All posts in the topic peace calendar for 7/5/08 (Short link)
Summary
- There are 2 posts — by 1 authors — in this topic.
- Latest post made by Charley Underwood at Jul 05 22:53 UTC
NOTE: This is a shortened version of the peace calendar, edited to include only events in or near St Paul. To submit events or to receive a blind-copy email of the complete calendar, please write to peacecalendar (at) visi (dot) com with "peace calendar" in the subject line. The calendar is also archived at http://lists.justcomm.org/pipermail/mn-prog-events/ 7/4 to 7/10, satirical film "War, Inc." about a country occupied by a private U.S. corporation run by a former U.S. vice president and a plot to kill a Middle Eastern oil minister (sound familiar?), Uptown Theater, Hennepin and Lagoon Aves, Uptown Mpls. http://www.landmarktheaters.com 7/4 to 7/10, film "The Singing Revolution" about the role of song by Estonians in opposing Soviet occupation, Lagoon Theater, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Uptown Mpls. http://www.landmarktheaters.com Saturday, 7/5 7:30 pm, WAMM sponsors an antidote to the tired, old "bombs bursting in air" with Weekend of Music of Peace, featuring Tom Neilson, who has opened for Dennis Kucinich, Nadar, Chavez and others, St Joan of Arc Church, 3537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. $12 suggested. http://www.worldwidewamm.org or 612-827-5364. Sunday, 7/6, 10 am, Charlie Clements, president of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee speaks on "Peacemaking and the Iraq War" including supporting returning veterans, at services at First Universalist Church, with open feedback session afterward in the Cummiins Room, 3400 Dupont Ave S, Mpls. Sunday, 7/6, 4 pm, student strike meeting of Youth Against War and Racism, Ty's House/YAWR office, 3024 Chicago Ave S, #1, Mpls. (Bring a couple of bucks for some veggie/vegan pizza.) Tyrus at 651-210-5342. Sunday, 7/6, 5 to 7 pm, WAMM sponsors an antidote to the tired, old "bombs bursting in air" with Weekend of Music of Peace, featuring New Orleans singer/songwriter Susan Cowsill with local musician Rick Robot of Gospel Gossip, Minnesota Music Cafe, 499 Payne Ave, St Paul. $20 suggested. http://www.worldwidewamm.org or 612-827-5364. 7/7 to 7/29, play "After a Hundred Years" about U.S. journalist interviewing Khmer Rouge general accused of war crimes, Guthrie Theater, Dowling Studio, 818 S 2nd St, Mpls. http://www.guthrietheater.org Tuesday, 7/8, 6:30 pm, Pax Christi and Sisters of St Joseph's sponsor documentary "Uncounted" about vote fraud in the 2000 and 2004 elections, Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph Ave, St Paul. 651-696-1642. Tuesday, 7/8, 6:30 pm, Peace Salon reads and listens to poems of Guantanamo detainees, written on Styrofoam cups and collected in "Poems from Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak," Mad Hatter's Teahouse, 943 W 7th St, St Paul. 651-227-2511. Wednesday, 7/9, noon, MN leaders (religious, city council, congress, state senators and representatives, business and cultural) fast and speak out in opposition to military action against Iran, State Capitol south steps, 75 Rev ML King Blvd, St Paul. http://www.worldwidewamm.org Wednesday, 7/9, 2 pm, support demands for permits to march on the RNC, Federal Courthouse, 4th St and 4th Ave, Mpls. http://marchonrnc.org Thursday, 7/10, noon, TRACES presents 4 documentaries about WWII veterans including ski troops, Europe and the Pacific, 2nd floor Galleria, Landmark Center, 75 W 5th St, St Paul. <email obscured> or http://www.TRACES.org or 651-292-8700. Thursday, 7/10, 7 to 9 pm, Lama Shenpen Drolma speaks on "Enduring Change: Moving Beyond Hope and Fear," Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center, 179 Robie St E, St Paul. $15 suggested; no one turned away. bodhisattvapeacetraining@gmail;.com or 651-206-5271. Friday, 7/11, 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. Saturday, 7/12, 8 to 3, Antiwar Committee yard sale, Spirit of the Lakes Church, 2930 - 13th Ave S, Mpls. (Items may be dropped off between 6 and 8 pm on Friday night.) http://www.antiwarcommittee.org Saturday, 7/12, 5 to 8 pm, National Lawyers Guild hosts annual picnic and celebration of Defenders of Freedom, Minnehaha Park Bandstand, 4825 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. NLG provides burgers (veggie and meat) and hot dogs (veggie and meat), corn, watermillon and drinks. Questions djadante@lycos or http://www.nlgminnesota.org/ Saturday, 7/12, 7 pm, Storytelling for Adults: With Peace and Liberty and Justice for All, including storytellers Larry Johnson, Gary Melom, John Martin and Jerry Wellik, Java Jack's, 818 W 46th St, Mpls. Suggested $5. FFI: 612-747-3904. 7/12 to 9/1, peace walk from Chicago (Grant Park) to St Paul (Republican National Convention). Details at http://www.vcnv.org or <email obscured> or 773-878-3815. Sunday, 7/13, 6 to 8:30 pm, Veterans for Peace chapter 27 meets, St Stephens Church, 2123 Clinton Ave S, Mpls. (Ring bell on north door.) John Varone 952-2665. Monday, 7/14, 7 pm (refreshments at 6:30), Network of Spiritual Progressives hosts Demi Miller giving a presentation on his trip to Rwanda and the reconciliation efforts going on there, Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave S (enter under the canope off parking lot on Franklin), Mpls. <email obscured> Tuesday, 7/15, noon to 1 pm, brown bag presentation on Legislative Initiatives and Advocacy on Violence against Women, Advocates for Human Rights, 650 - 3rd Ave S, suite 550, Mpls. Register by 7/11 with <email obscured> or 612-341-3302 ext 107. Info at http://www.mnadvocates.org 7/17, noon to 1 pm, lunch lecture on the International Criminal Court: An Important Enforcer of Human Rights with U of M La prof Duane Krohnke, Faegre & Benson LLP, 22nd Floor, Wells Fargo Center, 90 S 7th St, Mpls. Lunch provided (CLE credit application also) with RSVP by 7/15 to <email obscured> or 612-341-3302, ext 127. Info at http://www.mnadvocates.org 7/17 to 7/20, play "Cirque de Guerre" at the Illusion Theater, 7th St and Hennepin Ave, downtown Mpls. <email obscured> or http://www.illusiontheater.org Sunday, 7/20, 3 to 5 pm, Amnesty International group 37 regular meeting focuses on the new "Campaign to Ban Torture," Center for the Victims of Torture, 717 E River Rd SE, Mpls. <email obscured> or http://www.twincitiescmnesty.org/ Thursday, 7/24, 9 pm to 1 am, Rock Against the War benefit concert for the Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War, Triple Rock Social Club, 629 Cedar Ave S, Mpls. http://marchonrnc.org Saturday, 7/26, 9 to 10:30 am, Pax Christi Twin Cities invites friends to join them at their monthly prayer and meditation gathering, St Joan of Arc Parish Center, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. 651-646-1611. Saturday, 7/26, 11 am, Peace in the Precincts annual picnic at Indian Mounds Park, 10 Mounds Blvd, St Paul. Details from http://www.fnvw.org Saturday, 7/26, 7 pm, MN Cuba Committee hosts celebration of Cuba's 50th Independence Day at 1314 Marquette Ave, Mpls (in the party room). Refreshments, musicm movies and conversation, for a small donation to support the MN Cuba Committee. http://groups.msn.com/minnesotacubacommittee ******************************* 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. Every Sunday, noon to 1 pm, peace vigil at Summit and Snelling, St Paul. 651-699-8655. 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. 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, 5 to 6 pm (all year), east end of Franklin bridge over the Mississippi River, Mpls. <email obscured> Every Tuesday, 5 to 6 pm (back to summer hours), Penn Ave just north of 394, Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Mpls. <email obscured> 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 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, 5 to 6 pm, peace vigil at Lagoon and Hennepin, Uptown Mpls. FFI: WAMM. Every Saturday, 10:15 to noon, peace bannering on 40th St footbridge over 35W, Mpls. 952-465-2866. (More vigils are listed at http://www.worldwidewamm.org/takeaction/vigil/statevigils.html )
NOTE: This is a calendar of war and peace related events within the state of Minnesota. To submit events or to receive a blind-copy email of the calendar, please write to peacecalendar (at) visi (dot) com with "peace calendar" in the subject line. The calendar is also archived at http://lists.justcomm.org/pipermail/mn-prog-events/ 5/20 to 7/10, Russian historical epic film "Mongol" about Genghis Khan and his life. from hunted child to legendary conqueror, Edina Cinema, 3911 W 50th St, Edina. http://www.landmarktheaters.com 7/4 to 7/10, satirical film "War, Inc." about a country occupied by a private U.S. corporation run by a former U.S. vice president and a plot to kill a Middle Eastern oil minister (sound familiar?), Uptown Theater, Hennepin and Lagoon Aves, Uptown Mpls. http://www.landmarktheaters.com 7/4 to 7/10, film "The Singing Revolution" about the role of song by Estonians in opposing Soviet occupation, Lagoon Theater, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Uptown Mpls. http://www.landmarktheaters.com Saturday, 7/5 7:30 pm, WAMM sponsors an antidote to the tired, old "bombs bursting in air" with Weekend of Music of Peace, featuring Tom Neilson, who has opened for Dennis Kucinich, Nadar, Chavez and others, St Joan of Arc Church, 3537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. $12 suggested. http://www.worldwidewamm.org or 612-827-5364. 7/6 to 7/27, Anathoth Community Farm hosts Action Camp of "Seeds of Peace Collective" with direct action training (non-violence, direct action, blockades, affinity groups, etc) on 7/6 to 7/14 (free, donations accepted) and Wilderness First Responder certification course for $450 from 7/15 to 7/24, followed by Action Medical section 7/25 to 7/27, all in Luck, Wisconsin. http://www.seeds-of-peace-collective.org Sunday, 7/6, 10 am, Charlie Clements, president of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee speaks on "Peacemaking and the Iraq War" including supporting returning veterans, at services at First Universalist Church, with open feedback session afterward in the Cummiins Room, 3400 Dupont Ave S, Mpls. Sunday, 7/6, 4 pm, student strike meeting of Youth Against War and Racism, Ty's House/YAWR office, 3024 Chicago Ave S, #1, Mpls. (Bring a couple of bucks for some veggie/vegan pizza.) Tyrus at 651-210-5342. Sunday, 7/6, 5 to 7 pm, WAMM sponsors an antidote to the tired, old "bombs bursting in air" with Weekend of Music of Peace, featuring New Orleans singer/songwriter Susan Cowsill with local musician Rick Robot of Gospel Gossip, Minnesota Music Cafe, 499 Payne Ave, St Paul. $20 suggested. http://www.worldwidewamm.org or 612-827-5364. 7/7 to 7/29, play "After a Hundred Years" about U.S. journalist interviewing Khmer Rouge general accused of war crimes, Guthrie Theater, Dowling Studio, 818 S 2nd St, Mpls. http://www.guthrietheater.org Tuesday, 7/8, 6:30 pm, Pax Christi and Sisters of St Joseph's sponsor documentary "Uncounted" about vote fraud in the 2000 and 2004 elections, Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph Ave, St Paul. 651-696-1642. Tuesday, 7/8, 6:30 pm, Peace Salon reads and listens to poems of Guantanamo detainees, written on Styrofoam cups and collected in "Poems from Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak," Mad Hatter's Teahouse, 943 W 7th St, St Paul. 651-227-2511. Wednesday, 7/9, noon, MN leaders (religious, city council, congress, state senators and representatives, business and cultural) fast and speak out in opposition to military action against Iran, State Capitol south steps, 75 Rev ML King Blvd, St Paul. http://www.worldwidewamm.org Wednesday, 7/9, 2 pm, support demands for permits to march on the RNC, Federal Courthouse, 4th St and 4th Ave, Mpls. http://marchonrnc.org 7/9 to 7/12, Youth Against War and Racism conducts training to confront militarism and oppression at Garden Farme in Ramsey, MN. $50 to $250 sliding scale. Download application at http://youthresistance.org/counter_it_application.doc Info from <email obscured> or 651-210-5342. (THIS TRAINING IS NOW MOVED TO AUGUST 8 - 12, WITH APPLICATION DEADLINE OF JULY 21. ALL OTHER INFORMATION IS THE SAME.) Thursday, 7/10, noon, TRACES presents 4 documentaries about WWII veterans including ski troops, Europe and the Pacific, 2nd floor Galleria, Landmark Center, 75 W 5th St, St Paul. <email obscured> or http://www.TRACES.org or 651-292-8700. Thursday, 7/10, 7 to 9 pm, Lama Shenpen Drolma speaks on "Enduring Change: Moving Beyond Hope and Fear," Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center, 179 Robie St E, St Paul. $15 suggested; no one turned away. bodhisattvapeacetraining@gmail;.com or 651-206-5271. Friday, 7/11, 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. 7/11 (6 pm) to 7/13 (5 pm), basic level Alternatives to Violence Workshop, Hennepin County Men's Workhouse, 1145 Shenandoah Lane, Plymouth. <email obscured> or http://www.fnvw.blogspot.com Saturday, 7/12, 8 to 3, Antiwar Committee yard sale, Spirit of the Lakes Church, 2930 - 13th Ave S, Mpls. (Items may be dropped off between 6 and 8 pm on Friday night.) http://www.antiwarcommittee.org Saturday, 7/12, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Veterans for Peace chapter 115 hosts their annual peace gathering "Pigstock" at Schaefers' Pig Wisdom Farm in Hager City, Wisconsin. Speakers include former Pentagon analyst Lt Col USAF (ret) Karen Kwiatkowski, a panel from Iraq Veterans Against the War, Hofstra poli sci prof David Green. $25 preregistration to Charles Nicolosi, treasurer, VFP Chapter 115, 250 Overlook Ln, Red Wing. Directions at http://www.pigwisdomfarm.com Info from David at <email obscured> Camping available Friday and Saturday nights. Saturday, 7/12, 5 to 8 pm, National Lawyers Guild hosts annual picnic and celebration of Defenders of Freedom, Minnehaha Park Bandstand, 4825 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls. NLG provides burgers (veggie and meat) and hot dogs (veggie and meat), corn, watermillon and drinks. Questions djadante@lycos or http://www.nlgminnesota.org/ Saturday, 7/12, 7 pm, Storytelling for Adults: With Peace and Liberty and Justice for All, including storytellers Larry Johnson, Gary Melom, John Martin and Jerry Wellik, Java Jack's, 818 W 46th St, Mpls. Suggested $5. FFI: 612-747-3904. 7/12 to 9/1, peace walk from Chicago (Grant Park) to St Paul (Republican National Convention). Details at http://www.vcnv.org or <email obscured> or 773-878-3815. Sunday, 7/13, 6 to 8:30 pm, Veterans for Peace chapter 27 meets, St Stephens Church, 2123 Clinton Ave S, Mpls. (Ring bell on north door.) John Varone 952-2665. Monday, 7/14, 6:30 pm, Every Church a Peace Church hosts bimonthly potluck with Polly Mann and Roxanne Abbas leading a talk on "Peace Activism in the Twin Cities Christian Churches," United church of Christ in New Brighton, 1000 Long Lake Rd, New Brighton. <email obscured> or 651-228-7224 or 651-633-1327. Monday, 7/14, 7 pm (refreshments at 6:30), Network of Spiritual Progressives hosts Demi Miller giving a presentation on his trip to Rwanda and the reconciliation efforts going on there, Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave S (enter under the canope off parking lot on Franklin), Mpls. <email obscured> Tuesday, 7/15, noon to 1 pm, brown bag presentation on Legislative Initiatives and Advocacy on Violence against Women, Advocates for Human Rights, 650 - 3rd Ave S, suite 550, Mpls. Register by 7/11 with <email obscured> or 612-341-3302 ext 107. Info at http://www.mnadvocates.org 7/17, noon to 1 pm, lunch lecture on the International Criminal Court: An Important Enforcer of Human Rights with U of M La prof Duane Krohnke, Faegre & Benson LLP, 22nd Floor, Wells Fargo Center, 90 S 7th St, Mpls. Lunch provided (CLE credit application also) with RSVP by 7/15 to <email obscured> or 612-341-3302, ext 127. Info at http://www.mnadvocates.org 7/17 to 7/20, play "Cirque de Guerre" at the Illusion Theater, 7th St and Hennepin Ave, downtown Mpls. <email obscured> or http://www.illusiontheater.org Saturday, 7/19, walk for Lake Superior (part of Lake Superior Days). Details from Nukewatch at <email obscured> Sunday, 7/20, 3 to 5 pm, Amnesty International group 37 regular meeting focuses on the new "Campaign to Ban Torture," Center for the Victims of Torture, 717 E River Rd SE, Mpls. <email obscured> or http://www.twincitiescmnesty.org/ Thursday, 7/24, 9 pm to 1 am, Rock Against the War benefit concert for the Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War, Triple Rock Social Club, 629 Cedar Ave S, Mpls. http://marchonrnc.org Saturday, 7/26, 9 to 10:30 am, Pax Christi Twin Cities invites friends to join them at their monthly prayer and meditation gathering, St Joan of Arc Parish Center, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. 651-646-1611. Saturday, 7/26, 11 am, Peace in the Precincts annual picnic at Indian Mounds Park, 10 Mounds Blvd, St Paul. Details from http://www.fnvw.org Saturday, 7/26, 7 pm, MN Cuba Committee hosts celebration of Cuba's 50th Independence Day at 1314 Marquette Ave, Mpls (in the party room). Refreshments, musicm movies and conversation, for a small donation to support the MN Cuba Committee. http://groups.msn.com/minnesotacubacommittee ******************************* 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. 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. 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, 5 to 6 pm (back to summer 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, 7430 Flying Cloud Dr,Eden Prairie. FFI: www.circlevision.org/alliantaction.html Every Wednesday, noon to 1, peace vigil across from the post office, Mankato. <email obscured> 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, 4:30 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, 4:30 to 6, vigil at 42nd (County Rd 9) and Winnetka Ave N, New Hope. <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, 10:15 to noon, peace bannering on 40th St footbridge over 35W, Mpls. 952-465-2866. Every Saturday, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th), Northfield. <email obscured> 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 )