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[Catharine Abbott (ctabbott]

Calendar: May 24-June 8
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WAMM Calendar: May 24-June 8 For more WAMM events or ongoing peace vigils, call 
WAMM at 612-827-5364 or see the WAMM calendar on <www.worldwidewamm.org>. We 
regret that we cannot accommodate all the many wonderful peace and justice 
events occurring in the Twin Cities.

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Please note that} WAMM's provision of information on other group's events is 
not meant to convey nor endorse any action contrary to public policy that would 
be inconsistent with exempt purposes under Internal Revenue Code Section 
501(c)(3) i.e., charitable purposes.

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1. Join Somali Women and Children's Peace Rally!   5/25
2. "The World Says No to Israeli Occupation"   6/6
3. Film: "West Bank Story"   6/6
4. Film: "West Bank Story"   6/7
5. "Life Under Occupation: Reflections on Palestine"   6/8

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Mark your Calendar!!! Additional upcoming events and WAMM's ongoing vigils 
follow this calendar.

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1. Join Somali Women and Children's Peace Rally!

Friday, May 25, 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin 
Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, St. Paul. "For those whose hearts are touched by 
the illegal invasion of Somalia, indiscriminate killings of Somalis and 
situation of more than 400,000 refugees without access to shelter, food, safe 
water and basic security," you are invited by Somali women to join hands with 
them and their children. The current plight of Somalis is particularly 
heartbreaking because the international community has had difficulty getting in 
to assist the victims. Minnesota has the largest population of Somalis in the 
U.S. All women and children are invited to join in solidarity in this peace 
rally for Somali women and children and for all women and children victims of 
war. Participants are asked to respect the request of organizers, who are 
immigrants, for a solemn, quiet vigil without loud chants or signs criticizing 
the U.S. Organized by: Somali women.

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2. "The World Says No to Israeli Occupation"

Wednesday, June 6, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge, 
spanning the Mississippi River between Minneapolis and St. Paul. Come to 
Marshall Avenue (St. Paul) side of the bridge so that we can greet you. People 
around the world are joining together in a Global Day of Action as "The World 
Says No to Israeli Occupation" to protest the 40th anniversary of Israel's 
illegal military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, Gaza Strip, East 
Jerusalem, and Syrian Golan Heights. Join the weekly vigil on the Lake 
Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge. Some signs will link the occupations of Iraq and 
Palestine ("End the Occupations of Iraq and Palestine" or "U.S. Out of 
Iraq--Israel Out of Palestine"). Sponsored by: the Palestine Solidarity 
Project. FFI: Call Florence Steichen, 651-696-1642.

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3. Film: "West Bank Story"

Wednesday, June 6, 7:00 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Hall, Second and Linden 
Streets, Northfield. "West Bank Story" is a musical comedy set in the 
fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands in the West Bank. 
David, an Israeli soldier, falls in love with the beautiful Palestinian 
cashier, Fatima, despite the animosity between their families' dueling 
restaurants. Can the couple's love withstand a 2000 year old conflict and their 
families' desire to control the future of the chic pea in the Middle east? 21 
minutes. Discussion follows. Samples of falafels and hummus. FFI: Call Bill, 
507-645-7660.

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4. Film: "West Bank Story"

Thursday, June 7, 7:00 p.m. United Methodist Church, 1401 South Maple, 
Northfield. "West Bank Story" is a musical comedy set in the fast-paced, 
fast-food world of competing falafel stands in the West Bank. David, an Israeli 
soldier, falls in love with the beautiful Palestinian cashier, Fatima, despite 
the animosity between their families' dueling restaurants. Can the couple's 
love withstand a 2000 year old conflict and their families' desire to control 
the future of the chic pea in the Middle east? 21 minutes. Discussion follows. 
Samples of falafels and hummus. FFI: Call Bill, 507-645-7660.

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5. "Life Under Occupation: Reflections on Palestine"

Friday, June 8, 5:45 p.m. Macalester-Plymouth Church, 1658 Lincoln Avenue, St 
Paul. A participatory event, "Life Under Occupation: Reflections on Palestine." 
Middle East food and opportunities to share our stories about ways we have 
aided efforts to bring peace with justice to Palestine and Israel. Sponsored 
by: the Palestine Solidarity Project. FFI: Call Florence Steichen, 651-696-1642.

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Upcoming Events:
 
"Israel's Occupation of Palestinians: Isn't 40 Years Enough?" Saturday, June 9, 
9:30 a.m. (Coffee), 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. (Program) Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 
41st Street and Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis. "Israel's Occupation of 
Palestinians: Isn't 40 Years Enough?" Exploration of the four decades since the 
June 1967 war will compare the Jewish and Palestinian narratives. Sponsored by: 
the Palestine Solidarity Project. FFI: Call Florence Steichen, 651-696-1642.

WAMM's 25th Anniversary Party: "Making Waves for 25 Years!" Sunday, June 10, 
3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Boat Club, Raspberry Island, One South Wabasha 
Street, St. Paul. Celebrate 25 years of justice and peace work with the 
wonderful women (and like-minded men) of WAMM. Music, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar. 
Suggested donation: $25 to $250+ FFI: Call WAMM, 612-827-5364.

Dr. Steve Miles Thursday June 14, 7:00 p.m. Parish Community of St. Joseph, 
8701 36th Avenue North (corner of Boone), New Hope. Dr. Steve Miles, Professor 
of Medicine and Bioethics at the University of Minnesota, will speak on his 
book, "Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror." He 
will follow comments by Dick Bopp, Coordinator of Amnesty International Group 
315, and the film, "Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and 
Disappearances in the 'War on Terror'.    " Free and open to the public. FFI: 
Email <nwn4p [at] yahoo.com> or call Eileen Moran, 763-545-2296.

Dr. Mona El-Farra Monday, June 25, 7:00 p.m. St. Joan of Arc Church, 
Hospitality Hall, 4537 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis. Dr. Mona El-Farra, 
Palestinian physician and internationally-recognized human rights leader, 
director of the Gaza Project of the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA). 
FFI: WAMM, 612-827-5364.

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WAMM's Ongoing Vigils: Please join us. Victims of U.S. policy need you now more 
than ever!

Vigil to End the Occupation of Iraq Every Wednesday, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Lake 
Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge, spanning the Mississippi River between 
Minneapolis and St. Paul. Come to Marshall Avenue (St. Paul) side of the bridge 
so that we can greet you. According to Iraqi-American Sami Rasouli, "Sday after 
day for the last three years and a half or so, by storming houses; detaining 
innocent people; killing innocent people-women, children; bombing them from the 
air or from the land; peppering the Iraq cities, provinces; dominating people 
by checkpointSWe are not stupid hereSIraqis are asking the U.S. to 
leaveSAmerican media talk about this with limitation, but what we see here are 
corpses and dead bodiesS" Rasouli says if U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq, "The 
1,300 al Qaeda members that the Iraq Study Group mentioned would leaveS They 
are here to target American forces." Short gathering in a circle east of the 
bridge after the vigil to hear about more peace and justice events and issues. 
Let us Minnesotans show our representatives in Washington that we want an end 
to the war and occupation of Iraq not later, after even more death and 
destruction, but NOW! FFI: Call WAMM 612-827-5364. Join us for these special 
upcoming events at the bridge: Wednesday, June 6 End the occupations of 
Palestine and Iraq. Resolution of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is 
intimately linked to U.S. policy in the Middle East and ending the war on Iraq. 
Wednesday, June 13 Join with others in their orange jumpsuits and black hoods 
to make the connection between the war on Iraq, the war on terror, and the 
justification of torture by the Bush Administration. Wednesday, July 4 Join in 
a special "Peace is Patriotic" vigil. Wednesday, July 11 People of Faith Speak 
Out Against the War On Iraq. Churches are invited to bring their banners and 
join together in speaking out against the war. FFI: Twin Cities Peace 
Campaign-Focus on Iraq at 612-522-1861.

Vigil to End the Siege of Gaza and Occupation of Palestine Every Friday, 4:15 
to 5:30 p.m. Summit and Snelling Avenues, St. Paul. Israel has sealed off Gaza 
from the outside world while the international community has imposed brutal 
sanctions, ravaging Gaza's already impoverished economy." "Gaza is dying," 
Patrick Cockburn reported in The Independent, "Its people are on the edge of 
starvationSA whole society is being destroyedSThe sound that Palestinians most 
dread is an unknown voice on their cell phone saying they have half an hour to 
leave their home before it is hit by bombs or missiles. There is no appeal." We 
will not do nothing while Palestinians are suffering a slow (or fast) death 
with U.S. military weapons and tax dollars.

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