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ASSISI, ITALYAssisi is a religious and tourist centre in the Apennines that is known throughout the world as the home of Saint Francis of Assisi, who was born there in 1182 and died there in 1226. Above the saint's tomb are two Gothic churches, both consecrated in 1253, which are decorated with frescoes by Cimabue, Giotto, Martini, and others, depicting the saint's life. An excellent library housed in a Franciscan convent, the Cathedral of San Rufino (begun in 1140), the Church of Santa Chiara (1257-65), and a 14th century castle can also be found in the city. The city has been known since Roman times. |
4/12/2010
Press Release - Oswiecim AppealMayor Janusz Marszalek of Oswiecim, Poland, known throughout the world as the site of the infamous Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz, has called upon the world’s Head of States, in the name of the one and a half million victims who perished in the furnaces, to use the approaching
United Nations’ Review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in May to negotiate steps for a convention for the total abolition of nuclear weapons.
2/10/2010 / New York
Extraordinary IAPMC Executive Board Meeting, New York (April 29 - May 3, 2010)The 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review International Planning Committee, comprised of NGO’s from the United States, Europe and Asia is organizing a day and a half long international conference on Nuclear Abolition, Peace and Disarmament on May 1, 2010, the eve of the NPT Review Conference at the United Nations. The conference will be held in the Riverside Church in New York City and will include between 800 and 1,000 participants.
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