Peace calendar
From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com)
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:18:45 -0700 (PDT)
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Peace Calendar for July 27, 2006

7/14 to 8/3, film "Who Killed the Electric Car?," documentary about those
who loved it and the company that made it and compacted them in the desert
(GM), Lagoon Theater, Uptown Mpls.  www.landmarktheaters.com

Friday, 7/28, 4:15 to 5:30 pm, vigil "End U.S. Military and Political
Support of Israel," Snelling & Summit, St Paul.  712-437-0222.

Friday, 7/28, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Military Families Speak Out member and
dancer/choreographer Joan Najbar performs with jazz musician John Devine in
a Becky Loury fundraiser "The Iraq War through the Eyes of a Mother," Mixed
Blood Theater, 1501 - 4th St S, Mpls.  RSVP at 651-917-8400, x 10 or x 16.

Saturday, 7/29, 2 pm, free showing of dilm "Loose Change" about doubts of
govt explanation of 9/11, Roseville Public Library, 2180 N. Hamline Ave,
Roseville.  FFI 651-633-4410.

Saturday, 7/29, 7 to midnight, WAMM Forties Birthday Bash, Black Dog Cafe,
308 Prince St, Lowertown St Paul.  www.worldwidewamm.org

Sunday, 7/30, 4 to 8 pm, Minnesota Neighbors for Peace metro-wide potluck
picnic, Newell Park, 900 N Fairview Ave (corner Pierce Butler Rd), St. Paul.
www.mnneighbors4peace.org/events.php

Sunday, 7/30, 7 pm, Jewish Community Relations Council presents documentary
"Tak for Alt" (Thanks for Everything) about holocaust survivor and civil
rights activist Judy Meisel, Beth El Synagogue, 5224 W 26th St, St Louis
Park.  Jodi [at] MinnDakJCRC.org

8/3 to 8/13,  Minneapolis Fringe Festival.  [Ask yourself this question: Are
you willing to see five bad plays in order to see one play that changes your
life?  If yes, consider the following.  Absolutely nothing is known or
recommended.]  www.fringefestival.org   Some possibilities:
   Angels of Warfare & Victory
   Baghdad Burning: Electronic Postcards from Iraq 2003 - 2006
   Condoleeza's Rites
   I Got a Fundamentalist Up My Ass (Eskit)
   Miss Margarida's Way
   Rock, Shock & Awe
   The 9-11 Tapes: An American Tragedy
   The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
   The Unbearable Lightness of Being American

Friday, 8/4, between 1 and 4 pm, Dot Maver meets with Mpls city council
members re Dept of Peace.   Support needed for resolution (2 sponsors
already) to support Dept of Peace legislation.  Have your councilperson set
up an appointment with Paul Rozycki, 612-824-2293 or pbsrroz [at] msn.com

Friday, 8/4, 5 to 6 pm, interested Dept of Peace activists meet with exec
director Dot Maver, Fireroast Mountain Cafe, 3619 E 38th St, Mpls.
faith [at] plethora.net

Saturday, 8/5, 10 to 11:30 am, homeless Veterans for Peace meeting,
Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls.  Wayne at 651-774-4008

Saturday, 8/5, 10 to noon, WAMM book club discusses Chris Hedges book
"Losing Moses on the Freeway," 2615 Park Ave, Mpls.  www.worldwidewamm.org

Saturday, 8/5, 1 pm, protest & march "End the Attacks on Lebanon and Gaza,"
Jackson Square Park, 23rd Ave & Jackson St NE (1 block w of Central opn
23rd, near Lowry Ave), Mpls.  www.antiwarcommittee.org

8/5 and 8/6, Sat 6 to 7:30 pm, Sun 7:30, 9:30 and 5:30 pm,
Hiroshima-Nagasake commemoration at Lyndale Peace Garden and Lake Harriet
Bandshell areas, Mpls. Some details: Saturday 6 pm, commemorative tea
ceremony; Sunday 7:30 am, traditional ceremony of cranes; Sunday 2:30 pm,
family event to honor Sadako; Sunday 4 pm, Women in Black procession along
Pathway to Peace; Sunday, 5:30 pm, concert for peace with Kairos, Rabbi Sim
Glaser and Nick Jordan.  FFI JoAnn Blatchley at Jab229 [at] cs.com or
952-922-0308.

8/5 and 8/6, "Cornstock" music/peace/art festival to benefit the Dept of
Peace Campaign, 437-40th Ave, Dunnell, MN.  $20/1 day or $30/2 days.
www.cornwoman.com or heidi [at] cornwoman.com

Sunday, 8/6, 2:30 pm, homage to Sadako of the 1000 paper cranes and
remembering Hiroshima 1945, Lyndale Park Peace Garden, east of Lake Harriet
between Kings Hwy and the lake at 40th St, Mpls.  952-922-0308.

Sunday, 8/6, 4 pm, MN Fellowship of Reconciliation picnic at Lake Harriet,
Mpls.  Bring dish to share.  FFI chris385 [at] umn.edu

Tuesday, 8/8, time/place TBA, Christian Palestinian prof Alax Awad speaks on
what's happening in Palestine.  www.mapm.org (click on "Two Weeks Out")

Wednesday, 8/9 (and every Wednesday), 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Military Families
Speak Out sponsors vigil in front of Sen. Norm Coleman's office, University
Ave just west of Hwy 280, St. Paul.  annie [at] fireman.net
 
Wednesday, 8/9, 8 to 9:30 am,, Laurie Beckman Yetzer speaks on "Partnership
for Justice," a coalition of South African churches and community
organizations, St Martin's Table, 2001 Riverside, Mpls.  www.justview.org or
763-784-5177.

8/10 to 8/13, Veterans for Peace National Convention with John Perkins,
Cindy Sheehan, Dahr Jamail and others, Seattle, WA.
www.vfpnationalconvention.org

8/11 (6 pm) to 8/13 (6 pm), advanced level training for Alternatives to
Violence Program, Friends for a Non-Violent World, 1050 Selby Ave, St Paul.
avp [at] fnvw.org

Saturday, 8/12, 8 am to 3 pm, Anti-War Committee yard sale, Bethany Lutheran
Church, 2511 E Franklin, Mpls.  (Drop-off from 6 to 8 Friday night at
Bethany.)  www.antiwarcommittee.org
 
Saturday, 8/12,  (and 2nd Saturday of each month), 10:30 am, Coalition for
Alternatives to Military Service (or CAMS, a counter-recruitment group)
meets at Twin Cities Friends Meeting, 1725 Grand, St. Paul.  Contact Mary at
wamm [at] mtn.org

Saturday, 8/12, noon, national emergency march. Lafayette Park in front of
White House,  Washington, to support the people of Lebanon and Palestine.
www.internationalANSWER.org

Sunday, 8/13, 6 pm, chapter 27 Veterans for Peace, St. Stephens school
basement, 2123 Clinton Ave S, Mpls.  612-821-9141.

Monday, 8/14, conversation at 6:30, meeting at 7 pm, monthly meeting of
Network of Spiritual Progressives, Plymouth Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave, Mpls
brucelissem [at] aol.com

Monday, 8/14, 7 pm (and each month's 2nd Monday), Network of Spiritual
Progressives meets, Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet, Mpls.
brucelissem [at] aol.com

Wednesday, 8/16, 11:30 am to 1 pm, Interfaith Participation Project to boost
turnout in low-turnout precincts, Minnesota Church Center, 122 W Franklin
Ave, Mpls.  jody [at] jrlc.org or 612-870-3670.  (RSVP by 8/10 so they can order
lunches.)

Wednesday, 8/16, 7 pm,  (and usually every 2nd Wednesday), Red Wing (#115)
Vets for Peace at home of Charles Nicolosi.  tuvecino [at] redwing.net

8/18 (noon) through 8/20 (3 pm), Nonviolent Peaceforce sponsors
"Nonviolence: The Sword That Heals," for those too young (16+) to be out in
the field, Anathoth Community Farm, Luck, WI.  $35.  FFI
www.anathothcommunityfarm.org or MHMain [at] csbsju.edu or 612-871-0005

Saturday, 89/19, 9:30 to noon, Nasrin Jewell (from Iran), Rabi'h Nahas (from
Lebanon) and Dominique Najjar (from Jerusalem) speak on "What's Going on
inIsrael, Lebanon, Iran and Palestine, and Why?" Hennepin County Southdale
Library, 7001 York Ave S, Edina.  651-696-1642.

Sunday, 8/20, 3 to 5 pm, Kathleen Schuler talks on "Right to Pollute: How
Corporations Exploit and Destroy the Environment," Acadia Cafe, Franklin and
Nicollet Aves, Mpls.  vegan14ever [at] riseup.net or 651-283-3495.


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            VIGILS

Every Sunday, noon to 1 pm, peace vigil at Summit and Snelling, St Paul.
651-699-8655.

Every Sunday, 4 to 5 pm, Peace vigil at 66th and York Ave. S, Edina.  FFI:
Vicki 952-835-8687.

Every Monday, 4:15 to 5:15 pm, Vigil in downtown White Bear Lake at
intersection of Highway 61 and 4th Street.  FFI: www.worldwidewamm.org

Every Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Peace vigil at 98th St. and Lyndale,
Bloomington.  952-831-4276.

Every Tuesday, 5 to 6 pm (all year), east end of Franklin bridge over the
Mississippi River, Mpls. carolynbelle [at] pressenter.com

Every Wednesday, 7 to 8 a.m., Vigil at Alliant Tech, 5050 Lincoln, Edina. 
FFI: www.circlevision.org/alliantaction.html

Every Wednesday, 4 to 5 pm, Peace walk, carrying signs in both directions
from the corner of Hwy 241 and Co Rd 19 (across from St. Michael's Church),
St. Michael.  FFI: regofam [at] earthlink.net

Every Wednesday, 4:45 to 5:45, Grandmothers for Peace vigil, 50th and
Halifax, Edina (just west of France). www.worldwidewamm.org

Every Wednesday, 5 to 6 pm, Vigil to end the occupation of Iraq,
Lake/Marshall bridge over the Mississippi.  www.worldwidewamm.org

Every Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 pm, Peace vigil over footbridge at 85th Ave N and
Hwy 252, Brooklyn Park FFI 763-566-8255

Every Wednesday, 6 pm, peace vigil at signal light on Hwy 169, Belle Plaine.
JoAnne, 952-873-3315

Every Thursday, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Vigil in front of Lockheed Martin, NW
corner of Pilot Knob Road and Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan.  FFI:
skograce [at] mtn.org 

Every Thursday, 5:30 to 6:30 pm (note new time), Peace vigil at the NE
corner (note new corner), intersection Co. Hwy 10 and University Ave NE,
Blaine (the SE corner).   vanka485 [at] aol.com (note new contact).

Every Friday, noon to 1 pm, Anti-Recruitment vigil ³Our Children Are Not
Cannon Fodder,² off Oak St and Washington Ave, East Bank of U, Minneapolis,
612-379-4716. 

Every Friday, 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., Vigil to end the occupation of Palestine,
Snelling and Summit, St. Paul.  steichenfm [at] usfamily.net

Every Friday, 4:30, Red Wing Alliance for Peace sponsors a vigil at John
Rick park, Red Wing, followed by potluck and discussion on alternate weeks.
tuvecino [at] redwing.net

Every Friday, 5 to 6 pm, Chisago City gathering for peace (chat, sing, run
around with the kids, share food), Moberg Park, Chisago City.
AARONWOODJW [at] aol.com

Every Friday, 5 to 6 pm, peace vigil at Lagoon and Hennepin, Uptown Mpls. 
FFI: WAMM. 

Every Friday, J. Rich Park, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Peace vigil, Hwy. 61 and West
Avenue, RedWing.  sherlev [at] redwing.net

Every Saturday, 9 am, Peace walk, Fern and Hwy. 95, Cambridge.  (8 block
walk) ytpsund [at] yahoo.com

Every Saturday, 10 to 11 am, peace vigil at corner of Bridge and River St,
Chippewa Falls, WI.  FFI: lagoclam [at] aol.com or 715-726-0365.

Every Saturday, 1 to 3 pm, Vigil at Barnes and Noble, highways 15 and 23
(Division Street), St. Cloud.  FFI: Mnolde [at] CSBSJU.edu

Every Saturday, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th),
Northfield.  mcgrath1 [at] rconnect.com

(More vigils are listed at www.worldwidewamm.org  ) 


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