All posts in the topic peace calendar for 5/9/08 (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 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. <email obscured> 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. <email obscured> 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. <email obscured> 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. <email obscured> 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. <email obscured> 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. <email obscured> 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. <email obscured> 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 <email obscured> 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 <email obscured> or 651-641-0946. ************* 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 )
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