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.

January 2012 Sacramento Area Peace Events

Tuesday, Jan 31, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

February 2012 Sacramento Peace Events

Wednesday, Feb 1, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now: End Afghan War! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.

Friday, Feb 3, 7:30pm, Film: When the Levees Broke Part 1: Spike Lee's film about Hurricane Katrina and a community that has been through hell and back, surviving death, devastation and disease at every turn. Lavender Library, 1414 21st St, Sacto. FMI: sactoacafe@riseup.net.

Saturday, Feb 4, 10am - 12noon, Protest SodaStream which is made in an illegal Israel settlement on stolen Palestinian land. Costco, 1600 Expo Parkway, Sacramento (near REI). Don't buy SodaStream (a device for making carbonated water) and ask Costco and other stores not to carry it. FMI: sacramentobds@gmail.com

Monday, Feb 6, 6pm, SacPeace Board meets, 909 12th St, Sacramento. Members welcome. FMI: 916-448-7157

Tuesday, Feb 7, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Feb 7, 7pm, Entrapment: Preventative Prosecution and the War on Terror. Panelists include: Wazhma Mojaddidi, Attorney for Hamid Hayat (a Pakistani immigrant entrapped by the FBI); Rachel Roberts, Nor Cal Council on American-Islamic Relations; and Jenny Esquivel, partner of Eric McDavid (entrapped by a government informant in 2006). 909 12th St, Sac. FMI: sactoacafe@riseup.net

Wednesday, Feb 8, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now: End Afghan War! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.

Thursday, Feb 9, 7 - 9pm, Talk by Patrick O’Connor, author of Scapegoat: The Chino Hills Murders and the Framing of Kevin Cooper and The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal. 909 12th St., Sac. FMI: 916-369-5510.

Saturday, Feb 11, 10am - 3pm, E-waste Collection Fundraiser see Feb 12.

Saturday, Feb 11, 5pm, Search for Safeground Film Festival: Episode 5: Now What?. First United Methodist, 2100 J St, Sac. FMI: costa_mantis@yahoo.com; 703-728-6800.

Saturday, Feb 11, 6 - 7:30pm, Peace NOW: Stop the Wars! Monthly "Second Saturday" vigil, 19th & J, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.

Sunday, Feb 12, 10am - 3pm, E-waste Collection Fundraiser for Sacramento Valley Black United Fund, 4104 44th St, Sac, FMI: 916-484-3750. FaceBook.

Tuesday, Feb 14, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Wednesday, Feb 15, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now: End Afghan War! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.

Wednesday, Feb 15, 7:15pm, Film: American Blackout : A powerful film about the systematic disenfranchisement of African American voters and the status of voting rights in our country. Discussion follows. 1640 9th Ave. Sac. FMI: 916-446-3304

Tuesday, Feb 21, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Feb 21, 7pm, Update on Iran: The U.S. Drive for Regime Change. Presentation by Iranian-American Mazda Majidi, who was born in Iran, visits frequently, and has written many articles on Iran, the Middle East and other issues. 909 12th St, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157;sacpeace@dcn.org

Wednesday, Feb 22, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now: End Afghan War! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.

Tuesday, Feb 28, Tuesday, Jan 24, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films. 909 12th St, Sac. 916-448-7157

Tuesday, Feb 28, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Feb 28, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films, Hempsters: Plant the Seed, follows seven activists as they fight to legalize industrial hemp in the United States. 909 12th St, Sac. 916-448-7157

Wednesday, Feb 29, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now: End Afghan War! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.

March 2012 Sacramento Peace Events

Thursday, Mar 1, Deadline for early registration for Sabeel Sacramento Conference: see March 16-17. FMI: sabeelsacramento@gmail.com; 916-451-1512.

Tuesday, Mar 6, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Mar 13, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Friday, Mar 16, Sabeel Sacramento Conference: A Time for Justice: Supporting Human Rights in Palestine–Israel. March 16-17; see 3/17 for more info.

Friday, Mar 16, 7pm, The World Watching: Human Rights in Palestine-Israel. Keynote address at the Sabeel Sacramento Conference by Sabeel founder, Rev. Naim Ateek and Palestinian Freedom Rider, Huwaida Arraf. Open to the public, sliding scale $5-$10. First United Methodist Church, 2100 J St, Sacramento. FMI: SabeelSacramento@gmail.com; 916-451-1512.

Saturday, Mar 17, Sabeel Sacramento Conference: A Time for Justice: Supporting Human Rights in Palestine–Israel. An opportunity to hear from and meet with Christian, Muslim, Jewish and secular leaders, scholars, and activists about the situation in Palestine/Israel including its historical context, efforts to end human rights abuses, visions for the future and why a just resolution is important for Americans. Featuring international, national and regional presenters. First United Methodist Church, 2100 J St, Sac. FMI: sabeelsacramento@gmail.com; 916-451-1512.

Tuesday, Mar 20, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Mar 27, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

April 2012 Sacramento Peace Events

Wednesday, Apr 11, 7pm, The Deadly Connection: Endless War and Economic Crisis. Bruce Gagnon, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, discusses the impact of rising U.S. militarism, including expansion in Asia and space, on the economic crisis here at home. 909 12th St, Sac FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org

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)