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Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:48:23 -0800 (PST) |
In Honor of Polly Mann who turns 95 this year. Join us for Birthday Cake in the WAMM Office today! Click to Donate to WAMM on [1]GiveMN TODAY is Give to the MAX Day —and to sweeten your contribution —we have a generous matching grant available, courtesy of Phil Willkie. Money for Peace Making not for WAR making. WAMM EVENTS 1. Give to the Max Day Open House 11/13 TODAY 2. WAMM Benefit Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages 11/21 3. No War for the Holidays: Stop Bombing Iraq & Syria 11/26 4. Celebrating Marie and John Braun and their Same Day Birthdays! 12/12 COALITION EVENTS 5. MAP Annual Peace Celebration 11/17 ALSO OF INTEREST 6. Grounded 10/31-11/23 7. Workshop with Paul Chappell: Waging Peace 11/15 8. Peace, Pies and Prophets 11/15 9. Palestine Culture Night! 11/16 10. Panel Discussion: The Struggle for $15/Hour Wage 11/19 11. Breakfast with Mukesh Kapila 11/20 12. Local Vigil to Close the School of the Americas 11/23 13. War is the Greatest Threat to Human Rights! 12/6 14. Holiday Craft and Bake Sale for Social Justice 12/13 WAMM EVENTS 1. Give to the Max Day Open House TODAY Thursday, November 13, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm WAMM Office, 4200 Cedar Avenue Suite 3, Minneapolis. Hang out in the WAMM office as we watch our progress throughout the day. Enjoy a piece of cake in honor of Polly's Birthday too. Donate to WAMM on [2]GiveMN. THANK YOU for your generosity! Lifelong progressive activist and WAMM supporter Phil Willkie is generously matching donations made to WAMM up to $2,000 on Give to the Max Day 2014! He is donating in honor of Polly Mann, whose birthday is in November, and to honor the many strong women in his life. In his own words: As we honor Polly Mann and her 95th birthday and as I donate $2,000 to match the gifts to WAMM from Polly’s other admirers, I’m also honoring and remembering four women who were my mentors and role models. Though I met Polly late – in 1987 – she clearly ranks with the strong women who influenced me. Sponsored by: WAMM and GiveMN.org. FFI: Visit [3]Facebook Click to Donate to WAMM on [4]GiveMN 2. WAMM Benefit Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages Friday, November 21, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Ten Thousand Villages, 867 Grand Avenue, St. Paul. Benefit WAMM by shopping at Ten Thousand Villages in St. Paul. Ten Thousand Villages is a fair-trade retailer of artisan-crafted home decor, personal accessories and gift items from across the globe. As one of the world’s oldest and largest fair-trade organizations, Ten Thousand Villages has spent more than 60 years cultivating trading relationships in which artisans receive a fair price for their work and consumers have access to distinctive handcrafted items. 20% of the evening's sales will be donated to WAMM. Make an evening of it and visit one of the many restaurants located nearby. Sponsored by: Ten Thousand Villages and WAMM. FFI: [5]Ten Thousand Villages. 3. No War for the Holidays: Stop Bombing Iraq & Syria Wednesday, November 26, 4:30 p.m. Lake Street/ Marshall Avenue Bridge, signs available on the St. Paul side of the bridge. On the evening before the Thanksgiving holiday, join the Wednesday peace vigil to say NO to war. A new chapter of US war in the Middle East, the bombing campaigns in Iraq and Syria, has been opened. Additional troops and 'advisors' are being sent. This new chapter of war and intervention could last for years to come. Co-sponsored by WAMM End War Committee, the Twin Cities Peace Campaign, and the MN Peace Action Coalition. FFI: Call 612-827-5364. 4. Celebrating Marie and John Braun and their Same Day Birthdays! Friday, December 12, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Spirit of Saint Stephen’s, 2201 1st Avenue, Minneapolis. Honor two people who have contributed so much to peace locally and internationally. Potluck dinner with music and socializing. In lieu of gifts, John and Marie request donations made to WAMM. Sponsored by: WAMM. FFI: Call Maxine 651-731-1234. COALITION EVENTS 5. MAP Annual Peace Celebration Monday, November 17, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Landmark Center, 75 West 5th Street, St. Paul. Guest Speaker Paul Chappell, Author of The Art of Waging Peace. Kick-off announcement of MAP Peace Essay Contest,to occur in the Spring, 2015. Kellogg-Briand Pact Banner presentation to the Landmark Center from Veterans for Peace, Chapter 27. Sponsored by: Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers (MAP). FFI: [6]Visit MAP Online ALSO OF INTEREST 6. Grounded Friday, October 31 to November 23, Playwright’s Center, 2301 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis. George Brant’s drama, featuring Sha Cage. Featuring Sha Cage.Directed by Wendy Knox, Set Design by Joe Stanley, Lighting by Mike Kittel, Sound by Mike Croswell, Costumes by Kathy Kohl. A hot shot fighter pilot finds her career in the sky interrupted by an unplanned pregnancy. Reassigned to remotely operate drones in Afghanistan from a windowless trailer outside of Vegas, her life in the desert begins to collide with the one she is patrolling on the other side of the world. This compelling and searing look at moral responsibility, contradictory choices and modern warfare seamlessly blends the personal and the political as it explodes our assumptions about war, family and the power of storytelling. Sponsored by: Frank Theatre. FFI: Visit [7]Frank Theatre online 7. Workshop with Paul Chappell: Waging Peace Saturday, November 15, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, 900 Mount Curve Avenue, Minneapolis. Paul Chappell is a West Point graduate, Iraq war veteran, former Army Captain and Director of Peace Leadership for the Nuclear age Peace Foundation. Author of "The Art of Waging Peace," "Will War Ever End?", "The End of War" and "Peaceful Revolution." Sponsored by: Veterans for Peace, Chapter 27. FFI: Contact Larry Johnson [8]larryvfp [at] gmail.com or 612-747-3904. 8. Peace, Pies and Prophets Saturday, November 15, 7:00 p.m. Calvary Baptist Church, 2608 Blaisdell Avenue, Minneapolis. An evening of comedy, drama, and challenge brought to the Twin Cities by Ted & Co. Theaterworks the show has been called a participatory wonder, a wonderful blend of consciousness-raising and laughter, community-building at its best, and just a whole lot of fun. The event features a “stealth auction,” where an airhorn goes off and actors Ted Swartz and Tim Ruebke don their special hats to auction off handcrafted pies. Admission is free. Sponsored by: Faith Mennonite Church, Community of St. Martin, and The Mennonite Worker. FFI: Visit [9]Facebook 9. Palestine Culture Night! Sunday, November 16, 5:30 p.m. Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. A night of rich culture! Everyone (all ages) invited, so please bring ALL of your family and friends and join us for a night of Palestinian entertainment and cultural resistance. Listen to Palestinian-American performance poet and human rights activist Remi Kanazi perform, Sanabel Al Quds dabke team, several local talents, and more! Middle eastern dinner provided with $5 entry fee. Kids 3 and under free. Sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP UMN). FFI: Visit [10]the event page 10. Panel Discussion: The Struggle for $15/Hour Wage Wednesday, November 19, 7:00 p.m. East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul. Airport workers, retail cleaners, fast food workers. Free and open to all. FFI: Email [11]eastsidefreedomlibrary [at] gmail.com 11. Breakfast with Mukesh Kapila Thursday, November 20, 7:30 a.m. Nonviolent Peaceforce,425 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis. Mukesh will be talking about his work in South Sudan as a senior advisor to Nonviolent Peaceforce and his book, “Against a Tide of Evil.” Sponsored by: Nonviolent Peaceforce. FFI and to RSVP: Call 612-871-0005. 12. Local Vigil to Close the School of the Americas Sunday, November 23, 1:00 p.m. Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge (St. Paul side). Gather to remember those who were murdered by soldiers trained at the SOA, to pray for their families, and to challenge ourselves to take action to close the School. All are welcome. Sponsored by: the Sisters of St. Joseph, the St. Joseph Workers and Alumnae. FFI: Call 612-701-7558. 13. War is the Greatest Threat to Human Rights! Saturday, December 6, 1:00 p.m. March Starts at Bryant Square Park, 3101 Bryant Avenue South with closing rally at Karmel West, 312 West Lake Street. This community march will highlight the US government’s role in funding war and destruction abroad and the consequences of these policies here at home. From US sponsored violence in Palestine and Colombia, to the escalating of warfare in Iraq and Syria, to the cut backs in education and social services at home the US is violating human rights. Sponsored by: the Anti-War Committee. Endorsed by: the MN Peace Action Coalition. 14. Holiday Craft and Bake Sale for Social Justice Saturday, December 13, Noon to 4:00 p.m. 4200 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis. Support local social justice groups by buying cool crafts and tasty treats. Sponsored by: Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAc), Women Against Military Madness (WAMM), Anti-War Committee, Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB), Welfare Rights Committee, and more! FFI: Visit Facebook An excellent event with Mnar Muhawesh, founder and editor in chief of Mint Press, at WAMM's Middle East Committee's event on November 9, 2014. Missed her talk? [12]Watch here. ___________________________________ WAMM's Newsletter is always available online! 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