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Calendar Archive, 20021210-20030131
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January 30- February 2, Toronto,
Canada, Canadian Students Call for Action events. URL
link for descriptive article. See Pan-Canadian
Student Anti-War Conference - the conference call and
announcement. Also offers a good model resolution in opposition for
student organization governing bodies.
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January 30, Olean, NY,
American Soldiers in Iraq: The New Warfare,
Dr.
Douglas Rokke, at St. Bonaventure University,
7 PM, Dresser Auditorium, John J. Murphy
Professional Building, west side of the SBU campus. The lectures, free and
open to the public, will include time for questions.
Sponsored
by the St. Bonaventure University Visiting Scholars Program, the Department
of Political Science, the Center for Non-Violence, and the Olean Area
Coalition for Peace and Justice. See
press release.
Contact Dr. Chris Stanley at 372-4232 (cstanley@sbu.edu)
or Dr. Barry Gan at 375-2278 (bgan@sbu.edu)
for more information. We'll see if we can find co-hosts for Dr. Rokke
closer to Buffalo but encourage you to join our friends and colleagues in
the Southern Tier for this lecture/discussion series. See
map for driving instructions.
Also see The Taprock Peace Center DU
Educational Campaign at
http://traprockpeace.org/depleteduranium.html and Dr. Rokke's vita at
http://traprockpeace.org/RokkeVitae.html
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January 30, Buffalo, next
Organizers' Network Planning Meeting,
5:15 PM, WNY Peace
Center, 2123 Bailey Ave., near corner of Bailey and Genesee, park across Bailey
in the lot in front of the oriental restaurant. If the door is locked,
the bell is high on the inside of the outer door-jam. Call 894-2013
for help with directions or email
organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org
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January
29, Olean, NY, The Persian Gulf on
the Brink, Dr. Stephen Pelletiere, at St. Bonaventure University,
7 PM, Dresser Auditorium, John J. Murphy
Professional Building, west side of the SBU campus. The lectures, free and
open to the public, will include time for questions.
Sponsored
by the St. Bonaventure University Visiting Scholars Program, the Department
of Political Science, the Center for Non-Violence, and the Olean Area
Coalition for Peace and Justice. See
press release.
Contact Dr.Chris Stanley at 372-4232 (cstanley@sbu.edu)
or Dr. Barry Gan at 375-2278 (bgan@sbu.edu)
for more information. We'll see if we can find co-hosts for Dr.
Pelletiere closer to Buffalo but encourage you to join our friends and
colleagues in the Southern Tier for this lecture/discussion series.
See map for driving instructions.
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January
28, Buffalo,
WNY Peace Triple-Header: Dr Douglas Rokke in
Person, Live State of the Union Broadcast with Critical Commentary by a
Local Panel, and a Mini Regional
Activist Fair, at The University at Buffalo
Amherst Campus,
6-10 PM, Center for the Arts Screening
Room and adjacent hallway. At 6 PM,
Doug Rokke, who was one of the US Army's foremost experts on medical aspects
of Depleted Uranium Munitions until he started speaking out , will speak
after a brief introduction to regional activist group leaders working on
peace agendas. We expect several surprise guest appearances including
a whistle-blower from Lawrence Livermore Laboratories. At
8 PM, the President's State of the Union
Address will be projected live on-screen and panel of UB faculty, UB
staff, and activist group leaders will offer short critical commentary
followed by general discussion and comments from the audience.
Literature and representatives from local activist groups with peace agendas
will be available in the adjacent hallways throughout. Light refreshments
will be provided by the UB Newman Center. The event is being sponsored
by UB Faculty/Staff for Peace, UB Students for Peace, The UB Newman Center,
BuffaloPeacePeople, The WNY Peaace Center and other local activist groups. Information
will be available on the WNY Anti-War Week 2/10-15 and
bus reservations
will be available for the massive
NYC Anti-War Demonstrations on 2/15. DON’T MISS OUT. BECOME
INFORMED. BE WITH FRIENDS FOR THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS. PLUG-IN
NOW TO THE WNY ANTI-WAR WEEK.
Please help spread the
word and email friends.
Please print and post the
announcement
flyer <.doc>.
Or use the <pdf>
version. You won't want to miss this.
Contact Jim Whitlock,
whitlock@BuffaloPeacePeople.org or 698-1232, or call the WNY Peace Center
at 894-2013 for more
information. Also see The Taprock Peace Center DU
Educational Campaign at
http://traprockpeace.org/depleteduranium.html and Dr. Rokke's vita at
http://traprockpeace.org/RokkeVitae.html If you have press, radio
or television contacts who might help with prre-event PR, please forward our
press release, in either
MS Word
or <.pdf>
format to them.
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January
28, Buffalo,
Please join us in showing your support for
the WNY Iraq Pledge of Resistance at an important Rally in downtown Buffalo,
at noon in Lafayette Square. Media coverage is expected.
Please help show that WNY not only cares but is willing to stand tall and
speak out.
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January 27, Buffalo,
UB Faculty/Staff for Peace organizing meeting,
4:30 PM, 145B Student Union, UB Amherst Campus.
Contact Hank Bromley,
Robert Dentan,
Bill Wachob or
Jim Whitlock for more information. The primary intention is to
start some organizing and planning discussions among UB faculty and staff
interested in becoming less silent about concerns related to the possibility
of war with Iraq. In a broader educational context, however, a few of
us hope to work towards public presentations, discussions and debates that
might expose our community to more balanced perspectives on our Nation's
history and present actions related to peace, non-violence and universal
human rights. See the
meeting
announcement for a few more details or print and post a flyer from
either a
<pdf> or
MS-Word
source file.
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January 25-26, Ottawa, Canada, OPEN
SOURCE WEEKEND, http://www.osw.ca.
On 2003 January 25 and 26, a coalition of computer professionals, students, and
volunteers will host an Open Source Weekend in Ottawa, Canada. The events will
be spread across the city and throughout the weekend to showcase the dynamic
world of open source software.
Click
here for more details. [This would be a great opportunity to recruit
some IT techie folks to our cause. Particularly the open source
crowd. Thanks to VN for spotting it. -- ed.]
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January
25, Buffalo, Hallwalls: WHERE'S THE
DISSENT? - 30 Years of Protest Films at Hallwalls,
Filmmaker Lynne Sachs in person Saturday, January 25, 2003 at
8 PM, $6 general, $5 students and
seniors, $4 members. Artist Pat Oleszko sounded the cry of "Where's
the dissent?" during her performance at Hallwalls in September 2002, and
she's not alone in her desire and need to hear opposition to U.S. military
might. This collection of post World War II U.S. protest films, most made to
protest the war in Vietnam, is a reminder of the need for resistance to
violence as well as an earnest call to artists for action today.
See
announcement for further details.
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January 25, Buffalo,
Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, DA Workshop &
Planning,
3:30 PM, The Statler Towers, Buffalo Room.
See prior post for general information and
Contact Dan Cross directly for more details.
This will be a follow-up meeting to the one held on January
19th to continue discussions of emerging affinity groups about collaborative
action planning and support. You do not need to have attended prior
workshops or meetings to be welcome. If you want to come to
learn more, please do. We'll be hashing out the plans for upcoming
actions. The meeting will operate in a spokes-council format with each
affinity group having a spokesperson. We will make time in the
beginning of the meeting for individuals not yet in an affinity group to
join up with one or form another.
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January 25, Buffalo,
Women
in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from
12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the
weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity. See also:
WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,
WIB NYC BalkansNet -
Mission Statement,
Women in Black - London
and History of
the Women in Black
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January 24-26, Pittburgh: An inclusive,
regional antiwar weekend based
on the convergence model used in the anti-globalization movement. A
diversity of tactics will be represented, including large permitted marches and
rallies, teach-ins, civil disobedience and direct action, and much more.
For more info, check out www.organizepittsburgh.org/war.htm. For info on local participation, transportation etc.
contact Colin Eager.
[A must-attend archetype of what we should be planning
here. Broadest possible coalition. Absolutely fabulous. -- ed.]
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January 24, Buffalo, Eyewitness from IRAQ: War,
Conscience and Faith. UB Newman Center, Amherst Campus, The
Commons Rm. 209, across from the Student Union, Fraday, January 24,
10:30 AM.
What is really going on there? Is war the only answer? Dave Robinson
of Pax Christi USA will make a presentation with time for questions &
answers. Dave Robinson is National Coordinator, Pax Christi USA, the
national Catholic peace movement. Dave recently (Dec. 8—21) traveled
to Iraq as part of the delegation known as the Iraq Peace Journey. The
group included two priests, four religious women, and seven Catholic lay
people.
Also see
printable flyer,
Web page.,
or
<pdf> version. PLEASE PRINT, POST AND
DISTRIBUTE THE FLYER WHEREVER YOU CAN. Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by Canisius College Campus Ministry, Canisius College Academic
Affairs, The Canisius College Committee for the Promotion of Justice, The UB
Newman Center, The BuffaloPeacePeople Organizers’ Network, and Pax Christi
WNY.
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January
23, Buffalo, CBC News Witness Documentary
Series. See
CBC announcement. AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY SERIES WITNESS RETURNS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 AT 9 PM WITH
GENERATION OF HATE CBC Television’s WITNESS, three time Gemini award
winner for Best Documentary Series, returns Thursday, January 23 at 9 p.m.
with Generation of Hate. This compelling film explores the impact of western
policies on Iraq and the mood of Iraqis on the eve of a possible U.S.
invasion. Emmy Award winning producer Shelley Saywell recently
traveled to Iraq where she gained rare access. Her filming went far beyond
the familiar images of Saddam and his many palaces and Republican Guard..
“We were looking for another view from the ground: a real-life, real street
view that would take us into the psyche of young people, the bellwether of
any future Iraq,” she said. “They shared their views and their lives with
us, to the extent they could.” Saywell has chronicled an extraordinary
cross-section of young Iraqi voices, from destitute child labourers to
middle-class university students, all of whom speak in one voice regarding
the West.
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January
23, Buffalo, Eyewitness from IRAQ: War,
Conscience and Faith. Montante Cultural Center, Main Street,
Buffalo, NY, Thursday, January 23, 7:30 PM.
What is really going on there? Is war the only answer? Dave Robinson
of Pax Christi USA will make a presentation with time for questions &
answers. Dave Robinson is National Coordinator, Pax Christi USA, the
national Catholic peace movement. Dave recently (Dec. 8—21) traveled
to Iraq as part of the delegation known as the Iraq Peace Journey. The
group included two priests, four religious women, and seven Catholic lay
people.
Also see
the 2nd draft printable flyer or
Web page. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Canisius College
Campus Ministry, the Canisius Committee for the Promotion of Justice, and
Pax Christi WNY.
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January
22, Buffalo, Hallwalls: GET YOUR WAR ON
- An Evening with David Rees presented by Hallwalls and Medaille College, at
Hallwalls, Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at 8 PM.
$5 general, $4 students/seniors/members, free to Medaille students.
Hallwalls is excited to be hosting a personal appearance by on-line poltical
strip cartoonist David Rees, one of the most original (not to mention
funniest) political satirists working in any medium today. Indeed, with the
nearly total abdication by mainstream media (including most daily editorial
cartoonists) of any critical role in the face of rising war and
homeland-security fever, alternative strip catoonists like Rees, Ted Rall,
Tom Tomorrow, and a few others, provide among the few pockets of dissent.
Rees is being sponsored in Buffalo by the Humanities Department and Creative
Writing program of Medaille College.
See
announcement for further details.
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January 19, Buffalo,
ONE MAN, ONE PEOPLE, ONE WORLD,
Commemorating the Birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Shea's Performing
Arts Center, 6:00 PM, admission free,
presented by The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee. We
strongly encourage all regional peace activists and supporters to join in
solidarity and celebrations of the birth of one of our nation's and the
world's foremost peace activists. Dr. King once said: "In
the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our
friends." Let us not be silent on this day -- not one
of us. Let us all join together to honor
Dr. King and show that we are indeed One People of One World.
Please be aware that event support policies
specifically prohibit signs, banners, leaflets and the like.
Contact Bill Marx,
Ssmarx2@aol.com, of Pax Christi, for more information from the peace
activism community.
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January 19, Buffalo,
Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, DA Workshop &
Planning,
2 PM, The Statler Towers, Buffalo Room.
See
prior post for general information and
Contact Dan Cross directly for more details.
This will be a follow-up meeting to the one held on January
15th to continue discussions of emerging affinity groups about collaborative
action planning and support. You do not need to have attended prior
workshops or meetings to be welcome. If you want to come to
learn more, please do. We'll be hashing out the plans for upcoming
actions. The meeting will operate in a spokes-council format with each
affinity group having a spokesperson. We will make time in the
beginning of the meeting for individuals not yet in an affinity group to
join up with one or form another.
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January 18, Buffalo,
Women
in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from
12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the
weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity. See also:
WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,
WIB NYC BalkansNet -
Mission Statement,
Women in Black - London
and History of
the Women in Black
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January 18, CSPAN: Washington DC
Anti-War Demonstrations, CSPAN will provide live coverage of the
demonstrations from 11 AM -1 PM on
Saturday, January 18. More coverage possible. Details will be
posted as received except for changes received after 1/17/2003 when local
buses depart. Check CSPAN broadcast listings if possible.
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January
18, Washington DC, Anti-War Demonstrations, IAC/ANSWER. Busses by local IAC/ANSWER
group will leave at 11 PM,
Friday the 17th from the UB
south campus Park and Ride lot and will return early Sunday morning the
19th.
For more information or to book a reservation,
email to
iacbuffalo@action-mail.org Attention:Bev. Also see the International Answer site at http://www.internationalanswer.org/
ALL BUS SEATS MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE. RSVP
IMMEDIATELY IF YOU WANT TO GO.
See
Why march on Washington January 18? Also see
Info on bus tickets for ANTI WAR MARCH JAN 18. See also a
forward from the WNY peace Center
that includes information on Non-Violent Direct Action plans. See
Final
Information for Bus Riders.
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January 16, Buffalo, next
Organizers' Network Planning Meeting,
5:15 PM, WNY Peace
Center, 2123 Bailey Ave., near corner of Bailey and Genesee, park across Bailey
in the lot in front of the oriental restaurant. If the door is locked,
the bell is high on the inside of the outer door-jam. Call 894-2013
for help with directions or email
organizers@BuffaloPeacePeople.org
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January 15, Buffalo,
Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, CD Workshop & Regroup,
7 PM, The Statler Towers, Buffalo
Room. See
Call to Meeting,
prior
posts, and/or
Contact Dan Cross directly for more information.
This will be a follow-up meeting to the one held on January
11th to continue discussions of emerging affinity groups about collaborative
action planning and support. You do not need to have attended prior
workshops or meetings to be welcome. If you want to come to learn
more, please do. We'll be hashing out the plans for upcoming and
recent actions. The meeting will operate in a spokes-council format
with each affinity group having a spokesperson. We will make time in
the beginning of the meeting for individuals not yet in an affinity group to
join up with one or form another.
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January 15, Buffalo,
Lafayette Square Pledge Card Signing Drive,
Lafayette Square, Downtown Buffalo, 1:00-3:00 PM.
In recent months, people all across the country have been pledging to oppose
war with Iraq with nonviolent direct action if necessary. Locally, a
magnificent number of people have made such a pledge through the Pledge for
Democratic Action. The Pledge for Democratic Action will be holding this
public pledge signing to raise concern over the issue of war with Iraq as
well as to give citizens an opportunity to make a pledge themselves.
IF YOU HAVEN'T YET JOINED THE SWELLING RANKS OF THE PLEDGE FOR DEMOCRATIC
ACTION, COME OUT THIS WEDNESDAY AND SIGN A PLEDGE CARD!!! IF YOU'VE ALREADY
SIGNED A PLEDGE CARD, COME ON OUT ANYWAY AND MAKE SOME NOISE!!!
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January 13, Buffalo, first new
UB Faculty/Staff for Peace organizing meeting,
4:30 PM, Capen 31, UB Amherst Campus.
Contact Hank Bromley,
Robert Dentan, or
Jim Whitlock for more information. The primary intention is to
start some organizing and planning discussions among UB faculty and staff
interested in becoming less silent about concerns related to the possibility
of war with Iraq. In a broader educational context, however, a few of
us hope to work towards public presentations, discussions and debates that
might expose our community to more balanced perspectives on our Nation's
history and present actions related to peace, non-violence and universal
human rights. See the
meeting
announcement for a few more details or print and post a flyer from
either a
<pdf> or
MS-Word source file.
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January 12, Buffalo,
Civil Liberties under the USA
Patriot Act, a
discussion hosted by Riverside-Salem United Church of
Christ at Environmental Chapel, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY from
4-6 PM, Sunday,
January 12th, featuring Jeanne Noel-Mahoney from the NYCLU and Jean Dickson
from UB Libraries.
Email June Licence, jlicence@buffalo.edu or call 773-1426 for
information, directions, etc.
Further
details are also on-line here - also as an
MS Word
document for printing flyers.
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January 12, NBC TV,
Road to Baghdad, 7
PM EST, a Dateline NBC program that will feature a segment on
Peaceful Tomorrows' Colleen Kelly. Those who attended the
WNY Peace
Center's 2002 Annual Benefit Dinner heard Catherine Allison, another
Peaceful Tomorrows member whose aunt was killed in the World Trade Center on
September 11, 2001. She spoke in opposition to war with Iraq and for
seeking non-violent solutions to all world problems. This group of
people, who suffered the greatest possible losses and have the most rational
basis for seeking vengeance, present a moving and compelling case for
avoiding war and further violence.
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January 11, Buffalo,
Women
in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from
12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the
weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity. See also:
WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,
WIB NYC BalkansNet -
Mission Statement,
Women in Black - London
and History of
the Women in Black
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January 11, Buffalo,
Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, CD Workshop & Regroup,
3-6 PM, The Statler Towers, Buffalo
Room.
See call to meeting.
Contact
Dan Cross directly for more information.
This will be a follow-up meeting to the one held on January
4th to continue discussions of emerging affinity groups about collaborative
action planning and support. You do not need to have attended prior
workshops or meetings to be welcome. If you want to come to learn
more, please do. Hopefully we'll be hashing out the plans for upcoming
actions. The meeting will operate in a spokes-council format with each
affinity group having a spokesperson. We will make time in the beginning of
the meeting for individuals not yet in an affinity group to join up with one
or form another.
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January 4, Buffalo,
Women
in Black weekly vigil, every week on Saturday from
12-1 PM, Bidwell/Elmwood, no matter the
weather, there's always good cheer and dignified solidarity. See also:
WIB NYC BalkansNet - Home Page,
WIB NYC BalkansNet -
Mission Statement,
Women in Black - London
and History of
the Women in Black
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January 4, Buffalo,
Non-Violent Direct Action Meeting, CD Workshop & Regroup,
2-5 PM, The Statler Towers, Buffalo
Room.
See call to meeting.
Contact
Dan Cross directly for more information.
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January 2, Buffalo, next
Organizers' Network Planning Meeting,
5:15 PM, Peace
Center
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December 31, Buffalo,
First Night Anti-war
Vigils/Demonstrations. Best effort. Contact whitlock@BuffaloPeacePeople.org
to join-in or help out.
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December 10, Buffalo,
Peace Rally, Laffayette Square,
5-6 PM
- October 26, Washington DC, IAC/ANSWER Anti-war Demonstration
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