Peace calendar
From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com)
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:43:14 -0700 (PDT)
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Peace Calendar for September 23, 2008

Editor's recommendations for the week:
   Public meeting: On the RNC, St Paul City Council, Wednesday.
   Public meeting: On the RNC, Walker Church, Mpls, Tuesday.
   Movie: "Battle for Seattle" at the Uptown (Mpls).
   Lecture: Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer at Westminster (Mpls) Thursday noon.
   Pizza and politics: Talk sense to Susan Gaertner in Plymouth Tuesday
night.

now to 11/11, last chance to see the TRACES exhibits about the Holocaust and
WW II, Landmark Center, 75 W 5th St, Suite 211, St Paul.
http://www.TRACES.org or 651-292-8703.

9/2 to 10/2, Tue to Sat, 11 am to 7 pm, free exhibition "Voice to Vision"
capturing the experience of genocide survivors from different parts of the
world, Katherine E Nash Gallery, Regis Center for Art, 405 - 21st Ave S,
West Bank U of M, Mpls.  http://nash.umn.edu or 612-624-6518.

9/19 to 9/25, film Battle in Seattle, about 5 days in 1999 at the WTO talks,
Uptown Theater, Hennepin & Lagoon, Uptown Mpls.
http://www.landmarktheaters.com

9/19 to 9/25, documentary film Trouble the Water about the 9th Ward during
Hurricane Katrina, Lagoon Cinema, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Mpls.
http://www.landmarktheaters.com

Tuesday, 9/23, 6:30 pm pizza buffet, 7 pm presentation by Susan Gaertner,
Ramsey County Attorney and candidate for Governor in 2010, as well as one of
the main people who enabled Bob Fletcher's massive guns-drawn raids and
persecutions prior to and during the RNC, Angeno's Pizza Party Room, 3355
Plymouth Blvd, Plymouth.  jmwrnbsn [at] coscast.net or prczech [at] mac.com or
cicherson54 [at] comcast.net (Let Susan Gaertner know how you feel about the
siege of St Paul.)

Tuesday, 9/23, 6:30 social and order food, 7 pm program "The United States
and Iran: What Are Our Options" with Iran-America Society co-founder Jay
Shahidi, Byerly's Community Room, 13081 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka.
vrsegal [at] yahoo.com or 952-938-6218.

Tuesday, 9/23, 7 to 9 pm, free film and forum on genocide "If Nothing Else
They'll Hear My Beating Heart,"  In-Flux space adjacent to the Nash Gallery,
Regis Center for Art, 405 - 21st Ave S, West Bank, Mpls.
http://nash.umn.edu/events/  (Teacher continuing education credits available
through chgs [at] umn.edu)

Tuesday, 9/23, 7:30, NE Suburban Greens host panel on police tactics during
the RNC, with Communities United Against Police Brutality president Michelle
Gross, Civilian Police Review Board member and also father of woman arrested
Dave Bicking and Charley Underwood (yes, that guy), Walker Church, 3104 -
16th Ave S, Mpls.  shove001 [at] tc.umn.edu  (EDITOR RECOMMENDS.)

Wednesday, 9/24, 5:30 pm, St Paul Councilmember Dave Thune hosts a community
conversation on the impacts of the RNC, Council Chambers, St Paul City Hall,
15 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul.  (EDITOR HIGHLY RECOMMENDS.)

Thursday, 9/25, noon to 1 pm, Westminster Town Hall hosts St Thomas justice
and peace prof Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer talking on "Building a Movement to
Rescue a Nation and Save the Earth," Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Nicollet Mall and 12th St, downtown Mpls.
http://www.ewestminster.org/town_hall_forum (EDITOR RECOMMENDS.)

Thursday, 9/25, 6:30 pm, telling our stories and moving forward after the
Republican Convention, Walker Church, 3104 - 16th Ave S, Mpls.
http://upwellingofearthwisdom.blogspot.com/

Friday, 9/26, 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.

Friday, 9/26, 6 pm, internationally known artist Suzanne Lacy keynotes
Public Art and Democracy conference with keynote address, Macy's Skyroom,
12th Floor, 700 Nicollett Mall, Mpls.  http://www.ias.umn.edu or
612-626-5054.

9/26 to 9/38, Alternatives to Violence Project (advanced), Faribault Medium
Custody prison, Faribault.  http://www.fnvw.org

Saturday, 9/27, 8:30 am to 4 pm, Pax Christi MN hosts assembly "What Do the
People Say?  Conscience and Faith; US Policies at Home and Abroad," College
of St Scholastica, Somers Hall Lounge, Duluth.  $30.
http://www.paxchristimn.org/ or 651-645-1611.

Saturday, 9/27, 9 am to 5 pm, Public Art and Democracy conference, with 4
panels on topics of public space, civic discourse, and art, Institute for
Advanced Study, 125 Nolte Center, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls.
http://www.ias.umn.edu or 612-626-5054.

Saturday, 9/27, noon, celebrate the 25th anniversary of Grandmothers for
Peace with a potluck, music, art and a panel, Peace church, 1111 N 11th St,
Duluth.  g4peace1 [at] charter.net or 715-394-7929.

Saturday, 9/27 2 pm, legal meeting for those arrested on 9/4 during the RNC,
University Baptist Church, 1219 University Ave SE (in Dinkytown), Mpls.
Please call 612-379-3899 or email info [at] antiwarcommittee.org if you were
arrested and cannot attend.  Also, please invite other folks you know were
arrested at this demo.

Saturday, 9/27, 2 to 4:30 pm, free film and forum on genocide "It Was Meant
to Be" about Germany, Tibet and Laos,  In-Flux space adjacent to the Nash
Gallery, Regis Center for Art, 405 - 21st Ave S, West Bank, Mpls.
http://nash.umn.edu/events/  (Teacher continuing education credits available
through chgs [at] umn.edu)

Saturday, 9/27, 2 to 6 pm, Youth Against War and Racism prepares for the
October 11 anti-war protest by discussing how to mobilize people and by
making drums (bring packing tape and extra buckets or garbage cans that
could become drums), YAWR Office, 3024 Chicago Ave S #1, Mpls.
against.war [at] gmail.com

Saturday, 9/27, 5 to 8 pm (welcome and brief discussion at 6 pm), the Iraqi
and American Reconciliation Project sponsors "Voices in Art from Iraq,"
Center for Independent Artists, 4137 Bloomington Ave S, Mpls.  cia [at] c4ia.org
or 612-724-8392 or 612-728-5728.

9/27 to 10/4, art exhibit "Voices in Art from Iraq," Center for Independent
Artists, 4137 Bloomington Ave S, Mpls.  cia [at] c4ia.org or 612-724-8392 or
612-728-5728.

Saturday, 9/27, 8:30 pm, Public Art and Democracy conference concludes with
performance project "Daak: Call to Action," including Ananya Dance Company,
Room 100, Barbara Baker Center for Dance, 500 - 21st Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.ias.umn.edu or 612-626-5054.

Sunday, 9/28, 10 am to 4 pm, the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
presents a free public workshop "The Holocaust: Pain and Remembrance,"
including am sessions on teaching about the holocaust and afternoon
performance of the play "Old Wicked Songs," Guthrie Theater, 818 S 2nd St,
Mpls.  Register at http://www.chgs.umn.edu/news/holocaust.html and info at
612-624-0256.

Sunday, 9/28, 2 to 8 pm, "Voices in Art from Iraq" with music, food by
Hayat, and a lecture by Adnan Shati "The Culture and History of Iraq" at 6
pm, Center for Independent Artists, 4137 Bloomington Ave S, Mpls.
cia [at] c4ia.org or 612-724-8392 or 612-728-5728.
 
Sunday, 9/28, 4 pm, Sami Rasouli speaks on Muslim Peacemaking at Prospect
Hill Friends, meeting at St Paul Council of Churches, 1671 Summit Ave, St
Paul.

Sunday, 9/28, 5 to 8 pm, WAMM's annual silent auction, St Joan of Arc
Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.  Suggested $10 to $30 (no one turned away).
http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Sunday, 9/28, 5 pm, presentation "With Respect to Iran and the West: An
Interface of Politics and Religion." Hoversten Chapel, Augsburg College,
2211 Riverside Ave, Mpls.  http://www.micglobe.org/calendar/index.php

Tuesday, 9/30 7 pm, Anti-War Committee potluck to share experiences of the
RNC and discuss next steps, Walker Church, 3104 - 16th Ave S, Mpls.  Please
bring photos or on a DVD so we can project them.
http://www.antiwarcommittee.org

Thursday, 10/2, 4 pm, Institute for Advanced Study presents Ragui Assaad
talking about youth issues in the Middle East, room 125, Nolte Center for
Continuing Education, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls.
http://ias.umn.edu/calendar.php
 
Thursday, 10/2, 4:30 pm, Happy Birthday Gandhi, celebration of nonviolence
outside weapons merchant Alliant Techsystems, 7480 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden
Prairie.  http://www.alliantaction.org

Thursday, 10/2, 6:30 pm, second meeting of telling our stories and moving
forward after the Republican Convention, Walker Church, 3104 - 16th Ave S,
Mpls.  http://upwellingofearthwisdom.blogspot.com/

10/3 (6 pm) to 10/5 (5 pm), basic level Alternatives to Violence Workshop,
Hennepin County Men's Workhouse, 1145 Shenandoah Lane, Plymouth.
avperika [at] gmail.com or http://www.fnvw.blogspot.com

Saturday, 10/4, 9:30 refreshments, 10 am program, Middle East Peace Now
sponsors U of M anthropology prof William O. Beeman talking about "False
Alerms on Iran," Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave S, Edina.  651-696-1642.

Saturday, 10/4, 10 to 11:30 am, meeting Homeless Veterans for Peace,
Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls.  Bob Heberle, 612-789-9020.

Saturday, 10/4, 2 to 8 pm, "Voices in Art from Iraq" with music, food by
Hayat and a lecture by Adnan Shati "Iraq Today" at 6 pm, Center for
Independent Artists, 4137 Bloomington Ave S, Mpls.  cia [at] c4ia.org or
612-724-8392 or 612-728-5728.

Tuesday, 10/7, 7:30 pm, Rinku Sen and Fekkak Mamdouh discuss their book "The
Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of
Globalizaation," which argues that globalization should allow free movement
of people as well as capital, Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave
S, Mpls.  http://www.magersandquinn.com

Friday, 10/10, 7:30 pm, Frank Wilderson discusses his new book "Inconegro,"
a recollection of both African National Congress for freedom in South Africa
as well as American Black struggles for equality in the US, Magers & Quinn
Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave S, Mpls.  http://www.magersandquinn.com

10/4 to 11/11 (Tuesdays 7 to 9 pm or Saturdays 10 to noon), Conflict
Competency for Everyday Life with Transformative Mediator and peace educator
Carey HeartBorne, in South Mpls.  $60 to 120 sliding scale.  Call
612-721-6787 to register or with questions.

Saturday, 10/11, 1-day Alternatives to Violence Project workshop, Faribault
Minimum Custody prison, Faribault.  http://www.fnvw.org

Saturday, 10/11, noon, Northland Anti-War Coalition holds a march and rally
against the continued war in Iraq, gathering at Leif Erickson Park on London
Road in Duluth, then marching to the MN Power Plaza at Lake Ave and Superior
St, Duluth.  http://www.northlandantiwar.blogspot.com/

Saturday, 10/11, 1 pm, protest the war on Iraq, 6 years after Congress
authorized it, Hiawatha & Lake St, Mpls.  http://www.antiwarcommittee.org

Sunday, 10/12, 6 to 8:30 pm, monthly meeting Veterans for Peace chapter 27,
Vets for Peace office, St Stephens school basement, 2123 Clinton Ave S,
Mpls.  John Varone 952-448-2665.
 

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            VIGILS

Every Sunday, 9:30 to 10:45 am, vigil to Close Guantanamo-End Torture, 40th
St pedestrian overpass over 35W, Mpls.  952-465-2866.  (Bannering suspended
as of 9/21.)

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 Sunday (weather permitting), 3:30 to 4:30 pm, peace vigil on the I-94
footbridge just west of Snelling, St Paul.  Mike Madden, 651-644-2288.
(Bannering suspended as of 9/21.)

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, 5 to 6 pm (back to summer 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, 7:30 to 9:30 am, peace banners on pedestrian bridge over
Cedar Ave just south of MOA, Bloomington.  (Take Old Shakopee Rd exit and
curl around.)  Roxanne at 952-891-1862.

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, 4:30 to 6, vigil at 42nd (County Rd 9) and Winnetka Ave N,
New Hope.  carydberg [at] comcast.net

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, 10:15 to noon, peace bannering on 40th St footbridge over
35W, Mpls.  952-465-2866.  (Bannering suspended as of 9/21.)

Every Saturday, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th),
Northfield.  billmcgrath52 [at] gmail.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
http://www.worldwidewamm.org/takeaction/vigil/statevigils.html ) 


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