Mn-prog-events Mailing List: Peace calendar

[Charles Underwood (peacecalendar]

NOTE:  This is my last peace calendar, although I will be sending out
details of the new management within a week.  Thanks for all the support,
and don't stop doing stuff, just because I need to move on to other things.

My calendar and Dave Shove's Progressive Calendar are archived at
http://lists.justcomm.org/pipermail/mn-prog-events/

Peace Calendar for January 2, 2009

Ongoing: Court watchers and supporters needed for numerous hearings and
appearances for RNC-charged people.  Further information and contact info
appears after the vigils section.

1/1 to 1/31, business hours, exhibit "Looking Back, Moving Forward" of
citizen's photos of the Republican National Convention, Black Dog Cafe in
Lowertown, 308 Prince St, St Paul.  Anyone and everyone who took pictures
during the RNC is invited to leave them behind, where people can see or
purchase the images to take home as evidence.  20%  of proceeds goes to the
RNC8 Legal Fund.  Images will also be stored at http://rnc08report.org

11/14 to 1/11/09, Megan Rye's exhibit of paintings "Long Night's Journey
into Day," a surreal and ambiguous view of the Iraq war mostly through the
photos of her brother, Chambers Burnet Gallery, 901 Hennepin Ave, Chambers
Hotel, Mpls.  612-767-6900 or
http://www.chambersminneapolis.com/hotel-events/

Friday, 1/2, 2 pm press conference, 3 pm rally for peace in Gaza, American
Muslims and other people of conscience gather to call public officials to
help stop Israeli attacks and promote peace, Islamic Cultural Community
Center, 2584 Central Ave NE, Mpls.

Friday, 1/2, 4:15 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end US military/political support of
the Israeli occupation of Palestine, corner Summit and Snelling, St Paul.

Saturday, 1/3, 10 to 11:30 am, meeting Homeless Veterans for Peace,
Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls.  Bob Heberle 612-789-9020.

Saturday, 1/3, 1 pm, meeting to plan the local demonstration on the 6th
anniversary of the War on Iraq, Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls.
http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Saturday, 1/3, 4:30 to 7:30 pm, celebration of Haiti's Independence (Jan
1...205 years), home of Paul & Sharon Miller, 2118 Erie Dr, Northfield.
RSVP and directions at 507-645-2492.

Saturday, 1/3, 6 pm, fundraiser for the people of Gaza with donations going
to Islamic Relief USA (which already has a relief operation on the ground in
Gaza), Blaine Community Center, 12175 Aberdeen St, Blaine.

Monday, 1/5, 1 pm, wear all black to mourn the innocent lives lost in Gaza
and urge the U.S. to support diplomacy instead of violence, MN State
Capitol, 75 Rev ML King Blvd, St Paul.

Friday, 1/9, 4:15 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end US military/political support of
the Israeli occupation of Palestine, corner Summit and Snelling, St Paul.

1/9 (6 to 9 pm), 1/10 (9 am to 9 pm) and 1/11 (noon to 6 pm), Alternatives
to Violence basic level workshop, Friends for a Non-Violent World, 1050
Selby Ave, St Paul.  $75 to $150 sliding scale.  avp [at] fnvw.org or
http://www.fnvw.blogspot.com (Registration deadline, 1/7.)

Saturday, 1/10, 3 to 5 pm, counter-military recruitment training workshop
sponsored by Youth Against War and Racism, Veterans for Peace Office, 2123
Clinton Ave S, Mpls.  http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Sunday, 1/11, 2 pm, Northland Anti-War Coalition holds January planning
meeting, library of Duluth Unitarian-Universalist Church, 835 W College St,
Duluth.  http://www.northlandantiwar.blogspot.com/

Sunday, 1/11, 6 to 8:30 pm, monthly meeting of Veterans for Peace chapter
27, St Stephens school basement, 2123 Clinton Ave S, Mpls.  John Varone
952-448-2665.

Monday, 1/12, 6:30 pm, Every Church a Peace Church bimonthly potluck supper
meeting, with a presentation by Nils Dybvig and Michele Braley on "Christian
Peacemaker Teams in Colombia," Northeast Community Lutheran Church, 724
Lowry Ave NE, Mpls.  612-788-2444 or http://www.neclchurch.org

Monday, 1/12, 7 pm (social time as 6:30), Network of Spiritual Progressives
meets to develop techniques of Spiritual Activism Training including
elevator speeches and canvassing, Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900
Nicollet Ave S (enter through canopy off Franklin parking lot), Mpls.

1/16 to 1/22, two-part Steven Soderbergh epic film "Che" about Ernesto
Guevera (perhaps shown on two different screens), at one of the Landmark
Theaters (Uptown, Lagoon, or Edina).  http://www.landmarktheaters.com

Friday, 1/16, 4 to 5 pm, Grandmothers for Peace & Northland Anti-War
Coalition hold Iraq Moratorium picket, Belknap & Tower Aves, Superior, WI.
http://www.northlandantiwar.blogspot.com

Friday, 1/16, 4:30 TO 5:30 pm, Iraq moritorium picket, corner Mesaba Ave and
Central Entrance (in front of Coppertop Church), Duluth.
http://www.northlandantiwar.blogspot.com

Monday, 1/19, 6:30 pm, free film "Jerusalem: East Side Story," St Joan of
Arc Church, Upper Room, Parish Center, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Tuesday, 1/20, world welcomes back the United States.  Celebrations
worldwide.
    (There will be lots of parties, of course.  One is at the Hopkins Center
for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins.  Tickets $20.)

Thursday, 1/22, 4 to 5:30 pm, Harvard prof of science history Peter Galison
speaks on "Wastelands and Wilderness," i.e. the connection between land too
pure to be used and land so defiled with nuclear waste that it cannot be
used for 10,000 years, room 125, Nolte Center, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, East
Bank U of M, Mpls.  612-626-5054.

Saturday, 1/24, 9:30 am refreshments, 10 am presentation, Middle East Peace
Now hosts DVD of a panel discussion "An Idea Whose Time Has Come:
Transforming Palestine/Israel into a Single, Secular, Democratic State,"
Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave S, Edina.  651-696-1642.

Monday, 1/26, 7 pm, author Anthony Arnove speaks on "Iraq and Afghanistan:
Why 'Out Now': the Case for Immediate U.S. Withdrawal," Joan of Arc Church,
4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.  http://www.antiwarcommittee.org

Saturday, 1/31, 7 pm, party to celebrate 10 years of the Anti-War Committee,
Waite House Community Center, 2429 - 13th Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.antiwarcommittee.org

Tuesday, 2/3, 7 pm, Afghan Institute for Learning president Sakena Yacoobi
gives free talk on "Advancing the Status of Women in Afghanistan,"
Weyerhaeuser Chapel, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, St Paul.
http://www.micglobe.org/calendar/cosponsored.php

Thursday, 2/5, 4 to 5:30 pm, Pulitzer-Prize-winning photojournalist Bill
Foley gives a free presentation from work done in 47 countries around the
world, especially the Middle East,
Nolte Center for Continuing Ed, room 125, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, U of M East
Bank, Mpls.  Institute for Advanced Study, http://ing.cla.umn.edu/events/ or
612-626-5054.

Thursday, 2/5, 5 to 7 pm, New School history prof Faisal Devji speaks on
"The Guilt of Humanity: Militant Islam and the Problem of Universalism,"
room 120B, Elmer L Andersen Library, 222 - 21st Ave S, West Bank U of M,
Mpls.  http://igs.cla.umn.edu/events/

Friday, 2/6, 1 to 3 pm, New School history prof Faisal Devji speaks on "The
Terrorist in Search of Humanity: Militant Islam and Global Politics," room
308, Elmer L Andersen Library, 222 - 21st Ave S, West Bank U of M, Mpls.
http://igs.cla.umn.edu/events/

Saturday, 2/7, 10 to 11:30 am, meeting Homeless Veterans for Peace,
Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls.  Bob Heberle 612-789-9020.

Sunday, 2/8, 6 to 8:30 pm, monthly meeting of Veterans for Peace chapter 27,
St Stephens school basement, 2123 Clinton Ave S, Mpls.  John Varone
952-448-2665.

Tuesday, 2/24, 5 to 7  pm, Berkeley anthropology prof Saba Mahmood speaks on
"Moral Injury and Secular Law: An Incommensurable Divide?" room 135, 1701
Classroom Building, East Bank U of M, Mpls.  http://igs.cla.umn.edu/events/

Thursday, 2/26, 4 to 5:30 pm, Cornell University political philosophy prof
Susan Buck-Morss  speaks (her books include "Thinking Past Terror: Islamism
and Critical Theory on the Left" and others), Nolte Center for Continuing
Ed, room 125, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, U of M East Bank, Mpls.  Institute for
Advanced Study, http://ing.cla.umn.edu/events/ or 612-626-5054.

Thursday, 3/19, sixth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

Tuesday, 4/21, 3:30 to 5 pm, Dr Raphaelle Branche lectures on "Algeria and
France: Is torture a way to win a war or terror?" Nolte Center for
Continuing Education, room 125, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, U of M East Bank, Mpls.
612-626-4269.

Monday, 5/11, 5 to 7 pm, Columbia U Middle East languages and cultures prof
Joseph Massad speaks on "Psychoanalysis, Islam and the Other of Liberalism,"
Nicholson Hall room 135, 216 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls.
http://ing.cla.umn.edu/events/

Tuesday, 5/12, 3:30 to 5 pm, Columbia U Middle East languages and cultures
prof Joseph Massad speaks on "Islam in the Secular Imagination," Nicholson
Hall room 135, 216 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls.  http://ing.cla.umn.edu/events/

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

Every Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, peace vigil outside John Kline's office at
intersection of Burnsville Parkway and Nicollet, Burnsville.
family4peace [at] msn.com

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 (back to summer hours), 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, 7430 Flying Cloud
Dr,Eden Prairie.  FFI: http://alliantaction.org

Every Wednesday, noon to 1, peace vigil across from the post office,
Mankato.  richard.wintersteen [at] mnsu.edu

Every Wednesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm (winter hours), Grandmothers for Peace
vigil, 50th and Halifax, Edina (just west of France). www.worldwidewamm.org

Every Wednesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm (back to winter hours), 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, 4:45 to 5:45 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 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  (ALL MINNETONKA VIGILS ARE CANCELLED AFTER 12/20,
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.)

Every Saturday, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th),
Northfield.  billmcgrath52 [at] gmail.com

Every Saturday, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, Northwest Neighbors for Peace hoswt weekly
vigil on pedestrian bridge over Highway 55, just west of Winnetka, Golden
Valley.  carydberg [at] comcast.net

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.

(More vigils are listed at
http://www.worldwidewamm.org/takeaction/vigil/statevigils.html )

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RNC COURTWATCH DATES AND TIMES:
  Both trained court watchers and supporters are needed for all of these
appearances.  Some have nobody at all going as support.  Please email Bill
at rnccourtwatch (at) gmail (dot) com for more information.

When: Monday, January 05, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M.-11:30 A.M.
Where: Ramsey County Courthouse
Judge Fetsch

When: Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M.-11:30 A.M.
Where: Goverment Center Minneapolis
Judge N/A

When: Friday, January 09, 2009
Time: 8:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.
Where: Public Safety Facility, Room 141
Judge Hopper

When: Friday, January 09, 2009
Time: 9:30 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Where: Government Center
Judge N/A

When: Monday, January, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Where: Ramsey county Court House
Judge DeCourcy, Michael T.

When: Monday, January 12, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Where: Ramsey County Court House
Judge Awsumb, Robert

When: Monday January 12, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M.- 12:00 P.M.
Where: Ramsey County Court House
Judge Guthmann

When: Monday, January 12, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Where: Ramsey County Courthouse
Judge Clark

When: Monday January 12, 2009
Time: 1:30 P.M.- 4:00 P.M.
Where:Ramsey County Courthouse
Judge Paulette K Flynn

When: Tuesday January 13, 2009
Time: 1:00 P.M.- 3:30 P.M.
Where: Ramsey County Courthouse, Room 131A
Judge Smith, Joanne M.

When: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Time: 8:30 A.M.- 12:00 P.M.
Where: Hennepin County Government Center, downtown Minneapolis
Judge N/A

When: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Time: 1:30 P.M.-5:00 P.M.
Where:Hennepin County Government Center,
Judge N/A

When: Friday, January 16, 2009
Time: 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Where:Ramsey County Courthouse 131A Courthouse
Judge Wilson, Edward

When: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Where: Ramsey County Courthouse
Judge Fetsch, MiHennepin Government Centerchael F.

When: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Where: Ramsey County Courthouse
Judge Edward Wilson

When: Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Time: 1:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M.
Where: Hennepin Government Center
Judge N/A

When: Monday, January 26, 2009
Time: 1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Where: 880 Courthouse
Judge Rosas, Salvador

When: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M-12:00 P.M.
Where: Ramsey Courthouse, 15 W. Kellogg
Judge Guthmann

When: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Time: 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Where:1670 Courthouse
Judge Guthmann

When: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Time: 1:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M.
Where: Government Center
Judge N/A

When: Friday, January 30, 2009
Time: 1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Where: LEC Courtroom 102
Judge N/A

When: Friday, January 30, 2009
Time: 1:30 P.M.- 4:30 P.M
Where: Ramsey County Courthouse
Judge Monahan, M. Michael