| The
Institute for Resource and Security Studies
Celebrates
its 20 th Anniversary
Please
join us for an evening of
Drinks,
Food, Jazz, and
Planning
for the next 20 years!
At
the home of
Paul
Walker and Deborah Klein Walker
237
Brattle Street
Cambridge,
MA 02138
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a Map
Thursday,
May 13, 2004
7:00pm-10:00pm
(on-street parking available)
Presentations
by Paula Gutlove and Gordon Thompson.
Music
by Markus and the Moonlighters, Jazz Trio.
Please RSVP if you plan to attend
As
we take this moment to look back, we are also looking forward.
We invite you to help make the next twenty years as
strong as the first with your tax-deductible contribution
to IRSS.
Host
Committee
Paula
Gutlove, Gordon Thompson, Paul Walker, Deborah Klein Walker,
Gail Epstein, Carla Johnston, John A. Clark, Elizabeth P.
Barringer, Elise Boulding, Ellen Elias Bursac, Rob & Anne
Gobel, John & Suzanne Pearce, James & Mary Lampert. |
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Institute
for Resource and Security Studies
IRSS was founded in 1984 to conduct research and public education
on the protection of natural resources and the promotion of
international security. As a small organization, IRSS expands
its reach by working in partnership with other organizations.
Our work ranges from grass-roots field programs to policy
interventions in international forums.
One focus of IRSS’s work has been at the intersection
of energy and the environment. An industrial society’s
use of energy is a pillar of its wealth but also generates
major environmental impacts. We have done numerous studies
on the impacts of nuclear technologies and on the creation
of sustainable societies. The latter arena offers the exciting
challenge of adapting new and old technologies and behaviors
to the task of building societies that respect environmental
limits while meeting people’s social and economic needs.
In the realm of international security, IRSS has developed
an internationally-recognized program of peacebuilding in
conflict-torn regions. In the former Yugoslavia we helped
to develop a cross-regional network of health professionals
dedicated to peace and social reconstruction, and have assisted
related efforts in the North Caucasus, Middle East, and elsewhere.
IRSS has a long history of work on nuclear arms control, including
organizing policy forums on the Non-Proliferation Treaty and
conducting analysis on the control of fissile materials.
All of these endeavors have a common theme. Humans must share
the beautiful and fragile biosphere that cloaks our planet.
In doing so, they must respect each other’s well being,
dignity and need for security. While daunting, this challenge
can be met with intellectual and moral tools that have deep
roots in cultures around the world. Applying these tools can
provide models for emulation worldwide. IRSS develops and
implements such models. We thank our supporters and partner
organizations for sharing in this mission.
Institute for Resource and Security Studies
27 Ellsworth Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
phone 617.491.5177 / fax 617.491.6904
www.irss-usa.org / info@irss-usa.org |
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Please
RSVP by e-mail at info@irss-usa.org
with
the following information
if
you are able to attend!
20
th Anniversary Celebration
Institute
for Resource and Security Studies, May 13, 2004
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I would be delighted to attend. Number of attendees:____
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donation
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checks payable to IRSS
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can also be made online at our web site!
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can also RSVP by telephone
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