Progressive events happening through April.
(WAMM is Women Against Military Madness, but men belong to it also)
I find it so incredible of all the events happening in these next two months
1. WAMM Speak Out-" NATO-G8 Protests" 3/3
2. WAMM Benefit Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages 3/9
3. WAMM Speak Out - 3/17"Developing Resiliency in Changing Times"
4. Save the Date: WAMM's 2012 Annual Meeting and Post War Iraq 3/31
5. Save the Date: Presentation by Dr. Mads Gilbert: “Eyes in Gaza” 4/13-4/14
COALITION EVENTS
6. Art Exhibit: “Not About Bombs” 1/31-3/3
7.Public Hearing on State Moratorium on Foreclosures 3/7
8.Hearing on Divestment of State Funds from Israeli Bonds 3/5
9 Save the date-.Rally Against the MN Voter ID Amendment 3/24
ALSO OF INTEREST
10. Nicaragua: Little Country with Big Hopes2/25
11.Joe Callahan Support Rally 3/2
12. Minnesota Cuba Film Festival 2/23-3/29
13. Panel: “Modern Slavery” 2/27
14. The Nobel Peace Prize Forum: The Price of Peace 3/1-3/3
15. A Play on the Rite of Return: “The Hebrew Lesson” 3/1-3/10
16. The Fight for Indigenous Land Rights: Legal Precedents and Movement Building 3/2
17. Presentation by William Quigley: “Social Justice for Life” 3/3
18. A Talk by Robin Monahan: "Corporate Personhood: The Rise of the Corporate Power" 3/8
19. Art Exhibit: "World in Arms" 3/9-5/4
20. Register Now: Citizens for Global Solutions 2012 Annual Conference 3/15-3/17
21. Register Now: Say No to the NATO/G8 Wars and Poverty Agenda 3/23-3/25
22. Register Now: Student Nonviolence Training 3/30-4/1
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Update: A Celebration of the Life of Marv Davidov, Nonviolent Revolutionary
Saturday, March 10, 1:00 until 6:00 p.m.
University of St. Thomas,
Anderson Student Center, Woulfe Alumni Hall, Summit and Cretin Avenues,
St. Paul.
Join others to celebrate the life of local peace activist Marv Davidov who recently passed away. There will be an informal gathering at 1:00 p.m., followed by a program at 2:00 p.m. and refreshments and cash bar at 4:00 p.m. Sponsored by: the University of St. Thomas Justice and Peace Studies Program and Friends of Marv Davidov. Parking info and FFI: Visit http://www.facebook.com/events/305995852784674/.
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WAMM EVENTS
1. WAMM Speak Out-Upcoming NATO/G8 Protests
Saturday, March 3, 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sabathani Community Center, Room D1/D2, 310 East 38th Street, Minneapolis. Join us to share what's concerning you about the state of our country. For old and new WAMM members and other interested parties. WAMM members will present ways to support and participate in the Chicago protests to the G-8/NATO summit in May and give the latest updates on OccupyMN and ways to get involved .Sponsored by: WAMM. FFI: Call Polly Kellogg, 612-721-9408 or WAMM, 612-827-5364.
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2. WAMM Benefit Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages
Friday, March 9, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Ten Thousand Villages, 867 Grand Avenue, St. Paul. Benefit WAMM, in recognition of International Women’s Day, by shopping at Ten Thousand Villages in St. Paul. Ten Thousand Villages is a fair-trade retailer of artisan-crafted home decor, personal accessories and gift items from across the globe. As one of the world’s oldest and largest fair-trade organizations, Ten Thousand Villages has spent more than 60 years cultivating trading relationships in which artisans receive a fair price for their work and consumers have access to distinctive handcrafted items. 20% of the evening's sales will be donated to WAMM. Support women in cottage industries across the world and WAMM at the same time!. Sponsored by: Ten Thousand Villages and WAMM. FFI: www.stpaul.tenthousandvillages.com.
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3. WAMM Speak Out-"Developing Resiliency in Changing Times"
Saturday, March 17, * NOTE TIME CHANGE* 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. Sabathani Community Center, Room D1/D2, 310 East 38th Street, Minneapolis. Join us to share what's concerning you about the state of our country. For old and new WAMM members and other interested parties. WAMM member Kaia Svien will talk about resiliency in these changing times and lead us in a listening/story sharing exercise. Prepare to have your spirits lifted. Update on what's happening at OccupyMN and how WAMM can be involved. Sponsored by: WAMM. FFI: Call Polly Kellogg, 612-721-9408 or WAMM, 612-827-5364.
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4. Save the Date: WAMM's 2012 Annual Meeting
Saturday, March 31, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 3045 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis. Help us begin the celebration of WAMM's 30th Anniversary year by attending a program on "Iraq-What's next "by Marie Braun and Jess Sundin and "WAMM and the Occupy Movement." Brief annual meeting to follow. Good Music! Good Program! Good Brunch! WAMM Action! Meet old friends. Make new friends. Win raffle prizes. Support WAMM. FFI: Call WAMM, 612-827-5364.
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5. Save the Date: Presentation by Dr. Mads Gilbert: “Eyes in Gaza”
Saturday, April 13, 7:00 p.m. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2730 East 31st Street, Minneapolis. Sunday, April 14, 10:00 a.m. Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, 2730 East 31st Street, Minneapolis. Join others at a lecture by Dr. Mads Gilbert, one of two foreign doctors allowed into Gaza during Operation Cast Lead. Free and open to all. Sponsored by: the WAMM Middle East Committee, Middle East Peace Now (MEPN) and Al Aqsa Institute of MN. FFI: Call WAMM, 612-827-5364.
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COALITION EVENTS
6. Art Exhibit: “Not About Bombs”
January 31 through March 3; Friday, March 2, 7:00 p.m. (Artist Talk and Closing Reception) Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis. “Not About Bombs” is an exhibit that addresses how a female perspective can fit into the modern context of turmoil and conflict through art and avoid falling into the typical ways that women are represented... and misrepresented. The women in this exhibit contribute art that is visually and conceptually accomplished, but unpredictable and emotionally engaging. Because if anything, as a long, drawn-out, mind-numbing war comes to a "close," emotional investments in Iraq are few and far between. Featured Artists: Sama Alshaibi, Dena Al-Adeeb, Sundus Abdul Hadi, Tamara Abdul Hadi, and Julie Adnan. Sponsored by: Intermedia Arts and the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP). FFI: Visit www.intermediaarts.org or call 612-871-4444.
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7.Public Hearing on Foreclosures Moratorium. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7th,12:00 noon- State Office Building (across from State Capitol) Room 300 South
The MN Coalition for a People’s Bailout has joined forces with Senator Scott Dibble and Representative Karen Clark who have introduced The People’s Bailout Bill (S.F. No. 1521) which proposes
a 2-year moratorium on foreclosures. This will force banks to modify loans which will protect homeowners and tenants from foreclosure and eviction. Come Stand up on behalf of the people! Sponsored by MN Coalition for a People's Bailout of which WAMM is a member .
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8.Hearing on Divestment of MN Funds From Israeli Bonds
Monday March 5, 2:20 p.m. Ramsey County Courthouse Pack the courtroom so that Judge Marrinan can see the level of support we have in Minnesota to end State of MN- funded apartheid in the Middle East.
Sponsored by MN Break the Bonds .WAMM is a member of Break the Bonds. FFI:-Visit mn@breakthebonds.org
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9. Rally Against MN Voter ID Amendment/Occupy Women's Rights! Rally
Saturday March 24,1:00 pm People's Plaza -Hennepin County Government Center,4th Ave and 5th Street, Downtown Minneapolis. Honor the many struggles for women's voting rights by standing firm against the MN Voter ID Amendment! MN's Voter ID Amendment would disenfranchise poor and low income women and communities, deny the vote to 500,00 who use Election Day registration, disenfranchise over 200,00 elderly, disabled, and homeless, wreak havoc on absentee voters, especially students and Native Americans. Come celebrate the historic struggles of women for voting rights and make history by standing up against the limiting of those hard-won rights! Organized by Occupy Minneapolis Events Committee. WAMM is a member of Occupy MN.
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ALSO OF INTEREST
!0. Nicaragua: Little Country with Big Hopes
Saturday, Feb25 2pm Mayday Books-301 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis Larry Fisk shares what he and his daughter Abra learned on amonth long visit to Nicaragua. The Fisks met with peasant farmers, urban families, some living at the Managua city dump, women and youth activists, members of the political opposition, government workers, medical personnel, teachers and students. FFI: 218-839 2985
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11. Joe Callahan Support Rally
Friday, March 2, 7 PM Marquette Place Apartments, 35th floor Party Room
1314 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis (across from the Convention Center)
On July 31, 2011, Joe Callahan was arrested by Canadian police and charged with “aiding and abetting an immigration without a visa,” and later “smuggling” after two Salvadoran immigrants and political activists immigrated to Canada to apply for asylum. Joe is not a criminal; he has worked for immigrant rights for over 30 years. Join Joe, local activists, friends, and Canadian lawyers Mary Bird & Francis Thatcher for an evening of music, food, and support. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Sponsored by The Joe Callahan Support Committee FFI : Visit supportjoe.wordpress.com
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12. Minnesota Cuba Film Festival
Thursdays from February 23 through March 29, 7:00 p.m. St. Anthony Main, 115 Main Street Southeast, Minneapolis. Six contemporary Cuba films will be shown at St. Anthony Main Theatre, each Thursday for six weeks. This is a rare opportunity to explore the nation subject to a brutal U.S. blockade. In the absence of easily available literature and art from Cuba, in the absence of current information about Cuba in U.S. mainstream media, the space is filled by the story U.S. policymakers give us. That story is one of lies, half-truths and endless hostility towards a beleaguered nation that has successfully resisted U.S. economic, political and military aggression for over 50 years. In this diverse selection of films, challenging issues are faced: homeless kids in the "special period" following the collapse of the Soviet Union; economic differentiation that's become exacerbated in recent years; GLBT issues and the first sexual reassignment surgery. All films are in Spanish with English subtitles. Tickets: $8.50. Sponsored by: the Minnesota Cuba Committee and the Film Society of Minneapolis/St. Paul. FFI: Visit www.minnesotacubacommittee.org.
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13. Panel: “Modern Slavery”
Monday, February 27, 6:30 p.m. Presbyterian Church of the Apostles (PCA), 701 East 130th Street, Burnsville. The public is invited to a panel discussion on the issue of human trafficking in Minnesota. The panel’s presenters will be: University of Minnesota Researcher Dr.Lauren Martin; Suzanne Koepplinger of the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center; Michele Garnett McKenzie, the Director of Advocacy at The Advocates for Human Rights and Joy Friedman from the St. Paul-based, non-profit Breaking Free. The panel will speak about the issues and local efforts to combat this modern form of slavery. Rachel Herzfeldt-Kamprath of the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition (JRLC) will moderate. Sponsored by: PCA’s Center for Wholeness and the JRLC. FFI: Call PCA, 952-890-7877or JRLC, 612-230-3234.
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14. The Nobel Peace Prize Forum: The Price of Peace
March 1 through 3 Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota West Bank Campus, Minneapolis. The Nobel Peace Prize Forum is a premier international event (open to the public) that brings Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, civic leaders, scholars, and business visionaries together with students and other citizens to discuss and learn about peacemaking, in all its forms. For 23 years it has been the Norwegian Nobel Institute’s only such program outside of Norway. Speakers Include: F.W. de Klerk, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of South Africa; Dessa, writer, rapper, and singer; Naomi Tutu, human rights activist; Andrew Slack, founder. Sponsored by: the Nobel Peace Prize Forum. FFI and Registration: Visit www.nobelpeaceprizeforum.org.
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15. A Play on the Rite of Return: “The Hebrew Lesson”
March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10, 7:30 p.m. Dreamland Arts, 677 Hamline Avenue North, St. Paul. The “Hebrew Lesson” waves myth, history and humor into the story of a Hebrew schoolteacher and her thwarted attempt to spread her father’s ashes in Jerusalem, and twisted by human, religious, and political conflict. Directed by Zaraawar Mistry, performed by Esther Ouray, supported with live music of multicultural musicians Tim O’Keefe, Maryam Yusefzadeh, and Greg Herriges, this one-hour performance will be an experience you will not forget. Tickets: $15.00 (a pay-as-able option can be requested). Presented by: Dreamland Arts. FFI: Visit www.dreamlandarts.com or call 651-645-5506.
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16. The Fight for Indigenous Land Rights: Legal Precedents and Movement Building
Friday, March 2, Noon to 1:00 p.m. University of Minnesota, Rapson Hall, Room 56, 89 Church Street Southeast, Minneapolis. Come hear Francis Thatcher and Clyde Bellecourt talk about current issues around Indigenous Rights and legal precedents set supporting those rights. Francis Thatcher is a Canadian lawyer, specializing in Aboriginal and Indigenous Rights. Clyde Bellecourt is a White Earth Ojibwe treaty and civil rights organizer noted for co-founding the American Indian Movement (AIM) in 1968. Organized by: Students United. FFI: Email umnsds@gmail.com.
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17. Presentation by William Quigley: “Social Justice for Life”
Saturday, March 3, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. St. Frances Cabrini Church, 1500 Franklin Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis. Pax Christi Twin Cities Winter Gathering is honored to have William Quigley, Professor of Law and Director of the Loyola Law Clinic and the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center at Loyola University New Orleans present “Social Justice for Life.” Admission: $35.00 in advance or $45.00 at the door (scholarships available) —lunch included. Sponsored by: Pax Christie Twin Cities. FFI and to Register: Visit www.paxchristimn.org or call 651-645-1611.
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18. A Talk by Robin Monahan: "Corporate Personhood: The Rise of the Corporate Power"
Thursday, March 8, 7:00 p.m. Parish Community of St. Joseph, 8701 36th Avenue North (corner of Boone), New Hope. Robin Monahan is a native Minnesotan and became politically active after January 2010 when the U.S. Supreme Court, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, declared "corporations, for the sake of law, are persons." After walking across the United States from May to October 2010, with his brother Laird, to raise awareness about the issue of corporate personhood, Robin became a volunteer for Minnesota Move to Amend. That organization states: "We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling, and move to amend our Constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech and that human beings, not corporations, are entitled to constitutional rights." Robin will speak about the Move to Amend as well as the efforts of others who believe that corporations are not people and must not be permitted to buy elections and run our government. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by: Northwest Neighbors for Peace (NWN4P). FFI: Call Carole, 763-546-5368.
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19. Art Exhibit: "World in Arms"
March 9 through May 4 The Anderson Center at Tower View, 163 Tower View Drive, Red Wing. Sculptor, Gita Ghei’s exhibit, “World in Arms” showcases drawings, photography, and large installation pieces dealing with war. Talks will be given by three Iraqi war veterans as well as nationally known Dr. Corine Wegener, curator, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, who will discuss art conservation during the recent Iraq war. FFI: Visit www.andersoncenter.org.
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20. Register Now: Citizens for Global Solutions 2012 Annual Conference
March 15 through 17 Washington, D.C. Join others for three exciting days while they reflect on the inspiring social and political changes of the past year and look towards the way individuals can and already are taking power into their own hands. Learn to successfully use your political voice at lobby and messaging trainings, be inspired by international individuals who are changing their countries at this very moment, and spend a day inside the most powerful house in America: the White House! Sponsored by: the Citizens for Global Solutions. FFI and to Register: Visit https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5550/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=45255.
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21. Register Now: Say No to the NATO/G8 Wars and Poverty Agenda
March 23 to 25 Hilton Hotel Stamford, 1 1st Stamford Place, Stamford, CT. Join others at a conference to challenge the wars of the 1% against the 99% at home and abroad. The U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the G-8 world economic powers will meet in Chicago, May 19-22, to plan their financial and military strategies for the coming period. These elites, who serve the 1% at home and abroad, impose austerity—often by the use of drones, armies, and the police—on the 99% to expand their profits. Join activists from the antiwar, occupy, environmental, immigrant rights, labor, and other movements at a conference from March 23-25, 2012 to learn more, to plan a May 19 “No to NATO/G8” demonstration in Chicago, and to democratically develop a program of action for the months to follow. Sponsored by: United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC). FFI and to Register: Visit www.unacpeace.org or call 518-227-6947.
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22. Register Now: Student Nonviolence Training
March 30 through April 1 Hamline University, Wesley Student Center, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul. Join others for a leadership training in nonviolence. Can we replace violence with justice and peace at home, in organizations, congregations and communities, at work and school, across the country and around the world? Yes! We have the power! CCP offers interactive training—not lectures and lots of reading—on the principles, practice and skills of active nonviolence for change. Cost: $25.00 (Students); $50.00 (Non-Students). Registration deadline: March 16. Sponsored by: Hamline University Wesley Center and Minnesota Fellowship of Reconciliation (MNFOR). FFI and to Register: Visit www.hamline.edu/cnt or email tdongag01@hamlineuniversity.edu.
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1.ACTION ALERT- No War on Iran
2. “The Common Good”
3.Bradley Manning Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize.
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