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The NYC June 12, 1982 "rally and subsequent march were organized around the United Nations Second Special Session on Disarmament. While nuclear disarmament was the main focus of the rally, many in attendance expressed the belief that nuclear weapons were indeed linked to other social justice issues. For many black participants, there was a direct link between the money President Reagan was spending on nuclear weapons and poverty in their communities. From the larger issue of militarism to Reagan’s support for death squads in El Salvador, the rally was intersectional." (Source: armscontrol.org)