Sacramento Area Peace Calendar

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.

February 2007 Sacramento Area Peace Events

Friday, Feb 16, Peace-in continues at Doris Matsui's office 8:30am-4:30pm. This will be day 29 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, Feb 16, 9 - 11am, Protest Attack on Progressive Radio. KCTC Station, 5345 Madison Ave., Sac. Bring signs. Also call the station(866-303-2270) and protest the firing of Progressive Talk show hosts and discontinuation of Air America programming. Also contact the Station owners: Entercom Communications Corp. 610-660-5610; 610-660-5620. More info on protest: margiemetz [at] hotmail.com; 916-921-5008


Saturday, Feb 17, 11:30a - 1:30p, 3rd Sat. Bring the U.S. Troops & Bases Home Vigil, Fulton & Marconi, Sac 916-448-7157


Saturday, Feb 17, 2 - 4pm, Protest Bush's Threats to Attack Iran. Florin Rd & Greenhaven Dr, Sacramento. This is a busy intersection; at 3:45 we will go to the recruitment center which is around the corner. Bring signs. paulncandy [at] comcast.net


Sunday, Feb 18, Only a month left until the March 18 Global Days of Action Demonstration in San Francisco. Get your bus tickets from Sacramento and Davis to SF now! $20/$10 low income. Call 916-448-7157; sypeaceact [at] jps.net


Monday, Feb 19, Federal Building closed for Presidents Day, join the Peace-in Action at CSUS, see below.


Monday, Feb 19, 12 - 1pm, Action Against the Death Penalty, North Steps, State Capitol, 11th & L, Sac. 916-447-7754; stellalevy [at] sbcglobal.net


Monday, Feb 19, 2 - 3:30pm, Demonstration to Close the Book on Iraq: An appeal to Rep. Doris Matsui who will be at the CSUS library for a dedication. The demo will be on the north side of the library; see map. sacendthewar [at] yahoo.com; 916-448-7157.


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


Tuesday, Feb 20, 8:30am-4:30pm, Day 30 of Peace-in at Rep. Matsui's office, see 2-23 for details.


Tuesday, Feb 20, 4 - 6pm, Call for Peace Vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.


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


Tuesday, Feb 20, 9:15am, The Cost Of The War Informational Gathering. Speakers will address how war spending affects education, health care, senior issues, affordable housing, the environment. Federal Building, 501 I St, Sacramento, 916-448-7157; sacendthewar [at] yahoo.com


Wednesday, Feb 21, 8:30am-5pm, Day 31 of Peace-in at Rep. Matsui's office, see 2-23 for details.


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


Wednesday, Feb 21, 4:30 - 6:30pm, Tell Rep. Matsui: Not One More Dime for the continued occupation of Iraq: we want all the troops home now. 13th & H Sts, Sacramento. Matsui will be holding a fundraiser 6-8pm at the Sterling Hotel, 1300 H St. sacendthewar [at] yahoo.com; 916-448-7157.


Wednesday, Feb 21, 7:15pm, CAAC Goes to the Movies, Walling In Walling Out: A Bethlehem Story - documentary that sheds light on land confiscation and the building of the annexation wall by the Israeli government in the Bethlehem area & On The Ground: Witness, Resist, Rebuilt - A documentary by The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, 1640 9th Ave, Sac 916-446-3304


Thursday, Feb 22, 8:30am-5pm, Day 32 of Peace-in at Rep. Matsui's office, see 2-23 for details.


Thursday, Feb 22, 7pm Reception, 8pm Films Davis Feminist Film Festival: See 2-23.


Thursday, Feb 22, 7 - 9pm, The Neocon - Liberal Hawk Consensus. Eclectic Lecture Series by Ben Sher, Green Rm, Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Sac. Free. 916-798-1072.


Friday, Feb 23, 7pm Reception, 8pm Films Davis Feminist Film Festival: A grassroots festival of short films from local, national and international filmmakers side by side. Vet’s Memorial Theatre, 203 E 14th St, Davis. $10/$15; femfilmfest [at] ucdavis.edu; 530-752-8205


Friday, Feb 23, 8:30am - 4:30pm. Peace-in continues at Doris Matsui's office. This will be day 33 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. And call Matsui when you aren't sitting in her office: 916-498-5600.


Friday, Feb 23, 7pm, Film: Steven E. Jones 9/11. Blanchard Rm, Library, 315 E. 14th St. Davis, Free. 530-758-2362; http://www.TeachPeace.com (NOTE: this is a date change from 2-20)


Monday, Feb 26, Day 34: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-2.


Tuesday, Feb 27, Day 35: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-2.


Tuesday, Feb 27, 4 - 6pm, Call for Peace Vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.


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


Tuesday, Feb 27, 7 - 9pm, Book discussion: The Right to be Lazy, by Paul Lafargue, Karl Marx flamboyant Cuban-born son-in-law. Led by Mike Monasky. Rm 11, Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Sacramento. 916-799-1354; info [at] marxistschool.org


Tuesday, Feb 27, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films, Black Gold is a film about coffee, the second highest traded commodity (after oil), told through the story of Ethiopian growers and their co-operative and depicts how the western consumer lifestyle relates to the rest of the world. 909 12th St. Sac. 916-448-7157; sypeaceact [at] jps.net


Wednesday, Feb 28, Day 36: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-2.


Wednesday, Feb 28, 7pm, Getting the U.S. Out of Iraq. Richard Becker will discuss the escalation, hostilities in the Middle East, and the peace movement responses. 909 12th Street, Sac. 916-448-7157; sypeaceact [at] jps.net




March 2007 Sacramento Peace Events


Thursday, Mar 1, Day 37: Peace-in Rep. Matsui's office, see details 3-2.


Friday, Mar 2, 8:30am - 4:30pm. Peace-in continues at Doris Matsui's office. This will be day 38 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. And call Matsui when you aren't sitting in her office: 916-498-5600.


Friday, Mar 2, 7pm, Death Penalty Focus Capitol Awards Banquet, Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure Ln, Sac. Speakers: Actor Mike Farrell and M.C. Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking and The Death of Innocents. Tix $75; info: 916-324-0632.


Saturday, Mar 3, 1 - 3:30pm, Teach Peace meeting. Followed by a training session for The Stand Up For Peace program 3:30-4:30pm. Blanchard Rm, Library, 315 E. 14th St, Davis. 530-758-2362


Saturday, Mar 3, 11:30a - 1:30p, 1st Sat. End the Occupations Vigil, Arden & Heritage, Sac 916-448-7157


Saturday, Mar 3, 7pm, House Gathering with former military intelligence officer David Dionisi, author of American Hiroshima. Music by singer/songwriter Laura Sandage. Refreshments. 2548 8th Ave., Sac. RSVP to paulncandy [at] comcast.net or 916- 455-6312.


Sunday, Mar 4, 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


Sunday, Mar 4, 12:30pm, Battlefield without Borders. Poet and activist David Smith Ferri reads from his new book and reports back on his recent Middle East trip to meet with Iraqi refugees. Fundraiser for refugee aid. Unitarian Church, 27074 Patwin Rd, Davis, 95616, litvin [at] dcn.org, 530-758-8575


Monday, Mar 5, 7pm, Battlefield without Borders Poet 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, 4 - 6pm, End the Occupation NOW vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157


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


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, 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


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


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


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


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, 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


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


Wednesday, Mar 21, 7pm, Ken Jenkins, activist and videographer will present a two part series on 9/11 and the resulting "war on terror." Part II 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.


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


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)