Selma Brackman

Selma Brackman, founded the War &Peace Foundation in 1981 with her husband, media critic, Arthur Brackman. She is now the Director and President of The War & Peace Foundation, a United Nations NGO organization which produces six Digests per year with writings from the world's most accomplished scholars and commentators.

Ms. Brackman has lectured extensively at several major New York City Universities on Disarmament, Child Soldiers, the Patriot Act, Poverty, and on the History of War. She has also spoken in numerous community forums including The Tibet House.

She was a keynote speaker in the Montreal 2001: Children and World Poverty

Ms. Brackman is an active board member of several prominent organizations including, Professionals for Social Responsibility, NGO Committee on Disarmament, The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, and The World Federalists.

She has been a Trustee and Delegate for the World Constitution and Parliament Association and a member of Women's international League for Peace and Freedom. 1971- Board Member: Council for the Department of Peace... all the while being a mother of five children.

Selma Brackman's accomplishments include:

• Organized the 1968 Peace Worker Women's Strike for Peace
• 1971 Director of the First International Exhibit for Peace
• 1969 Organized the National Teach-In on World Community at Columbia University
• 1970-Organized Coalition Against Pollution; Center for Energy, in Vermont
• Previous Co-Editor of Man and Editor of Propaganda Analysis newsletter

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