Mn-prog-events Mailing List: Progressive Calendar 08.08.05

[David Shove (shove001]

             P R O G R E S S I V E   C A L E N D A R       08.08.05

1. ATK               8.08 7am
2. McFarlane/homes   8.08 11am
3. ComoPark N4P      8.08 6pm
4. Invisible ballots 8.08 7pm
5. Take a hike       8.08 7pm

6. MAP               8.09 11:30am
7. Union v Northwest 8.09 4pm
8. Poetry salon      8.09 6:30pm
9. Report from Gaza  8.09 7pm
10. Dickinson scoop! 8.09 8pm

11. Rhoda Gilman      - Letter to Community Reporter
12. Charles Reznikoff - About an excavation  (poem)

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From: actionelist [at] circlevision.org
Subject: ATK 8.08 7am

HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI DAYS ACTION
Christian Peacemaker Teams
Public Witness at ATK

ATK Corporate Headquarters, 5050 Lincoln Drive, Edina
Monday August 8
7am
INFO: kryss [at] cpt.org

Corporate Headquarters of the company that developed and supplies all
three rocket motors for the Trident II nuclear missile and the largest
supplier of depleted uranium munitions to the US DoD.

What would happen if Christians devoted the same discipline and
self-sacrifice to nonviolent peacemaking that armies devote to war?

Nonviolent direct action and support.

Sponsored by CPT For more information about ATK or directions online:
<http://www.circlevision.org/alliantaction.html>


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From: Lydia Howell <lhowell [at] visi.com>
Subject: McFarlane/homes 8.08 11am

Conversaions with Al McFarlane (publisher of Insight News, an
African-American weekly newspaper): broadcasts every Monday @ 11am on
KFAI Radio, 90.3fm Mpls 106.7 fm St Paul
all shows archived for 2 weeks after broadcast www/kfai.org

August 8 - Homeownership and Wealth Creation
Changing the Face of Minnesota Initiative

Remember to listen every Saturday for the re-broadcast of "Conversations
with Al" between 9-11am on KMOJ 89.9FM "The People's Station".

Lauretta T. Dawolo Assistant to Publisher Insight News Group McFarlane
Media Interests, Inc. Office: (612)588-1313 Cell: (763)232-7560 Email:
lauretta [at] insightnews.com ldawolo [at] yahoo.com


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From: Sheila Sullivan <aiisullivan [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: ComoParkN4P 8.08 6pm

Hello neighbors for peace,

This is just a reminder that we will be meeting Monday, August 8 at 6pm at
the Coffee Grounds.  Dave Arbit from Friends for a Nonviolent World will
be joining us to give us a briefing on Jonathon Schell's book, "The
Unconquerable World".  Please join us and bring a friend or two.


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From: Sarah Kraemer <sakraemer [at] vassar.edu>
Subject: Invisible ballots 8.08 7pm

Citizens for Election Integrity MN is sponsoring a screening of a timely,
must-see documentary, "Invisible Ballots", at the Washburn Branch Library.
The documentary describes the rise of electronic voting and the perilous
history of black box voting machines. It exposes the risks of insecure and
unverified electronic voting and alerts voters to the need for election
reform.  The film is a valuable resource for all voters who value their
right to vote, and will be followed by a brief question and answer session
led by a member of our group.

This screening is free and open to the public, and will take place August
8th, 2005, 7pm-8:45pm at the Washburn Branch of the Minneapolis Public
Library, 5244 Lyndale Ave S.  For more information on the film please see
www.invisibleballots.com

For further information about the screening, please do not hesitate to
contact me via email or at 845-625-4110.  Or, for more information on the
group, please contact the director of Citizens for Election Integrity,
Mark Halvorson, at 612-724-1736 or by email at
mark [at] electionintegritymn.org.


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From: Alliance for Sustainability <iasa [at] mtn.org>
Subject: Take a hike 8.08 7pm

Monday Aug 8th, Celebrity Hike with Terry Gips

MN Lifestyle has several healthy hikes each week and on Monday, August 8
it will include a brief talk by Alliance for Sustainability President
Terry Gips as part of a hike on Nicollet Island and down to Boom Island
and through Minneapolis ethnic neighborhoods. The hike begins at 7 pm and
ends at 8:30 pm. For more information, contact Kent Barker
admin [at] mnlifestyle.org, visit www.mnlifestyle.org , or call (651) 454-0340.

Directions: Exit Hwy I 35W at University Ave.- 4th St. - Then take 4th
down to 3rd Ave. and park on 3rd between University and 4th.


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From: humanrts [at] umn.edu
Subject: MAP 8.09 11:30am

August 9 - MAP Delegate Meeting.  Time: 11:30-1:30.  Proposed agenda items
to dick [at] chez-nous.net as soon as possible.  These agendas are always
packed: please keep proposed presentations brief.  Location: Henn Ave
United Methodist Church, Minneapolis


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From: rachleff [at] Macalester.edu
Subject: Union v Northwest 8.09 4pm

AMFA Local 33 invites all Minnesota unionists and union supporters to join
a Union Unity Rally to protest union-busting at Northwest Airlines on
Tuesday, August 9, at 4pm, at the state capitol in St. Paul.

Northwest has demanded that AMFA accept the contracting out of more than
half of their remaining jobs (their numbers are already down from 10,000
in 2001 to less than 5,000 today), the reduction of their wages by another
26%, and the transformation of their pensions from a defined benefit
program to a 401K.  Northwest has hired more than 1,000 "replacement
workers" (formerly known as "scabs"), has demanded that flight attendants
train additional "replacement workers" in case they honor the mechanics'
picket lines, and has contracted with a temp agency to replace ticket
agents and baggage handlers who might also honor picket lines.  They have
also contracted with Vance Security International, the country's most
notorious anti-union security force who have busted unions and unionists'
heads for more than 20 years.  Vance Security was also the primary private
security team for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign and they have been earning
big bucks in Iraq.

How often do we say: "How has Minnesota changed so much, so fast?  IT IS
TIME TO SAY NO TO THIS KIND OF UNION BUSTING. Let it stop here.

For more info, contact Peter Rachleff at 651-696-6371 or
rachleff [at] macalester.edu.


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From: patty guerrero <pattypax [at] earthlink.net>
Subject: Poetry salon 8.09 6:30pm

Tuesday, Aug. 9, will be a poetry salon.  If you have a favorite poem or
if you just want to listen, please come.

Salons are held (unless otherwise noted in advance): Tuesdays, 6:30 to
8:30 pm. Mad Hatter's Tea House, 943 W 7th, St Paul, MN

Free but donations encouraged for program and treats.
Call 651-227-3228 or 651-227-2511 for information.


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From: wamm <wamm [at] mtn.org>
Subject: Report from Gaza 8.09 7pm

Report from Gaza: Tuesday, August 9 at 7pm StFrances Cabrini, 1500
Franklin Av Southeast (2 blocks EAST of the Mississippi River).

Father Harry Bury, peace activist and former pastor of both The Newman
Center and St. Frances Cabrini Church, and Father David Smith, professor
of Peace Studies at St. Thomas, will give a chat on their recent trip to
Gaza as part of the Michigan Peace Team. The two will share their first
hand observations of how the Israeli occupation affects people's daily
lives in the occupied territories of Palestine and how citizens in this
troubled region are trying to create peace. Father Bury will also talk
about his experience of being kidnapped. Free and open to the public. FFI:
612-339-3023.


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From: Elizabeth Dickinson <eadickinson [at] mindspring.com>
Subject: Dickinson scoop! 8.09 8pm

Tuesday August 9
Elizabeth Dickinson Scoops Ice Cream at Izzy's!
8-9:30pm
Izzy's Ice Cream Cafe, 2034 Marshall Av (just east of Cleveland) StPaul

Save room for dessert! Get the chance to meet Elizabeth while enjoying
some of St. Paul's best ice cream! Izzy's is a loyal St. Paul neighbor
that is actively pursuing solar power and uses milk and cream from central
Minnesota family-owned farms.


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From: Rhoda Gilman <rhodagilman [at] earthlink.net>
Subject: Letter to Community Reporter

Community Reporter
Letter to the Editor:

As many of us know by now, Progressive Minnesota has endorsed Chris
Coleman in his bid for mayor and has dismissed Elizabeth Dickinson as
unelectable in ³what could be a $1 million race,² according to the
StarTribune.

Those of us in Ward 2 who know Chris and like him as a neighbor are
nevertheless wondering what is ³progressive² about him.  His waffling on
the ethanol plant when he was in the city council?  His swing vote to let
Target bypass the cityıs living wage rule?  His support of Randy Kelly in
the last election for mayor?  His support of Christine Nelson and the
Chamber of Commerce against Dave Thune in 2003?

If this is going to be a $1 million race, we should ask if the winning
candidate will represent voters or those who put up the money.  We all
know how big money has corrupted U.S. elections, yet a candidate like
Elizabeth Dickinson, who will accept no contributions from corporations or
PACs, gets the cold shoulder because she canıt raise big bucks.  If people
want honest government they should look at the money and vote against it,
not support it.

Elizabeth Dickinson is well known to her neighbors along West Seventh and
on the West Side.  She has worked consistently and effectively for
cleaning up our air, for achieving living wages, and for giving small
business a chance by keeping out the big boxes like Wal-Mart and Target.
She has given thousands of hours to neighborhood councils and community
groups.

Yes, she is an underdog in the race for mayor.  And the chair of
Progressive Minnesota says:  ³Our ethos has always been to support the
candidates who can win.² -- Like John Kerry did, perhaps?


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 Charles Reznikoff

 About an excavation
 a flock of bright red lanterns
 has settled.


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