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From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com) | |
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 21:37:03 -0800 (PST) |
NOTE: To subscribe, to unsubscribe or to send event announcements, please write to peacecalendar [at] visi.com with "peace calendar" in the subject line. This week's calendar can also be found on the web at www.minnesotaforfeingold.org/calendar.htm My calendar and Dave Shove's Progressive Calendar are archived at http://lists.justcomm.org/pipermail/mn-prog-events/ Peace Calendar for January 4, 2007 now to 1/11, film "Babel" about random gun accident in Morocco which causes havoc with a US couple, a deaf Japanese teen and a Mexican nanny with two US children, none of whom can communicate with each other, Lagoon Theater, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Mpls. www.landmarktheaters.com Friday, 1/5, noon, Hamline religion prof Mark Berkson speaks on "Militants, Islamists and Progressives: the Role of Islam in Global Conflicts Today," $10 includes lunch, Sorin Hall, Dining Rooms A&B, Hamline Univ, St Paul. RSVP cprice01 [at] hamline.edu or 651-523-2015. Friday, 1/5, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end the occupation of Palestine, Snelling & Summit Aves, St Paul. Karen, 651-283-3495. Saturday, 1/6 (and each 1st Saturday), 10 to 11:30 am, Homeless Veterans for Peace meeting, Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin Ave, Mpls. Bob Heberle at 612-789-9020 Mondays, 1/8 to 4/23, 6 to 7:30 pm, beginning Arabic classes, $250, Mizna, 2205 California St NE #109A, Mpls. www.mizna.org/classes/index.html Monday, 1/8, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Every Church a Peace Church potluck and program "The Right to Refuse to Kill," Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave, Mpls. rolsen6376 [at] visi.com Monday, 1/8, 7 pm, meeting of MN Labor Against the War, Merriam Park Library basement, 1831 Marshall Ave (at Fairview), St Paul. coreymattson [at] comcast.net or 612-298-0920. Monday, 1/8 (and each month's 2nd Monday), 7 pm (socialize 6:30), Network of Spiritual Progressives meeting, Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet, Mpls. brucelissem [at] aol.com or www.nspmn.org Monday, 1/8, 7 to 9 pm, Phil Steger presents Intensive Iraq Training, Friends for a Nonviolent World, 1050 Selby Ave, St Paul. info [at] fnvw.org (Ed Note: I guarantee you will learn more than 100 hours of NPR or PBS.) Tuesday, 1/9, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Conversational Salon hosts documentary "Deir Remembered" about massacre in Palestinian village in April 1948, Mad Hatter's Tea House, 943 W 7th, St Paul. http://justcomm.org/pax-salon or 651-227-3228. Tuesday, 1/9, 7 to 9 pm, Phil Steger presents Intensive Iraq Training. (see above) Wednesday, 1/10, 7 pm, film "Road to Guantanamo," Jack Pine Center, 2915 E Lake, Mpls. 612-729-2837. Thursday, 1/11, 4 pm, vigil and march to shut down Guantanamo, 3rd Ave & 5th St, Downtown Mpls. All are invited to wear an orange jump suit and black hood, Background at www.witnesstorture.org and details with Roger Cuthbertson, rojo [at] visi.com Thursday, 1/11, 7 to 9 pm, Phil Steger presents Intensive Iraq Training. (see above) Thursday, 1/11, 7 pm, peace prof and activist Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaks to Northwest Neighbors for Peace on "Where Peace and Environment Meet: Action Priorities for a Planet in Crisis," Parish Community of St Joseph, 8701 - 36th Ave N, New Hope. carydberg [at] comcast.net 1/12 to 1/18, film "Letters from Iwo Jima' is companion to "Flags of Our Fathers," told from the Japanese perspective, Uptown Cinema, Hennepin & Lagoon, Uptown Mpls. 612-825-6006. 1/12 (evening) to 1/14 (afternoon), Alternatives to Violence Program with games, discussions and role plays to build conflict management skills, Friends for a Nonviolent World, 1050 Selby Ave, St Paul. Register with aaron [at] fnvw.org or 651-644-5851 10 days in advance. Saturday, 1/13, 10 to noon, Women's Intl League of Peace and Freedom present Fresh Energy science policy director J Drake Hamilton on "The Effects of Global Warming on Minnesota's Water," Van Cleve Community Center, 901 - 15th Ave SE, Mpls. wilpf [at] earthlink.net Saturday, 1/13, 10:30 to 6:30, free Environmental Justice Advocates 4th annual founders' day "Bringing it home...Local and Global Solutions" with Congressman Keith Ellison, "The Color of Wealth" author Rose Brewer, Indigenous Environmental Network director Tom Goldtooth and many breakout sessions, Mpls Urban League, 2100 Plymouth Ave N , Mpls. FFI Karen Monahan at KMONAHAN [at] mn.rr.com or 612-436-5402. Saturdays, 1/13 to 4/28, Arabic for Teens, $250, Mizna, 2205 California St NE #109A, Mpls. www.mizna.org/classes/index.html Saturday, 1/13, 10 to 11:30 am, human rights translator David Pegg speaks on "US Complicity in Colombia's Violence," Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Alternate Saturdays, 1/13 to 6/9, 2 to 4 pm, interfaith dialogue organization Northern Lights Society presents series Understanding Islam, 2469 University Ave, Suite 110 E. St Paul. bilgin [at] nlight.org Series includes topics the Qur'an on 1/12, virtues of prayer on 1/27, Mary on 2/10, Jesus on 2/24, Islam and Democracy on 3/10, necessity of interfaith dialogue on 3/24, farewell sermon of prophet Muhammad on 4/14, terror and suicide attacks on 4/28, other faiths according to Islam on 5/12, diversity in Islam on 5/26 and Islamic art on 9/9. RSVP to rsvp [at] nlight.org Sunday, 1/14, 9:45 am, adult education class presents FNVW director Phil Steger on "A Nonviolent National Security for the United States," Twin Cities Friends Meeting, 1725 Grand Ave, St Paul. www.tcfm.org Sunday, 1/14, 6 pm (and the 2nd Sunday of each month), Veterans for Peace chapter 24 meeting, St Stephens School basement, 2130 Clinton Ave S, Mpls. waynewittman [at] msn.com Monday, 1/15, 6:30 pm, film "Aristide and the Endless Revolution," St Joan of Arc Church Upper Room, Parish Center, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. www.worldwidewamm.org Monday, 1/15, 1 pm, former chair of US Commission on Civil Rights Dr Mary Francis Berry speaks at Martin Luther King celebration, with theme "World House," Hoversten Chapel, Augsburg College, Mpls. kloker [at] augsburg.edu or www.augsburg.edu/convo Wednesday, 1/17, 7 pm, Jesus Hurtado and Jerry Rau describe their 19-day 1989 hunger fast against the violence in El Salvador and apply the lessons toward today's peace efforts, St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. www.mapm.org Thursday, 1/18, 3:35 to 5:45 pm, panel "Integrating MN: Exploring the Acclimation Process of Recent Immigrants" with Omar Jamal (Somali Justice Advocacy Center), Sumbal Mahmud (Islamic Center of MN) and May Xiong (Neighborhood House), Kay Fredericks Room, Klas Center, Hamline Univ, 1539 Hewitt Ave, St Paul. www.hamline.edu/news_events/dialogues/27093.html Friday, 1/19, 7 to 9 pm, wine & cheese fundraiser to send an Anti-War Organizing League van to DC for the 1/27 protests, May Day Books, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls. www.antiwarcommittee.org 1/19 and 1/20, Jack Rasmus keynotes Friday and Lynn Hinkle opens Saturday at Labor and Sustainability Conference, free, UAW Hall, 3191 Ford Parkway, St Paul. uaw879 [at] uaw879.org or 651-699-4246. Saturday, 1/20, 10 to 11:30 am, Red Wing physician Dr David Harris speaks on "Hurricane Katrina Was Not a Natural Disaster" from several trips to the Gulf Coast, Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Sunday, 1/21, 9:45 am, adult education class presents Steve Clemens on "Why I Chose Prison" on his incarceration at Duluth Minimum Security following "crossing the line" at the School of the Americas, Twin Cities Friends Meeting, 1725 Grand Ave, St Paul. www.tcfm.org Sunday, 1/21, 4 pm, free concert Music for Martin (Luther King) including Sounds of Blackness and 4Given, Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 - 4th St S, W Bank Mpls. www.music.umn.edu or 612-624-0594. Monday, 1/22, 7 pm, Radio France journalist Pierre-Eduard Deldique speaks on Should We Abolish the UN?, Wilkins Room, Humphrey Institute, 301 - 19th Ave S, Mpls. Free, but advance registration required by 1/19 at 612-332-0436. Friday, 1/26, 7 pm, film "Granito de Arena" (Grain of Sand) about the grassroots, nonviolent resistance of thousands of Mexican teachers against dismantling of public education, Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Saturday, 1/27, 1 to 5:40 pm, with social hour and dinner to follow, Peace in the Precincts hosts the presentation of the strategic plan to make peace the candidate in 07-08, First Congregational Church of MN, 500 - 8th Ave SE, Mpls. RSVP at info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org Saturday, 1/27, march on Washington DC to end the war (strategy & skills training on Sunday, lobby day on Monday). www.unitedforpeace.org Sunday, 1/28, 3 to 6 pm, festival of music and a feast of Central Asian food to support Fifty Lanterns International, a partnership with Habitat for Humanity in Masar e Sharif(Afghanistan), providing solar lanterns for homes/school/clinic, $10 ($5 students), Weyerhaeuser Chapel, Macalester College, Grand at Macalester St, St Paul. www.50lanterns.org or marita.bujold [at] earthlink.net Monday, 1/29, 7:30 pm, Regents prof Kathryn Sikkink speaks on "Globalizing Justice: Do Human Rights Trials Really Work?," room 140, Nolte Center for Continuing Education, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls. 612-626-5054. Monday, 1/29, 7:30 pm, Madeleine Albright speaks on "Telling It Like It Is," Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls. www.smarttalkwoman.com (Just in case you would like to tell Ms Albright like it is; she, of course, is famous for saying that the huge death toll of children in the Balkans was "worth it.") Tuesday,1/30, Cindy Sheehan presents "One Person Can Make a Difference," 6:30 social hour, 7:30 presentation, St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. $10. www.worldwidewamm.org -------------------------------------------------------------- VIGILS Every Sunday, noon to 1 pm, peace vigil at Summit and Snelling, St Paul. 651-699-8655. 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 Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Penn Ave just north of 394, Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Mpls. bnlberry [at] netscape.net 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, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Vigil in front of Lockheed Martin, NW corner of Pilot Knob Road and Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan. FFI: family4peace [at] msn.com Every Thursday, 5 to 6 pm, Peace vigil at intersection of Bridge and Fountain Streets, Albert Lea. sjmoore [at] smig.net Every Thursday, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Peace vigil at NE corner Co Hwy 10 & Univ Ave NE, Blaine. vanka485 [at] aol.com 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, 11 am to noon, peace vigil at corner of Bridge and River St, Chippewa Falls, WI. FFI: lagoclam [at] aol.com or 715-726-0365. Every Saturday, 11 to noon, NW Neighbors for Peace hosts antiwar vigil, along Vinewood, near Rockford Rd (AKA 42nd Ave or Cty Rd 9), just east of 494, Plymouth. carydberg [at] comcast.net 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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