Sacramento Area Peace Calendar for March

Sacramento Area Peace Events

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 http://www.davispeace.org for the Davis Peace Coalition. Scroll to bottom for links to ongoing area vigils.



March 2007 Sacramento Area Peace Events



Monday, Mar 5, Day 39: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-9.


Monday, Mar 5, 9:30 - 10:30am. News Conference; letter and petition presentation at Rep. Mike Thompson District office. No more $ for war. Bring the troops home, sign on to HR 508 and Provide Reparations for Iraqi War Victims, 712 Main St, Suite 1, Woodland. 530-756-1900; 530-400-7369 (cell)


Monday, Mar 5, 6:30pm, Organic Sacramento meeting, at Miracles of Sacramento, 3120 O St, Sac kimg [at] organicsacramento.org


Monday, Mar 5, 7pm, Report on Iraqi Refugees: Battlefield without Borders. Ukiah Poet Laureate and activist David Smith Ferri reads from his new book and reports back on his recent Middle East trip to meet with Iraqi refugees. Event proceeds will go to Iraqi victims of the occupation. Newman Center, 5900 Newman Ct, Sacramento, 916-448-7157; sypeaceact [at] jps.net


Tuesday, Mar 6, Day 40: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-9.


Tuesday, Mar 6, 10am - 12:30pm, Human Cost of the War: Speakers 10am, Memorial Exhibit until 12:30pm. Hear from and about those most personally affected by the U.S. war on Iraq. Federal Building, 501 I St, Sacramento, 916-448-7157; sypeaceact [at] jps.net


Tuesday, Mar 6, 4 - 6pm, End the Occupation NOW vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157


Wednesday, Mar 7, Day 41: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-9.


Wednesday, Mar 7, 11am - 12:20pm, Disaster in Iraq: Is there a way out? Talk by Richard Becker (see 3/8), Weaver Hall, Rm 213A, Sierra College, 5000 Rocklin Rd, Rocklin, smcdonald [at] sierracollege.edu


Wednesday, Mar 7, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261


Wednesday, Mar 7, 5:45pm, SAPA Board meeting, members welcome. 909 12th St. Sac, 916-448-7157


Thursday, Mar 8, Day 42: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-9.


Thursday, Mar 8, 5 - 8pm, Friends of Leah Zeff Den Boer are invited to celebrate her life, Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th St, Sac. In lieu of flowers the family is suggesting donations to Sacramento Peace Action, 530-867-4293


Thursday, Mar 8, 7:30pm, Disaster in Iraq: Is there a Way Out? Talk by Richard Becker, noted author and activist, as part of the Spring 2007 Lecture and Film Series. Becker has been an anti-war organizer and analyst of the conflict in Iraq since 1990. Rm, L101, Learning Resource Center, Sierra College Nevada County Campus, 250 Sierra College Dr, Grass Valley. 530-274-5291


Friday, Mar 9, Peace-in continues at Doris Matsui's office 8:30am-5pm. This will be day 43 of a peaceful sit-in while we wait for Matsui's commitment to vote against any more funding for the occupation of Iraq. 501 I St, Suite 12-600. Bring ID to go through security check, no cameras. Stay a few minutes, few hours, or all day! 916-448-7157; sacendthewar [at] yahoo.com


Saturday, Mar 10, 11am - 1pm EVENT CANCELED. Continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons. Attendees are encouraged to attend the 2pm film showing, see below.


Saturday, Mar 10, 11am - 1pm, Troops Home Now! and No Attack on Iran! Bring your signs and passion for ending this war and be a part of the people who bring this occupation to an end. Truxel Rd and Gateway Park Blvd, Sacramento, 916-455-6312; paulncandy [at] comcast.net


Saturday, Mar 10, 2 - 4pm, Film: War from Space? A video from the June 2006 World Peace Forum against militarizing space. Followed by discussion, 909 12th St., Sac. 916-448-7157; sypeaceact [at] jps.net


Sunday, Mar 11, Get your tickets on the bus from Sacramento or Davis to the March 18 mass demonstration in San Francisco. 916-448-7157; sypeaceact [at] jps.net


Monday, Mar 12, Day 44: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-16.


Monday, Mar 12, Labor Calls for an End to Funding the War on Iraq. Time/Location TBA, nadm916 [at] aol.com


Monday, Mar 12, 7 - 9pm, G8 Infotour: A Presentation About the History of and Resistance to the G-8. Mariposa 1000, CSU Sacramento, 6000 J St, Sacramento, sactoacafe [at] riseup.net


Monday, Mar 12, 7pm, Elk Grove Peace & Justice Forum, Bill Durston: Healthcare for All, discussing the need for everyone to have healthcare and some of the challenges which need to be addressed. He will also compare the major healthcare proposals which have been proposed in California and the national level. Elk Grove United Methodist Church, 8986 Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove. Info: Bob Fossgreen at 916-685-3612


Tuesday, Mar 13, Day 45: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-16.


Tuesday, Mar 13, 4 - 6pm, Vigil: Bring the Troops & Bases Home NOW, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157


Tuesday, Mar 13, 7 - 9pm, Discussion of Michael Watts recent article in Monthly Review. Led by Seth Sandronsky. Rm 11, Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Sac. 916-799-1354; info [at] marxistschool.org


Tuesday, Mar 13, 7pm, Film: Fog of War, Robert McNamara, looks back on his decisions regarding the Viet Nam War. Blanchard Rm, Davis Library, 315 E 14th St, Davis. Info: Teach Peace 530-758-2362 or 530-758-8431.


Wednesday, Mar 14, Day 46: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-16.


Wednesday, Mar 14, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261


Wednesday, Mar 14, 6 - 8pm, Sacramento 911 Truth: Questioning the War on Terror, monthly meeting. 1401 G St, Sac, sac911truth [at] gmail.com; 916-372-8433


Wednesday, Mar 14, 7pm, Dr. David Andersen talks about Post-Conflict Reconciliation in Central America, about El Salvador's 15th anniversary of peace accords. He is prof. of govt and internatl studies at CSU-Sac, and coordinator of peace and conflict resolution program. Free. Green Rm., Sierra 2, 2791 - 24th St, Sac. Info: 916-457-5018 or caac2 [at] jps.net.


Thursday, Mar 15, Day 47: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-16.


Thursday, Mar 15, 7 - 9pm, Empire of Oil: Capitalist Dispossession and the Scramble for Africa. Lecture by Michael Watts, director of the Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Green Rm, Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Sac. 916-799-1354; info [at] marxistschool.org


Friday, Mar 16, Peace-in continues at Doris Matsui's office 8:30am-5pm. This will be day 48 of a peaceful sit-in while we wait for Matsui's commitment to vote against any more funding for the occupation of Iraq. 501 I St, Suite 12-600. Bring ID to go through security check, no cameras. Stay a few minutes, few hours, or all day! 916-448-7157; sacendthewar [at] yahoo.com


Friday, Mar 16, 12noon, Vigil to Commemorate the death of Rachel Corrie who was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer on 3/16/03. Corrie, 23, was trying to prevent the Israeli army from destroying the home of a physician and his family in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Federal Building, 501 I St, Sac. jaycolbe [at] netzero.com


Saturday, Mar 17, 11:30a - 1:30p, 3rd Sat. Bring the U.S. Troops & Bases Home Vigil in solidarity with the Global Days of Action on the 4th yr. of the ongoing assault and occupation of Iraq, Fulton & Marconi, Sac 916-448-7157


Saturday, Mar 17, 12:30 - 5:30pm, Workshop by the Pachamama Alliance, on accelerating the broad global movement of change toward environmental sustainability and social justice. $20 donation. Unitarian Church 27074 Patwin Rd. Davis, 530-758-0645


Saturday, Mar 17, 2 - 4pm, Ruth Holbrook 10th Annual Coaltion of Labor Union Women Awards Reception. A Labor Viewpoint on California Health Care Reform. Honoring local union women activists. Donation $10, Sac Central Labor Council Hall, 2840 El Centro Rd, Sac, 916-927-1552


Saturday, Mar 17, 3:30 - 6:30pm, Protest the 4th year since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in solidarity with actions throughout the country on this weekend. 16th & Broadway, Sacramento. Bring friends, banners, flags, signs, art, instruments. stephen.pearcy [at] sbcglobal.net 916-444-8314


Sunday, Mar 18, 12noon, Global Days of Action on the 4th Anniversary of the War: March & demonstration. Starts Justin Herman Plaza at the Embarcadero, goes to Civic Center, 415-821-6545; answer [at] actionsf.org. For info. about buses & carpools from Sacramento: 916-448-7157; sypeaceact [at] jps.net


Monday, Mar 19, 12 - 1pm, Death Penalty Vigil, North steps, State Capitol, 11th & L, Sac. 916-455-1796; lygageorgiann [at] yahoo.com


Monday, Mar 19, 6 - 8pm, Peace & Sustainability Committee meets, 909 12th St, Sac. 916-736-1678


Monday, Mar 19, 7pm, Why War With Iran is on the Horizon and What We Must Do to Stop It Before It Starts, talk byDavid Dionisi, Leake Rm, Woodland Public Library, 250 First St. Woodland. 530-758-8431; nanoosky [at] sbcglobal.net


Tuesday, Mar 20, 4 - 6pm, Vigil: End the Occupation NOW, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157


Tuesday, Mar 20, 6:30pm, Palestine Taskforce meeting, 909 12th St, Sacramento, 916-448-7157, sypeaceact [at] jps.net


Wednesday, Mar 21, Deadline for high school seniors essay contest, over $5,000 in scholarships, Sacramento Physicians for Social Responsibility, info [at] sacpsr.org; 916-955-6333.


Wednesday, Mar 21, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261


Wednesday, Mar 21, 7:15pm, CAAC Goes to the Movies-Yank Tanks: Carros Clasicos de Cuba, When Fidel Castro became leader of Cuba the united States began the four-decade-long trade embargo, stranding 150,000 American cars. The hard-working and resourceful Cubans cherish the American (Yank) cars (Tanks) and take the phrase "living with less" to a new level. Also showing The Artists of Iraq (15 min). 1640 9th Ave., Info: 916-446-3304


Wednesday, Mar 21, 7pm, Ken Jenkins, activist/videographer presents: Overcoming Barriers to 9/11 Truth. Despite the evidence many don’t want to believe the realities of the world we face today such as stolen elections, US foreign/domestic policies, and the truth about 9/11. This talk will look at the psychological resistances to such truths, so we can better overcome them. Part II scheduled for April 18. 909 12th St, Sac. Info: Sacramento 9/11 Truth, sac911truth [at] gmail.com, 916-372-8433.


Saturday, Mar 24, 11am - 1pm, Continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. 916-482-4627.


Saturday, Mar 24, 6pm, Film: The Power of Nightmares, a historical account of the use of fear by those in power to manipulate popular opinion. 2548 8th Ave., Sac, RSVP: 916-455-6312; paulncandy [at] comcast.net


Tuesday, Mar 27, 4 - 6pm, Vigil: Bring the Troops & Bases Home NOW, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157; sypeaceact [at] jps.net


Tuesday, Mar 27, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: Who Killed the Electric Car? The film looks at the hopeful birth and untimely death of the electric car and points the finger at the guilty parties that contributed to its death...car companies, oil industry, consumers, the US govt, and the CA Air Resources Board (including footage from Sacramento). 909 12th St. Sac. 916-448-7157; sypeaceact [at] jps.net


Wednesday, Mar 28, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261


Saturday, Mar 31, 10am, Annual Cesar Chavez march starts at Southside Park, 5th & T Streets, Sac. 916-296-3465; 916-712-4251




April 2007 Sacramento Peace Events


Tuesday, Apr 10, 7 - 9pm, Book discussion, Harry Targ, Late Capitalism, part 1 of 2. led by Arline Prigoff & Leon Lefson. Rm 11, Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Sac. info [at] marxistschool.org


Monday, Apr 23, 7 - 9pm, Tourism and Capitalist Development in Goa, India. Talk by CSUS Anthropology Prof. Raghuraman Trichur. Rm 11, Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Sac. info [at] marxistschool.org


Tuesday, Apr 24, 7 - 9pm, Book discussion, Harry Targ, Late Capitalism, part 2 of 2. led by Arline Prigoff & Leon Lefson. Rm 11, Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Sac. info [at] marxistschool.org


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, http://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 [at] jps.net  (Updated 11-2006)

Solano County Peace and Justice Coalition, Thursdays, 5 to 6 pm, First and Military street in Benicia, http://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 [at] charter.net  ( Updated 11-2006)