Mn-prog-events Mailing List: Peace calendar

[Charles Underwood (peacecalendar]

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Peace Calendar for December 28, 2007
  
EDITOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEEK:
   Precinct caucus trainings: all over town, various dates.
   Moving vigils: vigil for children on 12/28.
   Cool JNP links: Broderick essay and video clips at
http://www.jackforsenate.org
 
12/6 to 1/6, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays (7:30 pm) plus Sundays (2 pm),
play "The Diana Story: A Play About Landmines," by local playwright Helene
Turnbull, about the friendship between Princess Di and Mother Teresa as they
work to eradicate landmines, $16, The Lowry Labs, 350 St Peter St, St Paul.
http://www.urbansamurai.org (endorsed by WAMM)

12/21 to 1/3, film "Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains" about the former
president touring for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" and Carter's
sense of justice, Lagoon Cinema, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Mpls.
http://www.landmarktheaaters.com

12/21 to 1/3, from the novel by Khaled Hosseini, the film "Kite Runner"
about 2 childhood friends in Afghanistan torn apart by a fearful betrayal,
Edina Cinema, 3911 W 50th St, Edina.  http://www.landmarktheaters.com

Friday, 12/28, 6:30 pm, "Out of Darkness, Into the Light" ecumenical
candlelight service for the children of Iraq and other child victims of war,
St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.  http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Saturday, 12/29, 10 to noon, Larry Johnson and Elaine Wynne host a house
party for U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, 315 Georgia Ave
N, Golden Valley.  http:www.jackforsenate.org or RSVP at
topstory7 [at] comcast.net or 763-546-1074.

Saturday, 12/29, 11 am to 12;30 PM, meet your Muslim neighbors and hear
answers to questions on Islam, Rochester Mosque Open House, Masjed AbuBaker,
17 N Broadway, Rochester.  Rochester.Mosque [at] gmail.com or 507-529-1478.

Saturday, 12/29, 9:30 pm, band The Truant Lovers play benefit for Iraq Vets
Against the War and the TC chapter of Vets for Peace, Bryant Lake Bowl, 810
W Lake St, Mpls.  $8 advance/$10 at the door.  http://www.bryantlakebowl.com

Wednesday, 1/2, 11 am, first of permitted recurring marches needed if we
want to march during the RNC in September, starting at State Capitol, down
Ireland Drive to Kellogg Blvd, past Xcel Center, up Washington St to Rice
Park, on to W 5th St, to 7th St and back to State Capitol via Kellogg, St
Paul.  braun044 [at] tc.umn.edu

Thursday, 1/3, noon and 6:30 pm, Lutheran pastor and WWII chaplain Chuck
Lutz speaks on "Anti-German Hysteria during the World Wars," first free
Thursday at Traces, room 326, Landmark Center, 75 W 5th St, St Paul.
http://www.traces.org

Thursday, 1/3, 6:30 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Franklin Library, 1314 E Franklin Ave, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383 or (library) 612-630-6800.

Thursday, 1/3, 7 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, East Lake Library, 2727 E Lake, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383or (library) 612-630-6550.

Friday, 1/4, 6 pm social gathering, 7 pm speaking, U.S. Senate peace
candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaks at Itasca Community College meet and
greet, Davies Auditorium, 1851 E Highway 169, Grand Rapids.
http://www.jackforsenate.org

1/5 (9 am registration) to 1/6 (11 am closing), Pax Christi Twin Cities
annual retreat, with Nonviolent Peaceforce director Mel Duncan, St Paul's
Monastery Benedictine Center, 2675 E Larpenteur Ave, Maplewood.
lynncibuzar [at] yahoo.com or 651-699-8565 and leave message.

Saturday, 1/5, 10 to 11:30 am, meeting of Homeless Veterans for Peace,
Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls.  Bob 612-789-9020.

Saturday, 1/5, 1 pm, planning meeting to mark the 5th anniversary of the
U.S. war against Iraq (3/19/03), Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave S, Mpls.
  
Saturday, 1/5, 2 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Nokomis Library, 5100 - 34th Ave S, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383 or (library) 612-630-6700.

Saturday, 1/5, 4:30 to 6 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan
precinct caucus training, Washburn Library, 5244 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Monday, 1/7, Every Church a Peace Church holds bimonthly potluck supper
(6:30), followed by special presentation (7:30 pm) of Matthew Vaky's
outstanding play (editor's opinion) "Jesus at Guantanamo," Howard Conn
Theater, Plymouth Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave, Mpls.  rolsen6376 [at] visi.com

Monday, 1/7, 7 to 8:30 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, St John Neumann Catholic Church, 4030 Pilot Knob Rd, Eagan.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Monday, 1/7, 7:30 pm, U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer
speaks to the Wadena County DFL meeting, American Legion Post 456, 100
Frontage Rd, Sebeka.  http://www.jackforsenate.org

Monday, 1/7, 7 pm, meeting Labor Against War,  Merriam Park library, 1831
Marshall Ave, St Paul.  Thomas Dooley 651-645-0295.

Tuesday, 1/8, 11:30 am, U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer
speaks to the Aitkin Democratic Club, The 40 Club, 950 2nd St NW (Hwy 210),
Aitkin.  http://www.jackforsenatel.org

Tuesday, 1/8, 1:30 to 3 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan
precinct caucus training, Linden Hills Library, 2900 W 43rd St, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Tuesday, 1/8, 6 to 7:30 pm, beginning Arabic language starts 12-week
classes, $250, Mizna Inc, 2205 California St NE #109A, Mpls.
http://www.mizna

Tuesday, 1/8, 7 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct caucus
training, White Bear Library, 4698 Clark Ave, White Bear Lake.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383 or (library) 651-407-5302.

Wednesday, 1/9, 6 to 8 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, 15700 - 36th Av N, Plymouth..  info [at] 
peaceintheprecincts.org
or 651-917-0383.

Thursday, 1/10, 6:30 to 8, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Hosmer Library, 347 E 34th St, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Thursday, 1/10, 6:30 to 8, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Sumner Library, 611 Van White Memorial Blvd, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Friday, 1/11, 11:30 am, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Nokomis Library, 5100 - 34th Ave S, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383 or (library) 612-630-6700.

Friday, 1/11, 6:30 pm Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet's 11th day prayer
for peace, 1890 Randolph Ave, St Paul.  www.csjstpaul.org or 651-690-7079.

Saturday, 1/12, 9:30 am coffee, 10 am presentation, Middle East Peace Now
presents a dramatic reading of "Rachel Corrie: A Life for Others" concerning
the 23-year-old from Olympia Washington, run over by a bulldozer in Gaza
while trying to  protect a Palestinian home, Lutheran Church of Christ the
Redeemer, 5440 Penn Ave S, Mpls.  651-696-d1642.

Saturday, 1/12, 10 to noon, Women's International League for Peace and
Freedom presents U of M soil, water and climate prof DJ Mulla presenting
"The Role of Water in Middle East Conflicts," Van Cleve Community Center,
901 - 15th Ave SE, Mpls.  http://www.wilpfmn.org

Saturday, 1/12, 10:30 am, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, East Lake Library, 2727 E Lake St, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383 or (library) 612-630-6550.

Saturday, 1/12, 1:30 am to 3 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan
precinct caucus training, Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin Av S, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Sunday, 1/13, 10 am, Jewish American volunteer with the International
Women's Peace Service Anna Baltzer, speaks on human rights abuses in the
West Bank, checkpoints, nonviolent resistance in Israel and Palestine, St
Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove St, Mpls.
http://annainthemiddleeast.com or http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Sunday, 1/13, 2 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct caucus
training, Rondo Library, 461 N Dale St, St Paul.  info [at] peaceintheprecincts
or 651-917-0383 or (library) 651-266-7400.

Sunday, 1/13, 5 pm, Anna Baltzer (see above) speaks on "Witness in
Palestine," St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove St, Mpls.
http://annainthemiddleeast.com or http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Sunday,1/13, 6 to 8:30 pm (and the 2nd Sunday of each month), Veterans for
Peace chapter 27 meeting, St Stephens School basement, 2130 Clinton Ave S,
Mpls.  John at 952-448-2664.

Monday, 1/14, 6:30 pm, monthly meeting of Network of Spiritual Progressives,
Plymouth Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave, Mpls.  http://www.nspmn.org

Monday, 1/14, 7 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct caucus
training, Arlington Hills Library, 1105 Greenbrier St, St Paul.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383 or (library) 651-793-3930.

Monday, 1/14, 7 pm, meeting Labor Against War,  Merriam Park library, 1831
Marshall Ave, St Paul.  Thomas Dooley 651-645-0295.

Tuesday, 1/15, 11 am, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, St Louis Park Library, 3240 Library La, St Louis Park.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Wednesday, 1/15, 6 pm, Red Wing Vets for Peace meeting at home of Charles
Nicolosi, 250 Overlook Ln, Red Wing.  tuvecino [at] redwing.org or 651-388-6059.

Tuesday, 1/15, 6:30 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Washburn Library, 5244 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Tuesday, 1/15, 6:30 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Hopkins Library, 22 - 11th Ave N, Hopkins.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Tuesday, 1/15, 7 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Hayden Heights Library, 1456 White Bear Ave, St Paul.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383 or (library) 651-793-3934.

Tuesday, 1/15, 7 pm, Amnesty International sponsers Jewish American
volunteer with the International Women's Peace Service Anna Baltzer, speaks
on human rights abuses in the West Bank, checkpoints, nonviolent resistance
in Israel and Palestine, Carleton College, Northfield, Details TBA.
http://annainthemiddleeast.com

Tuesday, 1/15, 7:30 pm, Poets for Peace presents free "Peace and War in the
Heartland," (St Paul poet laureate Carol Connolly hosts), University Club St
Paul, 420 Summit Ave, St Paul.  http://www.pwh-mn.org/events/arts.php or
fkroncke [at] minnesota8.net

Wednesday, 1/16, 10:30 am, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Linden Hills Library, 2900 W 43rd St, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Thursday, 1/17, 6:30 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Nokomis Library, 5100 - 34th Ave S, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383 or (library) 612-630-6700.

Thursday, 1/17, 7 pm, film "Crimes of Honour" about the killing of hundreds
of women in the Islamic world killed because they are thought to have
dishonored their families, Merriam Park Library, 1831 Marshall Ave, St Paul.
http://www.hhh.umn.edu

Thursday, 1/17, 7 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn
Center.  info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Thursday, 1/17, 7 pm, St Thomas Justice and Peace Department sponsors Anna
Balzer (see above) speaks on Israel/Palestine, John Roach Center, Room 126,
U of St Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St Paul.
http://www.annainthemiddleeast.com or 651-962-5733.

Friday, 1/18, 10:30 am, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Merriam Park Library, 1831 Marshall Ave, St Paul.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383 or (library) 651-642-0386.

Friday, 1/18, time 7 pm, Northwest Neighbors for Peace hosts Matthew Vaky
with his one-man play "Jesus at Guantanamo," Robbinsdale United Church of
Christ, 4200 Lake Rd, Robbinsdale.  http://nwn4p.pbwiki.com/  (Editor highly
recommends.)

Saturday, 1/19, 10:30 am, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Roseville Library, 2180 N Hamline Ave, Roseville.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383 or (library) 651-628-6803.

Saturday, 1/19, 10:30 am, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Champlin Library, 12154 Ensign Av, Champlin.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Saturday, 1/19, 10:30 am, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Hosmer Library, 347 E 36th St, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Saturday, 1/19, 2 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Mpls N Regional Library, 1315 Lowry Ave N, Mpls.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Saturday, 1/19, 3 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Augsburg Park Library, 7100 Nicollet Av S, Richfield.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Sunday, 1/20, time TBA, Anna Baltzer (see above) speaks on Israel/Palestine,
Linden Hills United Church of Christ, 4200 Upton Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.annainthemiddleeast.com

Sunday, 1/20, 3 pm, Ideas to Mobilize People Against Corporate Tyranny
(IMPACT) presents film "The Weather Underground" and discussion of that
history from the '60s, Mayday Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls.
eric-angell [at] riseup.net
 
Monday, 1/21, 7 pm, free film "The Devil Came on Horseback" about Darfur, St
Patrick's Catholic Church, 6820 St Patrick's Lane, Edina.  952-941-3164.

Monday, 1/21, 6:30 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Penn Lake Library, 8800 Penn Ave S, Bloomington.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts.org or 651-917-0383.

Monday, 1/21, 7 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct caucus
training, Mounds View Library, 2576 County Rd 10, Mounds View.
info [at] peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383 or (library) 763-717-3272.


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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 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 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, 4 to 5 pm (new winter 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, 5050 Lincoln, Edina. 
FFI: www.circlevision.org/alliantaction.html

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 (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, 4:30 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, Chisago City gathering for peace, Moberg Park on
Hwy 8, 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, 1 to 2 pm, peace vigil at corner of 42nd (Co. Rd. 9) and
Winnetka Ave N, New Hope.  Park in Walgreen or McDonald lot.  (location
change from Plymouth, starts 12/22/07)  carydbeerg [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.

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
http://www.worldwidewamm.org/takeaction/vigil/statevigils.html )