Moving From a War Economy to a Peace Economy – Mary Beth Sullivan, MSW

Mary Beth Sullivan, MSW, is a respected colleague and friend who is active with Maine’s Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. She authored a compelling article, featured  in The Humanist (January/February 2012), where she challenges our world political & economic leaders to change their current economic strategy. She envisions the conversion of the US’ chief industrial export –  arms/weapons to one that centers on becomes an asset to our community – one that is centered in global peace, renewable sustainable energy, and the pressing needs of the 99% to build a equitable “survivable future.”

“If weapons are the umber one industrial export, what is the global marketing strategy? ‘Endless war’ becomes the refrain.” – M.B. Sullivan (2012).

Sullivan, M.B. “Moving From a War Economy to a Peace Economy.”; The Humanist January/February 2012

Mary Beth Sullivan lives in Bath, Maine, near the General Dynamics-owned Bath Iron Works, where naval destroyers, fitted with Aegis weapons systems, continue to be built. She is a social worker who attempts to serve the needs of a growing homeless population in a time of diminishing resources. She is also active with the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. M.B. Sullivan has a MSW degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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