state of Minnesota. Those wishing to submit events or receive the calendar as
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calendar" in the subject line. The calendar is also archived at
http://lists.justcomm.org/pipermail/mn-prog-events/
EDITOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEEK:
Mall shopping: Please don't. It only encourages them.
Shopping for a cause: the Antiwar Committee craft sale on 12/16.
Precinct caucus trainings: all over town, various dates.
Moving vigils: candlelight vigil on 12/23 or 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)
12/14 to 12/20, film "War Dance" about a competition music and dance festival
with 3 children of war-ravaged northern Uganda, Lagoon Cinema, 1320 Lagoon Ave,
Uptown Mpls. http://www.landmarktheaters.com
Saturday, 12/15, 6 pm, Twin Cities IWW sponsors benefit for singer/songwriter
and peace activist Utah Phillips, with Charlie Parr, Bernie King, Pop Wagner,
Gabe Barnett, Papa John Kolstad, and many others, Eagles Club, 2507 E 25th St,
Mpls. $10 requested.
Saturday, 12/15, 6 to 10 pm, Vets for Peace holiday pot luck and fund raiser,
St Martins Table, 2001 Riverside Ave, Mpls. 612-339-3898.
Sunday, 12/16, 10 am to 1:30 pm, Antiwar Committee craft sale at global gift
fair, First Universalist Church, 3400 Dupont Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.antiwarcommittee.org
Sunday, 12/16, 3 to 6 pm, house party extravaganza for US Senate peace
candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, with appetizers by Chef Klaus, Becketwood
Cooperative, 4300 W River Parkway S, Mpls. Please RSVP at
http://www.jackforsenate.org
Monday, 12/17, 6:30 pm, free film "Joyeaux Noel" about temporary cease-fire and
celebration between enemies in the trenches of WWI, Joan of Arc Upper Room
Parish Center, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. http://www.worldwidewamm.org
Wednesday, 12/19, 7 to 8 am, vigil's Alliant Techsystems annual holiday peace
photo, 5050 Lincoln Dr, Edina. http://www.alliantaction.org
Wednesday, 12/19, 7 to 8:30 pm, Red Wing Vets for Peace meeting at home of
Charles Nicolosi, Red Wing. <email obscured>
Thursday, 12/20, 6:30 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct
caucus training, Longfellow Community Center, 36th Ave and 35th St, Mpls.
info@peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383.
12/21 to 12/26, 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, 12/21, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end the occupation of Palestine,
Snelling & Summit Aves, St Paul. Karen, 651-283-3495.
Friday, 12/21, 6:30 pm, protest and vigil "Out of Iraq! No war on Iran! Bring
the troops home now!," Hennepin & Lagoon Aves, Uptown Mpls.
http://www.worldwidewamm.org (Part of the Iraq Moratorium and the General
Strike for Peace national campaign, asking that the 3rd Friday of every month
be a day for local actions against the war and the cessation of our work as
usual.)
Sunday, 12/23, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Winter Solstice peace vigil: "Light a Candle
for Peace on the Darkest Night of the Year," corner Snelling & Summit Aves, St
Paul. http://mppeace.org or <email obscured>
Thursday, 12/27, 7 pm, free program "Silencing Peacemakers in the Middle East:
Anti-Semitism vs Criticizing Israel," with Jewish Voice for Peace communication
director Cecilie Surasky (who lead the opposition to St Thomas banning Desmond
Tutu) with local Muslim, Christian and Jewish peace activists, Macalester
Plymouth United Church, 1658 Lincoln Ave, St Paul. 612-827-5364.
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 <email obscured> 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. <email obscured> 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
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. <email obscured> 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.
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. <email obscured>
Monday, 1/7, 7 pm, meeting Labor Against War, Merriam Park library, 1831
Marshall Ave, St Paul. Thomas Dooley 651-645-0295.
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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: <email obscured>
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.
<email obscured>
Every Tuesday, 5 to 6 pm (all year), east end of Franklin bridge over the
Mississippi River, Mpls. <email obscured>
Every Tuesday, 4 to 5 pm (new winter hours), Penn Ave just north of 394, Bryn
Mawr neighborhood of Mpls. <email obscured>
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: <email obscured>
Every Thursday, 5 to 6 pm, Chisago City gathering for peace, Moberg Park on Hwy
8, Chisago City. <email obscured>
Every Thursday, 5 to 6 pm, Peace vigil at intersection of Bridge and Fountain
Streets, Albert Lea. <email obscured>
Every Friday, noon to 1 pm, Anti-Recruitment vigil “Our Children Are Not Cannon
Fodder,” 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. <email obscured>
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.
<email obscured>
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)
<email obscured>
Every Saturday, 11 am to noon, peace vigil at corner of Bridge and River St,
Chippewa Falls, WI. FFI: <email obscured> 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.
<email obscured>
Every Saturday, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th),
Northfield. <email obscured>
Every Saturday, 1 to 2 pm, peace vigil at Vinewood and 42nd, Plymouth.
<email obscured> (Starts 11/3/07.)
Every Saturday, 2 to 3 pm, Mounds View peace vigil, SE corner of Hwy 10 and
University Ave NE in Blaine. <email obscured> or 763-717-9168.
Every Saturday, 2 to 3 pm, Peace vigil at NE corner Co Hwy 10 & Univ Ave NE,
Blaine. <email obscured>
(More vigils are listed at
http://www.worldwidewamm.org/takeaction/vigil/statevigils.html )