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[Charles Underwood (peacecalendar]

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Peace Calendar for December 29, 2006

HEADS UP: We are approaching 3,000 U.S. war dead in Iraq, and local peace
groups will be having an emergency response on the occasion (or of a major
escalation of that conflict, like sending many additional troops).  Initial
plans include a 5 to 6 pm vigil on the Marshall/Lake bridge on the day after
the announcement of 3000 dead.

now to 1/4, film "Babel" about random gun accident in Morocco which causes
havoc with a US couple, a deaf Japanese teen and a Mexican nanny with two US
children, none of whom can communicate with each other, Lagoon Theater, 1320
Lagoon Ave, Mpls.  www.landmarktheaters.com
 
11/4 to 12/29, the Susan Hensel Gallery hosts Kari Gunter-Seymour's show
"Diary of a Military Mom," 3441 Cedar Ave S, Mpls.
www.susanhenseldesign.com/TheGalleryArchive3.html

11/4/06 to 1/4, noon to 5 pm Tues to Sun, MN Center for Photography presents
Lori Grinker's exhibit 'AFTERWAR: Veterans from a World in Conflict" with
physical and psychological wounds of frontline war vets from WWI to
present-day Iraq, 165 - 13th Ave NE, between Marshall & University, just
north of Boradway, Mpls.  www.mncp.org

Friday, 12/29, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end the occupation of Palestine,
Snelling & Summit Aves, St Paul.  Karen, 651-283-3495.

Alternate Saturdays, 12/30 to 6/9, 2 to 4 pm, interfaith dialogue
organization Northern Lights Society presents series Understanding Islam,
2469 University Ave, Suite 110 E. St Paul.  bilgin [at] nlight.org  Series
includes topics Life after Death on 12/30, the Qur'an on 1/12, virtues of
prayer on 1/27, Mary on 2/10, Jesus on 2/24, Islam and Democracy on 3/10,
necessity of interfaith dialogue on 3/24, farewell sermon of prophet
Muhammad on 4/14, terror and suicide attacks on 4/28, other faiths according
to Islam on 5/12, diversity in Islam on 5/26 and Islamic art on 9/9.  RSVP
to rsvp [at] nlight.org

Saturday, 12/30, 6 to 9 pm, Jack Rossbach's Banning Landmines Birthday
Party, St Martin's Table, 2001 Riverside Ave, Mpls.  Jack at 651-488-0524.

12/30 and 12/31, "Eyes Wide Open Minnesota" exhibit (the famous "boots"
exhibit representing the fallen GIs from MN, Gathering Space of St Francis
Chapel, 116 - 8th Ave SE, Little Falls, MN.  Schedule: Saturday noon to 6,
Sunday noon to 7, prayer service for peace and reading of names at 7 pm on
Sunday.  jodendahl [at] fslf.org or 320-632-2981.

Sunday, 12/31, 6:30 to 11 pm, Zapatista New Year party/potluck, Jack Pine
Community Center, 2815 E Lake, Mpls.

Monday, 1/1, 10 am to 6 pm (with simple meal at 6), Fast for Clarity, Focus
and Commitment to Action against war, bring poems/songs/readings,
Macalester-Plymouth United Church, 1658 Lincoln Ave, St Paul.
robramer [at] mm.com

1/5 to 1/11, film "Letters from Iwo Jima' is companion to "Flags of Our
Fathers," told from the Japanese perspective, Lagoon Cinema, 1320 Lagoon,
Uptown Mpls.  612-825-6006.

Friday, 1/5, noon, Hamline religion prof Mark Berkson speaks on "Militants,
Islamists and Progressives: the Role of Islam in Global Conflicts Today,"
$10 includes lunch, Sorin Hall, Dining Rooms A&B, Hamline Univ, St Paul.
RSVP cprice01 [at] hamline.edu or 651-523-2015.

Saturday, 1/6 (and each 1st Saturday), 10 to 11:30 am, Homeless Veterans for
Peace meeting, Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin Ave, Mpls.  Bob Heberle at
612-789-9020

Mondays, 1/8 to 4/23, 6 to 7:30 pm, beginning Arabic classes, $250, Mizna,
2205 California St NE #109A, Mpls.  www.mizna.org/classes/index.html

Monday, 1/8, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Every Church a Peace Church potluck and
program "The Right to Refuse to Kill," Hennepin Avenue United Methodist
Church, 511 Groveland Ave, Mpls.  rolsen6376 [at] visi.com

Monday, 1/8, 7 pm, meeting of MN Labor Against the War, Merriam Park Library
basement, 1831 Marshall Ave (at Fairview), St Paul.
coreymattson [at] comcast.net or 612-298-0920.

Monday, 1/8 (and each month's 2nd Monday), 7 pm (socialize 6:30), Network of
Spiritual Progressives meeting, Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900
Nicollet, Mpls.  brucelissem [at] aol.com or www.nspmn.org

Monday, 1/8, 7 to 9 pm, Phil Steger presents Intensive Iraq Training,
Friends for a Nonviolent World, 1050 Selby Ave, St Paul.  info [at] fnvw.org  
(Ed
Note: I guarantee you will learn more than 100 hours of NPR or PBS.)

Tuesday, 1/9, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Conversational Salon hosts documentary "Deir
Remembered" about massacre in Palestinian village in April 1948, Mad
Hatter's Tea House, 943 W 7th, St Paul.  http://justcomm.org/pax-salon or
651-227-3228.

Tuesday, 1/9, 7 to 9 pm, Phil Steger presents Intensive Iraq Training.  (see
above)

Wednesday, 1/10, 7 pm, film "Road to Guantanamo," Jack Pine Center, 2915 E
Lake, Mpls.  612-729-2837.

Thursday, 1/11, 4 pm, vigil and march to shut down Guantanamo, 3rd Ave & 5th
St, Downtown Mpls.  All are invited to wear an orange jump suit and black
hood, Background at www.witnesstorture.org and details with Roger
Cothbertson, rojo [at] visi.com

Thursday, 1/11, 7 to 9 pm, Phil Steger presents Intensive Iraq Training.
(see above)

Thursday, 1/11, 7 pm, peace prof and activist Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer speaks
to Northwest Neighbors for Peace on "Where Peace and Environment Meet:
Action Priorities for a Planet in Crisis," Parish Community of St Joseph,
8701 - 36th Ave N, New Hope.  carydberg [at] comcast.net

Saturday, 1/13, 10 to noon, Women's Intl League of Peace and Freedom present
Fresh Energy science policy director J Drake Hamilton on "The Effects of
Global Warming on Minnesota's Water," Van Cleve Community Center, 901 - 15th
Ave SE, Mpls.  wilpf [at] earthlink.net

Saturdays, 1/13 to 4/28, Arabic for Teens, $250, Mizna, 2205 California St
NE #109A, Mpls.  www.mizna.org/classes/index.html

Saturday, 1/13, 10 to 11:30 am, human rights translator David Pegg speaks on
"US Complicity in Colombia's Violence," Resource Center of the Americas,
3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls.  www.americas.org

Sunday, 1/14, 9:45 am, adult education presents FNVW director Phil Steger on
"A Nonviolent National Security for the United States," Twin Cities Friends
Meeting, 1725 Grand Ave, St Paul.  www.tcfm.org

Monday, 1/15, 6:30 pm, film "Aristide and the Endless Revolution," St Joan
of Arc Church Upper Room, Parish Center, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.
www.worldwidewamm.org

Monday, 1/15, 1 pm, former chair of US Commission on Civil Rights Dr Mary
Francis Berry speaks at Martin Luther King celebration, with theme "World
House," Hoversten Chapel, Augsburg College, Mpls.  kloker [at] augsburg.edu or
www.augsburg.edu/convo

Wednesday, 1/17, 7 pm, Jesus Hurtado and Jerry Rau describe their 19-day
1989 hunger fast against the violence in El Salvador and apply the lessons
toward today's peace efforts, St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.
www.mapm.org

Thursday, 1/18, 3:35 to 5:45 pm, panel "Integrating MN: Exploring the
Acclimation Process of Recent Immigrants" with Omar Jamal (Somali Justice
Advocacy Center), Sumbal Mahmud (Islamic Center of MN) and May Xiong
(Neighborhood House), Kay Fredericks Room, Klas Center, Hamline Univ, 1539
Hewitt Ave, St Paul.  www.hamline.edu/news_events/dialogues/27093.html

Friday, 1/19, 7 to 9 pm, wine & cheese fundraiser to send an Anti-War
Organizing League van to DC for the 1/27 protests, May Day Books, 301 Cedar
Ave, Mpls.  www.antiwarcommittee.org

1/19 and 1/20, Jack Rasmus keynotes Friday and Lynn Hinkle opens Saturday at
Labor and Sustainability Conference, free, UAW Hall, 3191 Ford Parkway, St
Paul.  uaw879 [at] uaw879.org or 651-699-4246.

Saturday, 1/20, 10 to 11:30 am, Red Wing physician Dr David Harris speaks on
"Hurricane Katrina Was Not a Natural Disaster" from several trips to the
Gulf Coast, Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls.
www.americas.org

Sunday, 1/21, 9:45 am, adult education presents Steve Clemens on "Why I
Chose Prison" on his incarceration at Duluth Minimum Security following
"crossing the line" at the School of the Americas,  Twin Cities Friends
Meeting, 1725 Grand Ave, St Paul.  www.tcfm.org
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            VIGILS

Every Sunday, noon to 1 pm, peace vigil at Summit and Snelling, St Paul.
651-699-8655.

Every Monday, 4:15 to 5:15 pm, Vigil in downtown White Bear Lake at
intersection of Highway 61 and 4th Street.  FFI: www.worldwidewamm.org

Every Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Peace vigil at 98th St. and Lyndale,
Bloomington.  952-831-4276.

Every Tuesday, 5 to 6 pm (all year), east end of Franklin bridge over the
Mississippi River, Mpls. carolynbelle [at] pressenter.com

Every Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Penn Ave just north of 394, Bryn Mawr
neighborhood of Mpls.  bnlberry [at] netscape.net

Every Wednesday, 7 to 8 a.m., Vigil at Alliant Tech, 5050 Lincoln, Edina. 
FFI: www.circlevision.org/alliantaction.html

Every Wednesday, 4 to 5 pm, Peace walk, carrying signs in both directions
from the corner of Hwy 241 and Co Rd 19 (across from St. Michael's Church),
St. Michael.  FFI: regofam [at] earthlink.net

Every Wednesday, 4:45 to 5:45, Grandmothers for Peace vigil, 50th and
Halifax, Edina (just west of France). www.worldwidewamm.org

Every Wednesday, 5 to 6 pm, Vigil to end the occupation of Iraq,
Lake/Marshall bridge over the Mississippi.  www.worldwidewamm.org

Every Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 pm, Peace vigil over footbridge at 85th Ave N and
Hwy 252, Brooklyn Park FFI 763-566-8255

Every Wednesday, 6 pm, peace vigil at signal light on Hwy 169, Belle Plaine.
JoAnne, 952-873-3315

Every Thursday, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Vigil in front of Lockheed Martin, NW
corner of Pilot Knob Road and Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan.  FFI:
family4peace [at] msn.com

Every Thursday, 5 to 6 pm, Peace vigil at intersection of Bridge and
Fountain Streets, Albert Lea.  sjmoore [at] smig.net

Every Thursday, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Peace vigil at NE corner Co Hwy 10 & Univ
Ave NE, Blaine.  vanka485 [at] aol.com

Every Friday, noon to 1 pm, Anti-Recruitment vigil ³Our Children Are Not
Cannon Fodder,² off Oak St and Washington Ave, East Bank of U, Minneapolis,
612-379-4716. 

Every Friday, 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., Vigil to end the occupation of Palestine,
Snelling and Summit, St. Paul.  steichenfm [at] usfamily.net

Every Friday, 4:30, Red Wing Alliance for Peace sponsors a vigil at John
Rick park, Red Wing, followed by potluck and discussion on alternate weeks.
tuvecino [at] redwing.net

Every Friday, 5 to 6 pm, Chisago City gathering for peace (chat, sing, run
around with the kids, share food), Moberg Park, Chisago City.
AARONWOODJW [at] aol.com

Every Friday, 5 to 6 pm, peace vigil at Lagoon and Hennepin, Uptown Mpls. 
FFI: WAMM. 

Every Friday, J. Rich Park, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Peace vigil, Hwy. 61 and West
Avenue, RedWing.  sherlev [at] redwing.net

Every Saturday, 9 am, Peace walk, Fern and Hwy. 95, Cambridge.  (8 block
walk) ytpsund [at] yahoo.com

Every Saturday, 11 am to noon, peace vigil at corner of Bridge and River St,
Chippewa Falls, WI.  FFI: lagoclam [at] aol.com or 715-726-0365.

Every Saturday, 11 to noon, NW Neighbors for Peace hosts antiwar vigil,
along Vinewood, near Rockford Rd (AKA 42nd Ave or Cty Rd 9), just east of
494, Plymouth.  carydberg [at] comcast.net

Every Saturday, 1 to 3 pm, Vigil at Barnes and Noble, highways 15 and 23
(Division Street), St. Cloud.  FFI: Mnolde [at] CSBSJU.edu

Every Saturday, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th),
Northfield.  mcgrath1 [at] rconnect.com

(More vigils are listed at www.worldwidewamm.org  )