Upper Hudson Peace Action is sponsoring Professor David Cortright who will speak on "Why Nuclear Disarmament is More Urgent than Ever" followed by a Q & A discussion time. Pat Beetle will be presented with a lifetime achievement award. A desert bar and tea will be provided, there will be a silent auction, a short singalong led by Elizabeth Meehan, and a peace book swap. This is a fundraiser. Let’s take care of each other by wearing masks. Cortright is a scholar and activist for peace, currently serving as University Lecturer and fellow of the Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies at Cornell University. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Cortright is the author or editor of 22 books, including most recently A Peaceful Superpower: Lessons from the World’s Largest Antiwar Movement (New Village Press, 2023).