Local events that address peace, justice & 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 Davis events &
www.ucdavispeace.org for
UCD student events.
All events in Sacramento & more info at 916 448-7157 unless noted. Scroll
to bottom for a list of and links
to ongoing area vigils and events.
August 2008
Sacramento Peace Events
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Wednesday,
Aug 27, 4 - 6pm , Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261
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Wednesday,
Aug 27, 7pm , film, Peaceable Kingdom, about the origins of some foods, Beecher Room, Auburn Library, 350 Nevada St., Auburn. Suggested donation, $5; students free; no one turned away. Info: 530-878-1331.
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September 2008
Sacramento Peace Events
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Tuesday,
Sep 2, 4 - 6pm , U.S. out of Iraq & Afghanistan. No attack on Iran. 16th & J Sts, Sac 916-448-7157
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Wednesday,
Sep 3, 4 - 6pm , Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.
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Saturday,
Sep 6, 11:30a - 1:30p , 1st Saturday End the Occupations Vigil. Arden & Heritage, Sac, 916-448-7157
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Saturday,
Sep 6 , 4:30pm - , The San Francisco Mime Troupe returns for another self-composed musical comedy play "Red State", a political commentary on the 2008 Presidential Election. 7th & T, Sac. Free. 916-501-4729
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Sunday,
Sep 7, 7pm - , Revolutionary Movements & U.S. Intervention in Latin America. Talk by labor union activist and presidential candidate Gloria LaRiva who has recently returned from Venezuela and Bolivia. 909 12th St., Sacramento. 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org
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Tuesday,
Sep 9, 4 - 6pm , Weekly Vigil to End the Occupation, bring the troops & bases home, 16th & J Sts, Sac 916-448-7157
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Tuesday,
Sep 9, 6:30pm - , Monthly Peace Connection: discussion with Zimbabwean Poet and Professor E. Sigauke. Luna's Cafe 1414, 16th St, Sac. 916-448-7157
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Wednesday,
Sep 10, 4 - 6pm , Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.
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Thursday,
Sep 11, 4:30 - 6pm , 7 years and counting: 9/11 Truth Action Demonstration and call for a new investigation. 11th & L St. sac911truth@gmail.com
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Thursday,
Sep 11, 7 - 9pm , Paul Zarembka, author and professor, "9/11: An Inside Job?" Garden Room, Sierra 2 Center, 2791 24th St., Sac. The Hidden History of 9-11, a collection of essays edited by Zarembka, will be available for purchase. The Marxist School of Sacramento is the sponsor of this free, public event. Info: 916-369-5510.
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Saturday,
Sep 13, 11a - 1p , continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. All welcome. Info: 916-482-4627.
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Saturday,
Sep 13, 12 - 2pm , Counter Recruitment Rally and Peace Vigil. Bring your sign (some will be available) opposing the war and/or discouraging people from enlisting in the military. Truxel/San Juan, Sacramento. 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org.
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Monday,
Sep 15, 12 - 1pm , Noon Hour Vigil Against the Death Penalty, North Steps/State Capitol. Info: Georgia Lyga, 916-455-1796, lygageorgiann@yahoo.com
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Monday,
Sep 15, 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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Tuesday,
Sep 16, 4 - 6:30pm , U.S. out of Iraq & Afghanistan. No attack on Iran. 16th & J Sts, Sac 916-448-7157
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Tuesday,
Sep 16, 6:30pm , Palestine Taskforce meeting, 909 12th St, Sac; sacpeace@dcn.org, 916-448-7157
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Wednesday,
Sep 17, 4 - 6pm , Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.
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Saturday,
Sep 20, 11:30a - 1:30p , 3rd Saturday vigil: Bring all the Troops Home Now! Fulton & Marconi, Sac 916-448-7157
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Sunday,
Sep 21 , 6 - 9pm , Evening of Peace Dinner. Student led annual awards dinner on International Day of Peace. 600 Alhambra Blvd, Sac. Tix $45/60, windml@gmail.com; 530-204-7227
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Tuesday,
Sep 23, 4 - 6pm , Weekly Vigil to End the Occupation, bring the troops & bases home, 16th & J Sts, Sac 916-448-7157
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Tuesday,
Sep 23 , 7pm - , 4th Tuesday Films, Our Spirits Don't Speak English: Indian Boarding School, explores the U.S. Government policy which took Indian children from their homes and forced them into boarding schools to educate them in the ways of Western Society. The film gives a voice to the countless Indian children forced through a system designed to strip them of their Native American culture, heritage, and traditions. 909 12th St., Sac. Info: sacpeace@dcn.org; 916-448-7157
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Wednesday,
Sep 24, 4 - 6pm , Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.
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Saturday,
Sep 27, 11a - 1p , continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. All welcome. Info: 916-482-4627.
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Saturday,
Sep 27, 11am - 1pm , Counter Recruitment Rally and Peace Vigil. Bring your sign (some will be available) opposing the war and/or discouraging people from enlisting in the military. Natomas Market Place and Gateway Oaks., Sac. 916-448-7157; sacpeace.org.
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Tuesday,
Sep 30, 4 - 6pm , Weekly peace vigil: No more war! 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157
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October 2008
Sacramento Peace Events
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Saturday,
Oct 4 , 6pm , Physicians for Social Responsiblity Annual Fundraiser Dinner. Deb Niemeyer, Director, UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment, will speak on Climate Change and Health from a National and International Perspective, CSUS Alumni Center. $60. Info: 916-955-6333, info@sacpsr.org, .
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Monday,
Oct 6, 7pm , War, Global Warming & Economic Crisis: Will the Election Change the Course? Talk by Richard Becker, 909 12th St, Sacramento. 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org
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Thursday,
Oct 30 , 7pm - , Antonia Juhasz, author of The Bush Agenda: Invading the World One Economy at a Time, speaks on tour with her new book: The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must Do To Stop It. Sacramento. Location & time TBA. 916-448-7157.
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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
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