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From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com) | |
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:45:33 -0700 (PDT) |
NOTE: To subscribe, to unsubscribe or to send event announcements, please write to peacecalendar [at] visi.com with "peace calendar" in the subject line. My calendar and Dave Shove's Progressive Calendar are archived at http://lists.justcomm.org/pipermail/mn-prog-events/ Peace Calendar for March 16, 2007 Tuesdays, 2/6 to 3/27, 9 to 5, "Occupation Project," where constituents enter offices of Congresspersons or Senators at 9 and stay until 5 (or closing) to provide a non-disruptive vigil to remind them to stop the Iraq war funding and bring the troops home. Coleman's office: Sarah Standefer, scsrn [at] yahoo.com or 612-379-4716. Klobuchar's office: Marie Braun and Barbara Palmer, braun044 [at] umn.edu or 612-522-1861. Ramstad's office: Roxanne Abbas, rabbas [at] usinternet.com or 763-476-7643. Kline's office: the Skoogs at 651-454-3850 or family4peace [at] msn.com) McCollum's office: Betty McKenzie at macconis [at] usfamily.net or 651-644-1337. Bachmann's office: Sr Merle Nolde in St Cloud area. Walz: Joe,Elaine Mayer, eljomayer [at] hotmail.com or 507-289-4154. Peterson's office: Jim Hubley, jhubley [at] chartermi.net or 507-532-6846. Oberstar's office: Michelle Obed Naar, obedsinduluth [at] yahoo.com or 218-728-0629. Contact 612-522-1861 or the WAMM office for other team leader info. Month of March, antiwar photographer Chante Wolf"s show "Chronicles of Our American Conscience: Faces of Commitment," Coffee News Cafe, 1662 Grand Ave, St. Paul. 651-698-3324. now to 3/22, film "The Lives of Others" about East Berlin spy who begins to question his own life after seeing the freethinking couple he is spying on, Edina Cinema, 3911 W 50th St, Edina. www.landmarktheaters.com now to 3/22, film "Amazing Grace" about 18th Century Brit MP William Wilberforce and his uphill fight against the slave trade, Lagoon Theater, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Uptown Mpls. www.landmarktheaters.com now to 3/22, Academy Award winning film "The Last King of Scotland" about Uganda's Idi Amin, Edina Cinema, 3911 W 50th St, Edina. www.landmarktheaters.com 3/16 to 3/22, film "Maxed Out" about the ugly realities of American debt below the facade of American wealth, Lagoon Theater, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Uptown Mpls. www.landmarktheaters.com now to 3/18, Thur-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm, Frank Theater presents "The Exonerated," the true story of 6 people who spent 2 to 22 years on death row before being proven innocent, $19-21, Mixed Blood Theater, 1501 S 4th St, Mpls. 612-338-6131. now to 3/25, various times, Heart of the Beast Theater presents performance installations/video/advocacy "lab" "Invigorate the Common Well," exploring whether water is a common right or a proprietary privilege, 1500 E Lake St, Mpls. www.hotb.org or 612-721-2535. 3/8 to 3/18, Wed-Sat at 8, Sun at 7, play "Throat" about Marine having adjusting problems after Iraq, $22 to 25, Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Ave S, Mpls. dana [at] southerntheater.org or 612-340-0155, ext 15. 3/9 to 3/18, 7:15 pm, film "Story of Pao" about Hmong girl in northern Vietnam and quest to find her biological mother, Oak St Cinema, 309 Oak St SE, Mpls. www.mnfilmarts.org 3/9 to 3/24, 7:30 pm with some matinees, Mixed Blood Theater adapts "The Pajama Game" as a bilingual tale of labor/management and cultural conflict, Sabtahani Theater, 310 E 38th St, Mpls. www.mixedblood.com Friday, 3/16, just returned from Iraq, Najaf resident (and former Mpls restauranteur) Sami Rasouli interviews on MTN in the morning, speaks at local high school in the afternoon, does vigil from 4:30 to 5:30 and does potluck and dinner in the evening. Contact David Harris for details: tuvecino [at] redwing.net or 651-388-5863. Friday, 3/16, 7 am, check-in for the bus to march on the Pentagon in Washington, St Joan of Arc, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. Cost is $175 to "Anti-War Committee." Schedule: leave early Friday, march all day Saturday, leave Saturday afternoon after the march, arrive around dinnertime Sunday the 18th. Buy your own fast-food on the way or bring your own food. Questions and reservations: www.antiwarcommittee.org or 612-379-3899. (About 20 seats left at this writing.) Friday, 3/16, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end the occupation of Palestine, Snelling & Summit Aves, St Paul. Karen, 651-283-3495. Friday, 3/16, 6 to 7 pm, Christian Peace Witness for Iraq hosts "Prayers for Peace" marking 4 years of war in Iraq, with bell choir of Community of Peace Academy, First Congregational Church of MN, UCC, 500 - 8th Ave SE, Mpls. 612-331-3816. Friday, 3/16, 6 to 7 pm, vigil on interstate bridge between Taylors Falls and St Croix Falls, with candles and luminaries in-between, representing service members lost from each state, Taylors Falls. 715-472-2728. Friday, 3/16, 6 pm, Mixed Blood Theater artistic director Jack Reuler discusses the bilingual, labor-management tale of the updated "Pajama Game," Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Friday, 3/16, 6:30 pm, excellent 50-min Spanish documentary "Poison Bullets" on depleted uranium (with footage of local Alliant actions), O'shaughnassey Education Building, Cleveland & Summit, St Thomas U, St Paul. $5 benefit local War Resisters League chapter. FFI Marv 612-874-7715. Saturday, 3/17, 10 to 11:30 am, human rights accompanier Ellen More speaks on "Genocide in Guatemala," Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Saturday, 3/17, 2 to 4 pm, Iron Range United for Peace and Awareness sponsors rally for peace on the 4th anniversary of the Iraq war, corner 8th St S and 12th Ave W, Virginia, MN. FFI Karen at nighj [at] aol.com or 218-969-6144. Sunday, 3/18, 9:30 am, just returned from Iraq, Najaf resident (and former Mpls restauranteur) Sami Rasouli speaks at First Unitarian Society, Lower Auditorium, 900 Mt Curve Ave, Mpls. http://firstunitariansociety.org Sunday, 3/18, 1 pm gather, then Sami Rasouli speaks 1:30 march to Loring Park, global day of protest to mark the 4th anniversary of the war in Iraq: "US Out of Iraq NOW," Hennepin & Lagoon Aves, Uptown Mpls. www.worldwidewamm.org For the march on the Pentagon, go to www.InternationalANSWER.org Sunday, 3/18, 2 pm, Duluth march and rally against the Iraq war, starting at MN Power Plaza on Lake Ave & Superior St, marching to Duluth Civic Center at 515 W 1st St for a rally at Priley Fountain, Duluth. anathoth [at] lakeland.ws Sunday, 3/18, 3 to 5 pm, Amnesty International meeting concentrating on Philippines, Center for Victims of Torture, 717 E River Rd SE, Mpls. gabeo [at] bitstream.net Monday, 3/19, noon to 4:30 pm (opening ceremony at noon with Becky Lourey, reading of names at 12;30, closing ceremony at 4 with Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer), Eyes Wide Open Minnesota exhibit, presenting the human cost of war with a pair of boots for each MN soldier killed in Iraq and shoes for Iraqi casualties, Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda, St Paul. www.mppeace.org Monday, 3/19, 2 pm, just returned from his home in Iran, Jay Shahidi speaks on history and politics of Iran and the region, American Association of University Women, 2115 Stavens Ave S, Mpls. Monday, 3/19, 6:30 pm, free film "Outlawed: Extraordinary Rendition, Torture and Disappearance in the War on Terror," St Joan of Arc Hospitality Hall, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. 612-827-5364 or www.worldwidewamm.org Monday, 3/19, 7 pm, author Paul Loeb ("The Impossible will Take a While" & "Soul of a Citizen") speaks at Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. FFI faith.kidder [at] gmail.com or 612-760-2512. Tuesday, 3/20, 10 am, just returned from Iraq, Najaf resident (and former Mpls restauranteur) Sami Rasouli appears during Occupation Project at office of Rep. Jim Ramstad. (See above.) Tuesday, 3/20, noon, Anti-War Organizing League sponsors demo and march "US Out of Iraq Now!" with just returned from Iraq, Najaf resident (and former Mpls restauranteur) Sami Rasouli speaking, Coffman Front Plaza, U of M East Bank, Mpls. www.tc.umn.edu~awol/ Wednesday, 3/21, 7 pm, former MN rep Tim Penny, MN Guard Col Neal Loidolt and employer support chair Denny Schulstad speak on "The Impact at Home: War and the National Guard," Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute, 301 - 19th Ave S, Mpls. 3/22 to 3/27, just returned from Iraq, Najaf resident (and former Mpls restauranteur) Sami Rasouli is in Grand Rapids. For details contact Barbara Veit, bdveit [at] uslink.net or 218-245-2327. Thursday, 3/22, 6 pm, Jewish Community Action invites people from diverse communities to celebrate the Passover Seder and its message of liberation, $5 to 10, Temple Israel, 2324 Emerson Ave, Mpls. RSVP by 3/16 to perry [at] jewishcommunityaction.org Thursday, 3/22, 6:45 pm, NW Neighbors for Peace hosts film "Road to Guantanamo," Parish Community of St Joseph, 8701 - 36th Ave N, New Hope. Thursday, 3/22, 7 pm, Haiti Justice Committee presents Brian Concannon and Mario Joseph, both recognized rights lawyers in Haiti, speaking on ""Talk on Making the U.S. Safe for Democracy in Haiti," room 250 Olin-Rice Science Building, Macalester College, Grand & Snelling, St Paul. Friday, 3/23, 6 pm potluck, 7 pm speaker, Iraqi American (and founder of Muslim Peacemaker Team and resident of Najaf) Sami Rasouli speaks to Iron Range United for Peace and Awareness, Messiah Lutheran Church, 8590 Enterprise Dr S, Mt Iron, MN. FFI Karen at nighj [at] aol.com or 218-969-6144. Friday, 3/23, 6:30 pm, the DFL Veterans' Caucus presents "The Iraq War Tapes," Immanuel Lutheran Church, Luther Hall, 16515 Luther Way, Eden Prairie. RSVP (appreciated, not required) to dflvetscaucus [at] gmail.com Friday, 3/23, 7 pm, film "Five Factories: Worker Control in Venezuela" about government experiment with co-management of 5 large factories, Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.laboreducation.org Friday, 3/23, 7:30 pm, 1-man play "Jesus at Guantanamo" about a return visit and some surprising insights in a difficult modern situation, plus His thoughts on the nature of morality, Walker Community Church, 3104 - 16th Ave S, Mpls. Free-will offering. www.worldwidewamm.org 3/23-3/25, play "Six Lives," true stories about adults who experienced displacement through war or turmoil in their youth, Illusion Theater, 528 Hennepin Ave, Ste 704, Mpls. www.illusiontheater.org 3/24 to 3/26, just returned from Iraq, Najaf resident (and former Mpls restauranteur) Sami Rasouli is in Duluth. For details contact Michelle Obed-Naar, obedsinduluth [at] yahoo.com or 218-728-0629. Saturday, 3/24, 10 to 11:30 am, author John Ross speaks on his book "Zapatistas: Chronicles of Resistance 2000-2006," Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Saturday, 3/24, 2 to 5 pm, U of St Thomas peace prof Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaks on "Living a Life of Peace and Justice" (followed by workshops) at Plymouth Center, 1900 Nicollet Ave (at Franklin), Mpls. 612-871-7400. Alternate Saturdays, 1/13 to 6/9, 2 to 4 pm, interfaith dialogue organization Northern Lights Society presents series Understanding Islam, 2469 University Ave, Suite 110 E. St Paul. bilgin [at] nlight.org Series includes topics: the necessity of interfaith dialogue on 3/24, farewell sermon of prophet Muhammad on 4/14, terror and suicide attacks on 4/28, other faiths according to Islam on 5/12, diversity in Islam on 5/26 and Islamic art on 9/9. RSVP to rsvp [at] nlight.org Sunday, 3/25, 6:30 pm, Pax Cristi Twin Cities and St Martin's Community celebrate the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero, concluding with a reflection by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Faith Mennonite Church, 2720 E 22nd St, Mpls. FFI Lynn at 651-645-1611. Monday, 3/26, noon to 1 pm, MN Advocates for Human Rights' Jennifer Prestholdt and American Refugee Committee's Pham Thi Hoa speak on "Child Soldiers: Who is Fighting Our Wars?," Faegre & Benson LLP, The Century Room, 2200 Wells Fargo Center, 90 S 7th St, Mpls. RSVP by 3/22 to Julia Kashaeva at jkashaeva [at] mnadvocates.org or 612-341-3302 ext. 127. (RSVP gets you free lunch.) Monday, 3/26, 1 to 3 pm (potluck at noon), RNC Welcoming Committee meeting, Jack Pine Community Center, 2815 E Lake St, Mpls. www.rncwelcomingcommittee.org Monday, 3/26, 6:30 pm, downtown senior clergy report of their January trip to the Holy Land, Temple Israel, 2324 Emerson Ave S, Mpls. www.journeyinfaith-mpls.org Monday, 3/26, 7 to 8 pm, St Paul Councilmember Dave Thune hosts a public forum on the 2008 Republican National Convention, West 7th Community Center, 265 Oneida St, St Paul. (Come see how big your "free speech zones" will be.) Tuesday, 3/27, Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace screens free film "The Ground Truth" about the training and dehumanization of US soldiers and how they struggle when they come back home, Hamline Midway Library, 1558 W Minnehaha Ave, St Paul. www.mppeace.org Thursday, 3/29, 7 pm, NW Neighbors for Peace hosts film "The War Tapes," Brookdale Library room C, 6125 Shingle Creek Prkway, Brooklyn Center. Thursday, 3/29, 7 pm, just returned from his home in Iran, Jay Shahidi speaks on history and politics of Iran and the region, MN International Center, 717 E River Rd, Mpls. 612-625-4421. 3/29 to 4/1, Mizna presents 4th Arab Film Festival, Heights Theater, 3952 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights. Includes films "Sweet Land," "I See the Stars at Noon," "The Devil Came on Horseback," and "Palestine Blues." www.mizna.org Thursday, 3/29, 5:30 to 7 pm, Iranian-American Association of MN president M Jay Shahidi, recently returned from Iran, presents "A Perspective on Iran," MN Intl Institute living room, 711 E River Rd, Mpls. $15 (please register). www.micglobe.org Thursday, 3/29, 7 to 9:30 pm, free film "Betrayal of Democracy: Ethiopia" about tyranny and oppression in Africa's 2nd most populous country, Mondale Hall, room 25, U of M Law School, 229 - 19th Ave S, Mpls. www.hrusa.org Saturday, 3/31, all day, the Mahatma's grandson Arun Gandhi speaks on "Non Violent Principles and Applications" at conference with Pace e Bene's Butigan at Normandale Community College, Bloomington. $45 registration to CTA-MN, PO Box 50419, Mpls 55419. Questions to Judy at 612-927-6825. Saturday, 3/31, 10 am to 1 pm, immigration lawyer Rose Grengs speaks on "Where Two Worlds Colide: U.S./Mexico Border" at the WAMM annual meeting, St Joan of Arch Church Hospitality Room, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. www.worldwidewamm.org Saturday, 3/31, 6:30 pm, MN Cuba presents free film "Mujeres de la Guerrilla" (Guerrilla Woman), an homage to over 300 women who worked against Batista in Cuba, Mapps Coffee House, 1810 Riverside Ave, Mpls. 612-624-1512. Saturday, 3/31, 6 pm, MN National Lawyers Guild annual social justice dinner, Wm Mitchell College of Law, 875 Summit Ave, St. Paul. Reserve tickets by 3/15 ($50/person, $15 student) with Bruce or Lorena at 612-436-3664. Wednesday, 4/4, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, U of Michigan Middle East prof Juan Cole speaks on "Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations and the Taliban Resurgence," room 125, Nolte Center for Continuing Education, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls. Thursday, 4/5, 4 pm, U of Michigan Middle East prof Juan Cole speaks on "The Internet, the Intellectual, and the War on Terror," room 125, Nolte Center for Continuing Education, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls. Thursday, 4/5, 7 to 8:30 pm, V.A. Rehab Dr Barbara Sigford and MN Brain Injury Association director Ardis Sandstrom speak on "The New Wounded: The Evolution of War-Related Injuries and their Medical and Economic Impact," Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute, 301 - 19th Ave S., Mpls. Saturday, 4/7, 10 to 11:30 am, just back in March, Clare Urbanski will present "Update on Oaxaca," Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Saturday, 4/7 (and each 1st Saturday), 10 to 11:30 am, Homeless Veterans for Peace meeting, Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin Ave, Mpls. Bob Heberle at 612-789-9020 Sunday, 4/8, 6 pm (and the 2nd Sunday of each month), Veterans for Peace chapter 24 meeting, St Stephens School basement, 2130 Clinton Ave S, Mpls. waynewittman [at] msn.com -------------------------------------------------------------- VIGILS Every Sunday, noon to 1 pm, peace vigil at Summit and Snelling, St Paul. 651-699-8655. Every Sunday, 1 to 2 pm, St Croix Valley Peacemakers sponsors peace vigil at the Stillwater bridge, Stillwater. www.stcroixvalleypeacemakers.com or 651-275-0247. 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 Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Penn Ave just north of 394, Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Mpls. bnlberry [at] netscape.net 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: family4peace [at] msn.com Every Thursday, 5 to 6 pm, Peace vigil at intersection of Bridge and Fountain Streets, Albert Lea. sjmoore [at] smig.net Every Thursday, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Peace vigil at NE corner Co Hwy 10 & Univ Ave NE, Blaine. vanka485 [at] aol.com 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, 11 am to noon, peace vigil at corner of Bridge and River St, Chippewa Falls, WI. FFI: lagoclam [at] aol.com or 715-726-0365. Every Saturday, 11 to noon, Minnetonka weekly peace demonstration, at Hwy 7 and 101. Park in Target Greatland lot; meet near entrance fountain. carydberg [at] comcast.net Every Saturday, 11 to noon, NW Neighbors for Peace hosts antiwar vigil, along Vinewood, near Rockford Rd (AKA 42nd Ave or Cty Rd 9), just east of 494, Plymouth. nwn4p [at] yahoo.com Every Saturday, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th), Northfield. mcgrath1 [at] rconnect.com Every Saturday, 1 to 2 pm, Mounds View peace vigil, SE corner of Hwy 10 and University Ave NE in Blaine. major18 [at] comcast.net or 763-717-9168. (More vigils are listed at www.worldwidewamm.org )
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