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From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com) | |
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:45:14 -0700 (PDT) |
NOTE: To subscribe, to unsubscribe or to send event announcements, please write to peacecalendar [at] visi.com with "peace calendar" in the subject line. EXTRA NOTE of apology: Due to technical difficulties (you can imagine how sending a peace calendar out from the Missouri Ozarks might involve some challenges), some of you received two or even three peace calendars last week. My apologies. Peace Calendar for August 17, 2006 now to 8/24, film "Who Killed the Electric Car?," documentary about those who loved it and the company that made it and compacted them in the desert (GM), Edina Cinema, Edina. www.landmarktheaters.com now to 8/24, Al Gore's well-received global warming film "An Inconvenient Truth," Lagoon Cinema, Uptown Mpls. www.landmarktheaters.com 8/7 to 9/1, Military Families Speak Out stage hour-long vigils confronting Minnesota's Senator and Representatives who aren't working to change the course of death in Iraq. Tuesdays, 4:30 to 5:30, outside Betty McCollum's office in St. Paul Tuesdays 4:30 to 5:30 at Ramstad's Minnetonka office Wednesdays, 4:30 to 5:30 outside Norm Coleman's office in St. Paul At Gutknecht's Rochester offices Thursday 8/10, 4 to 5 pm, plus Wednesdays 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 4 to 5 pm Klines's Burnsville office, Tuesdays 8/8, 8/15, 10:30 to 11:30, Tuesdays 8/22 and 8/29 noon to 1 pm Kennedy's St Cloud office Fridays 4:30 to 5:30 on 8/11 and 9/1, his Hugo office on Monday 8/14 3:30 to 5, his Buffalo office Friday 8/25, 3:30 to 5. FFI, write annie [at] fireman.net Friday, 8/18, 9:30 am, Mpls City Council is expected to pass a resolution in support of the creation of a Department of Peace, City Council Chambers, rm. 317, City Hall, Mpls. faith [at] plethora.net (Please come and celebrate.) 8/18 (noon) through 8/20 (3 pm), Nonviolent Peaceforce sponsors "Nonviolence: The Sword That Heals," for those too young (16+) to be out in the field, Anathoth Community Farm, Luck, WI. $35. FFI www.anathothcommunityfarm.org or MHMain [at] csbsju.edu or 612-871-0005 Friday, 8/18, 4:15 to 5:30, vigil to end U.S. military and political support of Israel, Summit & Snelling Aves, St. Paul. Karen, 651-283-3495. Friday, 8/18, 7:30 pm, film "Atenco: Breaking the Siege" about the Mexico federales attack on the Zapatistas "Other Campaign," Pangea World Theater, 711 W Lake St, Mpls. eric-angell [at] riseup.net Saturday, 8/19, 9:30 to noon, Nasrin Jewell (from Iran), Rabi'h Nahas (from Lebanon) and Dominique Najjar (from Jerusalem) speak on "What's Going on in Israel, Lebanon, Iran and Palestine, and Why?" Hennepin County Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave S, Edina. 651-696-1642. Saturday, 8/19, 9 to 11 am, meeting. Haiti Justice Committee, 3148 - 29th Ave S, Mpls. biego001 [at] umn.ecu Saturday, 8/19, 2 pm, Frank Kroncke (one of Vietnam era's Minnesota 8) hosts "Religious Public Hearing Project" at his St Mary's Point home. Contact him for RSVP/directions at fkroncke [at] minnesota8.net or 651-895-0607. Sunday, 8/20, 2 to 6 pm, Jack Pine community collective hosts opening of mural at their space on 2815 E Lake St, Mpls. megbabylon [at] hotmail.com Sunday, 8/20, 3 to 5 pm, Kathleen Schuler talks on "Right to Pollute: How Corporations Exploit and Destroy the Environment," Acadia Cafe, Franklin and Nicollet Aves, Mpls. vegan14ever [at] riseup.net or 651-283-3495. Sunday, 8/20, 3 to 5 pm, Matt Gladue and others host DFL-endorsed peace candidate Keith Ellison (for Congress from Mpls), home of Suzanne Bring and J. Whitney Tuthill, 3709 - 15th Ave S, Mpls. RSVP 612-825-2034. Sunday, 8/20, 3 to 5 pm, Amnesty International meets at Center for Victims of Torture, 717 E River Rd, SE Mpls. gabeo [at] bitstream.net Sunday, 8/20, 7 pm, leftist Spanish conversation group, Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave S, Mpls. Lisa at starangel187 [at] hotmail.com or 651-636-3769. Monday, 8/21, 5:30 pm, film "Atenco: Breaking the Siege" about the Mexico federales attack on the Zapatistas "Other Campaign," Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. eric-angell [at] riseup.net Monday, 8/21, 6:30 pm, documentary "All About Darfur" by Sudanese filmmaker, St Joan of Are Parish Center, 4537 3rd Ave S, Mpls. www.worldwidewamm.org Monday, 8/21, 6:45 pm, Bruce Kittilson hosts showing of documentary "Loose Change" about questions concerning 911, Rockford Road Library, 6401 - 42nd Ave N, Crystal. FFI 763-522-4195. Tuesday, 8/22, President W visits Minnesota to support Michele Bachmann, with perhaps a speech at a Bursnville hospital (as of 8/17, all Burnsville hospitals as well as Burnsville police deny this). The Strib (8/17) indicates that there is a $1000 reception ($5000 for photos) with W at the home of Jim and Joann Jundt, which is at 1400 Bracketts Point Road, off Shoreline Drive, between Smith Bay and Browns Bay, Wayzata. Registration is from 3 to 4:30 pm; questions at 651-735-7512. Interested in protesting? Contact karjef [at] aol.com Tuesday, 8/22, 4:30 pm, protest: Attack Poverty, Not the Poor!, Federal building, 4th St & 3rd Ave, Mpls. MN Welfare Rights Committee, 612-822-8020. Tuesday, 8/22, 7 pm, Jewish Listening Circle, Macalester College, Carnegie Hall room 206, St Paul. info [at] btvshalom.org Tuesday, 8/22, 7 to 9 pm, The Truth About Colombia: report back from July 2006 delegation, Waite House Community Center, 2529 - 13th Ave S, Mpls. 612-379-3899 or info [at] antiwarcommittee.org Tuesday, 8/22, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Andrea Templeton from Center for Victims of Torture speaks at Conversational Salon on issues around US detainee treatment & extraordinary rendition, Mad Hatter's Tea House, 943 W 7th, St Paul. pattypax [at] earthlink.net Wednesday, 8/23, 8 to 9:30 am, Bread for the World regional organizer Tammy Walhof speaks on "Debt Cancellation and the ONE Campaign," St Martin's Table, 2001 Riverside Ave, Mpls. www.justview.org or 763-784-6177. Wednesday, 8/23 (and every Wednesday), 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Military Families Speak Out sponsors vigil in front of Sen. Norm Coleman's office, University Ave just west of Hwy 280, St. Paul. annie [at] fireman.net1 Thursday, 8/24 (and every Thursday), 4 to 6 pm, NW Neighbors for Peace host anti-war vigil on all four corners of 42nd Ave N (Cty Rd 9) and Winnetka, New HOPE. caryberg [at] comcast.net (NEW ANNOUNCEMENT) Sunday, 8/27, 1 to 4 pm, picnic and fundraiser to benefit "People's Weekly World" with guest staff writer Pepe Lozano, Indian Mounds Park shelter, corner Earl St and Mounds Park Blvd, St Paul. 651-776-2027. Wednesday, 8/30, 7 pm, public hearing on the Civilian Review Authority (which investigates complaints against the police), Brian Coyle Center, 420 - 15th Ave S, Mpls. natalie.collins [at] ci.minneapolis.mn.us Thursday, 8/31, 7 pm, Ohio congressman (and 04 presidential peace candidate) Dennis Kucinich speaks at rally to support Keith Ellison for U.S. Congress, Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave S, Mpls. www.keithellison.org or 612-338-2674. Thursday, 8/31, 7 pm, documentary "How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" followed by discussion, Mayday Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls. 651-451-4081.. 9/1 to 9/3, 5th annual national organizers' conference to End the Israeli Occupation, Dearborn, MI. uscampaign [at] mail.democracyinaction.org Saturday, 9/2, 10 to noon, WAMM book club discussion of Chalmers Johnson's "Sorrows of Empire," home of Lucia Wilkes Smith, 2615 Park Ave, Mpls. rabbas [at] usinternet.com Saturdays, 9/2, 9/9, 9/16 and 9/23, 10:30 am, nonviolent training in preparation for action at Alliant Tech on 10/2, at home of Marv Davidov, 2615 Park Ave, Mpls. 612-874-7715. Monday, 9/4, 10:30 am, immigrant rights march and rally, Cesar Chavez St & State St, St Paul. 12:15 rally at the Harriet Island Labor Day Extravaganza. dcushman [at] americas.org or www.mnimmigrantrights.net or 651-389-9174. Thursday, 9/7, 7 pm, St Joan of Arc Peacemakers sponsors a ceremony of renewal for peacemakers, through ritual, meditation, reading and a candlelight vigil around Como Lake, Como Park west of the pedistrian bridge, St Paul. lhowell [at] visi.com (Leave signs and politics at home, please.) Friday, 9/8, 7:30 pm, DemocracyNow journalist Amy Goodman speaks at St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. $10. www.kfai.org Saturday, 9/9,10 to 11:30 am, August Nimtz speaks on "Fidel, Raul and the Future of Cuba," Resource Center of the Americas coffeehour, 3019 Minnehaha, Mpls. www.americas.org Saturday, 9/9, (and 2nd Saturday of each month), 10:30 am, Coalition for Alternatives to Military Service (or CAMS, a counter-recruitment group) meets at Twin Cities Friends Meeting, 1725 Grand, St. Paul. Contact Mary at wamm [at] mtn.org Sunday, 9/10, Jordanian oud player Sakher Hattar & friends perform a Concert for Labanon Relief, Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Ave S, Mpls. $20 at the door. 612-338-2674. -------------------------------------------------------------- VIGILS Every Sunday, noon to 1 pm, peace vigil at Summit and Snelling, St Paul. 651-699-8655. Every Sunday, 4 to 5 pm, Peace vigil at 66th and York Ave. S, Edina. FFI: Vicki 952-835-8687. Every Monday, 4:15 to 5:15 pm, Vigil in downtown White Bear Lake at intersection of Highway 61 and 4th Street. FFI: www.worldwidewamm.org Every Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Peace vigil at 98th St. and Lyndale, Bloomington. 952-831-4276. Every Tuesday, 5 to 6 pm (all year), east end of Franklin bridge over the Mississippi River, Mpls. carolynbelle [at] pressenter.com Every Wednesday, 7 to 8 a.m., Vigil at Alliant Tech, 5050 Lincoln, Edina. FFI: www.circlevision.org/alliantaction.html Every Wednesday, 4 to 5 pm, Peace walk, carrying signs in both directions from the corner of Hwy 241 and Co Rd 19 (across from St. Michael's Church), St. Michael. FFI: regofam [at] earthlink.net Every Wednesday, 4:45 to 5:45, Grandmothers for Peace vigil, 50th and Halifax, Edina (just west of France). www.worldwidewamm.org Every Wednesday, 5 to 6 pm, Vigil to end the occupation of Iraq, Lake/Marshall bridge over the Mississippi. www.worldwidewamm.org Every Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 pm, Peace vigil over footbridge at 85th Ave N and Hwy 252, Brooklyn Park FFI 763-566-8255 Every Wednesday, 6 pm, peace vigil at signal light on Hwy 169, Belle Plaine. JoAnne, 952-873-3315 Every Thursday, 4 to 6 pm, NW Neighbors for Peace host anti-war vigil on all four corners of 42nd Ave N (Cty Rd 9) and Winnetka, New HOPE. caryberg [at] comcast.net Every Thursday, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Vigil in front of Lockheed Martin, NW corner of Pilot Knob Road and Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan. FFI: skograce [at] mtn.org Every Thursday, 5 to 6 pm (note new time), Peace vigil at the NE corner (note new corner), intersection Co. Hwy 10 and University Ave NE, Blaine. vanka485 [at] aol.com (note new contact). Every Friday, noon to 1 pm, Anti-Recruitment vigil ³Our Children Are Not Cannon Fodder,² off Oak St and Washington Ave, East Bank of U, Minneapolis, 612-379-4716. Every Friday, 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., Vigil to end the occupation of Palestine, Snelling and Summit, St. Paul. steichenfm [at] usfamily.net Every Friday, 4:30, Red Wing Alliance for Peace sponsors a vigil at John Rick park, Red Wing, followed by potluck and discussion on alternate weeks. tuvecino [at] redwing.net Every Friday, 5 to 6 pm, Chisago City gathering for peace (chat, sing, run around with the kids, share food), Moberg Park, Chisago City. AARONWOODJW [at] aol.com Every Friday, 5 to 6 pm, peace vigil at Lagoon and Hennepin, Uptown Mpls. FFI: WAMM. Every Friday, J. Rich Park, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Peace vigil, Hwy. 61 and West Avenue, RedWing. sherlev [at] redwing.net Every Saturday, 9 am, Peace walk, Fern and Hwy. 95, Cambridge. (8 block walk) ytpsund [at] yahoo.com Every Saturday, 10 to 11 am, peace vigil at corner of Bridge and River St, Chippewa Falls, WI. FFI: lagoclam [at] aol.com or 715-726-0365. Every Saturday, 1 to 3 pm, Vigil at Barnes and Noble, highways 15 and 23 (Division Street), St. Cloud. FFI: Mnolde [at] CSBSJU.edu Every Saturday, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th), Northfield. mcgrath1 [at] rconnect.com (More vigils are listed at www.worldwidewamm.org )
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