Peltier,Political Economy Research Institute, UMass, Amherst;  Christopher Hellman;  Representative Susan Johnson;  Jean deSmet;  Marie Lausch, President, Local #222, United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America;  William Shortell, Representative,  International Association of Machinists, Local #700;  William Stillinger, President and General Manager, PVSquared, New Britain.

George Rawitscher,, President of Citizens For Global Solutions, from Storrs, CT welcomes everyone to the Symposium.