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[Charles Underwood (peacecalendar]

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Peace Calendar for April 16, 2008
  
EDITOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEEK:
   Eyewitness Iraq account: Sami Rasouli talks mentioned below.
   Mainstream movie: Stop-loss (reader recommend)
   Winter soldier hearings: http://www.ivaw.org/
   Great speech from JNP: <a
href="http://thecuckingstool.blogspot.com/2008/04/jack-nelson-pallmeyer-at-3
rd-district.html ">at CD3 convention</a>.

1/26 to 5/4, Minnesota History Center hosts exhibit "The Enemy Within:
Terror in America - 1776 to Today," detailing responses to attacks from a
Washington kidnap plot to the World Trade Center attack, $8 adults, MN
History Center, 345 Kellogg Blvd W, St Paul.  http://www.mnhs.org or
651-259-3149.

3/7 to 4/17, film "The Counterfeiters" about a group of counterfeiters held
in Nazi concentration camps and forced to produce British and other
banknotes, Edina Cinema, 3911 W 50th St, Edina.
http://www.landmarktheaters.com

4/4 to 4/17, film "Caramel" about 5 women who regularly meet in a Beirut
beauty salon and their various lives, Edina Cinema,  3911 W 50th St, Edina.
http://www.landmarktheaters.com

Tuesday, 4/15, 7:30 pm, documentary "Standard Operating Procedure" by Errol
Morris (Thin Blue Line, Fog of War) about the stories behind the Abu Ghraib
torture photos, $12, Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin, Mpls.  Tickets now on
sale, 612-375-7588.  (Scheduled to open at the Lagoon in Uptown Mpls on May
23.)

Tuesday, 4/15, deadline to donate books that are gently used and worth
reading, proceeds to go to the campaigns of U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack
Nelson-Pallmeyer and Barack Obama.  Leave books in bags or boxes on the
front porch of 4155 Garfield Ave S, Mpls.  Questions to Betty Tisel
612-824-5820.

Wednesday, 4/16, Human Rights Torch Relay in Minnesota: 8:30 to 10:30 am at
the south steps of the MN State Capitol, 75 MLK Blvd, St Paul; 9:20 to noon
with run/walk/wheelchair from the State Capitol to Coffman Union on the U of
M Bank, Mpls; 10:30 to 11:30 am with banners and petitions at Coffman Union,
300 Washington Ave SE, Mpls; noon to 1 pm rally with speakers at Coffman; 1
to 3:30 pm roundtrip from Coffman to Carlson School.
http://www.worldwidewamm.org or 612-623-9224.

Wednesday, 4/16, 9 am to 4 pm, the Dalai Lama, Jon Kabat-Zinn and others
speak on the medical effects of meditation, May Clinic, Rochester.  Details
at http://www.mindandlife.org

Wednesday, 4/16, 6 to 7:30 pm, peace and sustainability U.S. Senate
candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer attends OutFrong Minnesota's JustFair lobby
day eve celebration, The Illusion theater, 8th floor of the Hennepin Center
for the Arts, corner 6th St and Hennepin Ave, downtown Mpls.
http://www.outfront.org

Wednesday, 4/16, 6:30 pm, MN Cuba Committee presents BBC documentary ""638
Ways to Kill Castro," Anderson Hall, room 250, U of M West Bank, 257 - 19th
Ave SE, Mpls.  mncuba [at] gmail.com or
http://groups.msn.com/minnesotacubacommittee

Wednesday, 4/16, 6:30 pm, Red Wing Vets for Peace meet at home of John and
Marybess Goeppinger to plan July 12 Pigstock retreat and August 31 RNC
march, 1008 W 3rd St, Red Wing.  tuvecino [at] redwing.net

Wednesday, 4/16, 7 to 9 pm, prof emeritus Fr David W Smith speaks on
"Recognizing Israel, Recognizing Palestine: 3 Months in the Occupied
Territories," U of St Thomas, John Roach Center, room 126, Summit and
Cleveland Aves, St Paul.  ljdimond [at] stthomas.edu or 651-962-5300.

Thursday, 4/17, noon to 1 pm, U of M Human Rights Program director Barbara
Frey and trial lawyer James Dorsey speak on "U.S. Exceptionalism Regarding
Human Rights and Humanitarian Norms," Fredrickson & Byron PA, U.S. Bank
Plaza, 200 6th St, Suite 4000, Mpls.  One CLE credit.
http://www.mnadvocates.org

Thursday, 4/17, 4 pm, Islamic Relief president Hany El-Banna speaks on "The
Global Role of Muslims in Humanitarian Aid," Humphrey Institute's Cowles
Auditorium, 301 - 19th Ave S, West Bank U of M, Mpls.
http://www.hhh.umn.edu

Thursday, 4/17, 7 pm, MN Iraq Vets Against War present "Winter Soldier,"
about testimony from Iraq/Afghanistan vets, Valley Community Presbyterian
Church, 3100 Lilac Dr N, Golden Valley. barbara.johnston [at] nhcc.mnscu.edu or
Carole at 763-546-5363.

Thursday, 4/17, 7 pm, Global Solutions presents "Building a World Beyond
War"  with video of the village Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam of Arab and
Jewish members, followed with discussion led by Polly Mann, Hennepin Ave
United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave (at Lyndale & Hennepin), Mpls.
http://www.globalsolutionsmn.org

Friday, 4/18, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, human rights lawyer Marc Falkoff speaks about
the book he edited called "Poems from Guantanamo: the Detainees Speak,"
mostly written on styrofoam cups, room 125, Nolte Center for Continuing
Education, U of M Mpls Campus, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls.
http://ias.umn.edu or 612-626-5054.

Friday, 4/18, 4:15 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end US military/political support of
the Israeli occupation of Palestine, corner Summit and Snelling, St Paul.

Friday, 4/18, 6 to 8:30 pm, peace and sustainability candidate for the U.S.
Senate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer gives keynote speech at the Progressive Action
spaghetti dinner, Peace Church, 1111 N 11th Ave E, Duluth.
http://www.prog-action.org or 218-349-6681.

Friday, 4/18, 6 pm, concert of Persian classic music on the Daf and Tar,
with accompanying vocals, with Alda Shahghasemi and Amirhossein Klana, Law
Grad 106 Conference Center, Hamline University.  612-708-4598.

Friday, 4/18, 7:30 pm, Vaclav Havel's "official" translator speaks on "Not
Lost in Translation," University of St Thomas, Roach Center for Liberal
Arts, room 126, 2115 Summit Ave, St Paul.  http://www.micglobe.org/

4/18 to 4/24, "Super Size Me' director Morgan Spurlock takes on a franchise
even more lethal than McDonald's in documentary "Where in the World Is Osama
bin Laden?" Uptown Theater, Lagoon and Hennepin, Uptown Mpls.
http://www.landmarktheaters.com

4/18 (1:30 pm) to 4/19 (4 pm), Hamline University Middle East Critique
presents 17th annual symposium "Life and Politica in the Middle East," Law
Grad Conference Center, Hewitt Ave, St Paul.  http.hamline.edu/critique or
651-523-2223.

4/19 (9 to 3) and 4/20 (9 to 2), sale of gently used and interesting books
to benefit the campaigns of U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack
Nelson-Pallmeyer and Barack Obama, at home of Betty Tisel and Sarah Farley,
4155 Garfield Ave S, Mpls.  Adult fiction/nonfiction, children's hardcovers,
CDs and DVDs go for $1, children's paperback for 50 cents.  612-824-5820.

Saturday, 4/19, 5 to 8 pm, Palestine Day at Columbia Heights High School,
with art/food/refreshments, 1440 - 49th Ave NE, Columbia Heights.  $5 or $25
per family.  info [at] aqsamn.org or 612-986-9982.

Saturday, 4/19, 6 pm, Peace Site dedication and concert, Basilica of St
Mary, between 16th and 17th Streets on Hennepin Ave, Mpls.
http://www.mary.org

Sunday, 4/20, 9:45 to 10:20 am,peace and sustainability candidate for U.S.
Senate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaks on WCCO's program "Sunday Morning,"
channel 4.

Sunday, 4/20, 12:15 to 2 pm, Earth Day special program with Peace and
Justice Forum with Dennis Ormseth and Ingrid Vick talking about global
warming and Wanda Copeland talking about the metro clean energy resource
team project, $7 for lunch, Central Lutheran Church, 3rd Ave and 12th St,
Mpls.  dhilden [at] comcast.net or 612-825-1581.

Sunday, 4/20, 2 pm, mnpACT sponsors convention training for those who were
elected to the congressional district and state conventions, Burnhaven
Library, 1101 W County Rd 42, Burnsville.  http://www.mnpact.org

Sunday, 4/20, 4 pm, peace musician Larry Long sings Earth Day concert, 1st
Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Ave, Mpls.  http://www.larrylong.org

Sunday, 4/20, 5:30 pm, MSP Film Fest documentary "Torn from the Flag" about
the fall 1956 Budapest democracy movement, St Anthony Theater, 115 Main St
NE, Mpls.  http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2008/

Monday, 4/21, 6:30 pm, free film "Bam 6.6" about the aftermath of the
devesting 2003 earthquake that struck an ancient Iranian village and how the
disaster overcame religious and political barriers, St Joan of Arc Church,
Upper Room, Parish Center, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.worldwidewamm.org/

Monday, 4/21, 6:30 to 9 pm, Minnesota's Night of a Thousand Dinners to
benefit landmine clearance in Afghanistan, dinner for $30 ($15 tax
deductible for landmine removal), DaAfghan Restaurant, 929 W 80th St,
Bloomington.  Info from M Jay Shahidi, mjshahidiusa [at] aol.com or 
612-328-1913.

Monday, 4/21, 7:30 pm, Richard Broderick reads poems about the war and other
topics along with poet Diane Jarvenpa, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave S,
Mpls.  612-822-4611.

Tuesday, 4/22, 5 pm, MSP Film Fest documentary "Wings of Defeat" about the
Japanese kamikazi pilots who survived, a story of the dangers of fanaticism
and militarism, St Anthony Theater, 115 Main St NE, Mpls.
http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2008/

Tuesday, 4/22, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, free Community Forum on the Middle East with
career Foreign Service officer Tom Hanson, St John/St Benedict poly sci prof
Gary Prevost, in a panel about policy choices in the war in Iraq, followed
by audience questions, Washburn High Auditorium, 201 W 49th St, Mpls.
612-668-3450 or http://www.micglobe.org

Tuesday, 4/22, 6:30, Pax Salon holds discussion with two human rights
observers recently returned from Guatemala, Mad Hatter's Tea House, 943 W
7th, St Paul.  pattypax [at] earthlink.net or 651-227-2511.

Tuesday, 4/22, 7 to 8:30 pm, MN chapter of National Lawyers Guild sponsors
"Know Your Rights" workshop in preparation for the Republican convention,
Macalester College, basement of Weyerhauser Chapel, southeast corner Grand
and Macalester St, St Paul.  coldsnap [at] riseup.net

Wednesday, 4/23, 6:30 pm, MN Cuba Committee presents Oliver Stone's
documentary "Comandante" about Fidel Castro, Anderson Hall, room 250, U of M
West Bank, 257 - 19th Ave SE, Mpls.  mncuba [at] gmail.com or
http://groups.msn.com/minnesotacubacommittee

Wednesday, 4/23, 7 pm, documentary "Red Elvis," about
singer/cowboy/activist/sometime filmmaker Dean Reed, who spent 10 days in
Hannepin County jail on a hunger strike with Marv Davidov. Reed had defected
to East Germany.  St Anthony Theater, 115 Main St NE, Mpls.
http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2008/

Thursday, 4/24, 7 pm, nationally renowned Middle East and UN expert Phyllis
Bennis speaks on "Challenging Empire" at Macalester Plymouth Church, 1758
Lincoln Ave (1 block south of Grand at corner of Macalester St), St Paul.
http://www.worldwidewamm.org/

Thursday, 4/24, 7 pm, the family of Rachel Corrie, young US activist killed
in Gaza while trying to block the demolition of a Palestinian family home,
reads from the new biography "Let Me Stand Along: The Journals of Rachel
Corrie," Micawber's Book Store, 2230 Carter Ave, St Paul  wbailey [at] visi.com

Friday, 4/25, all day, World Citizens sponsors workshops for peace
educators, focusing on middle and senior high teachers, no cost, sub pay
provided, St Michael's Lutheran Church, 1660 County Rd B W, St Paul.
http://www.peacesites.org/educators/index.php

Friday, 4/25, 7 pm, nationally renowned Middle East and UN expert Phyllis
Bennis speaks on "Challenging Empire" at Christ United Methodist Church, 400
- 5th Ave SW, Rochester.  http://www.worldwidewamm.org/

Friday, 4/25, 7 pm, Nobel laureat and Iranian lawyer/human rights activist
Shirin Ebadi speaks on "The Roots of Chaos in the Middle East," Sundin Music
Hall, 1531 Hewitt Ave, St Paul.  Free.  651-523-2223.

Saturday, 4/26, 9:30 refreshments, 10 am program,  Middle East Peace Now
presents Phyllis Bennis of the Institute of Policy Studies talking on
"Understanding the Palestine-Israeli Conflict," Southdale Library, 7001 York
Ave S, Edina.  651-696-1642.

Saturday, 4/26, 10 am to 4 pm, Ricardo Levins-Morales and Deborah Rosenstein
teach class "Creative Organizing: Focus on the Visual Arts," $50, courses
taught on the West Bank of the U.  FFI: 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, 4/26, 10:30 am to noon, CAIR-MN presents a panel on
"African-American Muslims and the Civil rights Movement," Masjid An-Nur,
1729 Lyndale Ave N, Mpls.  $10 tickets (includes dinner) from
lsaroya!cair.com or info at 651-645-7102.

Saturday, 4/26, 2 to 7:30 pm, Nonviolent Peaceforce sponsors "Potters and
Poets for Peace" with pottery sale, poetry reading from 3 to 4:30, reception
at 4:30, Episcopal Cathedral of St Mark, 519 Oak Grove, Mpls.  $25 minimum
donation.  http://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org/

Saturday, 4/26, 7:20 pm, MSP Film Fest documentary "The Betrayal" about
20-year journey of CIA-recruited Hmong/Laotian guerilla fighter, later
abandoned, St Anthony Main Theater, 115 Main St NE, Mpls.
http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2008/

4/26 and 4/27, Friends for a Non-Violent World and the Anathoth Community
Farm co-sponsor Alternatives to Violence Project in Luck, Wisconsin.  $25 to
$45 (as you can afford) includes workshop, food and lodging at Anathoth.
Register as soon as possible at anathoth [at] lakeland.ws and info at
http://avpusa.org

Sunday, 4/27, 3 pm, MSP Film Fest documentary "Citizen Havel" about the life
of a dramatist who became Czech president during the "Velvet Revolution," St
Anthony Main Theater, 115 Main St NE, Mpls.
http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2008/

Sunday, 3 pm 3 pm, MSP Film Fest documentary "The Betrayal" about 20-year
journey of CIA-recruited Hmong/Laotian guerilla fighter, later abandoned, St
Anthony Main Theater, 115 Main St NE, Mpls.
http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2008/

Sunday, 4/27, 7 pm, free documentary "Darfur Now" examining 6 individuals
who combat the situation, room 245 Auditorium, Wm Mitchell College of Law,
875 Summit Ave, St Paul.  http://chgs.umn.edu

Monday, 4/28, 10 to 11 am, peace and sustainability U.S. Senate candidate
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer attends Project Homeless Connect event connecting
homeless people with housing, employment, haircuts, medical care, dental
care and eyeglasses, Mpls Convention Center, 1301 - 2nd Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.homelessconnectminneapolis.org/

Monday, 4/28, 5:10 pm, MSP Film Fest documentary "Footsteps, A Journey in
Faith" follows an ecumenical group of Twin Cities clergy (Muslim, Jewish,
Christian and Unitarian) to Jersalem, St Anthony Main Theater, 115 Main St
NE, Mpls.  http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2008/

Monday, 4/28, 6 pm, panel discussion on diplomacy and democracy building
around the world with National Democratic Institute, the International
Republican Institute and the American Academy of Diplomacy, Humphrey
Institute's Cowles Auditorium, 301 - 19th Ave S, West Bank U of M, Mpls.
http://www.hhh.umn.edu (Note: the International Republican Institute has
been linked to the U.S.-led coup against Aristide in Haiti.)

Monday, 4/28, 6:30 pm, KFAI and others sponsor Amy and David Goodman
speaking about their new book "Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes
in Extraordinary Times," St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 34d Ave S, Mpls.  $10
in advance, $12 at the door.  http://www.kfai.org/
 
Monday, 4/28, 7 pm, free documentary "Darfur Now" examining 6 individuals
who combat the situation, room 25 Mondale Hall, U of M Law School, 229 -
10th Ave S, Mpls.  chgs [at] umn.edu or 612-624-0256.

Tuesday, 4/29, 6:30 pm, Frank Kroncke of the Minnesota 8 recounts his
decision to become a CO and then to be a draft board raider at Pax Salon,
Mad Hatter's Teahouse, 943 W 7th St, St Paul.  651-227-2511.

4/29 (7:30 pm) and 4/30 (5:30 pm), MSP Film Fest documentary "Cabal in
Kabul" about two feuding Jews living in the same former synagogue in Kabul,
St Anthony Main Theater, 115 Main St NE, Mpls.
http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2008/

Wednesday, 4/30, 6:30 pm, MN Cuba Committee presents Argentinian documentary
"Che: Rise and Fall," Anderson Hall, room 250, U of M West Bank, 257 - 19th
Ave SE, Mpls.  mncuba [at] gmail.com or
http://groups.msn.com/minnesotacubacommittee

Wednesday, 4/30, 7 pm, free film "The Devil Came on Horseback" about Darfur,
Schneider Theater, Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd,
Bloomington.  http://chgs.umn.edu

Wednesday, 4/30, 7 pm, Whells of Justice tour offers nonpartisan real
experience of those who have lived with war, terror and occupation in Iraq
and Palestine, St Joan of Arc, Hospitality Room, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.justicewheels.org

Wednesday, 4/30, 7 to 9 pm, TJ Leyden speaks on "Turning Away from Hate:
Confessions of an Ex-Neo Nazi," Auditorium of the Bell Museum of Natural
History, 10 Church St SE, Mpls.  hillel [at] umn.ecu or 612-379-4026.

Wednesday, 4/30, 9:15 pm, MSP Film Fest documentary "Citizen Havel" about
the life of a dramatist who became Czech president during the "Velvet
Revolution," St Anthony Main Theater, 115 Main St NE, Mpls.
http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2008/

5/1 and 5/2, exhibit "Camp Darfur" simulating a refugee camp, Bloomington
Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave S, Bloomington.  http://chgs.umn.edu

5/1 and 5/2, MN Advocates for Human Rights sponsors conference for
immigration lawyers "Immigration Law in the New ICE Age of Enforcement."
Details at http://www.mnadvocates.org

Thursday, 5/1, 11 am, regular march and rally to establish a precedent for
the right to march against the Republican National Convention on September
1, gather at the MN State Capitol, 75 MLK Blvd, St Paul, and march to the
Xcel Center and back, http://www.worldwidewamm.org or 612-234-8774.
Potential peace marshals should contact Marie at 612-522-1861.

Thursday, 5/1, 2 pm, march for immigrant rights from corner of Kellogg and
Robert to State Capitol, to demand a stop to all raids and deportations, St
Paul.  http://www.mnimmigrantrights.net/

Thursday, 5/1, 5 pm, MSP Film Fest documentary "UHRIT: The Victims of 1918"
about the origins of cruelty from perspectives of executioner and executed
during the Finnish civil war 90 years ago, St Anthony Main Theater, 115 Main
St NE, Mpls.  http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2008/

Thursday, 5/1, 7 pm, St Kate sociology prof Brian Fogarty speaks on
censorship and book burning, after viewing a short documentary about the
banning of the German film "Tin Drum," Landmark Center, 2nd floor Galleria,
75 - 5th St W, St Paul.  http://www.TRACES.org

Thursday, 5/1, 7:30 pm, Minnesota Poets Against the War (Joyce Sutphen,
Thomas R Smith, Cary Waterman, Kirsten Dierking, Richard Terrill, Kathryn
Kysar, Rich Broderick and others) read poems to mark the 5th anniversary of
"Mission Accomplished," Black Dog Cafe, 308 Prince St, Lowertown St Paul.
651-228-9274.

5/2 (6 pm) to 5/4 (5 pm), basic level Alternatives to Violence Workshop,
Hennepin County Men's Workhouse, 1145 Shenandoah Lane, Plymouth.
avperika [at] gmail.com or http://www.fnvw.blogspot.com

5/2 to 5/4, Dr Marshall Rosenberg leads a nonviolent communication workshop
at University of St Thomas, Brady Educational Centeer, 2115 Summit Ave, St
Paul.  Go for one day or all.  http://www.stthomas.edu/justpeace/nvcevent/

Saturday, 5/3, 10 to 11:30 am, Homeless Vets for Peace meet at Peacehouse,
510 E Franklin, Mpls. Bob Heberle 612-789-9020.

5/3 and 5/4, Living Green Expo, State Fairgrounds, Grandstand Building, St
Paul.  http://livinggreenexpo.org

Sunday, 5/4, May Day Parade, Bloomington Ave from 24th St to Powderhorn
Park, Mpls.  http://www.hobt.org/mayday/

Saturday, 5/4, 5:15 pm, MSP Film Fest documentary "Witnesses to a Secret
War" about the U.S. clandestine war in Laos through the eyes of CIA
recruited Hmong soldiers who were later abandoned to flee to refugee camps
in Thailand, Oak St Cinema, 309 Oak St SE, Mpls.
http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2008/

Tuesday, 5/6, 7 pm, medical ethics prof Steven Miles (and author of "Oath
Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity and the War on Terror") speaks on
"Torture: Immoral, Illegal, Un-American," St Joan of Arc Church, Hospitality
Hall, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.  http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Thursday, 5/8, 7 pm, Plymouth Presbyterian Church and NW Neighbors for peace
sponsor candlelight service for child victims of war, Plymouth Presbyterian
Church, 3755 Dunkirk Lane (just north of 55 & Co Rd 9), Plymouth.  Linda
763-478-4956.

Thursday, 5/8, 7:30 pm, film "As We Forgive Those" about the confrontations
and sometimes reconciliation many years after the 1994 Rwanda slaughter, Oak
St Cinema, 309 Oak St SE, Mpls.  http://www.mnfilmarts.org

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SAMI RASOULI'S SCHEDULE:
Updated on 4/2.  This is skeletal, but the following is the speaking
schedule for Iraqi-American Sami Rousili, recently returned from Muslim
Peacekeeper Team work in Iraq.  For further details, I will try to be more
complete with next week's calendar.  If you need information on an event,
try contacting someone at the venue or Marie Braun at braun044 [at] umn.edu

April 16 St. John¹s - Two Classes (Manju Parikh¹s International
Relations and Richard Virden¹s First Year Symposium. - 9:40 am
Meet with the Sisters of St. Benedict - 4 - 5 pm
Dinner with student and faculty activists - 5:00 - 7:00
Public Talk at College of St. Benedict

April 17 Introduction to Peace Studies Class, Dr. Jeff Anderson 11:20
Interview with student newspaper (to be determined)

April 18 Red Wing High School in afternoon. Community event in the evening

April 19 Ashwin Madia - 9:00 am

April 20 Sunday - open

April 21-22 LaCrosse. Contact: Guy Wolf; Guy Wolf <wolfclan3 [at] centurytel.net

April 23 Winona Senior High School. World Geography Class: 2:20 - 3:30 pm
Winona State University. Science Lab Auditorium, 8th and Winona Streets
(one block east of Huff Street).- 7:00 pm. Winona Area Peacemakers
Contact: Joe Morse; 507.452.8232
Coordinator in Winona: Mike Munson (Phone: 507-454-8094)

April 24 - Whitewater, UW, 2:15 pm. Lynn.
UWM Student Center, 7:00 pm. Milwaukee - Peace Action.

April 25 Madison. Campus during the day? WNPJ, Grand Hall Meriter, 8:00 pm

April 26 Dodgeville. Lunch event. Kent Mayfield

April 27 Janesville, UCC Church, 54 Jackson t., 6:00 pm. Sue Nelson

April 28 Fond du Lac. Marian College

April 29 Rhinelander. David Kast

April 30 Merrill Middle School Library, 7:00 pm. Paul and Susanna Gilk

May 1 Wausau: WPR interview, 5:00 pm. St. Anne Partish, 700 W. Bridge
Street
Contact: Carol Luken

May 6-8 International Falls - Nancy Lindstrom, Nanno620 [at] hotmail.com.
218-286-5464

May 8 Return from International Falls
Candlelight Service

May 10 White Bear Lake Unitarian Church 10:00 - 2:00 followed by
reception (Sami at 12:30 or 1:00 pm) - Mary Jo LaVigne, Do Peace
Minnesota Maryjanelavigne [at] comcast.net

May 12 Macalester Plymouth Church, 7:00 or 7:30 pm

May 15 St. William - 7:00 pm Don Larson 763-784-4267; don.larson [at] 
comcast.net

May 17 Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul. Rachel Kaul. Breakfast and
speak at 10:00 am

May 22 Northeast Suburban Greens - 7:00 pm Dori Ullman; 612-414-9528;
dorijj [at] aol.com

May 27 Progressives on the Prairie, Davannis Pizza. Eden Prairie - 7:00
- 8:30
Contact: Terry Erickson; 952-975-6015

May 29 Northwest Neighbors for Peace - 700 pm



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            VIGILS
Every Sunday, 9:30 to 10:45 am (unless snowing or sleeting), vigil to Close
Guantanamo-End Torture, 40th St pedestrian overpass over 35W, Mpls.
952-465-2866.

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 Sunday (weather permitting), 3:30 to 4:30 pm, peace vigil on the I-94
footbridge just west of Snelling, St Paul.  Mike Madden, 651-644-2288.

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 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 Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Peace vigil at 98th St. and Lyndale,
Bloomington.  952-831-4276.

Every Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, peace vigil outside John Kline's office at
intersection of Burnsville Parkway and Nicollet, Burnsville.
family4peace [at] msn.com

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 (back to summer hours), 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, noon to 1, peace vigil across from the post office,
Mankato.  richard.wintersteen [at] mnsu.edu

Every Wednesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm (winter hours), Grandmothers for Peace
vigil, 50th and Halifax, Edina (just west of France). www.worldwidewamm.org

Every Wednesday, 5 to 6 pm (back to summer hours), 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, vigil at 42nd (County Rd 9) and Winnetka Ave N,
New Hope.  carydberg [at] comcast.net

Every Thursday, 5 to 6 pm, Chisago City gathering for peace, Moberg Park on
Hwy 8, 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, 10:15 to noon (canceled if snowing or sleeting), peace
bannering on 40th St footbridge over 35W, Mpls.  952-465-2866.

Every Saturday, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th),
Northfield.  billmcgrath52 [at] gmail.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
http://www.worldwidewamm.org/takeaction/vigil/statevigils.html )