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From: Charles Underwood (peacecalendarvisi.com) | |
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:43:14 -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 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. ******************************* 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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