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From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com) | |
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 06:56:26 -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. (Apology: Last week got too busy, so no peace calendar was sent. Sorry.) My calendar and Dave Shove's Progressive Calendar are archived at http://lists.justcomm.org/pipermail/mn-prog-events/ Peace Calendar for October 13, 2007 EDITOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEEK: Movie: "In the Valley of Elah" Series: 5 weeks re religions and violence, every Monday For folks in Southern MN: Tim Walz's Iraq forums this afternoon Peace rally: This Friday at Peavey Plaza, downtown Mpls BUS TRIP HEADS UP: Every year, the Vets for Peace takes a bus trip to a Georgia vigil to close the School of the Americas, a torture-training facility operated by the US military. It is the singingest and most spiritual of protest actions I know. The bus leaves the morning of 11/16, returning the evening of 11/19, with a night at a motel there. Cost is $200 for the bus, plus motel ($25 and up) and food. They are down to the last dozen seats. Contact Jim Steinhagen at 612-722-1112, or just send a check to Veterans for Peace c/o Jim at 3300 Edmond Blvd, Mpls 55406. 10/5 to 10/11, film "In the Valley of Elah" about soldier on 1st weekend back after Iraq who goes missing and is reported AWOL (Gone from the Lagoon, but check the paper for mainstream locations). (Brief review: a tense and nuanced film that contrasts the wrenching changes that war makes on warriors and those around them. Grizzly at times, but highly recommended.) 9/21 to 10/28, free exhibit of photos, paintings and drawing on war themes "War Mediated/I Will Follow You into the Dark," Mpls Institute of Art, 2400 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. http://www.artsmia.org or 612-8870-3131. (The Strib review says that "the actors in these denatured dramas seem always to be gazing into a void, confronting not some mortal peril, but nothingness.") 10/8 to 10/17, help needed to leaflet outside metro schools concerning the November 16th Walkout, 8 to 8:45 am and 2:30 to 3:30 pm in the Mpls schools, 1:30 to 2:30 pm in the St Paul schools. Contact Tyrus at 651-210-5342 if you can help. 10/12 to 10/17, 7:15 and 9 pm, documentary "The Devil Came on Horseback" about Marine Captain Brian Steidle who, over 18 months in Darfur, learns to change the world through peaceful means while as military observer for the African Union, Bell Auditorium 10 Church St SE, Mpls. http://www.mnfilmarts.org Saturday, 10/13, 10 am to 5 pm, Camp Darfur exhibit, MN State Capitol Mall, 75 Dr M L King Blvd, St Paul. http://www.mnhumanrightsweek.org Saturday, 10/13, US Congressman Tim Walz holds public forums on Iraq, noon at Dakota Meadows Middle School cafeteria, 1900 Howard St, North Mankato. Then he holds 4 pm Iraq forkum at Rochester Public Library auditorium, 101 - 2nd St SE, Rochester. (Rep. Walz won his recent election with strong southern MN antiwar sentiment, but has consistently voted in favor of special Iraq war appropriations.) http://www.bluestemprairie.com Saturday, 10/13, 1 pm, US Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer appears at McLeod County DFL Fall Festival, Biscay Bar and Grill, Biscan between Hutchinson and Glencoe on Highway 22. http://www.mostimportantdecade.com Saturday, 10/13, 5 pm, US Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaks at Freeborn County DFL Spaghetti Dinner, Fairland Building on the Fairgrounds, Albert Lea. http://www.mostimportantdecade.com Saturday, 10/13, 7 pm, Nonviolent Peaceforce presents Celtic author & peacemaker John O'Donohue talking about his books "Anam Cara [Soul Friend]: A Book of Celtic Wisdom," Spirit United Church, 3204 Como Ave SE, Mpls. (Suggested donation: $25.) http://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org Saturday, 10/13, 7:30 to 8:30 pm, US Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaks at the DFL Senate districts 29 and 30 chili feed, IBEW Union Hall, 9 - 30th St SE, Rochester. http://www.mostimportantdecade.com Sunday, 10/14, 6:30 to 8, IMPACT participates in discussion of how to sustain and protect a radical (in the sense of route causes) community, Seward Cafe, 2129 E Franklin Ave, Mpls. eric-angell [at] riseup.nct Sunday,10/14, 6 to 8:30 pm (and the 2nd Sunday of each month), Veterans for Peace chapter 27 meeting, St Stephens School basement, 2130 Clinton Ave S, Mpls. John at 952-448-2664. Monday, 10/15, 6:30 pm, free film "Legacy of Torture" including use against Black Panthers and US penal institutions that led to later Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, St Joan of Arc, Hospitality Hall, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. http://www.worldwidewamm.org Monday, 10/15 (and every Monday), 5 to 7 pm, potluck, discussion at office of U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, 3027 Holmes Ave, Mpls. 612-216-4665. Monday, 10/15, 7 to 9 pm, two Christian perspectives on Peace and Violence in Our Religious Traditions, with Sr Sharon Howell and Dr Philip Stoltzfus, Mount Zion Temple, 1300 Summit Ave, St Paul. www.interfaithings.org or 651-789-3840. Tuesday, 10/16, 7 pm, civil disobedience training, May Day Books, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls. http://www.antiwarcommittee.org Tuesday, 10/16, 7:30 pm, free sneak preview of film "Rendition" wherein an American wife investigates her Egyptian-born husband's disappearance and unorthodox interrogation, Oak St Cinema, 309 Oak St SE, Mpls. http://www.mnfilmarts.org Wednesday, 10/17, 7 pm, dramatic reading of the play "The Case for War: Was It Fraudulent?" based on Elizabeth de la Vega's book "The United Status vs. George W Bush," First Unitarian Society's eat and meet program ($7/adult buffet dinner at 5:45), 900 Mt Curve, Mpls. RSVP dinner at madeline-mpls [at] msn.com or 952-854-2976. Thursday, 10/18, 7 pm, Ahmad Hijazi, former major of the "oasis of peace in Israel" Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, will speak at Hamline University, Giddens Learning Center, 1556 Hewitt Ave, room 100E, St. Paul. FFI matt [at] fnvw.org or 651-917-0383. Thursday, 10/18, 7 pm, film "The Fire Next Time" about conflict resolution in Montana's Flathead Valley between developers, environmentalists, anti-government extremists, Hamline University Klas Center, 1537 Taylor Ave, St Paul. ccfilmseries [at] gmail.com or http://www.creativeconversations.info/ Thursday, 10/18, 7 to 9 pm, Third Thursday Global Issues Forum presents "To Impeach, or Not to Impeach?" with Mikael Rudolph (for) and Tim Penny (against), Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave, Mpls (at Lyndale & Hennepin). http://www.globalsolutionsmn.org/calendar.html Thursday, 10/18, 7:30 pm, lecture and book signing with Dr Phyllis Trible, author of "Sarah, Hagar and Their Children: Jewish, Muslim and Christian Perspectives," $15, St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove St, Mpls. www.religiousinquiry.com Friday, 10/19, 5 pm, rally against the Iraq war, Peavey Plaza, 11th and Nicollet Mall, Mpls. (Both the organizations Iraq Moratorium and General Strike for Peace are urging people to "take a break" from their usual activities--like work--on the 3rd Fridays of September, October and November... and participate in antiwar activities.) http://www.worldwidewamm.org Friday, 10/19, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end the occupation of Palestine, Snelling & Summit Aves, St Paul. Karen, 651-283-3495. Friday, 10/19, 7 to 9 pm, Friends for a Nonviolent World hosts former major Ahmad Hijazi of the bi-religious community in Israel called Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave, Mpls. matt [at] fnvw.org or 651-917-0383. Donations accepted. Saturdays, 10/20 to 12/1, 1 to 2:30 pm, women's discussion group on literature on war written by women "Women and War, Women in War," Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave, Mpls. Books can be purchased at Amazon Books. $90 to $110 (sliding scale), with $35 deposit to Toni McNaron, 3512 Holmes Ave, Mpls or questions at 612-824-8481. 10/20 to 10/27, week of nationally-coordinated local and regional demonstrations against Iraq occupation. www.internationalANSWER.org Sunday, 10/21, 12:30 to 2 pm, the Peace with Justice Committee of the ELCA Mpls and St Paul Area Synods host Colombia Lutheran World Relief worker Mary Duvall talking about "Colombia - Sal y Luz Peace Churches Project," Central Lutheran Church, 3rd Ave & 12th St, next to the Convention Center, Mpls. $7 lunch available; validated parking available. dhilden [at] comcast.net or 612-825-1581. Sunday, 10/21, 3 pm, documentary film premiere about one of WAMM's founders "Marianne Hamilton: A Voice for Peace," MN Historical Society, 3M Screening Room, 345 Kellogg Blvd W, St Paul. $8 for series from noon to 5 (film is 10 min). Also at 3 pm will be the documentary "Their Own Drummer" about local stalwarts Elmer Zoff and Phyllis Cohen in the Deluxe Theater. http://www.mnhs.org/people/mngg/film/Welcome2007 Sunday, 10/21, 3 to 5 pm, Amnesty International presents Iran-America Society president Jay Shahidi, talking about recent Iranian peace feelers, Center for Victims of Torture, 717 E River Rd SE (corner Oak St), Mpls. gabeo [at] bitstream.net Monday, 10/22 (and every Monday), 5 to 7 pm, potluck, discussion at office of U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, 3027 Holmes Ave, Mpls. 612-216-4665. Monday 10/22, 7 to 9 pm, two Jewish perspectives on Peace and Violence in Our Religious Traditions with Rabbi Morris Allen and Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker, Hamline United Methodist Church, 1514 Englewood Ave, St Paul. www.interfaithings.org or 651-789-3840. Monday, 10/22, 7:30 pm, US Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaks at the Carleton College candidate forum, Carleton College, Concert Hall, Northfield. http://www.mostimportantdecade.com Tuesday, 10/23, 5:45 St Paul School Board meeting, 6:15 public commentary, Youth Against War and Racism asks for support in urging the St Paul schools to restrict military recruiters' access to high schools, 360 Colborne, St Paul. http://www.yawr.org Tuesday, 10/23, 7 pm, documentary "A Force More Powerful" about nonviolent campaigns against police state dominance, Wm Mitchell College of Law, Auditorium, 875 Summit Ave, St Paul. ccfilmseries [at] gmail.com or http://www.creativeconversations.info/ Tuesday, 10/23, 7 pm, a panel of senior St Paul police officers and senior peace activists discuss "The RNC, Community Policing and Moral Courage," U of St Thomas, O'Shaughnessy Education Center auditorium, off Cleveland near Summit, St Paul. http://map.actionsoptions.org/calendar/ Wednesday, 10/24, 8 am, People of Faith Peacemakers host longtime social justice activists Ruth and Loren Halvorson talking about "Journey Inward and Journey Outward: Sustaining Social Transformation Through Prayer and Meditation," St Martin's Table, 2001 Riverside, Mpls. www.justview.org Thursday, 10/24, 9 am registration, 9:30 and 10:45 workshops (with Am Refugee Committee Connie Kamara, Center for Holocaust Studies Ellen Kennedy and Center for Victims of Torture Douglas Johnson), noon luncheon and keynote speaker Brian Steidle (author of Devil Came on Horseback), UN Rally - Darfur, Darfur! at the Mpls Convention Center, 1301 - 2nd Ave S, Mpls. http://www.unamn.org/ or 612-377-0214. Thursday, 10/25, religion writer and speaker, as well as education coordinator for Every Church a Peeace Church, Michael Hardin gives presentations on "Mimetic Theory and Peacemaking," noon at Hamline United Methodist Church (1514 Englewood Ave, St Paul) and 7 pm at St Martins Table (2001 Riverside Ave, Mpls). Bill Berneking, 952-473-7839. Thursday, 10/25, 7 pm, documentary "Confronting the Truth" about the truth and reconciliation process after conflicts in Peru, South Africa, East Timor and Morocco, Humphrey Institute, Cowles Auditorium, 301 - 19th Ave S, Mpls. ccfilmseries [at] gmail.com or http://www.creativeconversations.info/ Thursday, 10/25, 7 pm, Walker Arts Center and Mizna present Cooper Union prof Walid Raad in a performance/lecture of writing and visual art dealing with trauma, including the Lebanese wars from 1975 to 1991, Walker Arts Center, 1750 Hennepin, Mpls. www.mizna.org Thursday, 10/25, 7:30 pm, US Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaks at the Kanabec County DFL fall fundraiser, History Center, 805 @ Forest, Mora, MN. http://www.mostimportantdecade.com Thursday, 10/25, 7:30 pm author Ann Iverson reads from "Definite Space," exploring the tension around her son's deployment to Iraq, Magers & Quinn Book, 3038 Hennepin, Mpls. www.magersandquinn.com 10/26 to 10/28, annual meeting of Citizens for Global Solutions with theme "Steps on the Road to a Just and Enduring Peace," Humphrey Institute, West Bank, Mpls. http://www.globalsollutionsmn.org 10/26 to 11/1, film "Indoctrinate U" which explores the premise that cultural diversity and sensitivity training at U.S. universities represent thought control similar to fascism, Oak St Cinema, 309 Oak St SE, Mpls. http://www.mnfilmarts.org Friday, 10/26, 8 to 5, 1-day Nonviolent Atonement Seminar, exploring the death of Jesus from a peace perspective, with speakers Greg Boyd, Michael Hardin, J Denny Weaver and Tony Bartlett, Open Circle Church of the Brethren, 2400 Highland Dr, Burnsville. $40. http://PreachingPeace.org or 717-392-1550. Saturday, 10/27, noon, demonstration: Bring the Troops Home Now!, Hiawatha & Lake St, Mpls. http://www.antiwarcommittee.org or 612-379-3899. (Or, for $75, you can take a bus at 4 am from Joan of Arc, march in Chicago at 1 pm, and be back at St Joan's around midnight. Call 612-823-8205 for details. For general Chicago info, go to http://www.oct27chicago.org) Sunday, 10/28, 2 pm, US Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer appears at the candidate forum sponsored by Crow Wing and Cass County DFL, Breezy Point Convention Center, 9252 Breezy Point Dr, Breezy Point, MN (near Brainerd). http://www.jackforsenate.org Sunday, 10/28, 5 to 8:30 pm, US Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer appears at the Paul and Sheila Wellstone dinner and poetry contest, St Cloud Civic Center, 10 S 4th Ave, St Cloud. www.sd15dfl.org or http://www.jackforsenate.org Monday, 10/29 (and every Monday), 5 to 7 pm, potluck, discussion at office of U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, 3027 Holmes Ave, Mpls. 612-216-4665. Monday, 10/29, 7 to 9 pm, two Muslim perspectives on Peace and Violence in Our Religious Traditions with Imam Hesham Hussein and Imam Makram Nu'Man El-Amin, Temple of Aaron, 616 Mississippi Blvd, St Paul. www.interfaithings.org or 651-789-3840. Thursday, 11/1, 7 pm, documentary "Greensboro: Closer to the Truth" about the first truth and reconciliation process following the massacre in Greensboro NC, Hamline University Klas Center, 1537 Taylor Ave, St Paul. ccfilmseries [at] gmail.com or http://www.creativeconversations.info/ 11/2 to 11/4, 2nd annual satellite Northland Bioneers conference with musician and A Single Drop founder Gemma Bulos, Eureka Recycling CEO Susan Hubbard, musical performer Michael Monroe, exhibitions, etc, UAW training center across from the Ford plant, St Paul. www.nbconference.org or 612-247-0781. 11/2 to 11/4, 7:15 and 9 pm, film "Steal a Pencil for Me" about a love triangle in a Nazi concentration camp, Oak St Cinema, 309 Oak St SE, Mpls. http://www.mnfilmarts.org Friday, 11/2, 7 pm, Sinan Antoon gives a publication reading of "I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody," written by a young man in detention under Saddam, Playwright's Center, 2301 E Franklin Ave, Mpls. www.mizna.org Saturday, 11/3, 10 to 11:30 am, meeting of Homeless Veterans for Peace, Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls. Bob 612-789-9020. Saturday, 11/3, 2 to 4 pm, WAMM, 3rd CD Peace Campaign and NW Neighbors for Peace host Dr Omid Mohsenj of the U of M graduate faculty speaking on "Is Iran Next?" to help us understand the escalating crisis, St. Joseph's Parish, 8701 - 36th Ave N., New Hope. http://www.worldwidewamm.org Saturday, 11/3, 3 pm, free sneak preview of Robert Redford film "Lions for Lambs" in which two idealistic college students join the battle in Afghanistan, Oak St Cinema, 309 Oak St SE, Mpls. http://www.mnfilmarts.org Monday, 11/5, 7 to 9 pm, Quaker and Baha'i perspectives on Peace and Violence in Our Religious Traditions with Michael Bishoff and Dr Roya Majid, Majid Al-Salaam, 1460 Skillman Ave, Maplewood. www.interfaithings.org or 651-789-3840. 11/5 to 11/7, 7 and 9 pm, documentary "Body of War" about the story hidden in homes around the nation, a young soldier in Iraq takes a bullet to the spine on his first week there and returns paralyzed, Oak St Cinema, 309 Oak St SE, Mpls. http://www.mnfilmarts.org ******************** 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 Crook 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, 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, Chisago City gathering for peace (chat, sing, run around with the kids, share food), Moberg Park, Chisago City. AARONWOODJW [at] aol.com Every Thursday, 5 to 6 pm, Peace vigil at intersection of Bridge and Fountain Streets, Albert Lea. sjmoore [at] smig.net 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, peace vigil at Lagoon and Hennepin, Uptown Mpls. FFI: WAMM. 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, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th), Northfield. mcgrath1 [at] rconnect.com Every Saturday, 2 to 3 pm, Mounds View peace vigil, SE corner of Hwy 10 and University Ave NE in Blaine. vanka485 [at] aol.com or 763-717-9168. Every Saturday, 2 to 3 pm, Peace vigil at NE corner Co Hwy 10 & Univ Ave NE, Blaine. vanka485 [at] aol.com (More vigils are listed at www.worldwidewamm.org )
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