From:
Charley Underwood
Date:
Oct 01 03:47 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 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/
now to 11/11, last chance to see the TRACES exhibits about the Holocaust and WW
II, Landmark Center, 75 W 5th St, Suite 211, St Paul. http://www.TRACES.org or
651-292-8703.
9/2 to 10/2, Tue to Sat, 11 am to 7 pm, free exhibition "Voice to Vision"
capturing the experience of genocide survivors from different parts of the
world, Katherine E Nash Gallery, Regis Center for Art, 405 - 21st Ave S, West
Bank U of M, Mpls. http://nash.umn.edu or 612-624-6518.
9/19 to 10/2, film "Battle in Seattle," about 5 days in 1999 at the WTO talks,
Lagoon Theater, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Uptown Mpls. http://www.landmarktheaters.com
9/19 to 10/2, documentary film "Trouble the Water" about the 9th Ward during
Hurricane Katrina, Lagoon Cinema, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Mpls.
http://www.landmarktheaters.com
9/27 to 10/4, art exhibit "Voices in Art from Iraq," Center for Independent
Artists, 4137 Bloomington Ave S, Mpls. <email obscured> or 612-724-8392 or
612-728-5728.
Wednesday, 10/1, 7 pm, Iraqi-American peace activist Sami Rasouli speaks on
"What is Happening in Iraq Today? Eyewitness Account from Iraq" Mayday
Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave S, Mpls. http://www.antiwarcommittee.org
Thursday, 10/2, 4 pm, Institute for Advanced Study presents Ragui Assaad
talking about youth issues in the Middle East, room 125, Nolte Center for
Continuing Education, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls.
http://ias.umn.edu/calendar.php
Thursday, 10/2, 6:30 pm, second meeting of telling our stories and moving
forward after the Republican Convention, Walker Church, 3104 - 16th Ave S,
Mpls. http://upwellingofearthwisdom.blogspot.com/
Thursday, 10/2, 7 pm, free documentary film "Chicago 10" about the violent
clash at the 1968 Democratic Convention and the eventual conspiracy trial,
Walker Art Cinema, 1750 Hennepin Ave, Mpls. http://www.walkerart.org
Friday, 10/3, 9:30 to 11 am, U of Khartoum prof Awad Hag Ali Ahmed discusses
the challenges of taking a census in Darfur and South Soudan, Freeman Commons,
HH Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 301 - 19th Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.hhh.umn.edu/news/events/index.html
Friday, 10/3, 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.
10/3 to 10/9, film "Allah Made me Funny" about 3 Muslim-American comics
on-stage and off, Lagoon Cinema, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Mpls.
http://www.landmarktheaters.com
Saturday, 10/4, 10 to 11:30 am, meeting Homeless Veterans for Peace,
Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls. Bob Heberle, 612-789-9020.
Saturday, 10/4, 2 to 8 pm, "Voices in Art from Iraq" with music, food by Hayat
and a lecture by Adnan Shati "Iraq Today" at 6 pm, Center for Independent
Artists, 4137 Bloomington Ave S, Mpls. <email obscured> or 612-724-8392 or
612-728-5728.
Saturday, 10/4, 4 pm, update and benefit for the legal defense of the RNC 8,
with Tex-Mex meal (vegetarian). Mayday Books 301 Cedar Ave S, Mpls. Suggested
$5 to 10 (more if you can; it may take $250,000 to defend them, which is a lot
of Lydia's chile). http://www.antiwarcommittee.org
Monday, 10/6, 1 pm, Somali ambassador to the U.N. Yusuf Mohamed Ismail
speaksSundin Music Hall, Hamline University, 1531 Hewitt, St Paul.
http://www.hamline.edu
Tuesday, 10/7, 7 to 10 pm, SDS founder and former CA legislator Tom Hayden
speaks after the debate on "Debating Democracy: What's at Stake in the 2008
Elections," Metropolitan State Ecolab Room in the Library and Learning Center,
700 E 7th St, St Paul. 651-793-1292.
Tuesday, 10/7, 7:30 pm, Rinku Sen and Fekkak Mamdouh discuss their book "The
Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization,"
which argues that globalization should allow free movement of people as well as
capital, Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.magersandquinn.com
Wednesday, 10/8, 7 to 8:30 pm, SDS founder and former CA legislator Tom Hayden
speaks on "Peace Movements: Past Lessons, Future Prospects" at Metro State
University Founders Auditorium, 700 E 7th St, St Paul. 651-793-1292.
Friday, 10/10, 6 pm, Jewish activist, scholar and writer on Middle East
questions Joel Kovel talks about his book "Overcoming Zionism: Creating a
Single democratic State in Israel/Palestine," Macalester-Plymouth United
Church, 1658 Lincoln Ave, St Paul. Food from Shish at 6, with talk at 7.
Friday, 10/10, 7:30 pm, Frank Wilderson discusses his new book "Inconegro," a
recollection of both African National Congress for freedom in South Africa as
well as American Black struggles for equality in the US, Magers & Quinn
Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave S, Mpls. http://www.magersandquinn.com
10/4 to 11/11 (Tuesdays 7 to 9 pm or Saturdays 10 to noon), Conflict Competency
for Everyday Life with Transformative Mediator and peace educator Carey
HeartBorne, in South Mpls. $60 to 120 sliding scale. Call 612-721-6787 to
register or with questions.
Saturday, 10/11, 10 am to noon, Women's International League for Peace and
Freedom hosts Iranian-American activist M. Jay Shahidi talking about "Iran
Update," Van Cleve Community Center, 901 - 15th Ave SE, Mpls.
http://www.wilpfmn.org or 612-922-79993.
Saturday, 10/11, 1 pm, protest the war on Iraq, 6 years after Congress
authorized it, Hiawatha & Lake St, Mpls. http://www.antiwarcommittee.org
Sunday, 10/12, 6 to 8:30 pm, monthly meeting Veterans for Peace chapter 27,
Vets for Peace office, St Stephens school basement, 2123 Clinton Ave S, Mpls.
John Varone 952-448-2665.
Tuesday, 10/14, 7 pm, teach-in to learn more about the occupation of Iraq and
beyond, Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave S, Mpls. http://www.antiwarcommittee.org
Thursday, 10/16, noon to 1 pm, Westminster Town Hall hosts 30-year Middle East
reporter Robin Wright talking on "The New Middle East: Building a Culture of
Change," Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nicollet Mall and 12th St, downtown
Mpls. http://www.ewestminster.org/town_hall_forum
Thursday, 10/16, 7 to 9 pm, Global Solutions presents U of M PhD candidate Sam
Schueth and prof Theofanis Stavrou speaking on "The Situation in Georgia and
its International Implications," Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church, 511
Groveland (at Lyndale and Hennepin), Mpls.
http://www.gloabalsolutionsmn.org/calendar.html
10/16 to 10/19, Mizna Film Festival with themes about the Arab world, the
Islamic world and the Arab/American immigrant experience, Heights Theater, 3951
Central Ave NE, Mpls. http://www.mizna.org or 612-532-0747. (Schedule: A
Muslim Childhood on Thursday, films on Palestinian hip-hop and on homosexuality
in the Muslim world on Friday, "Meeting Resistance" about Iraqi resistance to
the US occupation on Saturday, and the Jerusalem Arab experience under Israeli
occupation on Sunday.)
Sunday, 10/19, 12:30 to 2 pm, Twin Cities Peace with Justice Forum series (ELCA
denomination) presents a program with Hillary Freeman and Rev Brian Herron on
the Minneapolis Community Justice Mentor Connection, Central Lutheran Church,
3rd Ave and 12th St (next to Mpls Convention Center), Mpls. Info from
<email obscured> or 612-825-1481. (Lunch available for $7. Validated
parking available in the Central lot/ramp on the south side of the church.)
Monday, 10/20, 6:30 pm, WAMM free movie "Iran is Not the Problem," St Joan of
Arc Church, Upper Room, Parish Center, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.
http://www.worldwidewamm.org
Tuesday, 10/21, 7:30 pm, author Henry Bechthold, poet Leigh Herrick, blogger
Stefanie Hollmichel and photographer/peace activist Chante Wolf read from "Cost
of Freedom: The Anthology of Peace and Activism," University Club of St Paul,
420 Summit Ave, St Paul. http://www.intermediaarts.org
Wednesday, 10/22, Institute for Advanced Study presents Abdi Roble and Doug
Rutledge talking about "Somali Refugees in Europe," room 125, Nolte Center for
Continuing Education, 315 Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls.
http://ias.umn.edu/calendar.php
Thursday, 10/23, 9 am to 2 pm, UN Association of MN hosts UN Rally Day: Women
and Human Rights, featuring Women Policy Studies president Leslie Wolfe, Mpls
Convention Center, 1301 - 2nd Ave S, Mpls. http://www.unamn.org (Morning
program free, but lunch and keynote address cost $25.)
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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. (Bannering suspended as of
9/21.)
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.
(Bannering suspended as of 9/21.)
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. (Bannering suspended as of 9/21.)
(More vigils are listed at
http://www.worldwidewamm.org/takeaction/vigil/statevigils.html )