Mn-prog-events Mailing List: Progressive Calendar 08.12.05

[David Shove (shove001]

              P R O G R E S S I V E   C A L E N D A R    08.12.05

1. CWA v Qwest rally    8.12 12noon

2. Hakeem doorknocking  8.13 9am
3. New GP chair         8.13 12:45pm
4. SP Mayor candidates  8.13 1:30pm
5. Dickinson houseparty 8.13 5:30pm
6. Meal & movie         8.13 6:30pm
7. WAMM birthday bash   8.13 7pm
8. Black GLBT           8.13 9pm
9. Pickle purse CTV     8.13 10:30pm

10. Sensible vigil      8.14 12noon
11. Dickinson doorknock 8.13 3:30pm
12. KFAI/Indian         8.14 4pm

13. Erin Stojin - Coleman, Kelly, Dickinson
14. Gjertrud Schnackenberg - The paperweight

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From: Todd Erickson <todd9500 [at] msn.com>
Subject: CWA v Qwest rally 8.12 12noon

Attention CWA members and allies of the labor movement:

There will be a rally at Noon on Friday, August 12th in downtown
Minneapolis at the Hennepin County Government Center (3rd Ave & 6th
Street) in support of Communication Workers of America Local 7200...
whose contract with Qwest expires on Saturday 13, 2005.

The company is seeking to shift major healthcare costs to active and
retired employees.

After three years of no raises, the company hasn't been willing to
entertain a wage increase for workers during negotiations.

The company apparently plans to keep certain work forces understaffed...
as they want the current weekly 8 hour cap on overtime increased to 16
hours.  We struck in 1998 to achieve the 8 hour cap on overtime... and we
don't feel the company is justified in stealing more time from our
families and communities.

Thanks for your support.

Todd L. Erickson CWA Local 7200 AVP, http://cwa7200.org 612-789-0739
(home) 612-622-4738 (pager) todd9500 [at] msn.com (e-mail)


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From: Farheen Hakeem <hijabicycle [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: Hakeem doorknocking 8.13 9am

Things are starting to heat up.  Now is the time when I really need your
help.

We need help with door knocking this Saturday.  Please, help us out, we
really need it.

Here are some door knocking times and dates where we could really use your
help.

Meeting times
 9AM Saturday 8/13 Gigi's Cafe located on 36th St. and Bryant Ave. (822 W
36th St)
 1PM Saturday 8/13 Gigi's Cafe located on 36th St. and Bryant Ave. (822 W
36th St)
 9AM Sunday 8/14 MayDay Cafe located 35th St. and Bloomington Ave.
 1PM Sunday 8/14 MayDay Cafe located 35th St. and Bloomington Ave.
 7PM Monday 8/15 Mercado Central located Bloomington Ave. and Lake St.

Now is the time that I need you to help more than ever.
Thanks, Farheen. Green Party candidate for Mpls mayor.


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From: Krisrose02 [at] aol.com
Subject: New GP chair 8.13 12:45pm

This weekend the Green Party of Minnesota has our monthly Coordinating
Council meeting.  On our agenda this Sat is the discussion/selection of a
new state chair.  Ideally this position would be filled by an election by
the membership.  Since it is an interim Chair, I believe the Executive
Committee will be presenting nominations and the CC will be voting on
this.

The meeting is held at Black Bear Crossing in St. Paul, Como Park
(Lexington Ave.) on Sat. Aug. 13, and the Chair discussion/selection will
be held after lunch - so get there by 12:45.  This is a very important
appointment. A special election has not been called for, but, I believe we
need as much active feedback from members as possible on this.

Feel free to contact your Coordinating Council Reps at cc [at] mngreens.org
with questions/thought/concerns.

Kristen Olson GPMN CC 4th CD rep


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From: ed
Subject: SP Mayor candidates 8.13 1:30pm

Candidate Forum with St. Paul Black Ministerial Alliance and Cornerstone
Realty & Mortgage Services, Inc.
Saturday, August 13, 2005
11-4pm
Mount Olivet Baptist Church, 451 West Central Avenue, St. Paul
The panel discussion with the mayoral candidates will take place from
1:30-2:15pm


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From: Andy Driscoll <andy [at] driscollgroup.com>
Subject: Dickinson houseparty 8.13 5:30pm

Drop in before the movie, play or dinner:

Please join your neighbors and friends Molly Wilbur-Cohen, Barry Cohen,
David Unowsky, and Andy Driscoll

For A Fundraiser/Meet 'n' Greet/House Party for
Elizabeth Dickinson
Green Party Endorsed Candidate for Mayor of St. Paul!!

Saturday August 13, 5:30­7:30pm
at the Home of Molly-Wilbur-Cohen and Barry Cohen
1750 Ashland Avenue, StPaul

RSVP to Molly Wilbur-Cohen at (651) 645-9197
or e-mail to barryandmolly [at] msn.com


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From: Michelle Gross <mgresist [at] minn.net>
Subject: Meal & movie 8.13 6:30pm

The documentary film Every Mother's Son, which directors Tami Gold and
Kelly Anderson made as a gift to the movement, has been nominated for an
Emmy for best directing.  It's exciting that movement film has gotten such
a distinction; it's even more exciting that a film directed by two women
has gotten this recognition.  Come to the Twin Cities premier of this
wonderful film and see for yourself what the fuss is about.

Meal and a Movie: Every Mother's Son
Saturday, August 13
6:30pm
MayDay Books, 301 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis
$5 - $10 donation at the door

Join us for the Twin Cities' premier showing of the film Every Mother's
Son.  In the late 1990s, three victims of police brutality made headlines
around the country: Amadou Diallo, the young West African man whose
killing sparked intense public protest; Anthony Baez, killed in an illegal
choke-hold; and Gary (Gidone) Busch, a Hasidic Jew shot and killed outside
his Brooklyn home. "Every Mother's Son" tells of the victims' three
mothers who came together to demand justice and accountability and who
sparked a national movement.

As you view this powerful film, we will be serving a delicious "picnic
style" dinner of cool summer delights.  Lydia Howell, well-known cook to
the movement, will provide the meal and host this event, which is a
fundraiser for CUAPB.


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From: wamm <wamm [at] mtn.org>
Subject: WAMM birthday bash 8.13 7pm

1. WAMM Fifties Birthday Bash: "Born Under a Mushroom Cloud"

Saturday, August 13, 7:00-12 Midnight. The Black Dog Café, 308 Prince
Street (4th Street and Broadway, Lowertown), St. Paul. Street parking
free at night, plus $1.00 parking in lots immediately east of the Black
Dog Café behind Northern Warehouse. Everyone is invited to our fall-in
shelter for a night of "duck in and re-cover from the world woes."
Music! Mingling! Food! Images of Strangelove decades! More! Cash bar.
This is a FUN-raiser. In honor of and hosted by WAMM members born
1945-1955 (or close) who have resisted real and imagined mushroom clouds.
Suggestion donations $5-$55 ($555 or $5555 also accepted. Please don't
blame us for hoping.) Funds raised will continue the work of WAMM. FFI:
Contact the WAMM office at 612-827-5364.


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From: David Strand <mncivil [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: Black GLBT 8.13 9pm

Aug.12-14:Black GLBT PrideSoul Essence Events
African American GLBT Pride

8/13 9pm-2am White Party XXX-trordinaire!
Varsity Theatre 1308 4th Street SE 612-604-0222 35W North to University /
Exit right to 14th Street / Left to 4th Street
$10.00 Cover
Featuring:
"The Heavy Diva"
"Otis Mack"
"MC" & Comedian "Au Grande"

8/14 12-6pm 3rd Anual Family Picnic at Theo Wirth Park

Hot dogs, hamburgers, grilled chicken, brats and all the fixins. Games and
more!
Cost: FREE
Enter at the Glenwood entrance (across from the location of Juneteenth).
What better way to connect with old friends and possible make new ones!


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From: Jay Pond <jay [at] twoturtles.net>
Subject: Georgette's Pickle Purse 8.13 10:30pm

The Faerie Antiques Road Show will be shown on Cable Access Channel 16 on
four different evenings this month.  This is a must see for all those just
dying to know the value of Georgette's Green Pickle Purse.

Not to mention that the producer slips in some subliminal Green Party
messaging in support of Queer Marriage - well not exactly subliminal.
"This show comes with a VIEWERS DISCRETION advisory!", Jay Pond, producer
of the show proudly proclaims!

Channel 16 Schedule:
Sunday, August 7th , 11 pm
Saturday, August 13th, 10:30 pm
Saturday, August 20th, 10:30 pm
Wednesday, August 24th, 10:30 pm

If you have a fast internet connection you can preview here:
http://www.twoturtles.net/html/georgette.html


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From: skarx001 <skarx001 [at] umn.edu>
Subject: Sensible vigil 8.14 12noon

The sensible people for peace hold weekly peace vigils at the intersection
of Snelling and Summit in St. Paul, Sunday between noon and 1pm. (This is
across from the Mac campus.)  We provide signs protesting current gov.
foreign and domestic policy.  We would appreciate others joining our
vigil/protest.


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From: Elizabeth Dickinson & Team <mailings [at] elizabethdickinson.org>
Subject: Dickinson doorknock 8.13 3:30pm

Doorknock for Dickinson this Sunday

We are getting closer now! Only 4 weeks and a couple of days until the
Primary Election and the campaign is starting to build momentum and
visibility. Help keep this great energy going with your support as we move
forward.

Doorknock Meet-Up Event: Sunday 3:30pm @ Amore Coffee

The place to be this Sunday afternoon is at Amore Coffee, where we'll meet
up at 3:30pm to distribute walk lists and literature, and get launched for
a 4-7 Doorknock for Dickinson. Support a great locally-owned business,
make friends with other progressive activists, and enjoy a beautiful day
outside!

There is street parking around Amore Coffee, located at 917 Grand Avenue
(Milton is the cross-street, one block west of Victoria).

-- 
Elizabeth Dickinson on the Cover of Pulse
Take a look at the coverage we're getting from the latest issue of the
Pulse, distributed at cafes and retail locations around the Twin Cities.

Elizabeth Dickinson for Mayor | 384 Hall Avenue | St. Paul | MN | 55107


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From: Chris Spotted Eagle <chris [at] spottedeagle.org>
Subject: KFAI/Indian 8.14 4pm

KFAI's Indian Uprising for Aug. 14th

CHEYENNE/ARAPHAHOE CONTEMPORARY SINGER, MUSICIAN AND ACTIVIST, MITCH
WALKING ELK, Indians, produced by Boyd Bristow and Walking Elk, Shaliela
Recording Co. (1988).  Audiocassette insert: "From the ghettos of the
reservation to the up/down side of life of the urban Indian­the
traditions are what make and sustain us, everything else comes after
that.  Submission comes from us, thus it is up to us whether or not we
choose to submit­ The new ways provide new avenues, new opportunities of
expression, new ways to hold on to the old­ Once we become aware of who
we are and what we have, duty takes its place of order­ We shall endure."
 For Tapes and CD's, walkingelk [at] hotmail.com.  Mitch is an IVDU (Injection
Drug User's) Outreach Worker with the Indigenous Peoples Tasks Force,
Minneapolis, www.indigenouspeoplestf.org.

INDIAN PRISONERS WEARING HAIR LONG, S. Wyeth McAdam, Attorney, California
Indian Legal Service, Oakland.  On July 29th, the 9th Circuit unanimously
ruled that the California Department of Corrections policy of punishing a
Native American male prisoner for wearing his hair longer than 3 inches
violates federal law (RLUIPA). "... this is an incredible victory for
Indian inmates in state prisons in California and this case will
potentially positively impact other Native prisoners incarcerated in
other state prisons who wear their hair traditionally long."  To read the
decision, see http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0455879p.pdf,
wmcadam [at] calindian.org, www.calindian.org.


* * * *

Indian Uprising is a one-half hour Public & Cultural Affairs radio
program for, by, and about Indigenous people & all their relations,
broadcast each Sunday at 4:00 p.m. over KFAI 90.3 FM Minneapolis and
106.7 FM St. Paul.  Current programs are archived online after broadcast
at www.kfai.org, for two weeks.  Click Program Archives and scroll to
Indian Uprising.


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Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 01:20:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: erin stojan <erinstpaulissues [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: Coleman, Kelly, Dickinson

[Someone] writes:

"Chris Coleman will also respect communities' wishes about the kind of
development they would like to see."

Could you cite some specific examples where Chris's record reflects this
commitment?  For me and many of my neighbors in Dayton's Bluff
neighborhoods who face the prospect of increased airport noise from an
expansion of Holman Field, Chris's record is a bit disappointing--he voted
to build the Holman Field floodwall, which would allow even more traffic
from MSP Intl to use the airfield.  This is a MAJOR issue in our
neighborhood (and it's worth noting that Chris's vote here backed Mayor
Kelly's position).

While I know Diane Gerth will differ with me on this point, I do know that
there are a fair number of neighbors in the West 7th neighborhood who
were, shall we say, underwhelmed by Coleman's advocacy as their
councilperson for their concerns regarding noise and air pollution from
the Gopher State Ethanol plant, which was eventually forced to shut down.

I actually work downtown, which is part of Ward 2 and was represented by
Coleman during his time on the City Council.  Downtown St. Paul currently
has an office vacancy rate of at least 20%.  When noise from nearby
parking ramp construction interfered with the ability of several folks in
the office to hold a simple phone conversation, I left a voicemail with
Coleman's office to complain... and didn't hear a thing in reply.  At
least one other coworker in my office did the same thing independently of
me, with the same response (or lack thereof).  Nothing.  To be clear, I
don't expect our councilmembers to wave a wand and magically make problems
disappear, and I understand that there are some issues that are beyond
what our councilmembers have the capacity to rectify.  Nonetheless, I was
surprised that with office vacancy rates so high in downtown, Coleman's
office didn't even attempt to acknowledge the call or the issue, let alone
suggest solutions.

So, I don't quite get it... Coleman's record seems to suggest a different
philosophy than "respect for the communities' wishes" regarding
neighborhood input into development issues.  If [someone] is suggesting
he's changed, I hope he's right; but at the same time, I don't think it's
unreasonable for voters to ask for a voting record consistent with Chris's
change of heart before they buy his conversion.

I'm really excited about Elizabeth Dickinson's record on community
leadership, though.  Folks on this forum probably know her work in
cofounding the neighborhood group Clean Energy Now, which managed to
persuade Xcel Energy, the fourth-largest utility in the country, to
voluntarily clean up the coal-fired coal plant downtown--a move which will
save millions of dollars in health care costs and cleaning up the air here
in St. Paul.  Elizabeth has been an active WSCO member, and recognized on
the District Council Honor Roll twice.  She has made an open-door policy
to district councils and community groups a central part of her
campaign---a theme that at least one other poster to this forum has
noticed was recently picked up by the Coleman campaign.

Dickinson is onto something here... and better yet, she actually has a
demostrated record to back her stated convictions up.

Erin Stojan
Dayton's Bluff


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 Gjertrud Schnackenberg
 The Paperweight

 The scene within the paperweight is calm,
 A small white house, a laughing man and wife,
 Deep snow. I turn it over in my palm
 And watch it snowing in another life,

 Another world, and from this scene learn what
 It is to stand apart: she serves him tea
 Once and forever, dressed from head to foot
 As she is always dressed. In this toy, history

 Sifts down through the glass like snow, and we
 Wonder if her single deed tells much
 Or little of the way she loves, and whether he
 Sees shadows in the sky. Beyond our touch,

 Beyond our lives, they laugh, and drink their tea.
 We look at them just as the winter night
 With its vast empty spaces bends to see
 Our isolated little world of light,

 Covered with snow, and snow in clouds above it,
 And drifts and swirls too deep to understand.
 Still, I must try to think a little of it,
 With so much winter in my head and hand.


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