Women Against War’s “Pathways to Peace Committee” met on the outside steps of the LOB in Albany at noon, standing in conjunction with fellow citizens around the world during the Global Days of Action on Military Spending to draw attention to the pressing need “to push governments to invest money in the sectors of health, education, employment and climate change rather than military”.
A press conference was held at 12:30 at
the LOB, to denounce how the billions spent annually in the guise of defense
rob government, including NYS, of the capacity to adequately support human
needs.
Following the press conference, where Assemblyman Phil Steck was
a speaker, protesters moved inside the Capitol to vigil and leaflet on the
issue of our militarized budget outside the Assembly Chamber as members
arrived.
You can read the full speech that was read by clicking here.
An article was also published on Times Union (here) and a radio interview to Maureen Aumand aired on The Focus on Albany Show (here).