From:
Charley Underwood
Date:
Jun 30 04:19 UTC
Short link
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 subscribe for 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/
[5/30 to 7/3, documentary "The Rape of Europa" about art historians and
curators trying to rescue European art works from the Nazis, Edina Cinema, 3911
W 50th St, Edina. http://www.landmarktheaters.com
5/20 to 7/3, Russian historical epic film "Mongol" about Genghis Khan and his
life. from hunted child to legendary conqueror, Uptown Theater, Hennepin and
Lagoon, Uptown Mpls. http://www.landmarktheaters.com
Monday, 6/30, 8:30 am to 4 pm, MN Advocates for Human Rights present 2008 Human
Rights Law and Policy and Conference with former Amnesty Intl director William
Schulz and Human Rights Watch Global Advocacy directory Peggy Hicks, Dorsey &
Whitney LLP, 50 S 6th St, 15th Floor, Mpls. http://www.mnadvocates.org
(Various levels of fees, to $125.)
Monday, 6/30, 7 pm, MN Code Pink meeting to discuss RNC discussion, Marian
Moore's house, 2427 W 22nd St, Mpls.
Tuesday, 7/1, 11 am. stand up for the right to march on the Republican National
Convention on 9/1, State Capitol steps, St Paul.
http://www.antiwarcommittee.org
Tuesday, 7/1, Peace Salon shows film "American Blackout" regarding
disenfranchisement in 2000 and 2004 and the silencing of political dissent, Mad
Hatter Teahouse, 943 W 7th St, St Paul. <email obscured> or
651-227-3228.
Wednesday, 7/2, 5 to 6 pm, Peace bridge vigil, theme: Peace Is Patriotic,
Lake-Marshall bridge over the Mississippi, Twin Cities.
http://www.worldwidewamm.org
Friday, 7/4, 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.
7/4 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?), Lagoon Theater, 1320 Lagoon Ave,
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, 10 to 11:30 am, Homeless Vets for Peace meet at Peacehouse, 510
E Franklin, Mpls. Bob Heberle 612-789-9020.
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, 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.
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.
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, 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.
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.
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
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, Peace in the Precincts annual picnic at Indian Mounds Park, 10
Mounds Blvd, St Paul. Details from http://www.fnvw.org
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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. <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, 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 )