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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.
June 2013 Sacramento Area Peace Events
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 Friday,
Jun 21 ,
Signature gathering begins to put an initiative on the ballot to allow Sacramentans to vote on whether they want public funds to be used for an arena. FMI: stoparenasubsidy@gmail.com
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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
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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.
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Tuesday,
Jun 25, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.
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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.
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Tuesday,
Jun 25 , 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: Doctors of the Dark Side exposes the torture scandal and role of psychologists and physicians who implemented and covered up the torture of detainees in US controlled military prisons. 909 12th St. Sac. Info: 916-448-7157, sacpeace@dcn.org
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Wednesday,
Jun 26, 4 - 5pm, Free Bradley Manning! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.
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Wednesday,
Jun 26, 7pm, Free Film: Paradise Now. Jewish Voice for Peace film and discussion series. Donations requested. Light refreshments. Sol Collective, 2574 21st St, Sacramento. FMI: sacramento@jewishvoiceforpeace.org.
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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
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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
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July 2013
Sacramento Peace Events
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Tuesday,
Jul 2, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.
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Wednesday,
Jul 3, 4 - 5pm, Free Bradley Manning! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.
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Wednesday,
Jul 3, 6pm, SacPeace Board meets. 909 12th St, Sacramento. 916-448-7157; sacpeace@dcn.org
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Saturday,
Jul 6 ,
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
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Tuesday,
Jul 9, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.
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Wednesday,
Jul 10, 4 - 5pm, Free Bradley Manning! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.
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Wednesday,
Jul 10 , 6 - 9pm, Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the United States was Used to Create Israel. Talk by Alison Weir, Executive Director, If Americans Knew and President of Council for the National Interest. Free. Blanchard Rm, Davis Library, 315 E. 14th St., Davis. FMI: (530) 756-4094, juliahb@dcn.org.
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Saturday,
Jul 13 ,
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
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Saturday,
Jul 13, 6:30 - 8pm, 2nd Saturday vigil Free Bradley Manning! Close Guantanamo! 20th & J, Sacramento. FMI: 916-456-4595
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Sunday,
Jul 14 , 12:30pm, Drones: Surveillance or Remote-Controlled Warfare?, presentation by Ellen Schwartz, Sacramento Valley Chapter of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Club Room, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1300 N St, Sac. Free, all welcome. Info: 916-428-9403.
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Monday,
Jul 15, 6 - 8pm, Sacramento 9/11 Truth monthly meeting. Perko's conference room, 925 3rd St. Sac. FMI: 916-372-8433
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Tuesday,
Jul 16, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.
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Wednesday,
Jul 17, 4 - 5pm, Free Bradley Manning! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595.
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Saturday,
Jul 20 , 10:30am - 12:30pm, 3rd Saturday Bannering & leafleting to boycott SodaStream: it is made in an illegal Israeli settlement on stolen Palestinian land. Sign the petition.. Target, 6504 4th Ave. Sacramento. Tell Target CEO Gregg W. Steinhafel that SodaStream is made in unethical conditions – a violation of Target’s Corporate Responsibility policy. Gregg.Steinhafel@target.com, Target HQ, 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403. FMI: SacramentoBDS@gmail.com
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Tuesday,
Jul 23, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.
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Tuesday,
Jul 23 , 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: Schooling the World-The White Man's Last Burden, takes a challenging and troubling look at the role played by modern education in the destruction of the world’s last sustainable indigenous cultures. 909 12th St. Sac. Info: 916-448-7157, sacpeace@dcn.org
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Wednesday,
Jul 24, 4 - 5pm, Free Bradley Manning! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595
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Saturday,
Jul 27 ,
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
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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.
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Tuesday,
Jul 30, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations and U.S. Wars NOW! Weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sacramento. 916-448-7157.
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Tuesday,
Jul 30, 6 - 8am, Stop the Drones: Protest illegal Drone warfare. Beale AFB Main gate, N. Beale Rd., Marysville. FMI: slogood481@hotmail.com; 941-320-0291. Carpools from Sac: bbinks@comcast.net; 916-284-0944.
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Wednesday,
Jul 31, 4 - 5pm, Free Bradley Manning! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace. All welcome. FMI: 916-456-4595
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August 2013
Sacramento Peace Events
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Tuesday,
Aug 27 , 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: Living Along the Fenceline shares the stories of women from Texas, Puerto Rico, Hawai’i, Guam, the Philippines, Korea, and Okinawa (Japan) whose lives have been affected by the US military presence in their backyards. 909 12th St. Sac. Info: 916-448-7157, sacpeace@dcn.org
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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)
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