Peace calendar
From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com)
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:58:43 -0800 (PST)
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Peace Calendar for February 16, 2007

D.C. PROTEST ALERT: Local folks participating in 3/17 events in D.C. should
contact suzan_ireland [at] hotmail (includes Thursday a.m. departure and
participation in Christian Peace Witness on Friday) or
bus [at] antiwarcommittee.com for the Friday a.m. departure.  Please make 
contact
ASAP for this 4th anniversary of the war.

2/5 to 2/25, M-F from 9 to 8, Sat 9 to 6, Sun 2 to 6, exhibit "Building a
Culture of Peace" in support of the International Decade for a Culture of
Peace and Nonviolence, St Olaf College Tosrud/Skoglund Center, Northfield.
Reception at 7 pm on Friday, 2/9.  stoutlaj [at] stolaf.edu

Tuesdays, 2/6 to 3/27, 9 to 5, "Occupation Project," where  constituents
enter offices of Congresspersons or Senators at 9 and stay until 5 (or
closing) to provide a non-disruptive vigil to remind them to stop the Iraq
war funding and bring the troops home.
Coleman's office: Sarah Standefer, scsrn [at] yahoo.com or 612-379-4716.
Klobuchar's office: Marie Braun and Barbara Palmer, braun044 [at] umn.edu or
612-522-1861.  Ramstad's office: Roxanne Abbas, rabbas [at] usinternet.com or
763-476-7643.  
Kline's office: the Skoogs at 651-454-3850 or family4peace [at] msn.com)
McCollum's office: Betty McKenzie at macconis [at] usfamily.net or 651-644-1337.
Bachmann's office: Sr Merle Nolde in St Cloud area.
Walz: Joe,Elaine Mayer, eljomayer [at] hotmail.com or 507-289-4154.
Peterson's office: Jim Hubley, jhubley [at] chartermi.net or 507-532-6846.
Oberstar's office: Michelle Obed Naar, obedsinduluth [at] yahoo.com or
218-728-0629.  
Contact 612-522-1861 or the WAMM office for other team leader info.

2/8 to 2/25 (Thur and Sat at 8, Sunday at 7 and 2/25 at 2), Sabes Jewish
Community Center presents a very physical and visual play "The Sad and
Lonesome Story of What's His Name" about a homeless veteran who brings the
war home, Sabes JCC, 4330 S Cedar Lake Rd, Mpls.  Tickets at 952-381-3447.

2/15 to 3/4, Thur-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 and 7, 6th annual Political Theater
Festival, focusing on Latino immigration issues with "Contents Under
Pressure," "Embassy of the Americas," " Dead Bolivians on a Raft," "Road
Scholar," and "Did You Hear the One About the Mexican Laundress?" Intermedia
Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls.  www.teatrodelpueblo.org or 612-871-4444.

Friday, 2/16, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end the occupation of Palestine,
Snelling & Summit Aves, St Paul.  Karen, 651-283-3495.

Friday, 2/16, 5:30 to 11:30 pm, Nonviolent Peaceforce annual carnival
dinner, dance and auction, St Joan of Arc Gym, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.
MelDuncan [at] NonviolentPeaceforce.org

2/16 (evening) to 2/18 (afternoon), Alternatives to Violence Program with
games, discussions and role plays to build conflict management skills,
Walker Church, 3104 - 16th Ave S, Mpls.  Register ($150 sliding) with
aaron [at] fnvw.org or 651-644-5851 10 days in advance.

Friday, 2/16, 6 pm, free film "Motorcycle Diaries," about young Che Guevara,
Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls.  www.americas.org

2/16 to 2/21, 7 and 9 pm, unembedded filmmaker James Longley's  stylistic
and humanistic documentary "Iraq in Fragments," Bell Auditorium, 10 Church
St SE, Mpls.  www.mnfilmarts.org or www.worldwidewamm.org or
www.mnfilmarts.org

Saturday, 2/17, 10 to 11:30 am, Gary Prevost, Victor Valens and others from
MN Cuba Committee present "Cuba after Fidel" after recent Cuba trip,
Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls.  www.americas.org

Saturday, 2/17, 4:35 pm, film "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived
Peak Oil," Mpls College of Art & Design, 2501 Stevens Ave, Mpls.  (Part of
Sierra Club's See the Light film fest.) www.mcad.edu

Saturday, 2/17, 6:30 pm, MN Cuba Committee presents free film "Chavez,
Venequela and the New Latin America: An Interview with Hugo Chavez," Mapps
Coffee House, 1810 Riverside Ave, Mpls.  612-624-1512.

Sunday, 2/18, 1 to 2 pm, peace vigil at St Croix bridge in Stillwater.
www.stcroixvalleypeacemakers.com

Sunday, 2/18, 3 to 6 pm, Friends for a Nonviolent World annual meeting "To
Make Nonviolence Come Alive," Mpls Friends Meedinghouse, 44th and York Ave,
Mpls.  list [at] fnvw.org or 651-917-0383.

Sunday, 2/18, 3 to 5 pm, Amnesty International meeting, Center for Victims
of Torture, 717 E River Rd SE, Mpls.  gabeo [at] bitstream.net

Monday, 2/19, 6:30 pm, free movie "The Ground Truth," showing the Iraq war
as merely a prelude to the more challenging battles upon the return home,
Joan of Arc Church Hospitality Hall, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.
www.worldwidewamm.org

Monday, 2/19, 8 to 10 pm, RNC Welcoming Committee presents film "We
Interrupt This Empire" about direct actions that shut down the San Francisco
financial district following the US invasion of Iraq, Jack Pine Community
Center, 2815 E Lake St, Mpls.  www.radicalendar.org

Tuesday, 2/20 5:30 pm, Nonviolent Peaceforce 2nd annual carnival dinner &
dance, The Cedars Hall, 602 Univ Ave NE, Mpls.  $45 (RSVP required by 2/1).
http://nonviolentpeaceforce.org or 612-871-0005.

Tuesday, 2/20, 5:45 pm, support St Paul students' anti-recruitment efforts
with the board of education, Admin Bldg, 360 Colborne St, St Paul.
www.yawr.org or tytymo [at] gmail.com or 612-760-1980.

Tuesday, 2/20, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, Hillel sponsors Israel-born history prof
Arie Zmora and Palentinian Lou Kanavati from Hamline Univ's College for
Reconciliation and Development, speaking on "Peace through Education,"
President's room, Coffman Union, 300 Washington Ave SE, Mpls.
hillel [at] umn.edu or 612-379-4026.

Tuesday, 2/20, 7 pm, civil disobedience training, May Day Books, 300 Cedar
Ave, Mpls.  www.antiwarcommittee.org

Tuesday, 2/20, 7 pm, Northwest Neighbors for Peace screen "The War Tapes"
documentary by Iraq war soldiers, Parish Community of St Joseph, 8701 - 36th
Ave N, New Hope.  carydberg [at] comcast.net

Tuesday, 2/20, 7:30 pm, staged reading of play "Rachel Corrie: A Life for
Others"  NOTE: This play is postponed, due to copyright negotiations.  It or
a new Rachel Corrie play will be presented in April.

Wednesday, 2/21, 7 pm, free film "Thirst" examining whether safe drinking
water should be a common right or a private commodity, Lakes & Plains
Regional Council of Carpenters, 700 Olive St, St Paul.
www.laboreducation.org

Wednesday, 2/21, 7:30 pm, staged reading of play "Rachel Corrie: A Life for
Others."  NOTE: This play has been postponed, due to copyright negotiations.
It or a new Rachel Corrie play will be presented in April.
 
Thursday, 2/22, 7 pm, free documentary "The War Tapes" made by Iraq
soldiers, County Library, 123 Main St, Hopkins.  www.dfalink.com/events.php

Thursday, 2/22, 7 pm, NW Neighbors for Peace presents free documentary "Iraq
for Sale: The War Profiteers," Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek
Parkway, Brooklyn Center.  bjorngjeld [at] juno.com or 763-566-8255.

2/22 to 2/24 (8 pm) and 2/25 (2 pm), play "Amajuba: Like Doves We Rise"
about growing up in apartheid South Africa, Walker Art Center 1750 Hennepin
Ave, Mpls.  $25. 612-375-7635.

Friday, 2/23, 6 pm, free film "Our Lady of the Assassins," a love story in
crime-ridden Medellin, Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave,
Mpls.  www.americas.org

Friday, 2/23, 7 pm, Claremont Institute senior fellow Dr Paul Marshall
speaks on "From Exile to Torture: The Global Scope of Religious
Persecution," room 50, Law School, 229 - 19th Ave S, U of M, Mpls.

Friday, 2/23, 7:30 pm, Arab literary journal Mizna has release party for
"The Lebanon Issue" with writing and art about the summer invasion, $5, Open
Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Mpls.  www.mizna.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:  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

Saturday, 2/24, 10 to 11:30 pm, John Pederson speaks on "Recent Election in
Venezuela and what it means for the region," Resource Center of the
Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls.  www.americas.org

Saturday, 2/24, 6 to 9 pm, celebrate the sweethearts of the peace movement:
For the Love of the McDonald Sisters and WAMM, St Joan of Arc Hospitality
Room, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.  Suggested $10 to $25 (no one turned away).
www.worldwidewamm.org

Saturday, 2/24, 6 pm, El Salvador's Revolutionary Movement: Photo Exhibit,
Speakers & Dance, Waite House, 13th Ave between 25th and 26th St, Mpls.
cispes_tc [at] yahoo.com

Sunday, 2/25, 11 am, Friends for a Non-Violent World director Phil Steger
speaks on "Iraq: Why We Need to Leave," St John Neuman's, 4030 Pilot Knob,
Eagan.  612-483-6041.

Month of March, antiwar photographer Chante Wolf"s show "Chronicles of Our
American Conscience: Faces of Commitment," Coffee News Cafe, 1662 Grand Ave,
St. Paul.  651-698-3324.

Thursday, 3/1, noon, NPR producer Davar Ardalan presents "Beloved Homelands:
Iran and America" at Westminster Town Hall, Westminster Presbyterian, 1200
Nicollet Mall, Mpls.  www.ewestminster.org

Saturday, 3/3 (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

Sunday, 3/4, Northwest Neighbors for Peace presents 2 free films,
"Inconvenient Truth" at 12:30 pm and "The Ground Truth" at 2:30 pm,
Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka.  carydberg [at] comcast.net 
or
763-546-5368.
 
Monday, 3/5, 8 to 9 am, St Paul Councilmember Debbie Montgomery hosts a
public forum on the Republican National Convention in 2008, City Hall -
Conference Room 42, 15 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul.

Tuesday, 3/6, 7 pm, 1978 film "Alexandria Why," winner of Berlin Fest and
widely banned in Arab world at the time, Red Room at the Loring Pasta Bar,
327 - 14th Ave SE, Mpls.  $10 suggested donation for upcoming Arab Film
Festival.  www.mizna.org

Thursday, 3/8, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm, Nobel Peace Prize Festival, designed for
K-12 students and honoring Dr Mohamed ElBaradei, Si Melby Auditorium
Augsburg College, Mpls.  www.augsburg.edu/peaceprizefestival/

Thursday, 3/8, 11:30 registration, noon luncheon, former Norwegian prime
minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, speaks on "The Role of Faith in Conflict
Resolution," Windows on Minnesota, 50th Floor, IDS Tower, 80 S 8th St, Mpls.
$45, register at www.micglobe.org

Thursday, 3/8, 4 pm, UW-Madison poli sci prof Scott Strauss speaks on
"Rwanda and Darfur: A Comparative Analysis," Nolte Library, room 125, Nolte
Center, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls.  Co-sponsored by Center for Holocaust and
Genocide Studies and the Institute for Advanced Study.

Thursday, 3/8, 7 pm, local Iraqi-American, Najaf resident, and Muslim
Peacemaker Sami Rasouli returns to MN to speak on "Iraq Today: A Firsthand
Account of War and Occupation," St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S,
Mpls.  www.worldwidewamm.org  (NOTE: Sami will be in town until 5/17, so if
you want to schedule him to speak at your group, contact Marie Braun at
braun044 [at] tc.umn.edu)

3/8 to 3/18, Wed-Sat at 8, Sun at 7, play "Throat" about Marine having
adjusting problems after Iraq, $22 to 25, Southern Theater, 1420 Washington
Ave S, Mpls.  dana [at] southerntheater.org or 612-340-0155, ext 15.

Thursday, 3/8, 11:30 registration, noon to 1:30 luncheon and program, Oslo
Center for Peace and Human Rights founder Kjell Magne Bondevik speaks on
role of faith in conflict resolution, $45, Windows on MN, 50th floor, IDS
Tower, 80 S 8th St, Mpls.  www.micglobe.org

Thursday, 3/8, 4 pm, UW Madison poli sci prof Scott Strauss talks on "Rwanda
and Darfur: A Comparative Analysis," Nolte Library, room 125, Nolte Centeer,
315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls.

Thursday, 3/8, 7 pm, Iraqi-American (17 year MN resident, born and just
returned from Najif) Sami Rasouli wpeska on "Iraq Today: A Firsthand Account
of War and Occupation," St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.
www.worldwidewamm.org

Friday, 3/9, 1980 Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez speaks on human
rights, O'Shaughnessy Education Center Auditorium, St Thomas U, St Paul.
www.peacejam.org

Saturday, 3/10, 10 am, children's book award judge Jo Montie speaks on
"Children's Books for Peace and Justice," Van Cleve Community Center, 901-
15th Ave S, Mpls.  www.wilpfmn.org

Saturday, 3/10, 10:45 am, free film "9/11 Press for Truth," Riverview
Theater, 380 - 42nd Ave S, Mpls.  911pressfortruth.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: 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

Saturday, 3/10, 6:30 pm, MN Cuba Committee presents free film "Mountain of
Light" about Cuban doctors working in Honduras, Haiti, Guatemala, Mali,
Burkina Faso and Botswana, Mapps Coffee House, 1810 Riverside Ave, Mpls.
612-624-1512.

Sunday, 3/11, 12:15 registration, 1 pm program, Congressman Dennis Kucinich
speaks on the Iraq war in DFL CD 6 fundraiser ($35), Carpenters Hall, 700
Olive St, St Paul.  nancy236 [at] msn.com or 763-441-5959.

Sunday, 3/11, 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

Sunday, 3/11, 6:30 to 7:15 pm, Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet present
11th day prayer for peace, Presentation Chapel, 1880 Randolph Ave, St Paul.
www.csjstpaul.org or 651-690-7079.

Monday, 3/12 (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, 3/12, 6:30 pm, peace education consultant Roy Wolff speaks on "The
Bible and the Nonviolent Way of Jesus" at  Every Church a Peace Church
potluck supper, Macalester/Plymouth United Church, 1685 Lincoln Ave, St
Paul.  ecapctc [at] yahoo.com

Monday, 3/12, 7 to 8 pm, St Paul Mayor Chris Coleman hosts a public forum on
the 2008 Republican National Convention, Battle Creek Recreation Center, 75
S Winthrop St, St Paul.

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            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, Minnetonka weekly peace demonstration, at Hwy 7
and 101.  Park in Target Greatland lot; meet near entrance fountain.
carydberg [at] comcast.net

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.  nwn4p [at] yahoo.com

Every Saturday, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th),
Northfield.  mcgrath1 [at] rconnect.com

Every Saturday, 1 to 2 pm, Mounds View peace vigil, SE corner of Hwy 10 and
University Ave NE in Blaine.  major18 [at] comcast.net or 763-717-9168.

(More vigils are listed at www.worldwidewamm.org  ) 


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