Sacramento Peace Calendar: Water for Children in Gaza Event April 8, 7 pm

Highlight:

Water for Children in Gaza

Fundraiser with Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) founder Barbara Lubin and Palestinian refugee Ziad Abbas

Thursday, April 8, 2010, 7pm
Newman Center, 5900 Newman Ct, Sacramento

Today, the health and wellbeing of virtually every Palestinian child and adult is threatened by the shortage of clean, safe water. In response, MECA has launched the Maia Project, to install water desalination and purification units in Gaza schools, kindergartens and nurseries.

Singer Jenn Rogar will perform. A local hydrologist will address water issues.

All proceeds will go to the Maia Project to bring water to the children of Gaza.

More information: 916-448-7157 - sacpeace [at] dcn.org - http://www.sacpeace.org
April 2010 Sacramento Area Peace Events


Tuesday, Apr 6, 4 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! Vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.
Tuesday, Apr 6, 6:30pm, SacPeace Board meets, 909 12th St, Sac. 916-448-7157.
Wednesday, Apr 7, 4 - 5pm, Vets for Peace, Sac Chapter Vigil. 15th & L, Sac. 916-456-4595

Thursday, Apr 8, 7pm, Water for Children in Gaza. Middle East Children's Alliance founder Barbara Lubin and Palestinian refugee Ziad Abbas will discuss water issues affecting Palestinians and MECA's efforts to bring clean water to Gaza schools. Singer Jenn Rogar will also perform. All proceeds will go to the Maia Project. Sign petition for clean water. Newman Center, 5900 Newman Ct, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157

Saturday, Apr 10, 6 - 7:30pm, Vigil at 2nd Saturday Art Walk. 20th and J Streets, on the corner. Theme: Demand Peace Now in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine! Use our signs or bring your own. Veterans for Peace, 916-698-8131.

Saturday, Apr 10, 9:30am, Stories, Psyche and Social Action: Using Psychological Principles to Affect World Events, Trinity Cathedral, 2620 Capitol Ave, Sac, $20, includes lunch. CE credits available. Reservations

Sunday, Apr 11, 12 - 5pm, ECOS Sacramento Earth Day Festival, Southside Park, 8th & T Streets, Sac. Info: 916-444-0022; earthday [at] ecosacramento.net

Tuesday, Apr 13, 4 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Apr 13, 7 - 9pm, 4-part class: Anti-Dühring by Frederick Engels. See May 25

Wednesday, Apr 14, 4 - 5pm, Veterans for Peace, Sacramento Chapter Weekly Vigil. 15th & L, Sac. FMI: 916-456-4595

Thursday, Apr 15, 11a - 1p, Annual Tax Day leafleting, Post Office, 2121 Broadway, Sac. sacpeace [at] dcn.org, 916-448-7157

Thursday, Apr 15, 7 - 9pm, The political economy of Mexico today, talk by Julia Huato. Garden Room, Sierra 2 Center, 2791 24th St., Sacramento. FMI: info [at] marxistschool.org

Monday, Apr 19, 12 - 1pm, Noon hr vigil against the death penalty will host a poetry reading on the north steps of the State Capitol to mark 18 years of working to abolish the death penalty. All are invited. (Seating will be on the steps!) INFO: Georgia 916-455-1796 or sparta1953 [at] gmail.com

Monday, Apr 19, 6 - 8pm, Sacramento 9/11 Truth: Questioning the Pretext for War, monthly meeting, Denny's, 925 3rd St, (3rd & J) Sac, FMI afreedmind [at] yahoo.com; 916-372-8433

Tuesday, Apr 20, 4 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Apr 20, 6:30pm, Palestine Taskforce meeting, 909 12th St, Sac; 916-448-7157

Wednesday, Apr 21, 4 - 5pm, Veterans for Peace, Sacramento Chapter Weekly Vigil. 15th & L, Sac. FMI: 916-456-4595

Wednesday, Apr 21, 7:15pm, CAAC goes to the movies: The Land Speaks Arabic. In this documentary the late 19th century birth of Zionism—and its repercussions for Palestinians—is detailed with original source documents, Zionist leaders' quotations, rare archival footage, testimonies of witnesses and interviews with historians. 1640 9th Ave, Sacramento. FMI: 916-446-3304

Thursday, Apr 22, 7pm, Understanding the Workings and Effects of the Israel Lobby, talk by Jeffrey Blankfort, radio show producer, editor, and photographer, has written extensively on the Middle East and is currently writing a book on the Israel lobby. Blankfort was raised in a Jewish non-Zionist family. 909 12th Street, Sacramento. FMI: 916-448-7157

Tuesday, Apr 27, 4 - 6pm, End the Occupations NOW! weekly vigil, 16th & J, Sac 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 7 - 9pm, 4-part class: Anti-Dühring by Frederick Engels. See May 25.

Tuesday, Apr 27, 7pm, 4th Tuesday Films: USA vs. Al-Arian. This revealing documentary presents a close portrait of an Arab-American family facing terrorism charges leveled by the U.S. government against professor and political activist Sami Al-Arian. 909 12th St, Sac. Info: 916-448-7157. sacpeace [at] dcn.org

Wednesday, Apr 28, 4 - 5pm, Veterans for Peace, Sacramento Chapter Weekly Vigil. 15th & L, Sac. FMI: 916-456-4595

Friday, Apr 30, 8pm, Guantanamo: A Conversation this Side of the Wire, with Democracy Now's Amy Goodman; Brandon Neely, former GTMO guard; and Sami Elhaj, former GTMO prisoner (via video-conference from Doha, Qatar). Sciences Lecture Hall, UC Davis campus. Advance tix: $10/$5 students, tickets.com; 530-752-1915. FMI: 530-752-3046; UCD Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas


May 2010 Sacramento Peace Events


Sunday, May 2, 5:30pm, PSR/Sacramento Scholarship Essay Contest Finals Dinner. Over $10,000 in scholarships will be awarded. Mary Youngblood will perform briefly and be one of the judges. Dante Club, 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sac. $30 ($15 student), includes dinner. Reservations: info [at] sacpsr.org; 916-955-6333

Tuesday, May 4, 6:30pm, SacPeace Board meets, 909 12th St, Sac. Members welcome. 916-448-7157.

Tuesday, May 11, 7 - 9pm, 4-part class: Anti-Dühring by Frederick Engels. See May 25.

Saturday, May 15, 7pm, Fundraiser for Haiti relief, with speaker Larry Castagnola about the current situation. Music and poetry. Newman Center, 5900 Newman Ct, Sac. Suggested donation, $25, benefits Partners in Health Info: 916-457-2478.

Tuesday, May 25, 7 - 9pm, 4-part class: Anti-Dühring by Frederick Engels. SMUD, 6301 S St. Sacramento. info [at] marxistschool.org