Next PASI MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2024, 7:30 pm

PASI's next general meeting, which is open to the public, will be via ZOOM on Thursday, March 7, 2024 starting at 7:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Ghanim Khalil, a scholar on Islamic-West relations. His talk will cover the charges of genocide in Gaza brought before the International Criminal Court, the confusion between anti-Zionism and Antisemitism, and the importance of productive discourse in the public and educational sphere. Q&A will follow. Please save the date on your calendar. Zoom information will be sent out soon.

What’s Ahead for PASI

For twenty-one years, PASI has been providing a space for Staten Islanders who are opposed to war and militarism to advocate for non-violent solutions to conflict. An anti-war presence is needed on Staten Island as much today, as it was back in 2002. To keep PASI going, we need your help! Your donations and memberships make it possible for us to organize programs, print flyers, mail notices, maintain a website and zoom account, and bring Staten Islanders together for events and actions. Please donate, join or renew your membership in PASI today. You can mail us a check using the enclosed envelope or, just as easy, go to peacesi.org, press the Join/Donate menu option and donate online. 

Here is some of what PASI is working on now:

  • Ceasefire in Gaza: PASI joins with people around the world calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict. We urge Staten Islanders to call Representative Malliotakis and Senator Schumer and Gillibrand to end military aid to Israel and increase humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. We invite you to sign the Staten Islanders for a Ceasefire Open Letter. Use this link: bit.ly/SICEASELETTER.

  • Immigration: PASI is very concerned about the protests that are taking place against housing refugees on Staten Island. The women and children that some of our Staten Island neighbors are protesting against are not “illegals”. They are refugees, struggling through many hardships to get to the United States, hoping for a safer, better life for themselves and their children – not a free ride. Exploited and often terrorized where they come from, they only hope to find jobs and live in peace. We encourage Staten Islanders to welcome the refugees and say no to racism and division.

  • Ukraine: The threat of nuclear war is now more serious than it has been in decades. The antiwar movement calls for a ceasefire and diplomacy in Ukraine. Please call your Congressperson and Senators Schumer and Gillibrand using the congressional switchboard 202-224-3121.

  • Climate and War: PASI marched in the Sunday, September 17, 2023, the March to End Fossil Fuels in NYC. PASI supports the environmental work done by so many dedicated volunteers on Staten Island. We need to hold the military accountable for their impact here at home and around the world.

  • Move the Money NYC: PASI is part of a coalition of over 60 labor, peace, community, faith, environmental, and social and racial justice organizations working for passage of NYC Council Move the Money Resolution. This resolution calls on Congress and the President to move significant funds away from the military budget in order to fund social services, and to hold in-depth public hearings on the basic human needs of City residents that are unmet because of government appropriations for the Pentagon. We are looking for passage this year but Staten Island City Councilmembers have not signed on! Write a letter to your Councilmember at mtmnyc.org/take-action/write-to-city-hall asking them to co-sponsor.

  • Honoring Peacemakers: PASI honors Staten Island peacemakers at the annual Indigenous People's Day Barbecue/Make Food Not War Picnic.

We can all be proud that PASI made it through the last 21 years. We sincerely hope you will ensure we have a strong 22nd year by sending in your membership dues or donation today.

The Peace Action of Staten Island Board
Eileen Bardel, Chair, 

Neil Berry, 

Jack Bolembach, 

Joanna Fredericks, Secretary, 

Brooke Kraus, 

Soji Oluwole, 

Debby Poleshuck, Co-Treasurer, 

Dave Poleshuck, Co-Treasurer

End the War in Ukraine

Peace Action of Staten Island wants a peaceful end to the war in Ukraine. PASI understands that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has deep historical roots. PASI also acknowledges that the post-World War II Cold War between the U.S.S.R. and its former allies (the United States of America, England, and France) is a major factor in this current conflict. The collapse of the U.S.S.R. into Russia and several other independent nations, certainly strengthened the power of NATO. The leaders of the U.S., NATO, Russia and the Ukraine need to increase their efforts to seek a peaceful end to this conflict, by decreasing their own saber-rattling and by opening multiple channels of communication and diplomacy.


Ukraine’s huge stockpiles of grain are now exported to feed millions of people in poor countries. Unfortunately, because of this war, inflation is a world-wide problem which affects the ability of the workers to eat and get health care. PASI believes that people need to pressure their leaders to end this conflict quickly and peacefully to avoid the possible use of nuclear weapons.

PETITION: PEACE IN UKRAINE from Brooklyn For Peace

The threat of nuclear war is now more serious than it has been in decades. The antiwar movement needs to be urgently mobilized here in the US, in Europe, and worldwide. Brooklyn For Peace is calling for a ceasefire and diplomacy in Ukraine. Sign the petition to Congress: Use diplomacy, not more weapons! After signing, please call your Congressperson and Senators Schumer and Gillibrand. 202-224-3121.

WRITE TO CITY HALL

New York City can't find enough money for housing, healthcare, child care, quality education and infrastructure, but Congress finds plenty of money for weapons makers and endless wars.

Tell our city leadership that we need new thinking about what true security and safety mean.  Send an email letter to your Council Member urging them to cosponsor Res. 423: Move the Money from the Pentagon to Our Communities. The coalition got closer to passing a resolution calling on money to be moved from war to our communities last year with an historic Council hearing. We are moving forward to push for the resolution to be passed with the new City Council! Click HERE to begin.

Peace Action of Staten Island, P. O. Box 201 St. George Station, Staten Island, NY 10301
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