Sacramento Area Peace Events
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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.
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May 2008 Sacramento Area Peace Events |
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Saturday,
May 10, 10a - 2p, CodePink-"Bring Your Moms, Stop the Bombs PINK-nic" at the Whole Earth Festival including postcard campaign to tell our reps in DC "Sacramento Valley Moms Say NO to War!" UC Davis Quad. Info: hethre_woodford [at] yahoo.com
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Saturday,
May 10, 11am - 1pm, Continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. 916-482-4627.
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Sunday,
May 11, 12:30 - 2:30pm, Protest 60 Years of Israeli apartheid and ethnic cleansing of Palestine. This demonstration will be held across from the Salute to Israel, a celebration of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. 10th & Capitol, Sac. 916-801-1118; SacramentoPAC@gmail.com. NOTE: State Senator Darryl Steinberg is emceeing this event; tell him (916-651-4006, fax: 916-323-2263) to not attend the event and to withdraw his support of Israel, a major human rights violator.
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Sunday,
May 11, 6pm, The Arab Theatre Project Sacramento Presents: Hikayat Al Nakba. A play illustrating the life and legacy of Naji Al-Ali, reflecting the exile, dispossession and resilience of the Palestinian Arab people. Theater A-6, Sac City College, 3855 Freeport Blvd, Sac. Hikayatalnakba@gmail.com; 916-459-7867
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Monday,
May 12, 7 - 10pm, Elk Grove Peace & Justice Forum: Sr. Badiaa Wardany and the role of Muslim women in our culture. Elk Grove United Methodist Church, 8986 Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove. Info: 916-689-6943, wemyers@cal.net
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Monday,
May 12, 7pm, Davis Peace Coalition meeting, Library, 315 E 14th, Davis, 530-747-0185
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Tuesday,
May 13,
Peace Connection canceled for May, please join us on the 14th for the poetry reading and open house.
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Tuesday,
May 13, 1 - 3pm, Environmental Concerns Cause a New Look at Nuclear Energy, Gray Panthers Mtg., Hart Center, 915 27th St. Sac. 916-332-5980
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Tuesday,
May 13, 4 - 6pm, Enough of the war! Bring the troops home now! 16th & J, Sac. sacpeace@dcn.org
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 Tuesday,
May 13, 7pm, The Politics of Poverty: Discussion with Cynthia McKinney. 1100 Social Sciences Lecture Hall, UC Davis. communications@ucdmsa.com.
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Wednesday,
May 14, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.
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Wednesday,
May 14, 7pm, readings by Sacramento Poets Against War and SacPeace Open House, 909 12th St., Sac. Info: 916-448-7157, sacpeace@dcn.org
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Friday,
May 16, 5 - 7pm, Wine & cheese, 6pm showing: Race to Execution. 651 55th St., Sac, RSVP: 916-455-1796; lygageorgiann@yahoo.com.
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Saturday,
May 17, 11:30am - 1:30pm, 3rd Saturday Peace Vigil: End the war on Iraq. Fulton & Marconi, sacpeace@dcn.org
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Sunday,
May 18, 7 - 9pm, Film: Race to Execution, 651 55th St., Sac. RSVP: lygageorgiann@yahoo.com; 916-455-1796.
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Monday,
May 19, 12 - 1pm, 15 years of the Noon Hour Witness against the Death Penalty, Nor. Steps, 11th & L, Sac. 916-455-1796; lygageorgiann@yahoo.com
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Monday,
May 19, 6 - 8pm, Sacramento 9/11 Truth: Questioning the War on Terror, monthly meeting, Denny's meeting room - 3rd/J Sts, Sac, afreedmind@yahoo.com; 916-372-8433
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Monday,
May 19, 7pm, Jim Whitaker, an American who spent most of his life in the Mideast,
discusses Iran. Sac UN Assoc, SMUD, 6201 S St., Sac. 916-482-1354
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Tuesday,
May 20, 4 - 6pm, Weekly peace vigil: No more war! 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157
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Tuesday,
May 20, 6:30pm, Meetings: Operation Enduring Reality (counter recruitment) & Palestine Taskforce, 909 12th St, Sac sacpeace@dcn.org; 916-448-7157
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Wednesday,
May 21, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.
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Wednesday,
May 21, 6pm, Israel at 60 in Palestine: What's Next? Dr. Ghada Karmi discusses her latest book,
Married to Another Man: Israel's Dilemma in Palestine. A book signing follows this free event. Wellman Hall Rm 2. UC Davis. FMI: freepalestine86@gmail.com.
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Wednesday,
May 21, 7:15pm, Film: Devils Don't Dream, Jacobo Arbenz and his overthrow by the CIA in Guatemala in l954 ending "ten years of spring" with the creation of a military dictatorship. 1640 9th Ave, Sac FMI: 916-446-3304
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Saturday,
May 24,
The Iraq Body Count flag exhibit is coming to Sacramento. Stay tuned for time & location. To volunteer, contact: debra.reiger@earthlink.net
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Saturday,
May 24, 11am - 1pm, Continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. 916-482-4627.
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Tuesday,
May 27, 4 - 6pm, Sick of the war, end it now! Vigil, 16th & J, Sac. 916-448-7157.
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Tuesday,
May 27, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: Militainment, Inc. a disturbing and timely glimpse into the militarization of pop culture. 909 12th St, Sac. Info: sacpeace@dcn.org
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Wednesday,
May 28, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.
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Saturday,
May 31, 8pm, Witnessing Guantanamo: Amy Goodman Speaks with Former Detainees. Sciences Lecture Hall, Hutchison, UC Davis. A Benefit for The Guantanamo Testimonials Project. Tickets $10. FMI: 530-752-1915
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Saturday,
May 31, 9am - 3pm, Organic Sacramento Sustainability Symposium: Visions of a Sustainable Sacramento. Location TBA. Information 916-455-8415
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June 2008
Sacramento Peace Events |
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Tuesday,
Jun 10, 6:30pm, Peace Connection: Activist Gathering and Discussion, Luna’s Cafe, 1414 16th St, Sac 916-448-7157
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Wednesday,
Jun 18, 7:15pm, The Baghdad DVDs: 5 films made between 2007 and 2007 by students at the Independent Film and TV College in Baghdad about Iraqi lives under the U.S. occupation. 1640 9th Ave, Sac FMI: 916-446-3304
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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)