On August 7, about 60 people rallied at Northampton city hall to call for cuts in war funding and increases in government funding for jobs installing solar panels. Out of an annual federal government budget of about $2,900,000,000,000 about half goes to war. Details are at:
www.warresisters.org/files/FY2011piechart.pdf
Frances Crowe spoke at the event. More information on Crowe is at:
http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/sophiasmith/mnsss233.html
Among the groups working to promote peace and solar power are www.peace-action.org and www.greenpeace.org