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 Not to War no to Nato network.[2][9][10][11][12]

Publications

  • Empire and the Bomb: How the US Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World[13]
  • The Sun Never Sets...Confronting the Network of U.S. Foreign Military Bases[14]
  • With Hiroshima Eyes: Atomic War, Nuclear Extortion and Moral Imagination.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "President – Campaign For Peace, Disarmament & Common Security". Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  2. 1 2 "Joseph Gerson - Vice President | IPB - International Peace Bureau". Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  3. ↑ "Joseph Gerson". American Friends Service Committee. 2012-09-26. 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. 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ The Sun never sets-- : confronting the network of foreign U.S. military bases. Gerson, Joseph., Birchard, Bruce., American Friends Service Committee. Disarmament Program., American Friends Service Committee. New England Regional Office. Boston, Mass.: South End Press. 1991. ISBN 0-89608-399-3. OCLC 22908902.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. ↑ 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.
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