peace calendar for 5/9/08
From:
Charley Underwood
Date:
May 09 19:13 UTC
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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 whole calendar, 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/
5/3 to 5/11, Faithful Fools comes to the Twin Cities, an interesting project
out of San Francisco combining Buddhist meditation, Catholic activism and an
emphasis on homelessness. Aspects include Unitarian preachers preaching,
plays, walking meditation through city streets and a Mayday presence. Details
at http://www.faithfulfools.org or 612-728-2079.
5/7 to 5/18, striking series of developing nations' films Global Lens, with
film "The Kite" set in Israel/Lebanon, "All for Free" about Croatia, "Luxury
Car" set in China, "The Custodian" set in Argentina, "Kept and Dreamless" also
in Argentine, "Let the Wind Blow" set in India, "The Bet Collector" set in the
Philippines, "Fish Fall in Love" set in Iran, "Opera Jawa" set in Indonesia,
and "Bunny Chow" set in South Africa. Schedule and ticket info at
http://walkerart.org or 612-375-7600.
Friday, 5/9, 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, 5/10, 10 am to 2 pm, Convocation for a More Peaceful World, with
Congressman Keith Ellison, Muslim Peacemaker Team member from Najif Sami
Rasouli, Rev Victoria Safford and others, White Bear Unitarian Universalist
Church, 328 Maple St, Mahtomedi. Mary Jane at 651-426-9940.
Saturday, 5/10, 10 to noon, Women's Intl League for Peace and Freedom hosts Jo
Monte talking about "Picture Books Inviting Compassionate, Creative Responses
to Human Needs," Van Cleve Community Center, 901 - 15th Ave SE, Mpls.
http://www.wilpfmn.org/
Saturday, 5/10, 7 to 9 pm, coffee and conversation with peace and
sustainability U.S. Senate candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, home of Sue and
Greg Skog, 1591 Mallard Dr, Eagan http://www.jackforsenate.org/
Sunday, 5/11, 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.
Sunday, 5/11, 1 pm, Mothers' Day at Lyndale Park Peace Garden hosted by Mpls
mayor RT Rybak, northeast shore of Lake Harriet at 4124 Roseway Rd, Mpls.
Monday, 5/12, 6:30 pm, bimonthly potluck meeting of Every Church a Peace Church
featuring theme "How Do You Raise Compassionate, Peace-Seeking Children?,"
Basilica of St Mary, 88 N 17th St, Mpls.
Monday, 5/12, 6:30 coffee, 7 pm program, Network of Spiritual Progressives
meets at Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet, Mpls.
Monday, 5/12, 7:30 pm, Iraqi American and founder of Muslim Peacemaker Team
Sami Rasouli speaks on "What's Really Going on in Iraq?" Macalester Plymouth
United Church, 1658 Lincoln St, St Paul.
Tuesday, 5/13, 10 am, Palestinian Melkite archbishop and long-time peace
activist Elias Chacour gives chapel service address at Luther Seminary, St
Paul. http://www.pilgrimsofibillin.org or Joan at 608-241-9281.
Wednesday, 5/14, 7:30 pm, Mary Tillman reads from her book "Boots on the Ground
by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman" about her college football son who became
an Army Ranger in Iraq and was later killed by "friendly fire" in Afghanistan,
Magers and Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.magersandquinn.com or 612-822-4611.
Thursday, 5/15, 4:30 to 5:30, protest "Fund Human Needs, Not War" in front of
Norm Coleman's office to demand that a further $172 billion not be added to the
$12 billion the U.S. spends each month to occupy Iraq, 2550 University Ave W
(intersection University & Highway 280), St Paul. 612-522-1861.
Thursday, 5/15, 7 pm, Citizens for Global Solutions hosts U of M poli sci prof
August Nimtz and Century College Spanish prof Barbara Kennedy speaking on Cuba,
Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution, Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church,
511 Groveland Ave (at Lyndale & Hennepin), Mpls.
http://www.globalsolutionsmn.org
Thursday, 5/15, 7:30 to 9 pm, peace and sustainability U.S. Senate candidate
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer visits coffee and conversation hosted by Anne Benson,
1997 Selby Ave, St Paul. http://www.jackforsenate.org/
Friday, 5/16, 1 pm, courtroom visibility and support for demands for permits to
march to the Republican National Convention on 9/1, Federal Courthouse, 4th St
& 4th Ave, Mpls. http://www.antiwarcommittee.org
Friday, 5/16, 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.
5/16 to 5/22 (one week only), documentary "Body of War" about a young soldier
who volunteered for duty in Afghanistan, but was sent to Iraq, wounded and
paralyzed, Lagoon Theater, 1350 Lagoon Ave, Mpls.
http://www.www.landmarktheaters.com
Saturday, 5/17, 9:30 refreshments, 10 to noon program, U-W Madison Middle East
Studies prof Jennifer Loewenstein speaks on "Gaza Today" based on considerable
time in refugee camps there, Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave, Edina.
or 651-696-1642.
Saturday, 5/17, 1 pm, demonstration remembering Al-Nakba ("the catastrophe")
expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians and other massacres of Palestinians, most
recently in Gaza, Loring Park, next to the bridge, Mpls.
http://www.antiwarcommittee.org or 612-437-0222 or
http://www.coalitionforpalestinianrights.wordpress.com or 612-827-5364.
Saturday, 5/17, 7 to 9 pm, panel on "What's Really Happening in Venezuela,
Bolivia, Cuba, Mexico and the Rest of the Region," with Hands Off Venezuela
activist Jorge Martin, Colombian trade unionist Geraldo Cajamarca, professor
and Cuba expert August Nimtz, and Venezuela activist Yasmin Tovar, Mpls Central
Labor Union Council, 312 Central Ave SE, 2nd floor, Mpls.
or 651-373-7609.
Sunday, 5/18, 12:15 to 2 pm, Peace and Justice Forum presents Amy Blumenshine
talking about "Care of Returning Veterans," $7 for lunch, Central Lutheran
Church, 3rd Ave and 12th St, Mpls. or 612-825-1581.
Sunday, 5/18, 3 to 5 pm, regular meeting of Amnesty International, with
Nepalese presenter Hemlal Kafle talking about the transition from monarchy to
democracy, Center for the Victims of Torture, 717 E River Rd SE, Mpls.
Monday, 5/19, 6:30 pm, free documentary film "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib," St Joan of
Arc Church, Hospitality Hall, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.worldwidewamm.org or 612-827-5364.
Monday, 5/19, 7:30 pm, Middle East expert Cathy Sultan discusses her new book
"Tragedy in South Lebanon" about the lives of civilians in south Lebanan and
northern Israel during and fter the war of July 2006, Magers and Quinn
Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave S, Mpls. http://www.magersandquinn.com or
612-822-4611.
Thursday, 5/22, 7 pm, independent documentary on the Highway 55 reroute
encampment "The ReRoute: Taking a Stand on Sacred Land," Riverview Theater,
38th St and 42nd Ave, Mpls. or http://www.oakfolkfilms.net/
Thursday, 5/22, 7:30 pm, Arab-American literary journal Mizna presents
Palestinian-American Susan Abulhawa, whose family was scattered following the
war of 1967, and who has written anthologies "Scattered Illusions" and
"Searching Jenin" as well as novel "Scar of David," Open Book, 1011 Washington
Ave S, Mpls. http://www.mizna.org
5/23 to 6/1, Spirit in the House presents a spiritual play and film festival at
Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave, Mpls. Plays include
Jesus in Guantanamo (which ed has seen and very highly recommends), Witnessing
to a Murder by a friend of ed's and highly recommended by people ed trusts, The
Diana and Mother Teresa Story which ed has heard rave comments about.. Also
perhaps of interest are the plays Dachau Dreaming about the liberation of the
death camp, Presente! apparently about the US-operated torture training school,
and The World's Most Frequently Bombed Hotel which takes place in Belfast
during the Troubles. Details can be found at http://spiritinthehouse.org/
Saturday, 5/24, 7 pm (also 5/24 at 2:30 and 5:30 pm, 5/31 at 5:30 pm and 6/1 at
5:30 pm), incredible 1-man show by Matthew Vakey "Jesus at Guantanamo" about
the Son of God rounded up and held as a terrorist, part of Spirit in the House
Festival, Hennepin Ave Methodist Church, 511 Groveland (at Lyndale), Mpls. $12
adults. http://spiritinthehouse.org or tickets at http://www.uptowntix.com or
651-209-6799.
Sunday, 5/25, 9:30 am, Iraq Vet Against War and "Winter Soldier" participant
Brandon Day shares his experiences at the First Unitarian Society Forum, Lower
Auditorium, 900 Mt Curve, Mpls. Carole at 763-546-5368.
Tuesday, 5/27, 5:30 pm, (also 5/29 at 7, 5/30 at 7, 5/31 at 2:30 and 6/1 at 4),
Spirit in the House Festival presents play "Witnessing to a Murder," the
autobiographical story of a Quaker woman whose witness sends her crashing
though the boundaries that separate her from horror and from the voice of God,
Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.spiritinthehouse.org/ or http://www.elizabethosullivan.com/
Wednesday, 5/28, 6 to 8 pm, Congressman Keith Ellison hosts a town hall forum
of Iran, with featured guests author Dr trita Parsi and U of MN prof William
Orman Beeman, First Unitarian Society, Lower Assembly Hall, 800 Mount Curve
Ave, Mpls. or 612-522-1212.
Wednesday, 5/28, 7 pm, (also 5/30 at 5:30, 5/31 at 1 and 7, and 6/1 at 5:30),
Spirit in the House Festival presents play "The Diana and Mother Teresa Story"
about arrogance, a loveless marriage, doubt, pain, friendship and a campaign
against landmines, Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave S,
Mpls. http://www.spiritinthehouse.org/
5/30 (6 pm) to 6/1 (8 pm), Alternatives to Violence Project basic level
workshop, Twin Cities Friends Meetinghouse, 1725 Grand Ave, St Paul.
http://www.fnvw.org or or 651-644-5851.
5/30 (5 pm) to 6/1 (2 pm), nonviolence training for Creating a Culture of Peace
using social change techniques of Gandhi, King, Tich Nhat Hahn and others, $210
(includes all expenses), ARC Retreat Center, 75 minutes north of St Paul.
http://www.mnfor.org/content/about_us or Joan at or
651-641-0946.
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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.
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.
Every Tuesday, 5 to 6 pm (back to summer hours), Penn Ave just north of 394,
Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Mpls.
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.
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 )