Muusja Mailing List: May 19 '05 E Event Update UU Peak Oil Forum on June 10!

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MUUSJA E-EVENT UPDATE  MAY 19,  2005 
Metro UU Social Justice Alliance--Bringing together   
UUs to work collectively for social  change. 
This update includes announcements  about: 
A. UU Events  
B. Community Events  
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A. UPCOMING UU EVENTS  
1.  
SUNDAY,  MAY 22  
11:00  AM   
PHIL  STEGER: THE HEART'S LONG MARCH:  NONVIOLENCE, DEMOCRACY AND  
PEACEMAKING IN  AMERICA.  Phil, director  of Friends for a Non-Violent World, 
will 
discuss the role of nonviolence  in the birth of our nation's democracy and 
highlight how Americans have  used nonviolence over the centuries to expand the 
reach 
of our democratic  rights to include the formerly oppressed.  He will give 
suggestions  for how ordinary people can draw from these traditions and apply 
their  lessons to our country's current crisis of violence and democracy in  
Iraq.  Phil is a highly sought after  speaker on peacemaking and the US's  
policy 
in Iraq.   All are welcome. We always have Potluck following our morning  
service.  Bring a friend! 
UU  Church of  Willmar   
5th and  Trott  Ave SW across  from Willmar post  office and library  
FFI:  Mary Lou Werner at mwerner [at] wecnet.com. 
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2. 
JUNE…Stay tuned for date 
UU AFFORDABLE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIC PLANNING   
SESSION.  
FFI: Barbara Weatherhood at  bweatherhead [at] mn.rr.com. 
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3. 
FRIDAY, JUNE 10 
7:00 to 9:00  PM 
SPEAKER: WE’RE HALF-WAY THERE: YOUR LIFE WITHOUT   
OIL…Planning now for the transition to a post-oil  world. 
Peak Oil expert Richard Heinberg, author of “The  Party's  
Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies”  will  
discuss implications of the dwindling oil supply, such  as  
rising gas prices, energy scarcity, and the potentially   
violent competition for resources, and his vision for   
adapting to the post-carbon world and the potential  silver  
lining if we do it right. Rev. Kate Tucker of First U  will  
provide a faith perspective in her  introduction. 
First  Universalist  Church 
Goodwill donations-$5.00 suggested.   
Includes Q&A and refreshments!   
FFI: Marcy at 612.824.3240. 
Sponsor: UU EcoMinds….Putting Faith in Environmental   
Action, a working group of MUUSJA.   
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B. COMMUNITY EVENTS OF INTEREST 
1. 
THURSDAY, MAY 19 
7:00 to 9:00  PM 
GENOCIDE 2005: WHAT IS HAPPENING IN  DARFUR? Hugh Parmer  
and Colleen Striegel of the America Refugee Committee  will  
speak on this important topic.  Sponsored by Citizens   
for Global Solutions. 
Hennepin  Ave United  Methodist  Church, 511 Groveland, Mpls   
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2.  
FRIDAY, MAY 20  
7:00 to 10:00  PM 
PEACE ACROSS THE NORTHSIDE to kickoff PEACE  Summer.   
Participants will stand side by side, stretching across   
the northside, making a collective statement that peace   
will prevail over violence.   
26th  Ave from W Broadway to  3rd St   
on  Minneapolis North  Side 
FFI www.citypeace.org or  612-521-4405. 
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3. 
FRIDAY, MAY 20 
8:30 AM to 5:00  PM  
NAT’L CONFERENCE: "WHERE ARE LAW, ETHICS &   
THE LIFE SCIENCES HEADED? FRONTIER ISSUES"    
An exceptional opportunity for academics, researchers,   
policymakers, students, and members of the public  working  
at the intersection of law and science to exchange  ideas  
on the relationship of science, law, and policy.   
Nationally known experts, include Prof. Henry T.  Greely,  
JD of  Stanford  University, Prof. Crawford S.  Holling,  
University of  Florida.   
FFI, Online registration: Call 612.-625.0055 or check   
www.jointdegree.umn.edu/conferences/lawlifesci.php.   
$35 or $10 students. Includes lunch and con’t ed  credits.    
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4. 
THROUGH MAY 22 
8:00 PM on  Thursday-Saturday 
2:00 and  7:30 PM on  Sunday 
Post show discussion on Sunday. 
KING OF HEARTS, AN ANTI-WAR  MUSICAL. 
Full of insights, joy, and depth, and the professional   
cast are joined by the disabled cast of the Interact   
Theater.   Very inspiring.  FFI  www.latteda.org 
Theatre Latteda  
Loring Playhouse near  Loring  Park,  Mpls 
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5. 
SATURDAY, MAY 21  
10:00 AM to Noon  
WORKSHOP ON CORPORATE PERSONHOOD  
Learn how corporations achieved the rights of persons  and  
how they now make use of our Bill of Rights to rule the   
World. Speaker is Betsy Barnum.  
Merriam  Park Library,  1831 Marshall Ave, St.  Paul 
Free 
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6. 
MAY 21 and 23 
FREE SHOWINGS OF FILM: “THE  CORPORATION” 
For a balanced film review check out Daniel McLeod's  piece  
from Dec 2004 issue of Z-Magazine.   
SATURDAY, MAY 21 Washburn Library, 5244 Lyndale Ave.S  Mpls  
MONDAY, MAY 23 Institute for Agriculture & Trade  Policy,  
2105. First Av. S. Mpls  
Sponsored by IMPACT…another world is possible, a world   
where people and the earth are more valued than profit.   
Contact Todd Hierlmaier for times at 952.920.1809 or  
_thierlmaier [at] elitemail.org_ (mailto:thierlmaier [at] elitemail.org) . 
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7. 
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25  
8:00 to 10:00  AM 
IN SEARCH OF THE SACRED with Marlene Whiterabbit  Helgemo,  
activist in the Native American community and pastor of   
All Nations  Church, and Duane Addison.   
St. Martin’s  Table 
2001 Riverside  Avenue,  Minneapolis 
FFI: www.justview.org 
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