Nuclear Weapons and Their Consequences: Panel Discussion with Archbishop John C. Wester and Dr. Ira Helfand

De-Escalation Training in Advance of Mid-terms

Just days before Israel’s October 27 election and weeks before the U.S. midterms, Peter Beinart, professor of journalism and political science at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, and Dr. Yousef Munayyer, Head of the Palestine/Israel Program at Arab Center Washington DC, discuss where the Palestinian liberation movement stands today, the tensions between Hamas and Fatah ahead of Palestinian elections, the impact of the Iran war, what the Israeli election means for Gaza and the West Bank, and how shifting American public opinion could shape U.S. policy. Recorded October 15, 2026.

Jessica Tang, President of the MA chapter of American Federation of Teachers speaks on defending democracy through peaceful means at the Center for Nonviolent Solutions’ annual Peace Meal. Ms. Tang has an extraordinary bio; in addition to being a Boston public school teacher and union organizer, she is a protege of peace researcher Hardy Berryman. formerly with International Center on Nonviolent Conflict and founder of Freedom Trainer. In advance of the 2026 U.S. mid-term elections, Ms. Tang and her Freedom Trainer colleagues are running workshops and presentations on nonviolent civilian resistance to authoritarian rule. Two days after speaking at the Center, she traveled to Hungary to study the movement that ousted Orban. Recorded September 24, 2026