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Israel/Palestine: a view from inside the West Bank Saturday, February 28th 2009 1:30 PM What’s it like to live and work in the West Bank…in the ancient city of Hebron and in a shepherd village in the south Hebron hills? How does the Israeli-Palestinian conflict affect the everyday life of families there? How do members of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) work to reduce the violence inherent under occupation? What are Israeli human rights groups doing in the struggle for peace with justice in this land that means so much to both peoples?
Are you interested in an inside perspective, one you're not likely to hear on the evening news or read in your daily paper? Paul Rehm served in 2006, 2007 and 2008 with CPT in Israel/Palestine, and willshare with us the experiences that shaped his days and nights under apartheid. Directions: http://www.eastgreenbushlibrary.org/about.asp#Hours/Directions
Albany, New York
Press conference to launch new book about Albany sting case Friday, October 2nd 2009 2:30 pm Media and supporters are invited to a press conference to mark the publication of a new book, Rounded Up: Artificial Terrorists and Muslim Entrapment After 9/11, about the Albany, NY Aref-Hossain sting case. Its author is Dr. Shamshad Ahmad, president of the Masjid As-Salam mosque in Albany.
Rounded Up, written from a Muslim-American’s perspective, is a thoroughly researched, well-documented, inside view of the case from its beginning in 2003, to the FBI raid of the mosque and the men’s arrests in 2004, through the 2006 trial, to its tragic end in 2007 with the sentencing of Imam Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain, the two Muslims convicted of aiding terrorism who are now each serving 15 years in federal prison.
Rounded Up is the only comprehensive account of the Albany case available to date, and there is only one other book on the market about a domestic terrorism case itself. Thus Rounded Up is an important contribution to the new body of literature about the government’s preemptive prosecution of Muslims in America.
US out of Iraq & Afghanistan. Stop the bombing of Pakistan Saturday, October 17th 2009 12:00 rally at noon followed by a march through downtown Albany Rally at Capital West Park at noon followed by a March through the downtown Albany area
RSVP • Peace Vigil noon Weekly Event Every Wednesday at NOON Peace Vigil that takes place every Wednesday at noon on the east side of the Capitol building.
Albany (Colonie), New York
protest Afghan escalation Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 5pm Join us in in Albany at the intersection of Wolf Road and Central Avenue on Wednesday, December 2, for a 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. picket line in front of the Colonie Shopping Center. We have signs calling for an end to the Afghan war, or bring your own. The protest is being organized by Tom Paine Chapter of Veterans for Peace, Women Against War, Upper Hudson Peace Action, and Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace. Please share this plan immediately with your organization' s members. We invite other regional groups to join us as co-sponsors, so please spread the word.
Mickey Z. (emcee, provocateur)
Jenny Lovin (comedy, improv)
Eliot Katz (poet)
Val Turner (singer-songwriter)
Come join us for a entertaining evening of music, laughs, verse, food, drinks, community, and a few radical provocations.
Spread the word...
Beacon, New York
RSVP • The Dissident Folk & Arts Festival Saturday, October 11th 2008 6PM The 2008 edition of the DISSIDENT FOLK & ARTS FESTIVAL will surely be the best yet. Our third anual Festival will feature a wide array of topical musicians, protest poets, radical theatre artists and activist guest speakers in preparation for the clear uphill climb to November. No, the Dissident Folk & arts Festival is not partisan, just damned dissident in the face of an 8-year long stretch of government gone wrong.
In the grand tradtion of cultural workers who struggled for unions and on behalf of the impoverished millions in during the Great Depression, who sang and physically fought against the fascists during the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War, who braved the drowning dark waters of Red Scare HUAC, who marched on Washington and southern state houses for Civil Rights, who were in the thicket of embroilment of the anti-war movement, the fight for equality and the ongoing battle for social justice. This tradition of the cultural worker is a prideful one and we are honored to offer a yearly showcase of such a tradtion, seemingly the ONLY such festival dedicated solely to protest arts in this nation.
This year's Festival, that which perhaps will lead up to the last days of the Bush Doctrine, is a fighting effort which presents music, poetry, theatre and discussion befitting of these times. Performance will range from topical song about current struggles to introspective improvisational theatre to emotive poetry and vexing talk. Special segments will include A TRIBUTE TO BERTOLT BRECHT (still one of the finest examples of an artist dedicated to social change) by Beacon duet The Flames of Discontent and Saugerties dramatist/teacher Michael Strong, and a finale SONG CIRCLE IN MEMORY OF UTAH PHILLIPS, the recently-passed folksinger and Industrial Worker of the World.
Performers include...
****noted protest singer BEV GRANT and her group THE DISSIDENT DAUGHTERS performing
a powerful set that brings to mind a radical Andrews Sisters, or a dissentful 60s
'girl group', perhaps a Leftist version of the McGuire Sisters. In any case,
it all swings in harmony and has the lyrical intensity to set the record straight.
We are pleased to note that this Brooklyn-based group makes the trek up to Beacon
each year to be a part of this Festival. (www.bevgrant.com)
****Alternative Protest Song group THE FLAMES OF DISCONTENT will work in
collaboration with Revolutionary Dramatist MICHAEL STRONG to offer a TRIBUTE TO
BERTOLT BRECHT (performing militant anti-fascist songs and poetry from the 1920s
and 30s for which Brecht collaborated with composers HANNS EISLER and KURT WEILL;
we're proud to note that these dangerous songs led to the poet and composers
to be put on the Nazi hit-list!) (www.flamesofdiscontent.org)
****musician/activist CHRIS RUHE & vocalist ALVIN BELL will present a set of
FREEDOM SONGS OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. Some special guests have been invited
to join these two seasoned Beaconites who will kick out a powerful set which will
get your feet stomping and bring to mind the struggle for equality that was---and
continues on. Oh and the rhythm section behind them will be we two Flames of Discontent,
with Laurie Towers on bass and your's truly on drums (it feels great to be drumming
again!). (www.chrisruhe.com)
****improvisational theatre troupe THE HUDSON RIVER PLAYBACK THEATRE, one of several
such groups throughout the New York area, will create a dramatic work with the audience
as they explore contemporary issues, morays and matters of conscience. This troupe
was featured in the latest issue of 'Chronogram' magazine, a wide-spread
Hudson Valley arts/news/entertainment mag. (www.hudsonriverplayback.org)
****folk expansionists HOPE MACHINE, a group that has been getting around everywhere
as of late, will play one of their usually excellent sets of protest and people's
songs. Their members--the core of which is Fred Gillen Jr and Steve Kirkman--have
been making the rounds iof so many folk festivals, Woody Guthrie celebrations and
even on TV: you may have seen Fred on the cable show about subway musicians!
(www.myspace.com/hopingmachines)
****Mexican revolutionary musician ZENOTE SOMPANTLE, hailing from Poughkeepsie,
is a one-man musical dynamo who presents radical songs of his native country as
well as originals of social conscience. With stunning guitar skills and an intense,
emotional voice to match, Zenote is in demand to perform at many such events.
****radical poets ROBERT MILBY, SANA SHABAZZ, ADDISON GOODSON and LAWRENCE SOEHNEL
will be sprinkled throughout the Festival to add a purely lyrical touch to the music
and theatre. These are seasoned poets who write on a variety of issues but are largely
focusing their works on matters of social change. Each are special in their own
unique manner but each are part of the continuum of poet/cultural workers such as
Langston Hughes, Mike Gold and so many more. (www.robertmilby.com , whywomencry.com ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAB_HocQ9-M )
****Hip-Hop poet OL SOUL is a young man who is currently on tour with the rising
Hip-Hop stars ReadNex Poetry Squad. As that group's shows often encompass workshops
to inspire young poets to explore social issues, Ol Soul had the chance yto discover
his own talents as a Hip-Hop poet and has made his mentors proud. His works bring
to mind the convergance of Public Enemy and Jack Kerouc. (www.myspace.com/1olsoul)
--Plus special guest speakers include JOHN CONNOR of the Pennsylvania-based Grassroots
Coalition for Environmental and Economic Justice, TRACY GIVENS of the Dutchess County
for Obama organization, and a representative from the Industrial Workers of the
World (www.iww.org)--
We will be closing the show with a song-circle TRIBUTE TO UTAH PHILLIPS, labor and
folk music legend who recently passed away.
Binghamton, New York
RSVP • SUNY Social Justice Conference Friday, November 7th 2008 The SUNY Social Justice Conference, November 7-9 at SUNY-Binghamton, will be a staging ground for students, organizers, activists and allies to build a united movement across our diverse communities for solidarity and social change.
RSVP • Peace Vigil 4:30 pm Weekly Event every MONDAY afternoon in front of the Federal building in Binghamton Peace vigil
Bridgehampton - Sag Harbor, New York
RSVP • Vigil for Peace - End Occupation of Iraq and Palestine 3:00 Monthly Event Every 1st Sunday in Bridgehampton
Every 3rd Sunday in Sag Harbor Vigil for Peace in Israel-Palestine and Iraq
1st Sunday at Bridgehampton Monument
3rd Sunday at the Sag Harbor Wharf
Bronx, New York
RSVP • Collaborative Day of Performance Saturday, May 17th 2008 12:00 In celebration of its current exhibition “Making It Together: Women’s Collaborative Art and Community,” The Bronx Museum of the Arts will host “A Day of Collaborative Performance” on Saturday, May 17, 2008, from 12 – 6pm.
RSVP • 4th Annual Harlem River Revival and FAMILY & KIDS DAY FESTIVAL Saturday, July 12th 2008 11:00 am EVERY SUMMER SATURDAY and SUNDAY is FAMILY WALK-In and KIDS DAY at The HARLEM RIVER ECOLOGY CENTER from 1pm- 6pm Join us for a festive Saturday celebration of the Harlem River. Come and take in the scenic, and serene beauty of the upper Harlem River and explore it marvelous wonders at
one of the biggest family eco and cultural fairs on the Harlem River.
April 4 Peace Train Saturday, April 4th 2009 10:00 am Gather with neighbors and friends of
Bronx Action for Justice and Peace to take subway together to the Wall Street
march and rally. Meet at Hostos Community College, 149 Street at Grand
Concourse at 10:00
Bronxville, New York
"War Is Not The Answer" Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 7:00 PM Strategies on how to engage Congress and end the war in Afghanistan. Talk given by Matt Southworth, an Iraqi War Veteran just out of college and now working with the Friends Committee on National Legislation. Hear his experiences and how they relate to his work on the “War Is Not the Answer” Campaign. Hear about what the FCNL sees happening on Capitol Hill as it relates to the war in Afghanistan; and how together we can bring this war to an end.
Brooklyn, New York
RSVP • Film Screening and Discussion Friday, May 2nd 2008 7:30 Free screening of Morristown: In the Air and Sun, a new film about immigration and globalization, followed by a discussion with documentary filmmaker, Anne Lewis.
RSVP • Phone-A-Thon Thursday, May 8th 2008 noon Help flood the phone lines to our elected representatives as we ask passersby to call Congress on the spot using our cell phones. No phone? No problem. Give out flyers and discuss the issues. Help empower people to raise their voices. (If we must cancel because of bad weather we'll post a notice by 10:30 AM on the home page of www.granypeacebrigade.org.)
RSVP • May 1948--A New State for Israelis, A Nakba (Catastrophe) for Palestinians Wednesday, May 21st 2008 7 p.m. Three panelists will speak about the events of 1948, when thousands of Palestinians were expelled or fled into refugee camps to make way for the Jewish state. Nadia Hijab (Institute for Palestine Studies); Adam Horowitz (AFSC and Jews Against the Occupation); Zachary Lockman (Dept. of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, NYU). Discussion and Q&A afterwards.
RSVP • STUDENTS NOT SOLDIERS PHONE-A-THON Thursday, May 29th 2008 noon Even though Congress will be out of session next week, we've scheduled a Phone-A-Thon. Approximately 2 million dollars of the NYC Department of Education budget funds the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps programs at NYC high schools. We'll ask folks to call their City Council representatives about this issue.
RSVP • The Impact of Listening and Being Heard Wednesday, June 11th 2008 6:30 A panel discussion with Philip Napoli, a curator of In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn Vietnam Veterans, Dr. Herbert H. Stein, Director of the PTSD Clinical Team at the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Brooklyn, and Vietnam veterans Neil Kenny, Rudy Thomas, Tony Velez, and Tony Wallace, whose stories are featured in the exhibit.
RSVP • Racial Profiling & Police Brutality in New York City: A Forum on the Sean Bell Case Thursday, June 12th 2008 7.00 p.m A discussion on racial profiling and police brutality in New York City, along with a forum on the Sean Bell case. The special guest speakers are Central Brooklyn State Senator Eric Adams and, Norman Siegel the former head of the New York Civil Liberties Union.
RSVP • Memorializing 60 Years of Al-Nakba (The Catastrophe) Saturday, June 28th 2008 7 p.m. The Muslim American Society (MAS) and the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Cordially invite you to an eye opening and brain enlightening event on the 60 years of unjust occupation of the land of Palestine.
RSVP • Hands Off Iran! Peace Voter Registration Mobilization! Saturday, July 19th 2008 10:00 am Reach out to Brooklyn residents with flyers that urge people to pressure candidates on the issues of war and peace. If you'd like to join us at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza please send your information (name, email, phone, etc.) to iraq@brooklynpeace.org
RSVP • Brooklyn Voter Engagment Training Monday, July 21st 2008 6:30 Join NYC United for Peace and Justice and Brooklyn for Peace for a non-partisan voter registration/engagement training on Monday, July 21st to get information on how to effectively be engaged in activating the public during this election year.
RSVP • One-Time Self-Defense Class for Teen Women and Transyouth Wednesday, August 6th 2008 4:30pm Class includes discussions on safety, violence prevention techniques, and verbal and physical self-defense training in a non-competitive atmosphere.
RSVP • Green Berets Screening with discussion following Tuesday, September 9th 2008 6:30 PM This will be the first in a five part film series. Other dates and films include:
9/9 The green Berets
Commentator: Marilyn Young
9/25 Sir! No Sir!
Commentator: Howard Levy
10/7 Year Zero - The Silent Death of Cambodia
Commentator: Elizabeth Holzman
10/21 Thanh's War
Commentator: Moss Roberts
11/7 Fog of War
Commentator: Carolyn Eisenberg The Vietnam War is remembered in images, iconic photos, nightly news broadcasts and films. Since its inception to this day the war has been debated in Hollywood feature films and documentaries. The Brooklyn Historical Society in conjunction with Brooklyn for Peace is sponsoring a five part film series to accompany its current exhibition “In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn Vietnam Veterans.”
http://www.brooklynhistory.org/exhibitions/in_our_words.html
Opening the series will be Green Berets, Hollywood’s first feature film about the Vietnam War focusing on the special forces. John Wayne stars in and co-directs this red-white-and-blue depiction of America’s Vietnam effort, based on Robin Moore’s novel. Following the film, Historian and co-editor of Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam: or, How not to Learn from History, Marilyn Young will lead a discussion.
RSVP • Close them down! Thursday, October 16th 2008 7:00 pm Close down the U.S. Military's "Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation" (formerly known as "School of the Americas") and all tax-funded programs that train Latin American security personnell in cruelty.
Learn about the growing protest movement including the yearly vigil at the gates of Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia.
Watch video "On The Line"
Explore invitation to join us at the vigil on Sat. Nov 22nd and Sun. Nov 23rd
Burning the Future:Coal in America - Film screening and discussion Friday, October 24th 2008 7:30 David Novack screens his new documentary "Burning the Future: Coal in America" in Park Slope. This compelling film documents the violence and environmental distruction of mountaintop removal coal mining and the groundswell of conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia. Q and A with the filmmaker.
RSVP • Separate Is Never Equal--Stories of Apartheid from South Africa to Palestine Tuesday, November 11th 2008 7:30 p.m. International human rights advocates Rev. Eddie Makue (General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches) and Diana Buttu (attorney and former legal advisor to the PLO) will share their experiences challenging apartheid policies in South African, the Palestinian Territories, and internationally. Find out how you can help end Israel's apartheid policies against Palestinians.
RSVP • Body of War Film Screening Thursday, November 20th 2008 7:00pm BRIC Rotunda Gallery of Brooklyn Heights will be hosting a FREE film screening of Body of War. Produced and directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro, Body of War presents an intimate and honest portrayal of Tomas Young, a paralyzed 25-year-old war veteran, who took a bullet to his spine during his first week in Iraq. The film follows Tomas as he comes to terms with his paralysis and shows his relentless determination to publicly speak out against the war and its consequences. Body of War has been the subject of numerous awards, including Best Documentary of 2007, National Board of Review, and the People’s Choice Award, Toronto International Film Festival.
RSVP • BENEFIT PERFORMANCE FOR JENIN FREEDOM THEATRE Thursday, December 4th 2008 7:30 PM Benefit performance of original musical play, "London Cries," for the Jenin Freedom Theatre at Irondale Center in Brooklyn.
RSVP • Art for Darfur Saturday, December 13th 2008 11 am Saturday, Dec. 13, 11am-4pm, Brooklyn artists are holding an art sale to raise money to be sent to Doctors Without Borders for their work in Darfur. Concerned artists, photographers and writers will provide artwork which will be offered at the time of the annual Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture’s Holiday Crafts Fair at 53 Prospect Park West between 1st and 2nd Street in Park Slope. Here is a chance to buy holiday gifts as well as do something to help the victims of the deadly problems in Darfur. We will have photos, prints, greeting cards, books, and paintings. The fair is free and open to the public.
If you have any questions please call Tom Keough at 718-768-6171 or by email at tomkeough@tomkeoughartist.com
Brooklyn Candlelight Vigil and Protest Wednesday, January 14th 2009 4:30 p.m. To protest the bombing of Gaza and call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to US military aid to Israel.
RSVP • Walk to Stop Violence Sunday, January 25th 2009 10:30 Join us in a walk of solidarity across New York City to raise awareness and funds for the Gaza humanitarian crisis. Our silent, yet powerful walk will raise funds for American Near East Refugee Aid, an American non-profit founded in 1968, which will provide medical supplies, food and shelter directly to the victims in Gaza.
Go to www.walktostop.com to sign up for the walk or to sponsor a walker.
RSVP • FLOW - Free film screening Friday, February 6th 2009 7:30 FLOW, Irena Salina's award winning documentary about the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply will be shown. Discussion to follow.
Stop Depleted Uranium Weapons Wednesday, February 11th 2009 7:45 PM Lecture on the depleted uranium toxicity by Professor Glen Lawrence, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Long Island University.
Film:
"The Doctor, Depleted Uranium and the Dying Children"
Film Screening: "Plan Colombia: Cashing in on the Drug War Failure" Saturday, February 28th 2009 1:30 pm This documentary film, by Gerard Ungerman and Audrey Brohy, narration by Edward Asner, documents what many believe to be dangerous hypocrisy on the part of the US government. The film gives particular attention to the reasons behind the drug trade in Colombia (the world's biggest cocaine exporter),which include illegal trade funded by radicals, the corrupt government, and the simple fact that farmers harvest coca because they can't survive on the profits of legitimate food crops. Ungerman and Brohy also explore the link to America's notorious School of the Americas and how targeted aerial fumigation has destroyed perfectly legal natural resources in the mission to eradicate drugs crops. The film concludes that the US military industrial complex is cashing in on the violence they themselves perpetuate, while doing little to actually stem cocaine production.
RSVP • Holly Near with emma's revolution at FIRST ACOUSTICSW Saturday, March 7th 2009 8:00 PM Holly Near, long-time singer and activist, will perform on March 7, 2009 at First Unitarian Church, Pierrepont Street between Clinton Street and Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights, as part of its First Acoustics series. Also performing will be Emma's Revolution, with Pat Humphries and Sandy O. The concert will be at 8 PM. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. For more information, contact Coco Wilde at (718) 288-5994 or info@firstacoustics.org.
Keep the NY National Guard Home Thursday, March 19th 2009 12:00 PM Peace Action Bay Ridge
Vigil to mark the Sixth Anniversary of the Iraq War and gathering of petitions to Governor Patterson to keep our New York National Guard home.
End of America Film Showing with Naomi Wolf Thursday, May 14th 2009 7 PM Flatbush For Peace along with co-sponsors Brooklyn For Peace, Haitian Enlightenment & Literacy Project & Council of Peoples Organization is presenting a showing of the recent film "The End of America" based on the NYT best-seller by Naomi Wolf of the same name. This documentary film provides a chilling account of the assault on civil liberties and constitutional rights during the Bush years, and cries out for an active restoration of our democracy. A discussion will follow with Naomi Wolf and a representative from CCR and/or the NYCLU.
Save The Guard Saturday, May 30th 2009 12:00 Noon General Meeting of Peace Action Bay Ridge with special emphasis on defederalizing the New York State National Guard. Guest speaker State Senator Eric Adams, who introduced a resolution in the New York State Senate to keep the National Guard home in New York
After the meeting at 2:00 P.M. we will march to the local National Guard Recruiting Office.
Forum on Afghanistan Wednesday, June 24th 2009 7:00 pm Afghanistan: How did we get in? How can we get out?
Hear Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald, Authors of "Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story"
Gould and Fitzgerald will discuss and answer questions regarding this war which may yet become the next Vietnam
WBAI BENEFIT FOLK MUSIC CONCERT Friday, July 17th 2009 7pm BROOKLYN FOLK MUSIC CONCERT !
Friday July 17, 7pm JUDY GORMAN, the RAY KORONA BAND, MAHINA MOVEMENT, and the RAGING GRANNIES & THEIR DAUGHTERS
At the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, located at Lafayette Avenue and the corner of South Oxford Street In Fort Green/ Downtown Brooklyn area. This is conveniently located near the Lafayette Avenue C local stop and the Atlantic/Pacific Ave. stop of the 2, 3, 4, and 5, B, D, R, N, Q, M lines and the LIRR. This event is a Ken Gale Production for more information please call 212-209-2800. Tickets are only $10. This event is a benefit concert to help listener-sponsored non-commercial WBAI radio.
Judy Gorman creates passionate bluesy vocals and energizing songs with the vision that another world is possible.
Judy Gorman's songs get their wings from her imagination and their roots from the folk, blues, jazz and gospel music she's been surrounded by all her life. Her earliest memories are of hearing the music of Billie Holiday, Woody Guthrie, Paul Robeson and Leadbelly.
Mahina Movement folk, hip-hop fusion consists of a Musician from Hollis, Queens; a Dancer from Texas and a Painter from Utah. Together, they have carved and crafted a world of musical and artistic possibilities, running outside of boxes and crossing borders and limits. They have combined their skills, cultures, ancestors, stories and languages to reach the masses and ignite inspiration in the face of resignation and cynicism.
The Ray Korona Band brings songs from folk ballads to satirical send-ups. His songs are satirical, biting, often humorous and always offer an insightful message.
The Raging Grannies & their Daughters try to shake up the younger set and teach them a thing or two with song parodies and satire.
Hiroshima Day Film Screening Thursday, August 6th 2009 7:30 PM "The Day After", a film depicting the aftermath of nuclear disaster through the lives of some residents of Kansas. Features Jason Robards as a doctor coping with rising levels of radiation and the breakdown of society.
Professor of Government and Anthropology at Columbia University. Originally from Uganda, he has researched and written extensively on the crisis in Darfur as well as other African countries.
His most recent book is “Saviors and Survivors:
Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror.”
Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.
Outreach Director, African Studies Center,
University ofPennsylvania.Dr.Ali-Dinar is from El Fasher in Northern Darfur, and is the grandson of the last Sultan of Darfur. He is the founder of
"Darfur Information Center," and president of the Philadelphia-based Darfur Alert Coalition.
•Why did this conflict start? • Is it a genocide or not?
Is it Arab vs.Black African? Who are the Janjaweed?
• Who can help? The US? The UN? The African Union? The International Criminal Court?•
A Conversation with Tom Hayden Friday, October 2nd 2009 7:30 Does U.S. Foreign policy in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan mean Endless War? A Q and A will follow the talk. Reception follows the event.
Protest War in Afghanistan Wednesday, October 7th 2009 9:00 AM Present petitions to Congressman Michael E. McMahon to convey to President Obama requesting that he bring our troops home from Afghanistan. Ask Congressman McMahon to cosponsor HR 2404 for an exit strategy and date to end our military involvement in Afghanistan.
Nuclear Zero Wednesday, October 14th 2009 7:00pm Join Brooklyn For Peace for a Town Hall meeting on real paths to a Nuclear Weapons Free Middle East (Israel and Iran included) and a Nuclear Weapons Free World (including us all). President Obama is planning a Global Summit on Nuclear Security in March 2010. Are we ready to participate in the political dialogue?? John Burroughs, Executive Director,Lawyers’ Committee on Nuclear Poilcy, will present some basic issues.
Fundraiser at the Canteena Thursday, November 19th 2009 7:00 PM The Interfaith Peace Coalition will hold
a fundraiser on Thursday, November 19 from 7 to 9 PM at Circles Canteena Restaurant in Bay Ridge Brooklyn on 80th St. & 5th Ave. (R train to 77th St. & 4th Ave., 1 block east to 5th Ave). There will be live music, food and entertainment. Hugh Bruce of Veterans for Peace is our featured speaker and we are honoring Sally and Dave Jones of Peace Action. There is no minimum donation.
Art for Darfur and Helping our Neighbors Saturday, November 21st 2009 11am Fund Raiser for Doctors Without Borders, C.H.I.P.S. Soup Kitchen, and Project Reach Youth of Brooklyn --3 great organizations-- Saturday November 21, 11am to 5pm, at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, at 55 Prospect Park West, which is between First and Second Streets.
Entry to the event is free and open to the public.
Brooklyn artists and authors and poets at this annual high quality crafts fair will have prints, photos, greeting cards, comics, poetry books and more.
Artists and writers include Lois Adams, Audrey Anastasi, Ramona Candy, Andy Feldman, Sabrina Jones, Mary Pat Kane, Tom Keough, Patricia Markert, Annemarie Wong Mogil, Constance Norgren, Vinny Salis, Nicole Schulman, Ava Tomlinson ,Charlene Tarbox and others.
The B69 bus stops one block away.
Protest 7 Years in Iraq Friday, March 19th 2010 9:00 AM On Friday March 19, the 7th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Interfaith Peace Coalition and Peace Action Bay Ridge will assemble outside of the office of Congressman Michael McMahon at 8505 4th Ave., in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to protest Congressman McMahon's continued support of the wars in the Middle East.
Redirecting the military budget to stop budget cuts in domestic programs and meet human needs.
Featuring --
Jo Comerford, Executive Director of the National Priorities Project,
an organization that analyzes and clarifies Federal data so that people
can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent.
Also participating --
Letitia James, City Council Member
(District 35) and representatives from community and student groups fighting cuts and layoffs.
When -
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7 PM
Where -
Brooklyn Technical High School
Corner of DeKalb Avenue and South Elliot Place
Transit - G train to Fulton St • C train to Lafayette Ave • Q/B/M/R to DeKalb Avenue • 2/3/4/5 to Nevins Street
For more information --
contact Matthew Weinstein of Brooklyn For Peace at (347) 495-7648 or m.weinstein@yahoo.com
Rick Steves' Iran - Documentary Thursday, April 29th 2010 7:30 Rick Steves' travels have taught him the power of people-to-people diplomacy. Now as tensions rise between the United States and Iran, he has taken action. “Rick Steves’ Iran: Yesterday and Today” is a one-hour documentary on Iran's people and culture.
Brooklyn Peace fair 2010 Saturday, May 15th 2010 12:00 PM The Sixth Annual Brooklyn Peace Fair will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2010. This event has become the largest peace and social justice education and performance event in the city of New York. The last Peace Fair drew over 2000 people of all ages.
The Peace Fair, which is a program of Brooklyn For Peace (Formerly Brooklyn Parents for Peace), is being co-sponsored this year by the Brooklyn College Community Partnership and The Brooklyn College Student Center. The Fair will be held at the Brooklyn College Arts Lab and the Brooklyn College Student Center at Brooklyn College from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
This year’s program will feature participatory workshops for youth and adults (list TBA), featured speaker and panel discussion, including SOA Watch founder and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Father Roy Bourgeois and performances which will include dance, spoken word, hip hop, poetry, jazz and more. The performers list is in formation, but so far includes Ill-Literacy, Spiritchild(of Mental Notes), Rude Mechanical Orchestra, Metro Sonics and more. Over 130 local community organizations are expected to sponsor information tables.
CAE's Punch-a-thon Sunday, June 6th 2010 10:30 AM A fun-filled event that raises funds to provide youth and survivors of relationship violence with self-defense and educational programs.
Join The Center for Anti-violence Education in Brooklyn's Prospect Park for the Punch-a-thon, a fun-filled event that raises funds to provide youth and survivors of relationship violence with self-defense and educational programs. The event is June 6th from 10:30am - 12:30pm and includes a mini self-defense workshop, face-painting and other youth activities, as well as an opportunity to complete 1,000 punches together --each 100 dedicated to ending different forms of violence.
To sign up to participate, to donate or become more involved, please visit the Punch-a-thon website at www.cae.dojiggy.com.
CAE provides self-defense, violence prevention, empowerment programs for women, LGBT people, teens, children, and other communities especially affected by violence. Programs are designed to develop participants’ skills, knowledge, and awareness to enable them to heal from, prevent, and counter violence in their lives and communities. Please go to www.caeny.org to learn more about CAE!
RSVP • Children's Empowerment Project 3:45 Weekly Event Weekly
Tuesdays (Ages 6-8)
Wednesdays (Ages 9-12) Self-defense and karate class for girls and boys ages 6-14. This after-school program emphasizes violence prevention and de-escalation strategies, with the goal of empowering children with the skills, the understanding, and the support systems to deal with disrespect, abuse and/or violence they may face. This course begins on Tuesday, September 11th 3:45-4:45 for children ages 6-8 and Wednesday, September 12th 3:45-4:45 for children ages 9-12. The course is offered on a sliding scale fee and is ongoing throughout the school year. Our address is 327 7th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 between 4th and 5th Ave. Our phone number is 718-788-1775 and our e-mail address is info@cae-bklyn.org.
RSVP • Power, Action, Change for Teens 4:30pm Weekly Event Every Thursday, ongoing throughout school year This FREE after school course in karate, self-defense, and violence prevention offers physical training as well as discussions and the opportunity to participate in youth activist projects to all teen women and transgender youth ages 14-19. The course is FREE and free childcare is available during classes. The course begins Thursday, September 20th, 4:30-6pm, and is ongoing throughout the school year. Our address is 327 7th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 between 4th and 5th Ave. Our phone number is 718-788-1775 and our e-mail address is info@cae-bklyn.org.
RSVP • FREE Teen Self-Defense/Violence Prevention Course 12:30pm Weekly Event Class meets Saturdays from 12:30-2:30pm, May 3-June 7 (excluding May 24). A free five-week program for teen women and transyouth age 14-19, featuring safety and violence prevention information, discussions, and simple, effective verbal and physical techniques.
RSVP • 5-Week Adult Self-Defense Course 3:00pm Weekly Event Class meets Saturdays from 3:00-5:30pm, May 3-June 7 (excluding May 24). This five-week self-defense course teaches simple, effective verbal and physical self-defense techniques for all ages and abilities. Includes discussion and safety and violence prevention information. Sliding scale fee based on income; free for survivors of violence.
RSVP • Self-Defense for Adult Women and Transpeople 6:30 PM Weekly Event every Tuesday for five weeks 5-week course teaches effective, simple physical and verbal self-defense techniques. Also includes safety and prevention exercises and discussions. For all levels of ability.
RSVP • Brooklyn Cohousing Orientation 6pm Weekly Event most Mondays, but check website Cohousing is a type of housing that gracefully blends privacy and community. People live in private units of varying sizes, from studios to large 3 and 4 bedrooms, but also benefit from access to extensive, well-designed common spaces. They are able to eat meals together and be involved in each other’s lives to the extent they choose. We welcome diverse people of all ages, races, cultures, religions and family types to consider joining us. If you’re interested, you can come to one of our orientations or social events, which are held at least once a week. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR OFFER TO PURCHASE REAL ESTATE
Buffalo, New York
RSVP • USMA First International Conference Saturday, May 2nd 2009 10am This will be the first conference of the United Socialist Movement of the Americas. We are a network of socialists and activists from across the hemisphere and beyond who believe only through unity that we can succeed in fighting for economic, social and political justice. We begun mid last year as a facebook and now we are a growing organization with chapters spread across the hemisphere from Hamilton, Canada to Caracas, Venezuela. Please join us as we begin to map the Americas for justice, democracy and socialism.
We invite any and all left wing, socialist, national liberation and social justice organizations to our conference especially those who believe that want to be affiliated with us in the future. The conference will mostly deal with the experiences of each chapter, hammering out Points of Unity and planning any large scale initiatives for the next year. We will also have speakers on socialist theory and current events especially the current recession (for the rich)/ depression (for the rest of us).
Cambridge, New York
RSVP • Peace Vigil 11:30 am Weekly Event Every Saturday Weekly Peace Vigil
Central Islip, New York
RSVP • Protest for Peace Thursday, May 22nd 2008 8:00am Two peaceful protesters (one 80-years old) were arrested at the Smithhaven Mall in Suffolk County for refusing to remove their anti-war t-shirts during a demonstration. On May 22, their arraignment at court will take place, and numerous organizations will be in the parking lot to show support!
Chatham Peace Vigil Saturday, March 21st 2009 12:00 pm The Chatham Peace Initiative will hold its regular vigil Saturday March 21 from 12-1 PM on the village green in chatham ny under the clock tower, next to the old railroad station. We will be marking the 6th anniversary of the war against the people of Iraq, but will be protesting against any war or violence as a solution to the world's problems. This vigil also supports the prosecution of the Bush Administration for war crimes. We have extra signs.
RSVP • PEACE VIGIL 11 am Weekly Event Every Saturday A weekly peace vigil begins at 11 a.m. in front of the library. A discussion group on issues related to peace and sustainable living meets inside the library at 10 a.m., prior to the vigil.
Cold Spring, New York
Peace Vigil 5:30 p.m. Weekly Event Every Wednesday Peace Vigil
Colonie, New York
Peace Vigil 5 Weekly Event Every Wednesday Peace Vigil
Croton, New York
RSVP • Weekly Peace Vigil 7 a.m. Weekly Event Every Thursday Weekly Peace Vigil. Bring your own poster or borrow one, as we will have extras...and maybe a cup of coffee. Be sure to wear warm clothing.
Delhi, New York
RSVP • Peace Vigil 11 a.m Weekly Event Every Saturday. Weekly Peace Vigil. Bring sign if you wish.
Delmar, New York
Peace Vigil 5 p.m Weekly Event Every Monday from 5-6 p.m. Peace Vigil held every Monday.
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Hiroshima Day Remembrance Thursday, August 6th 2009 7:30 p.m. We will show a one-hour documentary film, Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima, which is about the famous Japanese muralists, Iri and Toshi Maruki. To learn more about the Marukis and the Hiroshima murals, go to http://www.aya.or.jp/~marukimsn/english/genbakuE.htm.
RSVP • Weekly Peace Vigil/Protest 12 noon Weekly Event Weekly vigil/protest against the war and occupation of Iraq. All are welcome.
East Greenbush, New York
Film: Rick Steves' Iran Tuesday, September 29th 2009 7:00 PM Southern Rensselaer Neighbors for Peace will screen Rick Steves’ Iran on Tuesday, September 29 at 7 PM at the East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way, East Greenbush NY. (Right turn off Rt. 151 east of Rt. 4.)
Rick Steves, TV Producer and Travel Writer traveled to Iran in early 2009 and discovered the most surprising and fascinating land he’s ever visited. His one hour groundbreaking travel special was shown on PBS this spring. In addition to seeing the monuments to Iran’s rich and glorious past, learn more about the 20th Century story of this perplexing nation, most of all- meet the people of Iran. For more info: www.ricksteves.com/iran
RSVP • North Country Peace Group 11:00 AM Weekly Event Every Saturday morning for over 5 years now. Weekly peace vigil at the southeast corner of Bennets Path and Rt. 25A in Setauket, NY
Ring in Spring with the World Saturday, March 20th 2010 12 Noon Celebrate the Vernal Equinox with song, dance, and prayers for peace in many languages.
Forest Hills, New York
RSVP • Veterans & Supporters Peace Vigil 11:00 AM Weekly Event Every Saturday Morning from 11 AM - 12 Noon, until all our troops return from Iraq and Afghanistan Gathering of veterans, friends and supporters opposed to the illegal war and occupation of Iraq, and War Crimes of the U.S. government.
Garden City, New York
Peace Vigil- Anniversary of Afghan War Wednesday, October 7th 2009 5 pm Corner of Old Country Road and Glen Cove Road across from Roosevelt Field Entrance. All Long Islanders invited to vigil against continued war in Afghanistan.
Vigil for Peace in Afghanistan Wednesday, October 7th 2009 5 PM LI Alliance and other groups will mark 8th anniversary of war in Afghanistan with a vigil on Old Country and Glen Cove Roads across from Roosevelt Field on Wednesday, October 7 from 5-6 pm. Long Islanders are calling for an end to the war and a cutoff of war funding and will visit LI reps offices during the week of October 5th. For info: 516-741-4360
Glens Falls, New York
The "Oops, We Helped the War Machine By Electing Obama" Vigil Saturday, April 11th 2009 7 pm A round table discussion about supporting Democrats and how it is morally reprehensible behavior for anyone in the so-called "Peace movement" (especially now, given that Obama is escalating the war as he said he would). Also discussed will be why fake peace groups avoid supporting third party and independent candidates who are actually anti-war.
Peace Vigil 8 p.m. Weekly Event Every Tuesday Peace Vigil
Great Neck, New York
RSVP • Iraq Veteran Brings the War Home Wednesday, May 7th 2008 7:30 p.m. Great Neck SANE/Peace Action presents an evening with Iraq War Veteran Kristopher Goldsmith.
February 26 • 7p - 9:30p
The Center, 208 West 13th St Greenwich Village
Featuring music, poetry, speakers, food and a silent auction!
Oronde Takuma, NYC Leader of the African People’s Socialist Party, will be speaking on the Uhuru Movement's work to unite and liberate African people from Haiti to Harlem!
Penny Hess, chairwoman of the African People's Solidarity Committee, will give a dynamic multimedia presentation on the relationship that non-African people can have to the African liberation movement, reparations and solidarity with all the resources of Africa benefiting African people.
Also performing: Leeia, a vocalist & songwriter with a vocal style that is a combination of R&B and the soulful beats of reggae, funky soul duo T & Willetz, and the African uplift poetry of Robert Gibbons.
Come to this benefit for the African Village Survival Initiative, supporting self-sustaining economic institutions such as a recording studio for African culture and a commercial kitchen. Support black community programs for sustainable economic development!
Demonstration for Peace Saturday, March 21st 2009 11 a.m. Signs, leafletting, petitions, maybe a speaker or two, maybe even a march, on Hastings main commercial street.
RSVP • Long Island Iraq Moratorium 5:00 p.m. Monthly Event Every 3rd Saturday VFP, Code Pink, Pax Christi, Counter Recruitment Committee, etc.
Gather in community with other Long Island peace activists to vigil in front of the Armed Forces Plaza on the third Friday evening, Armed Forces Plaza, Route 347, Veterans Highway
Hempstead, New York
RSVP • Film: Body of War Wednesday, September 10th 2008 7:30 p.m. "Body of War" is a powerful documentary that tells the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of war. Tomas Young is an Iraq War veteran who was paralyzed from a bullet to the spine less than a week into his tour of duty. The film follows Young on a physical and emotional journey as he adapts to his new body and begins to question the decision to go to war in Iraq. From soldier to antiwar activist, the film takes an unflinching view of the physical and emotional aftermath of war through the eyes of an American hero. Three years in the making, it unfolds on two parallel tracks. On the one hand, we see Tomas evolving into a powerful voice against the war as he struggles to deal with the complexities of a paralyzed body. And on the other hand, we see the historic debate unfolding in the Congress about going to war in Iraq. The film was directed by former talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro.
The film is being shown as part of Hofstra University’s International Scene Lecture Series: War and the 2008 Elections. Series Co-Directors: Dr. Carolyn Eisenberg, Linda Longmire, Prof. Martin Melkonian.
Join us on October 15, 2008 4:30—6:30 p.m. at the final Presidential Debate at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, as We the People tell Senators McCain and Obama that we expect our next President to implement the People's Agenda of 2008:
1. End the war in Iraq, bring our soldiers home now and provide full medical benefits to veterans.
2. Reallocate war funds to housing, jobs, health care, the environment, and education.
3. Create a universal, single-payer health care system for all Americans.
4. Develop a sustainable energy policy that substantially reduces global warming and creates good-paying jobs.
5. Eliminate poverty, hunger, and homelessness.
6. Restore all Constitutional rights and protect human rights.
7. Implement a foreign policy based on the rule of law, justice, and human dignity.
At 4:30 p.m. we will gather and line up on the south side of Hempstead Turnpike starting from Uniondale Avenue and spreading west toward California Ave. and Oak St. (parallel to the south campus of Hofstra University). We will be joined by United for Peace and Justice, Peace Action NYS, Brooklyn for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and other peace and social justice organizations.
Parking available on side streets south of Hempstead Turnpike.
Signs will be available or bring your own.
RSVP • 20th Annual Kairos Awards Dinner Saturday, December 6th 2008 6 p.m. The Long Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives Invites You to Join Us at Our 20th Annual KAIROS AWARDS DINNER
The Kairos Awards honor those individuals who have made significant contributions towards bringing about a more just and peaceful world.
2008 KAIROS HONOREES
CODE PINK LI—In recognition of their energetic and creative work to end the Iraq War and to prevent other wars
MORTY GREENHOUSE, Great South Bay Forum on Public Affairs—In recognition of his lifelong commitment to progressive causes, peace, and justice
SUSAN MCKEON-STEINMANN, South Country Peace Group—In recognition of her principled stand against the Iraq War at the Smithaven Mall and her ongoing organizing and activist work in Suffolk County
DEACON DON AND MARIE ZIRKEL, Pax Christi LI—The Kairos Awards honor those individuals who have made significant contributions towards bringing about a more just and peaceful world.
Special Musical Performance by Willow a cappella singing group
Deadline for reservations: Friday, November 28. To make reservations or get information about the Kairos Awards Dinner Journal call 516-741-4360 or email: lipeace@verizon.net.
Highland Falls, New York
RSVP • GREET OBAMA AT WEST POINT Tuesday, December 1st 2009 5:30 pm While Obama is inside West Point announcing more death and destruction, join us outside the gates to say loud and clear NO MORE WAR!
Hillsdale, New York
RSVP • Weekly Peace Vigil 11 am Weekly Event Every Saturday A weekly vigil sponsored by Women in Black takes place from 11 am - 12 noon at the war memorial at the corner of Anthony St. and Rt. 23 in the center of town. Wear black, bring sign.
Houstan, New York
Freeze Against Torture Thursday, May 28th 2009 Freeze Against Torture
When: Thursday, May 28th, 2009 3pm - 6:30 pm
Where:Houston, TX -
Description
3:00 pm-Near the Medical Center Transit Center. Meet at the corner of Pressler & Fannin.
(If parking in downtown so you're coming from the North, do not get off at the Dryden
stop, but get off at the next stop which is called TMC Transit Center).
4:00 pm-Near the Galleria. Meet at the corner of Westhiemer & Post Oak.
emma's revolution concert Thursday, July 9th 2009 7:30 pm The award-winning, activist duo of Pat Humphries & Sandy O who perform as emma's revolution at "Do Re Mi in the Round" in Hudson, NY
RSVP • Peace Vigil 2 pm Weekly Event Every Saturday Weekly peace vigil gathers at 2 p.m. at the 7th st. park, until the madness stops.
Huntington, New York
Veterans For Peace Long Island Tuesday, September 9th 2008 7PM Monthly meeting of the Veterans For Peace Long Island. You don't have to be a veteran to join.
Hurleyville, New York
RSVP • Finding Peace 7 pm Monthly Event Every 3rd Friday of the month *inspiring video on peace and nonviolence
*community building
*selfinquiry on personal peacefulness
*group singing songs of peace
*candlelight giving of blessings
*food
Ithaca, New York
RSVP • Speak Out for Peace Tuesday, December 1st 2009 4pm Bring Signs and Banners, Words to share:
We want to express our opposition to Obama's announcment of additional tens of thousands of troops to Afghanistan!
Jackson Heights, New York
Is the Occupation of Afghanistan the "Good War?" Wednesday, August 13th 2008 7pm After 7 years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, US rulers find themselves in a difficult situation: two occupations with no end in sight, their own population weary of both wars, and an economic recession.
Barack Obama argues that the war in Iraq is a distraction from the real fight and that Afghanistan should be the main front in the War on Terror. Yet situations in both countries are very similar with an untold amount of civilian casualties, a revival of sectarianism, women’s oppression, and growing civil war. Above all else the US occupations are loathed by ordinary Afghans and Iraqis alike. They have repeatedly expressed their desire to see the all foreign forces leave.
Please come discuss these urgent questions that face today’s antiwar movement: What is the purpose of the war on Afghanistan? How does it relate to the Iraq occupation? Is the occupation of Afghanistan “the good war”?
CONNECTING THE DOTS:SOLIDARITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE AMERICAS Saturday, September 6th 2008 5pm When the US government gives money to Latin American countries, this aid always goes towards supporting the richest and most powerful – and repressing those who dare to fight for equality and social justice. This is especially the case in Colombia and Mexico, whose governments collaborate openly with US economic interests and keep wealth concentrated in the hands of a small oligarchy at home. Meanwhile, governments such as those of Evo Morales in Bolivia, Chávez in Venezuela and Correa in Ecuador – who have tried to break away from US domination, nationalizing some industries and distributing more benefits and social services to poor and working people – face threats from right-wing forces. How can these US-backed forces be confronted? Is supporting left-wing presidents enough, or must ordinary people also organize actively to fight the right-wing oligarchy and international corporations? And most importantly, how can we support those fighting for social justice in Latin America from here in the US, given that here at home, our government imposes the same pro-corporate agenda that it does abroad, and ordinary people suffer as the economy worsens.
The Fight to End War and Occupation!From Iraq to Afghanistan to Palestine! Wednesday, March 11th 2009 7pm Millions around the country voted for Barak Obama with the hope and expectation that he would end the war in Iraq and reverse the Bush policy of aggressive military intervention. While Obama is talking about plans to reduce troops in Iraq, he has made it clear that many troops will stay indefinitely and just authorized 17,000 more troops for Afghanistan. In addition, the U.S. shows no sign of wavering in its support for the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Across the country, millions have protested the death and destruction of these wars. As the economy falls into crisis, threatening jobs, education and health care, the trillions spent on the Iraq and Afghanistan occupations and the $3-5 billion a year in military aid to Israel calls into question the priorities of the people governing this country. What are the U.S.' real aims in supporting all of these occupations? How are they connected? How do we build a movement to force our government to invest in people and infrastructure, not death and destruction?
Come to a discussion of these and other questions. Then get on the bus to march on the Pentagon with us!
Marx is back: How socialist ideas can change the world! Wednesday, March 25th 2009 7pm They said that Marx was dead--that capitalism had triumphed. Then came the realities of globalization. Then came endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then came the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression. Now, Marx's ideas seem to explain the world a lot better than what you see on Fox News.
But Marx also predicted that the inequalities of capitalism would give rise to resistance. And we've only just begun to see the emergence of a new generation of struggles, from the protests for immigrant rights, to the factory occupations of workers in Chicago, to the massive outpouring of solidarity with the people of Gaza and Palestine.
Socialists believe that these struggles can be joined to fight for a different type of society--one in which greed, inequality, and war are replaced with solidarity and justice. Come to a discussion of Marx's ideas and how they apply to today, and then get involved in helping us to build a socialist movement! As Marx himself said, "Philosophers have only interpreted the world; the point is to change it!"
Guest Speakers:
Brian Jones Brian is a teacher, actor and activist in New York City. His commentary
and writing have been featured on GritTV, SleptOn.com, and the International
Socialist Review.
A WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS: SOCIALISM & IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS Wednesday, April 29th 2009 7pm Whereas corporations are relatively free to cross borders, workers are not. For big business, the question is how to ensure an abundant & cheap labor supply, and how to restrict it in periods when they don’t need it. Anti-immigration laws don’t prevent immigration any more than anti-drug laws prevent drug trafficking, but they make immigrants easier to exploit. Employers can hire undocumented workers at substandard wages and thus exploit them. Immigrant-bashing is also an effective tool to divide and weaken the working class. The most effective way to combat that is to build solidarity amongst workers – in the U.S. & abroad . Come to a discussion of how we can build a socialist movement for a world where workers are not pit against each other for jobs and resources.
Abortion Rights: Why We Need a New Movement Wednesday, July 22nd 2009 7pm Abortion rights are under attack. The right wing has waged a 35-year war on women's rights: now 51% of people consider themselves "pro-life". Abortion "alternative" clinics now outnumber abortion clinics 2 to 1. It is time to rebuild an abortion rights movement that is unapologetic in its demand for women's control of their own bodies.
Is a Revolution Possible in the U.S.? Wednesday, December 16th 2009 7pm CAN THERE be a revolution in the United States? The answer is yes. This country was founded by an act of revolution--which was followed by a second revolution in the Civil War, which finally outlawed the system of slavery. But the obvious next question, of course, is: How can there be a revolution in the United States? The most urgent question we face is how we can begin to lay the groundwork for that revolutionary transformation of this society. It isn't going to happen overnight, but it can happen--with a longer-term perspective and an understanding of the revolutionary process. Come join a discussion on how we can get rid of the defunct systme of capitalism & replace it with socialism.
Jackson Heights, Queens, New York
Single Payer - Real Reform Now! Monday, August 31st 2009 4:30pm Real Reform NOW!
Tell Representative Joseph Crowley
We Need Single Payer Health Care!
Monday August 31 4:30-6:30pm
74-09 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, Queens
As Congress prepares to return to Washington, any serious discussion of solutions for the nearly 50 million uninsured Americans has been pushed off the table. The right wing has had a field day attacking government run health care--despite the fact that government run health care, in the form of Medicare, is one of the most popular, effective social services we have. Congress could provide health care for everyone by simply supporting the Medicare for All Act (HR 676). But the lobbyists for private insurers and the drug companies are determined not to let anything come in the way of their profits.
Join us as we picket our Joe Crowley and demand he represent our needs in Washington!
Sponsored by (list in formation):
The Jackson Heights International Socialist Organization
Manhattan (Westside) Green Party
R,V,E,F,G or 7 to 74th Street/Roosevelt, walk two blocks to corner of 74th St and 37th Ave
Maternal Mortality: One woman dies every minute and many more face long-term debilitating ill-health as a result of conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth. Many of these deaths are preventable. Maternal mortality is a crucial issue all over the world. Since 2000, the world’s anti-poverty agenda has been dictated by the Millennium Development Goals. Of all the goals, cutting the maternal mortality ratio by 75% has seen by far the least progress, less than 1% per year by optimistic estimates. Join us in a discussion about Maternal Mortality, Maternal Health and this often overlooked human rights issue.
York College Faculty Dining Room (AC-2D01)
9420 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11451
Johnstown, New York
RSVP • Peace Vigil 3 p.m. Weekly Event every saturday Weekly Vigil for Peace.
Kingston, New York
Antiwar Rally Saturday, October 17th 2009 1 p.m. A protest against the war in Afghanistan asit begins its ninth year.
RSVP • Peace Vigil 10:30 Weekly Event Every saturday Weekly peace vigil is being held 10:30-11:30 am in front of the Main Post Office on Cornell st., sponsored by Kingston Women in Black. Black attire if hoped for, as is silence. Men are welcome to join us in solidarity.
Liberty, New York
RSVP • Peace Vigil/March 1:45 p.m. Weekly Event Every Saturday The march will start in front of the Liberty Theater. Bring signs, puppets, buttons or just your opposition to the current U.S. international and homeland policies. Warmth and discussion provided after the march at The Oracle Bookstore. We're told, "Anyone who is interest in stopping the war and the assaults on the Constitution is heartily welcomed!"
Long Island, New York
Long Island Bus to Washington DC Saturday, March 20th 2010 6:00 am Peace Bus to leave LIE Exits 63 and 49 to Washington DC to march and rally.
Manhasset, New York
RSVP • National Insecurity--America at a Crossroads: Our Challenge and Opportunity in 2008 Thursday, May 15th 2008 7:30 p.m. The wisest course for the U.S. in the war in Iraq involves a prompt withdrawal of troops and an unequivocal declaration that the government has no intentions of maintaining a long-term military presence. Tom Andrews is presently spearheading a campaign to stop the funding of the military occupation of Iraq.
RSVP • Say No to Torture: The Nonviolent Response to Torture Wednesday, June 11th 2008 7:30 p.m. Father Louie Vitale, OFM, is a 75-year-old Franciscan priest who recently completed a 5-month prison term for crossing the line and praying at Fort Huachuca—the military installation in Arizona where American Intelligence Officers are trained in “enhanced interrogation” tactics, such as water boarding and other torture methods.
RSVP • Bringing the War Back Home Sunday, June 22nd 2008 1 p.m. Bringing the War Back Home, with Kristofer Goldsmith, Iraq Veterans Against the War
RSVP • No Hiroshimas--No Iraqs--No Irans Wednesday, August 6th 2008 7 p.m. Great Neck SANE/Peace Action and the LI Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives on this 63rd Commemoration of Hiroshima Day Invite you to join us in saying
NO HIROSHIMAS—NO IRAQS—NO IRANS
Bring the Soldiers Home!
Amy Goodman,journalist and host of Pacifica Radio’s Democracy Now!, which
airs locally on WBAI 99.5 FM, will talk about current world events. Coverage of the peace and human rights movements and support of independent media are the hallmarks of her work. Goodman has received dozens of awards for her work, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and the George Polk Award. Professor and media critic Robert McChesney has said of Democracy Now! that it is “probably the most significant progressive news institution that has come around in some time.”
Goodman’s latest book, Standing up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times, details the capabilities of ordinary citizens to enact change. It was co-written with her brother, Mother Jones reporter David Goodman.
David Sirota is a political journalist, activist, columnist and New York Times bestselling author. His weekly, nationally syndicated column now appears in newspapers with a combined circulation of more than 1.3 million readers. Sirota is widely known for his tenacious focus on working class economic issues that are often ignored by America’s political elites. As Newsweek wrote in its 2003 profile of him, Sirota is “intense, driven, even obsessive [as he] fills the gap left by a timid Democratic establishment.”
RSVP • OBAMA’S AGENDA FOR REMAKING AMERICA: Thursday, February 19th 2009 7:30 p.m. “[Obama] should figure out what is wrong with America and the world, honestly and directly communicate his findings to the public, do his best to fix things and then let the results speak for themselves. It’s a very simple prescription—but light-years away from anything that has been tried in the United States for a very long time.”
--Jonathan Schell, The Nation, February 9, 2009
PANEL SPEAKERS:
MATTHIS CHIROIX, Iraq Veterans Against the War
MARY DEWAR, LI Coalition for a National Health Plan
TARA KEENAN-THOMSON, New York Civil Liberties Union--Nassau Country Chapter
JEAN KELLY, Interfaith Nutrition Network
MICHAEL LaFEMINA, Hofstra Progressive Students Union
LUIS VALENZUELA, LI Immigrant Alliance
CHERYL WERTZ, Peace Action NYS
Moderator: MARGARET MELKONIAN, LI Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives
Panel presentation will be followed by a dialogue with audience members about
President Obama’s promises and citizens’ expectations for change.
Tariq Ali's new book, "The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power," weighs the prospects of those contending for power in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, and demonstrates Pakistan's unique influence on the emergence of a secure world or global conflagration.
Tariq Ali is a writer, journalist and film-maker. He was born in Lahore in 1943 and was educated at Oxford University, where he became involved in student politics, in particular with the movement against the war in Vietnam.
Some of his recent statements: “The west's 'good war' in Afghanistan has turned bad. A local solution, rather than a neocolonial one, is needed.”
“U.S. failure in Afghanistan is now evident and NATO desperation only too visible. Spreading the war to Pakistan would be a disaster for all sides. One way out of the impasse would require a withdrawal of all U.S./NATO forces, either preceded or followed by a regional pact to guarantee Afghan stability for the next ten years.”
Danger Ahead: Afghanistan/Pakistan Thursday, March 19th 2009 7:30 p.m. March 19 6th Anniversary Program with Tariq Ali on
DANGER AHEAD: AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN
Thursday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock
48 Shelter Rock Road , Manhasset
Li groups will mark 6th anniversary of Iraq war with talk by Tariq Ali.
Tariq Ali's new book, The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power, weighs the prospects of those contending for power in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, and demonstrates Pakistan 's unique influence on the emergence of a secure world or global conflagration.
Tariq Ali is a writer, journalist and film-maker.
For more information
LI Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives 516-741-4360
Manhattan, New York
RSVP • Stopping the War(s): New Tasks, New Approaches Monday, October 13th 2008 7 pm Whether Obama or McCain is elected in November, the drive by those who control the policies of this nation for global military hegemony will continue. And the war at home—to destroy civil liberties in the name of “national security,” to further the interests of the rich at the expense of the poor and oppressed—will continue as well. Come to a forum to discuss:
Speakers will include (list in formation):
Lynn Stewart (NYC radical activist and attorney)
Atlee McFellin (New SDS)
Colia Clark (National Assembly to End the War)
Riham Barghouti, Adalah NY (Coalition for Justice in the Middle East)
Representative of ANSWER
This meeting is organized in solidarity with actions
to “Bring the Troops Home Now” in cities across the USA on October 11.
For more information visit: www.oct11.org
Cost of War / Support HR 676 Thursday, March 19th 2009 4 pm Table at NW corner of W. 23rd Street and 8th Avenue to get signatures on postcards to legislators to support single payer health care bill HR 676. Link to cost of war.
BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW Wednesday, May 20th 2009 5:00 P.M. Protest multiple deployments that cause tragedies like the recent incident when the Iraq soldier broke down and shot several people, including three soldiers, in a hospital in Iraq. He was serving his third deployment.
Public Witness & Prayer Service to End Torture Friday, June 26th 2009 2.30 Mark the U.N. International Day for the Survivors and Victims of Torture with a public witness at Union Square followed by a procession to the Friends Meeting House for an Interfaith Service of Prayer. At our public witness, we will be collecting signatures on petitions calling for a Commission of Inquiry.
Please bring signs (e.g., “Say No to Torture. Truth Commission Now.”)
Participate in the Interfaith Service of Prayer. Join in prayer with a diverse group of people who are one in their desire to see an end to torture and one in their desire for the truth to be known.
Manhattan, NYC, New York
RSVP • The Really Really Free Market 3 PM Monthly Event the last sunday of each month, but call to confirm THE REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET
where everything you bring is free, and everything you take is free, not just material goods, but lots of skill-shares and services too.
SUNDAY MARCH 29
REPEATS APRIL 26
FROM 3 TO 7 PM
JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH
WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTH IN MANHATTAN NEAR NYU
attn: WHEELCHAIRS & PEOPLE BRINGING HEAVY STUFF: DEFINITELY DO USE THE ELEVATOR ON THE EAST SIDE STREET
Mechanicville, New York
Candlelight Vigil Tuesday, December 1st 2009 4:00pm Silent vigil with candles and signs, on the Mechanicville Hudson River Bridge.
Middletown, New York
Peace Vigil 6:30 pm Weekly Event Every Monday Peace Vigil
October 11 Antiwar Vigil and Rally Saturday, October 11th 2008 1 PM On the sixth anniversary of the "Iraq War Resolution" which gave the green light for the invasion of Iraq, Rockland County will be joining a national day of antiwar events by holding a special protest at our popular vigil location. We want this war to end and we want it to end NOW!
Bring Troops Home Now From Iraq and Afghanistan Saturday, October 17th 2009 1 PM The Rockland Coalition for Peace and Justice answers the call for nationwide local and regional antiwar actions on October 17 by holding a special dedicated protest and vigil at its usual location on that day. Troops out Now!
RSVP • Rockland County Against the War 1:00 pm Weekly Event Every Saturday rain or shine, from 1 to 3 pm. Join the fight against the war of aggression and occupation. Rockland County anti-war protesters have been demonstrating weekly for the past three years and urge a special turnout for the third anniversary of the beginning of the war, on March 18. Signs and banners provided or bring your own supporting peace and opposing war.
RSVP • Rockland County Weekly Antiwar Vigil and Protest 1:00 PM Weekly Event A weekly antiwar protest and vigil in Rockland County, NY. Gather at the corner of Rte. 59 and Middletown Road. 10 minutes or two hours... you are welcome. A weekly antiwar protest and vigil in Rockland County, NY. Gather at the corner of Rte. 59 and Middletown Road. 10 minutes or two hours... you are welcome.
RSVP • Weekly Peace Vigil 1pm Weekly Event Every Saturday. The Rockland Coalition for Peace and Justice conducts vigils 1-3 p.m. at all four corners on the northwest corner of Rt. 59 and Middletown Rd. Parking lot near the Tuxedo store, across from the little park. Rain or shine!!
Weekly Event Every Saturday A weekly one- or two-hour peace walk through town starts from New Lebanon High School on Rt. 22.
New Paltz, New York
RSVP • May Day Jam: A Concert for Labor, Social Change & Healthcare Reform Now! Saturday, May 3rd 2008 8:00 PM A concert/discussion and celebration of the international workers' holiday hosted by alternative protest song ensemble THE FLAMES OF DISCONTENT. This concert features the militant Hip-Hop of renowned radical rappers READNEX POETRY SQUAD as well as the Mexican revolutionary music of ZENOTE SOMPANTLE. Guest speakers from labor, immigrants' rights, healthcare advocacy, and other progressive organizations will be present. Networking.
RSVP • Weekly Anti-War Vigil 12:15 p.m. Weekly Event Every Thrusday A weekly anti-war vigil at the intersection of Main Street and Memorial Highway.
New Rochelle,, New York
RSVP • RETHINK AFGHANISTAN Monday, November 30th 2009 7PM WE ARE PLANNING TO SHOW THE FILM ELSEWHERE, BUT WE HAVE NOTHING DEFINITE AT THIS TIME. I SHOWED IT MY HOUSE TO ABOUT 10 PEOPLE ON NOV.13TH. WE ARE SHOWING THE DVD - RETHINK AFGHANISTAN, FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION, Q AND A. PETITIONS WILL BE SIGNED AND
WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE SOME KIND OF PROTEST IN NEW ROCHELLE. THE FILM WILL BE SHOWN AT IONA COLLEGE.
New York, New York
RSVP • 2nd Annual NYC Anarchist Bookfair Saturday, April 12th 2008 11am Following up its very successful debut last year, the 2nd Annual NYC Anarchist Bookfair is scheduled to be held on Sat., April 12, again at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
RSVP • RAY KORONA BAND - Concert for Activists! Saturday, April 12th 2008 8 pm BARRY KORNHAUSER, IVICE, ELLEN DAVIDSON, SHARON ABREU, GINA TLAMSA & RAY perform Ray's original songs of peace, the environment, work, social justice, friendship and love. The band combines polished vocal harmonies with dulcimer, guitar, a pair of fiddles, flute, cello, mandolins, bouzouki & percussion. Rays new songs address climate crisis, the elections, promotion hustlers & more.
RSVP • Inanna - Iraq's Oldest Written Story Saturday, April 12th 2008 7:00pm Iraq's oldest written story, the epic of INANNA, will be told Saturday evening at 7:00pm at the Open Center.
RSVP • Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan Friday, April 25th 2008 7:30pm Shrabani Basu, a journalist and author from the United Kingdom and India, will soon embark on a US tour for her inspirational World War II biography, Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan, and will offer a public talk and book signing at the Open Center in New York City, Friday, April 25, 7:30-9 p.m. www.opencenter.org.
RSVP • One World, One Dream: Coca-Cola Olympic Corporate Sponsor Rally for Darfur Sunday, April 27th 2008 2:30 PM Everyday. One World, One Dream for Darfur. As the Olympics draw near the major corporations sponsoring the Olympics -some of the most recognizable brands in
the world -including Coca-Cola, Adidas and UPS are refusing to speak out against the world’s most wrenching humanitarian crisis.
RSVP • THE HUMAN COST OF WAR AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS - FOCUS ON IRAN Thursday, May 1st 2008 7 PM Dr. Shahriar Khateri and Dr. Mohammad Soroush, on tour in the U.S. from Iran and founders of the Society for Chemical Weapons Victims Support, have many years experience treating victims of chemical weapons used in the Iran/Iraq war of the 1980s.
RSVP • Cultural Animators Series/Artists for Peace Saturday, May 3rd 2008 8pm A multi-media evening of cutting edge dance, spoken word, poetry & jazz grounded in Maxine Hong Kingston's writings of veterans' stories. Proceeds will benefit a homeless vets shelter.
RSVP • World Food Crisis: Why Capitalism Can't Feed Us Wednesday, May 7th 2008 7:00pm Exploding food prices around the world have lead to crises in 33 countries, including the violent riots in Haiti that brought down the Prime Minister on April 12. But it is not just the poorest of the poor that are feeling the crunch: in the U.S, 28 million people are now on food stamps-a record high.
RSVP • United Nations Unlearning Intolerance Seminar Thursday, May 8th 2008 10:00am Please join the United Nations Department of Public Information, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the Natural World Museum for a groundbreaking international seminar.
Celebrate May Day at a book launch for “Viva la Raza” Saturday, May 10th 2008 7:30pm Civil rights and labor activist Megan Cornish will talk about her new book, Viva la Raza: A History of Chicano Identity and Resistance, which describes monumental labor battles, surveys the vibrant movement of the 1960s and ’70s, and focuses unique attention on women and Latina/o lesbians and gays.
RSVP • Phone-A-Thon Tuesday, May 13th 2008 noon Help flood the phone lines to our elected representatives as we ask passersby to call Congress on the spot using our cell phones. The message: "STOP THE WAR BY STOPPING THE FUNDING." No phone? No problem. Give out flyers and discuss the issues. Help empower people to raise their voices. (If we must cancel because of bad weather we'll post a notice by 10:30 AM at www.granypeacebrigade.org.)
RSVP • Trumbo Monday, May 19th 2008 7:30 PM Join us for the EXCLUSIVE pre-release of the new Toronto Film Festival winner, TRUMBO.
RSVP • ENDING THE U.S. OCCUPATION OF IRAQ Monday, May 19th 2008 7:00PM WHY ARE WE STILL THERE?
HOW DO WE GET OUT?
WHY WILL IT TAKE MORE THAN SIMPLY ELECTING A NEW PRESIDENT?
WHY WE MUST TAKE ACTION NOW!
RSVP • Phone-A-Thon Thursday, May 22nd 2008 noon Help flood the phone lines to our elected representatives as we ask passersby to call Congress on the spot using our cell phones. No phone? No problem. Give out flyers and discuss the issues. Help empower people to raise their voices. (If we must cancel because of bad weather we'll post a notice by 10:30 AM at www.grannypeacebrigade.org.
RSVP • Phyllis Bennis: “ISRAEL AND PALESTINE IN THE U.S. EMPIRE” Sunday, May 25th 2008 1:15pm Author, Activist, Mideast specialist and fellow at the Institute For Policy Studies, Phyllis Bennis will give a talk on the middle east followed by a Q&A.
RSVP • Memorial Day Commemoration for Peace Sunday, May 25th 2008 12:00 PM Join with veterans, military families and others to remember those list in war and to call for an end to the occupation and safe return of our troops.
RSVP • Book Party for "War Lessons" Wednesday, May 28th 2008 6 pm Please join us for a Book Party on Wednesday, May 28, from 6 to 8 pm at 327 West 76th Street
RSVP • Pedal for Peace 2008 Saturday, May 31st 2008 11:00 AM A fun family-friendly 15-mile ride through East Harlem, Harlem and the Upper Westside. Be a part of the cycle of peace! This is our our second annual fundraising ride.
NEW YORK, New York
RSVP • World Peace Rally Saturday, May 31st 2008 11:00 am YOU ARE INVITED TO COME JOIN WITH US AS WE RAISE OUR VOICES COLLECTIVELY
AT AN INTERFAITH RALLY FOR PEACE!
New York, New York
RSVP • Great American All-Star Traveling War Machine Wednesday, June 4th 2008 8:00 June 4-7 at 8:00
June 8 at 3:00
June 11-14 at 8:00
June 15 at 3:00 The Great American All-Star Traveling War Machine is a 90 minute cabaret combining songs from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, both World Wars, Viet Nam, and the Iraq War with scenes, sketches and monologues taken from Lewis Lapham's "States of War" which contains first hand accounts, speeches, poetry, songs and more related to the machinations of war and the people who perpetuate, or try to stop them.
RSVP • Human Rights Watch International Film Festival Friday, June 13th 2008 Bringing new meaning to the slogan "An Army of One," The Recruiter follows US Army Sergeant First Class Clay Usie, one of the most successful recruiters in America, as he seeks out the young men and women of Houma, Louisiana.
RSVP • 2008 Better World Awards Luncheon Saturday, June 14th 2008 2:00 pm NY Friends of the People’s Weekly World will host a benefit for the
2008 Better World Awards Luncheon
RSVP • Spotlight on the Sponsors: Corporate Demonstrations for Darfur on World Refugee Day Friday, June 20th 2008 4:30 PM On June 20th, Dream for Darfur and the Save Darfur Coalition will hold demonstrations at the corporate headquarters and retail outlets of those sponsors of the Beijing games that have failed to address the Darfur genocide—despite their responsibility as stakeholders of the Olympics.
RSVP • No More Torture: Defending Against Global Risk, featuring Brig. Gen. Stephen Xenakis Sunday, June 22nd 2008 2:00 pm Brigadier General Stephen Xenakis, retired after a 28-year Army career, is one of many high-ranking military officers opposed to the use of torture. Join us for a lecture/discussion on this important topic. This is part of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture.
RSVP • Remembering the Victims and Survivors of Torture Thursday, June 26th 2008 6:00 PM This event begins with a Press Conference at 6 PM in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at which religious leaders of all three Abrahamic faiths will present their denominations' statements against torture. Participants will then process to an Interfaith Prayer Service at the UN Church Center Chapel at 7 PM.
RSVP • Emergency Forum: No Attack on Iran Thursday, June 26th 2008 6:30 PM Panel discussion with Larry Everest, Gareth Porter and Prof. Abrahimian to discuss the possibilities of attacking Iran.
RSVP • Freeze in Grand Central Station Thursday, July 10th 2008 5:00 PM A freeze in Grand Central at rush hour to protest "No Attack on Iran!" Please contact wcwfreeze@gmail.com for more information. This is a silent protest and is legal.
RSVP • Iraq Moratorium Benefit Friday, July 18th 2008 7:00 PM On the Third Friday of July, a fundraising concert for the Iraq Moratorium, featuring a set by singing CIA agent George Shrub and one by singer/songwriter Dave Lipmann.
RSVP • Phone-A-Thon Friday, July 18th 2008 noon We're sure most New Yorkers do not want the U.S. to attack Iran and would be disgusted to know that many NYC Representatives co-sponsored 362. We're also sure that most New Yorkers don't know this nasty truth about House Resolution 362. Help flood the phone lines as we ask passersby to call Congress on the spot using our cell phones. No phone? No problem. Give out flyers and discuss the issue. Help people raise their voices.
RSVP • Petitioning/Peace Voter Registration Saturday, July 19th 2008 noon Tabling to register voters with a peace message and also petitioning presidential candidates to end the wars.
RSVP • Hands off Iran/Voter Registration Sunday, July 20th 2008 1:00 pm Tabling around New York City with information on Iran, to register voters and petition presidential candidates to end the wars.
RSVP • Freeze in Penn Station Monday, July 21st 2008 5:00 PM Following on the successful freeze action at Grand Central Station, we will do the same in Penn Station.
Bring the Troops Home...How? Sunday, July 27th 2008 3:00 pm This month we will find out what is going on in the anti-war movement after the big National Assembly in Cleveland. Peter Moody, chairperson of the Young
People's Socialist League will give a report-back, followed by an open discussion about the continued US
occupation of Iraq.
RSVP • Fine and Dandy Show Wednesday, July 30th 2008 8pm In the footsteps of Amnesty Internationals 'The Secret Policeman's Ball' Fine and Dandy is a comedy/music/ sketch and short film series that uses art and satire to explore the human condition, and work towards harmony and social justice. Everything is free, come enjoy, participate...
RSVP • STOP WAR ON IRAN Saturday, August 2nd 2008 NOON Massive National Mobilization in 50 US Cities. Rally and March, Times Square, 43rd St & Broadway at Noon
RSVP • Weapons or Windmills? Coming Together to Convert the Permanent War Economy Tuesday, August 5th 2008 6:30 On this 63rd Anniversary of the United States' bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to destroy millions of lives with no end in sight. Our leaders provide limitless funds for the "war on terror," while budgets for education, health care, housing and social services are mercilessly slashed. What can we possibly do?
RSVP • Weapons or Windmills Tuesday, August 5th 2008 6.30 pm A Coming Together to Convert the Permanent War Economy
Tuesday, August 5th at 6:30 p.m.
Doors open at 6:30 for light refreshments, program begins at 7:00.
On this 63rd Anniversary of the United States' bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to destroy millions of lives with no end in sight. Our leaders provide limitless funds for the "war on terror," while budgets for education, health care, housing and social services are mercilessly slashed.
What can we possibly do?
Come hear Mary Beth Sullivan, Outreach Coordinator for the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, speak about this critical issue where she proposes that we convert our permanent war economy into one that promotes peace and sustainability
Free event – donations appreciated.
Mary Beth Sullivan, Outreach Coordinator for the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, proposes that we convert our permanent war economy into one that promotes peace and sustainability.
We invite you to a presentation by this knowledgeable former social worker who speaks passionately and practically about the need for anti-war, labor, social justice, religious, environmental and community groups to come together to challenge the militarism so ingrained in our society.
We hope you will join us to become inspired and more informed about what you can do to promote this necessary change.
The evening will be opened by the Raging Grannies who will sing 2 songs.
RSVP • Hiroshima/Nagasaki Memorial Saturday, August 9th 2008 2:00 PM We will remember those who died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki 63 years ago and support nuclear abolition with prayer, a film and discussion, and solemn procession around Washington Square Park, that will include leafleting.
RSVP • Phone-A-Thon Friday, August 15th 2008 noon Phone-A-Thon Brooklyn Borough Hall, Court and Montague Streets near the fountain. (We are easy to spot.) Help flood the home office phone lines of our Representatives as we ask passersby to call on the spot using our cell phones. This week we will concentrate on the despicable H. Con. Res. 362. No phone? No problem. Give out flyers and discuss the issues. Help empower people to raise their voices.
RSVP • Sir! No Sir! – A Film by David Zeiger Wednesday, August 20th 2008 7:00 pm The New York Society for Ethical Culture Public Issues Committee (PIC) invites you to a cabaret-style showing of Sir! No Sir! The film tells the long suppressed story of the GI movement to end the war in Vietnam. This is the story of one of the most vibrant and widespread upheavals of the 1960’s- one that had a profound impact on American society yet has been virtually obliterated from the collective memory of that time. The film will be followed by a discussion. Admission is a $10 contribution PIC and includes popcorn and two beers or soda.
The Cost of Counterterrorism: Power, Politics, and Liberty Sunday, September 7th 2008 1 pm Please join the Peace Task Force to listen to Dr. Laura K. Donohue, Fellow at CISAC and at the Center for Constitutional Law, Stanford Law School, speak on her new book,
The Cost of Counterterrorism: Power, Politics, and Liberty
To shed light on the impact of combating terrorism in liberal, democratic states, Laura Donohue talks about the cost of counterterrorist law arguing that the damage caused is significantly greater than first appears.
How has counterterrorist law impacted the balance of power between the branches of government?
In the aftermath of a terrorist attack political stakes are high; legislators fear being seen as lenient or indifferent and there is a heightened potential to grant the executive broader authorities without thorough debate.
The judiciary's role, too, is restricted.
From extended detention, interrogation, and anti-terrorist finance, to phone taps, watch lists, and censorship, Donohue examines laws in both the US and UK that have been promoted as increasing security at the expense of life, liberty, property, privacy, and free speech. As these two countries take a leading role in setting global counterterrorist norms, at stake is the future of liberal democracy.
Sunday September 7, 2008 at 1 pm
All Souls Church – Reidy Friendship Hall
1157 Lexington Avenue (@ 80th street)
www.peacetaskforcenyc.org
tel. 212 759 9060
Free event - donations appreciated.
THE CASE FOR SOCIALISM Wednesday, September 10th 2008 7:00pm SOCIALISM is based on the idea that we should use the vast resources of society to meet people’s needs. If people are hungry, they should be fed; if people are homeless, we should build homes for them; if people are sick, the best medical care should be available to them. Socialism would take the wealth of the rich and use it to meet the basic needs of all society. Instead of that kind of society, we have been through years of war for oil and empire, decades of rollbacks on workers’ wages and living-standards, attacks on civil rights and women’s rights, cuts in health-care, and more. On top of this, the growing economic crisis—foreclosures, food and fuel inflation, and increasing unemployment—are calling into question the ability of the system as it is currently set-up to function at all. Come to this forum to discuss how we can organize a society without war and racism, a society based on human need instead of corporate greed.
RSVP • Phone-A-Thon Friday, September 12th 2008 noon Please join us for a Phone-A-Thon. We'll ask passersby to call their Representatives about the despicable H. Con. Res. 362,and we'll have voter registration forms for the folks who need them. No cell phone? No problem. Give out flyers and talk to people. Help set our country on a course for peace, one conversation at a time.
Anyone who reads the newspaper is well-acquainted with the human toll of war. Harder to see is the hidden environmental impact of military herbicides, radioactive contamination and other weapons byproducts. No more — with Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives, filmmakers Alice Day and Lincoln Day demonstrate in a dramatic way why it’s easier to make war than clean up it’s devastating environmental consequences. Post-screening panel discussion with the filmmakers and local environmental experts followed by a reception in the Furman Gallery.
Get a free ticket at the Walter Reade Theater box office with the purchase of a ticket online (Visa/MasterCard, $1.25 surcharge) or at the box office (cash only transactions). Use the code “Green” at the Walter Reade Theater box office to get your free ticket to this event.
RSVP • NO $$ FOR WAR PHONE-A-THON Friday, September 19th 2008 Senators Dodd, Shelby, Brownback, Coleman and Kyle are trying to attach amendments to the Defense Authorization Bill that will clear the way for war with Iran. Join us as we ask passersby to call their senators and tell them to vote no one these amendments.
RSVP • What Will You Do to Promote Peace? Sunday, September 21st 2008 1 pm The Peace task Force and UU-United Nations Office Group invite you to a special observance and celebration of
The 2008 International Day of Peace
with
Ambassador A. K. Chowdhury
former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative
followed by a screening of
The Day After Peace
Jeremy Gilley’s acclaimed documentary about his ten-year campaign to establish September 21 as a day of global cease-fire, non-violence, and humanitarian action
Free event – donations will be appreciated
RSVP • LAUGH FOR PEACE Friday, September 26th 2008 8:00 PM "LAUGH FOR PEACE"
The Debate may be off, but The Show must go on!!!
THIS FRIDAY, September 26th, 8PM-10PM at
244 W. 54th, 11th Fl, Studio C
CELEBRATING NEW YORK’S “WOMEN OF PEACE”
~ ROSIE MENDEZ, NYC Councilwoman who has introduced Resolution #627 in support of the creation of a U. S. Department of Peace working with New Yorkers for a Department of Peace-NYDoP
~ MOLLY KLOPOT, NY Metro WILPF-Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom since 1914 and The Granny Peace Brigade
~ SUSAN CUSHMAN, Direcor of All Soul’s-Peace Task Force
~ SALLY JONES, Chair of the Peace Action of NY State
~ MARILYN MEHR, President, Unitarian Universalist, United Nations
Special Tribute to CINDY SHEEHAN, “The Peace Mom” who is Running for Congress in San Francisco for Peace & Accountability
Stand-up Comics Performing:
PROFESSOR IRWIN COREY,
“The World’s Foremost Authority”
Vanessa Hollingshead, Bill McCarty
Abbas Octavius and Nanci Richards
Singer/Guitarist: James Chiofalo
RSVP to Sallie O. Elkordy (646) 354-0699 or e-mail womensparty@aol.com by 5PM on day of show.
DONATE Please bring a check for $20 (or more) made out to “NYMetroWILPF” (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom) or CASH. Cheerio & thank you!
3:00PM: On A Paper Crane (30 min)
4:00PM: PEACE (17 min)
4:45PM: Original Child Bomb (60 min)
6:15PM: On Paper Wings (70 min) & Q&A with Filmmaker
8:15PM: Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (118 min) & Q&A with Producer/Art Director
Sunday, September 28, 2008
3:00PM: Hidden in the Sand (40 min)
Listen to Iran's People (30 min)
Q&A with Filmmakers
5:10PM: Arid Land (100 min) & Q&A with Filmmaker
7:30PM: Wings of Defeat (90 min)
9:15PM: Wings of Defeat: Another Journey (40 min)
Q&A with Filmmaker
General Admission: $10 / $12 at the Door
Students/Senior: $ 7 / $ 8 at the Door
"On Paper Crane: Tomoko's Journey" / "PEACE" : $ 5
Wings of Defeat & Wings of Defeat: Another Journey Combined: $ 12 / $15 at the Door
All Pass: $30 / $35 at the Door
For more info: 212-592-3311
www.MySpace.com/newyorkpeacefilmfestival
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