Mn-prog-events Mailing List: WAMM Calendar-Dec11-Jan22

[Women Against Military Madness (wamm]

"Peace is a Human Right" signs held by WAMM Board Co-Chair, Sally Kundert
one of the human rights activists at the International Human Rights
Day recognition at the Weekly Peace Bridge
vigil on December 10.[1] image ©SueAnnMartinson2014

WAMM EVENTS

1. Celebrating Marie and John Braun and their Same Day Birthdays!   12/12

2. WAMM Book Club: Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Women’s
Movement   1/17

COALITION EVENTS

3. MEPN: Jewish Voices Against the Occupation   12/13

4. Holiday Craft and Bake Sale for Social Justice   12/13

ALSO OF INTEREST

5. Million March MN   12/13

6. Mayday Books Holiday Party   12/13

7. Getting Away with Murder: How Police Kill with Impunity   12/15

8. 30th Annual Minnesota Homeless Memorial March and Service   12/18

9. Welfare Rights Committee's Opening Day Protest   1/6

10. Human Rights and Labor Rights: Eyewitness Account from Colombia   1/15

ACTION ALERT

DON’T LET CONGRESS SABOTAGE PEACE WITH IRAN

After over 30 years of increasing threats and crippling sanctions against
Iran, peace is finally possible.  Iran and the P5+1 countries – the U.S.,
Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany – wrapped up a week of intense
negotiations in Vienna on November 24.

At the end of the talks, the two sides decided to extend the negotiations
for seven more months. They also agreed that the interim deal they had
signed in Geneva last November would remain in place during the remainder
of the negotiations until July 1, 2015.

However, The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the leading
pro-Israel lobby group, called for “new bipartisan sanctions legislation”
against Iran, and war hawks from both parties are hurriedly trying to pass
legislation with even more sanctions against Iran in order to hijack the
negotiations between Iran and the P5.

New Iran sanctions legislation is an unnecessary provocation, a beating of
war drums that sabotages the first direct dialogue between the US and Iran
in over 30 years.

Call your Senators and Representatives TODAY and demand that they vote NO
on legislation adding more sanctions against Iran.

Tell Congress:  DON’T BLOW THIS HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY.  Do they support
letting diplomacy work, or will they put our nation back on the path
towards a catastrophic war with Iran?

To call your Member of Congress:

US Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121

WAMM EVENTS

TOMORROW NIGHT!!

1. 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 a special song and
recognition of the Brauns by Polly Mann and others and socializing. In lieu
of gifts, John and Marie request donations made to WAMM. Sponsored by:
WAMM. FFI: Call Maxine 651-731-1234.

2. WAMM Book Club: Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Women’s
Movement

Saturday, January 17, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Afro Deli, 1939 S 5th Street,
Minneapolis. The WAMM Bookclub meets every third Saturday of the month. In
January the Bookclub will discuss, Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the
Minnesota Women’s Movement by Lori Sturdevant. Sponsored by: The WAMM
Bookclub. FFI: Call 612-827-5364.

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NEW ISSUE - Online NOW!

WAMM's WINTER Newsletter is available online!

[2]WomenAgainstMilitaryMadness.org

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COALITION EVENTS

3. MEPN: Jewish Voices Against the Occupation

Saturday, December 13, 9:30 a.m. (refreshments) 10:00 a.m. (presentation
and discussion) Southdale Hennepin County Library, 7001 York Avenue South,
Edina. In honor of Chanukah, eight Jewish activists from Minnesota will
talk about their relationship with Israel/Palestine, how their views have
changed during their lifetime, how their Jewishness influences their
beliefs and values, the obstacles posed by Jewish institutions, and how the
attitudes of American Jews, particularly young Jews, towards
Israel/Palestine are changing. Sponsored by: Middle East Peace Now (MEPN).
FFI: Call Dale Stuepfert 612-374-4049.

4. 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: 4200 Cedar Ave Tenants: 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

ALSO OF INTEREST

5. Million March MN

Saturday, December 13, 1:00 p.m. Government Plaza, 300 Sixth Street,
Minneapolis. Part of a national day of protests.  There is power in
numbers.  #blacklivesmatter Sponsored by : Million Artist Movement. FFI:
Visit[3] Facebook

6. Mayday Books Holiday Party

Saturday, December 13, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Mayday Bookstore, 301 Cedar Avenue
South, Minneapolis. Socialize with local activists and enjoy a dramatic
reading of The Great Reindeer Rebellion, a story of strikes at the North
Pole! Mayday Bookstore is a non-profit, volunteer-run, progressive
bookstore. Not making a profit since 1975. In the basement of THE HUB;
enter on side of building. There is a large public parking ramp behind the
building. Sponsored by: Mayday Book Store. FFI: Call 612-333-4719 or visit
[4]Facebook

7. Getting Away with Murder: How Police Kill with Impunity

Monday, December 15, 7:00 p.m. 4200 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis. Panel
discussion on the tricks used by the system to cover for policy who kill.
Learn about the legal and societal mechanisms that allow police to avoid
accountability and actions the community can take to charge police culture
and increase police accountability. Panelists include: Law Professor Peter
Erlinder; Bettie Smith, Mother of Quincy Smith who was killed by
Minneapolis Police; Law Professor Robin Magee; and Jess Sundin, grand jury
resister and member of the Anti-War Committee. Sponsored by: Citizens
United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB). FFI: Visit[5] Facebook

8. 30th Annual Minnesota Homeless Memorial March and Service

Thursday, December 18, 5:00 p.m. (March and Silent Vigil) Hennepin County
Government Center, 3rd Avenue and 5th Street South, Minneapolis 6:30 p.m.
(Service of Remembrance) Simpson United Methodist Church, 2740 1st Avenue
South, Minneapolis 7:30 p.m. (Community Meal). Simpson staff and volunteers
witnessed many people experiencing homelessness who die without anyone
honoring their life. In December of 1984, the first official Minnesota
homeless memorial was held, launching the collaboration between Simpson and
The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless (MCH) that exists to this day.
Each year, marchers carry individual signs with the name, age, and hometown
of every person being honored. A candle is then lit for each individual
while their name is read. Community meal follows. Sponsored by: Simpson
Men’s Shelter and The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless (MCH). FFI:
Visit [6]Online

9. Welfare Rights Committee's Opening Day Protest

Tuesday, January 6, 11:30 a.m. Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, St. Paul. As the politicians start their
session for the year demand the politicians and the governor stop their
inaction and start helping families and children out of extreme poverty.
Gather on the Upper Mall of the capitol grounds, then go inside and hand
out “Past Due” notices to the politicians. Sponsored by: Welfare Rights
Committee. FFI or to help: Call 612-822-8020.

10. Human Rights and Labor Rights: Eyewitness Account from Colombia

Thursday, January 15, 7:00 p.m. 4200 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis.

Jim Dimock, an antiwar activist and a professor from Minnesota State
University, Mankato traveled to Colombia on a “From Dollars to Pesos”
delegation last summer through Witness for Peace; to witness the impact of
the Free Trade Agreement with the US has on the Colombian people.  Dimock
saw the impacts of US intervention first hand meeting with Afro-Colombians
in the port city of Buenaventura and with campesino and indigenous groups
in Cauca. Sponsored by: the Anti-War Committee. Co-sponsored by Witness for
Peace - Upper Midwest. Endorsed by Women Against Military Madness and
Veterans for Peace. FFI: Call 612-379-3899.

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Give the Gift of Peace this holiday season !

Gift Memberships to WAMM are half price now through December 31. Support
WAMM and give a gift at the same time! Sign up [7]online or call the office
612.827.5364

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Human rights activists from the International Human Rights Day
on the Bridge. ©image SallyKundert2014

More images on[8] WAMM's facebook page.

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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.
Deadline for entries: March 1, 2015. FFI and details: Visit[9] ONLINE

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The Middle East Committee has a [16]website.

Tackling Torture at the Top, also known as T-3, has a [17]Facebook page.

Ground All Drones Committee has a [18]blog and [19]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

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References

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6. http://www.simpsonhousing.org/memorial.html
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Women-Against-Military-Madness-WAMM/105317032831328?ref=search&v=wall
9. http://tacklingtorturevideocontest.webs.com/
10. http://worldwidewamm.org/joinsupport/joinsupport.html
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18. http://groundalldrones.blogspot.com/
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