New York

The forecast call for thunderstorms (oh, how I wish they were in drought-stricken North Carolina instead of New York right now!) but we will be marching on. FOR's posse of about two dozen staff and board members will be heading into the Big Apple today to add our voices to the loud chorus calling for an end to the war in Iraq.

In fact, our colleague Leila Zand of FOR's Iran Program will be speaking at the rally! Come on out wherever you are and Fall Out for Peace!

During the next two weeks an incredible wealth of great programs are being held in New York City and the lower Hudson. Here is a "Top Ten" list I have organized, and I hope to see many FOR members and friends at some of these gatherings over the coming fortnight. Short descriptions are immediately below this paragraph, and greater detail is offered about each event further down the message: