Shown left to right: Patty Good (Seymour Library Circulation Department), Don Zimmer, Barb Deming, Art Smith and John Honeck.Amnesty International Group 191 of Brockport presented a copy of Drone Warfare by Medea Benjamin to the Seymour Library. The book was given in memory of Robert and Sylvia Thompson, founding members of Brockport’s chapter in 1979. Benjamin’s book is a comprehensive look at robot warfare, a topic receiving much attention as the nation examines global war and policies. Who is producing the drones, where they are being used, and the moral implications of such warfare are all questions addressed by Benjamin.
Amnesty International (AI), founded in London in 1961, is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization that has more than one million members around the world. AI is dedicated to freeing prisoners of conscience, gaining fair trials for political prisoners, ending political killings and “disappearances,” abolishing the death penalty and ending torture throughout the world. Anyone wishing to learn more about AI and the local group may call 637-7504.
Seymour Library’s policy of accepting books, DVDs, or other appropriate items given as memorials provides a meaningful way to honor special people. For information, call the library.
