Sacramento Peace Calendar Update May 22 - Take Action on Afghanistan

Take Action this Week on Afghanistan:

As President Obama decides on the time line for troop withdrawals, please tell him and Congress: The U.S. needs to exit Afghanistan now. Over 8,000 Afghan civilians have been killed and thousands wounded with U.S. tax money, $10 billion/month. White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov, 202-456-1111. Congress: http://www.senate.gov, http://www.house.gov, or 202-224-3121.

May 2011 Sacramento Area Peace Events


Tuesday, May 24, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, May 24, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: Play Again, investigates the consequences of a childhood removed from nature and encourages action for a sustainable future. 909 12th St, Sacramento. Info: 916-448-7157, sacpeace [at] dcn.org

Tuesday, May 24, 7pm, Virtual Tour of Civil Liberties through California History from the Gold Rush to our precarious Post 911 Era with Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi. Friends Meeting House, 890 57th St, Sac. FMI: gushauna [at] yahoo.com

Wednesday, May 25, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. 916-456-4595.

Wednesday, May 25, 6:30 - 8pm, Professor Michelle Alexander and The New Jim Crow American Social Justice Tour Sacramento Stop, Women’s Civic Improvement Center, 3555 3rd Ave. FMI: 916-484-5025; fayek [at] springmail.com

Thursday, May 26, 7pm, Film: Deep Down, a story from the heart of coal country. Library, 315 E 14th St, Davis, CA. FMI: rodney [at] cal.net.

Tuesday, May 31, Vigil to protest Drones & U.S. militarism at Beale AFB, Main Gate, at end of N. Beale Rd, Marysville. Morning vigil 6:30-9am; afternoon 3:30-5:00pm. FMI: 510-215-5974; ratherbenyckeling [at] comcast.net Carpooling from Sacramento: 916-456-4595

Tuesday, May 31, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.

June 2011 Sacramento Peace Events


Wednesday, Jun 1, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. 916-456-4595.

Friday, Jun 3, 5pm, Free Speech and Democracy Sidewalk Rally. Help the Co-op on its Anti-Depression Friday to Lift the Spirit of Humanity by asking its Board and Management to end the tabling ban, let the Members vote, and support everyone's human rights! Alhambra & S St., Sacramento. FMI: humanrightsareacoopvalue [at] gmail.com

Saturday, Jun 4, 7pm, Tools for Independence and Resistance: talk by author and activist Don Paul. Time Tested Books, 1114 21st St, Sac. This event is free. Info: 916-372-8433

Tuesday, Jun 7, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.

Wednesday, Jun 8, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. 916-456-4595.

Wednesday, Jun 8, 4 - 6pm, Vigil to commemorate Israel's 1967 attack on the Liberty, a US Navy ship, killing 34 U.S. sailors. Federal Building 501 I St, Sacramento. FMI: j_colbe [at] yahoo.com; 916-424-2350.

Wednesday, Jun 8, 7 - 8:30pm, Refusing to Be Enemies: Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Israeli Occupation. An evening with author Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta. Friends Meeting House, 890 57th St. Sacramento. FMI 209-747-3452.

Saturday, Jun 11, 6:30 - 8pm, Demand Peace Now to stop illegal wars and occupations! Vigil at 2nd Saturday Art Walk. 20th & J Sts, Sac. Use our signs or bring your own. Veterans for Peace, 916-698-8131

Tuesday, Jun 14, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.

Wednesday, Jun 15, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. 916-456-4595.

Wednesday, Jun 15, 7:15pm, Film: Ultra Zionists. A small subculture of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers consider it their religious and political obligation to populate some of the most sensitive and disputed areas of the West Bank. 1640 9th Ave. Sacramento. FMI: 916-446-3304

Tuesday, Jun 21, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.

Wednesday, Jun 22, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. 916-456-4595.

Saturday, Jun 25, 5pm, The Peace Pyramid features Ron Zaleski, who walked barefoot coast to coast to dramatize the plight of returning Iraq vets who he says are committing suicide at 18 a day. 2041 Campton Circle, Gold River. FMI: tjking07 [at] comcast.net or 916-241-9194

Tuesday, Jun 28, 4:30 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Jun 28, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: Cointelpro 101, this new film is an introduction to the FBI’s wars of terror waged against radical left movements in the US and how those in power work to suppress and “neutralize” movements and individuals. 909 12th St, Sacramento. Info: 916-448-7157, sacpeace [at] dcn.org

Wednesday, Jun 29, 4 - 5pm, Troops Home Now/Stop the Killing! Weekly vigil, 15th & L, Sac. Vets for Peace, Sacramento. All are welcome. 916-456-4595.