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From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com) | |
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:26:30 -0700 (PDT) |
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My calendar and Dave Shove's Progressive Calendar are archived at http://lists.justcomm.org/pipermail/mn-prog-events/ Peace Calendar for March 30, 2007 3/30 to 4/5, film "An Unreasonable Man" about consumer advocate and presidential candidate Ralph Nader, Lagoon Cinema, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Uptown Mpls. www.landmarktheaters.com 3/30 to 4/5, film "God Grew Tired of Us" about 3 of the "lost boys" who fled Sudan barefoot across the desert to Kenya and eventually settled in the U.S., Lagoon Cinema, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Uptown Mpls. www.landmarktheaters.com now to 4/5, film "The Lives of Others" about East Berlin spy who begins to question his own life after seeing the freethinking couple he is spying on, Edina Cinema, 3911 W 50th St, Edina. www.landmarktheaters.com now to 4/5, Academy Award winning film "The Last King of Scotland" about Uganda's Idi Amin, Edina Cinema, 3911 W 50th St, Edina. www.landmarktheaters.com 3/29 to 4/1, Mizna presents 4th Arab Film Festival, Heights Theater, 3952 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights. Includes films "Sweet Land," "I See the Stars at Noon," "The Devil Came on Horseback," and "Palestine Blues." www.mizna.org Friday, 3/30, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end the occupation of Palestine, Snelling & Summit Aves, St Paul. Karen, 651-283-3495. Friday, 3/30, 7:15 pm, film "Fire & Ice: The Winter War of Finland & Russia" about November '39 invasion and the total war for the Finns' existence as a people, Bell Museum, 10 Church St, W Bank U of M, Mpls. www.mnfilmarts.org Saturday, 3/31, all day, the Mahatma's grandson Arun Gandhi speaks on "Non Violent Principles and Applications" at conference with Pace e Bene's Butigan at Normandale Community College, Bloomington. $45 registration to CTA-MN, PO Box 50419, Mpls 55419. Questions to Judy at 612-927-6825. Saturday, 3/31, 10 to 11:30 am, filmmaker Pacho Lane shows film "Indigenous Democracy" about the struggle of the Totonac people for autonomy in Mexico, Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Saturday, 3/31, 10 am to 1 pm, immigration lawyer Rose Grengs speaks on "Where Two Worlds Colide: U.S./Mexico Border" at the WAMM annual meeting, St Joan of Arch Church Hospitality Room, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. www.worldwidewamm.org Saturday, 3/31, 1 to 3 pm, the DFL Progressive Caucus sponsors an open community dialog to talk about the recent supplemental budget votes which prolong the war but set conditions and eventual deadlines (topic: Are we on the path to end the occupation?), Martin Luther King Rec Center, 4055 Nicollet Ave S, Mpls. Saturday, 3/31, 6:30 pm, MN Cuba presents free film "Mujeres de la Guerrilla" (Guerrilla Woman), an homage to over 300 women who worked against Batista in Cuba, St Martin's Table (change of location), 2001 Riverside Ave, Mpls communityofstmartin.org Saturday, 3/31, 6 pm, MN National Lawyers Guild annual social justice dinner, Wm Mitchell College of Law, 875 Summit Ave, St. Paul. Reserve tickets by 3/15 ($50/person, $15 student) with Bruce or Lorena at 612-436-3664. (Note: Rep Keith Ellison has canceled his scheduled keynote address, due to a scheduling conflict.) Saturday, 3/31, 7:30 to 9 pm, Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb speaks on Jewish feminism and Jewish/Muslim peace work, Powderhorn Park Community Center, 3400 - 15th Ave S, Mpls. 612-408-3849. Sunday, 4/1, 1:30 to 3:30 pm, Dr Ahmet Javed and Ms Husnia Alokozay give a presentation "Afghanistan: A Thirst for Education" on the state of education in Afghanistan, Wellstone Center for Community Building, 179 Robie St E, St Paul. info [at] afghanimodelschool.org Sunday, 4/1, 3:30 pm, meeting of Youth Against War and Racism to plan for May 11th Capitol Campout, Vera's Cafe, 2901 Lyndale, Mpls. brandon.madsen [at] gmail.com Monday, 4/2, 7 to 8:30 am picket line, 7:30 to 11 am conference, protest Senators Coleman and Klobuchar as they discuss "strengthening the Defense and Homeland Security Industries in Minnesota," McNamara Alumni Center, U of M, 200 Oak St SE, Mpls. $30/person, since they never seem to have enough money. (Sign-making at 1 pm on 4/1; contact WAMM for location.) www.worldwidewamm.org Monday, 4/2, noon to 1 pm, Congressman Jim Ramstad hosts Town Hall meeting to talk about Iraq, Brooklyn Park City Hall Council Chambers, 5200 - 85th Ave, Brooklyn Park. Rabbas [at] usinternet.com (Come early and bring signs to protest in front of the meeting places.) Monday, 4/2, noon to 1:30, Humphrey Institute hosts public forum with Amy Klobuchar, Cowles Auditorium, 301 S 19th Ave, Mpls. cspg [at] umn.edu or 612-625-2530. Tuesday, 4/3, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, Carleton College sociology prof Ellen Kennedy speaks about Darfur as Hamline prepares it Sudan divestment campaign. FFI mmcdonald02 [at] hamline.edu Tuesday, 4/3, 4 to 6 pm, speeches, bannering & "guerrilla theater" outside Norm Coleman's office, 2550 University Ave, St Paul. www.antiwarcommittee.org Tuesday, 4/3, 5 pm, counterterrorism expert Bruce Schneier talks on "Security Theater Against Movie-Plot Threats," Weyerhaeuser Chapel, Macalester College, Grand just west of Snelling, St Paul. perry [at] macalester.edu Tuesday, 4/3, 7 to 9 pm, Rep John Kline holds public forum on Iraq and other topics, Lakeville South High School, 21135 Jacquard, Lakeville. 952-808-1213. (Note: Kline has been a very strong supporter of Bush's Iraq war policy. Peace rally from 6 to 7, with very positive signs, to greet arriving pro-war people; contact Bettina at 651-917-0383 for more info.) Wesnesday, 4/4, noon to 1 pm, Congressman Jim Ramstad hosts Town Hall meeting to talk about Iraq, Southdale Library, 7001 York, Edina. Rabbas [at] usinternet.com Wednesday, 4/4, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, U of Michigan Middle East prof Juan Cole speaks on "Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations and the Taliban Resurgence," room 125, Nolte Center for Continuing Education, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls. Wednesday, 4/4, 7 to 8 pm, Congressman Jim Ramstad hosts Town Hall meeting to talk about Iraq, Wayzata City Hall, 600 Rice, Wayzata. Rabbas [at] usinternet.com (Come early and bring signs to protest in front of the meeting places.) Thursday, 4/5, 4 pm, U of Michigan Middle East prof Juan Cole speaks on "The Internet, the Intellectual, and the War on Terror," room 125, Nolte Center for Continuing Education, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls. Thursday, 4/5, 7 to 8 pm, Congressman Jim Ramstad hosts Town Hall meeting to talk about Iraq, Maple Grove City Hall, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway, Maple Grove. Rabbas [at] usinternet.com Thursday, 4/5, 7 to 8:30 pm, V.A. Rehab Dr Barbara Sigford and MN Brain Injury Association director Ardis Sandstrom speak on "The New Wounded: The Evolution of War-Related Injuries and their Medical and Economic Impact," Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute, 301 - 19th Ave S., Mpls. Friday, 4/6, 7:30 pm, actor/producer Make Farrell (MASH) discusses his book "A Journey from Actor to Activist" including 1st hand accounts of Cambodia, El Salvador, Somalia, bosnia, Rwanda and the Gaza Strip, Magers and Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave S, Mpls. 612-822-4611. Saturday, 4/7, 10 to 11:30 am, just back in March, Clare Urbanski will present "Update on Oaxaca," Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Saturday, 4/7 (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 Saturday, 4/7, 3 to 5 pm, film "Hands Off Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia! Freedom for the Cuban Five!," with August Nimtz and John Peterson speaking, Rondo Library, 461 N Dale (at University), St Paul. 612-623-3452. Sunday, 4/8, 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 4/9, former Mpls resident and founder of Muslim Peacemakers Team, Iraqi/American Sami Rasouli speaks at Social Hall, St John Newmann Pax Cristi, 4030 Pilot Know Rd. Check time with Katherine Wojtan, 952-432-3654. Monday, 4/9, noon to 1 pm, Humphrey Institute public forum with Betty McCollum, Cowles Auditorium, 301 S 19th Ave, Mpls. cspg [at] umn.edu or 612-625-2530. Monday, 4/9, 1 to 3 pm (potluck at noon), RNC Welcoming Committee meeting, Jack Pine Community Center, 2815 E Lake St, Mpls. www.rncwelcomingcommittee.org Monday, 4/9 (and each month's 2nd Monday), 7 pm (socialize and new member orientation at 6:30), Network of Spiritual Progressives meeting, Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet, Mpls. brucelissem [at] aol.com or www.nspmn.org Monday, 4/9, 7 pm, Mpls resident and Muslem Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli talks on "Iraq Today: A Firsthand Account of War and Occupation, St John Neuman, 4030 Pilot Know Rd, Eagan. Katherine at 612-483-6041. Monday, 4/9, 7 pm, US Labor Against War,, Merriam Park Library, 1831 Marchall Ave, St Paul. Thomas Dooley at 651-645-0295. Tuesday, 4/10, 10 to noon, Rep Betty McCollum and a representative from the State Dept will present "The Long-Term Costs of War: Land Mine Abatement in Laos," Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute, 301 - 19th Ave S, Mpls. Tuesday, 4/10, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli speaks in Marshall: 1:30 intro to sociology class, 5:30 to 6 picket against the war, 6 pm dinner, 7 pm talking on WMDs and Contemporary Terrorism at Charter hall 217, MSU. For details write brockman [at] southwestmsu.edu or 507-537-7012. Tuesday, 4/10, 8 pm, South Africa's Witwatersrand University prof Xolela Mangcu talks about "Which Way South Africa after Thabo Mbaki?" about top-down technocratic approach versus community participation methods for change, Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute, 301 - 19th Ave SE, Mpls. 612-626-5054. Wednesday, 4/11, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli is in Rochester, speaking at Lourdes High School 10 to 10:40, media interviews in the afternoon, dinner at Assisi Heights at 5 pm and Christ United Methodist Church at 7 pm. Details at eljomayer [at] hotmail.com or 507-289-4154. Wednesday, 4/11, 6 pm, solidarity potluck to hear from folks who went to the Pentagon march on 3/17 or the local march on 3/18, Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls. www.antiwarcommittee.org Wednesday, 4/11, 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. Thursday, 4/12, 10 to 11:30 am, Humphrey Institute sponsors public forum with Tim Walz, Cowles Auditorium, 301 S 19th Ave, Mpls. 4/12-29, Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm, play "From the Ashes," stories of immigrants and refugees in the Twin Cities based on MN Advocates for Human Rights report on impact of 9/11, Pangea World Theater, 711 W Lake St, suite 102, Mpls. pangea [at] pangeaworldtheater.org 4/13 to 4/15, 6th Annual Art of Peace and 4th Annual Free Democracy Summit, Duluth. Details TBA theartofpeace [at] gmail.com or www.freedemocracysummit.org Friday, 4/13, 7 pm, NW Neighbors for Peace sponsors "Letters to, Letters from...Letters Never Written," a reading of actual soldiers' letters from the Civil War to present, Chante Wolf leading discussion afterwards, House of Hope Lutheran Church, 4800 Boone Ave N, New Hope. sonyaforseth [at] yahoo.com Saturday, 4/14, 10 to noon, Marilyn Cuneo, recently returned from Bogata, speaks on "Colombia in Turmoil," Van Cleve Community Center, 901 - 15th Ave SE, Mpls. Saturday, 4/14, 10 am (9:30 coffee), Middle East Peace Now presents 20-year Mpls resident and restauranteur Sami Rasouli returns from Iraq speaking on "Iraq, Israel and Palestine: Connecting the Dots," Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave S, Edina. 651-696-1642. Saturday, 4/14, 10 am to 4 pm, class Creative Organizing: Focus on Theater and Spoken Word, $50, Labor Education Service, 3-300 Carlson School of Management, U of M, 321 - 19th Ave S, Mpls. les [at] csom.umn.edu or 612-624-5020. Saturday, 4/14, 10:45 am, film "9/11: Press for Truth," Riverview Theater, 3800 - 42nd Ave S, Mpls. Catherine 612-384-8742. 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: 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 4/14 to 6/2, exhibit about the legacy of the Korean War "Still Present Pasts," Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls. 612-871-4444. Sunday, 4/15, 12:30 to 2:30 pm, Keith Ellison holds town hall on "The Iraq War: Steps Toward Peace," Powderhorn Park Rec Center, 3400 - 15th Ave S, Mpls. andrea [at] mplscluc.com Sunday, 4/15, 1 to 6 pm, the Network of Spiritual Progressives sponsors "Generosity Sunday" to change the security paradigm from domination to generosity, with speakers like Betty McCollum and Keith Ellison (perhaps canceled, due to above conflict) plus panelists like Arlen Erdahl and Jim Klobuchar, Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave (at Franklin), Mpls. www.nspmn.org Sunday, 4/15, 3 pm, economist Karen Redleaf leads discussion on "What Peace Activists Need to Know About Corporate Personhood," Mayday Books, 301 Cedar, Mpls. eric-angell [at] riseup.net Sunday, 4/15, 7 pm, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli speaks at Prospect Park United Methodist Church, 22 Orlin Ave SE, Mpls. Kelly Jewett, 612-729-5814. Monday, 4/16, 10:45 to 11-39 am and 12:05 to 1 pm, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli is at Central High School in White Bear Lake. Info from St Croix Valley Peacemakers. Monday, 4/16, 6:30 pm, free film "The Killing Zone" about Israeli violence in Gaza, Joan of Arc Hospitality Hall, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. www.worldwidewamm.org Mondaty, 4/16, 7 pm, Pangea World Theater presents free play "Journey to Safety" about domestic violence in immigrant and refugee community, Coffman Memorial Union Theater, U of M, 300 Washington Ave SE, Mpls. www.micglobe.org Tuesday, 4/17, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli is at Good Samaritan United Methodist Church, Edina. Details at chuckprentice [at] yahoo.com or 952-929-8284. Tuesday, 4/17, 2 pm, Humphrey Institute dean T Brian Atwood presents "Foreign Policy and International Security" to 13 East Asian visitors, 100 Murphy Hall, U of M, Mpls. contact sfishbac [at] umn.edu or 612-625-5131. 4/19 to 4/29, film "On a Tightrope" about Uyfhur Muslim orphans in China's Xinjang Province, learning to balance in several senses, Bell Museum, 10 Church St, East Bank, Mpls. www.mnfilmarts.org Thursday, 4/19, 7 to 9 pm, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli speaks at Third Thursday Global Issues Forum, Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland, Mpls. Details at schwa004 [at] umn.edu or 612-625-5578. Friday, 4/20, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Zainab Hassan of Environmental Justice Advocates of MN speaks on "Toxic Waste Dumping in Somalis," Mpls Urban League, 2100 Plymouth Ave N, Mpls. (Free event; food served.) 612-436-5402. Friday, 4/20, 7:30 pm, dramatic reading of play "Rachel Corrie: A Life for Others," Twin Cities Friends Meetinghouse, 1725 Grand Ave, St Paul. 651-696-1642. Contributions. Discussion afterward to be led by Sr Florence Steichen and Karen Redleaf. Saturday, 4/21, 10 to 11:30 am, Guatemala human rights activist Ellen Moore speaks on "Genocide in Guatemala," Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Saturday, 4/21, 7:30 pm, dramatic reading of play "Rachel Corrie: A Life for Others," St Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. 651-696-1642. Discussion afterward to be led by Sr Florence Steichen and Karen Redleaf. Sunday, 4/22, 9 am, peace and justice advocate Bishop Thomas Gumbleton speaks at masses of St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. Sunday, 4/22, 12:30 pm, free film "The Ground Truth" about the true stories of vets from induction through deployment in Iraq to their painful return, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka. nowworldpeace [at] yahoo.com ******************** VIGILS Every Sunday, noon to 1 pm, peace vigil at Summit and Snelling, St Paul. 651-699-8655. Every Sunday, 1 to 2 pm, St Croix Valley Peacemakers sponsors peace vigil at the Stillwater bridge, Stillwater. www.stcroixvalleypeacemakers.com or 651-275-0247. 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, 5 to 6 pm (time change), 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, 4:30 to 6 pm, NW Neighbors for Peace sponsors vigil at Winnetka & 42nd Ave N, New Hope. nwn4p [at] yahoo.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 (ends 3/31/07) 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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