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From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com) | |
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:04:05 -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 April 21, 2007 now to 5/3, Tues & Thur evenings 7 to 9, Sat 9 to 11 and 1 to 3, free public workshops to participate in the legendary May Day Parade on May 6, Heart of the Beast Theater, 1500 E Lake St, Mpls. 612-721-2535. (You probably know all about this event, but if you don't I very highly recommend it.) now to 4/26, 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 4/26, film "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" about 1920 Irish struggle against Britain, then civil war in Ireland, Edina Cinema, 3911 W 50th St, Edina. www.landmarktheaters.com now to 4/29, Mpls/StPaul International Film Festival. Details at www.mspfilmfest.org/2007 War/peace possibilities (based on nothing except the published synopses) include: doc War Dance from Uganda, about residents of displaced persons camp (4/29 St Anthony); doc Ghosts of Cite Soleil about Haiti violence (4/24 St Anthony, 4/26 Oak St); Slovenian film Warchild about Bosnian child adopted to Germany (4/25 Bell); and many others. now to 6/2, exhibit about the legacy of the Korean War "Still Present Pasts," Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls. www.intermediaarts.org or 612-871-4444. 4/12-29, Thur-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm, play "From the Ashes," stories of immigrants and refugees in the Twin Cities based on MN Advocates for Human Rights report on impact of 9/11, Pangea World Theater, 711 W Lake St, suite 102, Mpls. pangea [at] pangeaworldtheater.org 4/19 to 4/29, film "On a Tightrope" about Uyfhur Muslim orphans in China's Xinjang Province, learning to balance in several senses, Bell Museum, 10 Church St, East Bank, Mpls. www.mnfilmarts.org Friday, 4/20, 5 to 8 pm, Nell Hillsley's Art for Peace preview party to benefit Nonviolent Peaceforce, $20 admission, art from $30 to 2,000, Episcopal Cathedral Church of St Mark, 519 Oak Grove St, Mpls. Show continues free from 10 to 5 on 4/21 and from 8 to 2 on 4/22. melduncan [at] nonviolentpeaceforce.org Saturday, 4/21, 10 to 11:30 am, Guatemala human rights activist Ellen Moore speaks on "Genocide in Guatemala," Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org 4/21 and 4/22, 2 pm, sign-making and painting party in preparation for MayDay Parade WAMM "Making Waves" presence, 4354 - 28th Ave S, Mpls. 651-696-1642. Saturday, 4/21, 2 pm, meeting Youth Against War and Racism to plan May 11 Capitol encampment against the war, Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.yawr.org Saturday, 4/21, 4 pm, meeting of Republican National Convention protest group Protest RNC 2008, Sabathani Community Center, room 207, 310 E 38th St, Mpls. http://protestrnc2008.org or info [at] protestrnc2008.org Saturday, 4/21, 7:30 pm, dramatic reading of play "Rachel Corrie: A Life for Others," St Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. 651-696-1642. Discussion afterward to be led by Sr Florence Steichen and Karen Redleaf. Sunday, 4/22, 9 am, peace and justice advocate Bishop Thomas Gumbleton speaks at masses of St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. (This event is canceled as the bishop has been prohibited from speaking.) Sunday, 4/22, 9:30 to 10:30 am, Anne Picard speaks on her book "Peace and Pancakes" and shares stories of helping children practice peacemaking at All Saints Lutheran Church's "Blessed are the Peacemakers" series, 15915 Excelsior Blvd (corner with Woodland), Minnetonka. randerson5356 [at] comcast.net Sunday, 4/22, 12:30 pm, free film "The Ground Truth" about the true stories of vets from induction through deployment in Iraq to their painful return, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka. nowworldpeace [at] yahoo.com Sunday, 4/22, 1 to 3 pm, MN Dept of Peace Campaign coordinator Mary Jane LaVigne talks about benefits of a US Department of Peace, 1st Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in Montevideo, 224 N 4th St, Montevideo. 320-269-7869. Sunday, 4/22, 2 pm, two Algerian women share resistance during resurgence of war in the 1990s in film "Enough! Barakat!" Walker Art Center, Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave, Mpls. www.walkerart.org Sunday, 4/22, 2:15 PM, NW Neighbors for Peace hosts free screening of film "An Inconvenient Truth," Ridgedale Library 1st floor, 12602 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka. nowworldpeace [at] yahoo.com Sunday, 4/22, 4:15 pm, United for Peace and Justice national co-chair Judith LeBlanc speaks with local peace activists, Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls. 612-922-7993. Monday, 4/23, noon to 1:30, College of Education and Human Development sponsors Jinous Kasravi on "Alternative Cultural and Political Images of Iran," Room 250, Wulling Hall, 86 Pleasant St SE, Mpls. Monday, 4/23, 1 pm, CodePink and Alternatives to War sponsor Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli speaking at St Cloud State, details with Breanna Swanberg swbr0302 [at] stcloudstate.edu or 320-309-6721. Pax Christi also has event in the evening; details from Merle Nolde MNolde [at] scbsju.edu or 320-363-5011. Monday, 4/23, 7 pm, UCLA history prof speaks on "Why Iraq? The Politics of Bush II," room 140, Nolte Center, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls. ias [at] umn.edu or 612-626-5054. Tuesday, 4/24, 11:45 to 1:15, presentation "Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, three Faiths, Three Visions," UW-River Falls, Univ Center Fireplace Room, 410 S 3rd St, River Falls, WI. Also 2:30-4:30 pm at Univ Center Ballroom, same address as above. Also 7 to 9 pm at River Falls Public Library, 140 Union St, River Falls WI. cqsultan [at] charter.net Tuesday, 4/24, 5:30 PM, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasould speaks at "Open Faith Gatherings," CSB Campus Ministry, Teresa Center. Contact Merle Nolde (info above) for more details. Wednesday, 4/25, 11:45 to 1:30, St Thomas peace prof Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer and ELCA Bishop Craig Johnson speak on "The Most Important Decade in Human History: A Call to Address Global Warming and Build a Better Society" at luncheon ($5), Holy Trinity Lutheran, 2730 E 31st St, Mpls. (RSVP by 4/18 at office [at] htlcmpls.org or 612-729-8358.) Wednesday, 4/25, 6 pm, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli speaks at Francis Center, Little Falls. Contact Jeff Odendahl, jodendahl [at] fslf.org or 320-632-0649. Wednesday, 4/25, 7 pm (social gathering at 6:30), former senior official in the Office of Counterterrorism at the State Dept Tom Maertens speaks on "The Terrorist Threat: Insider Perspective," Humphrey Institute, U of M, Mpls. FFI Jay Shahidi 612-328-1913. (While the speaker is in favor of getting the troops out of Iraq and is against the policies of George W Bush, some peacecalendar readers have reacted strongly against anti-Muslim comments made on Windy Wilde's show and on his website www.tommaertens.com) Wednesday, 4/25, 7 pm, films "Meeting Face to Face" about 6 Iraqi labor leaders on US tour in 2005 and "Breaking Walls" about Palestinian labor activist near the wall in the town of K'ara, Lakes & Plains Council of Carpenters, 700 Olive St, St Paul www.loaboreducation.org Thursday, 4/26, noon, DePaul Univ prof emeritus John Dominic Crossan speaks on "God and Empire Then and Now," Westminster Presbyterian Church, 12th & Nicollet, Mpls. www.ewestminster.org Thursday, 4/26, 5 5o 7:30 pm, demonstration "Teach Peace, Not War!" at JROTC open house, Minnesota Transitional School, 2872 - 26th Ave S (next to Target), Mpls. 612-721-7129. Thursday, 4/26, 6 to 8:30 pm, screening ($3 contribution, no one turned away) of film "the Revolution Will Not Be Televised," about short-lived 2002 coup against Hugo Chavez, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2730 E 31st St, Mpls. 612-860-7834 or msp [at] ushov.org Thursday, 4/26, 7 pm, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli speaks at Macalester-Plymouth United Church, 1658 Lincoln Ave (1 block south of Grand, 1 block west of Snelling), St Paul. Contact Molly Redmond, msring [at] earthlink.com or 651-633-2743. Thursday, 4/26, 7 pm, top PRD (Mexico) party leader Saul Escobar Toledo talks about Mexico's foreign relations, immigration NAFTA and so on, Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Friday, 4/27, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end the occupation of Palestine, Snelling & Summit Aves, St Paul. Karen, 651-283-3495. Friday, 4/27, 6 pm, filmmaker Fiorella Ormeno Incio screens his film "Democracy in Venezuela," Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org 4/27 to 4/29, Center for Nonviolent Communication founder Marshall Rosenberg presents "Speaking Peace in a World of Conflict: Conversational Judo with a Heart," Univ of St Thomas, St. Paul. (Free Friday intro. $125 for one day, $185 for two.) www.stthomas.edu/justpeace/nvcevent or 651-341-5932. Saturday, 4/28, 10 am to 4 pm, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer keynotes Peace First forum on Sustainability and Justice where convention attendees will develop peace platforms and peace standards for political candidates, Washburn High School, 201 W 49th St, Mpls. www.peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383. Saturday, 4/28, 10 am, filmmaker Ormeno Inico discusses democracy and the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela, Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. www.americas.org Saturday, 4/28, 10:30 am, spell out "IMPEACH" in canoes on Lake Calhoun, meet at Pavilion (with light or bright clothing), 3000 Calhoun Parkway, Mpls. Bring $10 for canoe rental. www.impeachforpeace.org Saturday, 4/28, 10:30 am, longtime peace activists (some would say saints) Marie and John Braun, speak on "The Right Not to Kill," Plymouth Presbyterian Church, 3755 Dunkirk Ln N, Plymouth. 763-559-2946. Saturday, 4/28, 1 to 6 pm, Coalition for Palestinian Rights sponsors Farid Esack, veteran of South Africa's struggle against Apartheid, speaking at conference "Divestment from Apartheid Israel: An Organizing Conference," Carlson School of Management, 321 - 19th Ave S, U of M West Bank, rooms L110, L114, L118 and L122, Mpls. 651-283-2495 or coalition_for_Palestinian_rights [at] yahoo.com 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: 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 Saturday, 4/28, 7 to 9 pm, "Cafe Intifada," an intellectual salon with interactive theater where audience becomes occupied and occupier, Bedlam Theater Fireplace Room, 1501 S 6th St, W Bank, Mpls. coalition_for_Palestinian_rights [at] yahoo.com Saturday, 4/28, 7 pm, spell out "IMPEACH" with flashlights under bedsheets at Riverside Park on West side of Mississippi riverbank near the Route 122 bridge near U of M campus, Mpls. www.impeachforpeace.org or http://volunteerforchange.org/org/show/547 Saturday, 4/28, 6 pm, celebration of the rights gained by organized workers (like the 8-hour workday), Mayday Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave S, Mpls. 612-333-4729. Sunday, 4/29, 8:30 and 11 am, peace prof Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaks at services on "Why Peacemaking is an Ecological Imperative," Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 1935 St Clare Ave, St Paul. www.pilgrimstpaul.org Sunday, 4/29, 9:30 to 10:30 am and 11 to noon, lawyer and Colombian human rights advocate Irma Rodrigues shares her story about talking with both paramilitaries and guerillas, at All Saints Lutheran Church's "Blessed are the Peacemakers" series, 15915 Excelsior Blvd (corner with Woodland), Minnetonka. randerson5356 [at] comcast.net Sunday, 4/29, 1 pm, anti-authoritarian Republican National Convention Welcoming Committee meeting, Jack Pine Community Center 2815 E Lake St, Mpls. www.nornc.org Monday, 4/30, 7:30 pm, movie "The Miami Model" about police control tactics during the FTAA protests in Miami 2003, Arise Books, 2441 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls. www.nornc.org Thursday, 5/3, 7 pm, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder and longtime Mpls resident Sami Rasouli speaks to the St Croix Valley Peacemakers, Ascension Episcopal church, 214 N 3rd St, downtown Stillwater. FFI Bill at 651-275-0247. 5/5 and 5/6, all day, Living Green Expo at the State Fairgrounds, St Paul. www.liviinggreen.org Saturday, 5/5, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli speaks to the peace and justice committee of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities area, Owatonna. Details from Leslie Reindl, 651-633-4410. Saturday, 5/5 (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, 5/6, 9 and 11 am, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli speaks to the masses of St Joan of Arc, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. www.worldwidewamm.org Sunday, 5/6, 8:30 and 11 am, Diane Ford Jones, national director of Every Church a Peace Church, speaks at services at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 1935 St Clair Ave, St Paul. She also will lead Adult Forum at 9:45. ECAPCtc [at] yahoo.com Sunday, 5/6, all day, Heart of the Beast presents annual May Day Parade (down Bloomington from 24th St) and Festival (on the west side of Powderhorn Lake). Come see all your favorite huge puppets, unplugged floats and favorite rabble-rousers. Even total strangers feel like friends that day. Free workshops start 4/7 (www.heartofthebeasttheatre.org). Most activist groups will have tables, activities and networking. Monday, 5/7, Iraqi-American Sami Rasouli speaks to NW Neighbors for Peace, St Joseph's Parish, 8701 - 36th Ave N, New Hope. 763-546-5368. Tuesday, 5/8, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, conversational salon discussion of Dixi Chicks film "Shut Up and Sing," Mad Hatter's Tea House, 943 W 7th, St Paul. 651-227-3228. 5/11 to 5/13, basic level Alternatives to Violence Project. www.fnvw.org Friday, 5/11, 6:30 to 7:15 pm, Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet present 11th day prayer for peace, Presentation Chapel, 1880 Randolph Ave, St Paul. www.csjstpaul.org or 651-690-7079. Friday, 5/11, 5 pm until sunrise 5/12, capitol encampment against the war, with concerts/speeches/workshops/games/movies, State Capitol Lawn, St. Paul. www.yawr.org or 952-465-5307. Saturday, 5/12, 7:30 pm, 3 Middle Eastern descent comedians do pop culture and politics for commentary on society with The Axis of Evil, Guthrie Theater, 818 S 2nd St, Mpls. www.guthrietheater.org Sunday, 5/13, 1 pm, anti-authoritarian Republican National Convention Welcoming Committee meeting, Jack Pine Community Center 2815 E Lake St, Mpls. www.nornc.org Sunday, 5/13, 2 pm, reading of Julia Ward Howe's "Mother's Day Proclamation for Peace" followed by photo ops with you mom on an actual pedestal, Lake Harriet bandshell, Mpls. info [at] mombo.org or 612-822-2351. Sunday, 5/13, 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 Monday, 5/14, 6:30 pm, Muslim Peacemaker Team founder Sami Rasouli speaks at Every Church a Peace Church potluck about "Iraq Today: A Firsthand Account of War and Occupation," Lake Harriet United Methodist Church, 4901 Chowen Ave S, Mpls. rolsen6376 [at] visi.com or 651-228-7224. Monday, 5/14 (and every second Monday of the month), 7 pm, US Labor Against War,, Merriam Park Library, 1831 Marchall Ave, St Paul. Thomas Dooley at 651-645-0295. ******************** 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, 5 to 6 pm (time change), 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, 4:30 to 6 pm, NW Neighbors for Peace sponsors vigil at Winnetka & 42nd Ave N, New Hope. nwn4p [at] yahoo.com Every Thursday, 5 to 6 pm, Peace vigil at intersection of Bridge and Fountain Streets, Albert Lea. sjmoore [at] smig.net 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, 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. Every Saturday, 2 to 3 pm, Peace vigil at NE corner Co Hwy 10 & Univ Ave NE, Blaine. vanka485 [at] aol.com (New time and day.) (More vigils are listed at www.worldwidewamm.org )
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