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[Charles Underwood (peacecalendar]

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Peace Calendar for June 30, 2007

6/22-7/5, film "A Mighty Heart" about Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel
Pearl's reporting and death while researching a story on the "shoe bomber,"
Lagoon Cinema, 1320 Lagoon Ave, Mpls.  (Ed's review at
http://www.mnblue.com/node/504)  www.landmarktheaters.com

6/29 and 6/30, Project Earth (peace fair) in Geneva, MN.
www.wookiefoot.com/ProjectEarth/home.cfm

Saturday, 6/30, 10:30 am, coffeehour about Pastors for Peace cultural
exchanges to Cuba and the Cuba Caravan, Resource Center of the Americas,
3019 Minnehaha, Mpls. www.americas.org

Saturday, 6/30, 4 pm, meeting of allies coordinating committee to protest
the Republican National Convention in 2008, Sabathani Community Center, 310
E 38th St, Mpls.  www.protestRNC2008.org

Saturday, 6/30, 4 to 6 pm, Youth Against War and Racism meets to plan fall
walkout against the Iraq war & occupation, Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave,
Mpls.  www.maydaybookstore.org

Saturday, 6/30, 6:15 pm, Retired USAF Lt Col Robert Bowman (and "Star Wars"
program director under Carter and Ford) challenges us to "Take Back
America," Macalester College Chapel, on Grand just west of Snelling, St
Paul.  651-633-4410.

Saturday, 6/30, 7 pm, YSA forum on "Cuba: Real Life on the Forbidden
Island," Leif Erickson Park on Longon Rd, Duluth.  mnsocialist [at] yahoo.com

Monday, 7/2 (and every Monday), 5 to 7 pm, potluck, discussion at office of
potential U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, 3027 Holmes
Ave, Mpls.  612-216-4665.

Tuesday, 7/3, 6 pm, US-Cuba Pastors for Peace Friendshipment program with
Caravan leaders, Cuba trade advocate, political leaders, $10 includes Cuban
plate (no one turned away), St Albert the Great Church, 2836 - 33rd Ave S,
Mpls.  mncuba [at] usfamily.net

Tuesday, 7/3, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Peace Salon hosts Mohamed Hassan talking
about the dire situation in Somalia, donations collected, Mad Hatter's Tea
House, 943 W 7th, St Paul.  pattypax [at] earthlink.net

Wednesday, 7/4, 11 am, KFAI program Truth to Tell hosts peace activists
Marie Braun of WAMM, Dick Bernard of MN Alliance of Peacemakers and Joe
Schwartzberg of Citizens for Global Solutions, 90.3 FM in Mpls and 106.7 FM
in St Paul.  www.kfai.org

Wednesday, 7/4, 5 to 6 pm,  special peace vigil with the theme "Peace Is
Patriotic," Marshall/Lake bridge over the Mississippi.
www.worldwidewamm.org

Thursday, 7/5, 5 to 8 pm, public exhibition of Iraqi book art, created as
the US bombing took place in 2003,Mpls Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall,
downtown Mpls.  (Private groups showings welcomed through 7/31.)
320-260-1709.

Friday, 7/6, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end the occupation of Palestine,
Snelling & Summit Aves, St Paul.  Karen, 651-283-3495.

Saturday, 7/7, 10 to 11:30 am, meeting of Homeless Veterans for Peace,
Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls.  Bob 612-789-9020.

Saturday, 7/7, all day, 20th year anniversary party at Anathoth Community
Farm, a peace and sustainable community in Luck WI (these are the folks who
brought us Nukewatch, straw bail construction and composting toilets), with
music from Buckwheat Zydeco, Devon Evons, Floydian Slip, Command Zulu, as
well as camping, biking, food, tours of the eco village, etc.  FFI contact
Mike Miles at anathoth [at] lakeland.ws or or www.anathothcommunityfarm.org or
715-472-8721.

Sunday, 7/8, 6 pm (and the 2nd Sunday of each month), Veterans for Peace
chapter 27 meeting, St Stephens School basement, 2130 Clinton Ave S, Mpls.
waynewittman [at] msn.com

7/9 to 7/13, 9 to 4, U of M teacher class "Transitional Justice: Seeking
Truth and Accountability for Systematic Human Rights Violations," (register
by 6/29, $50.  $150 teacher stipends, 30 contact hours, and free housing for
teachers outside the metro).  www.igs.cla.umn.edu/outreach

Monday, 7/9 (and every Monday), 5 to 7 pm, potluck, discussion at office of
potential U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, 3027 Holmes
Ave, Mpls.  612-216-4665.

Monday, 7/9, 6:30 pm, Every Church a Peace Church potluck including
presentation by 3 or more Red Wing peace activist students, St Stephen
Lutheran Church, 8400 France Ave S, Bloomington.  rollsen6376 [at] visi.com
 
Monday, 7/9 (and every second Monday of the month), 7 pm, US Labor Against
War,, Merriam Park Library, 1831 Marchall Ave, St Paul.  Thomas Dooley at
651-645-0295.

Monday, 7/9, 7 to 9 pm (orientation at 6:30), Erika Thorne from Training for
Change and a student of Quaker visionary George Lakey speaks at monthly
meeting of Network of Spiritual Progressives, Plymouth Church 1900 Nicolett
Ave, Mpls.  www.nspmn.org

Wednesday, 7/9, 7 pm, Red Wing Vets for Peace meeting at home of Charles
Nicolosi.  tuvecino [at] redwing.net

Tuesday, 7/10, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Peace Salon hosts MK Davis, back from
working with Palestine Solidarity Project last winter and currently working
with Jews for an End to the Occupation, Mad Hatter's Tea House, 943 W 7th,
St Paul.  pattypax [at] earthlink.net

Tuesday, 7/10, 7 pm, Antiwar Committee report back from the US Social Forum
in Atlanta, wherein Jess Sundin reports on Republican National Convention
preparations and other topics, Mayday Books. 301 Cedar Ave S, Mpls.
www.antiwarcommittee.org

Wednesday, 7/11, 8 am, Emily Brady presents talk "Uganda and the Lord's
Resistance Army" about the ongoing conflict in Uganda, St Martins Table,
21st and Riverside, West Bank, Mpls.
  
Wednesday, 7/11, 4 to 6 pm,  public exhibition of Iraqi book art, created as
the US bombing took place in 2003,Mpls Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall,
downtown Mpls.  (Private groups showings welcomed through 7/31.)
320-260-1709.

Wednesday, 7/11, 5 to 6 pm, special peace vigil with People of Faith calling
for end of war with Iraq (bring signs with your church, temple, mosque
name), Lake/Marshall bridge over the Mississippi.  www.worldwidewamm.org

Wednesday, 7/11, 6:30 to 7:15 pm, Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet present
11th day prayer for peace, Presentation Chapel, 1880 Randolph Ave, St Paul.
www.csjstpaul.org or 651-690-7079.

Thursday, 7/12, 7 pm, Concerned Citizens of Kenwood-Isles host a listening
session with potential U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer,
1425 W 28th St (at Hennepin), Mpls.  Lee Ross at 612-721-5569.

Thursday, 7/12, 7 pm, film "Bombies" about cluster bombs, especially in Laos
during that other awful war, St James Lutheran Church, 6700 - 46th Place N
(corner of Hampshire), Crystal.  FFI nwn4p.pbwiki.com or Carole at
763-546-5368.

Thursday, 7/12, 7 pm, Department of Peace host celebration of the DoP
campaign, with Dot Maver and Lynn McMullen, music, food, more.  House of
Balls, 212 3rd Ave N, Mpls.  Mary Jane at 651-261-6966.

Saturday, 7/14, 8:30 to 4:30, Veterans for Peace chapter 115 (Red Wing)
hosts annual summer event "Pigstock" at Pig Wisdom Farm, including speakers
like former prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega on criminal charges against
Bush, bioethics prof Steven Miles on torture, whistleblower Coleen Rowley
and former diplomat Ann Wright, plus music, a roasted pig and camping, all
at  Hager City, WI.  $25.  wadenhow [at] redwing.net or tuvecino [at] 
redwing.net or
www.pigwisdomfarm.com or 715-592-5127.

Sunday, 7/15, 3 to 6 pm, Peace in the Precincts potluck picnic, Dunning Rec
Center, Marshall at Griggs, St. Paul.  www.peaceintheprecincts.org

Monday, 7/16 (and every Monday), 5 to 7 pm, potluck, discussion at office of
potential U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, 3027 Holmes
Ave, Mpls.  612-216-4665.

Monday, 7/16, 6:30 pm, free film "The Iron Wall" about the 200 plus illegal
settlements in Palestine build after 1967 and how they work with the Wall to
make a contiguous state and peace impossible, Joan of Arc Hospitality Hall,
4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.  www.worldwidewamm.org

Wednesday, 7/18, 7 pm, civil disobedience training with the Antiwar
Committee, Mayday Books, 301 Cedar Ave S, Mpls.  www.antiwarcommittee.org

7/20 to 7/22, intergenerational nonviolence gathering to network and build
skills, Shalom Hill Farm, Windom MN.  Sliding scale, $50 to $350.
grassrootsnonviolence [at] gmail.com or Alejandra at 612-423-1073.

Monday, 7/23, 10 am until Tuesday, 7/24, 10 am, 24-hour vigil and rally to
end the occupation of Iraq/Bring the troops home now, outside Sen. Coleman's
office, highway 280 and University Ave, St Paul.  www.worldwidewamm.org

Monday, 7/23 (and every Monday), 5 to 7 pm, potluck, discussion at office of
potential U.S. Senate peace candidate Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, 3027 Holmes
Ave, Mpls.  612-216-4665.


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            VIGILS

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

Every Sunday, 1 to 2 pm, St Crook Valley Peacemakers sponsors peace vigil at
the Stillwater bridge, Stillwater.  www.stcroixvalleypeacemakers.com or
651-275-0247.

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, 5 to 6 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, 4:30 to 6 pm, NW Neighbors for Peace sponsors vigil at
Winnetka & 42nd Ave N, New Hope.  nwn4p [at] yahoo.com

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

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 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, Minnetonka weekly peace demonstration, at Hwy 7
and 101.  Park in Target Greatland lot; meet near entrance fountain.
carydberg [at] comcast.net

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

Every Saturday, 2 to 3 pm, Mounds View peace vigil, SE corner of Hwy 10 and
University Ave NE in Blaine.  vanka485 [at] aol.com or 763-717-9168.

Every Saturday, 2 to 3 pm, Peace vigil at NE corner Co Hwy 10 & Univ Ave NE,
Blaine.  vanka485 [at] aol.com

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