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DESCRIPTION:RETIRING THE BOMB AFTER 70 YEARS\n\nExperts Join Chain Reaction 2015 -- An 
 Evening of Conversation Benefiting Ploughshares Fund\nFeaturing:\nGeneral 
 James E. Cartwright, (Ret) – Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
 Staff & former commander of STRATCOM\nReza Aslan – Author of 
 Zealot\nBarbara Slavin – Author, Journalist, Atlantic Council\nPresident 
 of Ploughshares Fund Joe Cirincione\nInteractive Pop-Up Exhibit from N 
 Square\n\nMonday, June 8, 2015\nThe Open Square at Futures Without 
 Violence, San Francisco\n\nPloughshares Fund will host its annual gala 
 evening, Chain Reaction 2015, on Monday, June 8, 2015 at The Open Square at 
 Futures Without Violence in the Presidio, San Francisco.    With the Iran 
 nuclear deal front and center in the news, the evening will feature a 
 timely discussion about nuclear threats over the past 70 years and how to 
 resolve conflicts, reduce threats and retire the bomb.  The evening will 
 feature a pre-program reception and bring together experts in the field, 
 including General James E. Cartwright, former Vice Chairman of the Joint 
 Chiefs of Staff and former commander of the US nuclear forces who has a 
 unique insider view into the threats posed by a nuclear arsenal; Reza 
 Aslan, the bestselling author of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of 
 Nazareth and No God But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam; 
 and Barbara Slavin, a Ploughshares Fund grantee, author, journalist and 
 Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and noted expert in Middle East 
 issues.\n\n“In periods of heightened tensions and reduced decision times, 
 the likelihood of human and technical error in control systems 
 increases,” said General James E. Cartwright, former Vice Chairman of the 
 Joint Chiefs of Staff. “Launch-on-warning is a relic of Cold War strategy 
 whose risk today far exceeds its value. Our leaders urgently need to talk 
 and, we hope, agree to scrap this obsolete protocol before a devastating 
 error occurs.” \n\n“The historic agreement reached with Iran could 
 potentially, for the first time, put that country’s nuclear program in an 
 iron box with a camera on it,” said Joe Cirincione, President of 
 Ploughshares Fund.  “We are delighted to bring our guest speakers 
 together in a discussion that explores the broader context of these issues 
 and why it is so important to seize this opportunity with Iran.”\nIn 
 addition, the evening will feature a special interactive pop-up exhibit 
 from N Square. The special one-night-only exhibit explores how 21st-century 
 innovation can accelerate progress toward the eventual elimination of 
 nuclear weapons. A new initiative sponsored by the John D. and Catherine T. 
 MacArthur Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ploughshares 
 Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Skoll Global Threats 
 Fund, N Square was created to catalyze innovation that moves the world 
 toward disarmament while improving global safety and security in the 
 meantime.\nSince 1981, Ploughshares Fund has led and invested in 
 initiatives to reduce and ultimately eliminate the world’s nuclear 
 threats and to promote stability in regions of conflict. 
 \n	\nTickets\nIndividual tickets for Chain Reaction start at $250. 
 Sponsorships, some of which include access to the VIP reception, tickets 
 and recognition are $2,500, $5,000, $10,000 and $20,000.  Call Ploughshares 
 Fund at (415) 668-2244 or visit ploughshares.org/chainreaction2015 for more 
 information or to purchase tickets online.\n\nAbout Ploughshares 
 Fund:\n\nPloughshares Fund is a publicly supported foundation that funds, 
 organizes and innovates projects to ensure that a nuclear weapon can never 
 be used again. Over the past several years, Ploughshares Fund has actively 
 worked to promote a diplomatic solution that prevents Iran from acquiring 
 nuclear weapons. Working with more than 150 experts and 85 organizations of 
 differing perspectives, they have successfully built a united voice and 
 vision for a peaceful resolution to the impasse over Iran’s nuclear 
 program.  Since its founding in 1981, Ploughshares Fund has distributed 
 more than $100 million in grants to NGO’s, individuals and organizations 
 around the world who are working to eliminate nuclear weapons.\n\n\nHOST 
 COMMITTEE\n\nRachel Pike, Co-chair\nGuy and Jeanine Saperstein, 
 Co-chair\nDaniel U. Smith and Lucinda Lee, Co-chair\nLucinda Watson and Ted 
 Bell, Co-chair\n\nTerry Gamble Boyer and Peter Boyer\nBecky Draper\nGloria 
 Duffy\nMary Lloyd Estrin\nFarshad Farahat\nTabitha Jordan\nLisille and 
 Henry Matheson\nJulie and Will Parish\nWilliam J. Perry, Honorary\nGeorge 
 P. Shultz, Honorary\nRobert E. Sims\nJeff Skoll, Honorary\nPhilip 
 Taubman\n\n\nSPONSORS\n\nSally Lilienthal Level\nGuy and Jeanine 
 Saperstein\nLucinda Watson and Ted Bell\n\nOwen Chamberlain Level\nTerry 
 Gamble Boyer and Peter Boyer\nSteven and Roberta Denning\nDaniel U. Smith 
 and Lucinda Lee\n\nAlbert Einstein Level\nColonial Consulting, LLC\nTabitha 
 Jordan\nNasiri Foundation\nJulie and Will Parish\n\nJonathan Schell 
 Level\nBregante + Company LLP\nBecky Draper\nDuckhorn Wine Company\nGloria 
 Duffy\nMary Lloyd Estrin\nFirst Republic Bank\nISU Insurance Services of 
 San Francisco \nLisille and Henry Matheson\nWaldron\n\nHONORARY 
 CONGRESSIONAL HOST COMMITTEE\n\nSenator Richard Lugar, Ret. 
 (R-IN)\nCongresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader (D-CA)\nSenator 
 Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)\nSenator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)\nRepresentative Anna 
 Eshoo (D-CA)\nRepresentative Sam Farr (D-CA)\nRepresentative Earl 
 Blumenauer (D-OR)\nRepresentative Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)\nRepresentative 
 Barbara Lee (D-CA)\nRepresentative Michael Honda (D-CA)\nRepresentative 
 Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)\nRepresentative Jackie Speier (D-CA)\nSenator Jeff 
 Merkley (D-OR)\nRepresentative John Garamendi (D-CA)\nRepresentative Jared 
 Huffman (D-CA)\n\n###\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/05/27/18772855.php
SUMMARY:Ploughshares Fund Chain Reaction 2015
LOCATION:The Open Square at Futures Without Violence\n100 Montgomery Street\nThe 
 Presidio of San Francisco\n
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