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From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com) | |
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:58:43 -0800 (PST) |
NOTE: I have been having some serious problems with the list I use to send this calendar. Could you be so kind to reply with the subject "calendar received," if you get this? Announcements may also be sent to peacecalendar [at] visi.com My calendar and Dave Shove's Progressive Calendar are archived at http://lists.justcomm.org/pipermail/mn-prog-events/ 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. -------------------------------------------------------------- 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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