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Arkansas
WAND Iraq War protest | Saturday
| April 5 & May 3
Little
Rock, AR
Back
by popular demand: We will be demonstrating again
at noon on the first Saturdays of the next
two months. These events will be at the corners of
Bowman and Chenal in Little Rock. Please remember
that these are peaceful demonstrations and that we
are always supportive of the troops and their families.
We believe that Peace is Patriotic! We need
good signs with large print giving positive messages
for peace and for an end to war. Invite your
friends, neighbors and family members to come with
you. Contact: 501-225-14323, jgordon@igc.org. Visit
www.arkwand.org
for more
information.
Rev.
Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, President of The Interfaith Alliance
| Tuesday
| April 22
Little Rock,
AR
Dedicated to promoting mutual respect, cooperation and
civility, The Interfaith Alliance strives to promote
religion as a positive and healing force
in the life of the nation. Welton Gaddy is also the
host of "State of Belief,"
a weekly radio show by The Interfaith Alliance that
is carried on AirAmerica. Clinton
School of Public Service, Sturgis Hall, 1200 President
Clinton Ave., Little Rock, AR. 6:00
p.m. Contact:
RSVP by emailing ublicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu
or calling 501.683.5239. Visit www.clintonschool.uasys.edu
for more information.
Joe
Grieboski, President of the Institute on Religion and
Public Policy | Thursday | April
24
Little
Rock, AR
Since its founding in 1999, Joe Grieboski has transformed
the Institute on Religion and Public Policy into a well-respected
global authority on the role of religious freedom in
society and politics, culminating 2007 and 2008 nominations
for the Nobel Peace Prize. Clinton School of Public
Service, Sturgis Hall, 1200 President Clinton Ave.,
Little Rock, AR. 6:00 p.m. Contact: RSVP by emailing
publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu
or calling 501.683.5239. Visit www.clintonschool.uasys.edu/
for more information.
Earth
Day| Saturday | April 26
Little
Rock, AR
Arkansas WAND will have a booth at this year’s
Earth Day celebration. Contact:
Jean Gordon, jgordon@igc.org
Visit www.arkwand.org
for more information.
WAND
National Board Meeting | May 2-5
Little Rock, AR
Can you help us show the WAND National Board Little
Rock and the variety of great things Arkansas WAND women
are doing?
Contact: Jean Gordon, jgordon@igc.org
Visit www.arkwand.org
for more information.
Mother’s
Day Luncheon | Friday
| May 9, 12:00pm
Little Rock, AR
Little
Rock Club (atop Regions Bank), 4th and Broadway
Last
year we honored Woodruff School’s nonviolence
program. This year a very special peacemaker in our
community whose name will be announced at our WAND Annual
Meeting. Contact:
Anncha Briggs: anncha@aol.com
Protest
War!
| Tuesdays | 11:45am
Little
Rock, AR |
Corner of Kavanaugh
and Palm, Little Rock, AR
Arkansas
WAND gathers for
15 minutes to hold
"wage peace" signs and speak out
against war. Agenda: 3 minutes of remarks, a prayer,
reading of the names of the dead since January 1, 2
minutes of silence, 5 minutes of holding signs.
Contact: Rev. Bob Klein
501-225-1503
Visit www.arkwand.org
for more
information.
Peace
Vigil | Fridays
| 6:00 pm
Little Rock, AR
To honor
and remember all whose
lives have been impacted by
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
St. Michael’s Episcopal
Church,
12415 Cantrell Road, Little
Rock, Arkansas.
Contact: Jean Gordon,
jgordon@igc.org
Visit www.arkwand.org
for more
information.
Visit
the Arkansas WAND web site
Letter
Writing for Peace and Social Justice |Second
Thursday of every month |
7:00pm
Leaning
Tower of Pizza Restaurant, 498 Wesley Ave, one block
east of Lake Merritt, Oakland
Writing
materials provided.
Contact:
Lisa at 510-839-8587 before 9:00pm
NO
MORE WAR |First
Sunday |
3:00-5:00pm
Wesley
Fnd, Bancroft &Dana
Pot Luck and share at 5:00pm.
Contact: EPI @ 510-548-4141
Lake
Merritt Peace Walk |Sundays
|
3:00pm
Meet
at columns between Grand and Lakeshore, Oakland
Contact:
510-763-8712
Women
for Peace Meeting |Every
1st and 3rd Monday| 10:00am
Redwood
Gardens, 2951 Derby,
Berkeley
Women’s
International League for Peace & Freedom |
Every Saturday |10:00 am
Gray
Panthers Office | 1403
Addison St.,
Berkeley
Weekly
Stand for Peace
| Fridays
| Noon
– 1:00pm
Atlanta,
GA
Join
us as we continue to stand for peace and
as we raise our voices to bring the troops
home from Iraq.
Colony
Square at the corner of
14th
St and Peachtree
Street.
Contact: Atlanta
WAND (404) 524-5999. Visit www.atlantawand.org
for more
information.
Naomi
Klein at GA State University |Friday
| April 11 |
7pm
Atlanta, GA
Naomi Klein, activist and bestselling author
of “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of
Disaster Capitalism” and “No Logo”
along with Bill Fletcher, Jr., cofounder of
the Center for Labor Renewal and past president
of TransAfrica Forum, will speak about the
war in Iraq, neoliberal globalization, and
the struggle for peace and justice at home
and abroad. This event will be held at the
Student Center, cornered by Piedmont, Gilmer,
and Courtland, on the downtown campus of Georgia
State University. Admission for this event
is $5 regular/$3 student and low income. More
information.
Plant
Vogtle Public Hearings Planning Meeting |
Tuesday
| April 22
Atlanta,
GA
Plant
Vogtle in Georgia
wants to expand the number of its reactors.
Atlanta WAND along
with the Southern Alliance
for Clean Energy and the Georgia Water Coalition
are working to stop this expansion. This meeting
is to prepare for Public Hearings, April 27
& 28 in Augusta.
We need your help! We cannot testify because
of our legal challenge: it must be the public.
Come and weigh in! We can stop the expansion
of the nuclear empire and thwart further environmental
degradation! Georgia
Hill Neighborhood
Center
(Room 316), 250
Georgia Ave. Atlanta,
30312
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM. Contact: Atlanta
WAND, 404-524-5999.
Visit www.atlantawand.org/
for more information.
Environmental Awareness
Film Festival | Tuesday
| April 22
Atlanta,
GA
This month’s free screening is “Fenceline
– A Company Town Divided”. This is a compelling
film featuring a careful portrayal of race,
class and pollution in Louisiana.
The documentary goes beyond the controversy
itself and takes us into the homes of both
black and white residents as they view TV
news reports out of New
Orleans on the roiling controversy in their
hometown. By turning its cameras on the local
TV news media coverage, Fenceline shows how
the news affects those closest to the issue.
Even though it is a free event, it would be
helpful to RSVP by email by Friday, April
18. Georgia Hill Neighborhood Center (Room
316), 250 Georgia Ave. Atlanta, 30312.
7:00 – 8:30 pm. Contact: Victoria.a.rock@gmail.com,
Yomi Noibi at 404.584.6499
Inman
Park Festival and Parade |
Saturday
|April 26
Atlanta,
GA
WAND
meet up 12:30 PM; Parade starts at 2:00
PM. Ride in the WAND
float! Drum with Conundrum! Fly the Peace
Dove! Contact: Atlanta WAND,
404-524-5999. Visit www.atlantawand.org/
for more information.
Plant
Vogtle Public Hearings | Sunday
& Monday | April 27 & 28
Augusta,
GA
Plant
Vogtle in Georgia wants to expand the number
of its reactors. Atlanta WAND
along with the Southern Alliance for Clean
Energy and the Georgia Water Coalition are
working to stop this expansion. Public Hearings
allow the people to express their opinions
and opposition to the larger Plant Vogtle.
It is the people who are at risk of a nuclear
disaster. We need your help! We cannot testify
because of our legal challenge: it must
be the public. Come and weigh in! We can
stop the expansion of the nuclear empire
and thwart further environmental degradation!
Double Tree Hotel and Convention Center,
2651 Perimeter Parkway, Augusta, GA.
April
27: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
April
28: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Contact:
Send comments to: map4@nrc.gov
or send to: Administrative Judge G. Paul
Bollwerk, III, Atomic Safety and Licensing
Board Panel, Mail Stop: T-3F23, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Visit http://www.atlantawand.org/
for more information.
Common
Cause: 2008 Democracy Awards Dinner
| Sunday
| April 27
Atlanta, GA
Common Cause Georgia invites you to attend
the 2008 Democracy Awards Dinner. The
guest speaker will be Ray Anderson, CEO
of Interface, Inc. Tickets are $75 per
person which includes cocktails, dinner
buffet and valet parking. The event will
also feature a raffle drawing for a 2008
Smart Car Passion Cabriolet. Raffle tickets
are just $50 (only 2000 will be sold).
Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead, 2799 Piedmont
Road, Atlanta, 30305. 6:30
– 9:30 pm. Contact: 770.986.4200. Visit
www.commoncause.org
to buy tickets.
Atlanta
WAND Volunteer
Day | Wednesday | April 30
Atlanta,
GA
Please come help Atlanta WAND
with current projects! WAND
Office: Georgia Hill Neighborhood Center,
Suite 202, 250 Georgia Ave. Atlanta, 30312.
Contact: To RSVP: Atlanta WAND,
404-524-5999. Visit http://www.atlantawand.org/
for more information.
Atlanta
WAND Nuke Committee
Meeting | Monday | May 5
Atlanta, GA
Please
join us for this Local forum on Nuclear
Issues. Carter
Center Cafeteria, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta,
GA 30307. 12:30-
1:30pm. Contact:
To RSVP: Atlanta WAND,
404-524-5999
Visit
http://www.atlantawand.org/
for more information.
Alice
Walker at Atlanta WAND Mother’s
Day for Peace 2008 | Tuesday | May
6
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta
WAND invites
you to be part of Mother’s Day for
Peace 2008, where we will honor acclaimed
author and activist, Alice Walker!
This annual celebration will be held at
Sisters Chapel on the Spelman College campus
on Tuesday evening, May 6th. We are
honored that Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president
of Spelman College will host this special
event and will also serve as Honorary Co-Chair
with Dr. Elizabeth Kiss, president of Agnes
Scott College. Women’s
Action for New Directions (WAND)
has celebrated Mother’s Day for Peace for
over twenty years as a way to honor those
who work for non-violent change, diplomacy
and an end to war. Throughout
her career, Alice has been a voice for peace
and an advocate for those who have no voice.
Her deep Southern roots have informed her
writings that inspire women around the world.
Spelman
College, Sisters Chapel, 350
Spelman Ln SW, Atlanta, GA 30314. Contact:
for tickets, Atlanta WAND,
404-524-5999. Visit
http://www.atlantawand.org/
for more information.
ACLU
of Georgia Annual Bill of Rights Dinner
| Thursday | May 8
Atlanta, GA
The silent auction is always a unique collection
of items and at a variety of price ranges.
Dinner tickets are $150. and available now
through the website. You also can view more
about the ACLU, the dinner and one of the
greatest legal minds in America, keynoter
Erwin Chemerinsky, who will be presented
the 2008 ACLU of Georgia National Civil
Liberties Award.
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, 165 Courtland Street
NE, Atlanta, GA
5:30 Silent Auction, 7:00 Dinner. Visit
www.acluga.org
for more information.
Día
de la Mujer Latina
Health Festival | Saturday | May
10
Duluth, GA
Please Join us for the Día de la Mujer
Latina – Health Fiesta in celebration
of Mother's Day. In collaboration with healthcare
providers, community organizations, media
friends, and volunteers, Día de la Mujer
Latina will include clinical screenings
for chronic diseases, health education,
and workshops on issues of cancer, diabetes,
cardiovascular health, and HIV. Children's
clinical services will also be offered.
Some services are limited so it is wise
to arrive early.
Santa Fe Mall, 3750 Venture Drive, Duluth
30096. 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Contact: for more information, call 770.814.8790.
Vigil
Against the War
| Mondays | 5:00pm
South
Bend, IN
Jefferson and Main
Sts, South
Bend, IN
Contact: Michiana
Peace & Justice Coalition,
Ellyn Stecker, etstecker@earthlink.net
Weekly
Vigil | Wednesdays
| 12:15
– 12:45pm
Goshen,
IN
WAND
members
are invited to join
an ecumenical vigil to
“Mourn the
Dead” every Wednesday
in front of
the Elkhart
Country Court
House. The
names of the
members of the
armed forces, who
have died the
preceding week along
with Iraqi casualties,
are read over a
loud speaker.
Elkhart
County Courthouse:
Northwest
corner of
Main and Lincoln
in Goshen,
IN.
Contact: Sue
Burkholder,
suehburk@aol.com
JustPeace
Seminar
at the
LVD Concert Hall of the Old Bag Factory
|
Saturday |
April 5
|
8:30-12:15
Goshen, IN
David Cortright, president of Fourth Freedom
Forum and research fellow at the Kroc Institute,
University of Notre Dame, will address
the subject, “Recent Developments in
U.S.-Iran Relations” to be followed
by panel responses. Pre-register by
phone or e-mail. Cost $15 ($3 for students)
payable at the door. Old Bag Factory, 1100
N Chicago Ave Goshen, IN 46528. Contact: (574-533-3014),
johnjf@goshen.edu
National
Equal Pay Day | Tuesday | April 22
Notre
Dame, IN
Join us for a dialogue with policy and decision
makers on how to begin to make change. Although
women have made tremendous gains politically,
socially and in the workforce, they continue
to lag far behind their male counterparts.
In Indiana, women are 61% of the workforce
but still only make .72 cents for every dollar
earned by men in comparable positions. That means
each woman loses between $700,000 and $2 million
in her lifetime. Saint
Mary's College, Madeleva Hall, Carroll Auditorium
1:00-5:00 p.m. Contact:
CWIL at (574) 284-4061 or pblair@saintmarys.edu. Visit
http://www.in.gov/icw/
for more information.
My Name Is Rachel Corrie |
Thursday | April 24
Goshen, IN
The play "My Name Is Rachel Corrie," will
be presented in the Umble Center on the
Goshen College campus. The play is based
on the life, words and writings of a young
American killed in Gaza in 2003 while trying
to stop an Israeli bulldozer from demolishing
a Palestinian home. Suggested donation $10
general/$5 students and seniors, will be
accepted at the door. No advance ticket
sales. This one-woman show is a production
of a political theatre collective from Denver,
CO, called Countdown to Zero and is presented
here by the Goshen College Theater Department,
with support from Pax Club and local chapters
of Seniors for Peace, Christian Peacemaker
Teams, and Women's Action for New Directions
(WAND).
Following the play there will be a session
for audience response and dialogue. Goshen
College, Umble Center,1700 South Main Street,
Goshen, Indiana 46526. 7:30 p.m. Contact:
Sue Burkholder, suehburk@aol.com
Peace
Vigil |Every
Sunday
Market
Square, Newburyport
Join Newburyport WAND and bring signs for
the peaceful vigil in Midtown. For more
information regarding location and time, please
email Barbara Hildt at barbara.hildt@verizon.net.
Greater
Newburyport WAND
Meeting | Monday | April 28 Newburyport,
MA
Join us as we discuss plans for future activities
and determine the winner of the WAND
Peace Scholarship for 2008. We’d
love to have volunteer gardeners to help
us maintain the WAND
Peace Garden on the waterfront board walk.
The Bridge Gallery, 113 Merrimac St. Newburyport,
MA Contact:
Barbara Hildt, 978 388-3647
Southeast
Michigan WAND’s Mother’s
Peace Day Breakfast |
Friday
|
May 9
Farmington Hills, MI
Lori
Thorps, journalist and author of Kinky
Gazpacho will speak on bringing people
together at our annual Mother’s
Peace Day Breakfast.
Restaurant on 12 mile and Northwestern Highway,
Farmington Hills, MI
Contact: Claire Coleman, ccolman@comcast.net,
Ruth Fuller, arfull2@aol.com
2nd
annual "Mothers and Others March for Peace"
| Saturday | May 10
Cassopolis, MI
2nd annual "Mothers and Others March for Peace"
March, speeches, peace activities, lunch.
Family Dollar Shopping Center, Cassopolis,
MI. 12:00 to 3:00pm. Contact Cathy LaPointe
at 269 646-0501 or Judy Rutherford at 269
476-9766.
Monthly
WAND business meeting
at Cass District Library | Monday |
May 12
Cassopolis, MI
M-62 N, Cassopolis, MI. 5:15 pm. Contact Judy
Rutherford at 269 476-9766.
Peace
Vigil/Anti-Occupation of Iraq Protest
| Mondays |4:45
- 5:45 pm
Ferndale, MI | Woodward & 9 Mile
in Ferndale, MI
Bring the whole family. All are welcome!
Contact: Peace Action Office: 248-548-3920;
Larry S, 313-891-7895 or beethical@yahoo.com,
for information on extended vigil until 6:15
p.m.
Pointes
for Peace Vigil/Discussions | Sundays
|7:00pm
Gross Pointe, MI
Every Sunday, all are welcome.
Panera :17150 Kercheval Road, Grosse Pointe
Contact: pointesforpeace@yahoo.com
Monthly
Vigil Against the War in Iraq | 4th
Saturday of the month
Huntington Woods, MI
11
Mile & Woodward. Huntington Woods
Weekly Vigil Against
the War in Iraq | Saturdays
|11:00am
Sponsored
by 11th Hour for Peace
Rochester Rd. & Big Beaver
Weekly
Vigil Against the War in Iraq | Mondays
|11:00am
Peace
vigil outside the office the Milford Office
of Representative McCotter. Sponsored by Democrats
of West Oakland County.
Contact: Jim Gualdoni, Chair, at 248-624-7228
Prayers
for Peace |Monday
- Saturday |
March 21-31; April 1-30 |7:30pm
Huntington Woods, MI
Rev. Linda Northcraft conducting daily session
of prayers for peace.
St. John Episcopal Church, SW corner of 11
Mile & Woodward, Huntington Woods
Pointes
for Peace Vigil/Discussions | Sundays
|
7:00PM
Gross Pointe, MI
Panera: 17150 Kercheval Road, Grosse Pointe,
MI 48230
Contact:
pointesforpeace@yahoo.com
Prayers
for Peace
|
Monday
- Saturday |
7:30pm
Huntington Woods, MI
Rev. Linda Northcraft conducting daily session
of prayers for peace.
St.
John Episcopal Church, SW corner of 11 Mile
& Woodward, Huntington Woods, MI
Monthly
Vigil Against the War in Iraq
|
Every
4th Saturday
11
Mile & Woodward. Huntington Woods
Weekly
Vigil Against the
War |5:00pm
South
Bend, MI
Hosted by Michigan
Peace & Justice Coalition
Jefferson
and Main Sts, South
Bend, MI
Contact: Michiana
Peace & Justice Coalition,
Ellyn Stecker, etstecker@earthlink.net
Free film
screening of movie, SICKO
| Monday |April 28
Cassopolis,
MI
Michael Moore’s expose on the health care
status in the United States. Cass District
Library, M-62 North, Cassopolis, MI.
5:30 pm. Contact: Brenda Bergemann at 269
445-3284.
Cass
District Library showcase display.
Theme: The Story of Stuff | Thursday
| May 1-31
Cassopolis, MI
Cass District Library showcase display.
Theme: The Story of Stuff, which focuses
on the material economy and its devestating
effects on the environment. Continues
throughout the month of May. Contact: Judy
Rutherford at 269 476-9766
Vigil
for Peace |
Every
Monday |4:15
– 5:15 pm
Downtown
White
Bear Lake, Intersection of Highway 61 and
4th
Street
Vigil for Peace |
Every Tuesday|
4:00
– 5:00 pm
Corner
of 7th Avenue on University NE,
park in St. Boniface Church parking lot
at 629 NE 2nd Street) Minneapolis.
For further information, please contact
612-379-2761
Grandmothers
for Peace Vigil |Every
Wednesday |
5:00
– 6:00 pm
50th
and Halifax (One block
West of France Ave.), Edina
For further information, contact 612-952-1566
or marrobe44@aol.com
Minnesota
Alliance
of Peacemakers |Second
Tuesday of each Month |11:30
am– 1:30
Hennepin
Avenue
United Methodist
Church, 511
Groveland Ave. Minneapolis
www.mapn.org
Tea
Time Conversational Salons |Every
Tuesday | 6:30
PM- 8:30 pm
Mad
Hatter’s Teahouse, 943
West 7th St. St.
PaulFor further information, please call
651-227-2511, or visit www.justcomm.org/paxsalon.
People
of Faith Peacemakers Breakfast Meeting |
2nd
and 4th Wednesdays |8
AM – 9:30 am
St.
Martin’s
Table, 2001
Riverside Ave, Minneapolis
WAMM
Calendar: Click here
Weekly
Peace Vigil to Protest the US War in Iraq
The Helena Peace Seekers holds a weekly
Friday afternoon Peace Vigil to protest
the war in Iraq.
When: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. every Friday
Where: Corner of Montana Avenue
and Eleventh Avenue in Helena
Contact: Helena Peace
Seekers co-chairs Gabriel Furshong (406)
461-6897, Valerie Hellerman (406) 443-2605,
Katie Knight (406) 457-1827.
For more about the activities and campaigns
of the Helena Peace Seekers, visit: www.helenapeaceseekers.org
and learn about the Montana Peace Seekers
Network at www.montanapeaceseekers.org.
HELENA
PEACE SEEKERS CO-CHAIRS
Gabriel Furshong | gfurshong@runbox.com
| (406) 461 6897
Valerie Hellerman | mtmtntop@aol.com |
(406) 443 2605
Katie Knight | kknight@mt.net | (406)
457 1827
Hour
of Prayer for Peace (Every Third Tuesday)
6:30 PM
6832
Convent Blvd,
Sylvania
Join
the Sisters of St. Francis for an Hour of
Prayer for Peace at the Queen of Peace Chapel
on the Sylvania Franciscan
Grounds of Lourdes
College Campus.
For further information, please contact
Pat Remley, 419-824-3606.
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