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Joseph Gerson is an American peace and disarmament activist. He is president of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security[1] and vice-president of the International Peace Bureau.[2] Since 1976 he has served the American Friends Service Committee as director of the Peace and Economic Security Program.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
editGerson was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. He earned a bachelor of Science in Foreign Service at Georgetown University and received his Doctorate in Politics and International Security Studies from the Union Institute.[6]
Activism
editHe started his activism during his years as a student at Georgetown University. He participated on the 1967 March on the Pentagon.[7] He is member of the international Steering committee of the Global Campaign on Military Spending[8] and the No to war – no to NATO Network.[2][9][10][11][12]
Bibliography
edit- Gerson, Joseph (2015-11-30). Empire and the Bomb: How the U.S. Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World. Pluto Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctt18dzt92. ISBN 978-1-84964-304-7. JSTOR j.ctt18dzt92.
- Gerson, Joseph; Birchard, Bruce; American Friends Service Committee Disarmament Program; American Friends Service Committee New England Regional Office (1991). The Sun never sets-- : confronting the network of foreign U.S. military bases. Boston, Mass.: South End Press. ISBN 0-89608-399-3. OCLC 22908902.
- Gerson, Joseph. (1995). With Hiroshima eyes : atomic war, nuclear extortion, and moral imagination. Philadelphia, PA: New Society Publishers. ISBN 0-86571-329-4. OCLC 31969306.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "President – Campaign For Peace, Disarmament & Common Security". Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ a b "Joseph Gerson - Vice President | IPB - International Peace Bureau". Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "Joseph Gerson". American Friends Service Committee. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "Joseph Gerson". Institute for Policy Studies. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "Joseph Gerson". Pressenza (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "CV of Joseph Gerson". American Friends Service Committee. 2010-04-28. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "Declassify This! Dr. Joseph Gerson's Biography". web.mit.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "About us -". demilitarize.org. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "No to war – no to NATO Network – International Network to delegitimize NATO". Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "Joseph Gerson". Foreign Policy In Focus. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "Joseph Gerson". Common Dreams. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "Joseph Gerson". The Nation. 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
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