Dear Friends,

Petrov Day is a yearly event on September 26 commemorating the anniversary of the Petrov incident, where a false alarm in the Soviet early warning system nearly set off a nuclear war.

Stanislav Petrov was a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who became known as "the man who single-handedly saved the world...". He passed away this year.

The purpose of this ritual is to make catastrophic and existential risk emotionally salient, by putting it into historical technological context and providing positive and negative examples of how it has been handled.

What this practically means is lighting some candles and taking turns reading out framing statements and quotes from slides.

The Lighthouse will be open at 6:30pm for prep.

The ritual begins at 7:30pm when we'll close the door, figuratively and practically.

It will last for about an hour; please do not arrive in the middle.

Before and after we'll share snacks, ground, chill and informally discuss...

Please bring some food and drinks to share.

If you'd like full details, check out http://petrovday.com/. Otherwise, no preparation is necessary as we'll be following a guiding script together.

As always, this is a Leave No Trace event. Let's aim to be done by 22:00.

Yours sincerely,

Keith