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Sacramento Peace Calendar Update: Iraq Body County Exhibit Starts May 24
Here is the Sacramento Peace Calendar Update, courtesy of Sacramento Area Peace Action (http://www.peace.org). Volunteers are needed for the Iraq Body Count Exhibit starting on Saturday, May 24 at 9 a.m.
In a big victory for freedom of speech, the Sacramento City Council voted on Tuesday to allow the flag display to go forward as originally planned. "After taking two rounds of votes, the council agreed to change policy to allow the median strip to be used as a public forum and directed the city dept. of transportation to provide a permit for us," said Debra Reiger of the Sacramento Coalition to the End the War.
In a big victory for freedom of speech, the Sacramento City Council voted on Tuesday to allow the flag display to go forward as originally planned. "After taking two rounds of votes, the council agreed to change policy to allow the median strip to be used as a public forum and directed the city dept. of transportation to provide a permit for us," said Debra Reiger of the Sacramento Coalition to the End the War.
ELL BOXER AND FEINSTEIN TO VOTE NO ON MORE WAR FUNDING
On Thursday, May 22 it is likely that the Senate will vote on Bush's $169 billion request to continue the disaterous occupation of Iraq. The House voted against these funds last week, but the money was put back into the Senate bill. (Both Matsui and Thompson voted AGAINST the funding!)
Call Senators Boxer and Feinstein and tell them to vote NO on any more funding that continues the occupation (to the tune of $341 million a day!). Tell them we want the occupation ended and the troops brought home now. Money should ONLY be approved for taking care of veterans and for rebuilding the damage we have done to Iraq.
Both can be reached through the Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121.
HELP SET UP THE IRAQ BODY COUNT FLAG EXHIBIT
Please join other volunteers this Saturday, May 24, starting at 9 am to set up the Iraq Body Count Flag exhibit (iraqbodycountexhibit.org) along Capitol mall between 2nd and 9th Streets. This impressive exhibit includes 120,000 flags, so LOTS of volunteers are needed.
Northbound light rail stops at 8th and Capitol. Southbound light rail stops at 7th and Capitol There are bus stops for many lines nearby. There is also parking south of Capitol, along N, O, and P Streets and on the numbered streets from about 5th to 10th. Some (but not all) of the meters don't require payment on Saturdays.
If you can bring water, please do so. And please let others know.
For more information or if you can arrive before 9 to help with set-up, contact Debra 916-698-8131or debra.reiger [at] earthlink.net
Help will also be needed to take the display down on Saturday, May 31.
May 2008 Sacramento Area Peace Events
Wednesday, May 21, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.
Wednesday, May 21, 6pm, Israel at 60 in Palestine: What's Next? Dr. Ghada Karmi discusses her latest book, Married to Another Man: Israel's Dilemma in Palestine. A book signing follows this free event. Wellman Hall Rm 2. UC Davis. FMI: freepalestine86 [at] gmail.com.
Wednesday, May 21, 7:15pm, Film: Devils Don't Dream, Jacobo Arbenz and his overthrow by the CIA in Guatemala in l954 ending "ten years of spring" with the creation of a military dictatorship. 1640 9th Ave, Sac FMI: 916-446-3304
Thursday, May 22, 8pm, A Palestinian Night of Remembrance, with Dr. Na'im Abu Al-Hummus Former Palestinian Minister of Education, Amir Sulaiman, David Rovics. Authentic Palestinian food will be served. Tickets. Buehler Alumni Center, UC Davis. Part of Palestine Awareness Week, May 19 - 22, 2008: The Young will Not Forget. Reaffirming 60+ Years of Palestinian Resistance to Zionism. FMI: UC Davis Students For Justice in Palestine, freepalestine86 [at] gmail.com
Saturday, May 24, 11am - 1pm, Continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. 916-482-4627.
Saturday, May 24, 9am, Help set up the Iraq Body Count flag exhibit along Capitol Mall between 2nd and 9th in downtown Sacramento. This impressive exhibit includes 120,000 flags, so LOTS of volunteers are needed. The exhibit will run through May 31. FMI: 916-698-8131 or debra.reiger [at] earthlink.net
Sunday, May 25, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Monday, May 26, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Tuesday, May 27, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Tuesday, May 27, 1pm, Tell City Council we want an Affordable Housing Ordinance that covers the entire city and includes housing for the most vulnerable families and individuals. 1pm press conference followed by 2pm City Council meeting. FMI: 916-455-4900; sandra [at] sachousingalliance.org.
Tuesday, May 27, 4 - 6pm, Sick of the war, end it now! Vigil, 16th & J, Sac. 916-448-7157.
Tuesday, May 27, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: Militainment, Inc. a disturbing and timely glimpse into the militarization of pop culture. 909 12th St, Sac. Info: sacpeace [at] dcn.org
Wednesday, May 28, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Wednesday, May 28, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.
Thursday, May 29, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Friday, May 30, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Saturday, May 31, The Iraq Body Count flag exhibit will run from May 24-30 along Capitol Mall between 2nd and 9th, downtown Sacramento. This impressive exhibit of 120,000 flags represents a portion of those who have died in Iraq. On May 31, volunteers will take down the flags starting at 9am -- please come and help. FMI: 916-698-8131or debra.reiger [at] earthlink.net
Saturday, May 31, 8pm, Witnessing Guantanamo: Amy Goodman Speaks with Former Detainees. Sciences Lecture Hall, Hutchison Rd., UC Davis. A Benefit for The Guantanamo Testimonials Project. Tickets $10. FMI: 530-752-1915
Saturday, May 31, 9am - 4pm, Organic Sacramento Sustainability Symposium: Visions of a Sustainable Sacramento. Cal/EPA Bldg, Byron Sher Auditorium, 1001 I St., Sac. Free, donations accepted. Info. 916-455-8415
June 2008 Sacramento Peace Events
Sunday, Jun 1, 8am, Volunteers are needed to take down the Iraq Body Count Flag Exhibit (see 5-24). Your help is important, please contact: debra.reiger [at] earthlink.net
Tuesday, Jun 3, 4 - 6pm, Weekly peace vigil: No more war! 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157
Tuesday, Jun 3, 6:30pm, SacPeace Board meets, 909 12th St, Sac. 916-448-7157; sacpeace [at] dcn.org
Thursday, Jun 5, 6:30pm, Vets for Peace meeting, Sacramento Chapter 87. Call for location: 916-456-4595
Saturday, Jun 7, 11:30a - 1:30p, 1st Saturday End the Occupations Vigil, Arden & Heritage, Sac 916-448-7157.
Sunday, Jun 8, 10a - 5p, Chicano Consortium de Sacramento, 2nd Annual Health & Safety Fair. Southside Park, Sac, Free. Info or how to participate call 916-924-3555 or efren [at] chicano.cc
Sunday, Jun 8, 12pm, mark the 41st anniversary of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty (see June 9), in front of California State Military Museum, 1119 2nd St, Old Sacramento. Info: 916-536-9013, j_colbe [at] yahoo.com
Sunday, Jun 8, 4 - 6pm, 1365 61st St (at Folsom), Sacramento; accepting items for first annual Rancho Cordova community garage sale for peace, to support voter registration and get out the vote campaign in Rancho Cordova. No large appliances or furniture. Peace in the Precincts 916-452-4801.
Monday, Jun 9, 12pm, question why Congress has not investigated the brutal 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, killing 34 American sailors and wounding 171 (http://www.ussliberty.org) Federal bldg, 5th & I Sts, Sac. Info: 916-536-9013, j_colbe [at] yahoo.com
Tuesday, Jun 10, 1 - 3pm, Gray Panthers Sacramento meeting, Hart Senior Center, 915 27th St, Sac. Speaker, Mary Wind, President of Teach Peace, on the costs of the Iraq occupation. Info: 916-332-5980.
Tuesday, Jun 10, 4 - 6pm, Enough of the war! Bring the troops home now! 16th & J, Sac. sacpeace [at] dcn.org
Tuesday, Jun 10, 6:30pm, Peace Connection: Activist Gathering and Discussion, Luna’s Cafe, 1414 16th St, Sac 916-448-7157
Wednesday, Jun 11, 4:30 - 6pm, 9/11 Truth Action Demonstration and call for a new investigation into the catalyzing event that launched the endless "war on terror" and restricted civil liberties. 11th & L St. sac911truth [at] gmail.com
Saturday, Jun 14, 11a - 1p, continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. All welcome. Info: 916-482-4627.
Saturday, Jun 14, 8pm, Annual Human Rights benefit for projects in Guatemala, El Salvador and Haiti with Mumbo Gumbo. Davis Art Center, 1919 F St, Davis. Tix: $15 advance, $20/door; $10/students at Watermelon Music, 207 E St., Davis and The Beat, 1700 J St, Sacramento, 1700 J St. Kids under 12 free (with parent, FMI: 530-756-6904.
Monday, Jun 16, 12 - 1pm, Noon Hour Witness Against the Death Penalty North Steps/State Capitol (11th & L Sts) Info: 916-455-1796 or lygageorgiann [at] yahoo.com
Monday, Jun 16, 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, Jun 17, 4 - 6pm, US out Now! Weekly vigil, 16th/J Sts., Sac. Info: sacpeace [at] dcn.org, 916-448-7157
Tuesday, Jun 17, 6:30pm, Palestine Taskforce meeting, 909 12th St, Sac; sacpeace [at] dcn.org, 916-448-7157.
Wednesday, Jun 18, 7:15pm, The Baghdad DVDs: 5 films made between 2007 and 2007 by students at the Independent Film and TV College in Baghdad about Iraqi lives under the U.S. occupation. 1640 9th Ave, Sac FMI: 916-446-3304
Saturday, Jun 21, 11:30a - 1:30p, 3rd Saturday Peace Vigil: End the war on Iraq. Fulton & Marconi, sacpeace [at] dcn.org
Saturday, Jun 21, 7pm, Potluck welcoming Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan, with caravan speaker, Southside Park CoHousing's Common House, 434 T St., Sac. Info: Central Am. Action Comm. 916-457-5018.
Monday, Jun 23, 7pm, Eric Vega, Professor of Chicano Studies, CSUS, speaks to the Sacramento United Nations Association on immigration and visa issues. SMUD Headquarters Bldg., Main Floor, 6201 S St., Sac. near the 65th Street Light Rail Station. Free admission & parking. Info: 916-482-1354
Tuesday, Jun 24, 4 - 6pm, Sick of the war, end it now! Vigil, 16th & J, Sac. 916-448-7157.
Tuesday, Jun 24, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: A Killer Bargain, shows the devastating health and environmental impacts in India to produce cheap goods for US and European buyers. 909 12th St, Sac. Info: sacpeace [at] dcn.org
Saturday, Jun 28, 11a - 1p, continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. All welcome. Info: 916-482-4627.
On Thursday, May 22 it is likely that the Senate will vote on Bush's $169 billion request to continue the disaterous occupation of Iraq. The House voted against these funds last week, but the money was put back into the Senate bill. (Both Matsui and Thompson voted AGAINST the funding!)
Call Senators Boxer and Feinstein and tell them to vote NO on any more funding that continues the occupation (to the tune of $341 million a day!). Tell them we want the occupation ended and the troops brought home now. Money should ONLY be approved for taking care of veterans and for rebuilding the damage we have done to Iraq.
Both can be reached through the Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121.
HELP SET UP THE IRAQ BODY COUNT FLAG EXHIBIT
Please join other volunteers this Saturday, May 24, starting at 9 am to set up the Iraq Body Count Flag exhibit (iraqbodycountexhibit.org) along Capitol mall between 2nd and 9th Streets. This impressive exhibit includes 120,000 flags, so LOTS of volunteers are needed.
Northbound light rail stops at 8th and Capitol. Southbound light rail stops at 7th and Capitol There are bus stops for many lines nearby. There is also parking south of Capitol, along N, O, and P Streets and on the numbered streets from about 5th to 10th. Some (but not all) of the meters don't require payment on Saturdays.
If you can bring water, please do so. And please let others know.
For more information or if you can arrive before 9 to help with set-up, contact Debra 916-698-8131or debra.reiger [at] earthlink.net
Help will also be needed to take the display down on Saturday, May 31.
May 2008 Sacramento Area Peace Events
Wednesday, May 21, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.
Wednesday, May 21, 6pm, Israel at 60 in Palestine: What's Next? Dr. Ghada Karmi discusses her latest book, Married to Another Man: Israel's Dilemma in Palestine. A book signing follows this free event. Wellman Hall Rm 2. UC Davis. FMI: freepalestine86 [at] gmail.com.
Wednesday, May 21, 7:15pm, Film: Devils Don't Dream, Jacobo Arbenz and his overthrow by the CIA in Guatemala in l954 ending "ten years of spring" with the creation of a military dictatorship. 1640 9th Ave, Sac FMI: 916-446-3304
Thursday, May 22, 8pm, A Palestinian Night of Remembrance, with Dr. Na'im Abu Al-Hummus Former Palestinian Minister of Education, Amir Sulaiman, David Rovics. Authentic Palestinian food will be served. Tickets. Buehler Alumni Center, UC Davis. Part of Palestine Awareness Week, May 19 - 22, 2008: The Young will Not Forget. Reaffirming 60+ Years of Palestinian Resistance to Zionism. FMI: UC Davis Students For Justice in Palestine, freepalestine86 [at] gmail.com
Saturday, May 24, 11am - 1pm, Continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. 916-482-4627.
Saturday, May 24, 9am, Help set up the Iraq Body Count flag exhibit along Capitol Mall between 2nd and 9th in downtown Sacramento. This impressive exhibit includes 120,000 flags, so LOTS of volunteers are needed. The exhibit will run through May 31. FMI: 916-698-8131 or debra.reiger [at] earthlink.net
Sunday, May 25, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Monday, May 26, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Tuesday, May 27, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Tuesday, May 27, 1pm, Tell City Council we want an Affordable Housing Ordinance that covers the entire city and includes housing for the most vulnerable families and individuals. 1pm press conference followed by 2pm City Council meeting. FMI: 916-455-4900; sandra [at] sachousingalliance.org.
Tuesday, May 27, 4 - 6pm, Sick of the war, end it now! Vigil, 16th & J, Sac. 916-448-7157.
Tuesday, May 27, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: Militainment, Inc. a disturbing and timely glimpse into the militarization of pop culture. 909 12th St, Sac. Info: sacpeace [at] dcn.org
Wednesday, May 28, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Wednesday, May 28, 4 - 6pm, Anti-War vigil 15th & L, Sac, 916-446-5261.
Thursday, May 29, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Friday, May 30, Iraq Body Count exhibit, Capitol Mall, see 5-31.
Saturday, May 31, The Iraq Body Count flag exhibit will run from May 24-30 along Capitol Mall between 2nd and 9th, downtown Sacramento. This impressive exhibit of 120,000 flags represents a portion of those who have died in Iraq. On May 31, volunteers will take down the flags starting at 9am -- please come and help. FMI: 916-698-8131or debra.reiger [at] earthlink.net
Saturday, May 31, 8pm, Witnessing Guantanamo: Amy Goodman Speaks with Former Detainees. Sciences Lecture Hall, Hutchison Rd., UC Davis. A Benefit for The Guantanamo Testimonials Project. Tickets $10. FMI: 530-752-1915
Saturday, May 31, 9am - 4pm, Organic Sacramento Sustainability Symposium: Visions of a Sustainable Sacramento. Cal/EPA Bldg, Byron Sher Auditorium, 1001 I St., Sac. Free, donations accepted. Info. 916-455-8415
June 2008 Sacramento Peace Events
Sunday, Jun 1, 8am, Volunteers are needed to take down the Iraq Body Count Flag Exhibit (see 5-24). Your help is important, please contact: debra.reiger [at] earthlink.net
Tuesday, Jun 3, 4 - 6pm, Weekly peace vigil: No more war! 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157
Tuesday, Jun 3, 6:30pm, SacPeace Board meets, 909 12th St, Sac. 916-448-7157; sacpeace [at] dcn.org
Thursday, Jun 5, 6:30pm, Vets for Peace meeting, Sacramento Chapter 87. Call for location: 916-456-4595
Saturday, Jun 7, 11:30a - 1:30p, 1st Saturday End the Occupations Vigil, Arden & Heritage, Sac 916-448-7157.
Sunday, Jun 8, 10a - 5p, Chicano Consortium de Sacramento, 2nd Annual Health & Safety Fair. Southside Park, Sac, Free. Info or how to participate call 916-924-3555 or efren [at] chicano.cc
Sunday, Jun 8, 12pm, mark the 41st anniversary of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty (see June 9), in front of California State Military Museum, 1119 2nd St, Old Sacramento. Info: 916-536-9013, j_colbe [at] yahoo.com
Sunday, Jun 8, 4 - 6pm, 1365 61st St (at Folsom), Sacramento; accepting items for first annual Rancho Cordova community garage sale for peace, to support voter registration and get out the vote campaign in Rancho Cordova. No large appliances or furniture. Peace in the Precincts 916-452-4801.
Monday, Jun 9, 12pm, question why Congress has not investigated the brutal 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, killing 34 American sailors and wounding 171 (http://www.ussliberty.org) Federal bldg, 5th & I Sts, Sac. Info: 916-536-9013, j_colbe [at] yahoo.com
Tuesday, Jun 10, 1 - 3pm, Gray Panthers Sacramento meeting, Hart Senior Center, 915 27th St, Sac. Speaker, Mary Wind, President of Teach Peace, on the costs of the Iraq occupation. Info: 916-332-5980.
Tuesday, Jun 10, 4 - 6pm, Enough of the war! Bring the troops home now! 16th & J, Sac. sacpeace [at] dcn.org
Tuesday, Jun 10, 6:30pm, Peace Connection: Activist Gathering and Discussion, Luna’s Cafe, 1414 16th St, Sac 916-448-7157
Wednesday, Jun 11, 4:30 - 6pm, 9/11 Truth Action Demonstration and call for a new investigation into the catalyzing event that launched the endless "war on terror" and restricted civil liberties. 11th & L St. sac911truth [at] gmail.com
Saturday, Jun 14, 11a - 1p, continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. All welcome. Info: 916-482-4627.
Saturday, Jun 14, 8pm, Annual Human Rights benefit for projects in Guatemala, El Salvador and Haiti with Mumbo Gumbo. Davis Art Center, 1919 F St, Davis. Tix: $15 advance, $20/door; $10/students at Watermelon Music, 207 E St., Davis and The Beat, 1700 J St, Sacramento, 1700 J St. Kids under 12 free (with parent, FMI: 530-756-6904.
Monday, Jun 16, 12 - 1pm, Noon Hour Witness Against the Death Penalty North Steps/State Capitol (11th & L Sts) Info: 916-455-1796 or lygageorgiann [at] yahoo.com
Monday, Jun 16, 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, Jun 17, 4 - 6pm, US out Now! Weekly vigil, 16th/J Sts., Sac. Info: sacpeace [at] dcn.org, 916-448-7157
Tuesday, Jun 17, 6:30pm, Palestine Taskforce meeting, 909 12th St, Sac; sacpeace [at] dcn.org, 916-448-7157.
Wednesday, Jun 18, 7:15pm, The Baghdad DVDs: 5 films made between 2007 and 2007 by students at the Independent Film and TV College in Baghdad about Iraqi lives under the U.S. occupation. 1640 9th Ave, Sac FMI: 916-446-3304
Saturday, Jun 21, 11:30a - 1:30p, 3rd Saturday Peace Vigil: End the war on Iraq. Fulton & Marconi, sacpeace [at] dcn.org
Saturday, Jun 21, 7pm, Potluck welcoming Pastors for Peace Cuba Caravan, with caravan speaker, Southside Park CoHousing's Common House, 434 T St., Sac. Info: Central Am. Action Comm. 916-457-5018.
Monday, Jun 23, 7pm, Eric Vega, Professor of Chicano Studies, CSUS, speaks to the Sacramento United Nations Association on immigration and visa issues. SMUD Headquarters Bldg., Main Floor, 6201 S St., Sac. near the 65th Street Light Rail Station. Free admission & parking. Info: 916-482-1354
Tuesday, Jun 24, 4 - 6pm, Sick of the war, end it now! Vigil, 16th & J, Sac. 916-448-7157.
Tuesday, Jun 24, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: A Killer Bargain, shows the devastating health and environmental impacts in India to produce cheap goods for US and European buyers. 909 12th St, Sac. Info: sacpeace [at] dcn.org
Saturday, Jun 28, 11a - 1p, continuing seminar on foreign policy and nuclear weapons, Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sac. All welcome. Info: 916-482-4627.
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