WAMM Calendar-Feb 5-Mar 19
From: Women Against Military Madness (wammmtn.org)
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 05:03:12 -0800 (PST)
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Following more than two years in her role as WAMM Office Manager, Elina
Kolstad will be leaving the WAMM office to pursue exciting new
opportunities.  WAMM has benefitted enormously from Elina's focused support
and deep commitment to WAMM's mission and success. Thank you, Elina!

WAMM is fortunate to have Laura (Lo) Ross in place, bringing her
significant experience and talents to serve as full-time WAMM Director.

Work for peace, and get paid!

Please send your cover letter and resume to apply for the Office Manager
position by February 15, 2015, to WAMMhiringcommittee2014 [at] gmail.com -- or
forward this announcement to someone you know will be suitable.

For more details [1]visit our website

WAMM EVENTS

1. Changing Perceptions: Israel/Palestine   2/8

2. Opening Night of WAMM Second Monday Movie Nights, The Age of Stupid 2/09

3. WAMM Valentine’s Day Party   2/14

4. WAMM Book Club: Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless War by James
Risen   2/21

5. WAMM Annual Meeting: The Price of Drone Warfare   3/7

COALITION EVENTS

6. The Son of Eilaboun: A Documentary   2/14

ALSO OF INTEREST

7. Grandmothers for Peace   2/4

8. Dispatches from Occupied Palestine: Sabry Wazwaz Speaks Out   2/7

9. Film: “Brooklyn Castle”   2/10

10. Islam, the Middle East and How We Got Here   2/11

11. Rasmea Speaks!   2/13

12. Minnesota & the Freedom Rides: An Eyewitness Account   2/14

14. A Call for Immigration Reform    2/17

15. Eve, Winona, and Louise   2/17

15. Storytelling and the Struggle for Justice   2/21

16. Rock for Rasmea, Rally Against the Injustice System   2/21

17. Confronting Slavery Today   2/24
18. Women and Native Struggles: Toward Ecological Transformation   3/10

19. Rally to Stop U.S. Wars 3/21

20. A National Antiwar & Social Justice Conference:  Stop the Wars at Home
& Abroad!   5/8

WAMM EVENTS

1. Changing Perceptions: Israel/Palestine
Sunday, February 8, 1:00 p.m. 4200 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis. Ilan Pappe
will join WAMM via Skype from London. Ilan Pappe is a major, revisionist
Israeli historian who published the results of his groundbreaking research
on the war of 1948 in The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (2006). After
receiving numerous death threats in Israel while teaching at Haifa
University, Pappe was hired by the history department at the University of
Exeter in England, and moved there in 2007 with his family. A prolific
author, Pappe is also an activist committed to a non-Zionist “one-state
solution” for Israel/Palestine. Sponsored by: WAMM Middle East Committee.
FFI: Call 612-827-5364 [2]Join and share on Facebook

2. Opening Night of WAMM Second Monday Movie Nights “The Age of Stupid”

Monday February 9, 7:00 pm, 4200 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis. Join us opening
night for our series of monthly movies and lively discussion. Sit back and
enjoy freshly popped popcorn. Make it an evening you won't want to miss!
Bring a date! First movie for opening night: Age of Stupid. A future
archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why
humankind failed to address climate change. Touches on the connections
between the environment, the effects of war, and corporate power. Free and
open to the public. Sponsored by the WAMM Second Monday Monthly Movie
Committee. FFI: WAMM Office 612.827.5364 [3]Join and share on Facebook

3. WAMM's 9th Annual Valentine’s Day Party

Saturday, February 14, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Kenwood Isles Party Room, 1425
West 28th Street (at Hennepin Ave), Minneapolis. Share the love with WAMM
on Valentine’s Day. Come Honor (some of) the sweethearts (volunteers
extraordinaire) of WAMM and Bid "Adieu" to Pepperwolf. Wine, punch, coffee
and hors d'oeuvres.New this year: Peace Bingo (first card free) and Wine
Pull($10)! Sponsored by: Women Against Military Madness. FFI: Call
612-827-5364 [4]Join and share on Facebook.

4. WAMM Book Club: Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless War by James
Risen

Saturday, February 21, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Afro Deli, 1939 S 5th Street,
Minneapolis. The WAMM Book Club meets every third Saturday of the month. In
January the Book Club will discuss Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless
War by James Risen. Check out MayDay Books for your own copy. Sponsored by:
The WAMM Book Club. FFI: Call 612-827-5364.

5. WAMM Annual Meeting: The Price of Drone Warfare

Saturday, March 7, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Community of Saint Stephens,
2201 1st Avenue South, Minneapolis. Featuring interdisciplinary artist Sha
Cage, one of the Star Tribune's Best of 2014 Movers and Makers. Renew your
membership, enjoy a light brunch, elect new board members, and network with
other WAMM members! The program is free and open to the public. Sponsored
by: Women Against Military. FFI: Call 612-827-5364 [5]Join and Share on
Facebook.

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Tackling  Torture  at  the  Top  Video  Contest

WAMM’s Tackling Torture at the Top (T3) committee announces their
2nd Annual video contest on the subject of torture
and torture accountability.

Two prizes in each Serious and Satirical Categories:
Jury ($500) and Audience Favorite ($300).
Deadline for entries: March 1, 2015. FFI and details: Visit[6] ONLINE

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COALITION EVENTS

6. The Son of Eilaboun: A Documentary

Saturday, February 14, 9:30 a.m. (refreshments) 10:00 a.m. (presentation
and discussion). Southdale Hennepin County Library, 7001 York Avenue South,
Edina. A touching documentary by Palestinian film maker Hisham Zreik The
Son of Eilaboun tells the story of Eilaboun a small Palestinian town in the
North Galilee which was ruthlessly attacked, brutalized and dispossessed by
the Israeli Defense Forces in 1948. Sponsored by: Middle East Peace Now
(MEPN). FFI: Call Dale Stuepfert 612-374-4049.

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Can Free Trade Agreements Be Stopped in Their Fast Tracks?

Fast Track is a procedure, rarely used, that allows executive branch
negotiators to skirt Congress and the public, rewriting trade policies that
affect our daily lives––from the stability of our jobs to the safety of our
food. Read about Fast Track and the newest trade agreements: the
Transpacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP) in an article by Carol Masters in the [7]Spring I, 2015
WAMM newsletter coming soon.

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ALSO OF INTEREST

7. Grandmothers for Peace

Wednesday, February 4, 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. Edina Community Library, 5280
Grandview Square, Edina. Gail Hughes, President of Global Solutions of
Minnesota will speak on the topic, “Is the United Nations a Force for
Global Peace or a Tool for Neo-Colonialism?” at the Grandmothers for Peace
Monthly meeting. Free and Open to public. Sponsored by: Grandmothers for
Peace. FFI: Visit [8]Online

8. Dispatches from Occupied Palestine: Sabry Wazwaz Speaks Out

Saturday, February 7, 3:00 p.m. Karmel West, 312 West Lake Street,
Minneapolis. After over a month of traveling in Palestine, Anti-War
Committee member Sabry Wazwaz is returning to Minnesota with a treasure
trove of video, photos and first-hand accounts of life in the occupied West
Bank. Palestinian American Sabry is an outspoken leader of Minnesota’s
movement for a free Palestine, and against U.S.-backed Israeli apartheid.
Many have followed his December-January trip on social media. His almost
daily posts have given a preview of what Sabry witnessed: military
checkpoints, the violence of Israeli settlements, racist apartheid laws,
and the denied right of return have been paired with inspiring stories of
the determination and resilience of the Palestinian people, from Al Khalil
to Jerusalem. Join us for Sabry’s stories from Palestine, and his thoughts
on our continuing work for Palestine here in Minnesota. Sponsored by: the
Anti-War Committee. FFI: Visit [9]Anti-war Cmt

9. Film: “Brooklyn Castle”

Tuesday, February 10, 6:00 p.m. The East Side Freedom Library, 1105
Greenbrier Street, St. Paul. Imagine a school where the cool kids are the
chess team. Welcome to I.S.318 in Brooklyn, NY, a “below poverty” junior
high where the chess team has won more national championships than any
other in the country. Follow the lives and stories of these students
through this award-winning documentary film. Co-Sponsored by: The East Side
Freedom Library and the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers. FFI: Email
info [at] eastsidefreedomlibrary.org

10. Islam, the Middle East and How We Got Here

Wednesday, February 11, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saint Joan of Arc Church, 4537
3rd Avenue, Minneapolis. An in-depth talk with Dr. Odeh Muhawesh a
globally-recognized business leader, theologian, Saint Thomas professor and
past pre-Mass speaker at St. Joan of Arc Church. Bring your questions about
politics and about Islam!Sponsored by: the parish of St. Joan of Arc. FFI:
Call 612-823-8205.

11. Rasmea Speaks!

Friday, February 13, 6:00 p.m. Walker United Methodist Church, 3104 16th
Avenue, Minneapolis. Rasmea Odeh will address supporters and respond to
questions via livestream. Following her remarks, local activists will
address how folks in Minneapolis can support her with the March 12
sentencing hearing that will take place in Detroit. Sponsored by: the
Anti-War Committee. FFI: Visit [10]facebook

12. Minnesota & the Freedom Rides: An Eyewitness Account

Saturday, February 14, 3:00 p.m. The East Side Freedom Library, 1105
Greenbrier Street, St. Paul. A conversation with Claire O’Connor, the only
woman among Minnesota’s six Freedom Riders in the summer of 1961.
Co-Sponsored by: The East Side Freedom Library and African American
Registry. FFI: Email info [at] eastsidefreedomlibrary.org or Call 651-774-8687.

13. A Call for Immigration Reform

Tuesday, February 17, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Coeur de Catherine Ballroom, St.
Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul. Featured speakers:
Simone Campbell, SSS (nuns on the bus) Executive Director of a National
Catholic Social Justice Lobby and Dr Bruce Corrie, PhD, Assoc. V.P. for
University Relations and International Programs Concordia University. Free
and open to the public. Sponsored by: Justice Commission of the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates. FFI: Contact Ginger K. Hedstrom,
Justice Coordinator, (651) 690-7054 or [11]ghedstrom [at] csjstpaul.org

14. Eve, Winona, and Louise

Tuesday, February 17, 7:30 p.m. The Women’s Club Theater, 407 West 15th
Street, Minneapolis. Eve Ensler and Winona LaDuke will lead an evening of
conversation at the intersection of extreme extraction and violence against
Native women with special guest Louise Erdrich. Tickets $20. Sponsored by:
Honor the Earth, One Billion Rising, and The Women’s Congress. FFI or for
tickets: Visit [12]honorearth.org/eve_winona_and_louise

15. Storytelling and the Struggle for Justice

Saturday, February 21, 1:00 p.m. The East Side Freedom Library, 1105
Greenbrier Street, St. Paul. A conversation with Naima Richmond of the
Black Storytellers’ Alliance. Sponsored by The East Side Freedom Library.
FFI: Email eastsidefreedomlibrary [at] gmail.com or Call 651-774-8687.

16. Rock for Rasmea, Rally Against the Injustice System

Saturday, February 21, 6:30 p.m. to Midnight. Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale
Avenue South, Minneapolis. This inspiring multimedia arts event aims to
engage youth and raise awareness of Palestinian-American community leader
Rasmea Odeh and all political prisoners targeted by the FBI. Featuring
short films curated by MIZNA, spoken word poetry curated by local artist
Sarah Thamer, and sets by local musicians. This event is made possible
thanks to Intermedia Arts’ VERVE Grants for Spoken Word poets and 2012
grant winner Misty Rowan. Sponsored by: Anti-War Committee. FFI: Visit the
[13]website.

17. Confronting Slavery Today

Tuesday, February 24, 7:00 p.m. The East Side Freedom Library, 1105
Greenbrier Street, St. Paul. A presentation by Jim Stewart, founder of
Historians Against Slavery. Sponsored by The East Side Freedom Library.
FFI: Email eastsidefreedomlibrary [at] gmail.com or Call 651-774-8687.

18. Women and Native Struggles: Toward Ecological Transformation

Tuesday, March 10, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. O’Shaughnessy Education Center
Auditorium, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul. Native American activist and
advocate for environmental, women's, and children's rights, Winona LaDuke
(Anishinaabe) is founder and co-chair of the Indigenous Women's Network.
She is also the founder and campaign director of the White Earth Land
Recovery Project, a reservation-based environmental organization. Sponsored
by: the University of St. Thomas. FFI: Visit [14]St. Thomas online

L O O K I N G   A H E A D

19. Rally to Stop U.S. WARS and Drone Killings!

Saturday March 21 at 1:00 pm Lake Street & Hiawatha Avenues, Minneapolis.
Sponsored by MPAC (MN Peace Action Coalition) FFI: 612.827.5364

20. A National Antiwar & Social Justice Conference:  Stop the Wars at Home
& Abroad!

Friday, May 8 to Sunday, May 10 Empire Meadows (Clarion) Hotel in Secaucus,
New Jersey (30 minutes from New York City). To register for a hotel room at
the conference reduced rate, call 201-348-6900 and say it is for the UNAC
Antiwar Coalition conference.  Sponsored by: UNAC - United National Antiwar
Coalition 
 Conference info - [15]Online   or  [16]UNACpeace [at] gmail.com, or
call 518-227-6947

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Tackling  Torture  at  the  Top  Video  Contest

WAMM’s Tackling Torture at the Top (T3) committee announces their
2nd Annual video contest on the subject of torture and torture
accountability.

Two prizes in each Serious and Satirical Categories:
Jury ($500) and Audience Favorite ($300).
Deadline for entries: March 1, 2015. FFI and details: Visit[17] ONLINE

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Tackling Torture at the Top, also known as T-3, has a [25]Facebook page.

Ground All Drones Committee has a [26]blog and [27]Facebook group

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Please Note: The preceding are events sponsored or endorsed by WAMM
committees or
coalitions. We regret that we cannot accommodate all the many wonderful
peace and justice
events occurring in the Twin Cities. For more WAMM events or ongoing peace
vigils,
call WAMM at 612-827-5364 or see the WAMM calendar on
WomenAgainstMilitaryMadness.org

WAMM’s provision of information on other group’s events is not meant to
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with exempt
purposes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) i.e., charitable
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References

1. http://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/about/hire/om2015.html
2. https://www.facebook.com/events/1597063457196159/
3. https://www.facebook.com/events/335916246603796/
4. https://www.facebook.com/events/330407803823122/
5. https://www.facebook.com/events/1582243378677239/
6. http://tacklingtorturevideocontest.webs.com/
7. http://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/newsletter/newsletter.html
8. http://mapm.pjep.org/actions/Grandmothers-for-Peace-Talk-the-United-Nations
9. http://antiwarcommittee.org/
10. https://www.facebook.com/events/335491259984824/
11. mailto:ghedstrom [at] csjstpaul.org
12. http://www.honorearth.org/eve_winona_and_louise
13. http://rockforrasmea.com/
14. 
http://www.stthomas.edu/ldcw/programs/upcomingfeaturedevents/2015-march-womens-history-month-speaker--winona-laduke.html
15. http://nepajac.org/UNAC_120314.html
16. mailto:UNACpeace [at] gmail.com
17. http://tacklingtorturevideocontest.webs.com/
18. http://worldwidewamm.org/joinsupport/joinsupport.html
19. http://worldwidewamm.org/joinsupport/joinsupport.html
20. http://worldwidewamm.org/
21. 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Women-Against-Military-Madness-WAMM/105317032831328?ref=search&v=wall
22. https://twitter.com/WAMMwoman
23. http://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/
24. http://mec.worldwidewamm.org/home.html
25. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tackling-Torture-at-the-Top/370422110962
26. http://groundalldrones.blogspot.com/
27. https://www.facebook.com/groups/wammgroundalldrones/

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