All posts in the topic peace calendar for 11/23/07 (Short link)
NOTE: This is a shortened version of the peace calendar, edited to include only events within the city limits. To read the full calendar (or to submit events) write to <email obscured> The calendar may also be read at http://lists.justcomm.org/pipermail/mn-prog-events/ EDITOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WEEK: Political event: US Senate DFL candidate debate on Tuesday, 11/27. Mall or big box shopping: Skip it entirely. Peace shopping: FNVW craft sale on Friday and Saturday (11/30, 12/1). Precinct caucus trainings: all over town, various dates. Pray for peace: at Hennepin Avenue UMC on 12/2. 11/23 to 11/28, 7 pm, film "Terror's Advocate" about lawyer Jacques Verges and his defense of terrorists, Oak St Cinema, 309 Oak St SE, Mpls. http://www.mnfilmarts.org 11/26 to 12/10, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights hosts a display of photographs related to gender violence, Common Roots Cafe, 2558 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls. http://www.mnadvocates.org Tuesday, 11/27, noon to 1:30, F.A.O. Schwarz, Jr, lectures on "Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror," Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute, 301 - 19th Ave S, Mpls. http://www.hhh.umn.edu/ Tuesday, 11/27, 7 pm, human rights correspondent Janine di Giovanni speaks on journalists' response to war, Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave (at Lyndale), Mpls. http://walkerart.org/tickets Tuesday, 11/27, 7 to 9 pm, DFL Senate District 62 and Congressional District 5 sponsor a U.S. Senate Candidate forum including peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, moderated by state DFL chair Brian Melendez, Roosevelt HS auditorium, 4029 - 28th Ave S, Mpls. Wednesday, 11/28, 8 to 9:30 am, People of Faith Peacemakers host MCTC prof Lena Jones talking about "What's going on in Somalia?" following her visits with Puntland State Univ. there, St Martin's Table, 2001 Riverside, Mpls. http://www.justview.org/POFcalendar.html Thursday, 11/29, 7 pm, Veterans Transition Center hosts lecture series "In the Eyes of a Soldier," accounts of facing war by local vets, Vincent Hall, room 16, 206 Church St SE, Mpls. http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tct/vtc/ 11/30 to 12/6, flim "What Would Jesus Buy?" about Rev. Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they take on the temples of commerce and the materialistic cult of the Golden Calf (not really a war and peace event, but sounds like a blast and closely related to imperialistic expansionism), Lagoon Cinema, 1320 Lagoon, Uptown Mpls. http://www.landmarktheaters.com Friday, 11/30, 3 to 5 pm, Yale history prof Jay Winter lectures on "The Birth of the Human Rights Movement," Ford Room (710), Social Science Building, 267 - 19th Ave S, U of M West Bank, Mpls. http://igs.cla.umn.edu/events/ Friday, 11/30, 7:30 to 8:30 pm, Women's Program staff of the Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights presents a short presentation and discussion on local and international work related to gender violence, Common Roots Cafe, 2558 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls. http://www.mnadvocates.org Friday, 11/30 (2 to 9 pm) and Saturday, 12/1 (9 am to 4 pm), craft sale to benefit Friends for a Nonviolent World, held at Minneapolis Friends Meetinghouse, 44th & York, South Mpls. http://www.fnvw.org Saturday, 12/1, 10 to 11:30 am, meeting of Homeless Veterans for Peace, Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls. Bob 612-789-9020. Saturday, 12/1, 6 to 9 pm, spaghetti dinner to benefit Youth Against War and Racism, Walker Community United Methodist Church, 3104 - 16th Ave S, Mpls. Tickets $10 to 100. http://www.yawr.org or <email obscured> Sunday, 12/2, 7 pm, interfaith worship and witness "A Time for Peace: Stop the Violence of War and Torture," with United Methodist bishop Sally Dyck, Duluth's Temple Israel rabbi Amy Bernstein, Military Families Speak Out member Rick Hanson and Iraq Veterans Against the War member Brandon Day, plus singer/songwriter Sara Thomsen and the Three Altos, Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave, Mpls. http://www.haumc.org Monday, 12/3, 9 am to 4 pm, Annual Human Rights Day Conference with theme "Voices from Silence: What We Need to Hear About the Impact of 9/11 on Refugees, Immigrants and Religious Minorities," U of M Law School, 229 - 19th Ave S, Mpls. http://www.mnadvocates.org Monday, 12/3, 7 pm, program "The Monroe Doctrine and its Significance" followed by film "No Volveran" about Venezuela's resistance to US domination, Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls. http://www.maydaybooks.org or 612-333-4719. Monday, 12/3, 7:30 pm, film "Divided We Fall" about hate violence in the aftermath of 9/11, Coffman Union, 300 Washington Ave SE, Mpls. http://mnadvocates.org Tuesday, 12/4, 6:30 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct caucus training, Matthews Community Center, 24th Ave & 24th St, Mpls. info@peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383. Tuesday, 12/4, 7 pm, discussion on Michael Parenti's book "Lies, War and Empire," Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls. http://www.maydaybooks.org or 612-333-4719. Wednesday, 12/5, 5 pm, Women's Human Rights Film Series presents "Journey to Safety" about challenges facing battered immigrant and refugee women, Humphrey Center, U of M, 301 - 19th Ave S, Mpls. http://www.hhh.umn.edu Wednesday, 12/5, 5 pm, US Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer appears at fundraiser for Mpls City Council member Gary Schiff, Midtown Exchange Chicago Lofts Party Room, 2929 Chicago Ave, Mpls. http://www.jackforsenate.org Thursday, 12/6, 4 pm, Dr James Orbinski talks on "Moral Dilemmas of Interventions for Emergency Relief," Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute, 301 - 19th Ave S, Mpls. http://www.hhh.umn.edu Friday, 12/7, 7 to 10 pm, Ibtisam Barakat speaks at a publication reception of her book "Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood," a memoir of occupation, random detention, house bombing, and eventually flight to Jordan, Lift Literary Center, Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave S, Mpls. http://www.mizna.org Saturday, 12/8, 1 pm, rally and march "Human Rights: A Casualty of War," following a brief rally, march on Lake St, then indoor rally with speakers, artists and hot drinks, Spirit of the Lakes Church, 2930 - 13th Ave S (at Lake), Mpls. http://www.antiwarcommittee.org Sunday,12/9, 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. Tuesday, 12/11, 11:30 am, MN Alliance of Peacemakers holds annual meeting with keynote speaker St Paul Police chief John Harrington, Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland (Lyndale & Hennepin), Mpls. Advanced reservations needed because of luncheon, http://www.mapm.org Tuesday, 12/11, noon to 1 pm, University of Ulster prof Fionnuala Ni Aolain speaks on "Women, Truth and Transition," relating to transitional justice during times of war or societal change, Briggs and Morgan, Minnesota Room, 2200 IDS Center, 80n S 8th St, Mpls. (RSVP for lunch required by 12/7 at 612-977-8126.) FFI <email obscured> or 612-341-3302, ext 107. Tuesday, 12/11, 6:30 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct caucus training, Longfellow Community Center, 36th Ave & 35th St, Mpls. info@peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383. Thursday, 12/13, 6:30 pm, Peace in the Precincts holds nonpartisan precinct caucus training, Matthews Community Center, 24th Ave & 24th St, Mpls. info@peaceintheprecincts or 651-917-0383.. Thursday, 12/13, 7:30 pm, Oak St Cinema present Fearless Filmmaker selection "The Listening Project," traveling the world and asking the question "What do you think of America?," Oak St Cinema, 309 Oak St SE, Mpls. http://www.mnfilmarts.org Saturday, 12/15, 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 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 ******************** VIGILS 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, Penn Ave just north of 394, Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Mpls. bnlberry ( at ) netscape.net Every Wednesday, 5 to 6 pm, Vigil to end the occupation of Iraq, Lake/Marshall bridge over the Mississippi. www.worldwidewamm.org 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, 5 to 6 pm, peace vigil at Lagoon and Hennepin, Uptown Mpls. FFI: WAMM. (More vigils are listed at http://www.worldwidewamm.org/takeaction/vigil/statevigils.html)
Need help? Please contact technical support. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Hosted by E-Democracy.Org. Powered by OnlineGroups.Net using GroupServer.