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.

February 2012 Sacramento Area Peace Events

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, 6pm, Oppose public funds for a for-profit sports arena. Sacramento City Council to consider proposal for public advisory vote on use of parking revenues funds for the arena. City Council Chambers behind 915 I, Sac. FMI: janny007@sbcglobal.net

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.

Wednesday, Feb 8, 6pm, This is What Democracy Looks Like: Palestine, Israel and the U.S.. Talk by Davis activist Mikos Fabersunne, recently returned from Palestine/Israel will address the growing popular resistance movements that are challenging Israel's occupation of Palestine and regimes in the Near East and its relevance to the spirit of the Occupy movement in the U.S. Sol Collective, 2574 21st, Sacramento. FMI: fabersunne@sbcglobal.net.

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.

Friday, Feb 10, Register now for Occupy AIPAC. See Mar. 1

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, 20th & 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

Saturday, Feb 18, 1 - 3pm, Film: Prisoners and Patriots: The Untold Story of Japanese Internment in Santa Fe with film producer, Neil Simon. Tix: $15/$10 students. Sec of State Auditorium, 1500 11th St, Sacramento. FMI: 916-685-6647.

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.

Saturday, Feb 25, 2 - 4pm, Protest SodaStream which is made in an illegal Israel settlement on stolen Palestinian land. Target, 2505 Riverside, Sacramento (Riverside & Broadway). Don't buy SodaStream (a device for making carbonated water) and ask Costco and other stores not to carry it. FMI: sacramentobds@gmail.com

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, Occupy AIPAC, Wash.DC March 3-6! Speakers and performers include Palestinian author and comedian Saud Amiry, Roane Carey of The Nation, author Phyllis Bennis, lawyer/former PLO negotiator Diana Buttu, CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin, Palestinian poet Remi Kanazi, National Iranian American Council's Jamal Abdi, Saudi specialist Ali al-Ahmed, and many more. FMI: occupyaipac@gmail.com.

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

Sunday, Mar 4, 1 - 4pm, World Friendship Day Celebration. Dance performances, crafts, food. Sacramento Elks Lodge, 6446 Riverside Boulevard, Sacramento. Free. FMI: 916-967-0300

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, 4 - 6pm, Vigil for Rachel Corrie, murdered March 16, 2003 by an Israeli soldier while she was trying to prevent a Palestinian's home from being demolished. Federal Building 501 I St., Sacramento. FMI: j_colbe@yahoo.com.

Friday, Mar 16, 7pm, The World Watching: Human Rights in Palestine-Israel. Palestine Freedom Rider, human rights attorney Huwaida Arraf and Sabeel founder Rev. Naim Ateek will give this keynote address for the Sabeel Sacramento Conference. Open to the public sliding scale $5-$15. 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

Sunday, Apr 22, 11am - 5pm, Sacramento Earth Day 2012, Southside Park, T & 8th Sts, Sac. Live music, art, entertainers, food, fun crafts. Info: (916) 444-0022.

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)