Hawaii Betsuin DIALOGUE Project July 2022 meeting
Topic: War vs. Diplomacy

Thursday, July 14
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

via Zoom

REGISTRATION: To register, please visit our Google form at https://forms.gle/m67PxJ4xov4BeXvSA. You will receive the meeting or Zoom location for the next DIALOGUE meeting.

Readings

1. ‘War Vs. Diplomacy’ YouTube show on ThinkTech Hawaii, with guest David Strand
2. War is a Racket,’ by General Smedley D. Butler (solantamity.com)

Optional Readings:

3. Column: Replace wasteful wars with diplomacy, OpEd by David Strand (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 08/29/2021 – requires login). PDF version also available.
4. The New American Militarism, How Americans are Seduced by War, by Andrew Bacevich (available for purchase, link is to Amazon.)

About the DIALOGUE Project

The DIALOGUE Project is a project of Hawaii Betsuin’s Social Concerns Committee in which sangha members and friends are invited to explore social issues with others through a Buddhist lens. DIALOGUE meets on the second Thursday of every other month, 7:00-8:30 p.m., i.e., January 13, March 10, and etc. at Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway or by Zoom, TBA. All DIALOGUE topics are contributed by participants, all suggestions welcomed!

More at https://hawaiibetsuin.org/dialogue/.