May 2013 Sacramento Peace Events

Saturday, May 25, , Bannering & leafleting to boycott SodaStream, made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land. Location TBA. Sign the petition. FMI: SacramentoBDS@gmail.com

Saturday, May 25, 11am - 5pm , March & Rally to tell Monsanto: Label GMOs and Stop polluting the environment, poisoning our drinking water & chopping down rainforests! North Steps, State Capitol, 11th & L, Sacramento. FMI ampnorcal@gmail.com

Saturday, May 25, 4 - 6pm , Garden Party for STOP, working to stop public subsidy for the arena. 1825 O St, Sacramento. Sacramento FMI: stoparenasubsidy@gmail.com

Sunday, May 26, 12:30pm , Film: Free showing of "Why We Fight", the 2005 documentary about the military-industrial complex. Preceded by a discussion of pacifism. UUSS, 2425 Sierra Blvd. Fahs Room Info: 916-617-8805

Tuesday, May 28, 3 - 5pm , Stop the Drones: Protest illegal Drone warfare. Beale AFB Wheatland Gate, S. Beale Rd., near Wheatland/Marysville. Followed by potluck and encampment at the main gate on N. Beale Rd. FMI: ratherbenyckeling@comcast.net; 510-215-5974. Carpools from Sac: bbinks@comcast.net; 916-284-0944.

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

Tuesday, May 28, 7pm - , 4th Tuesday Film: Standing Army. The U.S. has now encircled the world with a web of military bases unlike any other in history. No continent is spared. Why do countries like Germany, Italy, Japan and South Korea still host hundreds of military bases and thousands of U.S. soldiers? And why is the U.S. aggressively expanding in many new countries? 909 12th St, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157

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

Wednesday, May 29, 6 - 8:30am , Stop the Drones: Protest illegal Drone warfare. Beale AFB Main gate, N. Beale Rd., Marysville. FMI: ratherbenyckeling@comcast.net; 510-215-5974. Carpools from Sac: bbinks@comcast.net; 916-284-0944.

Wednesday, May 29, 6 - 8pm , Comprehensive Immigration Reform Town Hall Meeting. Learn how you can engage with policy makers and what your rights are. General Consulate of Mexico, 2093 Arena Blvd. Sacramento. Free childcare and light dinner. RSVP: abasurto@aclunc.org or (562) 396-2281.

June 2013 Sacramento Peace Events

Saturday, Jun 1, - , Bannering & leafleting to boycott SodaStream: it is made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land. Sign the petition. For time/location: SacramentoBDS@gmail.com

Saturday, Jun 1, 2:30pm , Memorial Service for Leon Lefson, whose passing on April 5 at age 98 was a great loss to the Sacramento progressive community. Unitarian Universalist Society, 2425 Sierra Blvd, Sacramento. Instead of flowers, Leon requested donations in his name to any Sacramento peace organization. FMI: 916-369-5510.

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

Wednesday, Jun 5, 4 - 5pm , Free Bradley Manning Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.

Wednesday, Jun 5, 6pm , SacPeace Board meets, 909 12th St, Sac. Members welcome. Info: 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org

Wednesday, Jun 5, 7pm - , Police Brutality & the Prison Industrial Complex. What's behind the epidemic of police brutality? Why does the U.S. have the largest prison population in the world? Join us at this public forum where these questions will be explored. Find out about the growing movement against killer-cops and mass incarceration. Sol Collective, 2574 21st St., Sacramento. FMI: ANSWER Coalition 916.572.9680

Thursday, Jun 6, 7pm , Beyond the Zionist Paradigm: Justice for Palestine. Talk by Israeli activist Miko Peled, author of The General's Son. DoubleTree Hotel, 2001 Point W Way, Sacramento. Tix $10. FMI: SacReg4PalestinianRights@gmail.com

Saturday, Jun 8, , Bannering & leafleting to boycott SodaStream: it is made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land. Sign the petition. For time/location: SacramentoBDS@gmail.com

Saturday, Jun 8, 6:30 - 8pm , Free Bradley Manning! Close Guantanamo! Monthly 2nd Saturday vigil, 20th & J, Sacramento. Vets for Peace. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.

Tuesday, Jun 11, 4:30 - 6pm , End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Wednesday, Jun 12, 4 - 5pm , Free Bradley Manning! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.

Wednesday, Jun 12, 7pm - , Film: Who Bombed Judi Bari? Stricken by cancer and close to death, Judi Bari, a leader of the movement to save California’s old growth redwoods, gives her testimony about the attempt on her life and her lawsuit against the FBI for trying to frame her and Darryl Cherney. Suggested donation: $5-20. Sol Collective, 2574 21st St., Sacramento. FMI: info@supporteric.org

Saturday, Jun 15, , Bannering & leafleting to boycott SodaStream: it is made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land. Sign the petition. For time/location: SacramentoBDS@gmail.com

Tuesday, Jun 18, 4:30 - 6pm , End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Wednesday, Jun 19, 4 - 5pm , Free Bradley Manning! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.

Wednesday, Jun 19, 7:15pm , Free Film: Granito. The story of how a General in Guatemala, Rios Montt,responsible for the genocide of the Mayan people in the 1980's, when hundreds of villages were destroyed and their people killed, was brought to justice in May 2013.1640 9th Ave. Sacramento. FMI: 916-446-3304

Saturday, Jun 22, , Bannering & leafleting to boycott SodaStream: it is made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land. Sign the petition. For time/location: SacramentoBDS@gmail.com

Monday, Jun 24, 3 - 5pm , Stop the Drones: Protest illegal Drone warfare. Beale AFB Wheatland Gate, S. Beale Rd. and Ostrom Rd., near Wheatland/Marysville. Followed by potluck and encampment at the main gate on N. Beale Rd. FMI: slogood481@hotmail.com; 941-320-0291. Carpools from Sac: bbinks@comcast.net; 916-284-0944.

Tuesday, Jun 25, 4:30 - 6pm , End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Jun 25, 6 - 8am , Stop the Drones: Protest illegal Drone warfare. Beale AFB Main gate, N. Beale Rd., Marysville. FMI: FMI: slogood481@hotmail.com; 941-320-0291. Carpools from Sac: bbinks@comcast.net; 916-284-0944.

Wednesday, Jun 26, 4 - 5pm , Free Bradley Manning! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.

Thursday, Jun 27, 7pm , Free Film: TBA. Jewish Voice for Peace film and discussion series. Donations requested. Light refreshments. Sol Collective, 2574 21st Street, Sacramento. FMI: sacramento@jewishvoiceforpeace.org.

Saturday, Jun 29, , Sacramento Area Black Caucus (SABC) 41st anniversary celebration. Gala Reception 6pm, underground bookstore, 2814 35th St. Program 7pm, Guild Theater, 2828 35th St, Sacramento. For 40-plus years SABC has been a constant presence in Sacramento. Both events are free and open to the public. FMI: sblackcaucus4@gmail.com

Saturday, Jun 29, , Bannering & leafleting to boycott SodaStream: it is made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land. Sign the petition. For time/location: SacramentoBDS@gmail.com

July 2013 Sacramento Peace Events

Wednesday, Jul 3, 6pm , SacPeace Board meets. 909 12th St, Sacramento. 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org

Monday, Jul 29, 3 - 5pm , Stop the Drones: Protest illegal Drone warfare. Beale AFB Wheatland Gate, S. Beale Rd. and Ostrom Rd., near Wheatland/Marysville. Followed by potluck and encampment at the main gate on N. Beale Rd. FMI:slogood481@hotmail.com; 941-320-0291. Carpools from Sac: bbinks@comcast.net; 916-284-0944.

Tuesday, Jul 30, 6 - 8am , Stop the Drones: Protest illegal Drone warfare. Beale AFB Main gate, N. Beale Rd., Marysville. FMI: FMI: slogood481@hotmail.com; 941-320-0291. Carpools from Sac: bbinks@comcast.net; 916-284-0944.

Ongoing Vigils & Peace Events in Valley & Foothill Communities

Amador Citizens for Peace: www.amadorpeace.org  Second Fridays, 4 - 6pm on the Highway 49 bridge in Sutter Creek.  Bring a sign, though some will be available at the protest.  Info: keith@amadorpeace.org.  Website has many general antiwar items, not just local info.

Calaveras Citizens for Peace: asw@goldrush.com

Chico Peace Center: www.chico-peace.org

Davis Peace Coalition: www.davispeace.org; Saturdays, 11:00am-12noon G Street Plaza (between Second and Third Streets), Davis; 530-758-8575; ctmp@aol.com   Also see www.ucdavispeace.org for student peace activities.

El Dorado Peace & Justice Community: www.edpjc.org   Last Monday, 6-7pm, Courthouse, Main & Bedford Streets, Placerville (530) 644-3733.

Fresno Center for Non-Violence & Peace Fresno www.fresnoalliance.com

Mariposa Peace Group - (209)966-4894, (209)742-7891

Nevada County, Peace Center of: www.ncpeace.org  Thursdays, 5-6:30pm, Broad Street in Calanan Park, Nevada City; 530-470-9797

Placer County Peacemakers: scottandellen@onemain.com
Every Saturday 3pm, Peace Vigil, Highway 49 at Elm St., Auburn, 530-878-1332

Sacramento Area Peace Action: www.sacpeace.org
Tuesdays, 4-6pm, 16th & J Streets;  Saturdays, see calendar; 1st & 3rd
Mondays, 4:30-5:30pm, Silent Vigil against the war on Iraq,  Federal Building 5th & I Sts

Reno Anti-War Coalition: stewartreno@yahoo.com

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. judy.tischer@sbcglobal.net