Joseph Gerson

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

Gerson 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

He 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

• 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

• American Friends Service Committee
• Pacifism in the United States
• List of peace activist

References

1. "President – Campaign For Peace, Disarmament & Common Security". Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
2. "Joseph Gerson - Vice President | IPB - International Peace Bureau". Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
3. "Joseph Gerson". American Friends Service Committee. 2012-09-26. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
4. "Joseph Gerson". Institute for Policy Studies. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
5. "Joseph Gerson". Pressenza (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-16.
6. "CV of Joseph Gerson". American Friends Service Committee. 2010-04-28. Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
7. "Declassify This! Dr. Joseph Gerson's Biography". web.mit.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
8. "About us -". demilitarize.org. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
9. "No to war – no to NATO Network – International Network to delegitimize NATO" . Retrieved 2020-10-16.
10. "Joseph Gerson". Foreign Policy In Focus. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
11. "Joseph Gerson". Common Dreams. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
12. "Joseph Gerson". The Nation. 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2020-10-16.

External links

• Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security