Sacramento area events that address peace, justice, and sustainability issues are included in this calendar. Not all events are sponsored by Sacramento Area Peace Action; use contact numbers and emails to obtain more information. See www.davispeace.org for the Davis Peace Coalition. Scroll to bottom for links to ongoing area vigils.

October 2017 Sacramento Area Peace Events

Tuesday, Oct 17, 4 - 6pm, Monthly Vigil for Palestinian rights. End U.S. aid to Israel. & Boycott companies aiding Israel's abuses. Sign petitions for Palestinian rights. 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Wednesday, Oct 18, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sacramento. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595

Thursday, Oct 19, 6 - 7:30pm, Green Dems monthly meeting. 1033 S St, Sacramento. FMI: jlamarejpachl@gmail.com

Friday, Oct 20, 5 - 8pm, Movie Premier: City Rising.Featuring BLM Sac & Gentrification. Organize Sacramento, 1714 Broadway, Sacramento. FMI: 916-581-0061

Sunday, Oct 22, 6pm, Physicians for Social Responsibility & Sacramento and Americans Against Gun Violence annual dinner. Keynote speaker: Joshua Sugarmann, Executive Director of the Violence Prevention Center, who will speak about preventing more gun violence. Location: DoubleTree by Hilton, 2001 Point West Way, Sacramento Cost: $45/person ($25/student) Reservations. FMI: info@sacpsr.org; 916 955-6333

Sunday, Oct 22, 7pm, National Day Against Police Terror Vigil. Florin & 65th St, Sacramento. FMI: Sac@Answercoalition.org

Monday, Oct 23, 2pm, Unmet Transit Needs Hearing. Comments on all Sacramento County transit services will be accepted at this hearing including: e-tran, Folsom Stage Line, Sacramento Regional Transit, South County Transit/Link etc. 1400 29th Street, Sacramento. FMI: rftm@rftm.info

Tuesday, Oct 24, 4:30 - 6pm, Stop U.S. militarism and wars now! Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org

Wednesday, Oct 25, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sacramento. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595

Wednesday, Oct 25, 7:15pm, And Then They Came for Us, a 2017 documentary film, using newly uncovered Dorothea Lange photos, to tell the story of the Japanese internment camps during World War II. It is a cautionary tale which demonstrates the importance of speaking up against any efforts to register or ban Muslims today. 1640 9th Ave. Sacramento. FMI: joan.kelly@att.net

Friday, Oct 27, 6 - 8pm, Sacramento Chapter of ACLU meeting. Sierra 2 Center, Room 9, 2791 24th St, Sacramento. FMI: aclu.sac.chapter@gmail.com

Sunday, Oct 29, 5pm, Annual UNA United Nations Day Dinner: Global Goals, Local Leaders. Speakers Dr. Patrick Koga, founder of the Ulysses Project studying PTSD in war refugees, and former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Advisory Committee for the Co-ordination of Information Systems (ACCIS) Celine Walker. Tickets Christ Apostolic Church,9000 La Riviera Dr. Sacramento. FMI: kate.unausa@gmail.com

Tuesday, Oct 31, 4:30 - 6pm, Stop U.S. militarism and wars now! Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org

November 2017 Sacramento Peace Events

Wednesday, Nov 1, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sacramento. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595

Thursday, Nov 2, 6:30pm, Film: Martin Luther King in Palestine. Hosted by UU Justice in the Middle East. Welcoming Hall, Unitarian Universalist, 2425 Sierra Blvd, Sacramento. FMI: UUJMESac@gmail.com

Saturday, Nov 4, 11am, Book discussion: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi. Part 3 of a library series exploring how climate change affects our community, economy, and jobs. Library, 7335 Gloria Dr., Sacramento. Free but registration required. FMI: (916) 264-2700

Sunday, Nov 5, 1 - 4:30pm, Public Forum: Are we trapped by history, or can we learn from it to shape a just future? Marking four anniversaries: 1917 Balfour Declaration, 1947 UN partition plan, 1967 West Bank occupation and 2007 Gaza Blockade. Omar Dajani, McGeorge Law School; Joel Beinin and Basma Fahoum, Stanford; David Mandel, Jewish Voice for Peace. Free donations welcome. McGeorge, Classroom S4, 3000 32nd St., Sacramento. FMI: sacramento@jvp.org

Sunday, Nov 5, 3 - 6pm, 350 Sacramento Green & Just Economies Team. Yisrael Family Urban Farm, 4505 Roosevelt Ave., Sacramento. FMI: info@350sacramento.org

Tuesday, Nov 7, 4:30 - 6pm, Stop U.S. militarism and wars now! Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org

Wednesday, Nov 8, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sacramento. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595

Thursday, Nov 9, 6:30pm, SacPeace Board of Directors meets, 909 12th St, Sac. Members welcome. FMI: 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Nov 14, 4:30 - 6pm, Stop U.S. militarism and wars now! Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org

Wednesday, Nov 15, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sacramento. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595

Saturday, Nov 18, 6 - 8pm, Reparations Workshop. Colonial Heights Library, 4799 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento. FMI: 916-581-0061

Tuesday, Nov 21, 4 - 6pm, Monthly Vigil for Palestinian rights. End U.S. aid to Israel. & Boycott companies aiding Israel's abuses. Sign petitions for Palestinian rights. 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Wednesday, Nov 22, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sacramento. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595

Tuesday, Nov 28, 4:30 - 6pm, Stop U.S. militarism and wars now! Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org

Wednesday, Nov 29, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sacramento. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595

December 2017 Sacramento Peace Events

Tuesday, Dec 5, 4:30 - 6pm, Stop U.S. militarism and wars now! Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org

Wednesday, Dec 6, 4 - 6pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sacramento. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595

Tuesday, Dec 12, 4:30 - 6pm, Stop U.S. militarism and wars now! Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org

Wednesday, Dec 13, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sacramento. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595

Thursday, Dec 14, 6:30pm, SacPeace Board of Directors meets, 909 12th St, Sac. Members welcome. FMI: 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Dec 19, 4 - 6pm, Monthly Vigil for Palestinian rights. End U.S. aid to Israel. & Boycott companies aiding Israel's abuses. Sign petitions for Palestinian rights. 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Wednesday, Dec 20, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sacramento. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595

Tuesday, Dec 26, 4:30 - 6pm, Stop U.S. militarism and wars now! Weekly Vigil. 16th & J, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org

Wednesday, Dec 27, 4 - 5pm, No New Wars, No Killer Drones. Sac Veterans for Peace weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sacramento. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595

Ongoing Vigils in Valley & Foothill Communities

Davis Peace Coalition: Silent Peace Vigil, every Saturday, 11am-12noon, G Street Plaza (between 2nd and 3rd Streets) Davis, 530-758-8575, www.davispeace.org  (Updated 11-2006)

Sacramento Area Peace Action: Tuesdays, 4-6pm, 16th   J Streets ; Saturdays 11:30am-1:30pm: 1 st Sat. Arden at Heritage; 3 rd Sat. Fulton   Marconi, Sacramento , 916-448-7157, sypeaceact@jps.net  (Updated 11-2006)

Solano County Peace and Justice Coalition, Thursdays, 5 to 6 pm, First and Military street in Benicia, www.solanopeaceandjustice.com  (Updated 11-2006)

Woodland: Monthly Peace Vigil in Woodland gathers every fourth Saturday 11am -12 noon in front of the Yolo County Court House, 725 Court St. Woodland. 530 662-0387; doehene@charter.net  ( Updated 11-2006)