Sacramento Peace & Justice Calendar Update for February/rest of January

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
2-10-08: Former NYT reporter Stephen Kinzer speaks on Iran
2-13-08: Scholar, author, professor Joel Kovel speaks on one democratic state for Palestine/Israel 2-20-08: Activist, writer Richard Becker speaks on the elections, the economy and the war.

January 2008 Sacramento Area Peace Events

Wednesday, Jan 23, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.

Thursday, Jan 24, 7pm, Chief Lobbyist for the California Sierra Club, Bill Magavern, will host a Primary Ballot Forum including a review of the propositions and presidential choices on the February 5 ballot. Southside Park Cohousing Common House, 434 T Street. Free, More info: 447-2169

Thursday, Jan 24, 7pm, If Americans Knew What the Media Leaves Out: A Case Study on American Newspapers' Coverage of Israel/Palestine by freelance journalist, Alison Weir, who reports on her independent investigation of Gaza and the West Bank. Wellman 2, UC Davis, Davis. FMI: m.o.ahmad [at] gmail.com

Friday, Jan 25, Demonstration to End the Siege of Gaza Now! Recreating the Warsaw Ghetto, Israel has surrounded Gaza and is now blockading over 1.5 million Palestinians, who are suffering from life-threatening shortages of food, medicines, fuel and other vital necessities. 4-6 p.m., Israeli Consulate, 456 Montgomery St., San Francisco. Carpools from Sacramento: 916-448-7157.

Friday, Jan 25, 7 - 9pm, The Latin American People's Movement and the Global Peace and Justice Movement, Friends Meeting House, 890 57th St., Sac. Donations welcome. Info: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 916-369-5510, or wilpf [at] nicetechnology.com

Saturday, Jan 26, 11a - 1p, continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. All welcome. Info: 916-482-4627.

Tuesday, Jan 29, 4 - 6pm, US out Now! Weekly vigil, 16th/J Sts., Sac. Info: sacpeace [at] dcn.org, 916-448-7157

Tuesday, Jan 29, 7pm, Into the Grey - Perspectives from the West Bank City of Nablus: A Multimedia Presentation by Mark Turner of the Research Journalism Initiative. Doors open 6:30; refreshments; program starts 7pm. 909 12th St, Sac FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace [at] dcn.org.

Wednesday, Jan 30, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.

Thursday, Jan 31, 6 - 8pm, town hall meeting on juveniles in the criminal justice system, County Board of Supervisors Chambers, 700 H Street, Sac. Info: 916-874-5907


February 2008 Sacramento Peace Events


Saturday, Feb 2, 11:30a - 1:30p, 1st Saturday End the Occupations Vigil, Arden & Heritage, Sac 916-448-7157

Tuesday, Feb 5, 4 - 6pm, US out Now! Weekly vigil, 16th/J Sts., Sac. Info: sacpeace [at] dcn.org, 916-448-7157

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

Wednesday, Feb 6, 7pm, Film: Zeitgeist. Powerful myths control our lives, this film explores 3 realms...religion, 9/11, and our centralized monetary system. Blanchard Room, Davis Library, 315 E. 14th St, Davis. Info: 530-757-1633

Saturday, Feb 9, 11am - 1pm, Ongoing foreign policy & nuclear weapons seminar, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. 916-482-4627.

Sunday, Feb 10, 1pm, The Folly of Attacking Iran: Talk by Stephen Kinzer, former New York Times correspondent and author of All the Shah's Men, Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change From Hawaii to Iraq, and (co-author) Bitter Fruit: The Untold Story of the American Coup in Guatemala. SEIU-UHW Hall, 1911 F St, Sac. FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace [at] dcn.org

Monday, Feb 11, 4:30 - 6pm, 9/11 Truth Action Demonstration and call for a new investigation. 11th & L St. Info: sac911truth [at] gmail.com

Monday, Feb 11, 7pm, Elk Grove Peace & Justice Forum presents Rev. Larry George on the Plight of the Palestinians. United Methodist Church, 8986 Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove. Info: 916-689-6943

Monday, Feb 11, 7pm, Davis Peace Coalition meeting, Blanchard Rm, Library, 315 E 14th, Davis, 530-747-0185

Tuesday, Feb 12, 4 - 6pm, Call for Peace Vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157

Wednesday, Feb 13, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.

Wednesday, Feb 13, 7pm, Peace for Earth Walkers, see Feb 15th for details). Sacramento Friends Community Church, 4001 E St., Sac, 916-451-7614

Wednesday, Feb 13, 7pm, A Real Road to Peace: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine, talk by Joel Kovel. SEIU-UHW Hall, 1911 F St, Sacramento. Professor of Social Studies at Bard College, Kovel is the son of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, spent 24 years working as a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, ran for Congress as a Green Party candidate, and has written ten books on racism, nuclear proliferation, the environment and other issues. FMI: 916-448-7157; sacpeace [at] dcn.org

Friday, Feb 15, 7pm, Peace for Earth Walkers, Ruah Swennerfelt and Louis Cox, come to Sacramento on their walk from Vancouver,B.C. to San Diego, CA., to share their thoughts on the need to make radical changes in lifestyles integrating peace, justice and earthcare. Sacramento Friends meeting, 890 57th St., Sac, Info: 916-451-7614

Saturday, Feb 16, 11:30a - 1:30p, 3rd Saturday Vigil, End the War & Bring the U.S. Troops & Bases Home, Fulton & Marconi, Sac 916-448-7157

Monday, Feb 18, 12 - 1pm, Death Penalty Vigil, North Steps, State Capitol (11th & L Sts.) Info: Georgia Lyga, 916-455-1796 or lygageorgiann [at] yahoo.com

Monday, Feb 18, 6 - 8pm, Sacramento 9/11 Truth: Questioning the War on Terror, monthly meeting. Denny’s meeting room - 3rd/J Sts, Sac, afreedmind [at] yahoo.com; 916-372-8433

Tuesday, Feb 19, 4 - 6pm, Bring all the troops and bases home vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157; sacpeace [at] dcn.org

Tuesday, Feb 19, 6:30pm, Palestine Taskforce meeting, 909 12th St., Sacramento, 916-448-7157, sacpeace [at] dcn.org

Tuesday, Feb 19, 6:30pm, Operation Enduring Reality (counter recruitment) meeting. 909 12th St, Sac 916-448-7157; sacpeace [at] dcn.org

Wednesday, Feb 20, 11am, Gillian Sorensen, a veteran official of the United Nations, speaks on the relationship of the US to the UN, Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St., Sac (at Wyda Way). Free. Optional buffet lunch ($10) follows at 12:40pm. Reservations 916-966-7002 by Monday, Feb. 18. Info: UN Association 916-482-1354

Wednesday, Feb 20, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.

Wednesday, Feb 20, 7:15pm, CAAC Goes to the Movies: Breaking Ranks, about four U.S. soldiers seeking sanctuary in Canada as part of their resistance to the war in Iraq. 1640 9th Ave, Sac, FMI:446-3304

Wednesday, Feb 20, 7pm, The Elections, The War & The Economy: A Discussion with Richard Becker, who is an author, speaker and co-founder of the ANSWER Coalition. 909 12th St. Sacramento. 916-448-7157; sacpeace [at] dcn.org.

Thursday, Feb 21, 7 - 9pm, Professor Phil Gasper of Notre Dame de Namur University, author of The Communist Manifesto: A Road Map to History's Most Important Political Document. Sierra 2 Ctr, Garden Room, 2791 24th St. Free. INFO: Ellen, 916-369-5510; info [at] marxistschool.org

Saturday, Feb 23, 11am - 1pm, Ongoing foreign policy & nuclear weapons seminar, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. 916-482-4627.

Tuesday, Feb 26, 4 - 6pm, Call for Peace Vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157

Tuesday, Feb 26, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: What a Way to Go, Life at the End of Empire, explores the challenges of dwindling fossil fuel reserves, critically degraded ecosystems, a changing climate, an exploding global population, teetering global economies, an unstable political climate, and what is it doing to the rest of the life on this planet. 909 12th St. Sac. 916-448-7157; sacpeace [at] dcn.org

Wednesday, Feb 27, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.


April 2008 Sacramento Peace Events

Monday, Apr 21, 7:30 - 9pm, Scott Ritter, What Mainstream Media Won't Tell Us About Iran, Iraq, and U.S. Foreign Policy, Ritter is a former UN weapons inspector who opposed the war on Iraq. Varsity Theater, 616 2d St, Davis. Tickets $20, . 530-554-7061.