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From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com) | |
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:55:58 -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 August 27, 2007 HEADS UP: The Antiwar Committee is organizing a bus trip to the Troops Out Now demo in DC. Buses leave Friday, 9/28 (morning) and return Sunday, 9/30 (evening). $175 (partial scholarships available) include the bus itself, with comfortable coach seating and wonderful company...but not food. FFI bus [at] antiwarcommittee.org or 612-379-3899. 8/24 to 8/30, film "No End in Sight" about the incompetence, recklessness and venality that led to Iraq's descent into chaos, Uptown Theater, Hennepin & Lagoon, Mpls. www.landmarktheaters.com Tuesday, 8/28, 4 pm, Iraq Summer Coalition sponsors town hall forum on Iraq, with 2-tour Iraq war vet Brandon Day, father Rick Hansdon of current tour server, plus showing of video "Take a Stand" about local organizing, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka (targeting Jim Ramstad). www.noiraqescalation.org/iraq_summer or minnesotafd [at] iraqsummer.org or 612-465-8803. Tuesday, 8/28, 6:30 pm social hour, 7 pm program, Tonka Progressives hosts potential US Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaking on "New Priorities and Climate Change," Davanni's, 15200 - Hwy 7, Minnetonka. www.mostimportantdecade.com or http://mnm4p.pbwidi.com Tuesday, 8/28, 6:30 pm, Iraq Summer Coalition sponsors town hall forum on Iraq, Cascade Room, Atwood Center, St Cloud State University, 720 4th Ave S, St Cloud (Michele Bachmann's district). www.noiraqescalation.org/iraq_summer or minnesotafd [at] iraqsummer.org or 612-465-8803. Tuesday, 8/28, 6:30 pm, Summer Coalition sponsors town hall forum on Iraq, Lakes and Plains Carpenters Great Hall, 710 Olive St, St Paul. (targeting Norm Coleman), www.noiraqescalation.org/iraq_summer or minnesotafd [at] iraqsummer.org or 612-465-8803 Wednesday, 8/29, 7 pm, Concerned Citizens hosts a listening session with potential U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Blue Heron Coffee House, 162 W 2nd St, Winona. www.mostimportantdecade.com or ggaut [at] smumn.edu or 507-452-0536. Wednesday, 8/29, 7 pm, community meeting for St Paul residents with Rep Betty McCollum to talk about concerns from I-35W to Iraq, Hallie Q Brown Center Canteen Room, 270 N Kent St, St Paul. www.worldwidewamm.org 8/31 to 9/2, basic level Alternatives to Violence Project. www.fnvw.org 8/31 to 9/6, documentary "The 11th Hour" about the last possible moment to change things before wrecking the earth's ecosystems, Lagoon Cinema. 1320 Lagoon Ave, Uptown Mpls. www.landmarktheaters.com Friday, 8/31, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end the occupation of Palestine, Snelling & Summit Aves, St Paul. Karen, 651-283-3495. Friday, 8/31, 9:30 pm, Progressive Majority presents film "Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers" about private corporations (now with more in Iraq than the US military), with director/producer Robert Greenwald., $12, Riverview Theater, 3800 - 42nd Ave S, Mpls. www.progressivemajority.org Saturday, 9/1, 3 pm, Christine Frank speaks on the influence of resource conflicts and environmental degradation on the left upsurge in South America, Mayday Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls. coreymattson [at] maydaybooks.oprg Saturday, 9/1, 10 to 11:30 am, meeting of Homeless Veterans for Peace, Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls. Bob 612-789-9020. Saturday, 9/1, 2 to 5 pm, exactly 1 year before the Republican National Convention, come to a family-friendly picnic (bring your own food), rally, games and music to prepare for the next year organizing to oppose the Republican agenda, Mears Park, 221 E 5th St, Downtown St Paul. www.antiwarcommittee.org Monday, 9/2, 1 pm, potential US Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaks at the DFL booth, State Fair, St. Paul. www.mostimportantdecade.com or 612-216-4665. Monday, 9/3 (and every Monday), 5 to 7 pm, potluck, discussion at office of potential U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, 3027 Holmes Ave, Mpls. 612-216-4665. 9/4 to 10/1, WAMM and Iraq-MN Art Project sponsors "Watercolors and Oils: Inside Iraq: Rhythms of Daily Life" by artists from Najaf and Karbala, Dunn Bros Coffee Schop, 3348 Hennepin Ave S, Mpls. 952-545-9981. 9/5 to 9/9, Phil Steger speaks on "Leaving Iraq Now: Why It's the Best Chance for Peace and Why September Is Our Best Chance to Make It Happen," Twin Cities, Grand Rapids and Rochester, info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org Wednesday, 9/5, 7 pm, former Abu Ghraib nurse Lt Col Deanna Germain (ret) gives free talk about her book "Reaching Past the Wire," St Anthony Park Library, 2245 Como Ave, St Paul. www.thefriends.org or 651-222-3242. Friday, 9/7, 7 pm, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Shirin Ebadi gives free public presentation "The Roots of Chaos in the Middle East," Hamline University, Sundin Music Hall, 1531 Hewitt Ave, St Paul. www.hamline.edu Saturday, 9/8, 9:30 am (refreshments) and 10 am (program), Middle East Peace Now presents activist with Coalition for Palestinian Rights and attorney Ziad Amra speaks on "Fractured Palestine," Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave S, Edina. 651-696-1642. Sunday, 9/9, 6 pm (and the 2nd Sunday of each month), Veterans for Peace chapter 27 meeting, St Stephens School basement, 2130 Clinton Ave S, Mpls. waynewittman [at] msn.com Monday, 9/10 (and every Monday), 5 to 7 pm, potluck, discussion at office of potential U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, 3027 Holmes Ave, Mpls. 612-216-4665. Monday, 9/10, 7 pm, former Abu Ghraib nurse Lt Col Deanna Germain (ret) gives free talk about her book "Reaching Past the Wire," St Anthony Park Library, 2245 Como Ave, St Paul. www.thefriends.org or 651-222-3242. Monday, 9/10, 7 pm, Ronald Young of the Interreligious Initiative for Peace speaks on "The Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Is Peace Possible?' Central Presbyterian Church, 500 Cedar St, S Paul. 651-224-4728. Monday, 9/10 (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. Monday, 9/10, 6:30 pm, Every Church a Peace Church potluck and program with Amy Blumenshine discussing "The Church's role in the Reintegration of Veterans with Their Families and Communities, Guardian Angels Church, 8260 Hudson Blvd N, Oakdale. rolsen6376 [at] visi.com Monday, 9/10, 6:30 pm affinity groups meet, 7:30 chapter meeting, monthly meeting for MN Network for Spiritual Progressives, Plymouth Church, 1900 Nicollett Ave, Mpls. brucelissem [at] aol.com Tuesday, 9/11, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Pax Salon shows and discusses documentary "9/11: Press for Truth," Mad Hatters Tea House, 943 W 7th, St Paul. pattypax [at] earthlink.net Tuesday, 9/11, 7 pm, the Woodbury Chorus and Orchestra performs at Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet's 11th day prayer for peace, 1890 Randolph Ave, St Paul. www.csjstpaul.org or 651-690-7079. Tuesday, 9/11, 7 pm, "Speaking Truth to Power" memorial celebration with music, dance, poetry, spoken word, Mpls Farmers Market Annex, 200 Lyndale Ave N, Mpls. 612-414-7859. Tuesday, 9/11, 7 pm, Kathy Kelly, co-founder of Voices for Creative Noonviolence and just returned from 2 months in Amman, Jordan, talks on "Iraq Refugees and Other Costs of War: An Eyewitness Account," St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. www.worldwidewamm.org Wednesday, 9/12, 8 am, People of Faith host United Seminary prof Chris Smith and pastor Don Christenson speaking on "Immersion Cross Cultural Education: Indulging the Privileged or Political Radicalization?' St Martin's Table, 2001 Riverside Ave, Mpls. cmasters [at] bitstream.net Wednesday, 9/12, 11 am to noon, meeting of the Mpls Free Speech Work Group, room 333, City Hall, 350 S 5th St, Mpls (This group is considering civil liberties ordinances for the Republican Convention on '08. Pending are march permit regulations that would dramatically reduce civil liberties.) camgordon333 [at] msn.com Wednesday, 9/12, 5 pm,Women and Politics Reading Group starts season with a discussion of 2 books about Hillary Clinton ("The Case For" by Susan Estrich and "The Case Against" by Peggy Noonan), Freeman Commons, room 205 HHH center, 301 - 19th Ave S, West Bank U of M, Mpls. www.hhh.umn.edu/news/events/index.html Thursday, 9/13, 7 pm, NW Neighbors for Peace hosts Gary King, president of Philippine Scholars and member of Amnesty International, speaking on "Human Rights in the Philippines," Parish Community of St Josept, 8701 - 36th Ave N (corner Boone), New Hope. http://nwn4p.pbwiki.com/ Thursday, 9/13, 7:30 pm, discusses his new book "Less Safe, Less Free: Why America is Losing the War on Terror," Magers and Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave S, Uptown Mpls. www.magersandquinn.com Friday, 9/14, 7:30 pm, The War Plays Project presents dramatic reading of "Rachel Corrie: A Life for Others," about 23-year-old killed by Israeli bulldozer while trying to save a Palestinian home, Macalester Plymouth United Church, 1658 Lincoln Ave, St Paul. Donations accepted. www.mapm.org or 651-696-1642. Saturday, 9/15, 1 pm, Twin Cities Peace Campaign sponsors rally "Out of Iraq! End the War Now!" March from Cathedral of St Paul, 239 Selby Ave, St Paul and march past Xcel Center with a closing rally at the State Capitol. www.antiwarcommittee.org 9/15, march against the war in Washington, DC. www.answercoalition.org Sunday, 9/16, 9:30 am, Military Families Speak Out-MN member Michael Perkins speaks on the huge toll taken on National Guard troops, including his own family members, First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, 900 Mount Curve Ave, Lower Assembly Hall, Mpls. http://firstunitariansociety.org Sunday, 9/16, 11:30 am, Headwaters Foundation Walk for Justice, to collect pledges for your favorite peace and justice organizations, Boom Island Park, Mpls. www.walkforjustice.org Sunday, 9/16, 12:30 to 2 pm, the ELCA Peace with Justice Committee hosts Dr Gary King of Amnesty International speaks on "Human Rights in the Philippines," Central Lutheran Church, 3rd Ave & 12th St, Mpls. 612-825-1581. Monday, 9/17, 4:30 pm, "Mideast Peace Summit: Difficult Dialogues" with former VP Walter Mondale, Palestinian legislator Dr Hanan Ashrawi and Knesset member Yossi Beilin, Macalester College, Kegin Commons, 1600 Grand Ave, St Paul. www.macalester.edu Monday, 9/17 (and every Monday), 5 to 7 pm, potluck, discussion at office of potential U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, 3027 Holmes Ave, Mpls. 612-216-4665. Monday, 9/17, 6:30 pm, free movie "WE," where Arundhati Roy talks about the war on terror, corporate globalization, etc., Joan of Arc Upper Room Parish Center, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. www.worldwidewamm.org Monday, 9/17, 7:30 pm, free sneak preview of film "The Kingdom" about an elite team of US agents sent to Saudi Arabia to investigate the bombing of a US facility, Oak St Cinema, 309 Oak St SE, Mpls. www.mnfilmarts.org ******************** 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 Crook 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, 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, Chisago City gathering for peace (chat, sing, run around with the kids, share food), Moberg Park, Chisago City. AARONWOODJW [at] aol.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, peace vigil at Lagoon and Hennepin, Uptown Mpls. FFI: WAMM. 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, 2 to 3 pm, Mounds View peace vigil, SE corner of Hwy 10 and University Ave NE in Blaine. vanka485 [at] aol.com 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 (More vigils are listed at www.worldwidewamm.org )
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