Thursday, April 28, 2:40 p.m.

Margaret Melkonian will discuss the role of the anti-nuclear and disarmament movement in moving the United States and Soviet Union back from the brink of nuclear war in the 1980’s. She will outline the lessons learned and their relevance to the current Ukraine and Russia crisis, given the risk of use of nuclear weapons.

Margaret Melkonian is the Director and a co-founder of the LI Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives. She is Downstate Chair of Peace Action New York State (PANYS). She coordinated the Peace Fellows Program at Hofstra University, which began in the spring of 2013 to 2019.The LI Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives is a community partner of Hofstra’s Center for Civic Engagement.

Presented by the Hofstra University Department of History And The Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives in collaboration with the Hofstra Cultural Center

Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022
Time: 2:40-4:05 p.m.

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