From:
Charley Underwood
Date:
Dec 02 04:35 UTC
Short link
NOTE: This is a shortened version of the peace calendar, edited to include
only events within the city limits. To submit events or to receive a blind
copy email of the entire calendar, please write to <email obscured> with
"peace calendar" in the subject line. The calendar is also archived at
http://lists.justcomm.org/pipermail/mn-prog-events/
Ongoing: Court watchers and supporters needed for numerous hearings and
appearances for RNC-charged people. Further information and contact info
appears after the vigils section. (St Paul appearances are not included in
this calendar version; see above.)
11/14 to 1/11/09, Megan Rye's exhibit of paintings "Long Night's Journey into
Day," a surreal and ambiguous view of the Iraq war mostly through the photos of
her brother, Chambers Burnet Gallery, 901 Hennepin Ave, Chambers Hotel, Mpls.
612-767-6900 or http://www.chambersminneapolis.com/hotel-events/
Tuesday, 12/2, 4:30 to 7 pm (meet at 2nd Ave and 8th St at 4:30 pm), birthday
celebration/campaign fundraiser for 2010 MN gubernatorial candidate Susan
Gaertner, who is also the Ramsey County Prosecutor pursuing charges against the
"RNC 8" and others for such crimes as "weaponized urine" and other fanciful
ideas from Sheriff Bob Fletcher, Minneapolis Club, 729 - 2nd Ave S, Mpls.
Decorate the sidewalk with signs like "Conspiracy is a thought crime," or "Free
the RNC 8."
Thursday, 12/4, 6 pm, film "Meeting Resistance," about reactions and actions
Iraqis have taken to occupation, Mayday Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls. (DATE
CHANGED to 12/9.)
Thursday, 12/4, 7 pm, panel discussion "U.S. Cuban Relations: Will Obama Make a
Difference?" with U of Havana prof Soraya Castro, St John/St Benedict prof Gary
Prevost and moderated by U of M prof August Nimtz, Benjamin Lippincott Room,
Social Science Tower room 1314, 267 - 19th Ave S, Mpls.
12/5 (3 to 9 pm) and 12/6 (9 am to 3 pm), annual craft sale to benefit Friends
for a Non-violent World, featuring food, music, entertainment, handicrafts,
Minneapolis Friends Meeting, 4401 York Ave S, Mpls (intersection 44th and
York). 612-926-6159 or 651-917-0383.
Saturday, 12/6, 10 am, DC-based Voices on the Border director Roddy Hughes
discusses "The 2009 Legislative and Presidential Elections in El Salvador and
the Role of International Observers," Resource Center of the Americas, 3019
Minnehaha Ave, Suite 20, Mpls. http://www.americas.org
Saturday, 12/6, 10 to 11:30 am, meeting Homeless Veterans for Peace,
Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls. Bob Heberle 612-789-9020.
Sunday, 12/7, 7:30 pm, panel "Solidarity Born of Love" about political
prosecution and incarceration from the perspective of family and friends
(including Jenny Esquivel, parnter of Green Scare prisoner Eric McDavid; Aaron
Zellhoefer of SHAC 7 prisoner Kevin Kjonaas's support committee; Fred Peterson,
husband of Sara Jane Olsen; and Leslie James Piekering, former ELF
spokesperson), 2615 E Franklin Ave, Mpls. $5 to $15 suggested.
http://www.midwestgreenscare.org
Tuesday, 12/9, 6 pm, film "Meeting Resistance," about reactions and actions
Iraqis have taken to occupation, Mayday Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls.
http://twincities.indymedia.org/event/
Wednesday, 12/10, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, special emphasis to commemorate Human Rights
Day, Marshall/Lake bridge over the Mississippi, Mpls/St Paul. (100 orange
jumpsuits and black hoods will be available for suggested donation of $10.)
http://www.worldwidewamm.org
Wednesday, 12/10, 5 to 7 pm, Macalester College sociology prof Khaldoun Samman
speaks on "The Colonizer's Time Machine and the Remaking of the Middles East,"
examining the influences of Turkish Kemalism, Israeli Zionism, Arab nationalism
and Islamism, Social Science Building room 710, 267 - 19th Ave S, Mpls.
<email obscured> or http://igs.cla.umn.edu
Wednesday, 12/10, 6 pm reception, 7 pm film and discussion, MN Advocates for
Human Rights celebrates 25th anniversary with free film "A Promise to the Dead:
The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman," Coffman Memorial Union Theater, 300
Washington Ave SE, Mpls. http://www.mnadvocates.org
Wednesday, 12/10, 7 pm, Polly Mann's script adapted from Virginia Woolf's book
"Three Guineas," performed by Erica Bouza, with Ed Felien as director and
featuring Eskit, St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. Sliding scale
$10 to $25. http://www.worldwidewamm.org
Thursday, 12/11, noon to 1:30, Macalester College sociology prof Khaldoun
Samman speaks on "Why Jewish and Arabic History Books are Stacked in Two
Different Sections of the Library Stacks," Nicholson Hall, room 135, 216
Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls. <email obscured> or http://igs.cla.umn.edu
Friday, 12/12, 9 to 10 am (or maybe 3 to 4 pm, depending on which part of the
website you read), Dean J Brian Atwood hosts a forum on the Russia and Georgia
conflict, with participants anthropology prof William O Beeman, history prof
Giancarlo Casale, poli sci prof Kathleen A Collins and anthropology prof Martha
Tappen, Wilkins Room, 215 Humphrey Center, 301 - 19th Ave S, West Bank U of M,
Mpls. http://www.hhh.umn.edu
12/12, 12/13 and 12/14, 8 pm, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus presents "Peace,"
Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 S 4th St, West Bank, Mpls. http://www.tcgmc.org
or 612-339-7664.
Saturday, 12/13, 2 pm, Anti-War Committee sponsors Human Rights Day protest,
meeting at Walker Church, a quick outdoor rally, a march through the Powderhorn
neighborhood and end with an indoor rally, Walker Church, 3104 - 16th Ave S,
Mpls. http://www.antiwarcommittee.org
Saturday, 12/13, 6 to 10 pm, Veterans for Peace holiday party, St Martin's
Table, 2001 Riverside Ave, Mpls. John at 612-339-3898.
Sunday, 12/14, 6 to 8:30 pm, monthly meeting of Veterans for Peace chapter 27,
St Stephens school basement, 2123 Clinton Ave S, Mpls. John Varone
952-448-2665.
Monday, 12/15, 6:30 pm, free WAMM movie "Ground Noise and Static," about
independent media coverage of the DNC and the RNC, St Joan of Arc, Upper Room,
Parish Center, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. http://www.worldwidewamm.org
Tuesday, 12/16, 7 pm, Mennonite Central Committee central states exec John
Stoesz speaks on "Everyone has the right to Return," concerning work in New
Orleans, Faith Mennonite Church, 2720 E 22nd St, Mpls. 612-521-1889.
12/18 to 12/21, play "All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914," about a real
event during World War I when opposing forces lay down their arms in a
spontaneous truce, Pantages Theater, 710 Hennepin Ave, Mpls.
http://www.hennepintheatredistrict.org/
Saturday, 12/20, 1 pm, sent an anti-war message for the holidays, anti-war
bannering, Walker Library, corner Hennepin and Lagoon, Uptown Mpls.
http://www.antiwarcommittee.org
Sunday, 12/28, 6:30 pm, "Out of the Darkness, Into the Light: A Candlelight
Service for the Children of Iraq and Other Child Victims of War," St Joan of
Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls. http://www.worldwidewamm.org
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VIGILS
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, 4:30 to 5:30 pm (back to winter 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, 5 to 6 pm, peace vigil at Lagoon and Hennepin, Uptown Mpls. FFI:
WAMM.
(More vigils are listed at
http://www.worldwidewamm.org/takeaction/vigil/statevigils.html )
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RNC COURTWATCH DATES AND TIMES:
Both trained court watchers and supporters are needed for all of these
appearances. Some have nobody at all going as support. Please email Bill at
rnccourtwatch (at) gmail (dot) com for more information.
12/2, 8:30 am, 1 misdemeanor arraignment at Public Safety Facility, 401 S 4th
Ave, Mpls. before Judge Hopper.
12/3, 8:30 am, 1 misdemeanor hearing, Public Safety Facility, 401 S 4th Ave,
Mpls. before Judge Hopper.
12/12, 8:30 am, 1 misdemeanor hearing, Public Safety Facility, 401 S 4th Ave,
Mpls. before Judge Hopper.