BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//74.81.90.59//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.2.6// VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:520-434-9793 Email:celeps@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:'Student and Community Activism: Aspects of Labor\, Gender\, Ra ce\, and Power in Social Change Movements' Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020316T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University of Arizona\, Tucson\, Arizona\, United States SUMMARY:West USAS Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-ICUEgDuU3v@74.81.90.59 URL:www.sasua.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:413-559-5416 Email:clpp@hampshire.edu DESCRIPTION:Social justice conference for student and community activists. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020405T150000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for R eproductive F UID:20260421T070501CEST-rbpVe3jNFr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~clpp/activism.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:413-559-5416 Email:clpp@hampshire.edu DESCRIPTION:Social justice conference for student and community activists Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020406T081500 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for R eproductive F UID:20260421T070501CEST-vMBNUELORb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~clpp/activism.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:413-559-5416 Email:clpp@hampshire.edu DESCRIPTION:Social justice conference for student and community activists. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020407T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for R eproductive F UID:20260421T070501CEST-8mEC4wwVZJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~clpp/activism.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:2152224711 Email:impulse275@aol.com DESCRIPTION:This concert is a rabble-rousing benefit show for the Student E nvironmental Action Coalition (SEAC) Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020326T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:the North Star\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Anne Feeney\, David Rovics\, & the Kettle Rebellion UID:20260421T070501CEST-Ipl6Rk6wJo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:mass protest and civil disobedience against the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank!! Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020420 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Protest the World Bank and IMF UID:20260421T070501CEST-nZlkHlEdPl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalizethis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:404-651-4633 Email:gsupow@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Power of Women bring filmmaker\, writer and director\, Maggie H adleigh-West\, to Georgia State University. Hadleigh-West will be discuss ing her controversial documentary\, War Zone\, a film about the stre Geog raphical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020319T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Speaker's Auditorium- Student Center- Georgia Stat\, Atlanta\, Geo rgia\, United States SUMMARY:War Zone- Film Screening and Lecture with Maggie Hadleigh West UID:20260421T070501CEST-ULARWgGMNc@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:319-466-9165 Email:laura-crossett@uiowa.edu DESCRIPTION:Former SDS staffers Helen Garvy and Robert Pardun will be in Io wa City to show their oral history documentary of Students for a Democrati c Society and to host a discussion of student activism past\, pr Geograph ical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020403T183000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Shambaugh Auditorium\, Iowa City\, Iowa\, United States SUMMARY:Rebels with a Cause: Student Activist History Film/Forum UID:20260421T070501CEST-hvzTdsJ7iR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sdsrebels.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:727-9660 Email:thewhip46@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:This is a festival to allow students to educate each other\, ex press themselves freely\, and unite the students on our campus. Geographi cal Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020318 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Brandon\, Manitoba\, Canada SUMMARY:The Festival of Students UID:20260421T070501CEST-Zc3RPLTZUi@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:503.725.8777 Email:jocelynf@pdx.edu DESCRIPTION:Join students from across Oregon for the weekend to participate in campus organizing workshops and trainings on the Tree-free Campus/Stop Boise Cascade campaign. Trainings include: Campaign Strategy\, Geographi cal Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020323T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:rm 327 Smith Center\, SW Broadway and Montgomery\, Portland\, Oreg on\, United States SUMMARY:Regional Tree-free Campus Training and Organizing Meeting UID:20260421T070501CEST-ALvC3WJWXC@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020401 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Week of Student Action to Abolish the Death Penalty in the USA UID:20260421T070501CEST-XlVw0DiK5v@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:202-242-0027 Email:gwpsu@gwu.edu DESCRIPTION:Sweatshop Fashion Show and Anti-Sweatshop Rally demanding GW af filiate with the Worker Rights Consortium Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020404T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:2121 I Street NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United Stat es SUMMARY:George Washington University Progressive Student Union UID:20260421T070501CEST-nTx8A4s3aD@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In memory of the assasination of MLK Jr. - a national day of ac tion organized by Jobs With Justice\, the Student Labor Action Project\, a nd United Students Against Sweatshops. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020404 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Student Labor Day of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-jvvWJjs8vF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://jwj.org/SLAP/A4/2002.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Students at 700 schools will be silent to protest discriminatio n against gays\, lesbians\, bisexuals\, and transsexuals. Geographical Sc ope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020410 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Day of Silence -- lgbt rights UID:20260421T070501CEST-VJj6s1GiKs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dayofsilence.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:National mobilization against the war on 'terrorism.' Geograph ical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020420 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Stop the War - March on Washington UID:20260421T070501CEST-lxxF3w4VA6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.a20stopthewar.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Protest US military aid to Colombia. April 19-22.\nApril 21 - r ally\nApril 22 - civil disobedience Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020421 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Colombia Mobilization UID:20260421T070501CEST-ruGOHpepfl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.colombiamobilization.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:312-458-9920 Email:chicagosocialistconference2002@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:2002 MIDWEST REGIONAL SOCIALIST CONFERENCE:\nA World of Poverty & War -- Socialism is the alternative\nSaturday -- April 6 -- University of Illinois--Chicago\n\nUNITE & FIGHT! -- Voices of opposition Geographic al Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020101T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University of Illinois--Circle Center\, Chicago\, United States SUMMARY:2002 MIDWEST REGIONAL SOCIALIST CONFERENCE: A World of Poverty & Wa r UID:20260421T070501CEST-D0HRrW8ugb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.internationalsocialist.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:312-458-9920 Email:chicagosocialistconference2002@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:2002 MIDWEST REGIONAL SOCIALIST CONFERENCE:\nA World of Poverty & War -- Socialism is the alternative\nSaturday -- April 6 -- University of Illinois--Chicago\n\nUNITE & FIGHT! -- Voices of opposition Geographic al Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020101T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University of Illinois--Circle Center\, Chicago\, United States SUMMARY:2002 MIDWEST REGIONAL SOCIALIST CONFERENCE: A World of Poverty & Wa r UID:20260421T070501CEST-uGtOubZV7o@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.internationalsocialist.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: 312-458-9920 Email:contact@internationalsocialist.org DESCRIPTION:WAR & RESISTANCE: ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE\n7pm--Saturday -- A pril 6--Chicago--University of Illinois-Chicago-Circle Center\n\nThe Inter national Socialist Review is pleased to announce a national ant Geographi cal Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020101T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University of Chicago--Circle Center\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:ISR Antiwar Tour: WAR & RESISTANCE: ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE UID:20260421T070501CEST-UhV20GUrow@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.isreview.org/tour/tour.shtml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: 312-458-9920 Email:contact@internationalsocialist.org DESCRIPTION:WAR & RESISTANCE: ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE\n7pm--Saturday -- A pril 6--Chicago--University of Illinois-Chicago-Circle Center\n\nThe Inter national Socialist Review is pleased to announce a national ant Geographi cal Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020101T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University of Chicago--Circle Center\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:ISR Antiwar Tour: WAR & RESISTANCE: ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE UID:20260421T070501CEST-Je2CGfT3d2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.isreview.org/tour/tour.shtml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:858-534-0474 Email:ucwomenofcolor@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:April 5-7\nBREAKING CHAINS AND MAKING LINKS: \nEliminating the Chains of Privilege and Oppression\, \nBuilding the Links of Community and Resistance \n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020405 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UC - San Diego\, San Diego\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Woman of Color Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-tanKDNowGe@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:festivaldelpueblo@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:A five day celebration of Community\, Resistance\, and Freedom. Includes: Demonstrations/direct action\, bookfair\, speakers\, cultural g athering\, art exhibit\, concerts\, soccer\, picnic\, plays\, and a commun Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020501 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Boston\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Festival del Pueblo UID:20260421T070501CEST-6eH8cUtruI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.festivaldelpueblo.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(732) 239-8030 Email:varc@vassar.edu DESCRIPTION:We will be holding a campout around the campus during Parents W eekend to protest a lack of written choice policy and overall animal exper imentation at Vassar. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020412T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Vassar College\, Poughkeepsie\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Campout Against Animal Experimentation UID:20260421T070501CEST-7aTvaELtVv@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:202-248-8023 Email:nick@georgetownsolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:A rally and media tour of the DC public School Without Walls\, as part of the National Student Labor Day of Action. \nRally speakers inc lude John Sweeney\, President\, AFL-CIO\; Jos Williams\, President\, Geog raphical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020404T133000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:2130 G St NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:DC Student Labor Action Project Rally UID:20260421T070501CEST-Cgb4Nz5VLF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.georgetownsolidarity.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(219) 535-7049 Email:josiahag@goshen.edu DESCRIPTION:\nRepresentatives from School of the Americas Watch (SOAW) will meet with representatives from the U.S. Army to engage in a panel discuss ion over the role U.S. foreign policy plays in Latin America. A Geographi cal Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020413 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020413T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Goshen College\, Goshen\, Indiana\, United States SUMMARY:PANEL DISCUSSION BETWEEN SOAW AND U.S. ARMY APRIL 13\, GOSHEN\, IND IANA UID:20260421T070501CEST-N9aA7Uv12S@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.goshen.edu/pax/a13event.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:330-701-1833 Email:ksawc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Join Us in Protest of the War Without End!\nMay 4\, 2002 - Kent State University\, Kent OH\n\nWe oppose the war in Afghanistan and its ex tension around the world. The Bush administration has asserted th Geograp hical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020504 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020504T143000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Kent State University\, Kent\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:From Kent State to Afghanistan UID:20260421T070501CEST-MiKkBhgVTj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ksawc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:seac@seac.org DESCRIPTION:Four days of workshops and training for the next generation of\ nstudent environmental / environmental justice activists.\nSponsored by th e Student Environmental Action Coalition. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020803 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020731 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Knoxville\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC Summer Training Institute UID:20260421T070501CEST-d6n2I3HNGu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/sti/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:seac@seac.org DESCRIPTION:Decision-making meeting to shape the future of the Student \nEn vironmental Action Coalition and the student environmental /\nenvironmenta l justice movement. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020805 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Knoxville\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC National Council Meeting UID:20260421T070501CEST-bfuUl6eeuk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/ncmtg.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:773.769.2557 Email:directaction@onebox.com DESCRIPTION:CARNAVAL AGAINST CAPITALISM? BECAUSE ANOTHER MIDWEST IS POSSIBL E!! \n\n\n\nWe are calling for a Midwest regional convergence upon Chicago to reclaim Mayday in the year 2002. Mayday is the internationa Geographi cal Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020503 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020427 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago IL\, United States SUMMARY:May Day 2002: CARNIVAL AGAINST CAPITALISM! Another World is Possib le UID:20260421T070501CEST-pD7uIPlmzV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.chicagodan.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:kcook@hampsire.edu DESCRIPTION:http://whiteprivilege.hampshire.edu\n\nOn April 27th and 28th\, 2002 students\, educators\, community leaders\, scholars\, and local acti vists will gather for a free conference called\, 'Understanding White Geo graphical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020427T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hampshire College- Franklin Patterson Hall\, Amherst\, Massachuset ts\, United States SUMMARY:Understanding whiteness\, Recognizing Privilege: A Conference Towar ds Racial Just UID:20260421T070501CEST-FgA6UMhg5v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://whiteprivilege.hampshire.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020509 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020509 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Montreal\, United States SUMMARY:Conference Against War\, Imperialism and Racism UID:20260421T070501CEST-ie63WIRdVs@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(514)848-7970 Email:antiwar_antiguerre@yahoo.ca DESCRIPTION:...please see website for all necessary details.... Geographic al Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020512 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020509 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:1455 de Maisonneuve W.\, Montreal\, Qu\, United States SUMMARY:Conference Against War\, Imperialism and Racism UID:20260421T070501CEST-vBKKVEu6cV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.awag2002.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:202-319-7596 x14 Email:summit@nyacyouth.org DESCRIPTION:Six hundred youth and adults representing dozens of communities nationwide will convene in Washington\, DC on Memorial Day Weekend 2002 ( May 24-27th) to consider the critical issues facing lesbian\, gay Geograp hical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020527 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020524T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill - 400 New Jersey Ave. N\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:NYAC 5th Annual National Youth Summit UID:20260421T070501CEST-JBDiwVIxdT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyacyouth.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(715) 394-6660 Email:mnsocialist@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Students Against War\, the Green Party and Socialist Action are holding a rally demanding an end to U.S. aid to Israel and self-determina tion for the Palestinians on May 7 in Duluth\, MN. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020507T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Federal Building\, Duluth\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:Palestine Solidarity Rally UID:20260421T070501CEST-d6WLEV2nav@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/palestinerally END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(715) 394-6660 Email:mnsocialist@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Juneteenth in Duluth\, MN with a march and rally agai nst war & racism. Assemble at the Federal Building at 5:15pm. March will leave at 5:30pm for a 6pm rally at Lake & Superior. Sponsored Geographi cal Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020619T171500 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Federal Building\, Duluth\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:March and Rally Against War & Racism UID:20260421T070501CEST-0rR9mksFL3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/northsaw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:501-244-2439 Email:clearinghouse@tao.ca DESCRIPTION:The Campus Democracy Convention\, August 1-4 in Lawrence\, Kans as will challenge the corporate structure of education governance embodied in what are usually totally unaccountable school administrators\, regents \, and trustees. It will provide a forum to discuss campus campaigns and strategies. It will be a great chance to interact with people from across the US and North America. who are engaged in these kinds of campaigns and others:\n\n-access to education\n-right to organize (students and workers )\n-civil rights and diversity\n-research\, curriculum\, and technology\n- social responsibility\n-campus governance\n\nCome to Lawrence\, Kansas Aug . 1-4\, 2002 for:\n-Powerful speakers from across the country...\n-Rump-sh akin music...\n-Organization building...\n-Workshops/skill-sharing...\n-Sh ared strategies for democratizing your school...\n-Meeting students\, teac hers\, and workers from campuses across North America...\n-Building on a n ational movement for campus democracy!\n\n\nInvited Speakers Include:\nRob ert McChesney - author\, professor\, and media activist\nBreeze Lutke-Stah lman - student organizer with Delta Force (180/MDE) at the University of K ansas\nLawrence Soley - professor and author of ?Leasing the Ivory Tower?\ nKatie Sierra - student expelled from W. Virginia high school for wearing anti-war t-shirt\nBeth Huber - President of the UMKC Part Time Faculty Ass ociation\nStanley Aronowitz - Director\, Center for Cultural Studies CUNY\ nJane Anne Morris - author/researcher on the history of the power-grabbing corporations and strategies to reverse the trend\nPatricia Brodsky - facu lty organizer and a member of the AAUP chapter at UMKC\nRobert Miranda - M ilwaukee Green Party and anti-voucher activist \nRobert Jensen - professor and corporate media analyst at University of Texas\n\n\nRegister Today On line! - www.corporations.org/180mde/cdcreg.html Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020804 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020801 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Kansas University\, Lawrence\, Kansas\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Democracy Convention UID:20260421T070501CEST-PLIvdxVKu1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.corporations.org/180mde/confannounce.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:1-800-387-7177 Email:inquiries@canadians.org DESCRIPTION:The 6th International Grassroots Gathering on Genetic Engineeri ng\nJune 7-9 Toronto\, Canada\n\nPresented by The Polaris Institute\, Coun cil of Canadians\, BIOdevastation Toronto Coalition\, and Institute Geogr aphical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020609 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020607 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:bioJUSTICE/bioDIVERSITY 2002 conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-zDk05i0KUk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.biodev.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@turnyourbackonbush.com DESCRIPTION:President Bush will be giving the commencement address at the O hio State University's June graduation ceremonies.\n\nOSU students\, alumn i\, and community activists will Protest the Endless War\, Defend Democrac y\, and Stand Up for Civil Liberties by holding a sunrise ceremony\, a ral ly\, street theater\, and an alternative commencement. Graduates will deco rate their mortarboards with Peace Signs and other symbols to express oppo sitions to the Bush administration's foreign and domestic policy. Geograp hical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020614T060000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ohio State University\, stadium\, Columbus\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:Turn Your Back on Bush UID:20260421T070501CEST-7NzRFTX2Ep@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.turnyourbackonbush.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:773.394.9720 Email:info@campusgreens.org DESCRIPTION:The Second Annual Campus Greens Convention will bring hundreds of student activists together to set policy\, share ideas\, and build a pr ogressive student movement across the country. Campus Greens is the faste st growing progressive student organization in the country--join us in Kan sas and become part of this vital organization! Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020811 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020808 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University of Kansas\, Lawrence\, Kansas\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Greens Second Annual Convention UID:20260421T070501CEST-N5HtiLcuav@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusgreens.org/get_involved/event/convention_2002.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:503.247.5995 Email:staffer@starcalliance.org DESCRIPTION:Join us this August at Middle Tennessee State University as we work to build the capacity of the multiracial youth resistance movement. S uzanne Pharr is our confirmed key note speaker!\n\nWorkshops include:\n-Mo vement History\n-Dismantling Racism\n-Grassroots Organizing\n\nStrategy Se ssions on:\n-Peaceful Justice: Our united efforts to end the war on commun ities of color in the US and abroad.\n-Community Investment: Students pres suring our universities to invest a portion of school profits into Communi ty Development Banks which prioritize loans to low income people.\n-Strong Communities Project: Youth and Students working with community groups to build economic and social power.\n\nREGISTER! WWW.STARCALLIANCE.ORG\n Geo graphical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020812 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020809 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Middle Tenn. State. U.\, Nashville\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:STARC National Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-oJneWHoRD0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.starcalliance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(866) 347-7866 Email:tabilock@afj.org DESCRIPTION:Calling all Students and Activists:\n\nOn Monday\, October 7\, thousands of students and activists will mobilize nationwide as part of Fi rst Monday 2002: Civil Liberties In A New America\, a national campaign of the Alliance for Justice. FIRST MONDAY unites law school\, college and g raduate students and community activists in education and action to stop t he erosion of civil liberties in the name of national security. FIRST MON DAY has over 100 co-sponsors including the American Civil Liberties Union\ , Amnesty International\, Rock the Vote and the National Education Associa tion. Already\, over 600 students and activists attended First Monday's K ick-Off event. Organizers nationwide continue to sign on daily to be part of this campaign. To get involved\, contact the FIRST MONDAY staff today at (866) 347-7866 and visit our website www.firstmonday2002.com. Geograp hical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021117 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020713 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:College Campuses Across The Nation\, United States SUMMARY:First Monday 2002: Civil Liberties in a New America UID:20260421T070501CEST-Fbud3lUw1v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.firstmonday2002.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:bobc@adkg.com DESCRIPTION:Law enforcement agencies preparing for neo-Nazi rally \nBy J.R. Mendoza \nThe Capital-Journal \nLocal law enforcement agencies say they h ave been working diligently \npreparing for Saturday's 'White Unity Blvd R ally' outside the \nStatehouse.\n\n'We can't really quantify that\,' said Trooper Mark Engholm\, of the \nKansas Highway Patrol\, when asked how man y hours have gone into the \nplanning.\n\nThe National Socialist Movement\ , a neo-Nazi group\, will rally from 1 \nto 3 p.m. Law enforcement agencie s have been working with the group\, \nas well as with groups that will ha ve a counterprotest nearby.\n\nCounterprotest groups will have an alternat ive rally from 1 to 3 p.m. \nat the Charles Curtis State Office Building\, S.W. 10th and Jackson. \nIt is sponsored by the NAACP and supported by th e Topeka Center for \nPeace and Justice and Concerned Citizens of Topeka.\ n\nThe highway patrol\, Capitol Police\, Shawnee County Sheriff's Office \ nand Topeka Police Department are working together on security for the \nr ally. Engholm said there are meetings daily and commanders have \nconducte d weekly meetings for a month.\n\nThe agencies won't disclose how many off icers they will have \nproviding security at the rally.\n\n'We can't talk about the specific arrangements prior to the event\,' \nEngholm said. 'We' re working closely with other law enforcement \norganizations and groups a t the rally to make the rally safe.'\n\nEngholm didn't know how much the r ally would cost the agencies\, but \nhe said some officers might be workin g overtime.\n\n'It depends on how the rally goes\,' Engholm said.\n\nThe c ost depends on how many officers are at the rally and how long \nit lasts\ , said sheriff's Sgt. Curtis Wagers.\n\nHe said the agencies had been work ing well together -- 'to help each \nother out' -- to prepare for the rall y.\n\nTopeka police Lt. John Sidwell said his department also had no idea \nof the cost and wasn't keeping track. But he was certain overtime \ncost s would be incurred.\n\nSidwell said the agencies would be well-prepared.\ n\n'We've covered the possible scenarios that could come into play\,' \nSi dwell said. 'We've prepared for them as best as we can.'\n\nThe law enforc ement agencies have enacted several security measures \nfor Saturday. All state buildings in the Capitol complex will be \nclosed to the public that day. Those attending the rally will pass \nthrough metal detectors and ar e subject to search. Items such as \nfood\, firearms and backpacks will be prohibited.\n\nThose who don't want to enter the rally areas can watch fr om \nsurrounding sidewalks.\n\nSidwell agreed with Wagers that the agencie s were working well with \neach other.\n\n'We have a strong relationship\, ' Sidwell said. 'There's no problem.'\n\nRally plans\n\nLaw enforcement ag encies are prohibiting the following items at the \nCapitol complex:\n\n? Firearms\; knives\; edged\, pointed or impact weapons\; chemical \nirritan ts\; packages\, backpacks or coolers\; cans or bottles (glass or \nplastic )\; food\; signs or flags mounted on poles.\n\nThe following streets will be closed starting at 7:30 a.m. until the \nrally ends:\n\n? S.W. 9th Stre et from Topeka Boulevard to S. Kansas Ave.\n\n? S.W. 10th Street from Tope ka Boulevard to S. Kansas Ave.\n\n? S.W. Harrison Street from 8th to Hunto on\n\n? S.W. Jackson Street from 8th to 11th streets\n\n? No on-street par king will be allowed on closed streets from 5 p.m. \nFriday until the stre ets reopen Saturday.\n\n? Public parking available: State Parking Lot No. 1\, located south \nand west of the Kansas Judicial Center\, 301 W. 10th S t. The lot can \nbe accessed from Huntoon and Jackson streets.\n Geograph ical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020824T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Topeka State Capital Bldg\, Topeka\, Kansas\, United States SUMMARY:Law enforcement agencies preparing for neo-Nazi rally UID:20260421T070501CEST-UcgpTm3n2D@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:bobc@adkg.com DESCRIPTION:When:\nThis Saturday\, Aug 24th from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM\nWhe re:\nTopeka Kansas\, At the State Capital building at 10th and Jackson\, \ nalso at the Curtis State Office bldg the NAACP\, and other groups will \n hold a counter-protest. Other groups opposing the Nazi's will gather \nalo ng 10th street on the Statehouse grounds.\n\nWhy: Because Nazis are bad... .mmmmmkay?\n\nHow: See the Topeka Capital Journals artical at: \nhttp://cj online.com/stories/082202/com_rally.shtml\n\nTo see what the Law Enforceme nt Officials have planned\, and will not \nallow into the demonstration ar eas. I am suggesting that people bring \nFM radios (Battery powered) in or der to listen to 'breaking news' and \nother info (or sing-a-longs) during the rally. (Not the head-\nphone/walkman kind: the LOUD kind)\n\nThe easi est way to get there from Lawrence: Take the turnpike (I-70) \nwest to Top eka\, East Topeka exit\, take the 10th-street exit downtown\, \nturn left\ , start looking for a place to park. 10th street and other \narea streets will be closed to traffic (see article for details) but \nthere should be parking available either on Kansas Ave\, or in the \nState parking lot at 10th and Topeka Blvd.\n\nLaw Enforcement Officials\, and other city offici als have said that \nthere will be nearly 500 (yes\, FIVE-HUNDRED) Law Enf orcement Officers \nat the rally (Which side of the fence they will be on remains to be \nseen...hahaha) Therefore\, you should prepare yourselves a ppropriately \nfor what/how you plan to demonstrate.\n\nFeel free to copy this and pass it along to interested parties\, and \nencourage people to s how up in Topeka (Plan on getting there around \nnoon or 12:30) and demons trate our opposition to nazis\, Fascists\, \nRacists\, and Religious Right -Wing nut-cases.\n\nCheers\nbob cutler\n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020824T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Topeka State Capital Bldg\, Topeka\, Kansas\, United States SUMMARY:SATURDAY AUG 24th: Nazi 'White Unity Blvd' Rally in Topeka/Counter- Demo UID:20260421T070501CEST-AkD67IAv3I@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Mobilize against the policies of the World Bank and Internation al Monetary Fund that are impoverishing the Third World and destroying our planet. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020929 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020925 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Protest the World Bank and IMF UID:20260421T070501CEST-phMD23bAme@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sept.globalizethis.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with protests against the IMF and World Bank\, a demonstration to shutdown DC by blockading intersections and metro statio ns on Friday morning during rush-hour. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020927 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:People's Strike UID:20260421T070501CEST-vjogV4brOa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.abolishthebank.org/en/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Annual protest against the School of Americas that trains Latin American military officers who proceed to commit human rights abuses. A g eneral protest against US foreign policy in the Americas which is especial ly bad in countries like Colombia. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021117 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021115 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ft. Benning\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:School of Americas Protest UID:20260421T070501CEST-9oFbRhIMEo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.soaw.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:352-271-6941 Email:johnnypcusa@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:This teach-in will occur as part of the protests and education efforts during the World Bank/IMF meetings in DC. Two campaigns will be r epresented\, Jubilee USA and the World Bank Bonds Boycott. Primary focus will be getting students and young adults involved in these campaigns. Al so there will be a presentation and discussion on spirituality and globali zation. This event is hosted the by Pax Christi USA Young Adult Forum. G eographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020927T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:St. Aloysisus Catholic Church\, Washington\, District of Columbia\ , United States SUMMARY:Teach-in for Catholic Activists: Toward a Globalization of Solidari ty UID:20260421T070501CEST-7jUtWH0CsF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.paxchristiusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:Joel Duff Email:joelduff@cfsontario.ca DESCRIPTION:Students in North America\, Latin America and the Caribbean wil l be protesting the rising cost of our education and the threat of interna tional trade liberalisation on public education. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021031 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Hemispheric Student Day of Action Against the FTAA UID:20260421T070501CEST-V3sNOcMA2C@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:202-349-6460 Email:jkafoury@democracyrising.org DESCRIPTION:*********FORWARD WIDELY********** \n \nRALPH NADER\, along with numerous national entertainers and speakers\, is ?TAKING IT TO THE STEET? to demand a ?CRACKDOWN ON CORPORATE CRIME.?\n \nIT?S TIME FOR WORKERS\, I NVESTORS AND PENSIONERS TO UNITE! \n\nWHO: Ralph Nader\, internationally a cclaimed singer/songwriter Patti Smith\, Author and Professor Francis Fox Piven\, Cartoonist Tom Tomorrow\, and other national performers and speake rs. The ink isn't finished drying on the flyers yet! \n\nWHERE: Steps of Federal Hall\, Facing the New York Stock Exchange On the Corner of Wall S t. and Broad St.\n\nWHEN: Friday\, October 4th\, at Noon.\n\nCALL (212)349 -6460 or visit www.DemocracyRising.org to Volunteer or get more Event info rmation.\n\nThe plundering of retirement accounts\, the job and investment losses flowing from the looting by executives\, the fraudulent accounting \, and the brazen criminality that we see paraded across the headlines hav e given us a unique moment\, the opportunity of a lifetime to rescue our g overnment from corporate control. \n\nNow\, as some of the vastly overpa id and crooked bosses of the Corporate State face the prospect of going to jail\, our political ?leaders? are suddenly embracing our language. \n\n This Wall Street weekend will launch a series of events nationwide to chan nel the peoples? sense of anger and proper indignation into a focused and disciplined movement to break the grip of over-reaching corporate power.\n \nOur task is to have them embrace not just our words\, but our agenda.\n \nNOW IS THE TIME TO:\n\nŘ Jail Corporate Crooks\nŘ Protect W orker?s Pensions\nŘ Promote Socially Responsible Business\nŘ S top Corporate Tax Dodgers\nŘ Protect Main Street from Wall St.\n \nF or more details on the ?Corporate Reform Agenda\,? go to www.citizenworks. org or dowload the document attached to this e-mail! \n\nWE NEED YOUR HEL P! \n\nTo make this rally a huge success\, we need hundreds of volunteers to lend their time & energy to this project. \n\nOnly with your support ca n we pack tens of thousands of people in front of the New York Stock Excha nge and send a clear message to our Nation?s leaders. \n\nVOLUNTEER OPPORT UNITIES: This operation is going full swing until October 4th. WE NEED VOL UNTEERS ALL DAY\, EVERY DAY. \n\nIMPORTANT VOLUNTEER TASKS: \n\n§ Flyering /Postering communities and campuses \n§ Phone Banking supporters from 6pm ? 9pm\, Sunday - Thursday \n§ Media Work \n§ Community/Regional Outreach \ n§ Volunteer Coordinating \n§ Creative Art Design for Spectacles at the R ally\n§ And plenty of other important work?.\n\nYOU ARE NEEDED! \n\nTHIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC \n\nThis rally will unify the plight s of workers\, shareholders\, and pensioners in a common cause for a crack down on corporate crime and basic corporate reform. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021004T000000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:In Front Of Wall Street - Corner Of Wall Street An\, New York\, Ne w York\, United States SUMMARY:Ralph Nader Takes it to the Street - Wall Street UID:20260421T070501CEST-KK33FPb6nX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.democracyrising.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:641-269-3645 Email:nagamats@grinnell.edu DESCRIPTION:**Foward Widely**\n\nThe Green Planet Damn It! Festival is happ ening in less than a month!!!\n\nWhen: Oct. 4th- 6th\n\nWhere: Grinnell Co llege\, Grinnell\, IA\n\nWhat: Activists from around the country celebrati ng wilderness and wildness\nand fighting to protect the rights of the Eart h and Humaity. The event\nconsists of workshops\, trainings\, panels\, a r adical film festival\, live music\nby bands like Bonfire Madigan\, Echo 3 and 8 Miles Out\, speakers like Lou Gold and\nJulia Butterfly Hill\, over 10 national groups like Greenpeace\, Earth First!\,\nThe Rainforest Action Network\, and the Organic Consumers Association and of\ncoarse a FNB Vega n cookout.\n\n\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021006 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021004T163000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Grinnell College\, Grinnell\, Iowa\, United States SUMMARY:Green Planet Damn It! Festival 2002 UID:20260421T070501CEST-VX4HUwhVM8@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(715) 394-6660 Email:mnsocialist@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Students Against War and Youth for Socialist Action are calling for a regional anti-war rally to be held in Duluth\, MN on October 26. T he rally is to oppose any U.S. military action against Iraq. People and g roups are encouraged to form contingents and bring their own banner. Ther e will be caravans coming from Superior and Ashland\, WI. Geographical Sc ope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021026T000000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Lake Ave. & Superior St.\, Duluth\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:'Hands Off Iraq!' march and rally UID:20260421T070501CEST-pr2zpbUMMu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/northsaw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:309-341-8542 Email:tsatterf@knox.edu DESCRIPTION:Carol J. Adams will present her slideshow\, 'The Sexual Politic s of Meat.' In this she discusses the images of women and animals in con temporary popular culture. Adams utilizes the concept of absent referent through autobiography to explain the animalizing of women and sexualizing of animals. Within the slideshow she also provides connections between di fferent oppressions such as sexism\, racism\, and speciesism. Geographic al Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021001T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Kresge Auditorium\, Knox College\, Galesburg\, Illinois\, United S tates SUMMARY:Carol J. Adams 'The Sexual Politics of Meat' UID:20260421T070501CEST-mwzwTvLB9i@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.knox.edu/seta END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(503) 236-3065 Email: DESCRIPTION:MARCH AND RALLY FOR PEACE: \nNO NEW WAR ON IRAQ!\n(and end the war on Afghanistan!) Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021005T000000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:SW 9th Ave/SW Salmon St\, Portland\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Anti-war rally UID:20260421T070501CEST-6BxtlgCGLv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rdrop.com/~pjw/Iraq.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(503) 221-1156 Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021107 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20020926T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Guild Theater\, Portland\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Human Rights Watch Film Festival UID:20260421T070501CEST-IJudhMz60h@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nwfilm.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:510 594 4076 Email:digitalmarc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Massive protests will occur around the country on October 6th t o protest an invasion of Iraq. Students from around the Bay Area are mobi lizing contingents and caravans to the mass convergence at Union Square in San Francisco. Contact Marc at the email provided for info on the UC Ber kely coningent. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021006T140000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Union Square\, San Francisco\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Not in Our Name SF Anti-War Rally - UC Berkeley Contingent UID:20260421T070501CEST-AGpWK2BhEv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.berkeleystopthewar.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:212-969-8058 Email:info@notinourname.net DESCRIPTION:Mass gathering in Central Park to resist the war on the world a nd on people here in America being waged in our name. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021006T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Central Park At 96th Street & 5th Avenue\, New York\, New York\, U nited States SUMMARY:War on the World? Not In Our Name UID:20260421T070501CEST-wBWjvBRa7C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.notinourname.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:512-929-5658 Email:summit@queerut.org DESCRIPTION:Pride Week is a full week of GLBT community events at UT-Austin including a Pride Rally\, GLBT Resource Fair\, Coming Out for Women\, GLB T Politics and Religion workshops\, guest speakers\, poetry and performanc e art. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021012 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021006 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:UT-Austin Pride Week UID:20260421T070501CEST-ZEGAegH7BV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.queerut.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:785-865-3956 Email:wtcsoutreach@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:LESBIAN\, GAY\, BISEXUAL\, TRANS COMMUNITY ISSUES PANEL PRESENT ATION IN HONOR OF DOMETIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND COMING OUT DAY.\n\n \nOn Thursday\, October 10th\, Women?s Transitional Care Services (WTCS)\, a Lawrence-based agency that provides services to survivors of domestic v iolence and education to the community\, is sponsoring OUT OF THE CLOSET\, OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES: THE CONCEALED ISSUES OF THE LESBIAN\, GAY\, BISEX UAL\, TRANS\, QUEER COMMUNITIES. The panel presentation is being co-spons ored by KU Queers and Allies (Q&A)\, a KU campus-based group that provides support\, social networks\, and activism to the LGBTQ community. The pan el presentation and discussion\, which will be held at the Lawrence Art Ce nter\, will address a range of topics that affect the LGBTQ communities. Topics discussed include: rural life and child raising\, domestic and sex ual violence in LGBTQ relationships\, transphobia\, racism\, HIV/AIDS\, ho mophobia and biphobia. \n\nThis event will give the community a chance to come out to learn about\, discuss\, and begin to change the less-talked-a bout issues within the LGBTQ communities. By looking at some of the more ?closeted? issues within the community\, we can begin to see the interconn ectedness of all oppressions. The evening will include presentations from six panelists throughout the community\; after the presentations there wi ll be roundtable discussions for people to begin to look at these issues m ore in-depth. \n\nPlease join us to begin to end all violence\, all hate\, and all oppressions in our communities. \n\nWHAT: Panel Presentation an d Discussion in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Coming Out Day.\n\nWHERE: Lawrence Arts Center\, 940 New Hampshire.\n\nWHEN: 7-9 p. m. Thursday\, October 10th. \n\nThis event is completely free and open to the LGBTQ and Ally communities.\n\n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021010T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Lawrence Arts Center\, Lawrence\, Kansas\, United States SUMMARY:Out of the Closet\, Out in Our Communities UID:20260421T070501CEST-7R7huuoxsW@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:617-782-2313 Email:organizeboston@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Thousands of students around the nation will participate in thi s national day of protest against war in Iraq. Campuses are planning spea k outs\, performances\, peace memorials\, street theatre\, die-ins\, stude nt strikes\, etc. Let your voices be heard. Visit the website www.nowarn oway.org to receive info\, contacts\, press releases\, and details about a ctions. Join the growing network of students and student groups that oppo se this horrible war. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021007 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Campuses And High Schools\, ALL SUMMARY:NO WAR NO WAY NATIONAL STUDENT DAY OF ACTION UID:20260421T070501CEST-nTM3UBjgAX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nowarnoway.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:617-782-2313 Email:organizeboston@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:On October 20th students\, community members and activists will converge at Boston University. At 12:30 the Walk for Peace will travel f rom weapons development sites at BU to MIT then to the State House\, Park Street T stop\, Government Center\, and end in Faneuil Hall. Along the wa y speakers will be calling attention to the devasting consequences of war in Iraq. Let your voices be heard. Join with hundreds to protest the war in Iraq. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021020T000000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Starts AtBoston University Marsh Plaza\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:NO WAR NO WAY Walk For Peace in Iraq UID:20260421T070501CEST-45tU4UO6PH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nowarnoway.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:616-552-8766 Email:william.mcmullin@wmich.edu DESCRIPTION:We are doing a demonstration outside Staples in Battle Creek to try to get the company to carry recycled products. We are deciding on th e 15th\, 16th\, or 17th of November to have it. Let me know if you are in terested in joining us. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021117 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021115 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Staples\, Battle Creek\, Battle Creek\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:Staples Demonstration UID:20260421T070501CEST-Fbku0ztuTC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://wmu-sse.tripod.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:March against domestic violence. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021018T200000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Baton Rouge High School\, Baton Rouge\, Louisiana\, United States SUMMARY:Take Back the Night March UID:20260421T070501CEST-VglMFKKcJd@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:There will be a candlelight vigil for the survivors of sexual a nd domestic violence. It will be followed by a reception at the Women's Ce nter. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021024T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:LSU Clocktower\, Baton Rouge\, Louisiana\, United States SUMMARY:Vigil for Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence UID:20260421T070501CEST-3dddD3hU65@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A rally to draw attention to the issue of untested rape kits in Louisiana. The rally is held to raise public awareness and lobby our legi slators to: \n \n1) get Louisiana into the national DNA database - we are one of only 8 states who are not members\; \n2) apply for federal CODIS fu nding available to test rape kits\;\n3) allocate more monies to the testin g of rape kits.\n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021007T083000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:LSU Parade Grounds\, Baton Rouge\, Louisiana\, United States SUMMARY:Rally for Rape Kit Testing Awareness UID:20260421T070501CEST-Dk4Ovgu6C4@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:573-445-3793 Email:andyh81@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 3rd we are having a benefit show at the Musi c \nCafé. Everything is pretty much taken care of for that. What we \nre ally need is for people to spread the word about this show. If you \nbelo ng to any other organizations\, please post this to their \nannouncment li st or tell them to come. If you know of anyone looking \nfor something to do on a Thursday night\, please encourage them to \nhead over to the Musi c Café. Alcohol will be served at the bar and \nit's a top notch facility . This show will be a little different than \nthe last one. I can't guar entee it\, but I don't think this show will \nhave guys in monkey suits or cross dressers or goth-ish bands or blue-\ngrass hillbilly music like the last show did. This show will be \ndecidedly less weird. Which is kind of too bad\, I like a good \nhealthy dose of weird\, but this show should be good too. Most of the \nmusic you'll hear is pretty listener friendly \, none of it is overly \nloud or hard. Here's what we have planned.\n\n7 :30 Come on in\, start talking to the many different Green-friendly \norg anizations that will be tabling the event: Mizzou Greens\, \nStudents for a Sensible Drug Policy\, MU NORML\, Students for Ethical \nAnimal Treatme nt\, Amnesty International\, Students for a Free Tibet\, \nStudent Sierra Club. The tables will be there as long as each \norganization decides to stay. They should have information about \nwhat their organization is doi ng and people to answer questions.\n\n7:45 Mark Robertson opens things up by telling us more about the \nGreen Party and his campaign for the State House of Representatives \nfrom Columbia.\n\n8:00 The Highway 50 Band\, from Columbia\, a band that could be \ndescribed as 'groove\,' don't be fo oled that because this band is the \nopener that they aren't talented. Th ese bands are in sort of a \nrandom order\, and our first band is as good as any\, so for those who \nwant to show up early\, you're in for a good s how.\n\n8:45 Fran Pope speaks about Mizzou's Tigers for Tigers program th at \nis working to help save Tigers in the wild.\n\n9:00 Green Means Go! is a good old college rock band from Kansas \nCity. They're pretty popula r where they come from so maybe you've \nheard of them. To find out more or listen to their music or even buy \none of their t-shirts go to www.gre en-means-go.com\n\n9:45 Silas Allard\, President of Amnesty International at MU\, will \nspeak on some Human Rights issues\, although I'm not sure which ones.\n\n10:00 Supraluxx is a band that's coming here all the way f rom \nLawrence\, Kansas to play in this show. Their music is pretty cool\ , \nyou can listen to some of it at \nhttp://artists.mp3s.com/artists/348/ supraluxx.html\n\n10:45 Dan Vietts is a local lawyer and host of the radi o show Sex\, \nDrugs\, and Rock'n Roll. He will speak on your legal right s and how \nto deal with cops and other such useful info.\n\n11:00 One Ju ne Oracle is a very snazzy group\, I'm not sure how to \ndescribe them\, t hey've got a cool\, flowing electric sound\, very \ncatchy. They're from here in Columbia and I wouldn't be surprised if \nthey ended up being one of the major acts in this area. Their \nwebsite is www.onejuneoracle.com so give them a listen.\n\n11:45 Keith Brekhus who\, for those of you who haven't heard by now\, \nis playing David to U.S. Congressman Kenny Hulsho f`s Goliath. This \nis a very worthwhile fight\, as Kenny is a junior Joh n Ashcroft\, the \nDemocrats are scarcely endorsing their candidate and he 's scarcely \ncampaigning\, and Keith's putting up yard signs all over tow n\, giving \nspeeches\, doing interviews\, and trying to make a race of it . We need \nto support this guy\, he stands for all the right things. He 'll give \nthe last speech of the night.\n\n12:00 We'll close the night o ut with Lola's Ruin\, an acoustic group \nwith female vocals. Very pretty music to close the night out with. \nI've given them the go ahead to pla y until they throw us out if they \nwant to.\n\nAndy\nmizzougreenparty.org \n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021003T073000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Music Cafe On 9th Street\, Columbia\, Missouri\, United States SUMMARY:Mizzou Greens Benefit Show UID:20260421T070501CEST-VuSMUGtUBd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://mizzougreenparty.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Peace Activists from throughout the Coulee Region will gather t o voice opposition to the proposed war on Iraq.\n\nOpen mic\, speakers\, m usic\, and maybe even a few Greens! What could be better?! Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021006T000000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Riverside Park\, La Crosse\, Wisconsin\, United States SUMMARY:Not In Our Name Rally UID:20260421T070501CEST-9jZAocLUXU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.notinourname.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the students in VCU's Amnesty chapter\, this discussi on circle serves to inform interested students in human rights and current human abuses as well as allow everyone to participate in a discussion abo ut international human rights. This event will be held on the VCU campus\ , in the upstairs Commons (Capital Ballroom D)\, from 3:30-4:30pm this Wed nesday (2 October 2002). Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021002T153000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:VCU Campus - Commons\, Richmond\, Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:VCU's Amnesty International Chapter - Discussion Circle UID:20260421T070501CEST-IJt1FkVWS2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://amnesty.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:217-352-8721 Email:prc@prairienet.org DESCRIPTION:The Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative (PRC) is holding an Anti-Columbus and Anti-'Chief Illiniwek' rally and march. 'Chief Illiniw ek' is the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's mascot and symbol. T he PRC will be protesting the genocide of Native American people that bega n with Christopher Columbus\, and that continues today with the appropriat ion of Native culture. The rally will begin at 6:00pm on the south side o f the Illini Union. It will be followed by a march to the Alma Mater to l et the community know that the tradition of 'Chief Illiniwek' founded on a ppropriation and genocide must end at once! Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021014T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Illini Union 1401 W. Green St.\, Urbana\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Anti-Columbus/Anti-'Chief' Rally UID:20260421T070501CEST-Gjiu8NUVPA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.prairienet.org/prc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:215.895.0446 Email:ssj@drexel.edu DESCRIPTION:Hear a discusssion on Independent Politics in PA and the rest o f \nthe Nation. Come hear the following speakers talk about the state of Independent Politics today: Omar Ali\, Committe for a Unified Independent Party-cuip.org\; George Dolph\, Green Party Philadelphia\; Eric Lucas\, CA mpaign Manager for Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Ken Krawchuk.\nThe event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted however not required.\n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021009T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Living Arts Lounge\, 33 And Chestnut\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania \, United States SUMMARY:Independent Politics Now! UID:20260421T070501CEST-vGHo53rrJV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://polywog.philtered.net/sociology/ssj END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(814)393-2720 Email:dburghardt@clarion.edu DESCRIPTION:'Flame to Fire'is a night in which we honor those victims and s urvivors of domestic violence. Everyone is welcome to attend. Geographica l Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021024T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Clarion University- In Front Of Harvey Hall\, Clairon\, Pennsylvan ia\, United States SUMMARY:Flame to Fire Rally UID:20260421T070501CEST-5NzuA27g8X@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@againstpatriarchy.org DESCRIPTION:The aim of this conference is to focus directly upon patriarchy and our roles within it. Through presentation\, dialogue\, and performanc e\, we hope to broach these questions seriously and playfully\, with intel lect and emotion. The goal is an increased understanding of our society an d how we might change it and ourselves for the better. Geographical Scope : DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030126 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030124 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:U Of O\, Eugene\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Against Patriarchy Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-A5U5Sizm6u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://againstpatriarchy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:letters@bamn.com DESCRIPTION:Save Brown v. Board of Education ? \nBuild the New Civil Rights Movement\nOrganize the March to the US Supreme Court\n\n----------------- -----\n\nOn May 14\, 2002 the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Ci ncinnati\, Ohio ruled to uphold the affirmative action program at the Univ ersity of Michigan Law School. This stunning victory for affirmative actio n in Grutter v. Bollinger marks a turning point in the fight for integrati on and equality in America. \n\nThis victory proves that through mass mobi lization it was possible to do what most civil rights leaders\, political pundits and court-watchers said was impossible. We organized\, we fought a nd WE WON!! \n\nAll of our collective effort so far has paid off. Thousand s of people across the country have participated in the new civil rights m ovement in various ways\, from signing a petition\, to making a financial contribution\, to attending the district court trial in Detroit to marchin g in a cold\, drenching rain through the gray streets of Cincinnati at the appeals hearing on December 6\, 2001. \n\nThe fact of our victory must ga lvanize our collective determination and the narrow margin of our victory (a 5-4 decision) must serve as an alarm. We must summon new energy and new forces to the fight!\n\nNow the CRITICAL BATTLE lies ahead. The future of this nation hangs in the balance ? its progress\, democracy\, integration \, all civil rights and civil liberties will be determined by the outcome of this historic fight. The outcome of the Grutter case will either open u p a new fight for integration and equality in American education?the simpl e promise of Brown v. Board of Education?or it will kill Brown for all pra ctical purposes.\n\nNow affirmative action must be defended before the US SUPREME COURT in Washington DC. It is a very conservative body. We cannot win at the U.S. Supreme Court unless we mobilize tens of thousands of peop le to march on Washington when Grutter v. Bollinger is heard. No defender of affirmative action can have any illusions that this elite\, conservativ e organization will act for integration and equality unless they feel comp elled to do so. (There is no hearing date set at this point. The court may make the announcement this winter for a hearing date possibly as early as the winter or spring 2003.)\n\n\nOur victory in Cincinnati teaches us how to win\n\nBeyond its own intrinsic importance\, the victory in the UM Law School case provides a very important lesson in how to win the coming bat tle at the US Supreme Court. We must organize and mobilize the people of t his country who stand for integration and equality. A strong litigation st rategy is necessary but not sufficient of itself. Mass social struggle is the key. Just as litigation alone could not have dismantled Jim Crow and w on affirmative action in the 1960s\, litigation alone now cannot successfu lly defend affirmative action from the rightwing attack. \n\nWe have a pat tern and a framework for victory. The only question is\, can we together m obilize the sentiment and the forces in action that can move our society f orward and keep it from crashing backward. Our collective task now is to p repare the new civil rights movement for this next step. \n\nAll of us who have played a role so far should feel deep pride at our accomplishment. W e banded together and our determined effort won the day. History is callin g on all of us again\, this time louder and more insistently. Our first vi ctory must not have been in vain.\n\n\nWe are fighting to save Brown v. Bo ard of Education\n\nBy this case the fate of affirmative action will be de termined\, and with it\, every integration program of any kind\, every pol icy aimed at offsetting the institutional inequalities that shape and defo rm life and opportunity in America. Whether Brown v. Board of Education it self is to be overturned for practical purposes?all this hangs in the bala nce.\n\nThe first year after affirmative action was banned by the Fifth Ci rcuit Court in the Hopwood case\, black enrollment dropped more than 90% a nd Mexican-American enrollment dropped just short of 60% at the University of Texas School of Law. Now\, despite one of the most ambitious outreach and recruitment programs ever launched for minority students in higher edu cation\, the incoming class for the fall 2002 is only 7.5% Mexican-America n and 3% black. This is in the state of Texas which now has a 42% minority population!\n\nOver the last few years a concerted\, largely successful a nd overwhelmingly unopposed assault has taken place on integration plans i n K-12 education across the country. From Charlotte to Boston to Seattle\, voluntary K-12 desegregation plans have been eliminated by the judiciary despite broad public support by people of all races. Court-ordered desegre gation plans have been eliminated despite clear and undisputed evidence of ongoing segregation. \n\nThe outcome of this case will determine whether any desegregation program of any kind is banned by law. It will determine whether any positive measure of any kind that attempts to offset the funda mental social inequalities of race and sex will be legal?but it will also do much more than that. The outcome of Grutter will set the context for th e social and political development of our whole society just as each key U S Supreme Court decision concerning race\, racism and segregation has in t he past. For example\, Dred Scott in 1857\, Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896\, a nd Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.\n\nThe outcome of this case will b e the scale in which questions of social policy and justice are weighed fo r the foreseeable future. In form\, the decision of the court will be lega l but the content of the decision will be political and social. If we lose \, it will be a setback of historic proportions. Contrarily\, if we succee d in defending affirmative action at the US Supreme Court\, we will have a n opportunity to align our society with its aspiration and self-image of b eing a society that holds integration and equality of opportunity in high esteem. This will be no small task\, but if we win at the US Supreme Court \, it will open up avenues for progress that we can see only vaguely now.\ n\n\nWe have a plan and we need your help\n\nBAMN\, and United for Equalit y and Affirmative Action (UEAA is the umbrella organization of student int ervenors in Grutter v. Bollinger) are determined to win this fight. We see its ramifications and our consciousness of the magnitude of those ramific ations makes us utterly determined to organize the march to the US Supreme Court. Many thousands of people of all races around the country share thi s determination. Together\, we will build this march. We will do so irresp ective of what any other organization decides. However\, to succeed at the US Supreme Court we will almost certainly need to mobilize more forces th an any one or two organizations can mobilize on their own. \n\nAll civil r ights organizations must be united in this fight. Most civil rights organi zations have done too little to defend affirmative action. It is going to take a new\, grassroots\, independent\, mass civil rights movement to unit e all the existing civil rights organizations in a single effective strugg le to defend the gains of Brown v. Board of Education in American history. \n \n\n* Get involved in the movement *\n\nSign and Circulate the PLEDGE & CALL(http://www.bamn.com/pledge.htm) to be present when the US Supreme Co urt hears the University of Michigan Law School affirmative action case. J oin the campaign for the March to the US Supreme Court.\n\nSign and Circul ate the PETITION \n(http://www.bamn.com/supreme-court.htm)to the US Suprem e Court. Get it at bamn.com. We are aiming to have 1\,000\,000 petition si gnatures to present to the court when the case gets heard. We want the cou rt to feel the vast support that exists for affirmative action\, integrati on and equality around the country.\n\nParticipate in the march & rally fo r the National Day of Action on October 30\, 2002 at the University of Mic higan.\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021030T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Michigan - Diag\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, United Stat es SUMMARY:National Day of Action to Defend Affirmative Action and Integration UID:20260421T070501CEST-M8FEcp65lT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bamn.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:919-843- 6548 Email:surgenc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The 4th annual SURGE Conference entitled 'Education into Action : Action into Education' October 25-27\, 2002 on UNC-Chapel Hill Campus! E veryone is invited\, students and non-students alike.\nFeaturing over thir ty workshops\, speakers\, a concert and more. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021027 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021025 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UNC\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:SURGE Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-LLOJ0vIkSL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unc.edu/surge/conference/2002/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:s04.kslezak@wittenberg.edu DESCRIPTION:Student Environmental Action Coalition's regional conference fo r student environmentalists and other activists. Workshops\, speakers\, ve getarian food\, good fun! Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021103 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021101 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Wittenberg University\, Springfield\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC Midwest Fall Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-0bNfAUZVdo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/events/midwestregional.shtml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:631-878-1337 Email:buckl@sunysuffolk.edu DESCRIPTION:Let it not be said that the people in the United States did not hing when their government declared a war without limit and instituted sta rk new measures of repression.\n\nPEACE VIGIL\nOCTOBER 23\nCOMMON HOUR\nRE D SQUARE\nBRING A DRUM\nBRING A SMILE\nBRING A FRIEND\n\nLet us not allow the watching world today to despair of our silence and our failure to act. Instead let the world hear our pledge: we will resist the machinery of w ar and repression and rally others to do everything possible to stop it. ? www.nion.us\n\nCONSCIOUS CONNECTION\nSCCC\, OFFICE OF CAMPUS ACTIVITES\, AMMERMAN CAMPUS\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021023T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Suffolk Community College\, Selden\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Peace Vigil UID:20260421T070501CEST-cwE2v7A8uU@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:631-878-1337 Email:buckl@sunysuffolk.edu DESCRIPTION:Long Island School of Americas Watch\nSTOP TERRORISM BY THE U.S . SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS\n\nAn informative conference on the military trai ning school for Latin American soldiers located in Fort Benning\, Georgia that has trained death squad leaders and military dictators with U.S. tax dollars. \n \nSATURDAY\, OCTOBER 26\n10:30 AM to 1 PM\n\nCONSCIOUS CONNECT ION will carpool from the gym parking lot at 9:30 AM to the Unitarian Univ ersalist Congregation in Manhasset to hear Bishop Gumbleton\, Teresa Gutie rrez\, and Bill McNulty speak. \n\nPLEASE JOIN US!\n\nRSVP Professor Buck at 631-451-4765\n\nCONSCIOUS CONNECTION\nSCCC\, OFFICE OF CAMPUS ACTIVITE S\, AMMERMAN CAMPUS\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021026T103000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Universalist Unitarian Church\, Manhasset\, New York\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Conference on the U.S. SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS\, Fort Benning\, Geor gia UID:20260421T070501CEST-BOXCtTvM1d@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(269) 373-5467 Email:cullenschwarz@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:A great time to meet all the AMAZING United Students Against Sw eatshops (USAS) activists from around the midwest\, learn important activi sm skills\, learn about globalization\, union structure\, etc.\, hear from great speakers\, and learn about the great new campaigns USAS will be run ning soon and much more! During the weekend we will also have an action wi th a local union that has been locked out for months! Whether you are a ve teran Usasita or just want to become familiar with the group\, this confer ence will be a great experience. And most importantly\, it will be fun! Fr ee food and lodging\, if you email us\, we might even be able to help you with travel expenses! \nCome learn and have fun with the coolest kids ever in the coolest town ever\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, November 8th-10. \nFor more i nfo\, please visit the USAS website and call or email Cullen Schwarz at th e above info.\nHope to see you there! Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021110 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021108T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Western Michigan University Peace Center\, Kalamazoo\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops Annual Midwest Regional Conferen ce UID:20260421T070501CEST-lCuWLI91m8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usasnet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:swac98@mizzou.edu DESCRIPTION:We will be demonstrating at the corner of Stadium and Providenc e to encourage ExxonMobil to stop funding PetroChina's construction of a n atural gas pipeline through Turkmenistan. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021019T160000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Intersection Of Stadium And Providence\, Columbia\, Missouri\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Stop ExxonMobil Demonstration UID:20260421T070501CEST-gTEvBtVMvD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://students.missouri.edu/~sft END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The average North American consumes five times more than a Mexi can\, ten times more than a Chinese person\, and thirty times more than a person from India.\n\nWe are the most voracious consumers in the world... a world that could die because of the way we North Americans live.\nGive i t a rest!\nNovember 29th is Buy Nothing Day.\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021129 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Everywhere SUMMARY:Buy Nothing Day UID:20260421T070501CEST-HrB7vVifbO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.adbusters.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:617-821-1949 Email:bostonslap@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:On strike since September 30\, the 10\,000 janitors in Boston n eed your solidarity now more than ever. Almost all of them are immigrants\ , forced from their home countries by corporate globalization only to clea n the offices and bathrooms of the same corporate cronies who enforce the policies of neoliberalism. Janitors in our community are paid slave wages\ , denied full-time work opportunities and have no health care. Most are fo rced to work 2 or 3 jobs\, and still barely live paycheck to paycheck\, wi th no hope for working themselves out of poverty. \n\nTHE DAY'S FESTIVITIE S START AT 6 AM WITH A WAKE UP CALL FOR SOME OF THE CEOS OF THE CLEANING C ONTRACTING COMPANIES. THROUGHOUT THE DAY THERE WILL BE FLYING SQUADS AND ROAMING DIRECT ACTIONS\, CULMINATING IN A MASSIVE RALLY AT 6:00 PM. \n\nT here will be a Spokescouncil\, location TBA\, on Wednesday Night at 9 pm. Please try to get there before then. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021024 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:The STREETS\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Justice for Janitors DAY OF CHAOS UID:20260421T070501CEST-3UAS2HGaoD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bostonslap.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:ncc@seac.org DESCRIPTION:Twice a year SEAC holds a national council meeting to make orga nizational decisions. Anyone involved in the student/youth environmental m ovement is welcome to attend. SEAC groups can elect two voting representat ives. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030104 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Cincinnati\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC National Council Meeting UID:20260421T070501CEST-0SvU0snZRP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/events/ncmtg2003.shtml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:909-228-9325 Email:cilla4757@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:On Nov. 8th AFSCME 3299 will be hosting a workers forum. This w ill give workers a chance to come and speak before elected officials\, com munity leaders\, students\, and other labor unions to tell their stories a bout harassment and discrimination from their managers. It is located at t he UCI Medical Center. If there are any questions please feel free to use the contact number to reach me.\n\nPriscilla Ramirez\nAFSCME 3299\nStudent Organizer Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021108T000000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of California\, Irvine\, Orange\, California\, United S tates SUMMARY:Workers Forum UID:20260421T070501CEST-aPFLOmG9rN@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:liberationlover@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Youth Bloc is a coalition organized by and for New York City hi gh school students for peace\, justice and empowerment. Geographical Scop e: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021105T163000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:At Judson Memorial Church\, 55 Washington Square So\, New York\, N ew York\, United States SUMMARY:Youth Bloc Meeting UID:20260421T070501CEST-Z8Cr63OvGz@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(217)206-6665 Email:uisglobaldiversity@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Jason Stuart Presents\; \n'Coming Out In Hollywood: Making It T o the Middle'\n\nJason speaks on his experiences\, about coming out in the entertainment industry and what it was like to grow up gay within a Jewis h family. \n\nJason has appeared in such comedies as 'Will & Grace\,' 'My Wife and Kids\,' and 'The Drew Carey Show' to name only a few. He has al so starred in and co-produced the independent film '10 Attitudes' and has released a full-length comedy CD titled\; 'Gay Comedy Without A Dress.' H e is a comedian that has performed at The Comedy Store\, The Laugh Factory \, Funny Bone and other comedy nightclubs around the nation. For more inf ormaiton go to www.jasonstuart.com or GLOBAL Diversity's website. \n\n G eographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021118T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Public Affairs Center\, University Of Illinois At S\, Springfield\ , Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Jason Stuart Lecture UID:20260421T070501CEST-rEN7pPZmPS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://students.uis.edu/globaldiversity END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:352-271-6941 Email:johnnypcusa@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Whether we like it or not\, most of us are enrolled in a class called 'Violence 101.' This class is not confined to a particular setting or time of day. Nobody asks if we want to attend. We don't need letters of reference or a high grade point average. It is taught everywhere\, open t o all. Our teachers are the media\, with their flow of violent images and messages\, and our society's values of consumerism\, rugged individualism and superiority. Consciously or not\, we are continually being schooled in the logic and practice of emotional\, verbal\, physical or structural vio lence. \n\nFrom Violence To Wholeness is a study and action program offere d by the Franciscan Pace e Bene organization that explores nonviolence as a creative\, powerful\, and effective process for addressing and resolving the conflicts in our lives and in the life of the world. Drawing on the v ision of Jesus\, Gandhi\, Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, Shelley Douglass\, Fa nny Lou Hamer and many others\, this program offers resources to deepen th e journey from fear to freedom\, from despair to hope\, from violence to w holeness. Pace e Bene is convinced that one of the most important solution s to the growing crisis of violence lies in furnishing people from all wal ks of life with the tools\, and ongoing support\, to engage in powerful an d sustained nonviolent transformation of violence and conflict. \n\nRetrea t Facilitators:\nPresenters Cindy Preston-Pile and Ken Preston-Pile will a dapt the From Violence to Wholeness program to a retreat format and the wo rk being taken on by members of the Pax Christi USA Young Adult Forum. Cin dy is the Education and Advocacy Coordinator for St. Mary?s Senior Center and a core team trainer for From Violence to Wholeness. Ken is the Trainin g Coordinator for From Violence to Wholeness\, organizes speaking events f or Global Exchange and serves on the board of Peace Brigades International . They both received their Master degrees from the Jesuit School of Theolo gy at Berkeley. \n\nRetreat Cost: \n$50.00 to $100.00 (sliding scale) \nTo try and make the retreat as accessible to as many college students and yo ung adults as possible\, the PCUSA Young Adult Forum uses a sliding scale for the retreat. Please pay whatever you can afford. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030131T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Holy Redeemer Retreat Center\, Oakland\, California\, United State s SUMMARY:Pax Christi USA Young Adult Forum Winter 2003 Retreat UID:20260421T070501CEST-6vVoBumeHl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.paxchristiusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:631-878-1337 Email:buckl@sunysuffolk.edu DESCRIPTION:The Students United in CONSCIOUS CONNECTION present:\n\nBILL Mc NULTY - A peace activist and prisoner of conscience\n\nNOVEMBER 13\, 11 - 12:15 PM\, LIBRARY 111\nBill will speak about the newly formed L.I. chapte r of SOAW (School Of the Americas Watch)and the upcoming trip to Fort Benn ing\, Saturday\, November 16. Please join us!\n\nSCCC\, OFFICE OF CAMPUS ACTIVITES\, AMMERMAN CAMPUS\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021113T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Suffolk Community College\, Selden\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Long Island SOAW lecture UID:20260421T070501CEST-l5OlwAVXpl@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:631-878-1337 Email:buckl@sunysuffolk.edu DESCRIPTION:The Students United in CONSCIOUS CONNECTION present:\n\nHEATHER COTTIN - A peace activist and representative of ANSWER (Act Now to Stop W ar and End Racism)\n\nDECEMBER 11\, 11-12:15 PM\, LIBRARY 111\n\nThere are alternative viewpoints beyond that of our mainstream media on the propose d war against Iraq. Come hear and discuss them.\n\nSCCC\, OFFICE OF CAMPU S ACTIVITES\, AMMERMAN CAMPUS\nProfessor Leslie Buck\n Geographical Scope : DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021211T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Suffolk Community College\, Selden\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Heather Cottin Anti-War lecture UID:20260421T070501CEST-l0vjXzUsvO@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:631-451-4171 Email:melendl@sunysuffolk.edu DESCRIPTION:FUND RAISER BANQUET FOR THE AUTONOMOUS HOSPITAL AT\n SAN JOSE DEL RIO\n CHIAPAS\, MEXICO\n\nNOVEMBE R 21\, 2002 at 7:00 PM\nSUNY STONY BROOK / SAC BALLROOM B\n\nSUGGESTED DON ATION\n$15.00 NON-STUDENTS $5.00 STUDENTS\n\nINFO: Lisa Melendez (631) 45 1-4171 / \nAdelaide Pangemanan (631) 689-7965 / \nSiamak Malek (631) 988-2 137\n\nThis event is organized by Physicians for Human Rights\, Musicians Alliance for Peace\, Students for Peace & Humanity\, SCCC?s Latino Student Club ?Primos\,? and SCCC Office of Student Activities\n\n\n\n\n Geograph ical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021121T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:SUNY Stony Brook / SAC Ballroom B\, Stony Brook\, New York\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Chiapas Hospital Fundraiser UID:20260421T070501CEST-u0oN2ur5VG@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:redxochi3@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The Not In Our Name Project is calling for a National Day of Yo uth & Student Action against the juggernaut of war and repression the US g overnment has unleashed on the world. On Wednesday\, November 20th\, thous ands of us must take history into our hands and do all we can to resist th e unjust\, immoral\, and illegitimate war that the U.S. government is plan ning to unleash on the people of Iraq. \nTo go up against all this we need a powerful movement of millions\, refusing to let this war be waged in ou r names\, and determined to stop it from being waged at all. Students have a special role to play in all this - throughout history it is the youth w ho have always been the first to step out there and build determined resis tance\, inspiring and making room for others to resist. \nNot in Our Name Bay Area Youth/Student Resources and Organizing Kit: \nStudents and youth \, contact Not in Our Name youth/student organizer Xochitl to get involved : e\;d\;x\;o\;c\;h\;i\;3\;@\;y\;a\ ;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n \n- let her know which school your from. \n\nEvents and schools participating in the Nov. 20th N ot In Our Name National Day of Student Youth Resistance\nSouthern Cal scho ols and organizations involved\nCSUN\, LACC\, ELAC\, PCC\, SMC\, Moorpark College\, Pitzer College\, UCLA\, USC\, Glendale CC\, Venice High\, Santa Monica High\, Cal Arts\, College of the Canyons\, PHAT Net\, Wise Up!\, R& R! Youth Network\, Occidental College\, El Camino College\, LACC\, YSN of October 22nd Coalition... \nEast Coast schools involved\nHunter\, the New School\, SVA (I think)\, Columbia\, Hunter High School\, LaGuardia\, Stuy\ , and a bunch of other schools with Youthbloc which I am not sure of. Not all of these schools are doing the walkout\, but they all have seperate ev ents planned. The New School is doing a die-in\, Hunter is having a teach- in\, stuff like that. Then students are probably coming later on to Union Square.\n\nOther cities and internationally\n\nAs far as other cities\, we have been getting e-mails from all over the place\; Northern CA\, Hartfor d\, Oklahoma. We have even gotten e-mails from Germany\, France and Pakist an from students who are trying to organize something for the 20th. And of course\, at the meeting this weekend\, their were people from Philly\, LA \, S.F. Bay Area\, Seattle\, Hampshire College all of whom are organizing some sort of event\n\nLocal Campus Organizing \nUSF\, Mills\, UC Berkeley \, Stanford\, Chico\,City College\, Sf State\, UC Santa Cruz\, UC Davis\nA ctivities include teach-ins\, banner drops\, Guerrilla Theater\, Polls\, R allies and more.\n\nHere are some ideas from Osage in New York for how to create a buzz on campus for events.\nHere were some of my ideas: In the da ys leading up to NOV 20 -- \n1. Take a poll on how the students are feelin g about the war (the person who posted about Mills madae me think of that) .\n2. Hand out fact sheets and maybe have something at the bottom that say s like\, 'This is the serious shit the Asses of Evil are planning. What ca n WE do to stop them? How can we show them we're SERIOUS? That standing wi th the people of the world and opposing our government's injustices are th e MAIN priorities in our lives?' 'We will not be lied to' or 'our futures depend on THIS\, not whether we skip math' (something sharper than that la st point\, but I think you know what I'm getting at) :-)\n3. Stage (formal /informal) debates between students and/or teach-ins with someone (like Mi les Solay out here) representing NION.\n4. Wear the NION t-shirts and take the pledge. In class\, at lunch\, etc. Ask teachers to lead students in t aking the pledge.\n5. The globe flag. Hang them in classrooms\, on the fla g pole\, etc.\n6. Then\, on NOV 19\, SATURATE the schools with flyers\, et c.\nThis way you kinda create a buzz and people get a sense of the serious ness of the situation\nPLEASE FORWARD...\n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021120 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:The Not In Our Name National Day of Youth & Student Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-IsSv8AT2vj@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:617-821-1949 Email:fragola@fas.harvard.edu DESCRIPTION:Spend two days training\, strategizing\, and networking with st udent labor activists from the around the northeast region. Meet seasoned activists from New York to Maine\, fill your head with useful information and learn the skills you need to organize and win!\n\n Geographical Scope : DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021124 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021122T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Franklin Pierce Hall\, Amherst\, Massachusetts \, United States SUMMARY:USAS NE Region Student Labor Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-gXO7rwhCUe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usasnet.org/nesas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:617.782.2313 Email:nowarnowaynational@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Activist\, community\, and student groups across the nation are all in support of the December 10th NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION against war in Iraq! Boston Mobilization\, in coalition with many groups\, calls for th is action. Visit our websites http://www.bostonmobilization.org and http: //www.nowarnoway.org for more information and tons of resources! Geograph ical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021209 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Across The United States! SUMMARY:National Day of Action Against War on Iraq UID:20260421T070501CEST-o8xBGv4x84@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nowarnoway.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: 415-422-8373 Email:redxochi@yahoo.com or ajstepnitz@usfca.ed u DESCRIPTION:Meeting of the Minds -- Northern California schools and anti wa r student groups coming together to plan next coordinated MASS ACTION\nWal k-outs/Actions at Army recuiters and ROTC's/MASS Student-Youth Convergence \nBring Ideas and THINK BIG. THE POTENTIAL IS GREAT!\n\nWHEN: Dec 5th at 6 :30pm\nWHERE: University of San Francisco (USF) See below for directions\n Contact: Abby 415-422-8373 email: a\;j\;s\;t\;e\;p\ ;n\;i\;t\;z\;@\;u\;s\;f\;c\;a\;.\; e\;d\;u\;\n or Xochitl 510 847-6140 e\;d\;x\; 1\;c\;h\;i\;3\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\ ;c\;o\;m\;\n\n\n\nTHE Nov 20th NOT IN OUR NAME National Day of Student Youth Resistance was a tremendous success. Reports are still pouri ng in from Chico\, Los Angeles\, New York(Please see hella cool pictures a t http://nyc.indymedia.org/)\, Santa Cruz\, Sonoma\, Miami\, Hawaii and be yond. Big shout out to the Northern California heads who came out to reall y show the potential and power of a generation determined to not let Georg e Bush\, Dick Cheney and Colin Powell decide the future of humanity. A gen eration has made it's stand clear. USF has agreed to host a meeting to sum up the different actions--walk-outs\, army recruiter take-overs\, rallies \, stickering and more. AND MORE TO MAKE plans for coordinated actions on the Dec 10th actions called by Global Exchange and the 'Day of' actions if and when the US starts its war with Iraq. \n\nIf we want to coordinate No rthern California wide walk-outs or even STATEWIDE WALKOUTS and MASS Stude nt-Youth Convergences like they did in New York then we gotta start planni ng now! And in the spirit of the High School youth from Santa Rosa who org anized their walk-out in a week and a half we gotta be unleashed and deter mined. The NY walkouts and the actions at SF City College and in Sonoma an d Santa Cruz and all over are all over the media. We've been getting calls from The Nation Magazine and the Chronical and Newsweek. They all want to know what is next for the student movement.\nThe whole world is watching and depending on us!!! Let us come together and plot to make our resistanc e real!!!\n\nHere are directions\n\nUSF\n2130 Fulton St.\nSan Francisco\, Ca 94118\n\nCrossroads Cafe\, the basement of the University Center\nnext to Jamba Juice\n\nFrom the North:\nUS-101 S toward SAN FRANCISCO. \nMerge onto CA-1 S toward 19TH AVE/GOLDEN GATE PARK. \nRIGHT onto CLEMENT ST. \nLEFT onto 14TH AVE. \nLEFT onto GEARY BLVD. \nRIGHT onto STANYAN ST. \nLEFT onto FULTON ST. \n\nFrom the S/E:\n\n580 West\n80 West\nStraight to Fell St. Exit\nFell to Masonic\nRight on Masonic\nLeft on Fulton\n\nBA RT\nSan Francisco Bound Train\nGet off at Powell St. or Civic Center\nTake the Fulton 5\, get off at Fulton and Clayton\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021205T183000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of San Francisco\, SF\, California\, United States SUMMARY: Mass Mtg of Bay Area and Northern California Anti War Students De c 5th! UID:20260421T070501CEST-TcI6tcFHSJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nionbayarea.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:401-792-8603 Email:urissc@mips4.com DESCRIPTION:Who:\n\nUniversity of Rhode Island Students for Social Change ( URISSC)\, URI Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (URI SSDP) and URI Clean Water Action.\n\nWhat:\n\nIn conjunction with several campus organization s\, URISSC is leading a DIE-IN on the University of Rhode Island Quadrangl e at the Kingston campus. Participants at the event will apply fake blood - provided - to their clothing and quietly lie down on the quadrangle for two hours. The event is designed to be a serious and solemn reminder that war must be avoided at all costs. Participants are asked to remain silent for the two hour period and to only bring clothing they will be comfortabl e possibly ruining. Interested in attending? Contact Jim Ridolfo at u\ ;r\;i\;s\;s\;c\;@\;m\;i\;p\;s\;4\ ;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n\nWhen:\n\nNovember 25\, University of Rhod e Island Quadrangle at 12:00 PM\n\nAlso on the same day at URI\, URISSC ha s invited guest speaker Martin Lepkowski from Witness for Peace to give a speech about how the US government's intervention in COlombia is fueling t heir ongoing civil war.\n\nThe talk will be held at 7:00pm in the URI Memo rial Union\, room 318.\n\nContact e\;p\;e\;l\;1\;0\; 6\;9\;5\;@\;p\;o\;s\;t\;o\;f\;f\;& #105\;c\;e\;.\;u\;r\;i\;.\;e\;d\;u\;\ n for more information about this event. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021125 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Kingston\, Rhode Island\, United States SUMMARY:University of Rhode Island DIE-IN UID:20260421T070501CEST-8Dixso1lut@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uri.edu/student_organizations/urissc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:866-444-3652 Email:campusteam@feminist.org. DESCRIPTION:------------------------------\nURGENT CALL TO ACTION: DEC 7TH\ nNATIONAL EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION OVER-THE-COUNTER ACTION DAY!\n---------- --------------------\nThe Feminist Majority Foundation is launching a nati onal day of action for Leadership Alliances and feminist activists to step up our efforts of collecting petition signatures of support for Emergency Contraception Over the Counter campaign.\n\nThe Food and Drug Administrat ion (FDA) will soon make a decision on the prescription status of Emergenc y Contraception (also referred to as the ?morning after pill?) and the Fem inist Majority Foundation is collecting thousands of signatures of support to show that women want Emergency Contraception (EC)available over-the-co unter (OTC).\n\nOn December 7th\, 2002\, thousands of feminist activists a cross the country will collect petition signatures and educate our communi ties about emergency contraception. FMF staff\, interns\, and volunteers w ill also be doing local petitioning events in the Washington\, DC area to collect even MORE signatures!\n\nThere are many\, many reasons why this da y\, and this petition drive is so important\n\n* EC could cut in half t he number of unintended pregnancies in this country each year\n\n* EC c ould reduce the number of abortions by 800\,000 each year in the U.S. alon e\n\n* Only 1 in 5 women knows about EC (Kaiser Family Foundation surve y)\n\n* Doctors and pharmacists are allowed to 'opt out' of prescribing and dispensing EC if they choose\, making access difficult and even impos sible for many women. Wal-Mart\, increasingly the only pharmacy in rural areas\, does not dispense EC as a matter of corporate policy\n\n* EC is 95% effective if taken within the first 24 hours and yet is statistically safer than aspirin.\n\nWe need this important drug to be made available o ver the counter NOW to be able to fully control our reproductive lives. Y ou can continue to promote women?s reproductive health access by joining u s in this special critical effort. You can table with the ECOTC petitions\ , attend events like concerts\, plays\, and sporting events on your campus with ECOTC petitions\, and make announcements in your classes on Friday 6 th. We will\nbe awarding feminist prizes to the groups who collect the mo st petitions\, both on the EC Action Day and throughout this semester\, so get your petitions signed and back to us as soon as possible!\n\nRemember \, if you need help thinking of ways to maximize your petition drive\, ple ase contact a member of the Campus Team\,\n&\;#\;1\;0\;1\;& #59\;&\;#\;1\;1\;2\;;\;&\;#\;1\;0\;1\; 9\;&\;#\;1\;0\;8\;;\;&\;#\;4\;9\;;\;&\ ;#\;4\;8\;;\;&\;#\;5\;4\;;\;&\;#\;5\;& #55\;;\;&\;#\;5\;3\;;\;&\;#\;6\;4\;;\; 8\;#\;1\;1\;2\;;\;&\;#\;1\;1\;1\;;\;&\ ;#\;1\;1\;5\;;\;&\;#\;1\;1\;6\;;\;&\;& #35\;1\;1\;1\;;\;&\;#\;1\;0\;2\;;\;&\; 5\;1\;0\;2\;;\;&\;#\;1\;0\;5\;;\;&\;#\ ;9\;9\;;\;&\;#\;1\;0\;1\;;\;&\;#\;4\;& #54\;;\;&\;#\;1\;1\;7\;;\;&\;#\;1\;1\; 2\;;\;&\;#\;1\;0\;5\;;\;&\;#\;4\;6\;;\ ;&\;#\;1\;0\;1\;;\;&\;#\;1\;0\;0\;;\;& #38\;#\;1\;1\;7\;;\; \; \;\n. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021207 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:National Action\, United States SUMMARY:NATIONAL EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION OVER-THE-COUNTER ACTION DAY UID:20260421T070501CEST-xLK7SDpsvP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feministcampus.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:866-444-3652 Email:campusteam@feminist.org. DESCRIPTION:------------------------------\nURGENT CALL TO ACTION: DEC 7TH\ nNATIONAL EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION OVER-THE-COUNTER ACTION DAY!\n---------- --------------------\nThe Feminist Majority Foundation is launching a nati onal day of action for Leadership Alliances and feminist activists to step up our efforts of collecting petition signatures of support for Emergency Contraception Over the Counter campaign.\n\nThe Food and Drug Administrat ion (FDA) will soon make a decision on the prescription status of Emergenc y Contraception (also referred to as the ?morning after pill?) and the Fem inist Majority Foundation is collecting thousands of signatures of support to show that women want Emergency Contraception (EC)available over-the-co unter (OTC).\n\nOn December 7th\, 2002\, thousands of feminist activists a cross the country will collect petition signatures and educate our communi ties about emergency contraception. FMF staff\, interns\, and volunteers w ill also be doing local petitioning events in the Washington\, DC area to collect even MORE signatures!\n\nThere are many\, many reasons why this da y\, and this petition drive is so important\n\n* EC could cut in half t he number of unintended pregnancies in this country each year\n\n* EC c ould reduce the number of abortions by 800\,000 each year in the U.S. alon e\n\n* Only 1 in 5 women knows about EC (Kaiser Family Foundation surve y)\n\n* Doctors and pharmacists are allowed to 'opt out' of prescribing and dispensing EC if they choose\, making access difficult and even impos sible for many women. Wal-Mart\, increasingly the only pharmacy in rural areas\, does not dispense EC as a matter of corporate policy\n\n* EC is 95% effective if taken within the first 24 hours and yet is statistically safer than aspirin.\n\nWe need this important drug to be made available o ver the counter NOW to be able to fully control our reproductive lives. Y ou can continue to promote women?s reproductive health access by joining u s in this special critical effort. You can table with the ECOTC petitions\ , attend events like concerts\, plays\, and sporting events on your campus with ECOTC petitions\, and make announcements in your classes on Friday 6 th. We will\nbe awarding feminist prizes to the groups who collect the mo st petitions\, both on the EC Action Day and throughout this semester\, so get your petitions signed and back to us as soon as possible!\n\nRemember \, if you need help thinking of ways to maximize your petition drive\, ple ase contact a member of the Campus Team\,\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021207 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:National Action\, Nationally\, United States SUMMARY:Dec 7th National Emergency Contraception Action Day UID:20260421T070501CEST-HxVesvn0Xv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feministcampus.org/prescribechoice/calltoaction.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:libnow@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:\nCALLING ALL STUDENT ANIMAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES!!!\n\nLiberation Now! - The National Student Animal Rights Conference\nUniversity of Califo rnia - Berkeley\nFebruary 21 to 23\, 2003\nwww.LiberationNow.com \n\n'Libe ration Now!' is the animal rights movement's biggest national event dedica ted to bringing together students and youth in the struggle for animal rig hts.\n\nJoin hundreds of other young animal advocates and dozens of the le ading authors\, speakers\, and organizers of the animal rights movement fo r the second national student animal rights conference! \n\n$10 early regi stration fee. Free and low-cost meals and lodging available. APPLY NOW for travel grants. \n\nFOR MORE INFO and to REGISTER\, visit www.LiberationNo w.com\n\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance\nPO Box 932\nNew York\, NY 10013-0 864\n212-696-7911\nwww.defendanimals.org\n\nOther Sponsors of Liberation N ow!\n\nAnimal Protection Institute\nAnimalVoice.com\nBerkeley Organization for Animal Advocacy\nIn Defense of Animals\nPeople for the Ethical Treatm ent of Animals\nSaving Our Resources Today\nVegNews\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030223 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030221 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of California - Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Liberation Now! - The National Student Animal Rights Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-MEOSGrJEPg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.LiberationNow.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:703-522-2214 Email:aboone@feminist.org DESCRIPTION:******************************************************\nEmergen cy Contraception Over-the-Counter Day of Action\nSaturday\, December 7\n12 :30-3:00 PM\nEastern Market & Union Station\nRSVP: Aimee Boone\,\n******** **********************************************\n\nJoin us for the Emergenc y Contraception Over the Counter (EC OTC) Day of Action on Saturday\, Dece mber 7th! Our campus groups across the country will be working together t o collect petition signatures on this day to increase the impact of our ca mpaign\; reach their campus goals for signatures\; and\, of course\, educa te women and girls about emergency contraception. We'll also be doing loc al petitioning events with our interns and volunteers to collect even MORE signatures!\n\nThere are many\, many reasons why this day\, and this peti tion drive is so important:\n> EC could cut in half the number of unint ended pregnancies in this country each year.\n> EC could reduce the num ber of abortions by 800\,000 each year in the U.S. alone.\n> Only 1 in 5 women know about EC\, according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation sur vey.\n> Doctors and pharmacists are allowed to 'opt out' of prescribing and dispensing EC if they choose\, making access difficult and even impos sible for many women. Wal-Mart\, increasingly the only pharmacy in rural areas\, does not dispense EC as a matter of corporate policy. \n> EC i s 95% effective if taken within the first 24 hours and is statistically sa fer than aspirin.\n \nWe need this important drug to be made available ove r the counter NOW to be able to fully control our reproductive lives. You can attend our local petitioning events here in the DC area from 12:30 to 3:00 at the Eastern Market and at a holiday bazaar in Union Station. We will provide petitions\, fact sheets\, stickers\, and talking points on EC ! If you can attend\, please e-mail Aimee Boone at and let her know whi ch event you'd like to attend. We will meet in front of the Amtrak ticket counter at Union Station and at the top of the Metro stop at Eastern Mark et.\n\nYou can also help by making a special and concerted effort to table with the EC OTC petitions\, attend events like concerts\, plays\, and spo rting events with EC OTC petitions.\n\nWe will be awarding fabulous femini st prizes to the groups who collect the most petitions\, both on the EC Ac tion Day and throughout the semester\, so get your petitions signed and ba ck to us as soon as possible! Hope to see you there!\n\nTo sign the petit ion online and for more information about EC OTC please visit http://www.f eministcampus.org/prescribechoice/ecotc.asp. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021207T003000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Emergency Contraception Over the Counter National Day of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-e6HotjguZC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feminist.org/volunteer/ECOTC_Action_Day.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:703-522-2214 Email:campusteam@feminist.org DESCRIPTION:Calling all pro-choice students! On January 22-23\, 2003\, hun dreds of students from across the country will gather in Washington\, DC t o show their support for abortion rights on the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade\, the Supreme Court decision that gave all American women the right to safe\, legal abortion. At the Never Go Back Student Leadership Confere nce: Mobilizing Youth to Save Abortion Rights\, pro-choice students from a cross the country will strategize together new ways to protect reproductiv e rights for future generations. Major leaders of the women's rights movem ent today will address the conference\, including: Gloria Feldt - Planned Parenthood\, Kate Michelman - NARAL\, Kim Gandy - NOW\, Dr. Jane Smith - B usiness and Professional Women USA\, and many more!\n\nThe conference will be a once in a lifetime opportunity. Don't let the only voice in Washing ton on January 22nd be the anti-abortion minority. Help show Washington th at pro-choice feminists ARE the majority!\n\nPlease share the information about this conference with the pro-choice college students that you know. To learn more about the conference or register online\, visit . Geograph ical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030123 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030122 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:'Never Go Back' Student Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-T0g2IBMUpi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nevergoback.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(352) 337-9274 Email:globalnet@mindspring.com DESCRIPTION:NASA and the Bush administration intend to spend over $1 billio n in the next five years to expand its space nuclear propulsion program. Join the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space as we aga in protest the funding of research and development on nuclear reactors for space-based weapons\, the nuclear rocket\, and nuclear power for NASA's s pace missions. Hundreds of school students will be brought to this annual space nukes symposium for indoctrination by the Air Force\, DoD\, aerospa ce corporations and nuclear academia. Join with us as we reach out to the se students and scientists with our message opposing space nukes. Protect the planet\, no nukes in space! Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030204 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030203T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:330 Tijeras NW\, Albuquerque\, New Mexico\, United States SUMMARY:No Nukes in Space Protest Vigil at Space Nuclear Power Symposium UID:20260421T070501CEST-mDKMitotkr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.space4peace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:iraqconference@umich.edu DESCRIPTION:As the US government moves steadily towards a military confront ation with Iraq\, resistance to US foreign policy in the Gulf has been gro wing constantly. With this situation in mind\, student activists at the Un iversity of Michigan have organized the STOP THE WAR Conference\, which wi ll be a productive space both for activists to build connections to increa se the effectiveness of the antiwar movement\, and for those who want to l earn more about the multitude of issues involved in the US war on Iraq. Th is conference will be an amazing opportunity to meet and network with othe r activists and educate yourself on this pressing issue. Conference organi zers have gathered a group of experienced activists and world-reknowned in tellectuals to give lectures and lead workshops on a wide range of issues. \n\nRegistration is required to attend. Please visit the website IraqConf erence.com to register.\n\nThe current list of guest speakers includes:\nA s'ad Abukhalil\nMichael Albert\nHatem Bazian\nKarima Bennoune\nPhyllis Ben nis (tentative)\nMahdi Bray\nCongressman David Bonior\nAndrea Buffa\nCongr essman John Conyers\nKevin Danaher (tentative)\nRiva Enteen\nRobert Jensen \nRamzi Kysia\nRania Masri\nReverend Edwin Rowe\nRudy Simons\nSusan Wright \nStephen Zunes\n\nplus...\nDavid Roviks playing us some rad ass political folk tunes. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030112 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030111T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:STOP THE WAR: Understanding and Confronting America's Conflict with Iraq UID:20260421T070501CEST-MEm7CKVNbu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iraqconference.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:440-776-3022 Email:ocaw@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:We have called for a Regional Anti-War Conference to be held at Oberlin College on the weekend of December 7th and 8th. The explicit pur pose of the conference is to organize students and youth who oppose war on Iraq\, but people of all ages are welcome. We seek to create a diverse network of regional anti-war activists so that we may be an integral part of the larger anti-war movement. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021208 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20021207T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Wilder Hall 135 West Lorain St.\, Oberlin\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:Regional Anti-War Conference - Oberlin Coalition Against the War UID:20260421T070501CEST-lZkGlOjGtH@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:604 874 9048 Email:youth@cubatours.ca DESCRIPTION:Youth and students from the U.S. and other countries will meet with their peers in seven Cuban provinces for two weeks to discuss peace\, ecology\, human rights and democracy\, and explore ways to end corporate globalization\, poverty\, racism\, sexism and homophobia. Geographical Sc ope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030324 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030310 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Havana\, CU SUMMARY:Real Cuba Youth Tour UID:20260421T070501CEST-BuwIVJOMMR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cubasolidarity.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:416.533.6026 Email:saswi2003@yahoo.ca DESCRIPTION:Students Against Sanctions & War in Iraq (SASWI) would like to invite students from American campuses (and elsewhere) to participate in t he Pan-Canadian Student Anti-War Conference. The more American students t hat participate\, the more likely it is that we could call a North America n-wide student day of action against war in Iraq--rather than just a pan-C anadian one--and the more likely it is that we can build a stronger\, more connected student anti-war network. Please join us as we take the first steps to building a truly international movement of students against the w ar!\n\n~Le texte en français suit.~ \n\n********************************** ****************************\n\nStudents Against Sanctions and War in Iraq (SASWI)\n\nOpen call to all students across Canada and Québec\n\nPan-Cana dian Student Anti-War Conference\nJanuary 30 to February 2\, 2003\nUnivers ity of Toronto\,\nToronto\, Ontario\n\nOpposition to a new war on Iraq is growing worldwide. In Britain\, over 400\,000 people marched against war a t the end of September\, including thousands of students from all over Bri tain. The mobilization on October 26 of 100\,000 in Washington\, D.C. and 60\,000 in San Francisco brought many thousands of students onto the stree ts to oppose the war against Iraq. And in Britain on October 31\, dozens o f protests took place at universities and colleges\, including occupations at Cambridge University\, Liverpool\, Manchester\, Brighton\, and Leeds. In Sheffield\, 500 students occupied a\nfaculty building sponsored by Boei ng. In London there were occupations at Goldsmith?s\, King?s College\, the London School of Economics\, and many others.\n\nIn Canada and Québec\, a nti-war coalitions are springing up on almost every campus with students b uilding both their own campus anti-war actions and the January 18 North Am erican day of action against war on Iraq. More recently\, thousands of stu dents just participated in the pan-Canadian day of action against war in I raq on November 16-17 which mobilised 35\,000 people in Canada and Québec. \n\nAt a recent teach-in at the University of Toronto\, students from fift een different universities\, colleges\, and high schools took part in a di scussion called 'Students against war: Building an anti-war movement on th e campuses'. A consensus emerged that it is not only possible but also nec essary to begin building an anti-war movement among students all across th e country.\n\nWith the threat of war looming larger every day\, we feel it is now time for students across Canada and Québec to pull together in a u nified network that can build a massive student movement against war in Ir aq. Students Against War and Sanctions in Iraq (SASWI) would like to make an open call to all students to participate in a pan-Canadian student anti -war conference at the University of Toronto from Thursday\, January 30 to Sunday\, February 2\, 2003. The conference will be accessible both to Eng lish- and French-speaking students.\n\nAlready a number of student anti-wa r coalitions have expressed interest in supporting\, participating in\, an d endorsing the conference. We welcome any anti-war\ncoalition\, peace org anisation\, student union\, cultural organisation\, faith group\, or stude nt club that would like to get involved to send your endorsement to us by email.\n\nIn the coming weeks\, we will be circulating a tentative confere nce programme\, including a timetable. We look forward to your feedback an d hope to post final details as soon as they are ready on our website: www .project3media.com/iraq/.\n\nWe will also be organising committees of stud ent volunteers to organise registration\, housing\, food\, transportation\ , fundraising\, and social events. All students in the Toronto area who ar e interested in working on one of the committees should contact\ns\;&# 97\;s\;w\;i\;_\;l\;o\;g\;i\;s\;t\;& #105\;c\;s\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\; 7\;\n.\n\nThe possibilities are huge of building a broad\,inclusive studen t movement against war right across the country. We think that a pan-Canad ian student anti-war co-ordination can play a role in helping to reach dee per into every school\, every classroom\, and every campus with the messag e that we can and must stop this war!\n\nTo endorse the conference or for more information: \ne-mail us or phone 416.533.6026. \n\nTo get involved i n one of the student committees (for students in the Toronto area): \ne-ma il s\;a\;s\;w\;i\;_\;l\;o\;g\;i\; 15\;t\;i\;c\;s\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\; 6\;c\;a\;\n or phone 416.533.6026.\n\nSASWI online: www.project3medi a.com/iraq/.\n\nTo join the pan-Canadian student anti-war listserve:\ne-ma il us\n\nThe following is a list of some of the organisations that have so far endorsed the Pan-Canadian Student Anti-War Conference: University of British Columbia Coalition Against War on the People of Iraq (CAWOPI)\, Un iversity of British Columbia Medical Students for Global Survival\, Univer sity of Victoria Muslim Students? Association (MSA)\, Simon Fraser Univers ity Coalition to Stop the War on Iraq\, Simon Fraser University Muslim Stu dents? Association (MSA)\, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design Coalition Against War in Iraq (CAWI)\, York University Now End War and Sanctions (NE WS) on Iraq\, University of Toronto Students? Administrative Council (SAC) \, University of Toronto Coalition Against War in Iraq (CAWI)\, University of Toronto Arab Students? Association (ASA)\, Ryerson University Arab Stu dents? Association (RASA)\, Ryerson University Christian Arab Students? As sociation (CASA)\, Toronto Committee Against Sanctions & War on Iraq (TCAS WI)\, Toronto Trade Unionists Against the War (TUAW)\, Carleton University Middle Eastern Discussion Group\, Carleton University Solidarity with Ira qi & Palestinian Children (SIPC)\, University of Ottawa Global Peace Coali tion\, Brock University Anti-War League (BAWL)\, Niagara Palestine Associa tion (NPA)\, McGill University Coalition Against War & Racism (CAWR)\, Mon tréal Muslim News\, Fredericton Residents for Education on the Economicall y-Motivated Deployment of the Military (FREEDOM)\, Dalhousie University Pe ace and Justice Coalition\, St. Mary?s University Activist Coalition (SMAC )\, Arab Palestine Association of Canada (APA)\, the Canadian Federation o f Students (CFS)\, and many more! We hope we'll soon be able to add your n ame to the list too!\n\n************************************************** ************\n\nStudents Against Sanctions and War in Iraq (SASWI)\n\nUn a ppel ŕ toute la population étudiante ŕ travers le Canada et le Québec\n\nC onférence pan-canadienne des étudiantEs contre la guerre\nDu 30 janvier au 2 février 2003\nUniversité de Toronto\nToronto\, Ontario\n\nLe mouvement d?opposition ŕ la menace d?une nouvelle guerre contre l?Irak se multiplie ŕ travers le monde. En Angleterre\, plus de 400 000 personnes ont manifest é contre la guerre ŕ la fin septembre. Les manifestations de 100 000 perso nnes ŕ Washington et de 60 000 ŕ San Francisco le 26 octobre ont attiré de s\nmilliers d?étudiantEs en opposition ŕ la guerre contre l?Irak. Et le 31 octobre en Angleterre\, des douzaines de manifestations ont eu lieu sur l es campus des\nuniversités et des collčges\, y compris des occupations ŕ C ambridge\, Liverpool\, Manchester\, Brighton\, et Leeds. Ŕ Sheffield\, 500 étudiantEs ont occupé un édifice portant le nom de la compagnie Boeing. Ŕ Londres\, des occupations ont eu lieu ŕ Goldsmith?s\, King?s College\, Lo ndon School of Economics\, et bien d?autres.\n\nAu Canada et au Québec\, d es coalitions contre la guerre ont été formées sur pratiquement chaque cam pus\, et les étudiantEs se mobilisent pour leurs propres\nactions et pour la mobilisation nord-américaine contre la guerre le 18 janvier. Plus récem ment\, des milliers d?étudiantEs ont participé ŕ la journée d'action\npan- canadienne contre la guerre contre l'Irak les 16-17 novembre\, une mobilis ation de 35 000 personnes au Canada et au Québec.\n\nRécemment\, lors d?un e conférence ŕ l?Université de Toronto\, des étudiantEs de quinze universi tés\, collčges\, et écoles secondaires ont participé ŕ une discussion inti tulée >. Un consensus s?est dégagé de la conférence: il est non-seulement possible\, mais aussi nécessaire\, de construire un mouvement contre la gu erre au sein de la population étudiante ŕ travers le pays.\n\nAvec la mena ce d?une guerre qui grandit ŕ chaque jour\, nous pensons que le moment est venu pour les étudiantEs de créer un réseau unifié qui pourra construire un énorme mouvement étudiant contre la guerre en Irak. Les étudiantEs oppo séEs ŕ la guerre et aux sanctions contre l?Irak (Students Against Sanction s and War on Iraq) lancent un appel ŕ toute la population étudiante pour p articiper ŕ une Conférence pan-canadienne des étudiantEs contre la guerre ŕ l?Université de Toronto du jeudi 30 janvier au dimanche 2 février 2003. La conférence sera accessible\naux francophones et aux anglophones.\n\nDéj ŕ plusiers coalitions étudiantes contre la guerre ont exprimé leur désir d e participer ŕ cette conférence. Nous invitons toutes les coalitions contr e la guerre\, les organismes pour la paix\, les associations étudiantes\, les organisations culturelles\, les groupes religieux\, ou les clubs étudi ants qui veulent participer d?offrir leur appui par courriel ŕ saswi2003@y ahoo.ca.\n\nAu cours des prochaines semaines\, nous ferons circuler une éb auche de programme pour la conférence\, y compris un horaire. Vers la fin novembre nous espérons afficher sur notre site internet www.project3media. com/iraq/ l?information pertinente lorsque les détails de la conférence se ront confirmés.\n\nNous organiserons aussi des comités pour organiser l?in scription\, l?hébergement\, la nourriture\, le transport\, les levées de f onds\, et les activités sociales. Toutes les étudiantes et tous les étudia nts de la région de Toronto qui sont intéressés ŕ\nparticiper ŕ un des com ités peuvent contacter saswi_logistics@yahoo.ca.\n\nLa possibilité de cons tuire un mouvement étudiant contre la guerre existe partout ŕ travers le p ays. Nous pensons qu?une coordination étudiante pan-canadienne contre la g uerre pourra jouer un rôle pour assurer que nous rejoignons chaque école\, chaque classe\, et chaque campus avec le message que nous pouvons et devo ns prévenir cette guerre!\n\nPour appuyer la conférence ou pour plus ample s renseignements:\ncourriel saswi2003@yahoo.ca ou téléphonez au 416.533.60 26.\n\nPour participer ŕ un des comités étudiants (pour les étudiantes et étudiants de la région de Toronto):\ncourriel saswi_logistics@yahoo.ca ou téléphonez au 416.533.6026.\n\nSASWI sur l?internet: www.project3media.com /iraq/.\n\nPour devinir membre du serveur de listes pan-canadien des étudi antEs contre la guerre:\ncourriel saswi@yahoogroups.ca.\n\nVoici une liste partielle des organisations qui ont déjŕ donné leur appui ŕ la Conférence pan-canadienne des étudiantEs contre la guerre: University of British Col umbia Coalition Against War on the People of Iraq (CAWOPI)\, University of British Columbia Medical Students for Global Survival\, University of Vic toria Muslim Students? Association (MSA)\, Simon Fraser University Coaliti on to Stop the War on Iraq\, Simon Fraser University Muslim Students? Asso ciation (MSA)\, Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design Coalition Against War in Iraq (CAWI)\, York University Now End War and Sanctions (NEWS) on Iraq \, University of Toronto Students? Administrative Council (SAC)\, Universi ty of Toronto Coalition Against War in Iraq (CAWI)\, University of Toronto Arab Students? Association (ASA)\, Ryerson University Arab Students? Asso ciation (RASA)\, Ryerson University Christian Arab Students? Association ( CASA)\, Toronto Committee Against Sanctions & War on Iraq (TCASWI)\, Toron to Trade Unionists Against the War (TUAW)\, Carleton University Middle Eas tern Discussion Group\, Carleton University Solidarity with Iraqi & Palest inian Children (SIPC)\, University of Ottawa Global Peace Coalition\, Broc k University Anti-War League (BAWL)\, Niagara Palestine Association (NPA)\ , McGill University Coalition Against War & Racism (CAWR)\, Montréal Musli m News\, Fredericton Residents for Education on the Economically-Motivated Deployment of the Military (FREEDOM)\, Dalhousie University Peace and Jus tice Coalition\, St. Mary?s University Activist Coalition (SMAC)\, Arab Pa lestine Association of Canada (APA)\, la Fédération canadienne des étudian tes et étudiants (FCEE) \, et plus d'autres! Nous espérons que nous pourro ns ajouter votre nom ŕ la liste aussi!\n\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030130T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:Pan-Canadian Student Anti-War Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-Z6R3AD2gpb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.project3media.com/iraq END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops Natoinal Conference. Geogra phical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030131 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, United States SUMMARY:USAS National Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-UoiP69RCbu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usasnet.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Radical workshops\, protests\, panels and skillshares. Geograp hical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030126 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030124 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United S tates SUMMARY:National Conference on Organized Resistance UID:20260421T070501CEST-9Ur0vabOSs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.organizedresistance.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(202) 544-3389 Email:petalindsay_dc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Come to a youth & student meeting to discuss the January 19th a ctions and future actions against war and racism.\nSaturday\, January 18\, 2003 6 pm\n@ the Church of the Brethren\n4th St. and North Carolina Ave. SE\n*walking distance from the demonstration*\n(snacks will be provided)\n \nAs you know tens of thousands of people will be converging in Washington D.C. for the weekend of January 18th to take a stand against War and Raci sm. On the buses traveling from all over the country will be anti-war acti vists\, labor unionists\, members of various religious communities\, long time fighters for civil rights and women?s rights as well as those who hav e never before been to a demonstration. Undoubtedly the majority of these diverse participants will be students and young people. In addition to pla ying a vital role in the anti-war movement\, the January 18-19 weekend pre sents an opportunity for us to take action and develop plans for future ac tion.\n\nBe a part of Youth and Student ANSWER\, while you work to stop a war against Iraq\, build a movement that upholds the right of self-determi nation for the people of the world and stands in solidarity with the strug gles across the Middle East\, Africa\, Asia and Latin America against U.S. intervention and neo-colonial domination. Help build a student movement t hat fights racism\, police brutality\, attacks on education\, and all mani festations of oppression and exploitation. We are fighting for a different society\, one that values human needs over profit. \n\n\n\nWhat you shoul d do if you?re interested:\n\n1) Spread the word! Forward this email to ev eryone you know\, and tell them to post it widely. A downloadable PDF of a flyer will be available soon.\n\n2) Contact us if you have questions. Ema il y\;o\;u\;t\;h\;@\;i\;n\;t\;e\;&# 114\;n\;a\;t\;i\;o\;n\;a\;l\;a\;n\;&# 115\;w\;e\;r\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n or call 202-544-33 89.\n\n3) Fill out the Student Organizing Form. \n\n\n\nSponsored by:\nYou th and Student A.N.S.W.E.R.\n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030118T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Church Of The Brethren (4th St. And North Carolina\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Youth & Student ANSWER Planning Meeting for J19 and Future Actions Against War! UID:20260421T070501CEST-Zg9ohEDRAP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/j18/students.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(202) 544-3389 Email:petalindsay_dc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Sunday January 19th\nYouth and Student Rally & March\nGather at 11 am\nat the Dept of In-Justice\n(Pennsylvania Ave. between 9th and 10th NW)\n\nMarch to the Presidential Palace (White House)\nfor a Youth & Stud ent Weapons Inspection\n\nGather at 11am at the Department of In-Justice ( Pennsylvania Ave. between 9th and 10th NW) to protest the attacks against the Arab and Muslim communities ? including the recent mass arrests in Cal ifornia. Many of these violations are taking place within our own school a s more and more universities are complying with FBI and INS efforts to gat her information\, interrogate\, detain and deport thousands of people.\n\n March to the Presidential Palace (White House) for a Youth and Student Wea pons Inspection. If George Bush believes that the UN weapons inspectors ha ve the right to look into every building in Iraq\, then we should have a r ight to check out his ?Presidential Palace.? It?s our schools that have go ne without funding and it?s our social programs that have been cut to pay for the U.S. government?s weapons of mass destruction. A new war in Iraq i s estimated to cost almost $2\,000\,000\,000\,000 ($2 trillion\, according to a recent American Academy of Arts and Sciences study). Let?s see if Bu sh provides full and complete disclosure!\n\nJOIN US TO SAY:\nNo War on Ir aq!\nDisarm the Pentagon! \nStop the attacks on the Muslim and Arab commun ities!\nSMASH War & Racism!\n\n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030119T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pennsylvania Ave. Btwn 9th & 10th NW\, Washington\, District of Co lumbia\, United States SUMMARY:ANSWER Youth & Student ACTION Against War & Racsim! UID:20260421T070501CEST-PKdVSbWjdd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/j18/students.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(202) 544-3389 Email:dc@internationalanswer.org DESCRIPTION:Jan. 18 NATIONAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON to demand:\nNO WAR AGAINST IRAQ\nELIMINATE U.S. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION\n\nRally at 11 am on the West Side of the Capitol Building\nMarch on the Washington DC Navy Yard\n \nWhen Congress rejects the will of the people\, the people must act thems elves. Congress has rubber-stamped Bush's crimi-nal war that seeks to conq uer the oil\, land and resources of the Middle East. Bush and Congress hav e shown that they represent the interests of Corporate America rather than the people of the United States.\n\nA people's movement is growing to sto p them. Tens of thousands of people will participate in mass protest activ ities on the Martin Luther King Jr. anniversary weekend.Dr. King publicly condemned the U.S. war in Vietnam\, provid-ing a powerful connection betwe en the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement. In his ?Beyond Vie tnam? speech at Riverside Church in 1967\, he stated\, ?The greatest purve yor of violence in the world today [is] my own government. ...[F]or the sa ke of the hundreds of thousands trembling under our violence\, I cannot be silent.?\n\nDr. King believed that it was impossible to successfully wage a war on poverty at home while waging a war of aggression in Vietnam. The same can be said today about George W. Bush's global war drive. Social pr ograms and services are being looted as Bush and Congress provide record-b reaking sums for weapons of mass destruction and war.\n\nThis week Bush si gned into law Congress's new defense budget that transfers a billion dolla rs a day from the people into the hands of the military-industrial complex .\n\nThe thousands of people who are coming to Washington\, D.C.\, honor D r. King and his legacy by opposing another criminal war--this time in the Middle East--and by demanding instead that these hundreds of billions of d ollars be spent on jobs\, education\, housing\, healthcare and to meet hum an needs.\n\nJoin with others around the country by bringing a diverse del egation from your school/community to participate in the January 18th mass march in DC or SF Please contact (202) 544-3389\, d\;c\;@\; \;i\;n\;t\;e\;r\;n\;a\;t\;i\;o\; 10\;a\;l\;A\;N\;S\;W\;E\;R\;.\;o\;r\;& #103\;\n.\n\n\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030118T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:The Capitol Building (3rd & Constitution Ave. NW)\, Washington\, D istrict of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:January 18 NO WAR ON IRAQ Nat'l March on Washington D.C. UID:20260421T070501CEST-t7hEgsOUKj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/j18/j18endorse.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:visionsinfeminism@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:As we move forward into the third year of the Visions in Femini sm Conference\, we keep in mind the words of Emma Goldman\, writing in 193 4: 'I have always striven to remain in a state of flux and continued growt h\, and not to petrify in a niche of self-satisfaction.' That said\, our t heme this year is 'Redefining Global Boundaries and Responsibilities'.\n\n We hope not just to challenge the ossified social structures which allow f or discrimination\, stratification\, and other injustices\, but to challen ge ourselves as activists and\, even more importantly\, as global and loca l citizens.\n\nIn a world of rapid technological and political upheaval\, we wish to come together in dialogue regarding the roles and definitions o f feminist activism in global and local communities\, as well as our respo nsibilities to one another on all levels -- and our responsibilities to th e planet.\n\nWe believe that questions of sustainable living and cooperati ve ecology are important to envisioning an equitable future. We also wish to challenge the very structures of personal relationships\, not just in t heory\, but in practice.\n\nAll are welcome. Raise your voice and share yo ur ideas and experiences!\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030419T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Maryland\, College Park\, (near)Washington\, D.\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Visions in Feminism Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-UTmCIhU54s@74.81.90.59 URL:http://visionsinfeminism.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Explore the connections between art\, activism\, and spirituali ty.\nLearn tangible skills in organizing for peace.\nEquip participants wi th specific skills in nonviolence.\nNurture gathered community of students and church members. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030316 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030313 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Richmond\, Indiana\, United States SUMMARY:Conference on Organizing for Peace: Arts\, Activism\, and Spiritual ity UID:20260421T070501CEST-1vSH8L57vN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.brethren.org/oepa/seekingpeace/ofp2003.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A delegated student organizing conference to stop the war befor e it starts. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030117 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:George Washington University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:East Coast Student Anti-War Organizing Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-PrswcmtFOF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://studentorgs.gwu.edu/sawi/index.gw/Site_ID/59/Page_ID/776/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:letters@bamn.com DESCRIPTION:Defend affirmative action.\nJoin the youth and student activist s of the new civil rights movement\, labor leaders and trade union activis ts\, civil rights leaders\, and leading progressive and integrationist int ellectuals as we converge at the Summit and Conference. We will learn\, t each\, network and most importantly plan and organize for the Civil Rights March to the Supreme Court on the day the two Michigan affirmative action cases are heard.\n\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030126 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030120 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:National Civil Rights Summit and Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-NEUGGjn2ju@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bamn.com/summit.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:clevelandwas@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:This conference will focus on activist communities and the deva stating impact of sexual violence to ourselves\, our loved ones\, our comm unities\, and our movements. We ask everyone--male\, female\, trans\, quee r\, straight\, white\, black\, brown--to look into yourselves about issues of sexual violence and how this relates to all of our lives. We strongly encourage you to prioritize this. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030201 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Cleveland\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:Confronting Sexual Violence in Ourselves and Our Communities Confer ence UID:20260421T070501CEST-AvVowAeoA0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.clevelandmas.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:828-771-4055 Email:sgc2003@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Southern Girls Convention is an annual grassroots meeting o f pro-woman activists devoted to empowering women and girls in the South\, and discussing Southern culture\, views and stereotypes of the South\, an d the struggle for social justice. Each year's convention is hosted by a d ifferent Southern community and facilitated by local organizers who manage fundraising\, facilities\, entertainment\, the website\, and more. The pa rticipants themselves facilitate workshops and discussions\, and share ide as\, learn new skills\, and have fun as a community Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030316 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030314T160000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, Asheville\, North Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:Southern girls convention 2003 UID:20260421T070501CEST-4pWLfzfdDS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.southerngirlsconvention.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Major convergence featuring a large permitted rally\, numerous teach-ins\, forums\, and other educational events\, marches of all kinds\, direct action\, street threatre\, 15+ hours of concerts\, a vigil\, a par ade procession\, radical cheering and signing\, dancing\, various bloc's\, and many other to be determined activities. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030126 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030124 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Regional Convergence Against War UID:20260421T070501CEST-5VFLU5u2bx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.organizepittsburgh.org/war.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:203-887-5945 (cell) Email:linda.shi@yale.edu DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this summit is to build a coalition of Northeast student environmental groups that can take on national issues that each s chool or existing network on its own could not address. We see a particula r need right now for such an organized student movement to respond to the Bush Administration?s efforts to rollback decades of environmental policy. This is intended to be a relatively informal gathering with only 2-3 of t he most active student leaders representing each school. We hope this form at will encourage as much inter-school conversation and networking as poss ible. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030216 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030215T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:205 Prospect Street\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Student Environmental Leadership Summit UID:20260421T070501CEST-AXGXUXimBb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yale.edu/ysec END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:415-398-4404 Email:ssmith@ran.org DESCRIPTION:For years Rainforest Action Network has been at the forefront o f the radical ecology and environmental movement\, using strategic non-vio lent direct action to win protection for the world?s endangered forests an d the cultures and creatures that call these places home. Our highly effe ctive activist network has used a variety of tactics such as hanging banne rs\, blockades of buildings and meetings\, street theater\, protests\, and stopping logging trucks and ships. These actions not only call attention to the plight of the world?s forests but also help to stop the machine of destruction in its tracks. Over the years our activists have consistentl y been on the front lines of the battle for the Earth\, from the streets o f Seattle to the aisles of Home Depot and beyond. And we want you to join the network!\n\nRAN is committed to giving activists the tools they need to work effectively and safely on the most pressing issues of our time. O ur network of activists work not only on RAN campaigns\, such as stopping Citigroup?s destructive fossil fuel investments or Boise?s old growth logg ing\, but also use direct action to get results on issues of concern in th eir own communities.\n\nThe Strategic Action Training is offered in key re gions throughout the U.S. and is a weekend long intensive. Our program fe atures the best local trainers available coupled with skilled RAN trainers . In addition\, RAN trainers are available to assist you with your specif ic needs for individual campaigns and projects. \n\nWhat you can expect f rom the Strategic Action Training:\n\nWhile each weekend intensive is diff erent based on the needs and resources of the local communities\, here are some topics that are generally covered in our trainings:\n\nˇ Non-violent direct action\nˇ Working with the media\nˇ Campaign strategy\nˇ Street th eater\nˇ Direct action planning and design\nˇ Legal issues for activists\n ˇ Blockades\nˇ Fundraising\nˇ Recruitment\nˇ Grassroots organizing\n\nOur program works to give you the hands-on training you need to feel comfortab le with a variety of scenarios and tactics. We use discussions\, role-pla ys\, and taking the training out into the streets to make our weekends int eractive\, fun\, and applicable.\n---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------\nREGISTRATION\n\nYES! I a m interested in attending RAN?s Strategic Action Training. RAN works to k eep the cost of our trainings to a minimum. Most of our programs cost abo ut $20.00 for the weekend. Scholarships are available\, and no one will b e turned away for lack of funds.\n\nSign up online:\nhttp://www.ran.org/ac tion/action_training.html\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030216 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030214T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:NYC - TBA\, NYC\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Rainforest Action Network Strategic Action Training UID:20260421T070501CEST-HAfbagTMxO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ran.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:631-878-1337 Email:buckl@sunysuffolk.edu DESCRIPTION:The Students United in CONSCIOUS CONNECTION in conjunction with PRIMOS & the NEWMAN CLUB proudly present:\n\nFATHER ROY BOURGEOIS\nHumani tarian\, missionary\, prisoner of conscience\, and founder of the SOAW (Sc hool Of the Americas Watch). Father Roy has recently returned from Iraq a nd will likely discuss his experiences there as well as non-violence\, lov e and justice. \n\nFEBRUARY 5TH\, 11:15-12:15 pm in the MAIN LOUNGE of th e Babylon Student Center. ALL ARE WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n Geographical S cope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030205T111500 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Suffolk Community College\, Selden\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Father Roy Bourgeois UID:20260421T070501CEST-WzHD6VXcrx@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:202-862-9740\, ext. 3 Email:span@peace-action.org DESCRIPTION:Travel scholarships are available for this three-day event\, wh ich runs Friday\, February 28 through Sunday\, March 2. Friday (an optiona l day) will be a day of sessions to plan out a national student peace camp aign and elect a Student Peace Action Network council. Saturday and Sunday will feature workshops (including nonviolence\, anti-racism\, media\, and creative fundraising training)\, panel discussions\, and speakers\, with a keynote address and concert of protest music Saturday night and an antiw ar action on Sunday. Looking back\, sweeping forward--As the new generatio n of peace activists\, we are pulling together insights from the struggles that came before\, creating fresh tools to become effective activists tod ay\, and staying true to the principles of nonviolence to build a powerful youth movement for peace. Come away from this fantastic weekend with new skills\, new contacts\, and fresh enthusiasm to carry into your peace and justice work\, spring semester and beyond!\n\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030228 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:North Carolina State University\, Raleigh\, North Carolina\, Unite d States SUMMARY:SPAN National Student Peace Summit UID:20260421T070501CEST-rGWPxEhMR2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentpeaceaction.org/summit.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:'We'd rather go Hungry than Eat Sweatshop Tacos.' Join the far mworkers\, students\, and other allies in Hunger Striking outside of Taco Bell Headquarters in Irvine\, CA\, beginning Feb 24. Or come down for the week or however long you can. Let's bring the Global Justice movement to gether to send a message to all of corporate America and support this work er-led struggle Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030224 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Irvine\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Hunger Strike at Taco Bell Headquarters UID:20260421T070501CEST-H2VzS0pR70@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ciw-online.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Building on the Hunger Strike that will begin Feb 24th\, on Fri Feb 28th tons of workers\, students\, people or faith\, and other allies will converge on Taco Bell Headquarters in a giant Rally to demand justice and tons more will do solidarity actions in their hometowns. Last year 2 \,000 people marched on Taco Bell HQ. \nIf you do a solidarity action\, b e sure to let the workers know. Thanks!\nwww.ciw-online.org Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030228 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Taco Bell HQ\, Irvine\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Convergence at Taco Bell Headquarters UID:20260421T070501CEST-l3lbhONRZv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ciw-online.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(740) 376-3806 Email:simsb@marietta.edu DESCRIPTION:There will be a short rally followed by a march through the cit y. It will include stops at several different federal buildings. It is b eing hosted by the Marietta College Coalition for Social Change. Please c ontact for directions and specific address. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030208T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Herman Fine Arts Building\, Marietta College\, Butle\, Marietta\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:No War on Iraq. UID:20260421T070501CEST-LVu6cm6J0L@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:540 438 8383 Email:jmuequal@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the Conference is to come together through femin ism to fight for women's rights and to celebrate and educate ourselves and one another. All open-minded individuals are welcome!\nThe cost is $10 w hich will cover all Conference events\, including\, but not limited to\, l ots of workshops\, Saturday lunch\, and Friday and Saturday night entertai nment. Workshops are many and varied. To give some examples: Feminism 10 1\, Being Queer and Christian\, Men in Feminism\, The Female Sex Revolutio n\, The Contemporary Feminist as a Spiritual Warrior\, The ERA\, and many many more!\nConfirmed headlinging speakers so far are Inga Muscio\, Dr. Gr eer Wilson\, and Dr. Dorie Rothman. For more information and to register\ , please see our website http://orgs.jmu.edu/equal or e-mail us at j\; m\;u\;e\;q\;u\;a\;l\;@\;y\;a\;h\; o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\nWe invite you to join us as we speak up and speak out! Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030328T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:James Madison University\, Harrisonburg\, Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:Mid-Atlantic Women's Rights and Empowerment Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-eV83WeiSVU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://orgs.jmu.edu/equal/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(401)521-3584 Email:sene@afsc.org DESCRIPTION:NO WAR - A Gathering for Peace and Justice\nSunday\, February 2 \n3:00-4:30pm\n\nBeneficent Congregational Church\n300 Weybosset Street\, Providence\n(Up the street from the Providence Performing Arts Center)\n\n There will also be a sundown-to-sundown Vigil and Fast for peace with Iraq from Sat.\, Feb. 1-Sun.\, Feb 2\n\nSponsored by (partial list): American Friends Service Committee of Southeastern New England\; Brown University F aculty\, Alumni\, and Staff Against War\; Direct Action for Rights and Equ ality\; Green Party of Rhode Island\; Ministers Alliance\; Pax Christi Rho de Island\; Providence ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)\; Rhode Island Peace Action\; Rhode Island Peace and Justice Education Fund\; Rho de Island Peace Mission\; Rhode Island Project Plowshares\; Rhode Island S tate Council of Churches\; URISSC (URI Students for Social Change).\n\nThe re will be speakers\, entertainment\, and fellowship. For more information about the gathering and 24-hour vigil\, or to add your organization to th e list of sponsors\, contact: (401) 521-3584\; s\;e\;n\;e\ ;@\;a\;f\;s\;c\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n Geographic al Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030202T150000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Beneficent Congregational Church\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:NO WAR - A Gathering for Peace and Justice UID:20260421T070501CEST-2SUBLuXk9b@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.afsc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:215/222/4711 Email:ncc@seac.org DESCRIPTION:The Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance (OREPA) \n& the Stud ent Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) present: \n\nSTOP THE BOMBS \nST UDENT ORGANIZING CONFERENCE \nKNOXVILLE\, TN \nMARCH 31-April 1\, 2003 \n\ nAt a time when ordinary people across the country are opposing the contin uing assault against the people of Iraq\, in a new war with open talk of ' usable nukes\,' it is essential that we draw public attention to the weapo ns of mass destruction being produced here in the US and the tragic conseq uences that the use of these weapons would have on innocent civilians in t he Middle East and elsewhere. The production center for the US nuclear ars enal\, the Y12 'National Security Complex\,' is in Oak Ridge\, Tennessee\; we must organize to shut it down.\n\nJust after OREPA's spring action at the Y12 nuclear weapons complex in Oak Ridge (March 29-30)\, we are hostin g an organizing conference to bring together youth and students who are ac tive in the Stop the Bombs campaign and other anti-nuke organizing. The g athering will work toward the long-term goal of developing a sustained you th movement across the country for an end to nuclear weapons production. P articipating youth and student organizations will build a relationship wit h OREPA in which they will work to build the Stop the Bombs campaign on th eir campuses and in their communities\, while OREPA will provide informati onal\, strategic\, media\, legal\, and/or financial support\, depending on available resources.\n-----------------WHAT THE GATHERING WILL LOOK LIKE- ---------------\nThe conference will be co-hosted by OREPA and SEAC. We hi ghly encourage other groups to participate in the planning and implementat ion of the gathering- it is meant to be a cooperative process! OREPA will share decision-making over the workshops\, action\, and future campaign st rategy with participating organizations. The following outline contains so me possibilities for workshops\, but we want participants' input as to whi ch trainings would be most useful! \n\nInformational Presentations \nThrou gh informational presentations and workshops\, learn about: \n- The histor y of nuclear weapons and global proliferation \n- The anti-nuclear movemen t of the 80's: Success stories and lessons for combating the new Nuclear R evival \n- The US Nuclear Weapons Complex today and the role of Y12 \n- Wh o writes US policy? Washington's 'revolving door' and the role of weapons contractors and corporate think-tanks \n- Militarism and Environmental Jus tice \n\nSkills development \nDevelop your organizing skills in workshops led by experienced trainers. \nSome suggestions are: \n- Campus organizing skill share and discussion \n- Media skills (press releases\, interviews\ , building relationships with reporters) \n- Anti-racist organizing (addre ssing all forms of oppression within our organizations and in how we organ ize as we work for social change) \n- Making links between your University and the Military Industrial Complex \n- Puppet-making \n- Independent med ia \n- Legislation: lobbying and other tools for grassroots activists \n- Consensus decision-making \n- Direct Action: civil disobedience\, blockade s\, banner hangs\, lock-downs\, dealing with tear gas\, pepper spray\, and police repression \n\nPlanning and Strategizing \nLots of time will be re served for breakout sessions in which students can get together by organiz ation\, by region\, or however else makes sense. This is a time for you to network across campuses and across regions\, using these new connections to further your local organizing efforts and help build a national moveme nt to end nuclear weapons production. We will hear from student groups abo ut their campaigns\, discuss strategy ideas\, brainstorm actions\, and dev elop a plan for how to work together in the future and bring the Stop the Bombs campaign back to our campuses and communities. This gathering and t he action at Y-12 are not ends in themselves\; rather\, these events will be a kick-off to what will hopefully be a lasting relationship between ORE PA and youth organizations working for peace\, nuclear disarmament\, envir onmental justice\, and a sane U.S. foreign policy. At this conference we w ill lay the groundwork for this exciting and necessary coalition. Come to Knoxville in March and be a part of it! You can register on our website -- http://www.stopthebombs.org/calendar/conference.html \n\nIf you have any questions\, comments\, or ideas\, please respond to a\;b\;i\; 03\;a\;i\;l\;@\;s\;t\;o\;p\;t\;h\;&# 101\;b\;o\;m\;b\;s\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n or  10\;c\;c\;@\;s\;e\;a\;c\;.\;o\;r\;g\ ;\n\, or call the Peace House at (865)483-8202. Note: Some financial assis tance for transportation will be available\, depending on need and availab le resources (so apply early!) \n-- Abigail Singer A\;b\;i\; 3\;a\;i\;l\;@\;s\;t\;o\;p\;t\;h\; 01\;b\;o\;m\;b\;s\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n Oak Rid ge Environmental Peace Alliance 865-483-8202 Web site http://www.stoptheb ombs.org \n-- Jason Fults n\;c\;c\;@\;s\;e\;a\; 9\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n Student Environmental Action Coalition (S EAC) 215/222/4711 \nWeb site http://www.seac.org/campaigns/militarism.sht ml Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030331 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Knoxville\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:Stop the Bombs: Student Organizing Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-UHvniLBnak@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stopthebombs.org/calendar/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the W.A.R.P. Conference is to facilitate interca mpus relationships between varied organizations gathered to discuss and pr omote educational and responsible activism on a coordinated level against the U.S.- led war against Iraq. Furthermore\, the W.A.R.P. Conference will actively seek resolution(s) encouraging coordinated campaigns across the Midwest in the interest of peace and justice around the world. The confere nce will pay special attention to the possibility if adopting a resolution forming a Regional Intercampus Anti-War Coordinating Committee and will a lso attempt to establish permanent connections between the campuses involv ed. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030209 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030208 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:War Ain't Right People!: Conference and Concert UID:20260421T070501CEST-rjIZhx6p9U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wiscpunk.org/warpcon/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:glbtss@osu.edu DESCRIPTION:A massive conference with over 1000 lgbt youth expected to atte nd. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030216 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030214 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ohio State University\, Columbus\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest BLGTA College Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-MOONSblCCS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://multiculturalcenter.osu.edu/glbtss/mblgtacc.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:United for Peace's massive mobilization against the war. There are simultaneous protests in San Francisco\, Philadelphia\, and around the world. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030215T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:NYC Massive Anti-War Demonstration UID:20260421T070501CEST-evj0JwAHIx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=sub&sub=30 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:501-244-2439 Email:clearinghouse@tao.ca DESCRIPTION:STUDENT STRIKE FOR BOOKS NOT BOMBS!\n\n\nJOIN US IN A STUDENT S TRIKE MARCH 5TH TO DEMAND:\n\nUS Government:\n- End the drive for military action and sanctions that target the people of Iraq\n- Fund education to ensure that everyone in the US has access to higher education\n- Re-alloca te military funds to eliminating poverty and building peace and home and a broad\n\nCampus Administrators:\n- Declare opposition to the war\n- Disclo se and eliminate military research contracts\n- Freeze or lower tuition an d fees\n\n\n\n\nThe Bush administration is intent on plunging America into an illegitimate and pre-emptive war that will only increase danger for Am ericans and the world. At the same time education\, healthcare\, the envi ronment\, and the economy are being neglected. Its time for youth and stu dents to take a stand for America?s future!\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030305 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:National\, United States SUMMARY:National Student Strike for Books Not Bombs UID:20260421T070501CEST-Vib1uv3AVc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyspc.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:617 695-2665 Email:tmose@cool2serve.org DESCRIPTION:19th Annual National COOL Conference on Student Community Servi ce\n'Students Leading Change'\nMarch 13-15\, 2003\nCleveland State Univers ity\nCleveland\, OH\nwww.cool2serve.org\n\nJoin the largest and only confe rence of its kind as we bring together over 2\,000 college student leaders from across the country involved in community service\, service learning\ , advocacy and activism work.\n\nHIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:\n\n* Keynote speaker s Adam Taylor\, Executive Director of Global Justice\, and Paul Loeb\, not ed author of Soul of a Citizen\n\n* 150 student-led workshops and 15 day- long forums on topics like global aids\, hunger and homelessness\, careers in the common good\, globalization and organizing for social change\n\n* Opportunities Fair with more than 50 organizations offering programs\, jo bs and/or internships\n\n* Oxfam hunger banquet\n\n* Service Plunge to m ake a difference for kids and families in Cleveland \n\n* Rock and Roll Hall of Fame\n\nDISCOUNT registration deadline: Friday\, Febrary 14\, 2003 Register now at www.cool2serve.org\n\nGET INVOLVED!! Go on-line at www.c ool2serve.org to:\n\n* Submit a workshop proposal\n* Apply to be a stude nt keynote speaker\n* Nominate your program for recognition with a COOL a ward\n* Enter your artwork in the student competition to be on the cover of the\n Conference Program. \n\nHope to see you in Cleveland!! Geograp hical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030315 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030313 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Cleveland\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:19th Annual COOL Conference on Student Community Service UID:20260421T070501CEST-1fhhx4CCd5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cool2serve.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Overview\nMark your calendar for the first annual Campus Earth Summit\, which will take place on Saturday\, March 22\, at the University of Texas at Austin. It's a free conference on how to run campus environmen tal projects. \n\nWe'll learn new techniques for addressing important envi ronmental issues on campus\, including assessing each school's environment al impact\, reducing energy use\, and implementing more environmentally fr iendly purchasing policies. We'll study what other schools are doing to ad dress these concerns and what has succeeded and failed on other campuses. Suzanne Savanick\, the Coordinator of the Sustainable Campus Initiative Co mmittee at the University of Minnesota\, will lead the conference. \n\nThe Campus Earth Summit is hosted by the UT Environmental Center and co-spons ored by the Student Events Center\, Center for Sustainable Development\, a nd Environmental Science Institute. \n\nOur Speaker: Suzanne Savanick\nSuz anne Savanick coordinates the Sustainable Campus Initiative Committee at t he University of Minnesota. She also is pursuing a Ph.D. in conservation b iology and is writing a dissertation on urban ecology and college campuses .\n\nShe earned a Master of Environmental Management in environmental econ omics and policy from Duke University and a bachelor's degree in geology f rom Carleton College. She also serves as an elected Supervisor of the Dako ta County Soil and Water Conservation District and serves on the education committee for the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Di stricts.\n\nSchedule \n9:00 - 9:50 Overview of Campus Environmental Projec ts \n10:00 - 10:50 Environmental Assessments of Campus \n11:00 - 11:5 0 Energy Use and Efficiency \n12:00 - 1:00 Lunch \n1:00 - 1:50 Environment ally Preferable Purchasing \n2:00 - 4:00 Collaborative Breakout Sessions\n - Implementing Energy Projects\n - Starting an Environmental Assessment \n - Changing Purchasing Policies\n - Improving Campus Recycling\n - La unching an Environmental Center \n4:00 - 5:00 Closing \n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030322 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:UT Campus Earth Summit: Enabling Environmental Change on Campus UID:20260421T070501CEST-BwSm3UmxNn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.utenvironment.org/campusgreen.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:715 343-1670 Email:lmcgr565@uwsp.edu DESCRIPTION:The focus of this conference is global climate change\, our dep endency on fossil fuels and its impact on the war on terrorism. This conf erence was held at Michigan State University last year in conjunction with 'Kyoto Now!' www.kyoto-now.org. This year the conference will be held at UW-SP and will include a variety of workshops (renewable energy 101\, no war in Iraq\, art and revolution)\, speakers\, and panel discussions. Als o the conference is FREE! Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030427 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030425 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Wisconsin-Stevens Point\, Stevens Point\, Wisconsin\ , United States SUMMARY:Turn Down the Heat Conference 2003! UID:20260421T070501CEST-2TfbB5lHEG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uwsp.edu/stuorg/sga/Sustainability/Sustain.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(847) 912-2450 Email:sfg3@georgetown.edu DESCRIPTION:USFT's kickoff event will take place on the 28th from 4-6.30 on University of Washington's campus. This event is to introduce USFT to th e world as the positive student Fair Trade umbrella organization. The even t will feature a folk singer\, a fair trade coffee farmer\, a student who has lead a successful campaign\, USFT co-founders\, and an Equal Exchange representative.\n\nAfter the speaches there will be an hour of networking. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030228T160000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Washington\, Ammes- Walker Conference\, Seattle\, Wa shington\, United States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade Kickoff Event UID:20260421T070501CEST-G9UeihVlZu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Themes include:\n? Environmental Racism\n? Women of Color Issue s\n? Labor Justice\n? Prison Industrial Complex\n? International Student I ssues\n? Reproductive Rights\n? Queer Communities of Color Issues \n \n G eographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030209 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030207 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Oregon Students of Color Coalition Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-UU7GurDuvg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.orstudents.org/oscc/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:773-227-7873 Email:csawn@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Invitation to National Conference of the Campus Anti-War Networ k (CAN)\nFebruary 22-23\, Chicago\, IL\n\nAs global opposition grows to a war on Iraq\, the Bush Administration seems to be more determined than eve r to carry out another desert slaughter. Protests around the world are es calating and right here in the US on January 18th well over 500\,000 march ed against the war. Fifty percent of Americans polled say they oppose the war\, which means we CAN stop Bush before he kills again. Students playe d a crucial role in forcing the US to get out of Vietnam 30 years ago. To day\, people around the world are looking for our generation to do its dut y and stand up against this war. We also know that the tens of billions t hat will be spent on bombing and occupying Iraq means cuts in education he re at home. An estimated 400\,000 students will not be able to attend col lege next year because of the attacks on education spending. Tens of thou sands of us have marched\, organized speak-outs and vigils\, attended teac h-ins and made our voices heard. But as the war gets closer\, it?s time f or us to get seriously organized on a national scale to make sure we have the greatest\, most united impact possible. The people of Iraq are counti ng on us. \n\nOn January 17\, regional conferences at George Washington U niversity and San Francisco State University brought together representati ves from over 70 colleges and universities to discuss strengthening the em erging anti-war movement. Delegates founded the Campus Anti-War Network ( CAN) and voted to oppose the war on Iraq and educate and activate our clas smates and campus communities. We also decided to call for emergency camp us actions on the day after the US invades Iraq or escalates the bombing\, as well as to endorse the mass protests in San Francisco and New York Cit y on February 15 and 16. \n\nIn order to help achieve these goals\, CAN i s organizing a national conference in Chicago on February 22-23 of campus- based\, student anti-war committees. We believe that the best way to buil d an independent student voice within the anti-war movement as a whole is for the hundreds of schools with anti-war groups to get together\, face to face\, and democratically decide how we can all work together to stop thi s war. \n\nAll student anti-war activists are encouraged to attend the co nference\, but each school will be limited to two voting delegates to take part in decision making at the conference so that schools are not geograp hically under or over represented. All national anti-war groups are invit ed to send non-voting observers in order to build unity and coordination\, but decisions will be up to student delegates.\n\nREGISTRATION: As soon a s your school decides to attend the conference\, please forward the names of the delegates and all other attendees from your school to the following : c\;s\;a\;w\;n\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\ ;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n. For questions regarding the c onference\, phone contact can be made at 773-227-7873.\n\nLOCATION: The CA N conference will be held at Loyola University?s Lakeshore Campus in the R oger?s Park neighborhood of Chicago. The red line train Loyola stop is onl y steps from our meeting room. Maps and directions are available on reques t and more information will be sent out prior to the conference regarding exact meeting rooms\, welcoming party locations\, etc.\n\nHOUSING: Student s in Chicago will try to arrange free housing for all conference attendees who need it. Given the big number of participating campuses\, we request that if you can make arrangements on your own\, that would be a big help. A list of cheap hostels and motels will be forwarded to anyone who request s it. Those who need housing arranged should email with the names and any special considerations (allergies\, late arrivals\, handicapped accessible \, etc.) of all those who need a place to stay for either Friday and/or Sa turday nights.\n\nFOOD: Students in Chicago are trying to arrange food don ations in order to provide light breakfasts and lunches for both Saturday and Sunday of the conference. Dinner on Saturday will not be provided but many cheap restaurants are within walking distance of the conference locat ion. Vegetarian meals will be available but vegans or others with dietary restrictions should email c\;s\;a\;w\;n\;@\;h\;&# 111\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\; so we kn ow how many to accommodate.\n\nHere is a preliminary list of campuses part icipating in the national conference:\nSan Francisco State University\, Br own University\, University of West Virginia\, University of Chicago\, Geo rge Mason University\, University of California-Berkeley\, University of C alifornia-Davis\, University of California-Santa Cruz\, Chico State\, DePa ul University\, Loyola University\, Northeastern Illinois University\, Lan e Tech High School\, Notre Dame University\, University of Southern Califo rnia\, University of Michigan\, George Washington University\, University of California-San Diego\, Mills College\, Washington State University\, Un iversity of Oregon-Eugene\, University of Illinois-Chicago\, University of Vermont-Burlington\, Columbia University\, California State Humboldt\, Sa n Diego State University\, University of Maryland\, University of Texas\, University of North Carolina-Greensboro\, Ithica College\, University of M ichigan\, Portland State University\, College of DuPage\, Lewis and Clark College\, University of Wisconsin-Madison\, University of Wisconsin-Eau Cl aire\, Susquehanna University\, Earlham College\, Swarthmore College\, Not re Dame de Namur University\, Rutgers University\, University of Northern Colorado\, Marshall University\, Academy of Art-SF\, University of Iowa ? Many more to come!\n\nA Proposed Agenda and Conference Procedural Informa tion below.\n\nFriday\, Feb. 21\n8pm-midnight\n--WELCOMING PARTY for housi ng assignments\, meeting each other (location to be announced)\n\nSaturday \, Feb. 22\n9am-10am\n--REGISTRATION\, distribution of conference material s\, bagels\, info fair \n10am-11am\n--KEYNOTE ADDRESS FROM GUEST SPEAKERS \n10:45-11:15\n--WELCOME FROM CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS\, explanation of proce dure\, approval of agenda\n11:15-12:30\n--PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF P ROPOSALS on points of unity and structure issues (non voting)\n12:30-1:30\ n--LUNCH BREAK with informal regional networking (lunch will be provided o n site)\n1:30-3:00\n--BREAKOUT SESSIONS to discuss and brainstorm action p roposals and CAN organizing (specific topics tba\, but likely to CAN day o f action\, national or regional CAN protests\, CAN website and newsletter\ , CAN outreach\, March 5 actions\, etc.)\n3:00-4:30\n--PRESENTATION AND DI SCUSSION OF PROPOSALS action/organizational proposals from breakout sessio ns (non voting)\n4:30-5:00\n--REST BREAK\n5:00-6:30\n--EDUCATIONAL/STRATEG Y WORKSHOPS (speakers on topics related to war\, organizing strategies\, e tc.)\n6:30-7:30\n--DINNER ON YOUR OWN\n7:30-9:00 (optional)\n--BREAKOUT SE SSION for chairs and proposal makers to help organize Sunday's voting sess ion \n8:00-midnight\nPARTY with entertainment (location to be announced)\n \nSunday\, Feb. 23\n10am-10:30\n--PRESENTATION from previous night's propo sal organizing breakout session\n10:30-12:00\n--DISCUSSION AND VOTES on po ints of unity and structure\n12-12:30\n--LUNCH BREAK (lunch provided)\n12: 30-2:00\n--DISCUSSION AND VOTES on action proposals\n2:00-3:00\n--BREAKOUT S FOR WORKING GROUPS on passed proposals\n\n\n\nHere's How the CAN Nationa l Conference Works\n\nSCHOOL ANTI-WAR OR PEACE COMMITTEES: Two delegates will be recognized from every college or high school campus anti-war or pe ace group. Only one antiwar or peace group per campus please (where more t han one exists\, please meet to elect two delegates to represent the antiw ar from your school.) These delegates will have to register at the confere nce in order to get their voting cards. Each school can bring as many stud ents as they like and non-delegate students will have the chance to caucus with their delegates for decision making purposes before votes are taken. Delegates and non-delegate students will have full rights to participate (speaking\, making proposals\, working on CAN committees\, chairing or fac ilitating\, etc.) in all aspects of the conference\, although delegates ma y be given priority to speak on certain items if time is running short. \n \nGUESTS: CAN wants to build the greatest possible unity amongst \nanti-wa r forces across the country. Therefore\, we are extending an open \ninvita tion to all anti-war groups (student or otherwise) to attend and \npartici pate in the National Conference open sessions on Saturday\, February \n22. There will be space for information tabling for a fee on both Saturday a nd Sunday. We welcome input about how to coordinate anti-war work within t he student movement as well as between the student movement and other sect ors (labor\, religious groups\, civil rights organizations\, etc.) CAN's S unday\, February 23 decision making sessions will be limited to student de legates and non-delegate students from participating campus antiwar or pea ce committees. If you or your organization would like to attend the CAN Na tional Conference\, please email the Planning Committee at c\;s\;&# 97\;w\;n\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;&# 46\;c\;o\;m\;\n. \n \nVOTING PROCEDURE: The National Conferenc e Planning Committee voted to adopt a simple majority voting procedure for all conference questions. That is\, \nall questions will be decided by a simple majority vote of the delegates. \n(For reference\, there is a goo d basic Robert's Rules up on the \nwww.antiwarconference.org website that was used for the January 17\, San \nFrancisco State University CAN confere nce.)\n\nFACILITATING AND CHAIRING: The conference will operate on a simp lified Roberts Rules of Order process\, which will be distributed to all p articipants in \nadvance of the conference\, as well as included in the co nference packet \nitself. Different chairs will be chosen for different se ssions based on \ngeographic representation. Antiwar committees are asked to send a list of possible chairs toc\;s\;a\;w\;n\;@\ ;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\ ;. Chairing/facilitating a national conference can be challenging\, so all attendees are asked to respect the \nchairs/facilitators and remember tha t they are only students trying to do \ntheir best\, just like the rest of us.\n\nPROPOSALS ON STRUCTURE OR PROCESS: Proposals regarding CAN struct ure and process must be submitted in writing to the Conference Planning Co mmittee at c\;s\;a\;w\;n\;@\;h\;o\;t\; 09\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n no later than 6pm on Friday\, February 21 in order to be considered on the floor of the confere nce. \n\nPROPOSALS ON POINTS OF UNITY: Proposals regarding CAN's points of unity should be submitted in writing to the Conference Planning Committ ee at \nc\;s\;a\;w\;n\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\ ;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n no later than Friday\, F ebruary 21 at 6pm in order to be \nconsidered on the floor of the conferen ce.\n\nPROPOSALS ON ACTIONS and other things\, such as committees\, web si tes\, etc: These proposals should be submitted in writing to the Conferenc e Planning \nCommittee at c\;s\;a\;w\;n\;@\;h\;&# 111\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n no lat er than Friday\, February 21 at 6pm in \norder to be considered on the flo or of the conference.\n\nProposals NOT submitted in writing on time can st ill be brought to the \nconference. However\, experience at the regional c onference shows that there \nwill be dozens of proposals on lots of differ ent questions. The \npoint of submitting them early\, in writing\, is so t hat they can be organized\, \ngrouped and presented in a coherent way to t he conference in order to \nmaximize our time. Proposals not submitted on time in writing will NOT be \ngiven priority over proposals submitted on t ime in writing. Of course\, we \nwill all have to be a little flexible on this point\, but all schools should \nSTRIVE to think about what they want to propose BEFORE they arrive and send \nthose proposals to the Conferenc e Planning Committee. \n\nAll these proposals will then be discussed on S aturday in non-voting\, \ndiscussion sessions. Based on the written propos als and the Saturday \ndiscussions\, a working group will prepare a presen tation of emerging \nproposals to be considered on structure\, points of u nity\, actions and other \nproposals on Sunday. Thus\, the final proposals to be discussed on Sunday \nwill be a combination of the written proposal s that arrive in advance of the \nconference and the full day of discussio n about those proposals on Saturday. \n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030223 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030222 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Loyola University\, Lakeshore Campus\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Antiwar Network National Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-aFkItBZLX7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.antiwarnetwork.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(315) 478-9702 Email:abhaley@syr.edu DESCRIPTION:Northeast SEAC needs to be revitalized!!! We are calling all SE AC'ers of the Northeast\, and any other youth activist that wants to make a difference to come to our conference for the weekend. 21+ workshops\, ca ucuses\, action.... what more could you ask for! Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030228T040000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Syracuse University & SUNY ESF\, Syracuse\, New York\, United Stat es SUMMARY:SEAC Northeast Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-uWVxTg88CD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://students.syr.edu/seac/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@lgbtqsummit.org DESCRIPTION:Our conference theme serves to recoginize the many and varied f acets of each individual. Developing the whole leader is crucial to the ef fectiveness of our communities. This year we will address the physical\, spiritual\, emotional\, intellectual\, social\, and political dimensions o f leadership. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030215 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030214 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Denver\, Colorado\, United States SUMMARY:Rocky Mountain LGBTQ Leadership Summit UID:20260421T070501CEST-T2tEf1vTPv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lgbtqsummit.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:National Association for Ethnic Studies 31st Annual National Co nference. April 3-5\, 2003. Borderlands and Beyond:\nExamining Intersectio ns of Race\, Ethnicity\, Class\, Gender\, Sexuality\, and Nation Geograph ical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030403 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Phoenix\, Arizona\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Ethnic Studies UID:20260421T070501CEST-zgG4Cr84gn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://faculty.washington.edu/davidgs/naes2003.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Locating Common Ground: Rethinking and Strengthening Our Collec tivities.\n\nAs STUDENTS OF COLOR\, we often feel marginalized in our scho larship particularly when we appear alone in our critical perspectives on traditional research in our fields. Despite these experiences of isolation \, we draw strength from our interactions with one another.\n\nToday\, we face new political\, economic\, and social realities that compel us to rec onsider the ties that bind us\, and the imperatives behind these bonds. Ho w can we LOCATE COMMON GROUND upon which to face the future?\n\nWe cannot simply rely on what were once 'safe' assumptions and 'proven' practices. W e must be cognizant of the 'real word' implications and 'global' impact of our work. Therefore\, we aspire to discover and enact new ways for us to perform our work while we open up social networks and strengthen our colle ctives.\n\nThe purpose of the SCOR 13th annual graduate and professional s tudent conference is to explore\, from each discipline\, the recent challe nges we face as students of color. We encourage submissions from all gradu ate and professional student Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030215 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030213 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:Students of Color of Rackham Conference: Locating Common Ground UID:20260421T070501CEST-uXjaAiOFiM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.umich.edu/~scorweb/conf2003/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Empowering all people to move towards global justice by creatin g dialogues on culture\, power structures\, and health. Geographical Scop e: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030217 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030216 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Eugene\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Women of Color Coalition Building Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-2jSwzwKo26@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uoregon.edu/~women/wocprogram.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Sixty workshops\, queer coffee house\, film festival\, forty ca mpuses\, speakers\, etc. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030223 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030221 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Riverside\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Coming Home Queer: UC Riverside Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-vJlUBo2XSb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://cominghomequeer.ucr.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Queer youth conference. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030322 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030321 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hartford\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY:Our True Colors Conference (Queer) UID:20260421T070501CEST-bU9nUWxw1U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ourtruecolors.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Building upon two previous ASU women of color conferences\, GAT HERING AT THE RIVER seeks to gather faculty\, staff and students from ASU\ , NAU and UofA to share our experiences in the Arizona academy\, to learn more about our research and activism on behalf of women of color\, and to further coalition building and networking across the state. Tentatively we have scheduled a plenary panel on campus climate issues\, breakout sessio ns\, a luncheon\, 3 concurrent sessions\, and a reception/ performance. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030222 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030221 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Tempe\, Arizona\, United States SUMMARY:Gathering at the River: Women of Color Conference at Arizona State UID:20260421T070501CEST-VgobAkTHDm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.public.asu.edu/~dejesus/gathering2.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030301 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030228 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Socorro\, New Mexico\, United States SUMMARY:Transforming Tradition: New Mexico Women Studies Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-ddT5o7VFcr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nmt.edu/~women/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:aslove@bulldog.unca.edu DESCRIPTION:This is the fourth annual GLBT/Q Studies Conference at UNCA\, a nd this year's theme is 'Citizen Queer: Outsider Status\, Dissent\, and Re sistance.'\n\nThe keynote is gay performance artist Tim Miller\, who will perform his show 'Glory Box' and offer a workshop on performance and agenc y. Numerous other paper presentations\, workshops\, readings\, etc. will take place during the conference\, including performances by the Bold Maid s and Kt Kilborn ('Underground TRANSit.') Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030322 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030321 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UNC Asheville\, Asheville\, North Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:GLBT/Q Studies Conference - UNC Asheville UID:20260421T070501CEST-fVtUNU2msA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unca.edu/glsc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:publiclands@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:One of the largest public lands conferences to take place this year in the US will be held 2/28-3/2 in Houston\, TX. we are bringing in speakers such as darryl cherney\, co-organizer with judy bari of the Redwo od Summer\, John Talberth\, author of the economic analysis that exposed t he economic loss incurred by logging on our national forests\, Andy Kerr\, activist guru from OR\, and others from groups such as the National Fores t Protection Alliance\, National Public Lands Grazing Campaign\, and Miner al Policy Center. attendees are already registered from states around the country.\n\nTHIS LAND IS YOUR LAND:\nPublic Lands? History\, Philosophy\, and Controversy \nA Three Day Public Lands Conference\nSponsored by:\n Ri ce University\, Houston Earth First!\, and Live Oak Alliance\n\nDay One\, Friday February 28th: 6pm-10pm\nHistory & Ideology of Public Lands\nRice U niversity\, TBA\n\nDay Two\, Saturday March 1st: 10am-6pm\nAnalyzing and A ddressing Public Lands Issues\nRice University\, Ley Student Center\n\nDay Three\, Sunday March 2nd: 10am-5pm\nBuilding a Local Movement and Nature Walk\nBrazos Bend State Park\n\nThis conference will be one of the largest public lands conferences in the United States\, with speakers being flown in from around the nation to teach on special topics including: public la nds history and valuation\, resource extraction\, the trend towards privat ization\, recreation\, environmental law\, the Bush Administration?s rollb acks on protection of our public lands\, Texas public lands\, and urban pu blic spaces. The conference will consist of panels\, guest speakers\, int eractive workshops\, teach-ins\, skill-shares and film showings. The conf erence is open to the public. come learn from the foremost environmental activists on public lands issues about the problems we need to address\, b ut more importantly come network and train yourself how to confront these problems through legislation\, direct action\, grassroots organizing\, and coalition building.\n \n\nFor more information see the website at http ://www.ruf.rice.edu/~enviclub/conference/conferencehome.html \nor contact us at p\;u\;b\;l\;i\;c\;l\;a\;n\;d\;& #115\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n \n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030228 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Rice University\, 6100 Main St.\, Houston\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:This Land is Your Land: Public Lands History\, Philosophy\, and Con troversy UID:20260421T070501CEST-djnvRFUgAC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~enviclub/conference/conferencehome.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:(805)893-8849 Email:bekah2121@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Conference will focus on the repercussions the war on terrorism has for students and communities of color in the United States. These is sues include budget cuts for education\, military recruitment of student o f color\, rape as a tool of war\, the militarization of US borders\, the d etainment of immigrants\, and an increase in racialized hate crimes. The conference will also include other topics concerning the challenges faced by students of color in their pursuit of higher education\, such as the Ra cial Privacy Initiative\, campus environment for queer students\, and outr each and retention. This conference will be an exciting opportunity for s chools to unite and dialogue in workshops and caucuses in order to decide realistic actions that can be taken to create change and secure justice. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030228 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UC Santa Barbara\, Santa Barbara\, California\, United States SUMMARY:War on Education/Militarization of Our Community- UC Student of Col or Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-D1887sLola@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ucsa.org/scc.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:503.235-0760 Email:starcsummerschool@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:See:http://www.starcalliance.org/summer/index.html\nAPPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/19/03!\nApply now for this 2 month intensive organizing insti tute designed by students\, youth\, and experienced organizers. Live\, tra in\, and intern with 10 other student activists from around the country. P articipants are matched with a racial/economic justice community organizat ion for a hands on organizing experience. \n \nNew Deadline: Feb. 19 Geo graphical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030219 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030214 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Apply for the STARC Summer Organizing Institute UID:20260421T070501CEST-grlanTRCtv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.starcalliance.org/summer/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:303-898-7121 Email:youthactivistproject@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:KERPOW: Youth* Activist Conference\nApril 12th and 13th\, 2003\ nTivoli\, Auraria Campus\n\nSpeak up! Speak out! Organize!\nA fabulous opp ortunity for youth activists and want-to-be activists!\n\nKERPOW will incl ude two days (from 8:30am to 5:00pm) of activist skills trainings such as organizing\, fundraising\, networking\, dealing with the press\, avoiding burnout/balancing schedules etc. There will also be specialized sessions t hat cover the legal rights of protestors\, puppet/banner-making\, addressi ng -isms in activist communities (ie. racism\, sexism\, ageism\, classism\ , heterosexism)\, legal observer training\, health and safety\, as well as many more trainings for useful activist skills.\n\nThere is _NO COST_ to attend the conference. To register\, please send your name\, address\, pho ne number\, and school/organization affiliation (if applicable) to y\; o\;u\;t\;h\;a\;c\;t\;i\;v\;i\;s\ ;t\;p\;r\;o\;j\;e\;c\;t\;@\;y\;a\ ;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n with 'REGISTER' in the subject line. Also include any accomodations that you would need- such as babysitting\, interpreting\, etc. People will still be admitted to the con ference on the days of the event\, but we would like to get a general coun t of people that will be attending to make arrangements for food\, supplie s\, etc.\n\nFor any other information\, please call 303-898-7121\, email & #121\;o\;u\;t\;h\;a\;c\;t\;i\;v\;i\; s\;t\;p\;r\;o\;j\;e\;c\;t\;@\;y\ ;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\, or visit the Yo uth Activist Project website at http://www.geocities.com/youthactivistproj ect.\n\n*The conference will be organized for high school and college-aged people\, but anyone under the age of thirty is welcome to attend.\n\n Ge ographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030413 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030412 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Tivoli\, Auraria Campus\, Denver\, Colorado\, United States SUMMARY:KERPOW: Youth Activist Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-vTOVvCja0V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/youthactivistproject END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:270-762-6232 Email:ctk2003@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Come Together Kentucky (CTK) is an annual collegiate conference for GLBTS student in Kentucky and surrounding areas. Check out our websi te for more information! Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030406 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030404 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Murray State University\, Murray\, Kentucky\, United States SUMMARY:Come Together Kentucky: 'We are the Revolution UID:20260421T070501CEST-BNtdkwrCnm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wearetherevolution.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:315-440-0434 Email:zoarfan@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Phat conference on a variety of topics and caucuses. Syracuse rocks. Be there! Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030301T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Syracuse University\, Syracuse\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC North East Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-Z7ijAvAGU6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://students.syr.edu/seac/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:As The U.S. government and powerful international financial ins titutions are accelerating corporate globalization in Latin America and th e Caribbean and the U.S asserts its regional domination by providing milit ary aid and training to repressive governments\, we must stand in solidari ty with our sisters and brothers throughout the Americas.\n\nThe Latin Ame rica Solidarity Coalition (LASC)\, has initiated a Call to Action for the Mobilization against the Military and Economic Intervention in Latin Ameri ca and the Caribbean from April-10-15\, 2003 in Washington\, DC.\n\nThe Ap ril Mobilization will include a massive protest rally on Sunday\, April 13 \, followed by a march to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fu nd (IMF) buildings\, where their annual spring meetings are taking place. We are coordinating with movements throughout Latin America and the Caribb ean to make this an International Day of Action. The Mobilization will als o include the Latin America Solidarity Conference III with direct action t rainings\, educational workshops and strategy sessions\, a lobby day to cl ose the School of the Americas\, street theatre\, film screenings and more .\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030415 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030410 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Mobilization Against Military and Economic Intervention in Latin Am erica UID:20260421T070501CEST-UCuoVSkhcF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lasolidarity.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:631-878-1337 Email:buckl@sunysuffolk.edu DESCRIPTION:WAKE UP AMERICA!!! \nWhat You Don't Know CAN Hurt You!! \n\nCom e to a Teach-In about how \nThe War against Saddam Hussein and \nthe growi ng influence of the Pentagon on our lives \nis inexorably leading to the l oss of Civil Liberties that \nhas only begun with the brutal Detentions an d Round-Ups of thousands of immigrants and \nan unrevealed number of legal American residents with brown faces or Islamic names \n\nwith Attorney Ly nne Stewart\, Michael Klare\, Asli Bali\, and Rutgers Law Prof Karima Benn oune. Moderator: Democracy Now's award-winning Amy Goodman \n\nSuggested donation $10 for adults and $5 for students. No one turned away! \nDATE: S aturday\, March 15 \nWHERE: Community Church of New York\, 40 E. 35th St ( bet Park & Madison) \nTIME: 5-9pm (Doors open at 4:30) \n\nadvance registr ation: t\;e\;a\;c\;h\;r\;e\;g\;@\;h\; o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n \nww w.notinourname.net\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030315T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Community Church Of New York\, 40 E. 35th St\, New York\, United S tates SUMMARY:Wake Up America - What you don't know CAN hurt you! UID:20260421T070501CEST-AeZTCoguUn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.notinourname.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:617 948 4273 Email:vvalencia@uua.org DESCRIPTION:DRUUMM (Diverse & Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries) wa s established in 1999. We provide support and advocacy for UU (Unitarian U niversalists) People of Color and work to build a People of Color communit y in Unitarian Universalism. We welcome people who identify personally and /or collectively with a community of color\, and with the principles of DR UUMM.\n\nOur conference will feature great food\, late-night activities\, new & old friends from around North America\, and workshops and worships f or you. The Conference begins Thursday evening at 8pm and ends Sunday mo rning at 9 am in time for worship at All Souls UU Church which we will be helping out with. We welcome newcomers and friends of DRUUMM\, for more i nformation visit www.druumm.org.\n\nDRUUMM activities are multidimensional \, mindful of the diverse identities we bring to the community\, and focus ed on empowering and supporting People of\nColor within Unitarian Universa lism. You'll have the opportunity to share your story\, show off at the t alent show\, and engage in critical and creative\nconversations about reli gion\, identity and life.\n\nC*UUYAN and YRUU (the continental Young adult & Youth movements) are hosting the 2nd White Anti-Racist Allies Conferenc e paralell to our DRUUMM Youth & Young Adults Conference. For more inform ation contact Paula Nett at p\;a\;u\;l\;a\;n\;e\ ;t\;t\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\ ;c\;o\;m\;\n.\n\nYou can register online at www.druumm.org\nOr for more info phone Victoria Valencia at 1-617-948-4273 v\;v\;a \;l\;e\;n\;c\;i\;a\;@\;u\;u\;a\;.\; o\;r\;g\;\n or Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030327 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:All Souls Uu\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:DRUUMM youth and young adult of color conf. UID:20260421T070501CEST-3zmf0L8eZ3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.druumm.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:KEYNOTE EVENTS: \nA Production of Joan Holden's Dramatization o f Barbara Ehrenreich's 'Nickel and Dimed'\,\nWorkshops by Peggy McIntosh\, \nAva Leavell Haymon\, Victoria Steinberg\, \nCatherine Schaeffer and the VSU Dancers\,\nA Celebration of the First Amendment.\n\n\n Geographical S cope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030315 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030313 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Valdosta\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:Valdosta State Feminist Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-vSlckZXoSA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.valdosta.edu/women/sewsa2003/pages/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:nationals2003@berkeleymecha.org DESCRIPTION:Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) National Confe rence. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030327 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:MEChA National Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-mjV74na4vU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.berkeleymecha.org/nationals/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:859.258.9928 Email:dave_hn@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:\nA Speak-Out in the UK Free Speech area against a possible war in Iraq. Speakers from 12 to 1pm will . Speakers will include represent atives from the academic community\, as well as the religious community. From 10am to 2pm\, there will be a 'Peace Fair' with information tables se t up by the sponsoring organizations. \n\nSponsored by the UK Leftist Stu dent Union\, as well as the Central Kentucky Coalition for Peace and Justi ce\, Lexington PEACE\, UK Catholic Newman Center\, UK Feminist Alliance\, UK Green Thumb Environmental Club\, UK Students for the Green Party\, and others to be added in the coming days. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030305T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Kentucky Free Speech Area\, Lexington\, Kentucky\, U nited States SUMMARY:UK Speakout Against a War in Iraq UID:20260421T070501CEST-vtVwUbMLro@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:480-593-4403 Email:swan@phoenixanarchist.org DESCRIPTION:The SWANC will be an event to continue to cultivate the connect ions of anarchists in the southwest of the US and the northwest of Mexico. We intend to create an anarchist network and further develop strategies s pecific for our specific region. Hope to see you there! Geographical Scop e: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030413 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030411T000000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Phoenix\, Arizona\, United States SUMMARY:SouthWest Anarchist Network Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-OVMizm64Uw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.phoenixanarchist.org/swan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:202.546.5074 Email:frankie@ecopledge.com DESCRIPTION:Student activism conference! Focus on skills workshops\, traine rs/ activists working on campaigns with corporate targets. Issues like glo bal warming\, recycling\, toxics\, clean water\, genetic engineering\, end angered forests. Targets like Dell\, Ford\, Exxon\, Office Depot\, Kraft\, BP\, Pepsi. Trainings like *Getting Media *Running a Corporate Campaign * Recruiting *Organizing an Event *Shareholder Activism *Getting your school to invest ethically. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030301 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Georgetown University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:CORPORATE? Cooperate! student activism conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-v87PF0UaIP@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:703-438-6220 Email:campus@nwf.org DESCRIPTION:This event\, co-sponsored by the University of Maryland - Colle ge Park and National Wildlife Federation\, will provide students\, faculty \, staff\, administrators\, and community representatives with engaging wo rkshops and discussions\, covering topics ranging from LEED certification of campus buildings to renewable power alternatives and stormwater managem ent to transportation planning. David Orr\, Director of Environmental Stud ies at Oberlin College\, will provide the keynote presentation. The confer ence will provide a forum to share experiences and tools needed to strengt hen sustainability programs on campuses and in communities. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030413 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030411T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Maryland\, College Park\, Maryland\, United States SUMMARY:BEYOND COMPLIANCE - Campus Greening Through Stewardship Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-ctnm7hTufK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.umd.edu/des/general/greening/day.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:Courtney: 859-985-36 Email:toni_brock@berea.edu DESCRIPTION:Berea College's Women Uniting for P.E.A.C.E. (Prevention\, Educ ation\, Awareness\, Community and Equality) \nFirst Annual Women's Confere nce\, 'Redefining Womanhood.' \nWhen: March 7th\, and March 8th\, Intern ational Women's Day.\nFriday\, March 7th at 6pm is the kickoff\, which inc ludes an art show\, poetry reading\, spoken word\, music and food. \nSatur day\, March 8th at 8am the conference begins. \nSession Topics include: Wo men's Health\, Ecofeminism\, Violence against women\, Women's Activism\, S exuality\, Self-Esteem and Black Women and Feminism. \nKeynote speaker is Aminata Baruti\nCost: 20$ (includes food\, housing\, and childcare)\nFINAN CIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE\nFor More Information Contact Courtney Hamm at 859-985-4450 or C\;o\;u\;r\;t\;n\;e\;y\; _\;H\;a\;m\;m\;@\;B\;e\;r\;e\;a\; 6\;E\;d\;u\;\n\nor Toni Brock at 859-985-6606 or T\;o\;& #110\;i\;_\;B\;r\;o\;c\;k\;@\;B\;e\; 14\;e\;a\;.\;E\;d\;u\;\n\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030308 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030307T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Berea College CPO 215\, Berea\, Kentucky\, United States SUMMARY:Redefining Womanhood-Women Uniting for P.E.A.C.E. UID:20260421T070501CEST-bgUIG41ghV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://none END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:413-559-5416 Email:clpp@hampshire.edu DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the seventeenth annual conference for studen t and community activists\, From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Build ing the Movement for Reproductive Freedom on April 4-6\, 2003 at Hampshire College in Amherst\, MA. This conference has a broad understanding of re productive rights\, encompassing the struggle for racial equality\, econom ic justice\, civil liberties\, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender rights\, e nvironmental justice\, peace\, freedom from violence\, access to education \, healthcare and childcare\, welfare rights\, and support for immigrants. Our aim is to make the connection between reproductive rights and other social justice movements in order to enliven our mutual efforts for justic e and equality for everyone.\n\nThe conference weekend will include time f or learning\, listening\, speaking\, networking\, and connecting. The con ference will begin at 4pm on Friday\, April 4th and will end at noon on Su nday\, April 6th. The weekend will include an abortion speak out\, perfor mances\, a networking reception\, and over 25 workshops on topics such as abortion access\, human rights\, population control\, international women? s health\, immigration\, art and activism\, welfare\, globalization\, spir ituality\, sex education\, and caring for ourselves as activists. \n\nThe conference is open to everyone. It is intended as a forum for learning an d networking for all ages\, experiences and background knowledge. If you?v e been an activist for the past twenty years\, or if you are just curious and have never been to a conference before\, you are equally welcome to at tend. The conference is free\, wheelchair accessible\, and housing\, chil dcare and sign language interpretation are available with advance registra tion.\n\nThe conference is sponsored by the Civil Liberties and Public Pol icy Program and the Population and Development Program at Hampshire Colleg e. For more info\, call us at 413-559-5416 or e-mail at c\;l\; 2\;p\;@\;h\;a\;m\;p\;s\;h\;i\;r\; 01\;.\;e\;d\;u\;\n or check out our website at http://hamp. hampshire.edu/~clpp.\n\n\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030406 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030404 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for R epro. Freedom UID:20260421T070501CEST-5nKksH8pPo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~clpp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:Voice mail: (604) 68 Email:ism-vancouver@palsolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:The Douglas Students' Union (DSU) &\nThe International Solidari ty Movement (ISM) present:\n\nAn ALL DAY ANTI-WAR CONFERENCE:\n'The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace'\n\nMar 1: 11am - 6:30(ish)pm\nand benefit u ntil late!\nCost: If you are flat broke\, you'll still get in. Otherwise\, \nunless you are a student from Douglas College\, it will cost you at\n$5- 15 sliding scale.\n\nRegistration starts at 10:30am and seating is limited . Come early\nto guarantee your spot. Douglas Students with ID in free.\n\ nNew Westminster Campus of Douglas College\, 700 Royal Avenue.\nIn room 22 01\, 'lecture theatre' (near the library). If all you\ncare about is the l ist of speakers\, scroll downwards.\n\nThe Middle East is currently living under war and the threat of\nfull-scale invasion. However\, more and more people are questioning\nthe motives of the war plans. There was a demonst ration of over\nTEN MILLION people worldwide last Saturday!\n\nWhy?\nWhat has brought this curent situation about?\nWhat is going on inside Iraq and Palestine today?\n\nThe DSU and the ISM are hosting a conference to help people across\nVancouver figure all of these things out\, what's going on\ , and\nwhat we can do.\n\nAfter the days conference there is a music\, art and poetry benefit\nwith raffles\, beer\, food and even Palestinian Folk Dancing! Plus a\nGarlic flavoured streetpoet...[?]\n\nA chance to relax an d talk among friends afterwards with all of\nthe proceeds going towards th e ISM-Vancouver:\n(http://www.ism-vancouver.org).\n\nSpeakers and Presente rs include:\n\nJen Ziemann & Linda Morgan\n(recently returned from the Ira q Peace Team)\n\nJaggi Singh\n(ISM delegate recently returned from Palesti ne\, No one is Illegal\,\nCLAC)\n\nDr Adel Samara\n(world renowned Palesti nian economist\, on a tour of North America)\n\nTanya Suvendrini Lena\n(Pa lestine Solidarity Group\, recently returned from Palestine\nwhere she vol unteered at a hospital)\n\nMordecai Briemberg (CanPalNet)\n\nHanna Kawas ( Canada Palestine Association)\n\nRiadh Muslih (Adala-- Canadian Arab Justi ce Committee)\n\nThere will also be a final panel including many of the an ti-war\ngroups from across Vancouver and beyond. This panel will not be\np resentations but instead will focus on the question:\n 'Where do we go fro m here?' and it will involve one-on-one\nbetween already active groups and audience members to help us\ndetermine how to beat the scourges of war\, racism and military\noccupation.\n\nGroups that have already endorsed this confernce include:\n\nTrade Union Committee for Justice in the Middle Eas t\nCanPalNet\nCampaign to End Sanctions Against the People of Iraq\nIraq P eace Team\nJews For a Just Peace\nNovember 17th Peace Coaliton\nCanada Pal estine Association\nAdala-- Canadian Arab Justice Committee\nNo One Is Ill egal coalition\nPalestine Solidarity Group\n\nothers to be added\, check l ist at:\nhttp://www.douglasstudentsunion.ca/peace.htm\n\n\n--\nInternation al Solidarity Movement\nVancouver Chapter: www.ism-vancouver.org\nInternat ional: www.palsolidarity.org\n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030301T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Douglas College\, New Westminster\, British Columbia\, Canada SUMMARY:March 1st - An ALL DAY ANTI-WAR CONFERENCE -The Roots of War and Pa ths to Peace UID:20260421T070501CEST-WLGV37bJZC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ism-vancouver.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:715-232-1282 Email:polanskyj@uwstout.edu DESCRIPTION:This 28th Annual Conference of Wisconsin and regional women's s tudes faaculty\, students\, and community activists focuses on how women h ave transformed traditional spheres and crossesd boundaries\, especially i n popular culture and between generations. Proposals for panels and sessi ons are welcome\, deadline extended to April 15. Low-income and student c onference rate availabale. Speakers are Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richa rds (MANIFESTA)\, Lynn Peril\, (PINK THINK)\, and Sherrie Inness (DINNER R OLES) Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031025 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20031024T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UW-Stout Student Center\, Menomonie\, Wisconsin\, United States SUMMARY:UW-System Women's Studies Conference: Women's Sphere Reconfigured Traditions: UID:20260421T070501CEST-FiK85ubf2E@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uwsa.edu/acadaff/womens/2003con.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The University of Notre Dame's annual Student Peace Conference is scheduled to take place on March 28-29\, 2003. The conference is offici ally sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies\, and is planned and directed entirely by the Undergraduate Peace Studies stude nts of the University. \n\nGiven the current political scenario\, the them e for this year's Conference will focus on issues of war and peace - 'Shad ows of War\, Visions of Peace'. We expect to host participants from all ov er the United States and the world. The two-day conference will feature se minars\, lectures\, artistic performances and exhibits\, and keynote speak ers.\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030329 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030328 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Notre Dame\, Indiana\, United States SUMMARY:2003 Notre Dame Annual Student Peace Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-3vtVvAisVb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nd.edu/~krocinst/events/Shadowsofwar.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:From March 31 - April 4\, 2003\, students and workers will cele brate the lives of Cesar Estrada Chavez and Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. b y joining together to demand justice for workers on their campuses and in their communities. \n\nIn 2002\, students and workers came together for ov er 100 actions on April 4th\, the Student Labor Action Project?s (SLAP) th ird annual National Student Labor Day of Action. Addressing a range of iss ues from sweatshops to living wages to the right to organize for campus wo rkers\, students and labor came together on April 4th to win concrete vict ories a build a more powerful movement. \n\nThis year\, SLAP has decided t o extend the National Student Labor Day of Action to a National Student La bor Week of Action starting on March 31st\, which is Cesar E. Chavez Day i n California\, and culminating on April 4th\, 2003\, the 35-year anniversa ry of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?s assasination.\n\nSLAP is a joint project of Jobs with Justice and the United States Students Association. Partneri ng organizations for the Student Labor Day of Action are: United Students Against Sweatshops\, National Movimiento Estudantil Chicana/o de Aztlan\, TransAfrica\, Student Action with Farmworkers\, and Not with Our Money.\n\ n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030331 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:2003 National Student Labor Week of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-LpnLBM58Ml@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jwj.org/SLAP/A4/2003.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 5\, 2003\, M.E.Ch.A. de SDCC aims to encour age and inspire young minds with stimulating workshops and a number of pas sionate speakers. Workshops\, interactive caucuses\, inspirational speaker s\, cultura and\, most importantly\, the youth will unite in one exciting educational experience through our Chican@ Youth Conference (CYC).\n\nThe CYC is an opportunity for high school students to unite\, learn\, interact and establish a sense of solidarity. M.E.Ch.A. believes educating the you th is one of the most powerful tools in creating change in society. It is our greatest hope that students come away from the CYC not only more infor med but with a greater sense of hope for the future and their active role in it.\n\nThe CYC will take place on the SDCC campus from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. For the itinerary\, click here. If you are interested in learning more ab out the CYC please contact us at C\;Y\;C\;2\;0\;0\;3\ ;@\;m\;e\;c\;h\;a\;d\;e\;s\;d\;c\; c\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n.\n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030405 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Diego\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Chican@ Youth Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-EvJ9tX3V1H@74.81.90.59 URL:http://mechadesdcc.org/cyc.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:215/222/4711 Email:ncc@seac.org DESCRIPTION:The Institute has three main components:\n\nEducation and Issue Based Workshops - To build an effective coalition we must be committed to learning from one another how all of our struggles are interrelated. \n\n Skill Training - Where we will learn and teach the basic elements and stra tegic planning skills necessary to build a mass-based\, diverse\, multi-is sue movement for social change. \n\nMovement Building - We cannot become g ood agents of social change until we have learned to deal with issues of o pression within our own groups. \n\nAlongside the STI is SEAC's National C ouncil Meeting . The NC meeting is where all the decisions for the nationa l organization are made. SEAC is a student and youth run and led organizat ion\, so come to the NC meeting and be a part of organizing SEAC NATIONALL Y! Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030731 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030724 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC Summer Training Institute & National Council Meeting UID:20260421T070501CEST-ecRFbeG0Dj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/sti/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:202-319-7596 ext 13 Email:ksescoe@nyacyouth.org DESCRIPTION:Join hundreds of youth and adults represnting dozens of communt ities nationwide in Washington DC for NYAC's 6th Annual National Youth Sum mit. Participants will disucss the critical issues facing lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. The Summit will f eature more than 50 workshops\, panel discussions\, ans plenary sessions f ocusing on issues including: identity politics\; social justice organizing \; class issues\, school policies\; body image\, HIV/AIDS/STIs\; mentoring \; substance use and many others. There will be political action\, film sc reening\, poetry slam and youth dance and much\, much more! REGISTER ONLI NE at www.nyacyouth.org Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030601 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030530 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington Court Hotel\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, Unite d States SUMMARY:NYAC's 6th Annual National Youth Summit UID:20260421T070501CEST-TSLxrrHGDf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyacyouth.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:edouglass@wesleyan.edu\, keshaffe@mtholyoke.edu DESCRIPTION:Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) Conference.\nThe purpose of this conference is to gather SEACers from across New England so that we can build our regional organizations and collective strength. Joi n us for two and half days of planning\, hiking\, workshops\, strategizing \, yummy vegan food and fun!! There will be a lot of time devoted to worki ng on regional projects and campaigns so that we accomplish collectively w hat we couldn?t do separately. We hope to come out of this conference with new friends and new ideas about how we can combine our strength to take o n the world outside of the campus. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030413 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030411 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Greenfield\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC New England Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-GaRwnOK0Ge@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/newenglandconference.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:organize@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops Southeast Conference\nTentat ive conference agenda:\n\nFriday \nnoon on - registration\n6pm - welcome\, introductions\, dinner\n8pm - check-in about the agenda/plans - \nmake su re everyone is ok with it\, no one has anything to add\, etc.\n9pm - fun t imes in Hotlanta\n\nSaturday \n9am - breakfast\n10am - worskshop 1\n12pm - lunch\n1pm - anti-oppression discussion\n3pm - workshop 2\n5pm - guest sp eaker\n6:30 - dinner\n8pm - talk about our campaigns: unique challenge to labor justice \norganizing in the southeast\n9pm - more fun time in atlant a\n\nSunday\n9am - breakfast\n10am - strategy session\n12pm - lunch\n1pm - workshop 3\n3pm - ending stuff\n\npossible workshops include:\nFood issue s in the southeast\nFTAA\nWRC\nliving wage campaigns\nAnti-war work and la bor justice\nFarmworker Solidarity\nMigrant workers' issues\n\n*********** **** \nREGISTER: E-MAIL us WITH your name\, your year of graduation\, your school\, your e-mail\, your phone\, your address\, and your most recent c ampaign!\n*****************************\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030328 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Agnes Scott College\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:Southeast USAS Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-2cCU6OrWRU@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:608-251-6584 Email:blutenegger@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:This will be a gathering of Campus Greens from across the midwe st (and beyond) to discuss our chapters' happenings\, hear from speakers\, and discuss recent occurrences with Campus Greens at the national level.\ n\nHousing will probably be available. If your chapter can make it\, plea se contact Brian Lutenegger at the email address/phone number included in this listing with an estimate of how many will be there. Geographical Sc ope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030328 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UW-Madison Campus\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Campus Greens Gathering UID:20260421T070501CEST-gWPn2cDDup@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestcampusgreens.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:716-885-6848 Email:cecmike@choiceoneonline.com DESCRIPTION:NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR CLEAN AIR AT KODAK - APRIL 23rd\n\nO RGANIZE A LOCAL EVENT IN YOUR COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF A DRUGSTORE CHAIN\n\nSt udents and community members from across the country are gearing up to\nta ke part in the first ever National Day of Action for Clean Air at Kodak on \nApril 23rd. We need YOUR help to make this a success by organizing an e vent\nin your local community outside of a drugstore chain that sells Koda k film.\n\nWARNING: KODAK'S TOXIC EMISSIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEAL TH\n\nKodak is not only New York State's number one manufacturing polluter \, but\nalso one of the nation's top polluters of cancer-causing chemicals \,\nincluding dioxin and methylene chloride. A recent report published by the\nUS Public Interest Research Group found that Rochester\, NY\, home t o Kodak\nexperienced the greatest overall releases of cancer-causing chemi cals\nbetween 1987-2000 due to Kodak's pollution. Kodak has a long history of\nenvironmental violations\, contamination of the Rochester community\, dumping\nof hazardous wastes in Kodak Park\, and advocacy for the weakeni ng of\nenvironmental regulations.\n\nPLAN AN EVENT AT A DRUGSTORE CHAIN TH AT SELLS KODAK FILM\n\nConcerned citizens around the country will be organ izing events inside and\noutside of drug store chains that sell Kodak film \, such as Rite-Aid\,\nWalgreens\, CVS\, Eckerds\, Kinney Drugs\, etc. Th ere are a variety of ways to\nget involved from standing outside a store\, delivering flyers\, to staging\nstreet theater actions. You don't need a big group of people to pull an\nevent off\, just a few people will do the job! Below is a list of possible\nactivities around the Kodak day of ac tion that you can participate in\, or be\ncreative and come up with your o wn action or demonstration. The main goal\nis to be visible at stores thr oughout the country.\n\nIDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR EVENTS:\n\nˇ Find a few friends to help you distribute flyers inside and outside\n of the s tore.\nˇ Stage a small street theater event outside\, dressed up as a nurse\nor doctor and hand out 'prescriptions for a clean Kodak' to peop le entering the drug store chain.\nˇ Fill shopping carts with Kodak products and purchase them. Leave\nthe store and after receiving a flyer from\n someone outside\, approach the store manager to let him/he r know\nthat consumers reject them. Have the\n manager fax headqu arters.\nˇ Buy Kodak products and send them back to headquarters.\n ˇ Stage a small protest\, in costume\, in front of the stores.\n\nW E WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH MATERIALS TO MAKE YOUR EVENT SUCCESSFUL:\n\nˇ Flyers\, postcards\, and prescriptions to hand out to customers\nenteri ng and leaving the stores.\nˇ Sample media advisories and press rel eases to distribute to local\nmedia.\nˇ Talking Points\nˇ In formational reports about Kodak's pollution.\n\nGET IN TOUCH WITH US\n\nCo ntact Citizens' Environmental Coalition if you are interested in planning\ na event at 716-885-6848 or c\;e\;c\;m\;i\;k\;e\ ;@\;c\;h\;o\;i\;c\;e\;o\;n\;e\;m\ ;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n so we can provide\nsupp ort for the great work you are doing on your campus or in your\ncommunity! We will send you an organizing packet to help you along in\nplanning you r event. Other action materials that may be of help on the day\nof your a ction may also be available upon request.\n\nWANT MORE INFORMATION?\n\nChe ck out the Kodak campaign website at www.kodakstoxiccolors.org\n Geograph ical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030423 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Your city\, United States SUMMARY:National Day of Action for Clean Air at Kodak - April 23rd UID:20260421T070501CEST-V22clCAnEJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kodakstoxiccolors.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:activation2003@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:************************************************\n ACTIVATION 2003\n April 5th\n 11am-6:30pm\n Philadelphia\, PA\n\n Youth Philadelphia An ti-War Resistance\n************************************************\n\nJoi n students and youth from around the Philadelphia area for a day of netwo rking\, learning from experienced activists\, and developing new ideas for the student movement. Activation 2003 will bring together young activists from a variety of progressive movements organizing for social change. Ple ase join us!\n\nCheckout the website: http://www.why-war.com/pawr/\n\n\nPl anned workshops\nThinking past the media\, radical empathy in the Middle E ast\, poverty and student activism\, sustainable peace and the environment \, solidarity with the labor movement\, legal training for direct actions\ , effects of sanctions on Iraq\, and more!\n\nParticipating groups\n-Inter national Solidarity Movement\n-Minority eXperience Network\n-Kensington We lfare Rights Union\n-United Students Against Sweatshops\n-Up Against the L aw\n-End the Sanctions \n-Sponsoring organizations\n-One World\n-Penn for Peace\n-Radical Action Collective\n-Student Environmental Action Coalition \n-Young Communist Leage\n-why-war.com\n-Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.\n\nThe war on Iraq will cost three times what the feder al government spends on K-12 education and will devastate the children and people of Iraq. Youth and students must speak out against this war! \n\n\ nRegister for Activation 2003\nRegister by e-mailing a\;c\;t\;&# 105\;v\;a\;t\;i\;o\;n\;2\;0\;0\;3\;@ \;r\;i\;s\;e\;u\;p\;.\;n\;e\;t\;\n or calling 215.222.4711 with your name\, e-mail address\, phone number and school (if any). Advance registration is requested so that we may have an idea of attendance\, but no one will be turned \naway.\n\nAbout Youth PAW R \nWe're a coalition of youth from the Philadelphia area organizing again st war in Iraq. \nOur planning meetings are every Tuesday at 6:30 at the F riends Center (15th and Cherry Streets [map] in Center City Philadelphia\, just a few blocks north of 15th Street/Suburban Station). All youth activ ists are invited to attend. More information: \ny\;o\;u\;t \;h\;_\;p\;a\;w\;r\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\ ;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n or 215.222.4711. See our previous eve nts: Day X (March 20)\, March 5 and February 15.\n\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030405 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Philadelphia Youth Anti-War Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-Vhk1brxKdW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.why-war.com/pawr/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:503 517 5389 Email:gmeronek@hotmail DESCRIPTION:The Drepung Loseling Tibetan Monks Tour\, 'The Mystical Arts of Tibet\,' will bring a music and dance performance\, a sand mandala painti ng event\, and a lecture to Reed College from April 14 to 18 (see below fo r details and admission prices). The events\, sponsored by the Reed studen t Amnesty International group\, are open to the public. For more informati on visit http://web.reed.edu/publicevents or call 503/777-7755.\n\nSacred Music Sacred Dance Performance\nMonday\, April 14\n8 p.m.\, Kaul Auditoriu m\, $10 general admission\nTen pieces believed to generate energies conduc ive to world healing.\n\nSand mandala painting\nTuesday\, April 15\, to Fr iday\, April 18\nGray lounge\, free\nBuddhist mandala sand painting is cre ated grain by grain to generate energies for global healing. An opening ce remony on Tuesday morning will begin the mandala construction\, and a clos ing ceremony will end it on Friday afternoon.\n\nLecture: 'Tibet Today'\nT hursday\, April 17\n7 p.m.\, Eliot Hall chapel\, $5 general admission\nA l ecture focusing on the contemporary Tibet situation: the invasion by Commu nist China in the 1950s\, the efforts of refugees in exile to preserve the ir civilization\, the situation in occupied Tibet\, and current human righ ts violations.\n\nThe Drepung Loseling Monastery was established near Lhas a in 1416. After the Chinese Communist invasion of Tibet in 1959 and the f orced closure and destruction of its monasteries\, monks from Loseling esc aped and rebuilt their institution in Karnataka State\, South India. Many more young spiritual aspirants have fled Chinese-occupied Tibet and come t o the monastery to help preserve their traditional culture. The monastery established its American seat in 1989 as a result of its first world tour. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030414T200000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Reed College\, Portland\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Drepung Loseling Tibetan monks tour UID:20260421T070501CEST-2u5FLBhuWU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://administration.reed.edu/news/news.taf?ID=33287 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A reunion for everyone who has been involved in the Student Env ironmental Action Coalition during the past fifteen years. For details on what everyone is up to\, who is coming\, and events checkout the website. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030901 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030829 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:Student Environmental Action Coalition Reunion UID:20260421T070501CEST-WjGbVlrWuV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seacreunion.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:845-437-7126 Email:asa@vassar.edu DESCRIPTION:Vassar's Asian Students' Alliance is concerned about the Asian American community. Asians and Asian Americans are in the special predica ment of being viewed as minorities\, while also being categorized as havin g 'made it.' Dubbed 'the other white meat\,' we as Asian Americans are st ill discriminated against. Yet\, we are often denied the benefit of progr ams aimed at people of color. Where do we fit in\, if anywhere?\n\nThis A pril\, we are proud to host our 2003 conference themed the ASIAN PACIFIC A MERICAN AWARENESS CONFERENCE (APAAC): AFFIRMING IDENTITY\, and we hope tha t you will be inspired to come out. The aims of this conference are two-f old. We wish to educate our community about important issues that pertain to us currently. We also wish build true relations amongst Asian and Asi an-American college student organizations. There are many of us who have no contact with each other-- coalition building is valuable for all involv ed and can only help us and the generations that follow us. \n\n Geograp hical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030427 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030425T150000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Vassar College\, Poughkeepsie\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Asian Pacific American Awareness Conference: Affirming Identity - S peaking Out UID:20260421T070501CEST-n8KXwVVRE7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://vsa.vassar.edu/~asa/APAAC.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Let's Get It On!\n\nFeminist Theory and Action\na conference pr esented by the Radigals\, the Feminist Collective of Rutgers University\, the Rutgers University Women's Center\, The Women's and Gender Studies Dep artment\, and Gender and Humanities\nApril 11 and 12\, 2003\n\nFriday\, Ap ril 11th SHOW STARTS AT 7:30PM - Fabulous\nPerformers include...\n\nGINA Y OUNG\, VERBAL MAYHEM\, MICHELLE CITRIN\, ANTARA\,\nTHE 303s\, THE CLAP\, P ERFORMERS FROM THE VAGINA\nMONOLOGUES\n\nSaturday\, April 12th:\nUnlearnin g Racism Workshop With AWARE\nSex workshops by Toys in Babeland\nLysistrad a - performed by Gaia\nPoetry as Activism Workshop with Cheryl Clarke\nFil m screening of - Feminists in the Punk Scene - a\ndocumentary by Lucy MacK innon\nDIY Craft Room - Open All Day\nProposal/Grant Writing Workshop\nInt ernational Feminist Organizing\nStitch & Bitch - Learn to Crochet and Knit \nChallenging Sexism within the Activist Community\n\nand more... more... MORE!!! Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030412 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030411 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Rutgers\, New Jersey\, United States SUMMARY:Rutgers Feminist Activist Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-jP3um45oKx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://get_it_on.pathbot.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:509-527-5426 Email:howellsg@whitman.edu DESCRIPTION:The International Day of Action is intended to further express the dismay felt towards the American government for its invasion of Iraq a nd insistence to engage in an unjust war. Events will be in every major c ity around the globe and many smaller towns (like Walla Walla\, WA). Look for one in your local area by contacting NYSPC\, Not In Our Name\, or ano ther peace group in your area. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030413 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030412 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Walla Walla\, Washington\, United States SUMMARY:International Day of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-WKP3lfE3eD@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:organize@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION: .-..-..-..-..---.\n > / | || || |-'\n `-' `----'`-'\ , the Mid-Atlantic USAS conference is coming up!\n April 25\, 26\, & 27 in Morgantown\, West Virginia\nhosted by Students for Economic Justc e of West Virginia University\n\nFeaturing DAVID REES\, author of _Get You r War On_\n(if you haven't yet\, check out http://www.mnftiu.cc/)\n\n (oh\, and don't worry\, crash housing will be available)\n\n*********** **** REGISTER: E-MAIL o\;r\;g\;a\;n\;i\;z\; 1\;@\;u\;s\;a\;s\;n\;e\;t\;.\;o\; 4\;g\;\n WITH your name\, your year of graduation\, your school\, your e-mail\, your phone\, your address\, and your most recent campaign! ***** ************************\n\n\ntentative conference agenda:\n\nFriday Night : Registration: Movies/settling in/dinner on your own \n\n\nSaturday:\n9a m breakfast\n\n10am Welcome and USAS/EJC 101\n10:30am Victory Panel\n11:30 am Workshop Block 1 \n1pm lunch\n2pm David Rees presentation\, discussion\ n3:30pm Strategy sessions \n5pm Workshops Block 2\n6pm dinner with speaker on sweatshops\n7pm Culture Sharing \n9pm Kegger/Major Rager\n\nSunday\n9a m Final strategy sessions/discussions\n10am brunch \n11am Goal Setting for Region (Each workshop/presentation/strategy\nsession posts its goals to the group and we discuss possible actions\, I think?)\n12:30pm Wrap up\, thank yous\, settle registration issues if necessary\n\nyay\, go outside a nd play\, no more conference\, yay.\n\nworkshops include:\n- Quaker Peace Monitoring Training\n- the Workers Rights Consortium\n- Campus Living Wage Campaigns\n- Global Water Crises \n- Adelphia/Verizon \n- high school act ivism\n- Fair Trade Coffee/Chocolate\n- NAFTA/CAFTA/FTAA\n- Anti-Racist Or ganizing\n\n*************** REGISTER: E-MAIL o\;r\;g\;a\;&# 110\;i\;z\;e\;@\;u\;s\;a\;s\;n\;e\;& #116\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n WITH your name\, your year of graduati on\, your school\, your e-mail\, your phone\, your address\, and your most recent campaign! *****************************\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030427 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030425 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Morgantown\, West Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:USAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-Mpsuc8VSm9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Calling all activists!\nStudents Eliminating Environmental Dest ruction (SEED) cordially invites you to join us for a weekend of workshops \, protests\, music\, and fun at Kent State University in Ohio. We are hos ting a regional conference of the Student Environmental Action Coalition ( SEAC) from Friday\, April 18-Sunday April 20 (the weekend before Earth Day ). \n\nThis weekend is a great opportunity for you or your group to sharpe n your activist skills and network with dynamic people from various parts of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley regions. Here are some logistical details for the event:\n\nREGISTRATION: We encourage everyone to register in advance\, as it makes things run more smoothly. However\, there will a lso be opportunities to register at the door. Registration forms are avail able online at our website (see bottom of email). Registration fees are de signed to cover meals and other expenses. We are asking for $15.00 on a sl iding scale. Those who can afford to pay more than $15.00 are encouraged t o do so\, but no-one will be turned away from the conference for lack of m oney.\n\nHOUSING: Floor space and parking is available in several differen t locations. We are still working out the final details on this. Please ca ll us for housing information or send us an advance registration form and we?ll call you.\n\nDIRECTIONS\nDirections are available online at http://i magine.kent.edu/directions/ If you need help with directions\, please call us.\n\nSCHEDULE: Here is a basic outline of what?s going to happen during the conference. This is all subject to change\, but we expect things to p an out more or less as planned.\n\nFriday\, April 18: 6:00 PM Begin regist ration (Kent State University Student Center\, Summit St.\, Kent\, OH\n8:0 0 PM Live old-time folk music (Student Center\, Room 310)\n9:00 PM Keynote speaker\, Larry Gibson\, anti-mountaintop removal activist (Student Cente r)\n\nSaturday\, April 19th: Morning and Early Afternoon: Workshops\, meet ings\, and caucuses on forest issues\, fair trade coffee\, hemp-weaving\, oppression\, and much more.\nMid-Afternoon: Protest against forest-destroy er Boise Cascade and interpretive tour of site of May 4\, 1970 Kent State shootings\nEvening: Music\, arts\, games\, and party (various locations)\n \nSunday\, April 20th: Networking meeting\, other exciting stuff TBA (Stud ent Center)(Conference ends at noon) Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030420 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030418 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Kent\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC Midwest Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-I0keh8ISfZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kentseed.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: If ?you?\, like many others\; are upset with the current world crisis\, wish to empower yourself\, and feel you have no voice. This is the answer. \n \nWHO? The Progressive Student Union (Chico State Unive rsity) in cooperation with Campus Antiwar Network\, are organizing a confe rence in Chico. This conference will train\, educate\, and give direction to all participants for the future of activism on the west coast. All camp us organizations large and small in colleges and high schools are welcome. \n\nWHAT? C.A.N. or campus antiwar network is a national organization fou nded in Chicago. It is a network of student antiwar groups formed to direc t action in response to the crisis of WAR\, and the all issues surrounding this. Planning a massive movement in solidarity with every campus antiwar group across the nation and some international is the greatest path towar d action\, and change. Our goal is to create sustainable world peace and s tability.\n \nWHEN? April 25th ? April 27th 2003\n \nWHERE? At Chico State University\, Chico California. Chico is approximately two hours drive nor th of Sacramento on Interstate Highway 5. Those flying can take the train from the Sacramento Airport.\n \nWHY? To form a newer stronger network\, t rain\, educate and coordinate for the future of activism on the west coast . To vote on proposals for regional days of action\, vote on points of uni ty. You will also\, attend forums on various current political topics\, fo rm working groups\, and train in various forms of effective non-violent ac tivism.\n \nHOW? Each organization no matter how small or large should pic k two articulate intelligent leaders to become voting delegates who will r epresent their organization. The delegates must sign-up to let us know wh o and how many people and cars are coming. Also\, delegates\, in coordinat ion with your organization\, must present any proposals for days of action \, points of unity\, or endorsements in advance. Sign-up and proposals can be e-mailed to t\;e\;l\;d\;e\;r\;h\;o\;&# 116\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\; 11\;m\;\n . E-mail the number of people and cars to k\;a\;r \;i\;n\;a\;r\;o\;s\;e\;8\;3\;@\;h\ ;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n . M ore information will be sent to you once you sign-up. Leave all important e-mail addresses. Join the CanWestConference group at http//:www.yahoogr oups.com. Join yahoogroups\, and then search CanWestConference. Once you have found the group\, sign up. It is a list serve made to quickly answer any questions or inquires you post on the list serve. You will want to be on this\, because we will be posting updates and info regularly. Change c omes only from action! \nProposed agenda below.\n\nAgenda For the C.A.N. W est Coast Regional Conference Spring 2003\n? This schedule is subje ct to change & there is more to come. You will be updated soon. Sign up no w! \n? Check us out at antiwarnetwork.org or\n? Register yo ur schools at t\;e\;l\;d\;e\;r\;h\;o\; 6\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o \;m\;\n\n? Sign up for housing at k\;a\;r\;i\;&# 110\;a\;r\;o\;s\;e\;8\;3\;@\;h\;o\; 16\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n? Ques tions about speakers\, workshops\, or facilities \n\nAnyone is invited to attend the conference\, but only two delegates per school can vote in comm ittee. All schools are encouraged to attend whether it is high school\, co mmunity college\, or university. Unite for Peace. \nHosted by the Progress ive Student Union at California State University Chico \n \nFriday ? check in social at the Palms. 7pm \nMeet housing hosts\, and conference organiz ers. \n \nSaturday- Registration 8- 9:00 check in at Tahoe Conference Room in front of Craig Hall\nDistribution of conference material\, breakfast\n \nOpening Session \nKeynote Address 9:00-10:15am \nDr. Beau Grosscup- pro fessor at Chico State- U.S. foreign policy +terrorism specialist \n\nLaur a C. Wells Educator\, and activist from Voices in the Wilderness \n\nConfe rence Organizers Rhonda Pearson\, Travis Elder\, and Katrina Yeaw etc?\n \ nIntro to proposals and agenda 10:15- 11:30\n\nBreakout Sessions 11:30-12 :45 B.M.U.\n*Cover proposals and plans of action\n \nLunch 12:45-1:45\n(Lu nch will be provided at B.M.U.) \n\nPeace Vigil- 12:30- 1:30 \n The vigil will take place at the corner of 3rd and Main- a tradition every Sat. that has taken place for the last 35 years. \n\n\n2:00- 3:15 ? Educational/ St rategy Workshops\n1.Politics of Terrorism ?\n * Dr. Beau Gros scup- author\, professor whose specialty is foreign policy and terrorism \ nˇ How the mainstream western world has influenced others to view t errorism. How U.S. foreign policy has affected terrorism. Room 210 BMU \ n\n2.Iraq: a look at Iraq after 12 years of sanctions and what they face n ow.\n*Paul O?Rourke Babb ? Room 312 BMU ? A visit to the hospital\nPaul\, a nurse practitioner\, has been to Iraq with Voices in the Wilderness and has a story to tell of the people who have lived over a decade in warfare\ , and poverty. \n \n3.A forum on the Patriot Act- room 314\n*Ann Fagan Gi nger\n*Professor David Marcus & Chris Fosen\n\n4.Iraq ? Leah C. Wells from Voices in the Wilderness- A campaign to end economic sanctions against th e people of Iraq. Room- BMU first floor \n\nLeah C. Wells is an activist that has visited Iraq three times and has just returned from her latest tr ip. She will do a slide show with recent pictures and will also talk about her experience with non-violent direct action. \n\n5. Sustainability Foru m- how can we be the change we wish to see in the world? How can we become less dependent off of corporations? Learn how to boycott oil by making yo ur own fuel at home for .35 a gallon. Learn about the benefits of being ve getarian/veganism. Get recipes\, solutions\, and alternatives. Solar\, Hem p\, Organic Action\, and also learn how the Patriot Act affects all activi sts. \nDevin O?Keane ? Biodiesel\nHarjit Gill - Veganism\nRhonda Pearson ? Learn how to vote with your dollar. Consciences Consumerism. \n\n5. Forum on Consciences Objection? ? Room 204\n\n6. Films- The War on Ignorance ? a student documentary with clips from students\, as well as people from Ira q. Chico State students were asked\, ?Can you tell me who the leader of I raq is?? Some student answered Osama Bin Laden. The first casualty of war is truth. This film will make you laugh and cry. \n \n3:15- 4:45- Presenta tion and Discussion of Proposals \n Tahoe Conference room at Craig Hall\n\ nEvening Keynote Speakers 4:45-6:30\nRichard Becker- A.N.S.W.E.R. \nKevin Donaher- Global Exchange \n \nBenefit Party- at The Palms 7-1am ? Indoor O utdoor Solar stage\nMusic\, Poets\, Speakers\, Performers \n \nSunday \nRe gistration 9:00-9:30 (optional) \n9:30 ? 11:30- Presentation of Proposals\ , Discussion and Votes \n11:30-12:00 ? Lunch will be provided on site\n12: 00-2:00 Non ?Violence Training-\nˇ Berkley Direct Action group\nˇ Chico Direct Action Team\nˇ Stop the War direct action from San Francisco \nˇ Voices in the Wilderness- non violence across borders\ n\n2:00- 4:00 Votes \n\n4:00-4:20 ? Working groups for passed proposals\n\ nOptional direct action (if we get our voting done) \n \nWhat is a proposa l?\nA proposal is a call for a day of action\, a protest\, or a civil diso bedience. It could also be and endorsement or any ideas that would support the growth or message of our peace movement.\n\nHow do I make one? \nWrit e it down get it approved by your campus antiwar group and send it to 6\;e\;l\;d\;e\;r\;h\;o\;t\;@\;h\;&# 111\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n \n \nW e have room for as many wish to attend\, so please come and help us save l ives. Housing at k\;a\;r\;i\;n\;a\;r\;o\; 15\;e\;8\;3\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\; 8\;.\;c\;o\;m\; \;\n \n \nOur points of Unity and info fo r our organization can be found at\nwww.antiwarnetwork.org \n\n Further questions?\nu\;n\;i\;t\;e\;f\;o\; 4\;p\;e\;a\;c\;e\;@\;r\;i\;s\;e\; 7\;p\;.\;n\;e\;t\;\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030427 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030425 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chico\, California\, United States SUMMARY:CAN West Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-IitDEcpprW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.antiwarnetwork.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:847-736-0551 Email:sd_swenson@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Campus Anti-war Network Midwest Regional conference at Northwes tern.\n\nContact Samuel Swenson: s\;d\;_\;s\;w\;e\; n\;s\;o\;n\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\; c\;o\;m\;\n 847-736-0551 Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030504 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030503 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:CAN Midwest Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-4g4bJUcVoK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.antiwarnetwork.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:401-867-6384 Email:can_conference_east@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:INVITATION TO THE CAMPUS ANTIWAR NETWORK (CAN) EAST COAST REGIO NAL CONFERENCE\nApril 26-27\, 2003 * Brown University\, Providence\, RI\n\ nWith the Bush administration declaring victory in Iraq?a ?victory? of cha os\, dehydration\, death\, and amputation?its war on Iraq moves on to a ne w phase\, and the antiwar movement is faced with stark new challenges. Th e occupation of Iraq is now the order of the day\, with its viceroy and co lonial governors already preparing their indefinite rule. And\, to the sho ck of the whole world\, the US has put Syria in the crosshairs\, threateni ng economic sanctions and dropping broad hints of military action.\n\nYet among the horrors of this war\, there is substantial hope. The war is more unpopular in world opinion than ever\; remarkably\, thousands of people i n Iraq have courageously begun to demonstrate against the American militar y presence. The millions of people who demonstrated on February 15 cannot and will not be silenced. The 400\,000 students who will be denied a colle ge education next year due to attacks on education spending?at a time when billions are found to bomb schools in Iraq?will experience the war's twis ted priorities first hand. Campuses remain important centers of antiwar ac tivity\, but we need organization to make our voices heard on the national stage.\n\nOn February 22-23\, delegates from over 100 [number???] schools gathered in Chicago for the first national conference of the Campus Antiw ar Network (CAN) to build an independent\, grassroots\, and democratic org anization of the student antiwar movement. At that conference it was decid ed to convene regional conferences before the end of the school year to as sess our work and decide how to move forward. CAN has had some great succe sses since then\, particularly in the CAN-initiated April 5 demonstrations across the country. Now it's time to figure out where we go from here. \n \nIn order to help achieve these goals\, the East Coast Region of CAN\, in league with the other CAN regions\, is organizing a regional conference i n Providence\, RI on April 26-27. We believe that the best way to build an independent student voice within the anti-war movement as a whole is for the many East Coast schools with anti-war groups to get together\, face to face\, and democratically decide how we can all work together to stop thi s war.\n\nAll student anti-war activists are encouraged to attend the conf erence\, but each school will be limited to two voting delegates to take p art in decision making at the conference so that schools are not geographi cally under or over represented. All national anti-war groups are invited to send non-voting observers in order to build unity and coordination\, bu t decisions will be up to student delegates.\n\nTIME/AGENDA: Conference wi ll open at 9AM on April 26 and close in the afternoon of April 27. Exact s chedule is still being determined. Likely we will follow the pattern from the national conference: speakers\, workshops\, proposal presentations on Saturday\; voting and breakout sessions on Sunday.\n\nREGISTRATION: AS SOO N AS YOU KNOW YOUR DELEGATION\, REGISTER! This will really help out the or ganizers. Email c\;a\;n\;_\;c\;o\;n\;f\;e\ ;r\;e\;n\;c\;e\;_\;e\;a\;s\;t\;@\; y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n with your i nformation\, or call 401-867-6384. There will be a modest\, sliding-scale registration fee per person to offset our costs\, which will be announced ASAP.\n\nLOCATION: Salomon Hall at Brown University\, and possibly other b uildings nearby as space demands. Providence is easily reached by train\, bus\, car\, or plane. For directions and campus maps\, see http://www.brow n.edu.\n\nHOUSING: Free housing of the stay-on-someone's-floor variety wil l be provided. There are cheap hotels in Providence\, but not really in wa lking distance of Brown. Email C\;a\;t\;h\;e\;r\; 05\;n\;e\;_\;S\;t\;r\;a\;u\;s\;s\; 4\;b\;r\;o\;w\;n\;.\;e\;d\;u\;\n or call 401-867-6283 to request housing. Please note any special needs (allergies \, handicap-accessible\, etc).\n\nFOOD: You'll get food! Probably! People with special dietary restrictions (vegan\, allergies\, etc) should contact p\;h\;i\;l\;i\;p\;p\;e\;b\;i\; 1\;r\;n\;y\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c \;o\;m\;\n now to help us plan.\n\nPROPOSALS: Proposals submitted ahead of time can be included in the conference packet and scheduled for d iscussion. A delegate must be willing to present the proposal to the confe rence in order for it to be considered. Submit proposals in writing to  3\;h\;a\;u\;n\;_\;J\;o\;s\;e\;p\; 4\;@\;b\;r\;o\;w\;n\;.\;e\;d\;u\;\n.\ n\nWEBSITE: Get the most up-to-date information at http://antiwarnetwork.o rg.\n\nGET INVOLVED: This is YOUR conference! Send an email to EastCoastCA N-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to get organizing updates. Planning chats are held quite frequently\, and your campus should be represented. Check the e mail list or the website for chat times and instructions.\n\nGENERAL INQUI RIES: c\;a\;n\;_\;c\;o\;n\;f\;e\;r\;&# 101\;n\;c\;e\;_\;e\;a\;s\;t\;@\;y\; 7\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n or 401-867-6384.\n\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030427 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030426 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Providence\, Rhode Island\, United States SUMMARY:CAN Eastern Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-67V0IIUnU7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.antiwarnetwork.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:hungry4change@outgun.com DESCRIPTION:Hungry for Change - Youth Action Conference 2003\nStir It Up\, Youth Action Network (YAN) and Toronto Environmental\nAlliance?s Youth Cau cus (TEA) are planning a two-day youth action\nconference proposed for May 3-4. This conference will include one day of workshops on issues of socia l justice\, peace\, environmentalism\, anti- oppression and more. The seco nd day will focus on ways that youth can organize to address these issues\ , culminating in the proposed formation of a Toronto High-School Political and Social Action Coalition. This day will be devoted to workshops on a v ariety of topics pertaining to youth action\;\npuppet making\, letter writ ing\, culture jamming\, protesting\, group\norganizing\, anti-oppression\, radical cheerleading\, zines\, civic\njournalism\, street theater and mor e.\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030504 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030503 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:Toronto Youth Action Conference 2003 UID:20260421T070501CEST-KuizfoSUjV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.hungry4change.ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Over 350 youth (ages 13-19) and adult allies from every region of the country who are involved in efforts for social\, economic\, & envir onmental justice.\nParticipants are mainly youth of color\, low income you th\, LGBTQ youth\, immigrant youth\, & other young people facing social or political oppressions.\nFun & interactive workshops that build skills for taking action in your community & for developing campaigns.\nSessions on issues important to young people (including education\, juvenile justice\, homophobia\, violence\, sexual health\, envrionmental racism\, labor inju stices\, immigrant rights\, etc...).\nOpportunities and resources that can help organizations grow\, including fundraising\, technology\, and resear ch skills.\nArt\, music\, poetry\, dance through open mics and other eveni ng events\nChicago! Need we say more? Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030608 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030605 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:National Gathering for Youth Organizing UID:20260421T070501CEST-iJORKHW5DZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youthaction.net/Events/National%20Gathering%202003.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:kc3@umbc.edu DESCRIPTION:I am writing to inform you about the Lorax Conference being hos ted at UMBC the weekend of May 3rd and 4th. The Conference will be on bot h environmental and social issues of our times\, and a stream clean-up act ion event. In addition to that the campus's Ecofest! will be going on all day Saturday. The Conference's planners have coordinated with the Ecofes t celebration so that the conference goers may take part in the Ecofest ac tivities that will include\nbands\, speakers\, games\, and free giveaways. The Conference will begin at 10am on Saturday (breakfast will be at 9)\, although 9:30 is encouraged for registration. I have included the worksh op topics and schedule\, however the workshop topics are not limited to th at\, more are currently being added. I encourage everyone to sign up toda y\, the registration fee is only $10 ($5 for UMBC students)\, and there wi ll be group rates for groups attending with over 5 people! For anyone who is interested in additional information or housing please email k\;&# 99\;3\;@\;u\;m\;b\;c\;.\;e\;d\;u\;\n. Please forward this to anyone who would be interested!\n\nThanks ~Kristen Cevoli~\n\nWorkshop Topics\n(1) Environmental Conservation History\n(2) En vironmental Rollbacks\n(3) Environmental Leaders\n(4) Making Trade Fair\n( 5) Hunger and Homelessness Issues\n(6) Keys to Campaign Success\n(7) Power mapping\n(8) Working with School Governments ad Administrations\n(9) Runni ng Effective meetings\n(10) Your Rights to Protest?Effectively\n(11) Clean Energy Resources of the World\n(12) Understanding the Kyoto Protocol\n(13 ) The World Bank\n(14) ?Evil? Corporate Axis\n(15) America?s Environment a t Risk\n(16) Environmental Law\n\n\nSpeaker Topics\n(1) Importance of the Environmental Movement in this decade\n(2) Little Things that Make a Diffe rence \n(3) ???\n\n\nSaturday: \nBreakfast: 9am-10am\nOpening Address: 1 0am\nWorkshop Set #1: 11am-12:30\nLunch: 12:30-2pm\nEco-fest Speaker: 2pm \nWorkshop Set #2: 3-4:15/30\nWorkshop Set #3: 4:30-6pm\nDinner 6pm (at E cofest)\n\nSunday\nBreakfast: 9am-10am\nOpen Forum 10-11:30am\nSpeaker 11:30\nClean Up 12-2:00/30pm\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030504 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030503 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Baltimore\, Maryland\, United States SUMMARY:Lorax Conference\, UMBC UID:20260421T070501CEST-acvbwMKjSp@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Ball State University?s first four Greening of the Campus confe rences in 1996\, 1997\, 1999\, and 2001 each attracted 200 participants fr om about 30 states and a few foreign countries for a dynamic international exchange of ideas on environmental concerns. Greening of the Campus V pro vides a new opportunity to further explore the critical issues\, problems\ , and solutions we still face on our campuses and in our world. We invite and encourage your participation in\nthis global gathering September 18?20 \, 2003.\n\n Overview\nThis interdisciplinary conference allows people rep resenting diverse areas in university communities to share information on environmental issues. These areas range from the practical day-to-day mana gement of the physical plant to ?green? curriculum development and ?green? utilization of campus resources. The areas are bound by common concerns f or achieving environmental soundness through safe and sane management of r esources. The campus community can become a ?green? model for society as a whole by gathering and sharing this information. Top of Page\n\n Why Part icipate?\nParticipation in the conference can help you and your institutio n\, company\, or organization:\nUnderstand the potential for university an d college campuses to influence the environmental impact of campus resourc es.\n\nBegin a strategy for viewing college and university campuses in a s ystems context.\n\nLearn about emerging environmental curricula in a varie ty of disciplines.\n\nHear the latest developments in environmentally soun d physical plant management techniques.\n\nIdentify ways to connect the ca mpus to the community.\n\n\n?This is one of the best conferences I have at tended.?\n?2001 Participant\n?I learned that other universities are making good progress toward sustainability\, which is inspiring even if my own u niversity has a long way to go.?\n?2001 Participant\n?The conference is gr eat. I am always looking for ways and ideas on how to\nimprove the environ mental stewardship of the campus.?\n?2001 Participant\n\n Vital Link\nOur society needs ideas and actions that enhance the environmental health and integrity of the places where we live and work. Educational institutions a re complex human communities that pose unique opportunities to explore\, u nderstand\, and respond to the interrelationship of environmental issues. College and university campuses can be a vital link bridging current commu nity needs and understandings with future visions.\n?Greening? directly in fluences every aspect of human culture. It impacts economic\, political\, technical\, philosophical\, and cognitive practices in a complex interwea ving of ideas and actions.\nManagement of environmental resources on colle ge and university campuses can have long-term effects on the institutions themselves and on society as a whole. This is a unique opportunity to shar e effective ideas on environmental issues. \n\nPaper Sessions: Papers sele cted from abstracts submitted as a result of this call for papers will be presented in moderated sessions.\nPoster Sessions: Posters selected from s ubmitted abstracts will be presented at the conference.\nPlenary Sessions: Prominent professionals will be invited to speak in their area of experti se at these sessions for all conference attendees.\nWorkshops: Selected wo rkshops will offer more detailed treatment of specific topics than is poss ible in shorter sessions.\nForums: Less formal panel discussions and forum s will be organized in response to issues of current interest.\nExhibit Ha ll: Information about environment-related organizations\, product supplier s\, school curricula\, and degree programs will be available.\nSpecial Act ivities: Field station tours\, bike trail riding\, tree planting\, and sit e visits will be offered on Saturday. \n\n Location\nBall State University is located in Muncie\, Indiana\, 55 miles northeast of Indianapolis in th e heart of the Midwest. The campus is accessible by car and from Cincinnat i\, Dayton\, and Indianapolis airports. \n\n More Information\nFor more in formation please call\, write or e-mail:\nBecky Amato\nUniversity College NQ 323\nBall State University\nMuncie\, IN 47306-0220\nE-mail: b\;a\ ;m\;a\;t\;o\;@\;b\;s\;u\;.\;e\;d\; u\;\n\nPhone: (765) 285-2385\nFax: (765) 285-2384 Top of Page\n\n\n \ nConference Information and Registration \n\n Presentation Categories\nTec hnical Facilities Planning\n-Physical Plant Management\n-Energy Conservati on Strategies\n-Campus Transportation Systems\n\nEducational\n-Campus Sett ing: An Environmental Teaching Tool\n-Curriculum Transformation\n-Environm ental Education and University\n-Outreach Programs\n-Campus-Based Research Programs\n\nSocial\, Political\, Spiritual\n-Reduce/Reuse/Recycle/Reject\ n-Cultural Values and Environmental Ethics\n-Campus Beautification\n-Model Environmental Policies and Practices\n-Special Programs\n-Student Group O pportunities\n-Grassroots Organizations\n\n\n\n\n\n Scheduled Keynote Spea kers\n\nDavid Orr is a pioneer in environmental literacy\, campus ecology\ , and ecological design. He chairs Oberlin College?s environmental studies program\, housed in the internationally renowned Adam Joseph Lewis Center . He has received the National Wildlife Federation?s National Conservation Achievement Award and is the education editor for Conservation Biology. \ n\nChristine Ervin is president and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council \, a national coalition that promotes environmentally responsible\, profit able\, and healthy buildings. She also is a board officer for the Energy T rust of Oregon and was assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Ener gy?s $1 billion portfolio of energy efficiency and renewable energy progra ms.\n\nPliny Fisk III is co-director of the Center for Maximum Potential B uilding Systems\, whose leadership in life-cycle sustainable design and de velopment has earned national and international awards. He also has served on the President?s Task Force on Sustainable Communities and received the Passive Solar Pioneer Award from the American Solar Energy Society in 200 0.\n\nMichael Ogden is one of the most experienced engineers in the design and project management of onsite natural treatment systems for wastewater \, sewage\, and stormwater. He is a founding director of Natural Systems I nternational and has completed more than 500 treatment systems and constru cted wetlands projects in the United States\, Canada\, Mexico\, and China. \n\nDavid Quammen is a renowned nature writer whose books include the awar d-winning Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction. H e is a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award for his science essa ys and his columns in Outside magazine\, and he received an Academy Award in Literature. He edited The Best American Science and Nature Writing in 2 000.\n\nJane Shaw is a senior associate of the Political Economy Research Center (PERC) and an advocate of market approaches to environmental issues . A former Business Week editor\, she directs PERC?s editorial outreach pr ogram and has written or edited more than 100 published articles on enviro nmental issues. She also helped develop PERC?s Environmental Education Pro gram.\n\nMathis Wackernagel developed the widely used sustainability measu re\, the ?Ecological Footprint\,? and is director of the Indicators Progra m at Redefining Progress\, a San Francisco-based activist think tank that promotes tools for building a sustainable future. He also coordinates the Centre for Sustainability Studies at Anahuac University of Xalapa\, Mexico . Top of Page\n\n\n Conference Schedule\n\nWEDNESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 17\, 2003 \n3:00 P.M. Registration\n6:00 P.M. Welcome Reception (Alumni Center\nTHUR SDAY\, SEPTEMBER 18\, 2003\n7:30 A.M. Registration\n8:00 A.M. Breakfast\n8 :30 A.M. Welcome/Introductions\n9:00 A.M. Plenary Session: David Orr\n10:0 0 A.M. Break\n10:15 A.M. Paper Sessions\nNoon Lunch\n1:00 P.M. Plenary Ses sion: Jane Shaw\n2:00 P.M. Break\n2:15 P.M. Paper Sessions\n3:45 P.M. Inte raction/Poster Sessions\n5:00 P.M. Dinner on Your Own\n7:00 P.M. Evening P rogram: David Quammen\n\nFRIDAY\, SEPTEMBER 19\, 2003\n7:30 A.M. Registra tion\n8:00 A.M. Breakfast\n8:30 A.M. Plenary Session: Christine Ervin\n9:3 0 A.M. Discussion\n10:00 A.M. Break\n10:15 A.M. Paper Sessions\nNoon Lunch \n1:00 P.M. Plenary Session: Mathis Wackernagel\n2:00 P.M. Break\n2:15 P.M . Paper Sessions\n3:45 P.M. Interaction/Poster Sessions\n6:00 P.M. Dinner\ n7:00 P.M. Plenary Session: Pliny Fisk III\n8:00 P.M. Reception (E. B. Bal l Center)\n\nSATURDAY\, SEPTEMBER 20\, 2003\n7:30 A.M. Registration\n8:00 A.M. Breakfast\n8:30 A.M. Plenary Session: Michael Ogden\n9:30 A.M. Break\ n9:45 A.M. Workshops\n11:00 A.M. Break\n11:15 A.M. Workshops\n12:30 P.M. L unch/Reflection Forum\n1:30 P.M. Connecting to Place Activities\n3:30 P.M. Connecting to Place Activities\n5:30 P.M. Adjournm\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030920 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030918 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Muncie\, Indiana\, United States SUMMARY:Greening of the Campus Conference: Ball State UID:20260421T070501CEST-0I9TzjM73G@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bsu.edu/provost/ceres/greening/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Is your grassroots peace organization wondering what to do next ?\n \nThe US invasion of Iraq is almost over\, and now many questions aris e. What?s the humanitarian situation in Iraq after 12 years of sanctions and another war? What should be on the agenda for the peace movement with regard to Iraq? Is the US planning to invade Iran or Syria next? How ca n the peace movement build upon the extraordinary grassroots mobilization that came together to oppose the invasion?\n \nCome to Maryland in May to seek answers to these questions and more. Hear from trainers\, experts an d observers back from Iraq. Meet other grassroots peace activists to shar e ideas and work out a common strategy for the coming year. This will be the first opportunity since the invasion for so many activists and organiz ations to come together\, set new objectives\, and build the foundations f or the next phase of our struggle.\n \n Join us for:\n \nthe Fourth National Grassroots Organizing Conference on Iraq \nIraq Invaded ? Implic ations and Strategies for the Peace Movement\n \nMay 1-4\, 2003: Universi ty of Maryland\, College Park\, MD\n \nSponsored by the National Network t o End the War Against Iraq\nHosted by Peace Forum\, a student group of the University of Maryland\n \nThere will be THREE COMPONENTS to this confe rence*: May 1st & 2nd: Workshops and Seminars\; May 3rd & 4th: Grassroots activists meeting to plan effective actions for the coming year\; and a pr otest action. Students are welcome! We will have student planning sessio ns and a Student Teach-In is in the works as part of the Thrs/Fri Worskhop s!\n \nRegister early! On line registration is now available\, from the conference home page: www.endthewar.org/conference.htm\, click on ?Registe r On Line?. Whether you can or cannot attend\, you may submit proposals f or the conference on line\, just click on the ?Submit a Proposal? link and fill out the form.\n \n Here is a list of the speakers we have so far wh o will be speaking on Thursday or Friday\, May 1-2:\n \nBob Edgar\, Genera l Secretary\, National Council of Churches \nThomas Nagy\, GWU Professor ? topic: Self-Implicating DoD Documents\nSamih Farsoun\, American Univ ? to pic: Palestine and Iraq\nMike Amate\, Washington Kurdish Institute ? topi c: the Kurdish perspective in Iraq\nSam Husseini\, Institute for Public Ac curacy ? topic: America as Empire\nChris Toensing\, MERIP ? topic: Overvie w of the Invasion\nNancy Lessing\, Military Families Speak Out\nVoices in the Wilderness\, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows\, and Blac k Voices for Peace all plan to send representatives to speak. \nErik Gusta fson of EPIC\, Patrick McCann of VVAW\, and Charles Sheehan-Miles of Veter ans for Common Sense are all willing to speak on Vets? issues. Erik will also talk about Congress and the pressing for the US to make and keep comm itments regarding humanitarian aid\, reconstruction and democratization.\n Paul George\, Peninsula Peace and Justice Center\, topic: ?Orwell was an O ptimist?\nSimin Royanian\, Iranian activists ? topic: Is Iran Next? / Wome n in the Middle East\nAnita Daunch\, National Priorities Project ? worksho p: ?the economics of war?\nJessica Bell Markham\, Ballot.org ? workshop: ? How to organize local Initiatives?\nJohn Judge\, Washington Peace Center ? workshop: ?Resisting Military Recruiting in High Schools?\n \nMany more s peakers have been invited!\n \n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030504 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030501 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:College Park\, Maryland\, United States SUMMARY:Fourth National Grassroots Organizing Conference on Iraq UID:20260421T070501CEST-k0HtUtUs8U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endthewar.org/conference.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Despite stong worldwide opposition\, the Bush\nadministration h as invaded Iraq and imposed a military\noccupation over the country. A hum anitarian crisis has\ngripped Iraq and as Bush speaks of 'liberation\,' mo st\nordinary Iraqi are suffering. Now senior\nadministration figures are t alking openly about taking\ntheir war onto Syria\, Iran\, and elsewhere. M enawhile\nat home\, the police have stepped up their repressive\ntactics - assualting peaceful protesters\, harrassing\nand detaining immigrants\, a nd denying march permits\nfor antiwar activists.\n\nIn light of these deve lopments\, the Campus Antiwar\nNetwork (CAN) - a democratic grassroots net work of\ncampus-based antiwar and peace groups from hundreds of\nschools a cross the nation - has called for regional\nconferences this Spring so tha t the student antiwar\nmovement can come together and collectively discuss \nthe war forward for our movement.\n\nIn the South\, CAN will holding a c onference at the\nUniversity of Texas in Austin on April 26th\, 2003. The\ nconference will be open to the public and we are\nasking all antiwar stud ents in the region to attend.\nWe hope this conference will be truly repre sentive of\nthe entire student antiwar movement in the region and\nwe are therefore asking schools to send two delegates\neach. While are attendees are welcome to particpate\,\nonly delagetes will be able to vote.\n\nSCHED ULE FOR THE CONFERENCE:\n\nSaturday April 26th - UT STUDENT UNION:\n\n9:00 - 10:00 - registration in the UT Student Union\,\nEastwoods Room 2.102\n1 0:00 - 10:15 - welcome\, annoucements\, and vote on\nagenda\n10:15 - 11:00 - campus updates (a representative from\neach school present will give a brief update on local\norganizing at his/her school)\n11:00 - 12:15 - disc ussion: the occupation of Iraq\n12:15 - 1:15 - lunch break\n1:15 - 2:00 - keynote address: Robert Jensen\n2:00 - 3:15 - discussion: the future of CA N\n3:15 - 3:30 - break\n3:30 - 5:00 - discuss/vote on proposals\n5:00 - 6: 00 - break (with smoothies!)\n6:00 - 8:00 - Educational workshops (The His tory of\nU.S. Military Interventions\, The Human Cost of the War\non Iraq\ , How to Build CAN - speakers tab)\n\nLOCATION: UT Student Union\, Eastwoo ds Room 2.102.\nEducational workshops will be held in rooms tba in the\nUn ion. For directions\, please see the map below:\nhttp://www.utexas.edu/map s/main/buildings/unb.html\n\nKEYNOTE SPEAKER: Robert Jensen - a founding m ember of\nthe Nowar Collective\, a journalism professor at the\nUniversity of Texas at Austin\, and author of ?Writing\nDissent: Taking Radical Idea s from the Margins to the\nMainstream.? \n\nREGISTRATION: So that we can m ake accomidations\,\nplease let us know ASAP the names of those from your\ nschool that will be coming. If transportation\nassistance is needed\, ple ase let us know.\n\nHOUSING: Free housing will be available to all who\nne ed it. Please let us know ASAP if anyone from school\nwill need housing\, and on which nights.\n\nENTERTAINMENT: We are presently working on providi ng\nentertainment for all particpants on Saturday night. \n\nPROPOSALS: We recommend that all proposals to be\nconsidered at the conference be pre-s ubmitted BEFORE\nthe conference begins. We will however accept\nproposals during the conference. If you would like to\nsubmitt a proposal\, please e mail it to\nw\;a\;r\;r\;e\;n\;c\;3\;6\; 4\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n\nCONTA CT: For any information please contact:\nWarren Craig - 512-659-6915 w \;a\;r\;r\;e\;n\;c\;3\;6\;@\;y\;a\;& #104\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\nYebuny Johnson - 512-804 -2895 y\;e\;b\;u\;n\;y\;r\;e\;b\;e\; c\;c\;a\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\; 1\;m\;\n\n\nFor more on CAN\, visit us on the web at\nhttp://www.antiw arnetwork.org\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030426 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:CAN Southern Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-UwJs4kH3br@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:National gathering of United Students Against Sweatshops. Geog raphical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030810 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030808 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:USAS National Convergence UID:20260421T070501CEST-S338uoivCJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usasnet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:National annual convention for the Campus Greens. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030810 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030807 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Greens Convention UID:20260421T070501CEST-dPlC2UOUke@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusgreens.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:215-241-7176 Email:youthmil@afsc.org DESCRIPTION:Stopping War Where It Begins:\nOrganizing Against Militarism in Our Schools\n\nJune 27-29\, Philadelphia\n\nFor students\, parents\, teac hers\, community organizers and all those who believe that schools should be about education\, opportunity\, building social justice and teaching pe ace.\n\nWorkshop and panel topics will include:\n\nˇ Youth/peer organizing and ally support work.\nˇ Countering JROTC proliferation.\nˇ No Child Lef t Unrecruited (Behind) Act.\nˇ The poverty draft.\nˇ Presenting alternativ es to military enlistment.\nˇ Strategies/approaches to counter-recruitment work.\nˇ Recruitment and ROTC on college campuses.\nˇ Legal issues: know your rights\, equal access to schools.\nˇ Military recruiting and race\, g ender and ethnicity.\nˇ Conscientious objection and draft registration.\n\ nFor more information contact: AFSC (American Friends Service Committee) Y outh & Militarism Program\, 215-241-7176\;\ny\;o\;u\;t\;&# 104\;m\;i\;l\;@\;a\;f\;s\;c\;.\;o\; 14\;g\;\n.\n\nCo-sponsors: AFSC Youth & Militarism Program\, CCCO\, RO OTS/War Resisters League\, Project YANO\, Teen Peace Project\, Center on C onscience and War\, STARC\, COMD\, CHOICES\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030629 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030627 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:National Counter Military Recruitment Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-moxeCOuEC1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youthandthemilitary.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:wweikart@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The Antiwar Movement: Where Do We Go from Here?\nteach-in (am t rainings/workshops and pm panels/analysis)\n \nit's TOMORROW fri may 16\n@ cuny grad ctr!!!\n_______________________________________________________ ___________\nWHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? \n\nFRI May 16 @ CUNY GRAD CTR \n\n Join us for morning skills trainings and afternoon/evening discussion\npan els! \nWe will come together to share problems\, ideas\, strategies and ta ctics\,\nand to promote mobilization against the war abroad and at home. Come\nand publicize your group\, your planned events and ongoing activitie s!\nNetwork with other NYC students and activists! Help build the larger\ nagenda for how we move forward together!\n\nMorning: Trainings/skills wor kshops: 10-11: 30 / 12-1:30 \n(8th floor cafeteria - adjoining side-rooms) \n====Advanced affinity group tactics (consensus decision-making process) \n====Legal aspects of street protest / know your rights \n==-= Dealing wi th media \n===Nuts-n-bolts of direct action / civil disobedience / blockad es etc.\n\n\nAfternoon: Panels and speak-out 2:30-6:30 (Proshansky Aud itorium\,\nlevel C) \n===Domestic Repression\, Erosion of Civil Rights\, Immigrant Detentions\nRegistrations \n===NYC Budget Cuts and the war on CU NY \n===Where do we go from here? Strategies and tactics for the movement \n===Analysis against permanent war\, at home and abroad \n \nTheatre by Under the Table Productions: Fever Pitch and other surpr ise\nguests (6: 30 room TBA) \n \nConfirmed panelists: Stanley Aro nowitz\, Seth Dellinger\, Frances\nFox-Piven\, Miguel Malo (Hostos\, CUNY) \, Ron McGuire\, Stevphen Shukaitis\,\nIda Susser\,Eddie Yuen and many mor e.\n\nRepresentatives from: No Blood For Oil\, National Lawyer Guild\,\nPr ofessional Staff Congress\, CUNY\, Jews Against the Occupation\,\nPalestin e Action Forum/SUSTAIN\, Doctoral Students?Council (CUNY GC\nstudent gov)\ , Operation: Homeland Resistance\, WBAI\, Jobs with Justice\,\nPink Bloc\, Roger Colero Defense Fund and others.\n\nSponsored by GC No War Coalition and FREECUNY. for more info please\ncontact w\;w\;e\;i\; k\;a\;r\;t\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;& #99\;o\;m\;\n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030516T103000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Cuny Graduate Center\, Ny\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:The anti war movement and the war at home: where do we go from here ? UID:20260421T070501CEST-XIl81Coic2@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:yds_man@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:*Agenda*\n\nThursday\, June 12th:\n6pm: Reception at the Debs C enter (hosted by SP/DSA Louisville)\n7pm: Keynote Speaker: Anne Braden\n\n Friday\, June 13th:\n9am: Call to Order\, Opening Business\, The Socialist Internationale\n10am: Activist Agenda\nNoon: Lunch and Speaker: Pem David son Buck\n1pm: Workshops A\, B\, C\n2pm: Workshops A\, B\, C\n3pm: Worksho ps A\, B\, C\n4pm: Presidential Primaries Debate\n6pm: Dinner\n7pm: Speake r: Carol Kramer\n8pm: Entertainment: Zapat (free jazz) and Anarchist Fire Show\n\nSaturday\, June 14th:\n9am: Resolutions and Amendments\nNoon: Lunc h and Speaker: Chris Sanders\n1pm: Workshops D\, E\, F\n2pm: Workshops D\, E\, F\n3pm: Workshops D\, E\, F\n4:30pm: Panel: Working in Coalitions\n6p m: Dinner\nPublic Events:\n7pm: Doug Johnson\n8pm: Entertainment: David Ro vics!\n\nSunday\, June 15th:\n9am: Workshops F\, G\n10am: Workshops F\, G\ n11am: Panel: Race\, Class and Gender\nNoon: Elections\n1pm: Lunch and Spe aker: Bob Cunningham\n2pm: Close of Conference followed by first meeting o f newly elected C.C.\n\n*Workshops*\n- Afghanistan: U.S. Occupation Examin ed [Presented by C.C. Member\, Peter Frase]\n- Globalization [Presented by Lucas Shapiro\, Ithaca YDS]\n- Chapter Organizing [Presented by Katrina I ce and Michael Key\, Co-Chairs of YDS]\n- Campus and Community Organizing [Presented by Kevin Pranis\, Grassroots Leadership Alliance]\n- Event Orga nizing [Presented by Mateo Bernal and Jennifer Olliges\, Citizens Standing Against War]\n- Propaganda [Presented by Jerome Neukirch and Nick Braden\ , Louisville YDS/C-SAW]\n- The Political Framework of Democratic Socialism (Presented by Geoff Kurtz\, Rutgers YDS]\n- Media and Art [Presented by K atrina Ice\, YDS Co-Chair]\n\n*Panels*\n- Building and Working In Coalitio ns\nKirk Owen\, Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression\ nCarol Kramer\, FAIRNESS\nLaura McSpedon\, Jobs With Justice\nBill Allison \, Former Louisville Alderman\n\n- White Supremacy\, Capitalism and Patria rchy: the three pillars of ruling-class hegemony\nDr. Ricky Jones\, Profes sor of Pan-African Studies at UofL\, Ricky Jones is a columnist for the LE O\, member of the BRC and active in the peace and justice movements.\nEliy anna Kaiser\, YDS National Organizer\n\nSpeakers:\n- Anne Braden: Probably the most famous white civil rights activist / leader in the South\, Anne Braden is the co-founder of the Alliance Against Racist and Political Repr ession. She\, and her late husband\, Karl\, were targeted and persecuted b y HUAC for their civil rights organizing. She is the author of The Wall Be tween.\n- Pem Davidson Buck: Anthropology and Sociology professor from Eli zabethtown Community College\, Pem Buck is the author of Worked to the Bon e: Race\, Class\, Power and Privilege in Kentucky\n- Carol Kramer: Carol i s on the board of Kentucky Jobs With Justice and an activist for FAIRNESS\ , a regional GLBTQ civil rights organization responsible for the Fairness Ordinances in Louisville and other cities guaranteeing civil rights protec tions for sexual minorities.\n- Chris Sanders: Secretary-Treasurer of the Kentucky AFL-CIO\, Chris is also an active member of Jobs With Justice and the CLC.\n- Doug Johnson: Doug went to Iraq with Voices in the Wilderness as a Peace Team member (not a 'human shield']. He is active in the Louisv ille peace movement.\n- Bob Cunningham: Member of the Kentucky Alliance\, Bob is the organizer of West End for Peace and is active in the Justice mo vement.\n\nEntertainment\n- Zapat\, a local free jazz band\n- David Rovics \, radical folk singer (www.davidrovics.com)\n- Anarchist Fire show\, just what it sounds like! It's really cool.\n\nHousing and Meals provided with registration. Fee $20 - $50 sliding scale (no one will be turned away if you cannot pay\, but please do if you can! We have to pay for all of this stuff!) Some travel subsidies available upon request (y\;d\;s\ ;_\;m\;a\;n\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;& #99\;o\;m\;\n). \n\nPlease send checks to: DSA Fund at 180 Varick St.\, 12th floor New York\, NY 10014. Register Today! \n\nAny questions? P lease email y\;d\;s\;_\;m\;a\;n\;@\;y\;&# 97\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n \n\n\n\n Geographic al Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030615 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030612 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Louisville\, Kentucky\, United States SUMMARY:Young Democratic Socialists National Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-PICkzaBxuE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/conference03.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:989-855-2606 Email:mbiber@leaven.org DESCRIPTION:?Uprising for Change: A Gathering of Young Activists?\n\nThis e vent is created by and for young people between the ages of 20 and 30 who have a passionate commitment to social change. Whether you have been an ac tivist for several years or are a relative newcomer\, this is a gathering where your energy\, vision\, experience\, and dreams will be welcomed and encouraged. \n\nOur hope is to draw together a diverse and rich mixture o f young activists who are engaged in a wide range of social change movemen ts such as disability rights\, anti-racism\, LGBTQ rights\, feminism\, as well as economic and environmental justice.\n\nThe term ?activist? invokes a wide range of images and expectations some of which are\, too often\, u sed to judge ourselves and others. There will be facilitated discussion a nd activities directed toward breaking down stereotypes and creating a bro ader understanding of activism that meets many of the needs\, challenges\, and visions of young people today. Young people crave the work of justic e and organizations and movements depend on these young visionaries? wisdo m and commitment to action. \n\nTogether\, we will explore:\n¨ The m any and varied ways we can be engaged in activism\;\n¨ how to build and sustain community\;\n¨ ways to generate awareness and develop co nnections among young activists involved in different movements for change \; \n¨ how we can be mentors to and with one another\;\n¨ ways to link different issues of justice into your personal activism\;\n\nThes e issues will be addressed through sharing personal stories\, individuals providing information about their involvement with justice issues and pers onal reflection. There will also be time to enjoy the beauty of the land o utside. This long weekend promises to be both fun and inspiring through t he experience of hearing the eclectic voices of young people into action.\ n\nThis event is created and will be facilitated by a small diverse group of young individuals to ensure that a variety of ideas and perspectives ar e represented. A planning team is actively engaged in dialogue with the t wo coordinators\, Miriam Biber and Sarah Cleaver\, and will help lead smal l group activities. Joe Reilly of the music group\, Long Hairz Collective \, Deana Rabiah of ACCESS\, Alex Wilson who is doing construction work\, a nd Neftara Clark who is a law student are all participating in the plannin g team. Claudia Horwitz\, who is the executive director of stone circles\ , a non-profit finding unique ways to integrate spirituality into social j ustice work will lead a portion of this retreat. \n\nGender inclusive for people around 20-30 years old\nTime: Thursday\, 7pm- Sunday\, 1pm\nCost: $150 ($50 deposit + $100 balance due)\n\nMiriam Biber\n989-855-2606\n 09\;b\;i\;b\;e\;r\;@\;l\;e\;a\;v\; 1\;n\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\nwww.leaven.org Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030622 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030619 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Lyons\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:Uprising for Change: A Gathering of Young Activists UID:20260421T070501CEST-mZdOnvJVg8@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:888.543.4772 Email:stephanie@goodschoolspa.org DESCRIPTION:In the days remaining between now and June 30\, the fate of pub lic education in Pennsylvania will be decided by the General Assembly a nd Governor Rendell. Now\, more than ever\, the children of Pennsylvani a need your help in making educational justice a reality. Make your suppor t visible by joining with thousands from around the state in rallying in H arrisburg. Buses will depart from places around the state. For information about transportation or other rally details\, call Good Schools Pennsylva nia at (888) 543-4772. Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030626T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:State Capitol\, Harrisburg\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Rally for Educational Justice UID:20260421T070501CEST-eMrjj8GDsV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.goodschoolspa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Nuclear Weapons: Science and Policy\n\n2003 Student Pugwash USA Educational Seminar\nJuly 13-17\, 2003\nAmerican University\nWashington\, DC\n\nAPPLY NOW at http://www.spusa.org/events/index.html\nApplication de adline: June 6\, 2003*\n\nWould you like to-\n learn more ab out nuclear weapons?\n find out the views of policy makers?\ n talk with the leading professionals in\nthe field?\n\nAre you concerned about the future role of nuclear\nweapons?\n\nJoin students from around the country for an\nintroduction to the historical and future implications\nof nuclear weapons by prominent experts in the field.\nThis year's Educational Seminar on nuclear weapons will\nprovide high school an d lower-level undergraduate\nstudents a unique opportunity to examine\, in -depth\, the\nimplications of this cutting-edge issue.\n\nLectures\, Panel s\, and Group Discussion Topics:\n\n\n* History and Science of Nuclear Wea pons \n* Nuclear Weapons and Security \n* Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in Developing\nCountries \n* Nuclear Weapons and Political Power in the U N \n* The US Nuclear Policy\n\nKeynote Speaker: Sir Joseph Rotblat\, 1995 Nobel Peace\nlaureate and co-founder of the Pugwash Conferences on\nScienc e and World Affairs\, will speak on post-Hiroshima\ncampaigns by scientist s to prevent the future use of\nnuclear weapons.\n\nVisit http://www.spusa .org/events/index.html for a\ntentative agenda and more details.\n\nAPPLY NOW at\nhttp://www.spusa.org/events/edcon_application.html !\nApplication deadline: June 6\, 2003*\n\nStudent Pugwash USA will provide FREE housing and\nmeals. Participants must secure travel funding on their\nown. A $40 a pplication fee is due by June 13\, 2003.\n\n*Depending on space\, late app licants may also be\nconsidered. Call 1-800-WOW-A-PUG for details.\n\nFor more information\, visit\nhttp://www.spusa.org/events/index.html or contac t the\nnational office at 202-429-8900 or s\;p\;u\;s\;a \;@\;s\;p\;u\;s\;a\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n G eographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030717 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030713 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Nuclear Weapons: Science and Policy Seminar UID:20260421T070501CEST-ukvgJ0weNS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:732-261-1289 Email:xagent37x@aol.com DESCRIPTION:This is an excellent networking event for volunteers/Activist t hroughout the North East Region. In addition to a human rights focus\, org anizations from all over the East Coast will be making presentations of th eir work and success. Lots of speakers\, \, musicians\,campaigns\, and a s pecial tribute to Chinese dissident Yang Jianli. This event is forAny acti vist\, non-profit affiliate\, volunteer\, Staff or organization who is int erested in networking with other people in the same field in a fun and exc iting setting. All are welcome to attend! \n(Sponsored by Amnesty Internat ional NJ SAC's ) EMAIL FOR DIRECTIONS \n Geographical Scope: DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030628T140000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:300 Kennedy Drive\, Middlesex\, New Jersey\, United States SUMMARY:Activist Picnic 2003 UID:20260421T070501CEST-gesU2IrVuU@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Progressive Council and Campus Peace Action of UCF are excited to announce \nthe first Florida College Activist Conference\, to be held i n\nOrlando August 1-3\, 2003.\n\nThe three day event will include speakers \, workshops\, and plenty of discussion and exchange of ideas\, struggles\ , and solutions. Whether you are involved in an active organization or loo king to start one\, this conference is for you. ANY STUDENT ACTIVIST GROUP IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE!\n\nPURPOSE: The objective of the Florida Colle ge Activist Conference is to provide an opportunity for activist training and networking for all student activists in the state of Florida. In addit ion to training and coalition building\, this conference will mark the fou nding of the Florida College Activist Coalition\, a network of students ac ross the state that\, through a website\, will be able to share resources\ , events\, ideas\, and continue to work on joint campaigns. Our hope is th at this conference will become an annual event\, with regional and local g atherings during the year. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030803 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030801 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Orlando\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:Florida College Activist Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-wuJNMCxSMh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.miamistudents.org/fcac.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:stefwray@io.com DESCRIPTION:Join others from the South for a weekend workshop on the weapon s industry. Learn about new plans to assemble nuclear weapons and new type s of nuclear and biological weapons in development. Focus on weapons syste ms manufactured by leading Pentagon contractors. Understand the university ?s role in the military economy. Discuss how activists in the South can be tter share and use information about the weapons industry and military in the region.\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030803 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030801 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:The Peace Farm\, 188 Highway 60\, Panhandle\, TX\, Amarillo\, Texa s\, United States SUMMARY:Southern Military-Industrial Complex Workshop UID:20260421T070501CEST-TT1hloCDa5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://utwatch.org/events/view.php?id=92 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:202-347-8772 Email: DESCRIPTION:USSA's 56th National Student Congress\nJuly 29-August 4\, 2003\ nUniversity of California-Riverside\n\n*********************************** **********************************\n\nDear Student Leader:\n\nFrom July 29 - August 4\, students from across the country will descend \non the Univer sity of California-Riverside campus for the United \nStates Student Associ ation's 56th National Student Congress. This \nconference is the annual g athering of USSA's membership where student \ndelegates will debate issues \, create proposals\, and ultimately decide \nUSSA's organizing agenda.\n\ nAt the conference\, you can expect:\n\n* Dynamic speakers who will addres s educational access issues as well \nas students' role in the movement fo r social and economic justice\n* Workshops on a variety of issues and skil ls.\n* Caucus sessions to address the needs of particular communities in \ nour movement.\n* Plenty of fun and exciting networking opportunities with active \nstudents from all over the nation.\n* A culminating plenary wher e delegates will decide the national \nstudent agenda for the upcoming yea r.\n\nDon't miss out on this great opportunity to get plugged in to studen t\norganizing at the national level. You can call USSA at (202) 347-8772. \n\nIn solidarity\,\n\nUSSA\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030804 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030729 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Riverside\, California\, United States SUMMARY:USSA National Student Congress UID:20260421T070501CEST-b0GUO5rVs2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usstudents.org/ussaadmin/files/USSACongress2003Brochure.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:You'll want to be in West Burke\, Vermont because that's where the SSC's National Grassroots Conference will be! Details below - Regist er TODAY!\n\n***Invited Keynote Speakers***\n- Dave Foreman (Founder\, The Wildlands Project)\n- Bill McKibben (Author\, The End of Nature)\n\nJoin the Sierra Student Coalition and college and high school environmental act ivists from across the nation this August for a weekend of excitement\, in spiration\, learning and planning for another year of protecting the plane t. From its first day in office\, the Bush Administration has declared a p reemptive strike on our environment. We must come together to fight for th e things we care about ? clean air and water\, wilderness protection\, env ironmental justice\, a global economy based on fairness and environmental protection\, and more. \n\nTake a weekend this summer away from your job\, internship\, or vacation\, and spend it in Vermont - for our forests faci ng chainsaws\, for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge facing oil drills\, for communities faced with pollution and urban sprawl. Come to the SSC Na tional Grassroots Conference to meet fellow activists from across the coun try\, learn about environmental issues of national and local importance\, refresh your spirit in the Green Mountains of Vermont\, and help the SSC p lan for another year of holding the line against polluters and the Bush ad ministration! \n\nThe weekend will feature: \nţ Great speakers and inspir ation from fellow young people who are as passionate as you are about prot ecting the Earth. \nţ Workshops on the SSC?s national campaigns\, includin g Fair Trade\, Arctic Wilderness\, and the new Clean Energy Program \nţ Op portunities to meet student environmental leaders from across the country\ , and to plan activities for the coming year with SSCers from your area (e specially New England) \nţ The chance to discuss issues and opportunities for the student environmental movement like environmental justice and the 2004 Presidential election\, and how you can play a role. \nţ A face-to-fa ce meeting of the SSC National Grassroots Council (made up of representati ves from SSC campus groups) and the newly-elected SSC Executive Committee\ , which creates the policies and budget for the organization. \nţ Setting the direction for the SSC for the 2003-2004 school year\, and creating a v ision for how we can build the SSC and the entire student environmental mo vement \nţ Hanging out and enjoying the forests and mountains of Vermont.. . and as much more fun as you can pack into one weekend!!! \nYou can also stick around until Wednesday\, August 13 to join in trainings from the SSC ?s Trainings Department and from outside professionals that will teach ski lls to national leaders and also grassroots campus leaders. Trainings will include: Advanced Media\, Fundraising\, Building a strong campus group\, and more. \n\nARE YOU EXCITED YET? \nYou - yes you! - are invited (along w ith fellow environmental leaders from your school) to join the national le aders and campus groups of the Sierra Student Coalition at the SSC?s 2003 National Grassroots Conference. It?ll be the kick off for another year wit h the nation?s largest\, most effective\, student-run environmental organi zation. You'll have the option to stay until August 13 to join in extra ac tivist trainings. All Sierra Student Coalition campus groups are encourage d to send one or more representatives to the National Conference. Individu al activists are also strongly encouraged to come! You?ll get to participa te in the SSC?s National Grassroots Council\, which brings together grassr oots activists to help guide the SSC\, share ideas\, and more. \n\nTHE DET AILS \n1. The SSC National Grassroots Conference will be held Friday\, Aug ust 8 ? Sunday\, August 10\, 2003 at the Cheney House State Park\, near We st Burke\, Vermont. It is FREE for all participants\, although we ask for a donation of up to $20 to cover the cost of the site and food. All meals will be provided from Friday through Sunday\, and if you stick around\, un til Wednesday. Vegetarian and vegan food will be available and plentiful! \n\n2. Lodging at the Cheney House will be rustic. Plan on bringing a sl eeping bag\, pad\, and pillow\, and other appropriate personal items. We w ill provide group tents but participants are encouraged to bring a persona l tent. \n\n3. The Cheney House State Park is in northeast Vermont\, abou t 1 hour from Montpelier. It is accessible by car. Transportation to the s ite can be provided from the nearest bus stop\, train station\, or airport s (Burlington\, VT and Manchester\, NH)\, provided participants arrive by 7pm on Friday and leave no earlier than 3pm on Sunday. If you stay for th e trainings until August 13\, plan on leaving no earlier than noon on Wedn esday\, August 13. Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030811 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030808 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:West Burke\, Vermont\, United States SUMMARY:Student Sierra Coalition National Grassroots Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-BOjRxwpGnZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/ngc2003.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:libnow@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:Liberation Now! - The National Student Animal Rights Conference \nAmerican University - Washington\, DC\nNovember 7th to 9th\, 2003\nhttp: //www.LiberationNow.com\n\nThe upcoming third national student animal righ ts conference will be taking place this Fall in November at American Unive rsity in Washington\, DC.\n\n'Liberation Now!' is the animal rights moveme nt's biggest event dedicated to bringing together students and youth in th e struggle for animal rights.\n\nPlease join hundreds of other young activ ists and dozens of the leading organizers and speakers of the animal right s movement this Fall for this exciting event.\n\nThe early registration fe e is only $10\, and free and low-cost food and lodging are available. APPL Y NOW for travel grants!\n\nFOR MORE INFO and to REGISTER\, visit http://w ww.LiberationNow.com\, or contact:\n\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance\nP.O. Box 932\nNew York\, NY 10013-0864\n212-696-7911\nhttp://www.defendanimals .org\n\nOther Sponsors of 'Liberation Now!'\n\nAmerican University Animal Rights Effort\nAnimal Protection Institute\nAnimalsVoice.com\nIn Defense o f Animals\nPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals\nSaving Our Resourc es Today\nVegNews\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031107 GEO:38.938300;-77.091100 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20016\, United States SUMMARY:Liberation Now! - The National Student Animal Rights Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-1DCXrANvUR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.LiberationNow.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:kwru@kwru.org DESCRIPTION:--Join up for the march - Join up with poor people\, homeless p eople\, and other students (..affiliates with Empty The Shelters\, as well as the Student Farmworker's Alliance) on this march -- learn about the is sues people are facing\, learn how students can help out (and have helped out)\, and join in on the campaign.\n\nhttp://www.kwru.org/march/index.htm l\nEmail: k\;w\;r\;u\;@\;k\;w\;r\;u\;&# 46\;o\;r\;g\;\n Phone: 215 203 1945\n\n This August 2nd to t he 29th\, the Poor People?s Economic Human Rights Campaign will be marchin g from Marks\, Ms to Washington D\,C. in order to raise awareness about th e economic human rights violations occurring in this country and to work t owards building a broad-based movement to end poverty at its roots.\n\n A CALL TO ACTION\n??There are millions of poor people in this co untry who have very little\, or even nothing\, to lose. If they can be he lped to take action together\, they will do so with a freedom and a power that will be a new and unsettling force in our complacent national life??\ n -- Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\n\n\n\nThe Poor People?s Economic Huma n Rights Campaign calls for a national Poor People?s March for Economic Hu man Rights.\n\nThis year marks the 35th Anniversary of Martin Luther King? s historic Poor People?s Campaign\, for which he gave his life. As our ec onomic human rights continue to be violated\, we know that the work of Mar tin Luther King is not finished. Through this summer?s march\, the Poor P eople?s Economic Human Rights Campaign is continuing the struggle to make King?s vision of true equality and peace a reality in this nation and arou nd the world. Today\, 35 years later\, the situation of poor Americans ha s only deteriorated and it is time to march on Washington again.\n\nWe are marching now because more and more American families are being forced int o poverty everyday. We are marching because the growing healthcare crisis has left 71 million Americans without healthcare this year. We are march ing because the majority of the 80 million poor people in America are our children. We are marching because\, after decades of downsizing and free trade agreements\, millions of Americans have lost their jobs\, homes\, fa rms and livelihoods. We are marching because we live in the richest count ry in the world\, yet our people die poor in the streets everyday.\n\nOur government and corporations have denied everyday Americans the rights to t he most basic necessities of life ? food\, clothing\, housing\, healthcare \, living wage jobs and education. These rights were guaranteed to all of us by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights over 50 years ago\, yet w e still suffer without them. We have been left out of the electoral proce ss and left behind by our elected leaders. And now\, we all suffer from t he terror of economic human rights violations ? the fear and pain of livin g with no health coverage\, of living in indecent housing\, of being unabl e to find employment.\n\nThe Poor People?s March will bring together poor whites\, blacks\, latinos and those of all races to demand an end to pover ty and economic human rights violations. As we march\, we will strengthen our relationships\, develop new leaders and share our strategies\, strugg les and stories. We will educate those we meet and those we march with ab out the legacy of Martin Luther King\, about economic human rights\, about democracy and voting\, about the FTAA and about the vision\, strategies a nd tactics of building a movement\, led by the poor\, to end poverty. As we are determined to create a broad-based movement for economic human righ ts we will work in coordination with labor unions\, social workers\, educa tors\, students\, musicians\, artists\, congregations and all those who ar e concerned with economic justice.\n\nAll we have left is our voice. Plea se join us this August in making it heard. We will kickoff the Poor Peopl e?s March for Economic Human Rights on August 2\, 2003 in Marks Mississipp i. From there\, we will march and caravan through the region until we arr ive in Washington DC on August 23rd\, when we hold a historic march on our nation?s capital\; afterwards we will raise a week-long tent city. The p oor of the United States have been ?disappeared? for too long. All we hav e left is our voice and we can no longer afford to suffer in silence. Ple ase join us this August in making our call for economic human rights heard ! \n\nRegister here to join (for all or part): http://www.kwru.org/march/f orm.html\n\n---The Poor People?s Economic Human Rights Campaign will be ma rching through: Marks\, MS (August 2nd and 3rd)\; Nashville\, TN (August 5 th\, 6th)\; Louisville\, KY (7th\, 8th\, 9th)\; Northern GA (10th ?locatio n TBA)\; Knoxville\, TN (11th\, 12th)\; Clinchco\, VA (13th\,14th)\; Charl eston\, VA (15th\, 16th)\; Durham\, NC (17th\, 18th)\; Williamsburg\, VA ( 19th\, 20th)\; (21st\, 22nd ? travel to DC)\; Washington\, D.C. (22nd\, Au gust 23rd ? international day of action\, 24th-29th tent city ? with event s planned for each day). Check the march homepage at http://www.kwru.org/ march/index.html for updates and more information.\n\n--If you live in one of the cities the march is going through\, we need your help! Please regi ster to assist us in any way you can.\n\nLinks List:\n--March home page: h ttp://www.kwru.org/march/index.html\n--Register to join the march or tent city: http://www.kwru.org/march/form.html\n--Can?t come on the march but s till want to help out? You can always donate ? click to see a list of nee ds\, and for more information about donating: http://www.kwru.org/march/ba r.html#make_a_donation\n--More background information: http://www.kwru.org /march/bar.html#economic_human_rights\nhttp://www.kwru.org/march/bar.html# the_campaign\nhttp://www.kwru.org/march/bar.html#kwru\ngeneral information : http://www.universityofthepoor.org/library/library.html\n--Contact infor mation: Email: k\;w\;r\;u\;@\;k\;w\;r\; 7\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n \; \nPhone: 215 203 1945 Fax: 215 203 19 50 \; \nMail: PO box 50678\, Philadelphia\, PA 19132\n\nKWRU info for stud ents: \nhttp://www.kwru.org/ehrc/students.html\n\n Geographical Scope: DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030829 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030802 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Marks\, MS - Washington DC\, United States SUMMARY:Poor People's March for Economic Human Rights UID:20260421T070501CEST-5fepwEeBke@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kwru.org/march/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:National Conference Announcement and Call to Action \nAll Out F or Milwaukee: October 10 ? 12\, 2003 \n\nThe 180/Movement for Democracy an d Education\, in conjunction with Education for the People! in Milwaukee w ill host the: \n\nDemocracy and Education Conference \nOctober 10th-12th\, 2003 \nUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee \nMilwaukee\, Wisconsin\, U.$.A. \n\nNational March on the Bradley Foundation's Headquarters! \n---Buildi ng Local Democracy and Dignified Public Education For All \n---Against the Corporate Agenda for Education! \nSaturday\, October 11th @ the Lynde and Bradley Foundation Headquarters \nMilwaukee\, Wisconsin\, U.$.A. \n\nE-ma il our national office or call 501-244-2439 for more info. \n\n'WHAT'S THI S ALL ABOUT?' \nAs students\, workers\, teachers\, and community folks who need and are affected by a flourishing system of education\, we must be u nited in common struggle to make that system more democratic and accessibl e. Standing in our way\, corporations are moving steadily and strategical ly to colonize our schools\, colleges\, and universities using their econo mic and political influence to pull strings within campus administrations\ , state legislatures\, the federal government and other chambers of local and global power. Education\, a potential well of democracy\, is becoming instead a source of conformity\, profits\, discrimination\, and corporate control as schools are increasingly used as tools for the consolidation o f corporate domination instead of civic engagement and human progression. \n\nThe Democracy and Education Conference\, October 10-12 in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin will challenge the corporate agenda for education. It will pro vide a forum to discuss campus campaigns and strategies and gain strength from our common struggle. It will be a great chance to interact with peop le from across the US and North America who are engaged in the movement fo r democracy and education. \n\nIf you are fighting for universal access to education\, the right to organize\, civil rights and diversity\, public-w elfare research/technology\, democratic curriculum\, institutional social responsibility\, and/or democratic and progressive campus governance then you need to be in Milwaukee October 10-12! \n\nAN INTERCONNECTED\, 'K-16' MOVEMENT \nOur organizing is bringing us closer to the realization that th e push for the corporate takeover of colleges and universities is being dr iven by the same clique of corporate tycoons and right-wing ideologues as in primary and secondary schools. \nHigher education corporatization\, ex emplified by: collegiate ventures with large corporations\, the creation o f research parks\, increased corporate and political control over research \, use of temporary and contingent labor\, and university administrators a s paid corporate board members\; aligns perfectly with plans for K-12 priv atization such as: school choice plans (voucher systems\, charter schools) \, comprehensive school designs based on business principles (such as econ omies of scale\, standardization\, cost efficiency\, production line strat egies)\, back to basics curricula\, teacher pay based on test scores\, and strong systems of 'accountability.' \n\nEach of these schemes was dreame d up by and benefit the corporate sector by taking control and function of education away from its direct beneficiaries (students\, teachers\, worke rs\, and the community around it) and moves it into the hands of the busin ess elite who can fund it and benefit for a more sorted and streamlined po ol of graduates to enter into their workforces. One of the biggest movers behind this drive for corporatization is the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foun dation. \n\nRise Up! As we move forward with our local struggles\, we hav e made a call for a national march on the Bradley Foundation (Oct. 10-12). Throughout the country the response has resonated with local struggles f or racial\, social\, and economic justice. We will expose and challenge t he neo-conservative and neo-liberal agenda wherever it is working to maint ain and benefit from the oppression of our communities. October 10 - 12 i s around the corner and your participation is crucial in these efforts. \n \nIt is imperative that we move forward\, united in creating a K-16 respon se to the corporate threat to all of education. \n\nMORE ON THE BRADLEY FO UNDATION: \nSince 1985 Milwaukee has been taken under siege by the wealthi est and most influential right-wing think tank in the country. Currently\ , there is a coalition to oppose the racist and economically destructive a genda of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation (LHBF). And no\, we don't need the Allen-Bradley clock tower to know what time it is. \n\nAs we co ntinue the campaign to stop institutional racism and promote economic deve lopment in our city\, we will expose the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundatio n's economic agenda in Milwaukee and provide an alternative to Bradley's r ight wing social and educational experiments that are carried out in our c ity. \nTo the city\, the Bradley Foundation has left us with the poverty enhancement program known as W-2\, a gutted public educational system thro ugh school vouchers and privatization schemes\, and public silence and com plicity through massive buyouts to many political figures\, non-profit and faith-based organizations. The LHBF\, acting in the best interests of Wh ite Supremacy and Corporate Greed\, has achieved for itself top advisory s pots to the Bush Administration's education and work agenda and is central to creating and implementing policies that are direct attacks on communit ies of color. \n\nTo its corporate criminal allies\, the LHBF has given t housands of low wage workers and in many cases free labor. These private interests profit off of the racist sanctions\, limited educational access\ , and lack of rights on the job. Through Bradley's attack on public educa tion\, Bradley can reassure the private sector that they will have a const ant supply of low-skilled Black and Latino laborers. \n\nTo the city\, th e LHBF tried to create the political reality of Charles Murray's book The Bell Curve\, to which the foundation paid Murray 160\,000 a year to write. The book and the foundation espouse the idea that Blacks and Latinos are by nature\, inferior\, and therefore will 'congregate to the lower-classe s of society.' According to the LHBF mentality\, they (we) are 'meant' to work in low-wage jobs and attend inferior public schools. This is unaccep table. \n\nThe time has come to say enough to the further deterioration o f the City at the hands of the Bradley foundation. To stand for justice a nd participation in our local democracy. To fight for economic Justice an d stand against the racist agenda of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundatio n. \n\nSee you in Milwaukee\, October 10-12! Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031012 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031010 GEO:43.037200;-87.933500 LOCATION:Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53233\, United States SUMMARY:180/Movement for Democracy and Eduation National Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-P1UeCOBnlD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusdemocracy.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:860-834-1312 Email:neseac@seac.org DESCRIPTION:Mission:\n\nAcross the country youth and students are standing up and fighting back for their planet and their communities. This gatheri ng seeks to empower grassroots organizersby supplying the tools to create lasting social change. We need to equip ourselves with the gear to disman tle systems of oppression and construct a world rooted in justice.\n\nThe Agenda:\n\nWorkshops will focus on skills for creating change and campaign s that you can run on your campus.\n\nThere will also be trainings focusin g on how we can combat racism\, sexism\, heterosexism\, and classism. \n\ nFinally\, there'll be lots of time for building connections with other ac tivists from around the Northeast\, making new friends\, sharing experienc es\, and strategizing about how we can build a strong regional network tha t can effect lasting change.\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031107 GEO:41.556500;-72.658200 LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, 06459\, United St ates SUMMARY:Northeast SEAC Regional Activist Training UID:20260421T070501CEST-4dxxKkCTwX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/ne/nerat.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:info@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:Get On The Hill\nNational Training & Student Lobby Day\nNovembe r 9 & 10\, 2003\nhttp://www.defendanimals.org/lobby\nSponsored by the Stud ent Animal Rights Alliance\, Animal Protection Institute\, Fund for Animal s\, and Humane Society of the United States\nJoin students from across the nation in Washington\, DC to learn the nuts & bolts of lobbying and voice your support for animal protection legislations on Capitol Hill.\nHelp ma ke an impact on the federal laws that affect the lives of animals everywhe re by speaking up for animals to your Members of Congress and their staffe rs! \nJOIN US TO SPEAK UP \nFOR ANIMALS ON CAPITOL HILL!\nFor more informa tion and to register\, visit: \nhttp://www.defendanimals.org/lobby Geogra phical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031110 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031109 GEO:38.893300;-77.014600 LOCATION:Capitol Hill\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20515\, United States SUMMARY:Get On The Hill - National Training and Student Lobby Day for Anima ls UID:20260421T070501CEST-rZuWFBpuNS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.defendanimals.org/lobby END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:336-272-2155 Email:triadbtn@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Coble Demonstration 9/18\, Greensboro\, NC: 'Apologize or Resig n!'\nOn Sept. 18th\, 2003 at 4:30 pm\, the Triad Blue Triangle Network wil l join with the 'Apologize or Resign!' Coalition in a protest outside the offices of Rep. Howard Coble in Greensboro. This will be the third demonst ration of local residents at Coble's offices for comments he made in Febru ary of this year regarding the internment of Japanese Americans durring WW II. Responding to a caller to a talk radio program on WKZL who suggested t hat US authorities round up Arab-Americans like Americans of Japanese desc ent were rounded up during WWII\, Coble resonded that the mass detentions of Japanese Americans was for their own protection. \n'They [Japanese Amer icans] were an endangered species\,' Coble stated. While he disagreed that Arab Americans should be detained en mass today\, he left the door open t o future round-ups by saying\, 'There were Japanese-Americans who wanted t o do us harm then\, just as there are Arab-Americans who wish to do us har m now.' \nCoble's comments have been widely denounced all across the count ry. The California State legislature passed a resolution stating that Cobl e should be censured for his comments. Civil rights organizations like the NAACP\, the Anti-Defamation League\, the Arab American Anti-Discriminatio n Committee\, the Japanese American Citizens League\, and the national lab or organization the AFL-CIO have called for either an apology from Coble o r for him to step down from his post as the chairperson of House Subcommit tee on Homeland Security. \nThe Triad Blue Triangle Network was formed to respond to the increasing attacks since Sept. 11th 2001 on Arab\, Muslim\, and South Asian immigrants living in the US. We find Coble's comments to be an insult to the historical pain and loss suffered by Japanese-American internees and their families\, and a threat to the security of Arab\, Mus lim\, and South Asian people in the US today. There are currently 13\,000 Muslim\, Arab\, and South Asian immigrants in the US today who are awaitin g deportation\, none of whom have been connected in any way to terrorism. The Blue Triangle Network feels that only a mass outpouring of protest aga inst the policies attacking immigrants solely on the basis of their ethnic ity\, religion\, or national origin can stop these repressive attacks. It is in this spirit that we will join with the 'Apologize or Resign' Coaliti on on Sept. 18th. \nThe protests have had an effect so far\; in May\, Cobl e stepped aside as commencement speaker at the graduation excercises of Gu ilford College rather than face large protests by students and others. How ever\, in July\, after agreeing to meet with the Japanese American Citizen s League\, Coble reneged on the agreement\, most likely because the heat s urrounding the issue has died down. Let's not let this important issue dis appear!\nThe 'Apologize or Resign' Coalition includes members of the Green sboro Peace Coalition\, the Islamic Center of the Triad\, the Blue Triangl e Network\, the International Socialist Organization\, and others with no organizational affiliations. Please join us in opposing Coble's comments a nd calling on him to 'Apologize or Resign!'\nTime: 4:30 pm Thursday\, Sept ember 18th.\nPlace: Rep. Howard Coble's Greensboro office at 2102 North El m Street\, near the Golden Gate shopping center at the intersection of Cor nwallis and Elm.\nFor more info\, please call Scott at 336.272.2155 Geog raphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20030918T163000 GEO:36.106700;-79.791900 LOCATION:Rep. Howard Coble's Greensboro Office At 2102 Nort\, Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27402\, United States SUMMARY:Rep. Howard Coble\, 'Apologize or Resign!' UID:20260421T070501CEST-O9vEDDFPW2@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:309-452-2006 Email:jkwilso2@ilstu.edu DESCRIPTION:A half-day conference on propoganda\, the media\, and US foreig n policy. Featuring Noam Chomsky and other important speakers. Geographic al Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20031007T150000 GEO:40.510300;-88.998000 LOCATION:Bone Student Center\, Illinois State University\, Normal\, Illinoi s\, 61790\, United States SUMMARY:Chomsky and Propaganda UID:20260421T070501CEST-wAdXuzcGac@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pabn.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:617-352-9235 Email:bugreens@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Campus Greens from across the Northeast will converge at Boston University on Saturday\, October 4th and Sunday\, October 5th for two day s of workshops\, speakers\, parties\, and strategy sessions. \n\n\n\nCONFI RMED: Maine State Representative John Eder will give a seminar on how to r un for office and win! \n\n\n\nCONFIRMED: Boston City Councilor Felix Arro yo will give the Saturday keynote! \n\n\n\nHousing and transportation opti ons available. \n\n\n\nFor more information on the conference\, contact Ka rlo Silbiger at 617.352.9235 o\;r\;k\;s\;i\;l\; 8\;i\;g\;e\;r\;@\;j\;u\;n\;o\;.\; 9\;o\;m\;\n or Brian Sandberg at 413.582.1271 or b\;r\; 5\;a\;n\;@\;c\;a\;m\;p\;u\;s\;g\;r \;e\;e\;n\;s\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n. Geographica l Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031005 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20031004T090000 GEO:42.345100;-71.107700 LOCATION:Boston University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States SUMMARY:2003 Campus Greens Northeast Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-Ao3GuU4GnC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/bugreens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:330-672-2068 Email:pride@kent.edu DESCRIPTION:Activist meeting to take action and get domestic partner benefi ts for all Kent State faculty and also oppose The Federal Marriage Amendme nt. Courses of action will be discussed. Surveys and petitions will be con ducted throughout the day to prevent more faculty from turning down jobs a t the University because we don't offer domestic partner benefits! Geogra phical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031021 GEO:41.205700;-81.313300 LOCATION:Box 17 Office Of Campus Life\, Kent\, Ohio\, 44240\, United States SUMMARY:PRIDE! Kent Activist Meeting for Domestic Partner Benefits for KSU Faculty UID:20260421T070501CEST-Fm6M9Pkpgo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pridekent.tk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:812-339-8710 Email:coordinators@getupconference.org DESCRIPTION:Grassroots Educational Training (GET UP!) is holding its second weekend long conference November 8th and 9th\, concentrating on the skill s of organizing for progressive social change. The purpose of GET UP! is to help share the immense amount of knowledge about grassroots organizing that exists in all of our communities\, introduce individuals with less ex perience with grassroots organizing to many of the different aspects and s kills involved\, and help groups and individuals network. \n\nThe weekend will include about twenty-eight workshops on topics such as consensus\, fu ndraising\, power-mapping\, research\, and more intensive courses for thos e with more organizing experience or those that attended the first confere nce.\n\nPlease visit our website at http://www.getupconference for more in formation or email us at c\;o\;o\;r\;d\;i\;n\;& #97\;t\;o\;r\;s\;@\;g\;e\;t\;u\;p\; c\;o\;n\;f\;e\;r\;e\;n\;c\;e\;.\; o\;r\;g\;\n with any questions. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031108 GEO:39.078800;-86.435100 LOCATION:909 E. 2nd St.\, Bloomington\, Indiana\, 47401\, United States SUMMARY:GET UP!: Grassroots Educational Training Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-Mgi2u2hJU4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.getupconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-585-1533 Email:conference@mediareform.net DESCRIPTION:Moving beyond critique to action\, the National Conference on M edia Reform is a groundbreaking forum to democratize the debate over media policymaking. A broad range of media reform activists will join members o f Congress\, the FCC\, and leaders of major groups working for civil right s\, women's rights\, rural renewal\, the environment\, labor\, community d evelopment and other issues to: \nMobilize new constituencies\; \nStrength en coalitions working in Washington and at the grassroots\; \nDevelop unif ied action plans for immediate and long-term reforms\; and Generate polici es and strategies that will structurally improve the media system. \n\nTak e part in workshops\, panels\, and concerts addressing: \n\nPublic broadca sting \nFCC media ownership rules \nMedia and antitrust claims \nLow-power radio & TV \nInternet governance \nCopyright issues \nChildren's media re gulation \nRegulation of advertising \nCable/satellite and public access \ nBillboard advertising \nAdvertising in schools \nPolitical advertising/ca mpaign finance \nIndyMedia Centers as a policy issue \nCommunity media wat ches\n\n...and many other issues.\n\n'If we are serious about democracy\, we will need to reform the media system structurally. This reform will hav e to be part of a broad movement to democratize all the core institutions of society.'\n- Robert McChesney\n \n\nSome of the strongest voices in the media reform community are already scheduled to appear (see list at right )\, as well as representatives from a broad range of media reform\, civil rights\, labor\, and activist organizations including: \n\nAlliance for Ju stice \nAlternet \nAmerican Federation of Musicians \nAmerican Federation of Television and Radio Artists \nCenter for Digital Democracy \nCenter fo r Media Education \nConsumer Federation of America \nConsumers Union \nFai rness & Accuracy in Reporting \nFree Press \nFuture of Music Coalition \nI nternational Music Managers Forum \nJobs with Justice \nMedia Access Proje ct \nThe Newspaper Guild \nPraxis Project \nPublic Knowledge \nReclaim the Media \nRecording Artists' Coalition\n\n...with dozens of others to join! \n\n \nWhy you should join us:\nOver the event's two days\, conference participants will enjoy: access to all panels\, plenaries\, keynote speech es & workshops\; performances by internationally famous artists\; and an o pportunity to meet with other activists to build a stronger and more effec tive grassroots network.\n\nYou can register on-line\, and there are disco unted rates available for students.\n\nPlease see the web site for more in formation:\nwww.mediareform.net/conference.php Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031107 GEO:43.077800;-89.413300 LOCATION:University Of Wisconsin\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:National Conference on Media Reform UID:20260421T070501CEST-vStSCspXbg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mediareform.net/conference.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ssc.southeast@eudoramail.com DESCRIPTION:Learn about important things coming up\, such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas ministerial in Miami and what you can do to prepare for the 2004 elections. The conference will be held in Uwharrie National Forest in North Carolina\, and we will spend time hiking and enjoying autu mn. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031019 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031017 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Sierra Student Coalition Southeastern Regional Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-xunUVzWSWV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/networks/southeast/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:608-256-8662 Email:ktprosen@wisc.edu\,jess_mari@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:University of Wisconsin-Madison\, in conjunction with student g roup Stop the War!\, is hosting a Midwest Youth Activist Conference from O ct. 3rd to Oct. 5th. Free housing will be provided. The conference will address a variety of progressive concerns including\, but not limited to c ivil liberties violations\, corporate media\, the war and occupation of Ir aq\, history of activism (personal experiences and lessons from 60s activi sts)\, activism 101\, Palestinian-Israeli conflict\, the war on drugs\, th e military-industrial complex\, a history of U.S. imperialism\, a history of U.S. occupations\, popular progressive pedagogy\, veterans' stories\, t he prison-industrial complex\, environmental assaults by corporate America \, affirmative action\, gay rights and issues of globalization. What can we as students do to affect these issues?\n\nThis conference would be a gr eat opportunity to network and for a progressive alliance/structure among midwest schools. The conference will be followed on Sunday by a call for a demonstration against the occupation of Iraq.\n\nThe tentative schedule is as follows (this is tentative\, but just to give everyone a rough outli ne):\n\nFriday\, October 3rd: 5-7 pm: registration and housing assignmen ts\n\n7:30 p.m.: keynote speaker (t.b.a.)\n\n9:00 p.m. - whenever: party \, opportunity for students from different universities to meet and network\n\nSaturday\, October 4t h: 10-11:30 a.m.: 1st workshop (there will be between 3 and 5 workshops that participants can choose from)\n\n11:30-12:30: lunch\n1:00-2:30: 2nd workshop\n3:00-4:30: 3rd workshop\n4:30-6:00: dinne r\n6:00-7:30: 4th workshop\n8:00: panel discussion\n9: 30: movies\, live music and party\n\nSunday\, Oct. 5th:\n10: 00 - 11:30: 1st workshop\n12:00: rally against the occupation!\n\nCurre ntly\, we do not plan on charging a registration fee\, however it is the j ob of each campus to organize transportation and any other needs that aris e. If someone has a disability which needs to be accomodated for\, please e-mail.\n\nPlease respond with the number of people that may be intereste d and a contact phone number and e-mail. Also respond with other topics t hat you would like to see addressed or other general ideas about the confe rence. If you or someone you know are particularly knowledgeable about on e of the topics\, please email us.\n\nThanks\n\nMembers of UW-Madison grou p Stop the War! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031005 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031003 GEO:43.118700;-89.312600 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53714\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Youth Activist Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-wRJcwE3vAT@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:merrittj@ufl.edu DESCRIPTION:Local students of the Environmental Action Group at the Univers ity of Florida\, in conjunction with concerned citizens and environmental groups nation-wide will be demonstrating at Office Depot stores nationwide to inform the public and urge Office Depot to stop selling paper products made from endangered forests. Students will also be presenting the store manager with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Endangered Forest Des truction.\n\nAs part of the National Paper Campaign (www.thepapercampaign. com) against Office Depot\, students are protesting Office Depot's continu ed sale of paper products made from endangered forests despite pressure fr om nationalenvironmental organizations to cease this destructive practice. Originally aimed at Staples\, Inc.\, the Paper Campaign succeeded last No vember when Staples announced an unprecedented company-wide environmental policy calling for the phasing out of products made from endangered forest s. The Paper Campaign is urging Office Depot to keep up with the environme ntally sound practices of its competitor and stop destroying endangered fo rests. More info at http://forestethics.org \, http://dogwoodalliance.or g \, and http://www.thepapercampaign.com . Geographical Scope: Nation al DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20031008T164500 GEO:29.680400;-82.345700 LOCATION:1015 NW 13th St.\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States SUMMARY:National Day of Protest Against Office Depot UID:20260421T070501CEST-u7NJgACgAR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://grove.ufl.edu/~eag/index.php?page=campaigns END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:541-343-8548 Email:kokomojo@castleisp.com\, DESCRIPTION:OCT 9 - 12\, at University of Oregon Campus in Eugene\, Oregon\ ; \n\n3rd Annunal PEACE\, JUSTICE AND MEDIA CONFERENCE\, National Speakers \; Workshops\; San Francisco Mime Troupe\; Poets for Peace and Peace Forum \; Free Weekend Children's Program\, opening keynote speaker is populist j ournalist Jim Hightower\, info Justice Not War Coalition 541-343-8548 or w ww.justicenotwarcoalition.org \nor Jen Knowlton at 541-484-6671\, or Micha el Carrigan at 541-342-1953 or David Zupan at 541 484-9167.\n Geographica l Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031012 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031009 GEO:44.117900;-123.074000 LOCATION:Eugene\, Oregon\, 97401\, United States SUMMARY:Peace\, Justice\, and Media Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-esX2uuZa9L@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.efn.org/~jnotwar/mediaconference.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-738-6209 Email:slap_chicago@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Grassroots Organizing Weekend. A training on learning how to be an effective organizer. Organized by the Chicago Student Labor Action Pro ject. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031019 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031017 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Chicago: Grassroots Organizing Weekend UID:20260421T070501CEST-Z24Ea36oBk@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:301-589-2355 Email:pledgecoordinator@starpower.net DESCRIPTION:Do you believe in the nonviolent strategies pioneered by Gandhi and King? Were you one of the thousands of Americans who risked arrest to prevent war in Iraq? Are you looking for the most powerful methods of res istance possible to confront our government's policies? If the answer to a ny of these questions is yes\, then please join usDo you believe in the no nviolent strategies pioneered by Gandhi and King? Were you one of the thou sands of Americans who risked arrest to prevent war in Iraq? Are you looki ng for the most powerful methods of resistance possible to confront our go vernment's policies? If the answer to any of these questions is yes\, then please join us. The Iraq Pledge of Resistance\, a campaign of nonviolent resistance which inspired and coordinated many of those actions\, is spons oring the National Conference on Nonviolence to consolidate the nonviolent network which grew out of the anti-war work\, and to broaden our campaign of active nonviolence to oppose the policies of the Bush Administration. The Iraq Pledge of Resistance is sponsored by the following national organ izations: American Friends Service Committee\, Fellowship of Reconciliatio n\, Pax Christi USA\, Peace Action\, Veterans for Peace\, Voices in the Wi lderness\, War Resisters League and Womens International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)\; Registration Fee sliding scale\, $10 - $25 Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031025 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031024 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:International Conference Center\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60640\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:National Conference on Nonviolence UID:20260421T070501CEST-a1KvIOlVe3@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-242-3002 Email:scale_ny@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Join hundreds of students and teachers from throughout the regi on and beyond\nfor organizing trainings\, issue-based workshops\, speakers \, networking\, and\nmore! Newcomers to the issue and experienced organiz ers all welcome.\nTravel scholarships\, housing\, and fundraising assistan ce available--call or\nemail for details. \n\n(Sponsors include SCALE\, C AUSE\, CLEA\, WNYSAP\, USAS\, Broad Meadows Middle\nSchool\, and the NLC)\ n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031026 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031025 GEO:40.727700;-73.980400 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10009\, United States SUMMARY:2nd Annual Northeast Regional High School Anti-Sweatshop Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-uKe3zLV2bn@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:260-982-5026 Email:jlgarber@manchester.edu DESCRIPTION:'We Are the Eyes of the World”\nMedia: Seeking the Truth\n\nThe first annual Plowshares Peace & Justice Student Conference will be held i n North Manchester\, Indiana\, at Manchester College. The conference will examine the role of the media in world affairs with a focus on peace and j ustice. Students will make connections with journalists and media critics\ , and will be inspired by artists and political performers. Workshops held on Saturday morning and afternoon will address topics relating to media a nd peace on a national and international level. Students will come away fr om the weekend more critical of mainstream media\, empowered to seek the t ruth and inspired to create positive change.\nPlease feel free to contact us by phone at (260) 982-5026\, or e-mail \n\nSchedule\nFriday\, Oct. 17\n Registration 4 – 6 p.m.\nCookout 5 – 7 p.m. \nPlenary Session 7:30 – 9 p.m .\nThe Daily Bridge Club 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.\n\nSaturday\, Oct. 18\nBreakfast 8 – 9 a.m.\nWorkshops 10 – 11:30 a.m.\nLunch 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.\nWorksho ps 1:30 – 3 p.m.\nSpeaker: Raghida Dergham 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.\nPanel discuss ion – 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.\nBanquet 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.\nSpeaker: Mo Rocca 8 – 9 :30 p.m.\nBonfire 10 p.m. – 1 a.m.\n\nSunday\, Oct. 19\nBreakfast 8 – 9:30 a.m.\nChris Hedges 10 – 11:30 a.m.\n\nWorkshops\nPolitical Cartoons\nViol ence and the Media\nElections and the Media\nPeace Journalism\nMedia Liter acy\nComparison of Broadcast Media\nInternational Journalism\nRacism in th e Media\nFree Press\nGender and the Media\n\nSpeakers\nDaily Bridge Club – Friday\, Oct. 17\, 10 p.m.\nThe Daily Bridge Club is a seven-piece ensemb le from Chicago that regularly turns heads with its unique hip-hop recipe\ , one that blends elements of old and new school\, jazz\, spoken word and poetry. Originally from Champaign\, Ill.\, the band regularly headlined at the High Dive and Canopy Club and opened for DJ Logic\, Carlos Washington \, Jazz Mandolin Project and Liquid Soul among others.\n\nRaghida Dergham – Saturday\, Oct. 18\, 3:30 p.m.\nRaghida Dergham is a senior diplomatic c orrespondent for Al-Hayat\, the leading independent Arabic newspaper. As a former president of the United Nations Correspondents Association\, she a ddressed the UN General Assembly on the occasion of World Press Freedom Da y. She has interviewed numerous foreign ministers and heads of state and h as broken major news stories\, including the secret talks in Oslo.\n\nDavi d Horsey - Saturday\, Oct. 18\, afternoon workshop\nDavid Horsey\, the Pos t-Intelligencer editorial cartoonist\, has won two Pulitzer Prizes. He rec eived the The Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for editorial cartooning for a portfolio of his work in 1998. Editorial cartoons are opinions expressed i n art. A good cartoonist can move effectively through topics that are horr ific\, and horrifically sad\, and subjects that are simple and just ask fo r delicious satire. \n\nMo Rocca – Saturday\, Oct. 18\, 8 p.m.\nMo Rocca i s a senior correspondent on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stua rt.” He is former president and writers of Harvard University’s Hasty Pudd ing Theatricals. He is also a contributor to NBC’s “Today Show\,” a regula r panelist on National Public Radio’s “Wait\, Wait\, Don’t Tell Me” and a frequent commentator on CNN and the Fox News Channel.\n\nChris Hedges – Su nday\, Oct. 19\, 10 a.m.\nChris Hedges is a correspondent for the New York Times and has covered conflicts from Central America to the Balkans to th e Middle East and Persian Gulf. He formerly worked for the Dallas Morning News\, Christian Science Monitor and National Public Radio. He received a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting after the September 11 attacks.\n \nShowcase\nSubmit non-print media shorts (no longer than 15 minutes) on a peace and justice topic in the form of a DVD\, CD or videotape. An award of $100 will be given to the most creative and insightful piece. The creat or of the short must be present to win. Due date for submissions is Oct. 1 \, 2003.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031019 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031017 GEO:40.859900;-85.794100 LOCATION:Manchester College\, North Manchester\, Indiana\, 46962\, United S tates SUMMARY:Plowshares National Student Peace and Justice Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-w79UZGke56@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.plowsharesproject.org/php/featured.mediaconference.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mika_nagasaki@brown.edu DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 24\n6pm – 8pm\n\nArrivals and Registration\nDi nner\nRoom Assignments\nSaturday\, October 25\n9am – 9.45am\n\nBreakfast a nd Welcome\n10am – 11.15am\n\nWorkshop 1\n11.30am – 12.45pm\n\nWorkshop 2\ n1pm - 2pm\n\nLunch\n2.15pm – 5.30pm\n\nWorkshop 3 / Hiking / TBA\n6pm\n\n Dinner\n7.30pm\n\nKeynote address by\nRoss Gelbspan\, author of The Heat I s On\n9pm\n\nParty\nSunday\, October 26\n9.30am\n\nBreakfast and Thank You 's\n10am\n\nGoodbye for non-ILEC schools\nILEC annual planning meeting\nNo on\n\nGoodbye Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031026 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031024 GEO:41.826700;-71.397700 LOCATION:Brown University\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02912\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Northeast Environmental Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-D1AWp6rbEp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.brown.edu/Students/BEC/nec2003.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@cryjustice.org DESCRIPTION:Never before have we as Americans faced such a serious challeng e to our liberties. The USA PATRIOT Act was passed on October 26\, 2001 in direct response to the events of September 11. The provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act directly attack the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. Now t he Justice Department is presenting PATRIOT Act II (the Domestic Security Enhancement Act) that will even further erode our rights.No matter what is sues you advocate for\, no matter what your cause\, we face in common a th reat to our right to advocate\, to organize\, and to exercise our civil li berties.\nDemand Democracy! is the theme of the National Lawyers Guild nat ional convention to be held in Minneapolis on October 22-26\, 2003. The Cr y Justice! All People's Activist Conference will be held in Minneapolis co ncurrent with Demand Democracy!\nWe invite you to submit workshop proposal s\, and take part in planning this event - by activists\, for activists\, to support activism in these difficult times. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031026 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031024 GEO:45.038400;-93.298400 LOCATION:University Of Minnesota Law School\, West Bank\, Minneapolis\, Min nesota\, 55455\, United States SUMMARY:Cry Justice: Activism\, Organizing\, and Civil Liberties after Sept 11 UID:20260421T070501CEST-PkN0dsuszK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cryjustice.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:415-405-2246 Email:gd@sfsu.edu DESCRIPTION:Campus Greens from across California will converge at San Franc isco State University on October 25th and 26th for two days of workshops\, keynote speakers\, music\, and action!\n\nLikely workshops include: \nDir ect Action Training \nInstant Run Off Voting \nCampaign Trainings \nOrgani zing 101 \nThe growth of the Green Party \nHousing and Transportation Opti ons Available... Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031026 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031025 GEO:37.722600;-122.482000 LOCATION:San Francisco State University\, San Francisco\, California\, 9413 2\, United States SUMMARY:California Campus Greens conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-fuBxTWnhDC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusgreens.org/calcon.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:517-282-9561 Email:dmitch@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:NO WAY FTAA!\nEducation and Mobilization Against the FTAA\n\nTh e conference is just days away\, have you regisered? If not please do so. For further information about workshops\, directions\, housing\,\nschedu les\, to register or anything relating to the conference\, check out\nthe conference website.\n\nWorkshops include:\n- FTAA 101-Global Exchange\n-In troduction to Global Economy-United for a Fair Economy\n-Whats up on the g round in Miami- Miami Southwestern Alliance\n-NAFTA and its effects on lab or-AFL-CIO\n-Womyn\, Globalization and the FTAA\n-Intellectual Property Ri ghts\n-Indigenous Peoples and the FTAA\n-'Artistic Resistance' of the FTAA \n-Anarchism and the Anti-Capitalist Movement-Night-Vision Anarchist\nColl ective\n-Street Health\n- NAFTA times 10-Labor Notes\n-Activist Self Defen se\n-Surviving Radical Demos\n-Connecting the FTAA\, CAFTA\, NAFTA\, IMF a nd World Bank\n-Padded Bloc-Pittsburgh Organizing Group\n-Direct Action\n- Environment and the FTAA\n-Non Violent Civil Disobedience\n-Indymedia and Corporate Globalization- Michigan IMC\n-Chapter 11 of NAFTA\n-CAFTA\n\nCon ference is being hosted by:\nStudents for Economic Justice www.msu.edu/~se j\nDirect Action! www.direct-action.net\nStudents for Peace and Justice\nT he Real Food Group\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031026 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031024 GEO:42.728300;-84.488200 LOCATION:Michigan State University\, East Lansing\, Michigan\, 48824\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:No to FTAA Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-tzLVjHIdSC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.msu.edu/~sej/ftaa.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:301-565-4050 x322 Email:span@peace-action.org DESCRIPTION:The Student Peace Action Network will launch its new campaign\, Flunk the War Machine\, with a coordinated Week of Action on October 26-3 1\, 2003. We invite students and youth nationwide to take part in our camp aign\, which focuses on the military's infiltration of high schools and un iversities by exposing and challenging:\n\nˇ The USA PATRIOT Act's assault on students' civil liberties \nˇ Pentagon programs and weapons contractor s' ties to college campuses\nˇ The No Child Left Behind Act's military rec ruitment provision\n\nThe Week of Action will raise awareness about these critical issues through education and action. We encourage students to pre sent letters to their school's administration demanding that they:\n\nˇ De velop policies to protect their students\, staff and faculty against the P ATRIOT Act.\nˇ Break ties with weapons manufactures and Pentagon programs on their campus.\nˇ Defend student's privacy against aggressive military r ecruiters by adopting an opt-in notification system for the release of s tudent's personal information.\n\nIf your group is working to demilitarize your school\, we invite you to join SPAN's Flunk the War Machine campaign and October Week of Action. Help us contribute to the growing momentum of the student peace movement! Please contact SPAN at s\;p\;a\;&# 110\;@\;p\;e\;a\;c\;e\;-\;a\;c\;t\;i \;o\;n\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n for more information. \n\nSP AN is also calling for your support of the October 30th National 'Take Aff irmative Action' Day\, which is sponsored by the NAACP Youth & College Div ision and the United States Student Association. As student and youth peac e activists\, we realize that the fight against violence and militarism is inextricably linked to the struggle for racial\, gender and economic just ice. Racist and sexist policies in our schools restrict entry for women an d people of color\, yet the political Right is targeting affirmative actio n programs for rollback and destruction. Now\, more than ever\, we must ca ll on our college administrators and lawmakers to support and advance affi rmative action policies in higher education. Tell our schools to promote j ustice and education\, not war and discrimination!\n\nThe following excerp t is from the October 30th Call to Action\, available at www.lawyerscommit tee.org/features/justiceaffirmed.html :\n'National Take Affirmative Action Day is a national day of solidarity and action for students fighting for racial justice in higher education. Building off of the recent Supreme Cou rt decision\, we will demand that our college administrators and public se rvants take affirmative action to recruit\, retain\, and admit women stude nts and students of color to institutions of higher education!'\nFor more information\, call 202-347-8772 or e-mail c\;d\;p\;@\;u\ ;s\;s\;t\;u\;d\;e\;n\;t\;s\;.\; 1\;r\;g\;\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031031 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031026 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:High Schools And Colleges Across The Country\, Everywhere\, United States SUMMARY:Flunk the War Machine! SPAN National Student Week of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-BN7vLDugwV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.StudentPeaceAction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:**NATIONAL YOUTH & STUDENT PEACE COALITION (NYSPC): CALL TO ACT ION!!! **\n\n \n\nYOUTH & STUDENTS: Take Action Nationwide November 2nd to 4TH !!\n(NOV 4th is ELECTION DAY 2003)\n\nThe current path that this coun try is headed in makes no sense for:\n\n OUR WALLETS—\; The tens of b illions of dollars that are being used to build empires for a few rich men could be better spent on education\, health care\, housing\, and job crea tion.\n OUR SAFETY—\; Pissing off the rest of the world is NOT going to make us safe! How many young people have to die in Iraq & Afghanistan defending an unjust US foreign policy?\n OUR PLANET—\; The US militar y machine is the single largest polluter on the planet. ALL nations must rid themselves of weapons of mass destruction\, not just a select few.\n O UR FREEDOM—\; The rights of all Americans are threatened by the so-ca lled “\;Patriot ACT”\; and other similar pieces of legislation.\ n\nThe war in Iraq is directly linked to the militarization of our campuse s & communities and the budget crisis that is causing cutbacks on social s pending across the U.S. Young people have an important role to play in ta king back our democracy—\;on our campuses\, out in the streets\, and at the ballot box. The 2004 elections are incredibly important\, and we&# 8217\;ve got one year & counting to ensure that progressive youth make a s trong showing on Election Day. Help us to build a national\, non partisan movement of young people who are concerned about issues of peace & justic e and work to get out the vote in your community. Connect this movement w ith the issues that you are facing locally. Let’\;s elect people who represent our issues!\n\nReclaim Democracy! Take Action in Your Community : November 2nd to 4th!! \n\nFor a list of sample events and resources\, contact us at i\;n\;f\;o\;@\;n\;y\;s\;p \;c\;.\;n\;e\;t\;\n or check out the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition website: www.nyspc.net \n Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031104 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031102 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Countdown to Kick-out! UID:20260421T070501CEST-heEvDbkVAA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyspc.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:212-807-6222 x 17 Email:sgriest@ncac.org DESCRIPTION:The Patriot Act is turning 2 and we are going to un-celebrate. Please join us 4-7 for an early evening of activism & art. \n\nWorkshops:\ n\n'Civil Liberties post-9/11'\n- with Udi Ofer\, New York Civil Liberties Union & Bill of Rights Defense Campaign\n\n'The Impact of the PATRIOT Act on Immigrants'\n- with Bryan Pu-Folkes & Partha Banerjee\, New Immigrant Community Empowerment\n\n'Post-9-11 Censorship in the Arts'\n- Betty Shami eh\, Palestinian playwright \n\nSpoken Word Performances by Urban Word NYC & Black Out Arts Collective\n\nActivist Hall\n\nLearn how to get involved with: American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee\, \nNational Coalition Against Censorship\, New York City Bill of Rights Defense Campaign\, New Y ork Civil Liberties Union\, New Immigrant Community Empowerment\, Not In O ur Name\, Refuse & Resist\, the Youth Free Expression Network\, and many m ore!\n\nFor more information\, contact Stephanie Elizondo Griest at 212-80 7-6222 x 17.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031024 GEO:40.729100;-73.991600 LOCATION:Judson Memorial Church\, New York\, New York\, 10012\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Patriot Act Un-Birthday Bash UID:20260421T070501CEST-VJb2hTevAe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yfen.org/pages/events/upcomingevents.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:ncc@seac.org DESCRIPTION:The Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) is a national network of young people working collectively towards environmental and so cial justice. Fifteen years of organizing and activism has taught us that it takes sustained coordination and planning on a national level to win co ncrete victories and build a strong youth movement. \n\nThe National Counc il is an open group that meets twice a year to make important decisions ab out SEAC's national priorities. We don't tell local groups what to do - we are the local groups\, coming together\, learning\, teaching\, and strate gizing. \n\nThe National Council (NC) consists of National Council Represe ntatives. NC reps are an elected position from within your local grassroot s group. Each member group has the opportunity to elect up to two represen tatives from their group to sit on SEAC's National Council. \n Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040111 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040108 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC's National Council Meeting UID:20260421T070501CEST-M8885aAd4u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/ncmtg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:alliance4sj@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Six qualified panelists will debate whether or not they support vouchers and why and the future of education. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20031120T180000 GEO:37.662600;-122.051000 LOCATION:CSU Hayward\, Hayward\, California\, 94542\, United States SUMMARY:Debate on School Choice UID:20260421T070501CEST-9Tsc5pzmVS@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:508-752-1952 Email:cconnor@clark.edu DESCRIPTION:*Report Back from Miami and Columbus\, GA (FTAA and SOA protest s) \n*Discuss Repression\, especially targeted repression towards people o f color \n*Continued oppression in our movement\, how do we deal with it? \n*Strategy discussion: what are some next steps? \n\nSponsored by the Wor cester Global Action Network Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031206 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Jefferson Building\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast FTAA/SOA Report Back and Strategy Session UID:20260421T070501CEST-27cdharcl5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wogan.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:919-843-6548 Email:surgenc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:SURGE Conference\nFeb 6-8\, 2004\nUnited for Justice\n'It takes a lot of little people to make big things happen...'\n\nA weekend full of workshops and fellowship\, on the beautiful campus of UNC-CH.\n\nkeep an eye on our website for more info... Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040208 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040206 GEO:36.004600;-79.054500 LOCATION:UNC-CH\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States SUMMARY:SURGE Conference 2004 UID:20260421T070501CEST-iIUZwtVmll@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.surgenetwork.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:301-565-4050 x322 Email:span@peace-action.org DESCRIPTION:From November 10-18\, 2003\, the Student Peace Action Network ( SPAN)\nSpeaking Tour\, 'The Real Face of War'\, will be visiting high scho ols and colleges in New Jersey\, New York\, Pennsylvania\, Maryland\, Dela ware\, and Washington\, DC. The SPAN tour will feature Nagasaki survivor M s. Kazuko Yamashina\, Veterans for Peace\, and 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows.\nThis is the second annual SPAN speaking tour of its kind\, and this year we aim to reach thousands of youth in the Mid-Atlantic region o f the country with our message of peace. We invite all students\, youth\, parents\, teachers\, veterans\, peace activists and community members to a ttend this special event.\n\nHere’\;s the schedule:\n\nTuesday\, Nove mber 11\, 4:00pm-6:30pm\nAmerican Friends Service Committee National Offic e\nRufus Jones Room\n1501 Cherry Street\nPhiladelphia\, PA 19102\n\nWednes day\, November 12\, 6:30pm-8:00pm\nLong Island University\n4th floor loung e-Humanities Bldg\n1 University Plaza\nBrooklyn\, NY\n\nThursday\, Novembe r 13\, 5pm-7:30pm\nTowson University\n8000 York Road\nTowson\, MD 21252\n\ nMonday\, November 17 \, 7pm\nCaesar Rodney High School Auditorium\n239 Ol d North Road\nCamden\, DE 19934\n\nTuesday\, November 18\, 4pm-6pm\nGeorge town University\n37th and O Streets\, NW\nWashington\, DC 20057\n\nFor mor e information\, please contact 301-565-4050 x322 or\ns\;p\;a\;& #110\;@\;p\;e\;a\;c\;e\;-\;a\;c\;t\; 5\;o\;n\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\n Geographical Scope: Regi onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031118 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031110 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:SPAN's The Real Face of War Speaking Tour UID:20260421T070501CEST-IKLkK9fvkT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentpeaceaction.org/act.html#SPEAKINGTOUR END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:866-444-3652 Email:campusteam@feminist.org DESCRIPTION:In 1992\, the US Supreme Court almost overturned Roe v. Wade! J ustice Kennedy initially voted to overturn Roe but changed his vote just a s Chief Justice Rehquist was circulating the opinion that would have gutte d abortion rights in this country. Roe still hangs by a slim 5-4 majority on the US Supreme Court. The addition of even one more anti-choice Justice could result in either overturning Roe v. Wade or so burdening this right that many women will effectively be forced to the back alleys. At the sta te level\, restriction after restriction is being passed to limit access t o family planning and abortion\, especially for poor women and young women . The cut-off of international family planning funding and the imposition of the Global Gag Rule are causing needless deaths and suffering for women around the world.\n\nJoin us along with the other principal organizers\, NARAL Pro-Choice America\, National Organization for Women\, Planned Paren thood Federation of America\, Black Women's Health Imperative\, National L atina Institute for Reproductive Health\, and the American Civil Liberties Union at the most significant and massive abortion rights march in over a decade. We must sound the alarm and rouse the pro-choice majority to acti on as never before!\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040425 GEO:38.914600;-77.075600 LOCATION:Lincoln Memorial\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20007\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:March for Women's Lives UID:20260421T070501CEST-oCUv4LrExf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://march.feminist.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Feminist author Carol Adams will be showing her 'Sexual Politic s of Meat' slideshow\, based on her book by the same name. The show will discuss the connections between animal exploitation and the oppression of women\, drawing on images from various sources to exemplify this idea. Ve gan food will be served\, and there will be a book signing by Carol (books will be sold). Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20031105T203000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Trayes Hall A\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:The Sexual Politics of Meat Slideshow UID:20260421T070501CEST-KWOUu6NlZX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/rutgers_sea/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Campus Anti-War Network's 2003 National Conference. Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031102 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031101 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Anti-War Network National Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-Lrv7uWGxDa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.antiwarnetwork.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:emy643@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops Midwest Regional conference featuring workshops\, anti-oppression\, campaign strategy\, speakers\, and more! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031107 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Purdue University\, Purdue\, Indiana\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest USAS Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-EB4vRaODMV@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-223-1960 x140 Email:sn@transafricaforum.org DESCRIPTION:Coming together to learn\, strategize & build RESISTANCE!\n\nNo vember 8th-9th\, 2003\nHoward University’s Blackburn Center\, Washington\, DC\n\nSponsored by: TransAfrica’s Youth & Student Network\n\nWORKSHOPS & PANELS:\n• The Prison Industrial Complex: the business of locking up our p eople\n• The Poverty Draft: Black & Brown youth in the military\n• Hip Hop & Organizing\n• Organizing & Build Strong Organizations\n• Africa\, AIDs & the DEBT connection\n• REPARATIONS\n• One Standard for Haitian Refugees\ n\nA registration fee of $15 covers all workshops\, lunch for Saturday & S unday and housing for Saturday night for those coming from out of the area .\n\n**Scholarships for travel are available**\n*No one will be turned awa y for lack of funds*\n\nThe mission of TransAfrica’s Youth & Student Netwo rk is to develop young activists and organizers of\nAfrican descent and to encourage organizing on issues facing the African World. Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031109 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031108 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Howard University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Rebuilding Resistance: DC Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-bbMxPsM3Sz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.transafricaforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:United for Peace and Justice and International ANSWER have cosp onsored a march on DC and San Francisco to end the US occupation of Iraq. It'll be big.\n\nwww.unitedforpeace.org\nwww.internationalanswer.org Geog raphical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031025 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:DC March for an End to the Occupation of Iraq UID:20260421T070501CEST-FxG0D7UuRj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.internationalanswer.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The FTAA is coming to Miami where ministers will be meeting fro m November 20-21. \n\nSTART NOW TO STOP THE FTAA! Come down to Florida for the week to Fight for Fair Trade. \nFour years ago in February of 1999 in Seattle\, a motley network of 80 activists first came together to plan fo r the civil society mobilization against the WTO. Similarly historic meeti ngs are regularly taking place in Miami\, throughout Florida and around th e country to begin planning the civil society welcome for the FTAA with ev ents scheduled for November 17th – 21st in downtown Miami. \n\nBe a part o f this mobilization against corporate-controlled globalization – and help Stop the FTAA! \n\nThere are already plans for: Teach-ins and seminars\, r eality tours\, concerts and forums\, rallies and marches\, and many more w ays to get our Fair Trade message out! \n\nFolks from Florida and around t he country will be joined by activists from around the world linking the l ocal issues to the global fights\, while building solidarity and alternati ves. \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031122 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031118 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Miami\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:Moblization Against the FTAA in Miami UID:20260421T070501CEST-ThvAI81hvI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stopftaa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:cross the Americas from November 21-23\, 2003 at the gates of t he U.S. military base Fort Benning in Georgia - home of the notorious Scho ol of the Americas (renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Coop eration) - to stand in Solidarity with the victims of the School of Assass ins and to speak out against terror and violence. Cross the line - engage in nonviolent direct action to make your voice heard\, to close the SOA/WH ISC\, and to change oppressive U.S. foreign policy. Geographical Scope: N ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031123 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031121 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ft. Benning\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:School of Americas Protest 2003 UID:20260421T070501CEST-Z7uSVLcFDz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.soaw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:youthpowershift@seac.org DESCRIPTION:Youth Power Shift proudly presents…\;\nOur First Ever̷ 0\; National Day of Action! November 13: Take action on your campus or i n your community to Shift the Energy Systems and build collective power wi th other students and youth in the Clean Energy Revolution!\nIt doesn̵ 7\;t matter what you do or how you do it\, the important thing is that we all communicate to our institutions and communities that a problem exists with our current energy systems and that we\, the youth and students of th e nation\, are working for a new and just energy paradigm. The possibilit ies are endless. Here are a few ideas:\nˇ Hold a teach-in or forum\nˇ Pre sent or pass a student referendum for clean energy\nˇ Kick-off a dorm comp etition to reduce energy consumption \nˇ Meet with the school president or administrators\nˇ Publicize the need for clean energy in your local and s chool papers. \nˇ Set up an exhibit of facts and fancy alternatives to dir ty energy \nˇ Street theater\nˇ Set up a table and hand out fact sheets to students in a popular area\nˇ Have a blitz petitioning session on that da y\nContact y\;o\;u\;t\;h\;p\;o\;w\;e\; r\;s\;h\;i\;f\;t\;@\;s\;e\;a\;c\; .\;o\;r\;g\;\n and let us know what you are doing on Novemb er 13 in the fight for Energy Justice. www.youthpowershift.org\n Geogra phical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031113 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Youth Power Shift National Day of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-gFEoUGxujv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youthpowershift.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mblgtacc@iastate.edu DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040215 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040213 GEO:42.036000;-93.465200 LOCATION:Iowa State University\, Ames\, Iowa\, 50011\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-kGw0fhRGaj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mblgtacc.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:nhautonomists@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: Register now for New Haven FTAA Consulta. See below for exact\nschedule times. Website now includes ride board and directions.\nR egistration deadline of Tue\, Oct 28 approaching soon\, so register now. I f you pre-register\, you get free entry to the Saturday night music show\, which features radical artists such as Dead Prez!\n\nNEXT STOP\, MIAMI!\n Autonomous Festival For Humanity and Against the FTAA Northeast FTAA Consu lta\n\nWhen: Oct 31 - Nov 2\, 2003\n\nWhere: New Haven\, CT\n\nWhy: Becaus e we are everywhere. There is a new left on the rise\, a left that seeks t o change the world without taking power\, a left that is almost invisible to the gaze of the corporate media and that has been pushed to the periphe ry of events such as the World Social Forum: the autonomous left. We seek to make the invisible visible. We are part of a network of solidarity arou nd a caravan of representatives from autonomous social movements in Brazil and Argentina. We are here to build connections and solidarity between lo cal and global movements for justice\, and to learn from their examples. C ome learn about the consequences of the neoliberal\nagenda (the new coloni alism)\, the positive alternatives that have emerged to challenge corporat e globalization (the most inspiring popular movement since the Zapatistas) \, and network\, train\, plan\, and strategize for the\nFree Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Ministerial in Miami (Nov 17 to 21).\n\nWe can shut i t down!\n\nHow: Food and housing will be provided. All housing will be wit h students and community members\, and all food will be vegan/vegetarian. We are requesting a sliding scale $5 to $10 donation to cover food costs. Please send registration form (at very end) to the listed email address\n\ nLogistics\nlike ride board and directions are up on the website: http://w ww.gpjo.org/yale.htm\n\nSchedule:\nFri\, Oct 31\n5 - 9 pm Registration\, D wight Hall Chapel\, 67 High St\n7 - 8 pm Dinner\, Dwight Hall Chapel\, 67 High St\n9 midnight Radical films / Party at 189 Mansfield St\n\nSat\, No v 1\nAll day events at Dwight hall\, 67 High St\nAll day screening of inde pendent films: Mardi Gras: Made in China\,\nKilometer Zero: WTO in Cancun\ , and Women and Prisons in Ecuador\nAll day tabling with publications such as Hemisphere Unbound by\nhttp://www.ftaaresistance.org \, We are Everywh ere by\nhttp://www.weareeverywhere.org \, medic street guides\, and UFPJ l iterature\nby http://www.unitedforpeace.org\n9 - 10 am Breakfast / Registr ation\, Dwight Hall Chapel\, 67 High St\n10 - 11:20 am Introduction to Glo balization\; Biotechnology and\nGlobalization\; Theater of the Oppressed W orkshop\; Medic Training\n11:30 12:50 pm Alternative Economics Panel\; arg entina autonomistaprojects que se vayan tod@s\, a cardboard piece\; Critic al Resistance\nInteractive Workshop\; Organizing 101\n1 2 pm Lunch / Gend er Caucus\n2 3:20 pm Autonomous Social Movements Caravan from Brazil and Argentina\n3:30 - 4:50 pm Prison Industrial Complex Panel\; Labor and Glo balization\;\nWorld War III Illustrated Interactive Workshop\; How to Buil d a Collective\nWorkshop\n5 -6:20 pm Indymedia Panel\; The Radical Spoken Word\; Planetary\nAlternatives Network Discussion\; Direct action trainin g\n6:30 - 7:30 pm Dinner / People of Color Caucus\n8 pm - late Music featu ring: Cipher (http://www.afropunk.com\, http://\nwww.cipheronline.com)\; R icanstruction (http://www.ricanstruction.net)\;\nDarren Deicide Kramer (ht tp://www.everreviledrecords.com)\; Lenelle Moise\n(http://www.lenellemoise .com)\; Hashim Allah of the Blackout Arts Collective(http://blackoutartsco llective.com)\; LO\; Totus Cru\; Dead Prez (http://\nwww.deadprez.com)\; a nd more\n\nSun\, Nov 2\nAll events at Dwight Hall\, 67 High St\n9 -10 am B reakfast\n10 - 11:20 am Affinity Group and Consensus Training\; Training o n 'effective\nmegaphone communication strategies in the defence of free as sembly'\;\nConsulta Agenda Working Group\n11:30 - 12:50 pm Consulta Agenda (open to change): Update on what to expect\nin Miami\; Update on previous consultas and virtual spokescouncils\n1 - 2 pm Lunch / Informal Music wit h Brad Will and others\n2 - 5 pm Consulta Agenda (open to change): Mass ac tion framework\; Support:\nlegal\, food\, medic\; Regional transportation coordination\; [Local Solidarity\nAction Planning]\n\nParticipants include :\n-Abe Walker\, Labor Notes (http://www.labornotes.org)\n-Alessandro Camp os\, psychologist\, in the struggle antimanicomial\, and\nwith Acao Local por Justica Global (Local Action for Global Justice)\,\nBrazil\n-Barbara F air\, People Against Injustice\n-Brad Will\, contributor to We are Everywh ere\n-Carlos Aramayo\, Bolivian labor activist\n-Dan Firger\, Rainforest A ction Network and Global Exchange Stop the FTAA\nRoadshow\n-David Graeber and Stevphen Shukaitis\, Planetary Alternatives Network\n-David Redmon\, f ilmmaker\n-Dyan Neary\, filmmaker\n-Doyle Canning\, Institute for Social E cology\n-Graciela Monteagudo\, argentina autonomista project (http://\nwww .autonomista.org)\n-Hipa Dzutsi'wa Top'Tiro\, of the Xavante\, and co-foun der of the self-\nsufficient and autonomous village Udzo'Uhu (http://www.w ara.org.br)\n-Immanuel Wallerstein\, founder of World Systems Theory\n-Jen nifer Bair\, Professor of globalization and gender studies\n-John Farris\, Poet with Bullet Space\n-Jonathan Wilson\, Critical Resistance\n-Justin R uben\, activist and skills trainer\n-Kaitlin Nichols\, Genetic Engineering Action Network (http://\nwww.geaction.org\, http://www.seac.org)\n-Mark W eisbrot\, Center for Economic and Policy Research\n-Matt McLaughlin\, Hart ford Independent Media Center\n-Moose\, How to Build a Collective workshop \n-Neka Jara\, Solano Unemployed Workers Movement\, Argentina (http://\nww w.solano.mtd.org.ar)\n-Rafael Mutis and Kat Lo\, Theater of the Oppressed\ n-Robert Krause\, activist and skills trainer\n-Sandro Mezzadra\, editor o f Italian autonomous magazine Derive Approdi\n-Seth Tobocman\, Artist of W orld War III Illustrated\n-Vermin Love\, Street Protest Trainer\n-and more \n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031102 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031031 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New Haven\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY:Stop the FTAA Conference - New Haven UID:20260421T070501CEST-eju44H4TA9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gpjo.org/yale.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:rbodanyi@umich.edu DESCRIPTION:You've probably heard about the world's worst industrial traged y\, the Bhopal disaster\; 20\,000 people died and more than 150\,000 were injured by a chemical gas leak at a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal\, India\ , in 1984. The people of Bhopal have been left to suffer for the past twen ty years by Union Carbide and its new owner\, Dow Chemical\, which have re fused to stop the ongoing contamination of their water supply. 15-30 peopl e continue to die each day in what can only be classified as a massive hum anitarian disaster and a heinous corporate crime.\n\n**THANKFULLY\, THERE' S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO!!!** Join with students from over 20 colleges and universities across the nation in the first National Bhopal Day of Act ion\, scheduled for this Halloween. 'Dow is Death' is the theme (no surpri se!)\, and several ideas for creative actions are included below. Although there's plenty to be morbid about\, make sure that you're having FUN as y ou plan your actions! Please check our website\, www.studentsforbhopal.org \, for regular updates and background information about the disaster and t he campaign.\n\nPeace and Justice\,\nRyan Bodanyi\nStudent Coordinator\,\n International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal\nr\;b\;o\;d\;& #97\;n\;y\;i\;@\;u\;m\;i\;c\;h\;.\;&# 101\;d\;u\;\n\n(401) 829-6192\nwww.studentsforbhopal.org\n\n\n**** ***************************\n BHOPAL DAY OF ACTION IDEAS:\n************** *****************\n\n**Dress up as the Grim Reaper and paint Dow's symbol on your back. Sneak around campus and 'collect' students throughout the da y. \n\n**Sketch chalk outlines around campus and write the names of Bhopal victims inside. Or pile 'body bags' around your Dow building or your coll ege green.\n\n**Build a Dow 'pińata' out of wire mesh and paper mache and invite the campus to break it open. Build the pińata in the shape of a fac tory or a stack of bills\, and paint the Dow logo on its sides. Then have everyone take a swing at it with a broom (an Indian jhadoo\, if possible-- in India\, to be hit with a jhadoo is a great insult). Design the pińata t o break open at the bottom\, and fill it with chemical slime\, blood and b ones\, or stink bombs. Be sure to have plenty of candy for those who take a swing\, so that no one goes away disappointed.\n\n**Dress up as Dow exec utives and 'seize' a nearby cemetery. Claim that the dead are your 'intell ectual property\,' as demonstrated by Agent Orange\, DDT\, Napalm and Bhop al. Invite the media--they'll love the spectacle!\n\n**Build a Dow Haunted House for Halloween. Make the Haunted House educational\, but scary too-- perhaps this is another venue for the Dow Grim Reaper to stalk his victims . \n\n**Borrow a projector and design a skull and crossbones slide. Then p roject it onto your campus Dow building (if you have one). \n\n**Dramatize the gas leak with toxic waste barrels and foaming dry ice. We did this tw ice at the University of Michigan\, and it captured a lot of attention. Fo r photos\, see www.umich.edu/~bhopal/DiagReenact.htm.\n\n**Stage a die-in or a funeral procession on your campus green. Ask the marching band to par ticipate.\n\n**Create a 'Bhopal Brigade' and dress up in biohazard suits. Stand guard outside the Dow Building to protect Dow's chemicals from terro rist attack. Or act as a 'chemical bodyguard' for Dow Board member. Contac t Ryan to request the biohazard suits.\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031031 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Bhopal Day of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-zMHUK9PCOp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsforbhopal.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4591 Email:meighan.davis@sierraclub.org DESCRIPTION:Mission Iowa: For our jobs\, for our health\, for our future 230\;.\nSomething new is about to take off.\n\nEvery four years\, the nati on’\;s most ambitious politicians and media elite head to the Heartla nd to campout in Iowa\, home of the nation’\;s first presidential con test. Since this year’\;s election is the closest in over a decade\, it looks like these folks will be spending most January in the Hawkeye st ate.\n\nBut why let them have all the fun?\n\nThis year a coalition of eco nomic justice and environmental student organizations are going to shine t he bright Iowa spotlight on an issue that’\;s been largely neglected: clean healthy made in America energy. \n\nWHEN: January 10th (arrive) -2 0th (depart) (the Iowa Caucuses are Jan. 19)\n\nWHERE: We’\;ll be ba sed in Des Moines but travel all over the state\n\nWHO: Anyone that is in terested in changing the national dialogue.\n\nHOW: Fill out the pasted a pplication form below and email it to m\;e\;i\;g\;h\;& #97\;n\;.\;d\;a\;v\;i\;s\;@\;s\;i\;&# 101\;r\;r\;a\;c\;l\;u\;b\;.\;o\;r\; 03\;\n ASAP (Deadline Dec. 22nd to ensure housing) For more information ca ll 202-548-4591\n\nWHY:\nWe know that we can create millions of new good j obs and protect our health through a large investment in clean energy and energy efficiency. We know that we can end our addiction to oil and free ourselves from the grasp unstable undemocratic nations with a bold visiona ry clean energy agenda. \n\nBut nation’\;s leaders aren’\;t qui te there yet. So\, like always\, we need students to lead the way and enc ourage these men (and woman!) to stop talking about baby steps and start p roposing bold leaps that will take us to a clean energy future.\n\nAnd the re’\;s no better place to do this than Iowa. And no better time than this January.\n\nSo come join the AFL-CIO\, the Apollo Alliance\, the Cen ter for Environmental Citizenship\, Jobs with Justice and the Sierra Stud ent Coalition as we launch this unprecedented coalition project.\n\nOTHER FAQs\n\nWhat’\;ll it cost me? Not much. We’\;ll take care of h ousing and most of the food. You just need to get yourself to Des Moines (and we’\;ve even got travel vouchers if that’\;s a problem).\n\ nWhat are we going to do? Build a buzz. We’\;re going to show up at candidate events\, devise creative visibility tactics and just about anyt hing else you can help us think of.\n\nAre we going to endorsing any candi date? Nope. Our job is to move the debate forward\n\nHow cool is this? V ery\n\nName: \nAddress: \nPhone: \nSchool: \nMajor: \nYear in School: \nHo me Address: \nHome Phone:\nCell Phone:\n\nBriefly\, what issues concern yo u the most and why?\n\n\nDescribe your leadership experience.\n\n\nOn a sc ale from 1 to 5\, with 5 being very much and 1 being very little\, which t actic interests you the most\nMedia –\; \nPetitioning–\;\nCandid ate Interactions/bird-dogging –\;\nStreet Theatre –\;\n\n\nAre y ou available for the entire Mission (Jan. 10-20th)?\n\n\nCan you cover tra vel costs or will you need a travel scholarship?\n\n\nHow will you be arri ving to Des Moines?\n\n\nDo you have a laptop?\n\n\nDo you have a car?\n\n \nDo you have any special needs we should know about? Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040120 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040110 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Des Moines\, Iowa\, United States SUMMARY:Mission Iowa UID:20260421T070501CEST-Nr52zb5eV2@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:203-773-4991 Email:conference@climatecampaign.org DESCRIPTION:The major student energy/climate conference of the year! We aim to have 400+ students from the Northeastern U.S. and Southeastern Canada. \n\nCome to:\n-Meet and exchange ideas with hundreds of other students doi ng climate/energy work.\n-Strengthen the student climate networks in your state with state strategy break-out sessions.\n-Become involved with the 8 student networks working on climate issues\n-Get Trained in: basic organi zing skills\, campus sustainability\, legislative climate advocacy. \n-Hav e Fun! We will have time for music\, frisbee\, photo shows\, and lots more .\n\nThe Conference is sponsored by The Climate Campaign\, a coalition of 8 student networks: ECO-Northeast\, EnviroCitizen\, Free the Planet\, Gree npeace\, Sierra Student Coalition\, Student Environmental Action Coalition \, SustainUS\, The Student PIRGs\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040222 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040220 GEO:42.380400;-71.132900 LOCATION:Harvard University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United State s SUMMARY:Northeast Climate Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-eJfl9IBAxe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climatecampaign.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A citizens conference for education and action on oil and its r elationship to politics and power\, the 'National Summit on PetroPolitics' will focus in turn on each of the elements of the PetroPolitics debate: w ar/terror\, poverty\, environmental degradation\, and corporate globalizat ion.\n\nThe conference will bring together representatives of labor\, the Global Justice movement\, peace activists\, environmental organizers\, stu dents and leaders from communities of color and faith to talk about the ma ny ways in which our nation's dependence on oil impacts our lives\, our ec onomy\, our foreign policy\, and the environment.\n\nTuesday Jan 6th\n\n8- 9:30am: \nRegistration\n\n9:30-10: \nOpening\n\n10-11:15\nBig Oil’s Role i n the Political Process\nChuck Lewis\, Center for Public Integrity\nCelia Wexler\, Common Cause \nSteve Kretzmann\, SEEN\n\n11:30-1 Concurrent Sessi ons\nA. Domestic Subsidies & the Energy Bill: Keith Ashdown\, Taxpayers fo r Common Sense\, Daniel Becker\, Sierra Club\, Jerry Taylor\, CATO*\, Fait h Gemmill\, Gwich’in Steering Committee\nB. Understanding the Oil Industry : Fareed Mohamedi\, PFC Energy\, Gopal Dayanenni\, Project Underground\, A nita Dancs\, National Priorities Project\n\n1-2 Lunch\n\n2-3:15\nBig Oil\, Globalization\, and Development\nCarol Ramirez Avellan (ADELA\, Costa Ric a)\nOronto Douglas\, Environmental Rights Action\, Nigeria\nKeith Slack\, Oxfam America\n\n3:30 – 5:00 Concurrent Sessions\nA. Countering the Resour ce Curse: Transparency & Revenue Management: Tom Palley\, Open Society Ins titute\, Ian Gary\, Catholic Relief Services\; David Ugolor\, African Netw ork for Environmental and Economic Justice\nB. Oil\, the Equator Principle s\, and Private Finance: Ilyse Hogue\, Rainforest Action Network\, Francis Grant-Suttie\, World Wildlife Fund*\nC. A Decade of Oil Campaigning – Has it Made a Difference? Andy Rowell\, author\, Green Backlash\; Kenny Bruno \, Earthrights International\; Bennett Freeman\, Burson Marsteller\nD. Oil in our Communities: Henry Clark (Richmond CA)*\, Susanna Almonzo (East Au stin\, TX)*\, Gwen Lachelt\, OGAP*\n\n5:30 – 6:30 hors d’oeuvres and cash bar\n\n6:30 – 7:30 Keynote: Vijay Vaitheeswaran\, Environment & Energy Rep orter\, The Economist\, author\, Power to the People\n\nWednesday Jan 7th\ n\n9:00-10:15\nOil and War\nGeneral Joseph Hoar\, USMC (ret.)* former Comm ander in Chief\, US Central Command\nMichael Klare\, chair of the Five Col leges Program in Peace and Security Studies\, FPIF board member and author \, Resource Wars and the forthcoming Petropolitics\nMedea Benjamin\, Globa l Exchange\nRania Masri\, Institute for Southern Studies\n\n10:30-12:00 Co ncurrent Sessions\nA. Oil & Human Rights: Folabi Olagbaju\, Amnesty Intern ational\, Arvind Ganesaan\, Human Rights Watch*\, Paulina Garzon\, CESR*\n B. Oil & National Security: Jim Paul\, Global Policy Forum\; Michael Renne r\, WorldWatch\nC. Oil\, Democracy\, and Islam: Noah Feldman\, New York Un iversity*\nD. Iraq Reconstruction: Charlie Cray\, Center for Corporate Pol icy\; Jim Vallette\, SEEN\, Svetlana Tsalik\, Iraq Revenue Watch*\n\n12:00 -1:00 Lunch\n\n1:00-2:30\nWorking for our Future: Labor’s Perspectives on the Coming Energy Transition\nJim Pannell\, Vice President\, Paper\, Allie d-Industrial\, Chemical\, and Energy Workers International Union\nDave Fos ter\, United Steelworkers of America\nGino Govender\, International\, Chem ical\, Energy & Mineworkers Union\n\n2:30-4:00\nOil and Climate Change\nCa rl Pope\, President\, Sierra Club*\nEileen Claussen\, Pew Center*\nAdam We rbach\, Apollo Alliance*\n\n4:30 – 6:00 Concurrent Sessions\nA. Local Acti on: Michael Tidwell\, Chesapeake Climate Action Network\; Jo Hamilton\, Ri sing Tide UK \nB. Kyoto and Beyond: \nC. Just Transitions for Labor and Af fected Communities: Jose Bravo\, Just Transition Alliance\,* Keith Romig\, PACE*\n\n\n6:00 – 7:00 Comedy in the Era of Bush\nBill Hartung\, author H ow Much Are You Making on the War\, Daddy? -- A Quick and Dirty Guide to W ar Profiteering in the Bush Administration\n\nThursday Jan 8th\n\n9:30-11: 00\nNext Steps for a New Energy Deal\nReid Detchon\, Energy Futures Coalit ion\nWinona LaDuke\, Honor the Earth\nRoss Gelbspan\, former Boston Globe reporter\, author\, The Heat Is On\n\n11:15-12:00\nFinal Keynote\, Bringin g it all Together\nGreg Palast\, author\, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy \n\n* = invited Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040108 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040106 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Petro Politics National Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-IziRplHs8l@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.petropolitics.org/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:330-287-3000 x5822 Email:mreisland@wooster.edu DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040229 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040227 GEO:40.830700;-81.895400 LOCATION:College Of Wooster\, Wooster\, Ohio\, 44691\, United States SUMMARY:Region 9 SEAC Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-6E5xwhgOuj@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:309-454-1836 Email:info@nukereality.org DESCRIPTION:The mission of the Nuclear Reality Conference (NRC) is to promo te environmental justice and to protect public health and safety by educat ing citizens about the many dangers inherent to the nuclear power industry \, while simultaneously offering information about available clean energy solutions.\n\nFor additional information\, please visit our website: http: //www.nukereality.org\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040222 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040220 GEO:40.530400;-88.798900 LOCATION:Illinois State University\, Normal\, Illinois\, 61761\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Nuclear Reality Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-v5tVcuVatz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nukereality.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 etx. 24 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:Get involved in the dump Bush movement!\n\nA weekend long confe rence for young activists dedicated to social and economic justice.\n\n*Up date: plenary sessions\, workshops\, presentations\, election preparation track and 'Bands Against Bush' concert*\n\n\nBeating the Bush Agenda\nOpen ing plenary: 7-9pm Friday\, Feb. 20th\n -with-\nFrances Fox Piven \nDis tinguished Professor of Political Science\, the Graduate Center\, CUNY\; a uthor of Poor People's Movements and many other works\; Honorary Chair of Democratic Socialists of America\;\nLeslie Cagan\nNational Coordinator\, U nited for Peace and Justice\;\nJoseph Schwartz\nChair\, Dept. of Politica l Science\, Temple University\; Chair\, Steering Committee of the Democrat ic Socialists of America\n\n\nThe Future of Radical Democracy\nSaturday pl enary: 3-5pm Saturday\n -with-\nCornel West\nDepartment of Religion\, P rinceton University\; author of Race Matters and many other books\; Honora ry Chair of Democratic Socialists of America\;\nSteve Max\nDirector of Org anizing and Training\, Midwest Academy\;\nBertha Lewis\nExecutive Director \, New York ACORN\; Co-chair\, Working Families Party\n\n\nConfirmed works hops and presentations:\n\nBetween Iraq and a Hard Place: Towards a Democr atic US Foreign Policy\nIan Williams\, author of The UN for Beginners\; co rrespondent\, In These Times and The Nation\n\nLooking at the Global Justi ce Movement\nDoug Henwood\, editor\, Left Business Observer\; contributor\ , The Nation\n\nLGBT Activism: Student Organizing\, Civil Rights and the C ulture Wars\nJoseph Troung\, Resource Coordinator\, National Youth Advocac y Coalition\n\nStudent-Labor Solidarity\nLenore Palladino\, National Organ izer\, United Students Against Sweatshops\n\nWhat’\;s the Deal with t he Democrats?\nJoseph Schwartz\, Chair\, Dept. of Political Science\, Tem ple University\; Chair\, Steering Committee of the Democratic Socialists o f America\n\nABC's of Democratic Socialism\nSteven Bronner\, professor\, D ept. of Political Science\, Rutgers University\n\nMaking Media Work For Us : Breaking Down the Divide\nSelina Musuta\, DC based freelance journalist\ ; member DC Radio Co-op\n\nUnderstanding the Economy: Slideshow Presentati on\nSteve Max\, Director of Organizing and Training\, Midwest Academy\n\nH igh School Organizing\nMolly Jean\, New York Youth Bloc & author Mikki Hal pan\n\nBuilding the Student Movement: The March 4th ‘\;Books Not Bomb s’\; Day of Action and Beyond\nA panel discussion with representative s from National Youth & Student Peace Coalition member organizations\n\nRe flecting on Past Campus Anti-war Activism & What to do Now\nMembers of NYU Peace Coalition\n\nThe March for Women’\;s Lives: Organizing for the April 25th Pro-Choice Demonstration\nRepresentatives from Feminist Majori ty and NARAL Pro-Choice America\n\n\nElection Preparation Track: \nWhile electoral activism may not be for everyone\, for those of you committed to bringing change through the ballot box during this critical year\, we hav e put together an excellent series of workshops led by some of the best gr assroots organizers and election campaigners around. More details TBA!\n\ nWhy Electoral Politics? Racial Justice as a Case for Electoral Activism\n \nIssues Campaigns and Electoral Politics: Unemployment\, Living Wages and Gay Rights\n\nElected Officials: What they do after winning an election?\ n\nNuts and Bolts 1:The Campaign to Defeat Bush: The Players and the State s\n\nNuts and Bolts 2: Students and the Campaign Against Bush: As Voters a nd as Volunteers\n\nNuts and Bolts 3: Running a Campaign\n\nNuts and Bolts 4: The Tools (Fundraising\, Databases\, and More)\n\n\nAfter the conferen ce on Saturday...\nBands Against Bush and the 'LIFE AFTER BUSH' YDS Confer ence are co-organizing a show for Saturday\, February 21st. There will be four bands playing an all-ages venue in Brooklyn from 8pm to 1am. The spa ce is huge\, has a great sound system\, a concession stand\, a smoking roo m\, vintage pinball and snack machines\, friendly staff and a large dance studio where we will be screening radical documentaries and experimental v ideos throughout the night.\nhttp://www.officeops.org/directions.html\n\n\ nCost:\nFREE to students/low-income who pre-register by Feb. 14th (Valenti ne's Day!). 25$ for whole weekend\, or 15$ per day for all other conferenc e attendants. If you are coming as part of a registered campus organizatio n\, you may wish to request funding for the trip from your school.\n\nHous ing accommodations:\nFree housing accommodations will be available to a li mited number of registered participants on a first-come/first-serve basis. Conference goers are encouraged to stay with friends and/or family member s while in New York City\, and if possible\, to offer space for others to use.\n\nTravel arrangements:\nBook your transportation as soon as possible ! If you intend to come by plane\, make airline reservations now. Arrange carpools\, bus rides\, of train trips to New York City if you are coming f rom out of town. If you are coming as part of a registered campus organiza tion\, you may wish to request school vans for your journey. Some financia l assistance to cover travel expenses may be available to registered parti cipants. Preference is given to Young Democratic Socialist members and tho se interested in starting YDS chapters.\n\nHow to Register:\nOnline paymen t and registration forms will be available on this site shortly. In the in terim\, please call\, email or write to office indicating you would like t o register.\n\nYoung Democratic Socialists\nc/o DSA 180 Varick St. 12th Fl oor\nNew York\, NY\, 10014\noffice: (212) 727-8610 ext. 24\nfax: (212) 727 -8616\nwww.ydsusa.org\ny\;d\;s\;@\;d\;s\;a\; 7\;s\;a\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\n\nOrganized by the Young De mocratic Socialists and the Democratic Socialist Club at the Graduate Cent er\, CUNY. Co-sponsored by the Continuing Education Program at the CUNY Gr aduate Center and the Democratic Socialists of America Fund.\n\nDownload f lyers:\nPoster -------------->\nhttp://www.ydsusa.org/confs/nyc04.pdf\nQua rter-cards----->\nhttp://www.ydsusa.org/confs/nyc04_quarter.pdf\n\n\nCheck the website for regular updates:\nwww.ydsusa.org Geographical Scope: Na tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040222 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040220T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:CUNY Grad. Center\, 365 5th Ave (at 34th St. In Manhattan)\, New Y ork\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:LIFE AFTER BUSH: Youth Activism & the Fight for Our Future UID:20260421T070501CEST-fs3EoJCd6z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:860-649-7386 Email:tc@ourtruecolors.org DESCRIPTION:This is a 2 day GLBTQIA (Gay\, Lesbian\, Bisexual\, Transgender \, Questioning\, Intersex and Ally) issues conference. True Colors Confer ence is the largest GLBTQIA conference of its kind in the nation. We proje ct that more than 2000 people will attend this year. The conference is fi lled with youth\, young adult\, and professional workshops. Its a lot of f un and an amazing experience. COME AND JOIN US and SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040327 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040326T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Central Connecticut State University\, New Britain\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY:True Colors GLBTQIA Conference : Opening Doors\, Opening Minds UID:20260421T070501CEST-Adt8EJkhHd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ourtruecolors.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-368-4516 Email:ncor@mutualaid.org DESCRIPTION:The 7th annual National Conference on Organized Resistance—a sp ace for radical discourse and collective empowerment—is scheduled for Janu ary 24-25\, 2004 on the campus of American University in Washington\, D.C. Last year's conference featured nearly 70 workshops\, panel discussions a nd skillshares\, as well as tabling space for dozens of radical groups. Du ring the weekend\, D.C. also hosted political demonstrations\, benefit con certs and radical parties. We hope that this year's conference will be big ger and better than last year! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040125 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040124 GEO:38.938300;-77.091100 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20016\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Organized Resistance 2004 UID:20260421T070501CEST-J38hj1jRuO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.organizedresistance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:917-825-3562 Email:michael@revbilly.com DESCRIPTION:For Immediate Release\npress contact: Michael O'Neil\n917 825 3 562 / m\;i\;c\;h\;a\;e\;l\;@\;r\;e\;& #118\;b\;i\;l\;l\;y\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n\n'G EORGE BUSH DOES NOT RETURN TO GROUND ZERO' \nREVEREND BILLY AND THE STOP S HOPPING GOSPEL CHOIR\nSunday\, January 11TH\, 3:30 PM\nCommunity Church of New York\, 40 E 35th Street at Madison\nFree at the door\, We pass the pl ate for expenses\nTRAINS: 6 to 33rd\, BDFR to 34th\n\n\nThe anti-consumeri st Church of Stop Shopping kicks off the election year with a funeral for fear. Reverend Billy confronts the sentimental patriotism of the Bush thug s and reclaims Ground Zero as a locus of peace and possibility.\n\nThe Sto p Shopping Gospel Choir\, 25 voices strong\, joyously celebrates\nthe vict ory.\n\nReverend Billy is the creation of Obie award winner artist Bill Ta len. The Church of Stop Shopping is an interactive play directed by Savitr i Durkee\, musical director Benny Key\, conductor James Solomon Benn. Reve rend Billy and The Stop Shopping Gospel Choir were invited\nperformers at The Burning Man Festival and can be seen regularly at their home stage in New York\, St Mark's Church.\n\nThis show is the first installment in a na tional tour that will include the New Hampshire Primary\, Pennsylvania\, M ichigan\, Oregon\, and\nCalifornia\, and international appearances in Berl in\, London\, and\nBarcelona. Bill Talen's book 'What Should I do if Rever end Billy is in\nMy Store' was recently published by The New Press. Revere nd Billy and The Church of Stop Shopping have been the subject of numerous American and European documentaries. Tomato Records will release a CD of their work in Spring\, 2004.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040111T153000 GEO:40.745500;-73.978400 LOCATION:Community Church Of New York\, 40 E 35th Street At Madison\, New Y ork\, New York\, 10016\, United States SUMMARY:“\;George Bush Does Not Return to Ground Zero”\; - A Rev Billy Event UID:20260421T070501CEST-UCvSCnvZMb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.revbilly.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:510-723-7243 Email:apesc@msn.com DESCRIPTION:Video and Discussion on how the crook\, Dubya\, stole the Flori da elections with the help of Harris and Jeb Bush by disenfranchising thou sands of African America Voters.\nE-mail me for more information and for d riving directions etc. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040210T120000 GEO:37.635500;-122.092000 LOCATION:25555 Hesperian Blvd\, Hayward\, California\, 94545\, United State s SUMMARY:Unprecedented: How Bush Stole the Florida Elections UID:20260421T070501CEST-GjduTZnlJf@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:510-723-7243 Email:plal@chabotcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Regionwide CalSACC organized rally for education (K-14).\nStude nt Speakers and Entertainment!\nA chance to network with schools from the Bay Area and develop a movement!\nCome out and show your support for educa tion! Say NO to cuts!\nE-mail me for more information. Geographical Scope : Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040220T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Cesar Chavez Park\, Market And San Carlos St.\, San Jose\, Califor nia\, United States SUMMARY:Rally for Education K-14 UID:20260421T070501CEST-AAC52o0rth@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@peoplesprimary.org DESCRIPTION:Resisting Empire and Reclaiming the Future!\n\nGoals of the Peo ple's Primary:\n\n1. Build skills to act effectively for peace and justice .\n2. Raise awareness about issues of peace and justice. Provide training and support for activists doing nonviolent action at presidential campaign events leading up to the NH Primary on January 27.\n3. Strengthen activis t networks in the Northeast. Build towards nonviolent action for peace\, g lobal justice\, and democracy on March 20 and at the Democratic and Republ ican National Conventions.\n\n *************************\n\nYES to Democra cy!\n\nWe demand a hand in shaping the decisions that affect our lives. We are building community and grassroots movements to reclaim democracy. We want a global economy and a US foreign policy that is not unilateralist or based on military conquest. We do not want corporate agendas controlling the political debate and the media. We are concerned with fossil fuel addi ction and the resulting wars and environmental harm. We see the need for g rassroots action IN ADDITION to voting. We are telling America to take a u -turn for peace\, justice\, and an ecologically sustainable future.\n\nNO to Empire!\n\nWe stand united for peace and global justice\, and united ag ainst imperialism as exemplified by the Bush Administration's wars. We sta nd against racism\, the occupation of Iraq\, and the war on civil libertie s at home. We are concerned with corporate control of the food industry\, water\, healthcare and education\, all reinforced by anti-democratic trade agreements like the Free Trade Area of the Americas and US-Central Americ an Free Trade Agreement.\n\nMOBILIZE for the Future!\n\nWe are mobilizing in New Hampshire\, Boston\, New York\, and all across the country to recla im democracy in 2004. People from all walks of life - youth\, farmers\, tr ade unionists\, peacemakers\, professionals\, seniors - are casting their votes AND going beyond voting by building community and organizing to recl aim freedom and democracy.\n\n \n***********************\nWorkshops & Even ts\n***********************\n\nNew England College\, Henniker NH\n\n------ ------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n---- -----------\nFriday 1/16\n---------------\n\n4pm: Building the Student Mov ement - Organizer Training and Networking Meeting \n\n---------------\nSat urday 1/17\n---------------\n\n12-2 pm: The Presidential Debate and Us - H ow do we get candidates to address our concerns? \n\n2:30-6 pm: Nonviolenc e Training. \n\n7 pm: Film Screening. \n\nPosters and puppet making throu ghout the day \n\n---------------\nSunday 1/18\n---------------\n\n10 am: Speakers and Discussions on civil liberties\, agriculture\, peace\, econom ic justice\, and more. \n\n1:30-6 pm: Organizing for a Year of Action Marc h 20\, Democratic and Republican National Conventions\, town resolution ca mpaigns on genetically modified food... \n\n7-9pm: Dance for Democracy! \n \n\n********************************************************************** \n---------------------------------\nStatehouse\, Concord NH\n------------ ---------------------\n\n---------------------------------\nMonday 1/19 - MLK Day\n---------------------------------\n\n11am: Demonstration for Peac e and Justice and to announce our plans to organize beyond voting in 2004. \n\n\n\n***************************************************************** *****MLK Events around New Hampshire\n---------------------\n\nSt. George Cathedral Community Center\n\n(St. George Cathedral Community Center infor mation)\nMLK Day Community Celebration\n2pm: Potluck Meal \n3pm: Speakers and Music \nSponsored by Martin Luther King Coalition. \n\n*************** ******************\nStay in NH! Turn up the heat for peace and global just ice until the NH Primary Election on Tuesday Jan. 27.\n******************* **************\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040119 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040116 GEO:43.180100;-71.819600 LOCATION:New England College\, Henniker\, New Hampshire\, 03242\, United St ates SUMMARY:The People's Primary UID:20260421T070501CEST-DsR9rTZgoU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://peoplesprimary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:caer@gladstone.uoregon.edu DESCRIPTION:The Coalition Against Environmental Racism 9th Annual Conferenc e\n\n Environmental Racism is the exclusion of people of color in the dec ision-making process and the disproportionate impact of environmental haza rds\, including pollution\, resource depletion\, and waste disposal\, on t he health and wealth of people of color. Rising from the grassroots\, the environmental justice movement has responded by demanding that low-income and politically powerless communities not be subject to this unequal dist ribution of risks and burdens. The Coalition Against Environmental Racism is\, by its name\, necessarily a diverse coalition. CAER is a student-ba sed group dedicated to providing a forum for education and organization to promote environmental justice. CAER brings together the community and st udents from the Survival Center\, Multicultural Center\, ethnic student un ions\, and the Law School - organizations that have not all traditionally worked together.\n\n We believe that neither social inequities nor envi ronmental problems will be solved unless we begin to understand them as fu ndamentally linked. The goal is to educate people at the University and i n the community about the connections between environmental\, health\, and social inequities\, and to build community capacity to achieve justice. The primary vehicle towards this goal is the annual environmental justice conference\, which is held on the University of Oregon campus. The confer ence is an opportunity for students\, professors\, activists\, churches\, government\, and anyone else to learn about environmental justice and form new coalitions and networks.\n\n The conference is free and open to th e public\, in order to allow as many people to come as possible. Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040125 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040123 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Eugene\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Environmental Justice Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-dLrasIlhJA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~caer/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mbutterfield@wesleyan.edu\, DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 7th\, 2004 8:30 AM - 6 PM\nPublic Affairs C enter (PAC)\,Wesleyan University\, Middletown. CT\n\nThe Middle-East Crisi s Committee (http://TheStruggle.org)\nWesleyan Students For A Free Palesti ne\nand PRRC/Al-Awda Connecticut (http://Al-Awda.org/connecticut)\n\nInvit e you to Activism 102: A Day of Skills Workshops for Middle East activists \n\nTentative Program\n8\;30 AM Breakfast and registration\n9:00 AM Talk a bout International Solidarity Movement : Patrick Connors \n\n9:30- 10:45 W orkshops I (choose 1 of 2)\nA. Divestments and Boycotts\nB. Networking and Outreach\n\n11 AM to 12:15 PM Workshops II (choose 1 of 2)\nC. Protest Ar t (puppets\, murals\, poetry etc)\nD. Direct Action (Holding an event\, si gns\, dealing with authorities\,\nCivil disobedience etc)\n\n12:15-1:15 Lu nch\n1:15-2:30 PM Workshops III (choose 1 of 2)\nE. Media (Mainstream\, al ternative\, publicizing events\, getting good coverage\, counteracting dis tortions)\nF. Organizing (Fund Raising\, holding meetings\, motivation\, l iterature etc)\n\n2:45-4:00 PM Workshops IV (choose 1 of 2)\nG. Influencin g Government (lobbying\, getting involved in local and national elections) \nH. Student Activism (including discussion on setting up a Northeast stud ent activist network)\n\nClosing session and keyonote Invited speaker\nAli Abunimah Unconfirmed\n\nPartial (incomplete) list of Workshop Facilitator s (workshops in paranthesis):\n\nDr. Fatma Antar: Islamic Association of G reater Hartford and We Refuse to Be Enemies Coalition (B) Confirmed\nSaqib Bhatti: Yale SJP\, Yale Peace Coalition (H) Confirmed\nStanley Heller: Ch air of Middle East Crisis Committee (D) Confirmed\nDr. Justine McCabe: CT State Green Party Cochair (G) Confirmed\nFrank Panzarella: (D) Confirmed\n Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh: Media chair and co-founder\, Palestine Right to Return Coalition (E) Confirmed\nAngela Saad: Wesleyan SFP (H) Confirmed\nLabor Arts and Murals Projects (C) Confirmed\n\nRegistration: Send name\, addres s\, and phone number with fee ($10\nregular\,$5 students) to MECC\, PO Box 3626\, Woodbridge\, CT 06525.\nHousing will be available Friday night for those with a long commute\n\nDriving Directions\nhttp://www.wesleyan.edu/ about/traveltowes.ctt\nCampus Map\nhttp://www.wesleyan.edu/cgi/campusmap/m akemap.pl Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040207 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY: A Day of Skills Workshops for Middle East Activists UID:20260421T070501CEST-VLpirRtVrj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://al-awda.org/ctupcomingevents/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@campusaction.net DESCRIPTION:Students Together Against Racism Are Uniting to Challenge Racis m\nThis conference is for all students in the Capital District. Racism af fects everyone.\n\nWorkshops\nA collage of workshops that are geared at ed ucating and motivating your mind\, body and spirit to challenge issues inv olving racism.\n* Free Mumia Why are people all over the world working to free the political prisoner Mumia Abu-jamal \n* Drop the Rock Learn how w e can join people all over the state protesting the racist Rockefeller dru g laws.\n* Environmental Racism Learn of local examples of pollution in th e neighborhoods of people of color.\n* Privilege & Race Why is racism so p ersistent? What is white racism? What can we do as individuals to disman tle racism?\n\nLocation: Russell Sage College\, Upton Center\nDate: Saturday\, February 7\, 2004\nTime: 12:30pm –\; 5pm Lunch p rovided.\n\nFor directions and information: i\;n\;f\;o\;& #64\;c\;a\;m\;p\;u\;s\;a\;c\;t\;i\; 11\;n\;.\;n\;e\;t\;\n \, 463-5907\n\nSponsored by:\nThe Black and Latin Student Alliance\, Students Together Against Racism\, Cam pus Action\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040207 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Albany\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Uniting to Challenge Racism Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-OANohElVri@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:503-984-1196 Email:wou_mecha@yahoo.com\, rudysplash@hotmail.c om DESCRIPTION:FEB 6\, 7\, & 8\, at Western Oregon University\; REGIONAL MECHA CONFERENCE with the theme 'Our Culture\, Our Identity\, and Our Issues'. info Rodolfo 'Rudy' Rodriguez 503-984- 1196 or 503-838-8247 or w\; 1\;u\;_\;m\;e\;c\;h\;a\;@\;y\;a\;h\ ;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n or r\;u\;d\;y\ ;s\;p\;l\;a\;s\;h\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m \;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n Geographical Scope: R egional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040208 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040206 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Monmouth\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Northwest Regional MEChA Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-SKCbcM6idb@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:register@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops national convergence 2004. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040215 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040213 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:USAS National Convergence 2004 UID:20260421T070501CEST-jIFKWzJpSx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://studentsagainstsweatshops.org/conference/register.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Ryan White National Youth Conference (RWNYC) is the only na tional conference dedicated to building the HIV prevention health services and advocacy skills of young AIDS activists\, youth peer educators\, HIV positive youth and those who work in support of young people. Over 600 you th and adults who work with youth from around the nation will attend to id entify and share effective resources for HIV prevention among young people \; present models of care\, leadership and support services for HIV positi ve young people\; present models of youth appropriate\, culturally compete nt services to those infected\, affected or at risk\; develop leadership a nd advocacy skills\; and strengthen youth leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040216 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040213 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:National Youth Conference on HIV and AIDS UID:20260421T070501CEST-aoa0iJLXWi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rwnyc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:uclgbtia@ucsd.edu DESCRIPTION:University of California Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Inter sex Association (UCLGBTIA) 15th Annual conference. Geographical Scope: St ate DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040222 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040220 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UC San Diego\, San Diego\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Through the Looking Glass UCLGBTIA's 15th Annual Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-A0kMVieEJm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/~uclgbtia/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:With the support of University of Chicago Pritzker School of Me dicine and Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine\, Physicians for H uman Rights (PHR) will be holding its national conference in Chicago\, Ill inois. \n\nAll health professional students interested in health and human rights are welcome and encouraged to attend this exciting conference!\n\n The PHR Conference is an opportunity to: \nLearn new skills\, such as lobb ying\, fundraising\, and media outreach.\nDeepen your understanding of hea lth and human rights issues like Global AIDS\, racial disparities in healt h care\, and the impact of war on health.\nBe inspired by amazing speakers \, including Paul Farmer\, MD\, PhD and Jack Geiger\, MD\nMeet outstanding activists from around the nation\nBuild connections that you will use thr oughout your health professional career\n\nThe theme of the 2004 National Conference is 'The Power of the Health Professional Voice: Human Rights at Home and Abroad.' This theme was chosen to span the broad range of topics that PHR student chapters work on throughout the year\, and to highlight the two main campaign issues of the conference –\; Global AIDS and Do mestic Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. \n\nParticipants will be invited to attend workshops on these issues and others including: Banning Landmines\; Protecting Women’\;s Health and Human Rights\; Influencin g Politicians 101\; Fundraising\; Organizing a Human Rights Rotation\; Med ia Outreach\; Promoting Health and Justice for Youth\; and Running a PHR S tudent Chapter. For a complete list of workshops\, click here.\n\nOne of t he major goals of the conference is to promote activism in the field of he alth and human rights. Recognizing a need for mentors in this field\, PHR is organizing a cross-generational panel of health and human rights activi sts from the fields of medicine\, public health\, and nursing who range fr om being current chapter leaders to health professionals who have advocate d for human rights for decades.\n\nKeynote Speakers\nRecently profiled by Pulitzer Prize winning author Tracy Kidder in Mountains Beyond Mountains\, Dr. Paul Farmer is well-known throughout the world for his devout commitm ent to bringing life-saving medicines to those who need them most. With hi s colleagues at Partners In Health\, Dr. Farmer has proven to the world th at we can successfully provide health care even in the most impoverished a reas of the world. In addition to his care of patients\, Dr. Farmer has be come an outspoken critic of the world’\;s apathy towards the poor and through his writing\, research\, and presentations has been calling the w orld to action. Dr. Farmer will describe his clinics in Haiti\, Russia\, P eru\, Mexico\, and Roxbury MA which have been used as the model for the Wo rld Health Organization’\;s new 3x5 campaign to scale up treatment ef forts around the world\, treating three million people infected with HIV b y the end of 2005. He will also discuss the role of health professional ac tivism in the fight against global HIV/AIDS.\n\nDr. H. Jack Geiger is one of the nation’\;s leading experts on civil rights\, human rights and health. As a health professional who has been honored with many prestigiou s awards over his five decades of pioneering leadership and activism\, Dr. Geiger will share his invaluable anecdotes and insights about the role fo r health professionals in combating racial discrimination within the US He althcare System. Dr. Geiger will provide the historical context for the ne w PHR student campaign on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care and hig hlight some of the key ways students can be involved in reducing dispariti es and increasing provider accountability and engagement on this issue. \n \nClick here for additional information about both keynote speakers.\n\nSu nday Training\nOn Sunday\, February 22\, Physicians for Human Rights will be organizing a four hour leadership training/working group on each of the two major PHR student campaigns –\; Health Action AIDS and the new R acial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Campaign. All students\, particula rly first years\, are invited to attend one of these optional sessions. Th is will be a very unique and exciting opportunity to help plan the future of the campaigns! For more information\, please click here. \n\nSocial Act ivities\nThroughout the conference\, we encourage you to introduce yoursel f to others\, ask questions about their activities and interests\, and get to know each other. Those attending this conference are among the current and future leaders of the field of health and human rights. Some of these individuals will be your life-long colleagues\, so its great to start for ming acquaintances and friendships now!\n\nTo help facilitate meeting each other\, the conference coordinators from Loyola and U Chicago are organiz ing a couple fun social events that we hope you will consider attending! O n Friday night\, they will be hosting a human rights film screening and pi zza night. On Saturday night\, they will be coordinating a human rights so cial at a nearby bar. Proceeds from the social will benefit a health and h uman rights promoting service organization. If you have a suggestion for F riday night’\;s film\, or would like to be involved in organizing the Saturday fundraiser\, please email s\;t\;u\;d\;e\; 10\;t\;s\;@\;p\;h\;r\;u\;s\;a\;.\; 11\;r\;g\;\n with your suggestions.\n\nWe hope you will be able to join us for this exciting and historic conference!\n\nAbout Physicians fo r Human Rights\nPhysicians for Human Rights (PHR) is a member organization committed to promoting health by protecting human rights. Founded in 1986 \, PHR makes two unique contributions to the human rights movement. First\ , we bring the skills of science and medicine to human rights investigatio ns\, pioneering the use of anthropology\, pathology\, epidemiology and a h ost of other disciplines as tools for human rights investigations. Our pop ulation-based assessments of women’\;s health and violence against wo men\, tools for assessing landmines injuries\, and other scientific produc ts have illuminated human rights concerns that show their scope and breadt h. Our International Forensic Program serves the cause of international ju stice. \n\nSecond\, we engage and mobilize health professionals so that th ey become a powerful voice for human rights in their practices\, their cou ntries and internationally. In 1997\, PHR was one of the co-recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to create the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Traditionally\, health professionals have not been a strong constituency for equity in health\, but through training\, outreach\, and support\, PHR is creating such a constituency –\; and it is one that \, when mobilized\, speaks with great and compelling authority to policy-m akers. Whether advocacy is directed toward the release of imprisoned colle agues\, to end torture\, or to protect women’\;s rights\, or to seek a more just health system\, physicians\, nurses\, and public health profes sionals bring the prestige and credibility of the health professions to th e cause of human rights. \n\nAs part of this initiative\, we have develope d a sophisticated program to engage medical\, public health and nursing st udents in health and human rights advocacy as part of their professional t raining. PHR now supports more than 60 student chapters in schools of medi cine\, nursing and public health around the nation which organize a myriad of health and human rights related events\, activities and actions on cam pus each year. At the national level\, PHR provides support in event organ izing\, creates campaign materials and policy updates\, organizes leadersh ip trainings\, and coordinates activities for student leaders to participa te in –\; like national call-in days\, national weeks of action\, and national conferences. In general\, the PHR student program seeks to promo te health and human rights activism and social engagement as an ethic valu e in the students’\; health professional field. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040222 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040220 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Physicians for Human Rights National Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-CatUnv0zJB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.phrusa.org/students/conference_2004/about.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:COOL and Action Without Borders – Idealist.org are excited to a nnounce that the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) will host the 2 004 COOL Idealist National Conference\, to be held March 12-14\, 2004. The COOL Idealist Conference is the largest gathering in the nation of colleg e students\, campus administrators\, and nonprofit organizations engaged i n making a positive impact through civic engagement. We expect to convene 2\,000 students and participants this March\, also marking the 20th annual event. With a dynamic focus on student leadership through service\, activ ism\, and politics and the intersections of student engagement with the br oader nonprofit community and avenues for making a lifelong contribution t o our world\, this conference will surely not be one to miss.\n\nThe Unive rsity of Pennsylvania (Penn) is a historic\, Ivy League campus located in downtown Philadelphia. Home to a diverse undergraduate student body of nea rly 10\,000 that hail from every state in the union and all around the glo be\, Penn also offers top-ranking academic programs\, consistently among t he top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. With a history of innovation in interdisciplinary education and scholarship\, Penn is also well known for the quality and innovation of its campus-commu nity partnerships. The Center for Community Partnerships sponsors a divers e array of local initiatives focused on West Philadelphia\, spanning every thing from tutoring to neighborhood economic development. One program\, th e Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHEN ND)\, involves more than forty institutions of higher education in the gre ater Philadelphia area in building the capacity of member institutions to develop mutually beneficial\, sustained\, and democratic community-based s ervice learning partnerships. Another institution called Civic House focus es on student training and leadership development\, promoting mutually ben eficial collaborations between the university and the West Philadelphia co mmunity and beyond. Students and staff in these and other Penn programs wi ll play key leadership roles in the conference\, sharing their models with the nation.\n\nThis conference also will formally celebrate both COOL’s 2 0th convening and the inauguration of the Idealist on Campus program\, a r esult of the recent merger between COOL and Idealist. Idealist on Campus c onnects\, educates\, and mobilizes students\, campuses\, and communities t o build a world where people can live free and dignified lives\, echoing C OOL’s legacy and the mission of Action Without Borders-Idealist.org on the campus level. In addition to the national conference\, this year’s offeri ngs will include a plethora of resources for civic engagement and socially responsible careers (to be delivered online at www.idealistoncampus.org). Among those resources will be a comprehensive civic engagement curriculum \, nonprofit career guides and resources\, and interactive resources that support local coalitions of students\, staff\, and others to build cross-c utting Alliances for civic engagement and socially responsible careers.\n\ nAs COOL celebrates its 20th conference\, we will also celebrate the emerg ing role of Idealist as it expands its resources for college students and campus service and activism. In addition to the campus programs\, Idealist offers an impressive array of resources including: a web-based community of more than 37\,000 nonprofits and 150\,000 individuals\, sites for Teach ers and for Kids and Teens\, and versions of Idealist in Spanish\, French\ , and Russian. This year\, Idealist was recognized by Time Magazine as the best web site for information on volunteering. Tapping into these expande d areas\, the COOL Idealist Conference will enhance the Opportunities Fair \, the range of workshops\, and the focus on post-graduate opportunities f or students.\n\nIn addition\, with an aim for making this year’s conferenc e one of the most fantastic\, program offerings will include:\n\n• A mini- conference of COOL’s Learning the Lessons from Social Movements Summit bui lt into the larger conference\, featuring a day-long Friday Forum and doze ns of workshops focusing on the civil rights movement\, women’s movement\, environmental movement\, and other areas.\n\n• An expanded track for Camp us Administrators\, including a day-long Friday Forum and workshops on top ics like building and running campus programs\, fundraising\, networking\, utilizing Federal Work Study and more.\n\n• Expanded tracks of workshops including Globalization (in partnership with Oxfam America)\, Politics (su re to be expanded in light of the election year)\, and Careers.\n\n• More than 120 student- and participant-led workshops on topics ranging from act ivism\, to community building\, to service learning\, and youth voice. Reg istration details and other information will soon follow. Save the Date fo r the 20th and best COOL Idealist National Conference. Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040314 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040312 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:20th Annual COOL Idealist National Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-UVwS1WWnSo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cool2serve.org/events/conference/2004/Home.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:617-427-3598 Email:laura@envirocitizen.org DESCRIPTION:Road Trip with EnviroCitizen: Bird-dog the presidential candida tes!\n\nGive politicians a piece of your mind. This January\, join EnviroC itizen to travel to New Hampshire and move clean energy and climate justic e forward on the national agenda! In the days before the New Hampshire pri mary\, follow the candidates for president\, go to their events\, ask them questions\, and join us to get some serious media attention around clean energy and climate justice issues. New Hampshire will be the focal point o f the country this January -- let’\;s use this opportunity to pressur e politicians to commit to prioritizing these issues\, and let’\;s st art to see some change!\nFind out more and sign up online at: http://www.e nvirocitizen.org/bird-dogging/index.html\n\nWHEN: January 23rd-27th \nWHER E: New Hampshire -- Wherever the candidates are! -- We have Hotel rooms fo r you to stay at right near Concord. Yes- free housing!\n\nWHY: Move clean energy and climate justice issues forward on the national agenda and make some serious change.…\;and have a goooood time!\n\nHOW: Sign up onli ne at: http://www.envirocitizen.org/bird-dogging/index.html\nWe will have transportation for you leaving from the Boston area. We may be able to swi ng by other locations on the way up. If you are coming from somewhere else we will help you arrange carpools. So please let us know what your transp ortation needs are so we can plan!\n\nGET YOUR GROUP INVOLVED! The more pe ople\, the more fun\, and the larger the impact. Get your whole group to c ome along. Contact me (Laura) to come to your campus and give your group t he scoop in person. Make it a training tour stop and have me train on medi a\, messaging\, and bird dogging!\n\nQuestions or ideas? \nWant to volunte er?? \nJust contact Laura at l\;a\;u\;r\;a\;@\;e\ ;n\;v\;i\;r\;o\;c\;i\;t\;i\;z\; 1\;n\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n or 617-427-3598\nSign up online at : http://www.envirocitizen.org/bird-dogging/index.html\n\n\nlaura inkeles\ nnortheast organizer\nenvirocitizen\nwww.envirocitizen.org\n617-427-3598\n \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040127 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040123 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New Hampshire\, United States SUMMARY:EnviroCitizen Bird-Dogs the Pres Candidates: Clean Energy and Clima te Justice UID:20260421T070501CEST-WDkOAmHIG0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.envirocitizen.org/region/ne/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:860-826-5958 Email:gauvreau@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Central Connecticut State University\, Semesters Meeting Room\, \nStudent Center\n\nHear trade unionists and military family members deter mined to end the Occupation and to defend labor rights in Iraq and the U.S .. \nSpeakers List:\nDavid Bacon-Labor Journalist\nClarence Thomas-Longsho reman's Union \nBoth participated in an international labor fact-finding mission to Iraq in October on behalf of US Labor Against War. They will pr esent with a slideshow based on their experience.\n\nCharles Richardson an d Nancy Lessin\, Co-founders of national Military Families Speak Out.\n\nA speaker from CT United for Peace\n\nGreetings from local unions and spons oring groups. \n\n*if your group would like to join the sponsors' list th en please call Chris at(860)826-5958 or email to g\;a\;u\;v \;r\;e\;a\;u\;@\;a\;o\;l\;.\;c\;o\; m\;\n\n\nGet ready for March 20\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040204T193000 GEO:41.666000;-72.778400 LOCATION:CCSU Student Center\, 1615 Stanley St.\, New Britain\, Connecticut \, 06050\, United States SUMMARY:Rally to Stop the War Against Working People at Home and Abroad UID:20260421T070501CEST-G96VGxzaUV@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:919-619-5964 Email:energy@unc.edu DESCRIPTION:Come together for three days of skills workshops\, and amazing speakers and panels. Network with other students organizing for clean ene rgy and get the skills you need to organize in your community\, share succ ess stories and have fun! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:168 Hamilton Rd.\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27517\, United S tates SUMMARY:Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-xtldxozDer@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.duke.edu/web/env_alliance/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:631-424-4972 Email:rainpeace87@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:A benefit show to raise money and awareness to further fight th e Patriot Act. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040123T190000 GEO:40.893200;-73.370500 LOCATION:The Congregational Church Of Huntington\, 30 Washington Drive\, Ce nterport\, New York\, 11721\, United States SUMMARY:Freedom's Beat UID:20260421T070501CEST-khFPoMRTVV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.theloyalnine.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:bowl with the Feminist League and support reproductive freedom in honor of the 31st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Music by Dirty Soul Party . Suggested donation $5 Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040123 GEO:38.250300;-85.703400 LOCATION:Vernon Lanes\, 1575 Story Ave.\, Louisville\, Kentucky\, 40206\, U nited States SUMMARY:STRIKE! UID:20260421T070501CEST-PHpCIIDeCM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.louisville.edu/rso/flor/current.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:info@nyspc.net DESCRIPTION:Build support for the Books Not Bombs Agenda:\n\n*Funding for E ducation\, Not Empire\nWe demand the immediate restoration of all funds fo r public schools and universities cut from local and federal budgets over the last three years\, and the reversal of all tuition hikes in the same p eriod. We demand dramatic increases in assistance to low-income youth thro ugh Pell Grants\, TRIO\, and all programs for students in need. We demand the repeal of the No Child Left Behind Act's high-stakes testing regime\, and of the Higher Education Act's denial of federal aid to drug offenders. And we demand that Congress pass legislation (like the DREAM Act) to exte nd educational opportunities to all immigrant youth.\n\n*No Military Recru itment in Our Schools\nCollege administrations should support the ongoing legal challenge to the Solomon Amendment\, and both colleges and high scho ols should make it campus policy to prominently advertise the rights of st udents and parents to opt out of having student information released to mi litary recruiters.\n\n*Respect our Civil Liberties\nProvisions that violat e youth and students rights in the Patriot Act must be revised\, and schoo l student unions and administrations should pass resolutions to oppose its implementation on campus.\n\n*Campuses for Peace\, Not War\nCampus admini strators must publicly disclose all military-related research and all fina ncial relationships with weapons manufacturers. Campus administrators mus t pledge to work towards severing these relationships and agree to a free ze on any new military research or additional dealings with weapons manufa cturers.\n\n*Schools not Jails\nCollege administrators must divulge all un iversity business relations--including contracts and investments--with com panies that profit from or finance prison \nconstruction or operations. C ollege administrations should set up recruitment and retention programs fo r communities adversely affected by incarceration\, specifically low-incom e youth and youth of color. Lastly\, state governments must invest more mo ney in education and rehabilitation programs instead of prioritizing incar ceration.\n\nFor the complete call to action\, outreach materials\, and fu rther information on each of these issues\, visit www.nyspc.net\n\nIf you' re going to be taking part in the day of action\, please register your sup port on Campus Activism by listing your group as a 'participating group\,' and drop us a note to let us know what you'll be up to at i\;n\;& #102\;o\;@\;n\;y\;s\;p\;c\;.\;n\;e\;& #116\;\n. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040304 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Nationwide\, All Cities\, United States SUMMARY:Books Not Bombs: National Day of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-Mw31p9oe7r@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyspc.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:919-660-3660 Email:farmworker_justice@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Come enjoy a full day of marching and rallying with 100 members of the Coalition of Immokolee Workers and hundreds of other local and reg ional supporters. Then participate in workshops conducted by Coalition me mbers\, local and national farmworker organizations including SAF.\n\nDo y ou work for farmworker justice on your campus?\nAre you a new volunteer or staff person at a farmworker agency?\nAre you out of ideas\, or need a sp ace to brainstorm with others about how to raise awareness of farmworkers in your community?\nAre you tired of huge conferences and want to discuss current farmworker issues with a small intimate group of activists?\n\nThe n be one of 30 students and young people to participate in SAF’s Activist Leadership Training (SALT). At the two-day training\, you will march and rally with Florida farmworkers and learn about farmworker demographics\, a gricultural issues\, slavery in the fields\, the Taco Bell boycott\, curre nt legislation\, and environmental and health issues affecting farmworkers . You will also have time to do some strategic planning for raising aware ness about farmworkers on your campus and in your community. This is a gr eat networking opportunity for your campus group or community organization .\n\nRegister now for this exciting opportunity! Just $25 pays for lunch on Saturday\, workshops and training materials. Free housing may be avail able. Register by February 20\, 2004. \n\n For more information contact: Laxmi Haynes\, SAF National Student Organizer\, 919-660-3660 \n\nTentativ e Program Agenda\n\nFriday\, February 27\, 2004\n\nMorning Check-in/meet participants\n9:00-3:00pm Gather at PCUSA\, March with Coalition of Immo kalee Workers (CIW) through Louisville\n3:00-5:00pm CIW Rally at YUM! Hea dquarters\n6pm Dinner with CIW\n6:30-7:00pm Registration and Welcome\, SAF\n7:00-8:00pm Modern-Day Slavery in the Fields & Taco Bell Boycott\, C IW\n8:00-9:00pm Farmworkers and Family Farmers Discuss Corporate Control\, CIW\, Agricultural Missions\, Community Farm Alliance(CFA)\n\nSaturday\, February 28\, 2004\nLocation: \nFellowship Hall of Crescent Hill Presbyter ian Church\n142 Crescent Avenue\, Louisville\, KY 40206\n\n8:00-9:00am Br eakfast on your own\n9:00-9:45am Welcome/Intros\, Icebreaker\, SAF\n10: 00-11:00am Overview of Farmworker Issues \n11:15-11:45am Overview of SAF\n 12:00-1:00pm Effective Ways to Support Farmworkers: Participants Share Per sonal Experiences and Campaigns/Projects \n1:00-2:00pm Lunch provided by SAF\n2:00-3:00pm Farmworker Health Workshop\n3:15-4:15pm Immigration Work shop\, Ron Russell\, Immigration Attorney\n4:15-4:45pm Free Time\n4:45-5: 45pm Workshop TBA-Human Trafficking or Skills Building or Film and Discuss ion\n6:00-6:45pm Future Planning/Share Plans (Farmworker Awareness Week 20 04)\, SAF\n7:00-7:45pm Reflection/Evaluation\, SAF\n8:00pm Dinner on yo ur own/Fun Time\n\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040228 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040227 GEO:38.250300;-85.703400 LOCATION:Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church\, 142 Crescent Ave.\, Louisville \, Kentucky\, 40206\, United States SUMMARY:Student Action with Farmworkers Activist Leadership Training UID:20260421T070501CEST-GRHO8gxprs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.saf-unite.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mecha@runner.csub.edu DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040312 GEO:35.294400;-118.905000 LOCATION:9001 Stockdale Hwy.\, Bakersfield\, California\, 93311\, United St ates SUMMARY:Adelante Raza Youth Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-7T2rZgRWCw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.csub.edu/mecha END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Anti-War (or Peace) Protests in New York\, San Francisco\, Chic ago\, and around the world. Organized by United for Peace and Justice (htt p://www.unitedforpeace.org) and International ANSWER (http://www.internati onalanswer.org). Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040320 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Global Day of Protest Against War UID:20260421T070501CEST-2CvIAuK0Ja@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2136 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:more_conference@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Mixed Race and Transracial Adoptee Student Community\,\n\nMORE (Multiracial Organization Redefining Ethnicity of the Claremont Colleges)\ , host of this year?s conference is excited to announce the 2004 National Student Conference on the Mixed Race Experience which will take place on A pril 2 through 4th in Claremont\, California.\n\nThis year's conference is completely student-focused and is open to undergraduate and graduate coll ege students. The Parent and Professional portion of the 2003 Conference will not be held in conjunction with this conference.\n\nThe Conference wi ll commence on Friday\, April 2nd\, at noon and end at 3pm on Sunday\, Apr il 4th. \n\n*****Getting Here*****\nIf you plan on flying to the Conferen ce\, the most convient airports are: \n\nOntario (8 mi)\, \nLos Angeles In ternational (35 mi) \nSanta Ana/Orange County (25 mi) \nBurbank (35 mi) \n Long Beach (35 mi) \nIf you wish to drive\, you can find directions drivin g directions to the Conference here.\n\n*****Where to Stay*****\nWe are in the process of negotiating a special rate with the semi-adequate Claremon t Inn\, which is within walking distance of the conference. If you have yo ur own car or a hefty budget to spend\, we'd recommend the Sheraton Fairpl ex. When contacting the hotels\, be sure to mention that you are attending the National Student Conference on the Mixed Race Experience\, as we are attempting to negociate discounted rates. \n\nClaremont Inn (909) 626-2411 \nSheraton Fairplex Suites (909) 622-2220 \n\n*****Further Inquiries****** \nWe have many exciting speakers\, workshops\, and entertainment offerings for the conference. These\, along with the registration process and fees \, will be announced at a later date. Please stay tuned to the official c onference website for more information\, which is at http://www.mixedstude nts.org/conference. To contact MORE about the conference\, please email & #109\;o\;r\;e\;_\;c\;o\;n\;f\;e\;r\; e\;n\;c\;e\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;& #99\;o\;m\;\n. \n\nI look forward to seeing many of you at the co nference\,\n\nJuan Michael Matute\n2004 NSCMRE Publicity Committee Chair\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:Claremont Colleges\, Claremont\, California\, 91711\, United State s SUMMARY:2004 National Student Conference on the Mixed Race Experience UID:20260421T070501CEST-v3i0n62K3v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mixedstudents.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:regionals@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:PETA2 & Student Animal Rights Alliance presents:\n \nDemand Lib eration\nRegional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences http://www.Dema ndLiberation.com\n\nFeb. 14\, 2004 - New York City\nFeb. 22\, 2004 - Chica go\nMar. 6\, 2004 - Berkeley\n\nWant to meet and organize with other youn g activists in your region?\n\nThis Spring 2004 semester\, PETA2 and the S tudent Animal Rights Alliance are going cross-country in a series of regio nal action conferences - 'Demand Liberation' - to unite hundreds of young activists to take a leading role in the animal rights movement.\n\nCome t o New York\, Chicago\, or Berkeley to join PETA2\, Student Animal Rights A lliance\, and hundreds of other young activists across the country to plan and organize in national and local campaigns to end animal exploitation!\ n\nRegistration is now open for all three of the 'Demand Liberation' regio nal student animal rights action conferences. The registration fee is just $5 with pre-registration –\; yummy vegan lunch and snacks are also i ncluded!\n\nVisit http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info.\n\n------ ------------------------------------\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance\nPO B ox 932\, New York\, NY 10013-0864\n212-696-7911 i\;n\;f\; 1\;@\;d\;e\;f\;e\;n\;d\;a\;n\;i\; 09\;a\;l\;s\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\nwww.defendanimals.o rg\n\nEvery living\, feeling creature deserves\nthe right to live free fro m torture\,\nmutilation\, slaughter\, and exploitation.\n- Defend Animal R ights - \n------------------------------------------\n Geographical Scope : Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040214 GEO:40.722100;-74.003500 LOCATION:Student Animal Rights Alliance\, P.O. Box 932\, New York\, New Yor k\, 10013\, United States SUMMARY:Demand Liberation - NY Regional Student Animal Rights Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-LaTNJBkOd8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.DemandLiberation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:regionals@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:PETA2 & Student Animal Rights Alliance presents:\n \nDemand Lib eration\nRegional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences http://www.Dema ndLiberation.com\n\nFeb. 14\, 2004 - New York City\nFeb. 22\, 2004 - Chica go\nMar. 6\, 2004 - Berkeley\n\nWant to meet and organize with other youn g activists in your region?\n\nThis Spring 2004 semester\, PETA2 and the S tudent Animal Rights Alliance are going cross-country in a series of regio nal action conferences - 'Demand Liberation' - to unite hundreds of young activists to take a leading role in the animal rights movement.\n\nCome t o New York\, Chicago\, or Berkeley to join PETA2\, Student Animal Rights A lliance\, and hundreds of other young activists across the country to plan and organize in national and local campaigns to end animal exploitation!\ n\nRegistration is now open for all three of the 'Demand Liberation' regio nal student animal rights action conferences. The registration fee is just $5 with pre-registration –\; yummy vegan lunch and snacks are also i ncluded!\n\nVisit http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info.\n\n------ ------------------------------------\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance\nPO B ox 932\, New York\, NY 10013-0864\n212-696-7911 i\;n\;f\;o \;@\;d\;e\;f\;e\;n\;d\;a\;n\;i\; 9\;a\;l\;s\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\nwww.defendanimals.or g\n\nEvery living\, feeling creature deserves\nthe right to live free from torture\,\nmutilation\, slaughter\, and exploitation.\n- Defend Animal Ri ghts - \n------------------------------------------\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040222 GEO:40.722100;-74.003500 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Demand Liberation Chicago Regional Student Animal Rights Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-gJrrRXA4s1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.DemandLiberation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:785-841-2680 Email:ben@thedartcenter.org DESCRIPTION:The DART Organizers Institute is a paid\, four-month\, field sc hool for those seeking to launch a career in community organizing. Selecte d Organizer Trainees (OTs) will be paid to receive first-rate instruction from seasoned organizers\, and will be given the opportunity to work direc tly with local grassroots organizations on a multiple set of racial and ec onomic justice issues like police misconduct\, education reform\, environm ental justice\, affordable housing\,and others. OTs will learn skills rela ted to: Identifying and training community leaders\, Strategic planning an d issue cutting\, Researching and targeting decision makers\, One-on-One r elationship building\, Congregation-based coalition building\, Developing and training leaders to take successful Direct Action on issues of local c oncern\, Fund Raising for the long-haul\, and others. Upon completion from the DART Organizers Institute\, DART will work with graduates to secure p ermanent fulltime community organizing positions working for social change .\n\nWe will be accepting applications to participate in the DART Oraganiz ers Institute throughout the spring. To apply\, please contact Ben MacConn ell: (785) 841-2680 or b\;e\;n\;@\;t\;h\;e\; 0\;a\;r\;t\;c\;e\;n\;t\;e\;r\;.\; 1\;r\;g\;\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040930 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040614 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:PO Box 370791\, Miami\, Florida\, 33137\, United States SUMMARY:DART Organizers Institute UID:20260421T070501CEST-mbbRomGA1z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thedartcenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:regionals@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:\nPETA2 & Student Animal Rights Alliance presents:\n \nDemand L iberation\nRegional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences http://www.De mandLiberation.com\n\nFeb. 14\, 2004 - New York City\nFeb. 22\, 2004 - Chi cago\nMar. 6\, 2004 - Berkeley\n\nWant to meet and organize with other yo ung activists in your region?\n\nThis Spring 2004 semester\, PETA2 and the Student Animal Rights Alliance are going cross-country in a series of reg ional action conferences - 'Demand Liberation' - to unite hundreds of you ng activists to take a leading role in the animal rights movement.\n\nCome to New York\, Chicago\, or Berkeley to join PETA2\, Student Animal Rights Alliance\, and hundreds of other young activists across the country to pl an and organize in national and local campaigns to end animal exploitation !\n\nRegistration is now open for all three of the 'Demand Liberation' reg ional student animal rights action conferences. The registration fee is ju st $5 with pre-registration –\; yummy vegan lunch and snacks are also included!\n\nVisit http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info.\n\n---- --------------------------------------\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance\nPO Box 932\, New York\, NY 10013-0864\n212-696-7911 i\;n\;f\;&# 111\;@\;d\;e\;f\;e\;n\;d\;a\;n\;i\;& #109\;a\;l\;s\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\nwww.defendanimals .org\n\nEvery living\, feeling creature deserves\nthe right to live free f rom torture\,\nmutilation\, slaughter\, and exploitation.\n- Defend Animal Rights - \n------------------------------------------\n Geographical Sco pe: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040306 GEO:40.722100;-74.003500 LOCATION:Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Demand Liberation CA Regional Student Animal Rights Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-l4pdbgVkvd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.DemandLiberation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:president@ufvox.org DESCRIPTION:In his speech entitled\, Gaining People\, Losing Ground\, he wi ll discuss the urgent need to achieve a more equitable balance between the world’s population\, environment\, and resources.\n\nCo-Sponsored with En vironmental Action Group Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040210 GEO:29.680400;-82.345700 LOCATION:Reitz Union Grand Ball Room\, University Of Florida\, Gainesville\ , Florida\, 32601\, United States SUMMARY:Werner Fornos\, President of Population Institute UID:20260421T070501CEST-NAjVVSu5MN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ufvox.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:503-725-8777 Email:starcconf@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:!!URGENT CALL OUT TO YOUTH AND STUDENTS!!\n\nSTARC National Con ference :: April 2-4 :: Portland State University\n\nStudents Transforming and Resisting Corporations (STARC).\n\nYou are invited to attend the STAR C National Conference and be a part of a convergence of youth and student organizers and activists from all across the nation this spring!\n\nBy att ending institutions of learning\, we have an enormous opportunity and resp onsibility to challenge a social and economic system that exploits resourc es and people while reinforcing privilege and oppression. The STARC Allia nce National Conference will be a unique opportunity for youth and student activists from all over the country to come together to build a youth and student movement!\n\n::Meet with rad people doing amazing organizing from all parts of the country!\n\n::Share resources and strategies for success ful grassroots projects and campaigns!\n\n::Build a movement of liberation and anti-oppression!\n\n::Raise your voice\, express your passion\, get i nspired! \n\nThe conference will include the following workshops: Strate gic Campaign Design\, Grassroots Organizing\, Consensus Facilitation\,\n F undraising\, Media\, Community Investment\, Counter-Military Recruitment\, Anti-oppresion Trainings\, Identity Caucuses\, and much more! \n \nRegist ration fee is $35. This gives you access to key players in the \nsocial ju stice movement\, housing\, transportation\, food\, and a political art sho w for the weekend. Travel scholarships are available so register NOW!(regi stration\nform is attached) No one turned away for lack of funds!\n\nFor m ore information about the conference\, on-line and printable \nregistratio n forms\, and to find out more about STARC check out the website at:\nwww. starcalliance.org.\n \nTo register yourself or your organization for the S TARC National \nConference \ncontact Lauren McCartney at:\nPortland State University\nc/o Students for Unity\nP.O. Box 751\nPortland\, OR 97207\n503 .887.2030 Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:45.543700;-122.643000 LOCATION:Portland State University\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97212\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:STARC National Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-Jp3xLuFV23@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.starcalliance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:baselic@aol.com DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040225 GEO:42.377500;-72.548500 LOCATION:PO 704\, Ware\, Massachusetts\, 01082\, United States SUMMARY:Protect your Vote: National Day of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-vezf5uzEhf@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:baselic@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Participate in democracy! \n\n Help guarantee your basic right as an American voter!! Hi\, my name is Lisa Dangutis. I am running a national student campaign for an organization called Verified Voting and we need your help!!!! One of Verified Voting’\;s urgent goals is to g et the federal legislation H.R.2239/S.1980 enacted. These are identical bi lls\, one in the House and one in the Senate\, which would do a lot to ens ure fair elections in November of this year –\; and the future. They require a voter-verifiable paper record on all voting equipment\, and they require voting machine vendors to open their source code to public scruti ny. \n\n Currently\, electronic voting machines are not required to pr oduce a paper record that the voter can verify\, so there is no way to kno w the votes were recorded correctly and no way to do a meaningful recount. This means that when you vote\, your vote might not count in the next ele ction –\; and you would never even know. Can you imagine an election in which your vote will not count? \n\n On February 25\, 2004\, Verifie dVoting is planning a national day of student action. We are asking studen t groups from major universities and colleges across the US to participate in stopping unverifiable voting. Here’\;s what you can do: \n\n1.) D ownload the petition from the VerifiedVoting website and print plenty of c opies. The petition is here: www.verifiedvoting.org/resources/documents/st udentpetition.pdf\n\n2.) Get as many students as possible to sign the peti tions by tabling on February 25\, 2004.\n\n3.)Attach a letter from your un iversity organization to congress with the petitions stating your opinion as well. This way Congress is aware of each university and organization pa rticipating. \n\n4. ) Mail the petitions and letters back to: \n Li sa Dangutis\n National Student Campaign \n Verified Voting \ n PO 704\n Ware\, Ma. 01082 \n\nPS-We will send all the petitions\, that we receive on the same day from all over the cou ntry to congress! Please\, feel free to forward this e-mail to any student groups at other universities who may be interested in participating.\n We need lots of signatures!!! \n Thank You!\nLet's Keep Making De mocracy Count!\n\nIf you have any other questions about this campaign or t he bill itself\, please contact:\nLisa Dangutis\nNational Student Campaign Coordinator\nb\;a\;s\;e\;l\;i\;c\;@\;a\;&# 111\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\nhttp://www.verifiedvoting.org\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040225 GEO:42.377500;-72.548500 LOCATION:PO Box 704\, Ware\, Massachusetts\, 01082\, United States SUMMARY:Protect Democracy -- Make Your Vote Count -- National Day of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-HJW8LUem4N@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.verifiedvoting.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sgac@listhost.uchicago.edu DESCRIPTION:These trainings are geared toward next year's leaders of SGAC\, SCCS\, and GJ chapters. They are based on the Midwest Academy School of O rganizing's week-long trainings and will cover the information and skills that chapters need to plan and carry out sustained advocacy campaigns spec ific to their chapter and their legislators. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:University Of Chicago\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Global Justice Training UID:20260421T070501CEST-JlBaFwwbOl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fightglobalaids.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:510-444-0484 Email: DESCRIPTION:Community Forum to organize a response to Gov. Schwarzenegger' s proposed budget and the impacts on Oakland's school closures\, incarcera tion of youth and increased prison spending. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040131 GEO:37.808000;-122.299000 LOCATION:Laney College Student Center\, 900 Fallon St\, Oakland\, Californi a\, 94607\, United States SUMMARY:Education Not Incarceration Community Forum UID:20260421T070501CEST-4Pf6xNSUJd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.may8.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:cmeals1@swarthmore.edu\, pl57@georgetown.edu DESCRIPTION:Mid-Atlantic USAS conference! For affiliates and other schools in Pennsylvania\, New Jersey\, Delaware\, Maryland\, D.C.\, Virginia\, and West Virginia. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040321 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040319 GEO:39.897200;-75.344100 LOCATION:Swarthmore College\, 500 College Avenue\, Swarthmore\, Pennsylvani a\, 19081\, United States SUMMARY:Mid-Atlantic Regional USAS Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-nZExfGrv40@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:908-227-4587 Email:tana@the-human-race.com DESCRIPTION:THE HUMAN RACE will hold a free public screening of the multipl e award-winning documentary\, “LOLITA: Slave to Entertainment”\, on Wednes day\, February 4th\, at 8:00 p.m. at Zafra Vegetarian Restaurant\, 46 Pate rson Street\, New Brunswick\, NJ 08901 - 732.214.1005.\n \n'Animals whom w e have made our slaves\, we do not like to consider our equals.' ~ Charles Darwin - Metaphysics\, Materialism\, and the Evolution of Mind\n \n'In th is age of enlightenment\, we must begin to rethink our abuse and exploitat ion of nature\, of animals. We are evolving\, just as we have in the past to the horror of slavery\, the oppression of women\, the cruelty of genoci de. This is our chance to arm ourselves with truth\, to break free from th e corporate trance\, to think for ourselves and adopt honest\, ethical val ues\, and to acknowledge and eradicate the injustice of speciesism and ani mal exploitation for good.\n \nExperience the sad life of Lolita the kille r whale who has been caught in a net of lies for over 3 decades. Littered with Haunting Images and painful sound bites\, Lolita: Slave to Entertainm ent offers audiences an engaging peek behind closed doors\, exposing an en tire industry of injustices\, greed\, and lies. Make no mistakes\, this is no 'Free Willy\,' there is no Hollywood ending here.\n \nThis Provocative and Revealing must-see documentary uniquely addresses man's relationship with wildlife. It speaks not only to animal lovers and activists\, but to anyone at all who may have been duped by marine theme park propaganda. In fact\, this is the film that an entire industry would rather you not see.' ~ Valerie Silidker - Vice President\, Rattle the Cage Productions\n \n“LO LITA: Slave to Entertainment” is a Rattle the Cage Production\; Written\, directed\, and edited by Timothy Michael Gorski\, music by David Hughes\, narrated by Valerie Silidker\, featuring Tokitae (aka Lolita)\, Ric O'Barr y\, Howard Garrett\, Ken Balcomb\, Russ Rector\, Jerry Powers and John Cro we.\n \nFor more information about Rattle the Cage Productions\, visit:\nh ttp://www.rattlethecage.org\n \nFor more information about Lolita\, visit: \nhttp://www.slavetoentertainment.com \n \nTo learn more about Lolita’s ca ptors\, The Miami “Seaprison”\, visit:\nhttp://www.miamiseaprison.com \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040204 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:ZAFRA Vegetarian Restaurant\, 46 Paterson Street\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Free Screening of 'Lolita: Slave to Entertainment' UID:20260421T070501CEST-v48jv6lpHe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.the-human-race.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Foodraising Art Exhibit.\n\nMuestra de Arte. Precio de la entra da: un alimento no perecedero que será donado al barrio El Ceibo de Vicent e López. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040207 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040205T070000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Maipú 5147\, Florida\, Vicente López\, BA\, Argentina SUMMARY:1ş Muestra de Arte Solidario de Jóvenes ARI UID:20260421T070501CEST-xK6e4Nv51e@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.encambio.tk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:702-228-8733 Email:michael.lloyd@cox.net DESCRIPTION: Join the Stonewall Democrats and State Assemblyman David Parks for a Pre-Caucus rally and presidential forum. First 100 GLBT voters will receive a LGBT VOTES T-Shirt to wear to the Feb 14th Caucus. Let the Demo cratic party know that the GLBT community votes and that they must stand f or equality! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040209T180000 GEO:35.989200;-115.405000 LOCATION:953 East Sahara Ave. Suite B25\, Gay & Lesbian Center\, Las Vegas\ , Nevada\, 89109\, United States SUMMARY:Pre- Caucus Rally UID:20260421T070501CEST-91PXC5OrMb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stonewalllv.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:352-871-4335 Email:info@animalactivists.org DESCRIPTION:Tribe of Heart is a 501c(3) charitable not-for-profit organizat ion dedicated to producing media and art projects that encourage compassio nate living\, a way of life that entails cultivating an ever deeper unders tanding of the effects of our actions on other living beings and the plane t that supports us all. James LaVeck cofounder of Tribe of Heart\, will pr esent his latest production\, Peaceable Kingdom\, in the cinema of the Rei tz Union.\n\nA story told in the words of those who grew up on farms\, tho se who care daily for rescued farm animals\, and those who seek community and sanctuary from a world that often seems cruel\, Peaceable Kingdom weav es together themes of respect\, forgiveness\, commitment\, healing\, and a vision for peace that begins on one’s plate.\n\n'At a time when the publi c is more concerned than ever about the health and environmental problems associated with large-scale factory farming\, Peaceable Kingdom explores a nother angle of this unfolding story: the interconnected life journeys of farm animals\, former farmers\, and animal rescuers struggling against an out of control industrial system.\n\nBreaking generations of silence in th e farm community\, Peaceable Kingdom weaves together themes of respect\, f orgiveness\, commitment\, and healing\, offering a vision of a more peacef ul world that is well within our reach.' - Tribe of Heart Productions\n G eographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040219T200000 GEO:29.681300;-82.353900 LOCATION:Grand Ballroom\, Reitz Union\, University Of Florida\, Gainesville \, Florida\, 32611\, United States SUMMARY:Screening of Peaceable Kingdom UID:20260421T070501CEST-a8UlUWMfI2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.animalactivists.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, February 4\, 2004\, university and college stude nts across Canada will demonstrate their support for accessible higher edu cation. With a new Prime Minister and a federal election looming in 2004\, Canada's students can send a strong and unified message: high tuition fee s and skyrocketing student debt are unacceptable. Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040204 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Canada SUMMARY:Canadian Federation of Students National Day of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-0bArKuC00j@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cfs-fcee.ca/html/english/campaigns/dayofaction.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:SFT's 2004 national Convergence\, to be hosted in Santa Cruz\, California from February 13th-16th\, 2004\, will focus both on stimulating new\, effective organizing\, and better coordinating and reinforcing exis ting activism within the U.S. Fair Trade student movement.\n\nAs USFT ente rs its second year\, a regional structure will be introduced that lends to a more intimate and persistent relationship between member schools and th e national organization. The Convergence will act as a starting block for regional campaigns across North America\, facilitated by USFT representati ves that have built successful initiatives at their home universities.\n\n A primary objective will be to establish mechanisms that insure the sustai nability and development of student organizations that form around Fair Tr ade. While emphasis will be placed on raising demand for Fair Trade produc ts through increasing the number of campuses conducting active campaigns\, there will be a concerted effort to invite unusual suspects to the table— that is\, universities and individuals not traditionally inclined to engag e global justice issues. Fair Trade is a practical and powerful point of e ntry for many young activists\, and offers a valuable opportunity for shap ing the next generation of the Global Justice Movement.\n\nIn collaboratio n with experienced allies in the non-profit and for-profit sectors\, USFT will produce an interactive\, workshop-based conference that will serve as an important venue for sharing best practices and creative mediums for ra ising consciousness amongst students and consumers. Preliminary research a nd an extensive outreach effort will identify a diverse participant pool c apable of nurturing the vitality of the Fair Trade student movement Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040216 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040213 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Santa Cruz\, California\, United States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade National Convergence UID:20260421T070501CEST-telk9g8UfB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org/convergence/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:443-062-12145 Email:suzannah@dailyrebellions.org DESCRIPTION:Organizing strategy session for students mobilizing for the Mar ch for Women's Lives on April 25th in Washington DC. Topics: Fundrasing\ , Coalition Building\, Action & Visibility Brainstorming\, and more! Spec ial Speaker: Olga Vives\, NOW Action Vice President. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040207 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:150 W. 28th Street\, New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:SLAMM: Student March Training UID:20260421T070501CEST-ZSRzPoJCWk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dailyrebellions.org/march.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:chaporg@now.org DESCRIPTION:Student Leaders Activated and Mobilized to March:\nStudents fro m all over New Jersey gather to discuss march organizing\, from fundraisin g to events and visibility\, coalition buiding\, action planning and more! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040215 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Douglass College\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, United States SUMMARY:SLAMM: Student March Training NJ UID:20260421T070501CEST-KUU96ME12G@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dailyrebellions.org/march.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:lkshields@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Inga Muscio\, author of Cunt\, in conjunction with V Week will be speaking. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040214 GEO:43.031400;-76.111000 LOCATION:Grant Auditorium\, Law Building\, Syracuse University\, Syracuse\, New York\, 13210\, United States SUMMARY:Inga Muscio UID:20260421T070501CEST-k3mdrervxZ@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:207-777-6781 Email:markie@takingitback.net DESCRIPTION:A weekend of network and fun! Weather Underground\, the Provid ence Puppet Posse\, Ethan Miller/Kate Boverman\, The Insurectionists\, Rad ical Cheerleader Convergence\, and tons of workshops and discussion!!! \n \nPlease check the website for more information! Geographical Scope: Regi onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040306 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040305 GEO:44.086300;-70.169300 LOCATION:Bates College\, Lewiston\, Maine\, 04240\, United States SUMMARY:DIY Workshop Weekend UID:20260421T070501CEST-akM9j47IiW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.takingitback.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:billyg@rica.net DESCRIPTION:Eastern Mennonite University will host the annual meeting of th e \nIntercollegiate Peace Fellowship (IPF)\, Feb. 20-21\, 2004. \n\n'IPF i s a rotating gathering of 150-200 students and faculty from\nMennonite\, B rethren\, and Quaker colleges across the U.S. and Canada to discuss peace issues\,' said organizer William (Bill) Goldberg of Harrisonburg. Last yea r's conference was held at Bluffton (Ohio) College. \n\n'This year's progr am theme will focus on 'stories of healing' in the wake of a trauma or con flict\,' Goldberg said. 'A variety of resource persons will provide theore tical and practical knowledge in developing healing skills both for person al use after a traumatic event and for accompanying others on the journey to recovery.' \n\nThe program will open 9 a.m. Feb. 20 with a welcome and meditation by EMU President Loren E. Swartzendruber and a keynote address by Peter Loge\, former director of the Campaign for Criminal Justice\, Was hington\, D.C. \n\nOther speakers will include Lynn Shiner\, director of P ennsylvania's Victims Compensation Program\; Dr.John Glick\, an acupunctur ist and board member of the Gesundheit Institute\; Cheryl Talley\, assista nt professor of psychology at James Madison University\; and Barry Hart\, professor of conflict studies at EMU. \n\nThe play\, 'A Body in Motion\,' written by Ingrid DeSanctis and based on the book\, 'Transcending: Reflect ions of Crime Victims' by Howard Zehr\, co-director of the Conflict Transf ormation Program at EMU\, will be presented Friday evening. \n\nSpecial mu sic will be provided by local groups 'Reuben's Potted Ferns' and 'Oscar's Mad' in the Common Grounds Coffeehouse on campus. \n\n'The practical natur e of the workshops\, along with the plenary addresses\, will encourage the blending of experiences of many persons\,' Goldberg said. 'Shared meals a nd informal gatherings throughout the conference will give participants nu merous chances to debrief and process each day's\nevents\,' he added. \n\n Registration is $35. A program brochure with more information is available by contacting Bill Goldberg atb\;i\;l\;l\;y\;g\;&# 64\;r\;i\;c\;a\;.\;n\;e\;t\;\n\n Geographica l Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040221 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040220 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Harrisonburg\, Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship UID:20260421T070501CEST-VA0H7V9P1h@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:802-865-0415 Email:info@energyaction.net DESCRIPTION:This day of action is for students\, campaigns\, and non-\nstud ent organizations who are willing to apply their local work for clean\, su stainable\, and just energy together on April Fools' Day\, 2004. The Unite d States spends $20 billion a year to subsidize the coal and oil industrie s. Help us build a broad coalition of student and professional organizatio ns to expose the dangerous joke that our government is playing on the clim ate\, the environment\, and communities affected by mining\, burning\, and bad policy. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040401 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:April 1st Student and Youth Day of Action for Clean Energy Solution s UID:20260421T070501CEST-TGZOgUs23j@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fossilfools.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A regional conference of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, and transge nder\npan-Asian Pacific Americans to network\, organize\, agitate\, educat e\, and build capacity.\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040307 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040305 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Queer Asian Pacific Legacy Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-8zw5d3bciJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.queerasianpacificlegacy.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Freedom from Fear: The Freedom of Peace\n\n26-27 March 2004 \n\ n2004 Annual Student Peace Conference \nKroc Institute for International P eace Studies \nUniversity of Notre Dame \n\nIn the future days\, which we seek to make secure\, we look forward to a world founded upon four essenti al human freedoms…\;The fourth is freedom from fear…\;That is no vision of a distant millennium. It is a definite basis for a kind of worl d attainable in our own time and generation. \n\n~Franklin D. Roosevelt \n \nCall for Presentations \n\nThe University of Notre Dame's annual Student Peace Conference will take place on March 26-27\, 2004. The conference is officially sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studie s\, and is planned and directed entirely by undergraduate students of the University.\n\nAdapted from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Message to Congress in January 1941\, this year's conference theme is 'Freedom fro m Fear: The Freedom of Peace.' The conference will attract participants fr om all over the United States and abroad. The two-day conference will feat ure seminars\, lectures\, artistic performances and exhibits\, and a keyno te speaker. \n\nWe welcome undergraduate and graduate peace visionaries of all majors to submit proposals regarding potential presentations. We enco urage presentations of peace in all forms\, and from all disciplines and p erspectives.\n\nThe Peace Conference Committee invites papers\, panel prop osals\, performances\, audio-visual presentations\, interactive sessions o r workshops and other programs broadly exploring the envisioning of peace as liberation from fear. The presentations may be completed research\, res earch in-progress or case studies\, especially those reflecting innovative practice. You will have approximately 10 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion.\n\nSubmission themes could focus on\, but are not limited to:\n\n*World Religions and Peace-building\n*Changing Scholarly an d Popular Conceptions of War and Peace *Peace in Contemporary Literature\n *War and the Politics of Memory\n*Strengths and Weaknesses of the Existing Peace Movement\n*The Role of International Organizations in Peace-buildin g\n*Role of Youth in War and Peace\n*Issues of War and Peace in Comparativ e Perspective\n*Effects of Propaganda\n*The Role of the Mediator\n*NGOs an d International Dialogue\n*Peace despite Economic Condition\n*Rebuilding a fter War \n\nSubmission Guidelines \n\nSubmissions may be made via e-mail to Nadia Stefko (n\;s\;t\;e\;f\;k\;o\;@\;&# 110\;d\;.\;e\;d\;u\;\n) marked 'Attn: Peace Conference. ' Submissions will be acknowledged within 3 days. Notification of acceptan ce of proposals will be sent as soon as the reviewing process is completed \, not later than March 6\, 2004. \n\nEach submission should include a sep arate title page\, contact information and a brief 250-300 word summary of the presentation. \n\nDeadline \n\nTHE DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS IS Monday F ebruary 23\, 2004!!! \n\nRegistration \nRegistration forms are available o nline at http://www.nd.edu/~mmurph11/confreg2004.html. Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040327 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040326 GEO:41.596800;-86.293000 LOCATION:Notre Dame\, Indiana\, 46556\, United States SUMMARY:2004 Notre Dame Annual Student Peace Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-FolmTFLsD7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://kroc.nd.edu/events/freedomfromfear.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ejccinfo@umich.edu DESCRIPTION:Global climate change is already affecting vulnerable communiti es around the world. Those most adversely affected are disadvantaged com munities who have contributed the least to global climate change but will bear the largest burden\, and lack resources to either prevent or adapt to climate change. Policies to address this situation are lacking at all lev els (local\, national\, regional\, and global)\, yet some efforts have bee n made to move towards climate justice. Of note are the Environmental Ju stice and Global Climate Change Initiative\, a coalition of non-government al organizations (NGOs) and activists that have organized international cl imate summits and developed the Principles of Climate Justice\, and the in clusion of local and indigenous communities and other stakeholders in the US National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variabilit y and Change\, among other studies. On a global level\, however\, effor ts remain divided\, and scientists\, policy-makers\, businesses and commun ity representatives have not collectively embraced the climate justice iss ue. \n \n\nWe are pleased to announce the upcoming conference\, “\;J ust Climate? Pursuing Environmental Justice in the Face of Global Climate Change\,”\; to take place in Ann Arbor\, MI from March 26-28\, 2004\, co-funded by the Environmental Justice and Global Climate Change Student Group (EJCC)\, the Environmental Justice Initiative (EJI)\, the School o f Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE)\, the Department of Philosphy\, and the Marshall Weinberg Foundation. The goal of the conference is to f urther the dialogue among activists\, policy-makers\, and academics from d iverse communities about how global climate change will affect disadvantag ed areas and peoples around the world. We aim to identify barriers to and catalysts of climate justice as well as to envision and promote intersecto ral and multidisciplinary experiences that exemplify efforts to achieve cl imate justice. \n\n \nWe are inviting activists\, policy-makers and schol ars from communities and Universities around the world to submit paper abs tracts and case study summaries for the conference. The first day of the conference will be devoted to defining the issue of climate justice and i dentifying the main barriers to climate justice. The second day will fea ture case studies and panels from areas where action towards climate justi ce has been initiated. On the last day participants will identify opport unities for collaborative research and projects that promote climate justi ce. \n\n \nWithin this framework\, the conference will explore the follo wing broad questions: \n \n\n1) How do we define climate justice? What ar e the main barriers towards achieving climate justice? \n\n2) How will glo bal climate change affect disadvantaged communities and how does this vary across regions (locally\, nationally and globally)? \n\n3) What efforts a re currently being made by communities to either adapt to or mitigate clim ate change or work towards climate justice? How can other communities lear n from these efforts? \n\n4) What policies currently exist\, and what poli cies are needed to protect these communities (locally\, nationally and glo bally)? \n\n5) How can the various stakeholders cooperate in research and policy-making efforts? \n \n\nThe major outcome of the conference will be an edited collection of the presented papers\, case studies\, and transcr ibed presentations.\n \n\nPaper abstracts\, case study summaries\, and pr esentation proposals (no longer than 500 words) should be submitted by Dec ember 1st \, 2003 to e\;j\;c\;c\;p\;r\;o\;p\ ;o\;s\;a\;l\;s\;@\;u\;m\;i\;c\;h\ ;.\;e\;d\;u\;\n . Please indicate the format in your subm ission. A multidisciplinary committee will select papers and presentatio ns based on a competitive basis\, evaluating quality and relevance and ens uring a balance of diverse perspectives for each presentation type. Noti fication of selection will be no later than January 10. \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040328 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040326 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:Just Climate? Pursuing Environmental Justice in the Face of Global Climate Chang UID:20260421T070501CEST-Rpp52Fi89P@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ejcc.org/UniversityofMichiganEJCCConferenceCallforPapers.htm l END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:As part of its ongoing efforts to further the study of human ri ghts at the University of Washington and to promote scholarly inquiry in t he interdisciplinary law and society tradition\, the Comparative Law and S ociety Studies Center plans to sponsor a human rights speaker series begin ning spring 2003 and culminating during spring\, 2004\, with an internatio nal conference on the series theme\, Human Rights “From the Bottom Up”. \n \nRecent years have seen burgeoning interest in human rights on US univers ity campuses and a growth in the scholarly literature relating to human ri ghts themes. At the same time\, however\, existing approaches to the subje ct are often dominated by a “top-down” political/institutional approach wh ich explores human rights issues through analyses of the functioning\, or lack thereof\, of elite-centered legal and political institutions in vario us contexts. This abundant literature has advanced our understanding of ma ny human rights quandaries\, and indeed has been very influential in polic y circles\, helping to lend support for international initiatives aimed at furthering the rule of law. However\, some scholars have begun to point to the need for a more contextualized\, “bottom up” understanding of human rights from the perspective of the individuals and communities in whom ri ghts are vested – and particularly of those in marginalized communities\, whose rights are most frequently violated.\n\n\nAs the leading center for law and society studies in the U.S. with a significant commitment to compa rative/international research\, featuring the only cluster of human rights scholars within in an interdisciplinary law and society program\, CLASS c onsiders itself uniquely poised to address these issues. Our scholarship p oses such questions as: What are the sources of violence that infuse cultu re in specific settings\, such as in post-colonial societies? How are rig hts and justice imagined by victims\, rather than defined by exogenous pol itical and legal elites? How important are factors of trust and legitimacy \, and how can these be constructed in societies with high levels of viole nce or ethnic exclusion? What is the working relationship between interna tional human rights groups and indigenous populations\, and how much does this matter struggles for change? How are global human rights directives a bsorbed and reconfigured in specific and localized communities? These are just some of the types of questions concerning human rights\, emphasizing culture and agency “on the ground\,” that we consider. Research and discus sion of these important issues may shed light on what remains a puzzling q uestion after the work of so many top-down theorists: how do we understand disjunctions between the formal adoption of liberal democratic legal norm s and the widespread continued violation of individuals’ most basic rights ? Are so many splendid Constitutions dead-letter promises?\n\n\nSponsored by: The Comparative Law and Society Studies (CLASS) Center\, Simpson Cente r for the Humanities at the University of Washington\, and the Bartley Dob b Endowment for the Study and Prevention of Violence. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:University Of Washington\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98195\, United S tates SUMMARY:Human Rights from the Bottom Up Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-jrHknzbFiv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://depts.washington.edu/class/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Asian American Students Union (MAASU) 2004 Spring C onference will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 1st - 3rd. MAASU was created by students in 1990 as a support network to prov ide resources and unite the scattered populations of Asian Pacific Islande rs American (APIAs) across the Midwest. In the past thirteen years\, MAASU has grown to include many member schools and is continually developing ne w contacts. By exploring progressive issues\, such as APIA studies program s\, organizational development\, and APIA cultural centers\, MAASU has bec ome one of the primary advocacy resources for APIA students in the region. . \n\nThe goal of the MAASU Spring Conference is promote leadership\, assi st and encourage social change\, unite all communities against all forms o f oppression\, and address the educational needs among APIA students. Past MAASU Spring Conference boasts an average attendance between 500-700 stud ents from various colleges across the Midwest and is one of the oldest Pan -Asian conferences in the nation. This year's MAASU Spring Conferences is a FREE event (for students attending MAASU member schools) and paid for by the Asian Pacific American Council (APAC) and the University of Wisconsin -Madison. \n\nThe theme of this year's Spring Conference is 'Creative Dest ruction.' Creative Destruction was originally coined in Joseph Schumpeter' s 1942 work\, Capitalism\, Socialism\, and Democracy to explain a 'process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic struc ture from within\, incessantly destroying the old one\, incessantly creati ng a new one.' Although Schumpeter's idea of creative was meant to describ e and revolutionize economic\, the idea of Creative Destruction for the 20 03 MAASU Spring Conference is to create a forum for APIA to speak on socia l injustices and inequalities and to help encourage the fostering of activ ism. \n\nThe MAASU Spring Conference workshops seek to go beyond APIA 101 issues. Following under the theme Creative Destruction\, the workshop sess ions are designed to develop a new generation of APIA activists. The works hop sessions will help participants understand identity issues\, engage in the history of APIA culture and movements\, explore contemporary issues\, and finally find new ways to work towards social change. Each of the work shop sessions will focus on Pan-Asian coalition building\, identity\, hist ory\, contemporary issues\, expression\, and activism. We strongly encoura ge your participation in this exciting conference. \n\nSincerely\, \n\nMAA SU Committee Core \nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Geographical Scope: R egional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040401 GEO:43.077800;-89.413300 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Asian American Students Union 2004 Spring Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-3luzgZLcMp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.maasu.org/spring.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:202-291-2258 Email: DESCRIPTION:Be the change you want to see in our world! \n\nCall to Action for April 2004 Mobilization\nApril 22 - 24 in Washington\, DC\n\nMass mobi lization April 22 - 24\, 2004:\nTake a public stand in Washington DC durin g the IMF/World Bank semi-annual meetings\n\n2004 is the 60th Anniversary of the World Bank & the International Monetary Fund (IMF) marking the begi nning of: \nThe institutions and structures that have designed neo-liberal economic programs for over 100 countries\n\nThe subordination of global e cology to corporate profits\n\nThe loss of public resources\, democracy an d national sovereignty to instruments of private profit\n\nThe institution alized domination of the wealthy over the impoverished -- the new form of colonialism!\n\nNext mobilization planning meeting Wednesday February 11th 7:00-9pm at St. Stephens Church. \n\n(Meetings are every other Wednesday) \n\nThe church is on the corner of 16th St and Newton St. NW Washington DC \, about 5 blocks from Columbia Heights metro station Green Line. Enter th rough the side door.\n\nIn the 60th anniversary year of the IMF and World Bank\, Mobilization for Global Justice demands the following:\nOpen all Wo rld Bank and IMF meetings to the media and the public\n\nCancel all impove rished country debt to the World Bank and IMF\, using the institutions' ow n resources. \n\nEnd all World Bank and IMF policies that hinder people's access to food\, clean water\, shelter\, health care\, education\, and rig ht to organize. (Such 'structural adjustment' policies include user fees\, privatization. and economic austerity programs).\n\nStop all World Bank s upport for socially and environmentally destructive projects such as oil\, gas\, and mining activities\, and all support for projects such as dams t hat include forced relocation of people. \n\nJoin the movements and campa igns challenging the IMF and World Bank's economic reign during their 60th anniversary years! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040424 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040422 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Spring 2004 Mobilization for Global Justice UID:20260421T070501CEST-EgfCW3tGt4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalizethis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This spring Brandeis University will host a conference on Globa lization\, Empire and Resistance. This will be a progressive conference em bracing a variety of critical\, and radical perspectives on globalization. \n\nYou are cordially invited to join a number of leading scholars from a ll over the world in exploring the many effects of globalization-as well a s alternative visions. There will be a number of plenary and panel session s. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040425 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040423 GEO:42.398600;-71.245000 LOCATION:Brandeis University\, Waltham\, Massachusetts\, 02451\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Globalization\, Empire and Resistance: Global Studies Association C onference UID:20260421T070501CEST-4wRsi355mP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.net4dem.org/mayglobal/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:peacecollege@forusa.org DESCRIPTION:Open up and howl. Say no to violence\, injustice\, and fear. Co me to the first Peace College\, an intergenerational gathering of nonviole nt activists for social change to be held April 16\, 17\, and 18 in Salem\ , Massachusetts. Learn\, teach\, and network. Contact the Peace College at p\;e\;a\;c\;e\;c\;o\;l\;l\;e\;g\ ;e\;@\;f\;o\;r\;u\;s\;a\;.\;o\;r\ ;g\;\n or Box 547\, Durham\, NH 03824. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040416 GEO:42.512900;-70.904200 LOCATION:Salem State College\, Salem\, Massachusetts\, 01970\, United State s SUMMARY:The Peace College UID:20260421T070501CEST-fpBxU4o7K0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.salemstate.edu/peacecollege END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone: Email:jrs83@columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING \nfor protesting at the RNC and elsew here featuring lawyers from the Mass Defense Committee of the National Law yers Guild\n\nPrepare yourself for the upcoming protests.\n\nBefore coming to the training please review People's Law Collective's materials. http:/ /nycplc.mahost.org/KYR.htm\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040211 GEO:40.730200;-73.988600 LOCATION:600 Broadway FL 6 Psuedo Studios\, (SE Corner Of Broadway And Hous ton)\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Know Your Rights training UID:20260421T070501CEST-K4rNlBZ6vO@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:860-349-6925 Email:katjecita@aol.com DESCRIPTION:IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION ON HONDURAS \nRights Action Speaking Tour \nThe Honduran struggle against privitization\, mega-dams\, deforesta tion and harmful mining\, in the context of the unjust global economic ord er.\n \nWHEN: March 21 - April 3\, 2004\nWHERE: New England / New York \ nWHO: Gilberto Flores\, a community development activist from Honduras\, \nand Kath Golub\, a Connecticut-based activist who recently collaborated with Rights Action in Guatemala and Honduras.\n \nINTERESTED IN HOSTING EV ENTS:\nContact Kath Golub\,k\;a\;t\;j\;e\;c\;i\; t\;a\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;&# 109\;\n\, 860-349-6925\n \nGILBERTO and KATH will speak about the Honduras 's political situation in the past and present\, in the context of globali zation and the unjust global order\, and about community based efforts of Hondurans to fight for and defend their right to healthy\, sustainable com munity development. They will also speak about how North Americans can wor k on and support struggles for global justice.\n \nGILBERTO FLORES is a co mmunity activist from the municipality of \nGualaco\, Olancho\, Honduras. He is a member of CEPAVEG\, a community-based organization in Gualaco and La Venta\, which was created to oppose the\nconstruction of a hydroelectr ic dam on the Babilonia river in the \nregion. \n \nThe dam\, being built with international funding (from the Central American Development Bank of Economic Integration) falls within the buffer zone of the Sierra de Agalta national park and will have disastrous consequences on both the park`s bi odiversity and local community well-being. The construction process has b een plagued with legal irregularities and repression. \n \nGilberto is al so a member of the Environmentalist Movement of Olancho (MAO)\, which figh ts against issues such as deforestation\, repression and impunity. As a r esult of his activism\, Gilberto\, along with many others\, has been haras sed and intimidated by local authorities and other individuals suspected t o be linked to the logging industry. \n \nGilberto's name was circulated on a death list which included an activist assassinated in 2001. Carlos F lores\, cousin of Gilberto and also an opponent of the dam\, was gunned do wn outside his home by the Dam construction company`s security guards in J une 2001.\n \nKATH GOLUB is a student activist from Connecticut who recent ly spent \nThree months with Rights Action in Guatemala and Honduras. She has been\nresearching biosphere and water management projects in the east ern\nGuatemalan biosphere Sierra de las Minas and has traveled throughout\ nHonduras speaking with organizers about their struggles against the impac ts of neoliberalism. While her organizing and studies concentrate on the effects of US foreign policy and corporate-driven globalization\, she is s pecifically interested in exposing the connections between dam constructio n\, privatization\, and exploitation of natural resources in Latin America \, and US policy and the Northern culture of consumption.\n \nTHIS EDUCATI ONAL SPEAKING TOUR is being co-hosted by Rights Action\n[www.rightsaction. org] and the Central CT State University Progressive Students Alliance Ge ographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040321 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Impacts of Globalization on Honduras - Speaking Tour UID:20260421T070501CEST-FuLXMo29IO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rightsaction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:416-736-5252 Email:eaction@yorku.ca DESCRIPTION:Over 400 groups were invited to attend this action-oriented con ference to be held on April 7\, 2004 with spaces filling up quickly.\nThe conference will allow students across Ontario to showcase environmental an d social action projects they are working on in their schools and communit ies. By sharing ideas\, being inspired by other projects and networking w ith students across the province\, the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University is confident that this event will strengthen the existing community of environmentally-minded youth and help students change their worlds.\nSevern Cullis-Suzuki will be on-hand to present the keynote addre ss. Cullis-Suzuki has been speaking internationally about environmental an d social concerns since the age of 12 and is expected to kick-start the co nference with a take action and change your world message. Conference dele gates will also be able to choose from a variety of interactive workshops by community groups such as TakingITGlobal\, Ducks Unlimited\, World Wildl ife Fund\, Daily Break Food Bank and the Sierra Youth Coalition.\nThe conf erence will take place at York University\, located at 4700 Keele Street. For conference information\, updates and registration forms\, visit change yourworld.yorku.ca or emaile\;A\;c\;t\;i\;o\;n\; @\;y\;o\;r\;k\;u\;.\;c\;a\;\n.\nFaculty of Environmental Studies\, York University - Established in 1969\, The Facul ty of Environmental Studies (FES) offers an interdisciplinary approach to studying the environment. Students are admitted each September to Bachelor in Environmental Studies\, Masters in Environmental Studies\, and PhD pro grams where they join a community of socially and environmentally consciou s students\, professors and researchers.\nFor additional information\, ple ase contact: Greg Wilson \n Undergraduate Recruitment O fficer \n Faculty of Environmental Studies \n \n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040407T090000 GEO:43.766200;-79.488900 LOCATION:York University\, Keele Campus\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M3J 1P3\, Can ada SUMMARY:Change Your World Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-jIv4uJVXU1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://changeyourworld.yorku.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:416-736-5252 Email:fesinfo@yorku.ca DESCRIPTION:Graduate Programs in Environmental Studies (MES\, PHD)\nMonthly Open Houses\n12:30-2:30pm \nLumbers room 354\n\n' Meet with faculty membe rs or current students.\n' Find out more about our financial opportunities .\n' Speak to our recruitment officer about our programs and admissions pr ocedures.\n\nPlease RSVP by phoning 416-736-2100 ext. 22641\, or emailing f\;e\;s\;i\;n\;f\;o\;@\;y\;o\;r \;k\;u\;.\;c\;a\;\n. \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040225T123000 GEO:43.766200;-79.488900 LOCATION:354 Lumbers Building\, York University - Keele Campus\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M3J 1P3\, Canada SUMMARY:Graduate Open House UID:20260421T070501CEST-Xl28UtErlv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yorku.ca/fes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-319-7596 x11 Email:summit@nyacyouth.org DESCRIPTION:Meet hundreds of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, and q uestioning and ally youth from around the country at NYAC’s 7th Annual Nat ional Youth Summit\, from June 4 – 6\, 2004 in Washington\, DC! With over 50 workshops\, and dozens of exhibits\, NYAC’s Youth Summit is the only n ational meeting focusing entirely on issues of critical importance to LGBT Q youth. Network with colleagues\, exchange resources with key community activists\, service organizations\, and meet new people and have fun! Geo graphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040605 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040604T120000 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:Washington Court Hotel\, 525 New Jersey Avenue\, NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:NYAC 7th Annual Youth Summit UID:20260421T070501CEST-UIibjXVKlH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyacyouth.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:617-728-2464 Email:change@oxfamamerica.org DESCRIPTION:Applications for Oxfam's CHANGE Initiative due April 1st. CHANG E is a national network of student leaders dedicated to creating positive social change on global issues. Students must be a rising sophomore or jun ior at a US based university or college. To apply got to www.oxfamamerica. org/change. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040401 GEO:42.351000;-71.059400 LOCATION:26 West St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02111\, United States SUMMARY:Oxfam's CHANGE Initiative Applications Due UID:20260421T070501CEST-I8WaPN3SOi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.oxfamamerica.org/change END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:513-374-6051 Email:actout_spectrum@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:A large\, student run protest against the passage of HB272\, th e so-called 'Defense of Marriage Act' which legally defines marriage as be tween one man and one woman. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040221T123000 GEO:39.891700;-82.877100 LOCATION:Statehouse\, 77 High Street\, Columbus\, Ohio\, 43215\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Anti-Defense of Marriage Act Rally UID:20260421T070501CEST-VUazdMWpvv@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:topaperknife@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:PEACE TRAIN\, leaving New Haven CT\, March 20th for the mobiliz ation against occupation.\n\nTickets are cheap\n\nContact us!\n\n-SCSU Ant iwar Coalition- Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040320 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:State St.-Union Station\, New Haven\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Peace Train from New Haven! UID:20260421T070501CEST-mvPZsWTAWS@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:athensftaa@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Athens Ohio is hosting a post-Miami strategizing meeting from F ebruary 27-29. This is not a \nconference. Instead\, we envision a divers e group of people and organizing styles coming together\nto discuss issues of free trade\, strategic resistance and the implications of the Miami pr otests\,\namong other things. We will have a proposed agenda and structur e ready when people arrive but \nwe would like this whole weekend to be ba sed on a direct democratic process so bring your own \nideas as well. Com e to Athens ready to help participate in shaping and guiding the discussio ns\nwe have throughout the weekend. Literature distribution and group tabl ing is welcomed through out\nthe weekend.\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040229 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040227 GEO:39.339300;-82.013800 LOCATION:Athens\, Ohio\, 45701\, United States SUMMARY:Beyond Miami: Strategic Resistance and Alternatives to Free Trade UID:20260421T070501CEST-mRA1hIUBt5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.frognet.net/~apjn END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:360-867-6493 Email:tescseed@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Check out the Website for conference schedule and complete list of events.\n\nSynergy is a free four-day event at The Evergreen State Col lege. It is paid for by TESC student activities fees and supported by many academic programs. The conference boasts seven keynotes\, and over 30 pre sentations\, workshops\, tours\, films and panel discussions. It is organi zed by a diverse coalition of students in a collective effort to create a holistic learning experience and a \nmodel for a more sustainable world.\n \nGeneral conference events are free to all\, but Friday evening will feat ure A Political Revival: Under the Evergreen Bigtop with Jim High tower \n\nECOLOGY. AGRICULTURE. SOCIAL JUSTICE. DESIGN. CULTURE. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040221 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040218 GEO:47.104300;-123.055000 LOCATION:The Evergreen State College\, 2100 Evergreen Parkway\, Olympia\, W ashington\, 98502\, United States SUMMARY:SEED- SYNERGY: Sustainable Living Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-AagHmbbOKu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://academic.evergreen.edu/groups/tescseed/home.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:517-237-243 Email:apesc@msn.com DESCRIPTION:A special report on the truths and lies of the war on terrorism by award-winning journalist\, John Pilger. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040219T120000 GEO:37.635500;-122.092000 LOCATION:25555 Hesperian Blvd\, Hayward\, California\, 94545\, United State s SUMMARY:Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror UID:20260421T070501CEST-7LHH4tfMvg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://liberals.at/apesc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:917-468-2783 Email:studentglobalconscience@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Goals: The purpose of the Conference is to educate students on issues surrounding free trade agreements\, globalization and the bridges b etween movements. With this consciousness we will create a concrete netwo rk between students of all the student organizations in the northeast regi on. At the conference\, people will be thinking\, discussing\, skills sha ring\, training\, learning\, and strategizing on issues and campaigns rela ting to the process of globalization. \n\n\nREGISTRATION: \nThere is a reg istration fee of $20 that will be collected at arrival. However\, we would not want anyone to be turned away due to lack of funds. If $20 is too mu ch we offer a sliding scale email Pilar at p\;e\;m\;2\; 1\;@\;c\;o\;r\;n\;e\;l\;l\;.\;e\; 0\;u\;\n and let her know you need a reduced rate. Registration is im portant because then we would know how much food and housing spaces to get . To register visit our website at www.cnylabor.org/nrsc or go directly to http://globaljusticenow.org/index.php?module=phatform&PHAT_MAN_OP=view&PH PWS_MAN_ITEMS[]=6\n\n\nHOUSING: \nHousing space will be in houses\, church es and community organization space. Please indicate any special needs or requests you have when registering.\n\nFOOD: \nBreakfast and fair trade co ffee will be provided on Saturday and Sunday. In addition\, lunch will be provided on Sunday and dinner will be provided on Saturday and Sunday from local restaurants. On Saturday we will provide everyone the opportunity to go explore downtown Ithaca and support the local economy by purchasing food.\n\n\n\n\nENTERTAINMENT: \nIncludes the new film\, 'The Fourth World War' to be shown on Friday night at Cornell Cinema and a concert on Saturd ay night including Drop Beat Not Bombs\, Location (local punk band) and Sp ace Dawg (local blues rock band).\n\n\n\nFOR GENERAL QUESTIONS:\n--email & #115\;t\;u\;d\;e\;n\;t\;g\;l\;o\;b\ ;a\;l\;c\;o\;n\;s\;c\;i\;e\;n\;c\; e\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\ n\n\nFOR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS:\n--email Tomer at T\;M\;9\;9\; 4\;c\;o\;r\;n\;e\;l\;l\;.\;e\;d\; 17\;\n with regard to designing the network \nor becoming a network delega te for your school \n--email Glynis at G\;A\;R\;3\;7\;@\ ;c\;o\;r\;n\;e\;l\;l\;.\;e\;d\;u \;\n with regard to housing or transportation\n--email Tina at C\;I\ ;L\;4\;@\;c\;o\;r\;n\;e\;l\;l\;.\;& #101\;d\;u\;\n with regard to workshops and education\n\nJOIN OUR PLANNING LISTSERV:\nNEplanning@yahoogroups.com\n\n\nMORE? Check out the we bsite at www.cnylabor.org/nrsc\, the website will have updates all week.\n \n\nSpeakers and Organizations\n\nStewart Acuff\, Director of Organizing f or the AFL-CIO\,\nMedea Benjamin\, Director of Global Exchange \nAnna Lapp e\nNjoki Njoroge Njehű\, Director of 50 Years is enough\nMichael Parenti \ nLori Wallach\nStudent Action with Farm workers\nThe Ruckus Society\nTrain ers: John Sellers and Nadine Bloch\n\nHere is a tentative list of workshop s.\n\nDirty Metals: Mining’\;s Impact on Communities and the Environm ent\nGlobal Warming and Climate Control\nFair Trade 101\nGlobalization 101 \nAIDS advocacy\nAgricultural subsidies \nMilitarism and the Environment\n The nuclear questions\, a working class view \nFarm workers\nChanging Trad e Policies lead to Itinerant Apparel Industry\nThe Free Trade Agenda- NAFT A FTAA and CAFTA \nIndigenous movements\nCorporate responsibility: Bhopal India\nRaising the minimum wage and The Living wage movement\nGlobal Warmi ng \nRacism and the Ideology of Slavery\nRadical cheer leading\nArts of pr otests\nNon- Violent Direct Action \nArt as Activism\nDream Act\nSweatshop s and the Workers rights Consortium \nCintas\nCoca-Cola Awareness\nBlue &# 8211\; Green Purchasing task force \nRNC\nTree Free Campaign\nImpacting El ections\nGrassroots organizing 101\nGroup dynamic trainings\nCoalition bui lding\nMedia strategy\n\n\nPLUS MANY MORE!!!\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:42.402800;-76.484000 LOCATION:Cornell University\, Ithaca\, New York\, 14850\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Regional Students' Conference for a Global Conscience UID:20260421T070501CEST-7OFu5LZNVl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cnylabor.org/nrsc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-321-2025 Email:bpollack@aflcio.org DESCRIPTION:Please join together in support of Sterling Laundry workers cur rently trying to form a union with UNITE for a happy hour fundraiser on Ma rch 3 at Cafe Citron\n\nThe event will have incredible musical guests incl uding Joe Uehlein and his band\, slam poets\, amazing speakers\, spoken wo rd and free salsa classes at Cafe Citron on March 3rd. At the event\, we s uggest a minimum donation of $8 ($4 dollars for students - no one will be turned away). Best of all $1.00 from every union drink you buy supports th e campaigns all night!\n\nLocation: Cafe Citron\n1343 Connecticut Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20005. Wednesday\, March 3\, starting at 6:00pm. Phone: 2 02-321-2025\n\nWorkers at Sterling laundry are on an unfair labor practice strike trying to form a union with UNITE to fight poverty wages\, unaffor dable health insurance\, and serious health and safety violations at work. It is imperative we give these workers the resources they need so that th ey may continue to fight to improve their own lives.\n\nYou will join the host committee: Jos Williams\, Roger Newell\, Mario Rodriguez\, Roxie Herb ekian\, and the workers from Sterling Laundry.\n\nFor more information con tact Bernie Pollack at B\;p\;o\;l\;l\;a\;c\;k \;@\;a\;f\;l\;c\;i\;o\;.\;o\;r\;g\ ;\n \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040303 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:Cafe Citron\, 1343 Connecticut Ave NW\, Washington\, District of C olumbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Happy Hour March 3rd - Support Sterling Workers! UID:20260421T070501CEST-6DuVkIV8CB@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:301-565-4050 x322 Email:span@peace-action.org DESCRIPTION:The SPAN National Summit will be held on April 9th - 11th at th e University of Chicago in Chicago\, IL. This year’s summit works to promo te students’ resistance to militarism through education\, training and act ion. The main days\, Saturday and Sunday\, will be filled with workshops\, speakers\, panels\, film screenings and roundtable discussions. The deadl ine for travel scholarships is Friday\, March 5th. All forms and flyers ca n be downloaded from the SPAN website at www.StudentPeaceAction.org/summit .html.\n\nWorkshops include:\n*anti-racism training\n*non-violent civil di sobedience training\n*Countering military recruitment in schools\n*Resisti ng the PATRIOT Act and other assaults on civil liberties\n*Stopping nuclea r proliferation\n*Media and your message\n*Area Studies Reform/Title VI\n* Arts and activism\n*Strategic campaign planning\n\nPlus:\n*Keynote address from world renowned peace activist\, scholar and journalist Colman McCart hy\n\n*Panel on US-Middle East relations\,\nincluding the occupation of Ir aq and Palestine\n\n*Film screening of Uncovered: The Whole Truth About th e Iraq War\n\n*Roundtable discussions on issues such as alliance building\ , Queer rights and the peace movement\, high school organizing\, linking p eace activism to local community-based struggles\, building sustainable ac tivist organizations and more!\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040411 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040409 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:University Of Chicago\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Student Peace Action Network National Summit UID:20260421T070501CEST-SFv3wtNXuM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.StudentPeaceAction.org/summit.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:mkochka@cisunix.unh.edu DESCRIPTION:Solarfest May Day is a celebration of activism and workers righ ts. We will be powering the two music stages wil solar energy. There will be a ton of bands (local and national) and a ton of activist groups\, sust ainable technology providers\, and sustainable vendors. There will be work shops and networking opportunities as welll...ITS ALL FREE!!!! Email me fo r more info or if you want in on the action! Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040501 GEO:43.165800;-70.962800 LOCATION:University Of New Hampshire\, Durham\, New Hampshire\, 03824\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:SolarFest May Day Celebration UID:20260421T070501CEST-vNrahNnsfI@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:603-862-2343 Email:mkochka@cisunix.unh.edu DESCRIPTION:Join us for a multi-media presentation and discussion with auth or and activist Carol Adams as she explores the ethical dimensions of meat -eating. Through a provocative lecture and a slide show\, Adams will draw parallels to the marketing of meat and the use of women in advertising. Ad ams has been an activist on anti-violence issues since the 1970s. She is t he author of such works as The Sexual Politics of Meat and The Pornography of Meat. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040420 GEO:43.165800;-70.962800 LOCATION:Memorial Union Building\, Theatre 1\, Durham\, New Hampshire\, 038 24\, United States SUMMARY:Carol Adams: The Sexual Politics of Meat UID:20260421T070501CEST-NTBv0323V4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/events_all/political_meat.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:646-322-9407 Email:massimo@sustainus.org DESCRIPTION:“\;I want to be a professional activist.”\;\n\n“ \;I don’\;t want to be a professional activist\, but I want to make a difference.”\;\n\n“\;I want to meet other young people and prof essionals that want to make a difference too.”\;\n\n“\;I want to join a delegation to the UN and tell governments what young people care a bout.”\;\n\n“\;By the way\, what is sustainable development?R 21\;\n\nSound like something you’\;d say? Join us at…\;\n\nThe 2 004 YOUTH SUMMIT on SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT \n\nA two-week\, pro-social ex travaganza with events open and free to young people from around the world during the 12th meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development ( CSD-12)\n \n\nFEATURING\nCAREERS FOR TODAY and TOMORROW: An exploration of the sustainable development job sector featuring organizations and compan ies from government\, civil society (NGO’\;s)\, the private sector\, science\, academia\, and international organizations.\n\nAGENTS OF CHANGE: A special opportunity to join the SustainUS delegation to the UN Commissi on on Sustainable Development. No experience is necessary\, but space is l imited. Contact J\;e\;r\;e\;m\;y\;@\;S\;u \;s\;t\;a\;i\;n\;U\;S\;.\;o\;r\;g\ ;\n for an application and more information. Be an ambassador for the fut ure!\n\nYOUTH IN ACTION: A journal of sustainable development best practic es\, compiled by SustainUS\, featuring…\;YOU. Share how you or someon e you know has made a difference: send submissions to S\;t\;e\; v\;e\;@\;S\;u\;s\;t\;a\;i\;n\;U\;& #83\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n.\n\nRegister here!\n\nTENTATIVE AGENDA\ nSunday\, April 18: SustainUS CSD-12 “\;Agents of Change”\; Dele gation meeting. Time and Location: TBA\n\nMonday\, April 19: CSD-12 conven es. Time 8:00 a.m. Location: UN conference building\n\nTBA: Concert for Pe ace. Location: Dag Hammerskjöld Plaza\, E 57th/1st Ave.\n\nTBA: Premiere o f “\;2 Weeks in Johannesburg\,”\; a full-length documentary on c onference culture at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development\n\nF RIDAY\, April 23 –\; CAREERS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW.\nLocation: UN Ch urch Center. 777 UN Plaza\, NY\, NY\nTime: 1:00 Panel: What is Sustainabl e Development? What is SustainUS?\nTime: 2:00 Employer Panels and Presenta tions (themes tentative. select 1):\n- Government\, NGO\, Business \, and Int’\;l Organization Approaches to Sustainable Development\n- Intergenerational Perspectives on Sustainable Development\n- Economic\, Environmental\, and Social solutions to 21st Century crises\ n- Technological Improvements or Lifestyle Changes? Complementary or Supplementary Approaches to Sustainable Development\n- Internat ional Perspectives on Sustainable Development\n\nTime: 3:00 Open networkin g\, tabling\, and career fair.\n\n \n\nSaturday and Sunday –\; social and educational activities (field trips\, parties\, speakers\, discussion s etc.) Times\, locations\, details TBA\n\n\nTBA: Press Conference and rel ease of “\;Youth in Action”\; publication.\n\nFriday\, April 30: CSD-12 adjourns\, 6 p.m.\n\nFriday\, April 30: Party. 9 p.m. Location: TB A\n\nEmployers can register for the career fair here. E-mail SustainUS at C\;a\;r\;e\;e\;r\;F\;a\;i\;r\;@\;& #83\;u\;s\;t\;a\;i\;n\;U\;S\;.\;o\; 14\;g\;\n if you have any questions.\n Geographical Scope: Internatio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040430 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040418 GEO:40.624600;-73.989900 LOCATION:New York City\, United Nations (CSD 12)\, New York\, New York\, 11 228\, United States SUMMARY:2004 Youth Summit on Sustainable Development UID:20260421T070501CEST-rZ3unTJw6b@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sustainus.org/youthsummit.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Anyone can organize their own Earth Day celebration. You can ha ve workshops\, films\, speakers\, a protest\, or just simply block the nea rest interstate.\n\nSince 1970\, every year students have organized hundre ds of events on Earth Day or often an entire week of environmental activit ies. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040422 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Earth Day 2004 UID:20260421T070501CEST-u9BB01DFdJ@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:212-344-3005 ex 268 Email:ygonzalez@nyclu.org DESCRIPTION:> On Wednesday\, February 25\, the New York Bill of Rights Defe nse Campaign will host an informational session for organizations\, left o r right\, interested in participating in protest activities during the Rep ublican National Convention. The session will include information on your rights to protest\, including navigating the permit application process\, and potential issues involving government surveillance of organizations. T he session is part of our continuing effort to implement the principles co ntained in Resolution 60\, the Bill of Rights resolution passed by the NYC Council. The session will be led by Chris Dunn\, NYCLU Associate Legal Di rector.\nLight refreshments will be served.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040225T180000 GEO:40.696400;-74.025300 LOCATION:NYCLU\, 125 Broad Street\, 17th Floor\, B/w Water Street And East Side River\, New York\, New York\, 10004\, United States SUMMARY:Know Your Rights While Protesting the RNC UID:20260421T070501CEST-WlaVvnMuXR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nybordc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:907-277-4348 Email:aporia@uaa.alaska.edu DESCRIPTION:The Pacific Rim Conference on Literature & Rhetoric is a gradua te conference held every year on the campus of the University of Alaska An chorage. As always\, we welcome critical papers on all topics pertaining to literature\, literary studies\, and rhetoric\; however\, this year\, in an attempt to effect broader discursive and political analyses\, we are a lso encouraging multi-disciplinary submissions. \n\n \n\nCall for Papers :\n\nCrisis—or the state of exception as Giorgio Agamben terms it—has come to constitute the very conditions of our political economies. Although t here is no single crisis\, there is a singularity of crisis invoked in suc h a way as to foreclose cultural conversations and limit the terms of our ethical investigations. The state of exception\, then\, is the state in t otality\, whereby the juridical and the ethical empty into the same singul arity and exhaust future questions of possibility and resistance\; thus\, state sovereignty legitimated through crisis is marked by its ability to e ither efficiently absorb dissent or entirely repress discourse in a ruthle ss declaration of positive right. In this state of crisis\, any expressio n of desire outside the symbolic logic of power is deemed impossible or ju dged illegal—or worse\, appropriated through economies of fantasy as “utop ian” and thus harmless.\n\nThe title and theme for the 2004 conference—“La ws Without Outlaws: Territory / Utopia / Transgression”—aims to invoke mu ltitudinous states of oppression\, repression\, and suppression as enforce d across networks of ideological and textual registers. In this regard\, we are interested in opening a forum of critique in which to excavate sys tems of political\, discursive\, and ethical totalities and situate questi ons of liberation across a broad spectrum of disciplines\, periods\, and c ultures. Possible topics include\, but are not limited to:\n\n? Illegal j ouissance: anarchy and post-structuralism ? Utopia in the discourses of nationalism and resistance\n\n? Laughter\, transgression\, philosophies of un-knowing ? Representations of outlaws: outlawed representations\n\n? Homo Sacer: narratives of sublime delinquency ? The borders of bodies: corporeal transgression\, erotica\, sexuality\n\n? (Post)colonial insurgen cies\; literatures of resistance ? The bodies of borders: architecture\, geography\, subjectivity\n\n? Surveillance unveiled ? ‘Carceral Archipel agos’ vs. ‘Pirate Utopias’ ? Crisis as kairos as topos\n\n? Ideology: in terpellation\, insurgency\, desire ? [Levinas]: Effecting an ‘ethics bef ore and beyond ontology’\n\n? Resistant histories: civil rights\, class c onflict\, & critical feminisms ? Arrestive rhetorics and generative rheto rics\n\n? Aesthetic resistances: situationalism\, immediatism\, flash mob s ? Blogs as political weapons\n\n? Cyborg & Posthuman discourses as site s of crisis Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040306 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040304 GEO:61.205100;-149.823000 LOCATION:University Of Alaska\, Anchorage\, Anchorage\, Alaska\, 99508\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Laws Without Outlaws: Territory / Utopia / Transgression UID:20260421T070501CEST-cpvUnz0xuN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.laws-without-outlaws.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:An international holiday or day of action for workers celebrate d around the world. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040501 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:May Day 2004 UID:20260421T070501CEST-RgUbvIouz0@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:800-664-8647 Email:kelly@studentsagainsthunger.org DESCRIPTION:On Feb 28-29\, over 200 students\, community leaders\, and camp us staff will come together at the UC Berkeley to take part in a weekend o f workshops\, diverse panel discussions\, informative issue briefings\, ne w programming ideas\, networking opportunities\, and inspiring speakers on the issues of hunger and homelessness. If you want to make an impact in your community and work to permanently end hunger and homelessness\, this Summit is the place to start! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040229 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040228 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:West Coast Student Summit on Hunger and Homelessness UID:20260421T070501CEST-NkbVajmadH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainsthunger.org/summit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:734-213-1393 Email: DESCRIPTION:Fixing Elections\n- Get Out The Vote Efforts\n- Voting Machin e Scandals\n- Instant Runoff Voting\nby\nAlma Wheeler Smith - Former Mich igan State Senator\n and\nCraig Harvey - Michigan Focus on Reforming Elect ions\n\nMonday\, February 23\, 2004\n7:00 PM\nArbor Brewing Company\nTapro om\n114 E. Washington\nAnn Arbor\, MI 48104\n734-213-1393\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040223T190000 GEO:42.270900;-83.727800 LOCATION:114 E. Washington\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, 48104\, United States SUMMARY:Fixing Elections: IRV\, Participation efforts\, Black Box Voting UID:20260421T070501CEST-vKv6wMaamf@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Visions in Feminism was started in 2000 by an independent grass roots group of activists\, with the intent to create a low-cost\, accessib le conference for people of all races\, ages\, genders and experiences to come together to discuss some of the most complex issues facing modern fem inism. We held our first conference on May 6\, 2001. In the last three yea rs we have worked to create an event that addresses social\, political and cultural implications of feminism and develops tools to create an ongoing network of dialogue and action. Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040508 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Maryland\, College Park\, Maryland\, United States SUMMARY:Visions in Feminism UID:20260421T070501CEST-LbcG1Hj0ZU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.visionsinfeminism.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@njsolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:\nFriday\, February 20th\, 2004\nThird National Day of Action i n Solidarity with Muslim\, Arab and South\nAsian Immigrants Featuring 'We' ve Come Undone' performance by Kayhan Irani\, \n'Planet of the Arabs\,' an d \nCommunity Forum \n7:30 p.m. MPR (Multi-Purpose Room)\, Rutgers Student Center\, 126 College Ave. Rutgers University\, New Brunswick\, NJ For mo re information:i\;n\;f\;o\;@\;n\;j\;s\; 1\;l\;i\;d\;a\;r\;i\;t\;y\;\n.org http://ww w.njsolidarity.org/\n \nSponsored by NJ Solidarity\, NJ Civil Rights Defen se Committee\, Rutgers\nUniversity Women's Center Defense Coalition and mo re!\nEndorsement and co-sponsorship list in formation! To endorse/cosponso r\,\nemail i\;n\;f\;o\;@\;n\;j\;s\;o\;& #108\;i\;d\;a\;r\;i\;t\;y\;\n\n \nExperience Ka yhan Irani's original performance of 'We've Come Undone\,'\nsix monologues conveying the lives of those affected by anti-immigrant\nrepression...see the short\, 'Planet of the Arabs\,' exposing media\nstereotypes and bias against Arabs and Arab Americans...take part in a\ncommunity forum on immi grants' rights with the NJ Civil Rights Defense\nCommittee\, the Council o n American-Islamic Relations-NJ and more!\n \n***Details***\n \nOverview\n We've Come Undone is a series of six monologues detailing women's\nexperie nces since 9/11 and especially dealing with the INS Special\nRegistrations and subsequent detentions and deportations. Since December\n2001\, male i mmigrants over the age of 16 from 24 selected countries\n(mostly in the Mi ddle East\, Asia\, and North Africa) have been forced to\nregister themsel ves with the newly formed Department of Homeland\nSecurity\n(DHS) which in cludes getting photographed\, fingerprinted and documented.\nIn the meanti me many have been held without any charges lodged against\nthem\, without access to legal advice\, and even without contact from any\nof their relat ives. Their detention is indefinite and many have been\ndeported as well. None of the men detained or deported through the\nregistration process hav e had terrorist charges brought against them.\nBehind this tragedy\, howev er\, lies another: the women and children. The\nfamilies that are left beh ind to gather the pieces of their broken lives\nare living in silence\, ma ny suffering financially and emotionally as\nthis issue is shrouded in sec recy.\n \nWe've Come Undone puts a face to the silent suffering\, the inse curity\nand the injustice. It is however\, not just a show about the Arab or\nMuslim population but one that speaks to the simple humanity in each o f\nus. We as individuals are still rummaging through the heaps of our\nnot ions tentatively\, carefully\, as we understand where the events of\n9-11\ , the recent war\, and the rapidly changing domestic and\ninternational po licies of the United States have landed us. We've Come\nUndone explores ho w we relate\, and struggle to relate to one another\nnow. What happens whe n lies and suspicion are allowed to permeate the\nfabric of our society an d embed into the weave? How does that affect our\nbehavior and who we beco me\, individually and as a society? We've Come\nUndone seeks to gather tho se loose ends\, allowed to dangle for so long\,\nand re-introduce them int o the cultural dialogue through theater.\n \nBiography\n \nKayhan Irani's recent work is part of her ongoing devotion to ignite the\nworld with beau ty and truth unleashed from unconventional and irregular\nplatforms. After graduating from the High-School of Performing Arts in\nN.Y.C.\, Kayhan to ok time- off performing to travel and chronicled part\nof her journeys for the Indian Express North American Edition. She has\nperformed pieces of W e've Come Undone in many venues including Theater\nfor the New City\, SALA AM Theater\, Hunter College and Medgar Evers'\nCollege.\nShe recently perf ormed the role of Claire in Jean Genet's 'The Maids'\,\nand played in '7- 11'\, a Despina Production.\nShe is an enthusiastic practitioner of Theat er of the Oppressed and\nseeks to use theater to activate and educate audi ences.\n \nFollowed by a community forum on immigrants' rights!\n \nFEBRUA RY 20\, 2004\nNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH MUSLIM\,\nARAB AND SOUTH ASI AN IMMIGRANTS*\n \nFirst they came for the Communists and I didn't speak u p because I wasn't a Communist.\nThen they came for the Jews\, and I didn' t speak up because I wasn't a Jew.\nThen they came for the trade unionists \, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.\nThen they cam e for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.\nThe n they came for me\, but by that time\, no one was left to speak up.\n--Pa stor Martin Niemoeller\, Nazi Germany\n \nWe call on people everywhere to come together on the 3rd National Day of\nSolidarity to resist the scapego ating and criminalization of Muslim\,\nArab and South Asian immigrants! Ta ke action and speak out on February\n20th\, 2004 as part of the National D ay of Solidarity with Muslim\, Arab\,\nand South Asian Immigrants!\n\n\n\n \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040220 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Rutgers Student Center MPR\, 126 College Ave\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Kayhan Irani : Performance and Community forum for Immigrants' Righ ts UID:20260421T070501CEST-lNIKuTNnoh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.njsolidarity.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:amc@clamormagazine.org DESCRIPTION:If you believe communities should control their media...\n\nIf you believe everyone should have the tools to create and distribute their own books\, movies\, music\, newspapers\, and more...\n\nIf you believe co mmunication is a human right...\n\nYou should be at the Allied Media Confe rence.\nJune 18-20\, 2004.\nBowling Green State University in Bowling Gree n\, OH\n\nEvery year in June\, hundreds of the most passionate people from the world of independent media converge on Bowling Green\, Ohio\, for the Allied Media Conference. The AMC focuses on sharing skills\, building alt ernatives to corporate media\, and using media for positive social change. In addition to hands-on\, DIY workshops\, the conference includes film sc reenings\, artist presentations\, and a large exhibition hall to share our work. There are caucuses for video activists\, community newspapers\, and Indymedia members and a series of workshops for educators on using indepe ndent media in the classroom. Set in a small\, midwest town\, it's also a space to strengthen our community and enjoy each other's company.\n\nJUST ANNOUNCED:\nThe AMC will host a gathering on Saturday evening in the Stude nt Union with a special guest performance by The Evens (Ian MacKaye and Am y Farina). The reception will be at 6pm immediately following Saturday's c onference sessions.\n\nOTHER AMC HIGHLIGHTS:\n• Rooftop Films is curating an independent film festival on Saturday from 12-5pm. The mini-fest will f eature (among a host of other shorts and features) a preview screening of Exist\, the new film from acclaimed filmmaker Esther Bell that tells the s tory of two activists who take the ultimate stand for what they believe. \ n• Mark Hosler (Negativland) is poised to bring the house down with his ke ynote address 'Adventures in Illegal Art' on Friday night at 7pm. Rumor ha s it that his presentation will feature a public premiere of 'The Mashin' of the Christ\,' Negativland's latest treat.\n• The conference schedule fe atures 29 sessions ranging from how to get started doing grafitti writing to how to conduct a succesful video interview and everything in between. C heck out the schedule and just TRY to tell us there's nothing that interes ts you. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040620 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040618 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Bowling Green\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:2004 Allied Media Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-Lvc2ukE68O@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.clamormagazine.org/amc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:513-236-9731 (cell) Email:ncc@seac.org DESCRIPTION:Antioch College and the Student Environmental Action coalition are hosting a networking bonfire! First\, hear a workshop on bridging race and class in your organizing in preparation for working on community and environmental justice struggles. Then\, sit around a fire\, chat with fell ow activists\, eat veggie dogs\, and get ideas for networking! Bring campi ng gear as we will be sleeping under the stars on Antioch's beautiful rest ored prarie (in the designated areas\, of course). The next day\, April 3n d\, a van will be going to Cincy Global Conference at the University of Ci ncinnati. Go to the conference\, or stick around in Yellow Springs and hik e in the Glen Helen Nature Preserve. Contact Kate Zaidan at n\;c\;& #99\;@\;s\;e\;a\;c\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n or call . Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:39.760500;-83.883600 LOCATION:Antioch College\, 795 Livermore St\, Yellow Springs\, Ohio\, 45387 \, United States SUMMARY:Ohio Regional Activist Bonfire/Campout UID:20260421T070501CEST-V3l7hhDfUJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/ohio END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone: Email:getaclu_nyu@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:-Did your favorite candidate drop out of the race?\n-Don't know which candidate best represents your issues?\n-Don't know who to vote for come March 2?\n\nListen to representatives from the Kerry\, Edwards and K ucinich campaigns present their candidates' positions on civil liberties i ssues followed by lengthy Q & A session. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040226T183000 GEO:40.740900;-73.999800 LOCATION:60 Washington Square South\, Room 803\, New York\, New York\, 1001 1\, United States SUMMARY:Know Your Candidate: Democratic Primary Forum UID:20260421T070501CEST-Pr57H4v2P3@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:860-869-9668 Email:fourfingerpress@bboy.com DESCRIPTION:FRIDAY @ ARTSPACE in Hartford\nANARCHY AND ACTION: TAKING BACK OUR COMMUINITY\nA panel discussion on the principles of Anarchy\nSATURDAY @ UHART\nA DAY OF ORGANIZING AND SKILL SHARING\nview the website for more info\nSUNDAY: ESTABLISHING A NETWORK Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040229 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040227 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Hartford\, West Hartford\, Connecticut\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Northeast Gathering for Autonomy UID:20260421T070501CEST-n7EaGm38iF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.NortheastAutonomy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:213-999-2400 Email:skillz417@aol.com DESCRIPTION:The Democratic Presidential Debate is coming to USC on Thursday Feb. 26th.\n\nBut only 50 pre-selected students are being allowed in the 'democratic' debate \nand none of them will be allowed to ask questions. H ow is this democracy? How \nis this honoring the ideals of academia? \nUSC hasn't been known to honor the ideals of a liberal academic setting\, \nr ecently becoming the host to the new Homeland security center of excellenc e\, \nwhile renewing million dollar contracts with the army to maintian th e \ninstitute of creative technology (a center devoted to creating new wea pons \nprotocol\, military training games that later become violent video games\, and \nhollywood [propoganda] films). Why would the democratic deba te choose to come \nto this campus?\nCNN is hosting California's debate th is year. The question of Media Reform is \na pressing issue in today's mod ern society\, yet only Kucinich has mentioned \nit\, oddly enough\, I can' t remeber the last time I saw Kucinich on CNN. How can \nthis be considere d a free/fair election when the entire election process is \nfiltered thro ugh a conservative corporate lens?\nThere are many question that are not b eing answered\, there are many people who \naren't daring to ask them. \nW e are here to question. We are here to demand that democracy continue thro ugh \nan open dialougue\, a dialougue that we are being refused.\nBring yo ur questions and come to USC's Bovard Auditorium on Thursday at 5:30 \nto excersize your democratic right to question.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040226 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:University Of Southern California Campus\, Bovard Auditorium\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90007\, United States SUMMARY:A Democracy this is not UID:20260421T070501CEST-Fl962hxeor@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:281-534-7638 Email:dsmith2740@houston.rr.com DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, March 8\, at 4:30 pm\, President George W. Bush wil l be in Houston to raise funds for his re-election campaign. The event wil l be held at the Hilton Americas Hotel\, 1600 Lamar\, in the downtown area . Governor Rick Perry and Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn wi ll also be present. \n\nAll of us should be there\, too! A demonstration a gainst Bush's policies of war\, repression\, exploitation\, and racism wil l be held outside the Hilton Americas Hotel beginning at 4:30 pm. Everyone is welcome and invited to bring their families\, friends\, co-workers\, a nd neighbors. We envision this as a large street protest with lots of chan ting\, drumming\, signs\, and banners. This will be a spirited\, legal\, a nd peaceful event. \n\nThis event is being called by Progressive Workers O rganizing Committee\, International Socialist Organization\, Axis of Logic \, Socialist Labor Party--Houston\, Houston Peace Forum\, and CodePink. We invite all interested organizations to endorse this event. \n\nThis comin g week\, we will ask attorneys to help ensure our right to protest in the immediate vicinity of the Hotel on March 8. We will keep you informed abou t developments as we go along. \n\nFor more information\, please call (281 ) 534-7638\, (832) 692-2306\, or (713) 942-9752 Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040308 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hilton Americas Hotel\, 1600 Lamar\, In The Downtown Area\, Housto n\, Texas\, 77596\, United States SUMMARY:Protest Bush's Visit to Houston UID:20260421T070501CEST-JoVlK21vrn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://dsmith2740@houston.rr.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:309-452-2006 Email:jkwilso2@ilstu.edu DESCRIPTION:A conference about the today's controversies about the US meat industry\, framed by Upton Sinclair's famous novel. Speakers include Howar d Lyman (the Mad Cowboy)\, Carol Adams\, and more. Geographical Scope: Re gional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040402 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040331T190000 GEO:40.530400;-88.798900 LOCATION:Illinois State University\, Normal\, Illinois\, 61761\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:The Jungle\, 100 Years Later: A Conference on the Meat Industry UID:20260421T070501CEST-GbIaZVlUp1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://jungle.pabn.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-986-1650 Email:gperez@envirocitizen.org DESCRIPTION:Are you Tired of Politicians Ignoring your Community?\n \nCommu nities of Color suffer from higher rates of \nAsthma\, Cancer\, and Heart Disease.\nIt’\;s Time to Build Political Power and Make Your Voice He ard!\n\n \nLearn How at EnviroCitizen’\;s Summer Training Academy In Washington DC.\nThe DC Summer Training Academy is an exciting week-long tr aining for students and activists of color on political skills to protect our communities and the environment. The Academy will focus on issues of e nvironmental justice\, climate change\, clean energy\, and asthma –\; Join us to push these issues into the political debate. Learn how to run your own campaign\, participate in skills workshops\, and be part of an in novative anti-racism curriculum. Apply online today! http://www.envirocit izen.org/STA/2004/DC/app.asp \n \nWith 75 other students you’\;ll lea rn how to:\nWin campaigns with strategy and planning skills\nCommunicate y our message in the media\nBreak down racism in special trainings\nBuild up your group through recruitment sessions\nNetwork with students\, professi onal activists\, and experts on the issues\nGain access to great jobs and resources though the EnviroCitizen Alumni Connection and…\;…\;\n Change the world by empowering yourself as a leader!\n \nSummer Training A cademy For Students of Color \nCatholic University\, Washington DC June 7-12th\nApply online at http://www.envirocit izen.org/STA/2004/DC/app.asp \n \nThe Summer Training Academy will cost $7 5\, upon acceptance\, for all food\, training\, and housing. Travel schol arships are available.\n \nLearn more and apply online at http://www.envir ocitizen.org/STA/2004/DC/app.asp \nFor more information get in touch with Gonzalo at g\;p\;e\;r\;e\;z\;@\;e\;n\;& #118\;i\;r\;o\;c\;i\;t\;i\;z\;e\;n\ ;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\nRolling Admissions. Deadline April 22: Ear th Day!\n\nOR apply for the \n\nDenver Summer Training Academy - All Appli cants Welcome\nUniversity of Denver\, Colorado June 21-26 \nApply online at http://www.envirocit izen.org/STA/2004/Denver/app.asp \n \nCheck out www.envirocitizen.org/sta for more information.\nCo sponsored by the Earth Day Network\, http://www. earthday.org\n \nEnviroCitizen works to build leadership\, ignite youth po wer\, and replenish the environmental movement with a diverse base of inno vative emerging leaders dedicated to winning environmental and social just ice victories. \n\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040612 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040607 GEO:38.919300;-77.039800 LOCATION:1609 Connecticut Ave NW\, Suite 400\, Washington\, District of Col umbia\, 20009\, United States SUMMARY:Summer Training Academy- For Students of Color UID:20260421T070501CEST-vgU1ns24nT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.envirocitizen.org/sta END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:303-534-5798 Email:jannacr@envirocitizen.org DESCRIPTION:Get the skills to breathe new life into your campus campaigns!\ n\nJoin EnviroCitizen's Summer Training Academies in Washington\, DC and D enver!\n\nBoth the DC and Denver Summer Training Academies are exciting we ek-long trainings for students on political skills to protect our environm ents and communities. \n\nThe Academies will focus on issues of environmen tal justice\, climate change\, clean energy\,\nand asthma - join us to pus h these issues into the political debate! The Academies will feature an in novative anti-racism curriculum\, and the DC Academy will be open only to students and activists of color. Apply online today! DC or Denver\n\nWith 75 other students you'll learn how to:\n\nWin campaigns with strategy and planning skills\nCommunicate your message in the media\nBreak down racism in special trainings\nBuild up your group through recruitment sessions\nNe twork with students\, professional activists\, and experts on the issues\n Gain access to great jobs and resources though the \nEnviroCitizen Alumni Connection and…\;…\;\nChange the world by empowering yourself as a leader!\nDC Summer Training Academy - For Students of Color\nCatholic U niversity\nWashington\, DC \nJune 7-12th\nApply online!\n\nDenver Summer T raining Academy - \nAll Applicants welcome\nUniversity of Denver\nDenver\, Colorado \nJune 21-26th\nApply online!\n\nCheck out sample agendas from t he 2001 and 2002 Academies. \n\nThe Summer Training Academies will cost on ly $75\, upon acceptance\, for all food\, training\, and housing. Travel s cholarships are available.\n\nRolling Admissions. Deadline April 22: Earth Day!\nFor more information contact Janna at j\;a\;n\;n\;&# 97\;c\;r\;@\;e\;n\;v\;i\;r\;o\;c\; 05\;t\;i\;z\;e\;n\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n or 20 6.256.6429\n\nThe Summer Training Academies are co-sponsored by Earth Day Network. \n\nEnviroCitizen works to build leadership\, ignite youth power\ , and replenish the environmental movement with a diverse base of innovati ve emerging leaders dedicated to winning environmental and social justice victories\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040628 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040621 GEO:39.760200;-104.997000 LOCATION:Denver University\, Denver\, Colorado\, 80202\, United States SUMMARY:Summer Training Academy- Denver: All Applicants Welcome UID:20260421T070501CEST-9cK11ExSXK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.envirocitizen.org/sta END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:603-862-2343 Email:kelseyb@cisunix.unh.edu DESCRIPTION:A series of workshops focused on various issues concerning food ending with a concert. Examples of topics include: Genetic Engineering\, Wild Edibles\, Organic Gardening\, Animal Rights\, History of Staple Foods etc. Also\, Free Vegan Food from Susty's Radical Vegan Cafe and Open Mic at 6 pm.\n\nLearn\, Listen\, Eat :) Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20041120T110000 GEO:43.165800;-70.962800 LOCATION:University Of New Hampshire\, Durham\, New Hampshire\, 03824\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Food Fest! UID:20260421T070501CEST-SL3nR0jrj9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:youthpawr@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:T.A.Z. is a love poem scrawled on the sterilized and unconsciou s wall of a hospital. It is a 4 a.m. Shakespeare reading with your cellmat es in Miami. It is a Palestinian youth tearing down a part of the Wall wit h his bare hands. Our T.A.Z. will be a peaceful place without rules or reg ulations\, without teachers and students\, without bosses and employees. W e will manifest our vision of how the world could be a better place\, and how human interactions could be based on love and solidarity rather than e xploitation and greed. D.I.Y. education in the streets! Visit the website for more information and a full list of activities. Geographical Scope: M etro DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040304 GEO:40.001800;-75.117900 LOCATION:15th & Market Streets\, (in Front Of City Hall)\, Philadelphia\, P ennsylvania\, 19101\, United States SUMMARY:Temporary Autonomous Zone: Books Not Bombs UID:20260421T070501CEST-WVlibZUSxo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://pawr.why-war.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: BOOKS\n NOT \n BOMBS!!\nNATIONAL STUDENT STRIKE!\nWALK-OUT!!\nTHURSDAY \nMARCH 4TH\, 2004\n9am\, meet at 12th and B St.(in front of City College) or organize an event at your school!\n\nLas t year on March 5th\, students throughout the country took a stance agains t war and against the decrease on funding for public education.\n\nHere in San Diego hundreds of students walked out of their schools and marched th rough the streets of downtown to demonstrate opposition to the war on Iraq and the budget cuts to education.\n THIS \n YEAR........................\n\nWhile the government co ntinues to spend billions of our tax dollars to occupy Iraq\, money is cut for what we really need. We need education\, jobs\, health care\, and ho using. \n\nAll UC outreach programs are being cut for high schools yet JRO TC military programs are increasing. Our high schools are in danger of shu tting down\n(Morse High).\n\n Community college tuition is doubling\, and University tuitions are increasing\, and the cuts to education continue.\n \nTAKE ACTION ON MARCH 4TH!!\n\nFor more info contact (CCAP-Y) CALIFORNIA COALITION AGAINST POVERTY YOUTH\nAt (619) 819-7806 or e-mail us at d\; e\;c\;o\;l\;o\;n\;i\;z\;i\;n\;g \;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040304T090000 GEO:32.721100;-117.174000 LOCATION:1313th 12th Avenue\, San Diego\, California\, 92101\, United State s SUMMARY:'Books Not Bombs' Student Walk-out UID:20260421T070501CEST-Usa23zVtm0@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:651-690-6725 Email:peaceandjustice@stkate.edu DESCRIPTION:Teach-In on Independent Media.\nJerry Lopez of Sin Fronteras Vi deo Production will be speaking and presenting a rough clip of 'In the Eye of the Hurricane: People of Color Resisting Corporate Globalization' @nd Floor Atrium in the Coeur de Catherine Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040318T120000 GEO:44.934500;-93.161000 LOCATION:2004 Randolph Ave\, Couer De Catherine\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55 105\, United States SUMMARY:Independent Media: Voices of Dissent UID:20260421T070501CEST-LrfG2BcImP@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:502-636-5848 Email:nick@buckfushdesigns.net DESCRIPTION:Monday - Friday\, March 22-26\nTent City: Alt Ed - 5 Days of Fr ee Thought\nOn the West Lawn next to the Red Barn on UofL's Belknap campus . Free and open to the public. Grab a tent and camp out\, or just come dur ing the day.\n\nFeaturing:\n\n30 Speakers & Workshops on topics such as: W omen's Issues\, the Environment\, Race Relations\, Civil Liberties\, Globa lization\, Activist Training\, Foreign Policy\, & more...\n\n20 Live Bands \, including: Tyrone\, The Children\, Chris Rudy\, Humungus\, Paul Whitele y\, Shedding\, Elephant Micah\, Desultory\, Susi Wood\, Old Man\, Phalanx\ , Opposition\, Heidi Howe\, Scaramongo\, Matt Mattingly\, W. Loran Smith\, BFC Tent Revival\, Sapat\, & more...\n\nFilms\, including: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised\, The Weather Underground\, & more...\n\nGeneral Sc hedule:\n\n10am - 2pm: Speakers & Workshops\n2pm - 3pm: Music\n3pm - 5pm: Speakers & Workshops\n5pm - 8pm: Music\n8pm - ??: Films\, Discussion...\n\ nContributing Organizations: ACLU\, Amnesty International\, Citizens Again st Police Abuse\, Center for Women & Families\, College Democrats\, Common Ground (GLBT & allies)\, Citizens Standing Against War\, Digital Peasant (digital canvas in support of local artists\, writers\, musicians\, & acti vists)\, Fairness (gay rights)\, Feminist Peace Network\, Film Liberation Unit\, Feminist League of Organized Resistance\, Global Justice\, ISM Loui sville\, Jobs with Justice\, Justice Resource Center\, Kentucky Alliance A gainst Racism & Political Repression\, Kentucky Interfaith Taskforce on La tin America & the Caribbean\, Kentucky Reproductive Health Network\, Louis ville Peace Action Community\, NAACP\, PEACC Program (to end violence agai nst women)\, Phase II Community Center\, Rubbertown Emergency Action (comm unity group fighting industrial pollution)\, Sierra Club\, Soulution (inde pendent newspaper focusing on Black issues)\, UofL Student Activities Boar d\, UofL Women's Center\, Young Democratic Socialists Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040326 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040322 GEO:38.217800;-85.763900 LOCATION:University Of Louisville Campus\, Louisville\, Kentucky\, 40208\, United States SUMMARY:Tent City: Alt Ed - 5 Days of Free Thought UID:20260421T070501CEST-nLXp0j8VXU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.louisvillepeace.org/c-saw/events.html#progtentcity END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:smithrj@lfc.edu DESCRIPTION:Student Labor Week of Action\nAnti-Oppression Training\n\nApril 2nd-4th\nLake Forest IL\n\nJoin Midwest student labor activists for a wee kend of learning and discussing \nthe ways in which identity and oppressio n (racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, etc.) \nplay out in the context of our o rganizing. \n\nFree food and housing will be provided. Transportation to a nd from Lake Forest \nis on your own. There is no cost for the training.\n \nRegister Soon! Space is limited. To Register email Becky at s\;m \;i\;t\;h\;r\;j\;@\;l\;f\;c\;.\;e \;d\;u\;\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Lake Forest\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Student Anti-Oppression Training UID:20260421T070501CEST-8MbcURJNkU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.chicagoslap.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A Decade Of Being One\, FILIPINO AMERICAN STUDENT Association\; $30 College Students by Feb 20\, $20 High School Students $20 Chaperones (Conference is open to HS Students but must paid chaperones at all times)\ ; $10 increase after Feb 20\; Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington State\, Washington\, United States SUMMARY:10th Annual Northwest Filipino American Student Association Confere nce UID:20260421T070501CEST-dvtuK1NrdR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://cub.wsu.edu/fasa/main.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-559-5416 Email:clpp@hampshire.edu DESCRIPTION:REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM – The 18th annual activist conference\, “F rom Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproduct ive Freedom\,” is scheduled for April 2-4\, 2004 at Hampshire College in A mherst\, Massachusetts. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Annual Activist Conference for Reproductive Freedom UID:20260421T070501CEST-5UFTvMt5LT@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-398-4404 Email:grassroots@ran.org DESCRIPTION:The Rainforest Action Network and EnviroCitizen \nare hosting a two and a half day Strategic Action \nTraining Camp in Seattle on April 2 -4. The \nStrategic Action Training Program enables \nindividuals and org anizations to become more \neffective social change activists. For years\ , \nRAN has been at the forefront of the radical \necology and environment al movement\, using \nstrategic non-violent direct action to win \nprotect ion for the world's endangered forests and \nthe cultures and creatures th at call these places \nhome. RAN is committed to giving activists the \n tools they need to build their local \nenvironmental movement\, and manage safe\, \neffective and media-savvy campaigns against the \nworld's larges t corporations. \n\nTraining workshops include:\n* Market Campaign Strategies \n* Media Work\n* Volunteer Recruitment and Organiz ing\n* Non-violent direct action basics\n* Blockade Training\n * Creative Action Planning\, such as Street \nTheatre \n* Gras sroots Fundraising\n* Activist communication \n* Organizing Pr otests\n\nA two-day program costs $30.00. Scholarships are \navailable\, a nd no one will be turned away for \nlack of funds. \n\n Geographical Sco pe: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98101\, United States SUMMARY:Strategic Action Training UID:20260421T070501CEST-aIu3AxfUmS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ran.org/training/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:603-862-2343 Email:kelseyb@cisunix.unh.edu DESCRIPTION:A menstruation celebration! Shira from Below the Belt will be s peaking about the dangers of tampons-both physically and environmentally. Also\, a pad making workshop\, information about alternatives such as The Keeper and information on how to get involved with Tampaction (a SEAC camp aign promoting menstrual activism) here at UNH! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040408T190000 GEO:43.165800;-70.962800 LOCATION:Rm 338-340\, Memorial Union Building\, Universtiy Of New Hampshire \, Durham\, New Hampshire\, 03824\, United States SUMMARY:Menstrual Health Day UID:20260421T070501CEST-piRuODNDv1@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:513-556-8133 Email:cincyglobal@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Global: A Conference on the World Economy is an anti-corporate globalization conference. For more info go to the website or e-mail Paul Maul at c\;i\;n\;c\;y\;g\;l\;o\;b\;a\; l\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\ n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040402T180000 GEO:39.166800;-84.538200 LOCATION:2624 Clifton Avenue\, Cincinnati\, Ohio\, 45221\, United States SUMMARY:Global: A Conference on the World Economy UID:20260421T070501CEST-nTh1uVCfan@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/cincyglobal/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:312-348-9380 Email:midwestsocailists@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 3…\;\n***2004 Midwest Socialist Conferenc e***\n\nRESISTING U.S. EMPIRE**fighting for a better world\n\nJoin hundred s of socialists\, activists\, students and trade unionists to discuss the pivotal debates in the reviving opposition and how the capitalist system i tself can be challenged to create a society based on human need\, real dem ocracy and equality.\n\n2004 MIDWEST SOCIALIST CONFERENCE SESSION INFORMAT ION\n\nOPENING SESSION (10:30)\n\nIs a revolution possible in the U.S.?\nW ar\, poverty and racism dominate the political landscape\, and many people who want real change aren’\;t sure if it is possible. SHARON SMITH w ill make the case that a revolution is possible and necessary to win a fun damentally different and better society.\n\nWORKSHOPS SESSION 1 (1:00)\n\n Separate is not equal—\;the fight for gay marriage\nSince the Massach usetts court decision on gay marriage and weddings in San Francisco\, the right has swung into action. But gay rights activists have also organized& #8212\;from Iowa to Oregon\, New York and Chicago—\;even though some in the gay and lesbian community question whether or not the right to marr y is important. Others see the Democrats and the courts as the solution. K EEANGA-YAMAHTTA TAYLOR argues that gays and lesbians should have the right to marry and that we need to organize to fight for this right nationwide. \n\nIn Defense of Leninism\nFrom day one of the 1917 Russian Revolution\, the right wing has attacked Lenin and his ideas for building a political p arty to lead a working class revolution. With the rise and fall of Stalini sm\, much of the left abandoned Lenin’\;s ideas and even joined the r ight in attacking his theories\, strategies\, and actions. KIRSTIN ROBERTS offers a defense of Lenin and argues that Leninism is the way forward in building a new left today.\n\nHow can we rebuild the labor movement?\nDuri ng the current recovery\, corporations have escalated their assault on uni onized and non-unionized workers. To boost profits\, they are closing plan ts\, laying off workers\, busting unions\, and demanding concessionary con tracts that cut wages and benefits to the bone. This workshop will assess the state of the labor movement and argue for long-term strategies to turn back the bosses offensive.\n\nFrom Vietnam to Iraq: U.S. soldiers against war\nThousands of U.S. soldiers are now being told to put their lives on the line for a colonial occupation of Iraq for US control over middle-east ern oil. As in Vietnam\, the U.S. government is only too happy to use immi grants\, minorities and workers as cannon fodder. JOE ALLEN describes the roots and impact of the Vietnam soldiers’\; rebellion\, and how worki ng class troops and families in today’\;s military are beginning to s peak out against a war for empire.\n\nFrom Civil Rights to Black Power: Le ssons for Fighting Racism\nStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee chair Stokely Carmichael coined the phrase 'Black Power' in 1966\, after being arrested 27 times for civil disobedience. SAM JORDAN will discuss what Bla ck Power meant to the civil rights movement\, the radical transformation o f the 1960s struggle\, and the lessons we can learn for the fight against racism today.\n\nSocialists in movements—\;building a United Front\nB uilding mass movements requires unity in action. But as the struggle devel ops it confronts questions and debates about ideas\, demands\, strategies and tactics. During the fight against fascism in the 1930s\, Leon Trotsky developed the idea of the United Front as a way for socialists to build in dependent organization\, intervene in movements to influence the outcome o f debates and at the same time fight for unity in action. DENNIS KOSUTH wi ll look at this approach as a guide for socialists today.\n\nWORKSHOPS SES SION 2 (3:00)\n\nFighting the racist criminal injustice system\nOne in eve ry 8 Black men between the ages of 20 and 34 is currently behind bars̵ 2\;seven times the rate for white men the same age. More than 2 million pe ople are either in jail or prison in the United States. But people are beg inning to fight back against the racist criminal injustice system—\;f rom protests in California to stop the execution of Kevin Cooper\, to peop le standing up to police torture and brutality on the South Side of Chicag o. Come hear about the fight against the racist criminal injustice system from activists working on the front lines of the struggle.\n\nNo restricti ons! How can we defend abortion rights?\nWith a 'pro-choice ' president in office in the 1990s\, abortion actually became less affordable and more r estricted. Today\, outraged by the increasing attacks on a woman’\;s right to control her own body\, activists are planning a mass pro-choice r ally in April. ELIZABETH LALASZ talks about what’\;s behind the attac ks\, how we can we keep abortion legal and make it accessible for all wome n.\n\nAnybody but Bush?—\;The politics of lesser evilism\nMost people \, including those on the left\, believe that our top priority should be t o get rid of Bush in the 2004 election. They’\;re advocating a vote f or any Democrat\, no matter how bad their politics\, as a lesser evil. Thi s approach has moved politics further and further to the right. ADAM TURL will argue that the strategy of voting for the Democrats may get Bush out of office\, but that it will fundamentally weaken the fight against war\, poverty and racism.\n\nOccupation & Resistance from Iraq to Palestine\nIn the wake of its conquest of Iraq\, the US plans in conjunction with its re gional sheriff\, Israel\, to attack and bully more countries and install c lient states so it can control the world ’\;s energy supplies. And Ir aqis\, as in Palestine\, far from welcoming their would-be colonial maste rs\, have fought the U.S. occupation from its inception. Socialist Worker reporters NICOLE COLSON and ERIC RUDER will argue that the occupations of Palestine and Iraq are part of U.S. imperialism’\;s plans to dominate the Middle East—\;and that antiwar activists in the U.S. should supp ort self-determination and the right of Iraqis and Palestinians to resist. \n\nRecovery for whom? The Wal-Martization of America\nBush claims his $1 trillion tax cut for the rich pulled the U.S. out of recession and toward a strong economy. But the price of the recovery has been high—\;mount ing job losses\, slashed wages and benefits. MATT NICHTER looks at the bas is of the new boom\, explains why it cannot overcome the problems in the w orld economy\, and the impact on class struggle in America.\n\nU.S. Coup i n Haiti—\;regime change by another name\nThe U.S. has ousted Haiti 217\;s President Jean-Bertrand Aristide\, adding another victim to the lon g list of democratically elected foreign leaders overthrown by the U.S. Ho urs after Aristide left the capital\, U.S. Marines poured into Port-au-Pri nce\, becoming effective occupiers of yet another country. But the mainstr eam media has painted this new occupation as 'humanitarian' and coup leade rs as rag-tag democratic rebels. KATHERINE DWYER takes on the lies about t he U.S. coup\, the real history of U.S. bullying and regime change in Hait i and how activists should respond.\n\nCLOSING SESSION (6:30)\n\nThe strug gle for socialism: A world to win\nAnother world is not only possible\, bu t necessary. What kind of world are we fighting for and how should we orga nize ourselves to win it? AHMED SHAWKI will discuss the tasks facing our m ovement\, and why a socialist society based on human need is the best alte rnative to the horror and destruction of a world driven by profit.\n\nREGI STRATION: $5\n\nSaturday\, April 3\nUniv. of Illinois—\;Chicago\nChic ago Circle Center\, 750 S. Halsted\n\n\nMORE INFORMATION:\nFor more inform ation please call 312-458-9380 or\ne-mail m\;i\;d\;w\; 1\;s\;t\;s\;o\;c\;i\;a\;l\;i\;s\; 16\;s\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\; 9\;\n\nChild care available on request.\n\nINTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST ORGANIZ ATION\npublisher of Socialist Worker newspaper\nwww.socialistworker.org\n\ n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040403 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:750 S. Halsted\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60640\, United States SUMMARY:2004 Midwest Socialist Conference * Resisting US Empire UID:20260421T070501CEST-X2NgPHKVwV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialistworker.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:415-398-4404 Email:dfirger@ran.org DESCRIPTION:Cosponsored by: Rainforest Action Network (RAN)\, Genetic Engin eering Action Network (GEAN)\, Student Environmental\nAction Coalition (SE AC)\, and Envirocitizen\n\nAPPLICATIONS OPEN NOW! Apply Online: www.ran.or g/training/\n\nIf you have questions or are interested in hosting a worksh op please contact: Dan Firger\, 415 398 4404\, dfirger@ran.org\n\n\nAfte r Rainforest Action Network's recent victory against Citigroup\, we're in great shape to begin tackling the rest of the banking sector and cut off t he flow of investment to destructive projects once and for all. But succe ssful campaigns only happen with the support and participation of well-tra ined\, well-informed activists. That's why we're proud to announce a two day 'Strategic Action Training' in Boston\, MA from March 26-28.\n\nThe tr aining is being co-hosted by SEAC and GEAN\, and will feature speakers and trainers from other groups in the Boston area. The Strategic Action Train ing Program enables individuals and organizations to become more effective social change activists. For years\, RAN has been at the forefront of the radical ecology and environmental movement\, using strategic non-violent direct action to win protection for the world's endangered forests and the cultures and creatures that call these places home.\n\nRAN is committed t o giving activists the tools they need to build their local environmental movement\, and manage safe\, effective and media-savvy campaigns against t he world's largest corporations.\n\n\nTraining workshops include:\n\n* Mar ket Campaign Strategies\n\n* Media Work\n\n* Volunteer Recruitment and Org anizing\n\n* Non-violent direct action basics\n\n* Blockade Training\n\n* Creative Action Planning\, such as Street Theatre\n\n* Grassroots Fundrais ing\n\n* Activist communication\n\n* Organizing Protests\n\n* Movement Bui lding\n\n* Campaign Strategy and Powermapping\n\n* Running Fun and Effecti ve Meetings\n\nA two-day program costs $30.00. Scholarships are available\ , and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For further informatio n please\ncontact Dan Firger at 415 398 4404\, dfirger@ran.org\n Please forward this email on to people who might be interested in participating.\ n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040328 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040326 GEO:42.351000;-71.059400 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02111\, United States SUMMARY:Boston Strategic Action Training UID:20260421T070501CEST-BiUFWbGVz6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ran.org/training/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Merging Art and Activism for Global Consciousness!\n\nThe Artiv ist Film Festival is the first festival dedicated to addressing social\, g lobal\, and environmental issues through film\, video\, music\, art and ph otography. Art can be a powerful medium for social change by bringing peo ple together\, raising awareness\, instilling hope\, and inspiring action. \n\nWe seek to unite the entertainment industry\, the corporate world and non-profit organizations towards a common goal of giving socially aware ar tists...hence artivists\, exposure\, while raising public awareness and fu nds for global social causes.\n\nEach year\, we will bring several issues to the forefront. This year we are highlighting Children's Advocacy\, Int ernational Human Rights\, Animal Rights\, and Environmental Issues. The C hildren's League of America\, Witness\, The Humane Society of the United S tates and Greenpeace have been selected and will be recognized and honored for their contributions to these causes. All net proceeds for the Festiv al will go towards supporting these organizations in continuing their char itable work.\n\nThe festival premeries on April 22\, 2004\, the internatio nally recognized Earth Day\, each day recognizing one of the charities. Fi lms will be shown\, forums/ panel discussions on topics for each of the ch arities\, exhibits\, representation from the entertainment industy includi ng Tippy Hedren and Ed Bagley Jr.\, and much much more. Please check out our website for more information on the Artivist Film Festival...Merging A rt and Activism for Global Consciousness!! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040427 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040422 GEO:34.014600;-118.226000 LOCATION:Egyptian Theatre\, 6712 Hollywood Blvd.\, Hollywood\, California\, 90028\, United States SUMMARY:Artivist Film Festival UID:20260421T070501CEST-RGGVDsS9RS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.artivistfilmfestival.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:sophialaf3@aol.com DESCRIPTION:You are invited to visit www.tradeconference.org and register t o attend a regional training in your area and help build your knowledge\, skills and actions to Make Trade Fiar and Stop CAFTA!\nWHO: Student leader s interested in taking a leadership role in protecting the enivronement\, fighting poverty\, and promoting labor rights\, food security\, access to medicines\, good jobs\, and democractic particpation.\nWHAT: Student Leade rship Trade Justice Convergence to build our Action\, Skills and Knowledge to Make Trade Fair and Stop the Central American Free Trade Agreement.\nW HY: On February 20th\, 2004 Bush issued his intent to sign a Free Trade Ag reement with Central America (CAFTA)\, threatening to push millions furthe r into poverty\, undermine rural development\, indigenous rights\, workers ' rights\, environmental rights\, access to esentail medicines\, family fa rms\, democracy\,womn\, essentail services\, health care\, nd education. C ngress wil vote on the agreement as soon as June of 2004. By urging our re presentatives to Vote NO on CAFTA we can play a crucial role in helping to protect he livelihoods of millions. We have no choic but to act! Geograp hical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040402 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Trinity University\, San Antonio\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:Trade Justice Convergence: Organizing to Stop CAFTA UID:20260421T070501CEST-UFg15pAjOz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tradeconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@njsolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:*~please forward widely!!~*\n\nIntifada Records and SKR Product ions\nPresent:\n\n'The Truth'\n\nA HIP HOP SHOW UNLIKE ANY OTHER!\n\nHIP H OP ARTISTS AND POETS HITTING YOU WITH EMOTION AND THOUGHTS ON THE STRUGGLE IN PALESTINE AND AROUND THE WORLD! \n\nCOME GAIN SOME KNOWLEDGE AND EXPER IENCE ART\, CREATIVITY AND EXPRESSION FOR JUSTICE AND LIBERATION! \n\nFree for EVERYONE!!!\n\nThursday\, March 11th\n8PM - 11PM\nCollege Hall\nLivin gston Student Center\nLivingston Campus \nRutgers University-New Brunswick \n\nFeaturing performances by: \nAli\, Napoleon\, Kontrast\, Soul Purpose\ , Lord Sin\, Salat\, \nJihad\, Dj Infamous\, Reef Ali\, Don Revo\, DraciN\ , \nAbdul Rahman\, Malik Ali\, Proteus\, Trisecta\, Nina Velez\, \nplus ma ny more!!!\n\nSponsored by: New Jersey Solidarity\nwww.njsolidarity.org\n& #105\;n\;f\;o\;@\;n\;j\;s\;o\;l\;i\ ;d\;a\;r\;i\;t\;y\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\n\ n*~Contact us for DIRECTIONS and all other questions!~*\n\n\n Geographica l Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040311T200000 GEO:40.513900;-74.445100 LOCATION:College Hall\, Livingston Student Ctr.\, 84 Joyce Kilmer\, Piscata way\, New Jersey\, 08903\, United States SUMMARY:THE TRUTH: Hip-Hop for Palestine UID:20260421T070501CEST-VXoVVD8Knc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.njsolidarity.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:310-568-3380 Email:tradeconf@radicalgrace.net DESCRIPTION:WHO: Student leaders interested in taking a leadership role in \nprotecting the environment\, fighting poverty and promoting labor rights \, food security\, access to medicines\, good jobs and democratic particip ation.\n \nWHAT: Student Leadership Trade Justice Convergence to build our Action\, Skills and Knowledge to Make Trade Fair and Stop the Central Ame rican Free Trade Agreement. Sponsored by Oxfam America\, Global Justice\, Sierra Student Coalition\, United Students Against Sweatshops and United Students for Fair Trade. \n \nWHY: On February 20th\, 2004 Bush issued hi s intent to sign a Free Trade Agreement with Central America (CAFTA)\, thr eatening to push millions further into poverty\, undermine rural developme nt\, indigenous rights\, workers' rights\, environmental rights\, access t o essential medicines\, family farms\, democracy\, women\, essential servi ces\, health care\, and education. Congress will vote on the agreement as soon as June of 2004. By urging our representatives to Vote NO on CAFTA w e can play a crucial \nrule in helping to protect the livelihoods of milli ons. We have no choice but to act! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040328 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040327T090000 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:1 LMU Drive\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90045\, United States SUMMARY:Southern California Regional Trade Justice Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-zEBG3wnO4N@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tradeconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:917-921-2978 Email:canecconference@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The East Coast regional conference of the Campus Antiwar Networ k. Join students from around the regions for workshops and discussions on how to take this movement forward. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040403 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hunter College\, New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Antiwar Network East Coast Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-gfob36rG19@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusantiwar.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:888-233-1948 Email:cecilia_kwru@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:In order to accommodate those participating in the Poor People' s Economic Human Rights Campaign's MARCH FOR OUR LIVES on August 30th\, an d in order to be a visible presence during the Republican National Convent ion\, we will be erecting a Tent City. All registered marchers are welcome to stay at “Bushville” from August 25th – 30th\, and you can register for the march on our website\, www.marchforourlives.org. This Tent City site will be the base for the March For Our Lives and will be where daily teac h-ins\, panels\, workshops\, and performances are held. “Bushville” will f eature a large Medical Tent as a statement addressing the health care cris is in the US and the need for our economic human right to health care. “Bu shville” will also be the departure site for Reality Tours of poverty in N ew York\, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040830 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040825 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Vacant Lot In NYC\, To Be Announced\, New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:'Bushville' Tent City UID:20260421T070501CEST-MDc7cBckXu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.marchforourlives.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:215-557-9242 Email:susan_gobreski@lcvef.org DESCRIPTION:Join with others to mark Earth Day and demonstrate your support for better public policy. People from throughout the Philadelphia region will join together in acknowledgement of our responsibility for good stew ardship and the legacy we will leave for future generations. \n\n \n\nWHA T: Candlelight Vigil/Peaceful Protest\, EARTH DAY\n\nWHEN: Thursday\, Ap ril 22\, 2004 from 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm\n\nWHERE: Rittenhouse Square\, P hiladelphia\n\nWHY: PROTEST the Administration’\;s environmental pol icies that endanger our water\, air\, land and health\; that protect corpo rate interests over the public interest\; that place our kids and our comm unities at risk and that leave a legacy of pollution\, neglect and abuse. \n\n \n\nThis is a family friendly event\, bring the kids –\; it̵ 7\;s their future. \n\nTo join as a sponsor or for more information\, c ontact Susan Gobreski at 215-557-9242\, s\;u\;s\;a\;n\; _\;g\;o\;b\;r\;e\;s\;k\;i\;@\;l\; c\;v\;e\;f\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040422 GEO:40.003400;-75.186800 LOCATION:Rittenhouse Square\, 19th & Walnut Streets\, Philadelphia\, Pennsy lvania\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:Earth Day Candlelight Vigil/Peaceful Protest UID:20260421T070501CEST-3mv4zxHxdt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lcveducation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sac@cesdep.org DESCRIPTION:Meeting for student activist organizers at irc.freenode.net cha nnel #cesdep. Time is EST. See web site\, sac.cesdep.org\, for details.\ n\nThe meeting is the first wednesday of each month. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040407T160000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Student Activism Council First Meeting UID:20260421T070501CEST-feogpHCLd6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sac.cesdep.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:603-862-2343 Email:nhentz@unh.edu DESCRIPTION:Percy Schmieser\, a Canadian farmer who had is farm stolen by M onsanto\, is coming to UNH to talk about his experience. Geographical Sco pe: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040505T190000 GEO:43.165800;-70.962800 LOCATION:MUB Theater II\, Memeorial Union Building\, University Of NH Campu s\, Durham\, New Hampshire\, 03824\, United States SUMMARY:Percy Schmieser Speaks UID:20260421T070501CEST-vj23idloNv@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:888-233-1948 Email:cecilia_kwru@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Where will you be on the opening day of the Republican National Convention?\n\nWe as students are called to march with the poor\, the hom eless\, the unemployed and their allies as we raise our voices about econo mic human rights violations in the United States! The time has come to sho w our country and the world at large that we believe everyone has the righ t to health care\, affordable housing\, food\, education\, and living wage jobs.\n \nThe Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign is excited to invite students from everywhere to participate in this important event.\n\ nWhy? Because people are poor in America! And the poor are consciously bei ng made to disappear from the debates\, the media\, the job market and the welfare rolls. As the Republican National Convention\ndescends upon New Y ork City\, we will be marching to demand our economic human rights and to call\nfor an end to the war at home\, a war that has left many of us homel ess\, hungry\, unemployed and\nwithout healthcare. As poor and working peo ple of this country\, we cannot afford to suffer silently as\nour lives ar e threatened by political and economic policies that deny us our basic hum an rights. Both\nparties – Republicans and Democrats – have abandoned the poor and working families of this nation\nand so it is up to us to take ou r country in a new direction – one that is based in the economic human\nri ghts to food\, housing\, healthcare\, education and living wage jobs. Unit ed as the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign\, we will bring tog ether thousands of poor people\, along with students\, social workers\, un ion members\, lawyers and religious leaders to make our voices heard as we March For Our Lives. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040830 GEO:40.040100;-75.117700 LOCATION:United Nations\, 45th St. & 1st Ave\, New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:March for Our Lives UID:20260421T070501CEST-rdIb4WMrgs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.marchforourlives.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:202-316-0237 Email:ana@jwj.org DESCRIPTION:This is a week when students and workers join together across t he country to engage in actions that further their economic justice campai gns and celebrate the memories of Cesar E. Chavez & Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040329 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Almost Everywhere In The USA\, United States SUMMARY:National Student Labor Week of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-DrfexeSvng@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jwj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@alawdaconvention.org DESCRIPTION:Sustainable Struggle: The Road to Palestine\nAl-Awda\, The Pale stine Right to Return Coalition's 2nd National\nConvention\, NY\, NY\nApr il 16-18\, 2004\n\nSpeakers include:\n\nMs. Maha Nassar\nFormer political prisoner and Chair of the Union of Palestinian Women's\nCommittees in Gaza and the West Bank\n\nDr. Karma Nabulsi\nPLO representative from 1977 to 1 990\n\nDr. Salman Abu Sitta\nFormer member of Palestine National Council a nd General Coordinator for\nthe Palestinian Right of Return Congress\n\nF eaturing Workshops on:\n\nRight of Reutrn and Refugees\nPalestine and Self -Determination\nSustainable Struggle: Homeland Security & the Patriot Act\ nPalestinian Prisoners\nApartheid\nOppression in Activism\nOrganizing: Fro m Grassroots to Cultural Activism\nCoalition Building\nConfronting Hegemon y: U.S. Imperialism & the War on the Arab Nation Media\n\nJanuary 22\, 20 03\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nPALESTINE RIGHT TO RETURN CONVENTION TO BE HE LD IN NEW YORK CITY\n\n\n\nAl-Awda ('The Return') New York/New Jersey\, th e local chapter of the\nPalestine Right to Return Coalition\, announced to day that it will be\nhosting the coalition's international right of retur n convention in New\nYork City on April 16-18\, 2004. Al-Awda is a grassr oots organization of\nPalestinians and their allies dedicated to ensuring fundamental justice\nfor the Palestinian people through the implementati on of Palestinian\nrefugees' right to return to their homes and homeland. \n\nThe convention\, held last year in Toronto\, Canada\, will bring toget her\nhundreds of activists\, academics and right of return organizers from \nacross North America\, the Arab Homeland and around the world. These\nc onvention participants will join with local activists and numerous\nmembe rs of the Palestinian and Arab communities in the New York/New\nJersey ar ea for keynote speeches\, workshops and strategy sessions\ndedicated to t he strengthening of the North American and international\nmovement for Pa lestinians' right to return.\n\nIn 1948\, over 750\,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes and\nhomelands by force and violence\, as Zionis t armies attempted to ethnically\ncleanse Palestine in order to create an exclusionary Jewish state on\nPalestinian land. Many Palestinians had be en compelled to leave their\nlands during the period prior to 1948\, as Z ionists sought to expand their\ncontrol over Palestinian land through for ce and threats of physical\nforce\, and many more have been expelled and forced into exile since that\ntime. The process of expulsion and disposse ssion continues to this day\,\nas does the Palestinian struggle for return . These Palestinian refugees\,\nand their descendants\, now numbering ove r five million\, have been denied\nthe right to return to their homes and lands for over fifty-f ive years\,\ndespite the fact that refugees' right to return to their homes is a\nfundamental right also recognized in the U niversal Declaration of Human\nRights and the Geneva Conventions. In addi tion\, United Nations Resolution\n194\, passed in 1948\, was to ensure th at Palestinian refugees are\npermitted to return home. Despite the vast w eight of justice and law\,\nPalestinian refugees have been prohibited fro m returning to their homes.\n\nAl-Awda's convention\, in the words of a do cument released by the group to\nannounce the event\, is timely because 't he fundamental right for\nPalestinians to return to their homes . . . is under constant threat.'\nThe recent announcement of the so-called 'Geneva Accord\,' continues\nAl-Awda\, 'sidestepped legal precedents and used de ceptive language to\ndeny millions of refugees their internationally ensh rined right of\nreturn.' However\, Al-Awda states that 'in spite of the o ngoing efforts to\ndefeat the Palestinians\, activists and people of cons cience across the\nworld refuse to waver in their support for the Palestin ian struggle for\nliberation\, self-determination and return\,' citing th e centrality of the\nPalestinian struggle to the anti-war movement\, the development of a new\ninternational Right of Return Congress and new organ izations and\ninitiatives in Lebanon\, Syria\, Jordan and the Arab Americ an community.\n\nIn this context of struggle for fundamental rights and ju stice\, the\nconvention will provide opportunities for coalition-building\ , networking\,\nmutual education and the development of sustainable strat egies for\npolitical action. Al-Awda New York/New Jersey invites those wh o support\nthe principles of the convention to endorse the convention\, m obilize for\nit\, and work together to ensure it will be the successful\, momentous\noccasion it promises to be.\n\nGuiding Principles\n\n\n1. Pale stinian Arabs\, within areas occupied in 1948\, 1967\, and all those in ex ile\, comprise a single\, indivisible people. They are indigenous to Pales tine and\, as such\, have the right to live as equals anywhere in historic Palestine. \n2. The Palestinian people's right to self-determination and return are inalienable and nonnegotiable. Ending Zionist occupation of Pal estine and implementing the right of all Palestinian refugees to return to their original towns and villages everywhere in historic Palestine are pr erequisites (or fundamental/essential) to a lasting peace. \n3. The Palest inian Right of Return is a national\, collective and individual right\, wh ich is not subject to any form of negation or compromise. It is rooted in the irreducible\, natural entitlement of an individual and a people to the ir original homes\, property\, and homeland. It is a fundamental right tha t transcends generations\, place of residence and birth\, as well as agree ments and treaties. As such\, the Right of Return\, which is inseparable f rom the right to self-determination\, has been enshrined in international law and codified in more than 135 United Nations resolutions starting with Resolution 194. \n4. Zionist apartheid\, racism\, and settler-colonialism in Palestine\, manifested through massacres\, occupation\, land confiscat ion\, ethnic cleansing and separation\, discrimination\, and the systemic denial of fundamental human dignity in Palestine is violative of the most basic human standards and all tenets of international law. Thus\, the Pale stinian resistance is justified by natural principles of liberty and inter national laws protecting such liberties. \n5. The occupation of Palestine is the longest and most suffocating the world has seen in the past century . The Palestinian struggle for liberation has been congruently enduring. P alestine is the last remaining obstacle to colonial and imperial hegemony in the Arab Homeland and the Anglo-American occupation of Iraq has become yet another stepping stone towards the imposition of imperial control and dominance. Hence\, Palestinian resistance is part and parcel of the resist ance by oppressed peoples worldwide against foreign occupation\, coloniali sm and hegemony. Just as the agenda of the new imperial order\, of which I srael is an inextricable part\, is global\, resistance to it must be globa l and united so as to be sustainable and successful. In this context\, the Palestinian and Iraqi struggles for full self-determination are the embod iment of the global resistance to settler and military occupation. \n6. Th e Palestinians' struggle for freedom and dignity is inseparable from the s truggle of Arab and Muslim Americans against discrimination and repression \; by people of color against political and social marginalization\; by th e working class against economic exploitation\; and all forms of repressio n. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040416 GEO:40.740900;-73.999800 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10011\, United States SUMMARY:Al-Awda International Convention UID:20260421T070501CEST-ZNuNbI0sA4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.alawdaconvention.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:413-626-8435 (cell) Email:emily@seac.org DESCRIPTION:The Tampaction Day of Action is for all youth\, students\, mens truators\, and allies to take action to promote sustainable\, affordable\, and healthy tampon alternatives and to expose the dangers the tampon indu stry poses to our health\, the environment\, and our well-being.\n\nWe enc ourage creative educational actions of all sorts. We also encourage you to use this day to launch or build the Tampaction Campaign on your campus. D ownload our action packet on our website\, www.tampaction.org\, post infor mation on what your group is doing by signing up for campusactivism and su bmitting a Tampaction Campaign update (www.campusactivism.org/tampaction)\ , and call us with any questions and ideas! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040408 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:April 8th Tampaction Day of Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-zWhgs4GDia@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tampaction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:farmworker_justice@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:National Farmworker Awareness Week\nMarch 29th - April 4th\, 20 04\nUnite with farmworker advocates nationwide! Raise awareness about farm worker issues in your area!\n\nCheck out the most recent additions to the Materials Packets online www.saf-unite.org!\nPrint and distribute the atta ched flyer including facts about farmworkers and political cartoons!\n\nFa rmworker Awareness Week (FAW) is a SAF-called\, nation-wide week of action for students and community members to raise awareness about farmworker is sues on their campuses and in their communities. \n\nMATERIALS PACKETS are available to download on-line at WWW.SAF-UNITE.ORG –\; includes acti on ideas\, leaflets\, boycott information\, sample letters to CEO’\;s \, Cesar Chavez quotes\, current legislation and more!\n\nIdeas for what Y OU can do\n Stage a rally on your campus quad or in a public space\, and i nvite farmworkers\, labor rights activists\, faculty and students to speak on farmworker issues.\n Ask students to sign petitions demanding the remo val of farmworker boycotted products from campus stores and cafeterias.\n Leaflet with friends in front of a grocery store or Taco Bell\, encouragin g consumers to honor farmworker-called boycotts on Mt. Olive Pickle Co. an d Taco Bell.\n Facilitate teach-ins/presentations about farmworker issues. \n Host a Fundraiser Party to support a farmworker union or organization s upporting farmworkers (such as SAF).\n Take a fieldtrip to a local farm an d learn about sustainable organic farming practices. Depending on time of year\, some farms will let you set up a day where your group can help cul tivate or harvest produce to experience farm work firsthand.\n Email your friends and families explaining farmworkers’\; conditions and why far mworkers are important to you.\n\nTell SAF what you plan to do so that we can help publicize your events!\nAdd FAW dates to your organizations or ca mpus’\; website or newsletter calendar!\n\nContact: Laxmi Haynes\, Na tional Student Organizer 919-660-3660\n\nStudent Action with Farmworkers (SAF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to bring stude nts and farmworkers together to learn about each other’\;s lives\, sh are resources and skills\, improve conditions for farmworkers\, and build diverse coalitions working for social change. SAF accomplishes its missio n by coordinating summer internships\, providing year-round opportunities for direct service\, and carrying out community education\, advocacy\, and community and labor organizing work.\n\nCo-sponsored by the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP). The Student Labor Week of Action is the same week as FAW\, March 29-April 4\, and thousands of students across the U.S. wil l plan events and rallies supporting labor rights. Contact: Ana Rizo\, &# 97\;n\;a\;@\;j\;w\;j\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\ , www.jwj.org\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040329 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Farmworker Awareness Week UID:20260421T070501CEST-RvhdOLinII@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.saf-unite.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:831-459-5356 Email:convergence@usft.org DESCRIPTION:If you live in the states of Arizona\, Nevada\, New Mexico\, Te xas\, Colorado\, Utah\, or Wyoming\, then sign up for the 2004 USFT Southw est Regional Conference. \n\nThe Southwest Regional USFT Fair Trade Confe rence will strengthen the work students are currently doing on our their o wn coffee and other Fair Trade campaigns\, expand the Fair Trade student m ovement to other campuses and create an infrastructure for students and un iversities in the Southwest to coordinate their efforts and collaborate wi th one another. \n\nUnited Students for Fair Trade (USFT) is a national or ganization which coordinates student Fair Trade campaigns from Alaska to F lorida. USFT will collaborate with Trinity University in hosting a two day conference that will establish a regional group to coordinate and educate campuses on Fair Trade work. This two-day conference will bring together students already involved in Fair Trade organizing as well as new students who hope to learn about Fair Trade and bring campaigns to their universit ies.\n\nGoals of Conference \n\nTo educate students and staff on the benef its of Fair Trade and how we can support producers by buying Fair Trade \n To create a Southwestern Regional Group of United Students for Fair Trade \nTo give students the skills\, information and support to create Fair Tra de campaigns on their campus \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040401T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Trinity University\, San Antonio\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade Southwest Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-v9wlbGbhZu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:202-345-2734 Email:mdixon@oxfamamerica.org DESCRIPTION:We have a historic opportunity to shape a new global trade agen da which puts the needs of people first!\n\n...only one thing is missing . ..\n...you!\n\nJoin the Movement for Trade Justice\, and help defeat CAFTA !\n\nAttend the West Coast Trade Justice Convergence: Organizing to STOP C AFTA Training\n\nVisit www.tradeconference.org and register now to help Ma ke Trade Fair and Stop CAFTA! \n \nWHERE and WHEN: Los Angeles\, CA March 27\n \nWHO: Students and others interested in taking a leadership role in protecting the environment\, fighting poverty and promoting labor rights\ , food security\, access to medicines\, good jobs and democratic participa tion.\n \nWHAT: Trade Justice Convergence to build our Action\, Skills and \nKnowledge to Make Trade Fair and Stop the Central American Free Trade Ag reement. Sponsored by Oxfam America\, Global Justice\, Sierra Student Coa lition\, United Students Against Sweatshops and United Students for Fair T rade. \n \nWHY: On February 20th\, 2004 Bush issued his intent to sign a Free Trade Agreement with Central America (CAFTA)\, threatening to push mi llions further into poverty\, undermine rural development\, indigenous rig hts\,\nworkers' rights\, environmental rights\, access to essential medici nes\, family farms\, democracy\, women\, essential services\, health care\ , and\neducation. Congress will vote on the agreement as soon as June of 2 004. By urging our representatives to Vote NO on CAFTA we can play a cruci al\nrule in helping to protect the livelihoods of millions. We have no ch oice but to act! \n \nHOW: Visit www.tradeconference.org to register now. \n\nIn Solidarity\,\n\nMichelle Dixon\, Oxfam America\n\n**Limited finan cial aid is available. For more information on financial aid and how to ap ply e-mail m\;d\;i\;x\;o\;n\;@\;o\;x\;& #102\;a\;m\;a\;m\;e\;r\;i\;c\;a\;.\; 11\;r\;g\;\n.\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040327T090000 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:Loyola Marymount University\, 1 LMU Drive\, Los Angeles\, Californ ia\, 90045\, United States SUMMARY:West Coast Trade Justice Convergence UID:20260421T070501CEST-z4EUlHNXBR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tradeconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@syracuseanimalrights.com DESCRIPTION:The FREE conference\, spanning three days\, will focus on socia l causes\, tactics\, education\, analysis\, actions\, philosophy\, and his tory of the Animal Liberation movement. Topics include: Politics of Cultur e\; Building Bridges Between Academics and Activists\; Animal Ethics\; Ped agogy of a Rebel\; Being a Former ALF Member\; Feminist Imperatives and th e ALF\; Human Rights and Animal Rights: Solidarity with the ALF\; and more . Presented in panel and discussion form\, each topic will be discussed an d examined to produce academic dialogue that will advance the movement. Co ncluding the conference Sunday night\, a benefit show will be held that wi ll showcase bands that support Animal Liberation performing cover songs.\n \nSPEAKERS:\nAshanti Alston - Former Member of the Black Panther Party & B lack Liberation Army Political Prisoner\n \nKevin Jonas - Organizer of SHA C/USA (Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty)\n \nAndy Stephanian - Former Animal Liberation Front prisoner and member of Animal Defense League Long Island \n \nMatt Ball - Co-founder of Vegan Outreach\n \nLawrence Sampson - Sout hern Regional Spokesperson of American Indian Movement and \n \nNik Hensey - Former ALF spokesperson in Los Angeles and grassroots organizer\n \nEri k Marcus - Author of bestselling book\, Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating\n \nDr. Karen Davis - Founder and President of United Poultry Concerns \n \n Josh Harper - Filmmaker and Activist (www.reclaimmedia.com)\n \nDr. Steve Best - Chair of the Philosophy Department\, University of Texas\n \nLaura Duccesch - Director of Education at Animalearn\n \nDr Joshua Frank\, Execu tive Director of FIREPAW\, Inc.\n \npattrice jones - Cofounder of the East ern Shore Sanctuary and Education Center\n \nDr. Maxwell Schnurer - Profes sor of Debate\, Marist College\n \nJeff Watkins - Co-founder of Animal Def ense League\n \nDr. Lauren Eastwood - Sociology professor at Syracuse Univ ersity\n \nAND MANY MANY MORE AMAZING SPEAKERS...\n\nSTUDENT PAPER PRESENT ATIONS:\nUndergrad and Grad students will be given the opportunity to pres ent papers on Animal Liberation\n\nVIDEO PREMIER\nGourmetCruelty.com will present Delicacy of Despair\, a video which takes you behind the closed do ors of America's foie gras factory farms. The 16 minute documentary follow s the investigation of this cruel industry and the open liberation of 15 d ucks.\n \nNATIONAL BOOK RELEASE\nLantern Books will be hosting the release of Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? Reflections on the Liberation of Anima ls.\n \n\n\nplease register at: http://www.cala-online.org/Student_Associa tion/register.htm\nOR\nwww.syracuseanimalrights.com\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040425 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040423 GEO:43.037700;-76.139600 LOCATION:Syracuse University\, Syracuse\, New York\, 13244\, United States SUMMARY:Animal Liberation Student Association Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-dpbsU9TJnA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cala-online.org/Student_Association/register.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Biology and Security National Symposium will provide high s chool and lower-level undergraduate students a unique opportunity to exami ne\, in-depth\, the implications of this cutting-edge issue. This year's s ymposium will bring together students from around the country for an intro duction to the historical and future implications of biology and security by prominent experts in the field.\n\nThe symposium will feature leadershi p sessions and team-building activities\, as well as lectures\, panels and group discussions on important topics in biology and security\, including :\n\n-Prevention of Bioterrorist Attacks\n-Public Health Preparedness\n-Hi story and Science of Biological Weapons\n-International Cooperation\n-Bala ncing Scientific Openness and National Security in Biological Research\n\n The registration deadline is June 18\, 2004. For more information on the event\, please visit www.spusa.org and check under 'Events'. If you have any questions or would like to receive brochures on the event\, please co ntact Jessi Steinitz at j\;s\;t\;e\;i\;n\;i\;& #116\;z\;@\;s\;p\;u\;s\;a\;.\;o\;r\;& #103\;\n. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040715 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040711 GEO:38.900100;-77.047900 LOCATION:The George Washington University\, Washington\, District of Columb ia\, 20052\, United States SUMMARY:Biology and Security National Symposium UID:20260421T070501CEST-Wn1XwC1STN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:trinitycollegearabicclub@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 31st 7pm\n McCook Auditorium\, Trinity Colle ge\, Hartford\, CT\n Directions:\nhttp://www.trincoll.edu/AboutTrinity/Vis itingTrinity/DirectionsToTrinity.htm\n\n PANELISTS: Chengiah Ragaven\, Cli nton Bailey\, Mazin Qumsiyeh\n IN ISRAEL / PALESTINE\n Is the fence/barrie r a just barrier to terror or an unjust barrier to\npeace and human rights ? And should the United States continue to aid\nits construction? \n\n G eographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040331 GEO:41.745000;-72.687800 LOCATION:300 Summit St\, Hartford\, Connecticut\, 06106\, United States SUMMARY:Panel on the Apartheid Wall at Trinity College UID:20260421T070501CEST-KogVZdjs0u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.trincoll.edu/orgs/arabic/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:773-834-8934 Email:coordinator@uchicago.edu DESCRIPTION:This conference aims to bring together a large and diverse audi ence interested in joining in on a conversation about the aims of today’s community development policies. In order to more fully understand the obst acles before us\, we will look to the period of urban renewal as the start ing point for our discussion about public policy\, community initiatives a nd individual concerns about how our city is changing. We hope to combine perspectives of both scholars and community activists and practitioners to uncover new and exciting ways of tackling the persistent challenges of ra cial and economic integration\, access to knowledge\, affordable housing a nd community revitalization. The conference is open to the public and we h ope all who may be interested in participating in this unique forum for di scussion will join us. Please follow the links above to find out more info rmation about the conference\, including a schedule\, access to transporta tion and invited speakers.This conference aims to bring together a large a nd diverse audience interested in joining in on a conversation about the a ims of today’s community development policies. In order to more fully unde rstand the obstacles before us\, we will look to the period of urban renew al as the starting point for our discussion about public policy\, communit y initiatives and individual concerns about how our city is changing. We h ope to combine perspectives of both scholars and community activists and p ractitioners to uncover new and exciting ways of tackling the persistent c hallenges of racial and economic integration\, access to knowledge\, affor dable housing and community revitalization. The conference is open to the public and we hope all who may be interested in participating in this uniq ue forum for discussion will join us. Please follow the links above to fin d out more information about the conference\, including a schedule\, acces s to transportation and invited speakers. Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040410 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040409 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:1414 E 59th St\,\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Cityspace: The Past of Urban Renewal and the Future of Community De velopment UID:20260421T070501CEST-LKJs2c3Usm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.chicagocityspace.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:202-675-2319 Email:jnoble@dcaclu.org DESCRIPTION:11th Annual 4-day Fast and Vigil in front of the US Supreme Cou rt to mark the anniversaries of two landmark Supreme Court cases on the de ath penalty. Some activists will fast (no food/but drinking). Lots of gre at public education with the multitudes of tourists that pass by + Rally + Concert. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040702 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040629T000000 GEO:38.908200;-76.982100 LOCATION:US Supreme Court\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20002\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Fast and Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty UID:20260421T070501CEST-AuFvuADtWG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.abolition.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:arw233@nyu.edu DESCRIPTION:Join Jewish student activists from across the country in the fi ght \nfor global economic\, social\, and environmental justice.\n\n\n Seek ing Peace\, Pursuing Justice\, Healing the Earth -- Jewish Student Global Justice Conference\n\n April 16-18th in New York City\n\n - Build the Jewi sh activist community\n - Discuss key global justice issues such as trade\ , labor\, the \n environment\, gender\, and corporate accountability\n - P articipate in workshops with activists on labor organizing\, fair \n trade \, anti-war/anti-occupation\, environmental justice\, grassroots \n organi zing\, and much more\n - Gain tools for activism back on your campuses\n - Take advantage of all that NYC has to offer\n\n Invited speakers include: \n Simon Greer\, director of NY Jobs with Justice\n Rabbi and Activist Art hur Waskow\n Ruth Messenger\, President of American Jewish World Service\n Eli Pariser from Moveon.org\n Eric Entebe\, Sierra Club National Press Se cretary\n Oxfam American and Earthworks ?No Dirty Gold? Campaign\n Fair Tr ade and anti-sweatshop activists\n Jews for Racial and Economic Justice\n ... and much more to come\n Saturday Night Live Music at BAM café ? Matisa yhu\,\n Hassidic Reggae Supper Star\n \n\n For more info and registratio n forms go to http://www.nyu.edu/bronfman\n Registration is $50. We sugges t asking for sponsorship from local \n Hillels or other organizations.\n\n Checks should be written to The Bronfman Center (Attention: Global \n Jus tice Conference) and mailed to The Bronfman Center\, 7 East 10th \nSt\, N ew York\, NY 10003\n\n Housing will be with NYU students so please bring a sleeping bag \nand indicate when registering whether or not you will need housing.\n\n This conference is for you\, so please be in touch if there is \n anything specific you are interested in.\n Contact a\;r\; 19\;2\;3\;3\;@\;n\;y\;u\;.\;e\;d\;u \;\n with any questions\n\n Sponsored by the Bronfman Center for Jewish St udent life at NYU\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040416 GEO:40.730200;-73.988600 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Jewish Student Global Justice Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-2NX8NfKJr0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyu.edu/bronfman END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:703-615-3837 Email:pl57@georgetown.edu\, DESCRIPTION:This is a regional conference for United Students Against Sweat shops. We will address issues such as living wage campaigns\, ways to get your campus to sell sweatshop free apparel\, and campus labor policies. There will also be a electoral politics training for the first 40 people w ho sign up. Led by the USSA\, this will focus how to win grassroots campa igns of all kinds by focusing on messaging\, organizing skills\, and strat egy building. \n\nRegistration is $5-$15. Housing and some meals provide d. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040416 GEO:39.897200;-75.344100 LOCATION:Swarthmore College\, Swarthmore\, Pennsylvania\, 19081\, United St ates SUMMARY:USAS Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference - Swarthmore UID:20260421T070501CEST-OjT73ZOCVz@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join us in a discussion on the coming peak in oil production\, the\nconsequences and the actions that can be taken.\n\nWhere: Pasadena\nW hen: Wednesday\, April 14th\, 7:00 PM\n\nFor More Information:\nVisit OilAwarness.meetup.com\nEmail I\;W\;a\;n\;t\;K\;u \;c\;i\;n\;i\;c\;h\;@\;e\;i\;n\;e \;m\;.\;u\;s\;\n\nCall Eric at 714-926-1916\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040414 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pasadena\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Peak Oil Awareness Meetup UID:20260421T070501CEST-7VvWz8RxBB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://OilAwareness.meetup.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-854-8041 Email:aapf@law.columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:Affirmative Action is at a critical juncture. The landmark vict ory in the University of Michigan case Grutter v Bollinger not only reaffi rmed the value of affirmative action\, it also broadened its scope in many significant ways. Yet\, while supporters of affirmative action have reaso n to be hopeful\, the Grutter decision remains vulnerable to a host of cou nter-initiatives that seek to limit\, if not completely eliminate\, affirm ative action in higher education and beyond . \n\nAs we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education\, it appears that advocates of racial equity may have to accomplish infinitely more in half the time\, g iven Justice O’Connor’s intimation that reasonable equity in educational o pportunities will be realized within 25 years. This will require an enorm ous collaborative effort\, beginning now\, among the many stakeholders who defended affirmative action in Grutter.\n\nToward this end\, we invite yo u to attend the “Strategy Summit on Affirmative Action: Reclaiming the Hig h Ground 50 Years after Brown\,” at Columbia University Law School\, April 22nd-23rd\, 2004. \n\nFree and Open to the Public. Registration Required. \n\nFor more information and to register visit www.aapf.org or call 212-85 4-8041.\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040424 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040422 GEO:40.812200;-73.953200 LOCATION:Columbia University Law School\, Jerome Greene Hall\, 435 West 116 th Street\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:Strategy Summit on Affirmative Action UID:20260421T070501CEST-IzUCoRB1Xa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aapf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Dazzle the forces of corporate globalization with streets full of resistance and vision! While the biotechnology industry and its lobbyis ts meet in San Francisco and the G8 meets in Georgia\, join us in San Fran cisco for a mass mobilization that says NO to corporate profiteering and d estruction and YES to the world we want.\n\nRECLAIM THE COMMONS! Tradition ally\, the commons was cropland\, grazing land\, or forest that belonged t o the community as a whole and benefited all. Now\, the commons includes e verything needed to support life on earth: air\, water\, shelter\, food\, energy\, biodiversity – as well as our multicultural heritage. Corporation s\, aided by the governments they dominate\, are seizing control of these basic rights\, and privatizing them for the profit of a few. Yet\, public control of the commons is essential for true democracy\; for racial\, econ omic\, and social justice\; and for a diverse and sustainable society. We are reclaiming the commons!\n\nRESIST BIOTECH! The biotechnology industry is a prime example of how global corporations are eroding democracy\, thre atening our health and environment\, and concentrating control of our food and resources in the hands of a few profit-driven companies. With almost no public debate\, over 100-million acres of genetically engineered (GE) c rops are planted each year in theUnited States. That’s almost 70% of the w orld’s GE crops. Once released into the environment\, these GE life forms can’t be recalled\, and there’s no way to predict their effects on our bod ies\, ecosystems\, and our future. Gambling with the future of human and e nvironmental health is gravely affecting FOOD SOVEREIGNTY throughout the w orld\, dramatically increasing the risks of BIOWARFARE and further entrenc hing the health-for-profit system with the creation of BIOPHARMACEUTICALS that are ‘grown’ in GE plants and animals. Already these artificial life f orms have contaminated seeds and crops that have been cultivated over thou sands of years. And while our tax dollars subsidize corporations developin g antiaging drugs and biological weapons\, these same companies deny affor dable drugs to people in desperate need of medical relief.\n\nPLANT ALTERN ATIVES! It’s time to put as much energy into creating that better world as we have been putting into resisting the exploitative one! We need to get off the corporate grid\, exercise democracy outside of party-driven\, corp orate-funded electoral machines\, live sustainable lives\, and create just and thriving communities amid the corporate-controlled world! As part of the June Mobilization\, we will be PLANTING ALTERNATIVES all over the Bay Area! We’ll be showcasing community-based\, eco-solutions to urban problem s such as unemployment\, homelessness\, pollution\, gutted education and s ervices\, unaffordable health care\, exploitation of immigrants\, police b rutality\, crime\, corporate threats to neighborhood sovereignty\, and oth er pressing economic and racial justice issues! Check out the web site to sign up for a project or to add your own! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040609 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040603 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Reclaim the Commons UID:20260421T070501CEST-54iTvG5VJD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.reclaimthecommons.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:920-203-6966 (Bob P) Email:jutdog@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:questions\, email Jut at j\;u\;t\;d\;o\; 03\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\; 1\;m\;\n\n\nWI EARTH DAY COALITION –\; Saturday\, April 17\n\nA g roup of students representing the UW Oshkosh Campus Greens and SEAC will b e joining more than 600 students in a statewide environmental awareness mi ssion. In “\;Taking Action for Wisconsin’\;s Future\,”\; th e coalition will be delivering literature on the Wisconsin LegislatureR 17\;s and the Bush Administration’\;s attacks on Wisconsin's core env ironmental protections. UW Oshkosh students will be meeting in Green Bay at 1:00pm for a rally to kick off the mobilization project. www.wisconsine arthday.org\n\n\nMONDAY\, APRIL 19\n\n\nEarth Week Art Fair Celebration\n1 0:00 - 3:00pm Reeve Union Mall\n\nStudents\, faculty\, and guests will be able to view local art on display in Reeve Union. Art from local K-12 sch ools and daycare centers will celebrate the importance of the environment and the significance of art in education. Carl Traeger elementary and midd le school\, Lourdes High School\, Princeton 3rd graders\, Arts for Kids da ycare\, and the UW Oshkosh daycare have donated their time and art to expr ess their concerns for environmental well-being and progress. The Gatherin g will also include art from UW Oshkosh Fine Arts students\, faculty\, as well as local community artists. Ashley Schettl and Ona Paul\, known for t heir recycled fiber art\, and Nathan Freidenburg\, a fine arts ceramicist are among the artists displaying their work. Dale DeVries\, Joshua Marquar dt\, Phil Sullivan\, and Mandy Mabbott will join local children for on-sit e artwork.\n\n\n1st Annual UWO Environmental Steward Summit\n4:00 –\; 7:00pm Wisconsin Room –\; Reeve Union\n\nA kickoff to the exciting Earth Week celebration here at UW Oshkosh\, this is an evening of environ mental education\, organization\, and motivation. Special Guest and forme r National Ombudsman for the EPA Robert Martin will address the scandalous corruption within the EPA and Federal Government. The controversial rele ase of Martin from his position in the EPA has highlighted his accusations of the corporate corruption of some of the EPA’\;s top administrator s. \n\n4-5:00pm: Social hour\, environmental group interaction\, panelist s and audience will have a chance to meet and discuss ideas and issues. E ats and Treats available.\n5-6:00pm: Robert Martin discusses his experien ce as an environmental activist in the EPA\, followed by question and answ er.\n6-7:00pm: Environmental Activist Panel\, featuring Becky Katers of C lean Water Action Council\, Andy Robson of the Earth Charter Summit\, Roge r Ratcliff and Donna Young of the League of Conservation Voters and Sierra Club\, and Robert Martin. Chaired by Tony Palmeri.\n\n\n\nMusic: ( Unio n outdoor court ) –\; times to be determined\n UW Oshkosh Steel Drum Band\n A Steel Drum Band!!! Nothing more needs to be said.\n Sounds Like Braille\nOut-jazz\, prog rock or metal\, and anything experimental\, and even a balled or two\n Myopic Son\nForceful rhythm patterns and intensity –\; fueled melodies. A melodic active rock style that is hard ̵ 1\; driving\, while easy to the ear\n - One more band to be named -\n\n\n\ nTUESDAY\, APRIL 20 \n\n\nResearch Presentations\, UWO Environmental Stud ies Senior Seminar\n3:00 –\; 6:00pm Reeve Union\n\nEnvironmental Stu dies majors and minors will offer presentations of case study research the y are doing for ES 490.\n\n\nMilitarism and the Environment\n5:45 –\; 7:00pm - Reeve Union\n\nTargeting civilians\, mistreating prisoners of war\, and destroying sensitive infrastructure\, such as large dams and nuc lear power stations are all serious issues of war. The increasingly devast ating potential of modern warfare showed\, however\, that existing interna tional laws have not fully addressed environmental dangers\, such as the i ndiscriminate use of landmines\, the ecological destruction caused by mass movements of refugees and the potential devastation threatened by weapons of mass destruction. Founder of the Winnebago Peace and Justice Center a nd UWO student Bob Poeschl leads an engaging discussion on the harmful eff ects of militarism on the environment.\n\n\nThe Case for Universal Health Care: \n\nAn overview of the weaknesses\, inequities\, and projected failu res within the current US health care delivery model\, and an introduction to reform.\n\n7:15 –\; 8:30pm - Reeve Union\n\nAccording to the Ju ly 2000 Issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association\, medical negligence is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. Furthermore\, over forty-three million people in this country do not have access to healthcare. Join Sondra Swiney\, NHA\, and UWO faculty as they address this serious issue that is plaguing our nation.\n\n\n\n\nAn Eveni ng Soiree\n10:00 –\; 12:00am - Winnebago Peace & Justice Center\, M ain St\n\nAn evening of affluence and relaxation\, this is a gathering of all community and university groups involved with Earth Week ’\;04. Accompanied by smooth live music\, come and congratulate your colleagues o n a brilliant job. Donations will benefit the WPJC and its community build ing endeavors.\n\n\nMusic: ( Union outdoor court )\n Airborne Burn Victim s : 2:30 –\; 3:20\nUpbeat disco with lots of nudity. But really\, dr iving rock with a crazy twist of Jazz. If Happy were men\, they’\;d be these guys.\n Drop Dead Giant : 3:40 –\; 4:25\nGoat–\;Falcon rock from Oshkosh\, WI. If anthrax were women\, it would be these guys.\ n Happy : 4:50 –\; 5:45\nHappy is what every band should be –\; happy. For a weak stomack\, digestion is put to the test. Happy is the pop band. Grab every pencil and pen in your house and put them in one han d. Now draw a picture for yourself. Happy is therapy. You are a nut-job . Do you take medicine? Happy is better!!!!!!!!!!!\n\n\n\nWEDNESDAY\, AP RIL 21\n\n\nSustainable Energy Fare\n6:30 –\; 8:00 - Wisconsin Room \, Reeve Union \nJoin us for a panel discussion on Energy Conservation and Alternatives in Wisconsin. Presenting will be Tina Brueckner of Johnson Controls (addressing JC's campus conservation/efficiency efforts\, & graci ously supplying us with compact fluorescents to distribute)\, Dennis Brile y of RENEW Wisconsin (speaking on wind energy developments)\, Bob Hernke ( highlighting their NatureWise & SolarWise programs\, as well as the Green Power purchasing partnership with UWO)\, & Jennifer Giergerich of WISPIRG (presenting on their Clean Energy program). \n\n\nMusic: (Union mall and Union outdoor court ) –\; All electricity free\n Bric Dasho Acoustic : 2:30 –\; 3:15 (Union Fireplace)\nA goofy\, slimy cracker from th e Rock’\;n’\;Roll capital of the World –\; Neenah WI. Join Justin Bricco and guests for soul-touching\, slime drenching originals.\n Recycled Drum Workshop : 3:30 –\; 4:15 (Outdoor Court )\nJoin loca l professional drummer Mark Powers for this exploration into the rhythms a nd beats of junk. Junk Jams will transform these “\;found soundsR 21\; into intense rhythms while developing creativity and team work skills \n\n Baer Vs Powers : 4:30 –\; 5:20\nThe only rustic\, old-tyme\, f ingerpickin\, nosepickin jugband musician left in the jugband capital of t he world –\; Oshkosh\, WI –\; Aaron Baer\n Fox Valley Strings Re tro : 5:30 –\; 6:20\n Lucas and Matt shred the stings and harmonie s of crazy bluegrass\n\n\nTHURSDAY\, APRIL 22\n\n\nEnvironmentalism in our Government\nRepresentative Spencer Black\, D - Madison\nAfternoon - Ree ve Union (Time to be determined)\n\nJoin us for this engaging talk by Sta te Assemblyman Spencer Black. A former conservation representative of the Sierra Club\, Audubon Society Environmentalist of the Year Award Recipient \, Wis. Federation of Teachers Legislator of the Year recipient\, Clean Wa ter Action Council Environmental Advocate of the Year recipient\, and Mid west Renewable Energy Association Environmental Excellence Award winner\, Representative Black will be discussing the rich environmental history of Wisconsin\, as well as the threats the new Job Creations Act imposes on ou r beautiful heritage. \n\n\n2nd Annual Earth Day Tree Planting\n9:00am - UWO campus\nThe UWO Student Greens\, SEAC and USRH will be joined by UWO administration for the symbolic tree planting ritual. - North End of the Central Mall (near Swart and Halsey)\n\n\nIraq –\; A REAL Look From t he Inside\n7:30 - 9:00pm - Reeve Union\n\nA seven-member delegation spon sored by Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) arrived in Amman\, Jordan Friday \, April 2 en route to Iraq. They plan to travel overland to Baghdad Satur day. During their 10 days in Iraq\, the delegation will meet with represen tatives of non-governmental organizations\, fledgling Iraqi civil society groups\, and the U.S. military. They will speak with individual Iraqis who se family members are detained by U.S. forces\, and with Coalition Provisi onal Authority (CPA) officials responsible for detainees. The delegation m ay also visit schools\, hospitals\, churches and mosques. Based primarily in Baghdad\, the delegation may also travel to other areas such as Falluja and Kerbala\, and will document the current situation Iraqi citizens face under the U.S. occupation. \n\nMembers of CPT's April 1-15 delegation are : Gail Arnall (Washington\, DC)\, Nadine Bechtel (Goshen\, IN)\, Fred Bran cel (Monona\, WI)\, Tets Kimura (Adelaide\, Australia)\, Kathleen Namphy ( Palo Alto\, CA)\, Greg Rollins (Surrey\, BC)\, and Marion Stuenkel (Madiso n\, WI). \n\nJoin Marion Stuenkel of Madison as she discusses her assessme nt of the current situation in Iraq. She will talk from 7:30 - 8:20 and w ill be available for questions following. www.cpt.org\n\n \n“\;Rach el's Daughters: Searching for the Causes of Breast Cancer.'\nAfternoon - Reeve Union\n\nA film based on a group of women who have survived breast cancer\, while exploring the environmental causes of the disease. Taking i nspiration from Rachel Carson (who died of breast cancer in 1964) and her 1962 book Silent Spring\, the women tackle such diverse issues as environm ental racism and social inequality in research funding and health care. Th is film reveals the downside of industrialization with frightening clarity and does an excellent job of inspiring both breast cancer activism and ad vocacy. It is done in a documentary style. 106 min.\n\n\nFRIDAY\, APRIL 23 \n\nStudio Hall Benefit Concert \n10:15 - ???\n\nPreview:\nA 5–\;Pie ce string band with amazing solos\, harmonies\, and everything else you ev er wanted out of the world’\;s greatest new 5 piece bluegrass band\n\ nUnderground punk-rock\, hip-hop artist Stefon Alexander of P.O.S. The you ng underground rapper from Minneapolis draws from punk-rock and hip-hop ro ots to let his rhymes flow. Stef raps poetic pictures to his audience abo ut the beauties and problems within this society's social constructs\, and also presents views on how to better the world in which we live. Stef's unique background as a black punk-rocker and now hip-hopper has inspired m usical discussions of ludicrous racism issues he has encountered. P.O.S. is a strong hip-hop group focused on integrating positive answers into rhy mes about social injustices. \n\nSurprise special guest providing whacko f unk and feeling. \n\nMORE INFORMATION COMING SOON. MARK YOUR CALENDARS !!!!!! \n\n\nSATURDAY & SUNDAY\, APRIL 24 & 25\n\n\nRosaeanne Hoefel 5K R un\, Walk\, Roll for Diversity\nSaturday - Oshkosh Founders Plaza\n\nA gr eat opportunity to turn off the TV\, get out of the house and get some qua lity exercise. The run walk roll will take you through a scenic path betw een downtown Oshkosh and the University campus. Registration is between 7: 30 and 8:30\, with the race beginning at 9:00. Awards will be presented t o the top male and female finishers in run\, walk\, and roll categories. All proceeds from the race will be donated to the Roseanne Hoefel Multicul tural Fund\, which supports and promotes multicultural student activists t hrough programs and scholarships at UW Oshkosh. For more details\, contac t professor Jordan Landry at l\;a\;n\;d\;r\;y\;@ \;v\;a\;x\;a\;.\;c\;i\;s\;.\;u\;w\; o\;s\;h\;.\;e\;d\;u\;\n\n\nImmediately followin g the race will be a celebration with eats and treats\, all accompanied by live music. Details coming soon!!\n\nIn The Clutch Boys and Girls Club 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament\nSaturday and Sunday –\; Menominee Park\, Oshkosh\nThe first annual Oshkosh “\;In The Clutch”\; 3 on 3 ba sketball tournament is an awesome opportunity to get outside and be active \, while raising funds for support and development of Oshkosh youth and fa milies. For more information\, contact Ben at 920-233-1414\n\n\nMONDAY\, APRIL 26\n\n\nMark Kastel and Ecological Agriculture –\; Put Your Mon ey Where Your Mouth Is\n7:30 –\; 8:45pm - Reeve Union\n\nMark is a farm policy analyst out of La Farge\, WI\, and President of M.A. Kastel & Associates. He has been an outspoken proponent of organic agriculture and family farming. He has taken on industrial agribusiness and the US Depar tment of Agriculture in such arenas as the Atlantic Monthly\, Vermont̵ 7\;s Rural Education Action Project\, and many ecological agriculture conf erences. He was recently featured on WPR in which he called for the peopl e of WI to follow those in Mendocino County\, CA\, who voted to ban the us e of genetically engineered food and animals. \nKastel will be discussing how your food dollar affects more than just your health\, and the health of your family. It has a profound impact on the environmental health of o ur planet and lives of those who work so hard to provide the bounty we enj oy in this country. He will address issues ranging from the environmental threats from toxic chemicals\, the largely unknown risks from the wholesa le introduction of genetically engineered crops\, the race to the bottom i n world food trade ... to the good news about food and farming including the meteoric rise of the organic farming sector. He will testify that pla nning our daily menus can be a conscious environmental and social justice activity. \n\n\nFamily and Community Advocacy and Activism\n6:15 –\; 7:15pm - Reeve Union\n\nLed by professor and community activist Ann Fris ch\, this discussion will address issues such as transforming our neighbor hoods\, networking for social change\, using the press\, and developing a strategy for change.\n\n\nTUESDAY\, APRIL 27\n\n\nEnvironmental career & g raduate school fair\n3:30 –\; 6:00 UWO River Center\n\nThe Fair wil l include representatives of non-profit advocacy groups and graduate envir onmental programs at UW Green Bay\, UW Madison\, and UW Stevens Point. The re will be displays and panel discussions about the wide variety of opport unities for students interested in the environment. \n\n\nWEDNESDAY\, APRI L 28\n\n\nCommunity Justice Fair\n6:30 –\; 7:30pm - Reeve Union\nUW Oshkosh and Community Organizations offer presentations of their environm ental and social justice endeavors. Open to students and the community\, come learn about the groups that are making a difference in your community . Information will be available while representatives will be present for questions. If interested in providing information\, contact Justin Mitch ell at j\;u\;t\;d\;o\;g\;@\;h\;o\; 6\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n. \n\n\nT eaching Politically Controversial Environmental Issues\nWednesday\, April 28\; 7:30 - 8:30pm Reeve Union\nFour UWO faculty (David Barnhill\, Joh n Baumann\, Maureen Muldoon\, and James Simmons) will join two UWO student s (Nick Pustina and Nicole DeKeuster) on a panel discussing the problems a nd possibilities of teaching courses that deal with politically charged is sues. Join us as we explore these issues\, followed by a spirited discuss ion with the audience.\n\n\nTHURSDAY APRIL 29\n\n\n“\;The Lorax” \;\n Mid Afternoon through the Evening - Reeve Union Theater\nThe Lorax' is an animated musical based on the beloved Dr. Seuss book of the same na me. The story illustrates a valuable environmental lesson about what will happen to our world if we let greed run amok over our environment. The Lor ax\, who “\;speaks for the trees”\;\, tries to reason with the g reedy Once-ler throughout the film to get him to stop destroying the envir onment to make his “\;thneeds”\;. The Once-ler is loath to get t he message until the last truffula tree falls and it’\;s too lateR 30\;or is it? The film leaves its audience\, both children and adults alik e\, with a great sense of empowerment and the message that hope for the fu ture lies in our hands today. 26 min.\n\n\nAny questions or suggestions\, contact Justin Mitchell at j\;u\;t\;d\;o\;g\;@\ ;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\ ;\n\n\nIf you are interested in adding to any events\, or sponsoring any e vents\, please let me know soon.\n\nThis exciting week has been made possi ble through the hard work of the UWO Campus Greens\, SEAC\, the UWO Enviro nmental Studies Program\, the UWO Fine Arts Department\, the Lake Winnebag o Green Party\, the Winnebago Peace and Justice Center\, the Women’\; s Advocacy Council\, USRH\, and the help of many beautiful groups and indi viduals throughout the Oshkosh area.\n\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040429 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040417 GEO:44.593400;-88.868100 LOCATION:928 Wright St\, UW Oshkosh Campus\, Oshkosh\, Wisconsin\, 54929\, United States SUMMARY:UW Oshkosh Earth Week 04 UID:20260421T070501CEST-eoP30Z90UR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://coming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:732-373-8644 Email:cclarke@aesop.rutgers.edu DESCRIPTION:An all-day Earth Day event featuring environmentally-related wo rkshops\, vendors/tabling organizations\, a hybrid car display\, movies\, an outdoor vegetarian barbeque and live entertainment from local bands. T his year's theme is 'Building a Sustainable Future.' Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040418 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:59 Biel Road\, Cook College Campus Center\, New Brunswick\, New Je rsey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Earth Day Summit - Cook College UID:20260421T070501CEST-lifWdgtRmo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/Rutgers_SEA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-255-9221 x304 Email:goa@wdc.greenpeace.org DESCRIPTION:The Greenpeace Organizing Term\n\nAdvanced Fall Semester Traini ng for America’\;s Top Student Activists\nSign Up Today\n\nJoin Green peace and ten of the country's best student organizers this fall term to u rge all candidates to address clean energy during the election. Travel abr oad to meet and learn from international Greenpeace staff\, and receive tr ainings from the nation's best organizers. \nSpend your Fall semester lear ning in action: mobilizing students across the country on clean energy\, w orking with people most affected by pollution and elevating clean energy t o be a priority issue during the election. Coursework includes cutting edg e Internet organizing\, strategic campaign planning\, direct action climbi ng\, grassroots organizing\, working with the media and building community groups.\n\nThe Campaign\nOver 30\,000 Americans die each year from partic ulate pollution from power plants. One in eight American babies are born e ach year with levels of mercury in their blood that could cause brain dama ge or other birth defects. Despite this reality\, fossil fuel interests ar e pushing to roll back clean air and mercury standards. Join the fight to mobilize students across the country and mothers against mercury to make c lean energy and cleaning up coal plants an important issue this election.\ n \nThe Program\nWhat: Semester-long hands on training program with Greenp eace\, including international travel\, in-depth campaign and organizing c ourse work\, and the opportunity to run a national clean energy campaign. \nWho: You and nine other top students from across the country \nWhen: Aug ust 30th –\; December 17th \nYou Get: Great skills\, intern/independe nt study credit\, world travel\, great connections\, lifelong friends. \nW here: Washington\, DC \nTuition: $5\,000.00 (includes flight\, food and lo dging during International travel and training costs) \nThe Global Movemen t\nThe Greenpeace Organizing Term includes a weeklong trip abroad to meet with international students working on clean energy to share skills\, buil d a global movement and have fun. \nThe Details\nCoursework will include w eekly classes on Internet organizing\, grassroots organizing\, strategic c ampaign planning and action climbing. Specific trainings will be provided as well on public speaking\, media work\, fundraising\, project management and more. \nTuition and Credit\nAsk your advisor if you can receive inter nship or independent study credit through your school for participating in the Greenpeace Organizing Term. Total tuition for the program is $5\,000. 00\, which includes airfare\, housing and food for the weeklong internatio nal skill-share and regular classroom training expenses. \nWho Should Appl y\nApplicants must first and foremost be committed to protecting the envir onment. Participants will be proven leaders who are creative\, passionate\ , excellent communicators who agree that systematic political\, economic a nd business change must occur quickly to protect the environment. Freshmen \, sophomores\, and juniors are preferred. Greenpeace strongly encourages applications from women\, people of color and other under-represented comm unities. \nHow To Apply\nSubmit a completed application\, two letters of r ecommendation\, and two school or work related references by April 19th\, 2004. Web and printer friendly applications can be found here. For a paper copy of the application please email g\;o\;a\;@\;w\; 00\;c\;.\;g\;r\;e\;e\;n\;p\;e\;a\; 9\;e\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n. For more information please call (415) 255-9221 x304. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041219 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040830 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:DC And Europe\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Greenpeace Organizing Term UID:20260421T070501CEST-aGVPpFWp1A@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/goa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:816-305-4564 Email:umkcssdp@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:This is a free movie\, free food event on campus in RH 212 at 3 :30! Come learn about civil liberties and help SSDP and Flexyourrights.or g spark a national movement of saying NO to police searches! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040414 GEO:39.032300;-94.573300 LOCATION:University Of Missouri Kansas City\, Royall Hall 212\, Kansas City \, Missouri\, 64110\, United States SUMMARY:BUSTED: Citizens Guide to Avoiding Search and Siezure UID:20260421T070501CEST-uxZ7mUuKlX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssdp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:kelty@grinnell.edu DESCRIPTION:Hoedown in the Heartland: Reloaded\nApril 16th-April 18th\, Gri nnell College\, Grinnell\, IA\n\nThis April\, join some of the nation's le ading environmental and\nprogressive trainers and organizers for the secon d annual Hoedown\nin the Heartland. With the Midwest shaping up to be the\ nbattleground region for 2004\, students from across the Heartland\nhave a giant opportunity to ensure we have Regime Change here at\nhome. The Hoed own\, organized in memory of Greg Schrieber\, one of\nthe nation's leading student activists\, will bring together\ntrainers from such organizations as ForestEthics\, Greenpeace\,\nGreencorps\, Project Democracy\, the Apol lo Alliance and many more.\n\nBut the Hoedown is more than just a training conference. It?s also\na time to meet amazing activists from all over the Midwest. With\nthis in mind\, this year?s Hoedown promises to continue th e\ntradition of throwing the best activist party in the Midwest.\n\nPlus t his year you'll get to listen to singer-song writer Brenda\nWeiler\, free of charge.\n\nDon't miss this incredible event.\n Geographical Scope: Reg ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040416 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Grinnell\, Iowa\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Environmental Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-rDSvLU0VjU@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:518-273-8045 Email:kennedy12180@lycos.com DESCRIPTION:Every year in celebration of Earthday\, a nationally observed a cknowledgement of environmental issues and technologies in the United Stat es\, Ecologic the environmental club here at Rensselaer Polytechnic Instit ute holds its annual Earthweek Celebration. Our ecologically inspired week of events concludes with our Earthfest event\, bringing together communit y organizations\, environmental entities\, music\, vegetarian/vegan food a nd a plethora of other forms of entertainment. This year’s theme has been selected with much care and is entitled “Food for a Better World”\, educat ing the campus and capital region on the benefits and social implications of a vegetarian diet\, sustainable agriculture\, factory farming\, compost ing and locally grown products. We would like to invite you to our gatheri ng being held on Friday\, April 23rd in the RPI campus Quad\, behind the R ussell Sage Dining Hall located at the intersection of 15th street and Sag e Ave. in Troy\, NY. Kicking off at 3pm\, Earthfest will go until 7pm comp lete with a vegetarian barbeque\, live music and an assortment of eco-acti vities. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040423 GEO:42.673700;-73.608800 LOCATION:15th St And Sage Ave\, Renssealer Campus\, Troy\, New York\, 12180 \, United States SUMMARY:Earthfest 2004 at RPI UID:20260421T070501CEST-lFnAgTvoVJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rpi-ecologic.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:218-724-5386 Email:mpirg@d.umn.edu DESCRIPTION:PLEASE JOIN US\n\nThe summit is a weekend full of amazing works hops and panels\, a 'call to consiousness' rally and march\, and art and m usic all over town to celebrate the role of creative expression in activis m. We're connecting peace\, labor\, human rights\, the environment\, and democracy to the best in youth culture. Bridging the gaps with 40+ worksh ops and presentations\, 20+ bands\, and 1 powerful march - to build a move ment that will take down the man.\n\nPower to the People Geographical Sco pe: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040425 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040423 GEO:46.800400;-92.094600 LOCATION:Duluth\, Minnesota\, 55805\, United States SUMMARY:Free Democracy Summit UID:20260421T070501CEST-FUEWJZRoW5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freedemocracysummit.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:inner_alchemy@safe-mail.net DESCRIPTION:We are organizing a legal\, nonviolent demonstration\, concerts \, and teach-ins near the debate on October 8th to bring together speakers \, activists\, performers\, and progressive groups to show our disillusion ment with the current political system\, to educate about excluded issues\ , and to present our vision of reform. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041009 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041006 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington University\, St. Louis\, Missouri\, United States SUMMARY:St. Louis Presidential Debate Convergence UID:20260421T070501CEST-B8GgjhUavc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://stlo8.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:916-716-981 Email:can_wc_conf_2004@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:West Coast Regional Conference of the Campus Antiwar Network(CA N)\nApril 24th\, Evans Hall\, University of California\, Berkeley\nto regi ster\, contact: c\;a\;n\;_\;w\;c\;_\;c\;o\;& #110\;f\;_\;2\;0\;0\;4\;@\;h\;o\;t\; 9\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n\nKeynote Speaker:\nK hury Paterson-Smith: A member of the Campus Antiwar Network and student at the Rochester Institute of Techology. He recently visited Iraq with the U FPJ delegation.\n-----------------------------------------------------\nSa ve the date! West Coast CAN is proud to announce the second regional confe rence happening this April at UC Berkeley. We want as many students from t he West Coat\nas possible to come out and plan the future of our movement! \n\nWith Bush's popularity ratings at an all time low\, with intensifying resistance to the occupation in\nIraq\, and with deepening demoralization within the ranks of the military\, the US government has found itself in a quagmire. The antiwar movement has been vindicated on every count\, inclu ding the WMD lies\, and we have a broad audience for our ideas. Also the I sraeli government\, while recieving support from the Bush Administration\, has continued to tighten its grip on the Palestinian people.\n \nOn March 20\, one year after the war in Iraq began\, close to two million people a cross the world expressed\nfrustration with the Bush administration and th e devestation in middle east by taking to the streets in protest of the oc cupations of Iraq and Palestine. \n\nNow more than ever we need to organiz e so that the millions of students who opose these brutal\noccupations can have a voice in the world and so that together we CAN help end all unjust occupations.\n\n--------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe West C ost CAN Conference will take place at a critical time for our movement\, a nd it's important\nthat we discuss our strategies for successfully organiz ing in this period:\n\nWhat are the challenges and opportunities facing ou r movement right now?\n\nWhat does CAN think about the important political debates in the antiwar movement - occupation\,\nself-determination\, the UN\, presidential elections\, Palestine and Haiti?\n\nWhat will CAN on the West Coast do as part of a national student organization to strengthen ou r\nresistance to the US occupation of Iraq and Palestine?\n \nWhat will we do to end the occupation of Iraq and to bring the troops home?\n\nAll ant iwar organizations are invited to participate.\nWe welcome antiwar organiz ations and supporters to help make this conference an important event for the entire movement! Also Campus-based antiwar and anti-occupation organiz ations are invited to affiliate with CAN and to send two delegates per cam pus to vote at the conference\, plus all other students that wish to take part in disscusions and workshops.\n\n------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------\nThe conference will be from 9 am to 6 pm on Saturday A pril 24th at UC Berkeley.\n\nProposed Agenda to be approved by all delegat es is as follows:\n\n9:00-10:00am - Registration\n10:00-10:30am - Greeting s/agenda vote/Keynote\n10:30-11:15am - State of the movement discussion\n1 1:30-12:30pm - Workshop Session I\n12:30-1:30pm - Lunch break\n1:30-2:30pm - Workshop Session II\n2:30-2:45pm - Break\n2:45-3:45pm - Presentation of Proposals/ Discussion\n3:45-4:00pm - Break\n4:00-5:00pm - Workshop Sessio n III\n5:00-6:00pm - Voting session\nFollowed by dinner/party\n\nThe propo sed workshop sessions are as follows:\nWorkshop Session I:\nA. Debate on I raq (Pro-UN\, Pro-phased removal\,\nPro-'out now!' speakers)\nB. Debate on Elections 2004\n(Democrat/Green/Independent)\nWorkshop Session II:\nA. Ha iti\nB. Palestine and the history of Zionism\nC. Vietnam and the anti-war movement of the sixties\nWorkshop Session III:\nHow to organize CAN w/ bre akouts for different focus\ngroups (Literature\, Media\, Events\, Strategi es\, etc)\n\nIf you want to find out more about CAN check out\ncampusantiw ar.net. Please send this email out to all\nthe antiwar organizations and s upporters that you know\n- in particular to any campus antiwar group that might\nnot yet be a part of CAN.\n\nTo register\, to propose workshops or speakers\, to\noffer your help in planning the conference\, or ask\nquesti ons\, email the conference address:\nc\;a\;n\;_\;w\;c\ ;_\;c\;o\;n\;f\;_\;2\;0\;0\;4\;@\; 4\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n \nCAN Points of Unity:\nWe stand opposed to all US wars of aggression.\nW e stand opposed to the occupation of Iraq.\nWe support the right of the Ir aqi people to\nself-determination.\nWe demand the immediate withdrawal of all troops from\nIraq.\nWe demand that the US government pay reparations t o\nthe Iraqi people.\nWe stand opposed to the oppression of the Palestinia n\npeople and the occupation\nof the West Bank and Gaza Strip.\nWe stand o pposed to racist scapegoating and all\nattacks on civil liberties.\nWe dem and money for education\, jobs and healthcare\,\nnot war and occupation! Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040424T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Evans Hall\, UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:West Coast Regional Conference of the Campus Antiwar Network (CAN) UID:20260421T070501CEST-cVVr82axUI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusantiwar.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Greenpeace and The Climate Campaign will be powering up events at 16 campuses throughout the northeast with Greenpeace's Rolling Sunligth solar demonstration truck. \n\nThe complete tour schedule can be found a t www.cleanenergynow.org\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040512 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040423 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Northeast Rolling Sunlight Tour UID:20260421T070501CEST-vbLvEXdCwt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cleanenergynow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:415-255-7296 Email:globljohn6@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Stop Halliburton1s War Profiteering in Iraq! Come to Houston Ma y 19!\n\n PROTEST AT THE HALLIBURTON SHAREHOLDERS MEETING\n\n WEDNESDAY\ , MAY 19\, 8 AM\n OUTSIDE THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL\, 1300 LAMAR STREET\n H OUSTON\, TEXAS\n\n Vice President Dick Cheney1s former company Halliburto n has been the number\n one beneficiary of the invasion of Iraq\, raking in some $9 billion in\n contracts to rebuild Iraq1s oil industry and serv ice the U.S. troops. Every\n other week\, news reports document a pattern of fraud\, waste\, and corruption\n by Halliburton –\; from alleged overcharges of $61 million for fuel and $24.7\n million for meals to con firmed kickbacks worth $6.3 million. Meanwhile\,\n Halliburton has failed to rebuild key oil infrastructure\, provided shoddy\n services to U.S. t roops in the field\, and has taken jobs away from qualified\n Iraqi busin esses and workers. Isn1t it time for Halliburton1s Iraq contracts\n to be revoked?\n\n Join us in Houston on May 19 for a lively protest against w ar profiteering\n and corporate cronyism outside Halliburton1s shareholde r meeting in Houston.\n Halliburton needs to be held accountable\, not ma de more profitable!\n\n Sponsored by American Friends Service Committee-T AO\, Campaign to Stop the\n War Profiteers\, CitizenWorks\, CODEPINK\, Co mmon Cause\, Global Exchange\,\n Halliburtonwatch.org\, Houston Global Aw areness\, Maryknoll House\, Montgomery\n County Greens\,Texas Fair Trade Coalition\, US Labor Against the War\, and\n others.\n\n For more inform ation\, see http://www.houstonglobalawareness.org or\n http://www.globale xchange.org/halliburton. Email a\;n\;d\;r\;e\;a\; 4\;g\;l\;o\;b\;a\;l\;e\;x\;c\;h\;a \;n\;g\;e\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\n or h\;g\;& #97\;c\;@\;r\;i\;s\;e\;u\;p\;.\;n\;&# 101\;t\;\n or call (832) 725-6220.\n\n **MORE INFORMATION**\n\n WHY YOU SHOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO HOUSTON FOR A ONE-DAY PROTEST\n\n The Hallib urton shareholders meeting in Houston will be our best opportunity\n this year to send a message to the U.S. public about why we oppose the\n corp orate invasion of Iraq and the corporate cronyism that is rampant in the\n Bush administration. The more people who come out\, the more chance we1l l\n have of getting media coverage\, and the better time we1ll have! So b ring\n yourself\, your protest signs and an extra pig snout (or pig suit if you can\n sew yourself one) to Houston May 19. We1ll see you there!\n\ n FACTS ABOUT HALLIBURTON\, CORPORATE GREED AND WAR PROFITEERING\n\n *Wi th the corporate cronyism that is rampant in the Bush administration\, no\ n one was shocked when Vice President Dick Cheney1s former employer\n Ha lliburton\, the largest oil-and-gas services company in the world\, won so me\n of the first no-bid contracts to do work in Iraq1s oil fields. Even the fact\n that Halliburton\, under Cheney1s watch\, used phony overseas subsidiaries so\n it could do business with Bush administration nemesis S addam Hussein was no\n barrier to the company - and its subsidiary Kellog g\, Brown & Root - becoming\n the number one contractor in the new Iraq.\ n\n *Not only did Halliburton do business with Saddam Hussein1s regime bu t also\n with the ruthless regime in Burma. The company continues to do b usiness with\n Iran\, a member of the administration1s own so-called 3axi s of evil\,2 and\n with Libya. In Nigeria\, Halliburton is under investig ation in a massive\n bribery scandal.\n\n *Halliburton1s Iraq contracts are valued at an astounding $9 billion.\n Meanwhile\, Vice President Chen ey continues to receive annual payments from\n Halliburton in excess of $ 150\,000. And Halliburton1s campaign contributions\n between 1999 and 200 2 –\; 95% of which went to Republicans –\; totaled more than\n $700\,000.\n\n *Halliburton was supposed to rebuild Iraq1s oil production infrastructure\,\n but here we are a year after a war in which there wer e very few oil well\n fires\, and Halliburton is delivering gas at fraudu lent prices to a country\n that has the second largest amount of oil in t he world.\n\n *Halliburton1s pattern of fraud and corruption has been so pervasive that\n the Defense Department recently asked the Justice Depart ment to investigate\n Halliburton for possible criminal wrongdoing relate d to its Iraq contracts.\n Among other things\, Halliburton has been accu sed of overcharging $61 million\n for fuel transported to Iraq from Kuwai t and has repaid the Pentagon $27.4\n million in overcharges for food tha t was never served to U.S. troops. In\n January\, the company admitted th at two employees involved in Iraq work took\n kickbacks worth $6.3 millio n from Kuwaiti contractors.\n\n *Whistleblowers have come forward to expo se the company1s reckless waste of\n taxpayer dollars as a result of 3cos t-plus2 contracts in Iraq\, where the\n more the company spends\, the mor e it makes.\n\n *Thanks to offshore tax haven scams\, this multi-billion- dollar company pays\n a scant $15 million a year in taxes.\n\n *Hallibur ton and its subsidiaries operate as a non-union company in the U.S.\n Of roughly 530 locations\, only ten sites have workers under union contract.\ n In Iraq\, in an attempt to keep Iraqi workers from organizing\, Hallibu rton\n subsidiary Kellogg\, Brown & Root contracted with a Kuwaiti compan y to\n rebuild the Bargeseeya Oil Refinery in Southern Iraq. KBR then imp orted 70%\n of the workers from abroad. Poor conditions exist at a number of\n Halliburton/KBR oil reconstruction projects in Iraq. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040519 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Four Seasons Hotel\, 1300 Lamar Street\, Houston\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:Stop Halliburton's War Profiteering in Iraq! Come to Houston May 19 ! UID:20260421T070501CEST-2J4O3zxR8w@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalexchange.org/halliburton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:510-290-3334 Email:midniteradio@hotmail.com\, DESCRIPTION:***SAVE THE DATE*** \n \nMIT: TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONF ERENCE \nDiscussion Panels: Thurs April 29 & Fri April 30 \nSkill-Buildin g Workshops: Sat May 1 & Sun May 2 \n \n“\;Using Technology To Enhanc e The Struggle For Human Rights”\; \n \nSpecial Guests: The Ruckus So ciety\, Prometheus Radio Project\, The Center for \nReflective Community P ractice \n \nThis year’\;s conference will focus on how Technology an d Activism are being \nfused \nin creative ways to advance the cause of Hu man Rights. We are starting with two \ndiscussion panels\, and then jump i nto a full weekend of training workshops that \naim to put real skills int o the hands of activists and local community members. \n \n \n* Discussion Panels –\; How Technology both threatens and enhances Human Rights \ n* Skill-Building Workshops –\; Tech Activism\, Community Empowerment \, and more! \n* Create your own Workshops –\; sign up! \n* Real Comm unity-based Projects to work on! \n \nPlease Preregister for a spot\, as s pace may be limited: http://web.mit.edu/tac/www/conference/index.html \n \nMore details follow: \n \n----------------------------- \nDISCUSSION PAN ELS \n----------------------------- \n \nThurs\, Apr 29 5:30-7pm –\; Threats to Human Rights in the Digital Realm \n Panelists: \n Ma rk Lloyd\, Civil Rights Telecommunications Forum \n Chris Csikszentmi halyi\, The MIT Media Lab \n …\;and more! \n \nFri Apr 30 5:00-7 pm –\; Advancing Human Rights through the use of Technology \n P anelists: \n John Sellers\, The Ruckus Society \n Pete Tridish\, Prometheus Radio Project \n …\;and more! \n \n----------------- ----------------- \nWEEKEND WORKSHOPS \n---------------------------------- \n \nSat May 1 & Sun May 2 \n \n* COMMUNITY RADIO \n - ‘\;P irate Radio’\; for Beginners \n - Radio Systems And Componen ts \n - Sound Mixing And Production \n - Antenna Buildin g\, Tuning & Installation \n \n* COMMUNITY WIRELESS \n - Autonomou s Networks \n - Homebrew Antennas - Pringles and Coffee ‘\; cantennas’\; \n - Designing Networks for Community Needs \n - Running on Rooftops –\; urban field installation \n \n* TECH ACTIVISM/ DIRECT ACTION TRAINING \n - Culture Jamming & Creative Media Interventions \n - NVDA history\, training and tactics \n - Banner-Hangs\, Lock-downs and other fun stuff \n - Using T echnology to Mobilize \n \n* IN DEVELOPMENT: \n - Streetwise Vid eography for Domestic Human Rights situations \n - Digital Story-t elling for underrepresented communities \n - Smart Mobs & Mag-Mobs \n - And much more! \n \n \n-------------------------- \nDIY WORK SHOPS \n-------------------------- \n \nWhile we have organized a number o f core workshops\, this is meant to be a \nparticipatory event. So we inv ite you to come and teach your own brand of \nTech-Activism to an eager au dience: Video Witnessing? Robotic Protest Puppetry? \nSmart Mobbing? Cultu re Jamming? The sky is the limit. We welcome your \nparticipation! \n \nht tp://web.mit.edu/tac/www/conference/create.html \n \n--------------------- ----- \nREAL OUTCOMES: \n-------------------------- \n \nThis conference w ill mark the initiation of concrete\, community-based \ntechnology \nproje cts in local under-served communities. Community Radio and Community \nWi reless are the two dedicated community projects that will be advanced duri ng \nthis conference. If you would like to join one of these projects\, or bring one \nof these projects to your community or local organization\, p lease visit the \n>website. \n \nWe request a $5-10 donation to help cover costs. No one will be turned away due \nto a lack of funds. \n \nPlease k eep visiting our site for more information and updates: \nhttp://web.mit.e du/tac/www/conference/index.html \n \n>Discussion Panels sponsored by: The MIT Program on Human Rights and Justice \n>Weekend Workshops sponsored by : Design That Matters (DtM) \n>Special Thanks to the Center for Reflective Community Practice\, Technology and \n>Culture Forum\, and The Organizers Collaborative \n> \n>--------------- \n>SPONSOR US \n>--------------- \n> \n>This conference is a mostly volunteer effort. Any amount you contribut e will \n>help us make this event low-cost or no-cost to participants\, pa rticularly to \n>those from underserved communities. To offer support\, or to receive a list of \n>what we can offer you in return for your sponsors hip\, please contact us: \n> \n>E-mail: g\;a\;n\;g\;o\; l\;a\;n\;@\;m\;i\;t\;.\;e\;d\;u\; \n cc: p\;h\;r\;j\;@\;m\;i\;t\;.\;e\ ;d\;u\;\n\n>Phone: (617) 258-7614 \n>Building E38-600 \n>292 Main Street \n>Cambridge\, MA 02139-4307 \n> \n> \n>***PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY*** \n \n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040502 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040429 GEO:42.365100;-71.101800 LOCATION:MIT Campus\, 77 Mass. Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02139\, U nited States SUMMARY:MIT Technology and Human Rights Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-uHv2IbCAdv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://web.mit.edu/tac/www/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:studentvegetariancoalition@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Gary Yourofsky and Kate Timko are going to speak about vegetari anism! If anyone sees this they are more than welcomed to come join us! It s in the T.V. Room of the SFLC building. At 1 p.m.! Geographical Scope: L ocal DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040423 GEO:41.590500;-87.456400 LOCATION:2200 169th Street\, Hammond\, Indiana\, 46323\, United States SUMMARY:PETA Speakers! UID:20260421T070501CEST-NG0iOzAxIR@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:icgi@icgi.org DESCRIPTION:Male Circumcision/Male Genital Mutilation (MC/MGM) is a cultura lly determined\, body mutilation ritual that has been practiced on an esti mated 650 million men and boys worldwide and 77 million in the United Stat es. Each year 1.2 million boys in the United States undergo MC/MGM. Fifty- eight percent of all newborn boys are at risk of undergoing MC/MGM. Legisl ators\, policy makers\, psychologists\, therapists\, doctors\, nurses pare nts and spouses should be aware of the consequences of MC/MGM. \n\nThe Int ernational Coalition for Genital Integrity (ICGI) in cooperation with the National Organization of Circumcision Resource Information Centers (NOCIRC ) and Stop Infant Circumcision Society (SIC Society) sponsor the Genital I ntegrity Awareness Week. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040507 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040501 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Genital Integrity Awareness Week UID:20260421T070501CEST-hMHCKLXaat@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.icgi.org/GIAW/GIAW.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:765-983-1305 Email:plowshares@earlham.edu DESCRIPTION:“Bringing our pieces together:\nPeacebuilding Through Intercult ural Dialogue”\n\nThe second annual Plowshares National Student Peace and Justice Conference will be held in Richmond\, Indiana at Earlham College. The conference will showcase diverse speakers\, facilitators\, and perform ers who will challenge and enhance students’ perspectives on peace buildin g. Participants will consider cultural issues that are not commonly examin ed\, develop skills needed to engage in intercultural dialogue\, and be in spired to work towards positive local\, national\, and global change. \n\ nAaron Miller Friday 7:30 pm\n\nAaron David Miller is the Presiden t of Seeds of Peace\, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing youn g people from regions of conflict together and empowering them with the sk ills required for leadership\, negotiation\, and peacemaking. Miller resi gned from the Department of State in January 2003 where he had served as a n advisor to the last six Secretaries of State on the Arab-Israeli negotia tions. He received his Ph.D. in Middle Eastern and American diplomatic hi story from the University of Michigan in 1977. He has written three books on the Middle East.\n\nMental Notes with DR and Special Guests Friday 9:30 pm\n\nMental Notes is a part of the Movement in Motion arts collectiv e out of New York City. Movement in Motion was developed out of dialogue between artists and students questioning the current state of our democrac y. The artists’ music and performances offer energy\, passion\, and rhythm to the developing global peace movement. They have been featured in the Drop Beats Not Bombs tour.\n\nJennie Kiesling Saturday 9:30 am\n\nJen nie Kiesling\, Professor of History at the United States Military Academy\ , specializes in the study of war but has also published on gender and war and on tensions between military and civilian cultures. She holds a B.A. from Yale University\, a M.A. degree from Oxford University\, and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Kiesling is the author of Arming Against Hitler : France and the Limits of Military Planning.\n\nIlyasah Shabazz Saturday 3:00 pm\n \nIlyasah Shabazz\, daughter of Malcolm X\, holds a M.S. degree in Education & Human Resource Development and a B.S. in Biology. As a compassionate humanitarian working in both the educational and govern mental sectors\, Shabazz is committed to the empowerment of future generat ions. Shabazz has organized training programs to encourage higher educatio n for inner-city\, at-risk youth. Her most prized project includes an inte ractive youth publication entitled The Way We Feel. She is the author of Growing up X.\n\n\n\nFunkadesi Saturday 10:00 pm\n\nFunkadesi is a d ynamic ensemble of musicians that integrate East Indian music (Hindi film\ , folk\, and classical) with reggae\, funk\, and Afro-Caribbean grooves. T he band members’ cultural backgrounds are as diverse as the music\, includ ing Indian-American\, Jamaican\, African-American\, European-American\, an d Latino heritages. \n\nSaoud El Mawla Sunday 1:00 pm\n\nSaoud El Ma wla holds a doctorate in Islamic civilization and M.A. degrees in both Isl amic civilization and philosophy. He has participated in dialogues about Islam\, the Middle East\, and Interfaith relationships. He most recently served as an associate professor at Lebanese University and is currently E arlham’s Plowshares professor.\n\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041024 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041022 GEO:39.840800;-85.010400 LOCATION:Earlham College\, 801 National Road West\, Richmond\, Indiana\, 47 374\, United States SUMMARY:National Plowshares Student Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-UD5849bRvu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.plowsharesproject.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:406-646-0070 Email:stephany@wildrockies.org DESCRIPTION:America's last wild buffalo are being slaughtered - please help us stop it!\n\nThe Buffalo Field Campaign is organizing a memorial servic e for the 277 buffalo killed this year by the MT Department of Livestock a nd the National Park Service. We urge people who care about wild buffalo and wild lands to speak out in powerful silence to stop the slaughter\, wh ile we mourn the loss of those already gone. We will stand between the St ate Capitol and the Montana Department of Livestock in protest of the cont inued hazing\, capture\, testing\, and slaughter of America's last wild bu ffalo\, and to mourn the senseless deaths of nearly 300 killed this year a lone - killed with millions of your federal tax dollars. The buffalo's su pposed crime is one they have never committed: transmitting the disease b rucellosis to livestock. It has never occurred. Our public lands in Mont ana are being cut off from American buffalo for the sake of cattle that ar e never there. Stand with us in silent protest... and mourning. \n\nWear b lack.\n\nWe will place headstones on the east Capitol Lawn to represent th e buffalo we've lost this year alone. \n\nA pdf downloadable flyer with di rections and more information can be found at the Buffalo Field Campaign's website: \nhttp://www.wildrockies.org/buffalo. \n\nBuffalo Field Campaig n is the only group working in the field 365 days a year to protect Americ a's last wild buffalo\, and document actions taken against them. Geograp hical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040508 GEO:44.763000;-111.238000 LOCATION:Montana State Capitol Bldg.\, 1301 East Sixth Avenue\, Helena\, Mo ntana\, 59758\, United States SUMMARY:Yellowstone Buffalo - Slaughter Protest & Memorial Service UID:20260421T070501CEST-vL8AL2B2Au@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wildrockies.org/buffalo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:207-423-2323 Email:amohlin@bu.edu DESCRIPTION:ROCK FOR RIGHTS\n\nFeaturing Meet the Day\, Sudden Ease and the Posters\n\nCome celebrate International Workers' Day and support Musician s Against Sweatshops in their mission to eliminate slave labor from the mu sic merchandising industry.\n\nDoors @ 9 for this 21+ event. $6 at the doo r. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040504 GEO:42.345100;-71.107700 LOCATION:98 Brookline Ave\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States SUMMARY:Rock for Rights UID:20260421T070501CEST-48vuwku8Xw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nosweatshop.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:pauld@memefest.org DESCRIPTION:Memefest is seeking work from undergraduate or graduate student s of visual arts or design. Your project should communicate a social cause while taking into consideration ideas on collaborative expression and des igner identity. As for subject matter\, the field is wide open. From anti- corporate to pro-justice\, from 'culture jamming' to issue advocacy\, it's all up to you. Go to our website for details Geographical Scope: Intern ational DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040520 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Memefest Visual Arts Competition UID:20260421T070501CEST-KvtF6rDVEF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.memefest.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:pauld@memefest.org DESCRIPTION:Memefest is seeking essays from students of communications or s ociology that confront issues of media and information control. Specifical ly works should respond to the predictions made in the essay 'Cyberwar is Coming'. Details and text can be found on our website. Geographical Scope : International DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040520 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Memefest Communications Competition UID:20260421T070501CEST-5uxKnaO794@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.memefest.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:max@riseup\,net DESCRIPTION:Check details on the website. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040822 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040820T190000 GEO:40.738100;-74.005100 LOCATION:CUNY Graduate Center\, New York\, New York\, 10014\, United States SUMMARY:Life After Capitalism Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-uPls4Rv91x@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lifeaftercapitalism.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Protests and other events in response to the G8 Summit on Sea I sland\, Georgia.\n\nhttp://www.g8carnival.org/\n\nhttp://g8resistance.org/ Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040610 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040608 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:G8 Protests UID:20260421T070501CEST-5BMRUnRtnf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.g8carnival.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:218-751-4967 Email:ienyouth@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:An Indigenous environmental justice activist outdoor camping ga thering. Workshops and plenary discussions ranging from globalization\, wa ter\, energy and climate change. Native youth movement building. Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040620 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040617 GEO:44.004400;-103.240000 LOCATION:Elk Creek Resort (Camp)\, 12 Miles West Of Rapid Ci\, Rapid City\, South Dakota\, 57701\, United States SUMMARY:IEN 13th Annual Protecting Mother Outdoor Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-9rBuMRipbJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ienearth.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:sac@nospam.cesdep.org DESCRIPTION:Visit sac.cesdep.org for information I've forgotten. Alas\, no one came to the first meeting\, not even the organizer. I hope we do bett er this time. I'ts an internet relay chat meeting\, and it's at 4 PM EST\ , in the #cesdep room of IRC.FREENODE.NET. Don't forget to be the second person to join the mailing list. Hopefully\, we can build this little eve nt into a large\, regular meeting for the exchange of information between activists. Rightnow\, student activism seems to be highly uncoordinated\, outside of a few regions. Come talk to us! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040505 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Irc.freenode.net\, #cesdep\, United States SUMMARY:Student Activism Council second meeting UID:20260421T070501CEST-IFnXTFo7uf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sac.cesdep.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-626-8435 (cell) Email:atc@seac.org DESCRIPTION:Want to...\nEnsure that more than three or four people do the w ork for your group?\nEffectively combat environmental and social problems on your campus and in your community?\nChallenge racism\, sexism\, heteros exism\, and classism?\n\nThen come one\, come all to the...\n\n\n\n€\ ;ş°`°ş€\;ř\,¸¸\,ř€\;ş°`°ş€\;řř€\;ş°`°ş€\;ř\,¸¸\,ř €\;ş°`°ş€\;řř€\;ş°`°ş€\;\n\nACTIVIST TRAINING CAMP\nAn tioch College in Yellow Springs\, OH\nAugust 1-5\, 2004\nwww.seac.org/atc\ n\n€\;ş°`°ş€\;ř\,¸¸\,ř€\;ş°`°ş€\;řř€\;ş°`°ş€ \;ř\,¸¸\,ř€\;ş°`°ş€\;řř€\;ş°`°ş€\;\n\nCome gain the sk ills\, knowledge\, and inspiration necessary to fight for the environment and social justice during this week of education\, skills-building\, actio n\, networking and fun!\n\n\n\n\n----------------------------------------- --\nBUILD YOUR SKILLS\nto learn how to run a kick-ass campus activist grou p that creates real\, lasting change....\n-------------------------------- -----------\n* Building and Sustaining a Group: Outreach\, Retention\, and Leadership Development\n* Running Winning Campaigns: Campaign Strategy an d Planning\n* Powermapping and Influencing Decision Makers\n* Running Fun and Effective Meetings: Facilitation and Consensus\n* Media and Messaging\ n* Non Violent Direct Action Planning\n* How to Fight Racism\, Sexism\, He terosexism\, Classism\, and Ableism\n* How to Lead Great Workshops on Acti vist Skills\n* How to Build up a Strong Regional Network\n* How to Coordin ate Campaigns on a Local\, Regional\, or National Level\n\n--------------- ----------------------------\nBUILD YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND ACTIONS\nby learnin g about campaigns that your group can take on to fight for the environment and social justice....\n-------------------------------------------\n* Yo uth Powershift: Global Warming and Clean Energy\n* Militarism and the Envi ronment: Anti-recruitment\, divestment from military ties\, and fighting m ilitary toxics\n* Tampaction: Menstrual Health and Environmental Sexism\n* Fighting Genetically Engineered Food on Campuses and in our Communities\n * Banks Campaign: Stopping Corporate Globalization\n\n-------------------- -----------------------\nBUILD OUR COLLECTIVE POWER\nby strengthening netw orking around the country with other progressive student groups....\n----- --------------------------------------\nWish you knew what other groups we re up to in your area so you could share resources and coordinate events\, actions\, and campaigns? Come to this gathering to help build a solid\, s ustainable network through which we can build our collective power as yout h activists.\n\n€\;ş°`°ş€\;ř\,¸¸\,ř€\;ş°`°ş€\;řř€ \;ş°`°ş€\;ř\,¸¸\,ř€\;ş°`°ş€\;řř€\;ş°`°ş€\;ř\,¸¸\, ř€\;ş°`°ş€\;řř€\;ş°`°ş€\;ř\n\n\n\n\nABOUT SEAC\n~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n>SEAC is a coalition of youth organizers fo r environmental and social justice formed so that we can share resources\, materials and organizing advice and coordinate events\, actions and campa igns.\n\n>We define the environment to include the social\, cultural\, pol itical and economic conditions around us and are dedicated to addressing o ppression of all forms both both within society and within movements for e nvironmental and social justice.\n\n>We hold regular regional trainings th at focus on building skills\, connecting people with strong campaigns and forming connections between individuals groups around the country.\n\n>htt p://www.seac.org\n>http://www.seac.org/atc\n\n\n\n\nLOGISTICS\n~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n~HOUSING & FOOD~\nHousing will be provided at An tioch. Food with plenty of vegan options will also be provided. For other dietary restrictions please contact us in advance. Visit http://www.seac.o rg/atc/logistics.shtml for more info.\n \n\n~TRAVEL~\nVisit http://www.sea c.org/atc/travel.shtml to post to our ride board and find out other ways t o get to the Activist Training Camp. If you don't have a way to get there contact us at a\;t\;c\;@\;s\;e\;a\;c\;.\; 11\;r\;g\;\n and we'll help you out as much as possible. Limited t ravel scholarships are also available.\n\n\n~REGISTRATION & FEES~\n* Pre-r egister at: http://www.seac.org/atc/register.shtml. We need to know the nu mber of attendees in advance for housing and food purposes.\n* No one will be turned away for lack of funds. It does cost money to put these events on so\, if you are able to pay\, we ask that you contribute $50 for regist ration. If you can't pay that much\, no problem\, simply request a fee wa iver by emailing a\;t\;c\;@\;s\;e\;a\;c\;.\; o\;r\;g\;\n.\n\n\n~WHAT TO BRING~\nVisit http://www.seac.org/a tc/logistics.shtml for more info.\n\n\n~QUESTIONS? CONTACT US!~\nIf you ha ve any questions please feel free to contact us at any hour!\na\;t\ ;c\;@\;s\;e\;a\;c\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n\nhttp ://www.seac.org/atc\n215-222-4711 (SEAC office)\n413-626-8435 (Emily's cel l)\n\nWe look forward to seeing you at Antioch!\n\n Geographical Scope: N ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040805 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040801 GEO:39.760500;-83.883600 LOCATION:Antioch College\, Yellow Springs\, Ohio\, 45387\, United States SUMMARY:Summer Activist Training Camp UID:20260421T070501CEST-EWLXcKUJWN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/atc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:608-262-1420 Email:info@havenscenter.org DESCRIPTION:RadFest is an annual weekend conference for progressive activis ts and academics organized by the Havens Center each spring on the weekend following Memorial Day. Also known as the Midwest Social Forum\, the cent ral goal of the conference is to provide an opportunity for progressive ac tivists\, organizers\, and intellectuals to come together to discuss issue s\, strengthen networks\, and devise strategies for progressive social\, e conomic and political change. The conference has grown significantly in re cent years\, becoming an important annual gathering for progressives. Last year\, for example\, approximately 425 people attended the conference\, w hich included nearly 40 workshops and panels addressing a wide array of so cial\, political\, and economic topics (for last year's program\, click he re). This year\, there will be a larger program and we expect a considerab ly larger turnout.The conference will take place on the weekend of June 4- 6\, 2004 at the George Williams – Lake Geneva Campus of Aurora University –240 acres of rolling\, wooded hillside located on the shores of Lake Gene va\, about 50 miles southwest of Milwaukee\, 70 miles southeast ofMadison\ , and 80 miles northwest of Chicago. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040606 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040604T160000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:William Lake Campus Of Aurora University\, Williams Lake\, Wiscons in\, United States SUMMARY:RadFest - Midwest Social Forum UID:20260421T070501CEST-UIwTuS8Mzh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.havenscenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:973-652-1588 Email:info@hiphopconvention.org DESCRIPTION:The National Hip Hop Political Convention will be a gathering o f the Hip Hop Generation to discuss\, adopt\, and vote on a political agen da for our generation. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040619 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040616T080000 GEO:40.735600;-74.174000 LOCATION:43 Halsey Street\, 2nf Floor\, Newark\, New Jersey\, 07102\, Unite d States SUMMARY:National Political Hip Hop Convention UID:20260421T070501CEST-WwauSUN3cx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.hiphopconvention.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:nodnc04@hush.com DESCRIPTION:In late July\, the Democratic National Convention will descend upon Boston. With their corporate vanguard will come street closures\, mas s arrests\, blockades\, walls\, militarized police\, and a clear demonstra tion of force by henchmen of capitalism. Those of us here\, who are ignore d by the mathematics of power\, are preparing to resist this invasion. For months now\, we have been working feverishly to setup the logistics for t his carnival of resistance. Based upon discussions during the consulta hel d in early February\, we are proposing a three-pronged plan of action for the convergence.\n\nThe first leg will be an open-air bazaar and concert. The underlining purpose of this public event will be to demonstrate that c orporations do not hold a monopoly on entertainment\, and that participati on is more empowering than being a spectator. We can organize and celebrat e without the influences of profit.\n\nThe second aspect will be a diverse convergence center that will also support independent media resources\, m edical aid\, food not bombs and many other community services.\n\nThe fina l prong is a call for massive decentralized actions in opposition to the D NC. This format will not only allow for a full spectrum of tactics and mes sages\, but also serves as the most logical advancement in a continuing ev olution of ideas and strategies for direct action.\n\nFor those who come a id in the defense of Boston\, we will welcome you with open arms\, as we j oin together in resistance and celebration. \n\nIn solidarity and struggle \,\nBl(A)ck Tea Society Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040729 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040726 GEO:42.362100;-71.023700 LOCATION:Causeway Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02114\, United States SUMMARY:Protest The Democratic National Convention UID:20260421T070501CEST-DSXtsmJGIh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://blackteasociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:(215) 895-9604 Email:zookeeper@democracymeansyou.com DESCRIPTION:Three day nationwide event to declare 'I'm Embarrassed by My Pr esident'! Over 100\,000 will wear brown ribbons in honor of all the brown material coming out of the White House... \n\nJuly 2nd\, Casual Brown Frid ay\nJuly 3rd\, Protest in DC\nJuly 4th\, I love my country and I'm STILL e mbarrassed by my president day! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040704 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040702 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Nationwide\, Nationwide\, United States SUMMARY:July 4 National I'm Embarrassed by My President Weekend UID:20260421T070501CEST-UsRcOBxW6A@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.democracymeansyou.com/july4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:888-363-2927 Email:conference@endthewar.org DESCRIPTION:Join peace advocates from around the country to learn about\, s hare your ideas about and plan to take action to do something about the di sastrous US occupation of Iraq. The conference will begin at 7 pm on Frid ay\, May 28th\, with an evening panel discussion about the current situati on in Iraq. Saturday morning\, May 29th\, will kick off at 9 am with an op en forum where we will invite peace groups around the country to discuss & #8220\;what’\;s working?”\; and briefly report on their successe s. Educational workshops and action planning sessions will take place Sat urday and Sunday afternoons\, with Saturday afternoon entertainment. The conference will conclude on Monday\, May 31st with a Memorial Day march / rally with speakers and performers. The Friday to Sunday sessions will al l take place in Ballantine Hall on the campus of Indiana University. The theme of this year’\;s conference is Humanitarian Disaster to Quagmir e\, the Failure of the ‘\;War on Terror’\;. The conference is s ponsored by the National Grassroots Peace Network (http://www.endthewar.or g). The conference is being hosted by the Bloomington Peace Action Coaliti on (http://www.bpac.info/) and the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Prog ram at Indiana University.\n\n \n\nFeatured guests include eminent author and journalist Dilip Hiro (Secrets & Lies: Operation ‘\;Iraqi Freedom ’\; and After and Iraq: In the Eye of the Storm)\, Larry Everest (aut hor\, Oil\, Power and Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda)\, uranium w eapons experts Diane Henshel (Indiana University professor and scientific advisor\, Jefferson Proving Ground Restoration Advisory Board) and Charles Sheehan-Miles (Nuclear Policy Research Institute\, Gulf War I veteran)\, veteran activists Bert Sacks (nine humanitarian and fact-finding missions to Iraq since 1997\, first citizen to be fined [$10\,000] by the U.S. gove rnment for breaking the sanctions by traveling to Iraq carrying medicines\ , founder of Citizens' Committee for Responsible Journalism) and Ramzi Kys ia (Voices In The Wilderness\, Education for Peace in Iraq Center)\, and m usical guest Stephan Smith. The Wheels of Justice Bus Tour will be pullin g into town during the conference with speakers to talk about occupation\, and with comedian Dave Lippman as George Shrub the singing CIA agent. \n \n\nAdditional confirmed speakers include:\nˇ Gloria Escalona (East Bay Co alition to Stop the Sanctions on Iraq\, Iraq Coordinating Committee\, Domi nican Sisters)\nˇ Anthony Arnove (editor\, Iraq Under Siege)\nˇ Dr. Nazif Shahrani (Afghan scholar and Indiana University professor)\nˇ Sunny Miller (Executive Director of Traprock Peace Center) \nˇ Charlie Jackson (Texans for Peace\, currently in Iraq)\n\nˇ Paul George (Executive Director\, Pen insula Peace & Justice Center)\n\nˇ Rich Andrews (Colorado Communities for Justice and Peace)\n\n\nOther guests and speakers (invited but\, not yet confirmed) include:\nˇ Doug Rokke (former director of the U.S. Army's Depl eted Uranium Project)\n\nˇ Jim Hightower (Radio commentator\, The Lowdown\ , author\, Thieves In High Places)\nˇ Dan Winters (Rocky Mountain Peace an d Justice Center)\n\n \n\nTopics for Workshops and Planning Sessions will include:\n 'Building a Campaign to Abolish Depleted Uranium Weapons'\, fea turing several anti-D.U. experts and activists\; to take place on Saturday \, May 29. \nˇ Eyewitness Reports from Iraq \nˇ The Language of Non-violen ce: How We Convey Our Message of Peace\nˇ Humanitarian Needs in Iraq \nˇ C urrent Social/Religious/Political Aspects of Iraq \nˇ How We Can Influence The Media \nˇ Lies/Evidence/Media Distortions on WMD/Terrorist Connection s from the Bush Administration on Iraq \nˇ Building State-wide Peace/Anti- war Coalitions \nˇ Organizing a Peace Center \nand an Iraq Documentary Fil m Festival (including 'Breaking The Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror'\, 'Footprints'\, 'Hidden Wars of Desert Storm'\, 'Invisible War: D epleted Uranium and the Politics of Radiation'\, and many others)\n\nMore than 300 activists\, academics\, and students concerned about the current situation in Iraq and for the well-being of the people of Iraq are expecte d at this year's Conference. \n \nFor more information on the 2004 Confere nce\, costs\, and to register to attend\, visit: http://www.endthewar.org/ conference.htm Check back for updates and details about the agenda\, spea kers and workshops!\n\n\nFor Questions about the Conference location\, dir ections\, housing/accommodations\, shuttles\, volunteer opportunities\, an d other logistical issues\, contact the the conference hosts: Bloomington Peace Action Coalition: B\;P\;A\;C\;p\;e\;a\;c\; e\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;& #111\;m\;\n\, or call Timothy Baer at: (812) 988-1917. \n\nFor Questi ons about the Conference agenda/schedule\, campaign/issues proposals\, and speakers\, contact the National Grassroots Peace Network at: c\;o\ ;n\;f\;e\;r\;e\;n\;c\;e\;@\;e\;n \;d\;t\;h\;e\;w\;a\;r\;.\;o\;r\; 3\;\n\, or call 1-888-363-2927\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040531 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040528T190000 GEO:39.173400;-86.515100 LOCATION:Ballantine Hall\, Indiana University Campus\, Bloomington\, Indian a\, 47405\, United States SUMMARY:Fifth National Grassroots Organizing Conference on Iraq UID:20260421T070501CEST-vPMzt1cmmm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endthewar.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Protest on May 20th!\n\nStop Torture!\nEnd Impunity!\nEnd the O ccupation!\nRespect Human Rights! Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040520 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Federal Plaza\, (adams & Dearborn\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United St ates SUMMARY:Rally Against Torture and Occupation in Iraq - Federal Plaza UID:20260421T070501CEST-v8dOnVGioK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/41328/index.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-547-3656 Email:info@freetheplanet.org DESCRIPTION:Free The Planet!'s Project LEAD\, Leadership for Environmental Action & Development\, activates students around key environmental issues and trains future leaders of the environmental movement. \n\nProject LEAD Training is a six day summer leadership training in Washington\, DC. This comprehensive training provides the opportunity for student activists from across the country to learn about critical environmental issues and the c ampaigns that are impacting these problems\, develop the skills to be effe ctive organizers\, share ideas\, and work together regionally and national ly. Activists leave the training with the skills to organize their campus\ , work on environmental campaigns and network with other student activists in their areas. \n\nDuring training\, activists participate in workshops on essential grassroots organizing and leadership skills. They also hear b riefings on some of the most pressing environmental issues today and campa igns they can work on to solve them. Workshops and briefings are run by ex perienced environmental organizers and advocates\, including staff of Free The Planet! and other environmental organizations. \n\nActivists also get hands-on experience during training by participating in campaign activiti es\, such as attending a rally\, gathering petition signatures and meeting with members of congress and their staff. \n\nTraining tuition is $150 an d includes workshops\, room & board\, training manual\, and t-shirt but no t travel costs. Students are encouraged to fundraise to pay for tuition an d travel costs. Talk to your Student Government or Dean of Students about sponsoring you to attend the training. \n\nThough the agenda for Project L EAD Training 2004 isn't yet finalized\, here are some of the great trainin gs\, briefings\, campaign activities and trainers from the past.\n\nPast T rainings: \nBuilding a Regional Network \nBuilding Your Group\nConferences & Trainings\nFacilitating Meetings\nFundraising \nGrassroots Advocacy \nI nfluencing Campus Decision-Makers\nLobbying Your Legislator\nNon-Violent A ctions\nOrganizing Events \nRunning Effective Campaigns\nStudent Environme ntal Movement Discussion\nTraining New Leaders\nVisibility Events\nWorking With the Media\nWorking With Volunteers\n\nPast Environmental Issue Brief ings:\nArctic National Wildlife Refuge\nCampus Sustainability \nCorporate Responsibility \nClean Air and Water \nForest Protection\nFair Trade Coffe e\nGenetically Engineered Foods \nGlobal Warming\nGlobalization and Green Trade\nOrganic Cotton\nRenewable Energy\n\nPast Trainers: \nAlaska Wildern ess League - Jen Schmidt\, National Field Director\nCenter For Food Safety - Joe Mendelsen\, Legal Director\nForestEthics - Liz Butler\, National Or ganizer\nFriends of the Earth - Lisa Archer\, Grassroots Organizer\nGlobal Trade Watch - Lori Wallach\, Executive Director\nGreenpeace USA - John Pa ssacantando\, Executive Director\nPowerShift - Phil Radford\, Director \nR ainforest Action Network - Sharon Smith and Dan Firger\, Campaigners\nSust ainable Cotton Project - Kat Polan\, Campus Campaign Director\nU.S. PIRG - Gene Karpinski\, Executive Director\n\n2003 Campaign Activities:\nLobbied Staff of 20 Senators to Protect Clean Air\nCollected 1000 Petition Signat ures to the EPA for Clean Air\nAttended a Rally Where Senators Jeffords (I -VT) and Lieberman (D-CT) Promoted a Clean Air Ammendment to the Energy Bi ll that was covered on CNN and other media outlets.\n\nGo to www.freethepl anet.org/lead for more information\, profiles of Project LEAD Alums and to apply! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040806 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040801 GEO:38.860300;-76.988900 LOCATION:Georgetown University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\ , United States SUMMARY:Project LEAD Training: A Training for Student Environmental Activis ts UID:20260421T070501CEST-OAw5zuWFw3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freetheplanet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-241-7176 Email:nnomy@afsc.org DESCRIPTION:Stopping War Where It Begins: \nStrengthening the Movement Oppo sing the Militarization of Youth\nJune 25-27\, 2004\n\nFriends Center \n15 01 Cherry Street\nPhiladelphia\, PA 19102\n\n\nThis gathering\, open to al l who work against the militarization of young people\, will focus on stre ngthening the network that was formed at the “Stopping War Where It Begins : Organizing Against Militarism in Our Schools” conference that took place in June 2003. Time will be devoted to: \n\nDiscussing the status of the n etwork\, briefing new members\, and electing a steering committee\; \nStra tegizing about how to improve the effectiveness of U.S. counter-recruitmen t work\, locally and nationally\; \nMaking an inventory of existing counte r-recruitment resources and identifying other resources that are needed. \nThe weekend will also feature: \n\n“Training-the-trainer” sessions for experienced counter-recruitment activists\; \nCaucus and regional discussi ons\; \nAn evening devoted to issues of LGBTQ people and the military. \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040627 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040625T080000 GEO:39.952600;-75.166500 LOCATION:1501 Cherry Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19102\, United States SUMMARY:Stopping War Where it Begins - National Counter Military Recruitmen t Conference UID:20260421T070501CEST-0Au9ctm4v3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youthandthemilitary.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:608-215-7035 Email:chris@internationalsocialist.org DESCRIPTION:**************************\nSOCIALISM 2004: Ideas to Change the World\nJune 17-20th\; Chicago\, Illinois\nwww.socialism2004.org \nMORE TH AN 100 MEETINGS on topics ranging from Marxist\ntheory to the politics of Hollywood. BOOKFAIRS\, FILMS\,\nentertainment and parties with live music. \nSPEAKERS INCLUDE:\nAlexander COCKBURN—co-editor of Counterpunch\,\ncolum nist for the Natioin\nMike DAVIS—author of City of Quartz and forthcoming\ nPlanet of\nSlums\nRobert FATTON Jr.—author of Haiti’s Predatory\nRepublic : the Unending Transition to Democracy\nRania MASRI—director of the Southe rn Peace Research\nand Education Center\nDennis BRUTUS—global justice acti vist\; ‘poet\nlaureate’ of 1980s South African Anti-Apartheid\nMovement\nA chin VANAIK—author of The Painful Transition and\nSouth Asia on a Short Fu se\nJerry COLBY—President of the National Writers Union\nand lead contribu tor to Into the Buzzsaw: Leading\nJournalists Expose the Myth of the Free Press.\nMonique MATTHEWS—sister of Ryan Matthews\; innocent\nman on Loui\n siana’s Death Row\nLou PLUMMER—member of Military Families Speak Out\nand leading organizer of the recent anti-war march\nat Fort Bragg\nMike ALEWIT Z—author of Insurgent Images and\norganizer of the Labor Art Mural Project \nAhmed SHAWKI—editor International Socialist Review\nRobert JENSEN—author of Citizens of the Empire\nJohn PILGER—award winning journalist and filmm aker\;\nauthor of New Rulers of the Word\nMike MARQUSEE—member British Sto p the War Coalition\;\nauthor of Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the\nSp irit of\nthe 1960s\nTikva HONIG-PARNASS—Israeli activist\; co-editor of\nB etween the Lines\nPatrick BOND—author of Against Global Apartheid:\nSouth Africa Meets the World Bank\, IMF and\nInternational Finance.\nMax ELBAUM— former member of Students for a\nDemocratic Society in the 1960s\; author of\nRevolution in The Air\nSharon SMITH—columnist Socialist Worker Newspap er\nHowie HAWKINS—Green Party USA National Committee\nMarlene MARTIN—Direc tor of the Campaign to End the Death\nPenalty\n------------\n------------- -----------------------------\nWHY THIS CONFERENCE MATTERS:\nThis year\, D emocrats and Republicans will tell you\nthat everything depends on who sit s in the White\nHouse. But the most important issues for working\npeople-- whether we're sent overseas to fight in wars\nfor empire or whether we can have a decent standard of\nliving--aren't on the ballot. So we face a cho ice. To\naccept that we can't do better than what Washington is\nwilling t o offer. Or to fight for a real change from\nbelow--in our workplaces\, in our schools and in our\ncommunities.\nSocialism 2004 provides a forum whe re activists from\ntoday's struggles can come together to discuss how to\n win a socialist world where ordinary people will\ndecide the priorities of our society.\nMore than 100 discussions on today's struggles\, the\nsocia list tradition\, political theory and much more\nare aimed at arming a new generation of fighters with\nthe ideas they need to change the world.\nYo u're invited to debate\, discuss and dec\nide how to\nchange the world at Socialism 2004!\nSCHEDULE\nTHURSDAY\, JUNE 17\, 2004\n6pm-10pm. Registrati on at Holiday Inn Chicago O'Hare\nInternational\, 5440 North River Road St . in Rosemont\,\nIll.\, near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport\n8pm. Evening forums\n9:30pm-midnight. Reception with cash bar\nFRIDAY\, JUNE 18 \, 2004\n9am-10am. Registration at Holiday Inn Chicago O'Hare\nInt.\n10am- 1pm. Meetings\n1pm-2:30pm. Lunch\n2:30-5:30pm. Meetings\n7:30pm. Evening f orums\n9:30pm-1am. Party with cash bar\nSATURDAY\, JUNE 19\, 2004\n9am-10a m. Registration at Holiday Inn Chicago O'Hare\nInt.\n10am-1pm. Meetings\n1 pm-2:30pm. Lunch\n2:30-5:30pm. Meetings\n7:30pm. Evening forums\n9:30pm-1a m. Party with cash bar\nSUNDAY\, JUNE 20\, 2004\n9am-10am. Registration at Holiday Inn Chicago O'Hare\nInt.\n10am-1pm. Meetings\n1pm-2:30pm. Lunch\n 2:30pm-3:30pm. Final rally\n**********\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040620 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040617 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:CERSC\, P.O. Box 258082\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60625\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Socialism 2004 - Ideas to Change the World UID:20260421T070501CEST-cTtukAuEar@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialismconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mamagathering2004@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:here's what\, y'all:\n\nmama gathering is back in 2004 to pack another mean mama punch of the tastiest\, sexiest\, most defiant fun aroun d.it's the only time of year when you can kick it with your mama homegirls from all over the globe\, and this july it will touch down in minneapolis \, minnesota\, where rest assured it is only cold in the winter. so bring your shades\, spaghetti straps\, sandals\, and something to show off those fab stretch marks\, cuz this is gonna be one hot scene.\n\nby day\, get e mpowered at some of the smartest\, edgiest workshops around. from parentin g topics to social justice issues to artist's offerings\, there's bound to be something for everymama. this time is yours to learn\, teach\, network \, and reinforce that the hand that rawks the cradle truly does rule the w orld. and while you exchange wisdom and experiences with your mama cohorts \, turn your kiddos loose to take part in supervised kid activities and wo rkshops\, broken down by age for the best fit available. all workshops and kidshops will be held at the quality inn hotel in downtown minneapolis\, where a block of rooms will be mama gathering's home base.\n\nby night\, v enture out into the city for some luscious night life. both friday and sat urday evenings will feature off site shindigs accessable by shuttle. wheth er you wanna kick back or kick it up a notch\, the gathering's unique\, ki d-approved venues\, gourmet grub and stage shows will inspire you to mix i t up and boogie down. and where you take it from there...well\, that's ent irely up to you.\n\nso\, come one\, come all to the biggest\, baddest\, mo st subversive parenting conference and party of the year! whether you're p ierced or pinstriped\, geeky or glam\, a teenage mom or mom of teenagers\, whether you drive a beemer\, drive a junker\, or drive yourself nuts tryi ng to get your stroller on the bus\, whether you breastfed\, formula fed\, or were so sleep deprived you don't remember\, this is your gathering\, m ama.\n\nwe'll see you there. \n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040719 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040716 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:Mama Gathering 2004! UID:20260421T070501CEST-GP0wSaUUU7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mamagathering.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:***post far and wide***\n\nREGISTER ONLINE TODAY!!!\nhttp://dsa usa.org/yds/confreg.html\n\n\n******************************************\n THE FIGHTBACK:\nStudents\, Youth & the Dump Bush Movement\nAugust 13-15\, New York City\n******************************************\n\n'The Fightbac k' will focus on the immediate tasks of the Dump Bush movement\, \nmobiliz ing for the protests against the Republican National Convention\, and \nde veloping effective strategies for long-term social change. 'The Fightback' \nwill feature speakers and workshops of interest to all progressives\, a nd \noffer resources and activist training for students who want to organi ze \ncampaigns and engage with young people on their campuses around the 2 004 \nelections.\n\nThe timing is perfect\, as the conference takes place shortly before many \nstudents start the fall semester. It's time for yout h and students to fight \nback against the Bush regime and the elite it re presents! We need to beat \nback the corporate attack on working class and poor people -- and create a \nmovement to radically improve America in th e interests of democracy\, peace \nand social justice.\n\n\n*CONFERENCE HI GHLIGHTS*\n\n-Hear from student movement leaders from other countries\, in cluding members \nof the International Union of Socialist Youth - the larg est youth political \ncoalition in the world.\n\n-Learn how to conduct get -out-the-vote election campaigns\, do issue \neducation work related to th e 2004 elections and build the movement that \nwill hold the next administ ration accountable.\n\n-Hear speakers such as Ian Williams (author of the new book\, 'Deserter: \nGeorge W. Bush's War on Military Families\, Vetera ns and His Past')\, Frances \nFox Piven (author of 'Poor People's Movement s' and 'Why Americans Don't \nVote') and Bill Fletcher (President of Trans Africa Forum).\n\n-Discuss the history\, theory and everyday practice of d emocratic socialism. \nWork to strengthen the democratic left in America.\ n\n-Have fun with like minded-activists. Party on Saturday night (August 1 4).\n\n\n*RESOURCES & WORKSHOP THEMES*\n\n-Everyone who attends 'The Fight back' will be given a comprehensive resource \npacket full of information\ , how-to guides\, talking points and articles to \nhelp you conduct succes sful campaigns\, organize teach-ins and build \ncoalitions.\n\n-There will be an opening plenary Friday night entitled 'Towards a \nProgressive Gove rning Majority' with notable speakers and a forum on \nSaturday\, 'Confron ting the RNC: Strategy\, Messaging and Movement Building\,' \nwith key pro test organizers.\n\n-In addition to several panel discussions and training s\, there will be a \nseries of workshops on: workers' rights/labor moveme nt * civil \nliberties/security * the Iraq war/US. military interventions * civil \nrights/fighting racism * the environment/energy policy * \nfemin ism/reproductive rights * Israel/Palestine * LGBTQ rights/gay marriage \n* the U.S. economy/global capitalism. These workshops will inform you abou t \nthe Bush administration's record on the issues\, how John Kerry's posi tions \ncompare\, progressive alternatives to pro-corporate policies and h ow we can \norganize to win our demands.\n\n-There will be books\, t-shirt s\, stickers\, videos\, magazine subscription \ndiscounts and free give-aw ays for conference attendants.\n\n\nLIMITED TRAVEL SUBSIDIES AND HOUSING A VAILABLE!\nPlease check the website for updates: http://www.ydsusa.org\n\n REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!!!\nhttp://dsausa.org/yds/confreg.html\n\nDOWNLOAD & DISTRIBUTE FLYERS\nhttp://www.ydsusa.org/confs/fightback_04.pdf\n\n\n'THE FIGHTBACK' is organized by the Young Democratic Socialists.\nOn Sunday\, the last day of the conference\, we will develop our activist \nagenda for the year and elect YDS national leadership. We encourage you to \njoin u s!\n\n\nTO GET INVOLVED or for MORE INFO check out: www.ydsusa.org or cont act us at: \ny\;d\;s\;@\;y\;d\;s\;u\;s\ ;a\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n / 212-727-8610 ext. 24\n Geographica l Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040815 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040813 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York City\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:The Fightback: Students\, Youth & the Dump Bush Movement UID:20260421T070501CEST-MiWhOGvWUO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:jhd2001@columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:The Climate Campaign\, the Ivy League Environmental Coalition\, and the Green Umbrella at Columbia University/Barnard College invite you to join us in pursuit of a cleaner\, healthier\, more sensible world!\n\nR egister NOW at www.nec.coolerweb.com\n\nSpeakers include:\n**Michael Gerra rd - Chair\, ABA Environment\, Energy\, and Resources Section\; Partner\, Arnold and Porter\, LLP\n**Ben Packard - Director of Environmental Affairs \, Starbucks Corp.\n**Michael Oppenheimer - Former Chief Scientist\, Envir onmental Defense\; Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and Internat ional Affairs\, Princeton University \n**Nsedu Obot Witherspoon\, Chair\, APHA Environmental Section\; Executive Director\, Children's Enviornmental Health Network\n**Mitch Bernard\, Legal Director\, NRDC\n**and many more! !\n\n**Please note that we do not have any funds to cover transportation\, but we will be providing hosted housing (sleeping bag required)\, as well as most meals (although you will need to bring your own non-disposable di shware)** Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041017 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20041015T170000 GEO:40.812200;-73.953200 LOCATION:Lerner Hall\, Columbia University\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Environmental Conference 2004 UID:20260421T070501CEST-TWxnFUOuOX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nec.coolerweb.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:508-833-0334 Email:info@campusgreens.org DESCRIPTION:The Campus Greens National Convention is a 4 day event with wor kshops\, speakers\, panel discussions\, and our plenary of delegates. Thi s is the chance for Campus Greens across the nation to come together to le arn important organizing skills\, hear from the leading activists in the n ation\, elect our national steering committee\, and help shape our nationa l vision\nand goals. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040815 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040812 GEO:38.521800;-121.749000 LOCATION:The University Of California\, Davis\, One Shields Avenue\, Davis\ , California\, 95616\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Greens National Convention UID:20260421T070501CEST-3EHzeowxhr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusgreens.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:ncc@seac.org DESCRIPTION:The Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) is a national network of young people working collectively towards environmental and so cial justice. Fifteen years of organizing and activism has taught us that it takes sustained coordination and planning on a national level to win co ncrete victories and build a strong youth movement. \n\nThe National Counc il is an open group that meets twice a year to make important decisions ab out SEAC's national priorities. We don't tell local groups what to do - we are the local groups\, coming together\, learning\, teaching\, and strate gizing. \n\nThe National Council (NC) consists of National Council Represe ntatives. NC reps are an elected position from within your local grassroot s group. Each member group has the opportunity to elect up to two represen tatives from their group to sit on SEAC's National Council. \n\n\nEach Nat ional Council meeting is different\, but all have some basic elements: \nD iscussions on regional campaigns and networks\, as well as building strong er local groups \nDiscussions on further integrating anti-oppression organ izing into SEAC's work \nCreating strategies to implement SEAC's mission a nd goals \nBudget planning\; setting our spending priorities and aligning those with concrete fundraising plans \nForming or strengthening committee s to work on everything from field organizing to Threshold to fundraising \nHaving fun with music\, stories\, parties\, games\, & more! \n\n\n Geog raphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040808 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040806 GEO:39.760500;-83.883600 LOCATION:Antioch College\, Yellow Springs\, Ohio\, 45387\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC's Summer National Council Meeting UID:20260421T070501CEST-CuxVIczwnm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/ncmtg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This exciting coalition conference will feature workshops\, pan els\, and a massive march for health care as well as cool student labor ac tivists and young SEIU members. We'll share strategies for how students an d labor can work together to win upcoming organizing and political campaig ns!\n\nStudents & SEIU: Stronger Together Solidarity Summit in San Francis co June 18th to 21st is organized jointly by SEIU\, Student Labor Action P roject\, United States Student Association\, and USAS. Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040621 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040618 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Students & SEIU: Stronger Together Solidarity Summit UID:20260421T070501CEST-odzpSuabRn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/summit.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Workers at the Congress Hotel in Chicago will be on strike for 1 year on June 15th and HERE is trying to get as many people as possible t o the hotel that day from 4pm-6pm to support the workers and show the hote l how important it is to treat their workers with respect. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040615 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:520 S. Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60605\, United States SUMMARY:Congress Hotel Strike 1 Year Anniversary UID:20260421T070501CEST-RaRvxcVwaL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.congresshotelstrike.info/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-625-1382 Email:students@stonewalldemocrats.org DESCRIPTION:A gathering of queer and allied students who are interested in electing supportive Democratic candidates and organizing college campuses to vote for Democrats. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040725 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040723T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Westin\, Providence\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, United States SUMMARY:National Stonewall Democrats Convention UID:20260421T070501CEST-0nnMFzVnv5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/convention.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-283-8879 Email:naina@indyvoter.org DESCRIPTION:The League is thrilled to announce\n\nSmackdown 2004: Building a Voter Bloc Nation \nJuly 16-18 in Columbus\, OH\n\nThe League of Pissed Off Voters National Convention\n\nThis will be the FRESHEST voter organizi ng convention ever! You will come as a delegate from your local voter orga nizing group\, hopefully in teams of two or more. We will start by present ing a skeleton 90 day plan for getting the progressive youth vote out in y our community. You will then self-track into small working groups and con sult with our resident KICK ASS voter organizing experts who will help you tailor your plan to the needs of the community you're organizing! \n\nYou will leave certified as a League Voter Organizer.\n\nYou do not need to b e a sophisticated voter organizer to attend this training. Workshops will be available for organizers with all levels of experience!\n\nA taste of what's to come:\n\nINTRO TO THE LEAGUE\n\n\n* who we are\, what we’re doin g\n* League strategy: what it means to build a voter bloc nation\n\nELECT ORAL BASICS\n\n\n* definitions: what is a voter bloc? what is peer to pe er politics? what is a precinct captain? what does a field manager do?\n * what will November 2nd look like?\n* the basics of electoral politics an d a Get Out The Vote (GOTV) campaign\n* voter files: getting them\, unders tanding them\, and using them\n* the finer points of voter registration\n* effective voter education on issues\n* helping your people vote\n* absent ee and early voting\n* creating a GOTV plan unique to your community’s nee ds\n* GOTV in rural/ex-urban/urban communities\n \nBUILDING YOUR LOCAL GRO UP:\n\n\n* mobilizing your networks - online and offline\n* building a cha pter/volunteer base\n* leadership: pimping your personality\n* working wi th artists\n* starting your own PAC\n* staying legal - tax status issues\n * holding a press conference and getting media coverage\n* keeping track o f data\, registrations\, volunteers\n* how to throw dope-ass voter reg par ties and election night victory parties!\n\nCREATING AN ENDORSEMENT SLATE BASED ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN:\n\n\n* researching local candidates and issu es\n* building relationships with candidates and campaigns\n* presenting c andidates with your group’s agenda\n* endorsing candidates\n* creating a k ick ass voter guide and blanketing your city with it!\n* getting people to pledge to vote your slate\n\nROCKIN YOUR COMMUNITY:\n\n\n* planning train ings\n* holding strategy sessions\n* building local progressive alliances\ n* organizing immigrant communities\n* organizing high school students\n* electoral organizing in campuses vs. communities\n\nTECHNOLOGY AND VOTER M OBILIZATION:\n\n\n* using technology to create a voting bloc - the IndyVot er.org web platform\, friend of a friend software\, online voter files\n\n ELECTION PROTECTION AND VOTING RIGHTS:\n\n\n* Educating people on their ri ghts\n* HAVA\, voting machines\, election protection\, voter intimidation\ n* felon re-enfranchisement\n\nBEYOND ELECTION 2004: Building a sustainab le progressive movement\n\n* holding politicians accountable\n* proving th e votes: demonstrating your power as a voting bloc\n* building up local i ssues and groups\n* grooming your peeps to run for office\n\nPlus we have a TON of surprises in store for you!\n\nRegistration is only $35 and inclu des ALL TRAININGS\, FOOD\, AND ACCOMODATIONS from breakfast Friday July 16 through lunch Sunday July 18.\n\nREGISTER NOW at http://www.indyvoter.org /article.php?id=72 \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040718 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040716 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:OSU Campus\, Columbus\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:League of Pissed Off Voters National Convention UID:20260421T070501CEST-u01jCiMugV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.indyvoter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:630-347-9721 Email:mark@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:The gathering will include introductions to all facets of USAS\ , campaign workshops focusing on education and strategy\, anti-oppression trainings\, speakers from the BJ&B factory in the Dominican Republic\, ski ll building workshops\, and lots of fun people\, parties and whatnot.\n\nR egistration is *free*\, as will food and crash housing\, but if your schoo l will give you money to attend\, please use that. Travel scholarships wil l be available if need be. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041114 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20041112T190000 GEO:40.133700;-88.182100 LOCATION:1406 W. Green\, Urbana\, Illinois\, 61801\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest United Students Against Sweatshops Gathering UID:20260421T070501CEST-dzKPrvWZN3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/register.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Illinois High School Program\, July 19-25\n\n(at Pčre Marqu ette State Park\, just north of St. Louis.)\n\nThe Sierra Student Coalitio n and The East Central College Ecology Club invites all fun-lovin’\;\ , earth-friendly\, movin’\; & groovin’\; high schoolers to join us at the July “\;Sprog”\; (summer program) in Pere Marquette St ate Park\, July 19-25.\n\nWe’\;re focusing on Organizing 101\, Commun ication Skills\, Campaign Organizing\, and Environmental Issues. We spend 7 days living rustically (cabins and bunks usually) learning skills\, disc ussing the issues\, eating great veggie and vegan food\, and of course hav ing a fine old time with some of the coolest folks on the planet. Whether you’\;re just getting involved or looking to hone your skills as an organizer\, the Sierra Student Coalition’\;s summer training is for y ou.\n\nOf course\, the program isn’\;t all work and no play. The week is filled with hikes\, energizing (and often goofy) nighttime activities\ , good veggie and vegan food\, and (as we said before) some of the coolest folks on Earth. \n\nAll programs are limited to 30 participants –\; so register online today at www.ssc.org. The cost of the high school prog ram is $165. If you’\;re not a Sierra Club member\, you’\;ll ne ed to join (either at the training or online - $25.00).\n\nDon’\;t le t money concerns be a reason not to apply. If you’\;d like to apply f or a need based fee waiver\, please call Erika Park in SSC World Headquart ers\, 1-888-JOIN-SSC.\n\nFor more information on this event\, you can also call Steve Borg at 1-888-JOIN-SSC or Charlie Fredrick by phone (636) 239- 9670 or by email at g\;o\;_\;o\;d\;t\;i\;m\ ;e\;s\;6\;5\;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\; l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n. \n\nThank you for your help in spread ing the word - please pass this along to any of your friends who might be interested!\n\nSincerely\,\n\nCharlie Fredrick\n\n Geographical Scope: St ate DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040725 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040719 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pčre Marquette State Park\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Summer Organizer Trainings Program UID:20260421T070501CEST-lT1eFNVNdR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@unfarallon.info DESCRIPTION:UnFarallon: Workshop on understanding and researching universit y investments\nJune 28-July 1\, New Haven\, CT\n\nLearn how to research yo ur university’\;s investments! Be part of a movement to make universi ty investments more transparent\, and more socially and environmentally re sponsible! \n\nThe UnFarallon coalition will be holding a four-day researc h training and strategy session in New Haven beginning on Monday\, June 28 . The workshop is intended to provide students with the tools to research university endowment investments\, and to begin to assess their environmen tal and social impacts. Through this workshop\, we aim to launch a multi- campus research effort as part of a broader movement for university invest ment disclosure and accountability. Participants must commit to researchin g and writing a brief report of a company in which Farallon Capital Manage ment has invested university endowment funds. \n\nTopics include:\n* Exer cising your right to public information: finding and using public document s about private and public university investments\n* Mapping corporations : how do different kinds of corporations work? How are they structured\, h ow are they regulated?  \n* Researching the social and environmental impa cts of investments\n* Beyond print materials: building coalitions for cha nge\n\nThe workshop is free of charge. Internship and independent study o pportunities can be explored. Billeting (couches) will be available upon r equest\, as will transportation to and from the New Haven train station an d airport shuttle drop.\n\nUnFarallon is a coalition of campus-based and n ational organizations (www.unfarallon.info) promoting greater transparency and accountability in university private equity investments. In the face of increased secrecy in university investing\, we have advocated for publ ic access to information about university investments and stakeholder part icipation in investment decisions. Farallon Capital Management\, one of t he world’\;s largest hedge funds and a major investor for universitie s\, has been our first focus. This spring\, we launched a website documen ting the social and environmental impact of several Farallon investments. We have asked Farallon managers to meet with us to discuss greater disclo sure\, and in April coordinated a National Day of Action in which students and alums at over 70 campuses requested information about university inve stments with Farallon Capital Management. \n\nTo apply\, please contact &# 73\;n\;f\;o\;@\;u\;n\;f\;a\;r\;a\; 08\;l\;o\;n\;.\;i\;n\;f\;o\;\n ASAP. Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040701 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040628 GEO:41.310500;-72.926000 LOCATION:New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06511\, United States SUMMARY:Workshop: Researching University Investments UID:20260421T070501CEST-eEgu0wVPuW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unfarallon.info END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:928-226-0310 Email:summit@allpeoplespower.org DESCRIPTION:This summer young people from around the world will be gatherin g at the base of the sacred mountain known as the San Francisco Peaks for the ALL PEOPLES POWER SUMMIT: Building Communities of Hope\, Strength\, an d Sustainability. The mountain\, outside the town of Flagstaff\, Arizona\, is one of the most culturally significant places in the world\, being sac red to more than twenty-two different nations in the southwestern United S tates.\n\nFrom July 15-18\, 2004\, we will be holding three days of worksh ops\, trainings\, discussions\, dancing\, hip-hop\, and poetry. We will be discussing and educating each other about the injustices our lands and ou r peoples face. We will be promoting the creative talents and positive sel f-expression of all. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040718 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040715 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco Peaks\, Flagstaff\, Arizona\, United States SUMMARY:All Peoples Power Summit UID:20260421T070501CEST-H3BTt6LwVE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.allpeoplespower.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:888-JOI-NSSC Email:meighan.davis@sierraclub.org DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW at www.ssc.org (Travel Scholarships available)\n\n WHEN: August 6 -9\, 2004\n\nWHERE: Santa Cruz\, CA\n\nREGISTRATION FEE: $2 0\n\nWHAT:\nThe SSC is throwing the biggest party in '04 to prepare the ne xt\ngeneration of environmentalists with the tools they need to lay the\ns mackdown on corporate polluters and the Bush Administration.\n\nRegister N ow to attend the 3rd annual National Conference and meet other\nSSCers fro m around the country. Come see the Executive Director of\nMoveOn.org (and SSC alum) Peter Schurman give the keynote address.\n\nLearn to canvass\, b ecome media spinsters\, fundraise\, run a get out the\nvote campaign and m ore. And spend a long weekend in the redwoods of\ncoastal California with hundreds of the dopest student organizers on earth.\n\nThe National Grassr oots Conference Weekend will feature:\nGreat speakers including the Execut ive Director of MoveOn.org\, Peter\nSchurman.\n\nWorkshops on issues such as Air\, Water\, Toxics & the California Wild\nHeritage Campaign.\n\nOppor tunities to meet student environmental leaders from across the\ncountry\, and to plan activities for the coming year with SSCers from your\narea (es pecially the West).\n\nThe chance to discuss issues and opportunities for the student\nenvironmental movement like what it will take to win no matte r who wins in\nNovember.\n\nA face-to-face meeting of the SSC National Gra ssroots and the newly-\nelected SSC Executive Committee\, which creates th e policies and budget for\nthe organization.\n\nSkills trainings to become more effective organizers like Canvassing 101\,\nFundraising\, Media and Arts in Action.\n\nHanging out and enjoying the beautiful 102 acres of pri stine redwood\nforests\, rolling hills\, and meadowlands in the mountains near Santa Cruz\,\nCalifornia.... and as much more fun as you can pack int o one weekend!!!\n\nFor More Information Call 1-888-JOIN-SSC\nSee you in C ali!\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040809 DTSTAMP:20260421T050501Z DTSTART:20040806T170000 GEO:38.908200;-76.982100 LOCATION:408 C St. NE\, Washington D.C.\, District of Columbia\, 20002\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Sierra Student Coalition National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-VgUX9u6u7w@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:732-319-0966 Email:phillynemagathering@resist.ca DESCRIPTION:Calling all anarchists\, autonomistas\, anti-authoritarians\, a nd Zapatistas!\nClear your calendars!\n\nNORTH EAST MUTUAL AID GATHERING H ITS PHILLY\n\nSchedule\n\nFriday July 9\nPotluck Picnic and Movies in Clar k Park\n43rd and Baltimore Ave\n6:30 PM\n\nSaturday July 10\nOrganizing Me eting\nPhiladelphia Ethical Society\n1906 S. Rittenhouse Square\nBreakfast and Registration 9:30am\nMeeting 10am\n\nSunday July 11\nWorkshops and Fo llowup\nLAVA Space\n4134 Lancaster Ave.\n11am\n\ninfo\, housing\, want to help? email: p\;h\;i\;l\;l\;y\;n\;e\;m \;a\;g\;a\;t\;h\;e\;r\;i\;n\;g\;@ \;r\;e\;s\;i\;s\;t\;.\;c\;a\;\n or\n732.3 19.0966\n\nsite for the philly gathering: http://defenestrator.org/nema/\n \n\n\nAbout NEMA\nNorth East Mutual Aid is an informal network of anti-cap italist\nanti-authoritarians. Our purpose is to open lines of communicatio n so that existing groups and individuals throughout the Northeast can bet ter coordinate support for each other in our local actions and struggles.\ n\nA call for a national anticapitalist\, antiauthoritarian network was pu t out on the internet. The aim was for a continental network in the style of\nthe People's Global Action (PGA). Regional networks got started and\ne ndorsed the PGA hallmarks.\n\nOut of that came SEANet (south east anarchis t network) and NEMA (north\neast mutual aid).\n\nA large meeting took plac e at the National Conference on Organized\nResistance in DC\, which was fo llowed by others in Hartford and NYC\, the latter 2 being where NEMA took on its currently recognizable form. At the NYC meeting we agreed to take o n the People's Global Action Hallmarks\, which tie us in to a global anti- capitalist direct action network (see www.agp.org). As it stands\, NEMA ho lds a lot of potential to take up some of the slack and continue the hands on learning process left off by\nanti-authoritarian anti-capitalists sinc e the disappearance of activist\nformations like DAN (Direct Action Networ k) and PDAG (Philadelphia Direct Action Group who co-ordinated the direct action element at the RNC protests before last election) as well as the op portunity for working with\nan inspiring global network of anti-capitalist s.\n\nCurrently people involved in NEMA are involved in a variety of diffe rent projects including\n\nfor more background info\, check out these link s:\n\nDraft Proposal for a Continental Anti-Authoritarian Anti-Capitalist\ nNetwork - the first document many of us saw and discussed about\nintitati ng part of what is now NEMA: \n\nThe People Global Action Hallmarks which we adopted at the NYC meeting.\n(The general PGA site is here:\nhttp://www .nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/en/index.html) Geographical Scope: Regiona l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040711 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040709 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Mutual Aid Gathering UID:20260421T070502CEST-zA21OTPHNU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://defenestrator.org/nema/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:510-684-7072 Email:lggwwt@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Education not Incarceration (www.ednotinc.org)\nPre-Conference to the NEA Representative Assembly\nWorkshops Explore Shrinking Education Funding\nand Rising Prison Budgets\n\n\nDATE & TIME\nThursday\, July 1\, 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.\n\nLOCATION\nPaul Robeson Center\nat the All Souls Church\ n1500 Harvard St. NW\n(Near Columbia Heights stop on the\nGreen Line of th e Metro subway)\n\nThis event is hosted by\nNEA Peace & Justice Caucus\n\n This exciting pre-conference to the NEA Representative\nAssembly has attra cted some of the top thinkers and\nadvocates in the education and justice policy\ncommunity.\n\nThis powerful pre-conference will make the clear\nco nnection between prison issues and education issues.\nIt will provide netw orking and support for people\nlooking to build Education Not Incarceratio n\ncoalitions through their local. Speakers include Vinny\nSchiraldi\, Exe cutive Director of the Justice Policy\nInstitute and Cameron E. Miles\, Co mmunity Outreach\nDirector of the Maryland Juvenile Justice Coalition\nand other special guests.\n\nCheck out these workshops:\n\nWHY ARE WE CLOSING SCHOOLS INSTEAD OF PRISONS?\nMartin Eisen\, Washington DC teacher\nRepres entative from Critical Resistance\n\n\nTEARING DOWN BARRIERS TO RE-ENTRY\n Ryan S. King\, Assoc. Researcher\, The Sentencing\nProject\nNkechi Taifa\, Senior Policy Analyst\, Open Society\nInstitute\n\nCRIMINALIZATION VS. EM POWERMENT OF YOUTH\nPaul Weckstein\, Co-Director\, Center for Law and\nEdu cation\nLiz Ryan\, Advocacy Director\, Youth Law Center\n\nZERO TOLERANCE FOR ZERO TOLERANCE\nPOLICIES AND MILITARY RECRUITMENT\nMonique L. Dixon\, Senior Attorney\, Advancement Project\nWalisha Clay\, Chapter/Training Pro grams Director\,\nFamilies Against Mandatory Minimums\nAndy Griggs\, Pacif ic Regional Coordinator\, NEA Peace\nand Justice Caucus\n\n\nTO REGISTER:\ nE-mail Lisa Gutierrez Guzman at l\;g\;g\;w\;w\;t\ ;@\;h\;o\;t\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\; m\;\n\nyour name\, local\, e-mail\, phone #\, address and grade\nlevel / position you teach. Questions\, call Mary's\nCell Phone: 510.684.7072\n \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040701T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:DC Education Not Incarceration NEA Pre-Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZCbuftm03U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ednotinc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:832-692-2306 Email:dsmith2740@houston.rr.com DESCRIPTION:Dear Sisters and Brothers\,\n \nIn Iraq\, the people's resistan ce to the U.S. war and occupation is growing stronger. Even many former U. S. diplomats and military officers now acknowledge that the war is 'unwinn able.' According to the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll\, 54% of the U.S. public believe the invasion of Iraq was a mistake\, and 55% believe that the war has made the U.S. more vulnerable to terrorism.\n \nAs you know\, the phony transfer of 'sovereignty' from the U.S. occupation forces to the new puppet Iraqi government is scheduled for Wednesday\, June 30. Protest s against the war and occupation in Iraq will be held in many U.S. cities during the next week. The Progressive Workers Organizing Committee is spon soring a demonstration on Wednesday\, June 30\, at 4:30 pm\, at the Leland Federal Building\, 1919 Smith St. in Houston. We will be demanding: \n \n * the immediate\, unconditional withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces from Iraq\n\n* no internationalization of the Iraq occupation by U.N.\, N.A.T .O.\, or other foreign forces\n\n* the liberation of Palestine\n\n* an e nd to the war against immigrants\, people of color\, workers\, and women h ere in the U.S.\n \nThe demonstration has been endorsed by Socialist Labor Party--Houston\, International Socialist Organization\, Houston Peace For um\, Deconstruction Crew\, Houston ANSWER\, and Worldwide Movement for Jus tice and Peace. The protest will be held regardless of weather conditions\ , so if it is raining next Wednesday afternoon\, just bring an umbrella. P lease contact us if you would like to endorse the demonstration or receive more information. We look forward to seeing you on June 30.\n \n Geograp hical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040630 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:LELAND FEDERAL BUILDING 1919 SMITH STREET\, HOUSTON\, Texas\, 7799 6\, United States SUMMARY:U.S. Out of Iraq! Bring the Troops Home Now! UID:20260421T070502CEST-I2xouLvXwx@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We're driving a hybrid car across the country to raise public a wareness about hybrids and clean energy. \n\nSpeakers and fun events at ea ch stop! Check it out. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040726 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040628 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Hybrid Evolution Tour UID:20260421T070502CEST-ggswu4VXHV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iwillevolve.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:407-595-3731 Email:floridacollegeactivists@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:FLORIDA COLLEGE ACTIVIST CONFERENCE\nAUGUST 6 - 8 2004 (Friday - Sunday)\nTALLAHASSEE\, FLORIDA\nHosted by Florida College Activist Coali tion and FSU Students United for Peace and Justice\n$25 Registration fee\, includes all weekend activities\, materials and some meals\nScholarships and housing available\n\nJoin 500 college activists from around the state - in partnership with dozens of progressive organizations - as we...\n* Bu ild coalition on our campus\, in our region\, and across our issue-based w ork to strengthen our individual and collective work\n* Receive training f rom experts for voter registration\, education\, and mobilization\n* Hear exciting\, motivating speakers\, including INVITED speakers Elaine Brown\, former leader of the Black Panthers\, and Dennis Kucinich\, Democractic P residential Candidate (speakers to be confirmed)\n* Build relationships wi th other activists\, learn from their successes and struggles\, and share your frustrations and accomplishments\, so that we may begin to work toget her\, around the state\, as a strong and active network of local activists \n\nTRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE - CHARTER BUSES WILL BE LEAVING FROM SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA - email us to join the bus!\n\nPlease see our tentative schedule below\, and contact me with any questions (e\; 9\;i\;l\;y\;r\;u\;f\;f\;@\;m\;s\;&# 110\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\; 407.595.3731). To register\, or for m ore information about the Coalition\, visit our website: www.floridacolleg activist.org.\n\npeace\,\nemily ruff\n\nTentative Schedule:\nFRIDAY\n10 - 4 Pre-Event CANVASS TRAINING\nLearn how to canvass\, and get out in the st reets of Tally.\n4 - 6 Conference Registration\n6 - 7:30 Opening Dinner\n7 :30 - 8:30 Opening (introductions\, history\, overview of schedule)\n8:30 Opening Speaker (invited: Elaine Brown and Khalil Osiris)\n9:30 - 11:30 Pl enary 1\n\nSATURDAY\n9 - 10 Breakfast\n10 - 11 Speaker (invited: Andrew Gi llum)\n11 - 1 Voter Training: Large group overview\n- Campaign\n- Power\n- Campus Power\n1 - 2 Lunch\n2 - 3:15 Workshop A\n3:30 - 4:45 Workshop B\n5 - 6:15 Workshop C\nWorkshops include: Election Day Action\; Local Resourc es\; Mobilization Tactics\; Coalition Building\; Programming\; Voter Tools \; Education\; College-friendly tactics\n6:30 - 7:30 Dinner\n7:30 - 8:30 S peaker\n8:30 - 11 Plenary 2\n10 - Entertainment\n\nSUNDAY\n9 - 10 Breakfas t\n10 - 10:45 Announcements\, Plenary Reports\, Explanations of Coalition Building Sessions\n11 - 12:15 Regional Coalition Building\n12:30 - 1:30 L unch by schools (Voting due at end of lunch)\n1:30 - 2:15 Issue Based Cauc us\n2:30 - 3:15 Voting Reports\, Wrap Up\, Where do we go from here\, Post election info\n3:15 - 4:00 Closing Speaker\n\n* PLENARY SESSIONS: This ye ar\, we will be working as a plenary to construct the mission and structur e of the Coalition. Submissions for organizational mission\, structure\, programming can be submitted by email to f\;l\;o\;r\;i \;d\;a\;c\;o\;l\;l\;e\;g\;e\;a\;c\ ;t\;i\;v\;i\;s\;t\;s\;@\;h\;o\; 6\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\, and will be p osted on our website as\nreceived for review prior to conference. Plenary sessions will discuss and consolidate proposals\, and the large body will vote on the proposals on Sunday of the conference. *\n\nFor more informat ion\, or to register\, visit www.floridacollegeactivist.org or email e \;m\;i\;l\;y\;r\;u\;f\;f\;@\;m\; 15\;n\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040808 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040806 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Florida State University\, Tallahassee\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:2nd Annual Florida College Activist Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-BIEVixaoGS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.floridacollegeactivist.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On July 23-25\, 2004 at the University of Massachusetts at Bost on—just before the Democratic National Convention—a coalition of Boston ar ea\, progressive community organizations\, non-profits\, and unions will b e hosting what promises to be an exciting event—the Boston Social Forum (B SF).\n\nA forum within the World Social Forum process\, the BSF has been c alled to help progressive activists to begin to answer some very basic que stions: What kind of future do we want for Boston? For our region? For our nation? For the world? What is our vision of a better society?\n\nThrough a series of workshops\, cultural events\, plenary sessions\, and giant co nvocations of the entire forum\, we are encouraging progressive organizati ons of all kinds to showcase their best analysis of the present\, and thei r best ideas for the future\, across the breadth of human knowledge—politi cs\, economics\, science and technology\, culture and faith—in the context of corporate globalization.\n\nThe goals of the event are simple: encoura ge various social movements to exchange information\, network with one ano ther\, form new alliances\, and push our movements forward a bit more towa rds the next stage of our development.\n\nWe'd like to do our part to help progressives seize the high ground of ideas in this society\, and then\, having captured people's imaginations\, move forward to become a more sign ificant political force.\n\nWe invite all progressive activists\, interest ed community members\, and delegates to the Democratic National Convention \, to come to the BSF and become part of the global process to build a bet ter\, more human-centered society. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040726 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040723 GEO:42.338900;-70.919600 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02102\, United States SUMMARY:Boston Social Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-0eu6PSavhv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bostonsocialforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:od@usstudents.org DESCRIPTION:USSA's annual congress. At the University of Pittsburgh. Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040730 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:United States Student Association Congress 2004 UID:20260421T070502CEST-reOamVNR5H@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usstudents.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2004 CONFERENCE\n'With All Deliberate Speed?'\nSocial Justice a nd the Future of Public Education\n\nJuly 29th - August 1\, 2004\nThe Univ ersity of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\n\nA half-century ago the Supreme Court ordered public school districts to eliminate racial seg regation 'with all deliberate speed.' The 2004 NCEA conference will examin e the past 50 years of public education activism on issues of equity and s ocial justice. What is the legacy of Brown v. Board? How can we develop st rategies for achieving excellence and equity for all students?\n\nJoin par ents\, educators\, students\, and community activists for three days of ne tworking\, skills sharing\, strategy development. Celebrate NCEA's 15th an niversary. \nComplete conference registration and conference program avail able online. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040801 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040729 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:National Coalition of Education Activists Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-KAKORv7o3S@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.edactivists.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:An annual grassroots meeting of pro-woman activists devoted to networking\, organizing\, educating\, and agitating\, to empower women and girls in the South. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040812 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040808 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Memphis\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:Southern Girls Convention 2004 UID:20260421T070502CEST-dwnv3E4V63@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.southerngirlsconvention.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:207-721-5751 Email:mboyle2@bowdoin.edu DESCRIPTION:NO REGISTRATION FEE. FREE HOUSING WILL BE PROVIDED! \n\nAugust 10th-18th at Columbia University in New York City\, The Climate Campaign is bringing together the best northeast student organizers to build the en ergy/climate movement for the coming year. Come for as much or as little as you can! During these 9 days\, we will have: \n\nSkills and Issue Trai nings: New York Times editors\, professional activists\, foundation direct ors\, climate scientists\, energy advocates and more.\nCampaign Planning S essions: refining state network goals with other state leaders\, planning state summits for the fall\, doing outreach to new groups\, building the c oalition and more.\nFun Activities in New York: free concerts in central park\, poetry slams\, an arts festival downtown\, communal cooking\, frisb ee/soccer/lounging in the park\, and more. \n\nWe did this summer training and strategy session last summer and it was really successful. The stude nts that came learned valuable skills\, had a lot of fun and became state and regional leaders in the campaign. Space is limited\, so Register ASAP ! All students who want to work on these issues and build the movement are welcome!\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040818 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040810 GEO:40.808100;-73.965700 LOCATION:100 William St.\, NYC\, New York\, 10024\, United States SUMMARY:Climate Campaign Northeast Summer Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-nOTUKMUjEw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climatecampaign.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:773-577-3387 Email:studentliberation@ziplip.com DESCRIPTION:http://chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/43148/index.php\n \nREGISTER NOW! Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040725 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040723 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60639\, United States SUMMARY:Chicago Youth Organizing Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-xrvD89bnOK@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:youthconvergence@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Before a week in the streets against the Republican National Co nvention...\n\nCome to NYC on August 28 to build the youth & student movem ent!\n\nWe are a generation that wants peace\, but for the last four years \, we've seen only war\, terror\, occupation. We are a generation that wan ts freedom for all of us\, but theirs is a government that's abandoned the very liberties they claim to fight for.\n\nWe are a generation that needs quality public schools and affordable universities. But instead of fundin g our education\, they've used our money to build an empire: with bombs a nd bullets to secure their friends' profits and enforce their will on othe r peoples\; with 'Patriot' Acts and prisons to enforce their will on our o wn.\n\nWe are a generation that wants decent jobs and access to the things we need to live our lives\, but this government comes to us only to recru it the poorest and people of color among us to kill and to die. As we ask ed before the war\, and as most of America is asking now: for what?\n\nTh is August and September\, those who made this war happen will be coming to New York City for the Republican National Convention. They will party nea r the ruins of the fallen towers\, plot their next moves\, pick their next targets\, and anoint President Bush for what they think will be another f our years in power.\n\nOn August 28\, two days before the Convention kicks off\, young people from all over the country and the city will gather in New York for a one-day Convergence for Books Not Bombs. This will be a spa ce for us to share un-conventional wisdom and to build our own movement - one that we hope will connect the dots\, expand the possibilities of what we can do in our schools and communities\, and prepare us for a big week i n the streets and a decisive year in the struggle.\n\nWhat to expect: Cha nces to get to know each other and each other's work. \nDiscussions of str ategy and analysis. Issue workshops. Skills trainings. \nBanner making. Fo od\, help with housing\, and information youâ€\;™\;ll need for t he upcoming protests. At night\, we'll unwind and enjoy the culture of you th resistance as we drop beats not bombs.\n\nAnd the following day\, Augus t 29\, we will take to the streets of Manhattan together\, in a demonstrat ion called by United for Peace & Justice (www.unitedforpeace.org) to decla re hundreds of thousands of voices strong\, The World Says No to the Bush Agenda! The Convergence will gather a powerful youth contingent to march o n that historic day.\n\nThis Convergence is being called by the National Y outh & Student Peace Coalition\, organizer of the March 5\, 2003 Student S trike for Books Not Bombs. We fight for:\n\n*Education Not Empire\n*Respec t for Our Civil Liberties\n*Campuses for Peace\n*Schools Not Jails\n*No Mo re Poverty Draft\n\nThis summer\, we will also have a presence at the Bost on Social Forum\, before the Democratic National Convention\, as we wish t o hold all officials accountable and seek to build a youth movement behold en to no one but ourselves.\n\nAll young people and students are welcome a t the Convergence on August 28th. Unlike the Republican National Conventio n\, you will not have to pay to get in. Location to be announced soon.\n\n To pre-register or just to stay in the loop: write to \ny\;o\; 17\;t\;h\;c\;o\;n\;v\;e\;r\;g\;e\;& #110\;c\;e\;@\;y\;a\;h\;o\;o\;.\;c\; 11\;m\;\n with your name\, city/school\, and organization if any. More information will also be up at www.nyspc.net. We hope to see \nyou this A ugust. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040828T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Books not Bombs Youth Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-rVhcctTHoI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyspc.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:602-373-3210 Email:lnavran@progressleaders.org DESCRIPTION:CPL aims to meet the needs of progressive\, non-profit organiza tions around the country who are looking for trained field organizers. We will train you to work as a field organizer for a progressive non-profit organization\, and will hold a job fair following the training to pair you up with an organization. All jobs will be full time\, paid positions and will last until election day. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040802 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040731 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:405 Hilgard Ave (UCLA Campus)\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90095\, United States SUMMARY:Center FOr Progressive Leadership Campaign Training and Job Fair UID:20260421T070502CEST-5zpKDsxtcB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.progressleaders.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:617-967-1740 Email:adi@envirocitizen.org DESCRIPTION:EnviroCitizen is holding a series of training sessions and acti on days at Suffolk University in Boston this July and August. Come out and learn important political skills to protect your environments and communi ties! We'll be holding sessions in lobbying\, non-violent direct action\, Vote Environment\, and media. \n\nPlease contact Adi at a\;d\;i \;@\;e\;n\;v\;i\;r\;o\;c\;i\;t\; 5\;z\;e\;n\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n or 617-967-1740 if y ou are interested in attending any of the sessions.\n\nAll sessions to be held at the Donahue building\, 41 Temple Street\, near the State House. Th e location is accessible by T from Park Street or the Bowdoin stop on the Blue line. Go here for a map: http://www.suffolk.edu/virtual_tour/index.ht ml\n\nSessions\n\nWednesday\, July 14: Lobbying (room: McDermott conferenc e room)\n\n1:00 p.m. TRAINING - Learn about the roles of lobbyists\, how t o talk with your representatives\, and how to develop an effective lobbyin g strategy!\n\n2:30 p.m ACTION - We'll head to the Massachusetts State Hou se and make our voices heard\, urging our Senators and Representatives to support a pending Environmental Justice bill!\n\n(Go here for more about e nvironmental justice in Massachusetts: http://www.environmentalleague.org/ Issues/Environmental_Justice/Issues_EJ.html) \n\nWednesday\, July 21: Non- Violent Direct Action (room: McDermott conference room) \n\n1:00 p.m. TRAI NING - Learn effective methods of organizing as a group\, taking action pe acefully\, and distributing information at a given location to promote you r cause! \n\n3:00 p.m. ACTION - TBA\n\nWednesday\, July 28: Vote Environme nt (room: TBD) \n\n1:00 p.m. TRAINING - Learn ways we can make the environ ment a high-profile election issue\, the very week the Democratic National Convention hits Boston!\n\n2:30 p.m. ACTION - Come with us as we head int o the surrounding community and register people to vote!\n\n***Note that s ince this session falls during the week of the DNC\, you might have to mak e alternate transportation arrangements. Go here for more information: htt p://www.boston04.com/about_boston/visitor_information.asp\n\nWednesday\, A ugust 4: Media and Messaging (room: McDermott conference room)\n\n1:00 p.m . TRAINING - Learn how to create an effective message\, write letters to t he editor\, interact with reporters\, and raise the profile of your campai gn!\n\n2:30 p.m ACTION - TBA Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040804 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040714 GEO:42.353800;-71.102400 LOCATION:41 Temple Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02108\, United States SUMMARY:Envirocitizen Boston Summer Training Series 2004 UID:20260421T070502CEST-70VMUC9OFa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.envirocitizen.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Northwest Social Forum (NWSF) will build relationships of m utual support among activists\, organizations\, and communities in the Nor thwest as we share our visions of a just and sustainable world and find co llective solutions to the daunting social and environmental challenges of our time. \nWe aim to bring together activists\, organizers\, and citizens from Alaska\, British Columbia\, Idaho\, Montana\, Oregon\, and Washingto n who are working on issues of social justice\, economic inequality\, and environmental degradation. The first Northwest Social Forum event will tak e place October 15-17 at Seattle Center. \n\nModeled on the four World Soc ial Forums that have taken place in Brazil and India and on the burgeoning number of regional social forums\, the NWSF will host plenary sessions an d open space workshops where participants can share ideas\, struggles\, an d successes. It will also celebrate and demonstrate that 'another world is possible' with cultural events and exhibits.\nThe first Northwest Social Forum event on October 15-17\, 2004 will include a variety of open space w orkshops based on the following themes: \n\nGlobalization\, Economic Justi ce\, & New Economic Models\nProtecting the Public Good \nPeace\, Justice\, & Militarism \nEnvironment & Environmental Justice \nIndigenous Wisdom \n Human Rights\, Racial Justice\, Gender Justice\, Indigenous & Immigrant Ri ghts\nArt\, Culture\, & Resistance\nSoon it will be possible to register f or attendance online. \n\nTo be alerted by email once online registration is active\, please join any email group that interests you.\n\n\n Geograp hical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041017 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041015 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Seattle Center\, Seattle\, Washington\, United States SUMMARY:Northwest Social Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-WR8uBhuV0I@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nwsocialforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:800-416-9157 Email:info@communityactionpartnership.com DESCRIPTION:NO ROOM FOR POVERTY RALLY- WASHINGTON\, DC\nGather in Washingto n\, D.C. on the Ellipse with thousands of your fellow Americans on Septemb er 4\, 2004. Bring attention to poverty and call for a White House Confere nce on American Poverty. \nSpeakers at the Rally include: \n\nCalifornia R epresentative Lynn Woolsey \n\nKim Gandy\, National Organization for Women \n\nSarah Greene\, National Head Start \n\nJohn Taylor\, National Communi ty Reinvestment Coalition \n\n..and more. \n\nPlease visit www.povertyrall y.org for more information. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040904 GEO:38.900700;-77.039900 LOCATION:White House Ellipse\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:No Room for Poverty Rally UID:20260421T070502CEST-DrgfCUv0UV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.povertyrally.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksadler04@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:From approximately 7 pm to 8:30 in Meeting Room B of the Des Pl aines Public Library\, the Illinois Democratic Students will have a meetin g for all current and interested participants and several local politician s. If you are interested in doing volunteer work for a local official\, I encourage you to attend and see what we are all about. Contact me (k\; s\;a\;d\;l\;e\;r\;0\;4\;@\;h\;o\;& #116\;m\;a\;i\;l\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n) for more in formation. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040730T190000 GEO:42.048300;-87.890500 LOCATION:1501 Ellinwood Street\, Des Plaines\, Illinois\, 60016\, United St ates SUMMARY:Illinois Democratic Students Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-VO3EcHrdiU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.illinoisdemocraticstudents.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-449-1065 Email:jmartin@progressleaders.org DESCRIPTION:This summer\, the Center for Progressive Leadership will suppor t the greatest mobilization of progressive political activists this countr y has ever seen. \n\nProgressive non-profit organizations around the count ry are looking for trained field organizers to help them identify\, educat e and mobilize voters supportive of their issues. \n\nCPL aims to meet tha t need through targeted Voter Mobilization Training and Job Fair programs for individuals prepared to travel and work full time as a Field Organizer managing a 60-day push to Election Day. \n\nGet the Training You Need: \n -Developing a strategy to communicate with voters about progressive issues . \n-Recruiting and managing volunteers to implement your strategy. \n-Com municating with voters door-to-door\, on the phones and online. \n-Identif ying\, educating and mobilizing voters for Election Day! \n\nFor the Job Y ou Want: \n-We will help place you in full time\, paid field organizing po sitions with key progressive organizations running direct voter outreach c ampaigns. \n\nEach training will conclude with a Campaign Job Fair where y ou will learn about paid opportunities to work full time as a Field Organi zer on a progressive field campaign. Opportunities last from August-Novemb er -- trainees should be prepared to travel to live in the regions where t hey will be organizing. \n\nAvailable Trainings: \n-Sat\, July 31 - Mon\, Aug 2: UCLA (Los Angeles\, CA) \n-Sat\, Aug 7 - Mon\, Aug 9: CA State Univ . at Hayward (near Oakland\, CA) \n-Sat\, Aug 14 - Mon\, Aug 16: Temple Un iversity (Philadelphia\, PA) \n\n$95 training fee includes housing\, mater ials and meals. \nLimited scholarships available based on demonstrated nee d. \n\nRegister online for our Summer 2004 Voter Mobilization Training and Job Fair: http://www.progressleaders.org/leadershipprograms/apply.htm \n\ nFor more information: \n-Download the Voter Mobilization Training Flyer ( pdf) \nhttp://www.progressleaders.org/leadershipprograms/CPL%20Voter%20Mob ilization%20Training.pdf \n\n-Download the training FAQ (pdf) \nhttp://www .progressleaders.org/leadershipprograms/CPL%20Voter%20Mobilization%20Train ing%20-%20FAQ.pdf \n\n-Email f\;i\;e\;l\;d\;t\; 14\;a\;i\;n\;i\;n\;g\;@\;p\;r\;o\;&# 103\;r\;e\;s\;s\;l\;e\;a\;d\;e\;r\; s\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n \n\n-Call 202-449-1065 and ask to spe ak with Jessie Martin. \n\n\nThe following organizations have jobs availab le for trained organizers. More organizations are being added daily - chec k back often! \n\nAcorn \nClean Water Action \nDemocraticGAIN \nLeague of Conservation Voters \nNAACP National Voter Fund \nNational Coalition for B lack Civic Participation \nNational Hip Hop Civic Engagement Project \nNew Voters Project\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040809 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040807T220000 GEO:37.662600;-122.051000 LOCATION:California State University\, Hayward\, 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard \, Hayward\, California\, 94542\, United States SUMMARY:Progressive Voter Mobilization Training and Job Fair - Bay Area UID:20260421T070502CEST-lfkW3AV5kj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.progressleaders.org/vmt04 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-449-1065 Email:jmartin@progressleaders.org DESCRIPTION:This summer\, the Center for Progressive Leadership will suppor t the greatest mobilization of progressive political activists this countr y has ever seen. \n\nProgressive non-profit organizations around the count ry are looking for trained field organizers to help them identify\, educat e and mobilize voters supportive of their issues. \n\nCPL aims to meet tha t need through targeted Voter Mobilization Training and Job Fair programs for individuals prepared to travel and work full time as a Field Organizer managing a 60-day push to Election Day. \n\nGet the Training You Need:\n- Developing a strategy to communicate with voters about progressive issues. \n-Recruiting and managing volunteers to implement your strategy. \n-Comm unicating with voters door-to-door\, on the phones and online. \n-Identify ing\, educating and mobilizing voters for Election Day! \n\nFor the Job Yo u Want: \n-We will help place you in full time\, paid field organizing pos itions with key progressive organizations running direct voter outreach ca mpaigns. \n\nEach training will conclude with a Campaign Job Fair where yo u will learn about paid opportunities to work full time as a Field Organiz er on a progressive field campaign. Opportunities last from August-Novembe r -- trainees should be prepared to travel to live in the regions where th ey will be organizing. \n\nAvailable Trainings:\n-Sat\, July 31 - Mon\, Au g 2: UCLA (Los Angeles\, CA) \n-Sat\, Aug 7 - Mon\, Aug 9: CA State Univ. at Hayward (near Oakland\, CA) \n-Sat\, Aug 14 - Mon\, Aug 16: Temple Univ ersity (Philadelphia\, PA) \n\n$95 training fee includes housing\, materia ls and meals. \nLimited scholarships available based on demonstrated need. \n\nRegister online for our Summer 2004 Voter Mobilization Training and J ob Fair: http://www.progressleaders.org/leadershipprograms/apply.htm \n\nF or more information: \n-Download the Voter Mobilization Training Flyer (pd f) \nhttp://www.progressleaders.org/leadershipprograms/CPL%20Voter%20Mobil ization%20Training.pdf \n\n-Download the training FAQ (pdf) \nhttp://www.p rogressleaders.org/leadershipprograms/CPL%20Voter%20Mobilization%20Trainin g%20-%20FAQ.pdf \n\n-Email f\;i\;e\;l\;d\;t\;r \;a\;i\;n\;i\;n\;g\;@\;p\;r\;o\; 3\;r\;e\;s\;s\;l\;e\;a\;d\;e\;r\;&# 115\;.\;o\;r\;g\;\n \n\n-Call 202-449-1065 and ask to speak with Jessie Martin. \n\n\nThe following organizations have jobs available for trained organizers. More organizations are being added daily - check back often! \n\nAcorn \nClean Water Action \nDemocraticGAIN \nLeague of Co nservation Voters \nNAACP National Voter Fund \nNational Coalition for Bla ck Civic Participation \nNational Hip Hop Civic Engagement Project \nNew V oters Project\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040816 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040814T220000 GEO:39.977500;-75.141300 LOCATION:Temple U\, 1801 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19122\, United States SUMMARY:Progressive Voter Mobilization Training and Job Fair - Philadelphia UID:20260421T070502CEST-K9ZuX7twv0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.progressleaders.org/vmt04 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:nornc_youth@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Join thousands of young people from around the country for a Yo uth and Student Feeder March to the UFPJ protest against the RNC. Sponsor ed by the RNC Youth Welcoming Comittee. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040829T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Columbus Circle\, 59th St And Central Park West\, New York\, New Y ork\, United States SUMMARY:Youth and Student Feeder March UID:20260421T070502CEST-r5lRd7XakX@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:212-696-6625 Email:rnchousing@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:got floor space?\n\nOffer it UP! Between Aug. 28 and Sept. 2\, thousands of visitors will arrive in NYC to voice their concerns with the Republican platform and participate in demonstrations surrounding the Repu blican National Convention. These visitors need somewhere to sleep. If you can offer any kind of housing for any length of time\, please post your a vailability on the housing board at:\n\nwww.counterconvention.org \n\nFor larger group accommodations\, offering/seeking for15 people or more\, go d irectly to:\n\nhttp://nyc-hospitality.org \n\nVolunteers and those with qu estions can reach the noRNC Housing Working Group at:\n\nr\;n\; 9\;h\;o\;u\;s\;i\;n\;g\;@\;y\;a\; 04\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n\nor by voicemail at:\n\n2 12.696.6625\n\nOr come to a meeting. Meeting times are listed on www.count erconvetion.org and nornc\n\nIn solidarity\,\nnoRNC Housing Working Group\ n\nHOUSE AN ACTIVIST!!!\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040804T183000 GEO:40.802900;-73.953100 LOCATION:Deli Deli SE Corner Of 5th Ave. And 13th St.\, Upstairs\, New York \, New York\, 10026\, United States SUMMARY:NoRNC Housing Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-2z8oHfleDI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.counterconvention.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:252-320-1065 Email:gnewkirk@tamemagazine.org DESCRIPTION:We are having a nude protest\, spelling out the words END THE O CCUPATION\,to shed light on the heinous acts against humanity being carrie d out by the American and Israeli governments. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040828T140000 GEO:35.631000;-77.381000 LOCATION:Greenville\, North Carolina\, 27834\, United States SUMMARY:Bare Your Freedom UID:20260421T070502CEST-DBEdapsRfz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tamemagazine.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:925-443-7148 Email:tara@trivalleycares.org DESCRIPTION:*BOOKS NOT BOMBS* \n\nPlease join us for a Rally and March to t he Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab! \n\nTELL THEM TO CLEAN UP THEIR MESS. \n \nOn the 59th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of the Japanese citi es Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, we will gather at Livermore Nuclear Weapons La b. \n\nThis year\, $28 million is requested to develop the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator at Livermore and Los Alamos labs. Yet\, two schools will close in Livermore in order to save $1 million. All over California teache rs are laid off and educational programs are being cut while $6.6 billion is requested for nuclear weapons work - more than during the Cold War! An analysis of the U.S. nuclear weapons budget can be downloaded at: http://w ww.trivalleycares.org/FY2005_Nuclear_Weapons_Budget_Request.pdf \n\nWe are demanding: \n\n*The Abolition of All Nuclear Weapons!* Nuclear weapons ar e the ultimate weapon of terror and their elimination begins with our oppo sition to them right here in the San Francisco Bay Area! In 2004 the Mayor s of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Abolition 2000 have launched a worldwide e mergency campaign to abolish nuclear weapons: http://www.abolition2000.org /groups/mayors/\; \n\n*Books Not Bombs!* Stop all cuts to public education . Don't raise tuition. Invest in education\, not weapons of mass destructi on. More information on the Books Not Bombs campaign http://www.nyspc.net \n\n*A *Healthy Environment!* Clean-up nuclear weapons sites! Stop buildin g up the US nuclear arsenal. Livermore Lab has already leaked over 1 milli on curies of air-borne radiation in the Bay Area biosphere. In the next fe w years Livermore Lab proposes to store and work with even larger quantiti es of radioactive materials. \n\n*Jobs For Peace!* Expand jobs in civilian sciences\, end government-sponsored violence\; and \n\n*Universities for Peace!* The Livermore and the Los Alamos weapons laboratories are managed by the University of California. Every nuclear warhead in the US arsenal w as designed by a University of California employee. UC should stop providi ng a fig leaf of respectability for the creation of nuclear weapons. http: //www.fiatpax.net \n\nTRANSPORTATION \n\nBART: Free shuttles from Dublin/P leasanton BART provided by ALAMEDA \nCOUNTY PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY. \n\nD RIVING: Directions to Jackson Elementary: I-580\, exit on Vasco Rd go \nSo uth (continue past Livermore nuclear weapons lab)\; Turn right on East \nA ve\; Turn Right on Loyola\; Left on Jackson Ave\; Jackson school is on lef t. \n\nBRING A BOOK! Show your support for education. If you can't come\, mail a book (at book rate) to: WSLF\, 1504 Franklin Street\, #202\, Oaklan d\, CA 94612. Books will be donated to the Buenas Vidas Youth Ranch\, a Sa fe Home for Boys\, in Livermore. \n\nPEACE CAMP: Sunday\, August 8\, there will be a peace camp at Del Valle (15 minute drive from the Lab). RSVP st rongly recommended (space is limited): Will Parrish w\;i\;l\;& #108\;p\;a\;r\;r\;i\;s\;h\;@\;y\;a\;& #104\;o\;o\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n or call Will at (925) 443 -7148. Camping is $5 per person\, children 12 and under are free\; make ch ecks payable to Livermore Conversion Project. Mail checks to 2582 Old Firs t St.\, Livermore\, CA 94551: Attention Will. Please write for 'peace camp ' in memo line. \n\nNONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION: We are calling for nonviolen t direct action on Monday\, August 9. Meet at 7:30 AM at William Payne Par k\, 5800 Patterson Pass Rd. Take I-580\, exit on Vasco Rd\; go South 2 mil es. August 9 is the anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing. We are calling fo r this action in honor of Father Bill O'Donnell\, who was raised in Liverm ore. See Nonviolence Guidelines below. \n\nPEACE RIBBONS: Nevada County Pe ace Center is displaying quilted and painted panels at the rally and carry ing them to the Lab. Many panels are part of a historic collection that wa s part of the Ribbon Around the Pentagon project from the 1980's. You can visit http://www.theribboninternational.org if you would like to mail a pa nel to the Books Not Bombs action send them to 13929 Quaillan Way\, Nevada City\, CA 95959. For more info contact Nettie: l\;e\;l\;d \;r\;e\;d\;g\;e\;@\;i\;s\;p\;w\; 01\;s\;t\;.\;c\;o\;m\;\n\n\nSPEAKERS AND MUSICIANS C onfirmed: Father Roy Bourgeois\, founder of the School of the Americas Wat ch\; Cesar Cruz\, Fast4Education\; Fariba\; Clan Dyken\; Miguel Molina\, L a Onda Bajita. \n\nNATIONAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACTION: In July and August ove r 35 events will occur across the nation demanding a precautionary approac h to nuclear weapons\, marking the Hiroshima\, Nagasaki and Trinity Test a nniversary. The days will conclude on August 9 with a national call in day to President Bush and Democratic nominee\, Senator Kerry demanding: real clean-up\, not the continued build up of the US arsenal. For more info on the National Nuclear Weapons Days of Action and a national calendar of eve nts: http://www.besafenet.com \n\nSPONSORS AND ENDORSERS: Bay Area Nuclear Waste Coalition\; Berkeley Citizens Action\; Berkeley Fellowship of Unita rians\, Social Justice Committee\; Berkeley Friends Church\; Berkeley Soci ety of Friends\, Peace Committee\; Buddhist Peace Fellowship\, East Bay Ch apter\; East Bay Sanctuary Covenant\; El Cerrito Democratic Club\; First C ongregational Church\; Fresno Center for Nonviolence\; Global Exchange\; G randmothers for Peace\, Hayward Chapter\; Grandmothers for Peace\, Interna tional Office\; Green Party of Alameda County\; Humanist Hall\; Lawyers' C ommittee on Nuclear Policy\; Livermore Conversion Project\; Marin Interfai th Task Force on the Americas\; Middle East Children's Alliance\; Modesto Peace/Life Center\; Monterey Peace and Justice Center\; Nevada Desert Expe rience\; New Fellowship Church\; Northern California District of the Commu nist Party USA\; Pax Christi Fremont\; Peace and Freedom Party\; Peace Cen ter of Nevada County\; Peace Coalition of Monterey County\; Peninsula Peac e and Justice Center\; Physicians for Social Responsibility\, Bay Area Cha pter\; Sacramento Area Peace Action\; Salinas Action League\; San José Pea ce Center\; Sisters of St. Dominic\, San Rafael\; St. Joseph the Worker Ch urch\; Tri-Valley CAREs\; United for Peace & Justice\, Bay Area\; Veteran' s for Peace\, San Francisco\; Veterans for Peace\, Humboldt Bay Chapter 05 6\; War Resisters League - West\; Western States Legal Foundation\; WILPF Berkeley-East Bay\; and Women for Peace \n \nContact Sherry: (510) 663-806 5 to sponsor or endorse with your financial contributibution. \n\nNONVIOLE NCE GUIDELINES: Nonviolence has always been a core value of the anti-nucle ar movement. Perhaps that is because nuclear weapons represent the ultimat e form of violence. The atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima killed some 2 00\,000 people. Most of the 30\,000 nuclear weapons in the world today hav e much larger explosive yields than that first nuclear weapon. Nonviolence is more than the absence of violence. Many of us believe that the active practice of nonviolence is a direct challenge to the violent policies of o ur governments. As we extend our hands to people new to our movement\, we invite you to join us in our nonviolent direct action. \n\nWhile participa nts in this action are not required to embrace the philosophy of nonviolen ce\, in order to create an atmosphere that is welcoming and safe for all p articipants\, including newcomers\, children and families\, the organizers ask you abide by the following practical guidelines to keep the rally and march peaceful and safe. \n\n1. We will use no violence\, physical or ver bal\, towards any person. We consider speech or acts that are racist\, hom ophobic\, sexist or against persons with disabilities to be violent. \n2. We will carry no weapons. \n3. We will not bring or use any alcohol or ill egal drugs. 4. We will not destroy property 5. We will respect the rights of all people. \n6. We will accept the legal consequences of our actions a s we continue our struggle in the courts. \n\nSPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory\, managed by the University of Cali fornia (UC) is one of the two principal U.S. nuclear weapons design labora tories and as such\, is one of the highest security facilities in the coun try. It is believed that over 1\,500 pounds of plutonium is stored on site \, protected by guards who have been given 'shoot to kill' orders in the c ase of unauthorized intruders. In these times of heightened security\, cro ssing the facility boundaries or climbing on or over the Lab fences carrie s an elevated risk of injury or death. In addition\, UC police over the pa st 20 years have consistently demonstrated a zero tolerance policy for peo ple who go limp at the time of arrest. If you choose to risk arrest and go limp\, be aware that you risk extreme pain and possible injury. If past p ractice holds\, in general those who choose to risk arrest and cooperate w ith their arresting officers will not be subjected to pain holds or injury .Additional Information: \n\n*Additional Information*: \n\n- on Low-Yield Earth-Penetrating 'bunker buster' Nuclear Weapons: http://www.fas.org/fasp ir/2001/v54n1/weapons.htm \n\n- on Depleted Uranium Munitions: http://www. phoenix.liu.edu/%7Elawrence/gl/duproject/cwpaper.htm \n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040808T130000 GEO:37.680200;-121.922000 LOCATION:Jackson Elementary School\,\, 554 Jackson Ave.\,\, Livermore\, Ca lifornia\, 94551\, United States SUMMARY:Rally and March 'Books not Bombs' to the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab! UID:20260421T070502CEST-PCVvHoTkh3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.trivalleycares.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:libnow@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:Liberation Now! - The National Student Animal Rights Conference \nUniversity of California - Berkeley\nOctober 29th to 31st\, 2004\nwww.Li berationNow.com \n\nHello!\n\nThe upcoming fourth national student animal rights conference will be taking place in October at the University of Cal ifornia - Berkeley near San Francisco.\n\n'Liberation Now!' is the animal rights movement's biggest event dedicated to bringing together students an d youth in the struggle for animal rights. \n\nPlease join hundreds of oth er young activists and dozens of the leading organizers and speakers of th e animal rights movement this Fall for this exciting event as we mark a re turn to the West coast over the Halloween weekend! \n\nThe early registra tion fee is only $10\, and free and low-cost food and lodging are availabl e. Please sign up for our email list for details on applying for travel gr ants\, speakers\, program\, etc.\n\nFOR MORE INFO and to REGISTER\, visit www.LiberationNow.com\, or contact: \n\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance\nP. O. Box 932\nNew York\, NY 10013-0864\n212-696-7911\nwww.defendanimals.org\ n\nOther Sponsors of 'Liberation Now!'\n\nAnimalsVoice.com\nBerkeley Organ ization for Animal Advocacy\nFarm Sanctuary\nFund for Animals\nHerbivore M agazine\nImpact Press\nIn Defense of Animals\nPETA2.com\nSaving Our Resour ces Today\nVegNews Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041031 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041029 GEO:37.866800;-122.254000 LOCATION:University Of California - Berkeley\, King Student Union\, Berkele y\, California\, 94720\, United States SUMMARY:Liberation Now! - National Student Animal Rights Conference - 2004 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Fb33lcUZco@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.LiberationNow.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:831-588-7839 Email:superdubb@telus.net DESCRIPTION:Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) National Conference\nSO LUTIONS FOR A SHRINKING PLANET: Sustainable Engineering and Enterprise\nfo r Human Development\nStanford University\nSep 30 - Oct 2\, 2004\nRegistrat ion and Info: http://esw.stanford.edu/conf04\n---------------------------- --------------------------------------------\n\nRegister before July 31\, 2004 and receive a discount!\n\nStanford University proudly invites you to join us for the 2004\nESW National Conference. Engineers for a Sustainab le World aims to\nmobilize engineers to address the challenges of global p overty and\nsustainability. In this 2nd annual conference\, participants will have\nopportunities to:\n\n * learn from world leaders about the intersection of engineering\, enterprise\, and sustainable development.\n * network with other socially and environmentally aware engineers\, sc ientists\, entrepreneurs\, and non-profit professionals\n * build insp iration and motivation to facilitate activism in their home organizations and communities.\n\nSessions themes include: water and health\, informatio n and communication technology for development\, the built environment\, e nergy in a resource scarce world\, business at the base of the pyramid\, a nd engineering\nand business education.\n\nA few highlighted keynotes incl ude:\n - William McDonough\, 'Hero for the planet'\, Time Magazine 1999\n - Patricia Galloway\, President of the American Society of Civil Enginee rs\n - Barbara Waugh\, Co-Founder of Hewlett Packard's World eInclusion\n - Jeffrey Sachs\, Special Advisor to UN Secretary General on the\n Mi llennium Development Goals\n\nOver 400 attendees are expected from through out the U.S. and\nabroad\, amongst them: professional engineers\, faculty\ , students\,\nbusiness leaders\, nonprofit groups\, and government agencie s.\nPlease join us for this exciting conference!\n\nEngineers for a Sustai nable World\nhttp://www.esustainableworld.org Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040930T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Stanford University\, Stanford\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Engineers for a Sustainable World 2004 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Um0lzPBtvJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://esw.stanford.edu/conf04 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:415-771-2028 Email:millionworkermarch@comcast.net DESCRIPTION:Dear Brothers and Sisters\,\n\nPlease Join Us in a Million Work er March.\n\nThe International Longshore and Warehouse Union\, Local 10\, recently passed a resolution proposing a million worker march on Washingto n in 2004. \n\nSunday\, October 17\, 2004 [updated from the 16th] is the d ate for this march. This mobilization is being proposed in response to the attacks upon working families in America and the millions of jobs lost du ring the Bush administration and with the complicity of Congress. The work ing class has not suffered such hardships since the Great Depression.\n\nW e are encouraging everyone to have the attached resolution adopted by your membership or organization. We are also asking that your organization sta rt a Million Workers March Committee to mobilize organized/unorganized lab or and our community and religious allies in your area\, ultimately mergin g with a National Committee to be formed at a later date. Finally\, we are asking for a financial contribution from your organization to be sent to the address below until a national Committee is created.\n\nThe Bush Admin istration and Congress's focus of placing the acquisition of capital and t he quest for profits above the needs of working people is undermining the economic security of working people and the nation as a whole.\n\nNow is t he time for organized/unorganized labor\, the interfaith and community org anizations to show solidarity and demand that all elected officials addres s the needs of working people. As working class people\, we know more than any others the difficulties and limitations we face both in our communiti es and workplaces. We shall therefore be representing ourselves during thi s march\, independent from all politicians\, while putting forward to the entire country\, our program for the betterment of America's majority work ing population.\n\nWhile we are in the early stages of planning this actio n\, we are urging organizations to join us in making this march a reality. We need you and your organizations help. The crises we face is severe. By mobilizing and uniting organized and unorganized labor with our community and religious allies we will be able to more effectively stop the attack on working people and improve our living and working conditions\n\nPlease contact:\n\nMILLION WORKER MARCH COMMITTEE\nILWU\, Local 10\n400 North Poi nt\nSan Francisco\, CA 94133\n(415) 771-2028\nEmail: millionworkermarch@co mcast.net\n\n\nLearn why we need a Million Worker March.\nListen to Claren ce Thomas of ILWU Local 10 and Ralph Schoenman of Pacifica Radio explain i n detail the causes for and benefits of a Million Worker march on Washingt on. This interview was broadcast on KPFA - Guns and Butter with host Bonni e Faulkner:\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041017 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Million Workers March UID:20260421T070502CEST-FVuOv2euOd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.millionworkermarch.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:312-822-0505 Email:pjvoter@aol.com DESCRIPTION:UNITY RALLY \nAUGUST 29\, 2 PM\nFEDERAL PLAZA (ADAMS AND DEARBO RN)\n \n-SAY YES TO JOBS\, PEACE\, & JUSTICE\n-SAY NO TO THE BUSH AGENDA\n -RALLY IN SOLIDARITY WITH PROTESTS AGAINST THE \nREPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVE NTION IN NYC\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040829T140000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Federal Plaza (Adams And Dearborn)\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60610\, United States SUMMARY:Chicago Peace\, Jobs\, and Justice Unity Rally UID:20260421T070502CEST-AIioJszG21@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.noiraqwar-chicago.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:415-865-5497 Email:info@nuclearpolicy.org DESCRIPTION:Featured Speakers include Dr. Helen Caldicott\, President of th e Nuclear Policy Research\nInstitute\; David Lochbaum\, Nuclear Safety Eng ineer\, Union of Concerned Scientists\; Oscar\nShirani\, Nuclear Industry Whistle-Blower\; Arjun Makhijani\, President of the Institute for Energy\n and Environmental Research\; Steven Strong\, Solar Design Associates\; Dia ne D’Arrigo\, Director\nof the Radioactive Waste Project\, Nuclear Informa tion and Resource Service\; and a special\naddress from Dr. Patch Adams of the Gesundheit! Institute. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041015T090000 GEO:42.008100;-87.721500 LOCATION:St. Scholastica Academy\, 7416 N. Ridge\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 606 45\, United States SUMMARY:Nuclear Power and Children's Health UID:20260421T070502CEST-viJ3EhJrnG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nuclearpolicy.org/conferences.cfm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:641-472-2337 Email:creatingpeace@mum.edu DESCRIPTION:Creating Peace will be our second annual event to promote peace ful solutions to world problems. It will feature speakers\, musicians\, wo rkshops\, networking\, and recreational activities. Geographical Scope: N ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050501 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050429 GEO:41.016600;-91.968200 LOCATION:Maharishi University Of Management\, 1000 N. 4th St.\, Fairfield\, Iowa\, 52557\, United States SUMMARY:Creating Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-lb14cI9VXD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsforpeace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:845-657-2884 Email:jennifer@globalyouthconnect.org DESCRIPTION:CAMBODIA: 2005 HUMAN RIGHTS SERVICE AND LEARNING DELEGATION \n \nGlobal Youth Connect proudly announces that it is now recruiting partici pants for our 2nd Human Rights Service and Learning Delegation to Phnom Pe nh\, Cambodia from June 19 to July 24\, 2004 (5 weeks). The 2005 delegati on will integrate a human rights training workshop with substantive servic e projects which will involve volunteering for local NGOs working on press ing human rights and social justice issues including peace and reconciliat ion\, youth development\, HIV/AIDS\, women’s rights\, poverty and economic development\, and education. Participants will also have the opportunity to build collaboration and community with young Cambodian leaders.\n\nGYC is organizing this program in collaboration with our Cambodian partner\, Cambodian Volunteers for Community Development.\n\nWe invite interested yo ung leaders to apply. We are looking for participants who are between the ages of 18-25\, possess U.S. citizenship or residency\, or are studying f ull-time at a U.S. college or university. Most importantly\, applicants s hould wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of human rights and social justice. The deadline to receive applications is December 3\, 200 4.\n\nFor more information on the program details\, costs\, and how to app ly\, please visit our website:\n\nwww.globalyouthconnect.org/countries/cam bodia/2005/delegation.html\n\nBest wishes\,\n \nJennifer Kloes\nProgram Di rector\nGlobal Youth Connect\nP.O. Box 1484\nWoodstock\, NY 12498\nTel: (8 45) 657-2884\nE-mail: jennifer@globalyouthconnect.org\n\nACTING TOGETHER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS\, COMPASSION\, AND RESPONSIBILITY\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050724 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050619 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Phnom Penh\, Cambodia SUMMARY:Youth Human Rights Delegation to Cambodia UID:20260421T070502CEST-i4eRjZKPNV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalyouthconnect.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mliebman@stanford.edu DESCRIPTION:The 2004 Conference will feature panels on animal rights\, gay rights\, disability rights\, international human rights\, criminal justice \, youth law\, critical race theory\, community lawyering\, environmental law\, the elections\, and public interest practice.\n\n'Shaking The Founda tions is an annual conference open to all students from Stanford Law Schoo l and other law schools\, aimed primarily at those planning careers in pub lic interest law.  The conference is designed to encourage students to use their legal skills in the struggle for social justice\, to provide a foru m for the discussion of creative strategies used by legal advocates and ac tivists to further progressive goals\, and to help students develop relati onships within the progressive legal community.'\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041113 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041112T120000 GEO:37.189400;-121.705000 LOCATION:Stanford Law School\, 559 Nathan Abbott Way\, Stanford\, Californi a\, 94305\, United States SUMMARY:Shaking the Foundations Progressive Lawyering Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-1cfkbbwMXt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://shaking.stanford.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:774-826-7782 Email:akinbulu@bc.edu DESCRIPTION:INvitation to all local high school seniors and college student s to come and vote Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040928T120000 GEO:42.357600;-71.211600 LOCATION:Boston College\, Chesnut Hill\, Massachusetts\, 02467\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Rock the Vote - Boston UID:20260421T070502CEST-aNpvBdK0Cd@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:323-732-6416 Email:lafsprw6@aol.com DESCRIPTION:The Comrades of Color Caucus warmly invites you to a salute to the publication of Revolutionary Integration\, an inspiring history and Ma rxist analysis of the Black liberation struggle from the 1960s through the 1980s. The program will feature a discussion by local activists on the bo ok’s lessons and meaning for today.\nA reception follows the program. Ba ldwin Hills Library. \nHosted by Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist P arty.\nFor information call 323-732-6416 \n Everyone welcome. \n Geograp hical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040828T150000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:2906 S. La Brea\, Los Angeles\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Women's Rights Day Book Launch of 'Revolutionary Integration' UID:20260421T070502CEST-f9CdMoOmof@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialism.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-546-6752 Email:amber@grassrootssolutions.com DESCRIPTION:Get-Out-The-Vote The Wellstone Way \n\n\nWellstone Action Fund announces two special get-out-the-vote (GOTV) trainings. These 2-day pract ical skills trainings will be held in September in Seattle (September 11 & 12) and Cleveland (September 18 & 19). The trainings are designed especi ally for individuals and non-profit organizations doing non-partisan voter registration\, education and mobilization.\n\nThe late Senator Paul Wells tone was deeply committed to citizen activism and engagement in the politi cal process. He believed that ordinary people need to organize and develop the skills necessary to be effective participants in their community and nation. These training programs draw heavily from the lessons passed on to us from Paul Wellstone.\n\nThe GOTV trainings will have an exclusive focu s on the final push to get-out-the-vote\, including the elements of an eff ective\, energetic and winning GOTV effort. It will cover work at the door \, on the phone\, recruiting volunteers\, absentee ballot and early vote r ules\, voter protection\, vote by mail programs and working with the media . The training will also provide a step-by-step guide for mobilizing voter s in the final weeks before the election and on Election Day itself.\n\nMa ny groups and individuals have been doing exciting and innovative work to register and educate voters. Now is the time to bring it all together by m otivating people to get to the polls.\n\nTo sign up online\,visit www.well stone.org.\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040918 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Cleveland\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:Camp Wellstone GOTV Training! UID:20260421T070502CEST-dhA6bt6msr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wellstone.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-992-8484 Email:info@refuseandresist.org DESCRIPTION:On the eve of the Republican National Convention\, as the battl e rages for the streets of New York City\, the Artists Network of Refuse & Resist! is presenting an evening of performance to honor Courageous Resis ters:Michael Berg\;Camilo Mejia\;Juanita Young\n\nSome of the Artists who will perform in honor of the Resisters include:\nDan Bern\nBlair Brown\nSt eve Earle\nReg E. Gaines\nBeau Sia Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040826T193000 GEO:40.729100;-73.991600 LOCATION:Skirball Center For The Performing Arts\, NYU\, 566 LaGuardia Plac e At Washington Sq. South\, Manhattan\, New York\, 10012\, United States SUMMARY:UNCONVENTIONAL HEROES: An Evening of Performance to Honor Courageou s Resisters UID:20260421T070502CEST-TTwxGrvfSe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.artistsnetwork.org/news13/news660.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:bandsacrossusa@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Bands Across America and U of M Environmental Action Present a Free Concert for Regime Change\n\nVENUE:\nBallroom\, University of Michiga n Student Union\n530 S State St\nAnn Arbor MI 48109\nUSA \n\nDETAILS:\nLab or Day\, September 6th\nMichigan Ballroom\, University of Michigan Ann Arb or\nTime: 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM\nAdmission: FREE\nBands:\nGenessee Ramblers\n Hairy Drain Babies\nThe Teeth\nWorking Model\nThe Six Foot Poles\nThe Stat e\nOblivion\nElevations\n\nIt only takes 5 seconds\, 5 seconds of decision . 5 seconds to decide your purpose on the planet. 5 seconds to decide whet her you are going to be part of the problem or part of the solution. \n\nA RE YOU READY TO TESTIFY?\n\n\nhttp://members.aol.com/bandsacrossusa/home.h tm\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040906T140000 GEO:42.276300;-83.711200 LOCATION:Michigan Ballroom\, University Of Michigan\, 530 S State St\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, 48109\, United States SUMMARY:Labor Day Free Concert for Regime Change UID:20260421T070502CEST-fsVtZfRlu2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://members.aol.com/bandsacrossusa/home.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:617-838-1422 Email:rine@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:MAN / WOMAN-IN-BLACK-BLOC AGAINST THE RNC\nRISE UP IN DEFENSE O F THE HONOR & MEMORY OF JOHNNY CASH \n\n* * *\n\nJOHNNY CASH SPOKE FOR THE POOR AND UNDER-REPRESENTED\nTHE REPUBLICANS SPEAK FOR THE RICH\n\nJOHN NY CASH ADVOCATED FOR PRISON REFORM\nTHE REPUBLICANS LOCK US UP\n\nJOHNNY CASH SANG FOR OUR MINERS\, FARMERS\, AND WORKERS \nREPUBLICAN ECONOMICS CR USH THE WORKING CLASS\n\nTHE RNC HAS NO RIGHT TO TARNISH THE MEMORY OF JOH NNY CASH\nWE WILL RISE UP TO DEFEND THE HONOR OF AN AMERICAN HERO\n\n\n* * *\nThis is a call to action.\nMeet at 4:00 P.M. dressed in black on Tue sday\, August 31st at :\nSOTHEBY’S AUCTION HOUSE \n1334 YORK AVENUE \nNEW YORK\, NEW YORK\n\nPress Contact\nPhone: 617.838.1422\nEmail: ManInBlack@ riseup.net or Rine@riseup.net\nWebsite: www.defendjohnnycash.org\n\nOn Tu esday\, August 31st\, the Republicans who will invade our city plan to hav e an exclusive 'celebration' of Johnny Cash for Tennessee delegates inside the famous high-art auction / real estate investment house Sotheby's. Th is past July\, Sotheby’s locked out 54 union workers\, Teamster Local 814 Movers\, including some that had been employed there for over thirty years . They called scabs from London in.\n\nThis Republican event is supposed t o be in “honor” of Republican Senator Lamar Alexander\, a man whose websit e boasts more corporate headshots than political content. It is sponsored by the American Gas Association\, a multinational corporation whose membe rship includes gas companies in Brazil\, Korea\, and France\, among others . \n\nWell\, we know that Johnny sure wouldn't be too keen on this\, espe cially given the brutal stomping the current administration has been doing on our nation's poor and working class. Actually\, Johnny would be downri ght pissed. Just like we are. Over the past four years\, conditions for the poor and working class have worsened. There are now over 31 million Am ericans living in poverty. 12.2 million children in our nation are poor\, with over 1.35 million of them homeless. Over 43 million Americans have no healthcare and there are currently almost 10 million unemployed Americans . (Poor People's Economic Rights Campaign)\n\nThe songs of Johnny Cash wer e beacons of light for those who were unjustly locked up\, kicked down\, a nd knocked around. He sang for the poor\, the imprisoned\, and the oppres sed. He sang from his heart. How dare the Republicans think of using the memory of a true people's hero to promote their greedy causes and war-cri minal president? Would Johnny support the president’s economic policies? NO! Would Johnny support the Iraq war? NO! Would Johnny support the drac onian Rockefeller drug laws? HELL NO!\n\nStand with us and take the stree ts in front of Sotheby's on A31 to raise your voice in song\, in rage\, an d in hope. We will join together in defense of the honor of Johnny Cash. We will stand in recognition of the misery of the past four years the Bus h administration has slapped upon our nation's low-income and blue collar class. We will make Johnny proud. \n\nOn a strange side note\, later thi s fall\, Sotheby’s plans to auction off all of the personal items belongin g to the late Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Everything from June’s ch ildhood shoes to Cash family photos to Johnny’s actual Grammys will be auc tioned off to the rich bidder with the biggest wallet.\n\nBring your black clothing\, pompadour\, guitars (real or cardboard)\, hair grease\, singin g voice\, megaphones\, jailstripes\, skeleton costumes\, signs\, art\, pos ters\, CD players\, boomboxes\, musical instruments\, Johnny posters and r ecords\, dancing shoes\, creative resistance\, decentralized direct action schemes\, and of course\, your favorite political Cash lyrics as big as y ou can print‘em! Shame on the RNC!\n\nFor more info: www.DefendJohnnyCas h.org\nTo volunteer\, email: ManInBlack@risep.net or call 617.838.1422\n\n Sotheby’s is located one block east of 1st Avenue at 71st street.\nSubway: Take the 6 train to 68th St. and walk north 3 blocks\, and then east to Y ork Ave. \n\n“MAN IN BLACK” \n\nWell\, you wonder why I always dress in bl ack\,\nWhy you never see bright colors on my back\,\nAnd why does my appea rance seem to have a somber tone.\nWell\, there's a reason for the things that I have on.\n\nI wear the black for the poor and the beaten down\,\nLi vin' in the hopeless\, hungry side of town\,\nI wear it for the prisoner w ho has long paid for his crime\,\nBut is there because he's a victim of th e times…\n\nWell\, we're doin' mighty fine\, I do suppose\,\nIn our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes\,\nBut just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back\,\nUp front there ought 'a be a Man In Black.\n\nI wear it for the sick and lonely old\,\nFor the reckless ones whose bad tri p left them cold\,\nI wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been\,\nEach week we lose a hundred fine young men.\n\nAnd\, I wear i t for the thousands who have died\,\nBelieven' that the Lord was on their side\,\nI wear it for another hundred thousand who have died\,\nBelieven' that we all were on their side.\n\nWell\, there's things that never will b e right I know\,\nAnd things need changin' everywhere you go\,\nBut 'til w e start to make a move to make a few things right\,\nYou'll never see me w ear a suit of white.\n\nAh\, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day\,\nAnd t ell the world that everything's OK\,\nBut I'll try to carry off a little d arkness on my back\,\n'Till things are brighter\, I'm the Man In Black.\n -Johnny Cash\, “Man In Black”\n\n# # # Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040831T160000 GEO:40.720100;-73.706800 LOCATION:In Front Of Sotheby's\, 1334 York Avenue (at 71st St.)\, New York\ , New York\, 11001\, United States SUMMARY:Man In Black Blac / Johnny Cash Defense for the RNC UID:20260421T070502CEST-ItdHEEpHwv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.DefendJohnnyCash.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:917-825-3562 Email:bulletin@revbilly.com DESCRIPTION:Every Tuesday\, down in the WTC Path Station inside Ground Zero \, we start reciting into our cellphones the 1st Amendment at 6:30 PM and we recite it again and again until 7:00 PM.  Then we gather and sing it to gether\nrhythmically.  And now we go up on the sidewalk to listen to the 1 st Amendment\nGospel choir.  Here:\n\nCongress shall make no law respectin g an establishment of religion\, or\nprohibiting the free exercise thereof \; \nor abridging the freedom of speech\, or of the press\; or the right o f the people peaceably to assemble\, and to petition the\nGovernment for a redress of grievances.\n\nWhy pretend you police officers aren't reading this?  Of course you are.  Let\nme say hello. Well\, thank you for not arr esting us last week.  We are working on\nexcercising the 1st Amendment rig ht of free speech and peaceable assembly. We\nfeel that Ground Zero needs to be a working commons area in our community\, like\nan international vil lage square.   We need to be able to share our memories of\n9//11\, and ha ve our outspoken opinions and shout them out\, you know\, like\nAmericans. \n\nMany of you cops disagree\, but some of you have sympathy for our posi tion\,\npartly because you've noticed that President Bush has not succeede d in persuading the courts that the constitutional freedoms should be susp ended.  We welcome you to search us and keep an eye on our activity\, but we believe that suspending basic freedoms makes us more vulnerable to atta ck\, not less.\n\nThe people from around the world who join us on Tuesdays often say that they\nnever knew the 1st Amendment\, but they often felt i t in the natural personality\nof Americans. They knew it was there. The si ngle sentence with the five freedoms\, written by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson\, is an extraordinary\, messy\, scary way to organize a society .  It guarantees freedoms and trusts people to find their way.\n\nEvery ch allenge to the 1st Amendment\, starting with the Sedition Act in 1798\,\nt hen the Espionage Act in 1914\, and of course the laws of racism -- these all\nfront with fear. Freedom is banned because of the threat of the unkno wn\, of the\nforeigner\, of realpeople. The Bush administration seems to h ate the 1st\nAmendment.  Senator Byrd pointed out that in their public doc uments they can't\nbring themselves to give the U.S. Constiitution a capit al 'C.'  \n\nWe know that if we are arrested by you that we will only be k eeping the 1st Amendment alive the way that it has always been kept alive -- through citizens who lived it and made it stronger by public and judici al opinion.   No\, the PATH Station is not private property.  Our taxes pa y for it.   No we are not a threat.  Yes we are Peaceable.  Yes\,  the 1st Amendment is our permit.  No you\ncan't give commuters the right to be gu ests because they act like obedient consumers while denying rights to peop le who wish to speak in public.  Yes the basic American freedoms stay aliv e because we insist with our voices and bodies.\n\nAnd yes we will keep sa ying that sentence.  We invite all of you policemen and women to recite th e great words of freedom with us. -rb\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040831T183000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:WTC PATH Station Inside Ground Zero\, New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Rev Billy 1st Amendment Mob UID:20260421T070502CEST-vtWEE76hH5@74.81.90.59 URL:http:///www.revbilly.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-552-8722 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Come out and participate in studying the cutting edge revolutio nary African \nInternationalist theory of Omali Yeshitela and the African People's Socialist \nParty! Study the powerful new book Omali Yeshitela Sp eaks with the Uhuru \nSolidarity Movement on Monday\, June 27th from 6-8pm at Robins Books\, 108 S. \n13th St. in Center City Philadelphia.\n\nThis week we're reading the presentation 'Touch one\, touch all! African \nwork ers and poor peasants unite'\, on page 216 of Omali Yeshitela Speaks. Book s \ncan be purchased for $20 at the study. We will also get a report direc tly from \nthe June 2005 conference to build the African Socialist Interna tional in \nLondon\, England. The ASI is bringing African revolutionaries together from all \nover the world to provide a real solution to the deves tation facing Africa and \nAfrican people worldwide. This solution is the total liberation of African \npeople and the unification of Africa under t he leadership of African workers \nand poor peasants!\n\nWhite liberals or liberal imperialists are not going to 'save' Africa by \nhaving 'Live 8' concerts or anything else! Africans must control their own \nresources\, s tolen by imperialism for over 500 years\, which still feeds Europe\, \nthe US and other countries\, while starving Africa herself! Reparations and \ nself-determination are the answer\, it's the white world that owes a huge debt \nto Africa\, not the other way round!\n\nJoin the crucial work of b uilding genuine solidarity in the white community \nwith the Uhuru Movemen t as it builds a world-wide movement for African \nliberation. Join Uhuru Solidarity Movement! Learn how you can participate in \nmeaningful communi ty action and raising resources for justice for the African \ncommunity in Philly and nationally/internationally. \n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050627T180000 GEO:39.962600;-75.162900 LOCATION:Robins Books\, 108 S. 13th St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 191 07\, United States SUMMARY:Study Series on African Internationalism - reading from 'Omali Yesh itela Speaks' UID:20260421T070502CEST-XS1VKpzma4@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-568-8077 Email:anything@interacttheatre.org DESCRIPTION:'Homeland Security' is a dynamic new play that follows an inter -racial couple as they are profiled by the FBI at an airport line. This a pparent violation triggers the unraveling of the relationship amid a web o f secrecy and paranoia. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041121 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041022T200000 GEO:40.003400;-75.186800 LOCATION:The Adrienne\, 2030 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:'Homeland Security' by Stuart Flack UID:20260421T070502CEST-jwVcaMTtxD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.interacttheatre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:410-627-7679 Email:aidjhuinfo@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Association of India's Development\, Johns Hopkins University C hapter (AID JHU) is a non-profit\, volunteer student organization at JHU t hat supports grass roots development projects in India. AID JHU is hosting the world-renowned Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan at the Johns Hopkins Univ ersity on October 3 for an Indian classical music concert. He will be acco mpanied by his sons\, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash\, and percus sionist Tanmoy Bose on the tabla. The State of Maryland will honor Amjad A li Khan with the Governor’s Citation award for Outstanding Community Servi ce at a dinner banquet for patrons of AID and the concert.\nThis concert i s a pert of 2 day long Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations by student groups at Ho pkins. All funds from it will go towards development projects in India.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041003T170000 GEO:39.328500;-76.599100 LOCATION:3400 North Charles Street\, Shriver Hall\, Homewood Campus\, Johns Hopkins Univ.\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21218\, United States SUMMARY:Ustad Amjad Ali Khan Performs at Hopkins UID:20260421T070502CEST-nmGpU19xVN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aak2004.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-293-4414 Email:abby@ssdp.org DESCRIPTION:Join more than 400 drug policy and student activists from aroun d the country for a lobby day\, trainings and key-note speakers. A major theme of the conference will be SSDP's campaign to repeal the Higher Educa tion Act Drug Provision\, the law that blocks federal financial aid to app licants with drug convictions. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041120 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041118 GEO:38.919300;-77.039800 LOCATION:University Of Maryland\, Stamp Student Union\, College Park\, Mary land\, 20009\, United States SUMMARY:SSDP National Conference 2004 UID:20260421T070502CEST-cPcdmzw2Rn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssdp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:comments@fightingbob.com DESCRIPTION:Free gathering in the progressive tradition of Fighting Bob La Follette: 'Rights at Risk\,' with speakers including Robert F. Kennedy\, J r.\, Jim Hightower\, Sen. Tom Harkin\, Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager \, John Nichols\, Rep. Tammy Baldwin\, Dave Zweifel & Green Party presiden tial cadidate David Cobb plus food and music by Marques Bovre\, Command Zu lu\, David Stoddard and SONiA. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040918T080000 GEO:43.446600;-89.864000 LOCATION:Sauk County Fairgrounds\, 700 Washington Ave\, Baraboo\, Wisconsin \, 53913\, United States SUMMARY:Fighting Bob Fest UID:20260421T070502CEST-kcmoXOEx24@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fightingbobfest.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:atc@bard.edu DESCRIPTION:We have organized this conference to bring together college act ivists from around the region to gather and figure out how to create or im prove our networking systems in an effort to strengthen our community and make us more effective in our struggles. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040926 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040924 GEO:42.035400;-73.909200 LOCATION:Bard College\, Annandale-on-Hudson\, New York\, 12504\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Northeast Regional College Activist Training Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Vs11Blttda@74.81.90.59 URL:http://inside.bard.edu/community/projects/atc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:360-867-6033 Email:sesame@evergreen.edu DESCRIPTION:Last academic year saw the first Cinemayaat Middle East Film Fe stival\, which was well received at Evergreen\, and the greater Olympia co mmunity. Our overall mission is to dispel stereotypes of the Middle East\, Muslims\, and Arabs\, and expand understanding of the complexity of the M iddle East. Using the themes of racism\, self-determination\, women’s and queer issues to guide our choices\, we presented engaging documentaries\, feature films\, shorts and speakers\, all free of charge.\n\nThis November look forward to an exciting return of ‘Cinemayaat’ to the Evergreen State College campus. We are using our previous themes\, but there is plenty ne w material (as well as return of a favorite short “Planet of the Arabs”). SESAME will be screening over 12 new films and bringing an array of incred ible speakers for an exciting and thought provoking event. Come explore th e vast and diverse complexities of Arab\, Middle Eastern\, and Islamic cul ture through film\, speakers\, and discussion.\n Geographical Scope: Metr o DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041114 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041111 GEO:47.065400;-122.976000 LOCATION:The Evergreen State College\, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW\, Olympia\ , Washington\, 98505\, United States SUMMARY:Cinemayaat: The SESAME Middle East Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ruc4ikUew4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://academic.evergreen.edu/groups/sesame/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:202-449-1065 Email:susannah_nichols@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Voter Mobilization Training – a crash course on how to effectiv ely educate and mobilize progressive voters. You will:\n\n- Learn how to g et involved in the upcoming election\n\n- Develop skills in field organizi ng and direct voter contact\n\n- Learn the keys to a successful get-out-th e-vote campaign\n\n- Connect with local progressive organizations in need of skilled volunteers \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040918T090000 GEO:42.276300;-83.711200 LOCATION:Michigan League - UM Campus\, 911 N. University Ave.\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, 48109\, United States SUMMARY:Voter Mobilization Training - Michigan UID:20260421T070502CEST-xbcvFMLcaZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.progressleaders.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:410-627-7679 Email:aidjhuinfo@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041003T170000 GEO:39.328500;-76.599100 LOCATION:3400 N. Charles Street\, Shriver Hall\, JHU\, Baltimore\, Maryland \, 21218\, United States SUMMARY:Sarod Recital by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan UID:20260421T070502CEST-kjdG7WXoZh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jhu.edu/aidjhu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041114 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041113 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:CAN National Conference - Stop The War in 2004 UID:20260421T070502CEST-sJVMN7rCnD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusantiwar.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:svanacor@eastern.edu DESCRIPTION:A peaceful\, non-confrontational counter-rally to the Nazi Part y (National Socialist Movement) Rally in Valley Forge Historical Park. 1-5 p.m. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040925T130000 GEO:40.211900;-75.355900 LOCATION:Valley Forge\, Pennsylvania\, 19483\, United States SUMMARY:Valley Forge Rally for Social Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-DZFLDIwhuh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://rallyforsocialjustice.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:203-772-4669 Email:info@energyaction.net DESCRIPTION:Update!! Today is Energy Independence Day! 258 groups will Decl are Independence today! Already the largest student clean energy day of ac tion in history!\n\nSet up a table to collect Declaration signatures today and register your action!\n\nhttp://www.energyaction.net/declaration/acti on.php\n\n\nOil prices are skyrocketing. Conflicts are mounting. Mercury i s causing brain damage. Global warming is hitting home. Russia is ready to sign Kyoto\, but the United States is nowhere to be seen. This October ou r generation is ready to stand up and declare a clean energy future!\n \nO n October 19th\, two weeks before the election\, the youth of the United S tates are challenging all candidates for elected office and leaders of our institutions to lay out their plan for a complete transition beyond dirty energy. \n \nSign the Declaration of Independence from Dirty Energy and h elp us reach our goal of 30\,000 youth declaring our freedom on October 19 th\, Energy Independence Day!\n \nhttp://www.energyaction.net/declaration/ declaration.php\n \nWhat else can you do?\n1. Meet with your group and sta rt planning an action for October 19th. If you don’t have a group use this day to launch your campaign!\n2. The Declaration is youth-written but mad e for everybody to sign! Send this message to all of your friends and netw orks with a personal message on top.\n3. Go to www.energyaction.net for a ction ideas\, tools for your action\, and to add your action\, however big or small!\n \nIt’s important to get as many people as you can to sign the Declaration right away so we can call our generation to action with the p ower of our collective voices!\n \nhttp://www.energyaction.net/declaration /declaration.php\n \nTogether we will fuel the clean energy revolution!\n\ n-- Crystal\, Nick\, Kathy\, Billy\, Kim\, Josh\, Kassie\, Arthur\, Lindsa y\nEnergy Action political team\n \nEnergy Action is a powerful new North American coalition of 17 student networks and progressive organizations co mmitted to leveraging our collective power and creating change for a clean \, efficient\, just and renewable energy future. The coalition facilitated 130 youth and student-led actions across the US and Canada on Fossil Fool s Day\, April 1st\, 2004 to prove that young people would no longer be foo led by fossil fuels and dirty energy. On October 19th\, two weeks before t he general election\, thousands of young voters will celebrate the 63rd an niversary of the first wind turbine to go online in the U.S. by staging a national intervention in the United States’ addiction to dirty energy. G eographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041019 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Energy Independence Day! UID:20260421T070502CEST-DB8eiNKTv6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.energyaction.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:614-261-7793 Email:roses@21stdems.org DESCRIPTION:Join VoteMob Ohio and NY-based Downtown for Democracy for a nig ht of progressive art\, music and dancing. Local and national artist will be exhibiting political posters expressing their hopes for 'regime change '. Voter education\, mobilization and passionate conversation! Come on ou t and help us take back America! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040924T210000 GEO:39.891700;-82.877100 LOCATION:57 E. Gay St.\, Skylab\, Columbus\, Ohio\, 43215\, United States SUMMARY:Creative Control-- Expressing the Progressive Self UID:20260421T070502CEST-1mOgfPV0vi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.votemob.org; END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:973-338-5398 Email:racismwatch@earthlink.net DESCRIPTION:During the week of October 18-24\, 2004\, we call for groups an d coalitions around the country to organize local actions and campaigns in support of racial justice. Once again\, just like other elections\, we’re hearing almost nothing about these issues from the major Presidential can didates and many other candidates seeking office\, so we need to make our presence felt! As Frederick Douglas said\, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did\, and it never will.” \n\n \n\nLet’s speak truth t o power!\n\n \n\n-Let’s talk about the race and class bias in our legal sy stem and the unequal resources for our public schools. \n\n-Let’s call for a strong jobs and human needs programs and a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. \n\n-Let’s demand a truly fair and democratic voting syste m and repeal of the USA Patriot Act.\n\n-Let’s speak out against the racis t “war on drugs\,” the scapegoating of immigrants and for immigrant rights like the right to a drivers license and the right to organize without ret ribution.\n\n-Let’s support stronger environmental justice policies for co mmunities of color and poor communities.\n\n-Let’s stand tall for affirmat ive action and a national reparations commission to address historic oppre ssion and crimes against humanity.\n\n-Let’s unite for Native American sov ereignty and treaty rights and a foreign policy of peace with social and e conomic justice for all.\n\n \n\nThese issues can be raised\, and the caus e of racial\, economic and social justice advanced\, in various ways: marc hes and rallies\, workshops\, trainings\, candidates’ forums\, educational leafleting\, widespread outreach and get-out-the-anti-racist-vote activit y. Local groups and coalitions can determine what they want to do\; the na tional coordinating body for Vote for Racial Justice Week will provide res ources\, communications mechanisms and support and will work to garner nat ional press for this historic week.\n\n \n\nWhat will this week accomplish ?\n\n \n\n-We will show each other and the country that there is a multi-c ultural network of many thousands of activists in the USA who are committe d to dealing with racism and integrating on-going work around it into our personal and organizational lives.\n\n-We will agitate and organize among masses of people in the period right before the November 2 elections\, urg ing them to come out and cast an informed and intelligent vote.\n\n-We wil l lay the basis for an on-going\, pro-justice movement that understands th e interconnections among issues and will support strong anti-racist leader ship as we build it.\n\n \n\nLet us hear from you! Let’s rise to the chall enge and make our voices heard this October!\n\n \n\nTo join this campaign as a participating organizaton or for information\, contact the Vote for Racial Justice Week coordinating committee at: racismwatch@earthlink.net\, www.racismwatch.org\, 973-338-5398. \n\n \n\nInitiated by: 2004 Racism Wa tch\, Black Radical Congress\, Black Voices for Peace\, Green Party of the United States\, Independent Progressive Politics Network\, Institute for Southern Studies\, League of Pissed Off Voters\, National Coalition Buildi ng Institute\, National Youth and Student Peace Coalition\, Project South\ , Solidarity\, Southern Anti-Racism Network\, Student Environmental Action Coalition\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041024 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041018 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Vote For Racial Justice Week of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-K8FRDJcPP4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.racismwatch.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:jennifer@globalyouthconnect.org DESCRIPTION:Global Youth Connect invites young leaders (ages 18-25) interes ted in expanding their knowledge and understanding of human rights and soc ial justice to join us for a 2-week study tour to Guatemala.\nThis experie ntial education program will take participants to Guatemala City\, Antigua \, and Quetzaltenango to explore the range of human rights issues that are currently impacting Guatemala's development. We will explore the roots o f the violent conflict which held Guatemala in its grasp for almost four d ecades and learn how this legacy of violence has impacted the country and its people. Participants will meet with leading human rights defenders\, government representatives\, youth and others from local communities to le arn about the political and social challenges faced by Guatemalans. We wi ll also connect with young Guatemalans in Quetzaltenango in an interactive workshop designed to build cross-cultural understanding. Through hands-o n service activities\, participants will also have a chance to work side-b y-side with Guatemalans in finding positive solutions to social and econom ic concerns. We will consider the ways in which we can help raise awarenes s on the issues and provide collaborative support to Guatemalans who are a lready working to create change.\n Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050102 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Guatemala SUMMARY:Guatemala Human Rights Study Tour for Young Leaders (January 2005) UID:20260421T070502CEST-NiafXHeD2N@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalyouthconnect.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-449-1065 Email:tamara@progressleaders.org DESCRIPTION:Voter Mobilization Volunteer Trainings - Center for Progressive Leadership\n\nEnhance your political impact with a one-day voter mobiliza tion training!\nLearn more below or register online today at www.progressl eaders.org/vmt04\n\nThis fall thousands of progressive volunteers will be working to turn out voters on Election Day. To support that effort the\nCe nter for Progressive Leadership will be hosting a series of one-day Voter Mobilization Volunteer Trainings. Through a series of interactive\, highly focused training sessions with top progressive organizers\, we'll be prep aring activists to be\neffective in communicating a progressive message to voters and ensuring they make their voices heard in this critical electio n. \n\nAt the end of the training you'll have an opportunity to sign up as a volunteer on voter mobilization activities in your community!\n\nTraini ng Dates & Locations:\n\n- Washington\, DC: Sat\,October 2\n- Pittsburgh\, PA: Sat\,October 2\n- Philadelphia\, PA: Sun\,October 3\n- Phoenix\, AZ: Sun\,October 10\n\nProgressive Experts Will Teach Sessions On:\n\n- The ba sics of campaign field tactics and strategy\n- Communicating with voters a bout progressive issues\n- Mastering door-to-door\, phone and electronic o utreach & organizing\n- Learning the legal details of voter registration a nd voter rights\n- Strategizing on methods to be an effective progressive electoral activist\n\nLogistics:\n\n- When:1:00-6:00pm(agenda at www.progr essleaders.org/vmt04)\n- Cost: $10 in advance\, $5 for students. Includes materials.\n\nRegistration Information:\n\n- Full details and registration online at www.progressleaders.org/vmt04\n- Email fieldtraining@progressle aders.org with any questions\n\nOther Ways to Get Involved:\n- Is your non -profit organization looking for trained volunteers for your electoral out reach activities? Complete the\nform at www.progressleaders.org/vmt04\n\n- Are you unable to attend one of the programs above but want to be kept in formed about future trainings? Email\nfieldtraining@progressleaders.org an d we'll add you to our announcements list.\n\n- And of course - forward th is message to your progressive friends who are interested in making a diff erence this\nelection year!\n\n******************************************* *************************\n\nThe Center for Progressive Leadership (CPL) i s a non-partisan\, non-profit political training institute dedicated to bu ilding the next generation of progressive political leaders. Through inten sive training programs for youth\, activists\, and candidates\, CPL provid es progressives with the skills and resources needed to become effective p olitical leaders.\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041002T130000 GEO:38.900700;-77.039900 LOCATION:805 21st St NW\, George Washington University\, Washington\, Distr ict of Columbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:Voter Mobilization Volunteer Training - Wash DC UID:20260421T070502CEST-EpTov5xNoM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.progressleaders.org/vmt04 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:610-434-9223 Email:eritter@cleanwater.org DESCRIPTION:Clean Water Action will be working non-stop the day of the elec tion and the three days leading up to it. We are looking for people that would be interested in volunteering anywhere from four hours to four days. In these days we will be calling\, door knocking\, dropping literature\, driving people to the polls\, and doing whatever it takes to get W out of D.C. You will be working with hundreds of other volunteers\, what should be the largest grassroots movement in history\, to create the change we a ll know is needed. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041102 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041030T090000 GEO:40.607000;-75.480900 LOCATION:1124 Tilghman St.\, Allentown\, Pennsylvania\, 18102\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Get Out the Vote - PA UID:20260421T070502CEST-V3e4FPSxn0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://cleanwateraction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-735-3615 Email:reenajwj@earthlink.net DESCRIPTION:Do you Want to understand the relations of power\, build strong student organizations that make real change and win concrete victories on your campus?\n\nCome to a GROW Training \nOctober 1 - October 3 \n@ Commu nity College of Philadelphia\, School of Business and Industry Room C2-5 ( 18th and Callowhill)\n\nLearn how to:\n *Develop strategies to win specif ic issue campaigns\n *Gain hands-on organizing experience\n *Build more effective coaltions\n *Increase the membership\, reputation\, funding\, a nd influence of your\n organization\n *Learn effective GOTV strategies \n\nFor more information or to register please\ncontact Reena Desai\, 215- 735-3615\, reenajwj@earthlink.n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041003 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041001T170000 GEO:40.001200;-75.169700 LOCATION:Camden County Community College\, 18th & Callowhill\, Philadelphia \, Pennsylvania\, 19130\, United States SUMMARY:Philly GROW-GrassRoots Organizing Weekend-Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-cmVsCs0t76@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:617-921-3659 Email:kait@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:Rainforest Action Network and SEAC present:\nThe 2004 GLOBAL FI NANCE CAMPAIGN\n'Back to School' BBQ and Party!\n\n\nWHAT: Music\, Food\, Speakers\, and Fun in the Park on a Friday Afternoon!\n\n\nWHERE: Boston C ommon Stage\, Boston\, MA (nearest T stop is Park Street on\nthe Red Line) \n\n\nWHEN: Friday\, September 17\, 4:00 - 7:00 PM\n\n\nWHO: You!\n\n\nEXT RA ACTION! Join us at 12:30 PM on Friday 9/17 for a rally at John\nHancoc k's\ncorporate headquarters!\nMeet at Copley Square to speak truth to powe r and challenge one of the\nlargest\ninsurance companies in the world to a dopt responsible environmental\nstandards!\n\n\nContact dan@ran.org or kai t@riseup.net to get involved in helping put this\nevent\ntogether!\n\n\nWH Y: The global economy is out of whack. Big banks\, at the heart of the\nw orld\nfinancial system\, are investing in big oil\, old growth forest dest ruction\,\nand\nprojects that displace indigenous communities all around t he world. Many\nof these\ncompanies have no standards whatsoever to guide their investment\ndecisions. They\nuse their customers' money to finance environmental destruction\, often\nwithout the\nconsent of these customer s. The Global Finance Campaign is redirecting\nthe global\neconomy away f rom environmentally and socially destructive investment and\ninto\nclean\, sustainable\, and socially just alternatives.\n\n\nAs a result of citizen action\, RAN and others helped bring down Citigroup\,\nthe\nworld's large st bank\, in January of 2004. After 4 years of relentless\ncampaigning\,\ nCiti finally agreed to adopt landmark new environmental standards. A few \nshort\nmonths later\, facing mounting public pressure and scrutiny\, Ban k of\nAmerica (and\nFleet\, its subsidiary) agreed to even more sweeping p olicies that set new\nstandards\nfor the entire banking industry.\n\n\nThi s summer\, folks around the country have been delivering a powerful\nmessa ge to big\nbanks: the era of destructive investment is over\, and if they want to keep\ntheir\ncustomers\, banks must adopt strong environmental sta ndards and stop financing\nprojects that contribute to climate chaos and f orest destruction. 'BBQ the\nBanks'\nhas been a summertime campaign aimed at a set of the nation's worst banking\ncompanies. With a little humor\, a little nerve\, and plenty of free\ntofu-dogs\,\nactivists have spoken to the customers\, employees\, and managers of the\nnation's most\nirrespons ible banks\, educating them about the role banks play in\nenvironmental\nd estruction and urging the companies to do the right thing by adopting\nenv ironmentally ethical investment standards today.\n\n\nThe Boston 'Back to School' BBQ brings our summer to a close and sets the\nstage for\nthe next phase of the Global Finance Campaign. We're celebrating our\nsuccesses s o\nfar in 2004\, and getting ready to move the campaign forward into 2005 and\nbeyond! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040917T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Boston Common\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:BBQ the Banks Boston Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-goSovrWFK8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ran.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-685-1900 Email:ccceec@earthlink.net DESCRIPTION:Restoration work within Cobbs Creek Park - tree plantings\, inv asive removal\, environmental cleanup. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041009T090000 GEO:39.957300;-75.187000 LOCATION:700 Cobbs Creek Parkway\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19143\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Cobbs Creek Park Restoration Saturday (2d and 4th Saturday's) UID:20260421T070502CEST-4ovTCEspWZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cobbscreek.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:617-747-4300 Email:taustin@masspirg.org DESCRIPTION:This fall the elections are hard to ignore\, but if you listen to the issues\, politicians are talking about its stuff like perscription drugs and social security--not things that people our age care about\, lik e acess to higher education or the environment. This semester we are aimi ng to turn this around and make politicians pay attention to us by registe ring nearly 1/2 a million young people nation-wide. \n\nAs part of this\, we are holding the New Voters Conference to train and inspire student lead ers in the skills to do organizing back on their campuses. The event is O ctober 1st-2nd at Emerson College in Boston\, Massachusetts. More details on the event can be found on our website at http://www.masspirg.org/newvo ters. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041001T170000 GEO:42.353800;-71.102400 LOCATION:Emerson College\, 10 Boylston Place\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 021 08\, United States SUMMARY:New Voters Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-G3h06erFaa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.masspirg.org/newvoters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:614-026-17793 Email:roses@21stdems.org DESCRIPTION:Join VoteMob Ohio and NY-based Downtown for Democracy for the C reative Control Tour! The tour features the best music\, art\, and fashio n of Columbus area. All artists and groups are coming together to raise aw areness and mobilize a diverse\, and often politically skeptical\, group o f young people around the upcoming Presidential election. Event free\; Dr ink specials 7-11PM\; Free T-shirts\n \nMusic showcase featuring: Illogic\ , Go Evol Shiki!\, El Jesus De Magico\, The Perrinium\, Thought Collective \, Horse Machine\, Vomitrocity\, 16 Bitch Pileup and Young Zeus\; DJ sets by Pos 2\, Dave P (Making Time)\n \n\nOPEN POLITICAL POSTER EXHIBITION fea turing work by Alexis Rockman\, Cory Arcangel\, Bob Nickas\, Amy Sillman a nd Guy Richard Smit\n\n \n\nVIDEO ART by GMD Three\, SIC and more\n\n \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20040924T190000 GEO:39.891700;-82.877100 LOCATION:57 E. Gay Street\, Columbus\, Ohio\, 43215\, United States SUMMARY:Creative Control Tour-- A Party for Columbus Progressives UID:20260421T070502CEST-NPhP6DKiSe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.downtownfordemocracy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:14th Anual Women's Studies conference.\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041023 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041022 GEO:41.328700;-72.964200 LOCATION:Southern Connecticut State University\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06515\, United States SUMMARY:Women\, Power\, and Politics Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-OiF11sxbFP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://southernct.edu/departments/womensstudies/conference/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The RPA Conference Program Committee invites submissions of tal ks\, papers\, workshops\, roundtables discussions\, posters and other kind s of conference contributions\, for its sixth biennial conference\, to be held at Howard University in Washington\, D.C.\n\nIn the spirit of collabo ration\, and in the recognition that radical philosophy is often done outs ide traditional philosophical settings\, we invite submissions not only fr om philosophers inside and outside the academy\, but also from those who e ngage in theoretical work in other academic disciplines--such as ethnic st udies\, women's studies\, social sciences and literary studies--and from t hose engaged in theoretical work unconnected to the academy. Also\, underg raduate students should consider organizing their own sessions or workshop s. We especially welcome contributions from those often excluded from or m arginalized in philosophy\, including people of color\, gays and lesbians\ , persons with disabilities\, poor and working class persons. We also hope for submissions from other nations with social movements against the pres ent global order\, and from graduate students\, who represent the future o f radical philosophy.\n \nConference Theme\n \nWe live at a time when the imperial designs of the United States have become starkly visible and frig hteningly attainable\, and it is an empire like none before it.\n \nEconom ically\, the United States consumes far more of the world's resources than any other nation\, even as its own sales to foreign markets cannot cover this consumption. Thanks to its hegemonic position in the world market\, t he United States continues to serve as the main 'engine of growth' in the world economy\, and the dollar continues to serve as the major reserve cur rency. Politically and militarily\, there have been few periods in world h istory in which the balance of military power has been so one-sided. The U nited States claims the moral right to engage in so-called 'pre-emptive' w ars whenever it wants against whomever it wishes. It either dictates polic ies to international institutions such as the IMF\, UN and the World Bank or ignores them when they do not agree. It walks away with impunity from i nternational agreements it opposes\, such as the Kyoto treaty on global wa rming\, or the establishment of an international criminal court. Culturall y\, corporations from the United States have profoundly affected the way p eople in other regions of the world eat (McDonald's\, KFC)\, drink (Coke)\ , dress (jeans\, Nike)\, entertain themselves (Hollywood)\, interpret worl d events (CNN)\, and view their own identities. Racially\, the United Stat es\, like all empires of European descent\, has organized the world accord ing to an unfair racial contract that benefits a small minority while impo verishing the vast majority\, both globally and within its own borders.\n \nRadical philosophers will not formulate moral justifications for the Ame rican Empire\, as the hegemonic positions in social and political philosop hy do\, implicitly if not explicitly. Nor will we console ourselves with t he belief that U.S. hegemony is the least bad alternative in the amoral re alm of power politics. Radical philosophers are philosophers against empir e. You do not have to be a long time dues-paying member of the RPA to be p art of this struggle. Nor do you have to be a professor or presently enrol led as a student.\n \nThe RPA welcomes papers and presentations that criti que the reality of the American Empire. They may look at racism\, class ex ploitation\, male dominance\, heterosexism\, able-ism and other forms of d omination. They may examine the ecological impact of the present global or der\, speaking for the living creatures and future generations who cannot speak. They may be devoted to constructing feasible and normatively attrac tive alternatives to empire. Or they may discuss the special pedagogical c hallenges that arise from attempting to teach philosophy in the present hi storical context. We have much to learn from each other regarding these an d many other topics. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041107 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041104 GEO:38.893300;-77.014600 LOCATION:Howard University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20059\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Philosophy Against Empire Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-eXwMSFlp9U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uvm.edu/~radphil/rpacall2004.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:rbodanyi@studentsforbhopal.org DESCRIPTION:Dec. 3rd\, 2004\, markes the 20th anniversary of one of the wor ld's worst industrial disasters and corporate crimes\, the Bhopal disaster . Visit the websites listed for more information about 'THAT NIGHT'\, the chemical terror that followed\, and how to join the struggle for justice. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041203 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Bhopal disaster anniversary/Global Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-ebrawo9njo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsforbhopal.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:regionals@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:Want to meet and organize with other young activists in your re gion? \n\n\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance presents:\n\nDemand Liberation \nRegional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences \nhttp://www.DemandLib eration.com \n\nAustin\, TX - Boston\, MA - Gainesville\, FL \nMinneapolis \, MN - Philadelphia\, PA\n\nReady to take action with other young activis ts in your region? Want to find out more about how to build-up your group at school? \n\nIn addition to our 'Liberation Now!' national conference in Berkeley\, CA\, Student Animal Rights Alliance is going cross-country in a series of regional action conferences - 'Demand Liberation' - to unite h undreds of young activists to take a leading role in the animal rights mov ement.\n\nCome join us at Demand Liberation to plan regional actions with other young activists and work together to build a stronger and bigger you th movement for animal rights!\n\nRegistration is just $10 if you pre-regi ster now. ($20 at the door.) Yummy vegan lunches and snacks are INCLUDED i n the registration fee!\n\nVisit http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info. \n\n'Demand Liberation: Regional Student Animal Rights Action Confer ences' are also nationally-sponsored by:\n\nAnimalsVoice.com\nFarm Sanctua ry\nFund for Animals\nPETA2.com\nSaving Our Resources Today \n\n\nVisit ou r website at http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info and to sign up for email updates!\n\n \n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041114 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041113 GEO:42.380400;-71.132900 LOCATION:Harvard Law School\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United State s SUMMARY:Demand Liberation: MA Regional Student Animal Rights Action Confere nce UID:20260421T070502CEST-f32fvAa78Z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.DemandLiberation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:regionals@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:Want to meet and organize with other young activists in your re gion? \n\n\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance presents:\n\nDemand Liberation \nRegional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences \nhttp://www.DemandLib eration.com \n\nAustin\, TX - Boston\, MA - Gainesville\, FL \nMinneapolis \, MN - Philadelphia\, PA\n\nReady to take action with other young activis ts in your region? Want to find out more about how to build-up your group at school? \n\nIn addition to our 'Liberation Now!' national conference in Berkeley\, CA\, Student Animal Rights Alliance is going cross-country in a series of regional action conferences - 'Demand Liberation' - to unite h undreds of young activists to take a leading role in the animal rights mov ement.\n\nCome join us at Demand Liberation to plan regional actions with other young activists and work together to build a stronger and bigger you th movement for animal rights!\n\nRegistration is just $10 if you pre-regi ster now. ($20 at the door.) Yummy vegan lunches and snacks are INCLUDED i n the registration fee!\n\nVisit http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info. \n\n'Demand Liberation: Regional Student Animal Rights Action Confer ences' are also nationally-sponsored by:\n\nAnimalsVoice.com\nFarm Sanctua ry\nFund for Animals\nPETA2.com\nSaving Our Resources Today \n\n\nVisit ou r website at http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info and to sign up for email updates! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041107 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041106 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:University Of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Demand Liberation: PA Regional Student Animal Rights Action Confere nce UID:20260421T070502CEST-EZ2X6bMR8v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.DemandLiberation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:regionals@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:Want to meet and organize with other young activists in your re gion? \n\n\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance presents:\n\nDemand Liberation \nRegional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences \nhttp://www.DemandLib eration.com \n\nAustin\, TX - Boston\, MA - Gainesville\, FL \nMinneapolis \, MN - Philadelphia\, PA\n\nReady to take action with other young activis ts in your region? Want to find out more about how to build-up your group at school? \n\nIn addition to our 'Liberation Now!' national conference in Berkeley\, CA\, Student Animal Rights Alliance is going cross-country in a series of regional action conferences - 'Demand Liberation' - to unite h undreds of young activists to take a leading role in the animal rights mov ement.\n\nCome join us at Demand Liberation to plan regional actions with other young activists and work together to build a stronger and bigger you th movement for animal rights!\n\nRegistration is just $10 if you pre-regi ster now. ($20 at the door.) Yummy vegan lunches and snacks are INCLUDED i n the registration fee!\n\nVisit http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info. \n\n'Demand Liberation: Regional Student Animal Rights Action Confer ences' are also nationally-sponsored by:\n\nAnimalsVoice.com\nFarm Sanctua ry\nFund for Animals\nPETA2.com\nSaving Our Resources Today \n\n\nVisit ou r website at http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info and to sign up for email updates! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050213 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050212 GEO:30.285200;-97.735400 LOCATION:University Of Texas - Austin\, Austin\, Texas\, 78712\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Demand Liberation: TX Regional Student Animal Rights Action Confere nce UID:20260421T070502CEST-hFUUWuwbTF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.DemandLiberation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:regionals@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:Want to meet and organize with other young activists in your re gion? \n\n\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance presents:\n\nDemand Liberation \nRegional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences \nhttp://www.DemandLib eration.com \n\nAustin\, TX - Boston\, MA - Gainesville\, FL \nMinneapolis \, MN - Philadelphia\, PA\n\nReady to take action with other young activis ts in your region? Want to find out more about how to build-up your group at school? \n\nIn addition to our 'Liberation Now!' national conference in Berkeley\, CA\, Student Animal Rights Alliance is going cross-country in a series of regional action conferences - 'Demand Liberation' - to unite h undreds of young activists to take a leading role in the animal rights mov ement.\n\nCome join us at Demand Liberation to plan regional actions with other young activists and work together to build a stronger and bigger you th movement for animal rights!\n\nRegistration is just $10 if you pre-regi ster now. ($20 at the door.) Yummy vegan lunches and snacks are INCLUDED i n the registration fee!\n\nVisit http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info. \n\n'Demand Liberation: Regional Student Animal Rights Action Confer ences' are also nationally-sponsored by:\n\nAnimalsVoice.com\nFarm Sanctua ry\nFund for Animals\nPETA2.com\nSaving Our Resources Today \n\n\nVisit ou r website at http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info and to sign up for email updates! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050206 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050205 GEO:29.681300;-82.353900 LOCATION:University Of Florida\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Demand Liberation: FL Regional Student Animal Rights Action Confere nce UID:20260421T070502CEST-ubf8v5PU0d@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.DemandLiberation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-696-7911 Email:regionals@defendanimals.org DESCRIPTION:Want to meet and organize with other young activists in your re gion? \n\n\nStudent Animal Rights Alliance presents:\n\nDemand Liberation \nRegional Student Animal Rights Action Conferences \nhttp://www.DemandLib eration.com \n\nAustin\, TX - Boston\, MA - Gainesville\, FL \nMinneapolis \, MN - Philadelphia\, PA\n\nReady to take action with other young activis ts in your region? Want to find out more about how to build-up your group at school? \n\nIn addition to our 'Liberation Now!' national conference in Berkeley\, CA\, Student Animal Rights Alliance is going cross-country in a series of regional action conferences - 'Demand Liberation' - to unite h undreds of young activists to take a leading role in the animal rights mov ement.\n\nCome join us at Demand Liberation to plan regional actions with other young activists and work together to build a stronger and bigger you th movement for animal rights!\n\nRegistration is just $10 if you pre-regi ster now. ($20 at the door.) Yummy vegan lunches and snacks are INCLUDED i n the registration fee!\n\nVisit http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info. \n\n'Demand Liberation: Regional Student Animal Rights Action Confer ences' are also nationally-sponsored by:\n\nAnimalsVoice.com\nFarm Sanctua ry\nFund for Animals\nPETA2.com\nSaving Our Resources Today \n\n\nVisit ou r website at http://www.DemandLiberation.com for more info and to sign up for email updates! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050219 GEO:45.038400;-93.298400 LOCATION:University Of Minnesota\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55455\, United States SUMMARY:Demand Liberation: MN Regional Student Animal Rights Action Confere nce UID:20260421T070502CEST-KNhwVmUC2O@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.DemandLiberation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-563-6747 Email:info@sriendowment.org DESCRIPTION:**************************************************\nEmpowering College Endowments\nTransforming the Corporate Paradigm\n\n*************** ***********************************\n \n~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 16-17\, 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~~~\n University of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia\n \nOr ganized by the Responsible Endowments Coalition\n\nShareholder Activism!\n Community Investment!\n Socially Responsibl e Investing (SRI)!\n\nThese tactics have transformed the positions of nume rous large multi-national corporations on a wide range of social and envir onmental issues--from sweatshops and human rights to global warming and en vironmental policies. \n\nCome join us for the first national student con ference of its kind: Empowering College Endowments--Transforming the Corpo rate Paradigm! Right now\, your school has millions of dollars or in some cases billions of dollars that could be helping to make a huge difference both locally and globally on issues that matter to you. \n\nBy attending the conference\, you'll get the opportunity to:\n\n - Spend the we ekend in downtown Philadelphia\n\n - Learn from successful student leaders\n\n - Talk with other students that care about the same i ssues you do\n\n - Go out on the town Friday and Saturday night wi th your new friends.\n\nAlso\, we'll be discussing how to successfully nav igate a campus bureaucracy\, how to talk about invested assets with truste es and fellow students\, and how to run an effective campaign to empower y our schools' assets on issues you care about. \n\nBut wait\, there's more !\n\nBeyond getting a kick-ass crash course from student leaders in the fi eld\, you'll get to lend your voice and have a say in how we shape the nat ional agenda for the coming year. A unified student force has an unprecede nted opportunity to assure that student voices are heard loud and clear at schools across the country and that we see big results this spring!\n\nCo me descend on Philadelphia this October 16 and 17 as we unite on Empowerin g College Endowments!!!\n\nEarly Registration: $15. After October 10: $25 .\n\nRegistration fee includes breakfast and lunch on both days and housin g on Friday and Saturday night.\n\nWe are committed to making sure everyon e can attend. Please contact us if you need financial or logistical assis tance.\n\nTO REGISTER: \nweb: www.sriendowment.org/conference\n\nphone: 41 3-563-6747\n\nConference agenda attached to this email--also\, downloadabl e at http://www.SRIendowment.org/conference/agenda.pdf.\n Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041017 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041016T090000 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Jon M. Huntsman Hall\, 3730 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsyl vania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Empowering College Endowments UID:20260421T070502CEST-jT7ir5neRZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sriendowment.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:610-434-9223 Email:eritter@cleanwater.org DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\,Oct 9th we will be running the second of four Volu nteer Community Walks. This will give our volunteers a chance to talk to real voters\, face to face\, and effect the kind of change that is vital i n November. We will be congregating at the Allentown Office at 9:30 am. We will provide transportation to the community where we will be organizin g. There we will meet other volunteers from Philadelphia\, Maryland\, New Jersey\, and D.C.\, all with one goal\, educating and motivating people to take action in November to change the current administration. We will have a brief training session\, spend about two hours in the field organiz ing\, debrief with the group\, and be on our way back to Allentown arrivin g at about 3:30. The goal is to talk to over 1\,000 voters\, get them to the polls on election day\, and send W back to Texas. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041009T093000 GEO:40.607000;-75.480900 LOCATION:1124 Tilghman St.\, Allentown\, Pennsylvania\, 18102\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Community Walk - Get Out the Vote UID:20260421T070502CEST-wdTtc1v1Z1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://cleanwateraction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:610-434-9223 Email:eritter@cleanwater.org DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\,Oct 23th we will be running the third of four Volu nteer Community Walks. This will give our volunteers a chance to talk to real voters\, face to face\, and effect the kind of change that is vital i n November. We will be congregating at the Allentown Office at 9:30 am. We will provide transportation to the community where we will be organizin g. There we will meet other volunteers from Philadelphia\, Maryland\, New Jersey\, and D.C.\, all with one goal\, educating and motivating people to take action in November to change the current administration. We will have a brief training session\, spend about two hours in the field organiz ing\, debrief with the group\, and be on our way back to Allentown arrivin g at about 3:30. The goal is to talk to over 1\,000 voters\, get them to the polls on election day\, and send W back to Texas. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041023T093000 GEO:40.607000;-75.480900 LOCATION:1124 Tilghman St.\, Allentown\, Pennsylvania\, 18102\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Community Walk 3 - Get Out the Vote UID:20260421T070502CEST-uUZU77DNzr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://cleanwateraction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\,\n\nOn behalf of Michigan State University Studen ts for Peace and Justice\, I would like to invite you to attend our upcomi ng conference\, Disarm!: Sustaining Resistance to Militarism on Campus\, t o be held at Michigan State University on Saturday\, October 30\, 2004. T his conference is an exciting opportunity for college students from all ov er Michigan to come together and learn about the relationship between our educational institutions and the corporate-military-complex. \n\nThe conf erence will feature keynote speaker Frida Berrigan of the World Policy Ins titute at the New School for Social Research. Dr. Berrigan has published widely about the cost of war and U.S. policies abroad. In addition to our conference\, Dr. Berrigan is willing to set up additional speaking engage ments at other institutions in Michigan before or after the conference. A rrangements can be made for her to speak at your school by contacting Cath y Mazak at cathymazak@yahoo.com.\n\nConference sessions will cover topics such as:\n∑ How to do research into militarism on your campus. \n∑ Ge tting and using Freedom of Information Act documents. \n∑ Where does the university’s money come from? \n∑ Tactics for disassociating the univ ersity from militarism. \n∑ International law and the university: accoun tability issues. \n∑ How do faculty members voice their objections to mi litarism? \n\nAt the end of the conference\, groups will have time and s pace to meet\, in a caucus format\, to plan the next steps for their campu s\, based on information learned at the conference.\n\nWe believe that\, a s young people\, we should be able to learn and work without contributing to the military or the corporate-military-complex. We envision a world wh ere our educational institutions do not depend on money and resources from the military or military corporations\, where people do not need to join the military to pay for their education\, and where our intellectual work serves the ends of peace and justice\, not militarism and war. \n\nThe co nference aims to educate college groups about their school’s role in mil itarism\, and to help those groups take effective steps to organize agains t it. Our goal is to disarm our universities. We hope that you will join us on October 30. To register for the conference\, got to our conference website\, http://www.mips4.com/mil\, or send the attached form to spj@msu .edu. If you have any questions\, please feel free to respond to this ema il.\n\nSincerely\,\n\n\nhttp://www.msu.edu/~spj\n Geographical Scope: Sta te DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041030 GEO:42.737300;-84.503500 LOCATION:Comm Arts Building\, MSU\, East Lansing\, Michigan\, 48823\, Unite d States SUMMARY:DiSARM! Conference on getting military out of schools! UID:20260421T070502CEST-niTunlVX70@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mips4.com/mil/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:312-458-9380 Email:chicago_socialists@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:***please forward***\n\nThe Fall 2004 Midwest Socialist Confere nce: \n\nWar\, Poverty\, Oppression: Building a Left Alternative\n\nChicag o\, Saturday\, October 9\n\nRepublicans and Democrats are telling us that everything depends on who is sitting in the White House. But the most impo rtant issues--such as the war in Iraq\, higher wages\, ending discriminati on against gays and lesbians--aren’t going to be on the ballot. \n\nShould activists accept what 'choices' are on offer from Washington\, D.C.? How can we really make the struggles on the street\, in our unions and in our schools stronger? Can we build a movement that overcomes the idea of votin g for the 'lesser of two evils?'\n\nCome to Chicago for a day of discussio n and debate at the Midwest Socialist Conference on everything from 'Shoul d Progressives Vote for Ralph Nader?' to 'America’s Hidden Labor History' and the 'Struggle for Palestine.'\n\n*WITH SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS ON...\n\ nCan We Do Better Than 'Anybody But Bush?' * Should Progressives Vote for Ralph Nader? * The Occupation of Iraq: The Case for Withdrawal * The Fight for Immigrant Rights: No Human Being Is Illegal * Will They Bring Back th e Draft? * Reform or Revolution: How Can We Change Society? * Class Strugg le in Latin America * Organizing the Unorganized: America’s Hidden Labor H istory * Where Does Racism Come From? * Socialism and the Fight for Women’ s Liberation * Stop the Attacks: Defend Public Education * What do Marxist s Say About Elections? * From Stonewall to Gay Marriage: The Fight for Equ al Rights * The Russian Revolution: The Bolsheviks Come to Power * The Str uggle for Palestine * Art and Revolution: Can Art Change the World?\n\n*SP EAKERS INCLUDE (organizations for ID only)...\n\nPETER MIGUEL CAMEJO\n.... ..2004 vice-presidential candidate with Ralph Nader\n\nALAN MAASS\n......E ditor\, Socialist Worker newspaper\n\nKEEANGA-YAMAHTTA TAYLOR\n......Equal Marriage Now!\n\nALICE KIM\n......Campaign to End the Death Penalty\n\nBI LL LINVILLE\n......Wisconsin State Field Coordinator for the 2004 Nader-Ca mejo Campaign\n\nLORETTA CAPEHEART\n......Executive board\, University Pro fessionals of Illinois\, Local 4100\n\nELIZABETH LALASZ\n......Editorial b oard\, International Socialist Review\n\nJESSE SHARKEY\n......Delegate\, C hicago Teachers’ Union\n\n*INFORMATION...\n\nThe 2004 Midwest Socialist Co nference is at the University of Illinois-Chicago\, Chicago Circle Center\ , 750 S. Halsted\, in Lecture Center A. Registration begins at 10am. Regis tration is $5.\n\nFor more information call 312-458-9380 or e-mail chicago _socialists@yahoo.com. \n\nFree childcare will be provided\, but please le t us know ahead of time by contacting us at 312-458-9380.\n\n*SCHEDULE...\ n\n10am Registration\n\n11am First Workshops Session\n\n12:30pm Lunch Brea k\n\n2pm Second Workshops Session\n\n4pm Third Workshops Session\n\n5:30pm Dinner Break\n\n7:30pm Evening Plenary\n......'Can We Do Better Than Anyb ody But Bush?' with Peter Camejo and Alan Mass\n\n9:00pm Post-Conference P arty\n\n*SPONSORED BY...\n\nThe 2004 Midwest Socialist Conference is spons ored by the International Socialist Organization\, publisher of Socialist Worker\, available online at \n\nhttp://www.socialistworker.org\n\n Geogr aphical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041009T100000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:University Of Illinois-Chicago\, 750 S. Halsted St.\, Chicago\, Il linois\, 60620\, United States SUMMARY:Fall 2004 Midwest Socialist Conference: Building a Left Alternative UID:20260421T070502CEST-IvbuXUHw1T@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialistworker.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:508-572-2098 Email:rfilbin@mail.colgate.edu DESCRIPTION:Colgate is holding a regional Presidential Election awareness e vent on October 16th. Why do you support your candidate – because of his p arty or his platforms? The media often skirts the real issues. Come learn what these politicians actually stand for. Political groups from multiple colleges will attend in order to share ideas and to network with other cha pters\, thus expediting individual group accomplishment. The regionalism o f this event will not only allow us to reach a greater number of students\ , it will also allow us to show the nation the significance of college stu dents as a political force.\n\nCurrent agenda for the event:\n• Debate bet ween aides from each presidential election campaign paired with knowledgea ble students\n• Speakers from Democracy Matters\, the SUNYs\, and NYPIRG d iscussing campaign finance reform\, voter disenfranchisement\, and the imp ortance of college students' votes\, respectively\n• Debate between local incumbent congressman\, John McHugh of the 23rd District\, and his challen ger\, Bob Johnson\n• Networking and idea sharing between political-interes t groups from different schools\n• Concert with the band State Radio\, sta rring former lead singer of Dispatch. Attendees of the debate will get in free!\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041016T140000 GEO:42.822700;-75.553200 LOCATION:Colgate University\, 13 Oak Dr.\, Hamilton\, New York\, 13346\, Un ited States SUMMARY:NY Political Networking / Election Awareness Event UID:20260421T070502CEST-CtNluFd2tW@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:828-262-7333 Email:wind@appstate.edu DESCRIPTION:The Small Wind Iniaitive will hold an Introduction to Small Win d Power\, hosted by Jim Green of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory\ , Saturday October 16th. The workshop will provide students\, residents\, farmers\, and businesses with the information and resources needed to exlp ore their options for wind power prodcution. Topics will include product i nformation\, Sizing and system configuration\, installation and maintenanc e\, tax credits\, and various applications.\nFollowing the Intro workshop will be a separate Wind Installation workshop from October 18th-21st at th e Small Wind Initiative Research and Demonstration Site on Beech Mountain. Two turbines will be raised over the 4 days by participants and Southwest WindPower Representatives.\nAlso\, Sunday OCtober 17th\, Jim Green will b e hosting a free speaker training workshop from 9am-12. Breakfast is inclu ded in this free event. \nPlease consider joining us for one of these even ts to learn more as wind power continues to grow as a source of clean\, af fordable\, and local source of power.\nPlease register early\, fees apply (except for the speaker training) however student rates are available.\nPl ease see our website for more information:\nwww.wind.appstate.edu Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041021 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041016T090000 GEO:36.221300;-81.713400 LOCATION:Department Of Technology\, Appalchian State University\, Boone\, N orth Carolina\, 28608\, United States SUMMARY:Wind Power Workshops UID:20260421T070502CEST-umUfta74r3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wind.appstate.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:508-753-9893 Email:j_w_senter@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:On October 1st\, the Massachusetts College and University Stude nts Defending Civil Liberties will be departing\, by way of car pool\, to the state of PA. Once in PA we will be working very closely with a group c alled ACT (america coming together). We will be getting unregistered voter s registered to vote and spreading a some what anti-Bush message. We are i n serious need of volunteers and drivers. If you are interested in this pl ease contact Jeff @ 508-753-9893 or MCUSDCL@hotmail.com -or- J_W_Senter@ho tmail.com!\nThanks\,\n\nJeff Senter\nMassachusetts College and University Students Defending Civil Liberties Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041003 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041001T170000 GEO:42.246500;-71.808900 LOCATION:950 Main Street\, Clark University\, Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 0 1610\, United States SUMMARY:Voter Registration Drive UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZCg8sGumps@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:617-524-8778 Email: DESCRIPTION:SLAP is organizing a city-wide convergence with a series of pan el discussions and workshops centered on issues related to labor. The iss ues we will be convering include: worker-student solidarity\, a history of the labor movement\, a panel on past and current campaigns\, an overview of the racial politics of Boston\, the organizational structure of student groups and the importance of coalition building. The objective of the co nvergence is to create a more cohesive activist community among students a t the various campuses and to motivate students to launch campaigns for th e upcoming year. \nRegistration will be from 9-10am\, and the schedule wi ll go until about 6pm. Breakfast will be provided by Green Mountain Coffe e and area bakeries\, and lunch will be provided by the Middle East. We w ill be having a Lunch with Labor\, where we have invited union organizers and members to have lunch with students to provide a venue for an exchange of ideas and experiences. Entertainment by Witty Wiz\, Bread and Roses an d Andy Sellars will follow the scheduled program. Geographical Scope: M etro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041003T090000 GEO:42.336200;-71.072900 LOCATION:85 W. Newton St.\, South End\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02118\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Boston Student Labor Action Project Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-mgA1Fbtupj@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:919-660-3652 Email:melanie.stratton@duke.edu DESCRIPTION:Student Action with Farmworkers\nInto the Fields Internship & L eadership Development Program\n26 positions available to college students bilingual in Spanish & English\n\nAPPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15\, 2008 \n\nINTERNSHIP LOCATIONS: Rural North & South Carolina\n\nCONTACT:\n Melanie Stratton\n SAF Internship Coordinator\n\nBENEFITS & FINAN CES:\n$1\,200 living stipend ($650 fundraised by participant)\n$1\,500 edu cational scholarship\nBasic furnished housing provided\nLeadership develop ment\nApplicants may apply for academic credit\n\nDESCRIPTION\nInto the Fi elds is a ten-week program for college students to work for fairness in ou r agricultural industries. Through the program\, college students from div erse backgrounds spend the summer working full-time with farmworker agenci es to promote greater respect and justice for the people who supply food f or our tables.\n\nInto the Fields Interns are matched with community-based farmworker\nadvocacy organizations.\nPositions are available in the follo wing fields:\nUnion Organizing\nCommunity Organizing\nEducation Policy & S ocial Services\nLegal Aid\nHealth Clinics\nHealth Research\n\nELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS\n-College students from farmworker families nationwide\nor\n- Students currently attending a college or university in the Carolinas \n-S panish skills are required for most placements. \n\n*The intern selection process is competitive*\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080810 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080602 GEO:36.016000;-78.959100 LOCATION:1317 W. Pettigrew St\, Durham\, North Carolina\, 27705\, United St ates SUMMARY:Into the Fields Internship and Leadership Development Program UID:20260421T070502CEST-VmARCUdtdu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.saf-unite.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:midwest.heartland@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekend of skill building\, networking with other student and movement leaders\, and planning regional Fair Trade strategy! \n\nLearn more about the Fair Trade movement\, as well as leadership and o rganizing skills!\n\nMore information\, such as a detailed schedule and lo gistical information will be available soon. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080203 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080201 GEO:39.775100;-86.108400 LOCATION:Indianapolis\, Indiana\, 46201\, United States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade: Midwest/Heartland Regional Converge nce UID:20260421T070502CEST-iSzhUKhibS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org/node/179 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:215-552-8722 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:The March for Social Justice gives white people an opportunity to do more than just demand peace and justice in Iraq while ignoring the c onditions in black communities right here.\n\nAmerica's Other War:\n\n- 30 percent of African men aged 20 to 29 are tied to the prison system\n\n- O nly 46 percent of African students graduate from U.S. high schools\n\n- Th ousands of Africans are brutalized and killed by police every year.\n\n- A frican families have $7\,500 in household assets compared to $79\,000 on a verage for white families\n\nThe march is also a fundraiser for the Uhuru Movement\, working for economic development and social justice in the Afri can community. The 5K march-a-thon will be followed by a rally with speak ers at 1pm. \n\nExpress your solidarity with the struggle of African peopl e here for self-determination. Register now to particpate in the march\, o r sponsor a marcher!\n\nSponsored by the African People's Solidarity Commi ttee\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041016T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Clark Park\, 45th & Chester\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:March for Social Justice to Stop America's Other War UID:20260421T070502CEST-E0notliS9V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.marchforjustice.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:225-405-2125 Email:sgc_org@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:An annual grassroots meeting of pro-woman activists devoted to networking\, organizing\, educating\, and agitating\, to empower women and girls in the South.\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050619 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050617T170000 GEO:30.443000;-91.156000 LOCATION:Louisiana State University\, Coats Hall\, Baton Rouge\, Louisiana\ , 70802\, United States SUMMARY:Southern Girls Convention 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-5ViivboEJu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.southerngirlsconvention.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:913-706-4613 Email:marilynflook@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Starbucks Prairie Village\, together with neighborhood voluntee rs\, will utilize WiFi capability to host a one-day\, non-partisan ONLINE citizenship event\, Vote 2004 Informed. The event will be held on Fri day\, September 31\, 2004\, from 8 AM to 5 PM at Starbucks Prairie Village \, 6070 Mission Road\, Prairie Village\, Kansas\, 66208. \n\nCitizenship how-to ONLINE:\nü Register to Vote\;\nü Research the Candidates\;\nü Revi ew Ballot Issues\;\nü Write an e-mail to the President.\n\nPick up absente e ballots for both KS & MO. Take away a Vote 2004 Informed Newsletter wi th citizenship web tools and more. Prize Drawing. Geographical Scope: Lo cal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:19991130T080000 GEO:38.993800;-94.634000 LOCATION:6070 Mission Road\, Prairie village\, Kansas\, 66208\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Make Your Vote Count 2004 UID:20260421T070502CEST-UZg6EROVII@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:jenmanion@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating the publication of Taking Back the Acade my!History of Activism\, History as Activism\, edited by Jim Downs & Jenni fer Manion with foreward by Eric Foner\n \nPanelists include:\n\n Kathleen Brown\n Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania\n\nJim Dow ns\, CAS '95\nDoctoral candidate at Columbia University\n\nJennifer Manion \, CAS '97\nDoctoral candidate at Rutgers University & MCEAS Fellow\n\n\n Sponsored by The McNeil Center\, The Penn Women's Center\, and House of Ou r Own Bookstore\n\nMore info at\nhttp://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jmanion/Publi cation/Publication_Home.html\n\nTaking Back the Academy is a collection o f essays on the history of social justice activism\, as well as the value of doing history as a political action. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041013T180000 GEO:40.068100;-75.123000 LOCATION:3619 Locust Walk\, University Of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia\, Pen nsylvania\, 19119\, United States SUMMARY:Bridging the Gap Between Activism & Academia - Philadelphia UID:20260421T070502CEST-3HwigKPVwB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jmanion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:603-862-8564 Email:adam.ward@unh.edu DESCRIPTION:Thurs\, Fri - 1.5 day session designed for campus sustainabilit y professionals. Fri-Sun programming for professionals\, college students \, activists\, youth\, and community members. Workshops\, speakers\, discu ssion\, music\, food\, and a live telecast from BIONEERS\, the nation's la rgest environmental conference. Sponsored by The UNH Office of Sustainabil ity Programs. Early registration is recommended\; scholarships are availab le for the first 25 students who apply. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041017 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041014 GEO:43.165800;-70.962800 LOCATION:Memorial Union Building\, Durham\, New Hampshire\, 03824\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Campus Sustainability Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-cN1lFXaGuv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/NECSS_bioneers.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:freewayblogger@freewayblogger.com DESCRIPTION:“Freeway Free Speech Day: Driving America to Think”\nOctober 13 \, 2004\n\nOn October 13th\, hundreds of activists nationwide will post si gns critical of the Bush Administration on area freeways\, reaching millio ns of voters in states from Maine to California. In addition to coordinati ng activists\, a national media campaign will be launched to promote the f act that hundreds (if not thousands) of these signs are going up across Am erica on the same day\, and to highlight this newest (and oldest) form of civic dialog. We anticipate wide-spread news coverage about this grassroot s effort. The Freeway Blogger has posted more than 2000 such signs over th e last year. http://www.freewayblogger.com.\n\nThe ultimate goal is to inc rease voter turnout and defeat Bush. We also hope to stimulate the democra tic process in the way it was originally intended\, with each citizen bein g able to express their political views directly to their fellow citizen. \n\nWe are asking for your help in promoting the event on your website\, r ecruiting activists and posting signs\, especially in the following states : Arizona\, Arkansas\, Colorado\, Florida\, Iowa\, Louisiana\, Maine\, Mic higan\, Minnesota\, Missouri\, Nevada\, New Mexico\, New Hampshire\, North Carolina\, Ohio\, Oregon\, Pennsylvania\, Tennessee\, Virginia\, Washingt on\, West Virginia\, and Wisconsin. \n\nIf you plan to post freeway banner s\, please email us at freewayblogger@freewayblogger.com to let us know so that we can include your numbers in our media outreach. If possible\, ple ase also take a digital photo of your banner and email it to us on October 13th. We will add it to the visitor’s gallery for reporters and fellow fr eeway bloggers. \n\nPlease visit http://www.freewayblogger.com to read abo ut “How To” and “Frequently Asked Questions”. Together\, we can drive Amer ica to Think. \n\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041013T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Your Local Freeway Overpass\, Your City\, United States SUMMARY:National Freeway Free Speech Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-olnSV0Sbuc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freewayblogger.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-442-0612 Email:dmasceri_act@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:HELP SAY NO TO THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA\n\nAmerica Coming Together is the largest and most sophisticated voter mobilization project in Ameri can history: ACT is laying the groundwork for Democratic victories in the 17 states that will determine America’s future in the 2004 election. We a re working to mobilize millions of voters who will say NO to the Republica n agenda by electing progressives at all levels of government on Election Day. But we can’t do it without your help. To get involved in local effo rts\, please call us at 215-442-0612. Paid for by America Coming Together \; not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Geographic al Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041102 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041030 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Get Out the Vote Weekend - Philadelphia Suburbs UID:20260421T070502CEST-BccV6g2d7x@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.act4victory.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-442-0612 Email:dmasceri_act@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:\nHELP SAY NO TO THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA\n\nAmerica Coming Togeth er is the largest and most sophisticated voter mobilization project in Ame rican history: ACT is laying the groundwork for Democratic victories in th e 17 states that will determine America’s future in the 2004 election. We are working to mobilize millions of voters who will say NO to the Republi can agenda by electing progressives at all levels of government on Electio n Day. But we can’t do it without your help. To get involved in local ef forts\, please call us at 215-442-0612. Paid for by America Coming Togeth er\; not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. \n Geogra phical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041102T130000 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Get Out the Vote on Election Day - Philadelphia Suburbs UID:20260421T070502CEST-DjWuja1ukt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.act4victory.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:765-658-4859 Email:jodetunde@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041029 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041025 GEO:39.699500;-86.857200 LOCATION:408 South Locust Street\, Greencatle\, Indiana\, 46135\, United St ates SUMMARY:Peace Camp - More Issues For America 2004 UID:20260421T070502CEST-9vzVHuk64u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.depauw.edu/univ/compton/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:781-643-5911 Email:cambclimact@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Mass. Climate Action Network & MIT's Students for Global Sustai nability present the\n\n4th Annual MA & N.E. GRASSROOTS CLIMATE ACTION CON FERENCE\n\nSunday\, Nov. 14\, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm\nMIT Stata Center\, 32 Vas sar St\, Camb.\, MA\n\n• Learn what citizens\, students\, business\, towns \, and states can and are doing to curb climate change\n * Hear about climate protection progress in MA\, New England & beyond.\n * Seven tr acks / 20 + workshops\n• Network with climate activists\, technical & poli cy experts.\n\nKeynote Speaker:\nMindy Lubber\, Exec. Dir.\, CERES – Coali tion for Environmentally \nResponsible Economies\, & former US EPA NE Regi onal Admin.\n\nProgram & registration: http://www.massclimateaction.org\ n\nWorkshops:\n* Local climate action plans & GHG reduction strategies\n* Climate change science & impacts\; \n* Transportation Challenges\n* Campus sustainability & climate activism \n* What’s RGGI?\n* School Energy Cu rricula & Projects. \n* Efficiency Fund Dialogue\n* Regional Climate Plan & Realities \n* Green Power Outreach\n* Boston’s Green Building Initi atives \n* Social Marketing\n* Cape Wind Environmental Impact Report \n * Allied Efforts\n* Media \n* Framing the Climate Message \n* Anti-idlin g campaigns\n* Pushing state & regional policy & action \n* Organizing Skills - Communications & Fundraising\n\nRegistration: $35 by Nov 1\, $45 at door\; includes breakfast & lunch.\n\nExhibit tables\; student\, group & volunteer discounts by arrangement.\n\nChecks payable to: Commonwealth F oundation. Mail to: Michael Charney/MCAN Conf.\, PO Box 390554\, Cambridg e\, MA 02139.\n\nProgram & registration: http://www.massclimateaction.or g \n\nFYI: Enviro Calendar: http://www.tufts.edu/tci/Calendar.html\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041114 GEO:42.365100;-71.101800 LOCATION:M.I.T. Stata Center\, 32 Vassar Street (at Main St)\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02139\, United States SUMMARY:New England Grassroots Climate Action Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-iUUmDwMh7z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.massclimateaction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:860-399-4528 Email:great_land_trust@sbcglobal.net DESCRIPTION:Get Your Hike On. \n \n You are cordially invited to join me mbers of the Connecticut SSC\, SEAC\, the GLCT and other student environme ntal groups for a kick-ass hike on Sunday\, October 10\, 2004. The hike wi ll take place at 2:00 pm at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden. This is a n absolutely great opportunity to meet other environmental activists from Connecticut and network with people from the around state. We definitely n eed some network building activities in order to stregthen the environment al movement in Connecticut and this is the place for it. Please make every effort to attend and encourage everyone you know that might be interested to join us. Membership in an environmental group is not necessary. \n In order to faciltate a fun and effective gathering it would help to have an idea of who is planning on attending. Please RSVP and or direct questio ns to Colin Bennett at great_land_trust@sbcglobal.net or at 860-399-4528. We are organizing carpooling so if you need a ride or can offer a ride ple ase let us know. Rain date Sunday\, October 17th. PEACE.\n \nPlease forwar d far and wide Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041010T140000 GEO:41.372700;-72.938700 LOCATION:Sleeping Giant State Park\, Hamden\, Connecticut\, 06514\, United States SUMMARY:Student Activist Hike! UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZMkEoTCMrr@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:212-283-8272 Email: DESCRIPTION:Does your town have a progressive voter guide yet??? Make one with the League of Pissed Off Voters and post it on Indyvoter.org. It's n ot just about voting. It's about winning! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041015T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Get A Venue!!\, Your Town\, United States SUMMARY:Pissed Off Voter Guide Release Parties UID:20260421T070502CEST-N3g3CJufZa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.indyvoter.og END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041026T200000 GEO:38.907500;-95.284000 LOCATION:Lawrence\, Kansas\, 66044\, United States SUMMARY:Fahrenheit 9/11 Screening UID:20260421T070502CEST-fs3f9IraT4@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:mprodrig@lrrc.umass.edu DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 9\n7:00PM\nUMass Campus Center\, room 162-17 5\nFree and Open to the Public\n\nThe Argentina Autonomista Project: Fall 2004 Tour coming to Amherst\n\n*Full-length puppet show\n*Slide shows\n*Di alogue\n\nCome hear 3 Argentine women activists as they describe their exp eriences in Aregentina's recent economic and political crisis and the gras sroots\, popular social movements that have risen up in response. Featuri ng representatives of human rights\, unemployed workers\, and other moveme nts.\n\nCome hear about the new politics and forms of resistanc ein Argent ina\, referred to as 'the most inspiring social movement since the Zapatis tas...'\n\nThe AAP will also be at Hampshire college on Wednesday the 10th \, at 10:30am\, in West Lecture Hall\, Franklin Paterson Hall\n\nfor more info\, see: http://autonomista.org/\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041109T190000 GEO:42.369600;-72.636000 LOCATION:UMass Campus Center\, Room 162/175\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 010 03\, United States SUMMARY:Argentina Autonomista Project UID:20260421T070502CEST-s2N8IacC55@74.81.90.59 URL:http://autonomista.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:800-664-8647 Email: DESCRIPTION:Setting National Priorities\nStudents Building a Movement to En d Hunger and Homelessness\n17th Annual Conference of the National Student Campaign Against\nHunger and Homelessness\nLoyola College\, Baltimore\, MD \nOctober 29-31\, 2004\nwww.studentsagainsthunger.org\n\nThe National Stu dent Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness is\nproud to invite you to a ttend the 17th Annual Conference on Hunger\nand Homelessness at Loyola Col lege in Baltimore\, Maryland from\nOctober 29-31st. The Conference will ki ck off a year of action and\nset the national priorities for the student m ovement to end hunger\nand homelessness. \n\nAs students face a world fill ed with the challenges of global\nconflict\, disappearing jobs\, skyrocket ing education costs\, and\nincreasing poverty in America\, action is more crucial now than ever. \nJust this past year alone\, the national poverty rate rose to 12.5\npercent\, an incredible 35.9 million people\, up from 1 2.1 percent in\n2002- but instead of acting to solve these problems\, the federal\ngovernment is making unprecedented cuts to housing and homeless\n assistance programs\, leaving food pantries and homeless shelters\nstruggl ing to meet the increasing need. Student action is imperative\nin the form of not only volunteer power\, but educating the public\,\nand pushing for government action to address these problems. By\nattending the conference \, you will learn and strengthen the skills it\ntakes to make an impact\, and become part of the movement to create a\nsociety that demands that we make ending hunger and homelessness a\nnational priority. \n\nConference h ighlights include the following:\n• Keynote Address by Jonathan Kozol\, au thor of several books\nincluding Rachel and Her Children\, Savage Inequali ties\, Amazing\nGrace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Natio n\, and\nOrdinary Resurrections.\n• Informative issue-based panel discussi ons\, including International\nHunger and Poverty: The Impacts of Fair Tra de and Globalization and\nThe Root Causes of Homelessness and Lack of Hous ing\n• More than 60 skill and issue based workshops covering all facets of \nhunger and homelessness\n• The Faces of Homelessness panel featuring cur rently and formerly\nhomeless people\n• Opportunities and Action Fair with dozens of national and local\norganizations represented\n\nDon't miss thi s amazing event that will unite hundreds of student\nleaders focused on Se tting National Priorities and Building a\nMovement to End Hunger and Homel essness! \n\nRegister today at www.studentsagainsthunger.org!\n\nBethany S haw \nField Organizer\nNational Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homele ssness\n1-800-664-8647\n\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041031 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041029T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Loyola College\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, United States SUMMARY:Hunger Conference 2004 UID:20260421T070502CEST-A9RATdoOjP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainsthunger.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:860-399-4528 Email:great_land_trust@sbcglobal.net DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration in honor of the preceeding Tuesday's election results. If perchance\, things don't turn out the way we need the m to you can consider this event a strategy meeting. In either case please join us in an an excellent opportunity to network with people from around Connecticut and the surrounding states. More details to follow\, save the date in the meantime. Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041107T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY:Student Activist Potluck UID:20260421T070502CEST-1P5vzHPIcz@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:765-658-4865 Email:jodetunde@depauw.edu DESCRIPTION: To develop a centralized library of printed\, audio-visual\, m ultimedia and web resources that facilitate self-education and personal aw areness around issues such as human rights abuse\, discrimination\, persec ution\, poverty\, hunger\, conditions of “Third World” countries (and “Thi rd World” communities).\n• To promote the connection between spirituality and social action.\n• To promote the connection between the privilege of e ducation and the responsibility to use that education for the common good. \n• To bring to campus speakers who address wide ranges of audiences on a broad spectrum of peace and justice issues.\n• To provide an informed conv ersation partner for individuals and groups struggling with social justice issues and how to address them on campus.\n• To serve as a resource to va rious academic and administrative departments and student organizations as they address peace and justice issues.\n• To build relationships with loc al\, national and international social justice movements and agencies in o rder to create the possibility of student internships\, Winter Term experi ences\, and vocational possibilities.\n• To network with similar organizat ions and students movements in the higher education community.\n• To creat e and advise dialogue and action groups focused on social justice issues.\ n• To promote participation in regional\, national and international confe rences dealing with social justice issues. Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041029 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041025T080000 GEO:39.699500;-86.857200 LOCATION:301 South Locust Street\, Greencastle\, Indiana\, 46135\, United S tates SUMMARY:More Issues For America 2004 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Hj6wv2gIi5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.depauw.edu/univ/compton/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:1-800-725-0087 Email:catalogs@forestethics.org DESCRIPTION:Join the December 2nd Day of Action to Expose Victoria's Dirty Secret and Protect Endangered Forests\n\nVictoria’s Secret prints 395 mill ion catalogs each year predominately on virgin paper from Endangered Fores ts. On December 2nd grassroots environmental activists can help stop the d evastation caused by these catalogs and challenge Victoria's Secret to sto p using paper coming from the world’s last remaining Endangered Forests an d switch to high post-consumer recycled paper.\n \nOn December 2nd\, we ne ed your help for the National Day of Action against Victoria’s Secret to e xpose their devastating impact on the world's Endangered Forests.\n \nOn D ecember 2nd\, individuals and community groups across the country will be taking action. Events are already being planned in cities coast to coast\, and your local action for our forests is very important to a successful c ampaign. Get out in your community for what you care about and have a lot of fun doing it!\n \nGet involved in the December 2nd National Day of Acti on to expose Victoria’s Dirty Secret of Forest Destruction. \n \nWhat Can You Do? Organize a demonstration at your local store\, create street theat er and performance art that fits the theme\, hold a lingerie party at the store\, educate shoppers with handouts and postcards\, organize a call-in day to the headquarters\, deliver an anti-award or letter signed by your c ommunity to your local store\, leaflet and collect postcard signatures at a busy city center\, organize a call in and many more idea. The opportunit ies for consumer pressure are endless and no local event is too big or too small. Take photos and we can share and support each others actions.\nTog ether we will demand that Victoria's Secret be accountable for the wastefu l deforestation caused by its catalogs and paper use. \n\nTo get involved\ , add your action to the list\, or get Fact Sheets\, Postcards\, or other materials for your event write to catalogs@forestethics.org or call 1-800- 725-0087. \n\nYou can also visit the action center on the website www.vict oriasdirtysecret.net to sign up for the day of action and view photos of r ecent protests. \n\n****************************************************** **************\n\nBackground\n\nTwo years of investigative research has re vealed a direct link between Victoria’s Secret catalogs and the destructio n of Endangered Forests in the Canadian Boreal\, the third largest forest wilderness in the world. Victoria ’s Secret’s paper usage is contributing to the demise of threatened mountain and woodland caribou herds in places like the Alberta foothills. Over twelve times the size of California\, the Canadian Boreal accounts for one quarter of the Earth’s remaining intact forests and is a critical regulator of our global climate. Energy for the campaign is building across the United States and in Canada because it is simply outrageous that catalogs are being made from this global treasure.\ n\nThe Forests of the Southern United States are also endangered by Victor ia’s Secret. The south is home to incredibly diverse natural forests and t he richest temperate freshwater ecosystem in the world\, yet 6 million acr es of the South's forests are logged every year\, primarily to make paper that ends up with companies like Victoria’s Secret. The paper industry is driving the destruction of Southern US forests and the conversion of natur al forests to intensively managed tree farms.\n\nWe are calling on Victori a's Secret to:\n\nEnd purchases from any company that is not identifying a nd halting logging in Endangered Forests in the Canadian Boreal\;\n\nMaxim ize post-consumer recycled fiber in catalogs (achieve 50% post-consumer re cycled in five years)\;\n\nEnsure that all suppliers are shifting to Fores t Stewardship Council certification\;\n\nEnd the use of any forest product s sourced from other endangered forests\, like key areas of the Southern U .S.\n\nWe need your help to send a strong message to Victoria’s Secret to stop causing the destruction of endangered forests. \n\nGo to the www.Vict oriasDirtySecret.net. To send a letter to the CEO of the Limited Brands\, Victoria’s Secret parent company\, click on the take action button.\n\n \n Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041202 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Your Local Mall\, Everywhere SUMMARY:Day of Action to Expose Victoria's Dirty Secret UID:20260421T070502CEST-i2uiBPzuAi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.victoriasdirtysecret.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:336-391-8460 Email:lindashieh@triad.rr.com DESCRIPTION:Last chance to get loud before Election Day! \n\nOn Saturday\, October 30th\, hundreds of North Carolinians\, from all walks of life are going to march in the GET LOUD HALLOWEEN PARADE –NC SAYS NO TO BUSH. Help us make this one of the loudest\, most unforgettable events in NC history . How? MARCH WITH US!!! \n\nWe will march together to remind and motivate our fellow North Carolinians\, to get out and vote on Nov. 2nd. \n\nWe wi ll march together to inspire and build confidence in our first time voters …. this country can do better\, help us defeat Bush with your vote.\n\nWe will march together to send a message to the rest of the state\, the natio n\, and the world that there are many\, many North Carolinians who stand o pposed to the war in Iraq\, opposed to Bush’s foreign policy\, and opposed to the Republican Party’s neglect of actual needs such as jobs\, healthca re\, housing\, education\, and true national security.\n\nTogether\, we wi ll send a message so powerful it cannot be ignored: We are fed up with the direction that the Bush Administration has taken this country!\n\nEvent D etails (www.getloud.us )\n\nWho: You! \n\nWhat: Halloween parade…. wear a costume (you don’t have to)\, bring a poster\, bring a noisemaker and ma ke some noise.\n\nWhen: Saturday\, October 30th\n 1:00pm assemble\n 2: 00pm parade departs\n\nWhere: Greensboro\, North Carolina\nAssemble at Gu ilford County Courthouse Plaza\, 201 South Eugene St. (plaza is actually b ehind the courthouse on S. Greene St.)\nMarch by Bennett College and North Carolina A&T\nParade ends at the Get Loud Haunted White House at the Myst ic Karnival Halloween Party (www.mystickarnival.com )\n \nHow Long: Parade route is approximately 3 miles (1 hour march)\n Total event time estimat ed at 3 hours\n\nPlease go the blog for more details www.getloud.us for ma p\, parking\, volunteering\, donations\, etc.\n \nPlease tell your friends \, your neighbors\, your colleagues\, your family members…Help us make thi s one of the most memorable grassroots events ever in North Carolina! See you there.\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041030T130000 GEO:36.106700;-79.791900 LOCATION:201 S. Eugene St\, Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27402\, United St ates SUMMARY:Get Loud Halloween Parade - NC Says to No to Bush UID:20260421T070502CEST-WVZ14N8dUx@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:we'll be chalking the body outlines of the american soldiers wh o died for bush's lies in iraq. we hope to chalk all 1100 whatnot of them \, therefore\, bringing chalk would be greatly appreciated but is by no me ans madatory. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041018T140000 GEO:42.276300;-83.711200 LOCATION:University Of Michigan Diag\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, 48109\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Chalking Up the Cost of War in Iraq UID:20260421T070502CEST-UjfUU9ekcI@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:amazingpeawoman@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Conferences are a great way to get training in campaign strateg y\, grassroots organizing\, ‘Teaching Tibet\,’ fundraising\, media and mor e – skills that will make a big difference to the impact you can have for Tibet in your own community. Conferences are also valuable as a way to mee t fellow SFTers – share problems and successes you’ve had and make contact s that will help you do better work for Tibet.\n\n**All participants must register with the Sector Contact. Please email the Midwest Sector 7 Contac t Lindsey for details and/or a registration form at amazingpeawoman@hotmai l.com\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041107 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041105 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Wisconsin - Madison\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, United S tates SUMMARY:Students for a Free Tibet Midwest Sector Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-VVCLbfd6gR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://studentsforafreetibet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:617-426-8161 Email:lk@iabolish.com DESCRIPTION:Take a stand against slavery and genocide! Please share this em ail with your email list-serves\, friends and colleagues. \n\nOver the pas t few months you have probably heard about genocide and slavery\nin Sudan: over 70\,000 black Sudanese have been killed\, thousands of women\nand ch ildren are being raped and forced into slavery\, and villages all over\nSu dan are being burned to the ground\, creating millions of refugees and IDP s\n(Internally Displaced Persons). The UN has called Sudan's Darfur 'the w orst\nhumanitarian crisis' of the 21st century\, yet it has done virtually nothing\nto stop the crisis.\n\nThe American Anti-Slavery Group\, in conj unction with college student groups\nthroughout the Boston area (Harvard\, BU\, MIT\, Northeastern\, Suffolk\, and\nEmmanuel) will be holding a cand lelight vigil on FRIDAY\, NOVEMBER 5th at\n4:30pm in Boston Common (near t he Park St. Station.)\n\nDon’t remain silent. Be a part of the student mov ement to tell world leaders to stop genocide and slavery in Sudan. Please join us at the candlelight vigil and help make a difference.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041105T163000 GEO:42.347200;-71.086100 LOCATION:Boston Commons\, (beside Park St. T-Station)\, Boston\, Massachuse tts\, 02116\, United States SUMMARY:Shed Light on Genocide in Sudan UID:20260421T070502CEST-nVSElEGlKZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iabolish.com/vigil END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:carfreecity@ecologyfund.com DESCRIPTION:CAR FREE U OF T!!! \n\nThis year a student-led movement has beg un to rally support among U of T students and community members to demand the City of Toronto rezone all feasible roads on campus for pedestrian use only. \n\nMonday OCT.25 12P.M. – OUTDOOR CONCERT\nCome out to the SAC la wn (on the East side of University College) for a musical celebration in o rder to rally support for the movement. Interested performers should see c ontact info at bottom.\n\n \n\nThursday OCT. 28 1P.M.- CAR-FREE PARTY\n\nR ally in King’s College Circle for a march that will take us into the stree ts to demonstrate the change we want to happen by becoming the human traff ic that we want to see as we\n\n~~~~~TAKE BACK THE STREETS~~~~~~\nBring yo ur musical instruments\, boom-boxes\, costumes\, juggling balls and all yo ur friends to come celebrate a newly liberated street.\n \n\nJoin us in tr ying to make our campus a cleaner\, safer and more enjoyable place to live and learn in. We need help\, to get in contact with us write to\n\ncarfr eecity@ecologyfund.com\n\nSign the petition at the SAC office\, OPIRG offi ce (563 Spadina Ave.) and check out our manifesto at www.opirgtoronto.org\ n\n\n\n \n The Car-Free Movement at U of T has entered into a critical phase: action. We have been planning and organizing for over a month now\ , and are about to launch into our first major initiative to promote the c ause.\n\nOn October 25th at Noon (that's an optimistic time) we'll be havi ng a concert outside the SAC office in order to raise awareness for the mo vement\, and get more people out to:\n\nOur very own Car Free Day. On Oct ober 28th we'll be meeting in King's College Circle at 1 o'clock before ma rching over to St. George where we'll block off the street at two ends (Co llege and likely the first block North\, depending on how many people come out). We'll then encourage all the students in the area to use the stree t once its empty of cars and have a party with whatever musical performers and equipment people bring out on that day.\n\nIn order for these two eve nts to be effective we need help postering the campus in the coming week. If you have any free time please meet us between 4 and 4:15 on Tuesday at the foot of St.George (at College St.) so we can break off into groups an d poster different parts of the campus. Bring any friends\, and if you ca n't make it on that day\, we'll leave some posters in the OPIRG and SAC of fices so you can go out anytime (but please write me to confirm and know w hich parts of campus have already been covered).\n\nWe also need anyone wh o isn't shy to ask their professors to make an announcement before class a bout the event (they are generally very friendly to these requests) and al so pass around the petition in class which is attached to this message. A lso attached are the poster and flyer we'll be using\, that have all the i nfo on them\, which you can distribute at will.\n\nIt is really important that you help out in the next two weeks if you support what we are doing. A total of four people have ever come out to our meetings\, yet all this preparation has been done so far\, but if the movement is going to get any where\, it will be due to the work of many more people. Please do anythin g you can to help us make this campus a better place for all of us\, and i f you know anyone who might at all be interested in helping\, or coming ou t to the events please forward them this message.\n\nThank you...\n\n\n \n \n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041028 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041025T000000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:Car Free Day at the U of T UID:20260421T070502CEST-kKX3Jsn4B0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.opirgtoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:315-443-3693 Email:ajnocell@maxwell.syr.edu DESCRIPTION:As identity-based conflicts proliferate around the world\, the important role of culture in conflict escalation\, management and resoluti on is garnering greater attention among conflict resolution practitioners and students of peace studies. When attempting to fully understand confli cts and peace-making\, multiculturalism and related issues inevitably surf ace as major areas of concern. At the Maxwell School of Citizenship and P ublic Affairs\, we have studied peacekeeping\, peacemaking and peacebuild ing in order to gain a better understanding of the process\, and consequen tly\, to add to the discourse on these topics embodied in the fields of co nflict resolution and peace studies. This year\, we wish to open a dialog ue on the role of multiculturalism as it impacts peacekeeping\, peacemakin g and peacebuilding. We invite you to join us at the 2004 Annual Conferenc e of the Regional Peace Studies Consortium\, and share your research\, exp eriences and ideas on 'The Role of Multiculturalism in Peacekeeping\, Peac emaking and Peacebuilding.'\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041113T090000 GEO:43.037700;-76.139600 LOCATION:Maxwell School\, Syracuse University\, Syracuse\, New York\, 13244 \, United States SUMMARY:2004 Annual Conference of the Regional Peace Studies Consortium UID:20260421T070502CEST-cssOVISuAh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/parc/peaceconference/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:510-625-1106 Email:uhurureparations@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:5K march-a-thon taking a stand against mass imprisonment\, sub- standard education\, housing and healthcare\; and raising money for social justice and economic development programs in the black community.\n\nSpon sored by the African People's Solidarity Committee Geographical Scope: Lo cal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041023T110000 GEO:37.811300;-122.239000 LOCATION:Lake Merritt\, Grand Ave. And MacArthur\, Oakland\, California\, 9 4610\, United States SUMMARY:Oakland March for Social Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-wENG3VbL4H@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.marchforjustice.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Toledo\, OH\nEvent: Gloria joins Academy Award winning filmmake r Michael Moore onstage in her hometown of Toledo\, OH \nTime: 8:30 pm\nL ocation: Seagate Convention Center\n401 Jefferson Avenue\nToledo\, OH 4360 4\n\nTickets: $5 + $2.50 service charge Go to: www.clamormagazine.org/ Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041025T203000 GEO:41.655800;-83.536800 LOCATION:Seagate Convention Cntr\, 401 Jefferson Ave.\, Toledo\, Ohio\, 436 04\, United States SUMMARY:Gloria Steinem and Michael Moore UID:20260421T070502CEST-PEPAS2UozG@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Event: The Imagine Festival's 'Films you Should See Before You Vote'\nGloria joins on the second night of festival. Films to be screened include Unconstitutional\, Hijacking Catastrophe\, About Baghdad\, and Th e Ground Truth. \nWeb: www.imagine04.org/filmfest.html \nTime: 8:00pm - 10 :00pm\nLocation: University of Cincinnati\, The Great Hall\n2624 Clifton A venue\nCincinnati\, Ohio 45221\nTickets: Free Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041026T200000 GEO:39.166800;-84.538200 LOCATION:U Of Cincinnati\, The Great Hall\, 2624 Clifton Ave.\, Cincinnati\ , Ohio\, 45221\, United States SUMMARY:Gloria Steinem at the Imagine Festival's 'Films you Should See Befo re You Vote' UID:20260421T070502CEST-XVcxbCI7ew@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.imagine04.org/filmfest.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:TUESDAY OCT. 26 \n\nCincinnati\, OH\nEvent: Lecture + reception for Women of Ohio\nWomen of Ohio (and the World) will host a lecture and reception with Gloria at the Unity Church\nTime: 4:00 - 7:00 pm\nLocation: Unity Church\nAddress TBA\n\nTickets: Fundraiser for WOO 4:00- 5:30 - tic kets www.womenofohio.org\nPublic lecture free and open to the public 5:30 - 7:00 Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041026T053000 GEO:39.114500;-84.511100 LOCATION:Unity Church\, Cincinnati\, Ohio\, 45210\, United States SUMMARY:Gloria Steinem Lecture UID:20260421T070502CEST-2HHbNhz1up@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.womenofohio.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:WEDNESDAY\, OCT. 27 \n\nDelaware\, OH \nEvent: Brownbag lunch a t Ohio Wesleyan with Gloria\nGloria will join students from Ohio Wesleyan for a brownbag lunch in the Student Center.\nTime: Noon - 2:00pm\nLocation : Ohio Wesleyan University Student Center\n61 S. Sandusky St.\nDelaware\, OH 43015\nTickets: None\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041027T120000 GEO:40.289900;-82.981100 LOCATION:Ohio Wesleyan U Student Center\, 61 S. Sandusky St.\, Delaware\, O hio\, 43015\, United States SUMMARY:Brownbag Lunch with Gloria Steinem UID:20260421T070502CEST-uhXSKOwtnE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pfaw-votersalliance.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:THURSDAY\, OCT. 28 \n\nState College\, PA\nEvent: Lecture at Pe nn State Women's Studies Department\nThe Women's Studies Department at Pen n State will host Gloria Steinem for a lecture and Q & A in the HUB Robeso n Center.\nTime: Noon - 1:30pm\nLocation: H.U.B. Robeson Center\nAlumni Ha ll\nPenn State University\nUniversity Park\, PA 16802\nTickets: Free\n\nmo re info:\nhttp://www.pfaw-votersalliance.org/ Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041028T000000 GEO:40.799700;-77.862300 LOCATION:HUB Hobeson Cntr / Alumni Hall\, Penn State University\, Universit y Park\, Pennsylvania\, 16802\, United States SUMMARY:Gloria Steinem Lecture at Penn State UID:20260421T070502CEST-VWevDkz2Us@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-254-9920 Email:info@eurekaiff.com DESCRIPTION:Election-Eve ROCK THE VOTE party\, to benefit NYC's newly launc hed\, non-partisan political film festival. Hot indie band line-up\, dj s pinning on the main level\, come early for free drinks\, food and prizes! $10 at the door\, must be 21+ (Take the F\,M\,J\,Z to Delancey/Essex) G eographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041101T190000 GEO:40.718800;-73.986400 LOCATION:The Delancey Bar\, 168 Delancey St @ Clinton\, New York\, New York \, 10002\, United States SUMMARY:Eureka! Film Fest & Rock The Vote\, Election-Eve Party UID:20260421T070502CEST-BZDMPR2giM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.eurekaiff.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@phpeace.net DESCRIPTION:What are the real threats to homeland security? How can they b e averted\, and at what cost in terms of the open society we value? On Th ursday\, November 4\, a panel will come together to grapple with these que stions in a free moderated public discussion at 101 Science Center at Swar thmore College\, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Hear from Brian Lynch\, the Assi stant Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia field office of the FBI in charge of counterterrorism\; Jan Ting\, a conservative legal scholar\; Marwan Kreidie\, a community activist with the Philadelphia Arab-American community\; and Kim Lane Scheppele\, law and sociology professor at U Pen n studying the effects of terrorism on democracies. The event is the seco nd in a yearlong series of forums on “Decisions for America: Critical Choi ces/ Differing Voices” sponsored by Pendle Hill and Swarthmore College des igned to encourage civil civic discourse about matters of vital interest. For more information\, visit www.phpeace.net or contact John Meyer at 610 -566-4507\, ext. 121 or johnm@pendlehill.org. \n\n \n\n Geographical Sco pe: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041104T193000 GEO:39.897200;-75.344100 LOCATION:101 DuPont Science Center\, Swarthmore College\, Swarthmore\, Penn sylvania\, 19081\, United States SUMMARY:Homeland Secrutiy and Civil Liberties Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-a3t4nHnuT2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.phpeace.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:NAASCon 2K4 - Returning to Our Roots: The Past\, Present\, and Future of the Asian Pacific American Student Community \n\nWho: Hundreds o f students nationwide \n\nWhat: The first national Asian Pacific American student conference \n\nWhere: University of Southern California \n\nWhy: T o join this historic moment in the APA student movement so that we can mob ilize the community and affect change \n\nWhen: November 5th - 7th\, 2004 \n\nWelcome to NAASCon 2K4 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles! Since we founded in NAASCon in 2001\, we have worked with Asian Pacific American (APA) students and organizations nationwide to build a st rong foundation for a successful conference. We still have lots of work to do to develop NAASCon into an organization that serves the needs of the A PA student community from California to New York to Florida to Texas to Ha waii to Utah to Wisconsin to Michigan to Alabama to Louisiana to Massachus etts to Maine to Ohio and beyond. And we hope that you will contribute to this conversation by joining us at this first national conference for APA students. \n\nBeginning on Friday evening with Warren Furutani speaking ab out his experiences as an APA activist in the 1960s at the beginning of th e APA student movement and ending with a march on Sunday afternoon in supp ort of a community campaign\, we hope that this conference will educate\, empower\, and inspire you. Already\, student mobilizing against racist Abe rcrombie & Fitch t-shirts in 2002 indicated the strength and effectiveness of a strong APA student voice. We hope to build on that power. So join us at USC from November 5 to 7 this year ń and letís make history. \n\nEndor sements \nU.S. Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HA) \nJohn Chiang\, Chairperson of California State Board of Equalization and highest-ranking APA elected off icial in California \nCarol Liu\, California State Legislature Assemblywom an \nJudy Chu\, California State Legislature Assemblywoman \n\nStudent Org anization Sponsors \nEast Coast Asian American Student Union (ECAASU) \nMi dwest Asian American Students Union (MAASU) \nSoutheast Regional Conferenc e of Asian American Leaders (SERCAAL) \nVietnamese American Student Confer ence (VASCON) \nLiberation in North Korea (LiNK) \nKorean American Student s Conference (KASCON) \nIntercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Associ ation (ITASA Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041107 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041105 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Southern California\, Los Angeles\, California\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:National Asian American Student Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-aFGRuz5cDP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usc2004.naascon.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:727-894-6997 Email:yayawatson@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:The March for Social Justice to Stop America's Other War is a 5 -K march-a-thon in the white community expressing solidarity with reparati ons and social justice and an end to the war going on in our own backyard. \nRegardless who is elected president\, we must send a message that we wan t peace at home and abroad based on social justice and liberation of oppre ssed peoples. The occupation and containment of the Iraqi people\nis based on the occupation and containment of the African community right here. Jo in a march to say no more black lives\nstolen in our name!\n\nThe march is a fundraiser for the Uhuru Movement. There is a\nnon-mandatory registrati on fee of $15 that gives you a t-shirt. You can get your family and friend s to sponsor you. Contact the African People's Solidarity Committee for mo re information.\ninformation.\n\nSpeakers at the 1:30 p.m. rally include:\ nOmali Yeshitela\, leader of the Uhuru Movement\nSheridan Murphy\, America n Indian Movement\nMohammad Chehab\, Arab activist\nChris Ernesto\, St. Pe te for Peace\nConnie Burton\, host of Straight Talk on WMNF\nSpoken word b y: Life\, Black on Black Rhyme and Liz\, Florida Poetry Jam\nwinner\nPenny Hess\, African People's Solidarity Committee\nCode Pink\nAnd more!\n Geo graphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041107T110000 GEO:27.789400;-82.677300 LOCATION:Crescent Lake Park\, 22nd Ave. N. & 7th St. N.\, St. Petersburg\, Florida\, 33713\, United States SUMMARY:St. Petersburg March for Social Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-UpSsZNA3Xn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.marchforjustice.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:617-254-9130 Email:bostonnow@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Come and learn about all the exciting ways you can get involved with the Greater Boston Chapter of the National Organization for Women!\n \nAll are welcome. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041027T190000 GEO:42.357200;-71.112600 LOCATION:14 Linden St\, Suite 220\, Allston\, Massachusetts\, 02134\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Boston NOW Volunteer Orientation UID:20260421T070502CEST-1pu7Klt9Ug@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bostonnow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:305-531-0654 Email:ashmoregallery@aol.com DESCRIPTION:The Art of Politics\nCurated by Nicole Dupont and Lee Wells\nOc tober 29 through November 20\, 2004\n\nPrivate Reception : Friday October 29\, 2004\nRSVP Required\n\nAshmore Gallery\n2213 Collins Avenue\nMiami Be ach\, FL 33139\nTel: 305 531 0654\nrfontaine@ashmoregallery.com \nhttp://w ww.ashmoregallery.com/ \n\n\nParticipating artists:\nMichael Ricardo Andreev\, M.V. Clark\, Joy Garnett\, Nancy Gifford\, \nMiguel Guzman\, Tin a La Porta\, Brian Miller\, Elin O'Hara Slavick\, and Lee Wells\n\nSociall y conscious artists have constituted a strong force in our culture through out history\, from Goya and Picasso to established and emerging figures in the contemporary art scene. At times controversial\, such artists engage us personally while drawing us into a heightened awareness of worldly issu es. Complex problems are examined with a poetic or subversive eye\, and di fficult questions are posed\; hopefully a dialogue with the viewer is open ed. Clearly there is an “art” to this. It is in this spirit that Ashmore G allery presents The Art of Politics on the eve of this most important of p residential elections. \n\nMiami has long held a place of importance in th e political realm. While Florida has played host to official presidential debates\, numerous unofficial events and fundraisers\, as one of three key “swing” states it has also suffered its share of political advertising ca mpaigns. The Art of Politics offers the art loving community a moment to r eflect upon political questions without being brutalized by mass media str ategies\, partisan sales pitches and television sound bytes—a rare and tho ught-provoking opportunity.\n\nOverwhelming political issues can be too da unting for any one artist to take on alone. Seven of the artists presented in The Art of Politics belong to a group known as the Armed Artists of Am erica (AAA): armed not with traditional weapons but with ideas\, skills an d the creative desire to engage people in profound\, beautiful and meaning ful ways\, they hope to set a positive\, non-ideological\, and humane forc e in motion. Above all\, AAA seeks to stimulate dialogue regarding the iss ues facing our country at this crucial time in history.\n\nThe artists sho wcased in The Art of Politics are a mix of emerging and established artist s who have exhibited in museums and galleries nationally and international ly. Presenting new and recent works in a variety of media from paintings a nd photography to installation\, this show presents some of the strongest politically conscious young artists of our time. \n Geographical Scope: L ocal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041120 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041029T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:2213 Collins Ave\, Miami Beach\, Florida\, 33139\, United States SUMMARY:The Art of Politics UID:20260421T070502CEST-bihtxelPBS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ASHMOREGALLERY.COM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:617-335-9473 Email:yfnow@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Join the Boston NOW Feminist Culture Club(FCC) in listening to dramatic readings of material compiled and published in Rivka Solomon's bo ok THAT TAKES OVARIES: BOLD FEMALES AND THEIR BRAZEN ACTS. These real-life stories from women and girls are short\, multicultural\, playful\, sassy\ , often touching\, true tales of kickin' estrogen-powered deeds. \n\nThe f irst part of the night will include dramatic readings from the actors who starred in the summer production of That Takes Ovaries Afterwards\, you ar e welcome to tout your stuff at the open mike (3 min. max): Guys\, tell us about your bold mothers\, sisters\, daughters and friends. Gals\, tell us about the times *you* were brazen! \n\nAnd please do share the news of th is ovarian event with friends!\n\nOctober is also Love your Body month\, s o love your ovaries and get out here and join us! We expect this to be the BIGGEST event in FCC history!\n\nFor even MORE info see: http://www.ThatT akesOvaries.org Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041026T183000 GEO:42.347200;-71.086100 LOCATION:Boston Public Library\, Main/Copley Square Branch\, 700 Boylston S treet\, Boston Conference Rooms 5 & 6\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02116\, U nited States SUMMARY:That Takes Ovaries! UID:20260421T070502CEST-1UC2HSPWpm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bostonnow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:914-271-3580 Email:sdavidson@youthrights.org DESCRIPTION:Flash mob/voting age protest in Union Square. Help us fight ag eism through recruiting and outreach. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041030T130000 GEO:40.730200;-73.988600 LOCATION:Union Square\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Voting Age Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-AG6LOuXnXS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youthrights.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:303-332-2701 Email:petrais@earthlink.net DESCRIPTION:A new theatre piece exploring the politics\, stories\, and issu es surrounding the Sand Creek Massacre. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041211 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041209T193000 GEO:39.720100;-105.021000 LOCATION:2180 Stout Street\, Denver\, Colorado\, 80204\, United States SUMMARY:Nations in Peaces: The Politics of the Sand Creek Massacre UID:20260421T070502CEST-O6iGj2Dnv0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.home.earthlink.net/~petrais END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:trentaction@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:MAIN EVENT: RECLAIM GZOWSKI CAFETERIA\nNovemeber 10th\, 2004 – Wednesday\nNOON – 12PM\nUnite at Bata Podium!\n\n---MASS MOBILIZATION OF S TUDENTS AND ALLIES TO TAKE BACK OUR CAFETERIA---\n\nRally together outside library. Bring Instruments\, Drums\, Signs\, Banners\, Chalk and lots of ENERGY. Also pack lunch to bring into Gzowski cafeteria for communal eatin g.\n\nThe central message and purpose of this event is to take back our ca feteria and make a request to the administration and Aramark management to open up the access of Gzowski College Cafeteria. The demonstration is a p eaceful one\, but we are coming out in mass numbers\, with lots of energy and spirit to convey our message as this concerns a large body of people.\ n\nStudent Newspaper Arthur has covered the issue that you may want to rea d if you haven't yet:\nhttp://www.trentarthur.info/archives/000134.html\nh ttp://www.trentarthur.info/archives/000143.html\nAdditionally\, you may pi ck up phamplets regarding the issue from TCSA\, Seasoned Spoon or Sadlier House.\n\nDetails and Agenda for the Nov 10th Action (There may be adjustm ents):\n\n 1. Rally and Speak-out at the Podium to Trent Administration\ n 2. March to LEC Cafeteria to Champlain college - over Bridge - through OC\n (Speak-out to Aramark Management)\n 3. Arrive at Gzowski Coll ege Cafeteria - Reclaim our Space (Eat lunch\, play music\, and enjoy the communal gathering for the People's Cafeteria)\n 4. Chalking at the brid ge after the communal gathering at the cafeteria.\n\n\nPRE-EVENT ACTIVITIE S: BE PART OF THE MOBILIZATION\n1. Imaginary Phone Tree:\nTuesday evening\ , Nov 09th - Call three people\, tell/remind about the event and issue and ask them to call three people who will also call three people....and so o n. This is a collective organizing effort\, since the event is being organ ized by Trent Students together rather than a group of people.\n\n2. Art f or the Action:\nTuesday evening\, Nov 09th - Meet at 596 George Street Nor th\, 7-10pm\nCome together to make banners\, signs\, buttons\, and other a rt for the event. Supplies will be available! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041110T120000 GEO:44.283200;-78.324900 LOCATION:Outside Bata Library\, Peterborough\, Ontario\, K9J 7B8\, Canada SUMMARY:Reclaim Public Space at Trent University UID:20260421T070502CEST-nSvjiGZI0E@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-827-0200 Email:conference2004@qc.edu DESCRIPTION:Organized by the Queens College Labor Resource Center and New L abor Forum\, 'Labor at the Crossroads' aims to provoke thoughtful discussi on and debate on the future of the labor movement. As the Bush administr ation enters its second term\, the labor movement is in crisis. Though org anizing has been the AFL-CIO’s top priority for a decade\, 88 % of U.S. wo rkers are unorganized and union membership continues to decline. At this c ritical juncture\, union leaders are debating the merits of dramatic stru ctural changes. Please join us to engage in this debate with speakers Bru ce Raynor of UNITE HERE\, Leo Gerard of United Steelworkers of America\, L arry Cohen of Communication Workers of America\, Kate Bronfenbrenner of Co rnell University\, Bill Fletcher of TransAfrica Forum\, Scott Nova of the Worker Rights Consortium\, Stewart Acuff of the AFL-CIO Organizing Depart ment\, Evelyn Zepeda of the Solidarity Center\, representatives of Jobs wi th Justice and many more!!\n\nFor more information or to register go to ww w.futureoflaborconference.org\, call 212.827.0200\, or e-mail conference20 04@qc.edu Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041203 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041202 GEO:40.745500;-73.978400 LOCATION:CUNY Graduate Center\, 365 5th Ave.\, New York\, New York\, 10016\ , United States SUMMARY:Labor at the Crossroads Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-0J5HMiO6F7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.futureoflaborconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:studentvegetariancoalition@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:We are having an event catered by the Soul Vegetarian East. Its a vegan thanksgiving dinner. $5 a plate. Email if you are interested. Its at Purdue Cal. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041123T190000 GEO:41.590500;-87.456400 LOCATION:Hammond\, Indiana\, 46323\, United States SUMMARY:Turkey-Free Thanksgiving Dinner UID:20260421T070502CEST-t4biIvS9H8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentveg.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-347-8772 Email: DESCRIPTION:U.S. Student Association (USSA) Foundation Presents LGBT STUDEN T OF COLOR National Summit. Interested in forming or strengthening LESBIAN \, GAY\, BISEXUAL\, AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) student of color organizations on your college campus? Learn to create spaces for LGBT students of color to meet. Ready to amplify LGBT student of color voices and win concrete vi ctories on the campus\, state\, and national levels? Build the skills\, kn owledge\, and networks to make your vision a reality. applications due by Nov 30. info Nicholas Shigeru Sakurai\, LGBT Student Empowerment Project\, 202-347-8772 Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050117 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050115 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ohio State\, Columbus\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:LGBT Student of Color National Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-rsfrhuUfT9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-807-9255 Email:www.moveagainstaids.org DESCRIPTION:INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED CLUB LEGENDS UNITE TO MOVE AGAINST AID S\n\nInternationally renowned producers and DJ’s Beverly Bond\, Peter Rauh ofer\, Danny Tenaglia\, Tony Touch\, and Junior Vasquez have united to per form for thousands at Move Against AIDS: Return of the Dance-a-thon on Dec ember 11\, 2004\, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. \n\ nThe celebrity-hosted Dance-a-thon will benefit GMHC\, the nation’s oldest and most comprehensive AIDS service organization\, and its HIV/AIDS educa tion and advocacy programs and direct services to over 14\,000 men\, women and children living with HIV in New York City.\n\nMove Against AIDS: \nRe turn of the Dance-a-thon\n\nFeaturing \n-- Beverly Bond\n-- Peter Rauhofer \n-- Danny Tenaglia \n-- Tony Touch\n-- Junior Vasquez\n\nSaturday\nDecemb er 11\, 2004\n\nJacob Javits Center\n655 West 34th Street\nNew York\, NY 1 0001\n\n(212) 807-9255\nwww.MoveAgainstAIDS.org\n\nNew York City’s first A IDS Dance-a-thon\, launched by MZA Events in 1990\, was an all-star show a nd dance party that immediately appealed to a wide and diverse base of par ticipants and supporters who returned annually to raise more than $7.5 mil lion from 1990 – 1997. Previous AIDS Dance-a-thon guests\, DJs and hosts have included\; Madonna\, Doctor Dre\, Method Man\, Deborah Harry (Blondie )\, Kool and the Gang\, and many others. \n\nGMHC is a not-for-profit\, vo lunteer-supported and community-based organization committed to national l eadership in the fight against AIDS. Its mission is to reduce the spread of HIV disease\, help people with HIV maintain and improve their health an d independence\, and keep the prevention\, treatment and cure of HIV an ur gent national and local priority. GMHC provides services and programs to over 15\,000 men\, women and families that are living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in New York City.\n\n###\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041212 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041211T180000 GEO:40.750400;-73.996300 LOCATION:Jacob Javits Center\, 655 West 34th Street\, New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:Move Against AIDS: Tenaglia\, Vasquez\, Rauhofer UID:20260421T070502CEST-J4XZTLxN1I@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.MoveAgainstAIDS.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:928-541-1002 Email:info@ecosainstitute.org DESCRIPTION:The Ecosa Institute spring semester Pre-Professional Program is for people interested in exploring the design arts and sustainability wit hout enrolling in a professional design school. There are no prerequisite s and at the end of the semester\, participants have a foundation on which to pursue further education and careers in the diverse\, growing field of sustainable and ecological design. Participants travel to both ancient an d modern sites exemplifying sustainability throughout Arizona and meet wit h leaders in the field including Hunter Lovins\, David Orr\, John Todd and others. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050110 GEO:34.495800;-112.378000 LOCATION:Ecosa Institute\, 212B South Marina Street\, Prescott\, Arizona\, 86303\, United States SUMMARY:Semester In Sustainable Design UID:20260421T070502CEST-btmLOtuguC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ecosainstitute.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:5103369566 Email:severnwilliams@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Numerous accounts point to the fact that the Florida and Ohio v oting machines may have been hacked to change the final vote totals to fav or George Bush. Several members of Congress have demanded that the General Accounting Office (GAO) investigate. The independent organization 'Help A merica Audit' is leading the charge for a recount prior to Inauguration da y. \n\nTo elevate this issue in the eyes of our nation we are calling for the largest freewayblogging effort to date: \n\nThis weekend (Nov 13-14)\, people nationwide will affix banners and signs to freeway overpasses dema nding that the voting machines be investigated\, and the Florida and Ohio vote recounted. We need you\, and your friends\, and their friends to part icipate. \n\nWe want commuters to visit http://www.blackboxvoting.org for more information. Please include their URL in your sign if you are able. \ n\nA few suggested sign ideas include:\n\nAudit the Voting Machines\nwww.b lackboxvoting.com\n\nStill not the President\nwww.blackboxvoting.com\n\nPa perless voting: the Death of Democracy www.blackboxvoting.com\n\nThe Vote was Hacked\nwww.blackboxvoting.com\n\nAs always\, we post pictures sent in from fellow freewaybloggers starting Monday morning\, November 15th. Plea se email us your pictures over the weekend if you can to sev@sevwilliams.c om.\n\nWe will also be issuing an international press release outlining wh at our group is doing in the US to defend democracy during these troubling times. \n\nOur democracy hangs in the balance and it is up to us and our fellow citizens to speak out now and to speak out loud. Let 20 or 30 thous and of your fellow citizens know what you think by freewayblogging this we ekend.\n\nFor more information on the voting irregularities\, see http://b radblog.com (scroll down the page for a listing of problems).\n\nPlease vi sit http://www.freewayblogger.com to get more info\, and to donate to this effort. \n\nTo find fellow freewaybloggers in your area\, join the news g roup by sending an email to Freewayblogging-subscribe@yahoogroups.com\n\nP rotect Democracy\, \n\nThe FreewayBlogger\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041114 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041113 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Your Local Highway Overpass\, Your City\, United States SUMMARY:Stop The Voting Machines: Freeway Blogging UID:20260421T070502CEST-H8GihfvUMp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freewayblogger.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:STAR (Society for Trans Action and Resources) and EQA (Evergree n Queer Alliance) Present\n “Trans Awareness Week.”\nNovember 15-19\, 2005 . \nThe Evergreen State College\, Olympia WA. \n\nWorkshops facilitated by Qwo-Li Driskill: \n\nTuesday\, November 16: \nGender Rebellion: Conf ronting Transphobia and Sexism 6:00 PM-9:00 PM\nSeminar II\, B1107\n\nThis workshop is for people who identify as genderqueer\, trans\, sissy\, butc h\, femme\, MTF\, FTM\, and all others who feel they transgress gender cat egories in their lives and identities. Using interactive theater (Theater of the Oppressed) and dialogue\, we will investigate the complexities of g ender\, gender histories\, internalized and external transphobia and sexis m\, and the impacts of violence / power / oppression on our communities. N o previous theater experience is needed.\n\nWednesday\, November 17 \n2:00 -5:00 PM\n“Mothertongue: Healing From Patriarchy and Colonization.”\nSemi nar II\, E2107\n\nInvasion and colonization are patriarchal and white supr emacist processes that attempt to destroy our concepts of language\, gende r\, religion\, and social structure. This workshop focuses on colonization and patriarchy as intertwined forms of violence and examines the ways in which the reclamation of our original languages can help us as individuals and communities heal from historical trauma. We will use interactive thea ter (Theater of the Oppressed) and dialogue as tools to better understand these issues in our lives. This workshop is specifically for people of col or/mixed-race/non-white identified people. No previous theater experience is needed. \n\nThursday\, November 18.\nTrans Day of Remembrance Reading Featuring Qwo-Li Driskill.\nMemorial Vigil. \n6:00 PM\nLecture Hall 2\, and then procession to Red Square. \n\nAbout Qwo-Li Driskill: \n\nQwo -Li Driskill is a Cherokee Two-Spirit writer\, activist\, and educator als o of African\, Irish\, Lenape\, Lumbee\, and Osage ascent. Hir work appear s in numerous publications including The Crab Orchard Review\, SAIL: Studi es in American Indian Literatures\, Many Mountains Moving\, and in the ant hologies Nurturing Native Languages\, Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultura l Queer Youth Anthology\, and Speak to Me Words: Essays on Contemporary Am erican Indian Poetry. Qwo-Li facilitates workshops throughout U.S. and Can adian occupied Turtle Island on issues of concern to Native people\, Trans and Genderqueer communities\, mixed-race people\, and other communities o f color. S/he is currently living in Three Fires (Ojibwe\, Odawa\, Potaw atomi) and Huron territories while pursuing a PhD in Rhetoric and Writing at Michigan State University. Hir first book of poetry is forthcoming. htt p://www.dragonflyrising.com. \n\n---> (Dis)ability Access is a Social Jus tice Issue!!\n\n~All events are wheelchair accessible. \n\n~For ASL Inter pretation or further accommodations\, please contact Access Services for S tudents with Disabilities 24-hours before the event. \nLocation: Library Building\, Room 1407D\nPhone: (360) 867-6348\nTTY: (360) 867-6834\nFax: (3 60) 867-5349\nhttp://www.evergreen.edu/access/home.htm\n~The Evergreen Sta te College is a scent and pollutant free campus. In order to make this sp ace accessible to people with immune disorders\, asthma\, allergies\, and chemical sensitivities no perfumes\, colognes\, or scented products may be worn to these events. For more information on being scent free visit: htt p://www.peggymunson.com/mcs.html.\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041119 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041115 GEO:47.065400;-122.976000 LOCATION:Evergreen State College\, Olympia\, Washington\, 98505\, United St ates SUMMARY:Trans Awarenss Week Events UID:20260421T070502CEST-638BugjIkV@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A Call out\,\n\nThe final plenary of the European Peoples' Glob al Action Conference\, which took place in Belgrade\, Post-Yugoslavia from 21st-29th July 2005\, is calling for a Global Day of Action on July 6th 2 005 - the opening day of the 2005 G8 \nSummit to take place at Gleneagles\ , Perthshire\, United Kingdom (Scotland\, around 40 miles/70 km from Edinb urgh).\n\nThey have called for people to join the convergences in Scotland being called for by the Dissent! Network in the UK www.dissent.org.uk) to disrupt \nthe Summit\, and for people to organise and take part in simult aneous actions in villages\, towns and cities around the world.\n\nThe Cal l Out will be published soon on: www.agp.org or www.pgaconference.org \nan d on the Dissent! Network website: www.dissent.org.uk\n\nIf you are in the UK and want to get involved in the Dissent! Network\, go to the Dissent! website and find out how to contact your nearest local group. \nIf there i sn`t one near you\, set on up!\n\nIf you are based outside of the UK\, con tact: infog82005@yahoo.com\n\nSPREAD the word? Geographical Scope: Intern ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050708 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050706T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Edinburgh\, United Kingdom SUMMARY:United Kingdom G8/No War Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-mNGuEUn9gP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.Dissent.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:201-968-0595 Email:info@grassrootsar.org DESCRIPTION:This is an animal rights conference created by and for the gras sroots. It is dedicated to being accessible and inclusive\, promoting abo lition\, forging alliances outside the movement and challenging oppression within it. It will include many hands-on workshops\, great speakers\, ne tworking opportunities\, and much more! Visit our website and register no w! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050331T180000 GEO:40.780800;-73.977200 LOCATION:Holyrood Episcopal Church\, 715 W. 179th St\, New York\, New York\ , United States SUMMARY:Grassroots Animal Rights Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-OSaTUZUJGg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.grassrootsar.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:203-364-7345 Email:youthforjustice@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Witnesses to US occupation in Iraq and Palestine tell their per sonal stories. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041122T190000 GEO:41.376200;-73.471400 LOCATION:181 White St.\, Danbury\, Connecticut\, 06810\, United States SUMMARY:Wheels of Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-kHVuhSuENm@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:215-222-4711 Email:ncc@seac.org DESCRIPTION:The Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) is a national network of young people working collectively towards environmental and so cial justice. Sixteen years of organizing and activism has taught us that it takes sustained coordination and planning on a national level to win co ncrete victories and build a strong youth movement.\n\nThe National Conver gence is a chance for our National Council and any youth and student envir onmental and social justice groups to:\n\n * Strategize\n * Plan\n * Network\n * Skills Build\n * Analysis Build\n * Have lots and lots of fun! \n\nWe don't tell local groups what to do - we are the local groups\, coming together\, learning\, teaching\, and strategizing.\n\nThi s meeting will be an exciting time for SEAC. By continuing to bring new pe ople into our National Council and improving communications between local group members and SEAC National\, our strategies and campaigns remain fres h\, our community strengthens\, and our network grows. As SEAC's National Council becomes more truly NATIONAL\, our National Convergences become exc ellent opportunities to network and share experiences with some of the mos t awesome youth activists in this nation\, inspiring us all towards greate r heights!\n\nIn addition to local group representatives\, all regional\, state\, or area coordinators\; campaign coordinators\; and those who are i nterested in becoming affiliated with SEAC should definitely come out to t he National Convergence! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050106T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC National Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-xNBLIpBhSD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/nationalconvergence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Dress ultra femme\, ultra masculine\, both\, neither.\ncome for food\, fun\, and movies. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041117T180000 GEO:40.901300;-73.182800 LOCATION:Stony Brook University\, Student Union Room 221\, Stony Brook\, Ne w York\, 11790\, United States SUMMARY:Gender Bender Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-LDLciJ5e0R@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Counter-Inaugural 2005\nBush Isn't Going Away and Neither Are W e!\n\nWe cannot wait another 4 years to stand against the war and rampant social injustice of another Bush Administration. A coalition of social\, p olitical\, and religious activists have come together to protest the coron ation of George W. Bush. We invite you and all your friends and family to join hundreds of thousands in the streets of Washington\, DC. \n\nOn Novem ber 2nd and 3rd as the votes were being counted residents of Washington DC took to the streets to show opposition to an inherently corrupt system\, no matter who won the presidential election. Now the inauguration looms on the horizon and in DC where 91% voters rejected Bush energy is high to or ganize visible resistance to another 4 years of Bush through linking the n ational and even global struggle against the Bush regime to our local stru ggle for democracy here in the District. Come out and help shape this resi stance!\n\nJoin us for a week of action January 15-Janurary 20\, 2005. We' re here to help plug you in to all the action. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050120 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050115 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Counter-Inauguration UID:20260421T070502CEST-mFRWbfVVev@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.counter-inaugural.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:877-450-3517 x318 Email:josh.lynch@sfo.greenpeace.org DESCRIPTION:California Student Sustainability Convergence \n\nNovember 19th -21st\, 2004 \nSanta Barbara\, California - UC Santa Barbara Campus \n\nIt \\'s time to Move UC and Renew the CSU!! \n\n\nWHEN? Friday November 19th 5:30pm through Sunday November 21st 1:45pm\n \nWHERE? University of Calif ornia at Santa Barbara Campus. \n \nWHAT? Workshops\, speakers\, campaign discussions\, opportunities\nfor CSU and UC to collaborate\, and fun acti vities.\n\nWHO? The California Student Sustainability Coalition\, the Rene w CSU Campaign\, the Move UC Campaign\, and YOU! \n \nWHY? A secret repor t prepared recently by the Pentagon and leaked to the UK\\'s The Observer \, warns that climate change may lead to a global catastrophe costing mil lions and lives\, and remains a far greater threat than terrorism. The Pen tagon report predicts that \\'abrupt climate change could bring the plane t to the edge of anarchy as countries develop a nuclear threat to defend and secure dwindling food\, water and energy supplies\\'. It\\'s authors warn that climate change should be considered \\'immediately\\' as a top political and military issue. \n\nAs students from around California we ha ve an unprecidented opportunity to affect the course of history. Due larg ely to student pressure\, the UC system passed a landmark policy last sum mer for renewable energy and green building standards. If the CSU follows in its footsteps\, the entire energy market in California will change dr amatically and the United States government will have yet another reason t o take swift and decisive action to curb global warming pollution before it\\'s too late. Perhaps more importantly\, these landmark California vic tories are helping to shape a new model of just and sustainable systems t hat are not only solving environmental problems but also creating highly efficient systems\, more jobs\, and strengthening our economy for the lon g run. \n\n\nLOGISTICS \nPlease RSVP with Josh or at our Evite site: htt p://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?event=TDSTVLYUSJUYARPRBQ XE \nBring:\n$5 donation for six meals and housing for the weekend. Bring you r own sleeping bag\, \npillows\, plates\, and silverware\,\nand will be ho used with UCSB students. They\\'ll be filled in on where\nexactly they\\'r e staying when they arrive.\n\n\nFor more Information\, contact: \nJosh: 8 77-450-3517 x318 \njosh.lynch@sfo.greenpeace.org \n\n\n Geographical Scop e: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041119T180000 GEO:34.432900;-119.837000 LOCATION:UC Santa Barbara\, Santa Barbara\, California\, 93106\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:California Student Sustainability Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-piIENZ6rbb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ucssc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:202-296-6727 Email:contact@studentaidsmarch.org DESCRIPTION:On February 26th\, 2005\, thousands of America’s youth will ral ly together in Washington\, DC for one reason - to march against AIDS/HIV. The Student Global AIDS Campaign is organizing the largest youth march in US history in order to confront one of the greatest problems our world fa ces today. By bringing students and young people from all over the country into the nation’s capital\, we plan to prove that today’s youth is concer ned about the AIDS/HIV epidemic and prove that youth can – and will – take action. We will not stand on the sidelines when millions of people die ea ch year from the AIDS virus. We will not stand by and let our government’s negligence of the global AIDS/HIV pandemic go on any longer. Instead\, we will go to the Capitol and march in order to show the power of youth AIDS support. Our goal is to make our voices heard and make the government ini tiate changes needed in order to save lives. Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050226 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Student March Against AIDS UID:20260421T070502CEST-pndpZG1a5x@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentaidsmarch.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:508-642-5101 Email:jarnold@wheatonma.edu DESCRIPTION:The Wheaton College's Activist Coalition Party - \n'Progress No t Politics'\nAll regional activist clubs/individuals are welcome\nLive ban d - Geminatrix\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041120T090000 GEO:41.959100;-71.180400 LOCATION:Wheaton College\, Norton\, Massachusetts\, 02766\, United States SUMMARY:Wheaton 'Progress Not Politics' Party UID:20260421T070502CEST-XMoMzsM4Xi@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:+639173375760 Email:lloydluna@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The Premier youth event of the year aims at gathering more than 3\,000 youth in an interactive conference and exposition with leadership training\, plenary discussion\, group dynamics\, open forum\, trade show\, exhibits\, dance competitions\, onsite lectures\, youth power awards and advocacy concert. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050205 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050204T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:World Trade Center\, Metro Manila\, Philippines SUMMARY:Youth Power 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-AxaRU2eXf1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youthpower.tk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:ar_activist@msn.com DESCRIPTION:Please join me and CARE on Friday\, November 26 for a Fur-Free Friday event in Marion (by Cedar Rapids)! We absolutely *need* activists t o come out to this event!\n \nThe main focus on this demonstration is the Canadian seal hunt and how it affects the entire fur industry. The sealing industry claims that it is killing more seals because of an increase in d emand for fur—all fur. Anyone wearing a mink or fox fur coat\, or a jacket trimmed in coyote or rabbit furs\, must take responsibility for creating an environment of demand for the furs of these baby seals who are clubbed and sometimes even skinned while they are still conscious. Animals slaught ered by the millions on so-called fur “farms”—minks\, raccoons\, chinchill as\, and foxes—meet equally violent deaths by gassing\, neck-breaking\, an d anal electrocution.\nPlease note that seal fur has been illegal in the U S since 1972.\n \nFor driving directions to the event\, please use Mapques t. If you need a ride\, please contact me and we'll see what we can work o ut!\n \nThank you for all that you do! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041126T120000 GEO:42.056900;-91.574000 LOCATION:Berger Furrier\, 200 7th Ave\, Marion\, Iowa\, 52302\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Fur Free Friday demo UID:20260421T070502CEST-PzkNKUovxo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.furisdead.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Conference Mission\n\nThe mission of the Western Regional Lesbi an\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, Queer\, Intersex\, Allies (LGBTQIA) Co llege Conference is to empower students\, staff\, and faculty to create ca mpus environments that welcome and value LGBTQIA people. The conference wi ll include speakers\, workshops\, and entertainment that address issues fr om colleges and universities in the western region. We strive to examine o ur practices and planning through a social justice lens. We are committed to creating a conference that addresses issues of homophobia\, heterosexis m\, transphobia\, biphobia\, gender oppression\, racism\, sexism\, ableism \, classism\, religious oppression\, and all other forms of oppression. \n \n2005 Conference Visions\n\nVISIONS FOR \nTHE WESTERN REGIONAL LGBTQIA CO LLEGE CONFERENCE 2005\n“Putting the Puzzle Together: Connecting Communitie s & Identities”\n\nINTRODUCTION\n\nAs we embark on a new adventure of crea ting a collaborative approach to conference planning\, it is crucial that we all are looking toward the same vision. This document is one component to communicate across campuses and across states to define the direction w e intend to go. Based on preliminary feedback from the 2004 UCLGBTIA confe rence and discussions held at the 2005 host campus\, University of Califor nia\, Davis\, I have compiled our collective ideas.\n\nThe vision of the 2 005 Western Regional LGBTQIA College Conference is based on discussions am ong those in the LGBTQIA community at the University of California\, Davis and was sent to the other campuses involved in the planning including: al l University of California schools\, Stanford University\, Sacramento Stat e University\, San Jose State University\, Arizona State University\, Wash ington State University\, St. Mary's College of California\, Weber State U niversity (Utah) and to the University of California Student Association. Any feedback received was incorporated into this final document.\n\nSTRUCT URAL VISIONS\n\nUnity With Theme\n\nA theme is developed to provide a fram ework for a conference that could address an endless amount of topics and ideas. Careful consideration was given to the title and theme of the 2005 conference. We will strive to weave this theme throughout the entire confe rence through our workshops\, keynote speakers\, and entertainment. We ack nowledge that there may be various components of the conference that do no t directly relate to the theme but are important and should be incorporate d.\n\nThe first draft of the theme was developed at our March 15\, 2004 me eting. It was “Putting the Puzzle Together: Embracing Culture & Sexuality. ” It was adjusted to “Putting the Puzzle Together: Connecting Communities & Sexuality” at our April 26\, 2004 meeting. The final theme approved at t he May 8\, 2004 planning meeting is “Putting the Puzzle Together: Connecti ng Communities & Idenities.' It is designed to bring our individual identi ties together within ourselves and collectively to celebrate our uniquenes s.\n\nWorkshop Track System \n\nA common observation at past conferences w as the difficulty in providing workshops to a community that ranges in dev elopment stages/levels of “outness” and interest areas. To assist in creat ing a conference that meets such a large range of needs\, we plan to imple ment a track system of workshops. Although\, some participants may find wo rkshops that interest them offered at the same time\, we hope to have trac ks that would generally attract different types of participants.\n\nNetwor king\n\nA valuable component of this conference continues to be networking opportunities among participants. We would like to provide space and enco urage participants to engage in idea sharing with members of other schools to strengthen our collective efforts.\n\nVisibility\n\nDue to the often i nvisibility of an outwardly unidentifiable community\, we must continue to have a visible presence on our campuses and in our communities. This conf erence is an opportunity to create visibility on the host campus\, UCD. We hope to maximize this opportunity.\n\nISSUES & THEMES\n\nRacism & Activis m\n\nA web-based survey was administered by UC Davis to evaluate topics th at the community was interested in addressing at next year’s conference. 1 66 people responded to the survey. Respondents could choose one of the lis ted categories or “other” with the opportunity to type in additional topic s. Racism & activism were the top two marked as the topics respondents wer e most interested in seeing addressed at the conference in 2005. The visio n for the 2005 Western Regional LGBTQIA College Conference\, and hopefully beyond\, is to have a strong representation of queers of color. This incl udes having speakers of color and/or who speak about issues that affect qu eers of color\, which in turn affect our entire community. \n\nSexism\n\nS exism was also a top rated category on the web-based survey\, coming in at 4th place after commercialization. Our content and approach to planning a nd implementing the conference will include women’s voices and issues. \n\ nMulticultural Issues & Multiple Oppression\n\nWe would like to acknowledg e and address the distinctions between the many issues queers of color exp erience that are different from white people. Discussion and examination o f white privilege and the necessity to address issues of oppression in our own LGBTQIA community is crucial to building a solid and effective social justice movement. We want to strive to continue to make this conference a place that celebrates and values difference.\n\nTransgender & GenderQueer \n\nTransgender and gender queer issues are often lumped into the list of letters without addressing specific issues that affect transgender people. Breaking out of binary thinking is not only a challenge for society as a whole\, but often within our own community. The 2005 conference strives to raise awareness and create a safe and empowering space for Transgender id entified and gender queer attendees. \n\nIntersex\n\nWe would like to incr ease representations of Intersex people and their concerns. This is an ide ntity that many have little knowledge or experience. Through this conferen ce\, we hope to provide information and resources by\, for\, and about Int ersex issues. \n\nBisexuality\n\nThe bisexual community and bisexual issue s are often mentioned as part of the LGBTQIA spectrum\, without thought to the unique voices and needs of the bisexual community. Bisexual voices ch allenge the binary system that often makes bisexual people invisible withi n sexual minority communities and to society at large. The 2005 conference will address the biphobia within the LGBTQIA community and in wider socie ty by raising awareness of bisexual issues and creating a safe and empower ing space for bisexual people and their allies.\n\nDisability\n\nAbleism i s still thriving within the LGBTQIA community. We often do not take into c onsideration accommodations and/or needs of those who are disabled. We wou ld like to keep the physical accessibility issues\, as well as invisible d isabilities\, in the forefront of our minds while planning and implementin g the conference. Likewise\, we feel the conference content should include space and discussion time to talk about issues that disabled queers face. \n\nCONCLUSION \n\nAs we literally and figuratively come together to plan the 2005 Western Regional LGBTQIA College Conference\, we strive to examin e our practices and planning through a social justice lens. This includes providing safe spaces\, critical thinking\, challenging workshops\, and op en mindedness to consider new ideas. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050218 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of California\, Davis\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Western Regional LGBTQIA College Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-vPppNvEUHE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uclgbtia.org/conference2005 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:617-254-9130 Email:bostonnow@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:MASS & BOSTON NOW ANNUAL MEETING\n\nFEATURING OLGA VIVES\, NATI ONAL NOW VP ACTION\n\nNot quite sure how to channel your frustration over the way the elections turned out?\n\nNow more than ever\, it is important for feminists to get involved with politics. Whether you're a budding fem inist or a seasoned activist\, come polish the skills you need to work for change - whether it's by standing up in your community or running for off ice. Feminists ARE changing the face of politics in Massachusetts.\n\nDec ember 5th\, 2004\n9:30 3:30 pm\nBoston University\nCollege of Arts and Sc iences Building\n725 Commonwealth Ave. \nRm 315 \n\nLight breakfast and lu nch will be served\n\nHandicap accessible\n\nFor more information and to R SVP\, please call 617-254-9130.\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041205T093000 GEO:42.345100;-71.107700 LOCATION:Boston University\; College Of Arts & Sciences Bldg\, 725 Commonwe alth Ave\, Room 315\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States SUMMARY:Mass. & Boston NOW Annual Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ombb9casMH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bostonnow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:jet@turnyourbackonbush.org DESCRIPTION:This simple nonviolent action is described on our website. Plea se sign our email list and help organize in your local community. Geograp hical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050120T070000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Turn Your Back On Bush UID:20260421T070502CEST-PzLVsUKUJL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.TurnYourBackOnBush.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:508-999-8275 Email:nmadsen@umassd.edu DESCRIPTION:This Year's Theme: How do we define activism? How do we 'do' ac tivism? How do interdisciplinary perspectives engage activism? How is acti vism relevant to our communities today? Proposals are welcome connecting a ctivism and art\, diversity\, theory\, history\, teaching\, learning\, and community initiatives. Display tables will also be available. This year' s conference will include an embedded student conference\, and we encourag e undergraduate and graduate students to submit proposals that consider th e theme Performing Activism. We ask faculty to encourage their students to get involved and attend the conference. \n\nProposal Format: Faculty\, st udents\, staff\, administrators\, and community activists from all discipl ines and fields are invited to submit proposals for individual papers\, co mplete sessions\, panels\, or round tables. Poster sessions\, performance pieces\, video recordings\, or other visual works are also encouraged. For individual papers\, submit a one-page abstract. For complete panels\, sub mit a one-page abstract for each presentation plus an overview on the rela tionship among individual components. For the poster sessions and art work \, submit a one-page overview.\nhttp://ase.tufts.edu/womenstudies/newsa/co nference/proposalsubmit.html Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050305 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050304 GEO:41.639300;-71.007600 LOCATION:285 Old Wesport Road\, N. Dartmouth\, Massachusetts\, 02747\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:2005 NEWSA Conference 'Performing Activism' UID:20260421T070502CEST-edknV2p3jt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ase.tufts.edu/womenstudies/newsa/conference/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A weekend of democratic discussion\, workshops and speakers que stioning and growing our individual and collective responses to corporate globalisation. Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050225T100000 GEO:51.108500;-114.138000 LOCATION:Calgary\, Alberta\, T2L 0E3\, Canada SUMMARY:Alberta Social Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-R9uPAJgv00@74.81.90.59 URL:http://albertasocialforum.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-382-1888 Email:campusconference@idealist.org DESCRIPTION:The COOL Idealist National Conference brings over 1\,500 studen t leaders and others active in efforts to promote positive social change t ogether for an inspiring three-day conference\, in which student leadershi p is the center. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050320 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050318T100000 GEO:37.866800;-122.254000 LOCATION:University Of California\, Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, 9472 0\, United States SUMMARY:COOL Idealist National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-cZjgAfTxmV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.idealist.org/conference2005 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:summit@energyaction.net DESCRIPTION:OVERVIEW:\nEnergy Action (htttp://www.energyaction.net ) is a y outh-led North\nAmerican coalition of 17 student networks and progressive\ norganizations committed to creating change for a clean\, efficient\,\njus t and renewable energy future. Energy Action is looking for the\ntop youn g global warming and clean energy organizers from around the\ncontinent to join us this January 3-6 to:\n\n*Create a unified\, strategic vision for the movement\n*Plan events and campaigns for the coming year\n*Network wit h youth leaders from all over North America\n\nDETAILS:\nWhat: Energy Act ion Youth Leadership Summit\nWhere: Washington\, D.C.\nWhen: January 3-6\, 2005\nWho: 70 top youth energy and climate organizers in North America\nW hy: Because if we want a better future\, we must lead the way!\n\nTO APPLY :\nApplicants should be skilled and proven leaders who are driven to\nempo wer and mobilize young people for a paradigm shift on energy that\nwill sa ve the climate and create just\, livable communities.\n Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050103 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Energy Action Youth Leadership Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-h7AbijmtAv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.energyaction.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-885-3333 Email:ncor@mutualaid.org DESCRIPTION:The National Conference on Organized Resistance (NCOR) has been happening every winter on the campus of American University in Washington DC since 1998. It aims to provide a space for activists to meet each othe r\, have in-depth discussions\, analyze our strategies\, tactics\, beliefs \, learn a few new skills\, and give everyone a lot to think about after a n inspiring weekend. Activists of all ages or levels of experience are wel come\, as are curious non-activists and anyone looking to resist systems o f oppression and create something new! Last year about 1500 people partici pated in NCOR\, we hope that you'll join us this year\, February 3-6\, 200 5.\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050206 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050203 GEO:38.938300;-77.091100 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20016\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Organized Resistance 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-WHo7ar7l3l@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.organizedresistance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:919-960-6886 Email:surgenc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Hundreds of student activists working on social and environment al justice issues throughout the South and beyond will gather to learn and strategize on paths toward achieving our crucial campaigns. Speakers inc lude Winona LaDuke of Honor the Earth\, Father Roy Bourgeois\, co-founder of the SOA Watch\, and many others. We currently are collaborating with m ore than 125 progressive organizations to make the conference a big succes s. Let us know if you and your organization would like to be there too :) Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050204T170000 GEO:36.004600;-79.054500 LOCATION:UNC-Chapel Hill\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United St ates SUMMARY:SURGE Conference 2005: Empowering a Progressive Nation\, Community by Community UID:20260421T070502CEST-vK9uNmIpAu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://surgenetwork.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:mishakuz@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, Dec. 4\, a demonstration will be held throughout Boston to protest the War in Iraq. Numerous student groups from campuses t hroughout New England will march and speak at the rally. Anyone is welcome to come.\n\nCome to the Boston Common at 1:00pm\n\nBring noisemakers\, dr ums and your energy!\n\nEmail me with any questions. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041204T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Citywide Antiwar Demonstration in Boston UID:20260421T070502CEST-p94XsUd1Ur@74.81.90.59 URL:http://people.bu.edu/bupjp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:617-426-8161 Email:jessye@iabolish.com DESCRIPTION:The first genocide of the 21st century continues in Sudan\, and despite the death toll of 70\,000 and counting\, the international commun ity and the UN have largely refused to come to the aid of the 2 million Su danese who have been forced into the desert\, and the thousands more who h ave been raped and enslaved. The United Nations still refuses to acknowled ge that these events constitute genocide.\n\nYou can stop Sudan's ability to use American money to finance its campaign of genocide -- and even use financial investments as a way to pressure the Sudanese regime to stop its killing. Even though the US has sanctions preventing American companies f rom doing business in Sudan\, dozens of international corporations active in Sudan are traded on US stock markets. Many of these companies play a cr ucial role in Sudan's oil industry\, which generates revenues that allow t he Khartoum regme to buy weapons. Join activists from across the Boston ar ea to protest these partnerships with Sudan and sign a petition to outlaw investment in these companies in Massachusetts. You will also hear testimo ny from student activists\, a statement from Congressman Barney Frank\, an d music from Tufts University's sQ! acapella group. \n\n Geographical Sco pe: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041210T173000 GEO:42.347200;-71.086100 LOCATION:State House Steps\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02116\, United States SUMMARY:Shedding Light on Genocide and Divestment in Sudan UID:20260421T070502CEST-Rrrgrp0xU2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iabolish.com/vigil END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:614-437-2039 Email:evan@iwaynet.net DESCRIPTION:We need thousands of people to attend our 'Fight for Democracy Rally' to draw attention to voter issues AND to support the Congressional probe of allegations of irregularities in the November 2nd presidential vo te.\n\nAdditional rallies planned for 12/12 and 12/13\, in Columbus OHIO a nd at other state capitals around the nation. contact kat@donotconcede.co m for more info. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041204T130000 GEO:39.891700;-82.877100 LOCATION:East Broad And South High Streets\, Columbus\, Ohio\, 43215\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:March On Ohio - Fight For Democracy UID:20260421T070502CEST-9x1ZSnX5zf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.caseohio.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:mprodrig@lrrc.umass.edu DESCRIPTION:The Progressive Cinema Series\, GEO and the IWW present: \n \nT he Take\n\nfollowed by a discussion\n\nFriday December 10th\nScreening at 7pm\, SOM 137\n--Free and Open to All--\n\nMore information: \n\nAs GEO ba rgains for a new contract and workers at Java Hut struggle for a union\, w e present a stunning new film about workers rights\; The Take.\n\nDirector /producer Avi Lewis (Counterspin) and writer/producer and renowned author Naomi Klein (No Logo) take viewers inside the lives of ordinary visionarie s\, as they reclaim their work\, their dignity and their democracy.\n\nIn the wake of Argentina’s spectacular economic collapse in 2001\, Latin Amer ica’s most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandon ed factories and mass unemployment. In suburban Buenos Aires\, thirty unem ployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory\, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machine s. But this simple act —the take —has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head. \n\nMore Info at www.thetake.org\n\nSponsored by GEO and the IWW Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20041210T190000 GEO:42.369600;-72.636000 LOCATION:UMass School Of Management\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01003\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:'The Take' screening and discussion UID:20260421T070502CEST-Cvr913NOBE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~geo/geo_pages/calendar/pcs12.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:summerinstitute2005@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual STARC Summer Institute (June-August 2005) is an intensive 8-week training program for youth and student activists from across the country taking place in the San Francisco Bay Area this summer. The Summer Institute will teach participants essential organizing skills through direct participation\, while developing participants’ anti-oppres sion analysis. The program brings together eight to ten participants all coming from diverse personal and political backgrounds\, and each will rec eive a small monthly stipend for their participation. Most importantly\, all of this political work and personal development will take place within a challenging and supportive community.\n\nApplications are due on Januar y 30\, 2005 and the program will be held from June-August 2005. For more information or an application\, email sumerinstitute2005@riseup.net. Appl ication will also be posted soon on our website.\n\nThe STARC Alliance is a national network of youth and student activists and organizers who are w orking for racial and economic justice through our programs and coalitions . As an entirely youth-lead and democratically run organization\, we buil d power as youth and students to challenge a social and economic system th at exploits resources while reinforcing privilege and oppression. While S TARC continues to fight the increasing control corporations exercise over our schools\, we recognize that true change comes through local grassroots organizing of and alongside traditionally marginalized communities that a re most affected by economic injustice. Check out our website at www.star calliance.org to learn more about our history and campaigns. The Summer I nstitute is currently STARC’s major organizing project.\n\nThe STARC Summe r Institute is composed of four different elements: Internships\, Politica l Education\, Individual Mentoring\, and Community Building.\n\nThrough In ternships with strategically selected non-profit organizations throughout the Bay Area\, participants will learn community-based organizing skills w hile working on various projects and campaigns. Previous host organizatio ns have included The San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness\, Green Actio n\, Youth Gender Project\, San Francisco Women Against Rape\, The Day Labo rers Program\, PODER\, Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors\, Th e Destiny Arts Center\, California Coalition for Women Prisoners\, and man y other organizations in the Bay Area.\n\nPolitical Education workshops he ld every Friday\, along with selected reading materials\, provide particip ants with skills and analysis applicable to the organizing work carried ou t at their internships. These are just a few of the trainings we have off ered along with the presenters listed in parentheses: Leadership Developme nt (Anti-Racism for Global Justice)\, Our Histories of Struggle (School of Unity and Liberation)\, Fundraising for Social Change (La Pena Cultural C enter)\, Classism (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)\, Queer Youth Issues (Community U nited Against Violence)\, Counter Military Recruitment: Connecting the Dot s between Racism and Militarism (STARC)\, Environmental Racism (Green Acti on)\, and Israel/Palestine and Anti-Jewish Oppression (Jewish Youth Center ).\n\nIndividual Mentoring allows participants to work through personal ba rriers to effective organizing. Through one-on-one mentoring participants connect personal relationships to political work.\n\nCommunity Building i s perhaps one of the most unique components of the STARC Summer Institute. Collective living gives participants the opportunity to create an intent ional and supportive environment from which they will carry out their work and personal development. Each year we strive to select participants fro m different regions\, cultural backgrounds\, ethnic communities\, and lear ning experiences.\n\nParticipant Fundraising: Participants selected for th e Summer Institute are expected to do some fundraising\; however\, you wil l receive extensive one-on-one support from our fundraising committee. Th ere is no minimum amount that participants must fundraise\, we only ask th at they access the resources that are available to them. Through the supp ort of the fundraising committee\, past participants have been able to fun draise between $200 and $2000 each. Along with a small monthly stipend\, STARC will provide housing\, and basic transportation and food.\n\nAfter t hree consecutive years of operation the Summer Institute has become a well recognized program that makes positive social change by challenging the r oot causes of oppression on systemic and personal levels. The Summer Inst itute will begin around the second week of June depending on applicants’ s chool schedule\, so please let us know your schedule ASAP. \n\n***The STA RC Alliance is an affirmative action network\, womyn\, queer people\, \npe ople of color\, and poor people are very encouraged to apply!***\n\n\nThe STARC Summer Institute Application\nThis application is due January 30\, 2 005\n \nName: Email:\n \nSchool/Community: Phone Number for January - May 2005:\nEarliest you can be in the Bay Area in June (i.e.\, end of sem ester):\nAddress:\n \n1. Please provide us with a personal her/history of your community involvement and organizing (1 pg max\, 10 pt font min). Y ou may also include other writings you feel may be relevant (poetry\, arti cles you’ve written\, etc – but please be concise).\n \n2. What are you hoping to get out of the Summer Institute? \n\n3. What role does building community serve in your organizing? Do you have experience living communa lly/cooperatively? \n \n4. What role does challenging racism\, sex ism & gender\, classism\, and other oppressions have in the work you do an d life you live?\n\n*IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS APPL ICATION OR STARC\, PLEASE CONTACT US VIA EMAIL AT summerinstitute2005@rise up.net\n\nAPPLICATION PROCESS:\nDec. 3rd: Announcement and applications a re available\nJan. 30th: Applications due by midnight at summerinstitute2 005@riseup.net\nFeb. 1–14: During this time there will be phone intervie ws.\nMar. 1st: We’ll notify all applicants by this date if you’ve been ac cepted or on the waiting list.\n*All dates are subject to change.\n\n Geo graphical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050130 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, United States SUMMARY:STARC Summer Institute 2005 - Application Date UID:20260421T070502CEST-8o9Xw96MEa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.starcaliance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:bamato@bsu.edu DESCRIPTION:Ball State University's 2005 conference theme is 'Extending Con nections.' Seeking paper\, poster\, and workshop presentations that illust rate the important role colleges and universities play in cultivating the awareness\, understanding\, and/or ability of students\, faculty\, profess ional staff\, and their many public constituencies to enhance the health\, integrity\, and long-term sustainability of the places where they live an d work. Abstracts are due February 11\, 2005\n Geographical Scope: Inter national DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050917 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050915 GEO:40.202300;-85.408200 LOCATION:Ball State University\, Muncie\, Indiana\, 47306\, United States SUMMARY:Greening of the Campus 6 UID:20260421T070502CEST-0ZMm09CIjo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bsu.edu/greening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-667-9328 Email:organize@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:Register for the United Students Against Sweatshops National Co nference!\n\n'Fighting for the Right to Organize- *local-->global*'\n\nhtt p://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/register.php\n\nFebruary 10-13\, 200 5 University of Texas-Austin\n\nWorkshops and strategy sessions around the following issues:\n\n--Campus/Community Solidarity Campaigns- Learn about how to run a living wage campaign\, what unions are and why they're impor tant\, the service worker solidarity campaign (Aramark\, Compass and Sodex ho) \nand trends in outsourcing!\n\n --Worker Rights Consortium Affiliati on- What is the WRC and how can affiliating help your school to becoming s weatfree? \n\n--Multi-Fiber Arrangement Phase-Out Solidarity- With the pha se-out of garment and textile quotas in January of 2005 we are seeing more and more cutting and running...Strategize about wage disclosure\, sweatfr ee clothing and code strengthening! \n\n--Coca Cola Campaign\, Taco Bell C ampaign- Protest Taco Bell in Austin! Learn more and network with other sc hools doing similar campaigns!\n\n--Ethical Contracting Code of Conduct- U se this new code that covers purchasing and contracting as a tool in your campaign! \n\n--Immigrant worker rights- Learn more about the struggles of immigrant workers!\n\n***Also build your skills around media\, organizing \, fundraising\, labor history\, anti-oppression training\, networking and more!!***\n\nThe agenda will be posted to the website shortly.\n\n*Travel Scholarships will be considered if you register before January 8\, 2005. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early!*\n\ncontact us by emai l or 202-667-9328 if you have questions or if you would like to apply for workshop or tabling space\n\n--------------\n\nUnited Students Against Swe atshops is a national organization of students and community members\, fu nctioning as a network and a resource for student labor activists around the country. We are part \nof a movement that supports the struggles of wo rking peoples at home and abroad\, in factories\, in fields\, and on our own campuses.\n\n--------------\n\nTravel\n\nWe are encouraging people to arrive Thursday night\, as the conference starts early Friday morning! By Plane... Please feel free to book through USAS's travel agent\, Leslie\, at Universal Travel Services\, (202) 667-3202\, but keep in mind you'll n eed your own credit card\, unless you've been granted a scholarship.\n\nB y Bus... Check out www.greyhound.com for information about getting to Aust in by bus.\n\nBy Car... www.mapquest.com for directions to the University of Texas-Austin. You can also get directions at the UT-Austin website (www .utexas.edu). If you plan on traveling by car and have extra room\, please let us know! Someone from your area might need a ride and could help out with gas money too.\n\n--------------\n\nHousing for the conference\n\nHou sing for the USAS conference is included in the registration fee\, and wi ll be assigned to you when you arrive on Thursday night or Friday morning. We will be staying mostly in crash housing\, as well as some limited hote l space near campus (Days Inn Austin). If you are interested in crash hous ing\, please register as soon as possible! If you do get crash housing\, y ou will need to bring your sleeping bag and a pillow. In addition\, no one will be turned away for financial reasons\, so check out our scholarships so you can get \nto the conference!\n\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050213 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050210 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:USAS National Conference 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-zs7vKWuC6t@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/register.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:GenderQueer / QueerGenders \nConversations Among Artists\, Acti vists & Academics \n\nFebruary 11\, 12\, and 13\, 2005\n \nGenderQueer/Qu eerGenders is a multidiscplinary\, multimedia co nference that will take p lace in Santa Barbara\, CA\, this coming February. It will be a forum for people who’ve been thinking about queerness and gender from different plac es (institutions\, geographic locations\, identities) and through differen t means (performance\, scholarship\, organizing \, cultural politics\, etc ). The confere nce will bring together artists\, scholars and activists as equal contributors to conduct workshops\, exhibit and perform art\, and p resent academic research. A priority of this conference is to reflect the diversity and complexity of gender expressions and the meanings gender has in different racial and cultural locations. To that end\, we particularly encourage proposals by and for people of color\, working-class people\, a nd people with disabilities. \n\nGenderQueer/QueerGenders will be a forum for discussing the multiplicity of queer gender identities as they are exp erienced and expressed simultaneously with race\, region\, class\, access\ , ability and other identities. One catalyst for this project has been our collective frustration with the lack of certain critical discourses about intersections of genders and sexualities. Specifically\, we are concerned about the limited discourse on “emerging” queer genders including\, for e xample\, queer femininities\, heterosexual queers\, and the ways that gaps like these overlap with existing silences about race\, class and privileg e. We fear that these discourses are sometimes overshadowed by homogenizin g “conventional” narratives of genderqueer and transgender communities. We hope to create a space to theorize a wider range of queer genders more fu lly representative of our identities\, communities\, and political/artisti c work. \n\nHIGHLIGHTS OF THE CONFERENCE WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS :\n-community art project \n-evening of performances \n-keynote speaker se ries\n-drag cabaret night Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050213 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050211 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Santa Barbara\, California\, United States SUMMARY:GenderQueer / QueerGenders Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-5HUXWZUd99@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ihc.ucsb.edu/queergender/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:energycon@utk.edu DESCRIPTION:Hosted by: Student Promoting Environmental Action in Knoxville and the \nSouthern Alliance for Clean Energy.\n\nSponsored by: The Univers ity of Tennessee\, Environmental Semester 2005 and \nthe Southern Alliance for Clean Energy\n\nDo you remember the excitement from last year s confe rence in North \nCarolina? You weren t there!! Now is your chance\, don t miss out on the \nfastest growing student activism movement in North Amer ica the push for a \nclean energy future!\n\nIf you would like to learn mo re about the renewable energy movement in\nthe Southeast or are interested in starting a renewable energy campaign\nat your school\, now is your cha nce to&.\n\nSEE GREAT SPEAKERS:\n\n\nGET NETWORKED TO BUILD THE MOVEMENT:\ n\n* Meet and exchange ideas with other like-minded students\n* Learn camp aign strategies and hear success stories from students across \nthe Southe ast\n* Network with representatives from renewable energy organizations\n\ n\nGET THE SKILLS TO EMPOWER YOURSELF AND OTHERS:\n\nMastering Organizing Workshops:\n\n* Campus clean energy plans\n* Craft a strategic state plan with universities in your state to work \ncollectively towards a common go al\n* Help craft the vision for the growing Southeast Energy and Climate \ nStudent Network\n* University of Tennessee as a model\n* and many more!\n \nFind the answers to these questions:\n\n* How do you buy renewable energ y?\n* Is climate change and global warming real?\n* What is a Green House Gas Inventory?\n* What IS and is NOT green energy?\n* Are there solutions for Renewable Energy in Transportation?\n* and many more!\n\nLOGISTICS:\n\ n* Housing will be provided for all conference participants! Bring a \nsle eping bag and get ready to share floor space.\n* Vegetarian food will be p rovided for all. Bring a bowl & silverware to \nreduce waste and help conf erence organizers!\n* Register for $25 before January 18th. Registration a fter January 18th\n is $35. Registration is closed February 11th.\n \nREGISTER ONLINE: \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050218 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Knoxville\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:The 2nd Annual Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-cvu4dj8JWZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://energyconference.utk.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:usft_convergence@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Students\, Youth\, Organizers\, and PEOPLE!!! \n \nPlease join us in Chicago this February 18 - 21 for United Students for Fair Trade's 2 005 National Convergence.\n\nThe Convergence will be a wonderful opportuni ty to meet and strategize with producers from six different countries\, le arn organizing skills in dozens of workshops facilitated by experienced or ganizers in the U.S. and abroad\, and network with over 200 students and y outh movement leaders from around the world. This is a valuable opportuni ty for social movers and shakers who are empowering alternatives to advanc e a movement that works to humanize our global and local economies. \n\nIn the last year student organizers have taken the energy from the 2004 USFT Convergence in Santa Cruz and changed the face of the Fair Trade Movement . They have converted a swath of campuses to Fair Trade including MIT\, UM ASS Boston\, Arizona State\, and are developing coordinated national campa igns. Students are also diving deeper into critical questions behind Fai r Trade as USFT continues to offer opportunities to travel and work in col laboration with cooperative communities around the world. This year\, in addition to a focus on Fair Trade Certified products such as coffee and c rafts\, the convergence will explore other topics such as the relationship between the Fair Trade model and domestic farmworker rights\; organizing around other Fair Trade products such as cocoa and bananas\; how Fair Trad e coffee cooperatives relate to oppressed workers impacted by the coffee c risis\; how students can create a more close-knit relationship with produc ers\; how students can work together around the country to continue to exp and and coordinate the Fair Trade movement\; and much more. \n\nWe need y ou and your friends to join us and carry on the amazing energy this year!\ n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050221 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050218 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade National Convergence 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-oFLTPRciGn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usft.org/convergence/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:919-660-3660 Email:farmworker_justice@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Students across the nation will plan events\, rallies\, teach-i ns and tons of creative activities to raise awareness of farmworker issues and support farmworker campaigns. Use your voice and your power as a stu dent to make an impact on the farmworker movement for justice! \nPlanning materials available January 2005! \nVisit Student Action with Farmworker s’ (SAF) website to download or print organizing materials\, fliers\, inst ructions from farmworker unions and community organizations. View past FA W Reports and see what students nationwide have organized for the past 4 y ears. Call or email SAF for ideas and support\, 919-660-3660.\n Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050328 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Farmworker Awareness Week 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-HTHPkOwCo1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.saf-unite.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@propmag101.net DESCRIPTION:GWB WON.GWB WON.GWB WON.GWB WON.GWB WON.GWB WON.\nGWB WON.GWB W ON.GWB WON.GWB WON.GWB WON.GWB WON.\n\nWell\, New York\, what the hell you gonna do about it?\n\nFIRST\, we party. THEN\, we fight.\n\n\nPARTY:\n\nB ring your eggs to the INAUGURAL BALL and celebrate the induction of our du mmy president -- dress to kill.\nArt features from Jeffrey Beaumont\, Stud io 459 & more (contact info@propmag101.net to display art).\nMusic from DJ Knomad & Alias 036.\n$10 cover before 10:PM. or $15 after - Beer included \, but not eggs.\n\nLIMO LEADS THE PROCESSION AT 1:AM\, RAIN OR SHINE.\n\n \nFIGHT:\n\nBring your flyers\, bring your info. there'll be plenty of wal l space to tape em up (no nails\, please). Keep the momentum that got roll ing leading into the election -- network\, publicize\, build strength.\n\n \n bring your eggs.\n\n\n**Embedded Media welcome to ride wit h dummy president\, tho safety will not be guaranteed.*\n\n- contact info@ propmag101.net to embed -\n\n\nL stop to Grand. walk with the school on yo ur right side for a block -- go right at waterbury -- quick left on Maujer to 347. you'll see the signs.\n\n\nhttp://www.propmag101.net/gwbomelette. htm\nhttp://joeanthonybrown.com/ Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050123 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050122T210000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:347 Maujer Street\, Williamsburg\, Brooklyn\, New York\, United St ates SUMMARY:::: INAUGURAL BAL ::: UID:20260421T070502CEST-UJvtDasX7p@74.81.90.59 URL:http://propmag101.net/gwbomelette.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:888-747-2802 Email:fl_byoung@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:College 3-hr credit course on Alternative Fuel vehicle Technolo gy and EVs with course number EST 1820-11Z. Go to Brevard Community Colle ge web site www.brevardcc.edu and register for course. The course covers all transportation renewable energy techologies and vehicles for clean air and energy security. The course on completely on-line on the web. Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050515 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050110T080000 GEO:28.315100;-80.723400 LOCATION:1615 Clearlake Road\, Cocoa\, Florida\, 32922\, United States SUMMARY:Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technology College course UID:20260421T070502CEST-Im7OcTBStv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.clean-cities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:poetryslam@pfaw.org DESCRIPTION:young people for - a project of people for the american way fou ndation\n\nPresents …\n\nRHYME AND REASON\n\na spoken word event\n\nAt the Young People For National Summit\nSaturday\, January 15\, 2005\n8:00 to 1 0:00 p.m.\nFREE with RSVP\n\nColumbian Square at the Marvin Center\nThe Ge orge Washington University\n800 21st Street NW\nWashington\, DC 20052\n\nJ oin us at the 2005 Young People For Summit for a special event featuring s ome of the nation’s top slam poets\, including noted poets Rich Nichols\, Beau Sia\, Steve Connell and Sekou (tha misfit) Andrews.\n\nRICH NICHOLS i s a community activist and the manager of the world-renowned hip hop group The Roots.\n\nBEAU SIA is a nationally acclaimed poet who was featured in the movie Slam.\n\nSTEVE CONNELL is the 2002 Hollywood Grand Slam Poetry Champion\, the 2003 L.A. Slam Poetry Champion and won the 2003 National Sl am Poetry Contest with Team Los Angeles.\n\nSEKOU 'THA MISFIT' ANDREWS\, i n addition to his critically acclaimed CD releases\, is currently the Nati onal Poetry Slam Competition champion\, winning the 2003 team championship with Team Los Angeles and the 2002 individual championship.\n\n**To RSVP* *\nPlease email poetryslam@pfaw.org by 5 p.m. Friday\, Jan. 14\nInclude yo ur name and contact information. Seating is limited.\n\n[[Young People For \, a project of People For the American Way Foundation\, is a long-term\, youth-driven program that identifies and invests in campus activists and l eaders and connects them to others in the progressive movement. The progra m will provide a network for emerging leaders and help them cultivate skil ls in message development\, media and communications\, community activism\ , fundraising\, research\, and leadership.]] Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050115T200000 GEO:38.900100;-77.047900 LOCATION:Columbian Square At The Marvin Center\, GWU\, 800 21st Street NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20052\, United States SUMMARY:RHYME and REASON: A Spoken Word Event UID:20260421T070502CEST-lenCXAJD5r@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oId=17640 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:206-753-8561 Email:andreac@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:Boycott Boise Cascade! The Boise Cascade Logging company gave a commitment to environmentalists 2 years ago not to log old-growth forests . With a recent fire through the Fischer Forest in Wenatchee (Central WA)\ , they're moving in on old-growth. Companies try to justify this type of t imber extraction as 'salvage logging.' But nothing's being salvaged here. We've been through the forest\, seen the wildlife back to thrive\, and kno w the forest will regenerate in just a few years. Isn't that better than a clearcut and trees lost forever?! Plus\, Boise has taken their agreement not to log old-growth off of their website. OfficeMax sells Boise products \, so we'll be there to say: 'Boise\, keep your promise!' Geographical Sc ope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051022T003000 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:OfficeMax\, 400 NE 45th Street\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98105\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Boise Boycott: Save Old-Growth Forests! UID:20260421T070502CEST-wt2XcdTLd1@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@rightrides.org DESCRIPTION:Happy Hour Benefit for RightRides\nhosted by Alayna and Alex\n\ nFriday\, March 11th\nfrom 6:30 - 8\nat Plan B\n339 E. 10th St.\nEast Vill age\, NYC\n\n\n$10 suggested donation at the door\,\ngoes directly to Righ tRides!\n\n\nWe'll also be giving out tickets for raffle prizes (2 passes for NY Aquarium\, $25 gift certificate to Teddy's Bar + Grill\, free Odwal la coupons\, CDs and signed posters from various Capitol Records artists\, a gift certificate for 1 month of training in Poekoelan\, an Indonesian m artial art at Tulen Center\, and more!)\n\nRightRides is a free\, safe\, l ate night ride home for women and women-identified transgendered individua ls. We are currently operational every Saturday night from Midnight-4:30 A M Sunday\, picking up and dropping off in the Greenpoint\, Williamsburg an d Lower East Side neighborhoods. We only take women directly to their home s and we do not accept any cash in the car\, not even tips! We need more v olunteers owning street legal cars to expand the service to other areas an d other nights. For more information\, to volunteer\, or make a donation p lease see\nhttp://www.RightRides.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050311T180000 GEO:40.727700;-73.980400 LOCATION:Plan B\, 339 E. 10th St.\, New York\, New York\, 10009\, United St ates SUMMARY:RightRides Benefit UID:20260421T070502CEST-6s5VtEXpZb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.RightRides.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:914-395-2573 Email:ajones@slc.edu DESCRIPTION:Day Labor is an international phenomenon. In the United States \, day laborers frequently work without employee benefits and are victims of employer negligence and lost or refused wages. In Yonkers\, day labore rs wait for work every day at the busy intersection of Yonkers and Midland Avenue\, where they are harassed by police officers and store owners. \n The day laborers of Yonkers are asking the Yonkers City Council and Mayor Phil Amicone to recognize their rights as workers\, members of the communi ty\, and human beings\, and to take an active role in establishing a desig nated hiring site. So far the city has shown little interest in doing any thing to assist the day laborers. \nA demonstration in front of Yonkers C ity Hall has been scheduled for Monday March 14th from 8-11 am to show the Yonkers government that this is an issue that needs to be dealt with now. \nPlease come and give your support to the Yonkers day laborers as they fi ght for the safety and equality that are the rights of every worker in Ame rica.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050314T080000 GEO:40.938400;-73.830000 LOCATION:Yonkers City Hall 40 South Broadway\, Yonkers\, New York\, 10708\, United States SUMMARY:Demonstration in Support of Yonkers Day Laborers UID:20260421T070502CEST-ANCviU0an1@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:\nRegistration is now open for the first-ever YP4 online course : the History of Student Activism 101! The syllabus and registration infor mation is available in the Student Union.\n\nThe course will cover the his tory of student activism in the U.S. from the early 20th century to the pr esent. We'll cover the student pacifist movement of the 1930s\, student ci vil rights activism of the 1950s and 60s\, and the myriad of movements and issues which mobilized students in the 1970s\, 80s\, 90s and today. We'll discuss student anti-war and anti-apartheid activism as well as students' ongoing efforts to change the structure and direction of colleges and uni versities themselves.\n\nThe course is six weeks and open to 15 participan ts only. Students will complete short readings\, participate in an online discussion forum and online chats\, and participate in a weekly conference call at 4 p.m. on Thursdays. The course will conclude with a short final project. Participants will earn a YP4 Academy certificate. To learn more\, go to academy.youngpeoplefor.org or email Rob Goodspeed at rgoodspeed at pfaw.org.\n Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050321 GEO:38.900700;-77.039900 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:'History of Student Activism' Online Course Begins UID:20260421T070502CEST-0CCuEOTVjw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://academy.youngpeoplefor.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:919-960-6886 Email:surgenc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:STUDENTS OF THE CAROLINAS MEET MEXICO\nVisit rural Mexico and s ee first-hand the roots of migration\n \nMarch 11-19th\, 2005\n\n On the d elegation you will have the unique opportunity to:\n\n * Do something that makes an impact during Spring Break!\n\n* Stay with a Mexican family and learn about conditions in the rural sector that cause people to migrate to NC. \n\n* Meet with grassroots organizations and farmers about alternativ e and sustainable models.\n\n* Meet with labor organizers\, scholars\, pro fessionals and activists.\n\n* Learn about how NAFTA and free trade affect s the lives of small farmers and Mexican people in general \n\n* Learn abo ut ongoing struggles against current policies and corporate practices.\n\n * Develop a grassroots organizing strategy to advocate for a more just soc iety at home and abroad.\n\nThis trip is done in conjunction with Witness for Peace/CITCA which have been leading delegations to Latin America for m ore than 20 years. More info on them can be found at www.witnessforpeac e.org\n\nCost: The cost will be $800 plus airfare. Apply by Feb. 1\, 2005 \nFor info\, contact: Dr. Charlie Thompson\, Duke (919)660-3657 or Dennis Markatos-Soriano of SURGE\n(919)960-6886 surgenc@yahoo.com Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050319 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050311 GEO:36.004600;-79.054500 LOCATION:P.O. Box 1188\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United Stat es SUMMARY:SURGE/Witness for Peace Delegation to Mexico UID:20260421T070502CEST-ScokeSuvDz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.surgenetwork.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-296-2992 x23 Email:info@freechild.org DESCRIPTION:Youth activists and advocates\, educators\, researchers\, and o ther young people and adult allies from across the diverse fields involved in this movement will gather together for an open dialogue on connecting young people & social change across the US. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050203T153000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:Youth Service America Offices\, 1101 15th Street\, Washington\, Di strict of Columbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Friends of Freechild Gathering UID:20260421T070502CEST-S3vNRuwANd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freechild.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:860-399-4528 Email:colin.bennett@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The Sierra Student Coalition is hosting a two-day conference/tr aining at Wesleyan University in Middletown Connecticut. The conference wi ll focus on Clean Energy and campus sustainability but will also include w orkshops and trainings on a variety of environmental and social justice is sues. More than just providing the skills necessary to fight the environme ntal degradation so rampant in our society\, this conference seeks to buil d a network of activists across Connecticut and the region. Hopefully part icipants will leave the conference not only with the tools and motivation needed to win their campaigns\, but with new friends and allies too. \n\nT o register please visit: \nhttp://www.ssc.org/states/ct.php \n Geographic al Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050402T083000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY:Connecticut SSC Spring Conference and Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-WgPoXTAKha@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/states/ct.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:occoalition@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:SAT.01.22.05 doors@ 5pm:::Inaugurate This! Philly show \n::::Th e Rotunda\, 4101 Walnut St. \n\nFEATURING MARX in SOHO(@5:30)\nBob Weick b rings Karl Marx back to life through Howard Zinn’s play Marx in Soho. \n\n Also featuring Bitch (NYC)\, Sini Anderson (San Francisco)\, Athens Boys C hoir (Georgia)\, Grover (Asheville)\, Pamela Means (Boston)\, Gina Young ( NYC)\, mz.imani (Maryland)\, Stevie B (Oakland) and SkyBear. (Boston)\n\nI naugurate This! is a radical spoken word and music event to coincide with the Inauguration of the next President of the United States in DC. \nMARX in SOHO @ 5:30\nFood / Rock & Shop @ 6:30\nMusic @ 7pm\n\nIf you would lik e to sell items or distribute literature\, tables will be available for $1 0-$15 (15 for selling). For more information or to reserve a table\, Conta ct Us. \n\nFor more information\, visit inaugurate-this.org \n Geographic al Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050122 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Inauguate This - Philly UID:20260421T070502CEST-ufiVvaWPfC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.phillyaction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:tic@uvm.edu DESCRIPTION:Translating Identity is a free conference focusing on gender an d gender identities. Open to the public\, this event hopes to reach out th e University of Vermont\, the Burlington community\, and the nation as a w hole to educate us all further about transgender issues. With multiple pan els to choose from at any time\, some panels will be directed towards tran s people and others will be for those who are fairly unfamiliar with the t ransgender movement and the topic of gender identity.\n\nThis conference s eeks to translate gender identity to both the queer community and its alli es.\n\n\nThis conferece is open to the national public\, but space is limi ted!\nPlease register as soon as possible to guarantee your spot.\nRegistr ation and attendance are free. \n\n\nHelp keep TIC free by:\n- donating\n- telling our admistration how important TIC is! \n\n This year's keynote speaker is Leslie Feinberg\, author of Transgender Warriors\, Trans Liber ation: Beyond Pink or Blue\, and the underground classic Stone Butch Blues . Ze came of age as a young butch in Buffalo\, New York\, before the Stone wall Rebellion and is a journalist and typesetter by trade. One of Curve m agazine's fifteen most influential in the battle for gay and lesbian right s\, Feinberg is also winner of the ALA Gay and Lesbian Literature Award\, the Lambda Literary Award\, and the Firecracker Alternative Book Award for nonfiction. Ze has spoken internationally and at pride rallies\, colleges and conferences around the nation. modified from Trans Liberation and St one Butch Blues \n\nOur opening plenary presenter will be Eli Clare. Gend erqueer poet\, essayist\, and activist\, Eli Clare has a B.A. in Women’s S tudies\, a M.F.A. in Creative Writing\, and most importantly a penchant fo r rabble-rousing. He is the author of Exile and Pride: Disability\, Queern ess\, and Liberation (South End Press\, 1999) and pays his rent by working at the University of Vermont's LGBTQA Services. He has spoken and read at numerous universities and conferences about disability\, LGBT identities\ , and other social justice issues. A long-time activist\, Eli has\, among other things\, walked across the United States for peace\, coordinated a r ape prevention program in Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, and helped organize the f irst ever Queerness and Disability Conference Geographical Scope: Regiona l DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050305 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Burlington\, Vermont\, United States SUMMARY:Free to Be Translating Identity Conference - Third Annual UID:20260421T070502CEST-Fo0d0eISCG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uvm.edu/~tic/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:cov3_2005@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The many forms of violence experienced on a daily basis by wome n of color around the world amount to nothing less than a global war on wo men of color. Color of Violence III will provide an opportunity for women of color to develop and share organizing strategies to address this global assault on women of color. We will share strategies on how to stop this w ar on all fronts\, including: domestic violence\; sexual violence\; denial of reproductive rights\; police brutality\; the “War on Terror”\; poverty \; violence against bisexual\, lesbian\, intersex\, transgender\, and Two Spirit women of color\; attacks on immigrants’ rights and Indian treaty ri ghts\; gentrification and denial of affordable housing.\n\nINCITE! is a na tional activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a mov ement to end violence against women of color and their communities through direct action critical dialogue and grassroots organizing.\n\nThe Color o f Violence is an international gathering and action of women of color work ers\, organizers\, artists\, students\, and activists organizing to stop t he war on women of color. The goals of Color of Violence III are to: \n\n\ n\nExamine the various forms of violence committed against women of color. \n\n\nMobilize women of color from diverse walks of life\, throughout the country to organize around all forms of violence in their lives.\n\n\nShar e organizing models and build skills to strengthen our grassroots organizi ng. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050313 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050311 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New Orleans\, Louisiana\, United States SUMMARY:The Color of Violence III: Stopping the War on Women of Color UID:20260421T070502CEST-8X6dAxSnpi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.incite-national.org/conf/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The National Collegiate Global Women's and Human Rights Confere nce will connect the dots between the need to build a national constituenc y to increase international family planning and health funding aid\, to ra tify international treaties for human rights and the environment\, to comb at sweatshops\, and to promote non-violence and peace. Workshops and panel s will include student leaders\, and leaders in the women's rights\, anti- slavery\, anti-globalization\, human rights\, peace\, and environmental mo vements. \nStudents from Feminist Majority Leadership Alliances and CHOICE S campus affiliates\, as well as student leaders from other progressive gr oups\, including those working on civil rights\, human rights\, anti-sweat shop movements\, and peace\, are invited to participate. Be part of creati ng campus campaigns to promote positive US global engagement.\nHotel and c onference reservation information will be available in January 2005. Geo graphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050411 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050409 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:National Collegiate Global Women's and Human Rights Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-6u9cvNje90@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feministcampus.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:generationfair@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Call for Proposals/Introducing the Network and Conference\nThe Generation FAIR (Young People for Fair\, Accountable\, Interdependent and Responsible U.S. global engagement) Network is a loose network of non-prof it organizations that work to identify and mobilize young people around pr ogressive values and policy commitments that unite our campaigns. We belie ve the United States must use its power for efforts to create positive cha nge in the world. The network works to advance just and responsible U.S. l eadership by linking together campaigns for global justice.\n\nThe FAIR Co nference organizers realize that while we may be working on different issu es\, we are united in our belief that we can and will make this world a be tter place for all. We understand that we cannot solve/improve one proble m without addressing the other issues that are linked to it. We hope to i nspire others to recognize the ways in whittle issues we work on are conne cted to other issues. For example we cannot fully address the living wage problems of sweatshops without also recognizing the environmental and hea lth damages that sweatshops cause. By realizing the connections of differe nt issues\, we will be stronger in our efforts to bring about real social change\n\nWe plan this conference to be a place for making strong connecti ons between issues and young leaders. We plan to articulate a youth visio n for US Global engagement. We will develop much needed short and long-te rm goals for young people dedicated to the struggle. We hope that the org anizers who meet at the conference can leave feeling that we have a unifie d youth movement that will make us stronger in our work. One of the most important and exciting parts of the conference are the planning sessions that will bring together individuals who will create action plans and rec eive funding to carry out their projects. This conference is an amazing o pportunity for us to create a strong\, unified youth movement that will ad dress all of our demands.\n\nWhat are you gonna do?\nIn 1-2 pages\, share your workshop plan with us and we'll see what we can do. Please give as m any specific details as you can envision with about20-50 people in your wo rkshop. You've got about an hour and fifteen minutes.\n\nWhat we do want\ nWe want you to get outside yourself and think about how something you wor k on is related to other issues. For example\, examine the connections be tween the human cost of wars and the environmental impacts. Presenters on different issues can come together to do a workshop that shows the connec tions between both (or more) topics. If you are willing to do this\, let us know and we'll try to hook you up with another presenter. What this me ans is that if you want to do a workshop and are willing to work with some one else on developing something together to demonstrate connections\, let us know and we'll make it happen! We want workshops where participants w ill have the chance to make connections with each other and between issues . Interactive is best\, we can read a lecture in handouts! We also need s kills workshop proposals.\n\nHow to submit a proposal \nAlong with your p roposal\, send your name\, your organization's name (if you're with a grou p)\, full contact information\, one reference and a short biography/descri ption of yourself and/or your organization. E-mail it all to generationfai r[at] yahoo.com. The deadline for submittingproposals is Sunday\, January 9th\, 2005.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050401 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Young People for Fair\, Accountable\, Interdependent and Responsib le US Global En UID:20260421T070502CEST-AAGAjx3ing@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Equal Justice Society\, & the Center on Corporations\, Law & Society at Seattle University School of Law Present New Strategies For J ustice: Linking CORPORATE LAW WITH PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS\; Respondi ng to these social and economic justice concerns\, progressives have focus ed their efforts on addressing specific problems\, such as racial equality \, environmental protection\, human rights\, living wages\, health care\, safe workplaces\, and peace and security. This wide array of concerns ofte n has splintered progressives as they attempt to stem erosion of fundament al principles of justice without fully appreciating common factors that ru n through all of these issues. One such systemic issue is the misuse of co rporate power. This conference will explore the evolution of corporate inf luence in the United States\, as well as new intellectual\, political\, pr ivate sector and grassroots trends that are emerging to address how corpor ations can support public interest values of justice and equality. Hosted By UCLA School of Law. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050408 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, United States SUMMARY:New Strategies for Justice: Corporate Law and Progressive Movements UID:20260421T070502CEST-i0hSM3ENvA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.equaljusticesociety.org/ucla2005 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Founded in 1996\, the Day of Silence has become the largest sin gle student-led action towards creating safer schools for all\, regardless of sexual orientation\, gender identity or gender expression. From the fi rst-ever Day of Silence at the University of Virginia in 1996\, to the org anizing efforts in over 1\,900 middle schools\, high schools\, colleges an d universities across the country in 2002\, its textured history reflects its diversity in both numbers and reach.\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050413 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Day of Silence 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Rb4CJvoVGu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dayofsilence.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:509-963-1685 Email:webble@cwu.edu DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050423 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050422 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ellensburg\, Washington\, United States SUMMARY:LGBT Queer Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-LulTnV3H4s@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Our vision is to both forge and strengthen coalitions amongst v arious communities\, creating an environment that will educate people abou t all forms of oppression\, discrimination and injustice faced by GLBTA co mmunities. We plan to create dialogues around how these various issues aff ect members of the GLBTA communities and other marginalized groups. To emb race our individual differences and our similarities coming to a common gr ound to support one another in those differences while celebrating our sim ilarities. To strive not to leave anyone behind and help everyone feel wel come\, by learning from our mistakes and the mistakes of other movements. To establish a network of coalitions to share information and ideas\, to u ltimately give the conference back to the community. Provide knowledge tha t will allow conference attendees to return to their respective communitie s with the ability to create a more affirming and safe environment for all individuals Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050218 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:St. Cloud\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest BLGTA College Conference - 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-F40VF2pSV2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mblgtacc.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:lrussell@unca.edu DESCRIPTION:Gender Difference & Cultural Resistance \n2005 GLBTQ Studies Co nference at UNC Asheville \nMarch 31-April 3\, 2005\, Asheville\, NC \nKey note Speaker Judith Halberstam \n \nThe UNCA glbtq conference is dedicated to the investigation of genders and sexualities. This year\, we invite su bmissions on the theme of gender resistance and queer counter knowledges. Elaborations on this theme might include: \n∇\; queer representations \, expressions and cultures \n∇\; insider/outsider status in queer co mmunities \n∇\; gender roles and identity politics \n∇\; queer a ctivism \n∇\; same-sex marriage \n∇\; intersections of race\, di sability\, and/or class \n∇\; queer pedagogy\, curriculum and campus activism \n\nWe welcome a range of approaches and participants\, including faculty\, graduate\, and undergraduate students. All formats will be cons idered\, including paper presentations (15-20 minutes)\, panels\, workshop s\, exhibitions and performances. Panels will consist of 3 or 4 papers. \n Costs: \nEarly Registration ($60 faculty\, $50 graduate students\, $35 und ergraduate students) due January 31\, 2005. Full Registration ($70 faculty \, $60 graduate students\, $45 undergraduate students) payable at time of conference. \nJudith Halberstam\, a leading scholar of gender and sexualit y studies\, is a Professor of English at the University of Southern Califo rnia. Her writings include Posthuman Bodies (1995\, co-editor with Ira Liv ingston)\; Female Masculinity (1998)\; The Drag King Book (1999\, co-autho r with LaGrace Volcano)\, and the forthcoming The Transgender Moment: Gend er Flexibility and the Postmodern Condition (2004). \n Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050331 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Asheville\, North Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:2005 GLTBQ Studies Conference - UNC Asheville UID:20260421T070502CEST-r3IrBjLFGo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unca.edu/glsc/home.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-868-5545 Email:lesliecagan@igc.org DESCRIPTION:The goals of this movement-building event are to establish our strategies and priorities for 2005\; to elect the steering committee and s trengthen UFPJ organizationally\; and to deepen ties between our groups an d strengthen our movement culture. An open gathering but all people attend ing should agree with the UFPJ Unity Statement and pay a minimal conferenc e registration fee. Each member group of UFPJ will be invited to send voti ng delegates to the assembly: two delegates from each local group\, two de legates from each national organization and one delegate for each chapter of a national group Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050221 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050218 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:United for Peace and Justice National Assembly UID:20260421T070502CEST-AdZk49VDDg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitedforpeace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:617-470-5984 Email:denisen2000@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:George W. Bush is the President of the United States.\nMake no mistake: The issues we care about are under attack.\n\nWe have two option s: We could cry\, complain\, moan\, groan\, gripe\, and whine. \n\nOr we could take ACTION.\n\nWipe away your tears. The time to take action is NOW !\n\nBoston NOW's STUDENT ACTION SUMMIT: Unite to Fight the Right!\nFebrua ry 26 + 27\, 2005\nBoston University\n\nA weekend of speakers\, workshops\ , and solidarity.\n\nBringing activists together on urgent issues: \nWar ~ Reproductive Rights ~ Health Care ~ Affirmative Action ~ Environment ~ Af fordable Housing ~ Violence Against Women ~ Ratify CEDAW ~ LGBT Rights\n\n BECAUSE WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. And we don't have a moment to waste.\n \nRSVP to: Denise Nichols (by email or phone)\n\n617-470-5984\n Geographi cal Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050227 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050226T090000 GEO:42.345100;-71.107700 LOCATION:Boston University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States SUMMARY:Student Action Summit: Unite to Fight the Right! UID:20260421T070502CEST-LiH4ivWI2m@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bostonnow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:(202)393-1044 Email:slap@usstudents.org DESCRIPTION:'Our seperate struggles are really one.'-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\n\nEach year from March 31-April 4 youth and students\, nationwide ho nor the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez through the Natio nal Student Labor Week of Action. During this week youth and students stan d in solidarity with workers in the fight for economic justice\, living wa ges\, access to healthcare and education\, organizing and collective barga ining rights and global justice. Last year over 250 campuses participated and in 2005 we expect to grow even larger. Stand in solidarity with us thi s year during the National Student Labor Week of Action! Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050331 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Nationwide\, United States SUMMARY:National Student Labor Week of Action '05 UID:20260421T070502CEST-KJrJEbN0Sv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jwj.org/slap END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:302-598-8035 Email:lcunningham@veic.org DESCRIPTION:The Northeast Climate Conference is to bring college students t ogether to collaborate on effective ways to combat climate change on their campuses\, in their states\, and in OUR region. Throughout the weekend st udents will be trained in organizing skills and strategies for getting the ir campuses to join the growing list of colleges and universities that are addressing global warming. Some of the workshops will deal with Climate C hange\, Running Effective Campus Campaigns\, State Networking\, Environmen tal Justice\, Water System Management\, Transportation alternatives\, and much much more. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050218T160000 GEO:44.507400;-73.151400 LOCATION:Burlington\, Vermont\, 05401\, United States SUMMARY:3rd Annual Northeast Climate Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-7zUUg8IwlE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climatecampaign.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:513-281-2672 Email:cincyglobal@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:GLOBAL THREE: RECLAIMING COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT\n APRIL 8 TO 10\, 2005 at THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI\n\nGlobal Three: Recl aiming Community and Environment\, is a conference designed to reclaim the human connections that make communities and our surrounding environment s trong. Through the conference\, people are provided with a space where inf ormation and skills can be shared while simultaneously having fun\, networ king\, and exposing one’s mind to diverse concepts. “Global Three..” appea ls to different interests and walks of life by utilizing a wide variety of methods to disseminate knowledge. These methods\, such as workshops\, di scussions\, speaking panels\, caucuses\, tabling\, actions\, films\, music \, art and much more are the cornerstone of the conference.\n\nTopics: Th e topics of Global Three: Reclaiming Community and Environment are not lim ited to a few words. The usage of the words community and environment are used as a springboard to dive into several issues such as community\, env ironmental\, economic\, social\, and political justice. Workshops providi ng action\, solution\, and empowerment are plenty. Other workshops will s imply focus on Art or Cooking. In the end\, there are workshops for radic als and reformists\, for moms and sons\, elders and kids\, etc. Global Th ree: Reclaiming Community and Environment is a conference for everyone and everybody. Confirm speakers so far are Derrick Jensen. Bands that have been confirmed so far are Requiem\, MC Homeless\, and David Rovics. If y ou are interested in teaching a workshop\, send your proposal to Paul at c incyglobal@yahoo.com\n\nREGISTRATION: THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE! Howev er\, registration is important because the Global Crew knows how much food and housing spaces to provide for conference attendees. To contact Sofia\ , the registrar\, please e-mail her at cincy_global_registration@yahoo.com . You may e-mail her your registration information by simply e-mailing her your name and location (for more info\, please check out the attached she et). If you are sending in a group registration\, list how many people ar e coming and their names (again\, check the attached sheet).\n\nHOUSING: T o reserve free housing for Global\, please e-mail Sofia at cincy_global_re gistration@yahoo.com. In the e-mail\, please note if you are coming in a group (and how many people are in the group who will need a space to stay at). Also\, please indicate in the e-mail if you are allergic to anything \, smoking\, recreational “fun”\, and/or bringing children/pets. Please r eserve housing as soon as you get this information so that you and your ho st can get in contact with each other before the conference. In addition\ , free housing will be available for late registers (day or week) of confe rence. The housing will be first come\, first serve and located at a near by venue or church. More info regarding this can be found at the conferen ce and website. \n\nCHILDCARE: Childcare will be provided in various form s throughout the weekend. For more info\, please contact Sofia at cincy_g lobal_registration@yahoo.com\n\nFOOD: Vegan/Vegetarian Breakfast and Lunch will be provided by the Global Crew on Saturday and Sunday. Keeping with the theme of community\, attendees are encouraged to bring food with them so that we can have a potluck on Saturday and Sunday evenings. It would a lso be great if attendees brought their own reusable plates\, cups\, and u tensils with them. \n\nTRANSPORTATION: There is a transportation board on the Global message board. If you can provide a seat or two or if you need a ride to global\, please make a post on the message board located on the Global webpage in the upper right handed corner. If one needs to be pick up from the Airport\, Amtrak\, or Greyhound stations\, please indicate tha t in the registration e-mail to Sofia at cincy_global_registration@yahoo.c om. Please let us know if you are coming via plane\, train\, or greyhound by e-mail by March 20\, 2005.\n\nTABLING: There is no fee for tabling\, w e just ask that you help out and volunteer with us. If you would like to table\, please e-mail Donald at yoshomon@yahoo.com with group info. \n\nOt her? Check out the website at http://www.geocities.com/cincyglobal or e-ma il Paul at cincyglobal@yahoo.com\n\nThanks\,\n- Global Three Organizing Cr ew Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050410 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050408T150000 GEO:39.166800;-84.538200 LOCATION:2624 Clifton Avenue\, Cincinnati\, Ohio\, 45221\, United States SUMMARY:Global Three: Reclaiming Community and Environment UID:20260421T070502CEST-FsU1VtggN8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/cincyglobal END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are going to dress in hunting gear and form a human sheild t o protect deer from being senselessly slaughtered. Geographical Scope: L ocal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050105T050000 GEO:34.697000;-85.255300 LOCATION:Pigeon Mountain\, Lafayette\, Georgia\, 30728\, United States SUMMARY:Human Shield UID:20260421T070502CEST-A2PURc0ONR@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:suzanne.staub@pphp.org DESCRIPTION:spoken word\, poetry slam\, ALIX OLSEN Geographical Scope: Loc al DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050215T190000 GEO:40.901300;-73.182800 LOCATION:University Cafe\, Stony Brook University\, Stony Brook\, New York\ , 11790\, United States SUMMARY:Vday Event UID:20260421T070502CEST-anC8cUEoXD@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:631-806-2932 Email:youthworkercenter@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:This is a major training designed to help young workers / stude nt activists:\n\nˇOvercome lack of participation\nˇDevelop strategies to w in specific campaigns\nˇLearn how to stand up to the boss\, and win!\nˇGai n hands on organizing experience\nˇBuild more effective coalitions\nˇIncre ase membership\, reputation\, influence and funding of your organization.\ n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050130 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050128T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Stony Brook University\, Stony Brook\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:GrassRoots Organizing Weekend (GROW) UID:20260421T070502CEST-6hRk1kHMKf@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:phillyrage@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:Grassroots resistance against the annual international conventi on of the biotechnology convention -- Come to Philadelphia and stay tuned for details! Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050622 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050617 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Biodevastation/Biodemocracy 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-XJ1pPpKPvA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.biodev.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:985-795-9500 Email:2spells@bellsouth.net DESCRIPTION:'A WAKE FOR PEACE'\n \nJAZZ FUNERAL FOR DEMOCRACY\n \nNEW ORLEA NS\, LOUISIANA\n \nJANUARY 20\, 2005 @ 11:00 A.M.\n \nhttp://www.jazzfuner alfordemocracy.com/\n \n\n \nWHAT: Traditional New Orleans jazz funeral en titled 'A Wake for Peace': Jazz Funeral for Democracy timed to coincide wi th the inauguration of George W. Bush. Street theater encouraged. March\, rally and inaugural ball featuring local New Orleans musicians.\n\nWHERE: New Orleans\, Louisiana. It is projected that the staging area will be at Congo Square (Armstrong Park) located just outside of the French Quarter o n Rampart Street. Plans are to proceed through the commercial district dow n Canal Street during office workers' lunch hour before entering the Quart er where a rally will be held on the Moonwalk beside the Mississippi River . The march will then continue down Decatur Street\, on to Frenchman via E splanade before settling down at which time our 'Inaugural Ball' will comm ence.\n\nWHEN: Thursday\, January 20\, 2005 @ 11:00 AM (CST).\n\nWHO: A co alition of groups and individuals distressed about issues including\, but not limited to\, the occupation of Iraq and other instances of US military aggression\, the mistreatment of 'detainees'\, corporate control of Ameri ca\, the rollback of individual liberties\, state sponsored homophobia\, e lection fraud\, the poisoning of the environment\, and the class warfare i nstituted by the Bush Administration. Groups include military veterans\, c ivil rights organizations\, theater groups\, regional peace coalitions\, a nd gay rights activists. Individuals involved are good\, patriotic America ns who come from all walks of life. \n\nWHY: Because we still can. \n\n \n \nOrganizations and individuals wishing to participate can contact:\n \nB UDDY SPELL \n 2spells@bellsouth.net\n \n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050120T110000 GEO:29.943800;-90.083200 LOCATION:Congo Sqare\, New Orleans\, Louisiana\, 70113\, United States SUMMARY:Jazz Funeral For Democracy UID:20260421T070502CEST-ju2D8CVV68@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jazzfuneralfordemocracy.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A CALL TO ACTION\n \nDespite our best efforts\, somehow we find ourselves having to bear four more years of the Bush administration. Our country will again be used as a tool to wage war and environmental destru ction. Racism\, sexism\, poverty\, education\, oil dependencey\, unemploy ment\, health care and the hundreds of other issues that many of us care a bout deeply will again be pushed aside. It's enough to make anyone curl u p in a ball and watch television\, hoping it will all go away. \n \nThat' s what the Bush administration is counting on. \n \n It's time to come o ut of our disappointment\, anger and despair. It's time to come out of ou r homes. Now more than ever\, we need to remember that we are still here. We are still working to create the world in which we want to live. We n eed to look at each other\, express our terror and fear for the future and find ways to remember what we are fighting for. We need to send the mess age loud and clear that we will not go away and we will not give up. Now is the time to exercise our civil liberties and show our dissent. \n \nOn Thursday\, January 20\, 2005\, George W. Bush will be inaugurated as pres ident of the United States. For the millions of us who believe in peace a nd justice\, it is a perfect time to renew our commitment to resist this a dministration and its deadly policies of war and greed. We will not give Bush a mandate and we will not support his destructive agenda. \n \nFor us\, this day will not be business as usual. We will join millions of ot her protesters all over the world in the streets of Portland to let Bush\, the media and each other know that we are still here. There are more of us than we can possibly imagine. We will not cooperate silently.\n \nPlea se join us for a protest march beginning at 4pm. We will meet at Portland 's North Park blocks downtown\, W Burnside and Park St\, and march to seve ral locations including the Oregonian\, the Forest Service Headquarters\, and the FBI building. Please bring signs\, costumes\, banners\, puppets\, drums and your voices. There will also be various activities after the m arch sponsored by other peace and justice groups. There will be two art p arties on the weekend prior to the action at the Cascadia Rising Infoshop on 16th and Clinton\, Saturday Jan 15th from 11am-4pm and Sunday Jan 16th from 12-6pm. Please bring paper\, cardboard tubes\, paint\, markers and o ther art supplies to use and donate. \n \nWe're aware that one day of pr otest will not change the world. Please come ready to network with your p rojects and groups or with a curiousity about what other people are involv ed in. Let's show Bush and Co. that our movement is energized\, mobilized and determined. Let's connect with each other\, knowing that we can't pu t our allies through too fine a sieve in times like these. We are still h ere\, working to create our visions. Above all\, let us demonstrate that this is just the beginning. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050120T160000 GEO:45.539100;-122.600000 LOCATION:W. Burnside And Park\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97213\, United States SUMMARY:Anti-Inauguration Day - Portland UID:20260421T070502CEST-fs6UIc8gFf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.j20pdx.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:202-797-6604 Email:kiesell@nwf.org DESCRIPTION:On September 20\, 2005\, the Arctic Refuge Action coalition is planning a rally on the DC mall to protest the 2005 Budget Reconciliation\ , which if passed would include provisions to begin drilling on the coastl ine of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Besides affecting habitat and wildlife\, the drilling on the coastline would also threaten the tradition of the Gwi' chin Tribe\, that depend on the Porcupine Caribou Herd for su bsistence and spirituality. The passage of the budget would also mean cuts to social programs such as medicaid\, food stamps and veteran's benefits. \n We are trying to get as many people there as possible as we well kno w that numbers translate into publicity\, and that the more voices we have \, the better chance we have of stopping this budget. The plan is to send people into the Capitol to lobby every Representative (and moreso). Even t hough we have grassroots organizers\, we know that open-ended invites coul d help maximize attendance. We also know that we are facing a cold politic al climate that often leaves the progressive community and their leaders f eeling defeatist. Therefore we are hoping that groups with vested interest s in environmental protection/conservation can pool their resources and co me join us for this extremely important event. We hope that YOU can join u s. I am willing to provide advice and would like to know if you are intere sted. I understand that this is coming during the short notice\, but still hope that there will still be time to recruit people to come\, or urge me mbers of your association to join in this event. Any questions\, please ca ll me at (202) 797-6604. Please visit www.ArcticRefugeAction.org for more information.\n\nSincerely\,\n\nLaura Kiesel\, Research Associate\nPublic L and\, National Wildlife Federation\n\nArctic Refuge Action Coalition inclu des: Alaska Coalition\, The Alaska Wilderness League\, Defenders of Wildli fe\, The Gwich'in Steering Committee\, Earthjustice\, Episcopal Church USA \, The League of Conservation Voters\, The National Audubon Society\, The Natural Resources Defense Council\,The National Wildlife Federation\, The National Wildlife Refuge Association\, Northern Alaskan Environmental Cent er\, R.E.P. America\, The Sierra Club\, U.S. PIRG\, The Washington Associa tion of Churches\, The Wilderness Society\, The World Wildlife Fund and Tr ustees for Alaska Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050920T000000 GEO:38.980200;-77.026300 LOCATION:Washington DC Capitol South\, DC Mall\, Washington\, District of C olumbia\, 20012\, United States SUMMARY:Rally/Lobby Against Arctic Drilling in Budget Bill UID:20260421T070502CEST-4MmNvkVnMH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ArcticRefugeAction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:summit@pdamerica.org DESCRIPTION:Building the Progressive\nMovement inside and outside\nthe Demo cratic Party!\n\nDear Friends\,\nProgressive Democrats of America (PDA) wi ll be hosting the “Progressive Democratic Summit” in January 2005. The Sum mit will be filled with experienced speakers in the progressive movement\, informational workshops\, and other useful information for progressive ac tivists and organizations both inside and outside the Democratic Party. It will also include meetings with progressive congressional leaders\, state Progressive Democratic Caucus breakouts\, and panel discussions and works hops. Together we can devise a workable strategy to take back our democrac y\, our economy\, and our institutions from the moneyed interests and the military-industrial complex now controlling them. The timing of the Summit \, during the weekend of the Presidential Inaugural Celebration\, is signi ficant. This is a critical time for creating a powerful grassroots presenc e in our nation’s capitol and sending a clear message that the Progressive movement is alive and growing. It will be a gathering you won’t\nwant to miss.\n\nA schedule of panels and workshops will be posted at www.pdameric a.org on December 31th..\nActivities will begin at 2pm on Friday and will end at 5pm on Sunday.\n\nBe part of the solution. Join us in Washington on on Jan. 22nd.\n\nA GATHERING OF GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUN TRY DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE PROGRESSIVE WING OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY\nRe gistration begins December 15th. More information will be available at:\nW W W . P D A M E R I C A . O R G\nScheduled Speakers include:\nRep. John C onyers\nAmy Goodman\nMedea Benjamin\nTom Hayden\nJames Zogby\nRev. Lennox Yearwood\nJohn Bonifaz\nWilliam Rivers Pitt\nGary Flowers\nand more...\nJa nuary 21st - 23rd\nDavid A. Clarke School of Law Auditorium\nUniversity of the District of Columbia\n4200 Connecticut Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, D.C.\ nVan Ness/UDC Red Line Metro Station\nWheelchair Accessible\nConference Ag enda Includes:\n• Strengthening the progressive forces within the Democrat ic Party\n• Building a grassroots movement unifying progressives inside an d outside the Democratic Party\n• How to communicate a progressive message to a hostile and conservative media\n• Connecting with progressives from your state and your congressional district to build local coalitions\ndedi cated to working for jobs\, peace\, justice and transformation\n• Strategi es and the future of the progressive movement within the Democratic Party. \nPaid for by Progressive Democrats of America\, www.pdamerica.org\, and n ot authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.\nContributions to Progressive Democrats of America are not tax deductible.\n\n Geographica l Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050123 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050121 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Progressive Democratic Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-fHci97dEUM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pdamerica.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:occoalition@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Philadelphia organizes against Bush's inauguration. At 3:15pm\, two rallies meet\, one at Temple University at Broat\, and the other on t he Market street bridge. At 3:30pm the rallies both start to march on city hall\, and converge on the West Side.\n\nStreet theater\, spoken word and other forms of entertainment are encouraged.\n\nThere will also be a cult ural event on Sat January 22nd\, at the Rotunda featuring music\, spoken w ord and theater\, more info TBA\n\nfor more information about Philadelphia Organizes against Bush\, contact the Outraged Community Coalition by emai l. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050122 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050120T151500 GEO:39.977300;-75.132900 LOCATION:Temple University Bell Tower–Between 12th And 13t\, Market St. Bri dge\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19125\, United States SUMMARY:Philadelphia Organizes Against Bush UID:20260421T070502CEST-IkEGL88VCd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.phillyaction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:773/583-7728 Email:msn@mexicosolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:During the past decade\, over 380 young women have been murdere d in a string of unsolved femicides that are largely ignored by the police and local officials. Rather than resolve the crime wave\, officials blame victims for dressing provocatively or for being out too late. Half of the victims are factory workers\, yet US-owned factory managers deny responsi bility for the security of their employees. Left with no political allies\ , women in Juarez organize on their own behalf. This delegation will meet these women and learn about their courageous work. Geographical Scope: I nternational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050312 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050305 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ciudad Juarez\, Mexico SUMMARY:International Women's day delegation Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua UID:20260421T070502CEST-877UlTXWJ9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/future.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:773/583-7728 Email:msn@mexicosolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:During the past decade\, over 380 young women have been murdere d in a string of unsolved femicides that are largely ignored by the police and local officials. Rather than resolve the crime wave\, officials blame victims for dressing provocatively or for being out too late. Half of the victims are factory workers\, yet US-owned factory managers deny responsi bility for the security of their employees. Left with no political allies\ , women in Juarez organize on their own behalf. This delegation will meet these women and learn about their courageous work. Geographical Scope: In ternational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050319 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050312 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ciudad Juarez\, Mexico SUMMARY:Alternative Spring Break to Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua UID:20260421T070502CEST-MddFZpEoUb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/future.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:773/583-7728 Email:msn@mexicosolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:The establishment of regional autonomous governments - Juntas d e Buen Gobierno - last summer marked an important new phase in the develop ment of Zapatismo. The Juntas are in the process of consolidating politica l power throughout large areas of Chiapas as well as building the three fo undations of community development - health care\, education and economic development. Delegates will learn firsthand about the construction of the Juntas and ways that the international community can show solidarity with their development strategies. This help is more urgent than ever as econom ic conditions in the region worsen. The situation is particularly difficul t in Zapatista refugee camps. Earlier this year the International Red Cros s pulled out of Chiapas to move operations to Iraq\, leaving behind 8\,000 internally displaced refugees surrounded by the army and paramilitary for ces without access to food and medical care. Geographical Scope: Interna tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050327 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050320 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chiapas\, Mexico SUMMARY:Delegation to Chiapas UID:20260421T070502CEST-R1trbLgSVU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/future.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415/621-8100 Email:msn@mexicosolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:This delegation will examine the impacts that globalization has had on women in Mexico and the leadership role that women play in the mov ement for social and economic justice. While the delegation will focus on women's issues\, it is open to women\, men and transgender folks. The goal of the delegation is to provide student activists and professors with an educational base to plug into ongoing fair trade campaigns in the US. The delegation will: learn about the impact of corporate-centered globalizatio n on indigenous and campesino communities in southern Mexico\, with a spec ial focus on women's issues\, meet with women's organizations\, including indigenous fair trade cooperatives\, collective projects and human rights groups\, to better understand how these organizations function in their po litical\, social and economic context\, examine the role that women play i n the movement for social justice and fair trade\, create strategies that strengthen solidarity between people working for social and economic justi ce on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Geographical Scope: Internation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050619 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050611 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chiapas\, Mexico SUMMARY:MSN/USFT Delegation to Chiapas\, Mexico UID:20260421T070502CEST-6C8ArXwT5n@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/future.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:773/583-7728 Email:msn@mexicosolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:During the past decade\, over 380 young women have been murdere d in a string of unsolved femicides that are largely ignored by the police and local officials. Rather than resolve the crime wave\, officials blame victims for dressing provocatively or for being out too late. Half of the victims are factory workers\, yet US-owned factory managers deny responsi bility for the security of their employees. Left with no political allies\ , women in Juarez organize on their own behalf. This delegation will meet these women and learn about their courageous work. Geographical Scope: In ternational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050730 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ciudad Juarez\, Mexico SUMMARY:Delegation to Juarez UID:20260421T070502CEST-TR6pAVPxkP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/future.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:360-867-6781 Email:sesame@evergreen.edu DESCRIPTION:The SESAME Middle East Film Festival\n\nSESAME (Students Educat ing Students About the Middle East) is proud to bring the Evergreen campus its Second ‘Middle East Film Festival’. Our focus this year is on explori ng borders\, culture\, and struggle. With over 12 films\, guest speakers\, and discussions\, we hope to present a critical and thought-provoking spe ctrum of the Middle East to campus through film.\nFeaturing a presentation of “About Baghdad” from filmmaker and activist Adam Shapiro\, and a numbe r of discussions\, including of gender and liberation-resistance movements with Evergreen faculty and a discussion of solidarity work in Palestine w ith Olympians who have traveled and worked in the region as well.\nIn addi tion\, Mr. Shapiro\, who has recently returned from the Darfur region of S udan\, will give a public talk on the situation there.\n\nWe are excited t o bring the SESAME Middle East Film Festival to The Evergreen State Colleg e\, January 25 – February 3\, 2005. Films and times are listed below. \nCh eck the SESAME Website for more information and film descriptions.\nhttp:/ /academic.evergreen.edu/groups/sesame/\nThis event is free of charge.\n\nS chedule\n Tuesday 25 January\nLIBRARY 1706\n12pm - Naji Al-Ali: An Artist With Vision\n4pm - Peace Propaganda and the Promised Land\n7pm - Divine In tervention\n\nWednesday 26 January\nLECTURE HALL 1\n12pm - Beat of Distant Hearts: Art of Revolution in Western Sahara\n1:30pm - Speaker Adam Shapir o on the situation in Darfur\n4:30pm - FEATURING Filmmaker-Activist Adam S hapiro presenting film “About Baghdad”\n\nTuesday 1 February\nLECTURE HALL 1\n12pm and 1pm - Shorts: Planet of the Arabs\, Measures of Distance\, BB Q Muslims preview an upcoming film on Palestinian hip-hop artists\, and mo re…\n2pm - Chronicle of a Disappearance \n4pm - Dispatches: The Killing Zo ne – Featuring a panel of Olympians who have worked and traveled in Palest ine…\n\nWednesday 2 February\nLECTURE HALL 1\n12pm - Souha: Surviving Hell \n1pm - Discussion with Therese Saliba on gender and liberation-resistance movements\n3pm - Afghanistan Unveiled\n6pm - Algeria: Women at War\n\nThu rsday\, 3 February\nLECTURE HALL 3\n3pm - I Exist\n6pm - The Virgin Diarie s\n \nSESAME – Students Educating Students About the Middle East\nThe Ever green State College – Olympia\, Washington Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050203 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050125 GEO:47.104300;-123.055000 LOCATION:2600 Evergreen Parkway\, Olympia\, Washington\, 98502\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:SESAME Middle East Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-onchp44NT5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://academic.evergreen.edu/groups/sesame/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:312-458-9380\, \n312- Email:chicago_socialists@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:PUBLIC FORUM:\n***The Case for Socialism***\n\nWhen: Thursday\, January 27\, 7pm\n\nWHY DO we live in a world of such obscene inequalitie s and terrible violence?\n\nA world where 1.2 billion people survive on le ss than $1 a day. A world where the most powerful country on earth uses ho rrific weapons of mass destruction in a war for oil and empire. A world wh ere the fat cats live the high life\, while working people live in fear th at they'll be standing in the unemployment line—or worse.\n\nThere is an a lternative. The socialist alternative is based on the power of working peo ple to fight together for a better world—and create a society based not on profit but on making a better life for everyone in it.\n\nAttend this for um to debate and discuss the possibility of fighting for world based on hu man need instead of profit\, oppression and war.\n\nWhere: White Oak Room\ n3rd Floor\, Chicago Circle Center\n750 S. Halsted\nUniversity of Illinois -Chicago\n\nThis is a forum of the \nUIC International Socialist Organizat ion.\n\nFor more information \ncall 312458-9380\, \ne-mail chicago_sociali sts@yahoo.com \nor visit www.socialistworker.org Geographical Scope: Loca l DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050127T190000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:University Of Illinois-Chicago\, 750 S. Halsted\, Chicago Circle C enter\, The White Oak Room\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60605\, United States SUMMARY:Public Forum--*The Case For Socialism* UID:20260421T070502CEST-wvm8Opao3V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialistworker.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-332-2200 Email:cgoodrich@popconnect.org DESCRIPTION:Population Connection's 9th Annual Capitol Hill Days features f orums on the latest population issues and valuable activism skills\, plus inspiring speakers and events throughout the weekend. Population Connectio n holds this event every spring in conjunction with Sierra Club and the Na tional Wildlife Federation. To bring the training weekend to an exhilarati ng close\, you will take what you learned and spend Monday and Tuesday lob bying your legislators on Capitol Hill! You'll meet incredible\, inspiring people and leave Washington as a knowledgeable\, confident\, and effectiv e political activist. Don't miss this opportunity! To apply visit: http:// www.populationconnection.org/Get_Involved/Projects/project18.html (Travel and lodging assistance is available for campus students.) Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050401T180000 GEO:38.900700;-77.039900 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:Capitol Hill Days Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-1AilTwUAkc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.populationconnection.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:626-799-9118 Email:info@militaryfreeschools.org DESCRIPTION:Natl. Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY) \n~C ountering the Military Presence In Schools~~\n\nA training for students\, parents\, school staff and concerned community members.\n9:30 AM to 4:30 P M\nFebruary 26\, 2005\nDonation of $10 to $50 sliding scale. Students free .\n\nRegister by phone\n626-799-9118 Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050226T093000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:American Friends Service Committee\, 980 North Fair Oaks\, Pasaden a\, California\, United States SUMMARY:NNOMY Regional Training Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-LMBcShXUJO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.militaryfreeschools.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 ext 24 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:**post far and wide** www.ydsusa.org\n\n------------------- ------------\nWHEN BUSH COMES TO SHOVE: \nYouth Organizing Against Right-W ing & Corporate Power\nMarch 11-13 New York City\n-------------------- -----------\n\nConference flyers: http://www.ydsusa.org/confs/when_bush_co mes_to_shove.pdf\n\n\nMark your calendars! Start planning your trip today !\n\nThe Young Democratic Socialists (YDS) are hosting a national conferen ce in New York City from March 11-13. entitled 'When Bush Comes to Shove: Youth Organizing Against Right-Wing and Corporate Power.' It will bring to gether activists from across the country for workshops\, trainings\, great speakers\, partying and more. This is a unique opportunity to meet YDS me mbers and friends to discuss how best to challenge the Bush agenda and bui ld a long-term movement for social justice. \n\nWORKSHOPS & TRAININGS \nCo nference sessions will cover critical topics ranging from the theory and p ractice of democratic socialism\, feminist politics\, challenging right-wi ng rhetoric\, Iraq and U.S. foreign policy\, student-labor solidarity\, an ti-racist organizing\, counter-military recruitment\, capitalism and the e conomy\, left-wing media\, inter-generational activist dialogue\, the nuts and bolts of grassroots organizing\, chapter building\, the future of the left\, and more. Workshops and panels will feature activists and trainer s working in trade-unions\, in the peace movement\, in social justice stud ent organizations\, as noted progressive scholars\, and other voices from the democratic left. \n\nThose who attend 'When Bush Comes to Shove' will come away with valuable skills and concrete resources for campus and comm unity organizing\, a deeper understanding of systems of oppression and exp loitation\, a vision of the better world we are struggling to create every day\, and strategies for beating the Bush agenda of corporate greed\, endl ess war\, intolerance and cutbacks in needed public programs. \n\nSCHEDULE \nThe conference opens with a plenary discussion on Friday evening at 7p m (March 11th)\, followed by a reception. Saturday will begin at 10:00am and go until an evening panel. There will be a free party open to all con ference-goers Saturday night. On Sunday\, there will be interactive skill s trainings and a closing session in mid-afternoon. \n\nTRAVEL & HOUSING \ nWe're committed to ensuring that everyone who wants to come is able to at tend. We'll be offering limited travel scholarships and housing assistance for those coming from out of town. Please consider fundraising or request ing funds from your Student Government Association to help cover costs. If you are coming from out of town and are in need of a ride\, let us know a nd we can check to see if others planning to attend in your area can offer you one. If you live in New York City\, or have friends/family that can house additional conference attendees from out of town\, please notify us. If you are planning to attend or have any questions send us an email at: yds@dsausa.org. \n\nCOST\nA special conference pre-registration discount cost of $20 is available to all those who register before midnight\, Frida y\, March 4th. For those who register after March 4th\, the conference is $30. Registration costs include free breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday\, in addition to extensive resource materials provided to all conf erence participants. Please contact us if you have special financial circ umstances. \n\nLOCATION\nThe Friday opening plenary and registration will be located at American Federation of Musicians - Local 802\, 322 West 48t h Street (between 8th & 9th Aves). Saturday and Sunday activities will be located at the Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities located at 35 1 West 18th Street (between 8th & 9th Aves).\n\nSPRING BREAK? \nFor many o f you in school\, March 11 marks the beginning of your spring semester vac ation. Please keep this in mind when planning your trip to New York\, as you will probably not need to rush back to campus once the YDS conference is over. The timing is perfect. 'When Bush Comes To Shove' can be part o f your alternative\, socialist spring break! For those planning to stay i n New York City beyond March 13th\, we can let you know of other cultural and political events and sites of interest to young leftists around the ci ty. \n\nSee you in NYC from March 11-13! \n\nCheck www.ydsusa.org for mor e upcoming details. Online registration will be up and running by mid-Febr uary. \n\nOur 'Life After Bush' conference last year brought over 300 peop le to NYC for a number of workshops\, trainings and great speakers like Co rnel West\, Leslie Cagan\, Doug Henwood\, Francis Fox Piven and more. See the report from last year's national conference: http://www.ydsusa.org/co nfs/nyc_0204_report.html\n \nHelp spread the word! \nSend the conference info above to friends\, progressive listservs and fellow activists. You c an also download and print out flyers to put up around your campus or comm unity. You might want to write your local contact info on the flyer so th at other interested people can coordinate their trip to NYC with you.\nFly ers: http://www.ydsusa.org/confs/when_bush_comes_to_shove.pdf\n\nPlease co ntact us if you have questions or need help planning your trip.\n\n\n\n\nY oung Democratic Socialists\nc/o DSA 198 Broadway\, Suite 700\nNew York\, N Y\, 10038\noffice: (212) 727-8610\nfax: (212) 608-6955\nyds@dsausa.org\nww w.ydsusa.org\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050313 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050311 GEO:40.710200;-74.003400 LOCATION:New York City\, New York\, 10038\, United States SUMMARY:When Bush Comes to Shove: Youth Organizing Against Right-Wing & Cor porate Power UID:20260421T070502CEST-WG8V4sCrSE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:deb.burke@oregonstate.edu DESCRIPTION:Sessions will: \n-Examine and explore social\, environmental\, and political issues through educational sessions and dialogue. \n-Encoura ge civic engagement through creation of connections between students\, fac ulty\, staff\, and community members. \n-Develop skills and strategies for working toward social change. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050212 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050207 GEO:44.565600;-123.279000 LOCATION:Corvallis\, Oregon\, 97331\, United States SUMMARY:The 2nd Annual Oregon State University Social Change Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-0ftLugfaLg@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Putting democracy to work to \naddress the causes of poverty \n in Alabama. A statewide \nconference presented by Arise \nCitizens’ Policy Project and the \nBSC chapter of Alabama Arise Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050215 GEO:33.544600;-86.929200 LOCATION:Birmingham\, Alabama\, 35254\, United States SUMMARY:Poverty and Policy - Alabama Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-wvCh9aWwt2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.alarise.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:800-898-7246 Email:grassroots@ran.org DESCRIPTION:America is addicted to oil.\n\nWar in the Middle East...\nMelti ng glaciers and burning rainforests...\nDirty air and asthma in our cities ...\nHuman rights abuses overseas... \n\nThese symptoms are all part of a larger problem: America's Oil\nAddiction is threatening our security\, ou r health\, and the future of\nlife on planet Earth! \n\nIt doesn't have t o be this way. A clean energy future is possible! \n\nThis February\, jo in a growing national movement to break America's Oil\nAddiction. Learn a bout the issues and find out how you can join\ncutting-edge campaigns to t ransform the auto industry\, end destructive\noil investments\, and usher in a clean energy revolution. Come to\nChicago from February 18-20 for a weekend of training\, strategy\, and\naction! This training is co-sponso red by University of Chicago ECO.\nDetails are at: http://action.ran.org/c tt.asp?u=2068686&l=75769\n\nTraining Workshops will include:\n\nOil Impact s 101\nUnderstanding the Oil Economy\nCorporate Campaign Strategies\nVolun teer Recruitment and Management\nCampaign Strategy and Planning\nNon-viole nt Direct Action Planning and Implementation\nStaging Creative Actions\, s uch as Street Theatre\nMedia and Activism\nPublic Speaking\n\nFind out mor e and register online at:\nhttp://action.ran.org/ctt.asp?u=2068686&l=75769 \nIf you have questions\, please call Dan or Sarah at 415-398-4404\, or\n8 00-989-7246\, or email grassroots@ran.org. \n\nIf you would like to sched ule a speaking engagement by Dan or Sarah in\nyour community or on your ca mpus in the 10 days leading up to this\ntraining\, please contact them at the information above. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050218T170000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:University Of Chicago\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Breaking America's Oil Addiction Chicago Summit and Activist Traini ng UID:20260421T070502CEST-KDEUIsxmHc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ran.org/training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:kevd@rice.edu DESCRIPTION:Urban Jungle: Cities in the Image of Nature\nFebruary 12\, 2005 \nHouston\, TX\nFree and Open to the Public\, Lunch Included\n8:30 am - 5: 30 pm\nDuncan Hall\, Rice University\nMore information on the Conference w ebsite\,\nhttp://www.ruf.rice.edu/%7Eenviclub/conference/index.html Geogr aphical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050212T083000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Duncan Hall\, Rice University\, Houston\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:Rice Environmental Conference in Houston UID:20260421T070502CEST-0KX490z2NR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ruf.rice.edu/%7Eenviclub/conference/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:214-929-5995 Email:christina.billingsley@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:Join the Sierra Student Coalition and the Sierra Club Padre Cam paign this Spring Break to enjoy and take action to preserve the beauty of the world's longest undeveloped barrier island - Padre Island National Se ashore.\n\n-camp out on the beach at the Padre Island National Seashore\n- take advantage of guided hikes/bike rides around the island\n-hang out at the beach front with other awesome student activists from around the count ry \n-take part in service activities to clean up the beach\n-learn the ba sics of grassroots organizing from experienced SSC student trainers on how to win campaigns\, hold events\, utilize the media\, and recruit for your cause\n-get involved with the Padre Campaign and help save the island’s n atural beauty from reckless exploitation\n-practice your grassroots activi sm skills with an advocacy action benefiting Padre\n\nFor decades students have come to Padre Island to enjoy the sun and surf provided by this nati onal treasure. Although it is home to 17 endangered or threatened species and serves as a crucial remnant of Texas' natural heritage\, BNP Petroleum wants to drill on this national seashore for only one day's worth of natu ral gas\, in addition to sending all profits overseas. Join the Texas SSC and Sierra Club Padre Campaign to stop this reckless drilling for Alternat ive Spring Break 2005! \n\nREGISTER TODAY AND RESERVE YOUR SPOT! Go to www .ssc.org for registration and more information. \n Geographical Scope: Re gional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050313 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050310 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Padre Island National Seashore\, Padre Island\, Texas\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Alternative Spring Break to Save Padre Island! UID:20260421T070502CEST-IM2UAAo3Cm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:206-256-6429 Email:crystal@envirocitizen.org DESCRIPTION:Power the Clean Energy Revolution!\n EnviroCitizen Northwest Cl ean Energy Summit\n\n\nApril 1-3: Seattle\, WA @ University of Washington\ n\nWorkshops and panels include:\n\nCampus Organizing and Recruitment\nPla nning Your Campus Clean Energy Campaign\nEnvironmental Justice \nNonviolen t Direct Action\nMedia and Messaging \nClean Car Bill\nCorporate Campaigni ng\n \nContact Andrea at acuccaro@envirocitizen.org or 206.256.6429\nwww.e nvirocitizen.org/nw\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050401T170000 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98121\, United States SUMMARY:Clean Energy Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-u6KULdOOMD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.envirocitizen.org/nw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:60 youth cycling across Canada in four separate environmental a nd social justice advocacy tours. Working primarily with highschool youth aged 13-18. Join us! www.otesha.ca\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051015 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050501 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Canada SUMMARY:Otesha Project Cycling Tours UID:20260421T070502CEST-rDJsMdP2mv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.otesha.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:239.657.8311 Email:meghan@sfalliance.org DESCRIPTION:2005 Taco Bell Truth Tour!\nEnd Sweatshops in the Fields!\n\nFe bruary 28 - March 5 \nBringing the boycott to your community!\nFarmworkers will leave the fields of Florida for a week-long tour of the South\, East \, and Midwest to expose the truth of how Taco Bell and Yum Brands profit from farmworker poverty and exploitation. Cities to include Atlanta\, Nash ville\, Cincinnati\, Cleveland\, Indianapolis\, and Chicago.\n\nMarch 6 - March 12\nBringing it to Yum's backyard!\nThe Truth Tour hits Louisville\, KY\, where farmworkers and their allies will organize an extensive week o f educational events and actions in and around the city. Highlights will i nclude a 'Reverse Reality Tour\,' where farmworkers will get a firsthand l ook at the living conditions and lifestyles of Yum Brands executives.\n\nF riday\, March 11\nBringing it together!\nConference on Global Justice - Th e March 12th Convergence will bring together such an incredible gathering of community\, labor\, and faith-based activists from across the country t hat it only made sense to create a space where we could share all those sk ills\, experiences\, and struggles. The Conference on Global Justice will be a day-long symposium with workshops organized by the participants thems elves\, providing the opportunity to learn from youth\, labor\, religious\ , and community activists organizing for social justice from Florida to Ca lifornia.\n\nSaturday\, March 12\nNational convergence for farmworker just ice!\nJoin farmworkers and thousands of their allies for a day of music\, speeches\, theater and more\, calling for an end to sweatshops in the fiel ds.\n\n\nFor more details on how you can join us\, either in Louisville or in one of the major cities where the tour will be stopping along the way\ , email us at:\n\nworkers@ciw-online.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050312 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050228 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:2005 Taco Bell Truth Tour UID:20260421T070502CEST-7a5jDnfanZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ciw-online.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:239-657-8311 Email:sean@sfalliance.org DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 12\n\nNational convergence for farmworker just ice!\nStop the Corporate War on the Poor!\n\nJoin farmworkers and thousand s of their student\, labor\, community\, and faith-based allies in Louisvi lle\, KY for a day of music\, speeches\, theater and more\, calling for an end to sweatshops in the fields. \n\nFor nearly four years\, the Coaliti on of Immokalee Workers have led a boycott of Taco Bell to improve the wag es and working conditions of tomato pickers. The National Convergence for Farmworker Justice will take place outside the global headquarters of Yum Brands\, the world's largest restaurant corporation and owner of Taco Bel l. \n\nThis year\, it's more important than ever that there is a *strong* presence outside Yum's offices. Louisville is centrally located and with in driving distance of many cities. Please organize a caravan to join us on March 12 to show your support farmworkers and your opposition to corpor ate greed! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050312 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Louisville\, Kentucky\, United States SUMMARY:National Convergence for Farmworker Justice! UID:20260421T070502CEST-UpiVWEJZ20@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ciw-online.org/tz_site-revision/breaking_news/2005dailyupdat es.shtml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:502-821-8894 Email:loay@studentsunitedforpeace.org DESCRIPTION:Register for Conference (deadline 3/4/05)\nPlease send your nam e\, organization/school (if applicable) and contact information to brigitt e[at]interfaithact.org. The registratoin deadline is March 4\, 2005.\nTrav el/Lodging\nThis year\, hundreds of our allies will converge on Louisville by plane\, bus\, van\, or car. The closest airport is Louisville Internat ional – Standiford Field Airport (SDF). If you are interested in carpoolin g with others from your area\, please contact workers[at]ciw-online.org.\n The Louisville Boycott Committee has arranged free housing (mostly floor s pace at area churches) for a limited number of individuals or groups trave ling to Louisville. If you are interested in reserving a spot\, please con tact workers[at]ciw-online.org or (239) 657-8311 with your name\, contact info.\, which nights you will need lodging\, and any special needs you may have.\nIf you would prefer to stay at a hotel\, click here for more info. (Many area hotels offer free shuttles to and from the airport.)\nDescript ion/Schedule\nJoin farmworkers\, students\, people of faith\, members of l abor and community-based organizations\, and human rights activists as the y share strategies and build solidarity to take on the evolving challenges of the 21st century fight for social justice in the US. Discussions will range from broadening and deepening grassroots movements against poverty a nd for workers' rights to creating sustainable alternatives that reflect o ur shared values -- from agriculture to the media and many points in betwe en.\nSchedule subject to change:\n8:00am - 9:00 Coffee/Sign-In (Atrium)\n9 :00 - 9:20 Welcoming & Overview of Day (Auditorium)\n9:20 - 10:50 Opening Plenary (Auditorium)\n10:50 - 11:00 Break\n11:00 - 12:30 Break-out Session #1 (Classrooms)\nRoot Cause: The Domestic Face of Globalization\nSustaina ble Food & Farming\nTaking Back the Media\nHuman Rights Struggles in the U S: Environmental & Economic Justice\nThe Peace Movement: Building for the Next Phase\n12:30 - 1:30 Lunch (Atrium)\n1:30 - 3:00 Break-out Session #2 (Classrooms)\nNew Worker Organizing Models\nThe Otherness of Poverty\nDire ct Action: Strategies and Tactics\nFair Trade: Socially Responsible Purcha sing\, Consuming\, & Investing \nBorder/Immigration Issues\n3:00 - 3:30 Af ternoon Break/Entertainment\n3:30 - 5:00 Break-out Session #3 (Classrooms) \nStudent-Worker Solidarity\nFaith is Action: Tools\, Ideas\, Experiences\ nThe Politics of Occupation: Palestine\nMusic and Arts in the Movement\nPo lice Brutality and the Prison-Industrial Complex\n5:00 - 5:15 Break\n5:15 - 6:45 Interactive Closing Plenary – Brainstorming for the Future\n6:45 - 7:00 Break\n7:00 - 8:00 Dinner (Invited Guest Speaker: Ann Braden\, Long-T ime Civil Rights Activist and Pillar of Louisville Community)\n9:00 - midn ight Cultural Event – Strickler Auditorium (U of L)\, featuring hip-hop\, punk\, spoken word\, son jarocho\, and more!\n\nWorkshops\nNew Worker Orga nizing Models\nCentro Independiente de Trabajadores Agricolas (NY)\nCoalit ion of Immokalee Workers\nLandless Workers Movement (MST\, Brazil)\nMake t he Road by Walking (NY)\nMississippi Workers Center\nUnited Workers Associ ation (MD)\nWorker Solidarity Alliance (NY)\nStudent-Worker Solidarity\nLa tinos Unidos Siempre (LUS\, Oregon)\nMovimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Azt lan (MEChA)\nStudent Action with Farmworkers (NC)\nStudent/Farmworker Alli ance\nStudent Labor Action Project\nUnited Students Against Sweatshops \nF aith is Action: Tools\, Ideas\, Experiences\nKentucky Interfaith Task Forc e on Latin America & the Caribbean (KITLAC\, Louisville)\nNational Farm Wo rker Ministry\nPax Christi USA\nPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)\nUnited Churc h of Christ\nFrom Free Trade to Fair Trade\nCoalition of Immokalee Workers \nOxfam America \nStudents United for Peace and Justice (Univ. of Louisvil le)\nUnited Students for Fair Trade\nThe Peace Movement: Building for the Next Phase\nFellowship of Reconciliation (Louisville)\nNational Youth and Student Peace Coalition\nPax Christi USA\nSchool of the Americas Watch\nSt udents United for Peace & Justice\nRoot Cause: The Domestic Face of Global ization\nCoalition of Immokalee Workers\nMiami Workers Center\nLake Worth Global Justice Group\nPower U\nSustainable Food and Farming\nAgricultural Missions\nCommunity Farm Alliance\nFamily Farm Defenders\nTaking Back the Media\nBlackout Media (Louisville)\nCoalition of Immokalee Workers\nIndyme dia\nPrometheus Radio Project\nsmartMeme Strategy & Training Project\nBord er/Immigration Issues\nCross-Border Labor Organizing Committee (OR)\nDerec hos Humanos (AZ)\nMexico Solidarity Network\nHuman Rights Struggles in the US: Environmental Justice\, Housing\, and More\nFriends and Residents (DC )\nKensington Welfare Rights Union\nRubbertown Emergency Action (REACT\, L ouisville)\nUS Human Rights Network\nArt & Music in the Movement\nArt and Revolution\nLouisville Puppetistas\nOlmeca y los ninos de la Tierra (forme r vocalist for Slowrider) \nSon del Centro (Santa Ana\, CA)\nThe Politics of Occupation: Palestine\nIbrahim Imam\, Professor\, Univ. of Louisville\n International Solidarity Movement \nStudents United for Peace & Justice (U niv. of Louisville)\nPolice Brutality and the Prison Industrial Complex\nK entucky Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression\nNot With Our Money / Grassroots Leadership\nThe “Otherness” of Poverty\nCoalition of Immokal ee Workers\nWomen in Transition \nUniversity of the Poor\, School of Theol ogy\nDirect Action: Strategy & Tactics\nDirect Action to Stop the War\nLak e Worth Global Justice Group\nsmartMeme Strategy & Training Project\nLobby ing\, Logistics\nDATA.\nGlobal ADIS Campaign.\nStudents Trade Justice Camp aign.\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050312 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050311 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Univ. Of Louisville\, Louisville\, Kentucky\, United States SUMMARY:Our World\, Our Rights: Conference for Global Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-inGedLAIGw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsunitedforpeace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:888-565-5551 Email:tcxiiactivist@aol.com DESCRIPTION:True Colors XII Conferences 'Out of the Rainbow\, Out of the Bo x\,' is the largest conference in the nation that addresses the issues of sexual minority youth and families! This year's conference will be held F riday\, March 18\, 2005 and Saturday\, March\, 19\, 2005.\n\nGET ORGANIZED FOR ACTION!!!!\nTrue Colors\, Inc will be holding its 2nd annual Activist Institute 'Get Organized for Action.' If you want to build your toolbox with skills for change\, Don't miss this event.\n\n'05 ACTIVIST INSTITUTE CORE\nFRIDAY WORKSHOPS\nDynamics that Govern Social Movements. Presented by Netfa Freeman\, Director of the Social Leadership & Action School for A ctivists in Washington\, D.C.\n\nOrganizing for Change. (A High School onl y workshop teaching Midwest Academy and Center for Third World Organizing models for social change). Presented by Lynly Egyes\, GLSEN.\n\nHow to Bu ild the Grassroots Operation You Want and Need! (Focusing on building sus tainable leadership) Presented by Adam Nicholsen\, Program Coordinator for Love Makes a Family.\n\nDirect Action Strategies\, Presented by Erin Have ns-Activist Institute Coordinator & Lucas Shapiro\, National Organizer for the Young Democratic Socialists.\n\nMulti-Issue Organizing: The Importanc e of Solidarity. (Focusing on solidarity and coalition building). Present ed by Lucas Shapiro\, National Organizer of Young Democratic Socialists.\n \nSATURDAY WORKSHOPS\nNonviolence Part One: Exploring Nonviolent Action. Presented by Joanne Sheehan\, Chair of the War Resisters League Internatio nal.\n\nNonviolence Part Two: Nonviolent Strategy Building. Presented by Joanne Sheehan.\n\nEquality Knocks: Canvass Training. Presented by Sarahi Almonte\, Program Coordinator for Love Makes a Family.\n\nTroubleshooting for Activists-A Guide to Campaign Strategies. A panel of activiss-Netfa Freeman\, Adam Nicholsen\, Lucas Shapiro and more Facilitated by Erin Have ns.\n\nPLUS Workshop Alternatives targeting GSA creation and development\, antiracism\, transfeminism\, electoral politics\, and legislative activis m.\n\nTrue Colors Conference Background Information:\nLast year more than 1\,500 people attended the conference on Friday alone and there were 192 d ifferent workshops offered during the two day conference. \n\nConference workshops address maintaining GSAs\, trans-inclusion\, safer sex\, healthy relationships\, coming out\, performance arts\, and many more workshops t hat address the interests of youth\, college students\, service providers\ , educators and community activists.\n\n\nFor more information\, email us \n\nCost of attendance varies from youth rates $28 to adult rates $85. Sc holarships and Work Exchanges are also available!\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050319 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050318 GEO:41.666000;-72.778400 LOCATION:Central Connecticut State University\, 1615 Stanley Street\, New B ritain\, Connecticut\, 06050\, United States SUMMARY:True Colors Conference and Activist Institute UID:20260421T070502CEST-0OcbVzmhc7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ourtruecolors.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:214-929-5995 Email: DESCRIPTION:*note: There is a March 10-13 program AND a March 11-14 program to accommodate different spring break dates. \n\nJoin the Sierra Student Coalition and the Sierra Club Padre Campaign this Spring Break to enjoy an d take action to preserve the beauty of the world's longest undeveloped ba rrier island - Padre Island National Seashore.\n\n-camp out on the beach a t the Padre Island National Seashore\n-take advantage of guided hikes/bike rides around the island\n-hang out at the beach front with other awesome student activists from around the country \n-take part in service activiti es to clean up the beach\n-learn the basics of grassroots organizing from experienced SSC student trainers on how to win campaigns\, hold events\, u tilize the media\, and recruit for your cause\n-get involved with the Padr e Campaign and help save the island’s natural beauty from reckless exploit ation\n-practice your grassroots activism skills with an advocacy action b enefiting Padre\n\nFor decades students have come to Padre Island to enjoy the sun and surf provided by this national treasure. Although it is home to 17 endangered or threatened species and serves as a crucial remnant of Texas' natural heritage\, BNP Petroleum wants to drill on this national se ashore for only one day's worth of natural gas\, in addition to sending al l profits overseas. Join the Texas SSC and Sierra Club Padre Campaign to s top this reckless drilling for Alternative Spring Break 2005! \n Geograph ical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050314 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050311 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Padre Island National Seashore\, Padre Island\, Texas\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Alternative Spring Break - Padre Campaign UID:20260421T070502CEST-9AT3gPtgw7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:crunchy_yet_zesty@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:North Texas Student Environmental Conference! February 26th\, a t St. Marks School in Dallas. Hear speakers from around the state speak ab out urgent environmental issues and campaigns to get involved with. Learn how to start up groups\, win campaigns\, and build a sustainable campus! C ontact Daniel Jordan (crunchy_yet_zesty@yahoo.com) for questions. Geograp hical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050226T130000 GEO:32.886600;-96.769600 LOCATION:St. Marks School Of Texas\, 10600 Preston Road\, Dallas\, Texas\, 75230\, United States SUMMARY:North Texas Student Environmental Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-euS5VZvGcK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/states/tx.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:800-664-8647 Email:info@studentsagainsthunger.org DESCRIPTION:The National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness i s very excited to announce our 3rd Annual West Coast Summit\, the elite tr aining ground for students working on the West Coast to end hunger and hom elessness.\n\nSeeing the Big Picture: Piecing Together the Puzzle to End H unger and Homelessness\n\nWest Coast Student Summit on Hunger and Homeless ness\nUniversity of California\, Berkeley ~ February 26-27\, 2005\nRegist er today at www.studentsagainsthunger.org!\n\nCome to the 3rd Annual West Coast Summit of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessn ess and join the movement of students making an impact nationally! On Feb ruary 26-27\, 2005\, over 200 students\, community leaders\, and campus st aff will come together at the University of California\, Berkeley to learn and work with the best organizers and advocates in the anti-hunger and ho melessness movement. The weekend is an invaluable experience that will gi ve students the latest information on the issues and actions taking place\ , and build on students’ skills for running incredible projects to end hun ger and homelessness locally\, nationally\, and internationally. This yea r’s Summit will help students see the big picture\, and teach them how to piece together the puzzle of ending hunger and homelessness with real tool s for change. Don’t miss this weekend! \n\nUC Berkeley has a strong hist ory of student activism\, from the Free Speech movement in the 1960s to th e anti-war movement of the 1970s and today\; Berkeley has long been a cult ural center for students raising their voices to demand social change. Th ere is no better place to build the student movement to eradicate hunger a nd homelessness\, so join us this February!\n\nRegister right away at www. studentsagainsthunger.org!\n\nDuring one of the most hotly contested elect ion seasons on record this past November\, both parties filled the airwave s with talk of a safe\, secure America\, strengthening our economy\, and s trong moral values. In the midst of all of the political rhetoric\, there was little more than lip service given to discussing the issues of hunger and homelessness\, despite the fact that 36.3 million of our neighbors wi ll suffer from hunger this year\, and 3.5 million Americans will experienc e homelessness\, with those numbers rising every year. \n\nWhile it is cl ear to most Americans that hunger and homelessness are large problems in o ur society\, this widespread concern is not reflected in the policies of o ur country. Real discussion of how to end these unnecessary social proble ms simply does not take place in the media\, in the halls of Congress\, or in the White House. The double-speak of many of those in power praises c ommunity initiatives like food pantries\, meal programs\, shelters\, and c haritable events\, while slashing budgets for effective programs like Sect ion 8 housing assistance and programs that provide emergency services to p eople who are homeless. \n\nThis contradiction has not gone unnoticed. Students and community members must join with advocates and service provid ers to create a society that demands an end to hunger and homelessness. T here are many pieces to the puzzle of ending hunger and homelessness: comm unity service\, fundraising\, and educating the general public and decisio n-makers. Taken alone\, each of these pieces addresses a part of the prob lem\, but we need to put all of these pieces together and see the big pict ure in order to alleviate the immediate needs in our communities\, and pus h our decision-makers to prioritize ensuring that everyone has access to f ood\, shelter\, healthcare\, and education.\n\nJoin us for a great weekend filled with education\, action\, and the opportunity to meet and network with hundreds of other activists.\n\nSpeakers and Panel Discussions: Learn more about the issues of Hunger and Homelessness from the country’s most effective organizers\, service providers\, advocates\, and activists. Pan el topics include the following: Homeless Families and Children\, Legislat ive Updates\, Hunger in America\, International Poverty\, and many more.\n \nWorkshops: Choose from over 30 workshops to help build skills\, knowledg e\, and gain creative ideas for effective action. Topics include everythi ng from planning a huge Hunger Cleanup\, starting a student-run soup kitch en\, running a local grassroots campaign\, and building your campus organi zation.\n\nDiscussions and Networking: Network with students from across t he West Coast to share success stories\, discuss effective strategies\, an d learn how to establish programs that will benefit your community.\n\nFac es of Homelessness Panel: Currently and formerly homeless individuals sha re their personal experiences of homelessness\, explain who becomes homele ss and why\, and present ways to get involved in the solutions for ending homelessness.\n\nNational Host\n\nThe National Student Campaign Against Hu nger and Homelessness\nThe National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Ho melessness was established on the belief that students are a critical forc e in the fight against hunger and homelessness. Recognizing the incredibl e potential of the collective power of young people\, USA for Africa and t he state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) combined resources to est ablish the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness in 19 85. The Campaign works to increase student community service and action t o end hunger and homelessness by offering resources and guidance to concer ned students. Over the past twenty years\, the Campaign has developed sev eral national programs\, become a clearinghouse of information and a liaso nbetween national and student organizations\, and expanded students’ leade rship skills to become better organizers and activists. The Campaign has engaged tens of thousands of students in community service and political c ampaigns\, developed local long-term projects\, and rasied $1.5 million to fight national and international hunger and homelessness. \n\nSummit Host s\n\nUniversity of California\, Berkeley\nThe University of California is one of the world's leading academic institutions. The school\, known throu ghout the world as 'Cal\,' is truly a prototype of a contemporary universi ty. It attracts what many consider the finest applicant pool in the countr y\, generates an ethnically and culturally diverse student population on c ampus\, and provides one of the finest learning experiences in the world t oday.\n\nCalifornia Student Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG)\nCALP IRG was established more than 30 years ago by students wanting to study\, learn about\, and act on the pressing social problems they were facing. St udents involved with their CALPIRG chapter have learned how to investigate problems\, come up with practical solutions\, and convince the media and decision-makers to pay attention and take action. Through CALPIRG\, studen ts gain an educational experience in democratic citizenship. They get a ch ance to face society’s big problems\, take action\, and win concrete chang es that improve the quality of our lives. Last year\, students involved wi th CALPIRG raised more than $10\,000 for hunger and homelessness relief pr ograms.\n\nThe ASUC Office of the President\nThe ASUC Office of the Presid ent allows all students on campus to make the most of their years at Cal. The vision of the office is to help students understand the opportunity th ey have as Cal students. The office\, as a direct spokesperson of the stud ent body\, spearheads many of the social\, political and academic student programs that help promote the Cal spirit amongst students.\n\nOnline Regi stration- Do it Today!\n\nRegistration for the 3rd Annual West Coast Summi t is easy. Simply point your browser to www.studentsagainsthunger.org\, a nd click on the section for the West Coast Summit. Registration is $50 fo r students\, and $65 for non-students. Registration fee includes all Summ it materials\, breakfasts and lunches\, and housing (if needed.)\n\n Geog raphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050227 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050226T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of California\, Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:3rd Annual West Coast Student Summit on Hunger and Homelessness UID:20260421T070502CEST-IScSubl4Go@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainsthunger.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:800-664-8647 Email:info@studentsagainsthunger.org DESCRIPTION:Every spring\, students at over 100 campuses nationwide partici pate in the Annual Hunger Cleanup\, one of the largest student community s ervice fundraisers in the country. With guidance from the Campaign\, stud ent volunteers organize substantial work projects\, such as repainting and refurbishing local shelters\, planting community gardens\, and cleaning f ood pantries while raising funds through hourly pledges for their work. Th e money students raise through the Cleanup supports programs focused on al leviating local\, national\, and international hunger and homelessness. In addition\, the Cleanup exposes thousands of first-time volunteers to thes e issues\, connects students with the local community\, encourages campus and community partnerships\, and makes both an immediate and long-term imp act. The 20th Annual Hunger Cleanup in 2004 was the largest in the past de cade. During the month of April\, the Campaign mobilized 4\,200 student vo lunteers from 108 campuses and raised $90\,000 for hunger and homelessness relief programs. Through their work\, participants directly impacted loca l service providers by supplying much-needed volunteer power and funds tha t will help shelters purchase beds\, students establish local feeding prog rams\, food banks expand their facilities and much\, much more. It is thro ugh this fundraising that the effects of the Hunger Cleanup will be felt l ong after the day of service is done. \n\nRegister today and receive free posters and brochures for the event! www.HungerCleanup.org Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050409 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:21st Annual Hunger Cleanup UID:20260421T070502CEST-5rvV6UTsRP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.hungercleanup.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:631-361-7526 ext 246 Email:studentsforchoiceusb@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Folk Poet Alix Olson to perform in honor of V-day. Open Mike\, poetry slam\, music and discussion. be there or be RED. Geographical Scop e: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050215T190000 GEO:40.901300;-73.182800 LOCATION:University Cafe\, Student Union\, Stony Brook University\, Stony B rook\, New York\, 11790\, United States SUMMARY:V-day featuring Alix Olson! UID:20260421T070502CEST-RVLLX78ISK@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:248-370-2961 Email:mwsa@oakland.edu DESCRIPTION:Oakland University is holding the annual MWSA conference this y ear. Along with the usually papers\, panels\, workshops\, and symposiums\, there will also be Keynote speaker Diane Logwood of Wayne State Universit y. Open day of events include a Fund raiser dinner with guest speaker Patr icia Ireland and the premiere of 'Voices from the Street' by Left turn Med ia and Sue Rumph productions. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050402 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050401T173000 GEO:42.662600;-83.183700 LOCATION:Oakland Center\, Rochester\, Michigan\, 48309\, United States SUMMARY:Michigan Women's Studies Association Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-MONxXJUBpV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www2.oakland.edu/ouws/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:charlie_fredrick83@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:We’re focusing on Organizing 101\, Communication Skills\, Campa ign Organizing\, and Environmental Issues. We are looking for College & HS students who want to help build the Midwest into an environmental powerho use. Our program is limited to 30 students\, we know it’s a crime… but we want to be able to give the one on one time that you deserve. HURRY! The d eadline to register is March 5th! The cost of the week-long program is $12 0\, but financial assistance is available to those who qualify. To registe r e-mail Charlie or visit SSC's website www.SSC.org Geographical Scope: R egional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050717 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050711 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pere Marquette State Park\, Grafton\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:SPROG - Sierra Student Coalition Summer Training Program UID:20260421T070502CEST-sFmZxVz0vh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:928-523-3300 Email:rwb@dana.ucc.nau.edu DESCRIPTION:Conference Program: Themes and Topics include: \n Women of C olor and Multiple Identities \n Laboring in the University \n Multic ultural Centers and Spaces of Empowerment \n Dangerous Scholarship \n Decolonizing Pedagogy: Women of Color in Science\, Engineering\, and Tec hnology \n Women of Color and Cultural Production \n Women of Color and Spirituality \n The Color of Feminist Theory: Beyond Isolation and Exclusion \n Women of Color Activism and Collaboration \n Feminist R esponses to the War on Terror \n What Can We Do? Responding to the 2004 Election and the Morality Agenda \n Counseling Women of Color\n A cademic Activism for Social Justice \n Sexuality: The Final Frontier?\ n Affirmative Action: Needs and Issues \n Women of Color in Arts a nd Literature Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050402 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050401T080000 GEO:35.630800;-112.052000 LOCATION:Northern Arizona University\, Flagstaff\, Arizona\, 86011\, United States SUMMARY:Decolonizing the University: Women of Color in Arizona Higher UID:20260421T070502CEST-1R0Wsh2B9n@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/wocconf/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:832-368-8568 Email:afrikanstudentkoalition@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:This forum is the premier event for Pan-Afrikan minds across th e world. We are looking for all educators\, students\, community leaders\, and activists to come out and voice their opinions and ask questions abou t this ancient movement of creating the United States of Afrika. The forum will also be used as a tool to organiza students and inform them about th e 'Program II Department' Movements at Texas Southern University and Unive rsity of Houston. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050223T190000 GEO:29.834000;-95.434200 LOCATION:3100 Cleburne\, Houston\, Texas\, 77004\, United States SUMMARY:Pan - Afrikan Forum - 'Will The Real Afrikan Please Stand Up?' UID:20260421T070502CEST-JREhtfRhhp@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:425-466-0248 Email:alisoncarmel@comcast.net DESCRIPTION:CIRCULATE FAR AND WIDE:\n\nMarch 20th\, Iraq War Anniversary Pr otest and Rally\n\nMarch 20th\nSunday 1:00 pm\nBoston Common (bandstand)\n \nFormally endorsed by:\n Boston Mobilization\nSocialist Alternative\nUnit ed for Justice with Peace\nChelsea United for Peace\nUnited for Peace and Justice\nFramingham State College - Human Rights Action Committee\nNEUCAWR \nInternational Socialist Organization\nRalph Nader\nInternational Action Center\nOut Now Coalition\nMass Global Action\nThe Women's Fightback Netwo rk\nBrookline Peace Works\nStonybrook Neighbors for Peace\nDemocracy for A merica (Framingham)\nUSWA Local 8751 \nTufts Coalition Opposed to the War in Iraq \nIraq Veterans Against the War\nMilitary Families Speak Out\nDist rict Seven Round Table\nMoniscous Magazine\nMerrimack Valley People For Pe ace\nAlliance of Black Union Workers\nWomen's International League for Pea ce and Freedom \nHouse of Peace\nCity Councilor Felix Arroyo\nInternationa l Action Center\nFIST\nLesley Women for Social Justice\n\nAnti-war groups all over the world are planning\ndemonstrations for the second anniversary of the U.S.\ninvasion of Iraq. United For Peace and Justice has\ncalled f or local demonstrations in towns and cities all over the U.S.\n\nIn our vi ew\, March 19 demonstrations in Boston could\nrepresent a significant step forward in the direction\nof building a massive organized opposition to t he war\nin Boston and across the United States..\n\n*U.S. out of Iraq - br ing the troops home now\n*$80 Billion for jobs\, education\, housing and h ealthcare –\nnot war and occupation\n*Military recruiters out of our schoo ls\, end “stop\nloss\,” no draft\n\nWe are looking for active participatio n from\ncommunity groups\, activists and leaders who as a whole\nrepresent much of greater Boston’s diverse working\nclass: trade unions\, groups fr om communities of color\,\nwomen’s groups\, immigrant rights groups\, anti -racist\ngroups\, LGBT rights groups\, youth groups\, neighborhood\nassoci ations\, veteran groups\, church groups\, etc.\n\nIf your group wishes to get involved or formally endorse Boston's March 19th efforts please contac t:\n\nAlison Ramer\nBoston Mobilization\n(425) 466 0248\nalisoncarmel@comc ast.net\n\nSubscribe to our list serve by sending an email to: bostonmarch 20-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050320T130000 GEO:42.370600;-71.027000 LOCATION:Boston Common (Band Stand)\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02101\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:March 20th Boston Rally and Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-21f5dp8abL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bostonmobilization.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:sdk_2004@yahoo.co.uk DESCRIPTION:Youth and students from the schools and communities would join together at the Welcome Rotunda at Quezon City to protest against the impe nding 2% Value Added Tax increase. Says the youth and students: 'The reven ue from this tax would not be aimed at social services as the government o f Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo emphasizes on debt servicing or payments to fori egn debts of the Philippines. As a result\, the education sector would con tinue to suffer bitter reprisals as the state continues to abandon its dut y to provide free and quality education for all.' Geographical Scope: Loc al DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050210T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Welcome Rotunda\, Quezon Avenue\, Quezon City\, Philippines SUMMARY:Youth to Hold Protest Against VAT (Value Added Tax) UID:20260421T070502CEST-VDzdUOUrwr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freewebs.com/sdk_ph END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:202-422-3365 Email:rsarin@earthworksaction.org DESCRIPTION:A day of action on NYC's busiest jewelry shopping street to cal l on retailers to ensure that the gold in their products was not produced at the expense of local communties\, workers\, and the environment. Geogr aphical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050212 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050211T000000 GEO:40.750400;-73.996300 LOCATION:Fifth Avenue\, Between 51 And 58 Streets\, New York\, New York\, 1 0001\, United States SUMMARY:Valentine's Day 'No Dirty Gold' Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-GAC9tpvemj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nodirtygold.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:http://www.equalityforum.com Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050430 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050424 GEO:39.952600;-75.166500 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19102\, United States SUMMARY:Equality Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-EcX4b6ptBn@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This event is a discussion facilitated by GSA members along wit h the movie 'Journey to a Hate Free Millenium' and speaker. The movie deta ils the horrors of the deaths of Matthew Shepard\, James Byrd\, Jr.\, and the student shootings at Columbine High School. Free and open to public. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050322T210000 GEO:40.072300;-75.203400 LOCATION:Chestnut Hill College\, 9601 Germantown Ave.\, Philadelphia\, Penn sylvania\, 19118\, United States SUMMARY:Journey to a Hate Free Millenium UID:20260421T070502CEST-V85sBewU3V@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:914-830-2861 Email:thelinebetween@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Invictus and Sarah Lawrence College host an event designed to o pen the eyes of our community to the atrocities being committed in Iraq in the name of Democracy and Liberty. Dante Zappala speaks on the pain and d ifficulty he and his family have suffered as a result of the death of his brother Sherwood Baker. The event will also be host to art exhibits from s tudents at Sarah Lawrence\, and other colleges\, in response to the War in Iraq. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050409T190000 GEO:40.938400;-73.830000 LOCATION:1 Mead Way\, Bronxville\, New York\, 10708\, United States SUMMARY:Dante Zappala Speaks out Against The War In Iraq UID:20260421T070502CEST-Kp9NGadP05@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.invictus-slc.tk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:336-202-5038 Email:catgeary@peoplepc.com DESCRIPTION:March 19\, 2005 marks the second year anniversary of the United States’ illegal invasion of Iraq. In solidarity with military resisters a nd their families we will be marching in Fayetteville\, North Carolina to “Bring the Troops Home\, Now!” \n\nAs youth and students we have seen tuit ion hikes\, budget cuts\, and the increased militarization of our schools. We have seen the belligerent and often racist repression of our classmate s and our professors. We have seen our loved ones and our friends' loved o nes lied to and sent off to die--all so that Washington can wage an endles s war on the world. \n\nWe and many of our brothe rs\, sisters\, classmates and friends have considered joining the military for college money. But\, no one should have to sign up to kill and be kil led for an education. We refuse to sit by as our lives are marred and deni grated by the military and their wars for conquest. We demand money for sc hools and job training not for war and occupation! We won't be made canno n fodder for oil and empire!\n\nJoin us on March 19 in Fayetteville\, Nort h Carolina to say: “We Won’t Go: End the Occupation\, Now!”\n\nSPONSORED B Y THE CAMPUS ANTIWAR NETWORK\n*ALL STUDENTS AND YOUTH WELCOME* Geographic al Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050319T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Fayetteville\, North Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:We won't go! Student Antiwar Contingent\, Ft. Bragg\, NC UID:20260421T070502CEST-HW1Srauorv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ncpeacejustice.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-354-1252 Ext 290 Email:information@educatorstostopthewar. org DESCRIPTION:This is a unique opportunity for students and educators to gath er forces to build a stronger anti-war movement and discuss the effect of war on our schools. \n\nStudents and educators (kindergarten through gradu ate school) will come together in opposition to the war in Iraq. We want t o challenge the war in many venues: our unions\, our schools and colleges\ , our classrooms and the streets. \n\nThe conference\, a project of US Lab or Against the War\, will have plenaries and workshops on strategies to st op the war\, organizing in teacher unions\, organizing schools and campuse s\, curriculum and pedagogy\, analyzing the roots of war and critiquing id eologies that support the war. Topics will include resisting the draft\, r esisting military recruitment\, examining imperialist ideologies and using materials to bring the anti-war movement into the classroom. \n\nCheck ou t our website for a complete listing of workshops. \n\nRegister online: ww w.educatorstostopthewar.org Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050305T083000 GEO:40.781000;-73.951600 LOCATION:Hunter College High School\, 71 East 94th Street\, At Park Avenue\ , New York City\, New York\, 10128\, United States SUMMARY:Students and Educators to Stop the War - East Coast Regional Confer ence UID:20260421T070502CEST-MnZPB1if5I@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.educatorstostopthewar.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-547-3656 Email:info@freetheplanet.org DESCRIPTION:Project LEAD: Leadership for Environmental Action & Development \n\nFree The Planet!'s Project LEAD\, Leadership for Environmental Action & Development\, is a six-day summer leadership training in Washington\, DC . This comprehensive training gives student environmental leaders the gras sroots organizing skills and the knowledge of environmental issues they ne ed to run and win campaigns to protect the environment and to build a rock in' student group that will stay strong after they graduate. \n\nAreas Cov ered by the Training\n\nEnvironmental Issues and Campaigns:Through issue a nd campaign briefings\, participants learn about today's most critical env ironmental issues and the campaigns that students and citizens are running to make an impact on them. They also get hands-on experience by doing cam paign activities around one of Free The Planet!'s national campaigns\, suc h as petitioning\, organizing a rally\, getting media attention for the ca mpaign and meeting with members of congress and their staff. \n\nGrassroot s Organizing Skills: Participants learn skills to effectively take action on national and campus campaigns to protect the environment through traini ngs and small group practice. They also develop the skills to build a stro ng group at their school that will last after they graduate. \n\nFun!: Par ticipants have the opportunity to hang out with other students who are eng aged in protecting the environment. We do fun\, free or cheap activities e ach night around DC. We may also plan a tour of the U.S. Capitol on Thursd ay afternoon for those who don't have to leave right away to travel home. \n\nWhat Last Year's Participants Had To Say\n'I feel I'm leaving the trai ning with so much information I didn't have before. I am very glad I atten ded and had the opportunity to hear speakers from different groups speakin g on a broad range of environmental issues.'\n- Kelli\, Oklahoma\n\n'Proje ct LEAD was probably the best experience I had this summer!'\n- Victoria\, Louisianna\n\n'I feel a lot better about how to organize anything. I'm ha ppy to see that we're not alone and we can make an impact.'\n- Neil\, Penn sylvania\n\n'I learned a lot and it surpassed my expectations.'\n- Hilary\ , Virginia\n\n\nGo to www.freetheplanet.org/lead to find out more and appl y! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050804 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050730 GEO:38.860300;-76.988900 LOCATION:Georgetown University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\ , United States SUMMARY:10th Annual Project LEAD Environmental Activist Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-BN6G2wftf2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freetheplanet.org/lead END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:602-889-3399 Email:makeluvfckwar@aol.com DESCRIPTION:I am planning a mass school walkout or demonstration of some ki nd in protest of Cesar Chavez day not being recognized by letting students and workers have the day of in remebrance of someone who fought so hard t o give rights to people being exploited by corperations. Please call me fo r info on how to organize this event. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050530T000000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Any High School\, ANY\, United States SUMMARY:Mass School Walkouts - Cesar Chavez Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-TXi5ZMT8wn@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:434-409-6392 Email:peoplesalliance@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:February 17: Clean Energy Rally and Public Meeting\nNEW DATE! P ostponed from January 19 due to snow\n\nStarting at 6pm in front of the Lo uisa County Middle School (1009 Davis Highway\, Mineral\, VA)\, PACE will team up with state and local chapters of the Sierra Club\, Public Citizen\ , NIRS\, BREDL\, and others to host a rally before a scheduled public meet ing to discuss the potential new reactors at North Anna. We'll have great speakers and information so you can take your message to the NRC. More inf ormation.\n\nFrom 7-10pm\, the NRC will host a public meeting inside the s chool to allow the public to make transcribed\, on-the-record comments abo ut the North Anna ESP. More information.\n\nCarpools from Charlottesville\ , organized by Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice\, will leave a t 5pm from the rear parking lot by the baseball field of the Albemarle Cou nty Office Building\, located 401 McIntire Road.\n\nFor more information\, visit our website: northanna.nonewnukes.org Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050217T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:1009 Davis Highway\, Mineral\, Virginia\, 23117\, United States SUMMARY:Rally Against the Proposed New Nuclear Reactors UID:20260421T070502CEST-GhVfRjIgDw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://northanna.nonewnukes.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:828-255-3678 Email: DESCRIPTION:a gathering of anarchist/radical people of color. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050327 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050325T190000 GEO:35.602700;-82.567300 LOCATION:University Of North Carolina Asheville\, Asheville\, North Carolin a\, 28801\, United States SUMMARY:Anarchist People of Color\, South East Regional Confrence UID:20260421T070502CEST-Mzg2TV8dt6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.illegalvoices.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:mountainjusticesummer@hushmail.com DESCRIPTION:In the tradition of Mississippi Freedom Summer \nAnd Redwood Su mmer… \nGreedy\, giant coal corporations have decided that Appalachia is t he nation’s sacrificial zone for cheap electricity. Mountain top removal i s an intensely destructive form of surface mining for coal. It is the fina l solution for the forests\, mountains\, waters and culture of Appalachia. We are calling on all residents of Appalachia\, traveling activists\, uni onists\, and concerned human rights and environmental activists to join us in defending the world’s most productive and biodiverse temperate forest ecosystems. Come to Appalachia in the Summer of 2005 and stop mountain top removal dead in its tracks. \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050827 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050522 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Appalachia\, West Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:Mountain Justice Summer UID:20260421T070502CEST-1HdX3dZjTJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://mountainjusticesummer.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202.547.3656 Email:erin@freetheplanet.org DESCRIPTION:The Victoria's Dirty Secret campaign is heating up\, and studen t activists across the country continue to fuel the fire! Free The Planet ! and ForestEthics\, along with other local and regional environmental and church groups\, have been working to build grassroots pressure to push Vi ctoria's Secret toward a sustainable paper policy. As in past campaigns t argeting the office supply industry\, student activists are the primary so urce of this grassroots pressure. \n\nCollege students are a force for ma rkets-based change not only because of their passion for the issues\, but because of the power of their purchasing loyalty\, which every corporation wants to secure. Many companies have proven their desire to capture this demographic by creating products directly marketed to college students\, such as Victoria’s Secret’s “Pink” line for college women.\n\nNow is the t ime for students to use this power to influence one of the largest and mos t recognizable companies in the country. We need to build the student mov ement and organize effectively around this campaign. One great way to acc omplish this is through the Victoria's Dirty Secret Campus Tour (check out the tour flyer in Campus Activism's resources section). The tour will in clude a presentation about the campaign to mobilize the student body on yo ur campus\, and a training session for your campus group on planning the c ampaign and effective recruitment for the group. \n\nFree The Planet! has been training and mobilizing student activists around national and local environmental campaigns for 10 years. If you want to find out more about t he organization\, visit our website at www.freetheplanet.org. \n\nFree Th e Planet! thanks you for your enthusiasm\, motivation\, and dedication to holding corporations accountable for their environmentally destructive pra ctices. I look forward to visiting your campus this spring.\nNow let's ge t out there and save our endangered forests!\n Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050228 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Victoria's Dirty Secret Campus Tour UID:20260421T070502CEST-4evJWOpuSa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freetheplanet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:All health professional students interested in health and human rights are welcome and encouraged to attend this exciting conference!\n\n The Conference is an opportunity to:\nLearn new skills\, such as influenci ng policy makers and media outreach.\nDeepen your understanding of health and human rights issues like Global AIDS\, racial disparities in health ca re\, and the impact of war on health. \nBe inspired by speakers\, includin g Joia Mukherjee\, MD\, MPH and Bryan Stevenson\, JD\nMeet outstanding stu dent activists from around the nation\nBuild connections that you will use throughout your health professional career Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050305 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Birmingham\, Alabama\, United States SUMMARY:2005 Conference for Students Sponsored by Physicians for Human Righ ts UID:20260421T070502CEST-crICmW7WJ7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.phrusa.org/students/conference_2005/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:wsinfo@uconn.edu DESCRIPTION:THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S STUDIES PROGRAM\nPresents the 17th Annual Conference on Women and Gender:\n\nTHE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PRESENT GENERATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS\n\nSATU RDAY\, APRIL 2ND\, 2005\n\nREGISTER for the 2005 Conference on Women and G ender!\n\n\nInvitation for Proposals on Interdisciplinary Scholarly and Cr eative Work: The Women’s Studies Program of the University of Connecticut has chosen The Responsibility of Present Generations for the Protection of Women’s Human Rights as the theme for its 2005 Conference. The Conference committee invites proposals from feminists and academics from all discipl ines and locations to participate in this important dialogue begun with th e 1997 United Nations Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present G enerations Toward Future Generations\, which declared in part\, “The prese nt generations have the responsibility of ensuring that the needs and inte rests of the future generations are fully safeguarded.”\n\nProposal Format : Interested participants are invited to submit proposals for individual p apers\, complete sessions\, panels\, or round tables. Poster sessions\, pe rformance pieces\, video recordings\, or other visual works are also encou raged. For individual papers\, please submit a one-page abstract. For comp lete panels\, please submit a one-page abstract for each presentation plus an overview on the relationship among the individual components. For Post er Sessions\, Performances\, and Art work\, please submit a one-page overv iew. All proposals must include speaker’s/speakers’ name(s)\, affiliations (s)\, and contact information (address\, email\, and telephone number).\n\ nPanels & Performances: \n\nEach 75 minute session usually includes three presenters and a session moderator\, but presenters may request an entire session for a more substantial paper or presentation. \n\nPosters & Art Di splays:\n\nA poster presentation consists of an exhibit of materials that report research activities or informational resources in visual and summar y form. An art display consists of a depiction of feminist concerns in an artistic medium. \n\n\nSessions will be grouped in the following tracks:\n \nHuman Rights Education \nWomen’s Rights Activism: Creating Change \nand Women’s Rights in the Curricula\nSustainable Development and Globalization : Women’s Rights and Democratization\nProtecting Women’s Rights in Local a nd Global Contexts Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050402 GEO:41.787900;-72.252500 LOCATION:Storrs\, Connecticut\, 06268\, United States SUMMARY:U CT 17th Annual Conference on Women and Gender UID:20260421T070502CEST-ilzmVGvBAo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~womstu4/conf2005.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:womensst@montgomerycollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Studies Association\nMapping the Fu ture of Women's Studies and Women's Leadership = Building Bridges\, Crossi ng Borders\, Blending Worlds\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050402 GEO:39.144000;-77.207600 LOCATION:Rockville\, Maryland\, 20848\, United States SUMMARY:Mid-Atlantic Region Women's Studies Association 2005 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-e9PjDdaMTo@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:peacecon@nd.edu DESCRIPTION:Annual Notre Dame student peace conference. Geographical Scope : State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050402 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050401 GEO:41.596800;-86.293000 LOCATION:University Of Notre Dame\, Notre Dame\, Indiana\, 46556\, United S tates SUMMARY:Crossing Boundaries in the Name of Peace 2005 Annual Student Peace Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-F3KSZkZV2X@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nd.edu/~krocinst/events/crossboundaries.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:clpp@hampshire.edu DESCRIPTION:“From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom\,” an annual conference in its 19th year\, will b e held at Hampshire College in Amherst\, Mass.\, April 1-3\, 2005. It will explore how reproductive rights are connected to other social justice iss ues. It is free and open to the public. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050401 GEO:42.367100;-72.464600 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01002\, United State s SUMMARY:2005 From Abortion Rights to Social Justice Annual Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-N71vcjtURX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://clpp.hampshire.edu/annual_reproductive_rights_conf.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Trans/Positions : \n\nTransnational\, Transgender\, Transdiscip linary\, Transcultural \n\nA Conference on Feminist Inquiry in Transit \n\ nApril 7-9\, 2005 \n\nKeynote Speakers: \n\nRey Chow \nBrown University \n \nDarlyne Bailey \nTeachers College\, Columbia University \n\nInderpal Gre wal \nUniversity of California \, Irvine \n\nRuth Vanita \nUniversity of M ontana \n\nSiobhan Somerville \nUniversity of Illinois Geographical Scope : State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050407 GEO:40.467300;-86.928100 LOCATION:West Lafayette\, Indiana\, 47906\, United States SUMMARY:Trans/Positions: Transnational\, Transgender\, Transdisciplinary\, Transcultural UID:20260421T070502CEST-oP8kD1tBuM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sla.purdue.edu/academic/idis/womens-studies/symposium.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:csrpc@uchicago.edu DESCRIPTION:FEMINISM AND HIP HOP\nA Conference Exploring the Impact of Hip Hop on the\nSexual\, Gender\, and Racial Consciousness of a\nGeneration\n\ nThursday\, APRIL 7 through Saturday\, April 9\, 2005\n\n\nConference Them e\n\nThe Center for the Study of Race\, Politics and Culture\nat the Unive rsity of Chicago will host a national\nconference on the topic of hip hop and\nfeminism. The conference will provide a forum for\nscholars\, student s\, artists\, activists\, community\nmembers\, and members of the media in terested\nin analyzing the relevancy of feminist agendas to the\nhip hop g eneration. The event will highlight the work\nof scholars\, activists\, an d artists across the country\nwho are fighting for progressive representat ions of\nwomen in hip hop culture as they reshape feminist\ndiscourse and politics.\n\n\nConfirmed Participants\n\nMoya Bailey\, Yvonne Bynoe\, Haze l Carby\, Rosa Clemente\,\nAlison Duke\, Melyssa Ford\, Farah Jasmine Grif fin\,\nTamika Guishard\, Beverly Guy-Sheftall\, \nByron Hurt\, Cheryl Keye s\, Jessica Care Moore\, Joan\nMorgan\, Marcyliena Morgan\,Mark Anthony Ne al\, Kim\nOsorio\, Imani Perry\, Gwendolyn Pough\, Rachel\nRaimist\, Rokaf ella\, Tricia Rose\, and Akiba Solomon\n\n\nConference Schedule\n\nTHURSDA Y EVENING FILM SCREENINGS AND DISCUSSION WITH\nDIRECTORS\nHip Hop Gurlz (D irector: Tamika Guishard)\; Booty\nNation (Director: Alison Duke)\; Nobody Knows My Name\n(Director: Rachel Raimist)\n\nFRIDAY PANELS AND PLENARIES\ nGraduate Student Work on Hip Hop\nHip Hop Archive\nProgressive Women's Ca ucus\nFrom Blues to Hip Hop: Rethinking Black Women's\nSexuality\nFeminism and Hip Hop\n\nSATURDAY PANELS\nMedia Representations of Women in Hip Hop \nSexuality and Agency in Hip Hop\nMasculinity\, Heterosexism\, and Hip Ho p\nFeminism\, Politics and Hip Hop on the Ground\n\nSATURDAY EVENING PERFO RMANCES\nJessica Care Moore\nRockafella\nOther Artists\n\nThis event is fr ee and open to the public.\nPre-registration is required. To register\, vi sit our\nwebsite at csrpc.uchicago.edu. The deadline \nfor registration is March 18\, 2005.\n\nFor additional information about the conference\ncont act the Center for theStudy of Race\, Politics and\nCulture at (773) 702-8 063 or csrpc@uchicago.edu\nor visit our website: csrpc.uchicago.edu. \nPer sons with disabilities who may need assistance\nshould contact the Center in advance of the \nevent.\n\nThe 'Feminism and Hip Hop' conference is mad e possible\nin part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities\nCouncil\, the National Endowment for the\nHumanities\, and the Illinois General Assembl y. The\nviews expressed during the conference do not\nnecessarily represen t those of the Illinois\nHumanities Council or the National Endowment for the\nHumanities or the Illinois General Assembly.\n\nFunding for the confe rence was also provided by the\nCenter for Gender Studies\, the Committee on Cinema and\nMedia Studies\, the Department of Music\, the\nInternationa l House Global Voices Program\, the Office\nof Minority Student Affairs\, the Organization of Black\nStudents\, and University Theater.\n\nCenter fo r the Study of Race\, Politics\, & Culture\nAt the University of Chicago \ n\nFEMINISM AND HIP HOP CONFERENCE\nThursday\, APRIL 7 through Saturday\, April 9\, 2005\n\n---------------------------\n\n\nCALL FOR PAPERS\n\nDead line for Submission of Abstracts: February 15\,\n2005\n\nThe Center for th e Study of Race\, Politics and Culture\nat the University of Chicago will host a national\nconference on the topic of hip hop and\nfeminism. The con ference will provide a forum for\nscholars\, students\, artists\, activist s\, community\nmembers\, and members of the media interested\nin analyzing the relevancy of feminist agendas to the\nhip hop generation. The event w ill highlight the work\nof scholars\, activists\, and artists across the c ountry\nwho are fighting for progressive \nrepresentations of women in hip hop culture as they\nreshape feminist discourse and politics.\n\nA segmen t of this conference has been designed to\nfeature the work of 9-12 gradua te students whose work\nis directly related to the conference theme of\nfe minism and hip hop. Attending to the social\,\npolitical and cultural forc es that affect feminism and\nhip hop such as oral and visual media\,\nreli gion\, sexuality\, activism\, education\, and\nlanguage\, we expect thatth ese papers will\nappropriately engage and challenge prior scholarship \nan d most importantly\, represent the future direction\nof hip hop and femini st studies. Graduate student\npanels will be held on Friday\, April 8th in \nthe morning.\n\nInterested graduate students should submit an abstract\ nand bio. Abstracts must be 500 words or less\, and\nthey should include t he title of the \npaper\, a brief bio and description of your current\nwor k and interests in graduate school\, and contact\ninformation (name\, inst itutional affiliation\,\ndepartment\, year in graduate school\, and e-mail \naddress). All abstracts should be submitted as a\nMicrosoft Word documen t that includes double-spacing\,\n12 point Times New Roman font\, and a he ader with your \nname and page numbers. Conference presentations will\nbe approximately 20 minutes.\n\nAbstracts should either be mailed to The Cent er for\nthe Study or Race\, Politics and Culture\, Hip Hop and\nFeminism A bstracts\, 5733 S. University Ave\, Chicago\,\nIL 60637 or sent via e-mail \n\nAll abstracts must be received by 5:00 p.m. CST on\nFebruary 15\, 2005 .\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050407 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Chicago\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Feminism and Hip Hop - National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ppC6c9bunL@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-585-1533 Email:conference@freepress.net DESCRIPTION:The 2005 National Conference for Media Reform will provide a fo rum to discuss visionary and practical solutions to the problems of our me dia.\n\nThe conference will bring together activists\, media creators\, ac ademics\, and policy-makers for three days of learning\, sharing\, network ing and momentum-building. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050515 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050513 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Millennium Hotel\, St. Louis\, Missouri\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference for Media Reform UID:20260421T070502CEST-VGR13opZBN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freepress.net/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:765-658-0000 Email:jodetunde@depauw.edu DESCRIPTION:Greetings!\n\nI am writing to invite your organization to an ex citing and innovative event that will be coming to DePauw University next Tuesday\, Febraruy 22.\n\nThe event is entitled 'Red Hot Embers'. It is a Chicago-based art exhibit that examines the impact of Western-imposed AFri can debt and it subsequent impact ont he increasing spread of AIDS. \n\nTh e opening reception for the event will take place on Februrary 22\, from 7 :00 pm - 8:00 pm in PEELER AUDITORIUM. Following\, will be the first publi c viewing of this shocking and educational exhibit. During the reception\, Nikki Pressly\, who is one of the artists\, and Darlene Gramingna\, who i s an expert on the African debt\, will both be speaking and sharing a few words with the audience.\n\nI hope that you and members of your organizati on will be able to attend this event. Attached are publicity flyers for th e event\, which you are more than welcome to post around your school. If y ou have any questions\, please feel free to email myself or Juliana Odetun de (). Thank you very much and I hope to see you at DePauw! Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050227 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050222T130000 GEO:39.699500;-86.857200 LOCATION:408 South Locust Street\, Greencastle\, Indiana\, 46135\, United S tates SUMMARY:Red Hot Embers exhibit: AIDS and DEBT UID:20260421T070502CEST-LXvgPB2O75@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.depauw.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-347-8772 Email:helene@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:Organize to build POWER\, create CHANGE and win concrete VICTOR IES! \n\nHey young activists and student organizers\, check out the GROW a FREE training based on the principles of direct action organizing.\n\nApp lied knowledge = POWER.\nLearn about:\n-Coalition building\n-Relation of P ower\n-Direct Action Organizing\n-Recruitment & Sustainability\n\n& MORE!\ n\nQuestions? Interested? Register now. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050227 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050225T170000 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:Seattle University\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98122\, United States SUMMARY:Seattle GrassRoots Organizing Weekend (GROW)! UID:20260421T070502CEST-VVf2MEmLUz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usstudents.org/foundation/GROW/index.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:917-952-1842 Email:skygazing@juno.com DESCRIPTION:RALPH NADER IS COMING TO MANHATTAN\, FRIDAY\, FEB. 25\n\nWHO: R ALPH NADER with a Performance by PATTI SMITH\nWHAT: Rally to Stop the Iraq War and Bring the Troops Home\nWHEN: Friday\, February 25\, 8:00 PM\nWHER E: New York Society for Ethical Culture Concert Hall\n 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West\, New York\, NY 10023 \nAdmission $10-15 (check or cr edit card preferred)\nsliding scale at the door\n\nLocal and national acti vists will speak words of insight and encouragement.\n\nFor More Info on t his rally contact:\nAustin Pferd at (917) 952-1842\, or go to VoteNader.or g\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050225T200000 GEO:40.776800;-73.982200 LOCATION:New York Society For Ethical Culture Concert Hall\, 2 West 64th St reet @ Central Park West\, New York\, New York\, 10023\, United States SUMMARY:Rally to Withdraw Troops from Iraq UID:20260421T070502CEST-eur9cB9ne7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.votenader.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:440-375-7616 Email:nredman@lec.edu DESCRIPTION:A screening of the film Oil on Ice\, about drilling in the Arct ic National Wildlife Refuge. Free food and the possibility of a speaker. T he screening is on the third floor of the Holden Center on the campus of L ake Erie College. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050303T200000 GEO:41.707900;-81.199000 LOCATION:391 W. Washington St\, Painesville\, Ohio\, 44077\, United States SUMMARY:Oil on Ice Screening UID:20260421T070502CEST-U4bvRCv2B4@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:323-464-1636 Email:answerla@answerla.org DESCRIPTION:March 19th will be the second aniversity of the the US invasion on Iraq. On this day we will demand to: Bring The Troops Home Now\; as we ll as\, No to War and Occupation. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050319 GEO:34.014600;-118.226000 LOCATION:Holywood Blvd. & Vine Ave.\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90028\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Beat Back the Bush Attack! US Troops out of Iraq - Los Angeles UID:20260421T070502CEST-ikwoN39vtm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.answerla.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:706-227-0208 Email:andrew.hunt@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:We'll bring together student environmental activists from acros s the commonwealth to learn the skills to carry out an effective campaign and plan how we can work together for clean energy in Virginia. Workshops will cover campaign planning\, building and leading an effective student environmental group\, and working with the media. There will also be plen ty of time to meet\, plan\, and party together--join the statewide communi ty of students for a clean energy future! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050320 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050318T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Richmond\, Virginia\, 23284\, United States SUMMARY:Virginia Energy Activist Training Program UID:20260421T070502CEST-nVE23lojoH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/va/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:716-878-3888 Email:peacejusticeresolution@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:CURRENTLY student from BuffState Students for Peace are organiz ing a 'HUNGER STRIKE' which asks students\, faculty and members of the com munity to fast for designated days leading into several events related to Peace and the War on Iraq that will take place in the first weeks of April 2005.\n\nA quick calender of these events follows:\n\nThank you very much .\n\n=================\n3/19-4/19 Hunger Strike to commemorate & demonstra te our commitment to all those affected by Iraq War.\n\n================\n April 7th \n- Arun Gandhi speaks Noon\n- Day of Silence against Hate C rime – all day\n- Hip Hop as a Vehicle for Social Change - 6:30pm\n \n== =============\nApril 9 Peace Dinner:\nFeaturing Sister Dianna Ortiz\n Tor ture Survivor and Director of TASK\n\n===============\nApril 17/18 : Day l ong Vigil to commemorate those killed in Iraq & bring unity to area univer sities.\n\n===============\nApril 19: Realities of War \n\nSpeakers forum – meet soldiers who have served in Iraq\, students from the Yah Yah Netwo rk who work counter-recruitment\, spokesperson from a advocacy group fight ing tuition increases and TAP/EOP cuts and family members of US Soldiers.. .\n\n==============\nApril 21: Palestinian speakers event. Learn about t he current complexities of Isreal/Palestine conflict.\n==============\n=\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050419 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050401 GEO:42.918100;-78.891100 LOCATION:Po Box 111\, Buffalo\, New York\, 14213\, United States SUMMARY:Demonstrate Commitment & Commemorate All Killed by War on Iraq UID:20260421T070502CEST-vM1ulocIOV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://profiles.myspace.com/users/16389689 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:917-584-1395 Email:racheltanya@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Join powerful female activists for a day of interactive trainin g that will\ninclude workshops about creative protest\, media outreach\, n on-violence\, racism and diversity\, and youth activism. $10-25 sliding sc ale (your generous contribution makes more scholarships available) For mor e information\, a schedule\, and to register\, go to: http://codepink.kint era.org/training\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050306T083000 GEO:40.812200;-73.953200 LOCATION:Barnard College\, 3009 Broadway At 117th St.\, New York\, New York \, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:Activist Training Camp - Code Pink UID:20260421T070502CEST-KoG60ZEWOT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.codepinkalert.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:917-584-1395 Email:racheltanya@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:CODEPINK and Sacred Slam (www.sacredslam.com) join together for an evening of poetic performances that honor the female journey. Bear wi tness to and challenge the ideas of 'sexism\,' 'equality\,' and 'feminism' through the work of featured artists including Magdalena Gomez\, Morley\, Queen GodIs\, Ellen O'Grady\, and more! $10-12\, No one turned away for l ack of funds.\n7:30-9:30 p.m. Sunday March 6 Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050306T193000 GEO:40.812200;-73.953200 LOCATION:Minor Latham Playhouse\, Barnard College\, 3009 Broadway\, New Yor k\, New York\, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:Women's Writes: Poetry Slam UID:20260421T070502CEST-uKNd8uGfCR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.codepinkalert.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:917-584-1395 Email:emily@peacewomen.org DESCRIPTION:1-3 p.m. Meet at the N.Y. Public Library\, corner of 42nd St. a nd Fifth Ave.\nJoin us for an International Women's Day March and Rally! S tand in solidarity with the women of New York and the world against war an d militarism\, and in support of women's rights! Meet at the NY Public Lib rary at the corner of 42nd street and 5th Ave and march to the UN at 46th St. and 1st Ave. Rally at 2 p.m. at the U.N.\, sponsored by a coalition of NYC women’s and progressive groups including CODEPINK\, NOW\, WILF\, Gabr iela International\, Women in Black\, and More!\n Geographical Scope: Loc al DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050308T130000 GEO:40.812200;-73.953200 LOCATION:New York Public Library\, 42nd Street\, New York\, New York\, 1002 7\, United States SUMMARY:Women Unite for Equality and Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-1Jz1S5i8XU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.codepinkalert.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:866-765-4228 Email:ian@democracymeansyou.com DESCRIPTION:Second National “I'm Embarrassed by the President” day\, April 1st\, 2005. Show the world who's the real April Fool. (Hint: Bush). Wear b rown for all the BS in the White House. Over 47\,000 participants in 2004! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050401T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Nationwide\, United States SUMMARY:2005 National “I'm Embarrassed by the President” day UID:20260421T070502CEST-ol7MSvnkwm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.democracymeansyou.com/brown END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:315-364-3252 Email:lmcclusky@wells.edu DESCRIPTION:Fourth Annual Activism in the Academy Symposium\, academics and activists coming together to discuss issues\, educate\, and celebrate the many ways of being an activist\; over 25 sessions from 9AM to 5:30 on top ics from making bio-deisel to transgender rights to problems with neoliber alism\, $10 registration fee if you plan on having lunch\; see website for schedule of events - keynote speaker at 9AM Marjorie Agosin (human rights Latin America)\, luncheon speaker at 12:30 Ron Casanova (homeless rights) Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050304T090000 GEO:42.756000;-76.646000 LOCATION:MacMillan Hall\, Wells College\, Aurora\, New York\, 13026\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Wells College Activism Symposium UID:20260421T070502CEST-04OeH9copZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://aurora.wells.edu/~symposium END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:512-302-6715 Email:hooman@texasabolition.org DESCRIPTION:Looking for something to do during spring break this year? Here \\'s an idea: come to Austin\, Texas for a week of activism and education against the death penalty as part of the 2007 Anti-Death Penalty Alternati ve Spring Break. The event is open to both high school and college student s. Register now.\n\nThe 2007 anti-death penalty spring break\, organized b y Texas Students Against the Death Penalty and co-sponsored by Campus Prog ress\, Amnesty International\, Texas Moratorium Network\, NCADP and other groups\, is designed to to give students something more meaningful to do d uring their week off\, rather than just spending time at the beach or sitt ing at home catching up on school work. This is the place to be if you wan t to become a part of the next generation of human rights leaders. Go to t he beach to change your state of mind for a week\, come here to change the world forever.\n\nStudents will participate in workshops led by experienc ed\, knowledgeable presenters who will teach them skills that they can use to go back home and set up new anti-death penalty student organizations o r improve ones that may already exist. The skills participants will learn can also be used in other issues besides the death penalty. During the wee k\, students will immediately put what they learn into action during activ ities such as a Death Penalty Issues Lobby Day and a Direct Action Day. Th ere will be opportunities to write press releases\, speak in public\, meet with legislators or their aides\, and conceive and carry out a direct act ion.\n\n\\'This is an historical echo to what happened in the 1960s when p eople came down to the South during the Civil Rights Movement to help peop le register to vote\, what they called freedom summers. This is very simil ar to what was going on back then\, but here the issue is the death penalt y.\\' said Scott Cobb\, president of Texas Moratorium Network.\n\n\nTexas leads the nation by far in number of executions. Texas performed 45 percen t of all the executions in the United States in 2006. Twenty-four people w ere executed in Texas in 2006. There were 53 executions in the U.S. in 200 6. Since the U.S Supreme Court ruling in 1976 that allowed executions to r esume after a four-year period during which they were considered unconstit utional\, there have been 1060 executions in the United States. Texas has performed 381 of those executions\, which amounts to about 35 percent of t he national total. According to the 2000 census\, Texas has only 7.4 perce nt of the nation\\'s entire population.\n\nThis innovative spring break wa s featured last year on mtvU\, NPR and the front page of The Huntsville It em. MTV is planning to send their crew to Austin again this year to shoot the spring break for \\'The Amazing Break\,\\' an MTV show featuring alter natives to beer and beaches. Coverage by MTV and other media outlets ensur es that the anti-death penalty message of the alternative spring break wil l reach thousands and thousands of people.\n\nThroughout the week students will participate in workshops and have a chance to talk and eat with peop le that they probably never imagined they would encounter in their daily l ives\, such as Shujaa Graham\, an African American man who spent 3 years o f his life on California\\'s death-row for a crime he did not commit or Re nny Cushing\, a former New Hampshire state legislator whose father was bru tally murdered or Christina Lawson\, whose husband was executed by the sta te of Texas in 2005.\n\nOther speakers include Moresse Bickham\, who was o n death row when the Furman v Georgia decision was announced in 1972 aboli shing the death penalty on grounds that it violated the U.S. constitution. Another ruling fours years later allowed executions to resume. Bickham wa s released in 1996 and at 89 is now the oldest living survivor of the Furm an v Georgia decision.\n\nParticipation in the Annual Anti-Death Penalty A lternative Spring Break is an invaluable experience. Participants will com e away with firsthand knowledge of the anti-death penalty movement and a n ew understanding of how they can affect public policy. Plus\, they will an opportunity to form new friendships that could last a lifetime. During th e spring break students will have plenty of free time to enjoy Austin\, th e Live Music Capital of the World. The famous SXSW Festival is the same we ek as spring break\, so if anyone is interested they can attend some of th e films or music events during their free time.\n\nThanks to contributions from Campus Progress\, Resist Foundation and other groups there is no par ticipation fee for the Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break except for those people who need housing. If you do not need housing\, because yo u live in Austin or you are making your own housing arrangements\, then yo ur participation is free\, but please register so we know how many people to expect. \n\nParticipants are expected to travel to Austin at their own expense and pay for their meals and incidental expenses while in Austin. W e will provide some free pizza and snacks a couple of times. Housing is av ailable for a fee of $25. That\\'s right. $25 for all five days. That\\'s $5 a night. Students will stay in rooms with one or two other people at a dormitory near the University of Texas at Austin.\n\nSee you in Austin!\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070316 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070312T150000 GEO:30.292400;-97.738600 LOCATION:2112 Guadalupe\, Austin\, Texas\, 78705\, United States SUMMARY:Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break UID:20260421T070502CEST-iN26UkUZPW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.springbreakalternative.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:amc@clamormagazine.org DESCRIPTION:This will be the 7th annual Allied Media Conference\, the large st and most fun gathering of independent media in the country. Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050619 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050617 GEO:41.392300;-83.649000 LOCATION:Bowling Green State University\, Bowling Green\, Ohio\, 43403\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Allied Media Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-d74h2P0HP3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.alliedmediaconference.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:919-960-6886 Email:surgenc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Earth Action Fest! is a celebration of the Earth to raise aware ness of environmental issues and solutions. Join us!\n\nThe 2005 Earth Act ion Fest! is a great opportunity to join us in a fun Earth Action March be ginning with a gathering on McCorkle Place across from the Franklin Street Post Office at 1pm\, and marching to our Earth Action Fair from 2-6pm\, a s we learn about and support our Earth Action Goal!\n\nThe 2005 Earth Acti on Goal is to make a significant contribution towards a year’s worth of “g reen energy credits” for the Lincoln Center\, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Sch ools administrative building.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050424T130000 GEO:36.004600;-79.054500 LOCATION:Lincoln Center\, 750 South Merritt Mill Rd\, Chapel Hill\, North C arolina\, 27514\, United States SUMMARY:Earth Action Fest UID:20260421T070502CEST-dEbk07l1OW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.earthactionfest.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:212-502-0707 Email:nyciso@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:SPEAKERS:\nBrenda Stokely\, NYC Labor Against War\, recently re instated President of AFSCME DC 1707* \nKim Rosario\, mother of GI station ed in Iraq\nBrian Jones\, International Socialist Organization\nLubna Hamm ad\, Columbia University graduate student\, member of Stop McCarthyism At Columbia\n*for identification purposes only\n\n\nAs the Bush Administratio n pushes ahead with its self-declared mandate for world domination – under the cover of “spreading democracy” – the Right has simultaneously launche d a concerted campaign to discredit efforts at dissent. A new McCarthyite campaign has begun against professors\, especially those of Middle Eastern descent\, who speak out against US foreign policy. Soldiers who refuse t o deploy to Iraq have been branded as cowards and traitors. Inside Iraq\, any resistance to the occupation is painted as fanatical terrorism. \n\nYe t opposition to the war is spreading both inside the US armed forces and a mong military families\, as well as among students who are fighting to kee p military recruiters out of their schools. Despite the lies and intimidat ion of the Right\, polls show that more people oppose the war than ever be fore. \n\nJoin us to discuss strategies for how to fight the US drive for empire at home and abroad.\n\nTo reserve childcare space\, call 212-502-07 07\nFor more info\, please email nyciso@hotmail.com or call 212-502-0707\n \nSponsored by the International Socialist Organization www.socialistwork er.org\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050326T190000 GEO:40.798700;-73.967800 LOCATION:Broadway Presbyterian Church\, 114th St. & Broadway\, New York\, N ew York\, 10025\, United States SUMMARY:Challenging Bush's Empire: The Right to Resist UID:20260421T070502CEST-doEMUcn1UB@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:800-77O-XFAM xt. 464 Email:change@oxfamamerica.org DESCRIPTION:Take responsibility - Teach others - Take action - CHANGE the w orld \nThe CHANGE Initiative\, Oxfam America’s campus leadership program\, is currently accepting applications. CHANGE offers students teambuilding skills\, the chance to learn about global issues and the opportunity to be come effective agents of social change. CHANGE leaders will attend a week- long training in Boston\, all expenses paid and then lead Oxfam campaigns on their campuses. CHANGE Leaders are exposed to the international develop ment issues that inform Oxfam's work\, and apply their skills and insights to educate others to take action on their in their communities. All US-ba sed college students entering their sophomore or junior year are eligible. Applications are due on April 1st. \nWe strongly encourage online applica tions at: http://www.oxfamamerica.org/change. \nIf you have any questions please call 1-800-77-OXFAM x464 or email change@oxfamamerica.org. \n Geog raphical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050401 GEO:42.351000;-71.059400 LOCATION:26 West Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02111\, United States SUMMARY:Oxfam CHANGE Initiative Program UID:20260421T070502CEST-A61lIAmwZB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.oxfamamerica.org/change END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:800/77-OXFAM xt.481 Email:maketradefair@oxfamamerica.org DESCRIPTION:The Global Week of Action\, April 10-16\, is an exciting opport unity for Oxfam to boost awareness of global trade injustice and its signi ficant impact on poverty\, while empowering individuals to recognize how t hey can take a stand in order to create positive change in the world. \n\ n \n\nOxfam is taking a central role in organizing in the US for this inte rnational mobilization! The Global Week of Action is an amazing opportuni ty to raise awareness of our campaigns and increase visibility of Oxfam in Boston and nationally. During the Week of Action we will bring together related campaigns in a coordinated and concerted action effort. We are in viting both existing supporters and new volunteers to participate in Oxfam ’s campaigns in a meaningful\, active\, and empowering way. \n\n \n\nThe Global Week of Action has included tremendous organizing efforts on the p arts of both Boston and DC offices and across campaigns\, including the Tr ade\, Fast\, Agriculture\, and Coffee Campaigns as well as CHANGE leaders and other student organizers. Locally\, the Global Week of Action organiz ing team includes organizers from each of the above campaigns\, as well th e Boston Fair Trade Coalition.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050416 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050410 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Oxfam Global Week of Action - 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-6ju0gRzvw8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.oxfamamerica.org/weekofaction END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:rally4socialjustice@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:See also our blog at http://rally4socialjustice.blogspot.com\n\ nJoin us at the Yorktown Rally for Social Justice on Saturday\, June 25\, 2005\, at Yorktown Battlefield at Colonial National Historical Park in Yor ktown\, Virginia. THIS IS A RAIN-OR-SHINE EVENT ... dress appropriately fo r the weather. \n\nAccording to Phil Stinson\, president of the Center for Education Rights ('CER')\, 'CER is organizing and hosting the Yorktown Ra lly for Social Justice as a forum for a peaceful and educational rally as an alternative to the hate rally of the National Socialist Movement (NSM)\ , KKK\, Aryan Nation\, and Skinheads that will be held on the same day\, J une 25th\, at the Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown\, Virginia .' \n\nThe Anti-Defamation League says that the NSM is the second largest neo-Nazi group in the country\, trailing only the National Alliance. While some neo-Nazi organizations prefer blazers to brown shirts\, this Minneap olis-based hate group is a throwback to the 1960's-era American Nazi Party \, from which it descended\; members wear Nazi uniforms and openly display swastikas to a degree unusual even among white supremacists. This explici t Nazi imagery apparently has not hurt its stature or standing on the raci st right\; in recent years it has grown considerably in membership and inf luence\, with dozens of chapters across the country. Part of the reason fo r the group's growth has been its appeal to racist skinheads and other you ng white supremacists\, who join in NSM activities ranging from literature distribution to armed paramilitary training. \n\nOur values: social just ice\, diversity\, tolerance\, and non-violence.\n\nOur rallies: family-fr iendly fun\, peace-filled activities\, vibrant live music\, and thought-pr ovoking words.\n\nNOTE: We are also looking for student activists to sprea d the word. Please visit our blog and our website and then get in touch w ith us at rally4socialjustice@gmail.com. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050625T140000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Yorktown Battlefield\, Colonial National Historical Park\, Yorktow n\, Virginia\, 23690\, United States SUMMARY:Yorktown Rally for Social Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-nJpNtx1nSj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rallyforsocialjustice.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:360-301-6467 Email:ajlarson@ups.edu DESCRIPTION:Goodmorning Westside!\nAnd all yall who are up for trecking out to Seattle for the USFT’s NW Regional Gathering\nand the\n2005 Specialty Coffee Association of America Convention\nSeattle\, WA\nApril 15th through 18th\n\nOnce again United Students is gathering at the Specialty Coffee A ssociation of America's annual convention. Over fifty students will be con verging from across the region and the country to Celebrate the possibilit ies of Fair Trade. This is an amazing opportunity to show our motivation\, passion\, imagination\, and commitment to the possibilities for real chan ge in business as usual\, and Fair Trade is a powerful portal. It is a cha nce to muster our energy from the Chicago convergence\, the recent victory of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers negotiating withTaco Bell\, and all the awesome events happening on our campuses\, and boldly let the coffee industry know we are present\, powerful\, and excited to find innovative w ays to make the coffee trade FAIR.\n \nThe weekend in Seattle will focus o n celebrating the progress students\, farmers and producers\, and business es are making to address the coffee crisis. It will also develop the North west region to have an amazing impact in Fair Trade. It will be an energiz ing combination of the power of students inside the coffee industry\, the expansion of knowledge and possibility of Fair Trade\, and a celebration o f our goals and successes past\, present\, and future.\n\nOur goals for th e weekend are:\n\n * For coffee businesses to hear our voice and feel o ur presence at the table\,\n * Charge up students beyond a '101' unders tanding of Fair Trade\, and\n * Strengthen the Northwest region to real ize its very powerful potential.\n\nThe SCAA is the world’s largest coffee trade association and their annual conventions are organized to bring eve ryone involved in coffee production\, distribution\, and retail together i n one forum to promote quality coffee\, sensitivity to the environment\, c onsciousness of social issues\, and sound business practices and ethics.\n USFT will host a booth to provide information on the Fair Trade movement a nd its impact. Additionally\, fifty students ill be working the floor\, ma king connections with the 10\,000 vendors and encouraging them to be a par t of the Fair Trade coffee movement. The gathering will be an opportunity for students who are new to Fair Trade to develop their interest\, as well as for more experienced activists to dig deeper into the challenges and p ossibilities of the movement.\n\n * The events for the weekend in addit ion to the four days at the convention are:\n * A Gathering to bring to gether all the USFT student representatives attending to share what we hop e to accomplish at the convention. This will also be a chance to provide s ome basic knowledge on fair trade as well as more in-depth information to prepare everyone to rock the SCAA.\n * A Celebration to exhibit the ama zing work being done by Fair Trade businesses\, farmers and coops\, and st udent activists.\n * A Fair Trade Forum presented by TransFair USA prec edes the convention on Thursday the 14th. This will include presentations on innovative partnerships between industry and producers\, updates on the development of the US Fair Trade market and Fair Trade Certified’s contin ued expansion into new products\, and discussion of creative marketing app roaches to Fair Trade Certified products.\n * The convention will featu re Jane Goodall as the keynote speaker.\n\nThis is an amazing chance for a nyone to learn a huge amount about Fair Trade\, as well as to have a massi ve impact on the coffee industry. USFT has been a powerful and clear voice at the past two SCAA conventions\, and we know this one will be our best yet.\n\nCome join us and have a blast making a very tangible difference in the coffee world! This event is open to everyone\, so feel free to spread the word and make this an opportunity to introduce USFT and Fair Trade to new people.\n\nTo reserve a spot at the convention\, email haley@mackrow. com. There are about 60 spaces available\, and the sooner you respond the more likely you are to get one. Please let us know if you would like to co me by Friday April 1st so that we can make housing arrangements. We will a ccept responses after that but we would appreciate them ASAP.\n\nStudents will also be responsible for their food and miscellaneous expenses over th e weekend. However\, we do not want to exclude anyone for financial reason s\, so if that is a matter of concern for you\, let us know and we will do everything we can to accommodate your needs. Financial assistance for tra vel is available from Interfaith Fair Trade Initiative.\n\nAdalante!\n~Hal ey\, Matt\, Isaac\, and the USFT-SCAA Team Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050415 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98102\, United States SUMMARY:Converging in Seattle--USFT at the SCAA 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-DzsXnhVDpg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:safecolleges@tufts.edu DESCRIPTION:Tufts 8th Annual Safe Colleges Conference.\n\n Conference backg round\n\nLesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender issues are at the forefr ont of mainstream American culture as never before. You can hardly open a newspaper or watch the news without hearing about the debate over gay mar riage\, and dozens of questions follow\, from adoption to whether being L GBT is a choice. The issues addressed by the mainstream media represent o nly a small portion of the issues that affect LGBT individuals\, however. The needs of LGBT youth in particular are not often addressed adequately. \n\nThe passage of 11 state constitutional amendments banning same-sex m arriage this election season further highlights the importance of fosterin g open dialogue and activism around these topics. While some college camp uses address the needs of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender student s\, faculty\, and staff\, many are still sorely lacking in the resources t hey provide. Tufts University has been a forerunner in the field of LGBT issues to ensure that students continue to feel safe and accepted. \n\nThe Safe Colleges Conference provides a safe space for LGBT students\, facult y and administrators who do not attend institutions with the same supporti ve\, welcoming atmosphere as Tufts\, and empowers them to change their ins titutions for the better using the tools\, information and connections the y gain at the conference. The conference program also makes available aca demic topics in queer theory that many colleges and universities still do not offer as part of their curricula. The result is obvious in the evalua tions received from past conferences: One 2004 participant wrote\, “I fee l that [Safe Colleges] has expanded my horizons and helped me open my mind .” Another called it “informative\, academic and socially responsive…brin gs people together.”\n\nThe Tufts University LGBT Center first hosted and organized the Safe Colleges conference in 1998. The conference has grown f rom an attendance of 100 in 1998 to over 400 in 2004. On April 9\, 2005\, college students\, staff\, faculty\, and administrators from the Northeas t will gather again at Tufts University for the Safe Colleges 2005 confere nce. Throughout the course of this one-day event\, participants will engag e in dialogue with significant figures in the LGBT community. \n\nThe co nference has brought notable individuals to Tufts such as Mary Bonauto in 2003\, who argued for the plaintiffs in the gay marriage case Goodrich v. Dept of Public Health before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court\, an d Barbara Smith in 2004\, African American feminist and co-author of Comba hee River Collective Statement\, to deliver keynote addresses. Other keyn ote speakers have included Keith Boyken\, author and former special assist ant to President Clinton\, Kate Bornstein\, acclaimed author and performan ce artist\, and Leslie Feinberg\, renowned grassroots activist and journal ist. Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050409 GEO:42.422100;-71.109300 LOCATION:Medford\, Massachusetts\, 02155\, United States SUMMARY:LGBT Safe Colleges Conference - 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-GvIlO6MPcG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ase.tufts.edu/lgbt/safecolleges/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Performance: The history of a few of the funniest female activ ists/artists and their accomplishments combined with the most popular post ers\, stickers\, street actions and tour stops of Guerrilla Girls On Tour. 70 Minutes. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050325T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Old Dominion University\, Norfolk\, Virginia\, 23529\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Feminists Are Funny UID:20260421T070502CEST-zxEjdwuz1R@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:catalogs@forestethics.org DESCRIPTION:April 14th is a National Day of Action to protest the environme ntal deveastation caused to the world's endangered forests by Victoria's S ecret catalogs. Store protests\, tabling on campus and a million other cr eative ideas are all effective in helping persuade Victoria's Secret to ch ange. Join Us! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050414 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Victoria's Dirty Secret Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-dDCmzjATev@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.victoriasdirtysecret.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:502-209-5382 Email:iarras@kdva.org DESCRIPTION:O.A.S.I.S\, New Beginnings\, the Owensboro Diocese\, together w ith the KDVA/ KASAP Immigrant Task Force have come together to provide a FREE training opportunity. On Friday\, June 24th\, 2005. The KDVA/KASAP T ask Force will offer a day-long workshop: Fundamental Concepts in Serving Immigrant Survivors of Violence. This seminar will be held at the Pastor al Center in Owensboro. This workshop will focus on Language Accessibilit y\, Cultural Competency\, and Immigration Issues and Benefits. Even thoug h the information presented is designed around Domestic Violence and the u nique barriers that some immigrants face\, the information that will be pr esented is very applicable to the immigrant community in general. Anyone that serves the immigrant community will benefit from attending this works hop. Registration is free\, simply return the requested information via ma il\, fax\, or email to me. Lunch will be provided. All details are inclu ded in the attached announcement. If you have any questions\, please cont act me directly and I will be happy to answer them for you. I look forwar d to seeing you on June 24th\, 2005. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050624T080000 GEO:37.751800;-87.257300 LOCATION:Catholic Pastoral Center\, 600 Locust St.\, Owensboro\, Kentucky\, 42301\, United States SUMMARY:Fundamental Concepts in Serving Immigrant Survivors of Violence UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZHOJSLgBCa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kdva.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:London's First Regional Social Forum -\nThursday June 23 - Sund ay June 26\, 2005 (531 Windermere\, Scouts Canada site and\nfacilities)\n\ nInspired by the World Social Forum movement\, the Regional Social Forum f or\nMid-Western Ontario will provide an open meeting space for people\, co mmunity\ngroups and organizations to share ideas\, information\, experienc es\, and networks\nvia workshops and presentations concerning local and gl obal justice and peace\nissues.\n\nCamping space as well as (limited) bill eting will be available free of charge.\n\nFor more information and to reg ister\, please visit www.RegionalSocialForum.ca or\nemail RegionalSocialFo rum@gmail.com.\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050626 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050623 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Canada Scouts Grounds\, London\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:Regional Social Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-SL4uJNMXHS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.regionalsocialforum.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:800-989-RAIN Email:grassroots@ran.org DESCRIPTION:JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in America operating with NO environmental standards for its investments. From illegal logging to cli mate chaos to human rights violations\, JPMorgan Chase profits at the expe nse of humans and the environment by making Investments of Mass Destructio n. \n\nOn April 12\, activists around the country are taking action to tel l JPMorgan that ENOUGH is ENOUGH. Call Dan at 800-989-RAIN to get involve d or sign up online at www.DirtyMoney.org Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050412 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:JPMorgan Chase National Day of Action to Stop Investments of Mass D estruction UID:20260421T070502CEST-fxGo8uEJOV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dirtymoney.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-637-5096 Email:medavis@aflcio.org DESCRIPTION:Do you have a passion for social change? Would you like to help workers stand up for themselves and their families by demanding a living wage\, health insurance\, and dignity on the job?\n\nMore than half a mill ion Asian and Pacific Islanders Americans are part of the union movement a nd have a voice in their workplace. Yet\, millions more need your help to fight exploitation and abuse and demand respect and dignity in the workpla ce.\n\nJoin us for a hands-on training conducted by Asian and Pacific Isla nder American organizers who work on the front lines in the fight for econ omic justice.\n\nOn April 29 - May 1\, the Asian Pacific American Labor Al liance\, AFL-CIO and the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute will co-conduct a tr aining especially for Asian and Pacific Islander workers and potential org anizers in Chicago\, IL.\n\nAPALA unites the labor movement and the Asian and Pacific Islander American community through organizing the unorganized \, recruiting a new generation of Asian and Pacific Islanders\, mobilizing the APIA community for political action and mobilization\, advocating for worker rights\, civil rights\, and immigrant rights\, and building long t erm labor and community alliances.\n\nFor an application\, email Meighan D avis at medavis@aflcio.org . Applications are due April 15\, 2005. To be eligible for travel scholarships\, you must submit your applications by Ma rch 25\, 2005. \n\nThe Organizing Institute is a selective three-step prog ram that includes a 3-day classroom training\, field training\, and job pl acement. \n\nThe 3-day training is an intensive weekend course that teache s the basics of campaign tactics and strategy to potential organizers and assesses participants’ skills. Housing and food are provided. \n\nFollowin g the 3-day training\, field training\, and job placement opportunities wi ll be available to qualified participants.\n\nThe training program is open to anyone with a strong commitment to social and economic justice\, organ izing with the unorganized and strong communication skills. \n\nThe APALA- OI joint training in April is the one training per year that is geared tow ard Asian and Pacific Islander American workers. It brings workers\, commu nity\, and student activists together with trainers who are experienced As ian and Pacific Islander American organizers.\n\nUnion members may be spon sored by their union to participate in this training. If you are intereste d in developing skills to help organize workers in your industry\, contact your union about sponsorship to the APALA-OI’s joint training.\n\nFor an application\, email Meighan Davis at medavis@aflcio.org . Applications ar e due April 15\, 2005. To be eligible for travel scholarships\, you must s ubmit your applications by March 25\, 2005. \n Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050501 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050429T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:AFL-CIO Organizing Institute 3-Day Training for API Organizers UID:20260421T070502CEST-AajLT8jP2R@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.organize.aflcio.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@m4p.org DESCRIPTION:The Music for Peace Project is a global effort to fill the worl d with music as a call for peace. By coordinating a vast number of concert s worldwide between April 8-10\, 2005\, The Music for Peace Project will b ring popular and media attention to international peace efforts while buil ding a global community of active\, socially conscious artists. Dedicated to cultivating peace as both a means and an end\, The Music for Peace Proj ect creates a global celebration of peace and provides a voice for the vib rant community that believes in peaceful solutions for the future. \n\nLas t February\, the Musicians' Alliance for Peace sponsored 73 concerts in 13 countries in 50 hours during the first annual Music for Peace Project. T his international\, non-partisan call for peace included music from all ov er the world\, shared with audiences as diverse as the music itself. \n\nT o help us reach our goal this year of 500 concerts spanning every continen t in three days\, we are asking musicians worldwide to perform in the name of peace between April 8-10\, 2005\, or to dedicate a pre-existing concer t to the project. All you have to do is fill out a simple 30-second online form: any musician can participate. \n\nJoin here:\nwww.m4p.org \n\nMusic has the power to inspire compassion and foster understanding between cult ures while deepening the bonds that form our communities. Please consider joining this effort and help create a global community of musicians that c annot be ignored. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050410 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050408 GEO:40.922300;-72.637100 LOCATION:3305 Staller Center\, Stony Brook University\, Stony Brook\, New Y ork\, 11794\, United States SUMMARY:The Music for Peace Project UID:20260421T070502CEST-UoNeV33Kzv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.m4p.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-817-2003 Email:info@2005leftforum.org DESCRIPTION:First confirmed speakers:\nTariq Ali\, Barbara Ehrenreich\, Joe Trippi\, Joanne Landy\, Bill Fletcher\, Jr.\, Michelle Fine\, Ralph Nader \, Tod Ensign\, Ellen Meiksins Wood\, Toni Negri\, François Houtart\, Robi n Kelley\, Ellen Willis\, Gilbert Achcar\, Stephen R. Shalom\, Stanley Aro nowitz\, Michael Klare\, Luciana Castellina\, Lynne Stewart\, Manning Mara ble\, Jason West\, Barbara Ransby\, Peter Gowan\, Barbara Epstein\, Doug H enwood\, Frances Fox Piven\, Gerald Horne\, Rosa Clemente\, William K. Tab b\, Joel Rogers\, David Harvey\, Rose Brewer\, Cindy Milstein\, Leo Panitc h\, Christine A. Kelly\, Barbara Garson\, Christian Parenti\, Stephen Eric Bronner\, Michael Albert\, MIchael Zweig\, Maria Helena Moreira Alves\, P ete Tridish\, Frieder Otto Wolf\, Michael Hardt\, Stephen Duncombe\, Eddie Yuen\, Chris Dixon\, Staughton Lynd\, Richard Goldstein\, Richard D. Wolf f\, Ward Morehouse\, resisters and veterans of the War in Iraq\, and many more...\n\nFeaturing Panels:\nThe Western Left and the Future of Iraq | Ci vil Rights in the Post-Affirmative Action Era | The Daniel Singer Prize | Why Americans Fall for the Ownership Society | The Middle East: States\, I nsurgencies\, Islam\, and the International Economy | The 2004 Elections: Progressive Responses | Class or Multitude? | Youth Organizing and Politic s in the U.S. | Neoliberal Rollback: Social Security | Imperialism and the Domestic Agenda | The Left in Local Government: Kerala\, Tuscany\, Brazil \, New York State | Building Alliances: Parties -- Movements -- Left Strat egies | Hip Hop Politics Today | History Matters: The Past\, Public Memory \, and Resistance | Debtor Families\, Debtor Nation | Insurgencies and the Limits of U.S. Imperial Reach | Ecology and the Left | Neoliberalism and National Strategies in Latin America | Dilemmas of the U.S. Peace Movement | and much more. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050417 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050415 GEO:40.745500;-73.978400 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10016\, United States SUMMARY:2005 NYC Left Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-A2VU9dLuMX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.2005leftforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:trigga@berea.edu DESCRIPTION:Student Environmental Action Coalition regional conference host ed by Berea College HEAL.\n\n\nYOU are invited to\n 'Earth Roots : Local R oots Sowing Seeds of Change' \n\nApril 15th -17th at Berea College in Cent ral Kentucky \n\n An annual Berea celebration of the earth and our connect ion with the environment\, expanded for a regional SEAC conference. \n\nLe arning\, Networking\, Celebrating\, Sharing\, and Much More \n\nConference Activities and Workshop Themes Include: \n\nArt in activism ? Student Org anizing ?Live Music? Outdoor Hikes and Camping ? Tampaction? Sustainable L iving ? Tours of the Berea College Eco-Village ? Renewable Energy ? Critic al Mass Bike Ride ? Eco-Feminism ?\nLocal Activism ? Spirituality and Sust ainability\n\nCheck out the attached flyers!\n\nWEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS \n\n8p m Friday 'Environmental Racism: Hip Hop and Spoken Word' \nSome environmen tal policies and practices differentially affect or \ndisadvantage communi ties of low-income and people of color. Grab a \nblanket and come hear th e beat of local artists who address this issue and kick off Berea's annual EarthRoots festival. \n\nSaturday Morning Workshops and Afternoon Eco Fai r in the Park *Tables available\, let us know if you want one for sharing information or vending \n\nCritical Mass - You can borrow a community bike for the ride\n\nDinner and Presentation by the Bee Hive Collective \n\nOp en Mic 'Feminism and The Environment' featuring the Afro Latin Percussion Ensemble. \n\nCamping Saturday Night (housing also available) \n\n------- ---------------\n\nLOGISTICS \n\nFriday Evening Registration and Dinner at Union Church. Group Housing provided. Please bring your own bedding and camping gear for Saturday Night. \n\nThe church will be your home base fo r the weekend with events around\ncampus. \n\nDIRECTIONS: Berea is located 42 miles south of Lexington\, Ky.\, just off\nInterstate 75. The driving time from Louisville\, Ky.\, Knoxville\, Tenn.\, or Cincinnati\, Ohio is s lightly more than two hours. Check out attachment\nfor more detailed dir ections. \n\nWHAT TO BRING - your friends\, a dish and a cup\, drums and i nstruments\,\ncamping gear\, food - if you can score some free food let us know\,\notherwise don't worry- creativity\, and your ideas. \n\nWe are as king for DONATIONS on a sliding scale to help cover the costs of the confe rence. Please give what you can when you check in on Friday. \n\nWHO TO CO NTACT: heal@berea.edu \n\nHeal 859-985-3613 or Leah Devine 859-985-4449\n\ nPLEASE EMAIL US IF YOU PLAN ON COMING OR BRINGING A GROUP SO WE CAN \nEST IMATE FOOD PREPARATION. Also let us know what time you think you'll\narriv e \n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050417 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050415 GEO:37.716400;-84.299700 LOCATION:Berea\, Kentucky\, 40404\, United States SUMMARY:Earth Roots\, Local Roots: Sowing Seeds of Change UID:20260421T070502CEST-If8BedKzVn@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@attica2abughraib.com DESCRIPTION:Torture\, illegal detention and other human rights abuses have always been weapons used by the US government to crush resistance. Today w e see a terrifying escalation in that repression\, whether against Iraqis and Afghans half a world away — or immigrants\, prisoners\, and political activists here at home. Our strength lies in building on the experiences o f those who resist – here in the US\, in Latin America\, Palestine\, the P hilippines\, the Caribbean\, and in countless communities throughout the w orld. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050423 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050422 GEO:37.860600;-122.297000 LOCATION:Berkeley\, California\, 94701\, United States SUMMARY:Attica to Abu Ghraib Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-UBxzJ8PC6a@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.attica2abughraib.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mooree@central.edu DESCRIPTION:The Conference on White Privilege\naddresses the society in whi ch we live and is about the advantages that accrue to some but not others and about working to dismantle this system of privilege and oppression. G eographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050430 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050427 GEO:41.341900;-93.092800 LOCATION:Central College\, Pella\, Iowa\, 50219\, United States SUMMARY:6th Annual White Privilege Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-X9bPwAIgZ4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.whiteprivilegeconference.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:503-235-8946 Email:vbc@cityrepair.org DESCRIPTION:The VBC provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about g reen construction\, community development\, and permaculture. VBC5 will fe ature hands-on workshops and nightly keynote presentations by cultural vis ionaries from around the nation\, in these and other sustainable technolog ies.\n\n \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050529 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050520 GEO:45.580600;-122.375000 LOCATION:PO Box 42615\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97242\, United States SUMMARY:Village Building Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-vNDPFIwzUX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://vbc.cityrepair.org/vbc5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:a.s.perez@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:This year\, the Alliance decided that the Conference theme shou ld not only have a meaning of unity\, but also represent EDUCATION\, REFLE CTION\, and ACTION\; hence ERA.\n\nNWFASA hopes to incite an atmosphere of learning and sharing knowledge and resources\, a chance to truly reflect on what it means to be a Filipino-American\, and a commitment to act and m ake a change.\n\nNWFASA also recognizes the impact young Filipino-American s can make on the future of America and the world equipped with a strong s ense of self\, identity\, culture\, and community. This is why we included in the theme\, the mission of : Sumisikap Para sa Bagong Panahon (Strivin g For a Better Tomorrow).\n\nFor delegates who have attended prior confere nces\, we hope that this time will be yet another chance to learn and shar e\, but also offer a chance for new ideas and experiences. For the 'rookie ' delegate\, we hope to inspire and expose you to new insights and resourc es. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050403 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:Seattle University\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98102\, United States SUMMARY:Northwest Filipino-American Student Alliance Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-IXfn9gvneg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://students.seattleu.edu/pereza/nwfasa/HOME.HTML END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:AL-AWDA's THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION\n\nThe program for Al-Awda's Third Annual International Convention to be held at The Univ ersity of California in Los Angeles\, April 15-17\, 2005 is shaping up to be an amazing three-day event from speakers and workshops\, youth activiti es\, spoken word performances\, to music and dabke. The convention is a vi tal and unique opportunity to come together with other activists for Pales tinian refugee rights at a time when our voices are needed most!\n\nConfir med and invited speakers include a representative from Ein el-Hilweh refug ee camp in Lebanon\, representatives from Addameer Prisoner Solidarity Gro up in Ramallah\, and numerous individuals with expertise and experiences i n the Palestinian struggle and Right to Return. Come learn\, discuss\, and share your ideas. Workshops include Refugee Support\, Campus Activism\, M edia\, Women in the Struggle\, Developing Al-Awda Chapters\, Divestment\, and Building Coalitions\, among others. The Saturday cultural night specia l event includes keynote addresses as well as Palestinian folkloric dance by the youth of Beir Zeit Society of Southern California\, music by world famous Palestinian maestro and violinist Dr. Nabil Azzam\, a Palestinian f ashion show and readings of children's writings from refugee camps. Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050417 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050415 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, 90185\, United States SUMMARY:3rd Annual International Al-Awda Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-K6zvoSr1P4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://al-awdacal.org/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Chicago Social Forum is one of a number of regional and loc al social forums being organized throughout the world. At the forum\, orga nizations\, groups and individuals are able to build alliances and coaliti ons that strengthen their ability to make more positive changes in their c ommunities. \n\nPoliticians and business interests are pushing Chicago to become a 'Global City.' The Chicago Social Forum aims toward building a di fferent kind of globalization\, one that is rooted in solidarity\, equity\ , and environmental protection and human rights. Of particular importanc e to this process is the linking of local struggles with global concerns. \nOn January 31\, 2004 the Chicago Social Forum held an inaugural event th at attracted over 500 participants for a day of workshops\, forums\, debat es\, performance\, sharing\, art-making\, and discussion united by the the me 'Another Chicago is Possible!' The Chicago Social Forum 2005 promises t o be even more exciting and empowering. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050501 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60605\, United States SUMMARY:Chicago Social Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-1VFAuLZbdK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.chicagosocialforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:206-587-4085 Email:tyoung@sccd.ctc.edu DESCRIPTION:15th Annual STUDENTS OF COLOR CONFERENCE sponsored by the Multi cultural Student Services Directors Council with theme 'Keepin' It Real an d Givin' It Back'. The conference host institutions are Wenatchee Valley C ommunity College and Columbia Basin College. Each year the Students of Col or Conference brings together 400 - 500 participants. Most are students of color who are emerging leaders from Washington state community college ca mpuses. Over the years\, the conference has evolved to provide students wi th key concepts of identity development\, leadership skills and resources students of color need in order to have the strength to persist and achiev e academic and career success Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050507 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050505 GEO:46.637500;-120.795000 LOCATION:Yakima\, Washington\, 98909\, United States SUMMARY:Washington 15th Annual Students of Color Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-89s6sxvH2a@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:clags@gc.cuny.edu DESCRIPTION:The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) presents 'Trans Politics\, Social Change\, and Justice' to be held May 6-7\, 2005 in New Y ork City. This conference will provide a venue to strengthen activist and research networks\, incite dialogues\, share research\, and create resourc es central to creating social change for trans people. The conference will take place at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York\, wh ere CLAGS is housed\, at 365 Fifth Avenue (between 34th and 35th streets)\ , New York\, NY.\n\nDuring two days\, conference participants will take pa rt in plenary sessions\, breakout groups\, and roundtables about trans act ivism and public policy research on local\, state-wide\, national\, and in ternational levels. Activists and researchers will have the opportunity to further develop their ongoing work and to create new dialogues with trans and non-trans allies.\n\nWe encourage the participation of trans people i n the broadest possible sense of the word 'trans.' The conference's educa tional goal is to go beyond simple lessons about tolerance and gender dive rsity and engage participants in an advanced discussion of the experiences and political interests of different trans constituencies\, including\, b ut not limited to trans\, butch lesbians\, drag queens\, bi-gendered\, two -spirited\, drag kings\, femme queens\, A.G.s\, genderqueer\, non-gendered \, andro\, crossdressers\, and gender-bender peoples. We will also welcome presentations and workshops focused on intersex issues. While intersex i ssues are distinct from transgender issues\, alliances between intersex an d transgender activists strengthen all of our work\, and the conference wi ll focus on multiple aspects and effects of binary gender frameworks.\n\nT he conference's practical goal is to create new interactions and foster on going collaborations among grassroots activists\, community organizers\, r esearchers\, attorneys\, LGBT community members\, and members of allied co mmunities and organizations. We will encourage workshops and roundtables t hat will promote collaborative work and active discussions. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050507 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050506 GEO:40.729100;-73.991600 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10012\, United States SUMMARY:Trans Politics\, Social Change and Justice Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-1e1VrerpVU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://web.gc.cuny.edu/clags/transpoliticsinfo.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:312-641-5151 Email:chicagosocialforum@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Participate in the 2005 Chicago Social Forum!\n\nOn May 1\, 200 5 the Chicago Social Forum\, a network of local social-movement organizati ons\, peace and justice groups\, NGOs\, representatives of civil society\, activists and interested citizens\, will return for its second year. \n\n The Chicago Social Forum (CSF) is based on the principles of the World Soc ial Forum\, which began in Porto Alegre\, Brazil in 2001. At its inaugural event on January 31\, 2004\, the CSF attracted more than 500 participants under the slogan\, 'Another Chicago is Possible.'\n\nPoliticians and busi ness interests are pushing Chicago to become a 'Global City.' The Chicago Social Forum aims toward building a different kind of globalization\, one that is rooted in solidarity\, equity\, and environmental protection and h uman rights. Of particular importance to this process is the linking of local struggles with global concerns. \n\nWe want a broad representation o f the organizing\, cultural\, artistic\, and activist work that is taking place all over Chicago. Themes include (but are not limited to) \n\n* Regi onal and local diversity\, integration\, and solidarity in and around Chic ago: affordable housing\, education\, health care\, welfare\, etc.\n* Eart h and Environmental balance / Sustainable\, democratic development \n* Alt ernative forms of globalization: sovereign economies for and of people - a gainst neo-liberal capitalism\n* Globalization: relationship between pover ty\, trade\, and debt\n* Peace\, demilitarization\, and struggles against war\n* Models\, philosophies\, & styles of organizing for social change / direct action training\n* Art\, culture\, and diversity: Relationship betw een art/culture and social change \n\nAccording to the World Social Forum charter of principles\, neither political parties nor military organizatio ns shall participate in the forum. Government leaders and party representa tives who register as individuals and commit to the Charters of Principles are welcome to participate in a personal capacity.\n\nTo learn more about the 2005 Chicago Social Forum and to get information on proposing worksho ps and becoming a part of the forum\, visit www.chicagosocialforum.org\n\n Chicago Social Forum Contact Information:\n\nWEB: www.chicagosocialforum.o rg\n\nPHONE: Stephanie Dernek at 312.641.5151 during business hours \n\nE- MAIL: chicagosocialforum@yahoo.com \n\nMORE INFORMATION\n\nWorld Social Fo rum: \nhttp://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/home.asp \n\nLinks to Regional Social Forums:\nhttp://www.northamericansocialforum.org/links.html \n\nBE NEFIT FOR THE CHICAGO SOCIAL FORUM:\n\nOn Saturday\, April 2\, 2005 there will be a benefit show for the Chicago Social Forum from 5-9pm at the Soul House\, 2548 W. Chicago Ave.\n \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050501T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Jones High School\, 660 S. State St.\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:May 1\, 2005 - Chicago Social Forum - Another Chicago Is Possible UID:20260421T070502CEST-3uoXKkNmgB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.chicagosocialforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:517-629-1976 Email:lkj10@albion.edu DESCRIPTION:\nALBION\, MI – Albion College Peace Action will hold a teach-i n for peace and justice activists all day on Saturday\, April 9\, 2005\, a t Albion College to mark the 40th anniversary of the famous University of Michigan Teach-In against the Vietnam War. \n\nThe “Michigan Teach-In on P eace and Justice”—organized by Albion College students—was conceived initi ally in protest against the Bush administration’s war in Iraq. Student or ganizers\, noting the lack of genuine debate in much of the mainstream med ia\, say they also hope to foster debate and activism on peace and justice issues at the grassroots level in Michigan. \n\nAlbion College Peace Acti on is a student-run group of activists at Albion College in Albion\, Michi gan. \n\n“We hope that Michigan Teach-In on Peace and Justice will encoura ge students and community members from all around Michigan to focus on pea ce and justice issues—and ultimately channel our shared concern into the b eginnings of a stronger\, more organized movement\,” said Laura Jordan\, p resident of Peace Action and an Albion College senior from Flint. \n\n“Un fortunately\, the mass media's virtual monopoly on public dialogue leaves us with little space for meaningful\, independent dialogue on the pressing issues of peace and justice. Now there is a deep need for such dialogue\ ,” Jordan said. \n\nThe original teach-in\, held four decades ago in Ann A rbor\, was a seminal moment in the escalation of the anti-war movement nat ionally\, ultimately forcing Lyndon Johnson from the presidency in 1968. \n\nThe April 9 event will consist of renowned speakers\, workshops\, str ategy sessions\, films\, music\, and poetry readings. The teach-in will br ing together activists from the anti-Vietnam War movement and other social justice activists from the 1960s with a new generation of students commit ted to peaceful social change. \n\nConfirmed speakers include Staughton Ly nd\, lifelong pacifist\, Quaker and labor attorney form California\; Bill Davis\, Vietnam Veterans against the War\; Joel Geier\, a member of the 19 64 Berkeley Free Speech Movement\; Sherry Wolf\, an editor of the Internat ional Socialist Review\, a Chicago-based magazine\; Bille Wickre\, Albion College associate professor of art history\; and Greg Martin of the Wesley Fellowship of the United Methodist Church in Ann Arbor. \n\nAlbion Colleg e Peace Action seeks to help build peace and justice movements on campuses and in communities around the state and around the country while increasi ng cooperation and unity among activists. \n\n“In my mind\, in a very prac tical sense Americans have no choice but to be extremely concerned with is sues of peace and justice\,” Jordan said. “Young people are dying\, innoce nt civilians' lives are being violently disrupted\, we've alienated our al lies\, our job prospects are dim\, and our collective disregard for the en vironment is giving us cancer. We really have no room to do anything but p lace a higher emphasis on questions of peace and justice.” \n\nAlbion Col lege President Peter T. Mitchell\, a strong proponent of student activism and open dialogue on campus\, applauded the efforts of Peace Action. \n\n“ At the core of the liberal arts tradition is a commitment to civic engagem ent\, thoughtful reflection on the issues facing our nation\, and sincere efforts to forge bonds of understanding\,” Mitchell said. “A good liberal arts education should equip students with critical thinking and communicat ions skills to help improve the human condition and usher in a world of pe ace and justice. The ‘Teach-In on Peace and Justice’ offers a venue for s tudents of diverse opinions to speak honestly\, responsibly and sensitivel y to these issues\, and in the process come to a deeper understanding and greater commitment to be agents of peace and reconciliation on our campus and in our world.” \n\nThe event is free with donations welcome\, and the public is encouraged to attend. It will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Satu rday\, April 9\, 2005\, at Albion College in Albion\, Mich. Registration b egins at 9 a.m. in Bobbitt Visual Arts Auditorium\, located on the corner of Hannah and Cass Streets on the Albion College campus. For further infor mation visit www.albion.edu/peaceaction / or email Samantha Hill (srh12@al bion.edu) or Laura Jordan (lkj10@albion.edu). Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050409T090000 GEO:42.290600;-84.792900 LOCATION:Bobbitt Auditorium\, Cass & Hannah St.\, Albion\, Michigan\, 49224 \, United States SUMMARY:Michigan Teach-In on Peace and Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-SNPU2ic7pb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.albion.edu/peaceaction/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:kjacobs@southampton.liu.edu DESCRIPTION:Earthfest 2005 at Southampton College\, New York \n\nOn April 2 2nd and April 23rd\, 2005 PEACE at Southampton College will be holding Ear thfest 2005. This is the last Earthfest at the college due to the fall clo sing. PEACE is dedicated to making this the best Earthfest the east end ha s had!\n\nFriday\, April 22nd 11am-12am\nSaturday\, April 23rd 11am-9pm\n\ nActivities Include:\n\nLive Bands\nLocal Environmental Groups\nSpeakers\n Storyteller Jay Mankita\nBird Box Construction\nJewelry Making\nHikes\nEas t End Cleanup\nMock Whale Stranding\nMarine Station Tours and Boat trips\n EcoCraft Corner\nBroadwater Panel Discussion (Liquified Natural Gas Statio n in the Long Island Sound)\nHybrid car exhibit\nVeggie Car exhibit\nFilm Festival\nEndangered Species Graveyard\nJudging for the Town of Southampto n Middle School Poster Contest\n\nALL FREE: ADMISSION\, PARKING\, ACTIVITI ES\, BBQ\n\nContact Information:\nPEACE\nSouthampton College\n239 Montauk Highway\nSouthampton\, NY 11968\n\n(631) 287-8965\nKJacobs@southampton.liu .edu \n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050423 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050422T110000 GEO:40.922300;-72.637100 LOCATION:Southampton College\, 239 Montauk Hwy\, Southampton\, New York\, 1 1968\, United States SUMMARY:EarthFest 2005 at Southampton UID:20260421T070502CEST-wvuIM0KpSK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://EarthFest2005.blogspot.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:651-645-3939 Email:anne@wellstone.org DESCRIPTION:Campus Camp Wellstone is a unique program that provides trainin g to students on campuses across the country who are interested in gaining skills in leadership\, political action\, and civic engagement. This 12 h our training will teach you how to be an effective organizer around issues that you believe in. Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050408T150000 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:1050 North Mills Avenue\, Claremont\, California\, 91711\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Camp Wellstone - Pitzer College UID:20260421T070502CEST-Bw8V6Jg0DB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wellstone.org/camp/index.aspx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:651-645-3939 Email:melvin@wellstone.org DESCRIPTION:Campus Camp Wellstone is a unique program that provides trainin g to students on campuses across the country who are interested in gaining skills in leadership\, political action\, and civic engagement. This 12 h our training will teach you how to be an effective organizer on issues tha t you care about. To register\, contact melvin@wellstone.org Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050416 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050415T150000 GEO:38.938300;-77.091100 LOCATION:4400 Massachusetts Avenue\, NW Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20016\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Camp Wellstone - American University UID:20260421T070502CEST-VIzhWtG4ws@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wellstone.org/camp/index.aspx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:727-510-4360 Email:apsc_uhuru@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Uhuru Solidarity Movement Study Series\nSpecial FILM showing \n “FLAG WARS”\n\nThursday\, March 31st at 6:30 pm\nSt. Petersburg\, FL\nCall 727-510-4360 for location information!\n\nJOIN US for this insightful loo k at what happens when the white community sees cheaper prices for homes i n a poor black neighborhood as an opportunity to improve their own lifesty le.What happens to the people who have lived in that community their entir e lives? \n\n“‘Flag Wars’ is a poignant account of the politics and pain o f gentrification. Working-class black residents in Columbus\, Ohio fight t o hold on to their homes.” – PBS\n\nThis topic is so appropriate for us to be studying right now. The southside of St. Petersburg is being gentrifie d more and more. The city calls it 'redevelopment' but the African communi ty is being displaced. Participate in this study to learn more about how t his happens and what we can do to support real economic development for th e black community! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050331T183000 GEO:27.789400;-82.677300 LOCATION:St. Petersburg\, Florida\, 33713\, United States SUMMARY:'Flag Wars' film showing UID:20260421T070502CEST-47PaVwi4VZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uhuruafrica.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:203-887-7225 Email:info@energyaction.net DESCRIPTION:An International Day of Action to highlight the benefits of a c lean energy revolution. Over 200 campus and community groups have already signed on. Check out www.energyaction.net for more information. Geograp hical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050402 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050401 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Fossil Fools Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-vkjuAWzwiv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.energyaction.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:paperbagette@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:April 16th: Gathered at the World Bank and IMF 18th and H Stree ts NW\, Noon.\nTime to dismantle the institutions to make way for the cons truction of a better world! Come out and take part in the dismantling (sym bolically of course) of the World Bank and IMF! Along with the theme of th is year come with the symbols and equipment (traffic cones\, hard hats\, c ard board props like wrecking balls and dump trucks…..) of construction. H ave fun with the theme and be creative!\n\nMarch from the World Bank and I MF to Dupont Circle for more music and “Construction Zones” representing t he things that make a sound and just world: Peace and true security\, envi ronmental justice and community.\n\n-------------------\n\nI am Danielle A lbert\, representing students from the Central Connecticut State Universit y student activist group the Progressive Student Alliance. I am just putti ng my name and e-mail out here to act as a local contact if you need help mobilizing or organizing for this event. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050416T000000 GEO:38.860300;-76.988900 LOCATION:18th And H Streets NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\ , United States SUMMARY:Mass Mobilization for IMF/ World Bank Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-V2ChbU3rbO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalizethis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:519-253-3000 x.8652 Email:dcruz@uwindsor.ca DESCRIPTION:Student run show featuring the designs of University of Windsor students\, aswell as a couple of North American anti-sweatshop clothing l ines. Featuring live music\, all proceeds go to USAS. Geographical Scope : Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050406T200000 GEO:42.290300;-83.044800 LOCATION:CAW Centre\; 2nd Floor\, Univesity Of Windsor\, Windsor\, Ontario\ , N9B 3P4\, Canada SUMMARY:Anti-Sweatshop Charity Fashion Show UID:20260421T070502CEST-FtxGFdBGJ0@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:828-507-5276 Email:melanie@usasnet.org\, DESCRIPTION:What: United Students Against Sweatshops South East Regional Co nference\n\nWhen: April 15-17 (the 15th is just to come and hang out and g et some sleep before the main agenda begins Saturday morning).\n\nWhere: A tlanta-- Little Five Points Community Center\nWhy? Because it is going to be fun…\n\nAccommodations and Meals will be provided in the 20 dollar (sli ding scale) registration fee.\n\nThere will be Workshops and strategy sess ions around the following issues: \n\n-- Campus/Community Solidarity Campa igns- Learn about how to run a living wage campaign\, what unions are and why they're important\, the service worker solidarity campaign (Aramark\, Compass and Sodexho) and trends in outsourcing! \n\n-- Worker Rights Conso rtium Affiliation- What is the WRC and how can affiliating help your schoo l to becoming sweat-free?\n\n-- Multi-Fiber Arrangement Phase-Out Solidari ty- With the phase-out of garment and textile quotas in January of 2005 we are seeing more and more cutting and running...Strategize about wage disc losure\, sweatfree clothing and code strengthening! \n\n-- Ethical Contra cting Code of Conduct- Use this new code that covers purchasing and contra cting as a tool in your campaign! \n\n-- Coke Boycott—Come find out about the boycott about Coca-Cola Corporation and how you can join the campaign .\n\n***Also build your skills around media\, organizing\, fundraising\, l abor history\, anti-oppression training\, networking and more!!***\n\nRegi stration form for the SE USAS Regional Conference\nContact Information\n\n Name:\n\nAddress:\n\nCity/State/Zip:\n\nCell phone:\n\nHome/Dorm phone: \n \nEmail: \n \nLevel Of Experience:\nNew Organizer (0-2 Years)\nLead Organizer\nOrganizing Director\nResearch\nCommunity/Political \nOther: Student activist: Yes\n\n**********\nTravel \nWill you need a tra vel scholarship? Yes/No\n\n\nBest way to contact you:\nEmail: \nPhone:\n\n Date of arrival:\nTime of arrival:\n\nDate of departure:\nTime of departur e:\n\n\nDo you require accommodation: Yes/No\nEat Anything:\nVegetarian Me al Request:\nVegan Meal Request:\nOther:\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050417 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050415T180000 GEO:33.762900;-84.357400 LOCATION:Little Five Points Community Center\, 1083 Austin Avenue\, Atlanta \, Georgia\, 30307\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops South East Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-7ZZDjxikjE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usasnet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:andrea@tentstate.com DESCRIPTION:Tent State University (TSU) was launched in 2003 at Rutgers Uni versity in New Brunswick\, NJ. Its purpose was to stop drastic budget cuts to higher education in the wake of the wars on Afghanistan and Iraq. A br oad coalition of student groups\, faculty\, staff unions\, and community-b ased organizations came together in defense of the right to an education. For five days\, hundreds of students built and maintained a tent city at t he center of campus\, symbolizing the displacement of Higher Education in NJ. During the event\, students were organized to place thousands of calls to state and federal legislators in opposition to the dismantling of high er education and impending tuition increases. This legislative strategy wa s complimented by a wide array of activities\, including alternative day-t ime classes\, direct actions\, as well as live bands and a variety of othe r performances every night.\n\nThis year\, TSU is going national. Universi ties\, high schools\, and youth groups around the country are building ten t universities\, linking the destruction of public higher education to the ever-rising costs of war. Students and youth groups are encouraged to joi n in and create their own version of TSU. Visit www.tentstateuniversity.co m and download a toolkit for youth organizers to help hold a successful ev ent on your campus. \nTSU 2005 is to be held in conjunction with the NYSPC 's call for a Books Not Bombs week of action. www.nyspc.net Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050424 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050418T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Vorhees Lawn\, College Avenue Campus\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\ , United States SUMMARY:Tent State University UID:20260421T070502CEST-TFPOmgX60j@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tentstate.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:National Youth and Student Peace Coalition calls for\nBooks Not Bombs Week of Action\nApril 16 – 24\, 2005\n\nHas your campus administrat ion raised tuition again? Is the local school board cutting funding for y et another program for students? Are military recruiters invading your sc hool and using promises of scholarships and career opportunities to convin ce your friends to join the military? Does more of your school research f unding go to developing weapons than developing cures for diseases? Has t he fear of the “threat of terrorism” been used to justify attacks on im migrant youth and students in your area? \n\nYou’re not alone. The war in Iraq is coming home to our schools and communities in a variety of frighte ning ways. But\, youth and students are sitting up and taking notice – and taking action!\n\nTwo years ago\, when the US military was poised to inva de Iraq\, we protested the war and demanded ‘Books Not Bombs.’ We marched out of our classrooms and campuses and poured into the streets\, organizin g speak-outs and rallies and together creating the largest student strike in recent history.\n\nTwo years ago\, Bush and his administration promised us that the presence of US troops in Iraq would lead to a safer world. Yo ung people didn’t buy it – we predicted that this war would only make our world and our future more insecure. And after a two-year occupation\, atta cks on rights and opportunities for youth and students have only increased .\n\nIt seems that the war on our future and our resources is part and par cel of this war-on-the-world foreign policy. Now more than ever youth and students have to demonstrate our power\, our unity\, and our energy.\n\nT his spring\, we have the chance to unite our voices again!\n\n• City voice s will join with rural voices to question and challenge the ever-increasin g presence of military recruiters who prey on our future\n\n• College and high school students will join together to demand full education funding a nd an end to tuition hikes\n\n• Peace activists speaking out against wars abroad will join with community activists fighting against the war on our communities\n\n\nA CALL TO ACTION\n\nSince 2001\, NYSPC has been organizin g youth and students to speak out and organize to fight for Books Not Bomb s. NYSPC calls on all member groups\, affiliates and youth and students ev erywhere to demand an end to wars and occupations. Join us from April 16th to 24th in our fight for the Books Not Bombs Agenda:\n\n? Fund Education – Not Empire!\n? Military Out of Our Schools – No to the Poverty Draft!\ n? Protect Our Civil Liberties!\n? Campuses For Peace – Not War!\n? Sch ools Not Jails!\n\n\n\nGET INVOLVED!\n\nOrganize one of the events listed below or something completely different. The important thing is let this w eek of action help you highlight the local struggles youth and students in your area are facing!\n\n1.) Organize a Books Not Bombs Rally / Open-Mic / Speak-Out / Concert\n\nYouth voices can’t be confined. So get out in the street! Energize your school or community\, kick-start or publicize a cam paign\, and make the connections between the war being fought overseas and the war that we’re facing every day in our schools and communities.\n\nTu rn a local hip hop or rock show into a blast of energy to stop the war! Th e Books Not Bombs Week of Action is the perfect time to get your friends\, classmates\, co-workers\, and everyone else together to listen to music a nd call for youth rights and priorities to replace war and militarism. Add ing an Open Mic to any event allows everyone to express what Books Not Bom bs means to them\, through poetry\, music and more. \n\n\n2.) Tent State U niversity\n\nTent State University (TSU) was launched in 2003 at Rutgers U niversity in New Brunswick\, NJ\, with the goal of stopping drastic budget cuts to higher education in the wake of the wars on Afghanistan and Iraq. For five days\, hundreds of students built and maintained a tent city at the center of campus\, symbolizing the displacement of Higher Education\, and held a wide array of activities\, including alternative daytime classe s\, direct actions\, as well as live bands and a variety of other performa nces every night. This year\, TSU is going national. Universities\, high s chools\, and youth groups around the country are building tent universitie s and linking the destruction of public higher education to the ever-risin g costs of war. Students and youth groups are encouraged to join in and cr eate their own version of TSU. \n\nVisit http://www.tentstateuniversity.co m and download a toolkit for youth organizers to hold a successful event o n your campus.\n\n3.) Realities of War Event\n\nOne of the first steps to winning the Books Not Bombs agenda is to engage and educate our friends an d peers on the issues that are most affecting youth today. Youth and stude nts around the country deserve to hear the real truth behind the war on Ir aq and learn what they need to do in their communities and on their campus es to fight back!\n\nThe Realities of War is an ongoing national speaking tour\, sponsored by NYSPC that brings home the real face of war: in Iraq\ , in our high schools\, in our universities and in our communities. \nDur ing the week of action\, NYSPC calls on youth and students to host public forums and teach-ins that showcase the Realities of War. Use these educati onal events as a chance to highlight the local struggles youth are facing and their connection to the war. Several universities around the country are already planning Realities of War events during the Week of Action! \n \nFor more info on hosting a Realities of War event at your school\, email us at info@nyspc.net.\n\nCONNECT!\n\nThe National Youth and Student Peace Coalition wants to amplify your voice and your demands. Tell us your stor y\, announce your event\, and we’ll help get the word out to the media and other youth and students.\n\nWe’ve found the website www.campusactivism.o rg to be a great tool for activists. Check it out! Coming up at www.campus activism.org\, under the category Books Not Bombs\, you will be able to:\n \n• Register your Books Not Bombs event\n• Learn about and connect with ot her Books Not Bombs events around the country and in your region\n• Downlo ad upcoming resources like the Week of Action organizing guide\, images fo r posters\, sample press release\, and more. \n• Share the resources you’v e created\n\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~\nThe National Youth and Student Peace Coalition is sponsoring the Books Not Bombs National Week of Action. NYSPC is the largest coaliti on of youth and student organizations from around the country committed to fighting for peace and justice in our schools\, communities\, and around the world. Find out more at www.nyspc.net \n\n Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050424 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050416 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Books Not Bombs Week of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-ae42KHwhf3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyspc.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:727-821-6620 Email:apsc_uhuru@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Attorney Lynne Stewart to Speak in St. Petersburg\n\nWhat: Publ ic Forum\nWhen: Sunday\, April 10\, 2:00pm\nWhere: Enoch Davis Center\, 11 11 18th Ave. S.\, St.\nPetersburg\nFor More Info: 727-821-6620\n\nLynne St ewart\, the New York attorney facing 25 - 40\nyears in prison for defendin g a jailed Arab militant\,\nwill speak at the Enoch Davis Center in St. Pe tersburg\non April 10th.\n\nThe 65-year-old attorney gained national atten tion in\nNovember 2003 when then-Attorney General John Ashcroft\ntravelled to New York to personally announce her\nindictment on charges of supporti ng terrorism.\n\nThe government accused Stewart of aiding her client\,\nth e radical Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman\, in 2000 by giving\na press release to Reuters News Service in Cairo\,\nEgypt\, and of being present when her co- defendants\nallegedly aided her client in writing letters.\n\nCivil libert ies and human rights groups such as the\nNational Lawyer's Guild\, the Cen ter for Consitutional\nRights and the National Conference of Black Lawyers \nhave expressed outrage at Stewart's conviction\,\nwarning of the erosion of legal consitutional\nprotections in the post-911 era.\n\nOn April 10th \, Stewart will participate in a forum at\nthe Enoch Davis Center on the t opic of defending the\nfree speech and democratic rights of oppressed and\ ncolonized peoples.\n\nJoining Stewart on the panel will be two Florida ra dio\nhosts discussing the increasing repression of black\nvoices in the me dia. Local African community activist\nConnie Burton will speak on the can cellation of her\nweekly talk show from Tampa's listerner-sponsored WMNF\n radio and Ital-K will discuss the censorship of his\nprogram on NPR statio n WLRN radio in Miami.\n\nUhuru Movement leader Omali Yeshitela will prese nt an\nAfrican working class perspective on American\ndemocracy\, includin g a review of government efforts to\nsilence the black liberation movement \, from the FBI's\nCOINTELPRO of the 1960s to the 1996 police teargassing\ nof St. Petersburg's Uhuru House.\n\nThe forum will begin at 2:00 pm on Su nday\, April 10th\nat the Enoch Davis Center\, located at 1111 18th Ave.\n S. in St. Petersburg. For more information\, call 727-821-6620. Geographi cal Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050410T140000 GEO:27.743600;-82.641800 LOCATION:1111 18th Ave. S.\, Enoch Davis Center\, St. Petersburg\, Florida\ , 33705\, United States SUMMARY:Attorney Lynne Stewart to Speak! UID:20260421T070502CEST-PCfFsNJUvx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uhuruafrica.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:608-658-1055 Email:adam.benedetto@fightingbob.com DESCRIPTION:The Fourth Annual Fighting Bob Fest is an annual Chautauqua fea turing progressive speakers\, networking opportunities\, and entertainment . Fighting Bob Fest carries on the tradition of Robert “Fighting Bob” La F ollette by providing a forum for progressive ideas on issues facing Wiscon sin and the nation. \n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050910T083000 GEO:43.446600;-89.864000 LOCATION:Sauk County Fair Grounds\, Baraboo\, Wisconsin\, 53913\, United St ates SUMMARY:Fighting Bob Fest IV UID:20260421T070502CEST-B3kgHbrAuZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.FightingBobFest.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:koelschlaege@wesleyan.edu DESCRIPTION:A workshop for performers and those who might like to be. Creat e the kernal of a performance you can use to create social change. This wo rkshop will take a special look at environmental activism. Facilitated by Scott Turner Schofield. Email for details or to sign up. Geographical Sco pe: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050403T134500 GEO:41.556500;-72.658200 LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, 06459\, United St ates SUMMARY:Creating Performance for Social Change UID:20260421T070502CEST-Gi2ELilcNk@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Poetic and moving transgender 101 from a homecoming queen (well ...almost) turned gender renegade. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050404T190000 GEO:41.556500;-72.658200 LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, 06459\, United St ates SUMMARY:'Underground Transit' performance UID:20260421T070502CEST-u2mDrD0Lta@74.81.90.59 URL:http://undergroundtransit.blogspot.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Autobiographical tales from a Southern belle turned gender rene gade that highlight the problematic - but often hilarious - clashes of gen der\, sexuality\, race\, and class inside the 'silk wallpapered walls of S outhern High Society.' An inviting\, accessible solo work the Atlanta Jour nal-Constitution called 'funny...revealing\, whip-smart and poetic.' \n\nI n the MGM2 Theater\, Dobbs University Center at Emory University.\nSeating is limited at this FREE EVENT. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050413T180000 GEO:33.795200;-84.324800 LOCATION:Emory University\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30322\, United States SUMMARY:'Debutante Balls' performance UID:20260421T070502CEST-pZsTOkPMIR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://undergroundtransit.blogspot.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-586-0974 Email:liana@sweatfree.org DESCRIPTION:SweatFree Communities - A Network for Local Action Against Swea tshops \n\nThis is a great opportunity to network\, build nuts and bolts\n organizing skills\, and discuss movement strategy with a wide variety of a ctivists and local campaign organizers\, including students\, union organi zers\, and factory monitors. This conference is for both new and experienc ed sweatfree organizers. We very much encourage youth activists to come.\n \nREGISTER BY APRIL 15 - DOWNLOAD THE FORM at http://www.sweatfree.org \nL ogistics details and the conference agenda are also available online.\nFin ancial assistance for travel\, registration\, and lodging is\navailable on first-come basis.\n********************\nPresentations will include: \n-- Opening Plenary: Movement Successes and Strategy for the Future with\nScot t Nova\, Worker Rights Consortium\; Maquila Solidarity Network\;\nSweatFre e Communities\; United Students Against Sweatshops\n--Building Power and W inning Local Campaigns - hear about current\ncampaigns and the latest vict ories\n--A public event featuring Chie Abad\, a former Saipan garment work er\;\nGilberto Garcia\, Just Garments Union organizer\; Maritza Paredes\,\ nHonduran Independent Monitoring Team\n\nFacilitated roundtable discussion s will include: \n--Building a Sweatfree Marketplace as a Movement Buildin g Tool: \n--Using Sweatfree Policies to Support Worker Organizing- Lessons from\nthe Gildan Campaign\n\nWorkshops will include: \n--Sweatfree City a nd State Campaigns\n--Sweatfree Schools Campaigns\n--What's in a Sweatfree Purchasing Policy? What are exciting new\nadditions to policies?\n--Next Steps in Implementation and Enforcement\n********************\nREGISTER IN FORMATION at http://www.sweatfree.org \nLogistics details and the conferen ce agenda are also available online.\nFinancial assistance for travel\, re gistration\, and lodging is \navailable on first-come basis.\n Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050508 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050506 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Auraria Campus\, Tivoli Student Union\, Denver\, Colorado\, United States SUMMARY:SweatFree Communities UID:20260421T070502CEST-Dc3vt8hdDC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sweatfree.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-346-1807 Email:pacepacpaj@yahoogroups.com DESCRIPTION:Project Pericles' Global Citizenship Spring Series \n\nPresents ...\n\n \n\nDocumentary Showing: \n\n'Palestine is Still the Issue' By Joh n Pilger\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\nModerated by Satish Kolluri\, Ph. D.\, Assistant Professor\, Pace University\, Department of Communications Studies\n\n \n \nTuesday\, April 5\, 2005\n\nOne Pace Plaza\, Multi-Purpose Room\n\n7pm t o 9pm\n\n \n\n'This film is about the Palestinians and a group of courageo us Israelis united in the oldest human struggle - to be free.' -John Pilge r\, renowned British Journalist\, war correspondent\, film-maker and playw right\n\n \n\nThis event is brought to you by the \n\nPolitical Action Com mittee for Peace and Justice (Pace PacPaj).\n\n \n\nFor more information\, contact Pace PacPaj at pacepacpaj@yahoogroups.com\; or Project Pericles\, (212) 346-1807.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050405T190000 GEO:40.710200;-74.003400 LOCATION:1 Pace Plaza\, New York\, New York\, 10038\, United States SUMMARY:'Palestine is Still the Issue' Film Showing UID:20260421T070502CEST-RfmhlCk1Sn@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:408-608-5084 Email:mail@americansunitingamerica.org DESCRIPTION:A non-partisan Social Security Rally to engage students and gen eral public about the Social Security Debate\, privatization\, and ways to strengthen the program. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050509 GEO:37.370000;-121.892000 LOCATION:One Washington Square\, San Jose\, California\, 95112\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Social Security Rally - San Jose UID:20260421T070502CEST-p7R9uuZLAN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://AmericansUnitingAmerica.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:510-299-2109 Email:leighjohnson@berkeley.edu DESCRIPTION:Workshops include 'How to kick recruiters off your campus\,' 'H ow to organize at high schools' & 'How to start a CAN chapter'\n \nKeynote address by Sean O'Neill\, member of Iraq Veterans Against the War\n \nAS THE US military becomes more desperate to enlist new soldiers to\nsend to Iraq as cannon fodder\, antiwar students are fighting back \nacross the co untry by confronting military recruiters on their \ncampuses. The military 's continued need for more troops for the \noccupations of Iraq and Afghan istan afford the antiwar movement an \nopportunity to hit them where it hu rts and impede their ability to \ncontinue the occupations or launch new i nvasions of other countries. \n \nAnti-recruitment movements are springing up everywhere: Seattle\, \nChicago\, New York\, Wisconsin\, Vermont\, Con necticut\, Texas\, \nMinnesota. At San Francisco State\, military recruite rs were forced to\nleave early without any recruits because of the hundred s of students \nthat came out to protest. (See http://www.democracynow.org /article.pl?sid=05/03/18/1450222). \n \nThe San Francisco 'Military Out of Our Schools' contingent for the \nMarch 19th national day of protest was also one of the largest and \nmost lively of the march\, boasting 350 peop le. The message is clear: \nwe won't stand for the military using our scho ols to recruit soldiers\, disproportionately poor and people of color\, to go fight and die in a war for oil and empire! \n\nCome hear how we can fi ght the war and the military's homophobia\, \nracism\, and sexism and buil d the counter-recruitment movement on the\nWest Coast! The West Coast Conf erence of the Campus Antiwar \nNetwork on April 9th\, at San Francisco Cit y College\, will help build a \nstrong and vibrant anti-war movement cente red around the \ndemilitarization of our schools! \n \nThe keynote address will be given by Sean O'Neill\, member of Iraq \nVeterans Against the War . Educational workshops will be held on the \nCase Against Military Recrui tment\, the Iraqi Resistance\, the Struggle in\nPalestine\, and the Histor y and Future of US Imperialism in the Middle \nEast. Action-oriented works hops will be held on 'How to Kick Recruiters\noff your Campus\,' 'How to S tart a CAN chapter\,' and 'How to Organize\nat High Schools'. \n\nThe sche dule is as follows: \n9:00-9:30 Registration (donations welcome) \n9:30-10 :00 Agenda and Keynote Address \n10:00-10:45 State of the Counter-Recruitm ent Movement \n10:45-11:00 Break \n11:00-12:00 Workshop Session #1 \n12:00 -1:00 Lunch (catered) \n1:00-2:00 Workshop Session #2 \n2:00-3:45 Proposal s/Discussion \n3:45-4:00 Break \n4:00-5-00 Voting \nSan Francisco City Col lege is located at 50 Phelan Ave\, San Francisco\,CA. It is accessible by BART and MUNI at the Balboa Park MUNI station.\n(Click here for a map) \n\ nFor more information\, or to submit proposals for the voting session\, \n contact us by email or phone. \n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050409 GEO:37.779300;-122.417000 LOCATION:San Francisco City College\, San Francisco\, California\, 94102\, United States SUMMARY:West Coast CAN Counter-Recruitment Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-LfPHVU9e43@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:727-521-0248 Email:uhurufoods@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Volunteer at our food booth which supports the Uhuru (Freedom)M ovement programs for a real\, \nlasting peace through shared prosperity\, economic development and social justice for the African community in the U S and worldwide. \n\nNo experience necessary! We can train you to work in the booth to take orders\, cook and prepare food\, pack and load equipment \, and more. Friday kitchen prep shift also available. Shifts available 9a m - 9pm at the Sunburst Music Festival in Safety Harbor.\n\nTO SIGN UP\, O R FOR MORE INFO\, call 727-521-0248 or email: \nuhurufoods@aol.com\n Geog raphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050430T090000 GEO:28.017600;-82.747700 LOCATION:Safety Harbor\, Florida\, 34695\, United States SUMMARY:VOLUNTEERS WANTED for Music Festival Social Justice Fundraising Foo d Booth UID:20260421T070502CEST-4JmsjCVvz0@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:FILIBUSTER-A-THON\nat Howard University\nFriday\, April 15th\n1 2 noon - 6 p.m.\n\nPROTECT CHECKS & BALANCES – STAND UP FOR THE FILIBUSTER \n\nFEATURING:\n\nJEFF JOHNSON\nHost of BET’s “Cousin Jeff Chronicles”\n\n DR. LORENZO MORRIS\nChairman\, Howard University Political Science Departm ent\n\nDR. MAYA RUCKEYMOORE\nVice President of Research and Programs\, Con gressional Black Caucus Foundation\n\nJATRICE MARTEL GAITER\nPresident/CEO of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington\n\nRALPH G. NEAS\nPresid ent\, People For the American Way Foundation\n\n\nTalk for Your Rights\, T alk for Your Freedom\, Talk for Your Democracy\n\nOn Friday\, April 15th\, Howard University will host a “Filibuster-a-Thon” on the yard from 12:00 to 6:00pm. Prominent campus and community leaders will join together to p rotest the threat of the “nuclear option”\, the Republican attempt to get rid of the filibuster in the United States Senate and eliminate any power of the minority in Congress\, by standing up on the historic Howard Univer sity campus and speaking for six straight hours. \n\nThis Filibuster-a-Th on was organized because we could lose our fight against a right-wing Supr eme Court takeover before a vacancy and nomination occur – even as early a s the next month. This threat comes in the form of the “nuclear option” pr oposed by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and being pushed by the Religious Right\, who would like President Bush’s Supreme Court nominees to be rubber stamped.\n\nThe Nuclear Option would attack the 200-year-old tradition of the Senate filibuster\, the tool that empowers 41 or more sen ators to prevent a narrow majority from abusing its power – and one of the only ways to encourage genuine bipartisan cooperation and compromise on i mportant issues. \n\nWHAT'S AT STAKE: THE SUPREME COURT\n\nIf the filibust er is eliminated\, Bush\, Cheney and 50 senators could steamroll up to fou r new justices onto the Court – enough to create a right-wing majority. Wh at stands between this and protecting the rights of the minority in the Se nate by keeping the filibuster is 44 Democratic senators\, the one Indepen dent\, and at least six courageous Republicans to prevent the nuclear opti on.\n\nThe threat to our generation and future generation’s freedoms is re al. With a Supreme Court controlled by President Bush’s nominees\, we cou ld see a fundamental roll back of rights and freedoms we currently take fo r granted. A right-wing Supreme Court could restrict the Voting Rights Ac t and other important civil rights gains\; threaten privacy and reproducti ve choice\, environmental protections and equality for minority groups\; a nd eliminate the remedies available to Americans victimized by abusive emp loyers\, corporations or government agencies. \n\nPlease join us in this historic event on April 8th at the center of Howard University. It’s your Senate\, it’s your Supreme Court\, it’s your voice. Let it be heard. \n\n“It’s a democracy if we can keep it. And in order to keep it\, you ca n’t stand still. You must move\, and if you don’t move\, they will run ov er you.” \n -- Thurgood Marshall\, Former Supreme Court Justice and Howard University Law School Alum\, November 18\, 1978\n\nTO LEARN MORE: http:// www.pfaw.org or email jhouston@pfaw.org\n\nInvited Speakers Include: Congr essman John Lewis (GA-5)\, Councilman Kwame Brown (At-Large\, District of Columbia)\, Councilman Adrien Fenty (4th Ward\, District of Columbia)\, Ku rt Schmoke\, Dean Howard University Law School\, Goody Marhall\, Son of fo rmer Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and former Clinton White Hous e Official\, Mark Tushnet\, Professor\, Georgetown Law School and former T hurgood Marshall law clerk\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050415 GEO:38.893300;-77.014600 LOCATION:2400 Sixth St. NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20059\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Filibuster-A-Thon at Howard University UID:20260421T070502CEST-5DzHm4uNIM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pfaw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:usnpc2005@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:What is the Festival? \n\nEvery few years\, tens of thousands o f young people from nearly every country in the world gather together unde r a banner of peace\, friendship and international solidarity at the World Festival of Youth and Students. \nAt the Festivals\, youth participate in forums and discussions on every issue facing our generation. The Festival is a space to exchange ideas and share experiences of the struggles again st war\, racism\, sexism\, privatization\, corporate globalization\, attac ks on workers’ right to organize\, and the destruction of our environment. We will assert our right to education and employment\, racial\, gender an d economic equality\, land reform\, and the independence and self-determin ation of nations. \nAs a space for dialogue and understanding\, the Festiv al reflects the diversity and richness of the international youth and stud ent movement and its demands. \n\n\nHistory of the Festival Movement \n\nT he festival movement grew out of the ashes of the Second World War\, when thousands of youth and students assembled in Prague\, Czechoslovakia in 19 48 to proclaim that the youth would never again allow the horrors of fasci sm to terrorize the world. Since then\, the festival has blossomed into an ongoing forum for progressive youth from all over the world. \n\n\n16th F estival in Caracas\, Venezuela \n\nEach festival offers an opportunity to learn about the history and particular struggles of the host country and r egion. This summer in Caracas we will have the chance to learn about the a chievements and victories of the Venezuelan people\, who have stood up to US economic and political attacks and intervention to fight for their soci al and economic rights. We will have a chance to express our solidarity wi th the Venezuelan youth and people in their struggle for self determinatio n. \n\nTravel to Venezuela and meet young people from around the world! \n \nDelegates will participate in: \n\nExchanges Between Delegations \n\nArt Exhibitions \n\nWorkshops \n\nPanel Discussions \n\nIntramural Sports Act ivities \n\nCultural Events and Performances \n\nParties \n\nand much more ... \n\nThe body organizing the US delegation to the Festival is called th e US National Preparatory Committee (USNPC). The USNPC is composed of doze ns of progressive youth and student organizations from around the country. The USNPC wishes to bring a broad\, diverse delegation to the festival to reflect the richness of cultures and experiences that exist among our you th. We invite young workers\, artists\, religious youth\, athletes\, music ians\, activists\, and students (high school and college age) to be part o f our delegation. We particularly encourage young People of Color\, LGBTQ youth\, working class youth and women to participate. \n\nEstimated costs for food\, accomodations\, and airfare are still yet to be determined. For updates and news about the festival email: \nfestival_updates-subscribe@l ists.riseup.net \n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050815 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050807 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Caracas\, Venezuela SUMMARY:16th World Festival of Youth and Students UID:20260421T070502CEST-nLSOepA5hu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usnpc.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This our chance to voice our concerns to the NRC about the buil ding of a new nuclear reactor in Clinton\, IL. It's important that we get a lot of people there. If you need transportation from the Bloomington-No rmal area give call at 309-454-9229 or e-mail albutte@ilstu.edu. If you n eed transportation from the Chicagoland area drop the Nuclear Energy Infor mation Service a line at clintonhearing@neis.org or call the office at 847 -869-\n7650.\n\nRegister to speak ahead of time by by calling 1-800-368-5 642\, ext. 3835\, or by emailing the NRC at ClintonEIS@nrc.gov.\n\nIf you don't register by the 13th\, you may register to speak at Clinton Junior H igh\, as long as you arrive there at least 30 minutes prior to the start o f the 7 p.m. meeting. \n\nOr just come show your support! Geographical Sc ope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050419T183000 GEO:40.152800;-88.947100 LOCATION:Clinton Junior High School\, 401 N. Center Street\, Clinton\, Illi nois\, 61727\, United States SUMMARY:Public Hearing with the Nuclear Regulatory Comission UID:20260421T070502CEST-lD0Zz471xk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://clinton.nonewnukes.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, April 8th 2005\nTime: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM\nLocati on: New York City Hall - Council Chambers\nCity/State: NYC\, NY\nCategory: Human Rights\nWebsite: http://www.nychri.org\n\nSAVE THE DATE! We need yo u at the first public hearing on Intro 512 - the Human Rights GOAL (Govern ment Operations Audit Law)! \nFRIDAY\, APRIL 8 at 10:00am Council Chambers \, City Hall \n\nHuman Rights GOAL is an innovative law that uses the stan dards and tools of the universal human rights system to improve city gover nance. The legislation was developed by a citywide coalition of over 65 or ganizations -- the NYC Human Rights Initiative\, www.nychri.org -- and was introduced into City Council by CM Bill Perkins in December 2004. \n\nThe law takes a preventive approach to potentially unjust city policies — man y of which are unintentionally harmful — by integrating human rights stand ards into city operations across the board. A preventive approach is bette r for New Yorkers\, because it means that problematic policies will be ide ntified and changed before they cause egregious harm. \n\nThe proposed law creates a mandate—and a process—for city personnel\, community advocates and city residents to work together as allies. Preventable problems—like i nadequate recruitment\, retention and/or promotion of African Americans\, Latinos\, women and others in the municipal workforce—will be tackled head -on through a collaborative approach. This multi-stakeholder approach will also ensure that all city residents have equal access to city services an d resources\, such as healthcare\, education and housing. \n\nHelp ensure that NYC promotes and protects human rights -- JOIN US ON APRIL 8 TO SHOW THAT YOU BELIEVE IN HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL NEW YORKERS! \n\n**************** ******************\nNYCHRI Coordinating Organizations: American Civil Libe rties Union • Amnesty International USA • Legal Momentum • New York Civil Liberties Union • Urban Justice Center Human Rights Project • Women of Col or Policy Network \n\nFor more information on the NYC Human RIghts Initiat ive\, visit our website at \nwww.nychri.org\, or contact 646-602-5628/5629 .\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050408T100000 GEO:40.729100;-73.991600 LOCATION:City Hall\, New York\, New York\, 10012\, United States SUMMARY:City Council Hearing on Your Human Rights UID:20260421T070502CEST-A8w62LpSpI@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:607-857-0128 Email:info@studentpeaceproject.net DESCRIPTION:2005 Don't Mourn\, Organize! Conference \nApril 16-17\, 2005 at Yale University\n\nWe will be meeting with students from campuses across the country\, assessing resources and goals\, as well as sharing our hop es for a brighter future. Out of this meeting we hope to build and streng then connections and develop a plan of action for organizing over the ne xt several months.\n\nTo register\, send your name\, school\, year\, phone number\, e-mail address\, and the name of any groups you are involved i n to marissa.levendis@yale.edu.\n\nFor more information contact info@stude ntpeaceproject.net Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050417 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050416 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Yale\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY:Don\\'t Mourn\, Organize - Student Peace Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-JTb7L8afXT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentpeaceproject.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:314-712-0603 Email:nick.knobbe@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The United Activist Network in conjunction with the Student Sie rra Coalition will host a grassroots organizing conference at MU on April 15th-17th. The conference is student organized and student run\, with wor kshops and presentations from fellow student activists. This is an opport unity for the social justice community at MU and around the state to come together\, share grassroots organizing skills\, and build a network for ef fective\, progressive activism. Two days of workshops will be conducted o n topics ranging from fundraising and media relations to non-hierarchical decision making and effective campaign strategy. The conference is free a nd open to anyone. Housing will be provided for anyone who needs it. Geo graphical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050417 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050415T170000 GEO:38.894200;-92.274100 LOCATION:University Of Missouri - Columbia\, Columbia\, Missouri\, 65201\, United States SUMMARY:GROing Activism in Missouri UID:20260421T070502CEST-Bl14m88m1h@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:727-821-6620 Email: DESCRIPTION:What: Public Forum\nWhen: Sunday\, April 10\, 2:00pm\nWhere: En och Davis Center\, 1111 18th Ave. S.\, St.\nPetersburg\nContact: Gaida Kam bon\, 727-821-6620\n\nLynne Stewart\, the New York attorney facing 25 - 40 \nyears in prison for defending a jailed Arab militant\,\nwill speak at th e Enoch Davis Center in St. Petersburg\non April 10th.\n\nThe 65-year-old attorney gained national attention in\nNovember 2003 when then-Attorney Ge neral John Ashcroft\ntravelled to New York to personally announce her\nind ictment on charges of supporting terrorism.\n\nThe government accused Stew art of aiding her client\,\nthe radical Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman\, in 2000 by giving\na press release to Reuters News Service in Cairo\,\nEgypt\, and of being present when her co-defendants\nallegedly aided her client in wr iting letters.\n\nCivil liberties and human rights groups such as the\nNat ional Lawyer's Guild\, the Center for Consitutional\nRights and the Nation al Conference of Black Lawyers\nhave expressed outrage at Stewart's convic tion\,\nwarning of the erosion of legal consitutional\nprotections in the post-911 era. \n\nOn April 10th\, Stewart will participate in a forum at\n the Enoch Davis Center on the topic of defending the\nfree speech and demo cratic rights of oppressed and\ncolonized peoples.\n\nJoining Stewart on t he panel will be two Florida radio\nhosts discussing the increasing repres sion of black\nvoices in the media. Local African community activist\nConn ie Burton will speak on the cancellation of her\nweekly talk show from Tam pa's listerner-sponsored WMNF\nradio and Ital-K will discuss the censorshi p of his\nprogram on NPR station WLRN radio in Miami.\n\nUhuru Movement le ader Omali Yeshitela will present an\nAfrican working class perspective on American\ndemocracy\, including a review of government efforts to\nsilenc e the black liberation movement\, from the FBI's\nCOINTELPRO of the 1960s to the 1996 police teargassing\nof St. Petersburg's Uhuru House.\n\nThe fo rum will begin at 2:00 pm on Sunday\, April 10th\nat the Enoch Davis Cente r\, located at 1111 18th Ave.\nS. in St. Petersburg. For more information\ , call\n727-821-6620.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050410T140000 GEO:27.743600;-82.641800 LOCATION:1111 18th Ave. S.\, St. Petersburg\, Florida\, 33705\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Atty Lynne Stewart to Speak in St. Petersburg UID:20260421T070502CEST-3l8uRkGcus@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:610-330-4283 Email:smithsl@lafayette.edu DESCRIPTION:Bald eagles\, hawks\, owls\, turkey vultures... all during lunc h! Bring your lunch and see the Pennsylvania Raptor and Wildlife Associati on's presentation of the interactions between humans and wildlife\, as wel l as the birds they will bring along (a bald eagle\, Harris hawk\, barred owl\, and turkey vulture). This will be an educational program in which bi rds help the audience with current environmental issues.\n Geographical S cope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050419T120000 GEO:40.683200;-75.264900 LOCATION:Quad\, Lafayette College\, Easton\, Pennsylvania\, 18042\, United States SUMMARY:Pennsylvania Raptor and Wildlife Association: Interactions between humans and wi UID:20260421T070502CEST-KmBfeut8oS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~leap/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:610-330-4283 Email:smithsl@lafayette.edu DESCRIPTION:Hart Feuer\, a Lafayette graduate (2004)\, and current employee of the environmental and activist organization Action PA (www.actionpa.or g)\, will discuss the national and global environmental movement. Feuer wi ll also discuss why this movement has missed a beat in our ability to acce ss peoples' minds and persuade them.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050419T190000 GEO:40.683200;-75.264900 LOCATION:Kirby 104\, Lafayette College\, Easton\, Pennsylvania\, 18042\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Post Environmentalism: Science or Imagery in Shaping the Green Psyc he UID:20260421T070502CEST-iR771hNVh2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~leap/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:610-330-4283 Email:smithsl@lafayette.edu DESCRIPTION:Bill Sweeney\, self-proclaimed 'biophiliac' and head of the Jac obsburg Environmental Center\, will discuss a combination of outdoor recre ation opportunities\, unique natural areas\, and political issues related to preserving the environment and maintaining healthy ecosystems. 12-1:30p m FREE LUNCH\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050420T120000 GEO:40.683200;-75.264900 LOCATION:Hugel 103\, Lafayette College\, Easton\, Pennsylvania\, 18042\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Brown Bag: Bill Sweeney of Jacobsburg Environmental Center UID:20260421T070502CEST-fWtnuHRbvG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~leap/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:610-330-4283 Email:smithsl@lafayette.edu DESCRIPTION:Two senior mechanical engineering majors\, Doug Fox and Wes Lan e\, will present their senior project: a biodiesel engine.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050421T190000 GEO:40.683200;-75.264900 LOCATION:Hugel 100\, Lafayette College\, Easton\, Pennsylvania\, 18042\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Biodiesel Engine UID:20260421T070502CEST-Kr4HSfD5h1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~leap/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:610-330-4283 Email:smithsl@lafayette.edu DESCRIPTION:Artist Stacy Levy’s focus typically includes water\, wind\, tid es\, pollution\, and decay\; her works tell the stories of specific sites and their intersection of ecological and cultural influences. 'Blue Lake\, ' her Lafayette installation is a departure. 'Blue Lake' will not be a rep resentation of an existing lake\, nor use materials from an existing body of water\, but will be like a “mirage\,” representing a longing for water\ , and the absence of a perfect blue lake in our landscape.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050422T120000 GEO:40.683200;-75.264900 LOCATION:Williams Center Gallery\, Lafayette College\, Easton\, Pennsylvani a\, 18042\, United States SUMMARY:Artist Talk by Stacy Levy UID:20260421T070502CEST-61htCnOVOD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~leap/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:610-330-4283 Email:smithsl@lafayette.edu DESCRIPTION:LEAP invites you to celebrate Earth Day with free food\, tie-dy ing\, a hemp jewelry making workshop\, volleyball\, frisbee\, and other fu n outdoor activities in the back yard of McKelvy! Come and show your suppo rt for your environment!\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050422T180000 GEO:40.683200;-75.264900 LOCATION:McKelvy House\, Lafayette College\, Easton\, Pennsylvania\, 18042\ , United States SUMMARY:Earth Day Party UID:20260421T070502CEST-hc2xvZBHHL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~leap/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:610-330-4283 Email:smithsl@lafayette.edu DESCRIPTION:Join your fellow students\, conservationists\, and nature enthu siasts in cleaning up the Bushkill Creek! Projects will include litter cle an-ups along the lower Bushkill\, as well as trail work\, invasive species removal and native plant restoration at Jacobsburg. Please bring lunch\, beverage\, and work gloves.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050423T100000 GEO:40.683200;-75.264900 LOCATION:Farinon Steps (Quad-side)\, Lafayette College\, Easton\, Pennsylva nia\, 18042\, United States SUMMARY:Great PA Clean-up in the Bushkill Creek Watershed UID:20260421T070502CEST-utUOkSw6p9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~leap/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:610-330-4283 Email:smithsl@lafayette.edu DESCRIPTION:Lafayette will be graced by the appearance of presidential cand idate\, consumer advocate\, and national celebrity Ralph Nader! A week cho ck full of environmentally oriented lectures and activities will culminate with this Earth Week Finale\, co-sponsored by organizations across the bo ard. Nader will hold a book-signing afterwards.\n Geographical Scope: Loc al DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050425T200000 GEO:40.683200;-75.264900 LOCATION:Colton Chapel\, Lafayette College\, Easton\, Pennsylvania\, 18042\ , United States SUMMARY:RALPH NADER: Politics and the Environment UID:20260421T070502CEST-UU5VWLEnoz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~leap/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:617-482-6300 Email:suren@fairjobs.org DESCRIPTION:Join Amit Srivastava (India Resource Center) and Luis Adolfo Ca rdona (former Coke employee and unionist from Colombia) in an evening of s haring knowledge and organizing to hold Coca-Cola accountable. Meeting fac ilitator: Celina Lee\, other presentations by Myriam Ortiz and Kim Foltz.\ n\nIn India Coca-Cola:\n=> Causes severe water shortages in communities ac ross the country => Pollutes groundwater and soil around its bottling faci lities => Distributes its toxic waste as 'fertilizer' to farmers => Sells drinks with high levels of pesticides\, including DDT- sometimes 30 times higher than European standards\n\nIn Colombia:\n=> Union leaders at Coke's bottling plants have be murdered => Hundreds of union workers have been t ortured\, kidnaped and illegally detained => Family members of trade union ists have been targeted => All while Coke leaders launch a $250 million ad vertising blitz keyed to the theme\, 'Coca-Cola.Real.'\n\nThe meeting wil l help launch a New England-wide network of organizations concerned about Coca-Cola's abusive practice both in the United States and abroad.\n\nSpon soring Organizations: Mass Global Action\, Alliance for a Secular and Demo cratic South Asia\, NAFFE\, Jobs with Justice\, Project Voice/AFSC\, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement\, MA Chapter\, United for Justice with Peace\, Boston Mobilization\, Tellus Institute\, TecsChange\, Asian A merican Resource Workshop\, South Asian Center\, and BankBusters. \n\nDinn er and refreshments provided\, admission free\, but suggested donation $5. \n\n\nTo download the flyer: http://www.massglobalaction.org/docs/cocacola .pdf\n\nFor more information and to co-sponsor the event: contact stopcoke [at] massglobalaction.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050413T183000 GEO:42.351000;-71.059400 LOCATION:33 Harrison Ave\, 3rd Flr\, Chinatown\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 0 2111\, United States SUMMARY:Coca-Cola: Destroying Lives\, Livelihoods & Communities UID:20260421T070502CEST-i4pB86MC4W@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:jchurchi@calpoly.edu DESCRIPTION:After an incredibly successful convergence at Chico\, San Luis Obispo will be hosting a convergence right before the May Board of Trustee s meeting. May 6-8th. Mark your calendars - you won't want to miss it! Keep checking back at www.renewcsu.org as more info will soon be posted. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050508 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050506T180000 GEO:35.347100;-120.455000 LOCATION:Cal Poly San Luis Obispo\, San Luis Obispo\, California\, 93407\, United States SUMMARY:Renew CSU Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-TZwCGdR5A3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.renewcsu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Free Democracy Summit: A Weekend of Art\, Inspiration and Educa tion\nDuluth's second annual Free Democracy Summit (April 22-24) seeks to address this question among many others. Organized by the University of Mi nnesota Duluth's chapter of the Minnesota Public Interest Group (MPIRG)\, the summit sets out to explore and inspire citizen participation in Americ an Democracy and grassroots activism.\n\n This years Summit is focused on interpreting Thomas Jefferson's famous phrase: “life\, liberty\, and the p ursuit of happiness” means to individual citizens. For instance\, if “life ” is an inalienable right then doesn't that mean we are all entitled to ad equate healthcare? \nThe weekend is broken up into three aspects: art\, ed ucation and inspiration. Artists from around Minnesota have submitted poli tically charged art to inspire thought and conversation. Our panel discuss ions are the key to the weekend. We have topics ranging from Christianity in democracy to alternative healthcare. And finally\, our keynote speakers are meant to inspire. \n\nThe Free Democracy Summit will be kicked off on Friday April 22 at the Duluth YWCA (202 W. 2nd St.\, Duluth). Starting a t 5:30 pm\, the FDS opening ceremonies will feature inspiring speakers. A ward-winning African American poet\, dramatist\, performer\, and researche r Dr. Mary E. Weems and Dr. Steven Miles\, Minnesota Monthly's Minnesotan of the year and the first person to document military health care workers' involvement in the tortures of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay detainees ar e both scheduled to speak. In addition\, Mark Ritchie\, executive director of the institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy in Minneapolis will be speaking. Dinner will also be served. On Friday night\, bands will be pl aying the Brewhouse\, The Red Star\, RT’s and The Tap Room. For complete music schedule check out www.freedemocraysummit.org.\n \n\n On Saturday\, panel discussions will be held from 9am to 4pm at Harbor City Internation al School (332 W. Michigan St.). Discussion topics will include many iss ues including but not limited to same sex marriage\, homelessness\, US for eign policy and issues in the media. For a complete listing of panel disc ussions check out www.freedemocracysummit.org. A gallery of politically c harged art will be on display starting at 12:00 pm. In addition there wil l be a Film festival at 7:15 pm.\n \n After the panel discussions a street festival will be held on Superior Street. The Hillside Flyers are set to perform acrobatic feats and Jim Hightower\, former Texas secretary of agr iculture and a New York Times best selling author\, will deliver the Free Democracy Summit keynote address. Jim Hightower will also be appearing at 7:30 pm at Chester Creek Café for a dinner and meet & greet. On Saturday night\, bands will be playing the Brewhouse\, Red Star\, RT’s and Sir Ben ’s. For complete music schedule check out www.freedemocraysummit.org.\n\n Much is also planned for Sunday. An interfaith service will be held at 1 0:00 am at The Harbor City International School followed by the People’s B runch at 11:00 am. At 1:00 pm workshops and activist trainings will be he ld at the Harbor City School. Finally starting at 9:00 pm bands will be p laying the Brewhouse\, the Northshore Theater\, the Tap Room and Red Star. \n\nFor a complete listing of all the weekend events check out the FDS web site at www.freedemocracysummit.org.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050424 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050422T173000 GEO:47.217300;-92.118400 LOCATION:YWCA Duluth\, Duluth\, Minnesota\, 55803\, United States SUMMARY:Free Democracy Summit Duluth 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-MkaXpc63uF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://freedemocracysummit.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-552-8722 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 18th at 6pm Thomas Giefer's documentary film “Assassination in the Colonial Style” is showing at Robin's Bookstore\, 10 8 S. 13th St. in Center City\, Philadelphia. The film exposes the truth be hind the murder of African freedom fighter Patrice Lumumba by U.S. and Bel gian imperialism. Sateesh Rogers \nof the African People's Socialist Party lead a discussion following the film. \nFor more information\, contact th e Uhuru Solidarity Movement at 215-552-8722. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050418T180000 GEO:39.962600;-75.162900 LOCATION:108 S. 13th St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Film showing: 'Assassination in the Colonial Style' UID:20260421T070502CEST-cWRnWDjZ0p@74.81.90.59 URL:http://apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-474-8182 Email:inpdum_international@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:WHAT: 2005 Convention of the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement \n\nWHEN: Saturday\, April 23 from 9am-5pm & Sunday\, Apri l 24\, 2005 from 9am-3pm\n\nWHERE: Mantis Boxing School\, 4522 Baltimore A ve.\, Philadelphia PA\n\nCONTACT: Kamau Becktemba 267-254-5901\n\nOn April 23-24\, the 2005 Convention of the International People's Democratic Uhur u Movement (InPDUM) will convene in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania at the Man tis Boxing School\, 4522 Baltimore Avenue. This year's Convention will fo cus on issues of education\, the struggle for free speech\, violence in th e African community\, and economic development\, and will include key note speaker Omali Yeshitela\, founder of the Uhuru Movement and Chairman of t he African People’s \nSocialist Party on “The Current World Situation and the Struggle for Self-Determination.” \n\nRegistration for the 2005 InPDUM Convention is $15 per day or \n$30 for the weekend\, which includes conti nental breakfast and hot lunch. For more information\, contact the Interna tional People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement \nat 215-474-8182 or on the web at www.inpdum.org. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050424 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050423T090000 GEO:39.957300;-75.187000 LOCATION:Mantis School Of Boxing\, 4522 Baltimore Ave\, Philadelphia\, Penn sylvania\, 19143\, United States SUMMARY:2005 Convention of the International People's Democratic Uhuru Move ment (InPDUM) UID:20260421T070502CEST-iVxOMmNMhE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://inpdum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:607-255-7581 Email:klb23@cornell.edu DESCRIPTION:Despite enormous challenges in organizing and bargaining in a r apidly changing global economy\, this is a time of great opportunity and i nnovation by American unions.  Nowhere is this more evident than in recent union organizing and bargaining campaign victories such as SEIU at Securi tas\, UNITE HERE at H & M\, PACE at Continental Carbon\, the UAW at Dana\, and Ironworkers at JD Steele.  These victories came about because of a co mbination of grassroots rank-and-file mobilizing and leadership developmen t\, and escalating actions in the workplace and broader community\, but fu ndamental to all these campaigns was careful strategic research. \n\n Unfo rtunately the U.S. labor movement today is facing a critical shortage of t rained organizing\, bargaining and campaign staff with strategic research training who understand both corporate structure and finance and union cam paign strategies.  To help meet this need the AFL-CIO asked the Cornell Sc hool of Industrial and Labor Relations five years ago to develop a one-wee k intensive credit course on strategic corporate research for graduate stu dents and upper level undergraduates interested in working with the labor movement upon completion of their degrees.  The course will be available a s either a non-credit course or as a 1 1/2 credit hour undergraduate cours e with an additional research and writing assignment.  Those interested in pursuing strategic corporate research positions within unions are strongl y advised to take the course for credit so that they will have the additio nal experience of researching an actual corporation\, and have a completed strategic research report to show prospective union employers. Geographi cal Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050617 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050612 GEO:42.402800;-76.484000 LOCATION:Ithaca\, New York\, 14850\, United States SUMMARY:Course in Strategic Corporate (Campaign) Research UID:20260421T070502CEST-IUGPAtkGex@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sp/scr.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202.462.6610 Email:gpac@gpac.org DESCRIPTION:The conference begins with the 10th annual Gender Lobby Day\, w hen activists from across the country descend on Capitol Hill to educate t heir Congress Members. Last year 1500 activists convened over 3 days! Foll owing lobby day\, attendees will return to the hotel for two intense and e xciting days of workshops\, plenaries\, and speakers including Eve Kosofsk y Sedgwick and Anne Fausto Sterling. \nGenderPAC works to end discriminati on and violence caused by gender stereotypes by changing public attitudes\ , educating elected officials and expanding legal rights. GenderPAC’s goal s are safer communities\, fairer workplaces and schools where all children are valued and respected.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050522 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050520T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:300 Army Navy Dr\, Double Tree Hotel\, Arlington\, Virginia\, 2220 2\, United States SUMMARY:GenderPAC's National Conference on Gender UID:20260421T070502CEST-L4flrBNdrw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gpac.org/ncg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:cita@verizon.net DESCRIPTION:On Saturday April 30 farmworkers and allies will begin a 4 day march for justice from *CITA's offices in Albion to demand passage of a bi ll for equal labor rights. Since the 1930s farmworkers have been excluded from the same rights and protections that most other workers take for gran ted such as a day of rest per week\, overtime pay\, disability insurance\, and collective bargaining protections. The NY Farmworker Fair Labor Pract ices Act would remove thse exclusions and grant farmworkers the equality t hey deserve.\n\nTell NY Senate Majority Leader\, Joe Bruno\, to End Farmwo rker Discrimination \nby signing the petition: www.unionvoice.org/campaign /cita\n\n*Organized by CITA: Centro Independiente de Trabajadores Agricola s: The Independent Farmworkers Center. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050503 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Albany\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:NYS Farmworkers March for Justice 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-UW6l2UVj6V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.citany.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:585-589-7640 Email:cita@verizon.net DESCRIPTION:This event kicks off the NYS Farmworker March for Justice organ ized by CITA.\n\nDinner is free but donations will be accepted.\n\nCan't c ome to the kick-off: Tell NY Senate Majority Leader\, Joe Bruno\, to End F armworker Discrimination by signing this petetion: http://www.unionvoice.o rg/campaign/cita\n\n********************************\nOn Saturday April 30 farmworkers and allies will begin a 4-day march for justice from CITA's o ffices in Albion to demand passage of a bill for equal labor rights. Since the 1930s farmworkers have been excluded from the same rights and protect ions that most other workers take for granted such as a day of rest per we ek\, overtime pay\, disability insurance\, and collective bargaining prote ctions. The New York Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act would remove thes e exclusions and grant farmworkers the equality they deserve. Geographi cal Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050429T190000 GEO:43.235100;-78.194300 LOCATION:St. Joseph's R.C. Church\, 106 S. Main St.\, Albion\, New York\, 1 4411\, United States SUMMARY:NYS Farmworkers March for Justice 2005: Vigil of Solidarity & Dinne r UID:20260421T070502CEST-FoM7AUJRhv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.citany.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:585-589-7640 Email:cita@verizon.net DESCRIPTION:Day 1: Marching Albion to Brockport (along Route 31)\n\n9:00 am . Depart CITA's main offices\, 158 Hamilton St. and Rt. 31 (1/2 mile west of Rt. 98)\n\nLunch stop St. Paul's Episcopal Church\, 78 South Main St.\, Holley\n\n4:00 pm. Arrival rally at St. Luke's Episcopal Church\, Main & State Sts.\, Brockport\n\n*********************************\nCan't come: T ell NY Senate Majority Leader\, Joe Bruno\, to End Farmworker Discriminati on \nby signing this petition: http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/cita G eographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050430T090000 GEO:43.235100;-78.194300 LOCATION:CITA Office\, 158 Hamilton St. And Rt. 31\, Albion\, New York\, 14 411\, United States SUMMARY:NYS Farmworkers March for Justice 2005: March Day 1 UID:20260421T070502CEST-14wvU1FMUs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.citany.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Come to the 18th Annual CAAPS Conference on 'Peacemaking\, Dive rsity and Social Change'\nSaturday\, 23 April 2005 \n9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m .\nRegistration is free and begins at 8:30 a.m.\nThe conference is an all- day event\, designed to bring together people\, ideas\, and resources arou nd the themes of peacemaking\, diversity and social change. Students--both graduate and undergraduate--actively engaged in\nintellectual\, academic\ , and activist endeavors related to these themes constitute the core of\n the conference. The opportunities for their involvement include presenting or responding to papers in panels\, participating in roundtable discussio ns\, giving or otherwise taking part in workshops\, or moderating a panel or roundtable session. Apart from attending sessions\, conference attendee s also have the opportunity\nto hear keynote speakers\, interact with repr esentatives of invited non-profit organizations\, and join in other sorts of collective activities (e.g. meals\, music\,\n movement\, etc.).\n\nSee the web-site for more information and registration forms. Registration is open to undergraduate and graduate students and to peace activist organiza tions. Registration is free and open until 16 April 05. Notification of th e finalized Program for the conference will be sent via email on or about 19 April. Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050423T083000 GEO:38.933200;-76.996300 LOCATION:Hannan Hall\, The Catholic University Of America\, 620 Michigan Av e. NE\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20064\, United States SUMMARY:Capitol Area Association of Peace Studies Student Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-6N0MpHiglN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://pjsp.cua.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Service Workers from the University of California System are go ing on strike because they have not received any wage raises in 3 years. T hey are doing a UC wide one-day strike to demand a living wage. Please sho w your support Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050414T120000 GEO:33.691600;-117.765000 LOCATION:University Of California\, Irvine\, California\, 92620\, United St ates SUMMARY:AFSME Service Worker Strike UID:20260421T070502CEST-uHdwdsT6Ci@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:abwwrpeace@resist.ca DESCRIPTION:The following network of peace communities meeting will be: \nT ime: 7pm-9:00\nDate: Friday\, April 22nd\, 2005\nLocation: Laughing Horse Bookstore\, 3652 SE Division St. Portland\, OR 97202 \nLight Refreshments served free of charge.\n\n\nPortland\, 7 p.m. Live And Work For Peace! Wou ld you like to live\, work and promote peace among people who are working for peace? Would you like to network in ways that form real community? In ways that form a level of solidarity that hasn't been seen in Portland sin ce the days when teepees were the only skyscrapers against unpolluted blue skies and swaying emerald fields? Learn how! The Portland Community of A Better World Is Within Reach P.E.A.C.E. Network will present a free\, Mult icultural public workshop concerning creating sustainable villages\, based on cohousing and intentional communities. The action community\, the peop le's community: Communities networking for Peace! The way to ensure that p eople are empowered to work for peace! All people are welcome. Minorities and all marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to attend. Free vegan Refreshments. Laughing Horse Books\, 3652 SE Division\, Portland. ABWWRPea ceNetwork-Portland. \nwww.abwwrpeace.org\, e-mail: abwwrpeace 'at' resist. ca\nThanx! :o)\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050422T190000 GEO:45.532000;-122.684000 LOCATION:3652 SE Division St. Portland\, OR\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97209\, U nited States SUMMARY:Creation of the International Multicultural Peace Movement Headquar ters UID:20260421T070502CEST-JXu4dl6g3M@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.abwwrpeace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Learn how to get involved with UNCUT Media writers and others i nterested in free speech\, co-op media\, alternative media and independent journalism. All people are welcome to attend as UNCUT Media desires to p romote diversity as well as freedom of speech in media. Vegan refreshment s provided.\nCost: Free. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050517T170000 GEO:45.498900;-122.693000 LOCATION:801 S.W. 10th Ave\, Central Public Library\, Porltand\, Oregon\, 9 7201\, United States SUMMARY:Take Back The Media! UNCUT Media Writers Group And Free Speech Sol idarity Event UID:20260421T070502CEST-AlGWUwltpT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freewebs.com/uncutmedia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Learn how to get involved with UNCUT Media writers and others i nterested in free speech\, co-op media\, alternative media and independent journalism. This will also be an opportunity to network with those who a re working on research topics which the corporate media completely ignores and/or choose not to give headline attention. This non-corporate media e vent is for people interested in all aspects of non-corporate media (writi ng\, video\, audio\, photography\, webcast\, etc.) All people are welcome to attend as UNCUT Media desires to promote diversity as well as freedom of speech in media. Vegan refreshments provided.\nCost: Free. Geographic al Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050531T190000 GEO:45.481700;-122.637000 LOCATION:Laughing Horse Bookstore\,\, 3652 SE Division\,\, Portland\, Orego n\, 97202\, United States SUMMARY:Take Back The Media! UNCUT Media Group And Free Speech Solidarity Event UID:20260421T070502CEST-GnPuC7x9lm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freewebs.com/uncutmedia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:585-589-7640 Email:cita@verizon.net DESCRIPTION:Day 2: Marching Brockport to Rochester (along Rt. 104 to Lake Ave.)\n\n9:00 am.Departing Haefner Park\, Clarkson (Located just north of Route 104 on Route 19)\n\n2:30 pm. Rally Stop at Senator Joe Robach's Offi ce \, 2300 W. Ridge Road\, Greece\n\n5:00 pm. Arrival rally at Downtown Un ited Presbyterian Church/Spiritus Christi\, 121 N. Fitzhugh St.\, Rocheste r\n\n********************************\n\nCan't make it: Tell NY Senate Maj ority Leader\, Joe Bruno\, to End Farmworker Discrimination by signing thi s petition: http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/cita Geographical Scope: S tate DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050501T090000 GEO:43.286000;-77.684300 LOCATION: Haefner Park\, North Of Rt 104 On Rt 19\, Clarkson\, New York\, 1 4430\, United States SUMMARY:NYS Farmworkers March for Justice 2005: Day 2 UID:20260421T070502CEST-xO61gtKU9O@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.citany.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:585-589-7640 Email:cita@verizon.net DESCRIPTION:Day 3: Marching Rochester to Sodus and Geneva\n\n::Rochester se gment::\n8:45 am. Departing Downtown United Presbyterian Church/ Spiritus Christi\, 121 N. Fitzhugh St.\, Rochester.\n\n9:30 am. Rally at Rural Oppo rtunities Inc.\, 400 East Ave.\, Rochester.\n \n::Sodus segment::\n11:30 a m. Departing Valero Gas Station\, Corner of Pratt Rd. & Rt. 104\, Sodus\n\ n12:45 pm. Lunch-time rally: Church of the Epiphany\, 105 West Main St.\, Sodus\n\n::Geneva segment::\n4:30 pm. Marching into Geneva: Meeting loca tion\, to be determined.\n\n6:00 pm. Dinner & Rally\, First United Methodi st Church\, 340 Main St.\, Geneva\n\n********************************\nCan 't make it?: Tell NY Senate Majority Leader\, Joe Bruno\, to End Farmworke r Discrimination \nby signing this pettion: http://www.unionvoice.org/camp aign/cita Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050502T084500 GEO:43.223300;-77.917300 LOCATION:Downtown United Presbyterian Church/Spiritus Chris\, 121 N. Fitzhu gh St.\, Rochester\, New York\, 14420\, United States SUMMARY:NYS Farmworkers March for Justice 2005: Day 3 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vLtspMHh1A@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.citany.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:francoantonetti@earthlink.net DESCRIPTION:The author of the remarkable memoir titled 'I Wouldn't Die.' is driving up from Arizona to visit as many Libraries as possible in the Nor th East and discuss his life experiences and challenges as a ten year old kid coming from Rome\,Italy to NY. in 1954.The why and how he wrote his bo ok and what it takes to chase the American dream and climb the corporate l adder.Other Universities Libraries can still contact him as he will visit as many as possible in 2005 and the events are FREE\, Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051005T150000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Sacred Heart Univ.Lib.\, 5151 Park Ave\, Fairfield\, Connecticut\, 06825\, United States SUMMARY:Free Library Event - Meet Franco Antonetti. UID:20260421T070502CEST-Czcdtv2lKv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.francoantonetti.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:805-965-3443 Email:youth@napf.org DESCRIPTION:The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and its partners invite you to participate in 'Think Outside the Bomb\,' a gathering of young leaders\, disarmament experts\, educators\, veteran activists\, and artists. \n\nYou ng organizers who work either directly or indirectly on nuclear issues are invited to participate in the gathering. Prospective applicants include\, but are not limited to\, young activists who are: resisting increasing mi litarism in their schools\; opposing the storage of nuclear waste in their neighborhoods\; and/or implementing sustainable energy practices in their homes\, churches/mosques/synagogues\, and/or universities. It is our goal for participants to leave the gathering with a deepened understanding of nuclear issues\; inspiration to continue their activism\; expanded social and professional networks\; an approach to fundraising based upon compassi on\; and a supply of organizing resources.\n\nParticipants will be asked t o develop and present an action plan during the gathering. Facilitators wi ll support participants in conceptualizing and writing their plans. Simila rly\, facilitators will help participants implement their plans immediatel y following the gathering. Examples of such support include: mentorship\; skills training\; internship and fellowship positions\; regional gathering s\; conference calls\; and funding prospects.\n\nWe recognize that young l eaders face many obstacles in organizing\, such as underfunded public scho ols and mainstream media outlets which falsely frame nuclear threats today as being far away in distant lands or a result of another country’s actio ns. We acknowledge that older Americans have a much different connection t o nuclear and foreign policy issues (e.g.\, duck-and-cover drills and the Cuban Missile Crisis) than the experiences of young people today (e.g.\, t he tragic events of September 11th\, and increasingly aggressive US milita ry policies as evidenced by wars on Afghanistan and Iraq). Guest speakers will address these obstacle and share strategies for bridging these differ ences.\n\nSpace is limited. Lodging and food are subsidized. International applicants are welcome. Travel stipends are available for US participants . Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050821 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050815T160000 GEO:34.432900;-119.837000 LOCATION:University Of California\, Santa Barbara\, Santa Barbara\, Califor nia\, 93106\, United States SUMMARY:Think Outside the Bomb - A National Youth Conference on Nuclear Is sues UID:20260421T070502CEST-e9etZG9MtA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/programs/youth-outreach/youth-conferenc e/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Earth Day 2005 \n\nA Celebration of Localization! \n\nEarth Day : A Celebration of Localization! Coporations are attempting to use Earth day to help their image during this one day of the year. Grassroots group s and Local groups invite you to celebrate Earth Day with local groups and residents who promote a clean earth all year round! \n\nWhen: Saturday\, April 23 \nfrom 10 AM to 10 PM at Sunnyside Environmental school SE \n\n3 4th and Yamhill. This year’s event features more that 6O booths of local\, sustainable businesses and environmental organizations as well as a local farmer’s market. \n\nThe Celebration includes \n\nˇ Live music all day \ nˇ Organic food venders including\, for the first time ever Share The \n\n Love Catering’s raw\, live\, and living food offerings. \nˇ A silent aucti on \nˇ Information Booths \nˇ Better Transportation Fair \nˇ Kid’s Village \nˇ Health and Wellness area \nˇ Friends of Trees annual fruit tree givea way \nˇ Weaving the Community Web \n\nCity Repair Project Sponsor \n\nhttp ://www.cityrepair.org \n\nhttp://portland.indymedia.org/en/2005/04/315613. shtml\n\nco-sponsor: Friends of Trees\, KBOO Community Radio 90.7fm\, Free Geek\, \n\nEthos\, Sustainable Business Network of Portland/”Think Local First” \n\n\nMore events on Earth Day are below: \n\nhttp://earthday.cityr epair.org/2005 \n\n=========================== \n\nSolidarity! Earth Day Around the State of Oregon!\n\nCannon Beach Earth Day Festival sponsored b y North Coast Watershed Association. \nSaturday\, April 23\, 2005 6am - 5pm \nAround twenty federal/state agencies\, natural resource companies\, \nwatershed councils\, and environmental groups will have displays/activit ies throught Cannon Beach. (no fee) \nPlease contact organizer prior to a ttending. \nLocation: Spread through the downtown area\nAddress: N/A\, Ca nnon Beach\, Clatsop County\, or \nN/A\n \nContact: April Moon \nEmail: a moon@columbiaestuary.org \nPhone: (503)325-0435 \n \nIvor Davies Wayside Enhancement/Trail Work Party sponsored by Molalla River'Watch. \nSaturday \, April 23\, 2005 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. \nPlant native plants\,complete brid ge and clear winter debris from trails. (no fee) \nLocation: Hardy Creek Trailhead\nAddress: Molalla River Corridor\, Molalla\, Clackamas County\, wa \nContact: Kay Patteson \nEmail: riverwatch@molalla.net \nPhone: 503- 824-2195 \n \nSOLV IT 2005 sponsored by SOLV. \nSaturday\, April 23\, 20 05 9 AM - 1 PM \nSOLV IT\, one of the largest Earth Day Celebrations in the nation\, focuses on illegal dumpsite cleanup\, neighborhood or communi ty center\nimprovements\, cleaning and restoring waterways and wetlands\, and park and natural area restoration or enhancement. Volunteers converge at\napproximately 100 volunteer project sites in the greater Portland Metr o area. (no fee) \nLocation: Various\nAddress: Greater Portland Metro ar ea\, Portland\, Multnomah County\, or www.solv.org \n \nContact: Nancy S pieler \nPhone: 503-844-9571 \n \nRogue Valley Earth Day Celebration spo nsored by Ashland Parks & Recreation Department. \nSaturday\, April 23\, 2005 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM \nEarth Day 2005 – Together for Tomorrow: Featur ing 50+ sustainable living exhibits\, dozens of children’s activities\, li ve entertainment and an All Species Parade. (no fee) \nPlease contact or ganizer prior to attending. \nLocation: North Mountain Park\nAddress: 620 North Mountain Avenue\, Ashland\, Jackson County\, or \nwww.ashland.or.u s/earthday\n \nContact: North Mountain Park \nPhone: 541.488.6606 \n\n=== ================================\n\nThis event was posted by A Better Worl d Is Within Reach Peace Network\nhttp://www.abwwrpeace.org Geographical S cope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050423T100000 GEO:45.532200;-122.565000 LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, 97208\, United States SUMMARY:Earth Day 2005! A Celebration of Localization! UID:20260421T070502CEST-X0HzjEd01z@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:conference@esustainableworld.org DESCRIPTION:Engineers for a Sustainable World National Conference\nSustaina bility as Security: Meeting the Needs of a Changing World\nOctober 5-9\, 2 005\nAustin\, Texas\nhttp://www.esustainableworld.org\n\nHosted by Univers ity of Texas\, Austin\, the 2005 ESW national conference will bring togeth er 800 to 1000 professionals and students to discuss innovative engineerin g and business solutions that address global poverty and sustainability. T he conference will feature talks by distinguished speakers from industry\, non-governmental organizations (NGOs)\, and academia\, including a keynot e address by Hunter Lovins\, the co-author of Natural Capitalism.\n\nWe in vite students and professionals of all backgrounds to respond to the confe rence Call for Papers (deadline July 15):\nhttp://www.esustainableworld.or g/pdf/ESW05_CallForPapers.pdf Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051009 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051005 GEO:30.293100;-97.736900 LOCATION:University Of Texas\, Austin\, Austin\, Texas\, 78705\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Engineers for a Sustainable World National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-DUf8Px5W5e@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.esustainableworld.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:585-243-4049 Email:dave.dashefsky@gmail.com\, DESCRIPTION:The Progressive Student Coalition (PSC)\, in collaboration with individuals from other organizations\, campus and community groups is pu tting together a series of free workshops and presentations dealing with a variety of social issues. Currently\, there are 12 workshops ranging fro m the anti-war movement\, to problems of institutional racism\, to politic al theory of anarchism. Following the conference\, there will be an after party. \n\nThe Geneseo campus\, as well as the surrounding area\, has a n umber of active progressive organizations - this will be a terrific opport unity to network! \n\nWe welcome and encourage all interested individuals to attend! If you have further questions\, or need lodging\, please dire ct your inquiries to us by email or by phone. \n\nThanks!\nThe Geneseo Pr ogressive Conference\n \n10-10:30 Registration Newton Lobby\n\n10:30-10:4 5 Opening Remarks Newton 214\n\n11-12 Workshop session #1\n \n--> “35 Ye ars of Activism: If I can do it so can you” Dr. Arnold Matlin\, Long time activist and only American winner of the Nicaraguan Hero of the Revolution Award \n\n--> “Planned Parenthood at Geneseo” Jenna Piasecki\, Student Or ganizer and founder of the Geneseo Vox Chapter\; topic TBA \n\n--> Anti-Wa r of RIT\; topic TBA \n\n12:15-1:15 Workshop session #2 \n\n--> “Being a Conscientious Objector to the Draft” Dr. James Bearden\, Sociologist and registered C.O. in 1970\n \n--> “Cuba Reflections” Dr. Connie English\, R ecent traveler to Cuba \n \n--> “The Links Between Local and Regional Org anizing” Josh Carbuff and David Dashefsky\, Members of the Campus Anti-War Network National Coordinating Committee \n\n1:15-2:15 Lunch Break \n\n2: 15-3:15 Workshop session #3 \n\n--> “Non-institutional Responses to Opp ression and Income Inequality: A debate between Revolutionary Socialism an d Anarcho-socialism” Jesse Harasta and an unannounced member of the Intern ational Socialist Organization\, Organizers and political theory buffs\n \ n--> “Grassroots Political Organizing” Chris Hildebrant\, Sociologist\, Di sability Rights Activist and Candidate for Monroe County Legislature from the Green Party \n\n--> “The Real Reasons Behind the Iraq War” David Dashe fsky\, Political Science Major\, President of the Anti-War Coalition \n\n\ n3:30-4:30 Workshop session #4 \n\n--> “The Relationship Between Instit utional and Interpersonal Racism” Howard J. Eagle\, Activist and Teacher f rom the Rochester City School District\n \n--> “Disability Rights and Crea ting a More Accessible Society” Chris Hildebrant\, Sociologist\, Disabili ty Rights Activist and Candidate for Monroe County Legislature from the Gr een Party \n\n--> The International Socialist Organization\, Rochester Bra nch\; topic TBA \n\n4:30-5 Closing Remarks Newton 214\n\n5-6:30 Dinner \ n6:30+ After Party Location TBA\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050430T100000 GEO:42.783800;-77.777900 LOCATION:1 College Circle\, Geneseo\, New York\, 14454\, United States SUMMARY:Geneseo Progressive Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-K20TzlbX6b@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geneseo.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:914-422-4410 Email:kdorn@nrdc.org DESCRIPTION:Year Long Virtual March on Washington Launches to Stop Global W arming.\n\nApril 22\, 2005 – In 1963\, the world was revolutionized when 2 50\,000 Americans joined together to March on Washington. This historic event impacted the country\, and the rest of the world\, when leaders and everyday people united in their conviction to fight for freedom and change . \n\nIn 2005\, Americans will March on Washington again - except this t ime\, it will be virtual. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Senator John McCain are the first two marchers in what will be a millions-strong bipartisan Ma rch on Washington to Stop Global Warming -- expected to be one of the bigg est and most powerful campaigns in Internet history.\n\nThis historic onli ne journey across the United States\, supported by leading scientists\, po litical and religious leaders and prominent Americans\, will educate\, act ivate and empower Americans to demand their government take steps to stop global warming. Using state-of-the-art technology\, the Virtual March on Washington will move across the United States on the Internet and simultan eously through real events held in local cities and communities for 365 da ys.\n\nThere is full scientific consensus that global warming is happening now and the proof can be seen all over the United States. Just last week \, two energy industry CEOs (Cinergy Corp and Duke Energy Corp) included s ignificant statements about the urgency of the global warming problem in t heir annual reports. Global warming is a national security problem\, econ omic problem\, and a public health problem.\n\nRobert Kennedy Jr. avows 'O ur mandate to stop global warming transcends politics. It is a moral impe rative. The battle to save the planet is the ultimate human rights strugg le and\, as with America’s civil rights movement\, the first steps must be to mobilize citizens to remind our elected leaders of their moral obligat ion.” \n\nStop Global Warming founder\, Laurie David\, declares “A march is usually a one day event and 30 seconds on the evening news. But our M arch will be every day for 365 days until we are millions strong and our v oices are heard\, proving that there is a vast consensus among Americans t hat it is time to address the climate crisis.”\n\nStarting today\, America ns will join the March by visiting www.StopGlobalWarming.org. The site wil l be updated in real time as more people join and the journey continues to new places across America. Each stop will highlight climate change probl ems from glaciers melting and dying coral reefs to the rise of red alert d ays in Cincinnati\, Ohio\; the low maple sugar production in New Hampshire and the snow-less ski resorts in Washington State. The March will even v isit the Indy Racing League in Indianapolis where all of the racecars will soon be converted to run on biofuels. From Earth Day 2005 to Earth Day 2006\, millions of Americans will learn about the global warming crisis an d the devastating effects climate change will have on our country if we do n’t act quickly. \n\nJoin the Virtual March to Stop Global Warming www.s topglobalwarming.org\n\n\n\n###\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060422 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050422 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:On The Web\, United States SUMMARY:Virtual March on Washington to Stop Global Warming UID:20260421T070502CEST-mk5CWspK3Z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.StopGlobalWarming.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@peopleslegislature.org DESCRIPTION:As a follow-up to the first People's Legislature assembly on Ja nuary 4\, 2005 in Madison WI\, several state-wide\, regional forums are pl anned\, with the next one being held in Milwaukee WI on April 30\, 2005. T he remarkable response to the idea of a People's Legislature is testimony to the neccessity for change. At the first forum\, participants from all o ver the state approved resolutions which called for the following:\n\n# Co mprehensive campaign finance reform that includes public financing of stat e election campaigns\, and full disclosure of political contributions that restores the state's ban on corporate campaign contributions\;\n\n# Indep endent ethics enforcement by combining the state Elections Board and Ethic s Board into a single enforcement agency under the direction of a politica lly independent board\;\n\n# Competitive elections through reform of legis lative redistricting modeled after the system used in Iowa\, and\,\n\n# Pr eservation of local fiscal control to prevent arbitrary and centralized bu dget limits on local units of government.\n\nJoin us for the People’s Legi slature forum in Milwaukee:\n\nSaturday\, April 30\, 2005\n9:00 AM - 4:00 PM\nUnited Community Center\n1028 S. 9th St.\nMilwaukee\, WI\n\nIf you are interested in volunteering for this event\, please send us an email.\n\nA chartered Badger bus will be available for a round trip from the Madison area to the Milwaukee People’s Legislature event - to sign up for a ride o n the shuttle bus\, register online at http://www.peopleslegislature.org/h tml/milwaukee_wi_region.html. The cost for a round trip fare is $17.00 per person - cash or check will be accepted at the time of boarding. The bus will depart Memorial Union\, 800 Langdon St.\, Madison\, at 7:00 AM and re turn the same day to the same location around 6:30 PM.\n\nPlease attend th e People's Legislature forum and find out how your issues are affected by our moneyed political system and what you can do about it. Geographical S cope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050430T090000 GEO:43.069600;-89.423900 LOCATION:P.O. Box 2131\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53701\, United States SUMMARY:The People's Legislature Regional Forum - Milwaukee\, WI UID:20260421T070502CEST-V61S0DA8Xt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://peopleslegislature.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:619-857-4947 Email:p_didhe@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Three Latino Resistors of the War on Iraq are speaking out unde r one roof. Camilo Mehia\, who spent one year in a military brig for oppo sition to the War will speak. Aidan Delgado who filed for COnscientious O bjector and left the service\, now spends most of his time speakig out on the atrocities he witnessed. And Pablo Paredes a sailor in no jepordy refu sed to sail to the gulf and be complicit to this War against humanity will also speak at this event one day before his Courts Martial. Geographica l Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050511T190000 GEO:32.746100;-117.171000 LOCATION:1st Unitarian Universalist Church\, 4190 Front Street\, San Diego\ , California\, 92103\, United States SUMMARY:Voices of Resistance UID:20260421T070502CEST-rgbO1VLwNC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.swiftsmartveterans.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:513-236-9731 Email:atc@seac.org DESCRIPTION:~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~\n\nThe Student Environmenta l Action Coalition\nIn conjunction with Roadless Summer Presents Our 11th Annual\n*SUMMER ACTIVIST TRAINING CAMP*\nIndiana University in Bloomington \, Indiana\nJuly 5 - 11\, 2005\nwww.seac.org/atc\n\n~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*~*~*~*~\n\nCome gain the skills\, knowledge\, and inspiration necess ary to fight for the environment and social justice\nduring this week of e ducation\, skills building\, action\, networking\, and fun!\n\n*Apply TODA Y!*\nDeadline for Application is May 30\, 2005\nwww.seac.org/atc/register. shtml\n\nBUILD OUR ORGANIZING SKILLS\n...Are only three to four people doi ng work for your group?\n...Do you feel like your group isn't accomplishin g anything?\nThen come obtain the skills to running a kick-ass student and youth activist group that creates concrete\, lasting change with skills t rainings led by experienced trainers\n\nSTRENGTHEN THE MOVEMENT\nOnly by c onfronting the legacy of racism and other forms of oppression and their ma nifestations within the environmental movement today\, can we become truly effective agents for protecting the environment and creating lasting chan ge. The process begins with a two day anti-racism training\, continued wit h forums for discussing and planning anti-oppression work in our organizin g.\n\nBUILD OUR COLLECTIVE POWER\nBy networking with other progressive stu dent groups and youth organizations from around the country sharing resour ces and coordinating events\, actions\, and campaigns together!\n\nFIGHT T HE CONSTRUCTION OF I-69\nThe people of Indiana stand to lose more than 5\, 000 acres of family farms\,1\,100 acres of forests\, and 500 acres of wetl ands to I-69\, the NAFTA superhighway. I-69 has been stalled for more than 15 years by grassroots opposition\, but\, due to its importance to free t rade planning in the Western Hemisphere\, the push for its construction ha s been strongly renewed by corporate interests. In response\, this summer people from across the country are gathering in Indiana to stop this super highway project\, so as to block the devastating effects it is sure to hav e locally and globally.\n\nFOR MORE INFORMATION:\natc@seac.org\n215.222.47 11 [SEAC National Office]\n267.716.0505 [Mariko Cell Phone]\n413.626.8435 [Ya-Ping Cell Phone]\nwww.seac.org/atc\n\n~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~\n\nMission Statement:\nSEAC is a student and youth run national networ k of progressive organizations and whose aim is to uproot\nenvironmental i njustices through action and education. We define the environment to inclu de the physical\,\neconomic\, political\, and cultural conditions in which we live. By challenging the power structure\, which\nthreatens these cond itions\, students and youth in SEAC work to create progressive social chan ge on both the\nlocal and global levels.\n\n~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050711 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050705 GEO:39.173400;-86.515100 LOCATION:Indiana University\, Bloomington\, Indiana\, 47405\, United States SUMMARY:Activist Training Camp - 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-3NSuDEPfZa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/atc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Speakers Include: \n\nAlejandro Portes\n\nAlejandro Portes is H oward Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Sociology and direct or of the Center for Migration and Development at Princeton University. Re ad more >>\n\nPatricia Fernandez-Kelly\n\nPatricia Fernandez-Kelly is a so cial anthropologist with an interest in international development. She was an early student of export-processing zones in Asia and Latin America wit h special attention to Mexico's maquiladora program. Read more >>\n\nFranc es Fox-Piven\n\nA well-known political scientist\, social critic and activ ist\, Piven has expertise ranging from social welfare\, public health and public policy to voting behavior\, comparative labor parties in industrial democracies and women's politics. Read more >>\n\nJudith Blau\n\nJudith B lau is a Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina\, Chap el Hill and co-founder and U.S. Chapter Coordinator for Sociologists Witho ut Borders. Read more >>\n\nMichael Zweig\n\nMichael Zweig is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of Working Class Life at the State University of New York at Stony Brook\, where he has received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Read more >>\n\nW alda Katz-Fishman\n\nWalda Katz-Fishman is a scholar activist and popular educator who combines her research and teaching interests in class\, race/ ethnicity/nationality\, and gender inequality and political economy with p olitical activism in bottom-up struggles for economic equality and race an d gender justice. Read more >>\n\nJerome W. Scott\n\nJerome Scott is a lab or and community organizer and popular educator who brings activists and s cholars together for popular economic and political education and action r esearch to develop new leadership for building today’s bottom-up movement for fundamental social change. Read more >>\n\nGraeme Chesters\n\nDr Graem e Chesters is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Local Policy Studie s at Edge Hill\, UK. He is part of the editorial collective Notes from Now here who edited/wrote: We Are Everywhere: the irresistible rise of global anticapitalism (Verso: 2003) and the co-author (with Ian Welsh) of Complex ity and Social Movements: Protest at the Edge of Chaos (Routledge: 2005 - forthcoming). Read more >>\n\nDan Swinney\n\nDan Swinney has 35 years of c ommunity and labor organizing as well as community-development experience. He worked for 13 years as a machinist in the Chicago area and organized S teelworker Local 8787 at G+W Taylor Forge in Cicero\, Illinois and served as Vice President. Taylor Forge closed in 1983. Geographical Scope: Stat e DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050515 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050512 GEO:35.990100;-83.962200 LOCATION:Knoxville\, Tennessee\, 37996\, United States SUMMARY:Crosscurrents of Global Social Justice: Class\, Gender\, and Race UID:20260421T070502CEST-zCpttsjxFU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.net4dem.org/mayglobal/Events/Conference%202005/conference200 5.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:fawn2005@newfilipina.com DESCRIPTION:Filipina American Leaders to hold conference in New York\nCity\ n\nwww.fawn2005.com\n\nOn June 3\, 4 & 5\, 2005 in New York City\, dynamic Filipina leaders of a\nwide range of backgrounds and ages come together f or the 9th Filipino\nAmerican Women's Network Conference or FAWN2005: Comi ng into Our Own:\nSpirit\, Leadership and Success\n\nFAWN2005 aims to crea te an experience of dialogue and connection in\norder to increase awarenes s of issues and challenges and to enhance\nskills and resources. FAWN2005 also intends to create an atmosphere of\nenergetic sharing that inspires\, motivates\, and fosters future\nleadership among all conference participa nts. The highest goals of the\nconference are to empower Filipino women an d men to fulfill their\npotential and make a difference and to also deepen the\nFilipino-American community's confidence\, interaction and success i n\nthe United States.\n\nFAWN conferences have been hosted by various FAWN chapters and\nFilipino women's groups around the U.S. since 1980. Each ha s its own\nslant and approach to bringing about dialogue. The organizers o f\nFAWN2005 have a fresh\, new take on their conference as they wish to\ne xplore the connection of success and leadership with personal inner\nresou rces and also with the historical Philippine babaylan tradition.\nThis is the first time that a FAWN conference is to be held in New\nYork City.\n\n The programs for FAWN2005 include panel speakers\, workshops\, caucuses\,\ na mentoring program\, a night of film-showings\, an exhibitors/vendors\nh all\, a Saturday night dinner with entertainment\, and an art exhibit\nent itled Spirit of the Babaylan. Registration\, program\, sponsorship\,\nvenu e and accommodation details available online at www.fawn2005.com.\n\nEmail us\n\nOr call organizers Perla Daly (203)770-7530 or\nLorial Crowder (347 )886-4469. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050605 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050603T090000 GEO:40.729100;-73.991600 LOCATION:NYU Kimmel Center\, 60 Washington Square South\, New York\, New Yo rk\, 10012\, United States SUMMARY:Filipino American Womens Network 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vmUEiO1E1x@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fawn2005.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-833-2020 x11 Email:ryan@2020vision.org DESCRIPTION:Follow the link above and see how you can become a Regional Dir ector at 20/20 Vision and get a free trip to DC. Deadline to apply is May 31\, 2005. Applications after that date will be considered on a rolling basis. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050813 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050809T090000 GEO:38.900700;-77.039900 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:Regional Director Training (20/20 Vision) UID:20260421T070502CEST-Vie0vfW5Vm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.2020vision.org/students/Reg_Dir.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Way back in 1999\, rallies\, marches\, and protests against the World Trade \nOrganization in Seattle set off a vibrant movement seeking a new direction \nfor globalization. It is no secret that young people are leading the global \njustice movement to respond to the challenges of glo balization. Student \nactivists have played the most visible role in figh ting sweatshop labor and \nin protests outside summits and meetings. \n\n If you want your step your activism up a notch to pick up where the protes ts \nleave off\, then attend the Sierra Student Coalition Summer Trade Act ivist \nTraining in San Diego\, California from August 8 – 14. \n\nThrough in-depth information sessions\, hands-on skills workshops\, and \ndiscuss ion-based planning sessions on everything from basic grassroots \norganizi ng skills to the intricacies of trade policy\, the training will \nequip y ou with the knowledge and skills you need to work for environmentally \nre sponsible trade in your community. The culmination of the training \nprog ram will be an excursion south to the maquiladora zone along the \nU.S./Me xico border. There we will tour a maquiladora factory and meet with \nthe members of Mexican community organizations. We will leave the training \nn ot only with extensive background knowledge but also with the skills and \ nconcrete plans to create lasting change for our local communities and for \nour sister communities in Mexico. \n\nWho? Student activists who want to make trade clean\, green\, and fair \n\nWhere? San Diego\, California ( travel scholarships available) \n\nWhen? August 8 -14\, 2005\, Monday even ing through Sunday afternoon.\n\nWhy? Free trade agreements threaten hard -won environmental and labor \nstandards and erode the ability of countrie s to protect the environment at \nthe international\, national\, state and local levels. We must organize to \ntransform free trade into fair trade. \n\nWhat will we focus on?\n\n*The history of the global trade system and the institutions that govern it\n\n*The politics that shape global trade\ n\n*Campaign planning skills\n\n*Organizational skills\n\n*Building grassr oots trade justice campaigns\n\nA few other reasons to attend the Trade Ac tivist Training:\n\n*Learn about trade issues from trade experts\n\n*Meet like-minded student activists who share your passion and enthusiasm\n\n*Ge t hooked into the oldest\, largest\, and most effective grassroots \nenvir onmental organization in the nation\n\n*Maybe even have a little bit of fu n…\n\nCosts:\n\nThe subsidized cost of the program is $120\, which covers tuition\, room and \nboard\, and local transportation to and from the site . If you are not already \na member of the Sierra Club\, a $25 student mem bership is also required \n(entitling you to all the benefits of Club memb ership). Full refunds will be \navailable until 3 weeks before each progra m if you are unable to attend.\n\nChecks must be mailed to our Washington\ , D.C. office at 408 C Street NE \nWashington\, D.C. 20002\n\nFor those wh o cannot afford the cost of the program or of travel expenses\, \nsome nee d-based scholarships are available. We do not want money to be a \nreason not to attend. Please call 888-JOIN-SSC for scholarship information.\n\nRe gistrations will be accepted until May 15th or until the programs are \nfu ll. Space is limited to 30 students. We will notify you within a week of \ nreceiving your application.\n\nHow to Register:\n\nGo to our website – ht tp://www.ssc.org/issues/trade -- and register online. \n Geographical Sco pe: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050808 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Diego\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Sierra Student Coalition Fair Trade Activist Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-c2AMfbonrk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/issues/trade/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:614-596-7940 Email:august@secularstudents.org DESCRIPTION:This conference will unite scholars and leaders from numerous d isciplines and organizations in order to foster dialog about how the growi ng nonreligious communities can connect with and relate to other communiti es. Four sets of questions will dominate the conference:\n\n * How can naturalistic and theistic communities better communicate\, cooperate and r espect one another?\n * How can we better understand the values\, langu age and tactics of the Religious Right?\n * What do Americans think of those without theistic beliefs? How accurate are those beliefs?\n * Who makes up the freethought movement? What are the demographics of atheists\ , agnostics\, humanists\, and other 'nones' in North America? Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050811T190000 GEO:39.914000;-82.832600 LOCATION:Nosker House\, 136 West Woodruff Ave\, Columbus\, Ohio\, 43210\, U nited States SUMMARY:Secular Student Alliance Conference 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-lWVmEl2vsp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.secularstudents.org/activism/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-974-8040 Email:pjones@aflcio.org DESCRIPTION:The Great Labor Arts Exchange (GLAE) is a national gathering of union members\, union staff\, union officials\, artists\, students\, and labor educators who use music\, art\, poetry\, theater\, murals\, posters\ , cartoons\, puppets\, film and websites to strengthen the labor movement. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050621 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050619 GEO:39.015200;-76.980600 LOCATION:National Labor College\, 10000 New Hampshire Ave.\, Silver Spring\ , Maryland\, 20903\, United States SUMMARY:Great Labor Arts Exchange UID:20260421T070502CEST-vEirvBpgtd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.laborheritage.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-974-8040 Email:pjones@aflcio.org DESCRIPTION:The Conference on Creative Organizing\, held in conjunction wit h the Great Labor Arts Exchange\, trains union staff and community organiz ers in creative strategies that will put the zing in your organizing. Ge ographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050621 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050619 GEO:39.015200;-76.980600 LOCATION:National Labor College\, 10000 New Hampshire Ave.\, Silver Spring\ , Maryland\, 20903\, United States SUMMARY:Conference on Creative Organizing UID:20260421T070502CEST-iCaTFSs9DR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.laborheritage.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:510-849-2064 Email:nicole@ypworldwide.org DESCRIPTION:Y FEST 2005--\nA FREE OUTDOOR FESTIVAL\nMusic * Art * Food * Ac tion * Slam Poetry\n\n21 and Under \n(adult allies welcome)\n\n'Y' does ha lf the world live in poverty?\n'Y' don't 1.2 billion people have access to clean water?\n'Y' do 1500 children die worldwide every hour from preventa ble diseases?\n\nGENERATION Y WANTS ANSWERS.\n \nLive Music By:\nBacklight \, The Gnomes\, New Telepathic Friends\, LVEO\, Youth Movement Records...a nd more! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050514 GEO:37.779300;-122.417000 LOCATION:Civic Center Plaza\, (Outside City Hall)\, San Francisco\, Califor nia\, 94102\, United States SUMMARY:Y Fest 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-XugxmPdetX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.givingrevolution.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:francoantonetti@earthlink.net DESCRIPTION:The author\,Franco Antonetti\, is providing all his Library eve nts for FREE.He wishes to visit as many readers as possible in 2005 in\na casual way and face to face to discuss his life experiences and the how an d why he wrote his book.The LA Times reviewed the book and also remarked h ow interesting that more seniors are writing memoirs than ever before.We h ave a great deal to say\, and everyone can provide their input.If this eve nt is not convenient for you\, contact Franco and schedule one closer to y ou. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050926T150000 GEO:40.473400;-75.775200 LOCATION:15200 Kutztown Rd\, Rohrbach Lib.\, Kutztown\, Pennsylvania\, 1953 0\, United States SUMMARY:Free Library Event - Meet Franco Antonetti. UID:20260421T070502CEST-WxMPXD1RAm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.francoantonetti.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:541-592-4334 Email:annette@sprynet.com DESCRIPTION:“SISTERS OF THE SISKIYOUâ€�\; S.O.S.\nWOMEN'S RESISTANC E TO BISCUIT FOREST DESTRUCTION: PART II\nMONDAY\, MAY 16 – Women of all ages & demographics: Been wanting to step up? Now’s the time!!\n \nRIG HT NOW - we have a disproportionate opportunity to make a huge impact\, be cause the fleeting and fickle eye of the national media has noticed us!! It’s mealtime\, ladies. Letter writing and attending meetings isn’t e nough anymore. So help save the Siskiyou Wild River’s area from further rape – and let’s help prevent deceitful “salvage loggingâ€�\; hoaxes like the illegal “Biscuit Fire Recovery Projectâ€�\; from d estroying Old-Growth & Roadless areas nationwide! Folks interested in part icipating should attend these meetings where much training and organizing will occur\; with “non-violenceâ€�\;\, “know your rightsâ€ᦙ 3\; and “radical cheerleadingâ€�\; workshops. Spread the word. Or ganize\, organize\, organize…don’t wait for anyone else\, please plug in & do it yourself!! The devil’s in the details & we need you. \nAshlan d: April 28th & May 10th @ 7:00 PM - call Carey 482-6670 or Dot 482-3269 for location. Possibly also a third meeting in between these dates. \nGra nts Pass: May 2 and May 9th @ 6:00PM and May 14 @4:00PM - “Creative Alt ernativesâ€�\; \; 229 G street (next to Grants Pass Museum of Art) c all Annette for more info: 592-4334.\nTakilma: 6:30PM\, May 3rd and May 10 th\, at Wyldwood’s\, call for directions & info: 592-4401\nCome to weekl y Biscuit Alliance meetings: Wednesday’s @ 5:30 Pm. Held at the Selma Co mmunity Center. (On 199 in Selma\, look for Coyote Coffee Stand)\nSupport people\, musicians\, artists\, independent media\, dogs\, and kids: bring it all!! Crazy and serious signs\, unique messaging\, puppets\, let’s b e in rare and LARGE form!! There are plenty of support roles - that men ca n fill as well. (We like men!!) There will also be other meetings in Rose burg\, Eugene\, Portland\, San Francisco\, etc. Announcements will appear: pass them on & watch for newer flyers.\nTo get involved\, call Dot\; 482- 3269\, Annette\; 592-4334\, Kerul\; 301-3892\, Joan\; 592-4335 or the Wild Siskiyou Action Line\; 659-2682. For more general info on the Biscuit\, r esistance and all such pertaining to 'Siskiyou Summer' check websites: www .o2collective.org www.kswild.org www.siskiyou.org www.biscuit.n3.net www.rogueimc.org scascadiarising.org\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050516 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Sisters for the Siskiyou: Act II UID:20260421T070502CEST-BfuWVWG3UL@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:216-233-4400 Email:aguy@frognet.net DESCRIPTION:The SSC’s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings are week-l ong programs\, led by the nation’s top student activists\, to teach you ho w to develop strong\, effective groups that can tackle serious environment al issues. Throughout the week\, the program focuses on helping you prepar e to take what you have learned and put it to the test at your school.\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050730 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050723 GEO:40.357200;-75.940200 LOCATION:French Creek State Park\, Reading\, Pennsylvania\, 19601\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Leadership Training (SPROG) Pennsylvania UID:20260421T070502CEST-DodEE9hJxU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/t/sprogs.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:National conference for youth activists with Noam Chomsky\, Bar bara Ehrenreich\, and others!\n\nSAVE THE DATE: \n***********************\ nJUSTICE BEYOND BORDERS\nDemocracy & Socialism in the 21st Century\nwww.yd susa.org/news/justice-beyond-borders\n\nFEBRUARY 16-18\, 2007 \nNew York C ity\nFriday Location: TBA\nSaturday and Sunday: HS of the Humanities\; 351 W. 18th B/W 8th and 9th Aves\n***********************\n\nThe Young Democr atic Socialists (YDS) is proud to announce that Noam Chomsky\, Barbara Ehr enreich and Gayatri Spivak will be among our keynote speakers at our annua l outreach conference in New York City. Mark your calendars for the Presi dents\\' Day weekend. The conference will bring together youth activists and leading left-wing figures from accross the country for workshops\, tra inings\, parties and debates. You can register now and save money: www.ds ausa.org/yds/Feb2007/confreg.html\n\nWe encourage campus groups to plan ah ead and apply for financial support from their schools as early as possibl e. For tips check out:http: www.ydsusa.org/news/tips-on-conference-econom izing/\n\nYou can download and distribute the \\'JUSTICE BEYOND BORDERS: D emocracy and Socialism in the 21st Century\\' conference flyer here: www.y dsusa.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/save%20the%20date.pdf \n\nConta ct us if you have any questions\, want to volunteer at the conference or n eed help with fundraising or transportation needs. \n\nHelp us spread the word! \n\nPrint out the flyer and sign people up to join us in NYC on th e 3-day vacation weekend: Feb. 16-18\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070218 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070216 GEO:40.709700;-74.003600 LOCATION:New York City\, New York\, 10038\, United States SUMMARY:Justice Beyond Borders: Democracy and Socialism in the 21st Century UID:20260421T070502CEST-pxSTcoDnVV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:climatecampaign@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:CLIMATE CAMPAIGN SUMMER SESSION 2005\n \nSave the date! The Cl imate Campaign's 3rd Annual Summer Session will be held in Boston August 1 1 th-15th\, with the possibility of an additional campaign training sessio n August 16th-17th! Food and housing will be provided. This year's sessi on will include fieldtrips to local environmental organizations\, presenta tions by a range of topic experts\, a diversity training\, and lots of tim e for the play\, planning\, and visioning that will make the Climate Campa ign a continued force for cohesive\, meaningful Northeast Climate Action! \n Check back at www.climatecampaign.org for registration info and more de tails in the coming weeks. Email us to make sure you get the latest infor mation!\n \nThis training is geared toward young climate activists of all backgrounds and levels of experience as well as interested others.\n \nSee you in Boston this August!\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050817 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050811 GEO:42.342000;-71.096800 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115\, United States SUMMARY:Climate Campaign Summer Session 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-rsKuETNlfW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climatecampaign.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:engagingourworld@berea.edu DESCRIPTION:The objective of the conference is “raise awareness among stude nts\, in our region of the country to contemporary problems confronting ou r global society\, empower them to creatively engage these problems and pa rticipate in the creation of a better and safe world.” Ultimately\, we hop e that out of this tradition we can begin to build a rich culture of globa l and national civic engagement among students in the South. It would be n aďve to assume that we can immediately make activists out of all the stude nts attending\, but we believe that the conference would have been a succe ss if students are exposed to the issues the conference will cover. \nThe conference will cover such topics as: Trade and Economic Justice\, Global Aids\, Environmental Justice\, World Peace\, Human Rights\, World Hunger\, Mountaintop Removal\, GMO’s and Biodiversity\, Climate Change and Peak Oi l.\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051023 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051021 GEO:37.716400;-84.299700 LOCATION:CELTS\, CPO 2170\, Berea College\, Berea\, Kentucky\, 40404\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Engaging Our World: A Southeastern Global Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-eu9vbH6DE7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.engagingourworld.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:katherine.mceachern@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:We’re focusing on Organizing 101\, Communication Skills\, Campa ign Organizing\, and Environmental Issues. We are looking for College & HS students who want to help build the Southeast into an environmental power house. Our program is limited to 30 students\, we know it’s a crime… but w e want to be able to give the one on one time that you deserve. The cost o f the week-long program is $120\, but financial assistance is available to those who qualify. To register e-mail Katherine or visit SSC's website ww w.SSC.org\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050619 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050613 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chattanooga\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Summer Training Progam- Tennessee UID:20260421T070502CEST-vVZZmFBtP3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:How can organizations and community organizers more effectively engage diverse communities on tax issues? The Raise the ‘Roots conferen ce will examine this mission-critical question and offer practical strateg ies and best practices for individuals and organizations to achieve this g oal.\n\nParticipants will learn about communications that resonate with di fferent communities’ cultures\, hear about successful organizing strateg ies from across the country\, and learn how diverse communities interact w ith media.\n \n\nDATE: Please note the date has been changed from Oct. 4-5 th!\nTuesday\, October 18th\, 12:00pm - 5:00pm (lunch provided)\nWednesday \, October 19th\, 9:00am - 2:00pm (breakfast and lunch provided)\n \nLOCAT ION:\nSEIU offices in downtown Boston (26 West Street\, Boston\, MA 02111) .\nAccessible by public transportation.\n \nCOST:\nRegistration is $60 unt il September 20th ($100 after Sept. 20th). Allies and advocates in the tax fairness movement are welcome to attend. Limited scholarships are also av ailable. Register today!\n \n \nThis conference is right for you if you ar e:\n\n * Part of a community organization that is effectively engaged w ith diverse communities and wish to become involved in tax and revenue iss ues. \n * Part of an organization that is focused on tax and revenue is sues and want to do a better job involving and appealing to diverse consti tuencies. \n * Community leaders and organizers who wish to learn curre nt strategies and best practices for engaging communities of color through all forms of media.\n\n \nCalling All Workshops! \nThe Raise the ‘Roots conference organizers invite your workshop proposals! \n \nEach workshop should provide perspective on how can organizations and community organiz ers can more effectively engage communities of color on tax issues. We enc ourage submissions that include real-world\, grassroots experiences from w hich fellow attendees can extract practical tips and strategies.\n \nDeadl ine for workshop proposals is August 5\, 2011. Learn more...\n \n \nHosted by the Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative\nThe conference is organized by the Tax Fairness Organizing Collaborative (TFOC)\, a network of state- level grassroots organizations that advocate for progressive and adequate state taxes. The TFOC is a project of United for a Fair Economy\, an econo mic justice nonprofit based in Boston. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111019 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111018 GEO:42.349800;-71.061000 LOCATION:26 West Street (SEIU Office)\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02111\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Raise the Roots UID:20260421T070502CEST-sWPLsFIcnU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://faireconomy.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:charlie@forestethics.org DESCRIPTION:April 11th-Let’s do some Spring Cleaning on Victoria’s Secret!\ n\nwww.victoriasdirtysecret.net/actioncenter \n\nSpringtime is almost upon us\, and you know what that means--flowers are budding\, birds are singin g\, and also…SPRING CLEANING. That’s right--Spring Cleaning\, the time to break out your brooms and dusters\, and clean up all that dirt and dust th at’s been accumulating. \n\nWe at ForestEthics believe that Spring Cleanin g does not stop at the confines of your home. Some companies need a good s pring cleaning to make sure they’re not engaged in dirty activities like l ogging Endangered Forests and instead are cleaning themselves up by using more recycled paper and adopting more sustainable logging practices. This Spring\, Victoria’s Secret definitely needs a good scrubbing\, but we’re g oing to need your help to do it!\n\nAll winter\, Victoria’s Secret has bee n mailing out those pesky catalogs\, printed on paper sourced from places like the Great Boreal Forest of Canada\, one of the most important forests in the world for providing us with clean water and air and protecting us against global warming. Over a million of Victoria’s Secret’s’ dirty catal ogs go out every single day without almost no recycled content.\n\nOn Apri l 11th\, join ForestEthics and help us do a thorough Spring Cleaning on Vi ctoria’s Secret. Tell them that their dirty practice of destroying the wor ld’s Endangered Forests for their catalogs needs to be cleaned up and pron to! \n\n\nWhat can YOU do?\nWe’d love to send you an action packet\, that has great Spring Cleaning action ideas and many tools that will help you p lan an action. \nTo get involved\, add your action to the list\, and get f act sheets\, postcards\, or other materials for your event\, go to www.vic toriasdirtysecret.net/dayofaction \, email catalogs@forestethics.org \, or call 1-800-725-0087.\n\nJOIN US ON APRIL 11th to protect Endangered Fores ts from Victoria’s Secret’s destructive practices. \n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060411 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Victoria's Dirty Secret DOA UID:20260421T070502CEST-UxVWgdkaGB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.victoriasdirtysecret.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:207-773-3123 Email:uhrinews@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Admission is free (bring your lunch)9:00AM-5:00PM\nPlaces of wo rship have unique advantages often ignored by activists: regular weekly ca ptive audience\, system for collecting\, disbursing and reporting funds\, tax exempt privileges for donors\, opportunities for networking and missio ns that are largely centered around loving\, caring and serving humanity. For example\; “…the Son of man came not to be served but to serve others a nd give his life…” Jesus of Nazareth. In a materialistic culture\, places of worship need the enthusiasm\, zeal and dynamism of activists if they ar e to remain alive and relevant in society. Activists need to listen\, lear n and communicate with people outside their group. Torli Krua is seeking t o organize small groups of human rights activists within churches. Their m ission is to inspire\, inform and involve parishioners in the real world t hrough advocacy\, fundraising and cross-culture dialogue to benefit local and national grassroots and community-based organizations. This workshop is intended to target evangelical Christians. However\, it will certainly benefit anyone serious about communicating with other human beings from di verse backgrounds\, religions\, cultures and ethnicity. Presented by Torl i Krua\, President\, universal Human Rights International\, Rev. Mahn Kru a\, founder of Ziah Mission\, Dr. Gregg Ditwiler\, Emmanuel Gospel Center. \n \n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050521T083000 GEO:43.658800;-70.262400 LOCATION:360 Canco Road\, Portland\, Maine\, 04101\, United States SUMMARY:Refugee Workshop: Evangelicals Transcend Cultural\, Race & Language Barriers UID:20260421T070502CEST-m8UaDb2ZdH@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A free\, weeklong celebration of Palestinian culture and societ y.\n\nWe invite regional audiences to explore and celebrate through cinema the rich diversity of Palestinian life\, culture\, society\, and politics .\n\nThis groundbreaking event aims to provide Philadelphians with an in-d epth political and cultural context for issues that are often over-simplif ied in the media\, and to promote films that open a space for dialogue and exchange about equality and justice.\n\nAt various venues throughout the city\, this free festival will show feature-length dramas\, documentaries\ , and short films\, accompanied by discussions with filmmakers and scholar s as well as performances.\n\nThis festival is supported in part by the Pe nnsylvania Humanities Council\, the Federal-State Partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. We are also grateful for the support of the A. J. Muste Memorial Institute\, as well as our many generous co-sponsor Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050522 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050515 GEO:39.957300;-75.187000 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19143\, United States SUMMARY:Philadelphia Palestine Film Festival 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-HMVGB3VvIi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.philadelphiapalestinefilmfestival.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A conference to explore and celebrate the many ways queers cons ciously construct femininity. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050530 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050527 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98102\, United States SUMMARY:Queering Feminity UID:20260421T070502CEST-ltlxlEf8I3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.femmeconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT\nOver 350 youth (ages 13-19) and adult alli es from every region of the country who are involved in efforts for social \, economic\, & environmental justice.\nParticipants are mainly youth of c olor\, low income youth\, LGBTQ youth\, immigrant youth\, & other young pe ople facing social or political oppressions.\nFun & interactive workshops that build skills for taking action in your community & for developing cam paigns.\nSessions on issues important to young people (including education \, juvenile justice\, homophobia\, violence\, sexual health\, environmenta l racism\, labor injustices\, immigrant rights\, etc.).\nOpportunities and resources that can help organizations grow\, including fundraising\, tech nology\, and research skills.\nArt\, music\, poetry\, dance through open m ics and other evening events.\nWHO SHOULD ATTEND?\n\nYOUTH (ages 13-19)\, Youth Organizers\, Intermediaries\, Allies\, Funders\, & Anyone who wants to learn more about youth organizing!!\n\nSpace is limited for 350 partici pants\; organizations are encouraged to each send a maximum of 8 youth par ticipants and at least one staff person\, organizer\, or leader over the a ge of 18.\nWHAT DOES IT COST?\n\nYou will need to pay registration fees. Y ou will also need to pay lodging fees if you are coming from out of town. Other expenses during the Gathering include travel to/from the airport\, e xtra meals\, transportation\, shopping\, or other activities. Limited scho larships are available to help with expenses\; applications must be receiv ed by April 15th. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050529 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050526 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98102\, United States SUMMARY:4th Annual National Gathering for Youth Organizing UID:20260421T070502CEST-HMZP8s2u6k@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youthaction.net/Events/nationalgathering2005.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:jberg@suffolk.edu DESCRIPTION:Keynote Speaker: Leo Panitch\n\nBuilding on our very successful 2004 conference at the University of Oxford\, “Globalization or Imperiali sm? Theoretical and Practical Perspectives\,” this year’s conference will continue the discussion we started there. What difference does it make if a resistance movement is characterized as “against globalization\,” “for g lobal justice\,” or “anti-imperialist?” Do those who speak of “Empire” mea n something different from those who speak of “Imperialism?” How should we assess the present US government’s claim that it is spreading democracy t hrough conquest?\n\nWe invite three kinds of papers:\nTheoretical analyses of the discourses of globalization and/or empire\,\nEmpirical analyses of the present conjuncture\, either globally or as applied to particular reg ions or countries\, and\nStudies of global\, national\, and local movement s of resistance\, whether focused on the activities or the theoretical dis course of such movements.\n\nThe conference will begin the afternoon of 3 June and continue through 5 June. There will be a wine reception\, keynote speaker\, and conference dinner on the night of 3 June. Rooms with breakf ast are available on the Suffolk University campus for US$69 per night. Do uble rooms are also available\, as are extended stays.\n Geographical Sco pe: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050605 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050603 GEO:42.353800;-71.102400 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02108\, United States SUMMARY:Globalization and Empire: Discourses and Practices of Resistance UID:20260421T070502CEST-zEAtti9vMo@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The thinking through action organizing committee is giving inte rested individuals advance notice of an upcoming conference planned in hon or of Jack O’Dell\, veteran organizer of the civil rights\, peace\, and la bor movements in the United States.\n\nThis conference\, to be held at Sim on Fraser University’s downtown Vancouver campus in June 2005\, seeks to b ring together scholars\, activists\, and organizers from across North Amer ica not only to discuss the history of social movements around the world\, but also how this history can help to broaden our understanding of the st ruggles for social justice taking place in the present context. Discussion s throughout the two days will centre on the need for emphasizing strong t heoretical understandings of the political role that progrressive social m ovements have played while maintaining a focus on the practical objectives of organizing\, mobilizing and movement building.\n\nThe Thinking Through Action conference will be held concurrently and in collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Labour History Association (PNLHA) Conference. This yea r the conference is celebrating the 100-year anniversary founding of the I ndustrial Workers of the World (IWW) by considering the Wobblies' enduring contribution to the labour and social justice movements and their current influence. Click here for the PNLHA Call for Papers. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050611 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050610 GEO:49.277300;-123.113000 LOCATION:Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre\, Vancouver\, British Colum bia\, V6B 5K3\, Canada SUMMARY:Thinking Through Action: Twentieth-Century Social Movements and The ir Legacy UID:20260421T070502CEST-VNnnvEfS20@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sfu.ca/~thinkact/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The annual conference of the US National Women’s Studies Associ ation (NWSA) provides a forum for an exchange of ideas and a showcase for creative activities of women engaged in the theory and practice of Women’s Studies\, feminist education and lifestyles.\n\n\nOur 26th Annual Confere nce is in Florida\, a mecca of environmental concerns from the ecological fragility of the everglades\, to the exploration of extra-terrestrial envi ronments and from the child-friendly environments of Fantasy and Adventure Lands to the deadly failure of foster care. Our theme is “Women and the E nvironment: Globalizing and Mobilizing” with internationally known Keynote Speaker\, Dr. Vandana Shiva.\n\nMany terms have been used: ecofeminism\, envirofeminism\, ecological feminism\, feminist ecology to describe what e merged in the 1980’s as a third wave of feminism. The discourse has embrac ed an increasingly diverse body of scholarship and activism addressing the complex relationships and theoretical orientations women have with their external physical and social environments and their internal physiological and psychological environments.\n\nWe invite proposals on a broad range o f topics on women and the environment\, including but not limited to: \nen vironmental justice\,\nenvironmental racism\,\nagromedicine\,\nwomen’s hea lth\,\nreproductive technologies\,\nanimal rights\,\nsocial ecology\,\nbio regionalism\,\nindigenous rights\,\nbiopolitics\,\ngenetic and bio-enginee ring\,\nbiodiversity\,\nsustainability\,\nenvironmental ethics\,\nwomen-in -development\,\nspiritualism\,\nhistory\,\nhousehold ecology and economy\, \nfood safety and security\,\ndemography\, and \neconomics.\n\nWe welcome a multiplicity of voices on these topics and encourage interdisciplinary a nd cross-cultural proposals from all fields embracing Women’s Studies.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050611 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050609 GEO:28.545200;-81.373300 LOCATION:Orlando\, Florida\, 32801\, United States SUMMARY:Women and the Environment: Globalizing and Mobilizing UID:20260421T070502CEST-ANaV2tEtGr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nwsaconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@blackradicalcongress.org DESCRIPTION:The Black Radical Congress will hold its 2005 meeting this year in Atlanta\, GA from June 17-19th at Georgia State University.\n\nThis ye ar's event will be action-packed. Here is only some of what you can expect : \n\n\nInstitutes\, Workshops\, Trainings \nDocumentary Screenings \nCrea tive Performances \nPan-Africanism \nAnti-Prison Industrial Complex \nEndi ng Occupation and Preventing Invasion \nRepealing No Child Left Behind \nB uilding Progressive Voting Blocs Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050619 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050617 GEO:33.844400;-84.474100 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30301\, United States SUMMARY:Black Radical Congress 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-JmctE4PZSJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.blackradicalcongress.org/comingevents.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Every two years\, alternating with the National Conference\, we hold a regional conference for the purpose of growing workplace democracy and educating the cooperative workforce. This year's conference is hosted by the School of Community Economic Development at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester\, New Hampshire. \n\nThere will be more than 30 workshops covering topics that include building the workplace democracy mo vement and creating and managing democractic workplaces. A keynote by Will iam Greider\, bestselling author of The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy\, will happen on Saturday\, as well as other special ev ents. Find out more about the 2005 Conference. Geographical Scope: Region al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050717 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050715 GEO:42.988500;-71.462100 LOCATION:Manchester\, New Hampshire\, 03101\, United States SUMMARY:Democratic Workplaces: Growing Stronger Together UID:20260421T070502CEST-K8Do7nFbXC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.east.usworker.coop/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We live at a time when billions are spent on an increasingly un popular war while politicians plot to rob retirees and the disabled of the ir Social Security\; when the Democratic Party talks more about finding 'c ommon ground' with conservatives than of opposing them\; and when the medi a acts as a propaganda arm of the Pentagon and the U.S. government. Clearl y\, the need for an alternative on the left—an alternative that speaks to the millions of ordinary people who are fed up with war\, attacks on worke rs and threats to our civil rights—is more pressing than ever. Building th at alternative is up to us—and Socialism 2005 is a great place to start. \ n\n\n \nMarchers in a demonstration against the occupations of Iraq and Af ghanistan\, San Francisco\, March 2005. \n\n\nSocialism 2005 provides a fo rum where activists from today’s fightbacks can come together to discuss h ow we can rebuild the left and win a world where ordinary people will deci de the priorities of our society. \n\nYou’re invited to take part in more than 100 discussions on the issues facing activists and the left today\, t he socialist tradition\, political theory and much more—all aimed at armin g a new generation with the ideas they need to change the world. Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050704 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050701 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60625\, United States SUMMARY:Socialism 2005 - Build the Left Alternative UID:20260421T070502CEST-Vh99ED8AJJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialismconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:susan.ambler@maryvillecollege.edu DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050605 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050603 GEO:35.799100;-83.885200 LOCATION:Maryville College\, Maryville\, Tennessee\, 37804\, United States SUMMARY:Building a Movement for Social Justice through Community Based Educ ation UID:20260421T070502CEST-vuvHlULmHv@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:SGC 2005 will be held on the weekend of Friday\, June 17 - Sund ay\, June 19\, on the campus of Louisiana State University\, in Baton Roug e\, Louisiana. Check-in will begin at 4pm on Friday afternoon. There will be entertainment and social events (such as live music and movie shows) on Friday night. Sessions will begin on Saturday morning at 9:00 am and cont inue until 5:00 pm Saturday evening. For entertainment and socializing the re will be live music and movies shows again on Saturday night. Sessions w ill begin at 9:00 am on Sunday morning and will continue until 3:00 pm on Sunday afternoon.\nWhy a Southern Girls Convention?\n\nThe history of the South is a history of oppression--of misogyny\, militant white supremacy\, classism\, homophobia. But it is also a history of radical resistence: th e home of Sarah and Angelina Grimké\, Rosa Parks\, Fannie Lou Hamer\, Case y Hayden and Rita Mae Brown. As Southern feminists that history is our his tory\; and the realities we confront in our lives today come out of those two sides of the South. Southern Girls Convention is devoted to exploring those two sides and coming together to change them from within.\n\nWe are holding a Southern Girls Convention because we choose to embrace our histo ry of struggle and to join it. We refuse to write off the South\, and as S outherners we refuse to let the bullies and tyrants of history act in our name. Deep in the heart of the so-called “Red States” we are working toget her to continue the South's unique history of struggle\, to make our home a more free\, safe\, and just place to live. To build the Beloved Communit y. Because the free and constructive flow of ideas\, questions\, and infor mation about our lives and our communities\, without fear of ridicule or b acklash\, will benefit our communities--and people everywhere.\n\nWe are h olding the Southern Girls Convention because we need to unite\, create a n etwork\, and become empowered. Because the South is our home. Our struggle is here. Our time is now. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050619 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050617 GEO:30.449200;-91.185600 LOCATION:Baton Rouge\, Louisiana\, 70801\, United States SUMMARY:Seventh Annual Southern Girls Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-fi7rSBCm39@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.southerngirlsconvention.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Havens Center seeks to promote progressive social and polit ical change through engagement with the activist community in Madison and beyond. The principal vehicle for this effort is RadFest/Midwest Social Fo rum\, an annual conference for progressive activists and academics held th e weekend after Memorial Day.\n\nThe central goal of the conference is to contribute to social movement building by providing organizers\, activists \, community members\, and intellectuals the opportunity to come together to discuss issues\, strengthen networks\, and devise strategies for progre ssive social\, economic\, and political change. In recent years\, the conf erence has grown considerably\, becoming an increasingly important annual gathering for progressives from \nthroughout the upper Midwest and beyond. \n\n Download this year's program\n\nThe conference is held at the George Williams - Lake Geneva Campus of Aurora University 240 acres of rolling\, wooded hillside located on the shores of Lake Geneva in Williams Bay\, WI\ , approximately 70 miles southeast of Madison\, 80 miles northwest of Chic ago\, and 50 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050605 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050603 GEO:42.691300;-88.635000 LOCATION:Williams Bay\, Wisconsin\, 53191\, United States SUMMARY:Radfest / Midwest Social Forum 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-jUZt1Gm1eH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.radfest.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Two years ago\, a new surge of community organizing in Portland rose to confront sexist behavior and issues surrounding sexual assault. M eetings\, debates\, actions\,grass roots organizing\, and collectives form ed to create discussion about these sensitive topics\, and support survivo rs of sexual assault while holding perpetrators accountable. The energy an d work of dedicated people continues to create safer spaces for survivors and communities to comfortably and safely attend and participate in public events\, shows and daily activities. Safer spaces are vital to survivors' lives and healthy intentional communities. \n\nHowever\, there is still a long way to go. A great need still exists in the entire progressive commu nity for dialogue and action regarding issues of sexual assault. With all this energy culminating and visions forming for the road ahead a conferenc e was born. We are a group of people from various left/radical/activist co mmunities that are putting together a 3-day conference called Born In Flam es.The Born in Flames Conference will provide a time and place to share id eas\, experience and education\, and to raise awareness through workshops\ , discussions and speakers. This conference aims to empower and emphasize the voices of survivors and their allies within a safer space. We need wor kshop coordinators\, keynote speakers\, your input\, your ideas\, donation s\, volunteers\, and suggestions. \n\nTHE BORN IN FLAMES CONFERENCE WILL B E JUNE 24 TO 26 AT PSU IN PORTLAND OREGON.\n\nOur statement of purpose is as follows:\nBorn In Flames is a 3-day conference addressing sexual assaul t from a radical perspective and addressing the unique needs our communiti es have. We will focus on education\, support and accountability. We would like people from all over to come and share their ideas and experiences. Also\, we are looking for volunteers\, workshop facilitators and donations .\n\nThe opening day will focus on community and personal education\, with a goal of empowering participants with tools and knowledge that will usef ul for the remainder of the conference. Workshops with break down myths an d develop a broad understanding of sexual assault\, as well as how it can effect people in different ways.\n\nThe second day will focus on support. Workshops and discussions will be geared towards providing information\, t ools and resources for survivors to become public as well as where and how to find outside support. This day will also present skills to create a wh ole community more supportive of survivors.\n\nThe final day of workshops we hope to hash out a common understanding of accountability in our commun ities\, and to develop an understanding around this idea but know there ca n never be one set definition. We will look at past examples and work towa rd new sustainable\, creative solutions. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050626 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050624 GEO:45.498900;-122.693000 LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, 97201\, United States SUMMARY:Born In Flames Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-7a0sXVIPtk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://borninflames.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:571-321-0650 Email:progress@capitolnetworkinc.com DESCRIPTION:This summer\, more than 500 progressive students from college a nd university campuses across the country will gather in Washington\, D.C. \, for the first annual Campus Progress National Student Conference.\n\nA one-day crash course that explores progressive student leadership from an insider’s perspective\, the Conference will feature a powerful schedule of skill-building workshops\; effective advocacy and media training seminars \; and panels and forums led by some of the top progressive newsmakers we’ ve been talking about at CampusProgress.org.\n\nConfirmed speakers so far include: Thomas Frank\, bestselling author of “What’s The Matter With Kans as?”\; Dee Dee Myers\, White House Press Secretary to President Clinton an d consultant to NBC’s “The West Wing”\; Adonal Foyle\, starting center\, N BA Golden State Warriors\, and founder\, Democracy Matters\; Carol Browner \, Administrator\, Environmental Protection Agency\, under President Clint on\; John Passacantando\, executive director\, Greenpeace US\; Susan Rice\ , Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs\, Clinton Administratio n\; Donna Brazile\, political strategist.\n\nThis is a chance for progress ive students to connect and network with other students\, top political le aders\, policy experts\, and journalists from all over the country. It’s a n opportunity to directly engage with Campus Progress by sharing your stor ies\, your campus strategies\, and your views. It’s a time for you to spea k up about the issues that matter most to you.\n\nFor more information and to register by June 15\, visit www.CampusProgress.org. Geographical Scop e: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050713T083000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington Convention Center\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progress National Student Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-PufZIA6UVc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:502-209-5382 Email:iarras@kdva.org DESCRIPTION:The Keeping Perspective and Challenging Perceptions Conference\ n\nThis year's invited speakers promise new perspectives on the work that we do! I hope you will come and join us for a social and the conference! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.\n \nInvited speakers i nclude: \nRoberto Rodriguez\, Columnist\, Column of the Americas \nTamika Middleton\, Critical Resistance\, New Orleans\, LA\nDr. Brian Rich\, Assoc iate Professor of Sociology at Transylvania University\, AHU\nRosa Martin\ , AHEC\nRoger Goodman\, King County Bar Association\, WA\nRandi Ewing\, La Voz\nRadika Singh and Farah Malik\, Breakthrough\, NY\nEd Dove\, Lexingto n Human Rights Commission\nSunil Mansukhani\, DOJ\, Civil Rights Division\ n \n \n \nThis year's conference will feature a Silent Auction and a book sale\, and as always\, breakfast\, lunch and snacks are included (oh\, and don't forget the social!).\n \nAt this year's social\, we will be featuri ng a documentary trilingual (English\, Spanish\, and Nahuatl) film entitle d San Ce Tojuan: Nosotros Somos Uno that will be open to the public. \n \nThis year\, you may also register by providing requested information in the body of an email. Hope to see you there! Geographical Scope: Stat e DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050603 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050602T180000 GEO:38.045600;-84.496000 LOCATION:Lexington Public Library\, 140 East Main\, Lexington\, Kentucky\, 40507\, United States SUMMARY:2005 Migrant Network Coalition Annual Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-nntG7mpla8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mnclex.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:831 Email:clopezsalinas@aol.com DESCRIPTION:A group of about 50 dedicated student came together to organize this event. Our part of our city has a negative image an we are tying to prove everyone that it is not waht they think it is. A local news station broadcasted a report on East Salinas\, they made it look really scary. The y made it seem as if there are only gangmembers in EastSalinas. It is not relly true\, there are many positive things that we have to offer. We will try to show everyone in this event. First\, we will have a showcase\, at our local library\, of students work from different ethnic groups that sho ws their linguistic achievements. Then students will provide a walking tou r of a two- block area of the ALisal Community. We will conclude at Alisal High School where students will perform different ethnic songs and dances . We will also have different ethnic dishes that will be sold at a resonab le price (mone collected will be donated to our libraries). Questions or c omments please contact Mrs. Ethelvina McDowell at (831)796-7600 Geographi cal Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050528T100000 GEO:36.682900;-121.612000 LOCATION:777 Williams Road\, Salinas\, California\, 93905\, United States SUMMARY:Cultural Awareness Celebration UID:20260421T070502CEST-1DujVzvwXT@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On May 3\, 2005\, the Women's Foundation of California embarked on a month-long tour throughout the state. At each stop\, we will host li stening sessions to bring together diverse members of each local community including community leaders\, government officials\, community-based orga nizations and funders. These events will provide opportunities for women\, girls and their families to share local challenges and to discuss solutio ns for change. In the Fall\, we will release a report in Sacramento summar izing the Tour's findings.\n\nKeynote speaker: Dr. Anita Marks\, a board- certified Family Practice physician at Kaiser Permanente's Glendale Medica l Office. Her reputation as a leader in the field of women's health has be en earned through several years of advocacy and leadership.\n\nGuest Spear ker: Erin Brockovich Ellis\, Erin Brockovich Ellis\, Director of Environm ental Research at Masry and Vititoe\, is an environmental activist and pub lic health investigator. Erin is perhaps best known for her solo investiga tion of a Chromium 6 leak from Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Compress or Station that had contaminated groundwater. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050526T093000 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:Japanese American National Museum\, 369 First Street\, Los Angeles \, California\, 90012\, United States SUMMARY:Creating a Statewide Agenda with The Road to Equity Tour - Los Ange les UID:20260421T070502CEST-fpNEmnDS88@74.81.90.59 URL:http://womensfoundca.org/news_road.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On May 3\, 2005\, the Women's Foundation of California embarked on a month-long tour throughout the state. At each stop\, we will host li stening sessions to bring together diverse members of each local community including community leaders\, government officials\, community-based orga nizations and funders. These events will provide opportunities for women\, girls and their families to share local challenges and to discuss solutio ns for change. In the Fall\, we will release a report in Sacramento summar izing the Tour's findings.\n\nIn Fresno\, we welcome the insight of Luisa Medina\, to help introduce the event. Luisa Medina has more than twenty-f ive years of experience as an advocate for children and families in Fresno County. She is currently the President of the Fresno Unified School Distr ict Board of Education. She has previously chaired the City of Fresno’s H ousing and Community Development Commission\, and acted as an advisory bod y to the Mayor and City Council on matters related to redevelopment projec ts and the expenditure of federal dollars for revitalization of moderate a nd low-income communities. Ms. Medina is currently the Development Directo r for Central California Legal Services\, Inc. (CCLS). CCLS is the primary provider of free civil legal services in the Central Valley. CCLS provide s assistance in numerous areas including domestic violence and elder abuse prevention\, landlord/tenant\, healthcare access\, education and youth la w\, consumer law\, community economic development\, employee rights and ta xpayer assistance. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050524T130000 GEO:36.729000;-119.772000 LOCATION:Radisson Hotel And Conference Center\, Fresno\, California\, 93721 \, United States SUMMARY:Creating a Statewide Agenda with the Road to Equity Tour - Fresno UID:20260421T070502CEST-51ZUhW5649@74.81.90.59 URL:http://womensfoundca.org/news_road.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On May 3\, 2005\, the Women's Foundation of California embarked on a month-long tour throughout the state. At each stop\, we will host li stening sessions to bring together diverse members of each local community including community leaders\, government officials\, community-based orga nizations and funders. These events will provide opportunities for women\, girls and their families to share local challenges and to discuss solutio ns for change. In the Fall\, we will release a report in Sacramento summar izing the Tour's findings.\n\nKeynote Speaker: Dolores C. Huerta\nDolores C. Huerta\, co-founder and First Vice President Emeritus of the United Far m Workers of America\, AFL-CIO (UFW) and current President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation\, has played a major role in the American civil rights m ovement for over forty years. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050524T130000 GEO:35.483500;-119.008000 LOCATION:Bakersfield Museum Of Art\, 1930 R Street\, Bakersfield\, Californ ia\, 93301\, United States SUMMARY:Creating a Statewide Agenda with The Road to Equity Tour - Bakersfi eld UID:20260421T070502CEST-XxnioDBjr5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://womensfoundca.org/news_road.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-552-8722 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Support the Uhuru Movement & African community struggle for dem ocratic rights and justice!\n\n• Videos of victims families speaking out & community resistance to police terror in St. Petersburg\, FL\n• Mary Edwa rds - stop the forced displacement of African communities!\n• Kamau Beckte mba - Uhuru Movement\n\n20 years ago the city of Philadelphia dropped a bo mb on the MOVE family\, murdering eleven men\, women & children & destroyi ng 61 homes. No one has ever been held accountable for the hideous crime\, & MOVE members are portrayed in the media as responsible for it.\n\n85 ye ar old Mary Edwards is facing $4 million in fines from the Borough of Medi a for phony housing citations. African people are losing their homes & com munities to greedy speculators & white families.\n\nIn St. Petersburg\, Fl orida\, sheriffs murdered Marquell McCullough & Jarrell Walker - young\, u narmed African men. The outraged community & Uhuru Movement are under atta ck for resisting state-sponsored terror.\n\nLearn the Truth & Take Action! \n• While the city of Philadelphia portrays the African community as bring ing the violence on itself\, the reality is the the government is waging a vicious attack against the black community here & in cities all over the U.S.\n• White developers and home-buyers are greedily gobbling up huge sec tors of North\, South & West Philly. To clear African families out of thei r neighborhoods the police have intensified the daily harassment\, massive arrests and brutal containment of the community.\n• The Uhuru Movement is leading the organized struggle for real change to empower the black commu nity. In St. Pete the Movement is under serious attack for working for soc ial & economic justice. We must defend the democratic rights of the Africa n community!\n\nJOIN UHURU SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT!\n215-552-8722 • uhuru99@cr itpath.org\n\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050523T180000 GEO:39.962600;-75.162900 LOCATION:Robin's Books (2nd Floor)\, 108 S. 13th St.\, Center City\, Philad elphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United States SUMMARY:Stop the Violence Against the Black Community! UID:20260421T070502CEST-GbFfbwaJvu@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-393-1044 Email:slap@jwj.org DESCRIPTION:Are you still pumped from the recent victories at Georgetown an d Washington Universities (amongst others)? Is the adrenaline built up dur ing the National Student Labor Week of Action still rushing through your b ody? Are you ready to ignite the movement for economic justice and worker' s rights of your campus? \n\nJoin us for the National Student Labor Pre-Co nference at the Jobs with Justice Annual Meeting!\n\n-Learn skills that wi ll help build the student movement on your campus.\n\n- Find out which eco nomic justice campaigns students are engaged in and how you can get involv ed.\n\n- Network with student activists from around the country.\n\n- AND MORE!!! \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050925 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050922T090000 GEO:38.703300;-90.461800 LOCATION:St. Louis\, Missouri\, 63146\, United States SUMMARY:Announcing the Student Labor Pre-Conference and Jobs with Justice A nnual Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-JH6pbCrZkB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jwj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:718-290-9280 Email:medard@bigpicturesmallworld.com DESCRIPTION:The Design Science Lab will develop strategies for acheiving th e UN Millennium Development Goals. Participants will learn a methodology t hat will be used to develop strategies for reducing poverty\, hunger and o ther unmet human needs in environmentally sustainable ways. Results of the Lab will be disseminated throughout the world. Geographical Scope: Inter national DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050701 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050624 GEO:40.739000;-73.983500 LOCATION:United Nations\, New York\, New York\, 10010\, United States SUMMARY:Design Science Lab UID:20260421T070502CEST-n5ZvumTtA0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bfi.org/summerlab END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-833-2843 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:On Saturday June 4 (rain date\, June 5th)\, the Clark Park Peop le's Flea Market will set up between Baltimore and Chester Aves in the par k from 9-5pm. Organized by the African People's Solidarity Committee (APS C) as a fundraiser for the Uhuru Movement for social justice and economic development for the African community\, the Clark Park People's Flea Marke t is designed as an open air flea market that welcomes everyone from near and far to vend\, shop and take in the wonderful\, wild and weird items th at will be for sale. \n\nThe Clark Park People's Flea Market promises to be a fun and educational event for the whole family. For more information\ , including vending\, contact Peg Shaw \nat 215-833-2843 or emailuhuru99@c ritpath.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050604T090000 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Clark Park (West Philly)\, Bet. Baltimore & Chester Aves.\,\, Phil adelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Clark Park People's Flea Market (Fundraiser for justice for the Bla ck community) UID:20260421T070502CEST-GWufgbIAuK@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-552-8722 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, June 6 at 7pm an event 'Free Speech Under Attack' w ill be held at the Unitarian Church in Philadelphia\, 2125 Chestnut Street \, featuring Lynne Stewart\, the human rights lawyer recently convicted in New York and facing up to 30 years in prison for defending a leader in th e Arab community. There will be other speakers including public housing ac tivist and Uhuru Movement leader Connie Burton who will discuss the recent cut of her radio show on Pacifica-affiliated WMNF in Tampa\, Florida. For more information contact the African \nPeople's Solidarity Committee at 2 15-552-8722 or email uhuru99@critpath.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050606T190000 GEO:40.003400;-75.186800 LOCATION:Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania \, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:Free Speech Under Attack! Forum w/Lynn Stewart\, Connie Burton\, an d others UID:20260421T070502CEST-7UE9gP6xAr@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:mtvprotest@yahoogroups.com DESCRIPTION:PLEASE POST ON YOUR SITE:\n\nMTV has censored a serious stateme nt on the deadly war in Iraq. Nine Inch Nails is banned from performing at the MTV Movie Awards June 4th\, 2005 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Ange les. \n\nAccording to news reports\, NIN wanted to display a picture of Pr esident Bush during the anti-war song 'The Hand That Feeds.' It features l yrics like 'What if this whole crusade's a charade / And behind it all the re's a price to be paid / For the blood on which we dine / Justified in th e name of the holy and the divine.' \n\nMTV says their ban is politically- motivated. While corporations cannot not technically violate the First Ame ndment\, MTV and its parent company Viacom have ties to the U.S. governmen t through tax breaks and regulations which makes this a serious and action able issue. We can make a difference. \n\nPROTEST THE AWARDS SHOW THIS JUN E 4TH FROM 5-8PM \nSHRINE AUDITORIUM - 665 W. Jefferson Blvd in Los Angele s\, near USC \n\nALSO\, TURN OFF MTV AND TELL THE MEDIA 'I DO NOT WANT MY MTV' \n\nWe must let the public know that young people\, MTV's audience\, does not support this war or the cable network's censorship of a valid mes sage. \n\nFor more information\, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MTVpr otest. Feel free to post comments and communicate with your fellow protest ors in advance. A press release will be sent out so bring lots of signs an d other visuals protest symbols. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050604T170000 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:665 W. Jefferson Blvd\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90007\, United States SUMMARY:Protest the MTV Movie Awards UID:20260421T070502CEST-6Inp4UnzTd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MTVprotest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:cosmetics@foe.org DESCRIPTION:We will gather outside of Hecht’s of Washington DC\, a provider of Clinique and Estée Lauder products\, to make local merchants aware tha t their patrons insist on safe\, healthy products.\n\nMeet At: Hecht’s Dep artment Store\n 1201 G St. NW\n Washington\, DC 20005\nNea rest Metro Stop: Farragut West via Blue or Orange Line\n\nJoin us as we ga ther to leaflet\, perform street theater and raise awareness about the Saf e Cosmetics Campaign. Bring your signs\, your voices\, yourselves! Geogra phical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050622T120000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:1201 G St NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Safe Cosmetics Campaign: Washington DC Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-uXaOS4lcWt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.safecosmetics.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-219-2527 X 2 Email:registration@opencenter.prg DESCRIPTION:Last year’s Eco-Metropolis Conference was inspiring and energiz ing\, so we decided to once again bring together many key people in variou s grassroots areas to discuss their work\, inspire us (and each other) and help build new partnerships. One special focus this year will be on stud ents and youth and helping nurture tomorrow’s eco leaders. New York has e normous potential to be at the forefront of global urban eco-awareness. T he ideas\, initiative and energy to make our city and region greener\, cle aner\, saner\, freer and more joyous are here now\, if we get engaged. Co me help make that happen! Please call for prices\, student discount avail able. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051112 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051111T123000 GEO:40.729100;-73.991600 LOCATION:The Graduate Center\; CUNY\, 34th Street @ 5th Avenue\, New York\, New York\, 10012\, United States SUMMARY:Eco-Metropolis Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-e71T39h9u8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.opencenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-785-8683 Email:seth_fiur@lcv.org DESCRIPTION:EDUCATE ADVOCATE MOBILIZE\nMake Your Voice Heard \nLearn h ow at\nProject Democracy’s Summer Activist Training\nCo-Sponsored by Rock the Vote\nAugust 15- 19th\, 2005\n\nThe Summer Activist training will prov ide a unique opportunity for students from around the country to come toge ther and learn how to run on-campus grassroots campaigns and voter partici pation campaigns. Students will be taught by some of the foremost activis ts and trainers in the country\, and will learn everything from the basics of tabling to how to run a sophisticated media campaign through hand’s on sessions. Become a campus leader. Apply now!\n\nEDUCATE- Our trainers w ill educate students on the best methods of campus engagement\, including the most effective ways to teach your fellow students about important issu es.\n\nADVOCATE- Learn how to make the student voice heard on campus and by elected officials from the local level to national.\n\nMOBILIZE- Go ba ck to campus with all the tools you need to run a successful campaign and get others involved.\n\nLCVEF’s Project Democracy Summer Activist Training *\nThe University of Michigan\nAnn Arbor\, MI\nAugust 15-19\, 2005\nApply online at www.projectdemocracy04.org or email .\n\nCost:\n$75 includes hou sing\, training\, and some meals. Apply by July 15th to receive early dis count rate of $60. \n\nTravel scholarships are available. Apply online.\ n\nApplication Deadline: August 1\, 2005\n\nThose attendees who are intere sted in getting involved can stay in the Detroit area for an extra day or two to attend the Road to Detroit Convergence taking place the weekend fol lowing the training. For more information visit www.energyaction.org\n\nP roject Democracy is a program of the League of Conservation Voters Educati on Fund\, a non-partisan nationwide effort to train and mobilize young Ame ricans to make their voices heard in elections and with elected officials. . www.projectdemocracy04.org\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050819 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050815T100000 GEO:42.276300;-83.711200 LOCATION:University Of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, 48109\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Project Democracy Summer Activist Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-5Avt7NPelu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.projectdemocracy04.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:847-998-1002 Email:northfielddems@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Guest Speakers:\n\nRalph Matire\, Executive Director for Center for Tax & Budget Accountability\n\nDonna Baiocchi\, Executive Director fo r EDRED: The Voice of Suburban Schools will speak about proposed changes t o the way public schools are funded and the ongoing legislative effort. Wh ether you need basic info or have specific questions\, all are welcome.\n\ nJune 16th marks the beginning of the Northfield Township Democrats Summer Lecture Series which will explore topics of current interest to residents . “Part of our service to the Township involves making sure issue importan t to residents get significant attention. We hope not only to feature inte resting speakers\, but to understand what community members think about th ese issues\,” explains Committeeman for Northfield Township Democrats\, El aine Nekritz. The Summer Lecture Series is free and all are welcome to att end. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050630T190000 GEO:42.082700;-87.819700 LOCATION:Glen Park Center\, 2400 Chestnut Ave.\, Glenview\, Illinois\, 6002 5\, United States SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series - School Funding & Property Taxes UID:20260421T070502CEST-8BBMSuTV4N@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:ladyfest@peacemail.com DESCRIPTION:Ladyfest San Diego is a fiercely independent festival of women⠀™s and trans’ music\, film\, video\, photography\, spoken-word\, and mo re.\n\nVolunteers are needed to make this festival a success. In addition to getting to hang with rad people\, having a blast\, and creating a spac e to celebrate women’s and trans’ art in our community\, volunteers wi ll also get passes into the festival based on hours worked.\n\nTo sign up\ , or for questions about volunteering\, email us \nor check out our websit e at www.ladyfestsd.org\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050717 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050714 GEO:32.775800;-117.208000 LOCATION:San Diego\, California\, 92110\, United States SUMMARY:Ladyfest San Diego UID:20260421T070502CEST-gijtBFgMvZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ladyfestsd.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:239-657-8311 Email:organize@sfalliance.org DESCRIPTION:Join activists and trainers from across the country at our firs t-ever Student/Farmworker Alliance Youth Encuentro! This week-long activis t training camp\, skill share and strategy session will be used as a forum for youth from around the country to share and broaden their skills as ac tivists\, network\, and plan for the next stages in the fight against corp orate greed and exploitation after the success of the Taco Bell Boycott. S pace is filling up fast\, so apply today at our webiste\, www.sfalliance.o rg/encuentro \nSee you in August!!! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050801 GEO:26.184400;-81.415200 LOCATION:Immokalee\, Florida\, 34142\, United States SUMMARY:National Student/Farmworker Alliance Youth Encuentro UID:20260421T070502CEST-NEmsrhU4xk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sfalliance.org/encuentro END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-637-5096 Email:medavis@aflcio.org DESCRIPTION:WANTED: LABOR ORGANIZING OPERATIVES\n \nAre you stuck in school \, have a desire to organize but need to pay the bills? Are you fed up wi th low wages and poor working conditions in Philadelphia? Do you have exp erience working a regular job but want to learn how to empower your co-wor kers to join the labor movement? Are you interested in working for social change but need more experience and training?\n \nMillions of workers are part of the union movement and have a voice in their workplace. Yet\, mi llions more need your help to fight exploitation\, abuse\, and demand resp ect and dignity in the workplace.\n\nThe AFL-CIO Organizing Institute will be holding a specialized training July 8-9 in the Philadelphia area to eq uip you with the skills and job opportunities to pursue union organizing a s a career. If you are committed to social and economic justice and are i nterested in helping workers gain power\, win better wages\, benefits\, an d working conditions by forming a union at their workplace please apply to day for our training program.\n\nNewly trained organizers who complete the training program will develop strong organizing and leadership skills whi le assisting their coworkers in forming a union. Full-time and Part-time positions are available. People of Color\, Bilingual Speakers\, and Phila delphia Residents are highly encouraged to apply.\n\nWhat: AFL-CIO Organiz ing Institute\nWhen: July 8-9 2005\nWhere: Philadelphia\, PA (Location to be announced)\n \n*Housing will not be provided.\n \nTo request an applica tion or for more information\, please email your resume to yfoa@aflcio.org or call Yael Foa at (781) 324-4088 ext. 4. \nApplication Deadline is Jul y 1\, 2005\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050709 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050708T110000 GEO:40.003400;-75.186800 LOCATION:TBA\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:AFL-CIO Organizing Institute Training in Philly UID:20260421T070502CEST-fgpAKhU2ER@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.organize.aflcio.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:communitiesagainstcoal@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Students and youth from across the country have traveled to App alachia to help organize MOUNTAIN JUSTICE SUMMER. We are working with coa l residents and activists from all walks of life to put a stop to mountain top removal coal mining (MTR)… and We Need Your Help.\n \nINTERNATIONAL D AY OF ACTION \nON THE ROOT CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE\nConvergence against M assey Coal and Mountaintop Removal\n Noon July 8th Monroe Park--Richmond\, VA\nOn July 8th as the rulers of the eight most powerful nations meet in Scotland to decide our fates\, communities around the world will take to t he streets to fight back against the fossil fuels industry’s devastation o f our Earth and its people. No longer can we stand by as our air is pollut ed\, our water poisoned\, our mountains destroyed\, and our communities te rrorized by these careless corporate thugs. On this day\, in conjunction w ith Venezuelan communities fighting coal mines in their country\, the peop le of Appalachia and folks from all across the east coast will descend on Richmond\, VA to confront one of the most ruthless coal companies in the U S\, Massey Energy Co. Massey is systematically destroying the mountains an d people of Southern Appalachia through a form of mining called mountainto p removal (MTR). \n \nWhat is MTR?\nMassey literally blows the tops off mo untains to get to the thin seams of coal that lie beneath. The rock is pus hed into valleys\, burying the streams many communities depend on for food and water. In West Virginia alone\, MTR mining has leveled over 500 squar e miles of mountains and buried over 1\,200 miles of streams. More pounds of explosives are used to destroy the mountains of West Virginia each day than were used during the entire US invasion of Afghanistan! To add insul t to injury many coalfield residents have been poisoned by the coal dust i n the air and heavy metals released into the water. \n But all is not los t! There is growing resistance to the coal barons who have turned Appalac hia into a national sacrifice zone. And we want you to be a part of it\n J oin Mountain Justice Summer to take direct action* against Massey Energy C o. Help the residents of Appalachia defend their communities from coal com pany thugs and toxic waste. Help stop Global Warming at its source. Dema nd the absolute abolition of Mountain Top Removal Mining and help bring ab out a sustainable and just future for the people of Appalachia and the Wor ld. Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050708T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Monroe Park\, Richmond\, Virginia\, 23173\, United States SUMMARY:Convergence against Massey Coal and Mountaintop Removal UID:20260421T070502CEST-Tm87hSMr26@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.moutainjusticesummer.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:robinh@womensfoundca.org DESCRIPTION:This is a community dialogue on environmental conditions affect ing women and their families where they live\, work and play. Erin Brockov ich-Ellis is our keynote speaker. Other leaders in the field will discuss the issues at a panel presentation and a networking reception afterwards. Please visit our website to RSVP and for more information on the presenter s and the event: www.womensfoundca.org Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050714T140000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UCLA Institute Of The Environment\, La Kretz Hall\, 619 Charles E. Young Dr. East\, Los Angeles\, California\, United States SUMMARY:In the Shadow of Pollution: Women's Environmental Health Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-4Iuo1DUS2w@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.womensfoundca.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:I'd like to invite you to Clean Air Cool Planet's fourth annual \nBuilding the Movement to Stop Global Warming summer workshop. If you can 't make it or already responded\, please also forward this on to your netw orks to help us spread the word!\n\nThe event\, to be held July 22-24th on Boston's Thompson Island\, will\nhave a dual focus: SPEAKING and COMMUNIT Y ACTION – YOU CHOOSE THE\nTRAINING THAT WILL BEST SUIT YOUR NEEDS!\n\nWHA T YOU WILL GAIN: You will leave with the information and\ninspiration you need to make a difference in your community. This is also a great opportu nity to network with other local leaders from across the Northeast:\n\nCom munity action: Get the nuts and bolts and leave with a concrete\nworkplan for action in your community\nSpeaking: Learn how to advocate and motivate others to act with the\nlatest climate science\, policy and messaging exp ertise.\n\nThe weekend workshop will provide resources on the latest scien ce and\nsolutions\, and will feature special sessions:\n\n- Renewable ener gy purchase campaigns\n- Biodiesel & cleaner transportation options\n- Win d energy development\nŘ The emerging Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ( RGGI).\n\nGo to http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/information/workshop200 5.php to\nlearn more and register today.\n\nOrganized by Clean Air-Cool Pl anet\, the Greenhouse Network\, and the\nMassachusetts Climate Action Netw ork\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050724 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050722 GEO:42.347500;-71.040600 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02210\, United States SUMMARY:Building the Movement to Stop Global Warming Summer Workshop UID:20260421T070502CEST-kroC0wKkz4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/information/workshop2005.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Studies in Social Justice presents a conference on Human Rights in a Globalizing Era?\n\nThe worldwide expansion of new so cial and economic relations\, new patterns of migration\, and the spread o f North American consumer culture have had radically destabilizing effects on the life-conditions of peoples and populations around the world. The c onference will consider the diverse ways in which issues of democracy\, pr actices of citizenship\, and social security articulate with human rights in this globalizing era. It will bring together internationally known scho lars\, researchers\, and activists whose work addresses the foundations\, history\, politics\, or limitations of human rights and whose participatio n will assist in redressing the intractable dilemmas associated with the p rocesses of globalization.\n\nConfirmed speakers include:\n\nDr. Alison Br ysk\nPolitical Science Department\nUniversity of California\, Irvine\, USA \n\nDr. Tony Evans\nDepartment of Politics\nSouthampton University\, UK\n\ nDr. Vandana Shiva\nResearch Foundation for Science\, Technology and Ecolo gy\nIndia\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050806 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050804 GEO:42.290300;-83.044800 LOCATION:University Of Windsor\, Windsor\, Ontario\, N9B 3P4\, Canada SUMMARY:Human Rights in a Globalizing Era? UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ds2HjVwpBV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uwindsor.ca/socialjustice END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A National Multiracial\, Multigenerational Conference for Peopl e of all Religions and Spiritualities Creating Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual an d Transgender-Affirming Communities August 5th - 7th\, 2005 at Eastern Mic higan University\, Ypsilanti MI.\n\n \n\nEditor of Tikkun Magazine to spea k at Together in Faith 2005! Rabbi Michael Lerner was a national leader of the anti-war movement in the 60's and chair of the Students for A Democra tic Society at U.C. Berkeley. He was indicted by the Mitchell Justice Dept . as part of the Seattle 7 (where he went to teach philosophy) and was des cribed by J. Edgar Hoover as 'one of America's most dangerous criminals' f or organizing anti-war demonstrations. He received a PhD in clinical psych ology. He also directed a research project on the psychodynamics of Americ an society\, where he discovered the hunger of working people for a trasce nden meaning in their lives. He developed the 'politics of meaning' and st arted Tikkun magazine in 1986. Among his books: Surplus Powerlessness\, Je wish Renewal\, The Politics of Meaning\, Spirit Matters with Cornel West: Blacks and Jews: Let the Healing Begin\, and most recently\, Healing Israe l/Palestine. He is the current editor of Tikkun magazine and rabbi of a sy nagogue in San Francisco: Beyt Tikkun. He was honored by Utne Reader as on e of America's 100 most significant visionaries\, and receive an award fro m PEN-Oakland for his courage in critiquing Israeli policy. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050805 GEO:42.202100;-83.620500 LOCATION:Eastern Michigan University\, Ypsilanti\, Michigan\, 48197\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Together In Faith 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-jhEUWFNHS5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://togetherinfaith.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for the weekend of August 12-14! \n\nYou wo n't want to miss the annual Young Democratic Socialists national conferenc e and activist retreat. This year we will be meeting at a small castle sur rounded by forest and ponds\, conveniently located in Ossining\, NY (only 30 minutes north of New York City).\n\nWe come together at a time when Bus h and the Republicans are on a rampage and greedy corporations are more po werful than ever. The right wing in the United States controls all three branches of government and is pushing forward a regressive agenda of tax c uts for the rich and attacks on unions\, women\, people of color\, the LGB T community and our social programs. The labor movement\, often the right wing's most formidable opponent\, is at a weak point and is internally di vided. Abroad\, the violence in Iraq continues to escalate\, destroying c ountless lives and draining billions of dollars from the public coffers. As young people\, we see tuition costs and personal debt spiraling out of control and an uncertain future with fewer decent job prospects amidst the expanding low-wage economy.\n \nAnd yet\, despite all these distressin g realities\, there are signs of hope. Bush's popularity ratings are at a n all-time low. His administration faces considerable resistance to its d omestic privatization schemes and its militaristic foreign-policy. Progre ssive activists in and outside the Democratic Party are working to fight m ostly defensive battles while also crafting a long-term strategy to advanc e our own agenda of social and economic justice. Internationally\, the wa ve of opposition to capitalist globalization continues to grow as popular social movements and left-wing electoral victories spread\, particularly a cross Latin America. The time to build a stronger democratic Left in the United States is now. Join us from August 12-14 as we work together to pr ove that a better world is possible. \n\nOur conference\, entitled 'Bu ilding the Next Left\,' is a unique opportunity for YDS members and activi sts to get away from it all\, to remember why we do what we do and to lear n how to do it better. There will be workshops and discussions on organiz ing strategies\, the history of the left\, contemporary social movements\, mapping out political priorities for youth and students organizers\, buil ding a stronger progressive presence in mainstream US politics and more. Come to the castle to meet young and veteran activists from around the cou ntry in an affordable retreat setting. There will also be partying\, video screenings\, and plenty of out-door fun in between workshops and training s. Most importantly\, this is a great way to wrap up the summer\, make new (and sometimes life-long) friends\, and get ready for a fall of campus an d community activism. \n\n*HOUSING PROVIDED*\nLimited travel scholarships available.\n\nClick here for more information\, flyers\, and to register o n-line:\nwww.ydsusa.org/confs/nyc_0805.html\n\n\nHelp us spread the word t o activists in your area\, and see about bringing other committed organize rs to our conference at the castle! \n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050812 GEO:41.109700;-73.828000 LOCATION:Ossining\, New York\, 10562\, United States SUMMARY:BUILDING THE NEXT LEFT: YDS Activist Retreat at a Castle! UID:20260421T070502CEST-PedE1iPlVV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:315-730-8642 Email:laceiramodei@aol.com DESCRIPTION:There will be letter writing\, products for sale\, music\, and an open microphone. Please contact me with any questions or if you want to reserve mic. time. Casual\, you can come and go as you please. Geograph ical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050716T180000 GEO:27.894400;-81.850800 LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Congregation Of Lakeland\, 3140 Troy Ave\, Lakeland\, Florida\, 33803\, United States SUMMARY:Save Sudan-Letter Writing Event UID:20260421T070502CEST-Jxhj92Vhmh@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Visit AfterDowningStreet.org at the link provided to search for a DSM 7/23 event near you. We need a good turn out on this to send a mess age to congress that there's support for a real investigation!\n\nPeace G eographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050723T010000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Downing St. Memo Town Halls UID:20260421T070502CEST-91WbuBCTxr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/526 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-467-4999 Email:rgoodspeed@pfaw.org DESCRIPTION:THE BATTLE FOR THE COURTS: WHAT'S AT STAKE\nYoung People For An nounces Online Course for College Students on the Court Battle\n \nWith Su preme Court Justice O'Connor's announced retirement\, the process to appoi nt her successor will dominate the news in the coming months. With Justice O'Connor's role providing the swing vote on critical 5-4 decisions regard ing privacy\, reproductive rights\, affirmative action\, government neutra lity toward religion\, and more\, her replacement will have a profound imp act on the direction of American law and society.\n\nIn this 6-week online course in our Progressive Online Academy we will examine the substance of what's at stake in detail and hear from activists on the political front lines. Return to campus in the fall energized and informed to fight back a gainst the right wing echo chamber on your campus.\n\n Tent ative Schedule - week of …\n July 25: Right Wing Nominees: Who are They and What do They Believe?\n August 1: The Envi ronment\n August 8: Reproductive Rights\n Au gust 15: Civil Rights\n August 22: Civil Liberties and Free Speech\n August 29: Workers Rights and Corporate Power\n\n The class will involve a few short readings distributed over email each we ek\, online discussion\, and a 1-hour weekly class conference call held fr om 4 – 5 PM EST each Thursday with special guests. To apply\, send your NA ME\, SCHOOL\, YEAR\, and a short statement of interest to rgoodspeed at pf aw.org by July 20. The course is open to current undergraduates in 2-year or 4-year degree programs. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050829 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050725 GEO:38.900700;-77.039900 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:Online Course: The Battle Over the Courts UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZLiWCrjVuf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youngpeoplefor.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:organize@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:Register for the USAS Summer Retreat in Chicago\, August 12-15 Loyola Chicago \n**Build your skills around organizing\, fundraising\, dir ect action and more** \n**Strategize around coca-cola\, international soli darity campaigns and campus living wage** \n**Learn about the national cam paign against Walmart** \n**Hear from international interns who will spend their summers in India\, Haiti\, Mexico\, Turkey\, Cambodia\, Hong Kong\, China\, Kenya\, South Africa\, El Salvador\, Phillippines and Korea** \nT ravel Scholarships available for those who register early (for real y'all) (Housing and Food are included in registration) \n Geographical Scope: N ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050815 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050812 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:333 S. Ashland\, UNITE/HERE Building\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60626\ , United States SUMMARY:USAS Summer Retreat 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-XWco8vxVA1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/register.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-470-2668 Email:standconference@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:STAND (Students Take Action Now for Darfur) is pleased to invit e you to the 2nd National Student Leadership Conference for Darfur\, which will be held in Washington D.C. from August 11-14th. The highlights of th e conference include a day of educational programming at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\, addresses by keynote speakers\, a benefit din ner\, a press demonstration\, and informative workshops. The focus of the conference will be creating a united student movement and setting the agen da for the coalition for the upcoming year. \n \nIn addition to undergradu ates\, STAND welcomes and encourages high school\, graduate\, and law stud ents to attend.\n \nVisit http://www.standnow.org/conference/ for more det ails and to\nregister. The deadline for registration is July 25th. We look forward to seeing you at the conference.\n \nIf you have any questions\, please email standconference@gmail.com \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050811T130000 GEO:38.893300;-77.014600 LOCATION:Georgetown University\, 37th And O Streets\, NW\, Washington\, Dis trict of Columbia\, 20057\, United States SUMMARY:2nd National Leadership Conference for Darfur UID:20260421T070502CEST-0CGgvd9V13@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.standnow.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-625-1382 Email:field@stonewalldemocrats.org DESCRIPTION:2005 Stonewall National Convention and Training\nSAN DIEGO\, CA LIFORNIA - August 26-28\, 2005\nwww.stonewalldemocrats.org\n\nNational Sto newall Democrats and the San Diego Democratic Club invite you to the premi er training for the LGBT community this year. \n \nCalifornia and Arizona face anti-marriage ballot measures in 2006. While activists work towards the possibility of marriage equality in Washington and Oregon\, the LGBT c ommunity in Nevada and Utah continues to battle against unrelenting anti-g ay forces. \n\nNOW IS THE TIME to come together to strategize\, train and exchange ideas that will help our families secure victory at the ballot bo x and in state legislatures. Now is the time to register and make your pla ns for the 2005 Stonewall National Convention and Training.\n \nAbout the 2005 NSD Convention\nNSD's 2005 Organizing Convention is a gathering of gr assroots activists and political leaders from all across the country. Part icipants will attend workshops with expert panelists and trainers\, hear f rom state and local elected officials\, and work together to organize for victories in 2006 and beyond. \n\nActivists\, Elected Officials and Leader s\nNSD is proud to host trainings and workshops led by some of the best th inkers in the movement for lesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender equali ty. Our activities include: \n\n-- Marriage Briefing with Evan Wolfson (Fr eedom to Marry)\n-- Luncheon with California's LGBT elected officials\n-- Friday Night VIP Reception with Congressman Barney Frank \n-- Friday Late Night 'Stop Santorum Now' Reception hosted by Pennsylvania Stonewall Chapt ers \n-- Saturday Evening Celebrity Harbor Cruise w/ dinner and dancing\n\ nOther panelists include Geoffrey Kors (Equality California)\, Toni Broadd us (Equality Federation)\, David Salie (House Party Organizer for Dean for President)\, Jasmyne Cannick (National Black Justice Coalition)\, Sherry Wright ( AFL-CIO)\, Donald Hitchcock (Democratic National Committee)\, Set h Kilbourn (Human Rights Campaign)\, and many others! \nREGISTER NOW at ww w.stonewalldemocrats.org and Lock in the Early Bird Registration Rate of $ 55 and Your Hotel Room at Holiday Inn on the Bay--the official host hotel for the 2005 NSD Convention! \n \nIf you should have any questions\, pleas e call Jo Wyrick at NSD at 202-625-1382 or email her \n\n Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050828 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050826T160000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Diego\, California\, United States SUMMARY:National Stonewall Democrats 2005 Organizing Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-seoc73nG7z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-474-8182 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:The International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement\, along wi th the Coachman family\, is calling a press conference to denounce the pol ice murder of Schroon 'Fat Daddy' Coachman by Philadelphia police on Wedne sday\, June 29th\, 2005. \n\nSchroon was choked to death in broad daylight in front of the community around 1pm at 51st and Market streets. The comm unity and his family were outraged at the brutal murder of yet another Afr ican man by the police in Philadelphia. Witnesses said that police were dr iving by after the murder\, laughing\, taunting and intimidating the peopl e who were furious at this cold-blooded murder. The press conference will denounce all forms of state-sponsored terror against the African community using the accusation of the use or selling of drugs by any individual as an excuse.\n\nKamau Becktemba\, Philadelphia President of the Internationa l People's Democratic Uhuru Movement was at the murder scene right away\, and talked to numerous witnesses and family members. Becktemba stated that ' This cold-blooded\, brutal and cynical murder of yet another young brot her by the vicious Philadelphia police cannot go by without a meaningful r esponse from this embattled community. We've had enough of this terrorism by the police. They say 'justifiable'\, we say 'murder'. How many more of us are they going to kill before they are held accountable for their actio ns? We've already buried Haile Payne\, Milo Fornwald\, Edward Boo Pickens\ , Philip McCall\, Donta Dawson\, Kenneth Griffin\, Sean Wilson and hundred s of others.'\n\nThe demands that will be presented to the District Attorn ey's Office will be:1. The immediate arrest and prosecution for murder of all involved in killing Schroon Coachman. 2. Stop all state-sponsored viol ence against the African community.3. End the U.S.-controlled drug economy and stop the criminalization of the African community.4. Reparations to t he Coachman family for Schroon's brutal murder.5. End the public policy of police containment of the African community\, and replace it with a polic y of genuine and massive economic development. \n\nFor more information\, contact InPDUM 215-474-8182\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050701T100000 GEO:39.952600;-75.166500 LOCATION:DA's Office\, 1421 Arch St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19102\ , United States SUMMARY:Press Conference to Protest Phila. Police Murder of Schroon Coachma n UID:20260421T070502CEST-HCgv0kxKJv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://inpdum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:860-916-4693 Email:paperbagette@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Hey\, this is Danielle from the PSA at CCSU. We will be traveli ng to DC this Sept. to protest the war & also to protest the IMF & World B ank. I wanted to put my name out here for anyone looking for a contact... please call with questions or if you wanted to hop on board with us! Peace ! Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050925 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050924 GEO:41.666000;-72.778400 LOCATION:Connecticut\, 06050\, United States SUMMARY:Travel to the Anti-War March in DC & IMF/World Bank protest in DC UID:20260421T070502CEST-GxebjK8DKX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.americanissues.com/ccsupsa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:330-745-1097 Email:info@may4.org DESCRIPTION:\n* co-sponsors welcome! *\n\nCelebrate 100 years of national\n US STUDENT ACTIVISM\n\npublic demonstration and RALLY\n\nSeptember 10\, 20 05 -- NOON\n\n140 Fulton Street\, \nNEW YORK\, NY\n\n(1 block east of Worl d Trade Center)\n\n\nOn September 12\, 1905\, a small group of young Ameri can socialists gathered at Peck's Restaurant located at 140 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan and established the first national US student activist organization -- the INTERCOLLEGIATE SOCIALIST SOCIETY. \n\nProminent young activists including Upton Sinclair\, Jack London\, Edna St. Vincent Milla y\, Clarence Darrow and other prominent socialists founded the ISS. Accord ing to:\n\nhttp://dlib.nyu.edu:8083/tamwagead/servlet/SaxonServlet?source= iss.xml&style=saxon01t2002.xsl\n\n'The ISS was organized for the purpose o f promoting the study and advocacy of socialism among college students and faculty members. During its most productive years\, the ISS had active ch apters on many campuses across the country\, particularly in the eastern a nd Midwestern states. As a socialist educational organization\, the ISS es tablished numerous study and reading groups\, sponsored rallies and lectur e engagements for prominent socialists\, published book lists and pamphlet s relating to a variety of socialist issues\, and held occasional national meetings and annual conventions. In 1921\, the ISS changed its name to th e League for Industrial Democracy so as to reflect its then older constitu ency and broader objectives.'\n\nDuring the 1920s and 1930s\, the Student League for Industrial Democracy inspired new student activist organization s which blossomed across America in hundreds of campus chapters that ralli ed millions of anti-war students before World War II. \n\nIn 1962\, the St udent League for Industrial Democracy morphed into a new national student activist organization: STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY (SDS). The civil rights movement and Vietnam War provoked SDS to emerge as a powerful activ ist organization which unfortunately self-destructed in 1969. However\, SD S inspired all modern US student activism which continues to thrive at hig h schools\, colleges and universities all across modern America in the 21s t century.\n\nTherefore\, the link between American student activists in I SS in 1905 and modern student activism in 2005 is an unbroken chain of org anizations\, events and activists! If you were a US student activist at an ytime\, anywhere during the 1930s\, 1940s\, 1950s\, 1960s\, 1970s\, 1980s\ , 1990s or in the new 21st century: JOIN US to announce our pride for the past and our commitment to support\, promote and join modern student activ ism in 2005 and beyond!\n\nNOTE: this announcement is the beginning of a p lan of action\, demonstration and commemoration. Feel free to contact us t o assist planning\, organizing and promotion of this important event. Of c ourse\, we will speak out about modern issues of concern and promote moder n student activists in the lead of this event!\n\n-- CELEBRATE 100 YEARS - -\n\nAMERICAN STUDENT ACTIVISM! \n\nJoin us in New York City\n140 Fulton S treet\n\nSeptember 10\, 2005 : AT NOON\n\n-- spread the word NOW --\n\n* f or details\, email: info@may4.org *\n\nAmerican student activism is\n\nALI VE AND STRONG in 2005!\n\n* co-sponsors welcome! *\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050910 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:140 Fulton Street\, New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Celebrate 100 years of National US Student Activism! UID:20260421T070502CEST-z1wt7jXaHg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://may4.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-427-4460 ext 236 Email:adaku@icah.org DESCRIPTION:Action Out Loud! is a 5-day training camp designed to teach you th the skills needed to take action for social change on sexual health iss ues. During the week\, young people will get in-depth training on specific sexual health issues. They will also be learn skills needed to address th ese issues through advocacy and organizing\, voter education\, media\, pub lic speaking\, and much more. With the help of adult and youth experts\, A ction Out Loud! participants will come up with their own specific plans of action using everything they learned throughout the week. Some projects d esigned by youth at the event will be supported by ICAH staff and resource s into the fall semester.\n\nHere is what some of the youth from last year had to say about Action Out Loud! - many of these youth continue to do se xual health activism projects in their communities\, or have helped with s tatewide advocacy efforts on sex education:\n\n'Through the training I hav e been able to gain the confidence and knowledge to make a difference.'\n\ n'I've read a lot about strategies on how to take action to accomplish a g oal\, but that wasn't enough. Here I got to really experience the contagio us excitement that people\nget.'\n\n'I could honestly say that I have the potential and the right tools to not only make a difference in my school b ut also in my community.'\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050812 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050808T090000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60604\, United States SUMMARY:Action Out Loud! 5 day Youth Advocacy Training Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-vXoUf0P5w3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.icah.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:408-608-5084 Email:mail@americansunitingamerica.org DESCRIPTION:Travel to Jamaica!\n\nDare to journey beyond the pristine beach es and lavish resorts into the heart of Jamaica. A tiny island that harbo rs a hidden story of economic violence\, exploitation\, and manipulation. For two hours\, 'Life and Debt' reveals a Jamaica that no travel agent wa nts you to see\, and tells the true story of U.S. dominance and Third Worl d struggle. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050709T140000 GEO:37.189400;-121.705000 LOCATION:MLK Library\, Rm 255\, 150 East San Fernando St\, San Jose\, Calif ornia\, 95126\, United States SUMMARY:Free Film Screening UID:20260421T070502CEST-vDndDFV8C8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sbm4peace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:781-953-9345 Email:uhrinews@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Refugee Ministry Workshop Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050806T090000 GEO:42.323100;-71.084600 LOCATION:First Baptist Church\, Coon Rapids\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:Organizing within Churches UID:20260421T070502CEST-0xGJcrNor6@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:301-565-4050 ext.324 Email:akelly@peace-action.org DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of music and youth-based community organizi ng\, this Friday\, August 5th\, at 8 pm in downtown DC--come early\, stay late! A $10 donation is suggested\, although no one will be turned away f or lack of funds. \n\nIn observance of the 60th Anniversary of the atomi c bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\, Peace Action has organized a weeken d's worth of special events\, kicking off with this Friday night gathering at Java Green Cafe (www.javagreen.net)\, located on 19th St between K and L.\n \nMusical guests include DC's own Gist (www.gistmusic.net)\, alterna tive hip-hop band Dr. Birthday and other surprise guests\, as well as appe arances from DJ Mayday and the boys of NYC's Boneyard Soundsystem. \n \nSo come and hang out with us\, listen to some progressive music\, enjoy some fresh munchies courtesy of Java Green\, and meet up with other like-minde d Peace Actionistas. Hope to see you all there!\n\n(Nearest metro stops: Farragut North\, Farragut West\, Foggy Bottom/GWU) Geographical Scope: L ocal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050805T200000 GEO:38.900700;-77.039900 LOCATION:Java Green Cafe\, 1020 19th Street NW\, Washington\, District of C olumbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:Freedom from Mass Destruction - Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki UID:20260421T070502CEST-XWWL4D8Jtv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peace-action.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:dkatz@idausa.org DESCRIPTION:San Diego Animal Advocates\, a local animal rights and protecti on organization (as well as Animal Advocates of SDSU's parent organization )\, and will be holding a protest at the Sports Arena on the opening night of Ringling's circus. Please visit www.circuses.com for complete informa tion about the mistreatment and abuse circus animals. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050810T193000 GEO:32.775800;-117.208000 LOCATION:3500 Sports Arena Blvd\, San Diego\, California\, 92110\, United S tates SUMMARY:Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-rvj1IaH5io@74.81.90.59 URL:http://animaladvocatesdsu.tripod.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:304-886-3389 Email:trouserdude@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:To empower young adults with a knowledge of global issues combi ned with specialized skills and training sessions that will enable them to make a positive difference in the world around them.\nOur hope is to faci litate an open forum for discussion and to promote a movement of unity in our communities and beyond.\n\nFeatured Workshop: Ewuare Osayande's Anti-R acism Training (3 hours)\n\nConcurrent Workshops:\n# Genocide\n# Immigrati on\n# Sustainable Energy\n# Human Rights Violations\n# Global Apartheid\n# Women's Health Issues\n# Child Survival/Orphans & Vulnerable Children\n# Commercialism & Our Lives\n# Fair Trade\n\n........many others....... Geo graphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051113 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051112T093000 GEO:39.389600;-77.838300 LOCATION:101 N King St.\, Student Center\, Shepherdstown\, West Virginia\, 25443\, United States SUMMARY:Global - Local Issues Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-mvUmvu97MV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globallocalconvergence.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:growconference@emailblue.info DESCRIPTION:Our GROW will be a weekend for students within approximately on e hour of Albany\, NY to learn the skills needed to defeat apathy and buil d strong\, cohensive student groups on their campuses. Covering a host of issues concerning students\, such as poverty housing\, substance abuse\, labor concerns\, issues of race\, class\, gender\, sexuality\, and relgion as bases for discrimination\, as well as a host of other issues. \n\nAdd itionally\, the conference will offer an excellent opportunity for student s to network with students working on similar issues on other campuses. F urther\, we will have a variety of workshops that will teach something new to everyone in attendance. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051021 GEO:42.700300;-73.857500 LOCATION:The College Of Saint Rose\, 432 Western Ave.\, Albany\, New York\, 12203\, United States SUMMARY:Grassroots Organizing Weekend (GROW) Fall 05 UID:20260421T070502CEST-xOX9DOGOm5@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:607-857-0128 Email:orangefridayithaca@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:*Post Far and Wide*\nNational Day of Action to End the Occupati on of Iraq and Afghanistan and the “War on Terror”\n\nFriday\, September 3 0\nORANGE FRIDAY\nCall for Actions in Communities Across the Country\n\nTw enty-four hours to learn\, to mourn\, to organize\, to resist\n\nORANGE FR IDAY is a day of learning\, a day of reflection\, a day of resistance. Fo r twenty-four hours we skip class\, we skip work\, we leave our cars at ho me\, we buy nothing\, we fast. For one day we set our lives aside to exam ine and understand this occupation\; professors hand over their podiums to discussion about peace and justice\; teach-ins spring up across our commu nities\; businesses close their doors\; our cities shut down. \n\n\nWhy O RANGE?\nThe media and the government are pretending that there is no war. Every day we wake up without thinking about the occupation is a day we ig nore hundreds of deaths\, thousands of captives\, and millions of lives tu rned upside down. To date\, no unifying symbol calling for the end to thi s occupation has been cultivated. ORANGE is what our peace movement needs to be: bright\, bold\, and impossible to ignore. \n\nCall to Action\nCiti zens around the world are called to action on September 30\, 2005. \n• Co ordinate teach-ins and events in your hometown and organize resist busines s as usual. \n• Do not go to work or class\, do not drive a car\, buy not hing. \n• To plug into actions happening in communities across the countr y\, e-mail us \n• Sign the online pledge of resistance http://www.petition online.com/OFS30/petition.html\n• Check out the website www.studentpeacepr oject.net. \n Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050930 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Orange Friday - Day of Action to End the Occupations of Iraq and Af ganistan UID:20260421T070502CEST-ArZBk438oK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentpeaceproject.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:questions@darfurfast.org DESCRIPTION:Darfur Fast: for international solidarity with the people of Da rfur. Fast from a meal or luxury for the day and donate the money saved t o relief efforts in Sudan and Eastern Chad Geographical Scope: Internatio nal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051006 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Darfur Fast UID:20260421T070502CEST-tV4tSk2kXE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.darfurfast.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:636-667-1077 Email:charlie@forestethics.org DESCRIPTION:Victoria's Secret\, part of Limited Brands\, claims to be a goo d global citizen. Yet by mailing more than a million catalogs a day\, the company is leading the way in global forest destruction.\n\nThe VDS road s how is heading through five states in the Midwest (IL\,KS\,MN\,MO\,WI)... If you want to learn about victoria's dirty secret and get your campus gro up involved please call me!!! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051031 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050821 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Victoria's Drity Secret Road Show UID:20260421T070502CEST-uuU7Undlzn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.victoriasdirtysecret.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-586-0974 Email:liana@sweatfree.org DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops\, SweatFree Communities\, an d New \nYork State Labor-Religion Coalition have teamed up to offer an ant i-\nsweatshop organizing conference for high school students from across \ nthe Northeast.\n\nDuring the weekend\, we will: \n*learn about the sweats hop economy and free trade\n*strategize on how we can make a difference by campaigning in our \nhigh schools\n*learn skills in leadership developmen t\, building a student \norganization\, coalitions and grassroots power\, media\, fundraising\, \nfacilitation\, anti-oppression\, and more\n*build and strengthen a high school network of anti-sweatshop leaders\n*... and h ave fun!\n\nREGISTER NOW! Go to www.sweatfree.org Geographical Scope: Reg ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050930T190000 GEO:42.415200;-72.769300 LOCATION:Smith College\, Northampton\, Massachusetts\, 01060\, United State s SUMMARY:Northeast Anti-Sweatshop Conference for High School Students UID:20260421T070502CEST-DehmldkSJT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sweatfree.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:608-257-1606 Email:education@libertytreefdr.org DESCRIPTION:Register now for the DEMOCRATIZING EDUCATION CONVENTION\n\nWho: Undergrads\, Grads\, Faculty\, Staff\, and Community\n\nWhat: Plan nation ally coordinated actions in defense of higher education. Develop proposals for unity and a possible union of grads\, undergrads\, faculty\, staff an d community members. Learn and teach about organizing strategies and tacti cs\, higher education problems and solutions\, and the work of other membe rs of the campus community.\n\nWhy: Skyrocketing tuition. Massive cuts in public spending on education. Corporatization of research and services. Re newed attacks on academic freedom. Union-busting and sweatshop working con ditions. Elimination of affirmative action\, ethnic studies\, and liberal arts programs. U.S. Students dying overseas for an education. Higher educa tion is in crisis!\n\nWhere: University of Wisconsin at Madison\n\nWhen: O ctober 21-23\, 2005 Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051023 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051021T090000 GEO:43.077800;-89.413300 LOCATION:UW-Madison\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States SUMMARY:Democratizing Education Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-4HnVvZWzsD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://libertytreefdr.org/democratizingEducationConvention.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:(413) 559-6976 Email:nywda@hampshire.edu DESCRIPTION:The 2005 National Day of Action is a call for young people to u nite in solidarity across movements\, to feel our power\, and to secure ou r freedom. Day of Action is organized every October by young people in th eir local communities. The day inspires grassroots activity to fight for r eproductive and sexual freedom\, racial and economic justice\, and calls f or an end to violence in our communities. Actions have included teach-ins \, marches\, candlelight vigils\, street theatre\, poetry jams and slams\, and fundraisers for local organizations.\n\nFor information about organiz ing a Day of Action on your campus or community\, visit clpp.hampshire.edu /projects/nda or contact the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program by email or (413) 559-6976. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051020 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Organize One In Your Community!\, United States SUMMARY:2005 National Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-3117gdwbnJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://clpp.hampshire.edu/projects/nda/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:212-868-5545 Email:david@unitedforpeace.org DESCRIPTION:Call for an end to Bush's outrageous war in Iraq!\n\nSaturday\, September 24\nMassive March\, Rally & Anti-war Fair\nGather 11:00AM at th e Washington Monument\n\nSun.\, Sept. 25 - Interfaith Service\, Grassroots Training\nMon.\, Sept. 26 - Grassroots Lobby Day and Mass Nonviolent Dire ct Action and Civil Disobedience\n\nContact david@unitedforpeace.org for h elp mobilizing your campus! We can provide leaflets\, merchandise and tran sportation (bus or airplane)\, just for Saturday or for the whole weekend. Feel free to email with any questions.\n\nEven if you can't attend\, you can help by emailing campus Listservs\, distributing flyers\, getting a st ory in your campus or local newspaper\, and making a public service announ cement on your campus radio or TV station.\n\nPhone: 212-868-5545 Geograp hical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050926 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050924T110000 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:End the War on Iraq! - Fall 2005 Mobilization UID:20260421T070502CEST-Pw2CgAJh4O@74.81.90.59 URL:http://unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=91 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:410-675-4566 Email:jill@animalsandsociety.org DESCRIPTION:Join pioneers of the animal rights movement to learn and celebr ate how individuals have the power to create great change! Featuring Whole Foods CEO John Mackey\, Tony Banks of the British Parliament\, Ingrid New kirk of PETA\, and many more! Student scholarships available. Geographica l Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051009 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051007T170000 GEO:35.957400;-78.821700 LOCATION:Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Conference Center\, 4700 Emperor Blvd\, Durham\, North Carolina\, 27703\, United States SUMMARY:Power of One - Animal Rights Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-hUOGetf0NR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.animalsandsociety.org/conference05.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:conference@worldcantwait.org DESCRIPTION:NATIONAL ORGANIZERS CONFERENCE September 3-5 2005\n\nMake your travel plans now – ASAP this will be worth it! Make plans to bring as man y people from your area.\n\nContact conference organizers\nby email\n\nAs the Bush Regime continues to set their sights on creating a modern theocra cy and ruthelessly fortifying their global empire through unjust war and o ccupation the people must act.\n\nThe World is at a crossroads.\n\nA key s tep will be launching the national movement on November 2 to Drive Out the Bush Regime and the Organizers Conference on Labor Day weekend. We are c alling on everybody\, organizers\, activist\, working people\, professiona ls\, students\, everyone young and old\, to come to this conference – to d o work\, to play an important role in this project and to take responsibil ity for creating a movement.\n\nPeople from all over the country will come together over 2 1/2 days of workshops\, meetings\, panels to get a deeper understanding of what this movement is calling for and be able to go back home as organizers ready to mobilize their areas as centers of resistance to the Bush regime. \n\nThere will also be specific workshops and meetin gs focused on youth getting ready to take up mobilizing for November 2nd and get their campuses organized this upcoming fall.\n\nWe want people to be inspired by the vision laid out in the call\, get a chance to hear spe akers expose just how sickening and ruthless this Bush Regime is and the d angers of seeking common ground with the very same regime you oppose. \n\n Come ready to do some work:\n\nThe conference will develop and co-ordinate local plans for November 2nd\, and establish a core of people who will be taking responsibility to bring into being a movement the world so despera tely needs.\n\nIf you agree with the Call\; if you can step back and imagi ne the impact on the world if this Regime was driven out of power\; then y ou need to be part of this conference and bring as many like-minded people with you.\n\nWorkshops will focus on:\n\n*Small and Large discussions on planning for November 2nd locally and nationally\n\n*How to organize\, mob ilize locally\n\n*Organizing web committees\, fundraising committees\, pub licity and media plans\n\n*Making plans for youth and student actions\, ac tivities\n\n\n*Panel presentation and discussion on: Theocracy\, Intellect ual Design\, attack on Women’s Reproductive Rights\, A culture of Repressi on & Unending Wars….\n\nThe conference fee: Sliding Scale $25-$100\n\nSche dule: Saturday September 3rd 2005 11am-6pm 8-??? – After party \n\n Sunday September 4th 2005 10am-6pm 8pm Plenary session\n\nMonday Septemb er 5th 2005 Travel Day & West Indian Day Parade Brooklyn –\n\nWhat We Ne ed From You:\n\n* If you are planning or even thinking about attending\, e mail us now:\n\n* Bring/submit a proposal for November 2nd\n\nWe need plan s\, ideas\, and proposals for national and local organizing on November 2n d. Either your own personal idea or a proposal from a collective grouping \, we need all the ideas to help facilitate a discussion and stronger visi on for November 2nd.\n\n * Email us suggestions on workshops you would like to attend or present\n\nThe Meeting will be held in Manhattan. \nHEL P ORGANIZE THIS NATIONAL EFFORT!\n\nAn urgent need right now is for volunt eers to take time off and come to New York City to help anchor this nation al effort any time between now and November 2\, 2005. Whether you have ski lls to offer and a lifetime of experience organizing or have been compelle d to take action for the first time ever because of how dangerous the time s are - your help is needed!\n\nVolunteers will:\n\n * Organize a growing national movement through an increasingly interactive website\n* Blanket s ummer concerts and festivals with the Call for The World Can't Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime!\n * Help strategize campaigns and compose letters to a growing email list\n* Solicit or design artwork and produce and distrib ute merchandize to get the word out and raise money * Work in the National Office\n\nRAISE MONEY!!!\n\nOut reach nationally to religious institution s\, political organizations\, campuses\, etc.\n\nSpecial skills needed:\n\ n * Web designers\n * Public Relations and Press Experience\n * V olunteer Coordinators\n * Concert promoters and organizers\n\n Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050905 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050903T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference-World Cannot Wait to Drive Out The Bush Regime UID:20260421T070502CEST-TmfomuI93H@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.worldcantwait.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:610-434-0875 Email:jdreistadt@caclv.org DESCRIPTION:Special guest speakers will discuss raising the minimum wage in Pennsylvania. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050922T160000 GEO:40.588800;-75.352000 LOCATION:1337 E. 5th Street\, Bethlehem\, Pennsylvania\, 18015\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Raise the Minimum Wage Campaign UID:20260421T070502CEST-UWdtGVvVz4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.caclv.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:610-434-0875 Email:jdreistadt@caclv.org DESCRIPTION:Join us for a bus trip to Harrisburg to encourage our legislato rs to vote on the pending minimum wage legislation. We will visit our loc al Representatives and Senators and then join groups from around the state for a rally. Transportation will be provided at no cost.\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050928T080000 GEO:40.621000;-75.545300 LOCATION:Allentown\, Pennsylvania\, 18104\, United States SUMMARY:Rally and Lobby Day to Raise the Minimum Wage UID:20260421T070502CEST-uaXBLJx6U7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.caclv.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:541-338-9093 Email:bbogart@uoregon.edu DESCRIPTION:(Every Friday:)\nAugust 19: 'Institutions for Hire: Outsourcing Weapons Development to Our Campuses.'\n\nAugust 26: 'The Inhuman War Mach ine: Media\, Industry\, and Defense.'\n\nSeptember 2: 'Reclaiming America' s Founding Principles: From Industry Profit to Human Prosperity.'\n\nSepte mber 9: 'Reinventing Political Parties: Back to the People.'\n Geographic al Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050909 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050826T160000 GEO:44.032400;-123.096000 LOCATION:128 Chiles Hall\, University Of Oregon\, Eugene\, Oregon\, 97403\, United States SUMMARY:America Programmed for War UID:20260421T070502CEST-VBiLTvIimj@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:773-551-5780 Email:chicago_socialists@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Chicago Tour: THE CASE FOR SOCIALISM\n\nFeaturing Socialist Wor ker editor and author of 'The Case for Socialism\,' Alan Maass.\n\n7pm Thu rsday\, September 1\nUniversity of Illinois-Chicago\n750 S. Halsted\n\n7pm Wednesday\, September 7\nNortheastern Illinois University\n5500 N. St. Lo uis\n\n7pm Thursday\, September 8\nHarold Washington College\n30 E. Lake\n \nWe live in a world where millions of children die each year because they lack food—while the rich get richer. A world where the living standards o f workers and the poor continue to erode. A world threatened by environmen tal catastrophe. A world threatened by war for oil and empire. Socialists argue that another world—a socialist world—is possible. One in which peopl e come before profit and working people control society democratically\, p utting the world's resources toward meeting human needs.\n\nCome to these forums to discuss how to organize for that kind of world—and how we can or ganize and urgently needed political alternative to a world of war\, pover ty\, racism\, sexism and homophobia.\n\nCheck out Socialist Worker Online at\nwww.socialistworker.org\n\nAlan Maass' book\, 'The Case for Socialism' is available online from Haymarket Books.\nwww.haymarketbooks.org\n\nJeff rey St. Clair\, co-editor of CounterPunch on Alan Maass' 'The Case for Soc ialism':\n\n'Amid the wreckage of the Bush/Clinton/Bush imperium\, many le ftists have surrendered to a kind of smug fatalism\, content to be sidelin e critics of the machine. Not Alan Maass. In vivid and urgent prose\, he c hronicles the grotesque depredations of the neolibs and neocons alike\, th en gets down to the real work of illuminating a path out of the sucking ab yss. \n\n'His book charts a game plan for realistic radicals\, who haven't given up hope for making revolutionary changes in a society that finds it self in the grip of a remorseless political entropy. Take cheer: History i sn't over. In fact\, it's hardly even begun for us. Read Maass. Then go ou t and make some.' \nSee also:\nhttp://www.socialistworker.org\nhttp://www. haymarketbooks.org\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050909 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050901T190000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Chicago Tour: The Case for Socialism UID:20260421T070502CEST-3wP7N05pj0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialistworker.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:541-359-9123 Email:bbogart@uoregon.edu DESCRIPTION:At noon on Monday\, September 26\, at University of Oregon’s EM U Amphitheater\, Brian Bogart will launch the nationwide CampU.S. Strike f or Peace Campaign to coincide with the efforts of Cindy Sheehan\, and with the support of Noam Chomsky\, Robert Jensen\, and thousands of others at schools across the country. The campaign will publicize the surprising ex tent of the war industry in our communities\, our schools\, and our lives— and call for a reasonable defense.\n“Making even one part of a weapon 10\, 000 miles from conflict contradicts the core meaning of education. Beginn ing at noon on the first day of the new academic year\, I will refuse to s tudy inside the classroom of any school that sells itself to war\, and I w ill deliver my Petition for Peaceful Priorities to University of Oregon’s President Frohnmayer at the same time it is being delivered to the White H ouse by Medea Benjamin\, co-founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange. The n I will speak against war all year from noon to dusk\, to focus public at tention on statistics that reveal America’s obscene war-for-profit economy and my university’s participation in the development of the most horrific weapons imaginable.”\n\nCampU.S. Strike for Peace Campaign\nSeptember 26\ , 2005 – June 10\, 2006\n310\,000 companies\, including more than 350 univ ersities\, work for the Pentagon.\nHow will we ever learn peace while maki ng war in our schools?\nWar in Iraq\, $6 billion a month. Education in the US\, $5 billion a month.\nstrikeforpeace.org\nStand with me.\nBrian Bogar t\nFirst graduate student in Peace Studies at\nUniversity of Oregon Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060610 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050926 GEO:44.032400;-123.096000 LOCATION:University Of Oregon\, PO Box 3150\, Eugene\, Oregon\, 97403\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Nationwide CampU.S. Strike for Peace Campaign UID:20260421T070502CEST-PBuGaNdNVX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.strikeforpeace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-552-8722 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Come out on Monday August 29th to Robin's Bookstore\, at 108 S. 13th St. in Center City\, to view the film 'El Che' and find out about th e man behind the image. This documentary film examines through incredible archival footage & interviews the 'most idolized revolutionary of the 20th century.' (NY Times) \n\nFor more information\, contact the Uhuru Solida rity Movement at 215-552-8722 or uhuru99@critpath.org. \n\nSuggested $5 do nation Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050829T180000 GEO:39.962600;-75.162900 LOCATION:Robin’s Bookstore\, 108 S. 13th St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\ , 19107\, United States SUMMARY:Film & Discussion: 'El Che: Investigating a Legend' UID:20260421T070502CEST-8iT4ouv396@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 3 November Movement is holding a regional rally in response to United for Peace and Justice's call to action for a Nationwide Protest to coincide with the World Bank Fund's Fall meetings\, September 24-25 in Washington\, D.C Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050924 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Colorado State Capitol\, Denver\, Colorado\, United States SUMMARY:Denver Rally and March for Peace and Justice- US OUT NOW! UID:20260421T070502CEST-MvwBhUlwou@74.81.90.59 URL:http://3novembermovement.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-255-9221 x307 Email:lindsey.allen@sfo.greenpeace.org DESCRIPTION:Kleercut House Party September 17: You're Invited! \n\nStudent Activists across North America share a good time and Pressure Kimberly-Cla rk to Protect Ancient Forests. \n\nThis fall\, Greenpeace is working with people across Canada and the United States to stop Kimberly-Clark from d estroying ancient forests. We’\;re looking for people interested in h aving a good time while helping to save the world. \n\nWHEN: September 17\ , 2005\, 4pm. \nWHERE: Your house or backyard. \nWHO: Anyone you know inte rested in stopping Kimberly-Clark from destroying ancient forests. \nWHY: We’\;re uniting around the country to learn about Greenpeace\, help s ave forests and share great food. \n\nAlthough we can’\;t provide the great food\, we will provide the “\;save the forest”\; resources . This house party will launch the fall actions against - Kimberly-Clark\, and make it easy for you to make a difference. \n\nTo win this campaign\ , we need your help. If you are interested in launching your own local cam pus Kleercut campaign and hosting a house party to kick it all off please email me to receive your organizing packet and house party materials. \n\ nSee you in the trenches! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050917T150000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Your House\, Everywhere\, United States SUMMARY:Kleercut House Parties UID:20260421T070502CEST-kVVCFWvNbU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kleercut.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@transconference.org DESCRIPTION:FRI - MON SEPT 2 - 5\, at the Washington State Convention and T rade Center\, Seattle\; FTM 2005: A GENDER ODYSSEY\, a national conference for masculine-identified people who were assigned female gender at birth. It is place for us to gather together\, share our lives\, speak our truth s\, learn from one another\, and celebrate our communities. This conferenc e offers workshops addressing the practical aspects of trans lives\, inclu ding: legal issues\; intersections of race and gender\; coming out to fami ly and friends\; transitioning at work\; hormones and surgery\; and dating \, sex\, and relationships. keynote speaker Kate Bornstein\, a high femme\ , transsexual dyke performance artist\, author\, playwright\, and social a ctivist. Accompanying events include a vendor fair\, art exhibit\, cabaret \, all-ages dance\, and much more. This conference is open to anyone inter ested in the topics to be covered. Whether you are new to thinking about y our gender\, well established in your chosen gender\, FTM\, trans\, gender queer\, MTF\, part of an these communities because of the people you love\ , or simply questioning the role of gender in your life\, FTM 2005: A Gend er Odyssey is open to you. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050905 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050902 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98102\, United States SUMMARY:FTM 2005: A Gender Odyssey UID:20260421T070502CEST-pV7ggv3WU9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.transconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:For those of you who are not on the national leadership committ ee please consider attending the Sierra Summit this September. Be a part of the part of the largest gathering of Sierra Club members in history! I t is running from September 8-11\, 2005 in San Francisco\, CA The Sierra S ummit\n2005 will feature leading keynote speakers\, 60+ educational semina rs in seven key tracks\, networking opportunities for sharing information and making new friends from around the world\, and an exposition hall with over\n150 outdoor and green exhibitors ranging from energy and transporta tion\, green building\, apparel and home\, hiking\, camping and lifestyle products\nand services. The Summit will be capped off by an evening of\nen tertainment. The purpose of the Summit is to create a fun\, educational\, and inspirational three-day event for Sierra Club members and delegates th at will create extraordinary good energy for\, and within\, the Sierra\nCl ub to carry out its mission. The goal of the event is to inspire and\nenli st members of all ages to return home willing and prepared to explore\, pr otect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment in thei r homes and communities and beyond. This is a great opportunity to meet ot hers involved in the Sierra Club\, and to be a part of this groundbreaking event. Students can get in at a student rate of $100 for\nthe entire wee kend. \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050911 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050908 GEO:37.687500;-122.439000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94014\, United States SUMMARY:Sierra Summit National Gathering 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-jrgZuDwtEL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sierrasummit2005.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:5th International Conference for Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Tra nsgender\, Intersex\, Questioning (LGBTIQ) Muslims and their Allies - to b e held in Atlanta\, Georgia - Sponsored by Al-Fatiha Foundation. The conf erence will feature fifteen workshops\, a community-wide reception and an awards ceremony. The conference will also feature a candle-light vigil to honor the victims of the attacks on September 11\, 2001\, victims of disc rimination and abuse in the United States post 9/11 and all civilians kill ed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The candle-light vigil will be he ld at the Georgia State Capitol. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050911 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050909 GEO:33.844400;-84.474100 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30301\, United States SUMMARY:5th International Conference for LGBTIQ Muslims and ther Allies UID:20260421T070502CEST-aoVUDGVcRU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.al-fatiha.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Louisville will play host to an event that will mark a\nturning point in the history of the African-American\ntranscommunity: The first a nnual Transsistahs and\nTransbrothas Convention at the historic Galt House \nHotel and Suites\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050918 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050914 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Louisville\, Kentucky\, United States SUMMARY:Transgender African American Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-NCzgU3uRAM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.transfamilydefyinggravity.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@phillybeyondoil.org. DESCRIPTION:We face serious threats: Peak Oil. Climate Crisis. Wars. Cancer . Asthma. Corruption. Oiloholic Addiction. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Join us for a day of truth and healing. Come to be inspired with a vi sion of peace\, jobs\, energy independence\, vibrant communities and succe ssful local businesses. \n\nHighlights: \n\n\nKen Wiwa is the son of poli tical and environmental activist Ken Saro Wiwa who protested Shell Oil and British Petroleum. He was executed by the Nigerian government in 1995. Ke n Wiwa's first book\, In the Shadow of a Saint\, told the story of his fat her's work to an international audience. Ken Wiwa is also a leader in his own right\, with a world-wide reputation as a journalist\, human rights an d environmental activist. \n\n \n\nJan Lundberg is a former oil industry i nsider who once published the Lundberg Report\, one of the most widely cir culated oil industry newsletters. Before becoming an oil activist\, he wor ked for his fathers company Lundberg Survey Inc. which collects statistics relevant to the oil industry. Nonetheless\, after he became aware of the deplorable nature in which the oil industry and our nation’s oiloholic eco nomy abused the limited supply oil\, he underwent a metamorphosis and beca me a leading oil-activist. He founded the Alliance for Paving Moratorium a nd the Sustainable Energy Institute. Today\, he publishes Culture Change w ith SEI.\n\nSchedule\n8:45 - Registration\n9:15 – 10:45 (Session I)\n\nPea k Oil and the Alternatives: (Nuclear\, Solar\, Wind\, Biomass and Coal)\nW ith Jan Lundberg\, Mike Ewall\, NIRS\, Dennis Winters \nThe Problems of Oi l Addiction at Home and Abroad. \nWith Professor Craig Eisendrath\, Rabbi Arthur Waskow\, Marwan Kriedie\, & Philly Activists Confronting Oil Corpor ations\n\n First Nations and the Developing World (working title)\nWith Vi rginia Kennedy\, Hollister Knowlton\, Daphne Wysham \n\nCommunity Solution s\nLarry Menkes\, Andrew Rudin\, Sandy Wiggins\, Ed Dreby \n\n11:15 – 12:3 0 (Session II)\nThe Climate Crisis: The Latest Science and Solutions\nWith Charlie Komanoff\, Lorna Salzman (Green Party of NY)\n\nThe Politics of O il in Washington\, Harrisburg\, and City Hall\nWith Joy Bergey (PICCC)\, B rendan Bell (Sierra Club)\, Ed Dreby \n\nThe Business Community and Local Solutions\nWith Leanne\, Nadia Adawi\, Sandy Wiggins\, Hap Haven (?)\n\n 1 2:30 – 1:30\nBagged lunch. Sign up for lunch program! \n\n2:00\nAfternoon Registration Begins\n\n 2:20 – 6:30 - Afternoon Program \n\nInvocation and Keynote with Ken Wiwa\nModerated by Alana Hertzog\n\nQuiet Riot \n\nPeak Oil and Its Implications \n\nJan Lundberg\nCharlie Komanoff\nChris Puchals ky\nPolitical Dimensions of Oil and the Climate Crisis \n\nSteve Kretzmann (Oil Change International)\nSusan Gobreski (League of Conservation Voters )\nBrendan Bell\, Sierra Club\nWar and Peace \n\nIraq Veterans Against the War\nProf. Craig Eisendrath - Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities\nA City and State Agenda \n\nMichael Dorsey - invited\nJeff Garris – Citizen s for Consumer Justice\nElected Officials Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050918 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Philadelphia Beyond Oil Conference 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-5PFnUhX8iJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.phillybeyondoil.org. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join other people of faith to:\n• critically assess cultural- a nd faith-based assumptions\; \n\n\n• learn about the co-optation of value- based principles in the current political climate\;\n\n\n• learn how to re frame issues of morality and sexuality toward social justice\; \n\n\n• lea rn about various resources and tools needed to work toward equality-based change\;\n\n\n• network with other activists\, continue the discussion and coordinate action efforts\, locally and regionally Geographical Scope: N ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050925 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050923 GEO:44.030000;-91.700900 LOCATION:Winona\, Minnesota\, 55987\, United States SUMMARY:Reclaiming Moral Values: Sexuality\, Faith and Politics UID:20260421T070502CEST-LHJDR2CTGs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lccwinona.org/conferenceflyer.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In September 2001\, over 150 alumni\, students\, and local educ ators gathered at Swarthmore College for the first Reflections on Educatio n and Social Change Conference. The conference was the result of the hard work of four alumni in collaboration with the Department of Educational St udies and the Alumni Office. That conference was incredibly successful\, i n that it engaged us all in important conversations about educational issu es and allowed us all to reconnect and rediscover the energy that characte rizes the work that we all do.\n\nSo we've decided to do it again. The sec ond Reflections on Education and Social Change Conference\, will be held a t Swarthmore on September 30 and October 1\, 2005. Our goal is\, again\, t o provide opportunities for alums\, students\, faculty\, and local educato rs to gather and discuss key concerns and issues in the field. We know the conversations will be intense and exciting!\n\nOur keynote speaker\, Lind a Darling-Hammond\, has been a dominant figure in the field of education f or the past 30 years as a teacher\, scholar\, and reformer. Linda Darling- Hammond is currently Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanfor d University where she is faculty sponsor for the Stanford Teacher Educati on Program and principal investigator for the School Redesign Network and the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute. Her research\, teaching\, a nd policy work focus on issues of school restructuring\, teacher education \, and educational equity.\n\nWell-known educator and author Herbert Kohl will speak at the conference's closing session. Kohl\, who provided the ke y-note address for the first education conference\, will be at Swarthmore as the Lang Visiting Professor for the 2005-2006 academic year. Kohl is th e former director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and Social Justice at the University of San Francisco\, an educator and activist who has tau ght grades kindergarten through graduate school\, and the author of many b ooks including 36 Children and Discipline of Hope.\n\nWe dedicate this con ference to Eva Travers\, who will be retiring at the end of the 2005-2006 academic year. As the core of the program for the past 30 years\, Eva has touched many of our lives. We hope you will join us to recognize her work and care.\n\nUse this website to find out more about the conference. You c an even register on-line! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050930 GEO:39.897200;-75.344100 LOCATION:Swarthmore\, Pennsylvania\, 19081\, United States SUMMARY:Reflections on Education and Social Justice: The Second Conference Celebrating UID:20260421T070502CEST-RL9mvGe9e0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.swarthmore.edu/alumni/edsite/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Pre-Conference Workshop Keynote & Plenary Sessions Panels & Tra cks \nEvening Events Tours Commissioned Works Get Involved Closing Party & Awards Ceremony \n\nDownload a PDF of the Conference Schedule.\n\nIndepen dent filmmakers\, media arts center staff\, programmers\, broadcasters\, n ew technologists\, archivists\, educators\, youth media makers and leaders \, telecommunications experts\, community producers\, new media artists\, cultural critics\, activists\, policy makers\, and media funders will asse mble for 5 days to:\nNetwork with peers and exchange ideas\nDiscover new o pportunities using digital technologies\nDiscuss\, debate and showcase cre ative expression\nConference Overview\n\nIt's been 3 years since NAMAC's l ast convening and it feels more urgent than ever for the independent media community to assemble\, plan\, share\, educate\, conspire and take some l iberties with our previous ways of thinking about our field. Join us in th is call to action to put new meaning to the media arts as a practice of fr eedom\, creativity and risk. \n\nColleagues and others in affiliated field s will offer best practices and strategies to nurture new leaders\, welcom e artistic developments\, and galvanize the position of independent media as a tool for insuring an engaged and informed citizenry. \n\nCreatively e nvision a plan for our future full of calculated and crazy risks for a bri lliant next 25 years. The spirited\, independent yet collaborative Philade lphia media community is primed to welcome you! Have fun\, take some liber ties. \nReturn to Top \nPre-Conference Workshop\nWednesday\, September 28 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm\nMacAllister Hall\, Drexel University\, 3141 Chestnut St \nWhat Price Media Consolidation?\n\nPresented by the Center for Creati ve Voices in Media and hosted by the Rudman Institute for Entertainment St udies at Drexel University this half day conference will bring leading mem bers of the media reform movement together with leading independent commer cial and non-commercial media creators to explore present and future threa ts to free expression and the ability of independent media artists to crea te and distribute their works. Confirmed speakers include: Michael J. Copp s\, Commissioner\, Federal Communications Commission\; Chellie Pingree\, P resident\, Common Cause\; Andrew Jay Schwartzman\, President\, Media Acces s Project\; Danny Goldberg\, CEO\, Air America Radio\, and former top musi c executive\; Jeffrey Chester\, Executive Director\, Center for Digital De mocracy\; and Alyce Myatt\, independent media consultant\, former PBS and MacArthur Foundation executive. \n\nThis pre-conference workshop is FREE. But seating is limited and registration is required. Reserve your seats by e-mailing to rsvp.rudman@drexel.edu or by calling 215-895-0352.\nReturn t o Top \nKeynote & Plenary Sessions\nClick here for complete keynote and pl enary descriptions. \n\nThe Conference will begin on Thursday\, September 29 with Lani Guinier and Nolan Bowie presenting a joint keynote address fo llowed by a vigorous conversation on the democratizing power of independen t media. Guinier is the Bennet Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law Scho ol\, a former civil rights lawyer and noted author whose work investigates democratic theory\, educational equity\, and issues of race and gender. B owie is Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy and a Fellow of the Shorenstein Center and the Information Infrastructure Project at the Kennedy School. H is primary policy concerns are issues of equity and access to information and information technology for all people\, including those whose voices a re too often underrepresented in policymaking discussions. \n\nEach day wi ll include a lively plenary discussion to set the tone for the day and tak e on one of the themes of Freedom\, Creativity or Risk\, Confirmed speaker s include: media pranksters\, The Yes Men\; youth media mentor and filmmak er\, Spencer Nakasako\; feature film producer and music industry exec\, Li sa Cortés\; Executive Director of the Youth Leadership Council\, Malkia Cy ril\, visual artist\, Pepon Osorio\; founding board member of NPR\, Bill S iemering\; Communications professor\, American University\, Pat Aufderheid e.\n\nAnd on Thursday\, September 29 over lunch\, the writer of the recent ly released Deep Focus\, Andrew Blau of Global Business Network and a spec ial guest will discuss this topical survey of the media art center field. Then all will use it as a jumping off point for interactive roundtable dis cussions. \nReturn to Top \nPanels & Tracks\n\nTo interpret the themes of freedom\, creativity and risk we divided daily sessions into 3 main tracks - Activism\, Ingenuity and Content & Commentary. Panel topics will highli ght success stories of the democratizing force of independent media and ho w to insure its future as the technology shifts below our feet. Sessions o n the future of the Internet will propose new rallying cries and models fo r artistic creation and innovation\, new curatorial practices\, and method s of distribution and preservation. Discussions about the growing media ju stice movement will present ways to work across race\, class\, age and gen der and create a framework that views communication as a fundamental human right. Best practices for fair use and peer-to-peer file sharing and crea tive examples of gaming and blogging will show how everyone can be an inde pendent media maker and offer interpretations as to what this means for ou r field. And there will be daily Tool Kits and Youth Media sessions shaped with the specific needs of administrators and practitioners in mind. \nRe turn to Top \nEvening Events\n\nEvery night of the conference there will b e screenings and informal gatherings both in and out of the hotel. Stay tu ned for more exciting additions. See our events page for more info. \nRetu rn to Top \nTours \n\nOn Friday\, September 30 at 3:15 pm buses will leave from the hotel and fan out across the city on guided tours of several dis tinct corners of Philadelphia. Each tour will visit a particular neighborh ood and stop at one or more media arts organizations or cultural gems. Tou rs will run approximately 2 and 1/2 hours. You are strongly encouraged to sign up for these tours in advance when you register for the conference as space is limited. Click here for complete tour descriptions.\nTour 1 - We st Philly Indy Media Tour \nTour 2 - Avenue of the Arts Walking Tour \nTou r 3 - Scribe Video Center's Precious Places Community Oral History Tour\nT our 4 - Eastern State Penitentiary Tour\nReturn to Top \nCommissioned Work s\n\nWatch where you sit\, it may be a video installation! Through out the conference there will be on and off site video installations\, hands on d emos and presentations. Check back for updates on other invited artists.\n \nThe Termite TV Collective members Dorothea Braemer\, Meg Knowles\, Micha el Kuetemeyer\, Carl Lee and Anula Shetty are taking liberties at the hote l and creating these interactive installations or Living Documentaries inc luding The Life Story Project\, a collection of personal histories\, memoi rs and desires of people from all over the country told in 5 minutes\, and Evolving Audience where the viewer is the creator\, is the performer in t his interactive automated multimedia installation.\nReturn to Top \nGet In volved\n\nAnd if that's not enough there are even more ways to get involve d. Sign up for a Show n' Tell or Speed Geeking Session. Sign up for an ind ividual meeting with a funder. Participate in the pre-conference online sa lon to get the conversation started.\nReturn to Top \nClosing Party & Awar ds Ceremony \n\nSaturday\, October 1\, is shaping up to be a memorable nig ht celebrating NAMAC's 25th anniversary and honoring this year's NAMAC Awa rd recipients. Details.\n\nIt's time to celebrate with old and new friends \, honor our peers\, and dance! All festivities will take place at the new World Cafe Live! Experience first hand this unique new partnership betwee n a commercial concert venue/restaurant and a non-commerical radio station . Evening will include live music\, video mixing and tours of this spectac ular facility Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050928 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Freedom\, Creativity and Risk in the Media Arts Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-kJAKUdUIUG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.takingliberties2005.org/welcome.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2005 Social Justice Conference will open with a moderated p anel discussion followed by opening the discussion to include questions an d perspectives from the audience. At noon the Social Justice Conference Aw ard will be given to this year's award winner. \n\n\n9:00 AM to 9:30AM\nCo ffee and Greetings\n\n\n9:30 AM to 9:40AM\nWelcome\n\n9:40 AM to 10:00AM\n Breakout into groups to formulate questions for panelists\n10:00 AM to 11: 00AM\nPanel: 'Racial Inequality in our schools\, Affirmative Action and Gl obal Racism'\n\nEd Wittfield\nAhmad Daniels\nDr. Phil Wingeier-Rayo\nVerno n Kelley\nJibril Hough \nFacilitator: Tom Bowers\n\n11:00 AM to 12:00 PM\n Questions presented to panelists \n\n12:00 PM to 12:30 PM\nSocial Justice Conference Award Presentation to Julius L. Chambers\nand\nAcceptance Speec h\n\n\n12:30 PM\nConference Ends / Snacks Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051001 GEO:35.260000;-80.804200 LOCATION:Charlotte\, North Carolina\, 28201\, United States SUMMARY:Charlotte 6th Annual Social Justice Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-U5p2IJCxFm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://cpjnc.tripod.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Fair Trade Futures Conference\nSeptember 30 - October 2 ˇ Chica go\, IL \nWin a trip to Nicaragua! \nCall for Proposal\n\nThousands of peo ple like you believe in Fair Trade as a model of economic and environmenta l justice. Many of us will be gathering in the fall of 2005 to strengthen Fair Trade mission-driven organizations and attract customers and activist s to the movement. Over the course of a weekend\, Fair Trade organizations \, consumers\, activists and businesses will:\nBuild energy and excitement about Fair Trade among those committed to its principles.\n \nBring the principles and practices of Fair Trade businesess\, programs and products to national attention.\n \nDevelop relationships and deepen the understan ding among committed Fair Trade leaders.\n \nReach out to new consumers a nd constituents\, activists\, grassroots organizations and allies.\n \nCr eate education and action tools for new and committed Fair Traders to beco me a definable movement beyond the conference. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050930 GEO:41.928900;-87.813800 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60607\, United States SUMMARY:The Fair Trade Futures Conference: Living a Fair Trade Life UID:20260421T070502CEST-EajuhKSmwm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fairtradefederation.org/2005ftconference/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A Peace and Justice Studies Association and Plowshares National Student Peace & Justice Conference \nGoshen College\, Goshen\, IN\, Octob er 6-9\, 2005\n\nIn a post-911 world powered by a global matrix of multina tional corporations\, media outlets\, renegade governments and military fo rces\, where does one begin the processes to dismantle the systems of domi nation and oppression? What are the strategies\, tactics and discourses fo r overturning the Empire? How can one effectively change the meta-narrativ es of imperialism and colonization? How does one engage racism/white supre macy/white privilege? What political options are available? What are the i mplications of Empire at home and abroad? What role does nonviolence play? How does one build local communities of solidarity and cultivate the gras sroots culture? How does one connect with the world-wide solidarity moveme nt? \n\nThrough a series of workshops\, speakers\, panel discussions\, str ategy sessions and films we hope to address many of these questions. Plea se join us as we hear about: \n\nPost Colonialism through the eyes of a Na tive American \n\nPost Conflict Social Changes in Latin America and Iraq\n \nStrategies and Tactics of Non-violent Direct Action\n\nPrivileges of Rac e and Gender\n\nSudan and the Realities of Darfur \n\nWatch “The Weather U nderground” and hear from members\nWatch the 'Fog of War' Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051009 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051006 GEO:41.584800;-85.858100 LOCATION:Goshen College\, Goshen\, Indiana\, 46526\, United States SUMMARY:In Solidarity: Engaging Empire in Activism\, Education and Communi ty Strategies UID:20260421T070502CEST-uBhBLL7ihP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.plowsharesproject.org/php/InSolidarity.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Why should there be a commemoration of the historic Million Man March?\n\nThis historic event brought nearly two million men to the Natio n’s Capitol. It demonstrated the willingness of Black men to atone to God for our shortcomings as men\, husbands and fathers\; it demonstrated our w illingness to reconcile differences at home\, school\, church\, organizati ons and in the society in general\; it demonstrated our willingness to acc ept responsibility to change our behavior and to strive to make our commun ities a more decent place to live.\n\nAlthough many wonderful things have happened as a result of the march\, 10 years later\, the masses of our peo ple are slipping further behind. We have a larger middle class\, many more millionaires and a few billionaires\, however\, the overall condition of our people is worse. We have more entrepreneurs\, more college graduates\, more persons holding political office\, more Black mayors\, city councilo rs\, aldermen\, state representatives\, city managers\, more corporate exe cutives\, yet the masses have not been empowered or improved.\n\nThe masse s of our people are on a Death March into the oven of social deterioration \, broken homes\, broken marriages\, broken minds\, broken spirit\, evolvi ng from a string of broken promises by government and leadership that has failed to help our people turn around the misery and wretchedness of our c ondition.\n\nThe knowledge to correct the horror of our condition is among us. The potential force and power to cause us to rise as a people is amon g us. The finance to fuel our rise is also among us.\n\nWhat then is neede d?\n\nIt is the unity of our leadership and organizations. Our unity\, the pooling of our resources\, financially and intellectually will solve 95% of our problems.\n\nTIME DICTATES THE AGENDA\n\nWhat time is it?\n\nIt is time for our leadership to stop thinking and acting solely on behalf of ou r churches\, mosques\, temples\, synagogues and organizations. It is time for us as leaders to come together and begin to think\, plan\, and act on behalf of the whole of our people.\n\nEach leader has gradually come to th e conclusion that no one organization or leader can solve the many problem s we face. Each leader and organization has done the best it could working on its agenda and programs – yet\, the masses are slipping further behind .\n\nWe have come painfully to the conclusion that we need each other desp erately. Allah (God) has given us gifts\, skills and talents that must be gathered\, harnessed\, organized and structured in a way that will enable us to lift our people from where we are to where Allah (God) wants us to b e.\n\n\nChristians\, Muslims\, Hebrews\, Jews\, agnostics\, nationalists\, socialists\, men\, women and youth are coming together in agreement that the time is now for us to articulate our demands\, and to accept our respo nsibility to change the condition and reality of our lives. Even though we petition the government\, our covenant must first be with our Creator and with each other.\n \n\nThis is the challenge of the time. Within us is th e will to do this\, however\, our will must be fed by the insatiable desir e to see our people\, free\, justified and equal with the best in civilize d society. Therefore\, it is proper that we seize this moment in time\, re capture the spirit of the million man\, women\, youth and family marches\, and make the necessary sacrifice to save ourselves and our people.\n\nAll of our leaders\, teachers and guides who have paid the ultimate price hav e led us to this moment\; all of our people who have died hoping for a bet ter day have led us to this moment\; all of those whose hope is lost\, who are dying in the streets of America\, the homeless\, the sick and disease d\, those imprisoned\, our political prisoners\, our veterans\, our youth locked in a culture of death\, the jobless\, the destitute\, the forlorn\, the abandoned\, have led us to this moment in time.\n\nWe must seize this moment\n\nVISION\n\nThere is no better time\; there is no more historic o ccasion than the 10th Anniversary Commemoration of the historic Million Ma n March to mobilize and organize our people nationally\, and\, put systems in place that will permit a successful programmatic thrust to bring to fr uition what we envision for ourselves and our people.\n\nMISSION\n\nToward this end\, we must gather the best\, brightest and most willing minds to mobilize and organize our people\, and to develop short and long range pla ns and programs for:\n\nspiritual and moral development\n\neducational dev elopment\n\neconomic development\n\npolitical development\n\nsocial develo pment\n\ncultural development\n\nhealth development\n\nTo develop the syst ems necessary to bring these plans and program initiatives to fruition.\n \n\nWe must develop strategic alliances to further our aims. We must never form an alliance from a position of weakness\, but\, rather from a positi on of strength.\n \n\nWe must forge unity with the struggle of the African Union to develop Africa\, with the Caribbean\, Central and South America\ , with the Isles of the Pacific\, and with our Native American Brothers an d Sisters. We must develop through the registration process for the mobili zation of the commemoration of the Million Man March\, a skills bank\, the talent of which should be used in the development of our people in the Un ited States and World Wide.\n\nDEMANDS\n\nWe must demand an end to police brutality and mob attacks.\n \n\nWe must demand an end to the lack of adeq uate health care and substandard education.\n \n\nWe must demand an end to racial profiling\, the herding of our young men and women into prisons an d the biological and chemical warfare being perpetrated against our people .\n \n\nWe must demand reparations.\n \n\nWe must demand that America take the appropriate steps to help in the repair of the damage done to the des cendants of slaves for 300 years of slavery\, 100 years of segregation\, a nd 50 years of the misuse and abuse of governmental power to destroy Black organizations and leaders that have over the years been working to heal t he condition of nearly 40 million of our people in America.\n\nTo this end \, Christians\, Muslims\, Hebrews\, Jews\, agnostics\, nationalists\, soci alists\, men\, women and youth are coming together in agreement that the t ime is now for us to articulate our demands\, and to accept our responsibi lity to change the condition and reality of our lives. Even though we peti tion the government\, our covenant must first be with our Creator and with each other. \n\nCOVENANT\n\nCovenant – A binding and solemn agreement by two or more persons\, parties\, etc.\, to do or keep from doing some speci fied thing\; a compact. In theology\, the promises of God to man\, usually carrying with them conditions to be fulfilled by man\, as recorded in the Bible. A solemn agreement between the members of a church\, that they wil l hold to points of doctrine\, faith\, etc.\n\nCan we logically and practi cally make a covenant with the Government of the United States before we m ake a covenant with each other and with our people? We were taught that ou r word must be our bond. When we break our word we destroy the life of the covenant or the agreement that we have made. It is absolutely necessary t hat as leaders we must build trust among ourselves. We can only build trus t when we strive to keep our word\, particularly a solemn agreement or cov enant that we make with each other and with our people.\n\nEver since our fathers set the soles of their feet in the western hemisphere\, particular ly since the ending of chattel slavery\, many promises have been made to u s as well as to others by the Government of the United States of America t hat have been broken because those who have given their word to us and the Native Americans had no intentions of fulfilling what they put on paper a s a treaty or what they wrote as a law where we are concerned. Every gain that our leaders and their followers fought\, bled\, and even died to give us\, while we celebrated the success of the agreement or the law\, the pr ocess began to erode and destroy the life of that agreement.\n\nTherefore\ , it is wise and prudent that we make a covenant among ourselves as leader s and make a covenant or solemn agreement with our people that we sign\, a nd\, in signing declare in our hearts and publicly that our word shall be our bond. In so doing\, we as leaders can create the spirit of unity in ou r people. Then\, we need not make a demand. Our unity will command our pre sence at whatever table\, in whatever forum we decide to be a part of and gain for us whatever we desire for our people.\n\nA COVENANT WITH OUR CREA TOR\n\nThis covenant that is written in the scriptures of the Bible is mad e with a God whose integrity is bound up in His Word. Since\, He cannot li e\, and He teaches us in His scriptures that before one jot or tittle of H is Word would fail\, the heavens and the earth would pass away. So\, let u s make a covenant with Him. The covenant with Him makes demands on us\, an d\, if we fulfill our part\, it is automatic that He will fulfill His.\n\n This is the written covenant with God that is found in the Word of God in the Bible\, 'If my people which are called by my name will humble themselv es and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then will I h ear from heaven forgive their sins and heal their land.' II Chronicles Cha pter 7 verse 14.\n\nThe burden is on us to fulfill our part. The Qur’an te aches this truth similarly in these words\, 'Allah will never change the c ondition of a people until they change within themselves.'\n\nMy dear brot hers and sisters\, the burden is on us to change our behavior\; to build l ove\, trust and confidence in each other and in our people for us\, then\, 95% of our problems shall have been solved.\n\nWe\, as leaders of organiz ations\, must declare that we will never sell out the aspirations of our p eople for personal wealth\, position and advancement in the society of our former slave masters and their children. We must make a covenant with our people to work and sacrifice and be willing to be the good shepherd (lead ers) who will lay down our lives for our people.\n\nLet us accept our resp onsibility and change our behavior to that which will make us more than co mrades and brothers\, but a behavior that will make us friends and compani ons in the struggle for the total liberation of our people here and wherev er we are found on this earth.\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051014 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Millions More March UID:20260421T070502CEST-gi1XMw4Siw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.millionsmoremovement.com/home.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051023 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051022 GEO:44.061500;-94.003100 LOCATION:Minnesota State University\, Mankato\, Minnesota\, 56001\, United States SUMMARY:Asian Pacific American Conference - 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-bOGz6kjLHh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www2.mnsu.edu/mca/AAA/main.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The last year has seen an amazing surge of counter-recruitment efforts on\ncampuses across the country - with students kicking recruiters off\ncampuses from Seattle Central Community College and UC-Santa Cruz on the\nWest Coast\, to Southern Connecticut State University and City Colle ge of\nNew York on the East Coast\, and a whole host of schools in between . \n\nStudents have found myriad ways of taking the military to task for t he\nlies it tells us\, for the bigotry of its 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' polic y\,\nand most of all\, for asking our generation to become cannon fodder i n an\noccupation the majority of Americans oppose. As young people increa singly\nreject being recruited\, according to Major General Michael Rochel le\, the\nUS Army's recruiting commander\, 'Today's conditions represent t he most\nchallenging conditions we have seen in recruiting in my 33 years in this\nuniform.'\n\nIt's time for students to figure out how to take thi s movement even \nfurther. This October\, join hundreds of college and hig h school \nstudents from around the country as we discuss and debate the f uture of\nthis movement -- and plan to reclaim our schools from recruitmen t for an\nunjust war.\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051023 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051022 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:National Student Counter-Recruitment Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-t8P390lrLp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusantiwar.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:lgarber@scu.edu. DESCRIPTION:How do LGBTQ Studies student affairs personnel and scholars who address LGBTQ issues pursue their work on Catholic campuses? Is the\nins titutional mix like oil and water\, or do we have more in common with othe r universities\nthan the general public might guess? At a historical momen t when the climate for dialogue within institutional Catholicism is chilly \, what is the responsibility of the Catholic college or university in fac ilitating\ncritical conversations regarding sexuality\, freedom of inquiry \,\nreligious faith\, and the pursuit of justice?\n\n'Out There' will brin g together student affairs personnel and faculty to discuss the challenges and opportunities for doing our jobs in Catholic institutional contexts. Panels\, workshops\, discussion groups\, and\nkeynote speakers will addre ss issues of scholarship\, curriculum\, pedagogy\, campus climate\, and su pport for LGBTQ students\, faculty\, and staff.\n\nOne's session might cov er such topics as current scholarly research\, creating lesbian/gay studie s courses\, developing lessons for integration into broader courses\, impr oving campus climate for students\, making/disclosing identities\, support services for students in crisis\, handling the extra workload of campus s ervice on gay/lesbian issues\, and addressing student attitudes toward LGB TQ programming and course material.\n\nWe seek a mix of panels\, workshops \, and discussion sessions that cover\nstudent affairs\, scholarly\, and p edagogical issues.\n\nIn addition to concurrent presentations throughout t he day on Saturday\, there will be keynote addresses on both days of the c onference (speakers\nto be announced). The student affairs and faculty tr acks will run\nindependently\, but there will be opportunities to discuss connections and overlapping issues between student affairs and faculty wor k.\n\nSanta Clara University is a Jesuit University in the San Francisco B ay\nArea\, easily accessible to the San Jose and San Francisco airports.\n \nPlease submit program proposals of no more than 300 words (75 minutes\ns ession). Provide background on how the subject matter of your program\nis \nrelevant to the conference theme and how your session will help student\ naffairs professionals. Your program should be relevant to the\nconferenc e\ntheme and should do one of the following:\n. Present current rese arch on LGBTQ students in institutions of\nhigher\neducation\n. Teac h application of theory to practice\n. Present best practices\, mode l programs or services for working\nwith\nLGBTQ students\n\nYour proposal should clearly state the goals and learning outcomes for\nyour\nsession in cluding a title and abstract of no more than 30 words\, which\nwill\nbe us ed in the program. The abstract should tell participants who will\nbenefi t from your program\, what they will learn\, and what level of\nparticipan t interaction is expected.\n\nPlease include the name\, title\, institutio n or organization\, and highest\ndegree of lead presenter for each program submission. Co-presenter\ninformation can be submitted when confirming t he program. Program\nsubmissions must be received no later than December 31\, 2004\, and will\nbe\nnotified of selection by January 31\, 2005. Al l presenters must\nregister\nfor the conference upon confirming the progra m.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051029 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051028 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Santa Clara\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Scholars and Student Affairs Personnel Involved in LGBTQ on Catholi c Campuses UID:20260421T070502CEST-PwrPvVw3oV@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:wayne@seac.org DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)\n\n Co-Sponsored by USAS\, ACTION-NW\, and Culture Jammers.\n\n*-Learn valuabl e organizing SKILLS!\n*-Learn about important environmental and social ISS UES!\n*-Combat OPPRESSION within the movement and in society!\n*-Get invol ved with exciting CAMPAIGNS!\n*-NETWORK with other awesome student and you th activists from\nthroughout the Northwest!\n*-Build the MOVEMENT for env ironmental and social justice in your region!\n Geographical Scope: Regio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060122 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060120 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:Seattle University\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98102\, United States SUMMARY:Northwest Student and Youth Activist Conference - 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-lkhfDgvCOb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org/northwest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Creating Change is for you if you are: \nAn activist and organi zer in your community\, campus or workplace\; \nA board member\, staff mem ber or leader in a LGBT organization\, community center or foundation\; \n An elected or appointed official\; \nAn advocate for our communities\; \nA change agent for justice\, freedom & equality for all. Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051113 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051109 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Oakland\, California\, United States SUMMARY:NGLTF Conference 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Cbi9olpbbT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thetaskforce.org/ourprojects/cc/index.cfm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This is the call under which dispossessed Palestinian farmers a nd communities all over the West Bank will stand together against the Apar theid Wall and Zionist project of Occupation: \n\nAgainst destruction of the land and its fruits which have been the historical lifeline and beauty of Palestine.\n\nAgainst colonization and ghettoization through walls\, m ilitarization\, Jewish-only housing\, roads and infrastructure aimed at th e extinction of the heritage and future of our people.\n\nAgainst the ethn ic cleansing of Jerusalem — the heart of Palestine — and the ongoing expul sion of our people from their homes.\n\nThe Palestinian People are Prepari ng Intensified Mass Resistance all along the Wall’s Path \n\nTo Mark The 3 rd Year of The National Week Against The Apartheid Wall. \n\nThe jailed ex istence of 1.3 Million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will be worsened und er the pretence of “disengagement”—a strategic manoeuvre that distracts in ternational attention away from the continued construction of the Aparthei d Wall\, expansion of settlements\, and destruction of Palestinian land th roughout the West Bank. The way that Israel has targeted Gaza—its walled e nclosure since the beginning of Oslo\, its isolation and ghettoization\, t he destruction of infrastructure\, and the enslavement of Palestinians in the industries that serve the profits of Israel and global capital— is now being mirrored throughout the West Bank at an alarming rate.\n\nThe world asks “responsibility” from the Palestinian people in administering their own imprisonment and enslavement. It orchestrates the discourse towards a new round of “peace negotiations” to ensure Palestinian silence behind the walls. The World Bank and international governments are prepared to pay a high price to buy this silence. What they are not prepared to do\, howeve r\, is to enforce the implementation of their own international law and ru les in front of Israel. Holding Israel accountable to the ICJ decision to tear down the Wall and to the multitude of ignored UN resolutions is conve niently suspended to accommodate the interests of Israel and its collabora tors. \n\nPalestinians are not asking\, however\, for larger ghettos\, col ourful walls and international aid that sustain the Occupation\, but for L iberation and Justice!\n\nThe Zionist project has failed to destroy the de termination of the people to resist and struggle for their land and rights . It has failed in Gaza\, it is failing in the West Bank\, and it cannot d rown the calls for the Right of Return of 5 million Palestinian refugees e xpelled from their homeland.\n\nMobilize for the 3rd International Week \n \nagainst the Apartheid Wall\n\n\ncalled for by the Palestinian Grassroots \n\nAnti-Apartheid Wall Campaign \n\nin support of Palestinian popular re sistance!\n\nEcho and amplify the voice and determination of the Palestini an struggle throughout your countries in mass mobilizations!\n\nWhile the collaborative efforts of governments and international institutions perpet uate the subjugation of Palestinians\, the United Palestinian Call for boy cott\, divestment and sanctions against Israel is shared by over 170 Pales tinian organizations inside and outside their homeland. \n\nThe people of the world are rallying in an ever growing movement to Isolate Apartheid Is rael\, are targeting complicity with the Occupation and are calling on the ir governments to end support to Israel.\n\n Unite and take up this call t o isolate Apartheid Israel:\n\nEnd the complicity with the Zionist project of occupation\, apartheid and expulsion!\n\nEnact boycott initiatives!\n\ nMake widespread divestment from Apartheid Israel and companies supporting it a reality!\n\nDon’t let culture\, sports and academy be a legitimating and supportive force of Israeli crime!\n\nPressure your governments to co mply with and enact the ICJ decision and to put effective arms embargos an d sanctions on Apartheid Israel and stop financing and sustaining the ghet toization of the Palestinian people! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051116 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051109 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:3rd National and International Week Against the Apartheid Wall! UID:20260421T070502CEST-WaON0FEUD5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stopthewall.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Los Angeles \nQueer Studies Conference \n2005\n\n\nQUEER SC APES: \n\nBODY SPACE SEXUALITY \n\nFriday\, November 18\, 2005\nat USC / t he ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives\n&\nSaturday\, November 19\, 2005 \nat UCLA \n\nFeatured speakers include: \n\nJacqui Alexander\nDavid Eng\n Licia Fiol-Matta \nAlma Lopez\nMichael Lucey\nCatherine Opie\nSandra Soto \n\nThe LA Queer Studies Conference is the successor to last year’s QFac c onference held at USC\, and the QGrad conferences held for the last six ye ars at UCLA. The new format will allow for plenary sessions and concurrent panels at both institutions. Although we have abandoned the conference fo r graduate students only\, we hope for substantial graduate student partic ipation\, since one of the goals of the new format is to encourage the exc hange of ideas between graduate student and faculty scholars. \n\nCALL FOR PAPERS \n\nFaculty\, graduate student\, and independent scholars are invi ted to submit proposals for 20-minute presentations. Please send your prop osal (not more than 850 words) and a cv (not more than 2 pages) to one of the addresses below. If you would like to organize a panel of three speake rs\, please feel free to do so. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051119 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051118 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, 90015\, United States SUMMARY:Queer Scapes: Body Space Sexuality Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-bm2VuHWVfK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/lgbts/QG05cfp.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:bostonbasic@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The 3rd annual greater Boston conference on Asian American issu es and student activism. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051001T090000 GEO:42.422100;-71.109300 LOCATION:Tufts University\, Medford\, Massachusetts\, 02155\, United States SUMMARY:2005 Boston Asian Students Intercollegiate Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-FNrCUkKs2W@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bostonbasic.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:214-929-5995 Email:christina.billingsley@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:Attention Dallas-area student environmentalists! \n\nThe Sierra Student Coalition's Texas Size Environmental Roadshow is hitting DALLAS t his SATURDAY! \n\nWho: Any highschool or college student environmentalist who can make the trip is welcome and encouraged to participate. Bring your entire environmental club! The more the merrier! This is a public traini ng\, if you would like us to come to your campus and work with you on spec ific issues\, contact us and we'd love to bring these trainings to you! \n \nWhat: Learn how to become effective and successful environmental activis ts on your campus! Our workshops provide you the basics on organizing arou nd environmental issues and give you the skills to foster sustainability i n your community. See more info below! \n\nWhere: Coffee Park (located at NW HWY and Hillcrest near University Park in Dallas) \n\nWhen: Saturday\, September 17th 20005. 2pm-5pm (food provided!) \n\nCost: FREE! \n\nWhy: Me et other student activists in Dallas\, learn about the Sierra Student Coal ition\, gain the skills to organize and win for environmental causes\, and save the planet! \n\nApproximate Breakdown of Material Covered by the Tra ining: \n\n1.5-2 hrs of campaign planning (how to pick an issue to address \, how to figure out allies/opponents and the lay of the land before start ing a project or campaign\, how to work with media and create a message fo r recruitment to your campaign or issue\, etc. Basically\, this training\, known as THE MATRIX gives you structure and guidelines for organizing ar ound an issue- and it is incredibly helpful. \n\n1 hr of organizational de velopment: This training is about how to start and run an effective group on campus. In this workshop\, we talk about recruitment\, leadership devel opment\, how to run meetings and facilitate discussions\, engage in confli ct resolution inside and/or outside the club\, and we provide rules to hel p ensure your club still exists and is active after you (or the current le adership) graduate. \n\n1 hr of Jordan's Biodiesel discussion: In this wor kshop\, Jordan Duckworth of the famous BioBus (present at every 2005 Earth Day Festival in Dallas) shows you the science behind biodiesel\, its hist ory\, and its prospects. He can help you bring biodiesel to your campus an d... at the end of the training\, can give everyone a ride on the Biodiese l bus that the SSC Roadshow has been traveling with! (Its really awesome- smells like french fries instead of gas exhaust!) \n\nFor any questions or concerns\, contact Christina Billingsley at 214-929-5995 or by email at c hristina.billingsley@ssc.org. \n\nSPREAD THE WORD AND BRING A FRIEND! \n\n www.ssc.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050917T140000 GEO:32.851100;-96.771800 LOCATION:Coffee Park\, Dallas\, Texas\, Dallas\, Texas\, 75225\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:SSC Environmental Activist Training in Dallas UID:20260421T070502CEST-lH0LbNoxPD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:352-221-2738 Email:jtucker@starband.net DESCRIPTION:Discussion of How you can support American Indian Movement's e fforts to gain justice in the state of Florida with regard to the issues s uch as civil rights\, protection of sacred sites\, repatriation of human r emains as well as Racism in sports and media. What it means to be an AIM s upporter and how you can become a support group member. Geographical Scop e: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050910T140000 GEO:29.749100;-82.865100 LOCATION:Civil Media Center\, 1021 West University Ave\, Gainesville\, FL\, Florida\, 32619\, United States SUMMARY:Supporters Needed for American Indian Movement UID:20260421T070502CEST-IkpswkwsFJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aimovement.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-552-8722 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Come out at 6pm on Monday September 26th to Robin's Bookstore\, at 108 S. 13th \nSt. in Center City\, for a forum discussing the Hurrican e Katrina aftermath and \nAmerica's racial divide that has been exposed\, sponsored by the Uhuru \nSolidarity Movement. We call on the white communi ty to stand for justice and \nreparations for the African community. For m ore information\, contact 215-552-\n8722 or uhuru99@critpath.org. \n Geog raphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050926T180000 GEO:39.962600;-75.162900 LOCATION:Robin's Books\, 108 S. 13th St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19 107\, United States SUMMARY:Hurricane Katrina Exposes U.S. Racial Divide UID:20260421T070502CEST-sGf1NMkzwf@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:989-855-2606 Email:leavencenter@leaven.org DESCRIPTION:This event is created by and for young people between the ages1 8 and 30 who have a passionate commitment to social justice. There will be facilitated discussion and activities directed toward breaking down stere otypes and creating a broader understanding of activism. Whether you have been an activist for several years or are a relative new comer\, your ener gy\, vision\, experience\, and dreams will be welcomed and embraced. Cost: $125 (scholarships available) Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051014T190000 GEO:42.956800;-84.958100 LOCATION:7981 Peckins Road\, Lyons\, Michigan\, 48851\, United States SUMMARY:Uprising for Change: Third Annual Gathering of Young Activists UID:20260421T070502CEST-v7eD1lWglH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.leaven.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:405-323-4735 Email:cwebber@ucok.edu DESCRIPTION:'Christianity & Social Justice\,” a conference that will take p lace at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond on Friday and Saturda y\, September 23 and 24. This free conference is open to the general publ ic and is being co-sponsored by the UCO Democratic Socialists\, the Associ ation for Women’s Studies\, the Gay Alliance for Tolerance and Equality\, Phi Alpha Theta\, and The Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma.\n\nAt 3:00 p.m. on Friday\, Dr. Jim Bissett will deliver a keynote address entitled “Chri stianity and Progressive Politics in America.” Dr. Bissett\, the William J. Story Professor of History at Elon College\, is the author of Agrarian Socialism in America: Marx\, Jefferson\, and Jesus in the Oklahoma Country side\, 1904-1920 (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press\, 1999). \n\nAt 4: 30 p.m. on Friday\, following a light reception\, Conna Wilkinson\, Assist ant Director of the United Methodist Church’s Skyline Urban Ministry\, wil l present a workshop entitled “Putting It Into Practice: Peace Education. ”\n\nOn Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m.\, the Rev. Jeremy Basset\, Minister of Congregational Outreach at the United Methodist Church of the Servant i n Oklahoma City\, and 1992 Martin Luther King\, Jr. Peace Award winner Joh n Mkhize will speak on “Christianity and Social Justice: South African Ex periences.”\n\nAt 10:00 a.m. on Saturday\, the Rev. Paula Sophia Schonauer of the Cathedral of Hope-OKC and James M. Branum\, Co-Chair of the Oklaho ma Green Party\, will address the question “Is Capitalism Christian?”\n\nA t 11:00 a.m.\, Dr. Theresa Vaughan of the University of Central Oklahoma’s Department of Humanities & Philosophy and the Rev. Dr. Lee Hunt\, Deacon at St. Monica’s Roman Catholic Church in Edmond\, will lead a session on “ Christianity and the Developing World.”\n\nThe conference will conclude wi th a reception and panel discussion by conference participants\, from 12:0 0 to 1:00 p.m.\, entitled “Faith in Action: Personal Perspectives.”\n\nAl l conference events will take place in room 120 of the Communication Build ing on the UCO campus. For directions and further information please cont act:\n\nClay Webber Tre Ronne Dave Macey\ncwebber@ucok.edu rronne@u cok.edu dmacey@ucok.edu\n(405) 323-4735 (405) 306-5988 (405) 974-5641\ n \nChristianity & Social Justice\n120 Communication Building \nUniversity of Central Oklahoma\nSeptember 23-24\, 2005\n\n\nFriday\, September 23\n\ nKeynote Address\, 3:00-4:00 p.m.\n\n“Christianity and Progressive Politic s in America”\nDr. Jim Bissett\, William J. Story Professor of History\, E lon College\n\nReception\, 4:00-4:30 p.m.\n\nWorkshop\, 4:30-5:30 p.m.\n\n “Putting It into Practice: Peace Education”\nConna Wilkinson\, Assistant Director\, Skyline Urban Ministry\, Oklahoma City\n\n\nSaturday\, Septembe r 24\n\nWorkshop\, 9:00-10:00 a.m.\n\n“Christianity and Social Justice: S outh African Experiences”\nThe Rev. Jeremy Basset\, The Church of the Serv ant\, Oklahoma City\nJohn Mkhize\, Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, Peace Prize Winner\n\nWorkshop\, 10:00-11:00 a.m.\n\n“Is Capitalism Christian?”\nThe R ev. Paula Schonauer\, Cathedral of Hope\, Oklahoma City\nJames M. Branum\, Co-Chair\, Oklahoma Green Party\n\nWorkshop\, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.\n\n“C hristianity and the Developing World”\nDr. Theresa Vaughan\, Associate Pro fessor of Humanities & Philosophy\, UCO\nThe Rev. Dr. Lee Hunt\, Deacon\, St. Monica’s Roman Catholic Church\, Edmond\n\nPanel Discussion\, 12:00-1: 00 p.m.\n\n“Faith in Action: Personal Perspectives”\nConference Presenter s and Participants\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050924 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050923T150000 GEO:35.631000;-97.463300 LOCATION:University Of Central Oklahoma\, All Events In 120 Comunications B uilding At UCO\, Edmund\, Oklahoma\, 73034\, United States SUMMARY:Christianity and Social Justice Conference - U of Central Oklahoma UID:20260421T070502CEST-IuvfzbJMka@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ami@taconic.net DESCRIPTION:This conference addresses the key issues in Monetary Justice th rough Monetary Reform. \n\nCongressman Dennis Kucinich is the key note spe aker at this event. \n\nThe AMI is dedicated to the independent research o f monetary history\, theory and reform. The key but too often forgotten is sue in global justice for societies and the environment. \n\nMonetary Refo rm addresses the question of systemic debt and provides reform solutions t hrough the money supply. \n\nThe monetary system is the key issue behind n ational debt\, the raping of earths resources\, failing infrastructure and the defunding of government.\n\nThis conference has attracted a very high level of speakers and attendees to help put this fundamental issue back o n the map. \n\nStudent registration is $175 inc. Gala Dinner & Beach party (full $275) There is a youth hostel 2 blocks from the conference which ma kes this an affordable and insightful weekend conference in the heart of D owntown Chicago. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050929 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:American Monetary Institute 2005 Conference\, Chicago UID:20260421T070502CEST-AeO6UION26@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.monetary.org/2005conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-300-3088 Email:burg@wharton.upenn.edu DESCRIPTION:REC’s second annual conference will be held on October 22-23 at Penn in Philadelphia. Please save the date.\n\nTopics to be covered inclu de:\n\n• Specific campaigns\, Coca-Cola\, Walmart\, environment\n\n• Divestment campaigns for Sudan\n\n• Research tools and proxy issue research\n\n• Community investing\n\n• Establishing a committee\n\ n• Energizing a committee\n\n \n\nCheck us out at sriedowment.org.\n\n We look forward to seeing you there!\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051023 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051022T083000 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:3730 Walnut St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Responsible Endowment Coalition Fall Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-NnziePlv6V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sriendowment.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:617-354-4337 Email:25th@idds.org DESCRIPTION:See the detailed event program at:\nhttp://idds.org/25thposter8 .pdf\n\nAn extraordinary weekend with more than 40 nationally-known speake rs. Details follow the summary. Register using the on-line form or call ID DS at 617-354-IDDS (4337). Advance registration is required for lunches an d strongly recommended to hold a place at other events. \n\nJoin Congressm an Ed Markey\, Randy Forsberg\, James Carroll\, Graham Allison\, Helen Cal dicott\, William Sloane Coffin\, Robert Jay Lifton\, Harvey Cox\, Pam Solo \, Randy Kehler\, Joe Cirincione\, John Pike\, and 20 other speakers on th e 25th anniversaries of IDDS and the Nuclear Weapon Freeze Campaign. \n \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051021T160000 GEO:42.365100;-71.101800 LOCATION:Massachusetts Institute Of Technology\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\ , 02139\, United States SUMMARY:Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament: The Way Forward UID:20260421T070502CEST-7VNZtxbFeO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.idds.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:set@trainings.org DESCRIPTION:This fall is a critical time for our country. We are faced wit h huge challenges and our leaders are making momentous decisions. \n\nHur rican Katrina is now considered the worst natrual disaster in United State s history. And while we mobilize to provide the needed aid to the Gulf re gion\, we can’t forget that some in Congress are intent upon using this di saster as an excuse to pursue other goals. Under the guise of responding to the Katrina disaster\, proposals are being made to\, among other things \, cut over 9 billion dollars from federal financial aid programs\, open t he Arctic to oil drilling\, and make drastic cuts to anti-poverty programs like foodstamps and medicaid.\n\nStudents can play a huge role in adressi ng these problems and influencing our decision makers. Disaster relief is needed right now and will be needed over the coming weeks and months. Co ngress will be making decisions on higher education funding and Artic dril ling in the next 7 weeks. How students respond will make a big difference .\n\nTo that end\, we are pulling together action conferences to stop the Raid on Student Aid\, protect the Artic from oil drilling and organize a s tudent response to Hurricane Katrina. The three action conferences will t ake place this September 30\, October 1 and 2 in Boston MA as part of the already planned Northeast Regional Student Leadership Conferences. The g oal of each action conference is to better train ourselves on the issues a nd the skills we’ll need to provide the strongest possible student respons e on these three urgent campaigns.\n\nIf the Katrina disaster hasn’t “chan ged everything\,” then it has changed many things and our plans for the St udent Leadership Conferences are no exception. Please join us as we build an effective student response to the critical issues of the day!\n\nEvery one who wants to take action on one of these campaigns should come to the conference. You can sign up for the conference at:\n\nwww.trainings.org\n \nIn addition to these intensive action tracks\, the Northeast Student Lea dership Conference\, which will host these action tracks\, will also provi de an array of general leadership workshops on different campaigns and ski lls. The cost of the conference is $65 and there will be free housing ava ilable for students that need it.\n\nFor more information\, visit the conf erence website at www.trainings.org.\n\nAt this critical time\, students h ave an important role to play in shaping the future for the better. We ne ed to take action now to do so. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050930T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Mass College Of Art\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:North East Student Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-9irdmO12kk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.trainings.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:set@trainings.org DESCRIPTION:This fall is a critical time for our country. We are faced wit h huge challenges and our leaders are making momentous decisions. \n\nHur rican Katrina is now considered the worst natrual disaster in United State s history. And while we mobilize to provide the needed aid to the Gulf re gion\, we can’t forget that some in Congress are intent upon using this di saster as an excuse to pursue other goals. Under the guise of responding to the Katrina disaster\, proposals are being made to\, among other things \, cut over 9 billion dollars from federal financial aid programs\, open t he Arctic to oil drilling\, and make drastic cuts to anti-poverty programs like foodstamps and medicaid.\n\nStudents can play a huge role in adressi ng these problems and influencing our decision makers. Disaster relief is needed right now and will be needed over the coming weeks and months. Co ngress will be making decisions on higher education funding and Artic dril ling in the next 7 weeks. How students respond will make a big difference .\n\nTo that end\, we are pulling together action conferences to stop the Raid on Student Aid\, protect the Artic from oil drilling and organize a s tudent response to Hurricane Katrina. The three action conferences will t ake place this September 30\, October 1 and 2 in Denver CO as part of the already planned Rockies Student Leadership Conferences. The goal of each action conference is to better train ourselves on the issues and the skill s we’ll need to provide the strongest possible student response on these t hree urgent campaigns.\n\nIf the Katrina disaster hasn’t “changed everythi ng\,” then it has changed many things and our plans for the Student Leader ship Conferences are no exception. Please join us as we build an effectiv e student response to the critical issues of the day!\n\nEveryone who want s to take action on one of these campaigns should come to the conference. You can sign up for the conference at:\n\nwww.trainings.org\n\nIn additio n to these intensive action tracks\, the Rockies Student Leadership Confer ence\, which will host these action tracks\, will also provide an array of general leadership workshops on different campaigns and skills. The cost of the conference is $65 and there will be free housing available for stu dents that need it.\n\nFor more information\, visit the conference website at www.trainings.org.\n\nAt this critical time\, students have an importa nt role to play in shaping the future for the better. We need to take act ion now to do so. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050930T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Colorado Denver\, Denver\, Colorado\, United States SUMMARY:Rockies Student Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-GfmoKKV5J3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.trainings.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:set@trainings.org DESCRIPTION:This fall is a critical time for our country. We are faced wit h huge challenges and our leaders are making momentous decisions. \n\nHur rican Katrina is now considered the worst natrual disaster in United State s history. And while we mobilize to provide the needed aid to the Gulf re gion\, we can’t forget that some in Congress are intent upon using this di saster as an excuse to pursue other goals. Under the guise of responding to the Katrina disaster\, proposals are being made to\, among other things \, cut over 9 billion dollars from federal financial aid programs\, open t he Arctic to oil drilling\, and make drastic cuts to anti-poverty programs like foodstamps and medicaid.\n\nStudents can play a huge role in adressi ng these problems and influencing our decision makers. Disaster relief is needed right now and will be needed over the coming weeks and months. Co ngress will be making decisions on higher education funding and Artic dril ling in the next 7 weeks. How students respond will make a big difference .\n\nTo that end\, we are pulling together action conferences to stop the Raid on Student Aid\, protect the Artic from oil drilling and organize a s tudent response to Hurricane Katrina. The three action conferences will t ake place this October 14-16 as part of the already planned Midwest Stude nt Leadership Conference. The goal of each action conference is to better train ourselves on the issues and the skills we’ll need to provide the st rongest possible student response on these three urgent campaigns.\n\nIf t he Katrina disaster hasn’t “changed everything\,” then it has changed many things and our plans for the Student Leadership Conferences are no except ion. Please join us as we build an effective student response to the crit ical issues of the day!\n\nEveryone who wants to take action on one of the se campaigns should come to the conference. You can sign up for the confe rence at:\n\nwww.trainings.org\n\nIn addition to these intensive action tr acks\, the Midwest Student Leadership Conference\, which will host these a ction tracks\, will also provide an array of general leadership workshops on different campaigns and skills. The cost of the conference is $65 and there will be free housing available for students that need it.\n\nFor mor e information\, visit the conference website at www.trainings.org.\n\nAt t his critical time\, students have an important role to play in shaping the future for the better. We need to take action now to do so. Geographica l Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051014T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Wisconsin\, Madison\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, United S tates SUMMARY:Midwest Student Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-uBw4DDbaMA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.trainings.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:888-ASK-FARM Email:info@farmusa.org DESCRIPTION:WORLD FARM ANIMALS DAY\, on October 2nd\, is the one day a year when \ncaring people are conscience-bound to mourn and memorialize the \n pointless suffering and death of 50 billion cows\, pigs\, turkeys\, \nchic kens\, and other innocent\, sentient animals in the world's factory \nfarm s and slaughterhouses. The occasion is observed with events in \nall 50 st ates and two dozen other countries. The date marks the \nbirthday of Mahat ma Gandhi\, a foremost advocate of humane farming. \n\nLocal activists are encouraged to host events in their communities\, \nsuch as silent vigils\ , tablings\, and demos. Please contact FARM for \nmore information\, reso urces\, and materials.\n Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051002 GEO:38.989600;-77.153800 LOCATION:10101 Ashburton Lane\, Bethesda\, Maryland\, 20817\, United States SUMMARY:World Farm Animals Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-p3kJ1n7RR6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wfad.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-563-0442 Email:chicagopdc@sbcglobal.net DESCRIPTION:Rally --\nThe 'War on Terror' Targets Blacks\, Immigrants\, Lab or and Leftists!\nFight Government Repression!\nFree Mumia Abu-Jamal! Hand s Off Lynne Stewart! Hands Off Assata Shakur!\n \nSaturday\, October 1\, 5 :00 p.m.\nUnivesity of Chicago Law School Room 2\n1111 East 60th Street (b etween Ellis and University)\n \nModerator: Brian Mendis\, Partisan Defe nse Committee\nSpeakers include:\nLydia Barashango\, Mumia Abu-Jamal's Sis ter\nStandish E. Willis\, Chicago Conference of Black Lawyers\nMike Elliot t\, UAW Local 551 - Chair\, Education Committee*\nDon Alexander\, Labor Bl ack League for Social Defense\nFred Redmond\, USWA - Assistant Director Di strict 7*\nBob Rose\, AMFA Local 5 - President\n \n*organization listed fo r identification purposes only\n \nEvent flyer and PDC statement at http:/ /www.icl-fi.org/events/slus/oct1pdcrallychic.pdf\n \nFor more information: 312-563-0442 or mailto:chicagopdc@sbcglobal.net\n Geographical Scope: Lo cal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051001T170000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:1111 East 60th Street\, University Of Chicago Law School\, Room 2\ , Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Chicago Rally-Fight Government Repression! UID:20260421T070502CEST-sfZCvBrh0S@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.icl-fi.org/events/slus/oct1pdcrallychic.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:Peg-Sha-w215-833-284 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Over 30 vendors are expected at the Saturday October 8th Clark Park People's Flea Market (rain date October 9th.) The June flea market w as a great success - lots of interesting vendors and crowds of shoppers. This October flea market is set to be an even greater success! Vendor appl ications still being accepted. \nCall 215-833-2843 and leave email addres s or mailing address. Vendor \napplication will be sent within 24 hours.\n \nThis event is sponsored by the African People's Solidarity Committee as a fundraiser to support the economic development and social justice progra ms of the Uhuru Movement. The Uhuru Movement is a black-community led orga nization with an organizing center at 52nd St. and Larchwood in West Phila delphia. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051008T110000 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Clark Park\, 43rd St. And Baltimore Ave\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylva nia\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Clark Park People's Flea Market (Fundraiser for Uhuru Movement) UID:20260421T070502CEST-vAu5VrxzN9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-546-9616 Email:uhurufurniture@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Looking for a chance to discuss how to respond to hurricane Kat rina in a way that supports genuine economic development and human rights for African people? \n\nCome out to an important community forum on Wedne sday\, September 28th at 7:30pm\, at Uhuru Furniture on 1220 Spruce Street in Center City Philadelphia. \n\nThis forum is one way we can come togeth er to look at the real issues at hand and how to support the long term sol utions the African community is calling for. \n\nSponsored by the African People’s Education and Defense Fund\, Inc. For more information\, call 215 -546-9616. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20050928T193000 GEO:39.962600;-75.162900 LOCATION:Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles\, 1220 Spruce St.\, Center City\, P hiladelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United States SUMMARY:Community Meeting to discuss the Hurricane Katrina Disaster UID:20260421T070502CEST-XlExSPpXbH@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:888-735-4800x703 Email: DESCRIPTION:The Peace Company presents a workshop to learn how to let ‘the peacebuilder within’ be an active presence in the world. This highly inter active workshop will introduce you to the three basic principles of peaceb uilding. First\, Know Where You Are – find the living spirit of peace with in yourself\, in your values and vision for peace and your place of true i nner peace. Second\, Meet the Other – soften the hardened heart and connec t deeply with those where there is hurt\, fear\, difference\, conflict\, o r anger. Third\, See What You Can Do Together – move that connection into creative action that grows peace in concrete ways. You will come away with tools that you can use to make a difference – in your life\, your family\ , your community\, and this one world we all call home. FREE. Registrati on required. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051015T140000 GEO:39.996800;-75.207800 LOCATION:Studio B\, 209 Fairmount Avenue\,\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19131\, United States SUMMARY:Becoming a Peacebuilder UID:20260421T070502CEST-OuG8WVHwN8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.celebratepeace.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:888-735-4800 x703 Email: DESCRIPTION:PEACE X PEACE brings the power of women’s groups to life throug h a participatory experience that guides women into deep listening\, conse nsus\, and cross-cultural engagement\, as a dynamic and intimate feminine foundation for global peace. Professionally facilitated\, participants wil l step into the ancient tradition of meeting in circle\, creating a sacred space and joining with other women’s groups from around\nthe world throug h the PEACE X PEACE Global Network. FREE. Registration required.\n Geog raphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051015T100000 GEO:39.996800;-75.207800 LOCATION:Studio B\, 209 Fairmount Avenue\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19 131\, United States SUMMARY:Women Connecting for Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-Uarm4n9hnO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.celebratepeace.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:888-735-4800x703 Email: DESCRIPTION:Snatam Kaur and the Celebrate Peace Band Concert - 7:00pm – 9: 00pm\nA Musical Celebration of the Spirit of Peace\n\nOur ability to come together in song\, and to connect with inner peace through music and\nmant ra is testimony to the presence and power of peace. The concert features a delightful segment with local children leading the audience in song\, and a multi-faith invocation with representatives from various local congrega tions. This musical celebration of the spirit of peace reminds us that pea ce is always available to us\,\nand brings us together to celebrate peace. FREE. Registration required. \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051015T190000 GEO:39.996800;-75.207800 LOCATION: U Of P Museum Of Archaeology And Anthropology\, 3260 South Stree t\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19131\, United States SUMMARY:Celebrate Peace Concert UID:20260421T070502CEST-5utgWR4ZkS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.celebratepeace.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:red_riot83@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE OF THE LEFT\n\nOctober 15th at the Univers ity of Central Arkansas in Conway\, Arkansas.\n\nThe Young Democratic Soci alists (YDS) are hosting a one-day conference that focuses on the struggle for justice and equality in the American South. The conference will featu re panel discussions\, interactive workshops and grassroots trainings from groups such as Planned Parenthood\, Not With Our Money\, the AFL-CIO\, th e Democratic Party\, and various local progressive organizations dealing w ith the issues facing southern activists. \n\nTOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED INCL UDE:\n*The South's ongoing legacy of racism\n*The politics & aftermath of Katrina\n*Workers' rights & anti-union legislation\n*The growing prison in dustry \n*Widespread rural poverty \n*Anti-gay ballot initiatives & queer rights \n*Working with the media\n*Wal-Mart & the low-wage economy (Wal-M art's HQ is in Arkansas)\n*Feminist organizing\n*Counter military recruitm ent\n*Art & politics\n*Religious progressives & the Christian Right\n*Iraq & the anti-war movement\n*Living wage campaigns\n*Challenging the GOP in 'Red State' America\n\nKEYNOTE SPEAKER: CHRISTIAN PARENTI\nParenti is the author of The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq. His a rticles and ground-breaking reporting regularly appear in The Nation magaz ine. Parenti is the author of numerous other books including\, The Soft C age: Surveillance in America from Slavery to the War on Terror and Lockdow n America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis. \n\nThere will also be a presentation on Democratic Socialism & Progressive Politics on Friday e vening (Oct. 14) with YDS National Organizer\, Lucas Shapiro.\nJoin us for the friday night social event and a BBQ and party on Saturday.\n\nThe Mid -South Conference of the Left is an excellent opportunity for progressive youth and students from the surrounding region to network and have fun wit h each other.\n\nLimited housing and transportation available. \n\nREGISTE R ON-LINE: www.dsausa.org/yds/confreg-ar.html \n\nThe conference is $5 for YDS members and $15 for pre-registrants (the $15 special pre-registration rate is only available if paid on-line by October 10th - $20 at the door) Registration is free to UCA students.\n\nFor more information email UCA YDS at red_riot83@yahoo.com.\n\nPlease email the above address if you have any questions or if you are looking to carpool with activists in your are a.\n\nClick here for directions to the UCA campus: www.uca.edu/uca/directi ons.php\n\nFor more information about YDS: www.ydsusa.org\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051015 GEO:35.105300;-92.354900 LOCATION:University Of Central Oklahoma\, Conway\, Arkansas\, 72035\, Unite d States SUMMARY:MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE OF THE LEFT UID:20260421T070502CEST-TBnKPmx2bo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:603-862-3494 Email:seac.unh@lists.unh.edu DESCRIPTION:Do it yourself conference!\n\nFriday: Punk Rock Show! Vegan Foo d!\nBands:TBA\nSaturday: Conference starting at 11:00 am\nWorkshops includ e: Bike Repair\, Composting\, Independent Media\, Pad-making\, Sewing\, St enciling/Wheat Pasting and more! Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051119 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051118 GEO:43.165800;-70.962800 LOCATION:Memorial Union Building\, University Of New Hampshire\, Durham\, N ew Hampshire\, 03824\, United States SUMMARY:DIY Conference - New Hampshire UID:20260421T070502CEST-vBkdCDLD60@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3465 Email:aguilita75@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Get a degree to change the world! New College's Activism and So cial Change program is having an open house on October 17th at 7pm. The Ac tivism and Social Change BA and MA Emphasis Areas combine classroom learni ng with hands-on experience in social movements and community organization s. Active learning in the community allows students to work for change whi le they acquire the knowledge and skills needed for effective and socially relevant careers. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051017T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:766 Valencia\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:New College Activism and Social Change Program Open House UID:20260421T070502CEST-nEaa6imPsS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3465 Email:aguilita75@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:MONDAY OCTOBER 3rd 7PM\nNEW COLLEGE CULTURAL CENTER \n766 VALEN CIA STREET\n$3-5 Admission (NCOC STUDENTS\, FACULTY\, STAFF FREE)\nHeroes of the Earth\nThere’s a new kind of hero for the 1990’s: people who are fi ghting to protect the environment\, often at great personal risk. Each yea r grassroots heroes in every corner of the globe are honored with the Gold man Environmental Prize\, considered the Nobel Prize of Ecology. HEROES O F THE EARTH profiles the seven Goldman winners for 1993\, along with the c ritical issues motivating them to action: a Colombian man who is fighting to preserve a remote mountain area\, home to the ancient Kogi tribe\; a Na tive American woman in South Dakota who is battling to protect tribal land s from hazardous and nuclear waste\; a Chinese woman who has led a crusade against a huge dam on the Yangtse River\; a Russian who created the first environmental movement in the former Soviet Union\; an Australian who fou ght to protect the largest sand island in the world\; and two South Africa ns who have dedicated their lives to stopping the slaughter of elephants a nd rhinos. HEROES OF THE EARTH is an inspiring look at individual commitme nt as well as several major global environmental concerns.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051003T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:766 Valencia\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Film: Heroes of the Earth UID:20260421T070502CEST-Nn5uVAVDpG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3465 Email:aguilita75@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:MONDAY OCTOBER 10th 7PM\nNEW COLLEGE CULTURAL CENTER \n766 VALE NCIA STREET\n$3-5 Admission (NCOC STUDENTS\, FACULTY\, STAFF FREE)\nEl Che : Investigating a Legend \nSeen Motorcycle Diaries? Now see the whole stor y! Che Guevara\, the man with the beret with the star\, embodies one of th e strongest radical myths of the 20th century. This feature length documen tary examines the reality and contains previously unseen footage of his vo yages of discovery through Latin America\, the meeting with Fidel Castro a nd the Cuban Revolution and footage of his tragic end in Bolivia at age 39 .\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051010T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:766 Valencia\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Film: El Che\, Investigating a Legend UID:20260421T070502CEST-T8WFIvWKnZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 1 & Sunday\, October 2\, 11am-5pm \nChelsea Piers\, Pier 59 at 23rd St. and the Hudson River \n\nAdvance registration is recommended: \nhttp://members.greenpeace.org/action/event.php?action=ev ent_summary&event_id=2&ref_source=lists \n\n\nThis weekend Greenpeace will be offering free tours of the Arctic Sunrise ship. Meet her crew\, membe rs of the Greenpeace Clean Energy Now Campaign\, and explorer Eric Larsen\ , who recently attempted the first summer crossing of the Arctic Ocean. \n \nMany of Greenpeace's most memorable and effective protests have taken pl ace on the high seas\, onboard one of our ships. In the past nine years\, the Arctic Sunrise has thwarted Japanese whalers\, challenged the U.S. nuc lear program and faced off with oil companies attempting to dump oil into the sea and open up new drilling stations in the Arctic. She recently ret urned from Greenland\, where the crew and scientists documented dramatic v isuals of the effects of global warming on this region. \n\nTour highlight s include: \n* A behind-the-scenes look at life on a Greenpeace ship \n* A unique interactive exhibit showing what New York will look like in \nyear s to come as a result of global warming pollution \n* The latest informati on about Greenpeace’s work to promote clean energy \ninitiatives including the wind farm proposed for Long Island and \nNantucket Sound \n* A chance to meet explorer Eric Larsen in person and hear about his \nrecent attemp t to cross the Arctic Ocean to highlight the dangers of \nglobal warming \ n\n\nWe encourage you to register in advance for a tour\, as space fills u p. \n\nSee you there! \n\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051001 GEO:40.718800;-73.986400 LOCATION:Chelsea Piers\, New York\, New York\, 10002\, United States SUMMARY:Greenpeace Open Boat Tour UID:20260421T070502CEST-JGErpKW9wa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://members.greenpeace.org/action/event.php?action=event_summary& ;event_id=2&ref_source=lists END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:203-508-2310 Email:info@fszproductions.com DESCRIPTION:Two of New York's up and coming new music ensembles\, NOW and N ewspeak\, will bring their ground-breaking program of political music to t he east coast. The program features premieres by John Halle and Missy Maz zoli\, new work by Patrick Burke\, Judd Greenstein\, David T. Little and K eeril Makan\, and a performance of Frederic Rzewski's seminal masterpiece Coming Together. Along with the music\, the show will feature politically -oriented film by some of today's brightest young filmmakers.\n11/9 Knitti ng Factory\, New York\, NY 9:30pm\n11/11 Galapagos Art Space\, Brooklyn\, NY 7pm\n11/12 Firehouse 12\, New Haven\, CT 8:30pm\n11/13 Killian Hall (MI T)\, Cambridge\, MA 3pm Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051113 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051109 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New Haven\, Cambridge\, New York\, New Haven\, Cambridg e\, United States SUMMARY:Free Speech Zone Tour of political music and film UID:20260421T070502CEST-FJ9vunVvzG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fszproductions.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:415-575-5545 Email:bikeaid@globalexchange.org DESCRIPTION:This ride is a fundraiser and is co-sponsored with grassroot or ganizations led by Native Hawaiians. Riders should expect to engage in co mmunity service projects\, witness Hawaiian rituals\, and participate in e ducational exchange\, which includes increasing public awareness about the impacts of militarization and irresponsible tourism. Our Native Hawaiian partners are asking that only folks committed to the goal of 'Leaving a g entler footprint on this earth' apply to participate. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051222 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051210T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:TBA\, Hilo\, Hawaii\, United States SUMMARY:Bike Hawai`i in solidarity with Native Hawaiians UID:20260421T070502CEST-OVgNNdLhvr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bikeaid/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:action@nativepeople.net DESCRIPTION:Protest\, speakers\, to expose the genocidal history of Columbu s in the Americas and specifically Florida\, emphasizing the history of Sp anish murder and enslavement of Indigenouse peoples of Florida that follow ed. Sponsored by FL Chapter of the American Indian Movement [A chapter of National AIM ] Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051009T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Saint Petersburg Peer\, At Statue Of Columbus\, Saint Petersburg\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:St. Petersburg - Columbus Day Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-l57Zbzd22z@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:aimfl@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Portest\, speakers regarding the genocidal legacy of Columbus. Come support native peoples demonstration against the honoring a genocidal terrorist. The statue is located on the facing the water in the Bayside P ark. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051008T130000 GEO:27.775700;-82.640900 LOCATION:Bayfront Park\, At Statue Of Columbus\, Miami\, Florida\, 33701\, United States SUMMARY:Miami Columbus Day Protest SF Support Group AIM UID:20260421T070502CEST-UPpKuXg39N@74.81.90.59 URL:http://aim.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:When disaster hits\, we are faced with humanity's ultimate test . Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have made Gulf Coast residents the brothers and sisters of communities around the world. Just as the world has come to gether to meet the challenges of relief and recovery\, we must now come to gether to meet the challenge that has put all of us at risk. As we rebuild the lives of those in the Gulf Coast\, a generation of youth now has the opportunity to build new solutions to threats caused by global warming.\n\ nAre you up for the Challenge?\n\nhttp://www.campusclimatechallenge.org\n\ nNo single hurricane can be attributed to global warming just as no single cigarette can be blamed for a cancer death. However\, in the larger pictu re\, scientists have drawn the link. 'The growing violence of storms such as Katrina\, which wrecked New Orleans\, and Rita\, now threatening Texas\ , is very probably caused by climate change\,' said Sir John Lawton\, chai rman of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. Hurricanes were g etting more intense\, just as computer models predicted they would\, becau se of the rising temperature of the sea\, he said. 'The increased intensit y of these kinds of extreme storms is very likely to be due to global warm ing.' (London Independent )\n\nWhile the effects of global warming are bei ng felt around the world\, new solutions are popping up every day. More th an 100 college and high school campuses have invested in clean energy. At least half a dozen campuses have set strict green building standards for n ew construction. Three of the largest university systems in the country\, California State University\, University of California\, and Los Angeles C ommunity College District\, have now adopted groundbreaking energy policie s that will cut their global warming pollution while saving millions in av oided building and energy costs. Students and campuses everywhere are star ting to meet the ultimate test of our generation: to curb global warming a nd protect our future. \n\nThis Energy Independence Day\, help us reach a goal of 300 campuses registered for the Campus Climate Challenge. Take act ion on October 19th and launch the Challenge on your campus.\n\nhttp://www .campusclimatechallenge.org\n\nThis Fall\, 29 leading environmental and so cial justice networks are coming together to launch the Campus Climate Cha llenge on October 19th: a campaign to transform 500 college and high schoo l campuses into leaders of the clean energy revolution. Together\, by 2008 we will have won new clean energy investments\, built more sustainable tr ansportation fleets\, slashed global warming emissions\, and educated mill ions of students about the many solutions to global warming. Most importan tly\, we will have laid the groundwork for achieving the 90% reductions ne eded by 2050 to stop global warming in it's tracks.\n\nIt's up to our gene ration to demonstrate the kind of future we want to live in. The Challenge will make our campuses the model for a new vision of a clean energy futur e. Each campaign will be a demanding test for students and their campuses\ , but as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminds us\, 'the arc of the universe is long\, but it bends towards justice.' We will do our best to be there a ll along the way in support.\n\nRegister today and immediately utilize the challenge resources such as\, a campus climate challenge website\, docume nt sharing\, blog\, list-serve sign-up\, and other tools you will need to transform your campus and launch the Challenge.\n Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051019 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Energy Independence Day 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-U6V0wLwXvw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusclimatechallenge.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:845-358-5709 Email:mandm11@optonline.net DESCRIPTION:Based on the '10 Points - 10 Things You Need To Know Before Tal king To A Recruiter' from the AFSC\, this contest asks all rhymers to matc h Rayniel\, a West Side HS graduate from Teen Talk Radio/TV now at BMCC. $ 500 for winning the battle against Recruiters... Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060319 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051005 GEO:40.798700;-73.967800 LOCATION:140 W. 102 Street\, New York\, New York\, 10025\, United States SUMMARY:Freestyle Hip Hop - $500 Prize - Counter-Recruiters UID:20260421T070502CEST-veBDltX2jv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.veteransforpeaceny.org/vfpnyvso.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On November 18-20\, 2005 we will gather at Fort Benning\, Georg ia -- one of the largest military bases in the world and home of the notor ious School of the Americas (SOA/ WHINSEC) -- to confront injustice\, to s peak out for truth and to change oppressive US foreign policy.\n\nWe are i n a period of great change. We are going to close this school that continu es to create death and suffering. Justice is within our reach when we stan d up in numbers too big to be ignored -- sending a powerful message by put ting our bodies on the line. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051120 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051118 GEO:32.392300;-84.931500 LOCATION:Ft.Benning\, Georgia\, 31905\, United States SUMMARY:School of Americas Protest - 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-auC4rg7VKg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.soaw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:youngfeministsnow@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Capital District Campus Chapter of the National Organizatio n for Women (NOW)\, a chapter for high school and college aged feminists i n the Albany\, New York area\, is organizing a protest of MTV on October 1 5\, 2005 from 11:30am-1:30pm outside the MTV studios in Times Square\, Man hattan.\n\nThe group has several grievances which they wish to address: \n • MTV sets unreasonable and dangerous standards of beauty for young people : scarily thin girls\, and overly muscled guys. There is so much emphasis on celebrities and their bodies—and not enough on health\, and what real p eople look like. This causes self-esteem issues for both genders\, and ea ting disorders at alarming rates. \n• MTV reinforces gender stereotypes t hat men need to be unfeeling and macho\, and women need to be brain-dead\, beautiful\, and catty. This is contributes to our country’s problems wit h disempowered young women\, and machismo among men. \n• MTV exploits wome n and their bodies\, portraying females as sexual objects\, not people. W hile the sexualized women on MTV do make conscious choices about their act ions for themselves\, they objectify all women\, and help form attitudes a mong men that women are simply for their viewing/using pleasure. The way in which women are represented in MTV programming bolsters the “rape cultu re” in which we live\, where women are not viewed as intellectual\, emotio nal human beings—they are walking targets for sexual predators.\n• MTV pro motes racist stereotypes\, by endorsing disrespectful attitudes towards wo men of color in hip-hop and rap music. There is no harmony in misogyny. Anti-woman rap music disempowers women of color—already one of the most op pressed groups in our country. Misogynistic music also spurs racist stere otypes against the African American and Latino populations in all-white co mmunities where teens grow to think that this is how men in these ethic gr oups actually treat women.\n• MTV sends contradictory messages regarding s afe sex to young people. Although MTV does have a good amount of commerci als and programming dedicated to HIV prevention and testing\, the examples set by personalities on their television shows have quite a different mes sage. We have problems in this country with younger and younger teens eng aging in dangerous sexual activity—and they learn it from seeing “one-nigh t stands” with no discussion as to birth control or STD prevention on real ity television shows and other programming. If MTV is so adamant about pub licizing music videos that encourage the curbing of women’s reproductive r ights (i.e. Nick Cannon’s “Can I Live?”)\, then they shouldn’t display you ng people behaving in a promiscuous manner that essentially hurts women.\n \nAlso\, a filmmaker from Rooftop Films will be present\, making a documen tary on the protest (and the reasons behind it). The film will be shown a t college campuses in the spring. Come to take part in this very promising film!\n\nThe chapter is also conducting a postcard campaign against MTV\, and aims to have sent MTV CEO Judy McGrath 10\,000 postcards by August 10 \, 2006\, telling her to stop manipulating her viewers\, and take sexism o ff TV! The campaign works much like a petition—interested parties contact Liz Funk to request pre-written postcards to the CEO of MTV\, have their friends and family fill out the postcards\, and send them back to Ms. Funk to send onto MTV. \n\nFor more information\, please feel free to contact Chapter President/ Protest Organizer Liz Funk at the above contacts.\n Ge ographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051015T113000 GEO:42.688700;-74.030600 LOCATION:42nd And Broadway\, Manhattan\, NYC\, New York\, 12009\, United St ates SUMMARY:MTV Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-t59WFoVhB9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youngfeminism.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:1-202-347-8772 Email:cdp@usstudents.org DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051027 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Take Affirmative Action Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-GOpFg9E5cM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usstudents.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:usa@kleercut.net DESCRIPTION:Hi Folks\,\n\nAs you read this message\, Kimberly-Clark is clea r-cutting ancient forests to make Kleenex and toilet paper. As the world’s largest manufacturer of tissue products\, K-C is in a unique position to damage or destroy entire ecosystems. Only 20% of our ancient forests remai n and they are too precious to throw away or flush down the toilet!\n\nJoi n Greenpeace to take on the tissue tyrants: Greenpeace is working with stu dents on campuses throughout North America to protect these endangered for ests and the people and wildlife living in them by mobilizing pressure aga inst Kimberly-Clark. \n\nYou can help!\n\n1) Take action today\nSend an e mail to Kimberly Clark CEO Thomas Falk at http://kleercut.net/sendamessage Read more about the campaign at http://www.kleercut.net\n\n2) Host a Hous e Party \nHost a Greenpeace House Party on October 27th and join activists around the country. Meet other people who care about our environment and learn how you can help! Greenpeace will provide a video for your party to watch\, and will host a conference call. Email usa@kleercut.net for more information.\n\n3) November 3rd Day of Action \nMark your calendars! Nov ember 3rd is an international day of action to save the Boreal Forest\, No rth America’s largest wilderness tract\, the size of 13 Californias! Join campuses and communities around the world to stop K-C from trashing the B oreal. Check out the Kleercut Action Pack at http://kleercut.net/en/action pack for ideas on what you can do on November 3rd. Download stickers\, pos ters and fliers\, and join a local Kleercut Group. Email usa@kleercut.net with any questions.\n\nSome businesses make an effort to meet the needs o f their customers. Then there's Kimberly-Clark. If they can make a tissue that limits the spread of the flu\, certainly they can make a tissue that doesn’t flush away old-growth forests. It's obvious that the 'Kleercut' c ampaign is being discussed at the highest levels of the Kimberly-Clark cor poration. That's a great start\, but now it's time to increase the pressur e so the company stops discussing and starts acting!\n\nSee you in the tre nches\,\n\nBeka and Lindsey\nGreenpeace USA\nForest Campaign\n\nhttp://www .kleercut.net\nhttp://www.greenpeace.org/usa Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051103 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Kleercut/Boreal Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-mKUcc3UP0v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kleercut.net?campact END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: As we inhale\, our lungs breath in the Earth\, her \ nknowledge and her despair. On behalf of the Student \nEnvironmental Cent er\, a student organization group from \nSouthern Illinois University at C arbondale\, we strive to work \nwith others to rebuild the earth and ourse lves. Through the \nuse of practical solutions and teamwork\, we believe that we can \nheal the earth and create social harmony. \n Carbondale wil l be hosting the 2nd Heartland Bioneers \nConference on October 14-16th. Bioneers aims to spread \nknowledge and revamp certain pressing issues wit hin society \ntoday\, including rebuilding the ecosystem and spreading \ne nvironmental and social equality awareness. There will be \nspeakers\, wo rkshops and camping\, all covering a wide-range of \nissues.\n By intertwi ning hope\, love of life and mindfulness\, we \nhope to come together to r estore the earth and heal certain \ninequalities by spreading knowledge. Harmoniously\, we aspire \nto breath in-synch with mother nature and fello w man.\n Feel free to visit www.heartlandbioneers.org and \nwww.bioneers.o rg for more information.\n Thanks for your time and have a sunny day.\n \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051014T100000 GEO:37.774500;-89.387300 LOCATION:SIUC Campus\, Carbondale\, Illinois\, 62901\, United States SUMMARY:Heartland Bioneers Conference 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-AZNOIT9WTd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bioneers.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:703-522-2214 Email:saglobalconference@feminist.org DESCRIPTION:Building on the foundation laid by the Feminist Majority Founda tion's National Collegiate Global Women's and Human Rights Conference this past April\, the fall conference will educate and mobilize young people t o make the connection between a range of feminist and human rights issues. The goal of this conference is to create a network of progressive U.S. a ctivists to confront problems facing women halfway across the world\, as w ell as in our own backyard! \n\nLearn more and take action on women's issu es such as sweatshop labor\, reproductive rights and health\, corporate ir responsibility\, HIV/AIDS\, education and literacy\, slavery and human tra fficking\, foreign policy\, women in conflict\, and violence against women .\n\nDon’t miss this great opportunity to meet activists from organization s such as the National Center for Human Rights Education\; SisterSong Wome n of Color Reproductive Health Collective\; United Students Against Sweats hops\; Women’s Actions for New Directions\; Eleanor Smeal\, President of t he Feminist Majority Foundation\, and many more!\n Geographical Scope: Re gional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051029T083000 GEO:33.757800;-84.433600 LOCATION:Spelman College\, 350 Spelman Lane SW\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30314\ , United States SUMMARY:FMF South Atlantic Global Women's and Human Rights Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-GWdbBekMoW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feministcampus.org/global_conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:703-522-2214 Email:mwglobalconference@feminist.org DESCRIPTION:Building on the foundation laid by the National Collegiate Glob al Women's and Human Rights Conference this past April\, the fall conferen ce will educate and mobilize young people to make the connection between a range of feminist and human rights issues. The goal of this conference i s to create a network of progressive U.S. activists to confront problems f acing women halfway across the world\, as well as in our own backyard! \n\ nLearn more and take action on women's issues such as sweatshop labor\, re productive rights and health\, corporate irresponsibility\, HIV/AIDS\, edu cation and literacy\, slavery and human trafficking\, foreign policy\, wom en in conflict\, and violence against women.\n\nDon’t miss this great oppo rtunity to meet activists from organizations such as the National Center f or Human Rights Education\; SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective\; United Students Against Sweatshops\; Women’s Actions for New Directions\; Eleanor Smeal\, President of the Feminist Majority Foundation \, and many more!\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051105T083000 GEO:41.504700;-81.602800 LOCATION:Case Western Reserve University\, Cleveland\, Ohio\, 44106\, Unite d States SUMMARY:FMF Midwest Global Women's and Human Rights Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-6Iv2vuuvGW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feministcampus.org/global_conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Register today at www.feministcampus.org/global_conference \n\n Building on the foundation laid by the National Collegiate Global Women's and Human Rights Conference this past April\, the fall conference will edu cate and mobilize young people to make the connection between a range of f eminist and human rights issues. The goal of this conference is to create a supportive network of progressive U.S. policies to confront problems fa cing women halfway across the world\, as well as in our own backyard! \n\n Learn more and take action on women's issues such as sweatshop labor\, rep roductive rights and health\, corporate irresponsibility\, HIV/AIDS\, educ ation and literacy\, slavery and human trafficking\, foreign policy\, wome n in conflict\, and violence against women.\n\n\nQuestions? Contact the G lobal Conference Team at 1.866.444.3652 or visit us on the web: www.femini stcampus.org/global_conference. \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051112T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of North Texas\, Denton (Dallas)\, Texas\, United State s SUMMARY:FMF South Central Collegiate Global Women's and Human Rights Confer ence UID:20260421T070502CEST-u0uwUtWTUi@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:peaceday@asck.org DESCRIPTION:The first Korea Peace Day was held in 2003 at over 40 colleges and institutions throughout the United States. Korea Peace Day 2005 is si milarly dedicated to preventing the use of military force on the Korean pe ninsula and seeking diplomatic solutions to the current crisis. Events wi ll include workshops\, teach-ins\, cultural events\, and more. Each campus decides the format and focus of its events. To organize an event on your campus\, contact Ted Hughes at peaceday@asck.org. Sponsored by the Allian ce of Scholars Concerned about Korea. For more information\, visit www.as ck.org Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051110 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Korea Peace Day 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-fCiHOi8ZSZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.asck.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:770-957-2674 Email:jbalog24@excite.com DESCRIPTION:Georgia for Democracy and the Henry County Democratic Party pre sent the film A Voice for Choice\, a documentary that examines the current crisis in women's reproductive freedoms and the systematic attacks by the Bush administration on a woman's right to choose\, exposing the Bush admi nistration's anti-choice agenda through interviews with some of the nation 's leading politicians\, activists\, artists and through the personal stor ies of several women on the road to Washington. The film will be shown at 6:00 pm on Saturday\, October 22nd\, in the McDonough home of Tom and Gin ny McConnell. Light hors d’oeuvres and a wide variety of refreshments wil l be served. There is no charge and the public is invited. Please join u s! For more information\, contact Tom and Ginny McConnell at 770-957-2674 . You may also visit www.GeorgiaforDemocracy.com\n\nDirections: From I 75 South\, traveling from Atlanta\, towards Macon\, take Exit 221. Turn le ft over the expressway and go about 5 miles to the Square in McDonough. Tu rn right and immediately left around the Square heading East on GA Hwy. 81 (toward Covington). Go 6.5 miles. Turn left on North Ola Road and go ab out 1 mile. Turn left on to Wilson Drive and go about 1/4 mile. Turn righ t on Turner Road and go about 1/2 mile. The house is on the left\, at 768 Turner Road. (Address on the mailbox.) Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051022T180000 GEO:33.451000;-84.154400 LOCATION:768 Turner Road\, McDonough\, Georgia\, 30253\, United States SUMMARY:A VOICE FOR CHOICE - Film Screening UID:20260421T070502CEST-VCSenEk30w@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.georgiafordemocracy.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:630-347-9721 Email:mark@usasnet.org\, tommy@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:USAS MIDWEST REGIONAL CONFERNCE\n\nEnding Sweatshops\, Kicking Killer Coke\, Winning Living Wages\, Organizing in Solidarity with workers ! Become a part of United Students Against Sweatshops!\n\nFriday Nov 4th t o Sunday Nov 6th\n\nPurdue University\, West Lafayette\, IN \n\n\n- Meet a nd greet great USASers from all across the Midwest!\n- Learn skills to mak e your group awesome!\n- Hear and strategize about USAS’ fab campaigns – S weat-Free Campus\, Coke\, and Living Wage\n- The best USAS parties ever! \ n- Memories to last a lifetime\n- and MUCH MORE!!!\n\n\nPlease register at : http://studentsagainstsweatshops.org/regional/mwregister.php \n\nTo hel p with planning email: \n\nSee y’all in the W. Lafayette!\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051104T180500 GEO:40.467300;-86.928100 LOCATION:101 N Grant St\, West Lafayette\, Indiana\, 47906\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest United Students Against Sweatshops Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-CBnkJ64zUL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://studentsagainstsweatshops.org/regional/mwregister.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Organizing White People to support the African community's own solutions for \neconomic power\, social justice and reparations\nUHURU SOL IDARITY CONFERENCE\nOct. 22nd\, 1-5pm\n\n\n>From New Orleans to Philadelph ia...Aren't You Outraged?!\nAfrican people are under assault from the U.S. Government: facing poverty\, \npowerlessness\, police brutality\, massive imprisonment\, inadequate education\, \nhealthcare\, & housing\n\n-Omali Yeshitela\, Keynote Speaker\, Chairman of the African People's Socialist \ nParty\n-Penny Hess\, Featured Speaker\, Chairwoman of the African People' s Solidarity \nCommittee\n-Pam Africa\, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu Jamal\n-Diop Olugbala\, African People's Socialist P arty\, New York\n-Larry Hamm\, People's Organization for Progress\n-Panel Discussion: Prisons\, Reparations\, Gentrification\, New Orleans\, Police \nBrutality\nGetting Active in the Uhuru Solidarity Movement\n\nSponsored by the African People's Solidarity Committee and the Uhuru Solidarity \nMo vement\n\n$5 - 20 donation requested\; no one turned away for lack of fund s. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051022T130000 GEO:40.003400;-75.186800 LOCATION:Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylva nia\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:Uhuru Solidarity Conference: Organizing White People to support Afr ican com'ty UID:20260421T070502CEST-ofp2vIJKc3@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:714-261-5616 Email:jasonbrown644@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:INTI-ILLIMANI Internationally acclaimed folk group from Chile\, who recently played for the Pope\, will be playing an amazing night of mu sic at the Utah Valley State College student center. All proceeds will go to NGOs in Haiti. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051104T200000 GEO:40.218900;-111.635000 LOCATION:800 University Parkway\, UVSC\, Orem\, Utah\, 84606\, United State s SUMMARY:LET HAITI LIVE BENEFIT CONCERT UID:20260421T070502CEST-iP9IHXrb8s@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-552-8722 Email: DESCRIPTION:Omali Yeshitela will discuss his latest book\, 'Omali Yeshitela Speaks\,' a \npowerful collection of presentations given by the Uhuru Mov ement leader over \nthe past 15 years. The book highlights Yeshitela's gro undbreaking political \ntheory of African Internationalism and provides cr itical insight into recent \nworld events from 'the point the view of the slave.'\n\nYeshitela is one of the few leaders giving a cohesive analysis of devastating \nconditions faced by African people worldwide - from Sudan \, to Niger to New \nOrleans.\nDon't miss this chance to hear from one of the most revolutionary political \nthinkers of our time!\n\nFor more infor mation contact Burning Spear Uhuru Publications at 215-552-8722 \nor Penn Bookstore at 215-898-7595\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051024T123000 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Penn Bookstore\,\, 3601 Walnut St\,\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\ , 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Bookreading of 'Omali Yeshitela Speaks' by author (Uhuru Movement F ounder) UID:20260421T070502CEST-hx3vasUuUJ@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:aimfl@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Protest of Columbus Day and statue honoring Columbus. See websi te for truth about the way he paid for his voyages with Taino Indians stol en from their homeland for slaves in Spain and on his own plantations. Ema il for further information. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051008T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Bayfront Park\, Miami\, Florida\, 33010\, United States SUMMARY:Columbus Day Protest SF Support Group AIM UID:20260421T070502CEST-vVPRhN56LG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.understandingprejudice.org/nativeiq/weather.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:919-680-3181 Email:truthactioncamp@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The military is recruiting young\, poor people like crazy. We'v e got racist schools\, wack jobs\, brothas & sistas in prison\, and no leg it health care\, so it's no wonder a lot of us feel like we have to join t he military to get by.\n\nBut what if we organized some new options? What if no one signed up for their war?\n\nIf you are age 12-19 and live in the South East\, come to our camp & bring a friend.\n\nNot Your Soldier Activ ist Training Camps will give youth the tools they need to stop the militar y invasion of our schools and our communities. The camp will help develop political organizing skills and create real-life strategies to fight milit ary recruitment\, the poverty draft\, and the corporations that profit off of war.\n\nWhen: Nov.4\, 7pm- Nov.6\, 3pm\n\nSubmit an application at www .notyoursoldier.org\n\nApplication deadline is Oct. 14\, 2005\n\nSuggested donation: $20-$150 sliding scale\n\nQuestions? email truthactioncamp@yaho o.com or call 919-680-3181 Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051104T190000 GEO:36.004600;-79.054500 LOCATION:Camp New Hope\, 4805 Highway 86\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 2 7514\, United States SUMMARY:Not Your Soldier Truth in Recruitment Youth Action Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-NuevlLMkZz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.notyoursoldier.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:spusa@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:Join Student Pugwash USA at a screening of 'Last Best Chance\,' a docudrama about nuclear terrorism. The film shows the numerous channel s available to terrorists to procure nuclear weapons\, and raises question s about current international commitments to safeguard nuclear materials.\ n\nStudent Pugwash USA brings together science\, health\, technology and p olicy students to discover how they can make social responsibility a guidi ng focus of their academic and professional endeavors. By examining curren t issues in science and society\, Student Pugwash members are empowered to pursue socially responsible career choices and the means to affect change elsewhere: in the classroom\, in their community\, and even on the natio nal or international level. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051018T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Giltner Hall Auditorium (Room 146)\, Michigan State University\, L ansing\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:Film screening at Mich. State. Univ. UID:20260421T070502CEST-honivuKGcv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:865-521-1776 Email:usasregionalconference05@gmail.com\, DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops\, southeast regional\, will meet in Knoxville\, TN\, for a weekend of workshops\, coalition building\, and merrymaking.\n\nJoin us on the first weekend of November! Geographic al Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051104 GEO:35.933800;-83.973600 LOCATION:University Of Tennessee\, Knoxville\, Tennessee\, 37916\, United S tates SUMMARY:USAS Southeast Regional Conference 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-163KJ1SuiK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/regional/seregister.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051019T000000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:1325 Massachusetts Avenue\, NW\, 6th Floor\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Woodhull Freedom Foundation's October Brown Bad Lunch Series UID:20260421T070502CEST-AbJLDMuxi0@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-628-3333 Email:slambert@woodhullfoundation.org DESCRIPTION: \n\nWoodhull Freedom Foundation's Brown Bag Lunch Series \n \n\n Save the Date: October 19th\, 2005! \n\nThe Woodhull Freedom Fo undation (WFF) invites you to join us for another in our monthly education al series of brown bag lunches. These brown bag lunches focus around sexua l freedom and the issues that impact or reflect on that human right. \n\nT hese events are free to the public. \n\nCircumcision - It's Not Just Skin! \nIn the U.S.\, most infant males and most women giving birth are subject ed to unnecessary\, damaging surgeries. We will discuss what these procedu res are\, how they relate within the social framework of oppression and vi ews of the body\, and how we can inform about and heal ourselves from thes e practices. \n\nOur guest is Ryan McAllister\, Ph.D. and he will be prese nting one side of the circumcision debate that's going on in the United St ates today.\n\nRyan works as a biophysicist at Georgetown University. He h as spent much of his time studying and interrupting oppressed-oppressor cy cles on a personal scale. He also works as a birth activist in the role of director of NotJustSkin.org\, a nonprofit educational organization.\n\nTh e forum will run from twelve noon until 1:30pm. The format for these event s is informal and we encourage you to bring your 'brown bag lunch' to the discussion.\n\nDATE: Wednesday\, October 19\, 2005 \nTIME: 12:00pm-1:30pm \nLOCATION: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force\n1325 Massachusetts Avenue\, NW\, 6th Floor\nWashington\, DC 20005 \n \n\nMark the date now for Novem ber 16! \nDISPENSING MEDICATIONS - NOT MORAL JUDGEMENTS!\n \n \n\n The Woodhull Freedom Foundation is a nonprofit organization that works through research\, advocacy\, and public education to affirm sexual freedom as a fundamental human right. \nWe address laws\, government policies\, and pri vate practices that restrict sexual freedom and discriminate against peopl e on the basis of their consensual sexual expression. \n\n\n\nThe Woodhull Freedom Foundation \n---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------\n\nemail: info@woodhullfoundation.org \nphone : 202.628.3333 \nweb: http://www.woodhullfoundation.org \n\nBECOME A MEMB ER OF WOODHULL AND SUPPORT THE FIGHT FOR SEXUAL FREEDOM \n---------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------\n\nIt's a Human Right! \n\nDo you want to: \n\n* See a sex-positive voice in the ma ss media?\n* Educate legislators about the importance of sexual freedom to voters?\n* Support research to refute the emotional arguments of sex-nega tive pundits?\n* Educate the public that sexual rights are human rights?\n \nThe Woodhull Freedom Foundation is the only organization devoted to a co mprehensive campaign for sexual liberty. \n\nYou can support this campaign with your contribution today.\n\n\n\nJOIN US NOW! \n\n \n\n\n \n \n\ n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051019T000000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:1325 Massachusetts Avenue\, NW\, 6th Floor\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:October Brown Bad Lunch Series UID:20260421T070502CEST-wfv7ZUvbx3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.woodhullfoundation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:707-568-0113 Email:mmcavoy@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Students and faculty at the North Bay Campus become a 'learning community' and pursue their interests and ideals for a sustainable world together. Not only will we know your name\, we will know your passion and encourage it to flourish. \nAs Sitting Bull said\, 'Let us put our heads t ogether and see what kind of world we can make for our children.' Join us and put your head together with ours and let's create the world we know is possible. \nCome to an open house and get all your questions answered abo ut North Bay Campus Graduate MA and MBA Programs. Students interested in t he MA can come early (9:30 am) and sit in on the morning lecture. \nFor mo re information\, please check out www.newcollege.edu or call (707) 568-011 3.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051008T003000 GEO:38.450400;-122.783000 LOCATION:New College\, 99 6th St.\,\, Santa Rosa\, California\, 95401\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Information Session for North Bay Campus\, Santa Rosa\, Graduate MA and MBA UID:20260421T070502CEST-BTVSSOhx0L@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu/northbay/maprogram.cfm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3408 Email:mmcavoy@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Monday\, October 17\, 7:00 pm\nActivism & Social Change Informa tion Session\nRoom 24\, 766 Valencia St.\, San Francisco\n \nCome and get all your questions answered about the Weekend BA and Weekday Evening MA Ac tivism & Social Change Emphasis Degree Programs! \nFor more information\, please contact us through our online inquiry form at www.newcollege.edu/se cure/info/inquiry.cfm?type=asc or our MA online inquiry form at www.newcol lege.edu/secure/info/inquiry.cfm?type=asc_ma\, or call 415 437-3408.\n Ge ographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051017T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:New College\, Room 24\, 766 Valencia St.\,\, San Francisco\, Calif ornia\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Activism & Social Change Information Session UID:20260421T070502CEST-V1cAT3i5wh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu/activismchange/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:brian@orange-mr.com DESCRIPTION:Director Barbara Kopple's Academy Award winning documentary abo ut a 13-month coal miner's strike that took place between 1973 and 1974 in Harlan County\, KY\, is one of the great films about capital and labor. T he film will be presented in a new 35mm print beginning on Friday\, Octobe r 14. Director Barbara Kopple will speak after the first evening show on \nSaturday\, October 15. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051015T192500 GEO:40.730200;-73.988600 LOCATION:Cinema Village\, 22 East 12th Street\, New York\, New York\, 10003 \, United States SUMMARY:Q&A With Harlan County\, U.S.A. Filmmaker Barbara Kopple UID:20260421T070502CEST-drUeesJG1x@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:602-763-9197 Email: DESCRIPTION:Protest Rusty Childress\, active supporter of Prop 200. Owns a n auto dealership welcoming hispanic consumers\, yet actively advocating a gainst them politically. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051008T000000 GEO:33.276500;-112.187000 LOCATION:2223 West Camelback Road\, Phoenix\, Arizona\, 85019\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Protest Rusty Childress UID:20260421T070502CEST-LgnBVOZvx9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:503-261-3349 Email:andreac@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:A candlight vigil in the forest-Greetings! Local environmentali sts are holding a candlelight\nvigil in the Wenatchee Forest just outside of Leavenworth all week. We are asking that the Boise Cascade Logging comp any back out of its plan to cut down\nthe Fischer Forest. 2 years ago\, Bo ise gave a commitment to environmentalists not to log any old-growth fores ts. Earlier this year\, a fire swept through the\nFischer area\, and Boise saw an opportunity to redefine this area as non old-growth. However\, we' ve seen the huge trees\, and they're marking big\, green healthy ones to c ut along with burnt areas that will have the chance to\nregenerate in just a few years if it's not turned into a clearcut! Plus\, since they bought this area from the U.S. Forest Service (the government agency which manage s forests)\, they have quietly taken their old-growth agreement off their website. We ask students and faculty to join us in order to say 'Boise\, k eep\nyour promise!'\n\n\nContact to find us: Justin\, (503)261-3349\, andr eac@riseup.net\n\nPlease let us know if you will be able to post this. Eve nt name: Forest\ncandlelight vigil\nEvent time: all day and night this wee k\, Oct. 10th- 16th with a big campout\nFriday through Saturday.\n\nThanks !!!!\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051010 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Wenatchee Forest\, Leavenworth\, Washington\, United States SUMMARY:Forest Candlelight vigil UID:20260421T070502CEST-v0tOOUJsRT@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:608-342-1555 Email:plattevillebsu@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The aim of the conference is to educate the rest of UW-Plattevi lle\, the Platteville community\, and outlying areas about issues affectin g and influencing the success of Black students at UWP and around the worl d. It is time to stand up and make your voice heard. Educate yourself an d your community about multiculturalism- attend the 2006 Ebony Ball\, 'Mah ogany Getaway'.\n\nSpeakers include Dr. Conrad Worrill\, activist\; and Bi kari Kitwana\, author of 'The Hip Hop Generation'. KB (reknowned rapper f rom Milwaukee\, Wisconsin) is set to perform at the Ebony Ball Dinner\; Co median Damon Williams will make an appearance the night of the Ball. Week end includes a hip hop dance\, elegant ball\, rib dinner\, several breakou t sessions\, comedian\, entertainment\, apollo night\, and several other w orthy events. \n\nTickets are pending at a price of 80 dollars for the en tire weekend. What a deal! Hotels will be provided in Platteville for yo ur convenience\, just minutes from the campus. Call MERC (ask for Carl or Carlos) to acquire out more information. The event will be filling up fa st when registration opens. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060117T180000 GEO:42.796000;-90.645000 LOCATION:129 Warner Hall\, 1 University Plaza\, Platteville\, Wisconsin\, 5 3818\, United States SUMMARY:Black Student Union Ebony Ball Weekend UID:20260421T070502CEST-Xe4FonIpVt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uwplatt.edu/merc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:510-717-8457 Email:brent@energyaction.net DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Greenpeace\, CalPIRG\, the California Student Sust ainability Coalition\, Global Exchange\, and Rainforest Action Network\, t he Energy Action California Summit is THE can't-miss event for student cle an energy activists from every corner of the state. The Summit will includ e inspiring talks from global warming and clean energy experts\, activist skill training from the some of the Bay Area's best organizers\, and a hos t of wild activities that will knock your socks and global warming crimina ls back to the stone age. Come and bring a crew!\n\nFor more information\, or to register for the conference\, visit: www.energyaction.net/casummit Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051105 GEO:37.879800;-122.266000 LOCATION:UC Berkeley Campus\,\, Giannini Hall\, Berkeley\, California\, 947 09\, United States SUMMARY:Energy Action California Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-OKw9FxLUlR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.energyaction.net/casummit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:212-868-5545 Email:info@nyspc.net DESCRIPTION:On November 17\, International Students Day\, join youth and st udents from around the country in the first nationally coordinated day of action for and about young people! Young people are the ones being forced to lose our lives in their illegal wars and on November 17th we’ll be the ones to stand up and say NO to Military Recruitment in our schools and YES to positive alternatives to militarism and war! On November 17th tell Bus h we are 'NOT YOUR SOLDIERS'!\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051117 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Nationwide\, Every\, United States SUMMARY:Not Your Soldier Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-0ElslkIJ8N@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyspc.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-427-4460 ext 236 Email:adaku@icah.org DESCRIPTION:Did you know ?!?!?!\n\n*Over half of all new HIV infections occ ur in youth under 25?\n*Just under half of Illinois' new Chlamydia and gon orrhea rates occur in youth under 19?\n*About two thirds of Illinois sex e ducation teachers do not teach students how to properly use condoms and co ntraception?\n*Over half of sex education teachers in Illinois do not teac h about what action a student can take regarding rape and sexual assault?\ n*92% of sex education teachers agree that students in Illinois should hav e accurate information about contraception and disease prevention\, but ma ny do not have the resources they need to do this?\n*The federal governmen t is pouring over $160 million into abstinence-only programs that provide misleading information to youth in our public schools?\n \n\n \n\nHOW CAN YOU MAKE A DIFFERNCE ?!?!??!\n \nYou can make a difference by starting a p roject in your school and/or community to change things for the better. Th e Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health supports youth leaders who want to make social change. We will help you by providing training\, assistance\, guidance\, support.\n\n \n\nYOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACCURATE AND ADEQUATE S EXUALITY EDUCATION AND REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES.\n\n \n\nYo uth interested in participating have to submit an application and can rece ive service learning credit for their work.\n\n \n\nProjects must:\n\nˇRel ate and work toward ICAH’s mission\n\nˇBe youth-led initiatives \n\n--Have a goal to make change that will help others\n\n \n\nTo apply contact us b elow\, \n\n\nsnail mail: 28 E Jackson Suite 710\, Chicago IL 60604\n\nemai l:adaku@icah.org or vivian@icah.org \n\nVivian Barrett at 312-427-4460 ext 228 or Adaku Utah 312-427-4460 ext 236 \n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051030 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60604\, United States SUMMARY:You Can Make a Difference !!!!! UID:20260421T070502CEST-7MfbWhua6N@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.icah.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:All who would like to protest The war or bush are welcome\, we will be at the monument at the splitoff of Main and Ellicott. Geographica l Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051231T230000 GEO:42.980500;-78.231800 LOCATION:Main St. And Ellicott St.\, Batavia\, New York\, 14020\, United St ates SUMMARY:Anti-War/Anti-Bush Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-riGmvoSHGu@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:caroline.howe@yale.edu DESCRIPTION:On October 21 and 22\, the Connecticut Climate Campaign will be hosting its annual conference at Yale University in New Haven. Friday wi ll include panels discussions covering recent Climate hange science and im plications\, as well as the Kyoto Protocol and alternative climate policy options. Speakers include Rajendra Pachauri (the chair of the Internationa l Panel on Climate Change (IPCC))\, J. Gustave Speth (author of 'Red Sky a t Morning')\, along with professors from Germany\, Russia\, India and Nige ria. On Saturday\, we will focus on student action\, including activist tr ainings with the Sierra Student Coalition\, updates on state issues (espec ially the Clean Energy Option on CT electricity bills)\, and learning from the experiences at other CT universities on biodiesel projects\, renewabl e energy installation\, and other\ninitiatives.\n\nThere will be housing ( and movies and dinner) on Friday night\, but feel free to return to your c ampuses that night. You can also come to the conference as you'd like thr oughout the weekend - please note when you'll be there\, if you need housi ng and what activities on Saturday interest you most! This will help us p lan an effective schedule for you and other participants!\n\nFriday\, Octo ber 21: Global Warming: Looking Beyond Kyoto arranged by\nYale Center for the Study of Globalization\n(http://www.yale.edu/envirocenter/)\n\n8:45-10 :30 Climate Change Detection and Scenarios: Re-Examining the Evide nce\nChair: J. Gustave Speth\, Dean\, School of Forestry and Enviro nmental\nStudies\n- Rajendra K. Pachauri\, TERI and Chair\, IPCC\n- Richar d Lindzen\, MIT\n- Stefan Rahmstorf\, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research\n\n11:00-1:00 Key Vulnerabilities to Climate Change\nCha ir: Xuhui Lee\, Professor of Forest Meteorology and Micrometeorolog y\, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies\n- Robert W. Corell\ , American Meteorological Society\n- Stephen Schneider\, Stanford Universi ty\n- Anthony Nyong\, Jos University\, Nigeria\n- Rob Mendelsohn\, Yale Un iversity\n- Cynthia Rosenzweig\, GISS\, NASA\n\n1:00-2:00 Visit to and Explanation of Yale Fuel Cell\n\n2:00-4:00 The Kyoto Protocol: Consequences and Opportunities for Transformation\n- William Nordhaus\, Ya le University\n- Robert Stavins\, Harvard University\n- Ken Newcombe\, The World Bank\n- Gernot Klepper\, Kiel Institute for World Economics\n\n4:00 -5:45 Alternative Climate Policy Options\nChair: Arnulf GrĂź bler\, Professor in the Field of Energy and Technology\n- Thomas Heller\, Stanford University\n- Klaus Lackner\, Columbia University\n\nEvening: Din ner\, Oil on Ice film screening\n\nSaturday\, October 22: Student Action D ay (9-3)\n\nActivist Trainings with the Sierra Student Coalition\n- Climat e Justice\n- Managing a campaign\n- Effective organizing \n\nVisits to Yal e Renewable Energy Facilities\n- Biodiesel reactor - converts Yale's waste vegetable oil to\nbiodiesel used in our observatory\n- Yale Organic Farm and Sustainable Food Project\, tour and lunch\n- New Haven's first solar-p owered house\, designed by Yale architecture students\n\nState\, Campus\, Individual Action\n- Clean Diesel at state legislature - Clean Energy Opti on on Utility Bills - city competitions for\nrenewable energy\n- Campus Cl imate Challenge update - www.energyaction.net\n- Updates on your schools a ctivities! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051021 GEO:41.310500;-72.926000 LOCATION:57 High Street\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06511\, United States SUMMARY:Connecticut Climate Campaign Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-rKzEXSAEp4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/regions/ne/connclimate.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The goals of this event are: \n'1. Educating and sharing inform ation about the nature of the war system and its relation to racism and ec onomic injustice at home.\n2. Encouraging activism in schools\, on campuse s\, and elsewhere toward the goal of stopping the war in Iraq.\n3. Buildin g relationships among those doing this work on the West Coast in order to strengthen and deepen our movement.'\n\nWorkshops and speakers will focus on: \n1. International and domestic aspects of war and occupation as they affect students\, educators\, support personnel and other public employees \n2. Anti-war activity in unions\, schools\, colleges\, and universities\n 3. Development of pedagogy and intellectual and cultural materials to brin g the Iraq war and the anti-war movement into our classrooms\n4. Responses to military recruiters\, the poverty draft\, and the possible restoration of a military draft\, military resistance\, and veterans issues ' Geogra phical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051119T080000 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:4131 S. Vermont\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90037\, United States SUMMARY:Students and Educators Against the War UID:20260421T070502CEST-spEa5UixUm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stopthewarconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:415-821-6171 Email:sf@socialismandliberation.org DESCRIPTION:Capitalist Crisis and the Need for Socialism\n\nThe Party for S ocialism and Liberation is holding a teach-in with panel and workshop disc ussions on the capitalist crisis and the need for socialism. Topics includ e: \n\n** Natural Disasters and Environmental Destruction: Why Capitalism Is Making It Worse\n** The Cuba-Venezuela alliance: A new challenge to U.S . supremacy in Latin America\n ** The fight against racism and national op pression in the U.S.\n** Iraq\, Palestine\, Haiti - Resistance to colonial occupation\, the anti-war movement and U.S. imperialism's drive for globa l domination\n** The split in the AFL-CIO and the need to organize the uno rganized workers\, documented and undocumented.\n** The right-wing offensi ve against women's and lesbian/gay/bi/trans rights and how it can be fough t.\n** Is socialism possible in the United States?\n\nJoin us for an impor tant day of discussion and register early by calling 415 821 6171. \n\nSun . Oct.23rd 12-5pm \nSF Women's Building\, 3543 18th St. \nDonations accept ed\, No one turned away for lack of funds.\n\nContact PSL at 415 821 6171 or sf@socialismandliberation.org. Visit www.socialismandliberation.org \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051023T000000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:SF Women's Building\,\, 3543 18th St\, SF\, California\, 94110\, U nited States SUMMARY:Capitalist Crisis and the Need for Socialism UID:20260421T070502CEST-zCIllJiTKc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialismandliberation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:571-334-7121 Email:mosaic_conference05@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Our conference aims to help LGBT Students of Color build skills and knowledge to amplify ourr voices in campus\, state\, and regional con texts and connect us to regional and national resources. By strengthening our networks and skills\, we hope to further our communities' ability to s hape awareness at our respective campuses. \n\nFREE REGISTRATION!!! Geogr aphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051120 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051118T150000 GEO:42.402800;-76.484000 LOCATION:Cornell University\, Ithaca\, New York\, 14850\, United States SUMMARY:Building Bridges As We Walk: LGBT Students of Color Northeast Regio nal Conferenc UID:20260421T070502CEST-LK453s7Jbu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lgbtrc.cornell.edu/qpoc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:224-623-1974 Email:jennybrowe@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:This is a nationwide protest to drive out the Bush Regime. Show your support! Visit www.worldcantwait.org to find your local protest. The NIU protest starts at noon. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051102T000000 GEO:41.816800;-88.791000 LOCATION:Martin Luther King Commons/ Free Speech Zone\, Northern Illinois U niversity\, DeKalb\, Illinois\, 60115\, United States SUMMARY:Protest to drive out the Bush Regime UID:20260421T070502CEST-VWZO2U8VKk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.worldcantwait.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Walk out of class on Nov. 2 to protest the war in Iraq and mili tary recruitment Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051102 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Student Walkout UID:20260421T070502CEST-2raL9Tij6V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.YAWR.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:1-800-497-1994 Email:itstimetoriseup@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Day of Intervention : November 12\, 2005\nTell Ford to Get Seri ous About Breaking North America 's Addiction to Oil\n\nJoin us on Saturda y November 12 and Intervene at Your Local Ford Dealer! Sign up Now at www. jumpstartford.com. \n\n'Mr. Ford\, you and your company have a huge stake in keeping this war going and in keeping the oil flowing…To what lengths w ill companies like yours go to increase your bottom line? Mr. Ford\, are y ou willing to have the blood of more fine young Americans on your hands?'\ n\n— Cindy Sheehan\, in a letter to CEO Bill Ford Jr.\,\n\nTHE STAKES COUL DN'T BE HIGHER\n\nWith record gas prices\, the devastation of Hurricane Ka trina\, the Arctic melting faster than ever before\, even more deaths in I raq and the planet on the edge of climatic collapse we can't afford to wai t any longer to declare our independence from oil. It's time that we let F ord\, the worst polluter in the automobile industry\, know they must stop driving this chaos and destruction.\n\nSign up Now at www.jumpstartford.co m\n\n\nWhy Ford?\nOur dependence on oil endangers our environment\, our he alth\, our economy\, and fuels human rights abuses around the world. Autom obiles are the single largest consumer of oil in the North America\; if we want kick the oil habit\, demanding sustainable\, petroleum-free transpor tation is a good place to start. Among automakers\, Ford is the worst acto r. Ford has the worst fleetwide fuel efficiency and the highest average ve hicle greenhouse gas emissions of major U.S. automakers.\n \nThis year we are happy to be able to provide grassroots activists with even more traini ngs and resources than ever before. It couldn't be easier or more importan t for you to adopt a dealer today.\n\nAbout the Day of Action:\nWe are pla nning to have over 100 actions taking place in Canada\, U.S. UK and others . The day will highlight the connections to human rights\, alternative sol utions\, climate change\, air pollution and addressing Ford's poor fuel ra ting. Different groups will participate in street theater\, press confere nces\, adopt-a-ford dealer\, having conversation etc on the impacts of oil to our ecosystem and future. This day of action will also connect with t he tenth anniversary of the assissination of Ken Saro Wiwa\, a Nigerian ac tivist who was murdered by Shell Corp. So there is a lot opportunities to collaborate and to build further awareness on the ecological u-turn from o il dependence. For more info\, contact cleancars@globalexchange.org or 1- 800-497-1994.\n\nTwo of the things you can do to participate is to adopt-a -dealership and organize a demo or if you are a campus activist you can wo rk on passing a green fleets resolution. To adopt a dealer download a pack age at Jumpstart Ford: Adopt a Dealer or if you want more info on the gree n fleets program you can go to Jumpstart Ford: Green Fleets.\n\nIf you are planning to participate in the day of action contact Mike Hudema at itsti metoriseup@gmail.com or 1-800-497-1994. Sign up so that we (Ruckus Society \, Rainforest Action Network and Global Exchange) can support you. We can send you banners and flyers\, as well as help you brainstorm potential act ions.\n\nIn solidarity\,\n\nMike Hudema\nJumpstart Ford Organizer\nGlobal Exchange Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051112 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:All\, United States SUMMARY:Ford Day of Intervention - Nov. 12 - Declare Your Independence From Oil UID:20260421T070502CEST-jfvln2TPPA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jumpstartford.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:212-254-1109 Email:freetheatrecollective@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:TA’AYUSH -\n Israeli-Palestinian Partnership for Peace\nA Talk back after the performance of\n\nDesert Sunrise\nWritten and Directed by \ nMisha Shulman\n\nTheater for the New City\n155 First Ave. @10th st.\n(212 ) 254-1109\, $15\nFriday\, 10/21/05 @ 8:00pm\n\nCome and join leading Isra eli and Palestinian activists from one of the most active peace organizati ons in the Middle East\, Taayush – Israeli-Palestinian Partnership for Pea ce\, in a talk after the performance of Taayush member Misha Shulman’s pla y Desert Sunrise. The activists\, including McArthur fellow and Rothschil d Prize winner Prof. David Shulman\, will discuss the organization’s work in Israel/Palestine\, and in the South Hebron Hills in particular. \nDese rt Sunrise portrays an encounter in the South Hebron Hills between an Isra eli soldier\, a Palestinian shepherd and a young tormented Palestinian wom an. \nOver the course of one memorable night the process of mutual unders tanding begins\, halts\, gets rejected\, but is ultimately embraced by the pained characters. Using humor\, music\, poetry and dance the play unfold s toward its tragic yet hopeful ending. \n\n“Shulman delivers his message with eloquence\, intelligence and beauty.”\nRichard Hinijosa\, nytheatre.c om\n read the full review at http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/des250 1.htm\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051021T200000 GEO:40.730200;-73.988600 LOCATION:Theater For The New City\, 155 First Ave\, New York\, New York\, 1 0003\, United States SUMMARY:Israeli and Palestinian Activists speak after performance of Desert Sunrise UID:20260421T070502CEST-kTGiFGU9PI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://theaterforthenewcity.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Celebrate a night of activism at \nMcGee’s Tavern!\n\nThe AIDS Foundation of Chicago is sponsoring a fundraiser for the Campaign to End A IDS www.campaigntoendaids.org \nIf over 21 year old- You _should_ go.\n\nO CTOBER 21st 2005. \nfrom 8pm-11pm\nbeer\, well\, soda for a flat cost of $ 25.00.\n~WHAT A VALUE\, I TELL YOU~\nLocated at: McGee's\n(773) 549-8200\n 950 W. Webster\nNear DePaul University and the Fullerton Red Line Stop. Al so\, you can get there by taking the Clark Bus (22)\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051021T200000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:McGee's Tavern\, 950 W. Webster\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60614\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Campaign to End AIDS Fundraiser at McGee's UID:20260421T070502CEST-vZWcormA5h@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aidschicago.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:866-444-3652 Email:campusteam@feminist.org DESCRIPTION:The hard–fought gains of the past forty years are too important to risk: the public deserves to know much more about Harriet Miers. Sena tors must not only ask tough questions during the confirmation hearings\, but they must demand answers on fundamental human rights issues. Too much is at stake to take a risk on a Supreme Court nominee with little to no p aper trail.\n\nJoin us in DC for a lunchtime rally from 11:00 - 2:00\; sch edule constituent meetings with Senate staffers before or after the rally. \n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051102T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:D Street And Constitution\, Capitol Hill\, Outside The Russell Sen ate Building\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Don't Let the Right Tip the Scales--National Day of Action to Save the Court! UID:20260421T070502CEST-nUjOR2w4H6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feminist.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:kstemeroff@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:I am hosting a screening called walmart: the high price of the low cost. Big corporations such as walmart need to be more socially respon sible to their workers and the broader community. this movie uncovers the problems and the real costs behind the low price. Geographical Scope: Lo cal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051118T190000 GEO:42.994800;-81.246300 LOCATION:The University Of Western Ontario\, University College 84\, London \, Ontario\, N6A 5B8\, Canada SUMMARY:Movie Screening UID:20260421T070502CEST-1HBOVU2LCA@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:703-522-2214 Email:campusteam@feminist.org DESCRIPTION:The hard–fought gains of the past forty years are too important to risk: the public deserves to know much more about Harriet Miers. Sena tors must not only ask tough questions during the confirmation hearings\, but they must demand answers on fundamental human rights issues. Too much is at stake to take a risk on a Supreme Court nominee with little to no p aper trail.\n\nWe call on DC metro area students to join us for a rally fr om 11 am to 2 pm. Schedule constituent visits with Senate staff before an d after the rally. \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051026T110000 GEO:38.908200;-76.982100 LOCATION:D Street And Constitution\, Near Russell Senate Building\, Washing ton\, District of Columbia\, 20002\, United States SUMMARY:Don't Let the Right Wing Tip the Scales--Save the Supreme Court! UID:20260421T070502CEST-VL9muw36dV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feminist.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:203-645-4907 Email:isonewhaven@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:THE SICK PRIORITIES OF THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM STAND EXPOSED. \n\ nOn September 24\, as 300\,000 antiwar protesters marched in DC\, our dema nds were encapsulated in such slogans as “Make Levees\, not War” and “Coll ege not Combat\, Relief not War!” A new opposition to the Bush Agenda has been sparked at the grassroots and millions of people are asking fundamen tal questions about the direction of this society.\n\nClearly\, we deserve better than an inhumane system that cares only about profits. We deserve better than war\, environmental degradation\, and poverty. We must challen ge the racist system that leaves behind poor Blacks\, and demonizes Arabs and Muslims. A better world – a socialist world – is possible and necessa ry!\n\nCome join us for this discussion on why the system is broken and ho w we can fight for an egalitarian society.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051027T194500 GEO:41.309800;-72.922300 LOCATION:Southern CT State University\, Student Center - Alumni Room\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06510\, United States SUMMARY:System Failure: The Socialist Alternative to War\, Poverty\, and Ra cism UID:20260421T070502CEST-fjV17Vr9v5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialistworker.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:718-304-7256 Email:contact@greenpeacenyc.org DESCRIPTION:\n\nThey’re Droppin Trees\, We’re Droppin Beats\nTurn up the He at on Kimberly-Clark (Kleenex)\nOnly $10 to see LIVE MUSIC by:\nSKAMPIDA\n LUMINESCENT ORCHESTRI\nSTRANGE ATTRACTORS\nRABIA\nTHE OVERALLS BRIGADE\nan d more!\nVideo Art by Glassbead Collective\nPlus a sexy burlesque show fea turing GreenpeaceNYC\nvolunteers\nMeet up with Greenpeace NYC and get invo lved with the\nNov. 3rd Day of Action! Don’t Miss the Boat!!!!!\n\nFor mor e info or to get involved:\ncontact@greenpeacenyc.org\, (718-304-7256)\nht tp://www.greenpeaceusa.org http://www.kleercut.net\n\n(Here's the skinny: Kleenex sells 180 billion sheets\nof tissue paper each year and not one of them has any\nrecycled content. They can make a tissue that stops\nthe sp read of the flu but they can't make them out of\nsomething besides 10\,000 year old trees? Kleenex even\ngoes as far as to boast on their website th at their\ntissues are made from 100% virgin fiber. Kleenex and\nparent cor poration Kimberly-Clark are felling ancient\nforests to flush them down th e toilet. Phooey!) Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051021T190000 GEO:40.750400;-73.996300 LOCATION:The Frying Pan Pier 63 W/ 23rd St\, Chelea Piers\, New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:GreenpeaceNYC benefit party UID:20260421T070502CEST-oRg2iWmEvT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://greenpeacenyc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:usa@kleercut.net DESCRIPTION:Friends\,\n\nKleenex sells 180 billion sheets of tissue paper e ach year and NOT ONE of them has any recycled content. They can make a ti ssue that stops the spread of the flu but they can't make them out of some thing besides 10\,000 year old forests? Kleenex even goes as far as to bo ast on their website that their tissues are made from 100% virgin fiber. Kleenex and parent corporation Kimberly-Clark are felling ancient forests to flush them down the toilet. Phooey!\n\nMore than 90\,000 folks have sen t messages to tell Kimberly-Clark and Kleenex to change their ways. We kno w that Kimberly Clark is wiping out ancient forests for disposable tissues \, but we need your help to spread the word and STOP the destruction.\n\n* *\n\nJoin Greenpeace and other groups for an International Day of Action o n November 3rd. Visit the day of action events center at http://www.kleer cut.net/nov3events to find and RSVP for an event in your area\, or list yo ur own event! \n\n**\n\nIf you can commit to flyering for an hour at your local grocery store\, list it so others can join you. Every flyer\, post er\, phone call and petition signature turns up the heat on these tissue t yrants. We’ve put together a downloadable day of action kit with everythi ng you’ll need\, including event how-to’s\, flyers\, posters\, and petitio ns. \n\nOn November 3rd\, tell your neighbors\, your friends\, your family \, and your local grocery store shoppers that buying Kleenex is blowing aw ay one of the oldest and rarest forests on Earth.\n\nFeel free to email us a@kleercut.net if you have any questions or need advice. And be sure to c heck out http://www.kleercut.net for more info. \n\n\nSee you in the stre ets!\n\n\nPS…If you haven’t already\, don’t forget to visit our action cen ter to send a message to Kimberly-Clark! \n\n\n Geographical Scope: Inte rnational DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051103 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Your Town\, United States SUMMARY:Day of Action - Don’t let them flush our forests down the toilet! UID:20260421T070502CEST-9mun1vcuGh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kleercut.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:800-664-8647 Email:conference@studentsagainsthunger.org DESCRIPTION:The Conference is the largest national gathering of students wo rking on hunger\, homelessness\, and poverty related issues. Throughout th e weekend\, attendees can hear about the issues through a variety of panel discussion\, learn valuable organizing skills through 50+ workshops\, and network with other student leaders. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051113 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051111 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:Seattle University\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98102\, United States SUMMARY:2005 Student Conference on Hunger and Homelessness UID:20260421T070502CEST-6XNHTUWM7L@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainsthunger.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:206-753-8561 Email:andreacuccaro@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Victoria Secret puts out 1 million catalogues a day\, none of w hich is recycled paper. Earlier this year\, Weyerhaeuser was charted to be the number one destroyer of old-growth forests with headquarters located in the U.S.. 2 years ago the Boise Cascade Logging Company -now taking a n ew name under OfficeMax- gave a public promise not to log old-growth fores ts\, and privately went back on that agreement LAST WEEK. And the Kimberly Clark (Kleenex) company is destroying old-growth\, too. Nov. 3rd is a nat ional day of action in order to expose these companies through long-term c ampaigns that are holding them accountable. Learn more: www.ran.org\, www. forestethics.org\, www.greenpeaceusa.org Stay tuned for details\, and get yourself there!\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051103 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, United States SUMMARY:Forest Day of Action (details TBA) UID:20260421T070502CEST-OBVzu5I35l@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ran.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:617-967-1740 Email:anochur@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:This event presents an exciting opportunity for student climate activists from all over the state to network and will feature policy brie fings\, organizing trainings\, and breakout discussions to help us think o f ways to take action on climate issues. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051105T093000 GEO:42.294500;-71.299200 LOCATION:Wellesley\, Massachusetts\, 02482\, United States SUMMARY:Massachusetts Climate Campaign Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-5DcRKAFOvi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climatecampaign.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:sjaramillo2003@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:This is a rally in support of the Dream Act. The Dream Act\, p roposed by senators Richard Durbin and Orrin Hatch\, is a proposal that wo uld allow the children of illegal immigrants\, who inherited their undocum ented status from their parents\, certain rights. These children are esse ntially American\, as they have grown up in this country most of their lif e and America is all that they know. The Dream Act would allow them to pa y in-state tuition to attend college\, as opposed to paying the tuition of a foreign student. It would also allow them to join the military\, and p rovided they exhibit good conduct\, it would also make it easier for them to attain residency status. Once again\, I stress that these students are as American as you or I. This country is all that they know. This act m akes too much sense from a moral\, ethical\, economic\, and social standpo int. Come and show your support. Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060330T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:State Capitol Building\, West State St.\, Trenton\, New Jersey\, U nited States SUMMARY:Dream Act Rally UID:20260421T070502CEST-deezKHdUaw@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-628-3333 Email:slambert@woodhullfoundation.org DESCRIPTION:The Woodhull Freedom Foundation (WFF) invites you to join us fo r another in our monthly educational series of brown bag lunches. These br own bag lunches focus around sexual freedom and the issues that impact or reflect on that human right. \n\nThese events are free to the public. \n\n \n\nFill My Pills Now! \nWhy Pharmacies Should Dispense Medication\, Not M oral Judgement \nAlarmingly\, an increasing number of pharmacists and phys icians are refusing to dispense birth control or write prescriptions for c ontraception. These health care professionals cite their religious\, moral \, ideological\, and personal objections to the use of contraceptives.\n\n Prescription refusal is a disturbing trend that can jeopardize woman's rep roductive health. Denying women their rights to timely access to health ca re is an act of discrimination that could lead to an increased number of u nintended pregnancies.\n\nOur guest is Jordan Fitzgerald\, a long-time act ivist and advocate\, who is Senior Manager for Training at Planned Parenth ood Federation of American. Jordan will be discussing working with activis ts and national pharmacy chains to ensure that all legal prescriptions are filled on site\, without discrimination or delay.\n\nThe forum will run f rom twelve noon until 1:30pm. The format for these events is informal and we encourage you to bring your 'brown bag lunch' to the discussion.\n\nDAT E: Wednesday\, November 16\, 2005 \nTIME: 12:00pm-1:30pm \nLOCATION: Natio nal Gay & Lesbian Task Force\n1325 Massachusetts Avenue\, NW\, 6th Floor\n Washington\, DC 20005 \n\nThe Woodhull Freedom Foundation is a 501(c)3 non -profit organization that works to affirm sexual freedom as a fundamental human right by protecting and advancing freedom of speech and sexual expre ssion. \n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051116T120000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:1325 Massachusetts Avenue\, 6th Floor\, Washington\, District of C olumbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Woodhull Freedom Foundation's November Brown Bag Lunch Series UID:20260421T070502CEST-tH03VO3U94@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.woodhullfoundation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-628-3333 Email:slambert@woodhullfoundation.org DESCRIPTION:Fill My Pills Now! \nWhy Pharmacies Should Dispense Medication\ , Not Moral Judgement \nAlarmingly\, an increasing number of pharmacists a nd physicians are refusing to dispense birth control or write prescription s for contraception. These health care professionals cite their religious\ , moral\, ideological\, and personal objections to the use of contraceptiv es.\n\nPrescription refusal is a disturbing trend that can jeopardize woma n's reproductive health. Denying women their rights to timely access to he alth care is an act of discrimination that could lead to an increased numb er of unintended pregnancies.\n\nOur guest is Jordan Fitzgerald\, a long-t ime activist and advocate\, who is Senior Manager for Training at Planned Parenthood Federation of American. Jordan will be discussing working with activists and national pharmacy chains to ensure that all legal prescripti ons are filled on site\, without discrimination or delay.\n\nThe forum wil l run from twelve noon until 1:30pm. The format for these events is inform al and we encourage you to bring your 'brown bag lunch' to the discussion. \n\nDATE: Wednesday\, November 16\, 2005 \nTIME: 12:00pm-1:30pm \nLOCATION : National Gay & Lesbian Task Force\n1325 Massachusetts Avenue\, NW\, 6th Floor\nWashington\, DC 20005 \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051116T120000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:1325 Massachusetts Avenue\, NW\, 6th Floor\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:November Brown Bag Lunch Series UID:20260421T070502CEST-vJv5Zi7SVw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.woodhullfoundation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:dmoney1748@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Nov. 17th is the National Youth and Student Day of Action! We are calling people that are against the war and against military recruiter s that come into our high schools and colleges! We are having a PEACEFUL protest at The Three Rivers Recruiting Station! Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051117T130000 GEO:40.434400;-80.024800 LOCATION:100 5th Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15222\, United States SUMMARY:'Not Your Soilder' Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-dUePcJZICV@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:510-295-7834 Email:uhurureparations@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:From New Orleans to Oakland\, African People Are Under Assault by the U.S. Government!\nAfrican people face poverty\, powerlessness\, pol ice brutality\, massive imprisonment\, inadequate education\, health care and housing. \n\nPanel Discussions on prisons\, the police\, and the U.S. war against the African community\; getting involved in the Uhuru Solidar ity Movement.\n\nWith:\nDiop Olugbala\, African People's Socialist Party\, New York City\n\nBakari Olatunji\, Oakland branch president\, Internation al People's Democratic Uhuru Movement\n\nPenny Hess\, African People's Sol idarity Committee\n\nQuetzaoceloacuia\, Barrio Defense Committee\n\n Geo graphical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051106T130000 GEO:37.759300;-122.157000 LOCATION:Upaya Center\, 478 Santa Clara Ave\, Oakland\, California\, 94605\ , United States SUMMARY:Aren't You Outraged? USM Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-u7hLnL6mw7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:920-382-1988 Email:clint.freund@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:We will be handing over to the manager of the Fox River Mall\, a pile of unused Victoria magazines along with signatures on a petition as king for more recycled paper. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051103T150000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Appleton\, Wisconsin\, 24214\, United States SUMMARY:Victoria's Dirty Secret-Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-z3LEhzDEJb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uwosh.edu/SEAC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Go to http://www.worldcantwait.org for listings of events in yo ur area\; do not hesistate to be active and if you are able or unable to p articipate\, please spread the word!!! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051102 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:World Cant Wait Protests UID:20260421T070502CEST-LXVNUiK1NC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.worldcantwait.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-633-6646 Email:venezuela@globalsolidarity.info DESCRIPTION:Danny Glover\, U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano\, Ramsey Clark\, Noam Cho msky\, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton\, Howard Zinn\, Rev. Lucius Walker\, Padre Luis Barrios\, Peter Coyote\, Marcia Campos\, August Mintz\, James Cockcro ft\, James Petras and the Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle invite you to t his historic event.\n\nSolidarity with Venezuela is needed now more than e ver!\n\nThe U.S. government is openly increasing its hostility to the Vene zuelan Government and is laying the basis for intervention\, military or o therwise. Bush Administration officials have issued bellicose statements a imed against Venezuelan leaders. Bush ally Rev. Pat Robertson has even cal led for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias!\n\nWe can and must reverse this by showing our solidarity in every way possible ! You can help turn the tide!\n\nIt is now up to us-the people in the U.S. -to do what is right\, to do what is just\, to do what is necessary\, to b e part of a powerful force that can bring about peace and justice in the r egion by strongly opposing U.S. plans to intervene in Venezuela\, in viola tion of international law and that nation's sovereignty.\n\nBe a part of h istory! Make sure that you are at Town Hall on November 8 to join in the E vening of Solidarity with Bolivarian Venezuela. Call 212-633-6646 to find out how to get your tickets. Tickets can also be purchased on-line at www .venezuelanov8.org Tickets are $20. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051108T183000 GEO:40.740900;-73.999800 LOCATION:New York Town Hall\, 123 West 43rd St.\, New York City\, New York\ , 10011\, United States SUMMARY:NYC - Venezuela Solidarity Town Hall Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-i9SkFfKF0u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.venezuelanov8.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:702-360-4232 Email:jmurphy8781@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:@ It's a Grind\n\nMeet other young voters in your city and help secure the rights of the youth. Our mission is to empower the youth throu gh voter registration\, education and group activism. Partnered with Rock the Vote\, The New Voters Project and MTV’s Choose or Lose. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051101T190000 GEO:36.131000;-115.218000 LOCATION:8470 West Desert Inn Rd.\, Las Vegas\, Nevada\, 89117\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Las Vegas - 20 Million Loud November Meetup UID:20260421T070502CEST-ovJO2xGpIj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://20millionloud.meetup.com/12/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Student Environmental Action Coalition at Illinois State Un iversity is collecting signatures online asking Governor Blgaojevich\, not to reappoint Jay Bergman to the Board of Trustees at ISU. (The Governor a ppoints trustee members to public universities)\nJay Bergman is the owner of Petco Petroleum\, which has had over 200 spills in the past 3 years.\nH is company has endangered the environment and drinking water in Illinois.\ nJay Bergman and his company are being sued by the IL Attorney General for all the pollution events.\nWe need your help getting a responsible bussin essperson elected to the Board of Trustees. \nEveryone in Illinois is enco uraged to sign. Out of staters are welcome to sign in solidarity!\nFor mor e info\, Please visit http://seac.pabn.org\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051115 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051109 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Sign the petition to Illinois Governor\, Rod Blagojevich UID:20260421T070502CEST-vN8vHlRMkt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://seac.pabn.org/petition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-552-8722 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Come out and celebrate 'Un-Thanksgiving' on Thursday\, November 17th with the \ndocumentary film showing of 'Geronimo and the Apache Resi stance' and a \npotluck dinner! The event begins at 7:30pm at First Unitar ian Church\, 2125 \nChestnut St. in Philadelphia\, and is sponsored by the Uhuru Solidarity \nMovement. 'Un-Thanksgiving' is a tribute to Native Ame ricans and an honest \nlook at the history of genocide by white people in the United States. A \ndonation of $5 - 15 is requested\, to raise funds f or the Uhuru Movement’s \nprograms for social justice and reparations for the African community. For \nmore information\, contact 215-552-8722 or uh uru99@critpath.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051117T193000 GEO:40.003400;-75.186800 LOCATION:First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, Pen nsylvania\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:'Un-Thanksgiving' film showing and potluck dinner UID:20260421T070502CEST-gs2MLrE6Oz@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:smashthefurtrade@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:THIS IS A FUR WAR \n\nGassing\, trapping and anal electrocution ….these are the ways that fur bearers are murdered\, before having their s kin cruelly ripped off their bodies\, often while they are still alive & f ully conscious. For what? Money\, Greed\, Pride\, Vanity & Fashion. \n\nFr iday November 25\, 2005\, join Win Animal Rights for one of the most impor tant anti-fur events of the year\, Fur Free Friday. On this day\, we will continue our on-going campaign as we again confront one of the most notori ous fur mongers in New York City\, Dennis Basso. Join us and send a loud a nd clear message to Basso and to all of the other fur scum along NYC's tre ndy and fashionable Madison Avenue. \n\nWhen it comes to fur\, we reserve all of our caring and compassion for the original owners. We waste none of it on the disgusting scum that continue to trade in blood money for skin that doesn't belong to them. We vow to confront every shopper & employee w ho dares to cross our picket line to shop at Basso or any other furrier. L et's send a message. Fur will no longer be tolerated on the streets of New York. \n\nWHEN: Friday\, November 25\, 2005 \n\nWHERE: Dennis Basso\, 765 Madison Ave (at 66 th St.) \n\nPROTEST: Noon until store closes \n\nSPECI AL EVENT: FUR FASHION SHOW 2:00 PM Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051125T120000 GEO:40.768800;-73.960300 LOCATION:Dennis Basso\, 765 Madison Ave (at 66 Th St.)\, New York\, New Yor k\, 10021\, United States SUMMARY:Fur Free Friday 2005 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VwczAgU3BK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.war-online.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-449-6572 Email:cbeyer@hillel.org DESCRIPTION:The Spitzer Forum is a three-day conference for Jewish students interested in social justice work through political activism and grassroo ts organizing. Issues explored may include education\, literacy\, environm ent\, health\, poverty and more.\n\nStudents from around the world will:\n - participate in skill building workshops\n- meet with experts on social justice issues\n- learn how the Jewish community is responding to these is sues\n- network with other campus activists\n Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060228 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060226T110000 GEO:38.935200;-77.060400 LOCATION:2500 Calvert St\, NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20008\, United States SUMMARY:The Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer B'nai B'rith Hillel Forum on P ublic Policy UID:20260421T070502CEST-fcl99NRIWt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.hillel.org/hillel/newhille.nsf/fcb8259ca861ae57852567d30043b a26/481a2eb15c2980f185256817004e03e4?OpenDocument END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-927-1645 Email:mmcavoy@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:So How’d You Become an Activist? w/Starhawk and Stoney Burke\n\ nA monthly series in which local activists share their experiences\nand in fluences that helped them become effective forces for\nchange —also discus sing “SO WHAT DO WE DO NOW?”\nTHURSDAY\, NOVEMBER 10\, 2005 • 7PM\n\nFEATU RES:\n\nSTARHAWK \nStarhawk is one of the most respected voices in modern earth-based\nspirituality. She is also well-known as a global justice act ivist and\norganizer\, whose work and writings have inspired many to actio n. She\nis the author or coauthor of ten books\, including The Spiral Danc e:\nA Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess\, long consider ed\nthe essential text for the Neo-Pagan movement\, and the now-classic\ne cotopian novel The Fifth Sacred Thing. Starhawk's newest book is\nThe Eart h Path: Grounding Your Spirit in the Rhythms of Nature.\n\n&\n\nStoney Bur ke: Political Comedian\, Free Speech Practitioner Extraordinaire\n\nNEW CO LLEGE OF CALIFORNIA\n777 VALENCIA ST. (bet. 18–19 St.) • SAN FRANCISCO\nDo nation $5 (Students $3\, NCOC FREE) \nFor more information\, call (415) 92 7-1645 or www.newcollege.edu\nBenefit for the New College Activism & Socia l Change Emphasis\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051110T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:New College Cultural Center\, 777 Valencia\, San Francisco\, Calif ornia\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:So How’d You Become an Activist? w/Starhawk and Stoney Burke UID:20260421T070502CEST-rzItK9DmrD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-368-3857 Email:jbishop@aflcio.org DESCRIPTION:Pride At Work Presents\nORGANIZE OUT: \nDAY CONFERENCE ON LABOR & LESBIAN\, GAY\, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER ISSUES\n\nThursday November 10 th\, 9 am - 6 pm \nOakland Marriott City Center\, Rm 207\n1001 Broadway O akland\, CA 94607\n\nAND. . . \n\nFREE AWARDS RECEPTION \nOakland Marriott Room 207\, Friday November 11th\, 8 -10 pm\n\nHonoring . . . .\nUNITED FA RM WORKERS OF AMERICA (UFW) for their dedication to LGBT equality\n\nPleas e contact Jeremy Bishop at 202-368-3857\, jbishop@aflcio.org for more info rmation\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051110T090000 GEO:37.808000;-122.299000 LOCATION:Oakland Marriott City Center\, 1001 Broadway\, Oakland\, Californi a\, 94607\, United States SUMMARY:LGBTQ-Labor Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-UXArpcESh3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.prideatwork.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:About the Contest:\n\nThe Prize in Ethics Essay Contest is an a nnual competition designed to challenge college students to analyze the ur gent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world.\nFull-time juniors and seniors at accredited four-year colleges and universities in t he US are welcome to enter the Essay Contest and compete for $10\,000 in p rizes and the opportunity to meet Elie Wiesel in New York City.\nEntry for ms and additional information about the Contest is available on www.eliewi eselfoundation.org.\nThe postmark deadline for the 2006 Essay Contest is F riday\, December 9\, 2005.\n\nAbout the Foundation:\n\nElie Wiesel and his wife\, Marion\, established The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity soon after he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize for Peace.\n\nThe Foundation's m ission\, rooted in the memory of the Holocaust\, is to combat indifference \, intolerance and injustice through international dialogue and youth-focu sed programs that promote acceptance\, understanding and equality.\n\nIn t he U.S.\, the Foundation organizes The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay C ontest for college juniors and seniors and bestows The Elie Wiesel Humanit arian Award to a deserving individual.\n\nThe Foundation hosts a regular c alendar of international conferences including The Anatomy of Hate series and gatherings of Nobel Laureates.\n\nThe Foundation also runs Beit Tzipor a Centers in Israel that give Ethiopian Jewish children the opportunity to overcome early educational inequality and participate fully in Israeli so ciety. The Foundation currently runs two centers\, one in Ashkelon and one in Kiryat Malachi\, which enroll more than 1\,000 youth.\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051209 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest UID:20260421T070502CEST-BB5zwxElL0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/EthicsPrize/information.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:801-486-3161 Email:jeremy@suwa.org DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance\, Wild Night s is a new volunteer program designed for busy people who still want to ge t involved. Held the second Wednesday of every month\, Wild Nights gives p eople an opportunity to hear guest speakers and get background information on issues effecting Public Lands in Utah. We will then have opportunities for participants to become immediately involved\, so when you leave you k now you have done something worthwhile. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051214T183000 GEO:40.755600;-111.884000 LOCATION:425 East 100 South\, Salt Lake City\, Utah\, 84111\, United States SUMMARY:Wild Nights UID:20260421T070502CEST-z7lHhdMrJF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.suwa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:908-295-6496 Email:ruculturejam@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Members of the National Labor Committee will arrive at Rutgers University to discuss the current conditions of sweatshops along with the successes/failures of the activist movement concerning sweatshop labor. T here will be a performance by the Culture Jam Choir prior to the event and a movie about sweatshops in Bangledesh to follow. Geographical Scope: Lo cal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051115T200000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Rutgers University\, Graduate Student Lounge\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:National Labor Committee Speaker UID:20260421T070502CEST-VDlI5u9d3J@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/culturejam04 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:908-295-6496 Email:ruculturejam@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Reverend Billy will be 'stopping buy' on November 17 with a moc k sermon dealing with the effects of consumerism on popular culture. Come join the festivities and enjoy a performance by the Culture Jam choir... Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051117T190000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:RIverside Lounge (aka The SAC)\, Rutgers University\, New brunswic k\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping UID:20260421T070502CEST-i4uWSar50Z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/culturejam04 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:908-295-6496 Email:ruculturejam@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Liza Featherstone\, author of 'Selling Women Short: A Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights at Walmart' and writer for the publication The Nation will be talking about her book and have a question and answer perio d. There will be a documentary about Walmart to follow. This event is pa rt of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender VIolence... Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051128T190000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Trayes Hall-George Street\, Douglas Campus-Rutgers University\, Ne w Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Liza Featherstone 'Selling Women Short' UID:20260421T070502CEST-rGtT45dwu1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/culturejam04 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:908-295-6496 Email:ruculturejam@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Culture Jam: Students Against Excessive Consumerism will be doi ng something a little different this holiday season. We will be offering the community a venue to purchase alternative gifts for the holiday season made from responsible vendors and attempt to get out the Fair Trade messa ge. There will be a variety of vendors along with individual tables where for a flat free one can partake in a crafting activity. If anyone would like to have a table at this event please email us ASAP. thanks. Geogra phical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051210T113000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Multi Purpose Room-college Ave\, Rutgers University\, New Brunswic k\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Fair Trade/ DIY Craft Fair UID:20260421T070502CEST-sCwXrbwha8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/culturejam04 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:800/299-8889 Email:globaled@augsburg.edu DESCRIPTION:Explore socioeconomic\, environmental\, cultural\, social\, and political issues with a focus on gender in Mexico with travel to Guatemal a and Chiapas. Academic credit in 4 courses. Geographical Scope: Interna tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060520 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060127 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Cuernavaca\, Mexico SUMMARY:Social and Environmental Justice in Latin America UID:20260421T070502CEST-8ElW2cld5Z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.centerforglobaleducation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:714-717-6390 Email:wskgirl@aol.com DESCRIPTION:We have some colleges coming to out campus during lunch and we will be handing out anti-recruitment flyers.\n\nWE NEED HELP FROM LOCAL UN R STUDENTS!!!\n\nThere are only two or three of us organizing this whole e vent and we need more motivated people to join our protest!! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051117T113000 GEO:39.154500;-119.731000 LOCATION:Carson High School\, Carson City\, Nevada\, 89701\, United States SUMMARY:'Not Your Soldier' Day Counter-Recruitment Fair and Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-laxj0Xgw0P@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3408 Email:aguilita75@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 19\, 1:00-3:00 pm \nActivism & Social Chang e Information Session \n780 Valencia St.\, San Francisco \n \nCome and get all your questions answered about the Weekend BA and Weekday Evening MA A ctivism & Social Change Emphasis Degree Programs! A student panel will dis cuss their education at New College and their activist work. This is a gre at opportunity to hear from the students themselves and faculty about the Activism and Social Change program. Refreshments will be provided\, and th ere will be a special activist poetry performance by two amazingly talente d New College students\, Manish and Mary. \n \nFor more information\, plea se contact us through our BA program inquiry form or our MA program inquir y form at www.newcollege.edu or call Michael McAvoy at 415-437-3408.\n Ge ographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051119T130000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:780 Valencia\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Special Activism & Social Change Information Session UID:20260421T070502CEST-rifJvsVwTo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:\nPlease join us for an evening of reading\, discussion\, and c elebration with David Zirin.\n\nn What’s My Name\, Fool? Sports and Resist ance in the United States\, sportswriter David Zirin offers a provocative and engaging look at the exhilarating—and yet often dirty—business of spor ts\, and the inspired people who play them. With a scholar’s arsenal\, an athlete’s sensibility\, a sports fan’s verve\, and a street fighter’s acum en\, Zirin engages with the world of sports like no other sportswriter tod ay. One part athletic interview compendium\, one part history and civil r ights primer\, and one part big business exposé What's My Name\, Fool surv eys the “level” playing fields of sports\, reveals hidden inequities and s hows how many uneven features reflect startling trends that define our gre ater society. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051206T180000 GEO:41.310500;-72.926000 LOCATION:Labyrinth Books\, 290 York Street\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 065 11\, United States SUMMARY:David Zirin Book Reading UID:20260421T070502CEST-hRgV61tNnO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.labyrinthbooks.com/events_detail.aspx?evtid=66&loc= END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:obeyandconsume@google.com DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of discussion with David Zirin\, author of What’s My Name\, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States. \n\nZir in's book is an engrossing account of the intricate relationship between t he world of sports and social movements.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051207T073000 GEO:41.328700;-72.964200 LOCATION:Southern CT State University\, 501 Crescent St.\, New Haven\, Conn ecticut\, 06515\, United States SUMMARY:David Zirin Public Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-I1hhHotn2b@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:908-295-6496 Email:ruculturejam@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:members of the national labor committee will be arriving to dis cuss the current conditions of sweatshops along with where to go from here in the movement. there will be a debut performance of the culture jam cho ir Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051115T200000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Graduate Student Lounge\, College Avenue Campus\, New Bunswick\, N ew Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:National Labor Committee Speakers UID:20260421T070502CEST-OhVESlFF4u@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:908-295-6496 Email:ruculturejam@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:come see the culture jam choir's debut performance as we sing a nti consumerism carols Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051115T200000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Graduate Student Lounge\, College Avenue Campus\, New brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Culture Jam Choir UID:20260421T070502CEST-XV6JvgsIjS@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:714-953-0187 Email:natasha@orangecounty.youthrights.org DESCRIPTION:This will be a meeting of the Orange County chapter of the Nati onal Youth Rights Association.\n\nOne of the activities we will be doing i s writing to our legislators to have them lower the voting age. People wi th other youth rights issues are welcome as well. Geographical Scope: Loc al DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051117T170000 GEO:33.705800;-117.816000 LOCATION:3001 El Camino Real\, Tustin\, California\, 92782\, United States SUMMARY:National Youth Rights Association - Orange County Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-vPxocJTj9P@74.81.90.59 URL:http://orangecounty.youthrights.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:h2h@appalshop.org DESCRIPTION:In an effort to educate the public about the criminal justice s ystem\, community radio stations\, prisoner family groups\, and artists ar e working with Holler to bring the voices of prisoners’ family members to the airwaves on stations across the country.\n\nCalls From Home will be re corded on December 12\, 2005 from 7-11pm. That night we will open up the t oll free line (xxx-xxx-xxxx) to take hundreds of calls from family members and loved ones from across the country sending messages of hope and love to their incarerated loved ones. In past years folks have sung\, read poet ry\, or reached out to their loved one for the first time in many years. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051212T190000 GEO:37.138900;-82.855000 LOCATION:Whitesburg\, Kentucky\, 41858\, United States SUMMARY:Calls from Home - A radio program for prisoners UID:20260421T070502CEST-V2nzCUBRde@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.appalshop.org/h2h/calls END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:702-610-3832 Email:jmurphy8781@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Meet other young voters in your city and help secure the rights of the youth. Our mission is to empower the youth through voter registrat ion\, education and group activism. Partnered with Rock the Vote\, The New Voters Project and MTV’s Choose or Lose. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051119T110000 GEO:36.089000;-115.148000 LOCATION:4550 S. Maryland Parkway\, Las Vegas\, Nevada\, 89119\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Las Vegas 20 Million Loud November Mid-Month Meetup. UID:20260421T070502CEST-vXmkdR8HGM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://20millionloud.meetup.com/12/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:401-829-6192 Email:rbodanyi@studentsforbhopal.org DESCRIPTION:Dow: Poison Without End \n \nThere are few deeds so dark as slo wly poisoning a person to death.\n \nThe Bhopal disaster\, Carbide's chemi cal waste\, and Dow's refusal to clean up continues to poison tens of thou sands and kill another person each day. Dow (and your college\, if its ass ociated with Dow) should be reminded of the names\, faces and stories of t hose its killing. \n\nDeliver oversize posters to Dow Board members\, Dow facilities\, and (if they’re associated with Dow) your college administrat ors that tell the story of a Bhopal survivor. Set these up on the campus g reen or in a central area and talk to people about what you’re doing the a fternoon of or before the delivery.\n\nFor poster drafts and more informat ion\, see www.studentsforbhopal.org Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051203 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051202 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Bhopal Anniversary Actions UID:20260421T070502CEST-u6RGc7CKnp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsforbhopal.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3408 Email:mmcavoy@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:TOM HAYDEN SIGNING AND READING FROM “THE PORT HURON STATEMENT: THE VISIONARY CALL OF THE 1960’S REVOLUTION”\nNew College of California in San Francisco on December 5th\nIn 1962\, Tom Hayden\, 60’s student activi st\, Chicago 8 defendant\, author and California legislator for 18 years a nd 2005 Activist Faculty-in-Residence at New College\, was a young journal ism student at the University of Michigan. With a group of other idealisti c students at a retreat site in Port Huron\, he co-authored this manifesto launching SDS: Students for a Democratic Society that would\, at over 100 \,000 strong\, become the largest student organization in the country\, fu lly engaged in the civil rights and anti-Vietnam war movement as well as the call for greater democratic participation in the governance of this co untry. The statement begins 'We are people of this generation ... now in u niversities\, looking uncomfortably at the world we inherit' and ends “if we appear to seek the unattainable\, then let it be known that we do so to avoid the unimaginable.' Come hear Tom read from this visionary document and speak of its relevance for a new generation.\nHOWARD ZINN\, author of A People’s History of the U.S. SAYS OF THIS NEW EDITION: “The Port Huron Statement is one of those historic documents which represents an era. It e xcited\, educated\, and inspired a whole generation of young people to joi n the struggle against racial injustice\, war\, poverty\, and the loss of true democracy. Tom Hayden’s introductory essay is a brilliant exposition on how those words of 1962 have critical meaning for the world we live in now.”\nTHE PORT HURON STATEMENT with new introduction.\nA signing and read ing by Tom Hayden\n \nMonday\, December 5th @ 7 pm\nNew College of Califor nia\, 777 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\nwww.newcollege.edu\n“a document of ominous mood and aspiration”: Judge Robert Bork\n\n\n Geographical Sc ope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051205T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:New College\, 777 Valencia\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Tom Hayden Reading from 'The Port Huron Statement: the Visionary Ca ll ...' UID:20260421T070502CEST-KVcURmE1MA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:recruitersout@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Campus Anti-War Network is calling for actions around the count ry to\nshow the federal government that they cannot intimidate schools for \nkicking out military recruiters. On Dec 6\, the Supreme Court will hear a case on whether the government can cut funds from schools that ban milit ary recruiters. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051206 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Dec 6 Natl Day of Counter-Recruitment! UID:20260421T070502CEST-z14zrNuvGH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusantiwar.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:352-221-2738 Email:aimfl@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Come stand with American Indian activists and supporters to sho w your support for their condemnation of the use of their culture\, spirit ual symbols\, identity\, for sports mascots. Stand against the stereotypin g and dishonor of sports mascots. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051126T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Gate 7\, University Of Florida Stadium\, University Avenue\, Gain esville\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:Protest Against Sports Mascots of FSU at UF Football Game UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ko1VReZgIB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://hometown.aol.com/AIMFL END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:team.peace@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Parkway Northwest High School for Peace and Social Justice\, th e first high school in the city of Philadelphia dedicated to the vision of peace in the community\, will be holding a student run peace program on D ecember 2nd\, at 5PM. The first annual Hip Hop for Hope will be a synthesi s of poetry\, song\, dance and theatre. It will allow the students of Park way Northwest to express their views on the issue of violence in the commu nity.\n \nParkway Northwest was rededicated as a peace high school this pa st September\, after a year spent reshaping its mission. The school’s curr iculum integrates standard subjects with a core peace curriculum which inc ludes conflict resolution and peer mediation. The focus at Parkway Northwe st is on peaceful interaction among the students and spreading this messag e of peace to the community and throughout the world. \n\n Parkway Northwe st holds monthly seminars as a part of these efforts\, in which outside sp eakers come to the school and discuss peace. The Hip Hop for Hope program is not one of these seminars. Instead\, it provides the student viewpoint on violence in the world and the peaceful solutions to this violence. Hip Hop for Hope is a student created program. Students will perform original work created for the event\, as well as famous works that embody the Parkw ay Northwest message of peace.\n\nParkway Northwest has a student body of approximately 300 students and is located at 7500 Germantown Avenue on the campus of New Covenant Church in Mt. Airy. The program will be held in th e gymnasium on campus. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of th e event.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051202T170000 GEO:40.068100;-75.123000 LOCATION:7500 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19119\, United States SUMMARY:Hip Hop for Hope UID:20260421T070502CEST-uh2pv903f1@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3408 Email:hvosters@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 12\, 7pm\nActivism & Social Change Undergradu ate & Graduate Program(BA & MA) Open House and Information Session\n766 Va lencia Street\, San Francisco\nCome and get all your questions answered ab out the Weekend BA and Weekday Evening MA Activism & Social Change Emphasi s Degree Programs! For more information\, please contact us through our BA program inquiry form or our MA program inquiry form or call Helene Voster s or Kai Lundgren-Williams at 415-437-3408.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051212T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:766 Valencia\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Activism & Social Change Program Open House UID:20260421T070502CEST-I46mC4sA1z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:hzloven@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Research for documentary film on youth writers/poets and activi sts. Please email Hillevi\, NYC Hunter grad student\, if you want to be i nterviewed and share your thoughts and contribute to the research process of this film celebrating youth activism and creativity. Please only from t he tri-state nyc area\, thanks! Please email your age\, your type of activ ism\, poetry and or performance. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051206 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051204 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Interviews for activist documentary film UID:20260421T070502CEST-KXzdtv2V4a@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ovoland.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:312-427-4460 ext 224 Email:susannah@icah.org DESCRIPTION:Join us downtown for a rally on Friday\, December 2\, 2005 at 4 pm\, as we call on the Chicago Public Schools to stick to their policy and provide better sex education to students throughout the city of Chicago!\ n\nCurrently\, many Chicago Public Schools teach no sex education or teach abstinence-only programs\, which give misinformation about sex and its co nsequences\, and do not provide information about contraception.\n\nStuden ts\, teachers\, parents\, health care workers\, and advocates will take to the streets and ask the Chicago Public Schools to provide responsible sex education.\n\nJoin the fun! Make social change!\n\nMeet between 3:30 and 4 pm at the Federal Plaza (Adams & Dearborn) -snow or shine! Travel lightl y\, dress warm\, and please do not bring any object that could be consider ed a weapon.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051202T160000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Federal Plaza\, Between Adams And Dearborn\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60604\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE! Rally for better sex education UID:20260421T070502CEST-jp8MGix8Hz@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3408 Email:mmcavoy@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Film: My Feminism\nMonday\, December 5\, 7:00 pm\nNew College C ultural Center\, 766 Valencia St.\, San Francisco\n\nIn My Feminism\, inte rviews with feminist leaders including bell hooks\, Gloria Steinem\, and U rvsahi Vaid are intercut with documentary sequences to engagingly explore the past and present status of the women’s movement. (1997\, 55 minutes)\n Sponsored by New College of California’s Activism and Social Change Progra m.\n\nFor more information\, please contact Michael McAvoy at mmcavoy@newc ollege.edu or phone: 415-437-3408.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051205T190000 GEO:37.847100;-122.222000 LOCATION:New College Cultural Center\, 766 Valencia St\, San Francisco\, Ca lifornia\, 94611\, United States SUMMARY:Film: My Feminism UID:20260421T070502CEST-cf4ulkocMv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-552-8722 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:View the newly translated & subtitled edition of the 1965 film 'The Battle of Algiers.' This legendary film on the Algerian resistance to French colonialism was shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary styl e by Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo. The film is as compelling now as e ver. \n\nFor more information\, contact the Uhuru Solidarity Movement at 2 15-552-8722 or uhuru99@critpath.org. \nSuggested $5 donation.\n\n- Support the resistance by the African and Arab communities today in France\, prot esting brutal colonial conditions!\n- Join the Uhuru Solidarity Movement a nd campaign to stop the U.S. war against the African community!\n******** Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051215T063000 GEO:39.962600;-75.162900 LOCATION:Robin's Bookstore\, 108 S. 13th St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\ , 19107\, United States SUMMARY:Film & Discussion: 'The Battle of Algiers' - Resistance to French C olonialism UID:20260421T070502CEST-RhFBWj6lTg@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) hosts Buil ding Energy ’06\, the Northeast’s premier conference and trade show for re newable energy and green building professionals and others eager to learn about “green” building techniques and products. Featuring in-depth worksh ops on a wide range of topics with leading architects\, engineers\, design ers\, product developers\, builders\, manufacturers\, policy makers\, plan ners\, educators\, utility executives\, and green marketers. The trade sh ow offers one-stop shopping for the latest green construction products and services. Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060309 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060307 GEO:42.338900;-70.919600 LOCATION:Boston's Seaport World Trade Center\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 021 02\, United States SUMMARY:Building Energy Conference & Trade Show UID:20260421T070502CEST-wDOvGKFNUZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://BuildingEnergy.nesea.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3408 Email:hvosters@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 12\, 7pm\nActivism & Social Change Undergradu ate & Graduate Program(BA & MA) Open House and Information Session\n766 Va lencia Street\, San Francisco\nCome and get all your questions answered ab out the Weekend BA and Weekday Evening MA Activism & Social Change Emphasi s Degree Programs! For more information\, please contact us through our BA program inquiry form or our MA program inquiry form at www.newcollege.edu or call Helene Vosters or Kai Lundgren-Williams at 415-437-3408.\n Geogr aphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051212T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:New College\, 766 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 9 4110\, United States SUMMARY:Activism & Social Change Undergraduate & Graduate Program(BA & MA) Open House an UID:20260421T070502CEST-m0UIGLn8zE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:isthisprogress1984@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:First conference for the reformation of Students for a Democrat ic Society. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060804 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60606\, United States SUMMARY:Students For a Democratic Society National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-cg6utFrWZg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsforademocraticsociety.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:646-920-8482 Email:zeeshan.suhail@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Students and young professionals wishing to make a difference i n the world are invited to apply for the Young Leaders Summit on the Futur e of Western-Muslim World Relations\, which is taking place on July 8th at the CUNY Graduate Center in downtown New York City. The summit will bring together young global leaders from across the world for a day of workshop s\, speakers\, and discussions on how young people can take positive actio n to improve Western-Muslim World relations. Students will hear from top e xperts and then have the chance to weigh in with their own view on the fut ure of this critical global relationship. Confirmed speakers for the summi t include:\n\n• Shamil Idriss\, Deputy Director\, United Nations Office of the Alliance of Civilizations\n• Andrea Bartoli\, Director\, Center f or International Conflict Resolution\, Columbia University\n• Sarah Leah Whitson\, Executive Director\, Middle East and North Africa Division\, Hu man Rights Watch\n• Joe Lauria\, U.N. correspondent for the Boston Globe and investigative reporter for the Sunday Times of London\n• Rev. Raewy nne J. Whiteley\, Author of 'Get Up Off Your Knees: Preaching the U2 Catal og'\n• Laura Bagnetto\, Correspondent\, Saudi Press Agency\n• Masood H aider\, President of the U.N. Correspondents Association and U.N. Correspo ndent for the Daily DAWN\n• Abdelkader Abbadi\, UN Correspondent for The Independent in New York\, former Director of the Department of Political Affairs at the U.N. and former Deputy-Director of Security Council Affairs at the U.N.\n\nAt the Summit\, students will learn strategies for talking about global issues with Americans and techniques for organizing town hal l meetings in their communities as part of a national series on Western-Mu slim world relations called Hope not Hate. Students will also have the opp ortunity to meet and exchange ideas with a diverse group of young leaders\ , equipping them with the knowledge\, support and structure to implement t hese ideas in their neck of the woods. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060708T110000 GEO:40.745500;-73.978400 LOCATION:CUNY Graduate Center\, 365 Fifth Avenue\, New York\, New York\, 10 016\, United States SUMMARY:Young Global Leaders Summit: The Future of Western-Muslim World Rel ations UID:20260421T070502CEST-UbRIsEWhcs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aidemocracy.org/usislam.cfm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060129 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060124 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Caracas\, Venezuela SUMMARY:World Social Forum 2006 - Venezuela UID:20260421T070502CEST-XwnItc1uN6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.forosocialmundial.org.ve/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:NCOR is an annual event that brings together activists from a v ariety of issues\, struggles\, ideologies and backgrounds for a weekend of learning and reflecting on the state of progressive movements occurring l ocally\, nationally and worldwide. Through diverse workshops\, panel discu ssions\, skillshares\, tabling\, and the creation of an open and safe spac e\, NCOR seeks to promote organized action amongst participants against th e injustices and inequalities that we confront in our daily lives and in t he world. NCOR is held on the main campus of American University in northw est Washington\, DC.\n\nNCOR 2005 was a raging success with 86 workshops a nd numerous guerrilla events\, again doing justice to a tradition that has happened every winter since 1998. Over 1500 people attended last year! As NCOR continues to grow exponentially\, 2006 looks like another great conf erence. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060205 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060203 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United S tates SUMMARY:National Conference on Organized Resistance 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-kU53Egn8N1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.organizedresistance.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:USAS WINTER CONFERENCE 2005 | FEBRUARY 9 - 12 | SAN FRANCISCO\, CA \n\nGet excited! \n\nPeople get ready! Check your calendar\, grab your browser\, raise some funds\, book a ticket\, and head on out to the confe rence! \n\nThat's right. This February 9th-12th we'll be arriving in the f abulous-if-foggy San Francisco Bay Area where we will strategize\, collabo rate\, share skills\, and otherwise get down to tear it up for the Spring! \n\nHow do I get in on the fun?\n\nFunny you should ask. First things fir st\, REGISTER so we know you wanna. Go and fill out this form so we can co ntact you about travel arrangements. \n\nThen\, we need some help to get a great crew out there. So start looking for plane tickets NOW\, there are some great deals goin' down. If you need assistance with this\, or want he lp fundraising\, you can call the national office: 202-NO-SWEAT (202-667-9 328) and we'll give ya tips. The sooner to NOW you book your tickets\, the more amazing USASery can happen. \n\nCheck out this awesome Guide to Fund raising for the National Conference that Miranda and Jacob wrote up. \n\nF inally\, bookmark and check this page for future updates\, logistics\, loc ation\, and travel scholarship news. \n\nSee you in Cali! Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060212 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060209 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, United States SUMMARY:USAS Winter Conference 2005/2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-1bXkz319sZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/conference/winter05.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Who: Student environmental activists from across the state\n\nW hat: This summit will give you the skills to organize for clean energy on your campus and in your community:\n\n* CAMPAIGN PLANNING: How to plan\, i mplement\, and run an effective environmental campaign. We use the Sierra Club Matrix to teach the most essential skills needed to effect real chang e.\n\n* COMMUNICATION SKILLS: How to say what you mean\, with confidence a nd persuasion – be it to the media\, to fellow group members\, to your rep resentative\, or the public.\n\n* ORGANIZING 101: How to start and run an effective organization\; everything from recruiting folks\, to running a m eeting\, to developing new leaders to ensure that your organization contin ues once you graduate.\n\nAt the Summit:\n* Hear inspirational and informa tive talks from the nation’s environmental leaders.\n\nBrendan Bell Associ ate Washington Representative in the Sierra Club’s Global Warming Program\ n\nBrian O'Malley Media Specialist on Global Warming\, Energy\, Human Righ ts for the Sierra Club\n\nCharles Church Member of the Sierra Club Atlanti c Chapter's Global Warming Committee\n\nDonald A. Brown\, Esq. Senior Coun sel for Sustainable Development\, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection\n\nand a special performance by spoken-word artist Vanessa Ger man\, winner of the National Slam Bush Finals. \n\n* Meet with your state representatives in Harrisburg to talk about Global Warming and clean energ y.\n\nCost: The registration fee is set up on a sliding scale\, from $25-$ 50. Please pay what you can afford.\n\n**Special Group Rate- $80 for 4 peo ple**\n\nMake the check payable to “SSC” and send it to our DC office:\n\n Sierra Student Coalition\n\n408 C. Street\, N.E.\n\nWashington\, DC 20002\ n\nWhere: Harrisburg\, PA\n\n\n\nWe have money available for travel schola rships! \n\nWhen: January 28th (Saturday morning) to January 30th (Monday afternoon)) Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060130 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060128 GEO:40.264600;-76.869600 LOCATION:Harrisburg\, Pennsylvania\, 17101\, United States SUMMARY:Sierra Student Coalition and Climate Campaign Pennsylvania Clean En ergy Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-u4bVAiiNE0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/states/pa.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060211 GEO:40.753000;-73.973200 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10017\, United States SUMMARY:3rd Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-kdzxSwAlLL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nycgrassrootsmedia.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:215-552-8722 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:America is built on stolen labor and African wealth. Now Africa n people demand reparations and call for white solidarity. Keynote speaker Omali Yeshitela. Also with Picard Losier\, host of Radio Haiti\, Penny He ss\, Chairwoman of the African People’s Solidarity Committee\, and showing selection of the new DVD: “Touch One\, Touch All: Build the West African Front of the African Revolution.” \n\nSponsored by the African People’s So lidarity Committee and the Uhuru Solidarity Movement\, building a movement of white solidarity with justice\, reparations and liberation for the Afr ican community.\n\nCost: $5-$25 donation requested\, no one will be turned away for lack of funds Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060219T140000 GEO:40.003400;-75.186800 LOCATION:First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsy lvania\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:African History Month Teach-in UID:20260421T070502CEST-HozDR4feJS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.burningspearuhuru.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-922-0048 Email:erin@earthdayny.org DESCRIPTION:Earth Week in Grand Central Terminal is the week-long celebrati on organized by Earth Day New York\, consisting of The Giant Earth Images\ , and the EarthFair. Because there are many environmental organizations in and around New York City\, there are always a wide range of Earth Day act ivities to attend.\n\nEarth Week in Grand Central includes The Giant Earth Images show which can be viewed by clicking the link on your left. This i nspiring projection show features Earth-related artwork\, photographs\, qu otes and messages that are projected on two giant pilars in the Main Conco urse of Grand Central Terminal. Several well-known artists have contribute d work to the Giant Earth Images\, including Andy Warhol\, Rafal Olbinski\ , Keith Haring\, Ronald Feldman and others. The continual projections are accompanied by nature sounds\, which attract the attention of commuters mo ving through Grand Central. \n\nEarth Week culminates with the EarthFair\, a two-day festival of music\, education and fun! Vanderbilt Hall comes to life during EarthFair with more than 50 environmental companies\, non-pro fit organizations\, and Earth Day New York sponsors\, to entertain and inf orm children and adults. Many of our exhibitors organize hands-on activiti es for children\, provide products samples\, and allow visitors the opport unity to sign up as volunteers\, sign petitions\, and learn about environm entalism in New York and beyond. Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060422 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060414T120000 GEO:40.753000;-73.973200 LOCATION:Grand Central Terminal\, E. 42nd Street And Park Ave.\, New York\, New York\, 10017\, United States SUMMARY:Earth Week 2006 - NYC UID:20260421T070502CEST-uwaDhipfud@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.earthdayny.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone: Email:aflazaro@eden.rutgers.edu DESCRIPTION:This teach-in/workshop will feature Darfur movie media presenta tions provided by Amnesty International\, Oxfam International\, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\, and more. It will also conclude with actions for the Million Voices for Darfur campaign. Geographical Scope: L ocal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060219T200000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Rutgers Student Center Room 402\, 129 College Avenue\, New Brunswi ck\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Darfur Teach-In UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ut5cF0UXv1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ruamnesty.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:surgenc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:If we have enough interest\, we are excited to be a partner for a delegation to Venezuela March 11-19th\, 2006. It is a great chance to s ee US-Venezuela relations first-hand as we learn the real story and can sh are it with our communities. \nSURGE has partnered with Witness for Peace/ CITCA for delegations to Mexico each of the last two Spring Breaks and loo k forward to the opportunity this time around. Geographical Scope: Intern ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060319 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060311 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Potential Delegation to Venezuela UID:20260421T070502CEST-wcguPWzxLb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.witnessforpeace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:treid007@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:UNITEHERE is running a two week paid internship for folks gard in Dec. and looking to work as a union organizer. Strats Jan 20 thru Feb 3\, apply on line at www.unitehere.org/jobs/internshipapp2.asp or call 212 -265-7000ext 7241 Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060203 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060120T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Florida\, United States SUMMARY:2 week internship in Florida UID:20260421T070502CEST-iSs4nWc17h@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org/jobs/internshipapp2.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:866-444-3652 Email:freedomwinter@feminist.org DESCRIPTION:The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) and the National Organiz ation for Women (NOW) activists are organizing Freedom Winter '06 because the future of civil rights and women's equality are on the line. We are re cruiting emergency activists to come to Washington DC and join Freedom Win ter '06 from January 3\, 2006 to January 20\, 2006\, or anytime in between . We will help arrange local housing\; we just need activists dedicated to leading the fight to save women's rights and civil rights. \n\nCommit a w eek or more of your winter vacation to phone bank\, visit Senators' office s\, plan educational events\, and raise public awareness about the very re al threats to women's and civil rights posed by the nomination of Samuel A lito to the Supreme Court. \n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060120 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060103 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Freedom Winter '06 -- Help Defeat Alito! UID:20260421T070502CEST-PHwcuUOdUx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feministcampus.org/freedomwinter06/signup.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3408 Email:mmcavoy@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Films: CorpOrNation and Global Village or Global Pillage?\nMond ay\, December 12\, 7:00 pm\nNew College Cultural Center\, 766 Valencia St. \, San Francisco\n$3 - $5 Admission (New College students\, faculty\, staf f free)\n\nCorpOrNation exposes the historic corporate rise to power in Oh io\, the barriers citizens have fought to create a true democracy for them selves\, and detailed assessments of government influence by corporations through 'corporate globalization.' Spanning Ohio’s history from 1803 throu gh present-day struggles between citizens and corporations\, CorpOrNation suggests strategies for citizens to overcome current threats to citizen-le d democracy and the corporate takeover of society. (40 min)\nGlobal Villag e or Global Pillage? is a new video documentary exploring what the global economy means for ordinary people -- and what they are doing about it. (28 min)\n\nSponsored by New College of California’s Activism and Social Chan ge Program.\nFor more information\, please contact Michael McAvoy at mmcav oy@newcollege.edu or phone: 415-437-3408.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051212T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:New College Cultural Center\, 766 Valencia St\, San Francisco\, Ca lifornia\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Films: CorpOrNation and Global Village or Global Pillage? UID:20260421T070502CEST-5atgJxhWdL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the United Students for Fair Trade International Con vergence! We are SO excited that you are interested in joining us in Denve r\, CO. From February 17th – 19th\, you will be challenged to collaborate\ , to think critically\, to build relationships\, and to get inspired to ca rry on your fair trade activism in a powerful way. The Convergence is a tr emendous opportunity and we cannot wait to see you there! Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060219 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060217 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Denver\, Colorado\, United States SUMMARY:USFT International Convergence 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-1TAX68fZZ9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@thirdwavefoundation.org DESCRIPTION:10 in 10: The Young Women's Collaborative announces a Southwest Regional Leadership Training dedicated to training leaders and building c apacity in the movement for reproductive justice in AZ\, CO\, NM and South ern NV. February 24-26\, 2006 is the first of three weekend long gatherin gs consisting of trainings\, workshops and advocacy campaigns around the r eproductive justice movement. More information and applications can be fo und at www.latinainstitute.org/mobilization.html\n\nAs activists and leade rs\, we come from a variety of backgrounds – many of us have fought for im migrants’ right to education\, campaigned for improved heath care access\, advocated for racial justice\, or worked for family planning clinics. The SRLT is designed to link our diverse experiences to a broader vision of c ross-movement change through trainings on reproductive justice\, a framewo rk which recognizes that our many movements share a common history of resi stance to control and exploitation of bodies\, sexuality\, and reproductio n. In addition to educating leaders in the reproductive justice framework\ , the SRLT provides you with concrete and culturally relevant skills that you can use in your communities and connects you to national and regional networks of activists\, organizations\, and funders working on women’s hea lth and reproductive rights issues. \n\nThrough training sessions and jo int projects\, 30 to 40 leaders will conduct advocacy work on reproductive justice issues through organizing at the local and state levels\, researc hing policy initiatives\, and conducting media outreach. During 18 months of work together\, we will build a stronger reproductive justice movement in the Southwest that both nurtures local\, community-based organizations and engages a national social justice movement and human rights agenda. \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060226 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060224 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Tucson\, Arizona\, United States SUMMARY:Southwest Regional Leadership Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-ACU3G2sJ9V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.latinainstitute.org/southwest.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:503-810-7832 Email:fmla@oregonstate.edu DESCRIPTION:This is a rock for choice concert that is benefitting a student run organization on the Oregon State University Campus. There will be 4 l ocal bands playing\, as well as a raffle. all of the products have been do nated by local and nationwide organizations\, such as items from Bitch & M s. Magazines\, t-shirts from local bars & coffee shops and more... All of the money goes right to local activism in the Corvallis & OSU Community. T he show is $5 and ALL AGES are welcome. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060120T193000 GEO:44.639900;-123.276000 LOCATION:Oddfellows Hall\, 223 SW 2nd Street\, Corvallis\, Oregon\, 97330\, United States SUMMARY:Rock 4 Choice Concert UID:20260421T070502CEST-hhrzp72HOP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.oregonstate.edu/groups/fmla END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:tanutuva@rochester.rr.com DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061212 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051212 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:National\, United States SUMMARY:REPEAL THE PATRIOT ACT: Online Petition ! UID:20260421T070502CEST-TUPL7zdUfm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.petitiononline.com/REPEAL/petition.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-927-1645 Email:mmcavoy@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:So how’d you\nbecome an activist?\nA monthly series in which lo cal activists share their experiences \nand influences that helped them be come effective forces for \nchange —also discussing “SO WHAT DO WE DO NOW? ” \n\nTHURSDAY\, DECEMBER 15\,2005 •7PM\n\n\nA SPECIAL EVENING OF ENTERTAI NMENT & ERUDITION \n\nFEATURING TWO WISE ELDERS… \n\nWavy Gravy\n\n\nInsti gator of Hog Farm\,Camp Winnarainbow\,Seva Foundation.\nRenowned Woodstock Emcee • “A Saint in a Clown Suit”\n\n\nAND \n\n“Diamond Dave” Whitaker\n\ n\nIrreverently Relevant Poet & Hipstorian\;\nRainbow Warrior just returne d from New Orleans Katrina Relief.\n\n\n777 VALENCIA ST. (bet. 18–19 St.) • SAN FRANCISCO \n\nNEW COLLEGE\n\n\nDonation $5 (Students $3) \n\nFor mor e information\,call (415) 927-1645. \n\nBenefit for the New College Activi sm & Social Change Program Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20051215T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:New College\, 777 Valencia\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:So how’d you become an activist? UID:20260421T070502CEST-CV0B40u0wu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-628-3333 Email:slambert@woodhullfoundation.org DESCRIPTION:Hidden Slavery in the United States \nMany people believe that slavery ended in the United States with the US Civil War\; in fact\, more than 10\,000 people are currently enslaved within our borders.\n\nFind out about the problem of modern day slavery taking place in our own back yard s and learn how to combat this growing problem.\n\nOur guest is Jacob Patt on\, Director of Outreach and Technology for Free the Slaves. While at Fre e the Slaves\, Mr. Patton has overseen the expansion of an individual outr each campaign as well as two redesigns of the organization's website.\n\nF ree the Slaves is dedicated to eliminating slavery around the world. It ha s been instrumental in crafting the groundbreaking Cocoa Protocol\, which commits governments\, non-governmental groups\, and industry partners to d ivest slavery from the world's cocoa supply. With support of the US Depart ment of States' Trafficking in Persons Office\, Free the Slaves has develo ped partnerships with organizations in northern India\, which combat slave ry at a sustainable\, grassroots level. The organization's research has be en fundamental in establishing statistics regarding the number of victims of slavery in the United States and in the world at large.\n\nThe forum wi ll run from twelve noon until 1:30pm. The format for these events is infor mal and we encourage you to bring your 'brown bag lunch' to the discussion .\n\nDATE: Wednesday\, January 18\, 2006 \nTIME: 12:00pm-1:30pm \nLOCATION : National Gay & Lesbian Task Force\n1325 Massachusetts Avenue\, NW\, 6th Floor\nWashington\, DC 20005 Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060118T120000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:1325 Massachusetts Avenue\, 6th Floor\, Washington\, District of C olumbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Woodhull Freedom Foundation's January Brown Bag Lunch Series UID:20260421T070502CEST-XRLKv3v0u3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.woodhullfoundation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:203-432-1234 Email: DESCRIPTION:Nigel doesn’t handle stress very well. So while the rest of Br itain races around in a post-9/11 panic\, he takes refuge in his flat with his video games\, his disability checks\, and his reefer – always under t he suspicious eye of his nosy neighbor\, Mrs. Mac. When a deranged cop dec ides to enlist him in a covert counter-terrorism operation\, Nigel’s life is thrown into high gear with uproarious results. A hit at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and lauded throughout Europe\, The People Next Door is Hen ry Adam’s gutsy black comedy about the unlikely family bonds that can be c reated in the darkest times and most unexpected places – the back alleys o f the war on terror. (Adult Content) Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060204 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060113T200000 GEO:41.310500;-72.926000 LOCATION:Yale Repertory Theatre\, 1120 Chapel Street\, New Haven\, Connecti cut\, 06511\, United States SUMMARY:The People Next Door by Henry Adam UID:20260421T070502CEST-g0rVKrgJ4p@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yalerep.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 ext. 24 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars! Start planning your trip today! \n\nTURNI NG THE TIDE TOWARDS FREEDOM:\nBuilding the Youth and Student Movement for Justice\nFebruary 17-19\, 2006\nNew York City\n\n\nGO TO YDS WEBSITE FOR M ORE INFO\, TO REGISTER ONLINE\, CONFERENCE FLYERS\, ETC!\n\n\nThe Young De mocratic Socialists (YDS) are hosting a national conference in New York Ci ty on February 17-19 (President's Day weekend)\, called 'Turning the Tide Towards Freedom: Building the Youth and Student Movement for Justice' to b ring together activists from across the country for workshops\, trainings\ , great speakers\, and more to reenergize the struggle to build a better f uture! \n \n \nPOLITICAL CONTEXT:\nHurricane Katrina exposed the realities of injustice in America\, and a movement is growing to challenge not only the Bush administration\, but the entire systems of inequality and oppres sion that led to the disaster. The US government's use of torture and secr et detentions has fanned the flames of already growing popular discontent with the war. The weak response from official Democratic party leaders to the racist\, sexist and homophobic beliefs of Bush's Supreme Court Justice nominee\, Samuel Alito\, has spurred grassroots activism in the electoral arena. Right wing attempts to slash billions from vital programs like stu dent aid and food stamps is starting to provoke a backlash from communitie s that refuse to take it anymore. \n \nIn this context\, it is time to re new our energies\, build community\, and remember to keep our eyes on the prize: a world of genuine democracy\, liberty\, and equality. Join us in NYC from February 17-19 to debate\, learn from each other and strengthen t he youth and student movement. Young people can and must turn the tide tow ards freedom\, for in the timeless words of Frederick Douglass\, 'power co ncedes nothing without a demand!'\n \n\nFEATURED SPEAKERS: \nConfer ence workshops and panels will feature organizers and trainers from the an ti-racist\, feminist\, youth\, queer\, trade union\, and anti-war movement s\, as well as noted activist scholars from the democratic left\, includin g: \n \n\n* Bill Fletcher Jr. - President of TransAfrica Forum\, f ounder of the Black Radical Congress\, former Education Director of the AF L-CIO\;\n \n* Frances Fox Piven - Distinguished sociologist at the CUNY Graduate Center\, author of The War at Home: The Domestic Costs of Bush's Militarism\, Poor People's Movements\, and The New Class War\, and Honora ry Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America\;\n \n* Christian Pare nti - The Nation correspondent\, author of The Freedom: Shadows and Halluc inations in Occupied Iraq\, The Soft Cage: Surveillance in America from Sl avery to the War on Terror and Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis\;\n \n* Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak - Director of the Cen ter for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University\, author of Can the Subaltern Speak?\, noted post-colonial theorist\, and longtime activist in the international women's movement\;\n \n* Marilyn Clement - Head of the Campaign For A National Healthcare Program Now!\, formerly the Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and The Wom en's International League for Peace and Freedom\;\n \n* Steve Max - For mer leader of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)\, Midwest Academy tr ainer\; \n \n* Adrienne Maree Brown - Director of Communications at th e League of Young Voters\;\n \n* Damu Smith - Co-chair of Black Voices for Peace\, executive director of the National Black Environmental Justice Network\;\n \n* Stephen Eric Bronner - Author of Blood in the Sand: Im perial Fantasies\, Right-Wing Ambitions & the Erosion of American Democrac y\;\n \n* Joseph Schwartz - Chair\, Department of Political Science at Temple University\, author of The Future of Democratic Equality.\n\nFULL S PEAKER LIST AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE: WWW.YDSUSA.ORG\n\n\n...as well as an ama zing hip hop and spoken word performance by The Movement in Motion Collect ive.\n\n\nWORKSHOPS & PANEL TOPICS:\nConference sessions will cover critic al topics\, such as:\n*combating racism\, sexism\, homophobia and xenophob ia\n*fighting the prison-industrial complex\n*ending the wars abroad and i n our own communities\n*exposing the realities of the low wage economy\n*b uilding a vibrant democracy\n*engaging in anti-corporate campaigns and stu dent-labor solidarity\n*linking struggles through multi-issue organizing\n *discussing the theory and practice of democratic socialism\n*learning the nuts and bolts of grassroots activism\n*building activist chapters\n*and more \n \n \nCOME AWAY WITH: \n*a vision of the better world we are strugg ling to create every day\n*valuable skills and resources for campus\, high school and community organizing\n*a deeper understanding of systems of op pression and exploitation\n*strategies for combating the right-wing agenda of endless war\, corporate greed\, intolerance and deep cuts to needed so cial programs like college loans\, affordable housing and Medicare \n \n \ nPLANNING YOUR TRIP / FUNDRASING / GETTING TO NEW YORK CITY:\nPeople come to YDS conferences from all over the country. If you are coming from out o f town\, it is important to plan your trip as early as possible. We're com mitted to ensuring that everyone who wants to come to 'Turning the Tide To wards Freedom' is able to attend. We're offering limited travel scholarshi ps for those coming to NYC by plane\, bus\, car\, or train (more info belo w). However\, we highly recommend that you fundraise to help cover costs. Check out the conference website for great tips on travel planning\, econo mizing and fundraising\, from getting cheap plane tickets\, hosting events to raise money\, to hitting up your student government for funds. Please remember that plane tickets are typically cheaper the further in advance y ou purchase them and that Student Government Associations often require pl enty of advance notice if you are requesting special funds from them. Do p lan ahead!\n\n\nCARPOOLING - NEED / OFFER RIDES TO NYC?\nIf you are within driving distance of New York City and are in need of a ride\, let us know and we can check to see if others planning to attend in your area can off er you one. If you have extra space in your vehicle\, please let us know. We encourage you to carpool to the conference with other friends and activ ists. There is a space on the on-line registration form to offer or reques t rides.\n\n \nHOUSING ACCOMODATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY:\nWe are working to provide all out-of-town conference goers with free housing. If you live i n New York City\, or have friends/family that can house additional confere nce attendees\, please notify us. If you prefer and can afford to stay in a youth hostel\, we can provide you with a list of affordable options in the area. \n \n \nREQUESTING HOUSING OR TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS:\nYou can re quest or offer housing assistance and/or travel scholarships in the on-lin e registration forms available here. YDS has a limited budget to help subs idize travel costs. Preference is given to YDS members and those wanting t o start YDS chapters. If you request a travel scholarship\, please fill ou t the appropriate information on the registration form. We will respond to you shortly to let you know if your scholarships request has been granted and how much financial assistance YDS can provide. \n \n \nREGISTRATION & COSTS:\nYou can register on-line for the conference by going to: www.ydsu sa.org. Registration will be based on a sliding scale of $10 - $50. Speci al considerations for low-income individuals will be made (please note thi s on the on-line registration form). Registration fee includes conference materials\, admission to all conference sessions\, light breakfast and lu nch Saturday and Sunday and admission to Saturday night Party. Special pr e-registration rates are only available if paid on-line or post-marked by February 12th. Go to the on-line registration page for more information.\ n \n \nFEB. 17-19 IS A THREE-DAY WEEKEND!\n'Turning the Tide Towards Freed om' takes place during President's Day Weekend. The conference opens Frid ay evening\, February 17th and goes until Sunday\, February 19th. The Mon day afterwards is a national holiday. Please keep this in mind when plann ing your trip to New York\, as you will probably not need to rush back to campus once the YDS conference is over. \n \n\nSEE YOU IN NEW YORK CITY! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060219 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060217T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Turning the Tide Towards Freedom: Building the Student Movement for Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-osjToWfGow@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Lawrence Korb\, Center for American Progress senior fellow and former Assistant Secretary of Defense\, will engage in a discussion with A mherst College students on topics such as the Iraq War\, the Israeli-Pales tinian and Israeli-Hezbollah Conflicts\, the Darfur Genocide\, and the sig nificance of these issues on the student vote in the midterm elections. \ n\nCo-Sponsored by Campus Progress\, the Department of Political Science\, Amherst College Democrats\, and Amherst College Republicans. Refreshments will be served. \n\nFor more information\, email speakers@americanprogre ss.org.\n\nCampus Map:http://www.amherst.edu/about_amh/visit/map/ Geograp hical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060926T200000 GEO:42.377700;-72.503200 LOCATION:Pruyne Lecture Hall\, Fayerweather 115\, Amherst College\, Amherst \, Massachusetts\, 01002\, United States SUMMARY:Strategic Redeployment: A Progressive Plan for Iraq UID:20260421T070502CEST-vjZJMnaUDH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:909-319-0687 Email:rightoservela@gmail.com DESCRIPTION: Tuesday\, October 10\, 2006* college and high school studen ts\, church members\, LGBT organization members\, previously discharged se rvice-members\, and activists alike are going to a military recruitment ce nter in Los Angeles to protest the Don\\'t Ask Don\\'t Tell policy of the military. This unique\, youth-led action will focus on the gay\, lesbian\ , and bi-sexual young adults who will attempt to enlist--completely open a bout their sexual orientation. When they are rejected that day we\, their supporters\, will sit-in to protest this blatant and absurd government-san ctioned discrimination.\n\nTo find out more visit the website\, www.rightt oserve.org\nEveryone is welcome\, come be a part of the action.\n\n*The da te of this sit-in was changed from Sept. 26 to avoid conflict with other p rotests. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061010T100000 GEO:34.098900;-118.327000 LOCATION:7080 Hollywood Blvd.\, Hollywood\, California\, 90028\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Soulforce Don\\'t Ask Don\\'t Tell Sit-in UID:20260421T070502CEST-TDiTxv5gCn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.righttoserve.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-642-2075 Email:info@unionsemester.org DESCRIPTION:New York Union Semester is an innovative program\, providing th e opportunity to learn about organized labor in a challenging environment both inside and outside the classroom. As interns\, students learn the in ner workings of organized labor while they make a contribution to the impo rtant work unions do. In the classroom\, students analyze the experience t hey are gaining in the field\, by studying the U.S. Labor Movement past an d present. Students will earn 16 undergraduate credits and a Certificate i n Labor Studies from the School of Professional Studies (SPS) at the City University of New York (CUNY). Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070125 GEO:40.759500;-73.990200 LOCATION:25 West 43rd St\, 19th Floor\, New York\, New York\, 10036\, Unite d States SUMMARY:New York Union Semester UID:20260421T070502CEST-2umAcIKhVD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unionsemester.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:608-262-5169 Email:wunksheek0203@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Native American singing and dancing. Vendors and Feast. This event is free and open to the public. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060401T130000 GEO:43.077800;-89.413300 LOCATION:Kohl Center\, Dayton Street\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States SUMMARY:Wunk Sheek Annual Spring Pow-Wow UID:20260421T070502CEST-3kwwIlthEO@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:541-346-3828 Email:l-a-w@law.uoregon.edu DESCRIPTION:The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference is the premier annual gathering for environmentalists worldwide\, and is distinguished a s the oldest and largest of its kind. Now in its 24th year\, the Conferenc e unites more than 4\,000 activists\, attorneys\, students\, scientists\, and concerned citizens from over 50 countries around the globe to share th eir experience and expertise. The Conference is organized solely by the vo lunteers of Land Air Water\, a student environmental law society\, and is sponsored by Friends of Land Air Water\, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organizati on.\n\nThe four-day Conference includes over 125 panels\, workshops\, and multi-media presentations addressing the entire spectrum of environmental law and advocacy. Topics include: forest protection and ecological restora tion\, grazing and mining reform\, labor and human rights\, air and water pollution\, Native American treaty rights\, globalization and 'free' trade \, environmental justice\, corporate responsibility\, marine wilderness\, international environmental law\, water rights and dam removal\, oil and g as litigation\, genetic engineering\, and urban growth.\n\nEach day of the Conference culminates with keynote presentations from preeminent activist s\, scientists\, politicians\, philosophers\, and authors. Past keynote sp eakers include Ralph Nader\, David Brower\, Terry Tempest Williams\, Ward Churchill\, Vandana Shiva\, Paul Watson\, Winona LaDuke\, Gerry Spence\, R amona Africa\, Paul Hawken\, and several recipients of the international G oldman Environmental Prize. To view brochures from recent conferences\, pl ease visit our history page.\n\nThe Conference has become an event full of energy\, innovation\, and inspiration for all of us involved in the envir onmental movement. Whether you are a seasoned Conference attendee or a fir st-time participant\, we look forward to seeing you in March for what is s haping up to be the best Conference ever! Geographical Scope: Internation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060305 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060302T120000 GEO:44.032400;-123.096000 LOCATION:1221 University Of Oregon\, School Of Law\, Eugene\, Oregon\, 9740 3\, United States SUMMARY:Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) UID:20260421T070502CEST-wc0eSmJLcz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pielc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:977 1 4700210 Email:info@infonepal.org DESCRIPTION:INFO is made up of a group of volunteers working for the well b eing of the Nepali community. We are looking for volunteers/students from your School/university/organization who can come to Nepal and help our peo ple by teaching English\, Awareness about Sanitation and the Environment\, Cultural Exchange\, and staffing orphanages\, as well as many other socia l aspects. While INFO has only been operating for five years\, we have alr eady had over 375 volunteers\, and our staff has had much experience in vo lunteering\, including the US Peace Corp\, UK SPW\, GVN and other organiza tions.\nIn July 15th we are going to run a Workcamp for 3 weeks and one we ek of Sightseen.\nPlease apply through our webpage www.infonepal.org Geo graphical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060815 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060715T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Paknajol\, Kathmandu\, BA\, 19531\, Nepal SUMMARY:Volunteer workcamp July 2006 Nepal UID:20260421T070502CEST-LVocFXsLeI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.infonepal.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:dlewkowi@umd.edu DESCRIPTION:This student organization will be a national voice for students in the capital\, a continuous lobby group fighting for student rights\, a nd the youth movement wing of the Hip-Hop Caucus\, which will be at the fo r front of the new Youth Power Movement. We encourage students who want to represent their University\, College\, or themselves to get in touch with us and take an active part in making history. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060108 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060107T090000 GEO:38.935200;-77.060400 LOCATION:University Of The District Of Columbia\, Building 39\, 2nd Floor\, Room 201\, Washington DC\, Maryland\, 20008\, United States SUMMARY:New National Progressive Youth & Student Movement Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-RjLkoouh99@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.upfordemocracy.org/youth.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:352-221-2738 Email:aimfl@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Florida AIM will renew its twenty year commitment to justice\, and we will open the year with a meeting SATURDAY JANUARY 7th at the Gain esville Civic Media Center to discuss the holding of Indigenous peoples re mains hostage at the University of Florida and the racist cartoon printed by the Alligator making a joke of hate crimes against the Indigenous peopl es.\n \nOn JANUARY 14th we ask people to join us as we begin our campaign to force the Alligator to cease its history of racist actions against Indi genous peoples. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060107T133000 GEO:29.761400;-82.398300 LOCATION:Civic Media Center\, 1105 West Univeristy Avenue\, Gainesville\, F lorida\, 32609\, United States SUMMARY:Presentation of Film Who Owns Past and Discussion UID:20260421T070502CEST-nS8BGg6WzX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aimovement.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:800-707-0711 Email:santos@nycanimalrights.com DESCRIPTION: Our belief is that most people are good by nature and if ma de aware of all the suffering animals endure when raised and killed for l uxury goods-that many will be moved to make more compassionate consumer ch oices. Our NYC events expose the horrific realities of the fur trade to consumers in a non-threatening\, visual format\, that promotes intelligent dialog with those of a different view. We believe that through the mast ery of temperaments and eloquence of words that the message of compassion is heard the clearest .\n\nEvery year\, 40 million animals are killed for their fur. 75 % of animals killed for fur are raised in intensive confinem ent in tiny wire cages on factory-style fur farms where they are susceptib le to disease and heatstroke. Cannibalism and self-mutilation are common\, as the animals are driven insane by the frustration of fundamental instin cts and desires in confinement. The other 25% are captured in painful trap s in the wild\, which break bones\, rip flesh and tendons\, crush internal organs\, but often do not actually kill the animals\, leaving them in ter ror and agony for days until the trappers come along and kills them\, ofte n by stomping on their lungs.\n\nKilling methods are even more cruel on fu r farms\, including genital and anal electrocution\, crude neck-breaking\, lung stomping\, strangulation\, forced suffocation\, crushing of internal organs\, painful lethal injections\, hypothermia\, drowning\, and countle ss other cruel methods. No federal\, state\, or local laws regulate the tr eatment or methods of killing animals raised for fur.\n\n\nNYC Animal Righ ts is an active grassroots organization working to inform the public about animal exploitation and abuse. Through community outreach\, networking\, legislation\, public education and vocal demonstrations\, we speak for tho se who cannot speak for themselves. We are a registered non-profit charita ble organization in the state of New York.\n\nOn this site you will find a listing of NYC Animal Rights events\, Poetry\, Music\, Essays\, Photos an d other Animal Rights stuff. Visit us often for daily update.\n\nPlease do n't wear Fur. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060101T230000 GEO:40.851300;-73.934800 LOCATION:511 Lexington Avenue\, Btwn 47th And 48th\, New York\, New York\, 10033\, United States SUMMARY:Mary J. Bliges Anti-Fur Protes UID:20260421T070502CEST-8i7NHx9ww8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nycanimalrights.com/Mary%20J.%20Blige.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-265-7000x7241 Email:ethere@aol.com DESCRIPTION:UNITE HERE will host a specialized 2 Day Training on Feb 24th & 25th in Chicago to teach and evaluate basic organizing skills. Participan ts will learn and be evaluated on identifying and recruiting workplace lea ders. Recommended participants will be placed in on live campaigns on a 6 to 12 week apprenticeship for potential hire. \n\n\nWhat: UNITE HERE Two D ay Training\nWhen: Friday\, Feb. 24th 9:00am – Sat.\, Feb 25th\, 9:00pm\nW here: UNITE HERE Joint Board\, Chicago. Illinois\nHow to Apply: Online app lication and resume submission at\; http://www.unitehere.org/jobs/organize rapp.asp Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060225 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060224T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UNITEHERE Joint Board\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE 2 Day Chicago Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-FMB3VXILB3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org/jobs/organizerapp.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:emarsely@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Here's your opportunity to come and learn more about the effect s of GMOs on your health\, local food sources and individual rights to cho ose to be GMO free.\n\nNETWORKING AND COMMUNITY BUILDING OPPPORTUNITIES Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060122T110000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:DePaul University\, Schmidt Academic Center\, 2320 N. Kenmore\, C hicago\, Illinois\, 60614\, United States SUMMARY:Genetic Engineering Action Network Regional Confrence UID:20260421T070502CEST-hhMgpooC3I@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.genewise.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:starc-si@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:YOU’VE GOT VISION\, DRIVE\, AND PASSION – there is a movement f or social justice growing across the country and you want to be a part of it. STARC brings together youth and student activists who want to learn h ow to effectively organize on their campuses or in their communities\, and work toward justice and freedom.\n\n*Introducing The Fifth Annual STARC S ummer Institute*\n\nThe Summer Institute is an intensive 8-week (mid-June to mid-August) training program for youth and student activists from acros s the country that takes place in the San Francisco Bay Area every summer. The Summer Institute will teach participants essential organizing skills through direct participation\, while developing participants’ anti-oppres sion analyses. The program brings together eight to ten participants who come from diverse personal and political backgrounds\, and each will recei ve a small monthly stipend for their participation. Most importantly\, al l of this political work and personal development will take place within a challenging and supportive community.\n\nSTARC is a national network of y outh and student activists and organizers who are working for racial and e conomic justice through our programs and coalitions. As an entirely youth -lead and democratically run organization\, we build power as youth and st udents to challenge a social and economic system that exploits resources w hile reinforcing privilege and oppression. STARC recognizes that true cha nge comes through local grassroots organizing of and alongside traditional ly marginalized communities that are most affected by economic\, racial\, and other forms of injustice. The Summer Institute is currently STARC’s m ajor organizing project.\n\nThe STARC Summer Institute is composed of four different elements: Community organizing internships\, political educatio n\, individual mentoring\, and community building.\n\nThrough Internships with strategically selected non-profit organizations throughout the Bay Ar ea\, participants will learn community-based organizing skills while worki ng on various projects and campaigns. Previous host organizations have in cluded the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness\, Green Action\, Youth Gender Project\, San Francisco Women Against Rape\, the San Francisco Day Labor Program\, PODER\, Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors\, t he Destiny Arts Center\, California Coalition for Women Prisoners\, and th e Tenderloin Housing Clinic.\n\nPolitical Education workshops held every F riday\, along with selected reading materials\, provide participants with skills and analysis applicable to the organizing work carried out at their internships. These are just a few of the trainings we have offered along with the presenters listed in parentheses: Leadership Development (Cataly st Project)\, Our Histories of Struggle (School of Unity and Liberation)\, Fundraising for Social Change\, Classism (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)\, Queer Y outh Issues (Community United Against Violence)\, Counter Military Recruit ment: Connecting the Dots between Racism and Militarism (STARC)\, Environm ental Racism (Green Action)\, Disability in Radical Communities\, The Heal thcare Crisis (Women’s Economic Agenda Project)\, and Israel/Palestine and Anti-Jewish Oppression (Jewish Youth Center).\n\nIndividual Mentoring all ows participants to work through personal barriers to effective organizing and connect personal relationships with political work. Participants and their internship contacts are encouraged to work together to address each participant’s struggle in organizing and in the organization. Each parti cipant will also have the opportunity for personal\, one-on-one check-ins with the program coordinators over the summer to ensure that the program i s meeting the needs of each participant and to help guide each participant through any conflicts that may arise. Additional mentoring opportunities can be developed through connections with other activists in the area.\n\ nCommunity Building is perhaps one of the most unique components of the ST ARC Summer Institute. Collective living gives participants the opportunit y to create an intentional and supportive environment from which they will carry out their work and personal development. Each year we strive to se lect participants from different regions\, cultural backgrounds\, ethnic c ommunities\, and learning experiences.\n\nParticipant Fundraising: Partici pants selected for the Summer Institute are expected to do some fundraisin g to help cover the costs of the program\; however\, you will receive exte nsive support from our fundraising committee. We only ask that participan ts access the resources that are available to them. Through the support o f the fundraising committee\, past participants have been able to fundrais e between $200 and $2000 each. STARC will provide housing and a small mon thly stipend for all participants. Some additional scholarships are avail able\, so we encourage everyone to apply and talk to us about making speci al arrangements if costs are prohibitive.\n\nAfter four consecutive years of operation the Summer Institute has become a well recognized program tha t makes positive social change by challenging the root causes of oppressio n on systemic and personal levels. STARC focuses on leadership developmen t as a core component of movement building while also supporting the work of kick-ass organizations in the Bay Area – especially those led by and fo r poor folks and communities of color - by offering them interns to suppor t their work. The Summer Institute will begin around the second week of J une depending on applicants’ schedules\, and will be completed around mid- August. \n\n***The STARC Alliance is an affirmative action network\, womy n\, queer people\, people of color\, trans people\, and poor people are ve ry encouraged to apply!***\n\n\n\nTHE STARC SUMMER INSTITUTE APPLICATION\n This application is due January 31\, 2006\n\nName:\n\nEmail:\n\nPhone Numb er for January - May 2006:\n\nCommunity/Region/School:\n\nMailing Address: \n\nEarliest you can be in the Bay Area in June:\n\nPreferred gender prono un (she\, he\, ze\, etc.):\n\nHow did you hear about the STARC Summer Inst itute?\n\n\nPlease answer the following questions as completely as you can – we have included suggested lengths to guide you\, but write as much or as little as you need to. We ask these questions not because you need to impress us with the number of things you’ve done\, but just so that we can learn more about you and see if you are a good fit for our program – so b e yourself! You may also include other writings you feel may be relevant (poetry\, articles you’ve written\, letters of recommendation\, etc – but please be concise).\n\n1. Please provide us with a personal her/zer/histor y of your community involvement and organizing (Suggested length: 1 page)\ n\n2. What are you hoping to get out of the Summer Institute? (Suggested l ength: ˝ page)\n\n3. What role does building community serve in your organ izing? Do you have experience living in community/cooperatively? (Suggest ed length: ˝ page)\n\n4. What role does challenging racism\, sexism & gend er\, classism\, ableism\, heterosexism\, and other oppressions have in the work you do and the life you live? (Suggested length: ˝ page)\n\n5. Becau se of our commitment to prioritizing the leadership of those most targeted by oppression\, we hope you will choose to self-identify in the following ways: \nRace/Ethnicity: \nClass: \nGender Identity: \nSexual Orientatio n: \nOther parts of your identity you’d like us to know about:\n\n\nAPPLIC ATION PROCESS:\nJan. 1st: Announcement and applications are available\nJa n. 31st: Applications due by midnight to STARC-SI@riseup.net or snail-mai led to Amy Schoenwald at 2602 Sutter Street\, San Francisco\, CA 94115.\nF eb. 6th-20th: During this time there will be phone interviews.\nMar. 15t h: We’ll notify all applicants by this date if you’ve been accepted or on the waiting list.\n*All dates are subject to change.\n\n*If you have any questions or concerns about this application or about STARC\, please conta ct us via email at STARC-SI@riseup.net\n\nTHANKS AND GOOD LUCK!\n Geograp hical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060131 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, United States SUMMARY:STARC Summer Institute 2006 application deadline UID:20260421T070502CEST-55vu1n5vv0@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:jtucker@starband.net DESCRIPTION:Florida AIM to demonstrate against racist University of Florida newspaper.\nGAINESVILLE\, FL The American Indian Movement of Florida ('Fl orida AIM') will hold a demonstration in front of the Independent Florida Alligator (1105 W University Ave Gainesville) on Saturday January 14\, 200 6 at 1:30 p.m.\n \nThe Alligator editorialized on Thanksgiving weekend wit h an editorial cartoon that made light of killing American Indians. Florid a AIM preferring the dialogue of cooperation to the rhetoric of confrontat ion sent a letter to the editorial board of the Alligator explaining that while Indian people make up 1/125th of the US population-Indians constitut e 30% of the victims of violent hate crime in America. Florida AIM further explained that families of Indian people murdered in hate crimes such as Candice Rough Surface\, Wilson 'Wally' Black Elk Jr.\, Ronald Hard Heart\, Carol Garbow\, Gabby Daniels\, Allen Two Crows\, Justin Redday\, and Robe rt Many Horses (to name a very few) remain in mourning and have yet to fin d any justice. Florida AIM simply asked the Alligator to provide basic hum an respect and dignity to Indigenous peoples by apologizing to the familie s\, and perhaps help to erase the ignorance many have about these issues.\ n \nThe silence from the Alligator has been deafening. Native organization s including the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee\, several Indian social workers and individuals from across the globe have since expressed their r ighteous indignation at the Alligator?s cartoon and silence upon our reaso nable request. This shows us that the Alligator willfully and maliciously intended to offend and call for further hate crimes against indigenous peo ples.\n \nFlorida AIM believes enough is enough! Racist\, anti-Indian mout hpieces such as the Alligator who openly support the murder of Indigenous peoples and the continued suffering of Indigenous peoples families must be challenged\, confronted\, exposed and extinguished. Florida AIM respects the pain of the families of Indigenous peoples who have been murdered in b rutal hate crimes\, often with the families finding no solace or closure i n the American justice system. Florida AIM is vehemently outraged that the Alligator supports the hate crimes and these peoples suffering.\n \nFlori da AIM continues to demand a basic apology and efforts by the Alligator to educate and inform the public-the mission of a newspaper. If this paper c ontinues to refuse to provide basic human respect and dignity towards Nati ve peoples\, Florida AIM will continue to work to destroy the Alligator as a racist anti-Indian newspaper that promotes and encourages hate crimes. This can and will not be tolerated by any Indigenous rights organization l et alone the American Indian Movement of Florida.\n Geographical Scope: L ocal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060114T133000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:1105 W University Ave\, Gainesville\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:Demonstration in Front of Independent Florida Alligator UID:20260421T070502CEST-gxxWK0HMWV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aimovement.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:meganegbert@boisestate.edu DESCRIPTION:Progressive Advocacy Training starts Friday night with a big po tluck for all those who want to participate. Saturday and Sunday are fill ed with progressive workshops\, and Monday we use our new knowlege and par ticipate in a direct action. The event is free and open to the public. I f you need housing we can try to arrange it for you. This event is an ama zing way to make connections throughout different areas. Geographical Sco pe: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060217 GEO:43.662000;-116.195000 LOCATION:Boise State University Student Union Building\, Boise\, Idaho\, 83 702\, United States SUMMARY:Progressive Advocacy Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-XZd6t3sF0U@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:919-960-6886 Email:surgenc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:SURGE Conference 2006\, cosponsored by scores of progressive or ganizations\, will be an amazing gathering of hundreds of progressive stud ents from all over North Carolina and beyond. There will be a great keyno te speaker on Friday evening (Feb 24) and then Saturday (Feb 25) will be f ull of informative workshop and strategy sessions on relevant issues and s kills\, networking opportunities with dozens of nonprofits and fellow stud ents\, and much more. Food is included in the inexpensive registration\, and we will even have some space on Durham hosts' futons\, couches and flo ors for Friday evening available on a first ask & register\, first serve b asis. Go to our website at www.surgenetwork.org for an updated descriptio n and schedule of the conference.\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060225 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060224T170000 GEO:36.004300;-78.875500 LOCATION:Lawson & Fayetteville Streets\, Durham\, North Carolina\, 27701\, United States SUMMARY:SURGE Conference 2006: Empowering a Progressive South\, Community b y Community UID:20260421T070502CEST-xZ5AEmuZXl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.surgenetwork.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:n late January Wal-Mart hold its annual Managers Convention in Kansas City. While they plan to keep rolling back the American dream for w orkers and communities\, we’ll hold a counter conference to Rollback Wal-M art by building a broad movement to restore the dream of a society with go od jobs and democratic\, sustainable communities. The conference is not j ust about Wal-Mart. We focus on them because they’re the trend-setters of corporate irresponsibility\, but we think all retailers and their supplier s need to respect workers’ rights and be responsible citizens in communiti es where they operate. The conference will develop strategy and provide ne eded skills to activate concerned citizens\, workers\, and clergy.\n\nAGEN DA\n\nFriday January 27 - Unconventional Entertainment\nThe Wal-Nut Suite – choreographed by Tuesday Faust\nBig Box Slam and Open Mike with prizes\n Music by Jim and Tommy Herrmann\n\nSaturday January 28\n\n\n9:00 Keynote S peaker Andy Grossman\, Wal-Mart Watch\n9:30 Panel of Wal-Mart workers from around the world (US\, Colombia\, Nicaragua\, The Phi lippines)\n10:15 Break\n10:30 Breakout Session I - Workshops\n11:45 Lunch\ n Phil Mattera\, author of Shopping for Subsidies: How Wal-Mart\n \n Uses Taxpayer Money. . .\n Panel of Wal-Mart Activi sts from the Region\n1:15 Breakout Session 2\n2:30 Break\n2:45 Breakout Se ssion 3\n4:00 Rev. Spencer Barrett\, Interfaith Worker Justice Kansas City \n\nWorkshops\n\n• Outreach: Delivering the message activating people\n• O rganizing small business to survive\n• How to get the message in the media \n• Writing chants and songs\n• Banners and puppets for demonstrations\n• Strategies to keep out big box stores\n• “But I can’t afford not to shop a t Wal- Mart' - Realistic Shopping Alternatives\n• Derailing Wal-Mart’s Cor porate Welfare \n\n• How Wal-Mart fights unions and how unions are fightin g back\n• All the laws that Wal-Mart breaks: a primer on labor laws\n• Cou ntering Wal-Mart’s spin\n• Would Jesus shop at Wal-Mart? Talking to your c ongregation\n• Guerilla theater\n• Building solidarity with Wal-Mart worke rs round the world\n• Taking the “Wal-Mart is not cool” message to youth\n • Community benefit agreements\n\nConference Co-sponsors\n\nInterfaith Wor ker Justice\nReclaimDemocracy.org/KC\nThe Institute for Labor Studies\nUAW Local 31\nTri-County Labor Council AFL-CIO\nUFCW Local 2\nSEIU Local 1\nG reater KC Fair Trade Coalition\nCross Border Network\nKansas City Federati on of Teachers\nACORN\nProfessional Airways Systems Specialists\, (PASS) C hapter 253\nWal-Mart Watch\nWake Up Wal-Mart\nMissouri AFL-CIO Geographic al Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060128 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060127 GEO:39.102400;-94.598600 LOCATION:University Of Missouri\, Kansas City\, Kansas City\, Missouri\, 64 101\, United States SUMMARY:Rollback Walmart Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-6NArTOkk2w@74.81.90.59 URL:http://web1.umkc.edu/labor-ed/RollbackWalmart.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Translating Identity is a FREE conference focusing on gender an d gender identities. Open to the public\, this event hopes to reach out th e University of Vermont\, the Burlington community\, and the nation as a w hole to educate us all further about transgender issues. \n\nWith multiple panels to choose from at any time\, some panels will be directed towards trans people and others will be for those who are fairly unfamiliar with t he transgender movement and the topic of gender identity. This conference seeks to translate gender identity to both the queer community and its all ies.\n\nRegistration and attendance are FREE although registration will no t open until December 15th 2005. Optional meal tickets are available for $ 5\, though no one will go hungry for lack of funds. Since space is limited \, the TIC committee asks all attendees to reserve your spot by registerin g online at www.uvm.edu/~tic\n\nThe TIC Committee is currently accepting p roposal submissions for workshops\, talks\, and other presentations. There are three ways to submit a session proposal. You can download the proposa l submission form as a Microsoft Word Document (.doc) or as an Adobe file (.pdf)\, both located on the website\, to print out and snail mail to us\, or you can use the online form\, also located on the website. You only ne ed to complete one of these options\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060226 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060225 GEO:44.448100;-73.098200 LOCATION:University Of Vermont\, Burlington\, Vermont\, 05403\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Free to Be - 4th Annual GLBTA Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-UUFwUVVoxN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uvm.edu/~tic END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mwconference@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Global Warming is the issue of our time. Students all over the \ncountry know this and are organizing for solutions.\n\nNow is the time t o come together from our individual campuses to unite\nour energy and solu tions! Imagine what we could accomplish if we\neducate ourselves\, get gr assroots organizing and campaign training\,\nand then go back to campus to make an even bigger impact.\n\n The Midwest Student Energy Conference wil l feature:\n\nTrainings and Briefings from\nProminent energy policy and gl obal warming experts\nState and national environmental organization advoca tes and directors\nProfessional grassroots organizers\n\n\n Forums and pan el discussions on\n\nThe Campus Climate Challenge (www.campusclimatechalle nge.org ). The\nEnergy Action Coalition nation-wide effort to get 500 Univ ersities to\nreduce their global warming gases by 90% by 2050.\nCase studi es on winning campus energy efficiency campaigns\nState campaigns for rene wable portfolio standards\n\n\n Opportunities to:\n\nLearn a ton about the issues\, campaigns and organizing\nNetwork with organizations and other s tudents\nDiscuss regional campaign possibilities \n\nRegistration is FREE! !!\n(Includes housing and breakfast)\n\nIf you are interested in attending \, email Dan Kohler –\ndankohler@pirg.org . or Renae Steichen - renae24@gm ail.com\n Register online Here (www.energyaction.net/midwest it should b e up\nby January 16)\n\n\n Please forward this invitation to others.\n\n T he Midwest Student Energy Conference is being organized by groups\nincludi ng:\n\n Student PIRGs – www.studentpirgs.org\n\n Energy Action – www.energyaction.net\n\n Global Exchange – www.globalexchange.org\n\ n Apollo Alliance – www.apolloalliance.org\n\n Sierra Student Co alition – www.ssc.org\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060305 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060303 GEO:43.069600;-89.423900 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53701\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Student Energy Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Wmsv6oks0K@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.energyaction.net/midwest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:NATIONAL WEEK OF CAMPUS ACTION\nWeek of March 13-17\nStudents S ay NO to War in Iraq! \nCollege Not Combat\, Troops Out Now! \n\nOn March 13-17*\, students will hold events at high schools and colleges \naround t he country demanding an immediate end to the occupation of Iraq \nand mone y for young people's education\, not military recruitment. This \nweek of action leads into the global days of protest on March 18-19\, \nwhere stud ents will join many others in marking the anniversary of the \ninvasion of Iraq and demanding to bring the troops home now!\n\n(*Spring break altern ative: Schools on spring break during March 13-17 \nwill hold events the w eek of March 20) \n\nStudent week of action coordinated by the \nCampus An tiwar Network \nhttp://www.campusantiwar.net / RecruitersOut@yahoo.com \n[ Full endorsement list below]\n\n\nWHY YOUTH & STUDENTS NEED TO STAND UP: \ nThe illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq has taken the lives of over \ n2\,000 American soldiers and more than 100\,000 Iraqis. It has destroyed \nthe lives of countless more. This war affects young people everywhere\, \nat home and abroad. Iraqis are faced with the brutality of occupation\, \nunder threat of bombs\, guns\, and torture. In the United States\, we se e \nour educational prospects diminished and recruitment to the military \ nheld up as our only viable future. \n\nNow is the time for young people t o stand up. And we are joined by a \ngrowing majority that sees the lies\, the torture\, the chemical weapons\, \nand the corruption and arrogance o f our politicians and says NO MORE. \n\nThere is a student movement bringi ng this message to campuses around \nthe country: kicking military recruit ers off of a dozen schools\, \ndefending free speech in the face of repres sive administrators and \ngovernment spying\, bringing grassroots relief t o New Orleans and the \ntruth about the occupation to our schools. On the third anniversary of \nthe war in March 2006\, this movement's voice will be heard! \n\n\nWHAT YOU CAN DO \nEmail RecruitersOut@yahoo.com to: \n- En dorse this day of action \n- If you're a student: let us know about an act ion being planned at \nyour school\, or ask us to put you in touch with ot her students near you \n- If you're an activist off-campus: Help organize massive protests on \nMarch 18-19. We will put you in touch with the anti- war student groups \nnearest you to facilitate grassroots coordination. \n \nCOLLEGE NOT COMBAT! TROOPS OUT NOW! \nCampus Antiwar Network \nhttp://ww w.campusantiwar.net\n\n\nENDORSED BY:\nOrganizations: AfterDowningStreet\, Bay Area United Against War\, \nInternational Socialist Organization\, Pr ogressive Democrats of America\, \nSan Juan Peace Network\, Texans for Pea ce\, Traprock Peace Center \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060317 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060313 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Week of Campus Action Against War in Iraq UID:20260421T070502CEST-xMiNJbEc9g@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusantiwar.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@leftforum.org DESCRIPTION: The Left Forum 2006 will take place from March 10-12\, 2006 at Cooper Union in New York City. Please save the date now and make sure to join us for a weekend of dialogue and debate. The Left Forum 2005\, held l ast April at the CUNY Graduate Center\, continued the decades-long traditi on of the Socialist Scholars Conference. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060312 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060310 GEO:40.730200;-73.988600 LOCATION:Cooper Union\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Left Forum 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-2ii6H398wu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.leftforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:wgs@umkc.edu DESCRIPTION:We are inviting papers that critically examine the role of gend er in cultural\, economic\, and political development. Papers can focus on theoretical aspects of gender and development\, present case studies\, an d/or explore the connections between scholarship and activism. \n\nTopics can include such areas of interest as gender and the state (e.g.\, crimina lization and institutionalization of women\; reproductive rights\; gendere d human rights\, including rights to freedom of sexualities)\, gender and the economy (e.g.\, gender and paid and unpaid work\; gendered economic an d financial policies\; gendered non-profit and non-governmental organizati ons\; “third way” gendered development\; gender\, employment\, and globali zation)\, and gender and culture (e.g.\, gendered religions\, gender and e nvironmental impacts\; gendered activism). \n\nWhile we encourage a strong focus on the gendered lives of women\, we also invite papers examining th e gendered lives of men and transgendered people.\n\nDeadline for Abstract s: December 1\, 2005\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060325 GEO:39.032300;-94.573300 LOCATION:U Missouri\, Kansas City\, Missouri\, 64110\, United States SUMMARY:Exploring Scholarly Activism and Activist Scholarship - Gender and Development UID:20260421T070502CEST-DiVzO1gw3L@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:217-333-7781 Email:info@aasarp.uiuc.edu DESCRIPTION:The African American Studies and Research Program at the Univer sity of Illinois Champaign-Urbana\, is sponsoring a conference\, Race\, Ro ots\, and Resistance: Revisiting the Legacies of Black Power. The purpose of this conference is to explore the legacies of the Black Power movement\ , its impact on the 1960s and contemporary U.S. society and the world. Pan els and papers ahould engage the complexities and nuances that not only re interpret the past or examine current conditions\, but that also chart the trajectory for Black liberation and radical social transformation. \n\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060330 GEO:40.133700;-88.182100 LOCATION:University Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign\, Illinois\, 61801\, United States SUMMARY:Race\, Roots\, and Resistance: Revisiting the Legacy of Black Power Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-GNAHpdJBT9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Keynote Speakers:\nFarai CHIDEYA\nMaria HINOJOSA\nCaryl RIVERS\ n\nHave you noticed that progressive women’s voices have been increasingly shut out of the media (and\, as a result\, out of much public policy disc ussion)? It’s time to put women back in the story. That’s why the Center f or New Words is hosting the third annual Women\, Action & the Media (WAM!) conference. Our past two conferences have featured such speakers as Katha Pollitt\, Medea Benjamin\, Marie Wilson\, Julianne Malveaux\, Jill Nelson \, Amy Goodman\, Daisy Hernandez\, Rita Henley-Jensen\, Lisa Jervis\, Shel ley Lewis\, Elaine Lafferty\, Noy Thrupkaew\, and many more. This year’s c onference will bring together more than 300 participants for over two days of meeting\, discussing\, and exchanging our observations\, ideas\, exper iences\, opinions\, and tools for change—and to plan together for action.\ n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060331 GEO:42.365100;-71.101800 LOCATION:Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02139\, United States SUMMARY:Women Action and the Media: Making Noise\, Making Change UID:20260421T070502CEST-MdDVV2UNd2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.centerfornewwords.org/wam2006.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:womens_studies@uncg.edu DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Women’s and Gender Studies\nUniversity of North Ca rolina at Greensboro\n\nThe Program in Women’s and Gender Studies\, Univer sity of North Carolina at Greensboro is organizing a conference to examine how the arts can be used for social and political action. This includes e xamining how expressive mediums of all types--dance\, theatre\, music\, fi lm\, literature\, visual arts\, animation\, puppetry\, and other forms—are used to raise social consciousness and rethink identity norms such as of gender\, class\, ethnicity\, and sexuality\, in political protest\, or to incite violence and encourage intolerance.\n\nWe seek proposals for papers \, panels\, lecture/demonstrations\, workshops\, performances\, and presen tations in innovative formats addressing the nexus of the arts and social activism informed by feminist and gender perspectives. \n\nWe hope to stim ulate interest in the arts as they intersect or converge with social and p olitical concerns\, whether it be within the arts professions or in the br oader community. \n\nThe conference committee is interested in a range of research methodologies and analytic techniques\, interdisciplinary approac hes\, and intersections.\n\nFeatured events include a residency/performanc e by the Guerilla Girls on Tour and a new play from the North Carolina Tou ring Theatre Ensemble. The Guerilla Girls on Tour’s performance\, “Feminis ts Are Funny”\, will be the culmination of a two-day residency that includ es a poster/performance workshop “From Attitude to Activism”\, and “Street Theatre Tactics\,” a workshop for anyone interested in exploring creatin g short dramatic pieces to be used as a protest tool. Mexican filmmaker Ma ria Novaro will be present for a discussion of her film Without Trace. \n\ nWe welcome proposals for presentations from faculty\, artists\, students\ , and community activists working in any area of research or artistic medi um. Papers or proposals on Hispanic\, African American\, Asian-American an d Native American women and from other ethnic and global perspectives are encouraged.\n\nDeadline - Postmarked or emailed by December 1\, 2005. Ema il is strongly preferred. Proposals should follow the instructions below a nd should be sent to:\n\nCreative Action: Gender and the Arts\nWomen’s and Gender Studies\n200 Foust\, UNCG\nGreensboro\, NC 27402\n Geographical S cope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060331 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060329 GEO:36.106700;-79.791900 LOCATION:Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27402\, United States SUMMARY:Creative Action: Gender and the Arts UID:20260421T070502CEST-je6GCtVdaP@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:barbara.gurr@uconn.edu DESCRIPTION:The 18th Annual Conference on Women and Gender\n'Sisterhood is Global: From Theory to Practice'\n\nFriday\, March 31\, 2006 on the Storrs Campus\nPresented by The Women's Studies Program at the University of Con necticut/\n\nKeynote Adress by Winona LaDuke: 1996\, 2000 Vice Presidentia l Candidate\; 1998 Ms. Woman of the Year\; Founding Director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project\; Founding member of the Indigenous Women's Ne twork\; Program Director of Honor the Earth\; Recipient of the Global Gree n Award\, the Ann Bancroft Award for Women's Leadership and other recognit ions\; Anishinaabeg Author\, Activist\, and Mother\n\nInvitation for Propo sals on Interdisciplinary Scholarly and Creative Work: The Women's Studies Program of the University of Connecticut has chosen Sisterhood is Global: From Theory to Practice as the theme for our 2006 Conference. As part of the year-long celebration of our 30th Anniversary on the Storrs campus\, w e seek to examine the concepts\, theories\, roles\, responsibilities\, hop es and obligations of sisterhood in the global context of oour rapidly cha nging world. We invite proposals from feminists\, academics and activists from all disciplines and locations to join in this important dialogue on M arch 31st\, 2006 at the Rome Ballroom on the Storrs campus.\n\nProposal Fo rmat: Interested participants are invited to submit proposals for individu al papers\, complete sessions\, panels\, or round tables. Poster sessions\ , performance pieces\, video recordings\, or other visual works are also e ncouraged. For individual papers\, please submit a one-page abstract. For complete panels\, please submit a one-page abstract for each presentation plus an overview on the relationship among the individual components. For Poster Sessions\, Performances\, and Art work\, please submit a one-page o verview. All proposals must include speaker's/speakers' name(s)\, affiliat ion(s)\, and contact information (address\, email\, and telephone number). Presenters are required to register at the special Presenter rate not to exceed $25.00.\n\nPostmarked no later than Friday\, December 16\, 2005\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060331 GEO:41.808000;-72.251000 LOCATION:Storrs\, Connecticut\, 06269\, United States SUMMARY:Sisterhood is Global: From Theory to Practice UID:20260421T070502CEST-RkLjXxPGTF@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:APRIL 1 - 2\, at Yale University\, New Haven\, Connecticut\; In ternational Health Conference with Theme: 'EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO BRIDG E HEALTH DIVIDES' for anyone interested in medicine\, health education\, h ealth promotion\, public health\, international health\, international ser vice\, or eye care. with goal To empower conference attendees to identify health needs and to develop solutions to improve access to care for the me dically underserved. Keynote Address 'Environment\, Behavior and Health: S ocieties Matter' Al Sommer\, MD\, MHS\; sessions on The Health of Women an d Children: A Global Overview\; Strategies in Global Health\; Community St rategies to Improve Eye Care\; Building Capacity Through Surgical Eye Care \; Refractive Error: From Needs To Eyeglass Empowerment\; Glaucoma Angles and Approaches\; Vision Screening Strategies\; Vision and Clinical Researc h\, and much more. Early Bird Registration $25 student rate\; $30 for all others http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php Geographic al Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060402 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060401 GEO:41.365700;-72.927500 LOCATION:Yale University\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06501\, United States SUMMARY:Empowering Communities to Bridge Health Divides UID:20260421T070502CEST-UKkpBDtrBN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uniteforsight.org/2006_annual_conference.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights\nThe Chains That Remain: The Nature of Human Trafficking in a Global Context\nApril 6- 9\, 2006 \n\nBringing together distinguished academics\, activists\, and p olicy makers from around the globe\, the 2006 Northwestern University Conf erence on Human Rights will explore the international dynamics of human tr afficking - a modern-day form of slavery - as well as strategies for comba tting it. \n\nThe conference’s educational emphasis provides a unique foru m for undergraduate students from across the country to discuss the future of this crucial issue in international human rights policy.\n\nPlease joi n us! All conference events are free and open to the public!\n\n\nPlanning for the 2006 Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights is well u nderway\, but we have not yet announced the featured speakers and panelist s who will be presenting at the conference. For students interested in att ending\, however\, it may be helpful to have an idea of the general framew ork within which the conference will be organized. This outline is\, of co urse\, subject to change\, but we hope that it - along with information ab out past conferences included below - will provide a rough idea of what to expect. \n\nFormat of the 2006 Conference\n\nThe conference will consist of four panel discussions focusing on specific geographical regions of the world and the distinct sorts of human trafficking present in each. While the panels will be dealing with different areas\, they will all focus on p revention\, prosecution\, and victim rehabilitation in an attempt to facil itate inter-regional cooperation and strategies.\n\nThe panel discussions will be supplemented by a series of three featured addresses by particular ly distinguished policymakers. These men and women are some of the most in fluential advocates in the world against human trafficking\, and bring wit h them a wealth of practical experience that is incredibly valuable for st udents looking to get involved in human rights issues.\n\nThe third and mo st important part of the conference\, of course\, is the student delegates who attend it. The conference seeks to bring a mix of upper- and undercla ssmen of all different backgrounds\, with the expectation that delegates w ill learn nearly as much from each other as from the presenters. This is p articularly true in areas of activism specifically relevant to college cam puses\, such as the creation of student groups and consciousness-raising e fforts. Applications from delegates with a strong background in human traf ficking issues will obviously be attractive\, but previous work on the iss ue is not necessary - we are interested in finding the students for whom t he conference will be most beneficial\, not just those who have already ac hieved the most. Unfortunately\, because of funding constraints we are onl y able to sponsor delegates who will be in North America at the time of th e conference\, though we are eager to welcome students from other parts of the world if they can find outside funding.\n\nHistory of the Conference\ n\nStarted in 2003 by a group of Northwestern University undergraduates\, the Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights is now in its third year of existence. The inaugural conference focused on American intervent ionist policy and featured addresses by Richard Holbrooke\, the United Sta tes Ambassador to the United Nations during the Clinton administration\, a nd Romeo Delaire\, the Canadian General in charge of U.N. forces during th e Rwandan Genocide. The following year\, the conference addressed question s about American policy toward HIV/AIDS in the Developing World. Featured address were given by Stephen Lewis\, U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in A frica\, Dr. Bernard Kouchner\, co-founder of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Doc tors Without Borders\, and Dr. Mark Dybul\, Assistant U.S. Global AIDS Coo rdinator.\n\nMore than 50 student delegates from nearly 40 colleges and un iversities across the country attended the conference\, along with hundred s of Northwestern students and residents of the Chicago area. Building on our past success\, we hope this year's conference will be even better atte nded. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060406 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Northwestern University\, Evanston\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights UID:20260421T070502CEST-zcftul61xj@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association\nNatio nal Conference in the area of Fat Studies\n\nFat Studies – an interdiscipl inary\, cross-disciplinary field of study that confronts and critiques cul tural constraints against the fat body\, examines science that is used to support and/or question and/or counter the health issues related to fat bo dies\, and creates paradigms for the development of fat acceptance within mass society.Proposals are being accepted for the PCA /ACA (Popular Cultur e Association/American Culture Association) National Conference in Atlanta \, GA\, April 12-16 2006 in the area of Fat Studies. Papers can be from an y field of study and are welcomed from academics/researchers/ intellectual s/activists/artists at any stage in their career\, with or without any for mal affiliation. Topics may include but are not limited to:\nthe represent ation of fat people in literature\, film\, music\, t.v.\, or in nonfiction \nthe fat body/art history\ncultural considerations of the fat body in var ious parts of the worldthe cultural or philosophical meanings of fat the f at guest on talk shows or in newsmagazines fat acceptance/activism histori cal views of fatapproaches to fat and body image in psychotherapyfat child ren: literature\, media\, law\, pedagogical approachesfat and race\, ethni city\, class and/or religious background\, ability\, feminismhistory/criti que of diet books and scamsthe place of fataphobia or fat oppression in th e economic system\nfat community\, Fat Communityfat oppression as an issue for aging people racism\, anti-Semitism\, etc. and fat oppression respons es to fat oppression (internalized oppression\, bullying\, striking back a t bigotry\, dieting\, eating disorders\, etc.) legal issues related to fat bodies\nscientific perspectives on fat bodies\n\nBy November 1\, 2005\, p lease send abstract of 250 words or completed paper to Lynda_hinkle@yahoo. com (preferred) or: Lynda Hinkle\nRutgers University\nEnglish Department\n 311 North Fifth Street\nRoom 445\nCamden\, NJ 08012 Please include your co mplete contact information\, and a CV and/or 50 word bio along with antici pated A/V needs. \n\nPresenters must become members of the Popular Culture Association. Find more information on the conference and organization at http://www.popularculture.org.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060416 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060412 GEO:39.790100;-75.036700 LOCATION:Camden\, New Jersey\, 08012\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference in the area of Fat Studies UID:20260421T070502CEST-Cm5IakZZKb@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The history of the human rights movement in the US has deep roo ts. And international issues regarding torture\, genocide and abuse\, con front us daily. Beginning with the Quakers and Abolitionists of the 18th a nd 19th centuries\, the NAACP and the ACLU in the 20th Century and continu ing with groups such as Amnesty International and USAS in the present day\ , advocates of inherent and fundamental freedoms have made their cause Ame rica's cause. Standing on the shoulders of those who came before us\, we continue the struggle toward 'liberty and justice for all' Violations of individual rights and freedoms did not end with the international independ ence movements of the 50's or the civil rights movement of the 60's. In f act\, we see evidence every day of continued abuse-- Darfur\, Tibet\, Abu Ghraib. Therefore\, we accept the responsibility to build on the work of others who have struggled before us. The Center for Human Rights and Civ il Liberties at the University of Southern Mississippi is issuing a call f or papers relating to activism-- its practice\, its purpose\, and its inte rsections with policy and culture. This conference will bring together sc holars\, activists\, students\, and leaders of government to bridge the ga p between social theory and the impact interest groups have on their commu nities. The conference will also provide an opportunity for networking am ong those interested in the field. Through this conference we hope to provide a space where solutions to the problems of the human condition can be addressed. For this reason we ask for paper proposals in the fields o f anthropology\, biology\, criminal justice\, communications\, economics\, environmental studies\, cultural studies\, geography\, history\, philosop hy\, political science and public administration\, sociology\, social work \, and all other areas interested in improving the lot of humanity. We w ould especially like to encourage graduate and undergraduate students to p resent proposals. Panel proposals should include the panel topic and a s ingle paragraph abstract of the papers to be presented. Proposals for sin gle papers should include topic and a single paragraph abstract. Abstract s should briefly describe the questions raised\, methodology\, and conclus ions. Please send in Word (.doc) format to Bob.Press@usm.edu. Proposals should be received by December 15th 2005 and participants will be notified by January 28th\, 2006. Details about conference accommodations and regi stration can be found at http://www.usm.edu/polisci/HR%20Conference.htm or call Naomi Hurtienne at the USM Department of Political Science\, Interna tional Affairs and International Development\, at 601-266-4310. Geographi cal Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060429 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060428 GEO:31.245100;-89.280700 LOCATION:Hattiesburg\, Mississippi\, 39401\, United States SUMMARY:Rights and the Role of Activism: A Conference on Human Rights UID:20260421T070502CEST-6dMs2MfwXs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usm.edu/polisci/HR%20Conference.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:vif@visionsinfeminism.org DESCRIPTION:The 6th Annual Visions in Feminism (ViF) Conference is about mo bilizing our communities and organizing them toward social change and soci al justice. Through organizing and mobilizing within our communities we se ek to bring conversations of and about activism\, challenges we encounter\ , and the successes we have experienced. We will discuss how our voices\, bodies\, identity\, and presence are styles of activism and resistance. Vi F will continue to highlight the importantance of the dynamic process of v iewing and collaborating with others using an open-mind. Mobilize & Organi ze! Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060422 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Visions in Feminism 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ECJLmamsLR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.visionsinfeminism.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A LETTER OF INVITE FOR WPC7 \n\n\nI would like to invite you to attend WPC7 on April 26-29\, 2006. The theme for WPC7 is: YOUTH: A Call T o Action. This years conference is co-sponsored and hosted by the Universi ty of Missouri-St. Louis in St. Louis\, MO. We look forward to seeing you and others from your institution/organization at WPC7!\n\nWPC fits perfect ly with many of the issues you fight for everyday. This conference is not about beating up on white folks. This conference is about challenging the society in which we live and working to dismantle systems of privilege\, s upremacy and oppression. \n\nPlease consider this invitation to join the W PC family and read the WPC6 review below. We want you here!\nWPC6 WAS A HU GE SUCCESS\n\nWe had over 600 participants from 32 different states and 3 provinces. I felt refueled and refreshed from the energy and passion comin g from performers\, speakers and participants. The WPC Youth Institute was 'Off The Hook!' WPC will continue to sharpen and strengthen our focus and direction year after year. Please spread the word and I will see you next year! \nEddie Moore\, Jr.\, PhD Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060429 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060426 GEO:38.625400;-90.268100 LOCATION:University Of Missouri\, St. Louis\, Missouri\, 63110\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:White Privilege Conference 7 - Youth - A Call to Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-fWIzKINZSx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://whiteprivilegeconference.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Building on the July\,2006 conference in Berkeley\, this will b e the National conference to launch a prophetic spiritual politics agenda to the media and the politicians in D.C. and to train organizers who will take the agenda into their communities. The conference will also celebrate the release of Rabbi Michael Lerner's new book The Left Hand of God\, wit h its proposed Spiritual Covenant for America and the release of the paper back version of Jim Wallis' God's Politics. \n\n\nWe will bring the Spiri tual Covenant for America (based in part on the conversations that took pl ace at the July 2005 conference and developed into a platform in Rabbi Ler ner's The Left Hand of God) to the attention of the U.S. Congress and the liberal and progressive forces headquartered in D.C. \n\n\nThe Religious R ight has dominated public discourse because it has managed to portray itse lf as the force that genuinely cares about the spiritual crisis that perme ates American life. Yet the Religious Right uses the legitimacy it gets fr om articulating spiritual needs to support a political program that includ es militarism and the war in Iraq\, reducing the taxes on rich people whil e eliminating badly needed social programs for the poor\, rejecting intern ational agreements to combat global warming (thereby contributing to a ser ies of environmental disasters like the increased ferocity and frequency o f destructive hurricanes)\, and divisive assaults on the rights of women a nd homosexuals.\n\n\n Unfortunately\, liberals and progressives\, even whe n they try to articulate an alternative program\, too often revert to a te chnocratic and economistic alternatives that miss the spiritual dimension of human needs. That is why we are building a movement of spiritual progre ssives that is both a challenge to the Right and to the anti-religious and anti-spiritual tendencies within some parts of the Left. \n\n\nOur confer ence is part of that process\, and we will be highlighting a Spiritual Cov enant with America that is as much an alternative to the tepid and visionl ess rhetoric of some sections of establishment liberals as it is to the mo ral insensitivity of some sections of the Right. Our perspective is unabas hedly visionary and 'unrealistic' in the sense that it challenges the cont emporary denizens of political realism and insists that the challenges fac ing the human race today require a major jump in consciousness and poltiic al courage. We are honored to be working with All Souls Church\, which has a rich history of social justice ministry.\n\nThe full agenda of the conf erence will not be ready till March\, but our experience at our first conf erence in July of 2005 indicates that we will fill up on the available spa ces very quickly\, so we urge people to register as soon as they can\, and to spread the word to friends and others around the country who they thin k ought to be here\, particularly their religious or spiritual leaders\, t heir political leaders and elected representatives\, and social change act ivists and spiritual activists.\n\n\nImportant note on process: At the las t conference we sought to democratically empower work groups to come up wi th a platform. A few of them worked to make some important contributions\, many others did not. The concensus of the feedback we got was that this w ould not be a workable way to develop a platform. So\, we've decided inste ad to use the time betweeen now and our third conference (one tentatively scheduled for the fall of 2007)\, to do two things\; a. Use the Spiritual Covenant with America that appears in the book The Left Hand of God (and w hich was compiled in part in response to the discussions that took place a t the first conference) as the tentative platform and to use it as the fou ndation both for our initial educating of Congress and the liberal and pro gressive forces that we hope to do in our conference in DC May 17-20\, 200 6 and as the foundation for subsequent discussion in local NSP and Tikkun Community chapters over the course of the next 20 months leading up to the Fall of 2007\, at which time we hope to have our national office consolid ate all the feedback we've received\, integrate it into a slightly revised platform agenda\, and have that discussed at the national conference\, th en re-discussed at the local level in chapters\, and then finally a draft based on all this feedback submitted for vote by the membership through a mail or email ballot. In the meantime\, and till the beginning of 2008\, t he Spiritual Covenant with America will function as our public platform\, and the book The Left Hand of God: Taking Back our Country from the Religi ous Right will serve as the intepretive frame for understanding the full d imensions explicit and imp[icit in the Spiritual Covenant. \n\n\nVERY VERY VERY TENTATIVE AGENDA:\nAgenda for the interfaith Network of Spiritual Pr ogressives’ Conference on Spiritual Activism\,\n\nMay 17-20\, 2006 All S ouls Church\, Washington D.C. \n \n \nWednesday\, May 17 \n \n8 a.m.- Reg istration\n9 a.m. Opening Religious/Spiritual Rituals.\n10 a.m. Introduct ion to the Conference: Robyn Thomas and Rev. Robert Hardies\n10:30-12:00 Understanding Spiritual Politics Sister Joan Chittister\, national co- chair\, The Tikkun Community and NSP (a Benedictine nun who is past presid ent of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the author of many books including Becoming Fully Human: The Greatest Glory of God\, Çalled to Question: A Spiritual Memoir\, and The Wisdom of the Benedictine El ders )\, Peter Gabel (associate editor of Tikkun and chair of the program on Spirituality and Politics at New College of California and author of T he Bank Teller and Other Essays on the Politics of Meaning) and Harvey Co x (professor of Theology at Harvard University School of Divinity and auth or of When Jesus Came to Harvard and of Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Pent ecostal Spirituality and the Reshaping of Religion in the 21st Century)\n1 2:00-12:30 Small Groups\n12\;30-1:30 Lunch\n1:30-3:15 Keynote Plenary: Rabbi Michael Lerner and U.S. Senator Barack Obama (invited)\n3:15-3:30 First meetings with small groups\n3:30 5:15 Trainings focused on the Spi ritual Covenant with America to prepare participants for presenting these ideas to their elected representatives:\n 1. Covenant with Ĺmerican Families\n 2. Covenant of Peronsal Responsibility\n 3. Covenan t of Social Responsibility\n 4. Covenant for a Values-Based Educatio n\n 5. Covenant for Health Care\n 6. Covenant of Environmenta l Stewardship\n 7. Covenant for Building a Safer World and the Stra tegy of Generosity and Non-Violence in Foreign Policy\n 8. Covenant to Separate Church\, State and Science\n\n\n\n5:30-6:30 Workshops on s piritual politics\n6:30-8:00 Dinner break\n8:00-11 Concert and speakers on the Role of Spirit and Religion in Politics Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit\, William Sinkford (national president of the Unitarian Universal ists Association\, Rev. Joan Brown Campbell (former General Secretary of t he National Council of Churches of Christ and now director of Religion at the Chautauqua Institute\, Rabbi Brian Walt (executive director\, Rabbis f or Human Rights)\, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey\, Abdul Aziz Said (Director \, International Peace and Conflict Resolution\, School of International S ervice\, American University)\n\nThursday\, May 18\n \n7:30 a.m.-9 a.m. S piritual and religious practices at the Senate or House Office Buildings\n 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Teach-in to Congress on Spiritual Poltiics at the Capitol Building \n9 a.m.-1 p.m. Individual meetings with elected representati ves by participants\n1-2 p.m. Return to Conference site\n2 p.m. Workshops focused on the Spiritual Covenant with Americans\n3:30 Workshops on spiritual politics\n5 p.m.-5:30 Cindy Sheehan on The War in Iraq \n5:30- 6:30 Afternoon Plenary: How the Network of Spiritual Politics Can Inters ect with the Struggle for the Heart of Traditional Religious Communities\, Rev. Paul Sherry (former national chair\, United Church of Christ)\, Re v. Jim Winkler (Chair\, Board of Church and Society\, United Methodists)\, Rev. Tony Campolo\, \n6:30-7:30 Dinner break with small groups\, \n7:30- 8:15 Song and Inspiration from Holly Near and All Souls Choir\n8:15-10:30 Evening Plenary: How to Make the Liberal World Diverse Not Only in Race \, Sex and Gender\, but also in Class and Religious Orientation\n10:30-mid night: Young People’s concert and discussions\n \nFriday\, May 19\n \n7:3 0 a.m.-9 a.m. Spiritual and Religious Practices\n9 a.m. Plenary on Science \, Spirituality and Evolution \n10:30 a.m. Plenary on Spirituality and Sexuality Rev. Ama Zenya (United Church of Christ)\, more to be announced .\nNoon: Small group meetings and lunch\n1:30 Plenary on The Democratic Party: How to Bring a Spiritual Poltiics into the Heart of the Democrats a nd into the Liberal and Progressive Social Change Movements. Directions f or 2006\, 2008 and beyond Rabbi Arthur Waskow\, \n3:30 Workshops focuse d on the Spiritual Covenant with Americans\n5:00 Workshops on Spiritual P olitics\n6:30 Dinner Break \n7:30 Shabbat Service\n8:00 Evening Plenary : Spiritual Progressives Facing The Globalization of Selfishness (the gl obalization of capital\, the environmental crisis) Charlene Spretnak (aut hor of Missing Mary: The Queen of Heaven and Her Reemergence in the Modern Church and of The Resurgence of the Real: Body\, Nature and Place in a Hy permodern World)\, Jonathan Granoff\, and more.\n \nSaturday\, May 20\n \n 9 a.m. Spiritual Practices:\n Catholic\n Protestant \n Buddhist\n Muslim\n Hindu\n9 a.m. Shabbat Service\n9 a.m.-10:30 Spiritual worksh ops\n\n10:30-11:00 a.m. Small group meetings\n11 a.m. Plenary: The War i n Iraq and the Spiritual Contribution to an AntiWar Movement. Speaker: Co rnel West (co chair of the Network of Spiritual Progressives and author of Race Matters)\, Arun Gandhi (grandson of the Mahatma)\n\n THIS AND OTHER SESSIONS ON SATURDAY AFTER THE SPIRITUAL WORKSHOPS MAY BE CHANGED IF WE SU CCEED IN CONVINCING THE MAJOR DENOMINATIONS OF CHRISTIANITY\, JUDAISM\, IS LAM\, BUDDHISHM AND HINDUISM TO HELP US CREATE A SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS DEMON STRATION FOR GLOBAL PEACE AND FOR A GLOBAL MARSHALL PLAN. We will not know till April. We have two goals for such a demonstration: to provide a mod el for a spiritually oriented demonstration\, in which genorosity of spiri t and love centrally shape our rhetoric and approach\; and to provide a sa fe context for those who have felt that the demonstrations heretofore avai lable from the antiwar coalitions have raised all sorts of issues peripher al to the demand to bring our troops home from Iraq and our demand to repl ace a miiitary domination strategy with a Generosity Strategy for achievin g homeland security and global peace.\n\n The demonstration will be conduc ted in ways that are conducive to religious Jews participating without vio lating Shabbat (except to the extent mandated by the legal principle of pi kuach nefesh--saving life\, as an overriding Hallakhic principle). \n\n\n1 2:15 Small groups and lunch\n2:00 Summaries of discussions on the Spir itual Covenant with Americans\n3:30 Strategies for the NSP in the comin g year\n5:30 Dinner break\n7:30 Poetry\n8:00 Evening Concert Geogra phical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060520 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060517 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Spiritual Activism Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-j25rxkG839@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tikkun.org/community/spiritual_activism_conference/dc-confer ence.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Hundreds of labor activists from around the world will gather i n Detroit May 5-7\, 2006 for a weekend of new ideas\, strategies\, and ins piration.\n\nIn addition to main panels and breakout meetings\, there will be over 50 workshops\, including: Strike Strategy\, Surviving Bankruptcy\ , Bargaining Strategies and Contract Campaigns\, Building Rank and File Or ganizing Committees\, Choosing Strategic Organizing Targets\, Solidarity A cross Borders\, Health Care Crisis 101\, Labor Photography\, Non-majority Unions\, Workers' Rights and Civil Liberties Since 9/11\, and many more. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060507 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060505 GEO:42.326900;-83.148400 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, 48210\, United States SUMMARY:Labor Notes 2006 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-VpLm7tHBgn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://labornotes.org/conferences/index.shtml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:whaleparty@wdc.greenpeace.org DESCRIPTION:Host your own party! http://partylaunch.com/greenpeace\n\nOn Ja nuary 27th\, get together with friends and people from your community and join more than 110 parties around the country and the world to help save t he whales.\n\nAs you read this\, whalers are on the hunt for almost 1\,000 whales in the Southern Ocean. Conducted under the guise of 'scientific re search\,' the hunt sends most of its meat to Japanese grocery stores. What 's more\, the same company conducting the hunt is whole owner of US seafoo d giant Gorton's of Gloucester (Take action to tell Gorton's to reel in th eir parent company: http://members.greenpeace.org/action/start.php?action_ id=72&ref_source=campactwhale \n\nJoin with Greenpeace and hundreds of peo ple around the globe by hosting your own whale watching party. Go to http: //partylaunch.com/greenpeace for more info. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060127T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Whale Watching Parties UID:20260421T070502CEST-s2cX7mktKp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://partylaunch.com/greenpeace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:205-652-2004 Email:makinganation@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Planning meeting sponsored by the Ad Hoc Committee for a Call f or Atonement Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060211T090000 GEO:33.519200;-86.807900 LOCATION:Civil Rights Activist Committee Headquarters\, 1707 4th Ave. N\, B irmingham\, Alabama\, 35203\, United States SUMMARY:We Were Wrong. There Were No Weapons of Mass Destruction. UID:20260421T070502CEST-fWLf3TkDi3@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:608-262-1420 Email:info@mwsocialforum.org DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Social Forum is an annual gathering of grassroots o rganizations\, community activists\, workers\, educators\, students\, and others committed to making a better\, more just world possible. It provide s an open space for exchanging experiences and information\, strengthening alliances and networks\, and developing effective strategies for progress ive social\, economic\, and political change. Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060709 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060706 GEO:43.011300;-87.958400 LOCATION:2200 E Kenwood Blvd\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53201\, United State s SUMMARY:Midwest Social Forum 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ptVRWaupSH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mwsocialforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:646-872-8773 Email:unitemoe@aol.com DESCRIPTION:UNITE HERE will host a specialized 2 Day Training on Feb 24th & 25th in Chicago to teach and evaluate basic organizing skills. Participan ts will learn and be evaluated on identifying and recruiting workplace lea ders. Recommended participants will be placed in on live campaigns on a 6 to 12 week apprenticeship for potential hire. \n\n\nWhat: UNITE HERE Two D ay Training\nWhen: Friday\, Feb. 24th 9:00am – Sat.\, Feb 25th\, 9:00pm\nW here: UNITE HERE Joint Board\, Chicago. Illinois\nHow to Apply: Online app lication and resume submission at\; http://www.unitehere.org/jobs/organize rapp.asp.\nFor More Information: contact: Moe Fitzsimmons 646-872-8773\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060225 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060224 GEO:40.750400;-73.996300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Union Organizer training - Chicago UID:20260421T070502CEST-5JdJncgAvB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org/jobs/organizerapp.asp. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:240-672-2523 Email:jgriffin@unitehere.org DESCRIPTION:UNITEHERE will host a specialized 2 Day Training on Feb 10th an d 11th in the DC/VA area to teach and evaluate basic organizing skills. N ewly trained organizers who complete the training program will develop str ong organizing and leadership skills while assisting their coworkers in fo rming a union. Full-time and Part-time positions are available. People of color\, bilingual speakers\, are highly encouraged to apply.\nUNITEHERE T wo Day Training\nFriday\, Feb 10th through Sat Feb 11th\nUNITEHERE Norther n VA area\nHow to Apply: email Patrick Griffin with your resume at jgriffi n@unitehere.org\nFor More Information: Patrick Griffin 240-672-2523\n Geo graphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060211 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060210 GEO:38.980200;-77.026300 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20012\, United States SUMMARY:2 Day Training - DC/VA UID:20260421T070502CEST-A7OZSt5B3i@74.81.90.59 URL:http://unitehere.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:530-898-6105 Email:rce@csuchico.edu DESCRIPTION:Towards Sustainability: Western Regional Conference and Expo is a collaborative effort between academic\, student\, community\, governmen t and industry leaders to provide a forum for information sharing\, though tful inquiry\, and enhanced commitment to the benefits of sustainability. \n\nJoin us for Towards Sustainability and you will discover: \n\nTeaching Towards Sustainability - the integration of sustainability concepts acros s the curriculum \n\nProven and emerging renewable energy systems and tech nologies \n\nBuilding industry sustainable practices and resources \n\nStu dent life. Learning and applying appropriate technology on campus and beyo nd.\n \nField trips and art activites too! Tell a friend! Geographical Sc ope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060309 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060307T090000 GEO:39.731400;-121.801000 LOCATION:California State University\, Chico\, 400 West First Street\, Chic o\, California\, 95929\, United States SUMMARY:Towards Sustainability: Western Regional Conference and Expo 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-bUWmZRbstw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://rce.csuchico.edu/sustainability/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:austin@worldcantwait.org DESCRIPTION:BUSH: STEP DOWN And Take Your Program With You!\n1. Jan. 31\, o n The Night of President Bush’s State of the Union Address: \nBring the No ise! \nDrown Out Bush’s Lies! \n\nIn large cities and small towns all acro ss the country\, join in rallies one hour before Bush’s address as we make our determination to “Drive Out the Bush Regime” the political message of the day. \n\nAt 9:00 PM EST\, just as Bush starts to speak\, everywhere w e will BRING THE NOISE. In a cacophony of sound\, we will drown out his ad dress with music: from drums to violins\, from hip hop and classical\; and with noise: banging pots and ringing church bells\, sound car horns and l ifting our voices.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060131T190000 GEO:30.268300;-97.741400 LOCATION:301 W. Second Street\, Austin\, Texas\, 78701\, United States SUMMARY:World Can't Wait Rally - Austin\, TX UID:20260421T070502CEST-wIup5AmG1A@74.81.90.59 URL:http://worldcantwait.net/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:802-922-1004 Email:ruthiee488@netscape.net DESCRIPTION:Expand the vision of our present and future society.\nThis a pa rtnership working to touch on ignored\, serious issues today and emanate p rogressive action on those issues. \n\nAction opportunites: Awareness pres entations/assemblies for school(district) on circumvented diseases and fun draising help opportunities\, benefit concert\, leadership camps put on by students\, and so much more.\n\nThis partneship is students ideas and stu dents role in community 100%. We work with outreach overseers/coordinators \, and not only empower others but empower and enlighten ourselves. \n\nAw areness+ Leadership =Progressive Growth.\n\nCome to collaborate\, listen\, acknowledge\, motivate\, and anticipate steps toward a better future:) G eographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060124T144500 GEO:44.448100;-73.098200 LOCATION:400 Dorset Street\, South Burlington\, Vermont\, 05403\, United St ates SUMMARY:Bounce Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-fvTtzuE4Nj@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-382-1888 Email:campusconference@idealist.org DESCRIPTION:The C.O.O.L. Idealist National Conference (March 3-5\, 2006 in Nashville\, Tennessee) is the largest convening in the country of campus c ommunity members involved in service\, activism\, politics\, and socially responsible work. For 21 years\, this conference has brought together stud ent leaders and activists\, campus administrators\, and nonprofit professi onals for three days of networking\, storytelling\, and learning. \n\nIn o rganizing this conference\, as in all our work\, we are committed to foste ring an environment which reflects\, supports\, and celebrates our collect ive diversity including age\, sex\, gender\, race\, ethnicity\, nationalit y\, class\, sexual orientation\, ability\, spirituality\, life experience\ , and point of view. \n\nHighlights of the conference include: \n\n1\,500 participants -- college students and professionals from across the country who are actively and creatively engaged in service\, activism\, and civic life on their campuses and in their communities. \n150 workshops on every thing from leadership skills\, to international human rights\, to career d evelopment\, to activism through art. \n60+ local\, national\, and interna tional nonprofit organizations offering volunteer opportunities\, jobs\, i nternships\, year-of-service programs\, and more for students and administ rators of all levels. \nThe power and inspiration of a national campus-bas ed movement! \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060305 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060303T090000 GEO:36.186600;-86.785200 LOCATION:Vanderbilt University\, Nashville\, Tennessee\, 37235\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:2006 C.O.O.L. Idealist National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-R35BvjueLZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.idealist.org/conference2006 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:317-274-5860 Email:sage4@iupui.edu DESCRIPTION:The 2006 summit will strive to bring together students\, commun ity activists and concerned citizens to share ideas and work cooperatively for positive social and political change. A special feature of this summi t will be an advocacy fair where non-profit advocacy organizations can rec ruit interns and volunteers as well as educate the public about their prog rams. Our keynote speaker is former Colonel and ambassador\, Ann Wright. \n We invite other activist groups to present a workshop at the summit. Please email sage4@iupui.edu for more information.\n Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060407 GEO:39.762400;-86.143700 LOCATION:Indianapolis\, Indiana\, 46202\, United States SUMMARY:2nd Annual Midwest Peace and Justice Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-dkJ0gAV0x7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iupui.edu/~sage4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:202-546-7961 Email:mobilize@africaaction.org DESCRIPTION:JOIN US … AT THIS CRITICAL MOMENT TO STOP GENOCIDE IN DARFUR\, SUDAN. Join Africa Action and friends on February 2\, 2006 to rally at no on in Lafayette Park\, Washington\, DC. \n \nThis is the moment of truth. Violence in Darfur is escalating\, and for the first time the United Natio ns (UN)\, the African Union and the U.S. have indicated support for an urg ent multinational peacekeeping intervention with a mandate to protect civi lians. Since the genocide began in 2003 over 400\,000 people have been kil led and 2.5 million displaced\, their livelihood and villages destroyed by the Sudanese government and their proxy militias. Without an intervention \, the violence will continue to rise and threaten humanitarian operations . \n\nThe U.S. is the only government to have declared that genocide is ta king place in Darfur\, giving it a unique responsibility to obtain interna tional action on this crisis. In February\, the U.S. is the President of t he UN Security Council\, providing an ideal moment for the U.S. to lead th e international community to stop genocide. Join us to tip the balance and push the Bush Administration to take the action necessary to stop genocid e in Darfur. \n\nThe rally on February 2nd will include engaging speakers and creative street theater. The safe and permitted rally will be held in Lafayette Park\, in front of the White House. If the U.S. has not complied with our demand\, after the rally\, some activists will cross over to the White House sidewalk and engage in civil disobedience. If you would like to take part in the direct action\, please contact the office at mobilize@ africaaction.org or call 202-546-7961. You can participate fully in the ra lly without any risk of arrest.\n\nThis rally is a part of Africa Action’s Campaign to Stop Genocide in Darfur which calls on the U.S. to work with the United Nations (UN) for a resolution authorizing a multinational inte rvention force to support the African Union with a mandate to protect the people of Darfur. You can take action today to support the campaign at www .africaaction.org. For more information go to www.africaaction.org/darfur .\n\nJOIN US ON FEBRUARY 2ND AT THE WHITE HOUSE.\nFEBRUARY IS THE MONTH: P ROTECT DARFUR. \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060203 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060202T120000 GEO:38.897100;-77.041200 LOCATION:Lafayette Park\, 16th And H St. NW\, Washington\, District of Colu mbia\, 20006\, United States SUMMARY:Protect Darfur - DC Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-jcikwulNlA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.africaaction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-296-6727 Email:cameron@fightglobalaids.org DESCRIPTION:The Student Global AIDS Campaign (SGAC) is proud to announce ou r National Conference 2006 will be held in Washington\, DC on February 25- 26\, 2006.\n\nAt the moment\, we are still finalizing the details of much of the conference. These details will be made available on this website as soon as they are ready. Please check back soon for more information.\n\nI n the meantime\, please register for the conference now by using the link in the menu on the left.\n\nIf you have any questions regarding the confer ence\, please contact Cameron Lefevre (cameron at fightglobalaids.org). Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060226 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060225 GEO:38.900700;-77.039900 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:Student Global AIDS Campaign National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-w9Sf62tfKR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fightglobalaids.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-628-7700 Email:info@syrf.org DESCRIPTION:WHAT: A student summit hosted by\nSpiritual Youth for Reproduct ive Freedom SYRF)\, a program of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (www.rcrc.org).\n\nThe Summit will:\n•Explore the theologies of rep roductive choice\n•Help you articulate your faith values for choice\n•Give you the tools to counter the Religious Right on your campus\, and\n•Help you put your faith into action for choice!\n\nWorkshop Highlights: Denomin ational breakout sessions on the \nconnections between spirituality and se xuality\; pro-faith\, pro-choice communication 101\; building effective co alitions\; how to challenge the Religious Right on campus\; organizing a p ro-faith pro-choice presence on campus\; exploring the history of the move ment and finding our place in it\; Advocacy 101\; and more.\n\nWorship: We will start each day with student-led\, interfaith worship.\n\nLobby Day: After a briefing on how to become an effective lobbyist by\nCapitol Hill s taff\, we will visit Members of Congress to advocate for profaith\, pro-ch oice policies. \n\nSocial Activities: This will definitely not be an all w ork and no play conference! We are organizing fun activities for each even ing of the summit\, including some Washington\, DC sightseeing.\n\nWHEN: J une 5-7\, 2006\n\nWHO: 100 college students will be selected\n\nWHEN: June 5-7\, 2006\n\nWHERE: Washington\, DC\nHOW: Housing and meals are free.\nL imited scholarship money for travel will be available on an as-needed basi s.\n\nCONTACT: info@syrf.org \n\nSPACE IS LIMITED!!!\n\nVisit the SYRF web site for registration details!\nWWW.SYRF.ORG!\n\nMore Info and printable f lyer: http://www.syrf.org/docs/summit%20flyer%202006%20with%20dates.pdf\n \nRegister:\nhttps://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=r crec&formId=13170 Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060607 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060605 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Putting Faith Into Action for Reproductive Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-iuSngvXTDP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.syrf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:203-285-6647 Email:climatecampaign@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Yale 2003\n\nHarvard 2004\n\nUniversity of Vermont 2005\n\nToge ther\, we have connected our campuses\, our networks\, our states\, and ou r region. We've pushed state action plans\, helped bring renewable energy to our campuses\, brought mainstream media attention to climate issues\, t rained hundreds of youth climate leaders\, lobbied international delegates \, and so much more. There is much to celebrate\, and much more still to do. So the Climate Campaign's bringing it back to where it all began…\n\n and we want you to be there. \n\n\nTHE 4th ANNUAL NORTHEAST CLIMATE CONFER ENCE\n\nYALE UNIVERSITY\, NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT\n\nFRIDAY- SUNDAY\, APRIL 7-9 2006\n\nREGISTER TODAY AT www.climatecampaign.org \n\nQuestions? clim atecampaign@gmail.com and 203.285.6647\n\nConference details will be poste d in the coming weeks \n\n\nHosted by the Yale Climate Campaign\, the Yale Student Environmental Coalition\, and the Climate Campaign\n\nwith the su pport of Energy Action\, the Sierra Student Coalition\, and our partner ne tworks \n\n\nNortheast students and climate activists of all levels of exp erience will gather for a weekend of workshops and trainings\, speakers\, tours\, and fun activities to: \n\n\nLearn about and start actions on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative\, the Campus Climate Challenge\, intern ational climate negotiations\, and much more \nBuild state networks and co llaborate with climate activists new and old from across the region \nHear from visionary keynote speakers \nLearn the skills to organize and win re al climate victories from the campus level to the international level \nCe lebrate the movement we're building \n \n \n\nRegistration open until Frid ay\, March 24 or until full.\n\nSliding scale donation of $0-50 to help co ver conference costs. Free housing (floor\, sleeping bag style) and food will be provided.\n\nThis conference will target a primarily college stude nt/youth audience\, but all are welcome \n\n\nPlease contact Meg at 203.28 5.6647 if you're interested in more information on conference sponsorship opportunities\, volunteering as a conference coordinator\, or presenting a workshop at the conference. \n\n\nwww.climatecampaign.org \n\n\nThe Clima te Campaign is a youth-based network of students\, environmental groups\, and local organizations that strives to reduce the Northeast's contributio ns to global climate change by fostering student leadership\, leading succ essful campus- and state-level greenhouse gas emissions reductions campaig ns\, and supporting the initiatives of its partner organizations. The Cli mate Campaign is rooted in a system of strong state networks led by studen t coordinators and on a series of annual regional and state gatherings. F ounded in 2003\, the Climate Campaign is now active on hundreds of college and university campuses across nine Northeast states. The Climate Campai gn is also a founding member of Energy Action\, a North American youth cle an energy coalition based in part on the Climate Campaign model. \n Geogr aphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060407T140000 GEO:41.328700;-72.964200 LOCATION:Yale University\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06515\, United States SUMMARY:The 4th Annual Northeast Climate Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZkS8bX8EUM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climatecampaign.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:859-985-3593 Email:sens@berea.edu DESCRIPTION:Campus – Community Partnerships for Sustainability will bring t ogether college students\, faculty and staff\, and townspeople from throug hout eastern Kentucky. In the face of global challenges\, colleges and tow ns can work together to create sustainable local and regional economies an d communities. At the conference\, presentations and poster sessions will be combined with discussion groups and hands-on workshops to give particip ants the knowledge\, skills\, and contacts they need to make their campuse s and communities more sustainable. Workshop themes include local food sy stems\, transportation\, energy\, green buildings and green landscapes\, a nd campus–community curricula\, among others. \n\nSpeakers include Pat Mur phy of Community Solutions\, and Michael Shuman\, author of Going Local: C reating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age.\n\nCo-sponsors include B luegrass Community & Technical College\, Centre College\, Eastern Kentucky University\, Hazard Community & Technical College\, University of Kentuck y College of Agriculture\, Berea Outpost\, Kentuckians for the Commonwealt h\, Louisville Peak Oil Group\, Mountain Association for Community Economi c Development (MACED)\, and Partners for Family Farms.\n Geographical Sco pe: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060423 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060421T120000 GEO:37.716400;-84.299700 LOCATION:Berea College\, Berea\, Kentucky\, 40404\, United States SUMMARY:Campus-Community Partnerships for Sustainability Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZjcXVmEL9r@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.berea.edu/sens/ccp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-559-6976 Email:asclpp@hampshire.edu DESCRIPTION:From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement f or Reproductive Freedom\nApril 7-9\, 2006\nHampshire College\nAmherst\, MA \n\nCelebrate the 25th anniversary of the Civil Liberties and Public Poli cy Program at our annual conference!\n \nIf you are committed to reproduct ive rights and social justice\, this is THE place to be. On April 7-9\, 2 006\, new and long time activists will be gathering at Hampshire College t o unite for reproductive justice. For this 20th annual reproductive right s conference\, we are expecting hundreds of participants from the US and a broad and are offering more than 30 workshops and trainings. Conference s peakers address reproductive freedom as it relates to a broad range of soc ial justice initiatives including economic justice\, healthcare reform\, r acial equality\, peace\, freedom from violence\, youth liberation\, civil liberties\, and LGBTQ rights. \n\nOver the weekend\, you will learn about and share organizing experiences and strategies\, broaden your understand ing of reproductive rights\, and make connections with other related movem ents and issues. \n\nFor more information\, check out our website at clpp. hampshire.edu or contact us at 413-559-5416 or clpp@hampshire.edu.\n Geog raphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060407T160000 GEO:42.367100;-72.464600 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, 893 West Street\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01 002\, United States SUMMARY:From Abortion Rights to Social Justice - 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-9W2wRluxu7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://clpp.hampshire.edu/projects/arrc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-757-2670 x 330 Email:events@youthchannel.org DESCRIPTION:Bringing Back Venezuela\nAn Exhibition at the Brecht Forum\n \nOpening Night: \nFeb. 8\, 2006 \n\nJoin us for a special month long exhi bition in February 2006 @ the Bercht Forum.   \n\nThe exhibition is an opp ortunity to experience the Festival through the youth that made it possibl e.  Photos\, banners and literature have been gathered from various intern ational youth delegations\, including the United States.  The exhibition i s also combined with panel discussions covering Global Youth Activism\, Co mmunity Media as well as special screenings of Bringing Back Venezuela and Venezuela Rising.   \n\nOn August 7-15\, 2005 MNN Youth Channel participa ted in the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students in Caracas\, Venezuel a.  Over 15\,000 young people from 144 countries came together under the b anner of “for peace and solidarity\, we struggle against imperialism and w ar.”  Youth Channel attended documented and presented at the festival. As part of the MNN Youth Channel mission\, the 16th World Festival of Youth a nd Students enabled YC to connect youth struggles from around the world to the global Youth Channel audience.\n\n\nOpening Night\nWednesday\, Februa ry 8\, 2006 @ 6:30PM\nRSVP- Feb. 6\, 2006\nOpening Night of Bringing Back Venezuela includes a screening of the youth produced film from the Festiva l Bringing Back Venezuela.\nRefreshments and snacks will be served. \n-The Brining Back Venezuela DVD will also be available opening night (the DVD includes Festival photos from around the world\, Director’s Commentary an d a Spanish Version). \n\n\nOur World: Youth and Global Activism\nThursday \, February 16\, 2006 @ 4PM\nYouth representatives from organization dedic ated to improving our world. This will be an opportunity to learn\, and di scuss how these groups are working to make a difference\, and why it is im portant for youth to not only get involved\, but also to be supported.\nPa nelists include: Docia Buffington\, Young Communist League\, Christen Peng \, Global Action Project\, and Others TBA Cynthia Carrion works with Manha ttan Neighborhood Network's Youth Channel.\n\nVenezuela Rising\nMonday\, F ebruary 20\, 2006 @ 7:30PM \nScreening and Discussion with Filmmaker Jenni fer Wager\nAs seen through the eyes of grandmother and community organizer Gladys Bolivar\, the documentary follows her and her compatriots over fiv e days as it is decided by popular referendum whether Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will continue in office or step down. The entire nation has b een mobilized – will it be SI – yes he will be recalled\, or NO – he will remain in office. Most in Venezuela feel that no less than the entire futu re of their country is at stake. Issues of democracy and politics are addr essed -- what constitutes a free and fair election -- and is that enough t o ensure citizen participation? How are elections the ultimate measure of a successful democracy? Venezuela Rising gets behind the headlines and int o the neighborhoods of Caracas to find out just how participatory democrac y works.\n\nThe Brecht Forum\n451 West Street\, NY\, NY\nGetting there: A\ , C\, E or L to 14th Street & 8th Ave\, walk down 8th Ave. to Bethune\, tu rn right\, walk west to the River\, turn left\n\nFor more information plea se contact\nCynthia Carrion  \n(212) 757-2670 x 330 : cynthia@youthchannel .org \n\nor visit:\n\nThe Brecht Forum \nwww.brechtforum.org\n\n\nMNN Yout h Channel\nwww.youthchannel.org\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060301 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060208T183000 GEO:40.738100;-74.005100 LOCATION:The Brecht Forum\, 451 West Street\, New York\, New York\, 10014\, United States SUMMARY:Bringing Back Venezuela: An Exhibition at the Brecht Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-1oS3R62vWw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youthchannel.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:646-437-5346 Email:ycl@yclusa.org DESCRIPTION:Our Future\, Our Fight: Youth Beat Back the Ultra-Right! \nYoun g Communist League\, USA \nEighth National Convention \nMay 27-29\, 2006 * New York City \n\nOur generation is at a crossroads. \n\nAs the Bush gang dismantles everything that our parents and \ngrandparents fought for and won\, as it offers our generation \nup to die in a war that poisons our co untry’s name on the \nlips of the world\, as it turns a blind eye to \nhur ricane-ravaged communities that were already been torn \napart by racism\, poverty\, police brutality\, and unemployment \n– we have a choice to mak e. \n\nWill we sit back and allow the ultra-right to destroy our \nfuture? Or will we stand up together and build another \nworld? This is the strug gle of our lifetime\, and we must \ndemand a future. We must unite with th e larger people’s \nmovements to defeat the ultra-right and win a world of \nequality and peace\, of free education and health care for \nall – a so cialist future! \n\nCapitalism offers us no real\, lasting solutions – onl y \nmore problems\, as it squeezes out profit at every turn in \nour lives . It underfunds our schools and recreation \nprograms\, pays us low wages and raises our tuitions and \nrents\, recruits us to the military to wage a war for oil and \nthen turns around and robs us at the gas pump. \n\nThe Young Communist League\, USA believes that we must \nreplace capitalism w ith socialism\, a system where those who \ncreate society’s wealth – the w orking class – can \nfully enjoy it. The path to socialism comes in the \n day-to-day struggles of our communities: putting an end to \nracism\, sexi sm\, and homophobia\, winning our right to free \neducation and good jobs\ , a lasting peace\, health care for \nall\, and so much more. \n\nOn campu ses and in communities across the country\, we are \norganizing like never before – building movements to take \nback our country. Now we call upon our members and our \nallies to join us in New York City from May 27-29th for our \nEighth National Convention. \n\nThe National Convention is the h ighest body of the YCL-USA\, \nand it brings young activists together to s hare strategies \nand tactics\, to elect our leadership\, to set our direc tion \nfor the next period\, and to enjoy recreational and cultural \nacti vities that reflect the joy and energy of our movement. \nIt is open to al l of our members\, friends\, and allies. \n\nWe couldn’t have chosen a bet ter place than New York City\, \nwhere hip-hop was born\, where Internatio nal Women’s Day \nwas inspired\, and where our organization is in the midd le of \ntoday’s movements and struggles. With the Bush \nadministration in a spiraling crisis and the 2006 elections \naround the corner\, there cou ldn’t be a better time to \nmeet. \n\nSee you in New York City! \n\n~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \n\nFor more information on the YCL 8th National Conven tion and \nhow to register email us at ycl@yclusa.org. \n\nCOMING SOON! - In the coming weeks we will be publishing \nmore information and materials on the convention on our \nwebsite at http://www.yclusa.org/convention. \ n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060529 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060526 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Young Communist League 8th National Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-uANMLAEZ0f@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yclusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sop@columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:State of the Planet 06: Is Sustainable Development Feasible? \n \nThe Earth Institute at Columbia University will convene the fourth bienn ial State of the Planet Conference to discuss the feasibility of sustainab le development for billions worldwide.\n\nInternationally renowned scholar s and opinion leaders will lead discussions\, present ideas\, and outline research throughout this two day forum\, which seeks to explore the fundam ental requirements of science\, economy\, governance\, and human behavior in order to achieve sustainable development.\n\nAn in-depth look at:\n\nRe search and Ingenuity: Scientists examine issues of energy\, water\, biodiv ersity\, and climate change and their fundamental connections to sustainab le development.\n\nTapping into Market Forces and the Economy: Economists examine the strengths and limits of market mechanisms and their relationsh ip to public regulation in contributing to sustainable development.\n\nDev eloping Effective Institutional Structures: Policy experts examine the str ength and weaknesses of global governance in tackling issues of sustainabl e development.\n\nChallenging Behavioral Patterns and Perspectives: Social scientists examine various human behaviors and cultural perspectives as w ell as societies’ ability to modify behavior in order to achieve sustainab le development.\n\nOpen to the public. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060329 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060328T080000 GEO:40.812200;-73.953200 LOCATION:Columbia University's Roone Arledge Auditorium\, Alfred Lerner Hal l\, 2920 Broadway\, 1 Subway To 116\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:State of the Planet 06: Is Sustainable Develoment Feasible? UID:20260421T070502CEST-E03PMDclvu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/sop2006/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:conference@sweatfree.org DESCRIPTION:Our third annual gathering is a place for anti-sweatshop activi sts to \nshare experiences\, learn vital organizing skills\, and build joi nt \nstrategy. If you are campaigning for sweatshop-free government or \nr eligious purchasing or if you are interested in learning more and \ngettin g active in the movement\, this gathering is not to be missed!\n\nThere ar e many exciting recent advances in the sweatfree movement. In \nthe United States a few cities have put real teeth in sweatfree \nprocurement polici es with provisions and funding for independent \nmonitoring of supplier fa ctories. We are also taking the first steps \ntoward city and state consol idation of purchasing power and \ncollaboration in the enforcement of poli cies. In Canada\, nine Catholic \nschool boards in the province of Ontario have agreed to pool their \nresources to monitor and investigate supplier factories. In Europe\, \nincreasing numbers of cities in the Netherlands\ , Belgium\, France\, \nGermany\, Sweden\, Spain and elsewhere are adopting sweatfree procurement \nresolutions with tougher verification standards. There is real power in \ngovernment procurement that we can control democr atically. Yet\, our \nmovement is not yet as strong as it needs to be to w in the big battles \nagainst sweatshop exploitation and create worker-frie ndly rules for the \nglobal economy.\n\nGlobally workers and their advocat es are finding creative ways to meet \nthe challenges of plant closings an d repression exacerbated by last \nyear’s phase out of the Multi-Fiber Agr eement. Their strategies include \ncommunity-based education and organizin g\, worker-led monitoring \ncommittees\, union organizing\, and worker own ership and control of \nproduction. What does international solidarity loo k and feel like in the\ncontext of these worker struggles? What is the rol e of sweatfree \nprocurement in supporting worker struggles in different p arts of the \nworld\, in different industries\, and in the fields?\n\nBrin ging together sweatfree campaigns\, fair trade organizations\, \nproducers \, unions\, and worker advocacy organizations in the United \nStates\, Can ada\, Europe\, Latin America and China\, the SweatFree \nCommunities Inter national Conference is an opportunity to make \nconnections and build a st ronger international movement for worker \njustice. Beyond the core worksh ops that introduce participants to \nmovement history and sweatfree govern ment procurement campaign strategy\,\nthere will be exchanges with worker organizers and U.S. immigrant \nworkers\; discussion forums on sweatfree m arketing strategies and on \nindependent monitoring and policy enforcement \; workshops on local\, fair \ntrade\, and organic procurement\, and much more.\n\nWe are excited to host this event with the Resource Center of the \nAmericas. Among its human rights and economic justice programs\, the \n Resource Center’s sweatfree campaigns have resulted in sweatfree \npolicie s in the school district and city of Minneapolis. Its youth \norganizer pr ogram is planning the youth section of the conference. A \nworkshop by its worker rights center will link global impacts of \nsweatshops to local im migrant worker struggles. Latin American music and\nfood at the conference reflects the Resource Center's cross-cultural \nprogramming.\n\nOther con ference highlights include a screening of Maquilapolis – City \nof Factori es\, a new film by and about maquila workers in Tijuana\, \nMexico\, who w ill be present to lead discussion. Concurrent with the \nconference will a lso be an art exhibit with paintings of garment workers\nfrom 22 countries by Washington State artist Janet Essley.\n\nRegister online or download r egistration materials at www.sweatfree.org.\nFeel free to contact us with any questions at 413-586-0974 or \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060407 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:SweatFree Communities International Conference 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-uc1IcnCgaX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sweatfree.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Palestine Solidarity Movement (PSM) announces that its fift h annual \nconference will be held February 17th through 19th at Georgetow n\nUniversity \nin Washington\, DC. The annual conference comes to Georget own's campus\,\nwhich \npossesses a Catholic and Jesuit identity\, on the heels of a series of bold\ninitiatives taken by the decision-making bodies of various Christian \ndenominations to consider the use of divestment as a tactic to\nnon-violently \ninfluence a just resolution to the Israeli-P alestinian conflict. The event\nwill be hosted by Georgetown University's Students for Justice in\nPalestine \n(GU-SJP) on behalf of PSM\, a coaliti on of North American organizations \ndedicated to implementing divestment and boycott strategies as a component\nof human rights activism in order t o realize both equality and justice for\nall people residing within Israel /Palestine.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060219 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060217 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Georgetown University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:5th Annual National Student Conference of the Palestine Solidarity Movement UID:20260421T070502CEST-xcI3LxmXtI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.palestinesolidaritymovement.org/registration.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:310-663-2392 Email:matthew@33third.com DESCRIPTION:Proletarian poets from all over the country will converge on do wntown Greensboro\, NC for the Red Bull Word Clash (RBWC)\, February 11\, 2006\, at the Carolina Theatre\, 310 South Greene Street. Poet welcome and registration begins at 5 pm\; the Clash begins at 8 pm.\n\nNow in its fou rth year\, the RBWC pits twenty of the nation’s rawest politically charged poets against each other in head-to-head battle for the $500 cash prize a nd the honor of winning the esteemed competition. \n\nFor a list of compet ing poets and where they are from\, visit http://tinyurl.com/awl4o.\n\nHos t and producer of the RBWC is NC agit-poet Monte Smith (www.33Third.com/mo nte)\, author of Don't Shoot the Hostages: Poetry and Social Commentary fo r the New World Survivalist\, Volume 2. Smith’s poetry has garnered praise from Amiri Baraka and Mumia Abu Jamal\, won standing ovations in venues l ike NYC’s Nuyorican Poets Café\, and is currently featured at www.softskul l.com as a showcase piece from the forthcoming Bandana Republic: An Anthol ogy of Poetry and Prose by Gang Members and Affiliates (Softskull Press\, July 2006). \n\nA noted speaker and workshop coordinator\, Smith’s empower ing and informative public tirades against police corruption\, poverty\, g lobalization and “the prison industrial complex” have turned him into a so ught after interviewee for television\, print and radio media who report o n the Hip Hop generation\, poetry\, social issues\, race relations and pol itics. \n\nis last interview on Greensboro’s 102 JAMZ Sunday Morning Show was the highest rated in the show’s history\, a real feat for a poet consi dering the station plays only “commercial” Hip Hop and R&B.\n\nSmith and M atthew Stibbe\, co-producer of the Word Clash and co-owner of the record r etailer 33third.com\, started the Word Clash four years ago to offer an an nual stage to those they felt were often shunned at conventional poetry ve nues for being “too threatening to the status quo”. Since its inception th e Word Clash has met with resounding public support\, quickly becoming a y early gathering not only for poets and poetry enthusiasts\, but also for a ctivists and community organizers. \n\nThis year\, as in previous years\, attendance is expected to be upwards of 1000 people.\n\nThe Red Bull Word Clash is free to the general public with beats and breaks provided by the legendary DJ Soundmachine (BDP/B-Boy Records) during intermissions. Honora ry returning judge for the RBWC is Def Poetry Jam co-creator Bruce George (www.brucegeorgemedia.com). \n\nAll media are welcome. This event is parti cularly suited for live news coverage\, live radio broadcasts and print fe atures.\n\nFor more information\, all press inquiries\, and for booking Mo nte Smith contact Matthew Stibbe at or matthew@33third.com. To hear Monte Smith’s podcast In the Raw with Monte Smith visit http://blog.badpoetryin motion.com. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060211T200000 GEO:36.055300;-79.831700 LOCATION:Carolina Theatre\, 310 South Greene Street\, Greensboro\, North Ca rolina\, 27401\, United States SUMMARY:Red Bull Word Clash Street Poetry Battle UID:20260421T070502CEST-EOg904mtON@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.redbullwordclash.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:800-707-0711 Email:santos@nycanimalrights.com DESCRIPTION:\nPlease join NYC Animal Rights for an anti fur demo to protest GEN ART's Runway Show. GEN ART introduces new designers (many who use fur ) to the fashion industry.\n\nI've made some new signs and we now have a n ew 17' Flat screen TV that sits on a tripod 6' high with very graphic fo otage to remind guests of the origins of fur.\n\nMore info at:\nhttp://nyc animalrights.com/GEN%20ART%20Fall%202006%20Runway%20Show%20NYC.htm\n\nGEN ART Anti-Fur DEMO\nFebruary 3rd 6:30 PM\nRoosevelt Hotel\n45th St. Between Madison and Park\n\nRSVP santos@nycAnimalRights.com or call 800-707-0711\ n\nThank you for your support and being a voice for those that are killed in the name of fashion.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060203T183000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:45th Btwn Madison & Park\, New York City\, New York\, 99999\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Gen Art Anti Fur Demo Feb 3rd 6:30PM UID:20260421T070502CEST-UlWeA3HOLS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nycAnimalRights.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:617-723-5000 Email:info@projectbread.org DESCRIPTION:Project Bread’s 38th Walk for Hunger is Sunday\, May 7. Walker s will enjoy a 20-mile route weaving through Boston\, Brookline\, Newton\, and Cambridge\, and will be provided with entertainment and free snacks a long the way. This year\, an expected 40\,000 participants will raise $3 million in pledges to help fund 400 food pantries\, soup kitchens\, food b anks\, and food salvage programs across Massachusetts. Registration is fr om 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. on Boston Common. For more information\, call \n617- 723-5000 or visit www.projectbread.org\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060507T070000 GEO:42.364200;-71.025700 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02128\, United States SUMMARY:Project Bread - The Walk for Hunger UID:20260421T070502CEST-HKr6iWHh8V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.projectbread.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:503-810-7832 Email:graymol@onid.orst.edu DESCRIPTION:Each day there will be at least one event addressing issues rel ating to body image and eating disorders. There will be a wide array of ac tivities and events Monday through Friday. Contact me for more information ! Every event is free!! Everyone is welcome.\n\nContact:\nMolly Gray\nNati onal Eating Disorders Awareness Week Coordinator\n\ngraymol@onid.orst.edu\ nwomenscenter@oregonstate.edu Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060303 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060227 GEO:44.639900;-123.276000 LOCATION:Oregon State University\, Corvallis\, Oregon\, 97330\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Eating Disorders Awareness Week UID:20260421T070502CEST-z87vuUvBsD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://oregonstate.edu/womenscenter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:julirincon@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:March in the streets of downtown to increase awareness about th e DREAM Act. Many students are unable to pursue their DREAM because of the or legal status. It is time to change this\, the DREAM Act would do this. Come and walk for a DREAM! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060325T110000 GEO:29.813100;-95.309800 LOCATION:Houston\, Texas\, 77001\, United States SUMMARY:MARCH 'WALK FOR A DREAM' UID:20260421T070502CEST-DVZDA7PvTM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uhjifm.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:dalhousiesalsa@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Ideas\, Ideals\, and Law: IDEALaw 2006\n\nThe Dalhousie Social Activist Law Students Association (SALSA) is pleased to present ‘IDEALaw 2 006’\, a conference for a just society. This historic event will take plac e on February 10th and 11th\, at the Weldon Law Building in Halifax\, Nova Scotia. \n\nThe keynote address will be given by Mark Kingwell\; visionar y\, best-selling author\, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. A series of interactive panel discussions featuring 14 other pro minent guests will bring together a number of disciplines and foster ideas on how law can be used as a tool for social change in areas such as\;\n \ n• activism in the 21st century\; \n• law and ideals in the international context\; \n• law and sexuality\; \n• poverty and the law\; and \n• enviro nmental issues in a just society.\n\nFull details and a conference agenda are available online\; http://societies.dsu.ca/salsa/idealaw.html.\n\nThe values behind IDEALaw 2006 are woven into the fabric of the entire confere nce. Funding has only been accepted from organizations striving to reach p arallel goals. Locally produced food will be provided by community busines ses and served on reusable dishes. IDEALaw 2006 mugs will be filled throug hout the conference with fairly traded coffee. \n\nIDEALaw 2006 will cre ate a positive space for activists and advocates of all kinds to congregat e and constructively discuss what they can do to bring us closer to their vision of an ideal world. \n\nWe invite all of Canada to participate in th is year’s conference. Guests from outside of Halifax can take advantage of discounted conference rates at the Lord Nelson hotel. Billeted accommoda tion is available on a limited basis. Registration is $25\, $15 for non-wa ged delegates. Pre-register by sending an email to dalhousiesalsa@yahoo.c om. Space is limited so please register soon. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060211 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060210T173000 GEO:44.641800;-63.601600 LOCATION:Dalhousie University\, Weldon Law Building\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia \, B3H 4H9\, Canada SUMMARY:Idealaw 2006 - A Conference for a Just Society UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ashntm5GvV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://societies.dsu.ca/salsa/idealaw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Victoria’s Dirty Secret Roadshow\n\nWhat’s Victoria’s Dirty Sec ret? You mean you haven’t heard? Everybody’s talking about it. Sense start ing in October of 2004 we have had 3 national days of action with over 350 demonstrations across the country\, with dozens of rolling demonstrations between these bigger actions. \n\nLimited Brands\, Victoria’s Secret’s p arent company\, has been feeling the pressure from our campaign and are st arting to make corporate change toward sustainability. The company is havi ng to spend more and more time on our issue – going so far as to have a se nior rep. met with a Columbus\, OH area activist to discuss the concerns w e’re raising.\n\nInternational Paper (IP) is the company that Victoria’s S ecret sources its catalog paper from. Traditionally IP has refused to even discuss logging operations in the endangered Boreal with ForestEthics\, b ut due to the pressure Limited is feeling they were forced\, along with th eir supplier\, West Fraiser and the Alberta Government to meet with us rec ently. This was great\, but more “encouragement” on the ground is needed f or them to enact meaningful changes that protect our forests.\n\nHosting a Victoria’s Dirty Secret Roadshow is a great way to learn more about the i ssues surrounding corporate responsibility as related to forest destructio n. You will also learn about upcoming events\, trainings\, and actions for your group to participate in. \n\nRoadshow Info:\n\nWhen: Monday Februar y 27th – Friday March 3rd \n\nWhat: Tailored 1hr – 1 ˝ hr issue and camp aign overview presentation\n• Forest heavy presentation \n• Market Campaign strategy focused presentation \n• Boreal Species fo cused presentation \n• Victoria’s Secret campaign focused presentat ion \n• Human Rights / Indigenous perspective focused presentation\ n\nCost: 100% free!!!\n\n\nHow: RSVP your interest in a presentation by We dnesday February 15th \n• Perfered focus\n• Perfered day and time / School Name & Location\n• Number of people attending \n \n\ nThanks and send all RSVP’s to me at\;\n\nCharlie Fredrick\nCharlie@forest ethics.org \n636.667.1077\nwww.victoriasdirtysecret.net\n Geographical Sc ope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060303 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060227 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Wisconsin\, United States SUMMARY:Victoria's Dirty Secret Roadshow UID:20260421T070502CEST-srFmEkWeWN@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-628-3333 Email:slambert@woodhullfoundation.org DESCRIPTION:Find out about sex workers being victims\, police violence and discrimination against sex workers\, bad date sheets\, transgendered viole nce\, and much more!\n\nOur guests will include: GiGi Thomas\, Client Advo cate with HIPS\; Dennis Sobin\, of Prisons Foundation\; and Penelope Saund ers\, PhD\, Executive Director of Different Avenues.\n\nGiGi Thomas is cur rently the Client Advocate for HIPS (Helping Individual Prostitutes Surviv e) and has been assisting\, supporting and empowering male\, female and tr ansgendered sex workers for the last 6 years. Gigi is an expert in issues of sex work and violence.\n\nDennis Sobin has been described by The Washin gton Post as a 'long time libertarian activist.' He currently heads the Pr isons Foundation\, which seeks to show the human face of\, and reduce\, th e record number of people being incarcerated in America.\n\nPenelope Saund ers\, PhD\, has overseen projects for youth\, young adults\, and sex worke rs in both Australia and the United States. She founded Different Avenues with other advocates in 2001.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060215T120000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:1325 Massachusetts Avenue\, 6th Floor\, Washington\, District of C olumbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Victimless 'Crimes'\, Violent Aftermaths: Sex Work and the Law UID:20260421T070502CEST-J08HzE1ibC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.woodhullfoundation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:512-302-6715 Email:info@deathpenaltyartshow.org DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Texas Moratorium Network\nDEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS : MARCH 20\, 2006\n\nThis is an international\, all-media\, juried art exh ibition on view May 6 through May 22\, 2006 at Gallery Lombardi in Austin\ , Texas and online for at least one year at www.deathpenaltyartshow.org. A rtwork must address the issue of the death penalty. Purpose of the juried art show is to foster the creation of new artwork on the death penalty\, t o celebrate artwork that may already have been created and to encourage an d enhance civic engagement and dialogue about the death penalty. We welco me submissions from artists who engage the issue from any and all viewpoin ts.\n\nJURORS are Annette Carlozzi\, Curator of American and Contemporary Art at the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Aus tin\; Lora Reynolds\, owner of Lora Reynolds Gallery in Austin. Lora Reyno lds Gallery presents contemporary art in all mediums by established and em erging\, national and international artists\; and Malaquias Montoya\, an a rtist and professor of art at the University of California\, Davis. \n\nFo r an easy online entry form please visit the website or contact the organi zers by email. Work in all media is eligible. \n\nPrizes totaling $1\,300 including $500 for Best in Show. Second Place - $250\; Third Place - $175\ ; Youth Award - $175\; (2) Merit Awards - $50 each. Viewers' Choice Award - $100 (Viewers' Choice Award will be chosen by people who attend opening night of the exhibition at Gallery Lombardi on May 6). To be eligible for the Youth Award\, artists must be 19 or younger.\n\nTwo-dimensional work m ust be suitable for installation\, ready to hang and must not exceed 84” i n any dimension. Sculpture should not exceed 84” including base\, and must be light enough for two people to handle. Videos/DVDs must be no longer t han 15 minutes. Fees: Up to 3 slides/JPGs/photographs/videos = $15/artist. Additional slides/JPGs/photographs/videos = $5 each. \n\nFor more informa tion\, contact: Scott Cobb at 512-302-6715 or Email: info@deathpenaltyarts how.org.\nWebsite:http://www.deathpenaltyartshow.org\nProspectus:http://ww w.deathpenaltyartshow.org/prospectus.html\n Geographical Scope: Internati onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060522 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060506 GEO:30.290100;-97.766300 LOCATION:910 West Third Street\, Austin\, Texas\, 78703\, United States SUMMARY:Justice for All: Artists Reflect on the Death Penalty UID:20260421T070502CEST-23V0vUJFAC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.deathpenaltyartshow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:210-601-7231 Email:hooman@texasabolition.org DESCRIPTION:Alternative Spring Breaks are designed to give students somethi ng more meaningful to do during their week off\, rather than just spending time at the beach or sitting at home catching up on school work. The spec ific purpose of this Alternative Spring Break is to bring students to Aust in for five days of anti-death penalty activism\, education and entertainm ent. We will provide participants with workshops that will teach them skil ls they can use to go back home and set up new anti-death penalty student organizations or improve ones that may already exist. The skills participa nts will learn can also be used in other issues besides the death penalty. Activities include a Death Penalty Issues Lobby Day and a direct action d ay.\n\nStudents will gain valuable training and experience in grassroots o rganizing\, lobbying\, preparing a direct action and media relations. They can apply what they learn against the death penalty or in their activitie s involving other issues.\n\nAlthough the majority of the participants wi ll be students\, it is also a good opportunity for young people who are no t students to become active. There are after all lots of young people who for various reasons don't go to college\, but who may want to do something against the death penalty. The events and workshops are also open to the general public of any age\, although the housing should be reserved for yo ung people. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060317 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060313T130000 GEO:30.293100;-97.736900 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, 78705\, United States SUMMARY:2006 Anti-Death Penalty Spring Break UID:20260421T070502CEST-92l8zXgsMM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://texasabolition.org/pages/events/2006springbreak/2006.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:315-364-3252 Email:lmcclusky@wells.edu DESCRIPTION:Beginning with a keynote address by Anna Lappe of The Small Pla net Institute there's a day long schedule of presentations and workshops o n topics ranging from sustainable agriculture to creeping facism\, from me dia activim to fighting racism! Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060310T090000 GEO:42.756000;-76.646000 LOCATION:Wells College\, 170 Main Street\, Aurora\, New York\, 13026\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Food for Thought: Fuel for Action - Wells College's 5th Annual Acti vismSymposium UID:20260421T070502CEST-SUw8ahRChk@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:smoore@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:Student Pugwash USA is kicking off the New Year with a series o f regional conferences! The first of which will be held at Purdue Univers ity\, March 31- April 1\, and will feature Dr. Arden Bement\, director of the National Science Foundation\, as keynote speaker. The focus of the co nference is as follows: 'The integrity of objective scientific work is be ing compromised by political\, ideological\, religious\, or financial moti ves and is confusing and dividing the American public. How can scientists and engineers strengthen the public’s image of science and technology?' Students from across the nation are encouraged to attend. \n\nStudent Pu gwash USA empowers science\, technology\, and policy students to make soci al responsibility a guiding focus of their academic and professional caree rs. Please visit our website and join our listserv at www.spusa.org. (Th e next regional conference will be held at Rockefeller University in New Y ork City\, May 20- 21\, focusing on mental health and society.) \n Geo graphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060331 GEO:40.424900;-86.916200 LOCATION:Purdue University\, West Lafayette\, Indiana\, 47907\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Student Pugwash Regional Conference: Pharamaceuticals and Scientifi c Integrity UID:20260421T070502CEST-NxDedViUlS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~pugwash/articles/category/events/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:787 502 0567 Email:sofi.rofi@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Check the flyer for more info.\n\nSerá una actividad pacífica e n contra de la cadena de restaurantes KFC. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060211T140000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ave. Ana G. Mendez\, Al Lado De La UMET\, Frente A Los Almacenes S ears\, Rio Piedras (Cupey)\, PR\, 00926\, United States SUMMARY:KFC Protest @ Puerto Rico UID:20260421T070502CEST-JBhWhzk7Iv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/sofimorales/Untitled-3copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:fsuyeti@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Students from Florida State University\, in conjunction with st udents at Tallahassee Community College\, Florida A&M University\, and the community at large (including Code Pink\, Veterans Against the War\, Mili tary Families Speak Out\, Tallahassee Progressive Center\, etc.) will be o rganizing a mass demonstration at the Capitol Building on March 18th at no on in response to the war still being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ge ographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060318T120000 GEO:30.438000;-84.347500 LOCATION:Capitol Bldg Downtown\, Tallahassee\, Florida\, 32304\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:End the War! Mass Demonstration at the Florida Capitol! UID:20260421T070502CEST-zosGfGuI7j@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:History\n\nIn the Spring of 2003\, The University of North Caro lina – Chapel Hill\, and Duke University were the first Southeast Universi ties to successfully implement student driven initiatives focused renewabl e energy support at the campus level. Typical of great leaders\, the Nort h Carolina students then decided to create a forum to share what they had learned with neighboring schools in the Southeast. The concept of the Sou theast Student Renewable Energy Conference (SSREC) was born. \nStudent o rganizers from University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill\, Duke Universit y\, and North Carolina State University began planning for the conference in the Fall of 2003\, adding Southern Alliance for Clean Energy to the pla nning committee in December of 2003. On April 2nd\, 2004\, over 200 stude nts from around the Southeast descended upon Durham and Raleigh\, North Ca rolina for a weekend full of learning\, networking and laughs. Visit the site of the 2004 Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference.\n\n The a tmosphere of the first conference was charged with excitement and anticipa tion realizing the possibilities of transforming Southeast universities in to sustainable living communities. Since the April conference\, many acti vists have continued to work on energy issues\; some have even lead succes sful initiatives on their campuses since April including MTSU\, TN Tech\, Sewanee\, ASU! \nIn August 2004\, the Southern Energy Network was formed t o serve as both a catalyst and guiding agent as institutions of high learn ing from the shores of Florida\, to the hills of Appalachia\, to the banks of the Mississippi River drive their communities towards a clean energy f uture.\n\nAlso in the summer of 2004\, a North American coalition\, Energy Action was formed. In June\, over 30 North American activists working on energy issues at the youth/student level came to Washington DC for a week end of strategizing\, brainstorming and fun! After 3 days of intense disc ussions and activities\, it was resolved that the clean energy movement ne eded a driving force to help collectively pool the amazing work happening from Canada to the east coast to the west coast. \nAfter a North American Day of Action in October 2004 where 280 campuses took action in solidarit y\, it is clear that the student clean energy movement is here to stay. T raditionally\, students have been on the leading edge of social change in the United States. With the looming threats of fuel shortages\, disruptiv e climate changes\, environment and societal health problems associated wi th dirty energy production\, and rising sea levels\, energy issues will be no different\; students will play an instrumental role in transforming th e ideals and convictions of this country and continent. Campuses\, epicen ters of thought and action and microcosms that reflect the greater society \, play a large role towards confronting our energy epidemic and responsib ly enacting energy efficiency initiatives\, conservation measures\, and th e growth of the renewable energy market – all vital components of the clea n energy revolution! \n\nThe 2nd Annual SSREC attracted over 300 student s\, youth and community members to Knoxville\, TN for a weekend of network ing\, learning\, and sharing. Students visited Buffalo Mtn\, TN (left)\, the only commercial wind farm in the South on Friday and viewed one of the premire Southern documentary films on energy: KiloWatt Ours by Jeff Barri e. One of the most powerful workshops was on the destructive practice of Mountain Top Removal mining while there were other sessions with topics su ch as Climate Change\, Air Pollution\, Energy Efficiency\, and Wind. Stat e breakout sessions energized students to collaborate with other local stu dents on state\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060407 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Knoxville\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-09ozoFizJF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://energyconference.utk.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:510-533-7583 Email:rassil@ctwo.org DESCRIPTION:LEARN THE PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING\n\nSign up for the COMMUNITY ACTION TRAINING (CAT)\nof the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO).\nCAT is a weekend-long\, intensive introduction to community orga nizing.\nCAT provides hands-on training through field work\, role plays\, and discussions.\nLearn from experienced organizers\, share skills and kno wledge with other\nactivists\, and have fun meeting others dedicated to bu ilding a movement!\n\n\nWHEN: April 21-23\, 2006\nOakland\, CA\nMid-West \, TBA\nRegistration deadline: April 14\, 2006\n\n\nWHEN: May 5-7\, 2006\ nEast Coast\, TBA\nSouth Coast\, TBA\nRegistration deadline: April 28\, 2 006\n\nReserve your spot today!\n\nRegister at http://www.ctwo.org/index.p hp?s=30\n\n510.533.7583\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060423 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060421T160000 GEO:37.789900;-122.244000 LOCATION:CTWO Training And Retreat Center\, 1218 E. 21st St\, Oakland\, Cal ifornia\, 94606\, United States SUMMARY:Community Action Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-wPJvFvpHnK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ctwo.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:tsquires@match.org DESCRIPTION:March 24-26 will be the first statewide networking opportunity for campus leaders of organizations for students with disabilities. The CO NNECT retreat will be held at the Leaven Retreat Center in Lyons Michigan. Students will have the opportunity to network with one another\, share id eas\, talk about past and present accomplishments\, and learn by connectin g with other leaders like themselves. The retreat will cover a variety of topics including:\n\nHow to network with other students and agencies in th e state of Michigan to make a greater impact on the disability rights move ment. \nHow to recruit and maintain membership. \nHow to keep the sustaina bility of your group when members graduate. \nHow to hold campus wide even ts\, including recruitment of speakers. \nand much\, much more! \nAll topi cs were selected and chosen by conversations held with student disability organizations\, and will be led by student leaders. This retreat is free t o participants\, including food\, lodging and all events\; a small stipend will be provided to cover transportation costs. \n\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060326 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060324 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:CONNECT Retreat - Michigan UID:20260421T070502CEST-eUvnSjlEi2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.copower.org/leader/college.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:415-255-7296 x 229 Email:info@womensaynotowar.org DESCRIPTION:Just picture groups of women around the world rallying against the war at US embassies and other symbolic places-all on the same day! It would be hard for US leaders to ignore. It would be hard for the media to ignore. And it would fire us up as women to know that our actions were bei ng replicated by our sisters all over the globe. So what are we waiting fo r? Let's make March 8\, International Women's Day\, a time for flexing our collective muscle as women. Let's revive the dream of the women who came before us and carved out March 8 as a day for us to be a visible\, vocal a nd vibrant force for peace and justice! \n\nPlease join an already planne d action or create one or your own. See our website for further informatio n. For a list of organizing ideas specifically for students\, please visi t http://www.womensaynotowar.org/article.php?id=694. \n\nPlease join wome n all over the world - take action on March 8th and demand peace! Geograp hical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060308 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Women Say No To War - Int'l Women's Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-kkVfEfltWZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.womensaynotowar.org/article.php?id=728 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:949-293-4900 Email:canguian@uci.edu DESCRIPTION:Progressive students of color from across the state of Californ ia will come together at the Students of Color Conference at the Universit y of California\, Irvine. This annual event includes over thirty workshop s and many great speakers who will discuss the issues relevant to students of color in California. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060408 GEO:33.640300;-117.769000 LOCATION:University Of California\, Irvine\, Irvine\, California\, 92697\, United States SUMMARY:University of California\, Students of Color Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-e0jR6dwb3I@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-222-2432 Email:books@iww.org DESCRIPTION:Herbert Kohl will discuss his book 'She Would Not Be Moved\,' a reflection on how the Rosa Parks story is told to children. Kohl discusse s how to teach children about a movement filled with hope\, and critiques the popular idea that Rosa Parks was simply a tired woman in the right pla ce at the right time. Herbert Kohl is the author of more than 30 books on progressive education. Sponsored by Bindlestiff Books\, The Philadelphia Public School Notebook\, and Penn/GSE's Center on Collaborative Research on Teaching and Teacher Education Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060222T193000 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:U Penn Houston Hall\, 3417 Spruce St. Ben Franklin Rm\, Philadelph ia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Herbert Kohl: Teaching Civil Rights UID:20260421T070502CEST-fU2rVelUVM@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:WITNESS is seeking two enthusiastic volunteers to table at the Ladysmith\nBlack Mambazo concert at the Reif Center on Tuesday March 7th. (Grand\nRapids Area)\n\nWITNESS (www.witness.org) is an international huma n rights organization\nthat provides training and support to local groups to use video in their\nhuman rights advocacy campaigns\n\nVolunteers will pass out information\, encourage people to sign up to email\nlist while pr omoting awareness about human rights. You will not be selling\nanything\, nor asking for donations.\n\nNo prior experience necessary. All materials will be provided.\n\nSet up at 6:30. Volunteers should plan to stay for th e duration of the\nshow (until approx. 11:00)\n\nVolunteers will have the opportunity to see a part of the performance.\n\nPlease contact Communicat ions & Outreach Coordinator Matisse Bustos\nmatisse@witness.org for more d etails and to sign up. Volunteers will be\nselected on a first come\, firs t served basis.\n\nFor more information about WITNESS visit www.witness.o rg.\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060307T183000 GEO:47.087800;-93.921400 LOCATION:Reif Center\, Grand Rapids\, Minnesota\, 55730\, United States SUMMARY:WITNESS Tabling Opportunity UID:20260421T070502CEST-9VAcZVi0vI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.witness.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A battle of the bands aimed at raising money for Darfur Geogra phical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060309T200000 GEO:43.712400;-79.418500 LOCATION:Thorny Devil\, Talbot And Queen\, London\, Ontario\, M5N 2S6\, Can ada SUMMARY:STAND: Battle of the Bands - for Darfur UID:20260421T070502CEST-5vigVv4tgM@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Citizens for Global Solutions is holding a contest for students \, budding artists\, multi-media designers\, and activists who are interes ted in making some cool flash videos. We’re looking for short flash movies that can inspire\, amuse\, and motivate people out there who believe a be tter world is possible.\n\nYou have until April 1\, 2006 to make your subm ission. First prize wins $2000. Second and third prize win $1000 and $500 respectively.\n\nThe theme this year is : AMERICA’S ROLE IN THE WORLD: why do global problems matter to Americans and what do you think America shou ld do about them?\n\nYou up for the challenge? Visit the following link fo r details and contest rules!\nwww.globalsolutions.org/flash Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060301 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Citizens for Global Solutions Cash for Flash Contest UID:20260421T070502CEST-gPO13kZUSu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalsolutions.org/flash END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\,\n\nWe are pleased to announce the kick-off for t he organizing of what promises to be a major national mobilization on Satu rday\, April 29th. Today\, each of the initiating groups (see list below) is announcing this mobilization. Our organizations have agreed to work tog ether on this project for several reasons: \nThe April 29th mobilization w ill highlight our call for an immediate end to the war on Iraq. We are als o raising several other critical issues that are directly connected to one another.\nIt is time for our constituencies to work more closely: connect ing the issues we work on by bringing diverse communities into a common pr oject.\nIt is important for our movements to help set the agenda for the C ongressional elections later in the year. Our unified action in the street s is a vital part of that process.\n\nPlease share the April 29th call wid ely\, and please use the links at the end of the call to endorse this time ly mobilization and to sign up for email updates.\n\nApril 29th Initiating Organizations\nUnited for Peace and Justice\nRainbow/PUSH Coalition\nNati onal Organization for Women\nFriends of the Earth\nU.S. Labor Against the War\nClimate Crisis Coalition\nPeoples' Hurricane Relief Fund\nNational Yo uth and Student Peace Coalition\n\nA war based on lies\n\n\nSpying\, corru ption and attacks on civil liberties\nKatrina survivors abandoned by gover nment\n\nMARCH FOR PEACE\,\nJUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY\n\nEnd the war in Iraq - \nBring all our troops home now!\n\nSATURDAY\, APRIL 29\, 2006\nNEW YORK C ITY\n\nUnite for change - let's turn our country around!\n\nThe times are urgent and we must act.\n\nToo much is too wrong in this country. We have a foreign policy that is foreign to our core values\, and domestic policie s wreaking havoc at home. It's time for a change.\n\nNo more never-ending oil wars!\nProtect our civil liberties & immigrant rights. End illegal spy ing\, government corruption and the subversion of our democracy.\nRebuild our communities\, starting with the Gulf Coast. Stop corporate subsidies a nd tax cuts for the wealthy while ignoring our basic needs.\nAct quickly t o address the climate crisis and the accelerating destruction of our envir onment.\nOur message to the White House and to Congress is clear: either s tand with us or stand aside!\n\nWe are coming together to march\, to vote\ , to speak out and to turn our country around!\n\nJoin us in New York City on Saturday\, April 29th Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060429 GEO:40.750400;-73.996300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:March for Peace\, Justice\, and Democracy - NYC Mass Mobilization UID:20260421T070502CEST-XU7PUHBxbP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3178 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:aflazaro@eden.rutgers.edu DESCRIPTION:American Jewish World Service (AJWS) Executive Director Ruth Me ssinger will make a presentation entitled 'If I am Only For Myself: Caring Beyond our Borders.' The presentation provides a first-hand account of t he ongoing genocidal campaign in Darfur\, Sudan that has claimed over 400\ ,000 lives since February 2003. Ms. Messinger will describe her experience s visiting Darfurian refugee camps in August 2004 and October 2005\, and w hat must be done to stop these atrocities.\n \nShe will also highlight the work of the AJWS and its 270 projects in over 35 countries throughout the Americas\, Africa\, Asia\, the Middle East\, Russia\, and Ukraine.\n \nTh is event is sponsored by Rutgers University's Hillel and co-sponsored by t he Rutgers University Chapter of Amnesty International USA (RUAIUSA).\n \n This event is free and open to the public.\n \nFor more information\, plea se visit http://www.ruamnesty.org or contact Alison Lazaro\, Director of A ctivist Resources and Research of the Rutgers University Chapter of Amnest y International USA\, at aflazaro@eden.rutgers.edu. Geographical Scope: L ocal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060301T193000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Rutgers University Graduate Student Lounge\, 129 College Avenue\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Ruth Messinger presents 'If I am Only For Myself: Caring Beyond our Borders' UID:20260421T070502CEST-Z7ATVOPoDe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ruamnesty.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@nyspc.net DESCRIPTION:Books Not Bombs!\nYoung People’s Resistance to Three Years of W ar\nMarch 16\, 2006\n\nAs the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq ap proaches\, the war’s impact on our generation is increasingly alarming:\n\ n* The vast majority of U.S. troops killed in Iraq have been youth of coll ege-age.\n\n* Military recruiters have escalated their aggressive and dece ptive campaigns in our schools\, preying upon young people as the Pentagon struggles to enlist enough youth to fight a war based on lies.\n\n* The w ar’s soaring cost (nearly $400 billion!) has forced massive budget cuts\, leaving young people with under-funded schools\, diminishing social servic es and fewer alternatives to the military.\n \n* The President has now ann ounced he plans to make this a “long war” with no end in sight\, burdening OUR generation with ongoing violence and growing national debt.\n\nBut yo ung people all over the country are organizing and fighting back!\n\nOn Ma rch 16\, the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition (NYSPC) is joining with our allies across the movement to call for a national day of youth- and student-led cultural resistance against three years of needless war. \n \nWe are calling for creative grassroots actions across the country to demand an end to this occupation\, as it becomes more deadly\, costly and disastrous each day. Outraged by the war’s soaring costs to our communiti es\, and the war machine’s endless grip on our economy\, we will organize opposition to war and militarism by amplifying the youth movement’s call f or Books Not Bombs! Young people everywhere will organize locally to dema nd that our leaders stop funding this illegal occupation\, which is robbin g us of resources we need for schools\, services and real alternatives to military enlistment.\n\nWHAT YOU CAN DO:\n\n1. Raise Your Voice!\nOn Marc h 16\, as part of a week of national resistance to the war\, we are urging young people to organize open-mic nights\, anti-war concerts and other cr eative forums where our generation can raise our voices against the Bush A dministration’s reckless policies of greed and destruction.\n\nBy organizi ng unified local efforts across the country\, we can build the youth movem ent’s power to speak out against the impact of endless militarism on our g eneration.\n-It is our peers losing their lives for Bush’s lies.\n-It is o ur schools that have been invaded by aggressive military recruiters.\n-And it is our opportunities for education and job training that are being sla shed to fund war.\n\nNow it is OUR generation that must rise up to SPEAK O UT against endless war!\n\nSo start organizing an open-mic night\, anti-wa r concert\, teach-in\, speak out or other event in your area – or do somet hing completely different! The important thing is that this day of resist ance brings forward the unique voices\, demands and creative ideas of our generation. And this means we need to hear from YOU to make this day a na tional success! So check out www.NYSPC.net to get in touch and access a b unch of organizing tools.\n\nYou can use our website to:\n\n* Register and publicize your local Books Not Bombs event.\n* Endorse the Books Not Bomb s National Day of Resistance.\n* Learn about/connect with other Books Not Bombs events around the country and in your area. \n* Download organizing resources\, media tips\, petitions\, postcards and more.\n* Find other you th-led peace and justice groups\, counter-recruitment links\, and more.\n* Help us build a massive and powerful National Day of Resistance!\n\n2. T ake It to Congress!\nWhile we have taken our resistance to the streets for more than three years\, now is the time to take it to Congress. With the 2006 elections just around the corner\, we need to send our elected leade rs a clear message: if you will not pay attention to young people’s deman ds\, then get out of our way! NYSPC will provide organizing resources to all local participants\, including petitions\, postcards and sample letter s you can use to collect stacks of signatures\, calling upon your reps to end this occupation and stop the cycle of endless war by voting to fund bo oks not bombs!\n\nImmediately following the third anniversary of the war\, Members of Congress will be in their local districts (your neighborhoods! ) from March 20 to 24. This is the perfect time for you to take all the p ostcards\, petitions and letters you get signed at your events on the 16th and hand-deliver them to the Congressional office in your district! We m ust make our voices heard\, from our campuses and communities to Capitol H ill!\n\n3. Build the Movement!\nWhile NYSPC is calling for the Books Not Bombs Youth & Student Day of Resistance on March 16\, there will be many o ther opportunities to take action as the world mourns three years since th e invasion of Iraq. We are calling for youth-led actions in solidarity wi th these other events\, which we urge you to support:\n\nMarch 14-19: Vet erans and Survivors March for Peace and Justice From Mobile to New Orleans \nOn March 14\, Iraq Veterans Against the War\, Military Families Speak Ou t\, Veterans for Peace and Vietnam Veterans Against the War will undertake an historic\, six-day\, 135-mile march from Mobile\, AL across Mississipp i to New Orleans\, in order to highlight the connection between the illega l\, multi-trillion dollar war in Iraq and the shameful neglect of communit ies devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Thousands of hurricane surv ivors and community residents are expected to join the walk along the way\ , which will culminate with a mass rally in New Orleans on March 19. Mobi lize to get to the rally or support these events locally by raising funds and awareness of young veterans’ resistance. Find out how to help at www. VetGulfMarch.org.\n\nMarch 15-22: Three Years Too Many – Local Actions to End the War \nAs a member of United for Peace and Justice\, NYSPC suppor ts the call for local community actions around the third anniversary of th e war. To build the power of young people within the broader peace and ju stice movement\, we urge you to find out what’s happening in your area and get involved! Many communities will be having local rallies\, vigils and marches over the weekend of March 18-19\, so find out what’s happening ne ar you at www.UnitedforPeace.org and organize a strong showing of youth ac tivists in your area. \n\n************************************\nMore Info About NYSPC: \nThe National Youth and Student Peace Coalition is sponsorin g the Books Not Bombs National Youth and Student Day of Resistance. NYSPC is the largest coalition of youth and student organizations from around t he country committed to fighting for peace and justice in our schools\, co mmunities\, and around the world. Formed in the Fall of 2001\, we have bee n organizing youth and students to fight back against wars and occupations and to demand a real future for young people in the US and around the wor ld. NYSPC has developed the Books Not Bombs agenda\, which addresses the real concerns of young people today. \n\nThe Books Not Bombs Agenda: \nFun d Education—Not Empire! \nMilitary Out of Our Schools—No to the Poverty Dr aft! \nProtect Our Civil Liberties! \nCampuses For Peace—Not War! \nSchool s Not Jails! \n\nTo find out more about NYSPC and learn how you can get in volved visit us at www.nyspc.net or email us at info@nyspc.net. \n Geogra phical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060316 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Everywhere\, United States SUMMARY:Books Not Bombs call to action! Young People’s Resistance to Three Years of War UID:20260421T070502CEST-9hrzrgNf7O@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyspc.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:619-933-3814 Email: DESCRIPTION:An open meeting for ALL student aged activists in the NYC area. We will be planning actions and protest for March 19th. Come to help mol d and shape the new SDS to be forming here in the city and all around the states. Student Power! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060226T150000 GEO:40.740900;-73.999800 LOCATION:New Valentino Market\, 74 5th Ave-upstairs\, NY\, New York\, 10011 \, United States SUMMARY:SDS NYC meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-SvIgvoHaSv@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-282-7197 Email:hyoung@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:New College of California \nBlack History Month Celebration \n\ nPresents \n\nRecognition\, Reason\, and Rhythm \nIn honor of our collecti ve ancestry this Black History Month let’s celebrate! \n\nAfrican Diaspora n Film Festival and Group Discussion \n\nWith the intention of giving trib ute to those acknowledging African descent who have contributed so greatly to the just\, sacred\, sustainable world characterizing our educational m ission… \n\nFriday\, February 24\, 2006 \nFilm Festival 12- 5 pm \nJazz Tr ibute 5:30 – 7:30 pm \n\nNCOC Cultural Center 766 Valencia \nOpen to the P ublic \n\nALSO: Delicious African-American Cuisine! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060224T120000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:New College\, 766 Valencia\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:New College of California Black History Month Celebration UID:20260421T070502CEST-Z4mB2a90Lz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:312-427-2304 Email:mwacademy1@aol.com DESCRIPTION:A five day residential\, comprehensive 'Organizing for Social C hange' training by one of the most successful progressive training organiz ations in the country - Midwest Academy. \n \nweb: www.midwestacademy.co m/ \nEmail: Mwacademy1@aol.com \n\nPhone: 312-427-2305\n\n Geographica l Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060505 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060501T090000 GEO:37.567100;-122.368000 LOCATION:Mercy Center\, 2300 Adeline Drive\, Burlingame\, California\, 9401 0\, United States SUMMARY:California Training - 'Organizing for Social Change' UID:20260421T070502CEST-xmbruUnaJu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_ca_may06.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:312-427-2304 Email:mwacademy1@aol.com DESCRIPTION:A five day residential\, comprehensive 'Organizing for Social C hange' training by one of the most successful progressive training organiz ations in the country - Midwest Academy. \n \nweb: www.midwestacademy.co m\n\nEmail: Mwacademy1@aol.com \n\nPhone: 312-427-2305\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061013 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061009T090000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Cenacle Retreat And Conference Center\, 513 W. Fullerton Pkwy\, Ch icago\, Illinois\, 60614\, United States SUMMARY:Chicago Training - 'Organizing for Social Change' UID:20260421T070502CEST-FjXRBkcVzr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_chicago_oct06.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:312-427-2304 Email:mwacademy1@aol.com DESCRIPTION:A five day residential\, comprehensive \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' training by one of the most successful progressive training org anizations in the country - Midwest Academy. \n \nweb: www.midwestacadem y.com\n\nEmail: Mwacademy1@aol.com \n\nPhone: 312-427-2305\n\n Geographi cal Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061117 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061113T090000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:28 E. Jackson\, Blvd # 605\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, United States SUMMARY:Balt-DC: Training \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' UID:20260421T070502CEST-as2cVMzVCV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_DC_nov06.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Each year wealthy corporations reap generous profits from U.S. high schools\, colleges and universities. Unfortunately\, while these corp orations make millions the working class suffers. \n\nThe rising cost of c ollege tuition\, federal and state financial aid cuts\, and harsh anti-imm igration policies have made it almost impossible for many students to atte nd college. And while the salaries of university administrators are on the rise\, attacks on worker’s rights\, increasing pay cuts\, lack of healthc are\, unsafe and unsanitary working conditions and glass ceilings have mad e the campus work place all but “ivy league”. Sisters and brothers\, it’s time for us to take back our campuses! F or these reasons and many more\, students and workers will unite this spring to celebrate the Seventh Annua l National Student Labor Week of Action. From March 27- April 4\, 2006 we will commemorate the lives of Cesar Chavez and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as we highlight the plight of campus workers nationwide. We invite you to join us as we demand: \nThe eradication of corporate influence on educatio n \nLiving wages for all campus employees\; \nUniversity codes of conduct that support worker’s rights\; \nAn end to union-busting tactics used by s chool administrators\; \nThe right to organize and bargain collectively fo r ALL workers\; \nAND MUCH MORE! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060331 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Student Labor Week of Action 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-DvdBZt96Wk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jwj.org/SLAP/A4/2006.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:614-769-1247 Email:workingfamilieswin@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:A public townhall to kickoff Working Families Win campaign in C hillicothe and Ross Counties\, OH. This campaign will organize and educat e working families on issues that face Ohio's working people - minimum wag e\, job outsourcing\, health care\, etc. We will build a coalition that w ill keep our issues on the agendas of media and elected officials who are running for state and local offices in 2006. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060306T070000 GEO:39.337400;-82.991300 LOCATION:Ohio Univ. - Chillicothe\, 101 University Dr.\, Shoemaker Cntr Rm 215\, Chillicothe\, Ohio\, 45601\, United States SUMMARY:Community Forum re Min. Wage and workers issues UID:20260421T070502CEST-NMuVBN7zkS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://WorkingFamiliesWin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:heather@hoosiersforpeace.org DESCRIPTION:Event Type:Peace Rally\nDate: March 18\, 2006\nTime: 1 p.m.\nPl ace: Monument Circle\, Downtown Indianapolis\, Indiana\nEvent Cost: Free w ith an opportunity to make a donation\nWebsite: www.hoosiersforpeace.org\n Brief Descripton: Hoosiers for Peace Rally will mark the third year of an unjust war. Hoosiers will have an opportunity to contact their representat ives\, listen to distinguished speakers\, hear inspirational music\, and n etwork with others who are against the war and interested in promoting pea ce. The rally will be family friendly and the focus will be on how familie s are affected by war i.e. loosing their loved ones\, and a plea to repres entatives to reset budget priorities with the needs of the family in mind. The theme is Honor the Dead\, Heal the Wounded\, End the War.\n\nSponsors :\nProgressive Indiana\nIndianapolis Peace and Justice Center\nBloomington Peace Action Coalition\nVeterans for Peace\n \nContact Info:\nHeather All en-Garde\nheather@hoosiersforpeace.org\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060318T130000 GEO:39.775100;-86.132200 LOCATION:Monument Circle\, Indianapolis\, Indiana\, 46201\, United States SUMMARY:Hoosiers For Peace Rally UID:20260421T070502CEST-pmVrOwLx8v@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Regional meeting of northeastern SDS chapters. SDSers arriving on Saturday 4/22 are invited to a dinner (social event)\, details TBA. Any one needing housing should email ne_regional AT studentsforademocraticsoci ety.org There is a listserv on the main SDS website. Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060423T110000 GEO:41.826700;-71.397700 LOCATION:List Hall\, Brown University\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02912\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Regional S.D.S. (Students for a Democratic Society UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ca4JcOsUjp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsforademocraticsociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:1-800-725-0087 Email:catalogs@forestethics.org DESCRIPTION: Approximately 395 million catalogs are mailed by Victoria's Se cret each year--that's more than one million a day! Most of these catalogs end up in the trash or at best in the recycling bin--often without even b eing looked at. Paper for these catalogs is destroying Endangered Forests like the great northern Boreal Forest of Canada. \n\n Canada’s Boreal Fore st is an area over 12 times the size of California\, representing 25 perce nt of the world’s remaining intact forest. This globally significant fores t is one of the largest carbon sinks in the world\, making it vital to reg ulating our changing climate. Its lakes\, rivers and streams are also the largest freshwater system on Earth. For more information\, go to the Fores tEthics Boreal page .\n\n Despite its global importance\, over two acres of the Boreal are being logged every minute\, mostly through clearcutting. The tragic part is that the Boreal is being clearcut to make disposable i tems like catalogs for companies like Victoria’s Secret\, which gets at le ast 25% of the paper for its catalogs from the Boreal Forest. Other materi als for Victoria’s Secret products comes from other Endangered Forests--li ke their paper bags\, which are made from paper coming out of the Southeas t United States. \n\n Because of its immense buying power\, Victoria's Sec ret is in a position to help change the catalog industry toward sustainabl e paper purchasing. Unfortunately\, the company has refused to make such c ommitments to protect our Endangered Forests. So we’re calling for an Inte rnational Day Of Action on April 11th and we need your help. \n\n To get i nvolved\, add your action to the list\, and get fact sheets\, postcards\, or other materials for your event\, go to www.victoriasdirtysecret.net/day ofaction \n\n JOIN US ON APRIL 11th to protect Endangered Forests from Vi ctoria’s Secret’s destructive practices. Geographical Scope: Internation al DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060411 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:International Day of Action against Victoria's Secret UID:20260421T070502CEST-cbWT7x3H3E@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.victoriasdirtysecret.net/article.php?list=type&type=4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-243-4940 Email:info@latinhiphopcoalition.org DESCRIPTION:1. March 6th Entertainment Business Seminar I\nLocation: “SOB’s NYC”\nThe purpose of this seminar is to raise awareness on how to own you r own publishing rights. The seminar will cover all music industry related themes with a special focus on royalties on how to get them\, how to regi ster as a writer/artists\, legal issues\, processes as publishers and arti sts\, in addition we’ll provide expert advise on alternative investment ve hicles on how to invest your income deriving from proceeds\, money and deb t management\, building credit and investment and estate planning. \n\n2. April 11th HIV/AIDS Conference\nLocation: “TBA” \nThe purpose of this sem inar is to use the influence of Latin Hip-Hop/Reggaeton Artists\, professi onal athletes\, executives\, HIV/AIDS service providers\, elected official s and community leaders to educate participants about topics concerning HI V/AIDS\, safe sex\, STD’s\, and teen pregnancy. Artists will be encourage d to produce public service announcements in order to increase the awarene ss of the virus. A benefit concert will be arranged during this conferenc e to raise funds for AIDS service organizations.\n\n3. May 4th Substance A buse Summit\nLocation: “TBA”\nThe purpose of this seminar is to teach the consequences of substance abuse\, as well as possessing and selling drugs. The Coalition will have celebrities and elected officials speak about th e dangers of drugs. Artists and elected officials will be encouraged to p roduce public service announcements in order to educate participants. Conc ert tickets\, CD’s\, meet & greet sessions with celebrities and other perk s will be used to reward who live a drug free life.\n\n\n\n\n\n4. June 2nd Latin Hip-Hop/Reggaeton Summit\nLocation: “TBA”\nThe purpose of this summ it is to bring together Artist\, politicians\, music executives and religi ous leaders in uniting the Hip-Hop/Reggaeton Community\, tackling lyrical responsibility\, healing inter-group conflicts and much more. The fo ur major issues that will be addressed at the Latin Hip-Hop/Reggaeton Summ it are: \n1) To come together to hear inspiring messages from community\, religion\, political\, business and artist leaders\, who will challenge th e industry to help transform society into a better place for all people. T he agenda for the Latin Hip-Hop/ Reggaeton Summit is inclusive and the out come of the Summit will be inclusive. All people\, from all communities\, stand to benefit from a successful national Latin Hip-Hop/Reggaeton Summit .\n2) To provide an opportunity for conflict resolution among some of the artists who have expressed differences of opinions. \n3) To get Latin Hip- Hop/Reggaeton artists and the entertainment industry to take back responsi bility in addressing the serious issues surrounding Latin Hip-Hop/Reggaeto n as a culture\, a culture that has grown into an international lifestyle promoting certain values and ethics. This industry is taking greater steps at being accountable for the social\, political and economic impact.\n4) To look internally\, within the industry\, to the function of A&R and mark eting in elevating the art form.\n5. July 18th Political Empowerment Confe rence\nLocation: “TBA”\nThe purpose of this seminar is to learn how the qu ality of life in their school\, home and community are influenced by polit ics. Elected officials and Latin Hip-Hop/Reggaeton artists will help stre ss the importance of voter education\, registration and participation. Pa rticipants will be educated on topics such as the United States Constituti on\, government and the legal system. Through a partnership with local vot ers registration authorities the Coalition will register new voters year r ound and reinforce the goals of the “Latin Hip-Hop/Reggaeton” movement.\n\ nThe Month of August “Coalition Summer Recess” \n7. September 12th Liter acy and Education Conference\nLocation: “TBA”\nThrough this seminar\, the Coalition will use celebrities and schools to promote literacy and the val ue of continuing education. The Coalition will encourage artists to produ ce a series of public service announcements along with local schools\, boo kstores\, libraries and after-school programs to stress the importance of reading. Through this project the Coalition will collaborate with several local universities and technical schools to sponsor celebrity meet & greet sessions\, workshops on higher education\, obtaining financial aid and ap plying to college. These programs will be combined with incentive programs such as: tickets to events\, CD’s\, apparel and other prizes for academic success. \n\n8. October 30th World of Audio & Video Technology \nLocatio n: “TBA”\nThis seminar will help participants acquire the skills needed to pursue internships\, training programs\, educational\, career and entrepr eneurial opportunities in the fields of audio and video technology. Parti cipants will learn about music and video production\, multi-camera setups\ , editing\, mixing\, special effects\, lighting techniques\, budgets\, scr ipt and treatment development. Through a partnership with technology comp anies\, local universities and technical schools\, participants will have the opportunity to produce a demo tape of their material. The Coalition w ill then provide them with assistance in their pursuit of a recording cont ract. Participants will also have the opportunity to produce a music vide o\, as well as assist in a series production public service announcements for the coalition.\n\n9. November 28th Entertainment Business Summit II\nL ocation: “TBA”\nThe purpose of this seminar is to reduce poverty in minori ty communities by preparing members for employment\, training programs and entrepreneurial opportunities. Participants will be able to participate in workshops such as\, the 'World of Work” and “How to Start Your Own Busi ness.” A host of business skills will also be taught including résumé writ ing\, how to prepare for an interview\, how to negotiate your salary\, how to make a formal presentation\, etc. Participants will also have the oppo rtunity to obtain internships and visit office environments. Business and music summits will teach participants the basics of the entertainment ind ustry. \n\nThe Month of December “Coalition Holiday Recess” \n\n10. Jan uary 5th 2007 Toy Drive & Award Gala \nLocation: “TBA”\nToy drive will b e a community service project in conjunction with other non-profit organiz ations in an effort to raise toys for inner-city kids celebrating “Los Rey es Mago /Three Kings Day”. The toy drive efforts will have the support and generosity of artist\, corporate America\, the general public\, politicia ns and community leaders. We will only accept unwrapped gifts. In addition \, we will have our 1st Annual Award dinner honoring community leaders\, p oliticians\, artist\, coalition members and corporate executives for their outstanding support and contribution to the Latin Hip-Hop Coalition\, Lat in Hip-Hop/ Reggaeton industry and Latin Community. \nFor more inform ation please contact Lise Reynoso VP of Events @ 718-219-8702 or by E-mail info@latinhiphopcoalition.org \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060306T170000 GEO:40.729100;-73.991600 LOCATION:204 Varick Street\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, New York SUMMARY:Entertainment Business Seminar I - New York City UID:20260421T070502CEST-RFACdPSSV9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.latinhiphopcoalition.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:614-252-9255 Email:walk@igc.org DESCRIPTION:To Mark the end of the third year of US Occupation and Invasion of Iarq. Peace Not Poverty\, Peace Not War\, Troops Home Now\, Resist Ca pitalism and Militarism's Adventures.\n\nRally after marches to the Stateh ouse\, 2:00 p.m.\nsee: for details Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060318T140000 GEO:39.891700;-82.877100 LOCATION:Ohio Statehouse\, West Plaza\, Columbus\, Ohio\, 43215\, United St ates SUMMARY:Statewide Peace Rally at the Ohio Statehouse UID:20260421T070502CEST-8lSUFmzVXu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cpanews.org/march18 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:412-901-4563 Email:pog@mutualaid.org DESCRIPTION:Counter-Recruitment Conference\nFriday\, April 7th 2006\nPittsb urgh\, PA USA\n\nPittsburgh Organizing Group (POG) is pleased to announce a regional Counter-Recruitment Conference to be held April 7-9\, 2006 at C arnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh\, PA. The purpose of the conferenc e is to explain\, share\, build\, expand\, and otherwise support the growi ng counter-recruitment (CR) movement. From Friday night to Sunday afternoo n\, we will host a variety of hands-on workshops and presentations\, facil itated strategy sessions\, an exchange of materials\, a participatory acti on or two\, as well as nightly entertainment.\n\nThe conference is schedul ed to run from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon\, and will offer a wi de variety of events:\n\n* Workshops. Workshops are planned for long time activists and newcomers to CR issues\, campaigns\, and concepts. They will cover basic military recruiting and counter-recruitment\, expanding and e scalating your CR campaign\, non-violent direct action\, conscientious obj ection\, the criminalization of dissent\, media coordination\, legal and k now-your-rights training\, action materials\, skillshares and other creati ve workshops that activists may propose. (If you would like lead a worksho p\, visit our website to submit a proposal.)\n\n* Discussion. In addition to facillitated strategy sesssions\, the conference will have a space for CR activists to meet and greet and talk about their efforts with one anoth er.\n\n* Materials exchange. Throughout the conference there will be a lar ge area for the exchange of anti-war/counter recruitment materials\, inclu ding flyers\, stickers\, videos and more. See the materials that groups ar e using and be inspired to make your own.\n\n* Participatory action. We wi ll put our theories to the test during the conference weekend!\n\n* Social events. There will be a low key party for activists and newcomers to get to know each other on Friday evening as well as a blow out bash on Saturda y night.\n\nTo attend the conference please register and pay a small slidi ng-scale registration fee of $10-5.\n\nRegister online at http://www.organ izepittsburgh.org/conference\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060407T190000 GEO:40.423100;-79.980600 LOCATION:Carnegie Mellon University\, Porter Hall 100\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsy lvania\, 15213\, United States SUMMARY:Counter-Recruitment Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Lug55MTSBi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.organizepittsburgh.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:717-471-0535 Email:mrberns911@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The MU Jesters and MU NAACP present a free screening of the fil m 'Mumia: A Case for Reasonable Doubt' in the Student Memorial Center Mult i-purpose room of Millersville University\, followed by guest speaker Pam Africa from the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Ja mal. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060329T200000 GEO:40.031900;-76.236800 LOCATION:1 S George St\, Millersville\, Pennsylvania\, 17551\, United State s SUMMARY:Free Screening of 'Mumia: A Case for Reasonable Doubt' w/ Pam Afric a UID:20260421T070502CEST-gIX4A4RH9g@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lancastervoice.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:conceptual artist damali ayo will be giving a presentation to k ick off women's history month. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060302T190000 GEO:33.757800;-84.433600 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30314\, United States SUMMARY:Author and artist damali ayo speaks at spelman college UID:20260421T070502CEST-RMMdx61vzA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://damaliayo.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:hannah.belsky@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:This is a broad-focus environmental conference for Connecticut (or nearby) high school student activists. There will be trainings and sp eakers. Topics discussed more in-depth: climate change\, nuclear energy\, environmental justice\, club development. The goals are to inspire\, to network\, and to organize. \n\nRegistration required. (see webpage) \nFre e with donations optional. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060331T180000 GEO:41.910000;-72.804900 LOCATION:The Loomis Chaffee School\, Windsor\, Connecticut\, 06095\, United States SUMMARY:CT High School Student Environmental Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-BkWuxrudoF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/states/ct.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:aflazaro@eden.rutgers.edu DESCRIPTION:Dates:\nSunday\, March 19\, 2006\nSaturday\, March 25\, 2006\nS unday\, March 26\, 2006\n\nTime:\n7:00 PM - 10:00 PM\n\nLocation:\nS-Loung e of the Rutgers Student Center (subject to change)\nRutgers University\n1 29 College Avenue\nNew Brunswick\, NJ 08901\nUSA\n\nThere are several stud ent groups at Rutgers University that are active in the campaign to end th e crisis in Darfur. Despite each group's successes\, the Darfur student ac tivist movement on campus has garnered little attention. It's time to coal esce. \n\nIf your student group is active in the Darfur student activist m ovement (whether your group be cultural\, religious\, grassroots humanitar ian\, relief\, etc.)\, then attend a Coalition meeting! \n\nCoalition meet ings will: \n> Review what actions and events each group has taken and hos ted in the past\;\n> Assess each group's resources\;\n> Assess each group' s time commitment\;\n> Introduce the National STAND Coalition's plans for April 2006\; and\n> Build upon the strengths of each group in order to pla n and implement a well-organized\, cohesive series of events for the whole of April 2006 (in anticipation of the Million Voices for Darfur Rally in Washington\, D.C. on Sunday\, April 30\, 2006).\n\nAttendance at the Natio nal STAND Coalition Meetings at Rutgers University requires pre-registrati on. All student leaders and groups who have been involved\, or who want to be involved\, in the Darfur student activist movement on campus may atten d. \n\nTo sign up\, please email Alison Lazaro at aflazaro@eden.rutgers.ed u with the following information: \n> Your full name\n> Affiliated student group's full name\n> Your email address\n> Your mobile phone number\n> Me eting date(s) you plan to attend (3/19\, 3/25\, or 3/26)\n> Number of gues ts\, if any\, you will bring \n\nAt the meeting\, please be prepared to di scuss the following: \n> What actions your group has taken in the past\n> What events\, protests\, demonstrations\, etc.\, your group has held in th e past\n> Your group's Darfur activist resources (movies\, books\, postcar ds\, etc.)\n> Your group's specializations and weaknesses (research\, publ icity\, recruitment\, fundraising\, etc.)\n> Your group's probable time co mmitment \n\nPotential projects for April 2006 include: \n> Hosting a majo r event during the week of April 6\, the anniversary of the beginning of t he Rwandan genocide\n> Coordinating a Darfur die-in\n> Campaigning for a D arfur Resolution to be passed at the University\n> Creating a quilt or wal l of art to present at the Million Voices for Darfur Rally\n> Arranging bu ses to transport students from the New Brunswick campus to Washington\, D. C. for the Million Voices for Darfur Rally.\n\nFor more information\, plea se visit http://www.ruamnesty.org. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060319T190000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Rutgers University\, 129 College Avenue\, New Brunswick\, New Jers ey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:The National STAND Coalition Meetings at Rutgers University UID:20260421T070502CEST-3UKBeGLcLx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ruamnesty.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:aflazaro@eden.rutgers.edu DESCRIPTION:Dates:\nSunday\, March 19\, 2006\nSaturday\, March 25\, 2006\nS unday\, March 26\, 2006\n\nTime:\n7:00 PM - 10:00 PM\n\nLocation:\nS-Loung e of the Rutgers Student Center (subject to change)\nRutgers University\n1 29 College Avenue\nNew Brunswick\, NJ 08901\nUSA\n\nThere are several stud ent groups at Rutgers University that are active in the campaign to end th e crisis in Darfur. Despite each group's successes\, the Darfur student ac tivist movement on campus has garnered little attention. It's time to coal esce. \n\nIf your student group is active in the Darfur student activist m ovement (whether your group be cultural\, religious\, grassroots humanitar ian\, relief\, etc.)\, then attend a Coalition meeting! \n\nCoalition meet ings will: \n> Review what actions and events each group has taken and hos ted in the past\;\n> Assess each group's resources\;\n> Assess each group' s time commitment\;\n> Introduce the National STAND Coalition's plans for April 2006\; and\n> Build upon the strengths of each group in order to pla n and implement a well-organized\, cohesive series of events for the whole of April 2006 (in anticipation of the Million Voices for Darfur Rally in Washington\, D.C. on Sunday\, April 30\, 2006).\n\nAttendance at the Natio nal STAND Coalition Meetings at Rutgers University requires pre-registrati on. All student leaders and groups who have been involved\, or who want to be involved\, in the Darfur student activist movement on campus may atten d. \n\nTo sign up\, please email Alison Lazaro at aflazaro@eden.rutgers.ed u with the following information: \n> Your full name\n> Affiliated student group's full name\n> Your email address\n> Your mobile phone number\n> Me eting date(s) you plan to attend (3/19\, 3/25\, or 3/26)\n> Number of gues ts\, if any\, you will bring \n\nAt the meeting\, please be prepared to di scuss the following: \n> What actions your group has taken in the past\n> What events\, protests\, demonstrations\, etc.\, your group has held in th e past\n> Your group's Darfur activist resources (movies\, books\, postcar ds\, etc.)\n> Your group's specializations and weaknesses (research\, publ icity\, recruitment\, fundraising\, etc.)\n> Your group's probable time co mmitment \n\nPotential projects for April 2006 include: \n> Hosting a majo r event during the week of April 6\, the anniversary of the beginning of t he Rwandan genocide\n> Coordinating a Darfur die-in\n> Campaigning for a D arfur Resolution to be passed at the University\n> Creating a quilt or wal l of art to present at the Million Voices for Darfur Rally\n> Arranging bu ses to transport students from the New Brunswick campus to Washington\, D. C. for the Million Voices for Darfur Rally.\n\nFor more information\, plea se visit http://www.ruamnesty.org. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060326 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060325T190000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Rutgers University\, 129 College Avenue\, New Brunswick\, New Jers ey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:The National STAND Coalition Meetings at Rutgers University 3/25 UID:20260421T070502CEST-z2Uc0RCAkF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ruamnesty.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:610-566-0156 Email:info@designsciencelab.org DESCRIPTION:The Design Science Lab offers a unique opportunity to develop s olutions to global and local problems. It features hands-on training exper ience in complex problem solving employing an approach pioneered by Buckmi nster Fuller and others called comprehensive anticipatory design science. \n\nUsing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals as a framework f or exploring key interrelated global crises\, the 10-day lab involves part icipants in the development of real-world solutions to the major challenge s facing the planet. Using present day technology and known resources part icipants develop affordable solutions to local\, regional and global probl ems. Working in teams\, participants acquire a shared language and set of perceptual tools for complex-problem solving\, enabling them to return to their communities equipped to take on their regions' most pressing concern s.\n\nAt its core\, the Design Science Lab recognizes the profound contrib ution 'ordinary' citizens can make toward solving our most pressing local\ , regional and global problems. Through direct experience\, participants c ome to understand that individual initiative can and indeed must make a di fference in creating a better world.\n\nA public presentation by Lab parti cipants of their design strategies is made to the United Nations and the l ocal community on the final day of the program.\n\nParticipants who thrive in intense\, collaborative environments are encouraged to apply. Geograp hical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060630 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060621 GEO:40.740900;-73.999800 LOCATION:United Nations\, New York\, New York\, 10011\, United States SUMMARY:Design Science Lab 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-AOvve6dFr5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.designsciencelab.org/index.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060319T130000 GEO:41.819500;-71.411500 LOCATION:Memorial Squar\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02903\, United States SUMMARY:March On the RI Statehouse\, Protest the Iraq War UID:20260421T070502CEST-bV3Heo7CN2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peaceri.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-628-3333 Email:slambert@woodhullfoundation.org DESCRIPTION:Talking About Sex in Communities of Color \n'Doing the nasty' j ust isn't polite conversation\, but for LGBT activists of color\, laughing about what really happened on Saturday night with your 'homegirls' is nor mal\, and being able to engage others in honest discussions about sexualit y should be just as normal.\n\nJoin us as we address ways to accomplish th is by charting some of the effective ways African American\, Asian\, Hispa nic and white LGBT activists have held positive conversations on sexuality in communities of color.\n\nOur guests will include: H. Alexander Robinso n\, Chief Executive Officer of the National Black Justice Coalition\; Lisb eth Meléndez Rivera\, Mobilization Coordinator of Freedom to Marry\; and N ick Sakurai\, Program Coordinator for the Gay\, Lesbian\, Bisexual\, Trans gender and Ally Resource Center At American University.\n Geographical Sc ope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060315T120000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:1325 Massachusetts Avenue\, 6th Floor\, Washington\, District of C olumbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Woodhull Freedom Foundation's March Brown Bag Lunch Series UID:20260421T070502CEST-LGoaG97rDR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.woodhullfoundation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:202-544-0200 Email: DESCRIPTION:Applications for the Youth Activist Kollege (YAK) are now being accepted! YAK\, AIUSA’s youth leadership summit\, brings together a dive rse group of 50 high school and college students from around the country t o sharpen their leadership skills and expand their human rights activism. From July 12 to 16\, “Yaktivists” will converge at Marymount University i n Arlington\, Virginia\, for four days of hands-on training\, inspiring sp eakers\, interactive workshops\, and networking. \n\nThe Youth Activist Kollege is an annual summer event for up-and-coming leaders. High school and college students from around the country are selected each year to att end a four-day human rights camp where they receive the essential skills a nd training needed to lead their Amnesty groups to a year of kickin' activ ism. Participants learn how to organize campus groups\, lead activities\, stage campus events\, conduct effective advocacy and outreach\, and mobili ze other youth in the community.\n\nThis is a great opportunity to converg e with youth activists from all walks of life to develop hands-on skills\, including recruiting new activists\, planning powerful events\, advocatin g for human rights\, and energizing and diversifying Amnesty's student mov ement. \n\nIf you want to be part of this exciting experience and become p art of the new generation of human rights leaders\, apply for YAK today! A pplications are due March 27.\nApply online at: http://www.amnestyusa.org/ yak/index.html\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060327T050000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Amnesty International Youth Activist Kollege 2006 - Application De adline UID:20260421T070502CEST-T8j2EUOvIU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.amnestyusa.org/yak/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:800-630-1330 Email:imy@fcnl.org DESCRIPTION:Are you under 30 and working for peace and justice? \n\nAre you under 30 and eager to learn more about how to lobby your elected represen tatives in Washington? Would you like the chance to come to Washington for three days of workshops\, Congressional briefings\, and hands-on lobby tr aining by the largest religious peace lobby in Washington\, D.C.? \n\nIf t he answer to either of these questions is yes\, join us at FCNL’s Young Adult Lobby Weekend\, “Your Country\, Your Voice.” Learn more about lobbyi ng for peace and justice\, FCNL’s proven strategy of friendly persuasion o n Capitol Hill\, and what works and does not work. \n\nPlease visit our we b site to register for this event Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060331T190000 GEO:38.908200;-76.982100 LOCATION:245 2nd St NE\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20002\, United States SUMMARY:'Your Country\, Your Voice.' Young Adult Lobby Weekend with FCNL UID:20260421T070502CEST-ODoxSaUkav@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fcnl.org/young/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:850-222-7813 Email:tallyfundingaccess@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Tallahassee Pro-Choice Mixer for Women's Fund!\n\nThe current p olitical climate threatens to take away reproductive rights from us all. P resently\, there are area women who are denied access to these rights ever yday simply because they cannot afford safe\, adequate care in the case of a pregnancy that threatens their health or life or comes at a time when t hey cannot be responsible mothers.\n \nTallahassee Funding Access Now is a non-profit organization that raises money and awareness to help low-incom e women in the North Florida area receive the care they need\, including a bortions. TFAN will be hosting an informational mixer on Saturday evening\ , April 22\, 2006\, from 7:30 to 9:30pm.\n \nAll are invited as we seek to expand our organization through community awareness. \nCome meet local li ke-minded individuals as we eat\, drink and discuss current issues. \nThe event will be held at 7:30pm in the sanctuary of the Unitarian Universalis t Church at 2810 Meridian Rd. \n \nRefreshments will be provided\, and sil ent donations will be accepted. If you cannot join us and want to help\, p lease mail your donation to PO Box 37432 Tallahassee\, FL 32315-7432. Plea se email Lola or Layla for any additional information at: tallyfundingacce ss@yahoo.com\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060422T193000 GEO:30.433500;-84.135900 LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Church\, 2810 Meridian Rd.\, Tallahassee\, Florida\, 32311\, United States SUMMARY:Tallahassee Pro-Choice Mixer for Women's Fund! UID:20260421T070502CEST-FKGieF7iXZ@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:213-922-939 Email:admin@dallaspeacecenter.org DESCRIPTION:Please circulate widely!\nEND THE IRAQ WAR NOW !\nBRING THE TRO OPS HOME!\n\nOn the 3rd Anniversary of the War and Occupation of Iraq\,\nj oin us for a rally and march to end the war!\n\n2:00 pm - March 19\, 2006\ nSt. Paul United Methodist Church\n1816 Routh St Dallas (Downtown)\nLocate d a few blocks west of the intersection of Ross and Routh Streets and one block east of Woodall Rogers Freeway and Routh Street. \n\n \nThe rally wi ll begin at 2:00pm - ending in a march to the Federal Building \n \nE veryone is welcome to support Rev. L. Charles Stovall and the call for pe ace at St. Paul UM Church\nMorning services begin at 10:45 am.\n \nWalt Ha rrison\, 214-578-7289 baldeagle152@hotmail.com\n \n\nTrish Major\, Dallas Peace Center 214-823-7793\n \n www.dallaspeacecenter.org \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060319T140000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:1816 Routh St\, Dallas\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:Dallas - End The War\, Bring Troops Home Rally & March UID:20260421T070502CEST-GIAXtVc5ID@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dallaspeacecenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:liz@energyaction.net DESCRIPTION:Join thousands of youth around North America and take action to break our oil addiction! Register your action\, find an action near you t o join\, search for actions around North America\, and find action ideas h ere. After you register\, we'll send you resources for your action includi ng: media guides\, draft press advisories and releases AND we'll send you information on trainings we're scheduling in the next few weeks on media. \nBelow are a few suggestions of actions for Fossil Fools Day\, but feel f ree to be as creative as you wish.\n Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060401 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Fossil Fools's Day 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-NX1kOPbU3E@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.energyaction.net/main/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_u ser_op=view_page&PAGE_id=29 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:New England's Largest Conference for Citizen Activists protecti ng public health and the environment!\n\nMEET THE EXPERTS - LEARN NEW SKIL LS - NETWORK - AND BE INSPIRED!\n\nFor details\, visit www.toxicsaction.or g.\n\nToxics Action Center and the New England Grassroots Environmental Fu nd invite you to Environmental Action 2006\, our 20th annual environmental leadership conference on March 18\, 2006 at Wentworth Institute of Techno logy in Boston\, MA.\n\nOur keynote speaker this year is Craig Williams\, Director of the Chemical Weapons Working Group and the Kentucky Environmen tal Foundation. Against overwhelming odds\, Craig led a successful grassro ots campaign to stop the US Army from disposing chemical weapons with inci nerators at four locations across the country. Dr. Marshall Ganz\, lecture r in Public Policy at Harvard University\, is our featured speaker. Marsha ll got his start as a civil rights organizer in Mississippi and later as t he Organizing Director with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers in Ca lifornia. He now teaches and writes on leadership\, organization\, and str ategy in social movements\, civic associations\, and politics.\n\nThe conf erence will offer over 35 workshops to help you develop skills and strateg ies to win your fights against pollution in your communities\, including:\ n\n- Generating Front Page Media Coverage\n- Winning the Support of Electe d Officials\n- Recruiting New Members for Your Group\n- Planning a Winning Campaign\n- Fundraising and Grant Writing\n\nOther workshops will focus o n the particular issues all of us are working on\, including hazardous was te cleanup\, pesticide-free lawns\, safe cosmetics\, global warming\, liqu id natural gas\, landfills and trash transfer stations\, recycling\, land protection\, sprawl\, greenways and rails to trails\, and diesel and air p ollution.\n\nYou will have the opportunity to discuss environmental and pu blic health threats and solutions with experts in the field. You can netwo rk throughout the day with other activists and decision-makers\, including Bob Golledge\, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmen tal Protection\, who will be there to answer your questions about any loca l concerns. You can make connections with other activists at one of our is sue summits on pesticides\, energy\, and solid waste. You can visit with o ld friends and make new ones at the post-conference party. \n\nEnvironment al Action 2006 is a day to recognize our many victories over the year and be inspired to go back to our communities and continue the fight to protec t the health and safety of our families.\n\nSee all of the conference work shops\, browse the silent auction prizes\, learn more about the speakers\, see who is cosponsoring the event\, register\, and get directions to Went worth at www.toxicsaction.org over the upcoming weeks.\n\nRegistration is $50 to cosponsor\, $30 pre-paid and $35 at the door. Breakfast\, a recepti on\, and childcare are included.\n\nEmail Jamie at jamie@toxicsaction.org\ , or call her at (617) 747-4362 with questions.\n Geographical Scope: Reg ional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060318 GEO:42.342000;-71.096800 LOCATION:Wentworth Institute Of Technology\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115 \, United States SUMMARY:Environmental Action 2006 - New England Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ADxe1BcTXn@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:fyi@alist.us DESCRIPTION:FILM YOUR ISSUE is an unprecedented 'issue film' competition di rected at young Americans 18 to 26 -- including 7 million college students on 1200 campuses -- to create 30-to-60 second films on any issue\, as a w ay of engaging them in current issues\, empowering them to add their voice s to the public dialogue\, via film. It's ultimately an exercise in democ racy and being an engaged\, informed citizen. The deadline for the 2006 co mpetition is May 1. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060501 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060401 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Film Your Issue Competition UID:20260421T070502CEST-8asdpRTuOh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.filmyourissue.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-243-4940 Email:info@latinhiphopcoaltion.org DESCRIPTION:April 3rd HIV/AIDS Conference\n“SOB’s” 204 Varick Street\, New York City 7:00PM-8PM followed by benefit performance.\nThe purpose of this seminar is to use the influence of Latin Hip-Hop/Reggaeton Artists\, prof essional athletes\, executives\, HIV/AIDS service providers\, elected offi cials and community leaders to educate participants about topics concernin g HIV/AIDS\, safe sex\, STD’s\, and teen pregnancy. Artists will be encou raged to produce public service announcements in order to increase the awa reness of the virus. A benefit concert will be arranged during this confe rence to raise funds for AIDS service organizations.\n Geographical Scope : Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060403 GEO:40.738100;-74.005100 LOCATION:204 Varick STreet\, New York\, New York\, 10014\, United States SUMMARY:NYC HIV/AIDS Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-2uWbbT0xbD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.latinhiphopcoalition.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:cchristrics@aol.com DESCRIPTION: Poetry for Prevention! \nLoc al author\, Christine Tricarico will be signing copies of her children's i nspirational poetry \n \nbook\, Itty-Bits of Bliss at local book events th rough May ’06 in honor of National \n \nChild Abuse Prevention Month (Apri l) Also featured in this collection are poems by \n \nKelly DiPucchio ('Mi chigan Reads' award winner for 2006!) \n \nand other awesome authors and i llustrators!\n \nEvents include two book signing/charity events at Wayne S tate University \n \n in Detroit one on March 31st from 2:00-4:00 PM in th e ... \nDavid Adamany Undergraduate Library\n\nCommunity Room\, 3rd Floor \n\n\nAnd another the 1st week of May -- times TBA)\n \nSponsored by the P si-Chi Wayne State Chapter. \n \nFor further details or check the web addr ess below.\n \n \nBooks are 13.00 and 3.00 per book sale will benefit Love Our Children USA \n \nwww.loveourhildren.org to help in the prevention of child abuse and neglect!\n \nCommunity resource packets\, flyers and blue ribbons will be distributed at all events!\n \n \n \n An updated schedule of events with more info. can b e found@:\n \n http://christinetricarico.smartwri ters.com/index.2ts?page=calendar \n \n \n \n Books can also be ordered online @: http://books.lulu.com/content/229092 \n \n Pick u p your copy today to put a smile on a child’s face and hope in the hearts of many others!\n \n \n \n Blissful blessings t o you – Christine Tricarico – \n \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060331T130000 GEO:42.239900;-83.150800 LOCATION:4743 Cass Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States SUMMARY:Poetry for Prevention! UID:20260421T070502CEST-E6hAtReOW5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://christinetricarico.smartwriters.com/index.2ts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:586-247-4100 Email:cchristrics@aol.com DESCRIPTION: Poetry for Prevention! \nLoc al author\, Christine Tricarico will be signing copies of her children's i nspirational poetry \nbook\, Itty-Bits of Bliss in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month (April) Also featured in this collection are poems by \nKelly DiPucchio ( 'Michigan Reads' award winner for 2006!) \nand oth er awesome authors and illustrators!\n \n \n **On Sat. April 22nd from 3:0 0 --5:30 Hamlin Pub in Shelby Township will sponsor a book reading and sig ning by Christine Tricarico with entertainment for children and a chance t o enter to win a signed Red Wings jersey. \n \nCall (586) 247- 4100 for fu rther details.\n \n \nBooks are 13.00 and 3.00 per book sale will benefit Love Our Children USA \n \nwww.loveourhildren.org to help in the preventio n of child abuse and neglect!\n \nCommunity resource packets\, flyers and blue ribbons will be distributed at all events!\n \n \ nAn updated schedule of events with more info. can be found@:\n http://christinetricarico.smartwriters.com/index.2ts?page=cale ndar \n \n \nBooks can also be ordered online @: http://books.lulu.com /content/229092 \n \n Pick up your copy today to put a smile on a chil d’s face and hope in the hearts of many others!\n \n \n Blissful blessings to you \n– Christine Tricarico – \n \n Geo graphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060422T150000 GEO:42.671000;-82.998800 LOCATION:48929 Hayes Rd.\, Shelby Township\, Michigan\, 48315\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Poetry for Prevention w/ Author Christine Fagan-Tricarico! UID:20260421T070502CEST-S9fDf2pO9I@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202.667.9328 Email:register@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:On March 31-April 2\, United Students Against Sweatshops\n(USAS ) will be holding its first ever People of Color/Working Class\nCaucus Ret reat in Hampton\, VA and we want YOU to be there!!!\n\n This is going to b e an exciting opportunity for us\, as people of\ncolor and working class s tudents\, to come together from across the\ncountry and discuss how the is sues that USAS organizes around affect\nus\, what vision we have for USAS\ , and to leave with a solid sense of\nwhat efforts we can take to make USA S a more unified\, inclusive\, and\ndiverse organization.\n\n This meeting of students nationwide\, of USAS leadership\, and members\nof national or ganizations allied with USAS\, will undoubtedly make for\nan awesome and u nique weekend where we can feel free to share our\nthoughts and feelings o n the organizing that we do\, that USAS does\,\nand on the steps we feel s hould be taken to make the two one in the\nsame.\n\n So whether you've bee n to one USAS national conference\, are\nmarginally affiliated with USAS\, or have been participating from\nbirth\, we strongly encourage you to try and make it out for this\neagerly anticipated event.\n\n Food will be pro vided!\n Housing will be provided!\n Travel Scholarships are available!\n Space is limited!\n\n\n So please\, if you'd like to part of this amazing opportunity\, respond\nto this e-mail\, having fully answered the question s below\, by March\n15\, 2006. You can send your response or any questions you may have to\nregister@usasnet.org.\n\n Please note that you must iden tify as either a person of color and/or\nworking class person in order to attend.\n\n Peace and Love\,\n\n The USAS People of Color/Working Class Ca ucus Retreat Planning Committee\n\n 1. Name:\n 2. School:\n 3. Year:\n 4. E-mail/Phone:\n 5. Is your school active in USAS? If so\, how long has you r school\nbeen active in USAS?\n 6. Is your school interested in eventuall y becoming more involved in\nUSAS\, possibly with members taking on nation al roles in the\nCoordinating Committee\, as Regional Organizers\, or othe r positions?\n 7. What organizing campaigns are you involved/interested in ? These\nmay be USAS-related\, work you may do as a person of color\, work ing\nclass person\, etc.\n 8. What do you hope to get out of this gatherin g?\n 9. Do you need financial assistance to attend? (Please include an\nex act dollar amount\, or we cannot process your request for financial\nassis tance.) Would your school group help to pay for your attendance?\n 10. Do you identify as a woman\, person of color\, LGBT or queer\,\nand/or workin g class (please specify)?\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060331T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hampton\, Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:USAS People of Color/Working Class Retreat UID:20260421T070502CEST-9Vv0dTaEdu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://studentsagainstsweatshops.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:kaibigan@pdx.edu DESCRIPTION:April 7-9\, 2006 marks a special time among Filipino American c ommunities as Portland State University’s KAIBIGAN hosts the 12th annual NWFASA Conference. This will mark the conference’s second visit to Oreg on when it was held at Oregon State University four years ago.\n\n Collaborating with other universities across the Pacific Northwest\, K AIBIGAN\, PSU’s Filipino American Student Association\, has been working hard to make the event possible. This year’s conference theme\, “LAKA S (power/strength): Empowering Our Minds\, Strengthening Our Voice\,â€A 533\; hopes to encompass the objective of past conferences- to empower the minds of Filipino Americans through the education and awareness of Filipi no history\, identity\, culture\, and current issues facing the Filipino A merican community.\n\nWith about 350 participants from all over the Northw est region expected to attend the 3-day event of awareness\, education\, f un\, entertainment\, and student activism\, the conference will offer 10 d ifferent workshops from which the attendees can choose from. With the goal of motivating the next generation of Filipino Americans to have a voice i n society\, workshop topics will range from cultural themes such as Miscon strued Filipino Values and Production of Culture and Identity through Arts to current issues like Mixed Race Filipinos and Environmental Issues That Affect the Filipino Community.\n\n Conference fees are $35\, which include workshop fees\, meals\, informational packets\, T-shirts\, and a V IP pass to a midnight river cruise aboard the Portland Spirit. An addition al $25 will be charged for those wishing hotel accommodations for the week end. Registration forms\, which can be found at the conference website\, m ust be submitted by February 26th. Otherwise\, late registration forms wil l be accepted no later than March 18th with a late registration fee of $10 .\n\n This year\, the 12th annual conference will host three Ke ynote speakers. The speakers include the Filipino Veterans Equity Coalitio n\, a coalition of youth organizations and traditional Washington state Fi lipino-American organizations that seek to have Congressional legislation overturn the 1946 Rescission Act which denied Filipino World War II vetera ns full equity and justice\; Claire Oliveros\, an adjunct faculty of Women ’s Studies at PSU and PCC who co-founded both the Portland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines to serve as an information source on the human rights situation in the Philippines and the Asian Pacific American R adio Collective APA Compass on KBOO Community Radio 90.7 FM\; and Robyn Ro driguez\, an advocate for Filipino immigrant rights in the US who complete d her Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of California\, Berkeley\, and whose dissertation research involved field work in the Philippines for fou rteen months.\n\nThe success of the conference is only possible with the g enerous support of its sponsors and the community. Individuals and busines ses interested in playing an active role in the success of the event are i nvited to provide support though monetary donations\, in-kind gifts\, or v olunteer services. Sponsors will be honorably acknowledged during the even t and advertised in the souvenir program and the conference’s website. F or additional information\, contact kaibigan@pdx.edu.\n\n Inter ested individuals are invited to contact Rossella De Leon (503-267-2881)\, Rollie Veniegas (971-570-6444)\, and Cherie Padua (503-577-4857) or e-mai l KAIBIGAN at kaibigan@pdx.edu for more information. Other relevant inform ation\, including brochures\, promo commercials\, and posters\, about the 12th NWFASA Conference can be found at www.nwfasa.org or www.kaibigan.pdx. edu.\n\n \n\nAbout Northwest Filipino American Student Alliance:\n\n The Northwest Filipino American Student Alliance (NWFASA) was establ ished 12 years ago by Filipino student organizations from Washington unive rsities. For the past 11 years\, the NWFASA has put together a conference every year to gather Filipino-American students for a weekend of learning\ , leadership\, and team-building. NWFASA’s purpose is to build a strong network and community between the organizations in order to pool resources \, increase education/awareness\, and provide support to old & new organiz ations. The Alliance has grown to 13 member organizations from different c ampuses in Washington and Oregon: Washington State University (WSU)\, Univ ersity of Washington (UW)\, Seattle University (SU)\, Everett Community Co llege (EvCC)\, Western Washington University (WWU)\, AnakBayan Seattle and UW\, Oregon State University (OSU)\, Portland State University (PSU)\, Po rtland Community College (PCC)\, Seattle Central Community College (SCCC)\ , NaFFAA Youth Seattle\, and the Beloved Brotherhood of Omega Phi Omega (K uyas).\n\n \n\nAbout KAIBIGAN: \n\n KAIBIGAN\, which means ‘friend’ in Tagalog\, has been an active contributor to Portland State University and Portland communities for a number of years. Through educat ional workshops\, fundraisers\, local community service\, and cultural and social events\, it promotes a strong sense of family and community. Overa ll\, KAIBIGAN strives to unite and empower Filipino American students at P ortland State University through educational\, cultural\, political\, and social activities\, while celebrating the Filipino American experience.\n\ n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060409 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060407 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Portland State University\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:NWFASA Conference 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-DK4rhsRDS8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nwfasa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:267-254-5901 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Program includes:\n> spoken word ensemble “In the Company of Po ets” \n> music and refreshments\nFormer child soldier\, award-winning jour nalist\, and political leader in Sierra Leone\, Chernoh Alpha M. Bah comes to Philadelphia as part of his U.S. Tour: Diamond Wars\, Child Soldiers\, and the Worldwide Movement for African Liberation.\nAt 12 Mr. Bah\, now 2 7\, was forced into the Sierra Leone army as one of the infamous child sol diers in the deadly U.S. backed civil war that devastated the region in th e 1990s. Before he was 20 Mr. Bah organized the Awareness Movement of Sier ra Leone\, edited The Point newspaper and was sent into exile in Guinea-Co nakry where he became a political prisoner. Chernoh Alpha Bah now leads th e Africanist Movement of Sierra Leone and West Africa\, and works with the Uhuru Movement to build the African Socialist International. He speaks wi th passion and commitment about the roots of Africa's crisis\, the reality in Africa today\, and his vision for a just future of one united and libe rated Africa.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060325T190000 GEO:39.936200;-75.156000 LOCATION:Pearl Of Africa\, 624 South St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19 147\, United States SUMMARY:Reception and Benefit for Chernoh Alpha M. Bah UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZVmrtCtepi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.burningspearuhuru.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:267-254-5901 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Program also includes:\n> Omali Yeshitela\, leader of the Uhuru Movement\n\nCost: $10-$25 sliding scale fee\n\nFormer child soldier\, awa rd-winning journalist\, and political leader in Sierra Leone\, Chernoh Alp ha M. Bah comes to Philadelphia as part of his U.S. Tour: Diamond Wars\, C hild Soldiers\, and the Worldwide Movement for African Liberation.\n\nAt 1 2 Mr. Bah\, now 27\, was forced into the Sierra Leone army as one of the i nfamous child soldiers in the deadly U.S. backed civil war that devastated the region in the 1990s. Before he was 20 Mr. Bah organized the Awareness Movement of Sierra Leone\, edited The Point newspaper and was sent into e xile in Guinea-Conakry where he became a political prisoner. Chernoh Alpha Bah now leads the Africanist Movement of Sierra Leone and West Africa\, a nd works with the Uhuru Movement to build the African Socialist Internatio nal. He speaks with passion and commitment about the roots of Africa's cri sis\, the reality in Africa today\, and his vision for a just future of on e united and liberated Africa.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060326T133000 GEO:40.003400;-75.186800 LOCATION:First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvan ia\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:Community Forum with Chernoh Alpha M. Bah: The Future of Africa UID:20260421T070502CEST-lGP0S3pCR1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.burningspearuhuru.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:267-254-5901 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Former child soldier\, award-winning journalist\, and political leader in Sierra Leone\, Chernoh Alpha M. Bah comes to Lincoln University as part of his U.S. Tour: Diamond Wars\, Child Soldiers\, and the Worldwi de Movement for African Liberation.\nAt 12 Mr. Bah\, now 27\, was forced i nto the Sierra Leone army as one of the infamous child soldiers in the dea dly U.S. backed civil war that devastated the region in the 1990s. Before he was 20 Mr. Bah organized the Awareness Movement of Sierra Leone\, edite d The Point newspaper and was sent into exile in Guinea-Conakry where he b ecame a political prisoner. Chernoh Alpha Bah now leads the Africanist Mov ement of Sierra Leone and West Africa\, and works with the Uhuru Movement to build the African Socialist International. He speaks with passion and c ommitment about the roots of Africa's crisis\, the reality in Africa today \, and his vision for a just future of one united and liberated Africa.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060327T140000 GEO:39.778700;-75.887600 LOCATION:Lincoln University\, 1570 Baltimore Pike\, Lincoln University\, Pe nnsylvania\, 19352\, United States SUMMARY:Former African Child Soldier Speaks at Lincoln University UID:20260421T070502CEST-2lUVxSPnpd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.burningspearuhuru.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 22\nMission High School\, San Francisco\n\nOn April 22\, 2006\, at Mission High School in San Francisco\, CA\, Bay Area students and educators will host a conference with the goal of uniting and empowering ourselves around a common goal of stopping war and working tow ards a world where education and human rights are the top priority.\n\n \n \nThis conference\, building on the success of the March 5\, 2005 conferen ce of Educators to Stop the War in New York\, and the November 19\, 2005\, Stop the War Conference in Los Angeles\, is endorsed by a variety of unio ns/labor councils\, community organizations\, and student organizations.\n \n \n\nThe registration fees will be $15 (general) or $5-10 (students\, se niors)\, but no one will be turned away. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060422 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Bay Area Stop The War Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-S64hzawNVK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.basetostopthewar.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:910-798-0814 Email:sean@aiuncw.org DESCRIPTION:For complete event listings and descriptions\, see website at h ttp://www.aiuncw.org\n\nThe events scheduled for the next few weeks are in tended to\nhighlight various human rights injustices around the planet. T opics range from the current Sudanese genocide to the repercussions of US foreign policy in Nicaragua. Lectures\, panel discussions\, and documentar ies are all part of the itinerary beginning March 20 and ending April 7. T he UNCW chapter of Amnesty International has organized the events to famil iarize students with the international community and foster support to end the many human rights violations occuring in the world.\n Geographical S cope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060408 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060320T080000 GEO:34.139700;-77.870400 LOCATION:University Of North Carolina At Wilmington\, 601 South College Roa d\, Wilmington\, North Carolina\, 28403\, United States SUMMARY:UNCW Goes Global UID:20260421T070502CEST-MnK52rW4Ml@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aiuncw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:cchristrics@aol.com DESCRIPTION: Poetry for Prevention! \nLocal author\, Christin e Tricarico will be signing copies of her children's inspirational poetry \n \nbook\, Itty-Bits of Bliss in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month (April) Also featured in this collection are poems by \nKelly DiPuc chio ('Michigan Reads' award winner for 2006!) \nand other awesome authors and illustrators!\n \nAt Wayne State University in Detroit on March 31st from 2:00-4:00 PM in the David Adamany Undergraduate Library Community Ro om\, 3rd Floor\n \nSponsored by the Psi-Chi Wayne State Chapter. \n \nFor further details or check the web address below.\n \n \nBooks are 13.00 and 3.00 per book sale will benefit Love Our Children USA www.loveourhildren. org to help in the prevention of child abuse and neglect!\n \nCommunity re source packets\, flyers and blue ribbons will be distributed!\n \n \n \n An updated schedule of events wit h more info. can be found@:\n \n http://christine tricarico.smartwriters.com/index.2ts?page=calendar \n \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060331T110000 GEO:42.239900;-83.150800 LOCATION:4743 Cass Ave.\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States SUMMARY:Poetry for Prevention @ Wayne State! UID:20260421T070502CEST-cS1K2l5NkK@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:866-881-4639 Email:johnwboyd2000@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:This is a call for solidarity from the National Black Farmers A ssociation and the Black Farmers & Agriculturalists Association.\n\nBlack farmers from around the country will rally and march in protest of the dis criminatory treatment by the United States Department of Agriculture.\n\nB lack Farm Leaders Demand:\n\n*A moratorium on foreclosure of black farmers by the USDA\n\n*Reconsideration by the Department of Justice and the USDA of thousands of black farmer cases managed by \n unlicensed attorney M argaret O'Shea.\n\n*Congressional legislation to compensate black farmers for losses due to discrimination\n\nThis rally will include speakers from Black Farmers Organizations as well as Civil Rights Organizations\n\n10:00 -- Gather\n10:30 -- Rally\n\nAt 12:00 noon we will march to the U. S. Sen ate\nBetween 4:00-6:00 p.m. we will meet with leaders of the U.S. House an d U.S. Senate. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060426T100000 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:12th & Independence\, (Jamie Whitten Building)\, Washington\, Dist rict of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Black Farmers March for Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-Zwb1GEOcVF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.blackfarmers.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-924-3363 Email:ashley@mardigrasmadeinchina.com DESCRIPTION:Since its Sundance Film Festival 2005 premiere\, Mardi Gras: Ma de In China has been busy circling the globe screening in festivals\, coll ege halls\, libraries and basements. It is now prepared to make its New Y ork theatrical debut on Monday\, March 24th at Cinema Village\, located at 22 East 12th Street. It will run for one week. \n\nWe have independently produced and promoted this film and it has sparked interest\, conversatio n and organizing among activists nation wide. We would like for your orga nization's members to be aware of its New York screening and would appreci ate your sharing information about the film with your members or with othe rs you believe would be interested. \n\nWhile following the lifecycle of M ardi Gras beads from the hands of workers in Fuzhou\, China's bead factory to the plunging necklines of New Orleans' Mardi Gras revelers\, Mardi Gra s: Made in China confronts both cultural and economic globalism by humaniz ing the commodity chain from China to the United States. Director David Re dmon interweaves factory life with Mardi Gras festivities\, and the film o pens the blind eye of consumerism by visually introducing workers and fest ival-goers to each other. A dialogue results when bead-wearing partiers ar e shown images of the teenage Chinese workers and asked if they know the o rigin of their beads\, while the factory girls view pictures of Americans exchanging beads\, soliciting more beads\, and decadently celebrating. The conversation reveals the glaring truth about the real benefactors of the Chinese workers' hard labor and exposes the extreme contrast between women 's lives and liberty in both cultures. \n\nCinema Village offers group tic ket rates. Tickets are available for $5.50 each with 12 or more ticket pu rchases. More information on how this can allow for your group members to see this film can be found at www.cinemavillage.com or by calling (212) 9 24-3363.\n\nAgain\, we would love continue the dialogue with you about the relation between the issues addressed in this film to the issues for whic h you tirelessly advocate. Should you have any questions\, please do not hesitate to email me or explore www.mardigrasmadeinchina.com. I look forw ard to speaking with you and seeing you at the screenings.\nwww.mardigrasm adeinchina.com\n\nCarnivalesque Films\n\nFilm Festivals and Awards\n\n- Of ficial Selection - Sundance Film Festival\n- IDFA - Amsterdam \n- Human Ri ghts Watch International Film Festival\n- Amnesty International Film Festi val\n- One World International Film Festival\n- Portland Film Festival\n- Philadelphia Film Festival\n- Atlanta Film Festival \n- Palm Beach Film Fe stival\n- Newport Beach Film Festival\n- True/False Film Festival\n- Nashv ille Film Festival\n- Big Sky Film Festival\n\nand over 70 other film fest ivals.\n\nReceived Best Documentary Awards at the following: \n\n- Florida Film Festival\n- Camden International Film Festival (Maine)\n- New Orlean s Human Rights Film Festival\n- Magnolia Film Festival (Mississippi)\n- Ga rden State Film Festival\n- Mass Bay Film Festival \n- Belgrade Internatio nal Film Festival\n\nBest Global Consciousness Film\n\n- Telluride Film Fe stival\n\nHuman Rights Award\n\n- RiverRun Film Festival\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060324 GEO:40.730200;-73.988600 LOCATION:Cinema Village\, 22 East 12th Street\, By Subway Take N\, R\, 4\, 5\, 6\, Or L Trains To 14th\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Mardi Gras: Made in China--NYC Theatrical Premiere UID:20260421T070502CEST-wr3L8Ar4O1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cinemavillage.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Every time you use Scott or Cottonelle toilet paper\, you’re fl ushing old growth trees down the toilet. Kimberly-Clark\, maker of these p roducts\, all but refuses to use recycled paper in its products. Instead\, Kimberly-Clark is wiping away some of the rarest and oldest forests on Ea rth – for tissues we use once and flush away. \n\nThat stinks. That’s why on April 5th student activists around the country will host Kleercuts Sti nk! events\, making hundreds of phone calls to company executives to kick Kimberly-Clark out of the bathroom. \n\nSign up to make a big stink on y our campus. http://partylaunch.com/greenpeace Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060405 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Kleercuts Stink! Student Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-HTKAa4Wv4U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://partylaunch.com/greenpeace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@iranfreedomconcert.com DESCRIPTION:On Saturday (March 18) Harvard University will host the Iran Fr eedom Concert\, a rally organized by Harvard students to support their cou nterparts in Iran. \nProminent Iranian student leader Akbar Atri and Harva rd's student body president John Haddock will address the crowd. Azar Nafi si\, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran\, will be sending a statement of s upport. The concert\, which begins at 9 p.m. at Leverett House\, features leading campus musicians and speakers from campus groups exposing repressi on in Iran. Nine organizations are co-sponsoring\, including an unusual al liance of campus Democrats and Republicans. That message is being echoed o n campuses across the country\, with simultaneous rallies planned at Georg etown\, UPenn\, Duke\, and other schools. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060525 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060318T210000 GEO:42.380400;-71.132900 LOCATION:Leverett House Dining Hall\, Harvard University\, Cambridge\, Mass achusetts\, 02138\, United States SUMMARY:Iran Freedom Concert UID:20260421T070502CEST-1wguILU1bV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.IranFreedomConcert.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:ayketas@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Graduating Seniors:\nDo you want to fight for immigrants’ right s and economic justice?\n\nUNITE HERE (www.unitehere.org) is leading the f ight to organize hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers in hotels\, cas inos\, industrial laundries\, and airports throughout North America. Our u nion\, with over 450\,000 members\, is at the forefront of battles for wor kers’ rights\, immigrants’ rights and living wages. UNITE HERE organizes t he women\, people of color and immigrants washing dishes\, making beds and folding laundry. We are looking for passionate and committed people who w ant to become full-time union organizers. \nRequirements: desire to fight for justice and organize the unorganized. Bilingual English/Spanish a plus . Other languages helpful: Haitian Creole\, Cape Verdean\, Mandarin\, and Portuguese\nPhilly 2 day training\nApril 21st and Saturday April 22nd 2006 \n\nHow to Apply: Fill out an online application at:\nwww.unitehere.org/jo bs/organizerapp.asp\n(specify Philadelphia 2 Day Training)\nFor More Infor mation: Ayketa Iverson Ayketas@yahoo.com\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060422 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060421T090000 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Philadelphia Social Justice 2 Day Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-jTuamNgs2w@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:484-767-0014 Email:ortdl84@aol.com DESCRIPTION:WHAT: 'Lehigh Valley Says No to War!' Students and community members will\ngather for a March and Rally to protest the War in Iraq\, on the 3rd Anniversary\nof the Invasion. Student leaders will Speak Out aga inst the war\, at the rally.\nThe new student coalition\, Lehigh Valley Pr ogressive Student Alliance\, which\nhas members at eight schools in the Le high Valley\, is organizing the event in\nconjunction with the community g roup Lehigh Valley Peace Coalition.\n\nWHEN: Sunday\, March 19th\, 4:30 - 8:30 PM\n\nWHERE: The march will begin at Parents' Plaza on Muhlenberg's campus (24th and\nChew St.) and proceed through Allentown to Cedar Beach Park (Ott and Hamilton\nSt.)\, where the rally will be held.\n\nWHY: The illegal and unjustified invasion of Iraq has left over 2\,250\nAmericans\, and an estimated over-100\,000 Iraqis dead in the past three years.\nPres ident Bush continues to state the need to 'stay the course\,' but we canno t\ncontinue to tolerate the horrors of this war. In light of the new phot os\nreleased showing more abuse and torture at Abu Ghraib\, the use of ill egal\nweapons such as Depleted Uranium and White Phosphorous against civil ians\, and\nescalating violence daily in Iraq\, we must ask the government \, 'How many more\nneed to die for a lie?'\n\nEVENT SCHEDULE:\nSunday\, Ma rch 19th\n4:30PM - Demonstrators will begin to gather at Parents' Plaza at Muhlenberg.\n5:00PM - The march will leave Muhlenberg\, and proceed throu gh the neighborhoods\nof Allentown\, towards Cedar Beach Park. There will be chanting and signs made\nfor the event.\n5:30PM - The rally will begin with remarks by a student organizer of the\nLehigh Valley Progressive Stu dent Alliance\, followed by speeches by other\nstudents and community memb ers as well.\n6:30PM - The crowd will march back to Muhlenberg.\n7:30PM - Candlelight vigil at Parents' Plaza\, under the Shankweiler Bridge at\nMuh lenberg. Speakers include Chaplain Peter Bredlau\, Cantor Ellen Sussman\, and\nAdrian Shanker.\n\nFor more info or to set up a ride\, contact Olivi er: 484-767-0014\,\norl2@lehigh.edu\nhttp://www.lehigh.edu/~inpstua/lvpsa Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060319T163000 GEO:40.621000;-75.545300 LOCATION:2400 W Chew St.\, Muhlenberg College Commons\, Allentown\, Pennsyl vania\, 18104\, United States SUMMARY:Lehigh Valley Says NO to WAR! UID:20260421T070502CEST-U2jWfv5RV0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lehigh.edu/~inpstua/lvpsa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:739-1863 Email:mcgillanimalcollegium@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:ANIMAL LIBERTIES WEEK:\n\nFrom March 20-24\, 2006\, the SSMU Cl ub Animal Liberties will be\nhosting Animal Liberties week at McGill Unive rsity in celebration of\nMeat-Out Day 2006.\n\nThroughout the event\, we w ill be asking local politicians\, McGill\nstudents and McGill faculty memb ers to pledge to be vegetarian for a\nday\, week or life! Free food and p rizes will be offered to students who\n'Pledge to be Veg' for a day.\n\nAn imal Liberties Week Itinerary:\n\nMonday March 20th\nTime: 5:00-7:00pm\nLo cation: Club's Lounge\nShatner building\, 4th floor\n\n Ronald Sklar\n McGill Faculty of Law\n 'Animals and the Law: Not a Pretty Pictur e'\n\n Diodora Bucur\n Journalist\, The Suburban\n Winner of t he Canadian Federation of Humane Societies Media Award\n 'Why Puppy Mi lls should be at the forefront of the Quebec\n election Campaign'\n\n Tuesday\, March 21st\nTime: 6:00pm\nLocation: Leacock 26\n\n McGill D ebating Union and Animal Liberties\n Debate: 'Should Animals be Given Consideration?'\n\nWednesday\, March 22nd\nTime: 5:00pm\nLocation: Room 3 02\nShatner Building\, 3600 rue McTavish\n\n Madhav Badami\, PHD\n McGill School of the Environment\, McGill School of Urban Planning\n 'Reflections of a Life-Long Vegetarian'\n\n Bacon (5:30): This Nati onal Film Board Documentary asks whether we\n have properly measured t he social and environmental impacts of\n industrial pig farm operation s.\n Gemeaux Award - Best Research (Hugo Latulippe)\n\n Earthlings (7:00): Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage\,\n Earthl ings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest\n industries i n the world\, and their reliance on animals for profit.\n Winner of th e Best Documentary Award (San Diego Film Festival)\, and\n the Best Co ntent Award (Boston International Film Festival).\n\nFriday\, March 24th\n Time: 4:00pm\nLocation: Club's Lounge\n4th floor Shatner\n\n Stéphane Groleau: Local Vegan Farmer\n A discussion on Vegan Farming\n Geograp hical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060324 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060320T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Students' Society Of McGill University (Shatner)\, 3600 McTavish S treet\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 1W2\, Canada SUMMARY:Animal Liberties Week UID:20260421T070502CEST-M5Bd9t4f27@74.81.90.59 URL:http://montrealanimals.proboards31.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone:250-248-2872 Email:ssmaurice@shaw.ca DESCRIPTION:On March 24\, 2006 the University of Victoria Indigenous School of Social Work Circle is sponsoring a WALK & RALLY on the Legislature ste ps. \n\nAt the RALLY\, Martha Joseph will ask the Federal Government to erect an National Memorial Wall for all the Residential School Survivors a nd the over 45\,000 First Nations\, Metis\, and Inuit children that died t here.\n\nTo learn about Alberni Residential School Survivor Martha Joseph go to Martha Joseph Events on the School of Social Work web site - http:// socialwork.uvic.ca/news/fn.htm.\n\nHere is a quick intro to the Events.\n\ nMartha is here to tell her story - come listen. \n\nTALK - Thursday\, Mar ch 23\, 2006 @ 6 pm University of Victoria \n\n Rm C103 David Strong Bldg . \n\n\nMartha is walking for Residential School Survivors\, join her. \n\ nWALK - Fri.\, March 24/06 @ 2 pm RALLY – Legislature grounds @ 3 pm\n\nS tarts @ Totem Poles - Beacon Hill Park with a Rally @ Legislature Steps\n \nHonoring Feast @ 6 pm Victoria Native Friendship Centre\n\n231-REGINA ST REET\, Victoria \n\n \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060324T150000 GEO:48.424900;-123.365000 LOCATION:Prov. Legislature Steps\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 2Y2\, Canada SUMMARY:Honoring Martha Joseph - Rally & Feast UID:20260421T070502CEST-pEVdXdVafn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://socialwork.uvic.ca/news/fn.htm. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:aflazaro@eden.rutgers.edu DESCRIPTION:Beginning with a simple white bed sheet\, we intend on ending t he day with a banner filled with handprints and signatures calling for an end to the crisis in Darfur\, Sudan. This banner will be Rutgers Universit y's presentation/gift to US Congress at the Million Voices for Darfur Rall y on April 30th.\n\nInformation on the crisis in Darfur will be disseminat ed\, and additional actions (such as signing a petition\, signing postcard s\, and buying Darfur awareness bracelets\, among other things) will be av ailable for passersby to do as well. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060405T100000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Brower Commons Free Speech Area\, 145 College Avenue\, New Brunswi ck\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:End the Crisis in Darfur Banner-Making UID:20260421T070502CEST-TnvTUxVgex@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ruamnesty.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:aflazaro@eden.rutgers.edu DESCRIPTION:As many as 300\,000 people are believed to have lost their live s since the conflict in Darfur\, Sudan erupted in February 2003. Systemati c human rights abuses have occurred by all parties involved in the conflic t\, but primarily by the Sudanese government-backed Janjaweed militia. Ove r 2\,000\,000 civilians have been displaced by the conflict. The conflict in Darfur has witnessed some of the worst human rights abuses imaginable\, including systematic and wide-scale ethnic cleansing\, murder\, rape\, to rture\, and enslavement.\n\n'Yesterday my village was burned' comprises ph otographs taken of the land and Darfurian refugees in Darfur and Chad. Amn esty International\, Oxfam International\, and independent photographers s hot the photographs. Amnesty International compiled the photo essay. Geog raphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060405T100000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Rutgers University's Brower Commons Plaza\, 145 College Avenue\, N ew Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:'Yesterday my village was burned': Darfur photo essay exhibit UID:20260421T070502CEST-uADdxwTOJ3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ruamnesty.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:510-849-2064 Email:yfest@givingrevolution.org DESCRIPTION:FREE festival\, live music\, food\, art\, activism--Y FEST cele brates the contributions of young people to the fight against poverty. Fi nd out about opportunities to get involved and hear from young activists a bout the need locally and globally. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060506T120000 GEO:37.773600;-122.405000 LOCATION:Justin Herman Plaza\, 1 Embarcadero Center\, San Francisco\, Calif ornia\, 94111\, United States SUMMARY:Y Fest - San Francisco UID:20260421T070502CEST-5TlCfW1Ui7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.givingrevolution.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-827-0200 Email:unionsemester@qc.edu DESCRIPTION:THE NEW YORK UNION SEMESTER PROGRAM is now accepting applicatio ns for its Fall 2006 program. The application deadline is April 15\, 2006. \n\nThe New York Union Semester is offered through the Joseph S. Murphy In stitute for Worker Education and Labor Studies and provides students with the opportunity to intern at a labor union or community organization in Ne w York City while taking Labor Studies courses at the City University of N ew York for a semester. \n\nThe program is open to all-undergraduate major s. In addition to a $1700 scholarship and a weekly $210 stipend\, all part icipants receive 16 undergraduate credits for their work and a Labor Studi es Certificate. \n\nInternships include a wide range of activities--from organizing to research\, to media and communication. A diverse group of un ions and community organizations have hosted interns\, including SEIU\, HE RE\, TWU\, Community Voices Heard\, and Jobs with Justice. New York Union Semester is an excellent career opportunity for students interested in wor king for social and economic justice. For more information and an applica tion go to www.unionsemester.org \, e-mail the Program Coordinator\, Amand a Plumb\, at unionsemester@qc.edu\, or call 212.827.0200.\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060415 GEO:42.415200;-72.769300 LOCATION:25 West 43rd St\, 19th Floor\, New York\, New York\, 01060\, Unite d States SUMMARY:New York Union Semester: Fall Application Deadline UID:20260421T070502CEST-dSOV9NgudU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unionsemester.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:916-442-5707 x15 Email:volunteer@cadem.org DESCRIPTION:The California Democratic Party will be holding its 2006 Covent ion April 28-30. Endorsements for statewide offices and district election s will be held. Volunteers are needed throughout the weekend to assist in press\, elections\, registration\, workshops\, and advance. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060430 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060428T130000 GEO:38.579100;-121.481000 LOCATION:Sacramento Convention Center\, 1301 L Street\, Sacramento\, Califo rnia\, 95814\, United States SUMMARY:California Democratic Party Convention & Young Dems Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-59aOZ6EkAU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cadem.org/volunteer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:rray@nec.edu DESCRIPTION:The Day of Silence is a day to remember the people who cannot s peak about thier sexuality to anyone. We have a guest speaker who is a vet eran of the US Marine Corps to speak on the issues about having AIDS and b eing in the military. We also have a performance after the speaker. Geogr aphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060426T180000 GEO:43.180100;-71.819600 LOCATION:24 Bridge Street\, Henniker\, New Hampshire\, 03242\, United State s SUMMARY:Day of Silence UID:20260421T070502CEST-VJdVloelI3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nec.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-627-2227 x 238 Email:acardenas@thenyic.org DESCRIPTION:This Conference will train youth from NJ\, NY\, PA\, MA\, NH\, RI & MD that are committed to the DREAM Act Campaign and the broader Immig ration Reform Campaign. The training will teach them how to organize a ca mpaign\, how to build political power through such things as lobbying\, an d how to frame their pro-immigrant message to the media. Were also going t o be having a RALLY within the Conference. If you are interested and will ing to commit to the campaign then please email Angie Cardenas at acardena s@thenyic.org with your name\, age\, address\, phone #\, and email. We nee d this by Wednesday\, March 22nd. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060402 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060401T090000 GEO:40.735600;-74.174000 LOCATION:303 University Ave.\, Newark\, New Jersey\, 07102\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Regional Conference - DREAM Act UID:20260421T070502CEST-dtzpMK5gBk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thenyic.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:activismnow@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:The city of Windsor will be blasted with information in the for m of banners\, billboards and bills in hopes of circulating information ab out the current state of Haiti. A hope to get the word out. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060331 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060327T000000 GEO:44.349200;-79.032800 LOCATION:Windsor\, Ontario\, L0E 1E0\, Canada SUMMARY:Billboards & Bills: Haiti Info Campaign UID:20260421T070502CEST-SGkXObLb1l@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-627-2227 x248 Email:cjimenez@thenyic.org DESCRIPTION:The New York Immigration Coalition's Youth Leadership Council i s hosting a fundraiser for our DREAM Act Campaign. \n\nJoin us for a nigh t of \npoetry and dancing!\n\nThursday April 6th\,2006 @ 8:00pm \n\nChibc ha Restaurant & Night Club\n\n79 - 05 Roosevelt Ave.\, \nJackson Heights\, NY 11372 / Tel: (718) 429 - 9033.\n\nAdmission: $10 \n\nTake 7 train to 82nd Street\n\nAll proceeds will support both the activities of the YLC and the NYIC's DREAM Scholarship Fund. For more information on the DREAM Scholarship Fund\, please call Minerva Moya at The New York Immigration C oalition\, at mmoya@thenyic.org or 212-627-2227 ext. 238. For more informa tion on the fundraiser and how to get involved in the council please conta ct Cristina Jimenez or Angelly Cardenas at cjimenez@thenyic.org or acarden as@thenyic.org. \n \n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060406T200000 GEO:40.751100;-73.882500 LOCATION:75-05 Roosevelt Ave.\, Jackson Heights\, New York\, 11372\, United States SUMMARY:Fundraiser for DREAM Act Campaign UID:20260421T070502CEST-uXkaUudR1L@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thenyic.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:281-250-0566 Email:sgc_org@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The Southern Girls Convention is an annual grassroots meeting d evoted to networking\, organizing\, educating\, and agitating\, to empower women and girls in the South. Open to everyone regardless of gender\, age \, or geographic location\, the 8th annual conference will be held this ye ar in Houston\, Texas from June 23-25\, 2006 and will feature workshops\, an arts and crafts fair\, film screenings\, discussions\, and free childca re\, housing\, and vegan food! Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060625 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060623 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Houston\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:Southern Girls Convention 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VcgTtNbk7B@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.southerngirlsconvention.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-933-5045 Email:chaurob@iit.edu DESCRIPTION:Save Darfur: Rally to Stop Genocide \n\nMonday\, May 1\, 2006\n 4:30 p.m.\nFederal Plaza\, Chicago Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060501T163000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Adams & Dearborn\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60604\, United States SUMMARY:Chicago Rally for Darfur UID:20260421T070502CEST-XgAn1MmkR4@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:207-871-5300 Email:outreach DESCRIPTION:The aim of this workshop is to teach students and non-students to create multicultural\, multiracial communities built on foundations of mutual aid without financial eligibility requirements. This course will an swer your questions about the Rescue Community Social Justice Diversa-Vill age. Vision documents\, decision making\, finding/financing land\; financi al organization\; legal structures\; multicultural sweat equity process & multilingual\, Braille communication skills. Free\, vegan refreshments ser ved. We invite people of all ages\, races\, sexual orientations and religi ons. A playroom for your children is available. All are welcome. Bienvenid os. A 16 page printable info-booklet is found on the multilingual website. It is available in PDF\, Document\, and Photo-Free versions to assist peo ple with computer software for screen readers. We encourage people to prin t it out\, write down your questions and bring it with you. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060428T160000 GEO:43.658800;-70.262400 LOCATION:People's Free Space\, 144 Cumberland Avenue\, Portland\, Maine\, 0 4101\, United States SUMMARY:No Victims of Peak Oil: Starting Intr'ntionl Home/Work Communities of Activists UID:20260421T070502CEST-kbBWuHIw3C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.RescueCommunity.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:877-2CH-IMPS Email:releasechimps@neavs.org DESCRIPTION:Scientists\, laboratory caregivers and sanctuary leaders take y ou on a journey into the world of chimpanzees rescued from research and br ought to sanctuary. Part of the national 'Project Release and Restitution' campaign to aid chimpanzees in U.S. laboratories. Geographical Scope: Lo cal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060420T190000 GEO:33.762900;-84.357400 LOCATION:Fernbank Museum Of Natural History\, 767 Clifton Rd. NE\, Atlanta\ , Georgia\, 30307\, United States SUMMARY:'In Their Own Words' UID:20260421T070502CEST-X07ns20sHj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.releasechimps.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This is a national effort to raise awareness of and strengthen solidarity with Uganda's youth. Please check out the website. Invisible Ch ildren\, Inc.\, is a great resource. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060429 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Circle Center\, Indianapolis\, Indiana\, United States SUMMARY:Global Night Commute UID:20260421T070502CEST-sVRrShGoeh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.invisiblechildren.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Convocation to Highlight \nCulture of Peace “Best Practices”\n\ nThe State Convocation program will feature a series of “Best Practice” pa nel discussion workshops involving a number of presenters representing var ious organizations and projects. These panels will be organized over sever al concurrent breakout sessions on Saturday morning and afternoon\, and wi ll showcase successful models for advancing “peace culture” values and pra ctices within diverse organizational settings across various social instit utions. The intent is to demonstrate concrete examples of how a culture of peace can break into the fabric of the dominant culture. \n\nThe followin g “best practice” presentations are planned:\n\nCommunity-based Models for Improving Race Relations\;\n\nUsing Music and the Arts to give expression to a Culture of Peace\;\n\nPeace Education Initiatives in our Schools\;\n \nNonviolence & Conflict Transformation: Models in Adult Education\;\n\nTh e Media’s Role in Advancing a Culture of Peace\;\n\nHealthcare Models in a Culture of Peace\;\n\nModels for Eco-Justice\, Sustainable Development\, and “Green” Technology\;\n\nFair Trade\, Labor\, and Just Business Practic es\;\n\nSpirituality and Religious Practice: Models from the Faith Communi ty \n\nCoffee Shops\, Taverns\, and Bookstores: Venues for the Conversatio n\;\n\nModels for Impacting College Campuses and Engaging College Students \; \n\nUsing the Internet to Organize\, Communicate and Spread a Culture o f Peace\; \n\nCommunity Organizing that Empowers and Works\; \n\nMapping F lorida’s Culture of Peace: Findings from the FCPJ Community Dialogue Proce ss\;\n\nLobbying for Peace: Taking the Culture of Peace to Capitol Hill\; Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060604 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060602 GEO:29.575200;-82.407400 LOCATION:Paramount Plaza Hotel & Conference Center\, Gainesville\, Florida\ , 32608\, United States SUMMARY:FCPJ State Convocation 2006 - Weaving a Culture of Peace in Florida UID:20260421T070502CEST-Nbk9pc6kS6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fcpj.org/2006convocation.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:908-872-4779 Email:monkeywithsoda@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Recently the US government has stepped up its bombing campaign in Samara to the highest level of intensity since the onset of the war. E ven though public support has turned against the war and active resistance has begun in many sectors of the country and in the military\, the moveme nt is not at the necessary organizational levels to attain a complete with drawal of American forces from the Middle East. Meanwhile\, large demonst rations are being planned in cities across the country in April. This com es at a time when many politicians\, Democrat and Republican\, are support ing policies of “re-deployment” or outright military action against Iran.\ n \nStudents are becoming organized and have been making great strides in fighting recruitment\, fostering debate\, and demonstrating for civil libe rties. At this crucial time in the antiwar movement it is essential that a unified student front emerge to fight campus repression and to end the wa r. Real strategies for active resistance need to be developed to motivate the overwhelming public support into viable solutions.\n \nCampus Antiwar Network is establishing regional conferences to develop the true student power needed to breakdown the military machine that has relentlessly torn several countries asunder. Workshops will look at concrete steps to end t he war. Anyone is welcome to attend and campuses are encouraged to send a s many people as they can. With the spirit of grassroots democratic action \, we can truly set in motion the catalyst to change.\n Geographical Scop e: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060430 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060428T200000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Columbia University\, New York City\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Eastern Regional Campus Antiwar Network Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-shdsFvomWb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusantiwar.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:skidcastle2@aol.com DESCRIPTION:May 4th is the Anniversary of the Kent State Massacre. I can t hink of no better way to honor those who were murdered there than to celeb rate that date with a national Day of Protest against the War in Iraq. Di scuss this with your faculty and friends. Make this a day to remember by participating. Let your friends in the military know that you are support ing them by trying to get them home. \nThis is a grass roots effort\, jus t an idea that I think is ready to explode. Stand up\, and make your voic e heard to end this war. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060504 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Nationwide- All Campuses\, All\, United States SUMMARY:National Day of Protest - Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-U7p3ArSv1r@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:908-581-4685 Email:sundaymoon41@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:My friends and i have decided to take on the catalouge world. W e are going in and around the bridgewater commons mall protesting Victoria s Secret. \nWe will have cards posters banners cheers outfits. Its going t o be fun. if you would like to join me please contact me rikki kim 908 581 4685 Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060411T130000 GEO:40.598700;-74.607500 LOCATION:Bridgewater Commons\, Bridgewater\, New Jersey\, 08807\, United St ates SUMMARY:Day of Action Bridgewater UID:20260421T070502CEST-O2KpeME2V3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.victoriasdirtysecret.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:904-476-0277 Email:chris@yesride.org DESCRIPTION:A group of college students have created a cross-country bicycl e ride to fight global poverty. The Yes Ride (www.yesride.org) will begin in Seattle Washington on June 1st 2006 and end July 27th 2006 in Boston Ma ssachusetts. This event is fully supported and participants will be stayin g at schools and clubs along the route. The Yes Ride is built by the compa ssion of strangers and the determination of participants\, volunteers\, an d donors.\n\nThere are two goals for this event. First\, our organization seeks to net an excess of 200\,000 dollars for our four beneficiaries. Sec ond\, our organization seeks to create a moving monument that motivates hu manity to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. This mon ument will be 4\,300 miles long and it will involve 50 young people who ar e devoting their lives to assisting the forgotten people in the world. Thi s event is not just a bike ride\; it is an event that will save lives in t he Third World and transform them in the First.\n\nAdditional information about the Yes Ride can be obtained at www.yesride.org .\n\nWe welcome part icipants to ride with us for any duration of the event. Come ride a weeken d\, a week\, or a month\; we can work with your schedule to create the ult imate adventure to end extreme poverty. We welcome riders for any portion of the Yes Ride. Below are some potential partial rides\, the minimum fund raising requirements for these rides are in parentheses.\n\n\nNew York - B oston: Ride across New England and stay in two of the most amazing cities in America\nDates: July 24th - July 27th ($2\,000) \n\nRide across Washing ton: Cross the Cascade Mountains and wish you would have signed up for the whole ride.\nDates: June 1st - June 7th ($2\,000) \n\nSeattle to Fargo: C ascade Mountains\, Rocky Mountains\, Glacier National Park\, this is a swe et ride.\nDates: June 1st - June 26th ($4\,000) \n\nChicago to Pittsburgh: Through America's Heartland\, along the banks of Lake Erie\, and through Cleveland.\nDates: July 11th - July 18th ($2\,000) \n\nChicago to Boston: The Windy City\, Lake Erie\, The Alleghenies\, The Big Apple\, Bean Town\, very cool.\n\nDates: July 11th - July 27th ($3\,000)\nIf you have any que stions about this event\, my contact information is provided below.\n\nTha nk you for your contribution to change the world through cycling.\n\nChris Markl\n904-476-0277\nchris@yesride.org\n709 Baseline Road \nBoulder\, CO 80302 Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060727 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060601T080000 GEO:40.063900;-105.390000 LOCATION:709 Baseline Road\, Boulder\, Colorado\, 80302\, United States SUMMARY:The Transcontinental Ride for Humanitarian Aid UID:20260421T070502CEST-1rWoGCV0kg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yesride.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:nisenoff.2@wright DESCRIPTION:Free and Open to the public.\nA Dozen Democratic Candidates for office including State wide races\, Congressional District races (all of the Democrats running in the 3rd and 7th)\, and Ohio House and Senate race s will speak.\nAll several books will be for sale.\nPlease join us! Geogr aphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060414T150000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Col. Glenn Highway And University Blvd.\, Fairborn\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:Democratic Candidates Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-LcTavVg4jn@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-827-0200 Email:unionsemester@qc.edu DESCRIPTION:New York Union Semester is an innovative program\, providing th e opportunity to learn about organized labor in a challenging environment both inside and outside the classroom. As interns\, students learn the inn er workings of organized labor while they make a contribution to the impor tant work unions do. In the classroom\, students analyze the experience th ey are gaining in the field\, studying this experience in the context of U .S. labor history. The School of Professional Studies\, CUNY grants credit s for both the internship and related courses\, and students will complete a Labor Studies Certificate.\n\nApplications are available at http://www. unionsemester.org or by calling 212-827-0200.\n\nWhat kind of courses will I take?\nFour courses are required for Union Semester students to complet e the 16-credit Labor Studies Certificate: U.S. Labor History\, Contempora ry Labor Issues\, Work\, Culture\, and Politics in New York City\, and the Labor and Workplace Studies Field Internship.\n\nWhat kind of work will I do?\nInterns are placed in a range of field assignments with local unions and related non-profit organizations. In the past\, students have helped supermarket deliverymen and fast-food street vendors organize a union. The y have also tutored immigrant workers for citizenship classes\, researched copyright laws for free-lance writers\, studied health and safety legisla tion and public policies governing child labor.\n\nWhat kind of unions and organizations will I work with?\nParticipating unions represent workers i n many fields\, including nurses and other hospital workers\, janitors\, g arment workers\, city employees\, free-lance writers and teachers. These u nion members reflect the diverse population of New York City. Other organi zations participating in the program include Urban Agenda\, New York Commi ttee on Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH)\, and other community orga nizations and worker’s centers.\n\n\n• Students accepted to Union Semester receive a scholarship of $1\,700\, from participating unions and organiza tions. All students are responsible for $375 in remaining program fees\, p ayable before the semester begins. In addition\, upon acceptance into the program\, students are asked to pay the application fee of $40 to the Scho ol of Professional Studies\, CUNY.\n\n• Students are responsible for their transportation to and from New York City as well as for their room and bo ard once they have arrived in New York. The Union Semester staff will help you find affordable lodging. Each student receives a weekly stipend of $2 10 to cover additional expenses\, such as books and supplies. If you have concerns about managing your finances\, the Union Semester Program Coordin ator can answer your questions and help you develop a budget. Geographica l Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060824 GEO:40.759500;-73.989800 LOCATION:25 West 43rd St\, 19th Floor\, New York\, New York\, 10036\, Unite d States SUMMARY:NY Union Semester Internship UID:20260421T070502CEST-hseUkEEjMK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unionsemester.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:510-816-0563 Email:constitutionsummer@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Students are organizing nationally for a student walkout\, and Constitution Teach In\, in response to George Bush's abuses of his Executi ve Authority. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060510T080000 GEO:37.867000;-122.257000 LOCATION:2833 Bancroft Steps\, Berkeley\, California\, 94704\, United State s SUMMARY:National Student Walkout - Constitution Teach In UID:20260421T070502CEST-BvlWURuHEx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.constitutionsummer.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:aflazaro@eden.rutgers.edu DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 12 April 2006\n(10:00 AM to 5:00 PM)\nBrower Commons - Free Speech Area\nRutgers University\n145 College Avenue\nNew Brunswick\ , NJ 08901\nUSA\n\nBeginning with a simple white bed sheet\, we intend on ending the day with a banner filled with handprints and signatures calling for an end to the crisis in Darfur\, Sudan. This banner will be Rutgers U niversity's presentation/gift to US Congress at the DC to Darfur rally on 30 April 2006.\n\nWe will also be hosting 'Yesterday my village was burned ': Darfur photo essay exhibit. 'Yesterday my village was burned' comprises photographs taken of the land and Darfurian refugees in Darfur and Chad. Amnesty International\, Oxfam International\, and independent photographer s shot the photographs. Amnesty International compiled the photo essay.\n\ nInformation on the crisis in Darfur will be disseminated\, and additional actions (such as signing a petition\, signing postcards\, and buying Darf ur awareness bracelets\, among other things) will be available for passers by to do as well. We will also have sign-up sheets for those who want to s ign-up to reserve seats on buses running from New Brunswick\, NJ to the ra lly in Washington\, DC and back again.\n\nFor more information\, please vi sit http://www.ruamnesty.org or email Alison Lazaro at aflazaro@eden.rutge rs.edu. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060412T100000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Rutgers University\, 145 College Avenue\, New Brunswick\, New Jers ey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Darfur Banner-Making and Photo Exhibit UID:20260421T070502CEST-Xkd3tf9sUn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ruamnesty.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:reclaimthecommons@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Biotech Industry Organization (BIO) is coming to Chicago th is April for their annual international convention and PR Extravaganza – B IO 2006. BIO is an organization of the world’s biggest agribusiness\, phar maceutical and bioweapons corporations.\n\nReclaim The Commons! is respond ing with four days of events\, from Saturday April 8th to Tuesday April 11 th\, to educate\, inform and link together people and movements that are w orking to reclaim our public space and common heritage from transnational biotech corporate interests. Please join us in Chicago -- check out our sc hedule of events here: http://reclaimthecommons.net/article.php?id=295\n\n Reclaim the Commons from BIO! Sat.: Festival in Federal Plaza\, 2-5 PM\, P anel Discussion at DePaul on GE and Human Rights\, 6:30 PM Sun.: Workshops \, 9am – 5pm\, Acme Art Works\, Concert\, 7:30\, Acme Art Works Mon.: Acti on in Solidarity with Farmers\, time/loc. TBA Tues.: Community Gardening P roject\, 9am-3pm\, Nelson St. & N. Califorina Ave.\, Parade! 4:30 pm\, Mer chandise Mart (N. Franklin at the river) | \n\nAnimal Rights Protest Sched ule\n\nSaturday\, April 8th @ 6:00pm\nProtest the Biotech Institute Openin g Reception & Banquet\nSheraton Chicago Hotel\n301 E. North Water Street\n This Banquet is sponsored by Abbott Labs\, one of Huntingdon Life Sciences ' (HLS) \nlarger customers. Lets let them and the other people who murder animals for a \nliving know that the torture Abbott pays for at HLS and th e torture they inflict \non the animals themselves is nothing to celebrate .\n\nSunday\, April 9th Starting @ 11:00am\nProtest the Biotech Career Fai r\nHyatt Regency Chicago\n151 E. Wacker Drive\nCome out to educate the nex t generation of Biotech workers to the \nreality of animal experimentation .\n\nTuesday\, April 11th from 8:30am to 10:45am\nMeet at the Corner of Ce rmak & Michigan.\nProtest the BIO convention at McCormick place as they ho lds a workshop\ndiscussing the threat posed to the Bio industry by the ani mal rights\nmovement. As they discuss us inside\, lets let them know that they can \ntalk all they like\, but we aren't going anywhere until every c age is empty!\n\nWednesday\, April 12th from 6:00pm to 10:00pm\nClosing re ception at the Chicago Theater\n175 N. State Street.\nLet's send them home with a clear message that we will never forget the animals nor will we fo rgive their industry for murdering them.\n\nPlease do everything you can t o make it out to these events\, this is a great opportunity to send a powe rful message to the people who are directly responsible for the torture of murder of millions of animals a year. Don't let the chance pass you by. C ome out and let the BIO convention know that they aren't welcome in Chicag o!!! Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060412 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060408T140000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60606\, United States SUMMARY:Reclaim the Commons Counter-Biotech Convergence in Chicago UID:20260421T070502CEST-3foprvNdUv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://reclaimthecommons.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:973-954-2521 Email:info@newjerseysolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY!!!!\n \nLYRICS FOR LIBERATION:\nVoices of Resistance\n\nHIP HOP AND SPOKEN WORD FOR PALESTINE\n\n\nFeaturing HBO De f Poet MARK GONZALES - SON OF NUN - HASAN SALAAM\nDirections to Scott Hall : http://maps.rutgers.edu/directions.aspx?id=291\n\nThis incredible event is FREE! Bring all your friends! \n\nDon't miss this evening of hip-hop an d spoken word for Palestine - and for\njustice and liberation everywhere! Art and poetry have always been an integral \npart of the culture of resis tance and liberation. Come for an unforgettable \nnight of amazing perform ances by renowned spoken word and hip hop artists\nsharing their LYRICS OF LIBERATION.....\n\nFeaturing:\n\nMARK GONZALES is a Hip Hop Theatre playw right\, HBO Def Poet\, performance\nlecturer\, and founder of the Human Wr ites Project. He has been commissioned to\nperform his productions for Cor nell University\, the Cali (IE) Hip Hop Theatre \nFestival\, members of th e United Nation\, U.S. Congress\, and conferences across \nthe United Stat es. Gonzales uses spoken word and hip-hop theatre to focus on\nelements of oppression from African and indigenous drums to drum tracks\; from \nthe West Coast to the West Bank\; from private property to mural Marxists. His \nperformance lectures range from his identity as a Chicano born in Alask a\, to\nhis travels to Palestine and the Carribean. His lecture 'Hip-Hop a nd Hegemony\,' \nuses spoken word and a turntable to give audio examples o f how hip-hop has \nserved and is serving as a tool of resistance\, rebell ion and enlightenment. In\n2003\, Gonzales traveled throughout the West Ba nk to document firsthand the \nstruggle of the Palestinians for social jus tice. From these writings and \ndialogues\, he has compiled several perfor mance pieces and a Hip-Hop Theatre\nplay\; the result is a daring and inno vative way of promoting social justice \nthrough Hip-Hop culture. Tapdanci ng between Fanon and Freire\, Mark's words \ntemporarily pirouet into your eardrums\, only to take permanent residence in\nyour cranium. Mark Gonzal es is currently on a full Fellowship to obtain a \nMaster's Degree Educati on from the University of California\, Los Angeles. His \ntarget area is b eautiful Watts\, California.\nFor more information and samples of Mark's w ork:\nhttp://www.myspace.com/HWProject\nhttp://www.onecypher.com/interview s/mark/mark.htm \n\nSON OF NUN is a Baltimore city high school teacher\, organizer\, activist\, and\npoet who doesn't just entertain his crowds -- he empowers them. s.o.n. has\nperformed at universities\, activist confere nces\, demonstrations\, rallies ­ \nsuch as the Sorry State of the Union i n front of the U.S. Capitol\, and at\nnightclubs in Baltimore\, DC\, New Y ork\, Pennsylvania\, and Chicago to name a few.\nHe's opened for Mr. Lif\, Akrobatic\, Buck 65\, Odd Jobs\, Roni Size & Reprazent\, \nand performed with Adam F.\, Diesel Boy\, DJ Die\, DJ Krust\, and others. s.o.n.\nhas a ppeared on the Invisible Records two disc compilation notes from thee real \nunderground volume 2 with King Rhythm\, and on the critically acclaimed WHAT'S \nLEFT album by King Rhythm on the Quatermass label (visit www.king rhythm.com for\nreviews). s.o.n.'s range extends from hip hop\, to spoken word\, to drum 'n' bass\, \nto freestyling with a live band. Earlier this summer the song 'Fight Back' from \ns.o.n.'s full length cd ­ Blood and F ire - was selected from over 500\nsubmissions to appear on the second volu me of the renowned Peace Not War cd \ncompilation with artists such as Ant i Flag\, Ani DiFranco\, Paris\, Lyrics Born\, \nThe Evens\, Sonic Youth\, and others to benefit antiwar groups. Most recently\nanother song\, 'Free Palestine'\, from s.o.n.'s full length cd was chosen to \nappear on NPR's (National Public Radio) Open Mic Stage. It was voted\, \noverwhelmingly\, to be the best song of the week by visitors to the site.\nFor more informa tion and samples of s.o.n.'s work:\nhttp://www.sonofnun.net\n\nHASAN SALAA M aims to be at the forefront of the revolution. His commanding \npresence holds no punches as he relates to today's youth with honesty and\nfearles sness. Consequently\, misguided portrayals of urban life and a lack of \nh ip-hop with substance on the airwaves has birthed a new emcee. Attracted t o \nhip-hop since the age of 10\, the New Jersey native equates hip-hop to jazz. 'I\nuse words like an instrument\,' Hasan explains. 'There's a buil d up in emotion \nand a climax you can feel.' Smashing stereotypes and med iocre emcees\, he \ndelivers socially aware raps with an undeniable\, bass y voice with grit. With\nhis first independent release\, Paradise Lost\, H asan asserts his message is one \nof total freedom despite hardship. Using music as a platform for positive \nsocial change\, he has also performed all over the East Coast including a\nnationally aired performance on C-SPA N at last year's Anti-War Rally in \nWashington D.C. Gaining exposure in t he underground\, Hasan eventually edged \nforward opening performances for the legendary Kool Herc\, Afrika Bambaata\,\nCurtis Blow\, Wyclef\, Naugh ty by Nature\, Busta Rhymes\, Black Moon\, Floetry\, \nCommon\, and dead p rez.\n\nFor more information:\nhttp://www.hasansalaam.com/\nhttp://www.mys pace.com/hasansalaam\n\nEvent sponsored by:\nNew Jersey Solidarity: Activi sts for the Liberation of Palestine Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060416T190000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Scott Hall Rm 135 - Rutgers University\, 43 College Ave\, New Brun swick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:LYRICS for LIBERATION: Voices of Resistance UID:20260421T070502CEST-kajTMO22nB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newjerseysolidarity.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:213-738-9050 Email:trisha@kiwa.org DESCRIPTION:Summer Activist Training is a 3 and a half day of workshops and events for high school and college students who are interested in social justice Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060702 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060629T150000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Summer Activist Training 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-osDeUWRv6U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.summeractivisttraining.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:413-210-1079 Email:lflandera@unitehere.org DESCRIPTION:UNITE HERE's 'Hotel Workers Rising' 2006 campaign has taken off ! We need additional organizers for this historic nationwide mobilization. On May 5 and 6\, we willbe holding a free 2 Day Organizer Training in New Haven\, CT for activists who want to become full-time union organizers. A pply online at: www.unitehere.org/jobs/organizerapp.asp Geographical Scop e: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060506 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060505T080000 GEO:41.309800;-72.922300 LOCATION:UNITE HERE Local 217\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06510\, United St ates SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Organizer Training -- New Haven\, CT UID:20260421T070502CEST-j1LXkrRoeA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.hotelworkersrising.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:502-209-5382 Email:iarras@kdva.org DESCRIPTION:This is the Migrant Network Coalition's annual conference. Thi s year our speakers include: \n\n--Mark Potok\, Southern Poverty Law Cent er \nwww.splcenter.org\n--Dr. Paul C. Gorski\, Hamline University\, EdCha nge www.edchange.org\n--Dr. Marta Umanzor\, St. Micheal's College\, Vermo nt\n\nCome and join us in July. Please call or email with questions. Mor e information will be available soon. \n\nRegistration: Early bird (Unti l June 16th\, 2006): $85\, Late Registration: $100\n\nPlease contact Ise la if you are interested in submitting a proposal for a workshop. Geograp hical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060728 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060727T080000 GEO:38.045600;-84.496000 LOCATION:140 E. Main St.\, Lexington\, Kentucky\, 40507\, United States SUMMARY:The Keeping Perspective and Challenging Perceptions II Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-gD8X6NZGgr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mnclex.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:aflazaro@eden.rutgers.edu DESCRIPTION:Van Dyck Hall 211\nRutgers University\n16 Seminary Place\nNew B runswick\, NJ 08901\nUSA\n\nLost Boys of Sudan is a feature-length documen tary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from A frica to America. Orphaned as young boys in one of Africa’s cruelest civi l wars\, Peter Dut and Santino Chuor survived lion attacks and militia gun fire to reach a refugee camp in Kenya along with thousands of other childr en. From there\, remarkably\, they were chosen to come to America. Safe at last from physical danger and hunger\, a world away from home\, they fi nd themselves confronted with the abundance and alienation of contemporary American suburbia.\n\nLost Boys of Sudan won an Independent Spirit Award and screened theatrically in 70 cities across the US to strong audience an d critical praise. The film was broadcast nationally on the PBS series PO V in the fall of 2004 and earned two Emmy nominations.\n\nAn extensive nat ional outreach campaign has brought Lost Boys of Sudan to thousands of com munity settings to build awareness and support for refugees and the crisis in Darfur\, Sudan. The film was screened on Capitol Hill with the Congre ssional Refugee and Human Rights Caucuses as well as with the State Depart ment’s Refugee and Migration Bureau. It is in use as an educational tool by Amnesty International and the United Nations. Lost Boys of Sudan has a lready raised more than a half million dollars in direct educational suppo rt for the Sudanese youth across the country\, recruited thousands of volu nteers for local community organizations\, and raised funds and political action for the Darfur crisis. The film’s community action campaign will c ontinue full force through 2006.\n\nAs part of this campaign\, we\, at Rut gers\, have been chosen to receive the Lost Boys of Sudan DVD and mini-gra nt from the filmmakers to host the film at Rutgers. At the film showing\, we will be joined by Rutgers University Associate Professor of History Ba rbara Cooper\, who will begin with a brief introduction about the crisis i n Sudan.\n\nFor more information\, please contact Alison Lazaro at aflazar o@eden.rutgers.edu. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060418T210000 GEO:40.486800;-74.444400 LOCATION:Van Dyck Hall 211\, Rutgers University\, New Brunswick\, New Jerse y\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Lost Boys of Sudan Film Showing UID:20260421T070502CEST-IWa7zoL7Ux@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:617-850-1722 Email:jbovey@clf.org DESCRIPTION:Because Senator Kennedy has rejected opportunities for meetings with wind power supporters\, environmental advocates have no choice but t o take their message to Faneuil Hall to try to get their message across to Kennedy as he enters the historic hall to sign Massachusetts’ groundbreak ing Healthcare Bill. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060412T103000 GEO:42.352800;-71.051500 LOCATION:Outside Faneuil Hall\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02110\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Pro-windpower rally/protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-WjPiCtCog4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.clf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:617-254-9130 Email:bostonnow@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Greater Boston NOW in partnership with The Women's Union presen t:\n \n'Never Kissed a Frog\, Never Had To' \n\nA free seminar about money and financial independence. \n\nPresented by Nancy L. Olt\, JD\, MBA and Louise 'Weegie' Dodd\, CLTC\, CSA. \n\nSeminar Description: This seminar i s specifically for women. You will learn the basics of how to save and inv est your hard earned cash and create a game plan for your financial future . \n\nLocation: The Women's Union\, One Washington Mall\, Boston \nState S treet T stop\, Orange/Blue Line. \n\nTime: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. \n\nLigh t Refreshments will be available. Donated by Trader Joes \n\nRSVP by April 24 to bostonNOWrsvp@yahoo.com\, limited childcare spots available. Geogr aphical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060427T183000 GEO:42.353800;-71.102400 LOCATION:The Women's Union\, One Washington Mall\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02108\, United States SUMMARY:Never Kissed a Frog - Never Had To UID:20260421T070502CEST-ur5ZVGb1vT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bostonnow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:928-541-1002 Email:info@ecosainstitute.org DESCRIPTION:Summer Workshops and semester classes in sustainable design. We are looking for organizaed student groups to work with to help effect rea l change on their campus. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060701 GEO:34.495800;-112.378000 LOCATION:212 B S.Marina\, Prescott\, Arizona\, 86303\, United States SUMMARY:Workshops In Sustainable Design UID:20260421T070502CEST-zRRLw7hDTi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ecosainstitute.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ethan@culturechange.org DESCRIPTION:A conference on the effects of peak oil and the growing global energy crisis will take place in Washington\, DC on May 6th at the All Sou ls Church\, Unitarian from 9 A.M. to 7 P.M. Speakers include peak-oil auth or Richard Heinberg.\n**Please forward widely**\n\n~*~*~*~*~*~*~*\n\nSURVI VING PEAK OIL:\nSOCIAL ISOLATION OR SOLIDARITY?\n\nSponsored by Culture Ch ange (culturechange.org) the May 6th DC 'PetroCollapse' Conference must no t be missed!\n\nWith its focus on the critical emerging issue of PEAK OIL (i.e. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil) and on envisioning strategic\, grass roots responses to our 'oil-addicted' culture's unfolding 'permanent energ y crisis\,' the DC PetroCollapse Conference should be attended by all loca l activists!\n\nThe DC PetroCollapse Conference will be:\nSaturday\, May 6 th\, 9 am to 7 pm\nat the All Souls Unitarian Church\n(16th and Harvard St reets\, NW) in Washington DC.\n\nFEATURING DC PREMIER OF THE NEW DOCUMENTA RY FILM:\n'The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil' (www.commun itysolution.org/cuba.html)\n\nDC PETROCOLLAPSE CONFERENCE SPEAKERS WILL IN CLUDE:\n*Albert Bates Global Ecovillage Network\; author\n*Diana Leafe Chr istian Communities Magazine\n*John Darnell\, Ph.D Energy advisor\n*Richard Heinberg Author\, The Party's Over and Powerdown\n*Michael Kane From the Wilderness publications\n*Jan Lundberg Oil industry analyst\; culturechang e.org\n*Jenna Orkin Moderator\; World Trade Center Environmental Org.\n*Jo el Salatin Organic Agriculturalist\, polyfacefarms.com\n*Mark Robinowitz O ilempire.us\; author\, Permatopia\n*David Room Post Carbon Institute\; Glo bal Public Media\n\nYOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND!\n\nPlease register online a t petrocollapse.org/register.html\n\nThe registration cost is sliding scal e ($10 - $100)\, payable on the website via PayPal. No one turned away!\n\ nIf you have any problems registering\, or for more details\, please conta ct the registration coordinator -- Ethan Genauer -- by email at : ethan (a t) culturechange.org\n\nFor more information\, see and the DC PetroCollap se Conference press release below\n\n*********\n\nMEDIA ALERT -- FOR IMMED IATE RELEASE\n\nDC Petrocollapse Conference: May 6\, 2006\nAll Souls Churc h\, Unitarian 16th & Harvard\, Washington\, D.C\n\nBerkeley\, March 22 - A conference on the effects of peak oil and the growing global energy crisi s will take place in Washington\, DC on May 6th at the All Souls Church\, Unitarian from 9 A.M. to 7 P.M. Speakers include peak-oil author Richard H einberg.\n\nExperts on peak oil\, small-scale agriculture and alternative energy will discuss 'petrocollapse\,' the imminent failure of the petroleu m infrastructure to continue to provide the myriad goods and services that our consumer economy has grown accustomed to. Multimedia presentations wi ll suggest solutions to the audience.\n\nConference organizer and speaker Jan Lundberg is a former oil industry analyst who ran the market research firm Lundberg Survey. Lundberg\, who quit serving the oil industry so he c ould put his knowledge to use to protect the environment\, says 'M. King H ubbert\, who developed the theory of peak oil\, observed that we do not ha ve an energy crisis but rather a culture crisis. This fits with the theme of the Washington DC Petrocollapse Conference that there is no technofix f or our energy dilemma. Society will have to bring about a closer level of community and rediscover what local economics are about.'\n\nThe May 6th c onference will feature Richard Heinberg\, the most-read peak oil author (T he Party's Over\, and Powerdown). Films and music will be also offered as part of a varied program to stimulate discussion and action by attendees. Heinberg and Lundberg and others will perform music including oil-satire s ongs. Films will include premiers of 'Our Synthetic Sea' (plastics polluti on in oceans) and 'The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil.'\n\ nLundberg says the Petrocollapse Conference asks\, 'What we can do in adva nce of the social upheaval and chaos that may produce a 'national New Orle ans\,' to prepare or mitigate? What will the future look like during and a fter a transition to non-petroleum living?'\n\nFor more information\, see \n\n# # # # # #\n\nBackground briefing for:\n\nPetrocollapse Conference: M ay 6\, 2006 9 A.M. - 7 P.M. All Souls Church\, Unitarian 16th & Harvard\, Washington D.C.\n\nMost independent oil experts agree that the peak in glo bal oil extraction is occurring approximately now. The pressures of the ma rket to distribute the fuels and materials made from petroleum are already creating intense competition for energy supplies around the world. As the gap between supply and demand widens and prices skyrocket\, supply will t ighten as never before due to hoarding. This will cause massive repercussi ons in daily living and the global economy. Not only will people have to a dapt to an energy-poor world by concentrating on sustainably working with their regional ecosystems for all their needs\, but also have to cope with climate change which is rapidly accelerating. This scenario is referred t o by oil expert and conference organizer Jan Lundberg as Petrocollapse.\n\ nAs stated in the conference brochure\, 'the world's peak in oil extractio n is about now -- although there is uncertainty and debate. The pressures of the Market to smoothly spread around the fuels and materials made from petroleum promise to create intense competition for energy supplies\, as s een already today on the world stage. As the gap between supply and demand widens and prices skyrocket\, supply will tighten as never before due to hoarding. This will cause massive repercussions in daily living and the gl obal economy. Not only will people have to adapt to an energy-poor world b y concentrating on sustainably working with their regional ecosystems for all their needs\, climate change is accelerating.'\n\nRichard Heinberg pre sents irrefutable evidence in his books and powerpoint presentations that the world's maximum oil extraction has most likely been reached. He also s hows what limited contributions can be offered by various countries to inc rease their oil output\, and what alternative\nsources of energy can possi bly provide to replace petroleum. Besides his solutions of 'powerdown' and 'lifeboats\,' Heinberg promotes the Oil\nDepletion Protocol proposed by C olin Campbell\, the geologist who founded the international Association fo r the Study of Peak Oil and Gas.\n\nSpeakers will include:\n\nDC PETROCOLL APSE CONFERENCE SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE:\nAlbert Bates Global Ecovillage Net work\; author\nDiana Leafe Christian Communities Magazine\nJohn Darnell\, Ph.D Energy advisor\nRichard Heinberg Author\, The Party's Over and Powerd own\nMichael Kane From the Wilderness publications\nJan Lundberg Oil indus try analyst\; culturechange.org\nJenna Orkin Moderator\; World Trade Cente r Environmental Org.\nJoel Salatin Organic Agriculturalist\, polyfacefarms .com\nMark Robinowitz Oilempire.us\; author\, Permatopia\nDavid Room Post Carbon Institute\; Global Public Media\n\nTo register and for more informa tion\,\nplease visit petrocollapse.org\nand contact conferences (at) cultu rechange.org\n \nRelated\n\n * http://petrocollapse.org\n * http://c ulturechange.org Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060507 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060506T090000 GEO:38.932700;-77.030300 LOCATION:16th & Harvard Streets\, NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20010\, United States SUMMARY:CultureChange.org's DC 'PetroCollapse' Conference : SURVIVING PEAK OIL! UID:20260421T070502CEST-CMLFlZLo0X@74.81.90.59 URL:http://petrocollapse.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:218-726-8157 Email:mpirg@d.umn.edu DESCRIPTION:The FREE DEMOCRACY SUMMIT III\, April 21-23rd\, is a weekend of art\, education\, inspiration\, and activism. Engage yourself in politics \, submerge yourself in art and music\, stand up for change!\n\nKEYNOTE SP EAKERS:\nFriday at the Opening Dinner---\nKRYSTEN SINEMA\, state legislato r in the state of Arizona\, and a bold voice for progressive values at the state capitol.\nLUIS FERNANDEZ\, assistant professor of Sociology at Grin nell College in Iowa\, teaches and researches in the area of social moveme nts\, social change\, and protest.\nRAY YBARRA\, Ira Glasser Racial Justic e Fellow with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)\, has organized hu ndreds of volunteers to become “legal observers”—keeping a watchful eye on vigilante groups who hunt for undocumented immigrants along the U.S.-Mexi co borders.\n\nSaturday at the Street Festival---\nAL FRANKEN\, national r adio commentator\n\nMUSIC FEATURING:\nLiving Spoon\, Root City Band\, Pret ty Boy Thorson\, the Gleam\, the DT's\, Annie Ragsdale\, Frankie Roeder\, Freak the Lick\, Heiruspecs\, Sacred Soil Coalition\, Groove Symphonic\, S creaming Mechanical Brain\, The Men Who Control The Weather\, and Canine H eart Sounds\n\nAlso Includes:\nEDUCATIONAL PANELS/WORKSHOPS\n\nART OPENING \n\nFILM FESTIVAL:\nFeaturing '50/50 The American Divide' premiere\, 'Miam i Model' and 'PickAxe'\n\nCheck website for further details and registrati on---\nwww.freedemocracysummit.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060423 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060421 GEO:47.005600;-92.001900 LOCATION:Duluth\, Minnesota\, 55801\, United States SUMMARY:Free Democracy Summit III UID:20260421T070502CEST-0hgGuiicKs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freedemocracysummit.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:schwartz2020@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Campus Antiwar Network regional conference. Geographical Scope : Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060422 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:University Of Illinois\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United State s SUMMARY:Midwest Campus Antiwar Network Conference - Spring 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Kj5eUjho2V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusantiwar.net/index.php?option=content&task=view& ;id=155 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:303-245-8637 Email:lglustrom@qwest.net DESCRIPTION:By now\, we have all heard the warnings: North American tempera tures up 7-14° F in our children’s lifetimes. Increasing risk of catastrop hic sea level rise. A world altered beyond recognition. \n\nThis does not have to be our future. And the next few years will determine if we can tu rn the corner. \n\nWe can stop global warming\, but it will demand a power ful social movement to overcome political and corporate inertia\, and cata lyze a clean energy revolution. At the same time\, a new wave of new coal- fired plants has been proposed. Their construction will aggravate dangerou s levels of mercury and other air pollutants\, and make it even more diffi cult to achieve stabilization of the global climate. \n\nJoin us at a week end organizing and skills training workshop to pull together existing effo rts to fight coal plants\, promote clean energy\, and help build the grass roots movement that can stop global warming. \n\nJoin Hunter Lovins\, Rock y Mountain Institute\, Leslie Glustrom\, Clean Energy Action\; Eban Goodst ein\, Green House Network\; Billy Parrish\, Energy Action\; Meg Boyle\, Cl imate Campaign\; Dan Worth\, National Association of Environmental Law Soc ieties\, and lots more. \n\nWho should come? All folks concerned about gl obal warming and interested in stopping a proposed new generation of dirty coal plants. The workshop will provide the perspective of experienced act ivists on how to work with the media\, the legal system\, and grassroots o rganizing to build the clean energy movement and anti-coal plant campaigns . Examples of other successful coal plant and climate change movements wil l be presented. Connections with other activists will be made and strength ened. You will have a set of tools to use in building or strengthening glo bal warming and anti-coal plant campaigns in your state. \n\nNOTE: Past pa rticipants have included artists\, engineers\, students\, clergy members\, retirees\, nurses\, architects\, college professors\, and scientists. Gra duates of former GHN training workshops are encouraged to participate!\n\n June 2-4\, 2006\n\nCalwood Education Center\n\nJamestown\, Colorado\n\nFre e For Students! Other folks: registration fee of $100 includes food and lo dging for Friday and Saturday nights. Full and partial scholarships availa ble. \n\nTo register or for more information\, e-mail Leslie Glustrom lgl ustrom at qwest.net\, or call call 303-245-8637.\n Geographical Scope: Na tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060604 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060602 GEO:40.094800;-105.278000 LOCATION:Boulder\, Colorado\, 80301\, United States SUMMARY:Stopping Global Warming\, Fighting Coal Plants: Building the Moveme nt UID:20260421T070502CEST-tlSXHZAFo4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenhousenet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:he Center for Study of Working Class Life is pleased to announc e the How Class Works – 2006 Conference\, to be held at the State Universi ty of New York at Stony Brook\, June 8 - 10\, 2006. Proposals for papers\, presentations\, and sessions are welcome until December 15\, 2005 accordi ng to the guidelines below. For more information\, visit our Web site at . \n\nPurpose and orientation: The conference seeks to explore ways in which an explicit recognition of class helps to understand the social world in which we live\, and ways in which analysis of society can deepen our under standing of class as a social relationship. Presentations should take as t heir point of reference the lived experience of class\; proposed theoretic al contributions should be rooted in and illuminate social realities. All presentations should be accessible to an interdisciplinary audience.\n\nWh ile the focus of the conference is in the social sciences\, presentations from other disciplines are welcome as they bear upon conference themes. Pr esentations are also welcome from people outside academic life when they s um up social experience in a way that contributes to the themes of the con ference. Formal papers will be welcome but are not required.\n\nConference themes: The conference welcomes proposals for presentations that advance our understanding of any of the following themes. \nThe mosaic of class\, race\, and gender. To explore how class shapes racial\, gender\, and ethni c experience and how different racial\, gender\, and ethnic experiences wi thin various classes shape the meaning of class.\n\nClass\, power\, and so cial structure. To explore the social content of working\, middle\, and ca pitalist classes in terms of various aspects of power\; to explore ways in which class and structures of power interact\, at the workplace and in th e broader society.\n\nClass and community. To explore ways in which class operates outside the workplace in the communities where people of various classes live.\n\nClass in a global economy. To explore how class identity and class dynamics are influenced by globalization\, including experience of cross-border organizing\, capitalist class dynamics\, international lab or standards.\n\nMiddle class? Working class? What's the difference and wh y does it matter? To explore the claim that the U.S. is a middle class soc iety and contrast it with the notion that the working class is the majorit y\; to explore the relationships between the middle class and the working class\, and between the middle class and the capitalist class.\n\nClass\, public policy\, and electoral politics. To explore how class affects publi c policy\, with special attention to health care\, the criminal justice sy stem\, labor law\, poverty\, tax and other economic policy\, housing\, and education\; to explore the place of electoral politics in the arrangement of class forces on policy matters.\n\nPedagogy of class. To explore techn iques and materials useful for teaching about class\, at K-12 levels\, in college and university courses\, and in labor studies and adult education courses.\nHow to submit proposals for How Class Works – 2006 Conference \n Proposals for presentations must include the following information: a) tit le\; b) which of the seven conference themes will be addressed\; c) a maxi mum 250 word summary of the main points\, methodology\, and slice of exper ience that will be summed up\; d) relevant personal information indicating institutional affiliation (if any) and what training or experience the pr esenter brings to the proposal\; e) presenter's name\, address\, telephone \, fax\, and e-mail address. A person may present in at most two conferenc e sessions. To allow time for discussion\, sessions will be limited to thr ee twenty-minute or four fifteen-minute principal presentations. Sessions will not include official discussants.\n\nProposals for sessions are welco me. A single session proposal must include proposal information for all pr esentations expected to be part of it\, as detailed above\, with some indi cation of willingness to participate from each proposed session member. \n Submit proposals as hard copy by mail to the How Class Works - 2006 Confer ence\, Center for Study of Working Class Life\, Department of Economics\, SUNY\, Stony Brook\, NY 11794-4384 or as an e-mail attachment to michael.z weig@stonybrook.edu.\n\nTimetable. Proposals must be postmarked by Decembe r 15\, 2005. Notifications will be mailed on January 16\, 2006. The confer ence will be at SUNY Stony Brook June 8-10\, 2006. Conference registration and housing reservations will be possible after February 15\, 2006. Detai ls and updates will be posted on this site Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060610 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060608 GEO:40.922300;-72.637100 LOCATION:Stony Brook\, New York\, 11794\, United States SUMMARY:How Class Works Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-UdgZSR25XP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://naples.cc.stonybrook.edu/CAS/wcm.nsf/pages/conference4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:stu@oc-tech.org DESCRIPTION:This Year's Theme\n\nThe Conference theme this year is Building Community On\nand Off-Line in the 21ST Century. In this time of\nincreasi ng isolation and fear\, shrinking leisure time\,\nand limited funds\, buil ding community between\norganizations\, neighborhoods\, and individuals is more\nimportant then ever. We will focus on how new and\nexisting techno logy can help us build strong communities\nin these changing times. The pr ogram will include case\nstudies\, panels\, discussions\, and hands-on wor kshops\nthat focus on this theme.\n\nYour Help is Needed\n\nIn order to me et the above goals\, we need your help.\nHere is how you can participate:\ n\nConference Committee - are you good at Planning?\nOrganizing? Developin g Programs? If so\, then we need you\nto be part of the Conference Committ ee. This year we are\nusing a on-line tool based on Civic Space\, that all ows\npeople from all over the country to participate. You\ndon't need to c ome to Boston! Also\, we are making\nmeetings as short and productive as possible\, because we\nknow that everyone's time is limited. So\, if you a re\ninterested in becoming part of the Conference Committee\,\nyou can ema il me at Stu[at]oc-tech.org .\n\nPresenters- Are you an expert on Druple? Do you know\nthe best techniques for reaching the Media? Are you part\nof an organization doing work on the cutting edge\, and\nwant to show everyo ne what you are up to? We are looking\nfor people to develop presentations and workshops that\nwill share your knowledge and benefit the progressive \ncommunity. While we will be releasing a formal Call for\nProposals soon\ , we would still like to hear about your\nideas for workshops/talks and kn ow if would like to be a\npresenter. Please contact me at Stu[at]oc-tech.o rg and let\nme know you are interested.\n\nPenguin Day -Exploring Free and Open Source Software\n\nWe are working on a Penguin Day as part of the co nference\, on\nSunday\, June 18. This is program that has traveled the cou ntry\,\nexploring free and open source software. Penguin Day brings\ntoget her non-profit technology staff and open source software\n(OSS) developers for a day of learning and conversation.\nThey demystify open source for n onprofits\, frankly address the\nchallenges of developing open source tool s for non profits\, and\ncelebrate strengths and successes of open source in the nonprofit sector.\nFor more information about this project\, go to: http://www.penguinday.org\n\nSupporters/Sponsors - If you would like to b e a\nsupporter or sponsor of this year Grassroots Use of\nTechnology\, or have contacts that you think would\,\nplease let me know at Stu[at]oc-tech .org\n\nVolunteers - Do you want to be involved but have limited\ntime you can spare? Do you have specific skills that we\ncan use? Want be involved but don't live in Boston? Can\nhelp out only on conference day? If this s ounds like\nyou\, then think about becoming a conference volunteer.\nVolun teers are need in all skills areas\, from helping\nwith mailings\, doing P ress work\, and helping to set up\non conference day. Additionally\, many of the tasks can\nbe done on line or on the phone\, so location isn't a\np roblem. Interested? Contact me at Stu[at]oc-tech.org\n Geographical Scope : National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060617 GEO:42.314800;-71.067200 LOCATION:U Mass\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02125\, United States SUMMARY:7th Annual Grassroots Use of Technology Conference: 'Building Comm unity' UID:20260421T070502CEST-h25hNU5B3G@74.81.90.59 URL:http://oc-tech.org/conference2006 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2006 Mid-Atlantic Radical Bookfair & Infoshop gathering wil l take place from June 30 - July 2 in Baltimore\, Mayland. The Bookfair br ings together radical and indpendent publishers\, distributors\, bookstore s\, and authors for a weekend of workshops\, panel discussions\, and perfo rmances engaging with a variety of topics from radical approaches to socia l services\, to anti-war activism\, to political art and aesthetics. Co-or ganized by volunteers from the Red Emma's collective (B'more)\, Wooden Sho e Books (Philadelphia)\, and the Alternative Press Center (B'more)\, and a whole host of others\, the 2006 Bookfair promises to be an engaging and e xciting celebration of informed resistance in the Mid-Atlantic area!\n\nTh e 2006 Mid-Atlantic Bookfair will take place at CENTERSTAGE\, one of Balti more's most beloved independent theaters\, located just 3 blocks away from the center of the Mount Vernon district\, and just a block away from Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse.\n\nClick on any of the links above or below to find out more about the bookfair schedule and participants\, how to org anize a workshop or panel discussion\, how to volunteer your time to make the bookfair happen\, and how to get involved as a participant!\n Geograp hical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060702 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060630 GEO:39.336900;-76.553200 LOCATION:Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21206\, United States SUMMARY:2006 Mid-Atlantic Radical Bookfair & Infoshop Gathering UID:20260421T070502CEST-5A0XVLSrTj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://redemmas.org/bookfair/2006/section/main END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Displaying more longevity than most people’s relationships\, th e 8th (yes\, EIGHTH!) annual Allied Media Conference will be held June 23- 25\, 2006\, in Bowling Green\, Ohio. Mark your calendars. Mark your friend s' calendars. Sign 'em up for updates at http://alliedmediaconference.com. The 2006 AMC will be bigger\, better\, and funner than ever before. We'll be in touch in the next few months to ask you for help making sure of tha t. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060625 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060623 GEO:41.392300;-83.649000 LOCATION:Bowing Green\, Ohio\, 43403\, United States SUMMARY:Allied Media Conference 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-lPnre0eVJ5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://alliedmediaconference.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:\nWITNESS is seeking two enthusiastic volunteers to table at a Warped Tour date near you. (See below for dates and locations)\n\nVoluntee rs will be in the Non Profit Area of the concert venue and will pass out i nformation\, encourage people to sign up to WITNESS’ email list while prom oting awareness about human rights. You will not be selling anything\, nor asking for donations. Volunteers will have a chance to see parts of the p erformances.\n\nNo prior experience necessary and all materials will be pr ovided. However you will need to provide your own transportation and food\ , etc.\n\nWITNESS (www.witness.org) is an international human rights organ ization that uses the power of video and communications tools to expose hu man rights abuses through strategic advocacy campaigns. Visit the website www.witness.org for more information. \n\nPlease contact the WITNESS Stree t Team coordinators at streetteam@witness.org for more details and to sign up. Be sure to include the date and location you want to volunteer for. V olunteers will be selected on a first come\, first served basis.\n\n\n6/15 /2006 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia\,MD \n6/16/2006 Germain Amphit heater Columbus\,OH \n6/17/2006 Marcus Amphitheatre Milwaukee\,WI \n6/ 18/2006 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis\,MN \n6/19/2006 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Bonner Springs\,KS \n6/21/2006 Starwood Amphithea tre Antioch\,TN \n6/22/2006 Jacksonville Fairgrounds Jacksonville\,FL \n6/23/2006 Vinoy Park Saint Petersburg\,FL \n6/24/2006 Bicentennial Par k Miami\,FL \n6/25/2006 Tinker Field Orlando\,FL \n6/26/2006 Exchange Park Fairgrounds Ladson\,SC \n6/27/2006 Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek Raleigh\,NC \n6/28/2006 HiFi Buys Amphitheatre Atlanta\,GA \n6/30/2006 Reliant Center Houston\,TX \n7/1/2006 Smirnoff Music Centre Dallas\,TX \n7/2/2006 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Selma\,TX \n7/3/2006 New Mexi co State University - Intramural Field LAS CRUCES\,NM \n7/4/2006 Cricket Pavilion Phoenix\,AZ \n7/6/2006 Coors Amphitheatre Chula Vista\,CA \n 7/7/2006 Los Angeles County Fairgrounds Pomona\,CA \n7/8/2006 Pier 30/32 San Francisco\,CA \n7/9/2006 Selland Arena Fresno\,CA \n7/11/2006 Sea side Park Ventura\,CA \n7/12/2006 Dodger Stadium Los Angeles\,CA \n7/1 3/2006 Sleep Train Amphitheatre Marysville\,CA \n7/14/2006 Treasure Vall ey Speedway Boise\,ID \n7/15/2006 Gorge Amphitheatre George\,WA \n7/16 /2006 Columbia Meadows St. Helens\,OR \n7/18/2006 University of British Columbia - Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver\,BC \n7/20/2006 Race City Speed way Calgary\,AB \n7/22/2006 Utah State Fairpark Salt Lake City\,UT \n7 /23/2006 Invesco Field at Mile High Denver\,CO \n7/25/2006 UMB Bank Pavi lion Maryland Heights\,MO \n7/26/2006 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati \,OH \n7/27/2006 Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake Burgettstown\,PA \n 7/28/2006 Verizon Wireless Music Center Noblesville\,IN \n7/29/2006 Come rica Park Detroit\,MI \n7/30/2006 Tweeter Center Chicago Tinley Park\,I L \n8/1/2006 Darien Lake - Performing Arts Center Darien Center\,NY \n8 /2/2006 Fitchburg Airport Fitchburg\,MA \n8/3/2006 Tweeter Center Camde n\,NJ \n8/4/2006 Toyota Pavilion Scranton\,PA \n8/5/2006 Nassau Veteran s Memorial Coliseum Uniondale\,NY \n8/6/2006 Englishtown Raceway OLD BR IDGE\,NJ \n8/8/2006 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte\,NC \n8/9/2 006 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Virginia Beach\,VA \n8/10/2006 Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge Bristow\,VA \n8/11/2006 Tower City Amphitheatre Cleveland\,OH \n8/12/2006 Park Place (Molson Park) Barrie\,ON \n8/13/2 006 Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal\,QC \n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060818 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060615 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Nationwide\, United States SUMMARY:Tabling for Witness at the Warped Tour UID:20260421T070502CEST-cr0KmnjUWJ@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:progress@rendezvousconsulting.com DESCRIPTION:Campus Progress is pleased to announce our second annual Nation al Student Conference\, to be held on July 12\, 2006\, at the Marriott War dman Park Hotel in Washington\, DC.\n\nThis exciting one-day event will fe ature remarks by leading politicians\, activists\, journalists\, and polic y experts\; issue discussions\; training sessions on communications\, medi a\, and other skills\; networking opportunities\; hands-on activism to tak e back to your campus\; breakfast\, lunch\, and an evening reception.\n\nT he National Student Conference is free for attendees\, but space is limite d. We will accept applications on a rolling basis until June 15\, but the conference may fill up before then.\n\nThe Latest: Campus Progress is prou d to welcome Senator Barack Obama as our keynote speaker.\n\nPlease visit the website to apply.\n\n\nCampus Progress\, a project of the Center for A merican Progress\, works to strengthen progressive voices on college and u niversity campuses nationwide and empower new generations of progressive l eaders.\n\n \n\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060712 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:The 2006 Campus Progress National Student Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-N2ocxHUNUM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/common/801/the-2006-campus-progress-national- student-conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:campus@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Campus Progress and The Nation are pleased to announce that on Friday\, June 2\, 2006 we will be co-hosting a Student Journalism Conferen ce at the Center for American Progress in Washington\, DC.\n\nStudent jour nalists from across the country will have the opportunity to come together for one day full of workshops\, panels\, and trainings featuring top prof essional editors\, reporters\, and cultural critics including Katrina Vand en Heuvel\, Victor Navasky and Jonathan Schell. Topics will range from the role of the press in democracy to skill sessions on investigative reporti ng and opinion writing. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligi ble to apply\, but space is limited\, so don't wait!\n\nApplications will be accepted on a rolling basis until May 15th. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060602 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:1333 H Street\, NW 10th Floor\, Washington\, District of Columbia \, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:National Student Journalism Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-T51xKejf1a@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/page/s/CPNation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:UNITE HERE 2006 Paid Summer Internships\n \n\nThis summer\, wor k with UNITE HERE--Help end poverty level jobs in the service sector! \n\n UNITE HERE has initiated an international campaign to bring justice to hot el workers and raise the non-union side of the industry up\, out of povert y. The campaign is called Hotel Workers Rising (www.hotelworkersrising.org ). Many interns will be placed on this campaign. Others will be placed o rganizing workers in industry wide campaigns organizing food service\, air port\, laundry or hotel workers.\n\nWe will be offering four week internsh ips June 5-June 30. The internships will include classroom training and t raining and work in the field on live campaigns. \nWe offer $400/week sti pend. Be prepared to work hard and make a difference.\n\nTo apply\, fill o ut our online application at: www.unitehere.org/jobs \nClick on summer in ternship. Applications must be in by April 30\, 2006.\n Geographical Sco pe: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060708 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060605 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Social Justice Paid Summer Internship UID:20260421T070502CEST-3ugFKmFwXU@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:970-963-8855 Email:laurie@solarenergy.org DESCRIPTION:Learn how to implement sustainable development projects with re newable energy. This workshop explores different applications for renewab le energy technologies in developing countries. Effective technology trans fer methods will be presented\, as well as setting up infrastructure and t he economics and financing of renewable energy projects. Case studies will be presented on solar cooking\, rural household electrification\, appropr iate building technologies\, rural health care and micro-enterprises utili zing renewable energy. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060623 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060619T083000 GEO:39.476900;-107.388000 LOCATION:76 S. 2nd St.\, Carbondale\, Colorado\, 81623\, United States SUMMARY:Renewable Energy for the Developing World workshop UID:20260421T070502CEST-3XviWb6IMw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.solarenergy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:organize@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:U.S. Campuses Up For Grabs: What’s At Stake As Progressive and Conservative Groups Intensify Campus Organizing?\n\nJoin students at North western University in Evanston\, IL and David Halperin for an informal dis cussion on the future and challenges of progressive organizing on campus\, followed by free food and drinks with Northwestern’s progressive leaders. Halperin is the Director of Campus Progress\, and former White House spee chwriter for President Clinton and senior policy advisor for Howard Dean's presidential campaign. Swing by Cafe Ambrosia at 7pm. \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060502T190000 GEO:42.049100;-87.702200 LOCATION:Cafe Ambrosia\, 1620 Orrington Ave\, Evanston\, Illinois\, 60201\, United States SUMMARY:U.S. Campuses Up For Grabs UID:20260421T070502CEST-HK28V7BsXO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:740-368-3795 Email:ssstonem@owu.edu DESCRIPTION:DELAWARE\, Ohio — Winter Soldier — one of the most powerful doc umentaries about war ever made —will be shown on April 27 at 6:30 p.m. (do ors open at 6 p.m.) in Ohio Wesleyan University's Hamilton-Williams Campus Center Benes Rooms. The event is free and open to the public\, but donati ons of $3-8 are suggested. Proceeds will benefit homeless veterans and vic tims of Agent Orange.\n\nA panel discussion (comparing Vietnam to Iraq) wi th Veterans who participated in the Winter Soldier Investigations will fol low the film. Panelists include Marine Sergeant Scott Camil\, whom The Was hington Post called\, 'one of the film's most eloquent witnesses'\; Marine Sergeant Joe Bangert who was part of the Winterfilm Collective of filmmak ers which created and archived the original documentary\; Randy 'Doc' Barn es\, former military medic\, Winter Soldier investigator\, and current Boa rd Member of Vietnam Veterans of America\; and Gary Staiger former Air For ce medic from Dayton who testified on the Medical Panel.\n\nWinter Soldier was released 34 years ago but has rarely been seen in the United States. This award-winning and recently re-released documentary\, is based on the testimony of Vietnam War Veterans. The film chronicles the Winter Soldier Investigation\, an inquiry into war crimes in Vietnam which took place dur ing February 1971 in a Detroit motel and was organized by Vietnam Veterans Against the War. More than 125 veterans participated\, including the youn ger John Kerry.\n\nThe event's sponsors include the Ohio Wesleyan Woltemad e Center for Economics\, Business\, and Entrepreneurship\, the Chaplain's Office\, the philosophy department\, the history department\, the politics & government department\, the religion department\, the Women's and Gende r Studies Department\, the Anderson Fund\, Amnesty International\, Voices for Agent Orange\, and Veterans for Peace.\n\nVisit the Winter Soldier Fil m Website at www.wintersoldierfilm.com/reviews.htm.\n\nFor more informatio n contact: Shari Stone-Mediatore at 740-368-3795 or 740-369-9390 or ssston em@owu.edu.\n\nFor information on the speakers contact Bobby Hanafin\, Maj or\, USAF-Retired at 937-431-8154 or email: indythinker@sbcglobal.net\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060427T180000 GEO:40.289900;-82.981100 LOCATION:Ohio Wesleyan University\, The Benes Rooms Of The Hamilton William s Campus Ce\, Delaware\, Ohio\, 43015\, United States SUMMARY:Winter Soldier Documentary and Panel Discussion (Comparing Vietnam to Iraq) UID:20260421T070502CEST-HFVnl9DNd8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://news.owu.edu/2006/wintersoldier.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:changeit@wdc.greenpeace.org DESCRIPTION:APPLY NOW FOR A FREE\, WEEKLONG GREENPEACE STUDENT ACTIVISM TRA INING\nDeadline in less than 2 weeks!\n\n\nA new wave of activism has hit the student movement. Students are organizing on hundreds of campuses in e very corner of the country. The truth is\, as fast as we are growing\, it is not enough to be active. To meet the scale of the challenges we face\, we must learn how to create large-scale social change. That's where you co me in.\n\nFor one week this summer\, Greenpeace will put on a revolutionar y new training for the 100 of the best student leaders in the country. The program will be challenging\, motivating\, and comprehensive. You will be ready to run a groundbreaking campaign on your campus this Fall and take leadership in a powerful Greenpeace student network designed to win bolder victories to protect the planet. The best part: thanks to the generosity of our partner\, Seventh Generation\, the training will be FREE for everyo ne accepted including registration\, travel\, lodging\, and food!\n\n\nApp ly now for Change It 2006\nwww.changeit06.org\n\n\nThe Change It Program w ill include:\n- Speakers: A range of inspiring keynotes and panelists spea king about their experiences on the front lines of global change\n- Strate gy: An intensive campaign simulation program that will train you in campus organizing\, campaign strategy\, and corporate campaigning\n- Media: Lear n how to use media to amplify your impact: Press conferences\, Writing New s Releases\, Pitching Reporters\n- Skills: Get the best trainings out ther e in basic organizing techniques: Running Meetings\, Developing Leaders\, Running a Successful Group\, Recruiting\n- Action: Winning bold victories requires bold action: Direct Action\, Lobbying\, Event Planning\n- Anti-op pression: In any great struggle\, it is essential to know the underlying c onditions: Overcoming Class and Racial Barriers in Organizing\n- Hands-on Experience: No activist gathering is complete without action: An Actual Pr ess Event\n\nContact changeit@wdc.greenpeace.org\n\nApply now at www.chang eit06.org\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060803 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060728 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Change It (all expenses paid\, weeklong student activism training) UID:20260421T070502CEST-i1vnm6OVxa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.changeit06.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:smoore@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:Please join us for Student Pugwash USA's 2006 Northeast Regiona l Conference at Rockefeller University\, May 19-20th. Student Pugwash USA promotes socially responsibility in science and technology by preparing s cience\, technology\, and policy students to make social responsibility a guiding focus of their academic and professional endeavors. The conferenc e will focus on issues of scientific integrity and policy in the mental he alth community. The conference will feature a variety of experts from fie lds such as psychology\, neurology\, public health\, law\, and autism. Yo u can learn more about SPUSA and the conference\, including registration\, speaker bios\, articles\, mental health news\, and more at www.spusa.org. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060520 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060519T170000 GEO:40.768800;-73.960300 LOCATION:1230 York Avenue\, New York\, New York\, 10021\, United States SUMMARY:Scientific Integrity and the Implications of Mental Health Research \, Policy\, Law UID:20260421T070502CEST-XFntjEx2He@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:562-644-8413 Email:jeronimo@umail.ucsb.edu DESCRIPTION:Wassup People\,\nThis is El Congresso de UCSB (aka MEChA). We a re writing to you in regards to a statewide day of Student Solidarity and action. Our attempt is to show our solidarity as Underrepresented-Students \, through a march and rally which will directly oppose anti-immigrant leg islation\, lack of Students of Color in Higher Education and to promote co mmunity solidarity. The set date for our campus is April 26th\, and we are reaching out to the underrepresented communities on our campuses: i.e. st udents of color\, the queer community\, the womyn's orgs. and the working class community. We hope that together\, we can create and mobilize a stat ewide day of solidarity and action through the incorporation of student gr oups\, unions\, and faculty in all of the UCs\, Cal-States\, and Community Colleges. Please contact us whenever you can so we know if your campus is represented.\nIn Solidarity\, \nErick Iniguez Chonsy23@yahoo.com\nJeronim o Saldana Jeronimo@umail.ucsb.edu (562)644-8413\nEl Congreso de UCSB\n Ge ographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060426T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Every Uc\, CalState\, & Community College Campus\, California\, Un ited States SUMMARY:April 26 CA Day Of StateWide Student Solidarity UID:20260421T070502CEST-dI0O1hbnhR@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Youth Stand Up for PEACE\, DEMOCRACY and JUSTICE on April 29!\n \nOn Saturday\, April 29\, the National Youth & Student Peace Coalition (N YSPC) will mobilize youth and students to gather in New York City with tho usands of people from all over the country to demand Peace\, Justice and D emocracy for our generation and for all the world's people.\n\nWith no end in sight to the war in Iraq\, the situation is especially dire for studen ts and youth across this country: our peers are dying in Iraq\, our financ ial aid is cut\, our schools are under funded\, our generation is criminal ized\, our teachers and professors are attacked and intimidated\, and our friends are harassed and lied to by Military Recruiters.  We are going to show the White House and Congress that youth and students will not stand b y and watch them destroy the hopes and dreams of our generation.\n\n'On Ap ril 29\, young people will mobilize to show the country that we have an im portant role to play in taking back our democracy – on our campuses\, out in the streets\, and at the ballot boxes in November\,' says Angela Kelly\ , an organizer for the Student Peace Action Network\, a member of NYSPC\, 'Too many young people's lives have been shattered by a war based on lies and we are raising our voices to demand change.'\n\nThe war's impact on ou r generation is increasingly alarming. The vast majority of US troops kill ed in Iraq have been youth of college-age (18-25). Military recruiters hav e escalated their aggressive and deceptive campaigns in our schools\, prey ing upon young people as the Pentagon struggles to enlist enough youth to fight a war based on lies. At the same time\, Congress just passed the lar gest cuts to student loans in history and are aiming to cut even more this year to help pay for the misguided policies of this administration.  With thousands of youth expected to take to the streets\, NYSPC is insisting t hat our government provide 'Books Not Bombs' for all young people. \n\n\n\ n\n'We are marching in New York because\, as students and faculty\, and as Americans who care about our national security and our national reputatio n\, we believe too many Americans and too many Iraqis have died through th is administration's misguided policies'\, says Maurice Isserman\, professo r of history Hamilton College and students Haley Reimbold '06 and Victoria Schacht '08\, in an article that they wrote in their campus newspaper to mobilize students for the march.\n\nThe National Youth & Student Peace Coa lition was formed in 2001 to organize and mobilize the youth and student r esponse to Bush's open-ended 'war on terror.'  A broad-based youth-led coa lition\, NYSPC is building the strategic\, long-term power of young people to oppose war as it affects our communities both at home and abroad by co nnecting the struggles for peace and social and economic justice through o ur 'Books Not Bombs' agenda.  Learn more at www.NYSPC.org. Geographical S cope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060429T103000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:22nd And Broadway\, New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:April 29 NYC - Youth and Student Contingent UID:20260421T070502CEST-fkxgJkVpPw@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Featuring Mayor Ryan Bingham\, Torrington\, CT\; Council Member Karen Liot Hill\, Lebanon\, VT\; Council Member Christopher Campos\, Hobo ken\, NJ\; and Christopher Barstow\, Maine State Representative\, District . 129. Tuesday\, April 25 at Wesleyan University. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Sponsor ed by Campus Progress and the Career Resource Center. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060425T190000 GEO:41.556500;-72.658200 LOCATION:Middletown\, Connecticut\, 06459\, United States SUMMARY:Young People in Politics: Seeking Elected Office as a Twenty-Someth ing UID:20260421T070502CEST-kXorVw8KkU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Dear immigrant rights activists:\n\nAs of April 24th\, we have over 100 events at 60+ cities for the May 1st mobilization listed at our c alendar\, please visit: Local May 1 Events\n\nWe encourage you to post you events at our calendar\, please Click Here\n\nOn May 1\, we are calling N o Work\, No School\, No Sales\, and No Buying\, and also to have rallies a round symbols of economic trade in your areas (stock exchanges\, anti-immi grant corporations\, etc.) to protest the anti-immigrant movements across the country.\n\n \nNo Work\nNo School\nNo Selling\nNo Buying…\n\n- Yes To Immediate Amnesty\n- Yes To Family Unity\n- No To Criminalization of Immig rants\n- No Border Fences and Racism\n- No Increased Immigrant Enforcement \n\nOn May 1\, we will wear 'white' a T-Shirt and/or white arm bands\, we can paint and write our political demands (and creative arts) at the T-shi rt go to rally\, protest\, strike\, vigil\, work or school--we will have a ocean of white T-shirts with our political demands from east coast to wes t coast\, at the street\, work place\, school\, bus station & store... and our voice will be LOUD AND CLEAR AND CANNOT BE SILENT FOR EVER!\n\nWe wil l settle for nothing less than full amnesty and dignity for the millions o f undocumented workers presently in the U.S. We believe that increased enf orcement is a step in the wrong direction and will only serve to facilitat e more tragedies along the Mexican-U.S. border in terms of deaths and fami ly separation.\n\n \nThe success of the March 25 Los Angeles 'Gran Marcha' proves that we can make it happen! A new civil rights movement of the 21s t century is building\, a multi-ethnic movement to link immigrant rights\, social justice and anti-war together.\n \nTherefore\, activists and organ izers have a particular responsibility to point out the links between Katr ina's impact\, immigrant rights\, civil liberties\, labor rights and the U .S. war in Iraq. We need to make the connections between: wars in Africa\, south America\, Asia\, Iraq\, Palestine and Korea\, and sweatshops in Asi a as well as in Los Angeles and in New York\; international arms sales and the WTO\, FTAA\, NAFTA & CAFTA with AIDS\, hunger\, our reproductive righ ts\, child labor and child soldiers\; multinational corporations and econo mic exploitation with racism\, homophobia and poverty at home--then we can win the struggle. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060501 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:'A Day Without Immigrant' National Immigrant Strike/Boycott UID:20260421T070502CEST-9V60uj7Fmh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.NoHR4437.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ftp@grinnell.edu DESCRIPTION:Hoedown in the Heartland is an annual student activist training conference held at Grinnell College in memory of environmental activist G regory Schrieber and will feature a variety of speakers\, workshops\, and opportunities to get to know student activists from all of the Midwest.\n\ nThis year’s Hoedown will be held April 28-30. Our lineup of trainers\nthi s year includes:\nLiz Butler\, Organizing Director for ForestEthics\nJenni fer Krill\, Jumpstart Ford Campaign Director for Rainforest Action Network \nMatt Ewing\, Operation Democracy Director for Moveon.org\nDavid Osterber g\, Director for Iowa Policy Project\n\nFor more information please visit our website!! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060430 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060428T190000 GEO:41.685300;-92.630300 LOCATION:Grinnell College\, Grinnell\, Iowa\, 50112\, United States SUMMARY:Hoedown in the Heartland UID:20260421T070502CEST-cRtvaNhols@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.grinnell.edu/student/groups/ftp/hoedownintheheartland/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:organize@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, May 1st in conjunction with Campus Progress student s in Wellesley\, MA will gather in Punch's Alley at 6 PM to celebrate prog ressive ideas and productive discourse in opposition to Ann Coulter's lect ure at Wellesley College. Ms. Coulter has endorsed the use of torture on d etainees\, so they will be writing to our Representatives denouncing the U nited State's use of torture. Pizza and non-alcoholic drinks will be prov ided.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060501T180000 GEO:42.310600;-71.274700 LOCATION:Punch's Alley\, Schneider Center\, Wellesley College\, Wellesley\, Massachusetts\, 02481\, United States SUMMARY:Pizza\, Coulter\, and Torture UID:20260421T070502CEST-ASnM2REF3G@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-741-6246 Email: DESCRIPTION:Join Senator Daschle and Senator Obama as they answer questions and discuss energy and climate change. Both our live audience and people across the world who will be tuning in to our live webcast will be able to query the Senators\, but only the live audience will get free pizza. The event is sponsored by The Center for American Progress\, Campus Progress\, Georgetown Public Policy Institute. \n\nIf you have a question you would like to ask Senator Daschle or Senator Obama\, you can send an e-mail to t ownhall@campusprogress.org. Feel free to send your question now as well as during the live webcast!\n\nMonday\, May 1\, 2006\nProgram: 6:30 P.M to 8 :00 P.M.\nPizza will be served at 6:00 P.M.\nAdmission is free.\n\nTo watc h the webcast\, visit: http://campusprogress.org/features/867/conversation s-with-daschle-barack-obama-on-energy-and-climate-change\n\nTo RSVP\, Visi t: http://www.americanprogress.org/townhall0501\n Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060501T183000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:Center For American Progress\, 1333 H St. NW\, 10th Floor\, Washi ngton\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Conversations with Daschle: Senator Barack Obama on Energy and Clim ate Change UID:20260421T070502CEST-eXJhgvlNpl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/features/867/conversations-with-daschle-barac k-obama-on-energy-and-climate-change END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:613-237-5236-229 Email:youth@oxfam.ca DESCRIPTION:The CHANGE Initiative is a program that trains post-secondary s tudents to become actively engaged in Oxfam Canada’s social justice missio n to build lasting solutions to global poverty and injustice. CHANGE helps develop capable and confident young leaders\, who are informed and active voices for positive social transformation\, and who inspire greater globa l awareness in others and change minds. \n\nParticipants start the program with a 3 day intensive training that will help equip them to advocate eff ectively for social change. They will be introduced to social justice and poverty issues directly related to Oxfam Canada’s mission\, including abou t HIV/AIDS\, Women's Rights and No Sweat. CHANGE Leaders will also have an opportunity to develop advocacy skills\, learn about group development an d creative action. The training will include 35 students from campuses acr oss Canada\, experienced Oxfam youth facilitators\, staff from our campaig n and program teams as well as representatives from Oxfam’s global youth n etwork. \n\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060820 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060818 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:Oxfam Canada CHANGE Initiative UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ku5pPML7wV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.oxfam.ca/what_you_can_do/changeinitiative/www/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Featuring Lourdes Rivera\, National Health Law Program and Jenn ifer Heitel Yakush\, SEICUS. Thursday\, May 25 at UCLA. 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at UCLA School of Public Health\, Dean’s Conference Room 16-059. Lunc h will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress\, Reproductive Health Inter est Group (UCLA School of Public Health)\, Bixby Program in Population\, R eproductive Health\, and The Center for Women’s Studies. For more informat ion please email speakers@americanprogress.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060525T113000 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:Dean’s Conference Room 16-059\, UCLA School Of Public Health\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90095\, United States SUMMARY:A Proactive Vision for Reproductive Rights UID:20260421T070502CEST-xxxbcSZCDz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:tshirtcontest@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Campus Progress announces our 2006 Dry T-Shirt Contest\, your c hance to show off your creative talents\, advance the progressive cause\, and\, yes\, win prizes. Between now and June 4\, we will accept submission s for t-shirt designs from young people across America.\n\nBeginning in Ma y\, we will post some of the entries on our website. A celebrity panel of judges (see below) will review entries\, and we will award prizes in three categories: overall progressive message design\; single issue\; and humor – all as described below. One design will be chosen from each category an d the three winners will have their t-shirts produced and distributed at o ur 2006 Campus Progress National Student Conference on July 12 in Washingt on\, DC.\n\nSenator Barack Obama will deliver the keynote address at this year’s conference\, and more than 700 students will attend.\n\n * The w inner in each of the three categories will receive a $500 cash prize.\n\n * All three winning t-shirt designs will be featured in the August issu e of Nylon Magazine.\n\n * The winning progressive message t-shirt will be distributed free to all 700 students attending the 2006 Campus Progres s National Student Conference. We’ll produce smaller runs of the other two winning t-shirts\, and extra progressive message t-shirts\, for sale at t he conference.\n\n\nCampus Progress also will use these designs over the n ext year on our website and in our print materials.\n\n \n\nThe Judging Pr ocess:\n\nWe have compiled an outstanding panel of celebrity judges. In Ju ne\, our celebrity judges will select the top finalists’ submissions for e ach category. In early June\, we will post the finalists’ entries on the w ebsite and let our readers vote for the winners. Winners will be notified in late June and will be announced on July 11\, 2006.\n\n \n\nThe Judges:\ n\n*Bloc Party is a British quartet hailing from Essex. Their 2005 debut a lbum Silent Alarm garnered national acclaim for its slicing guitar interpl ay\, energetic and original beats and front man Kele Okereke’s distinct\, heavily-accented cries. They are currently wrapping up their world tour an d will be heading into the studio to record the follow-up to the NME Album of 2005\, which is due for release in September.\n\n*David Cross is a com edian known for his politically-charged commentary and broad comic backgro und. He got his start in acting and writing on The Ben Stiller Show and we nt on to co-star on Arrested Development and co-create the HBO sketch-come dy show Mr. Show. While maintaining his stand-up career\, Cross has appear ed on TV shows like The Colbert Report and Aqua Teen Hunger Force and vide o games like Halo 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.\n\n*Eviana Hartman is the Fashion Features Editor at NYLON magazine. She has also written abo ut fashion\, music\, art\, travel and design for such publications as Vogu e and The Washington Post\, and has two books coming out in September: Sew U: The Built by Wendy Guide to Making your Own Clothes\, and Street: The NYLON Book of Global Style. A Chicago native\, Hartman looks forward to a future spent creating and writing about sustainable and green projects.\n\ n*Janeane Garofalo and Sam Seder co-host The Majority Report\, a progressi ve talk radio show on the Air America network. Seder is a writer and comic \, and was particularly hilarious on CNN as an expert on the War on Christ mas. Our favorite Garofalo work includes The West Wing\, Wet Hot American Summer\, Reality Bites and stand-up routines.\n\n*John Podesta is the Pres ident and CEO of the Center for American Progress. A frequent guest of Sun day morning news programs\, Podesta is known for his straight talk\, acerb ic wit\, and fierce defense of the Clinton Administration\, which should c ome as no surprise – Podesta served as Chief of Staff to President Clinton from October 1998 until January 2001 and from 1997 to 1998 as both an Ass istant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff. Providing a progressive answer to the tradition of conservative think tanks\, Podesta and the Cen ter help to create policy on national security\, renewable energy\, econom ics and other aspects of US politics.\n\n*Markos “Kos” Moulitsas Zuniga is the founder and lead writer of Daily Kos\, the most popular political blo g in America\, and a bastion of progressive political commentary. His new book with fellow blogger Jerome Armstrong\, Crashing the Gate\, delves int o the influence of the growing netroots movement and its influence on poli tics and grassroots movements\, expanding his empire from the blogosphere to the world of print media.\n\n*Peter Buchanan-Smith has worked for Farra r\, Straus and Giroux and at the New York Times\, where he was the art dir ector of the Opinions and Editorial Page. His first book\, Speck\, was pub lished in 2001 and he has since published\, designed and packaged many oth er successful projects. In 2005\, he became the creative director at Paper magazine\, won a Grammy award for his design of Wilco’s album A Ghost is Born\, became the consulting creative director to Isaac Mizrahi and formed his own design studio.\n\n*Rogan Gregory designs the denim brand Rogan an d Loomstate\, a brand of denim made with 100% certified organic cotton. Pa rtnering with Bono and Ali Hewson\, Rogan also designs EDUN\, a socially c onscious clothing company intent on working to solve poverty in the develo ping world\, specifically Africa\, by showing a successful model of 'trade \, not aid.'\n\n*Whitney Matheson documents the ever-evolving world of pop culture in Pop Candy\, USATODAY’s entertainment blog. Covering everything from reality shows to Pulitzer Prize winners\, fans turn to her for the l owdown on the hottest issues. Since joining USA Today in 1999\, she has co vered the Oscars\, Emmys\, Grammys and South by Southwest. Her work has al so appeared in Slate.com and a short-lived magazine owned by the Olsen twi ns.\n\n \n\nCategories:\n\nOne prize winner will be selected from each of the following three categories:\n\n * Overall: This award will go to th e design that the judges determine best captures the overall energy\, spir it and concerns of a new generation of young progressives. To learn more a bout the roots and values of the progressive movement\, check out these re marks by John Podesta.\n\n * Single Issue: This award will go to the ju dges’ determination of the best design around an issue of significance to young people today. One of Campus Progress’ goals is to support student ac tivism around campus\, local\, and national issue-based campaigns. In the past we have supported students’ efforts around living wage\, climate chan ge\, free speech\, student debt\, and the ongoing genocide in Darfur\, amo ng others.\n\n * Humor: Let’s face it—humor sells. So this award will g o to the design that the judges decide uses humor to highlight substantive political or social concerns in a fresh and interesting way.\n\n\nThough we encourage complete creativity\, we want to remind you that the Center f or American Progress is a non-partisan\, non-profit organization\, and\, a s such\, is prohibited from partisan political activity. Therefore\, we wo n’t use submissions with an overwhelmingly partisan message\, or that focu s on particular elected officials or political candidates.\n\n \n\nHow:\n\ n * Using any graphics or design program of your choice\, create your t -shirt design. Please note the design guidelines mentioned below.\n\n * Send a low-res version of your graphic- no more than 1MB in size- to tshi rtcontest@campusprogress.org. The graphic can be any size you want but mak e sure we’re able to see it clearly!\n\n * The low-res version of the g raphic you submit MUST be in one of the following formats: GIF\, JPEG/JPG\ , TIFF\, or PNG. Any e-mails containing attachments that are not of one of those formats will be deleted without opening for virus security reasons. \n\n * Please include the following information in the body of your e-m ail (you MUST include ALL information to be eligible):\n\n o Firs t and last name\n\n o Date of birth\n\n o Valid e-mail a ddress where you can be reached\n\n o College/University (if you are currently a student) and expected year of graduation\n\n o Va lid phone number where you can be reached\n\n\n * To be eligible\, you must submit your entry by 11:59 p.m. EST on June 4\, 2006.\n\n * Anyone can participate in the Dry T-shirt Contest\, but in order to win a prize you must not currently be an employee\, consultant\, or intern of the Cent er for American Progress.\n\n \n\nDesign Guidelines:\n\n\n 1. Please kee p in mind the physical limits of T-shirt printing—photographs or intensive ly detailed graphics may not work as well on fabric as they do on paper or computer monitors.\n\n\n 2. There is no restriction on dimensions\, but keep in mind this will be on a t-shirt—banner-wide graphics might not loo k as good as square or circular ones.\n\n 3. The graphic must be 100% or iginal—you cannot use trademarked or copyrighted images/logos of any kind. \n\n 4. Racist\, vulgar\, or offensive images or text (as determined by Campus Progress) will not be accepted.\n\n 5. If you are selected as the winner\, please note we will eventually need a version of the file suitab le for printing. Please make a high-resolution version (600 DPI or larger) or vector-based version if possible.\n\n\nFor terms and conditions (legal speak)\, visit: http://campusprogress.org/features/876/design-progress-th e-campus-progress-dry-t-shirt-contest#legal Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060604 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Design Progress: 2006 Dry T-Shirt Contest UID:20260421T070502CEST-VzTfx3uoVN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/features/876/design-progress-the-campus-progr ess-dry-t-shirt-contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-306-4766 Email:info@diversity-matters.org DESCRIPTION:Diversity for Environmental and Social Change Training Series\n Session 1: May 22-23\, 2006\nWashington\, DC\n\nWhat is diversity?\nWhy do es it matter to environmental and social change organizations?\nWhat does it mean to leverage diversity to create a stronger environmental movement and to renew efforts for social change?\nWhat do you need to know before y ou launch a diverse partnership or reach out to new constituencies?\n\nDIV ERSITY MATTERS\, launched in 2005\, provides a hub for people and organiza tions that want to leverage diversity and inclusion to strengthen institut ions and build leadership for high-impact environmental and social change.  \n\nThe Diversity for Environmental and Social Change Training Series is a 5-part program designed to foster knowledgeable and skilled leadership t o make diversity a hallmark and fundamental asset of environmental and soc ial change efforts.\n\nSESSION 1 is a two-day workshop that provides found ational concepts and experiential learning to:\n\nˇ      Demystify diversi ty and clarify diversity’s relevance to organizational effectiveness and m ovement building.\nˇ      Understand the dynamics of power that impact org anizational productivity\, performance\, and the ability to sustain divers e partnerships.\nˇ      Develop skills for observing and diagnosing divers ity issues in work teams\, organizations\, and coalitions.\nˇ      Assess organizational phases of development on diversity.\n\nOUR TRAINING TEAM – Mark Kaplan\, Amber Mayes\, and Angela Park -- brings decades of collectiv e experience in diversity training and consultation\, organizational devel opment\, and leadership skills building. They have worked with a wide rang e of nonprofits\, companies\, foundations\, and educational institutions a nd understand the needs and histories of environmental and social change o rganizations and movements. \n\nParticipants in our trainings have said:\n \n“This training has to be one of the highlights of my year. You all are s o adept at bringing people along in their awareness of diversity issues\, group membership\, and competence working across difference. It really is an inspiration. This training has rekindled my desire to work on these iss ues.”\n\n“This work has been an extraordinary asset in my push to enhance our internal diversity work within my organization. Although we have been working in the area of diversity for years\, you have provided outstanding resources\, training\, and networking opportunities that would not have b een available to us otherwise. We have begun exploring areas of the organi zation that would not have received this level of attention\, resources\, or time without your help. Discovering new things about our organization w ill\, undoubtedly\, make us stronger and better able to attract\, hire\, a nd retain people of color into our workforce in the future.”\n\n“I am very glad to have participated. It has enriched my life personally\, as I am n ow far more comfortable and fluent in engaging with people across group di fferences. At work\, I am also fully committed to training and diversifyin g my team as a sign of excellence in the workplace. I'm in a place where c omplacency is no longer an option.”\n\n“Your flexibility and skill is noth ing short of excellent.”\n\nREGISTRATION and LOGISTICS\n\nTraining fee: $4 95 per person\, payable to “Diversity Matters.”  We offer sliding scale fe es in the hope of enabling all to potentially participate\; contact us at info@diversity-matters.org or 202.306.3766 for details.\n\nLogistics: The training will be held on May 22-23\, 2006\, near Dupont Circle in Washing ton\, DC\, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on both days. The fee includes lunch o n both days. \n\nRegistration: E-mail your name\, title\, affiliation\, fu ll contact information\, and a bio for each participant to info@diversity- matters.org. The training fee should be mailed to Diversity Matters\, 7 Li nden Road\, Hartland\, VT 05048. Upon receipt of your registration and fee \, we will send you a logistics packet with final details.\n\n** We encour age you to register as soon as possible as the program will be limited to 30 participants.\n\nFOR MORE INFORMATION\n\nContact us or join our mailing list to receive updates and announcements: info@diversity-matters.org or 202.306.4766.\n\nSessions that comprise the Diversity for Environmental a nd Social Change Training Series are offered regularly across the country.  The five sessions of the Training Series are sequential. (Session 1 is a prerequisite for Session 2\; Session 1 and 2 are a prerequisite for Sess ion 3\, etc.) You may elect to participate in as many or as few of the se ssions as you like\, in order. Graduates of all five sessions receive a C ertificate\, upon completion of the Training Series.\n\nTraining Series Se ssions 2 through 5 provide in-depth learning\, additional concepts\, and s kills development and practice on topics including:\n\n• Implementing div ersity interventions at the organizational level.\n• Defining and address ing culture change.\n• Succeeding in recruitment and retention of a diver se workforce.\n• Understanding the impact of social identity groups (incl uding race\, class\, gender\, and sexual orientation) on environmental and social change work.\n• Building diverse partnerships and coalitions.\n• Leadership in diverse organizations.\n• Developing diversity competence as a foundational skill.\n\nDIVERSITY MATTERS PROGRAMS include:\n\nˇ       Training that brings the best in diversity theory and practice from other sectors to a broad cross section of environmental and social change practi tioners with the goal of increasing diversity skills and laying the ground work for organizational change.\n\nˇ      Diversity consultation providing hands-on guidance to help leaders institutionalize diversity throughout t heir organizations. \n\nˇ      Diversity Leadership Networks provide suppo rt and leadership development to individuals within specific social identi ty groups. In 2006\, we will launch a national People of Color Network\, w ith regional subgroups\, to be followed by Networks for White Allies\, Les bian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender individuals\, and promoting Women in Leaders hip.\n o     People of Color Networks provide personal and professional su pport and leadership development for environmental and social change pract itioners of color who are often a significant numerical minority within th eir organizations. We believe this support will make a significant impact on the retention of people of color in the environmental and social change fields and that leadership development will nurture their work at higher levels.\n\nˇ      Diversity Learning Communities convene regularly and spo nsor special events creating dynamic\, place-based communities focused on promoting diversity in environmental and social change. They serve as a hu b for diversity resources\, collaboration\, and ongoing learning at the in dividual\, organizational\, and movement levels. Our first Diversity Learn ing Community will be launched in Boston in June 2006.\n\nˇ      Diversity Pipeline Initiatives aim to increase both the number of people from under represented groups working in and serving on boards of environmental and s ocial change organizations and their retention rates. Importantly\, Divers ity Matters’ work inextricably ties recruitment to culture change\, going beyond numerical representation within organizations. \n\nˇ      Communica tions programs and the Diversity Matters resource hub articulate well-craf ted presentations on diversity’s importance to the long-term impact and su ccess of environmental and social change organizations and provide a centr al hub for information on diversity within these fields. \n\n * * *\n\nDIV ERSITY MATTERS:  catalysts for environmental and social change\n7 linden r oad\, hartland\, vt 05048\n202.306.4766\, info@diversity-matters.org\n\nCo ming soon!  Our web site at www.diversity-matters.org\n Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060523 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060522T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Diversity for Environmental and Social Change Training Series UID:20260421T070502CEST-Rkx0DUvimN@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-585-1533 Email:conference@freepress.net DESCRIPTION:Activists\, media makers\, educators\, journalists\, policymake rs and concerned citizens will gather in Memphis to mobilize for better me dia.\n\nThe National Conference for Media Reform is for anyone who is conc erned about the state of our media and committed to working for change. Th is energizing weekend will present ideas and strategies for winning the fi ght for better media and connect you with thousands of media reformers fro m across the nation. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070114 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070112 GEO:35.154900;-90.049600 LOCATION:Memphis Cook Convention Center\, 255 North Main Street\, Memphis\, Tennessee\, 38103\, United States SUMMARY:The 2007 National Conference for Media Reform UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZKvM1cGjrZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freepress.net/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:410-675-4566 Email:jill@animalsandsociety.org DESCRIPTION:Join scholars\, authors and activists as we explore major inter national animal protection issues. Keynote speakers: author Jeffrey Masson and 'Bizarro' cartoonist Dan Piraro\, plus many other prominent speakers and panelists. Early registration discount and scholarships available. Ge ographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061008 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061006T170000 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:Renaissance Montura Hotel\, 9620 Airport Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, Cal ifornia\, 90045\, United States SUMMARY:The Strength of Many: 21st Annual International Compassionate Livin g Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZPTWj2Z12e@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.animalsandsociety.org/conference06.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:University of Chicago’s first annual Progressive Gala. Featurin g speakers from a variety of fields including David Halperin\, Center for American Progress\; Shelby Knox\, student activist\; Ted O’Neill\, Directo r of Admissions\, The University of Chicago\; Kathleen Kennedy\, Cook Coun ty Circuit Court Judge\; Shawn Healey\, Resident Scholar at the McCormick Tribune\; Dr. Inon Schenker\, HIV/AIDS Researcher at Hebrew University\; a nd Jay Woodson\, National Hip Hop Political Convention. Saturday\, May 27 at the University of Chicago. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. in Hutchinson Commons. \n\ nSponsored by Campus Progress\, University of Chicago Democrats\, Student Government\, the Roosevelt Institute\, the Organization of Black Students\ , Diskord\, StandUp!\, ACLU of C\, Students for Human Rights\, Environment al Concerns the Organization\, Students Organized United for Labor\, Stude nts Global AIDS campaign\, Southside Solidarity Network\, Sex Education Ac tivists\, Chicago Friends of Israel\, Vita Excolatur\, and Fair Trade. \n\ nFor more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org. Geograp hical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060527T190000 GEO:41.811900;-87.687300 LOCATION:Hutchinson Commons\, University Of Chicago\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Progressive Gala UID:20260421T070502CEST-VA1ViT5ue0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@transconference.org DESCRIPTION:A three day event for FTMs\, Gender Queers\, Questioning\, frie nds\, family and allies. Over 60 workshops\, and many events including th e first Seattle Transgender Film Festival! All are welcome! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060904 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060901 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:PMB#796\, 1122 E Pike St\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98122\, United S tates SUMMARY:FTM 2006: Gender Odyssey UID:20260421T070502CEST-omWIzdBR2C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.transconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3408 Email:hvosters@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:At the intersection of \nART\, ACTIVISM & SCHOLARSHIP\nNEW COLL EGE OF CALIFORNIA presents \n\nINTERRUPTED LIFE: INCARCERATED MOTHERS IN T HE UNITED STATES\nA traveling public art installation and a week of perfor mance art\, film\, presentations and discussion. \nJune 3-June 9\, 2006\, New College of California\, 777 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\n\nA drama tic exhibit of painting\, drawings\, sculpture and photography that docume nts the experiences of incarcerated persons in the United States. Interrup ted Life seeks to educate and invites discussion about current realities a nd decent solutions to a major and growing problem in U.S. society. \nNati onal curator: Rickie Solinger. The Interrupted Life art show was made poss ible by Ford Foundation support\n\nOPENING NIGHT GALA \nSat. June 3\, 6:00 pm -9:00pm \nReception: 6:00pm Speakers: 7:00pm \nSpeakers:\nRhodessa Jone s\, Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women \nHelene Vosters\, New C ollege: Co-Director\, Activism & Social Change\nMelanie DeMore\, singer/so ngwriter \nRickie Solinger\, Interrupted Life National Curator\, historian \nMaisha Quint\, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children \n\nSPIRITUAL DIMENSIONS OF INCARCERATION \nSunday\, June 4\, 2:00 - 4:00pm \nHosted by New College’s Women’s Spirituality Program \nSpeakers: Deborah Grenn (Core Faculty\, Women’s Spirituality) \nCheryl Dawson \n\nCONVERSATIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS\, ACTIVISM & SCHOLARSHIP \nMonday\, June 5\, 6:00 - 9 :30pm \nRefreshments: 6:00 Panel discussion: 6:30 \n\nModerator: Dean Mitc h Hall\nPanelists: Erika Shuch (Experimental Performance Institute)\; \nGe nny Lim (Weekend BA Completion)\; Helene Vosters (Activism & Social Change )\n\nThe Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in the School of Humanities o f New College of California will host a Prospective Students Open House: 7 :30p - 9:00pm \n\nMARILYN BUCK: FROM FORCED PASSAGES TO WILD POPPIES \nTue s. June 6\, 7:00 - 9:00pm \nAn evening of poetry and discussion celebratin g the life of anti-imperialist political prisoner and COINTELPRO target Ma rilyn Buck. New College faculty Graciela Trevisan and David Meltzer\, both of whom have worked with Marilyn extensively\, will host the evening. Dyl an Rodriquez\, author of Forced Passages: Imprisoned Radical Intellectual and the US Prison Regime\, will talk about Marilyn and others who speak fr om behind prison walls. Friends of Marilyn Buck Committee will update the audience on Marilyn’s case. Sliding scale donation suggested (to support t he California Coalition for Women Prisoners). Co-sponsors Modern Times Boo k Store and Friends of Marilyn Buck \n\n\n“ONLY THE DEAD CAN KILL: STORIES FROM JAIL” \nWednesday\, June 7\, 7:00 - 9:00pm \nJoin author Margo Perin and Community Works/West for an evening celebrating this exciting antholo gy of “Stories from Jail” featuring readings by ex-offenders and contribut ing editor Margo Perin. \n\n\n“ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD: CHILDREN OF THE INC ARCERATED” \nThursday. June 8\, 7:00 - 9:00pm \nJoin Nell Bernstein\, auth or of “All Alone in the World: Children of the \nIncarcerated” for a discu ssion of the impacts of incarceration on children\, families and communiti es. Event is co-sponsored by Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents. Sliding scale donation suggested\, not required\, to support the Danielle Metz legal fund. Sliding scale donation suggested (to support the Californ ia Coalition for Women Prisoners). Co-sponsors Modern Times Book Store and Friends of Marilyn Buck \n\nCLOSING NIGHT CELEBRATION: AN EVENING OF SPOK EN WORD\, THEATER\, SONG AND DANCE \nFri. June 9\, 7:00 - 9:00pm \nFeaturi ng performances by Baysic Project/Sisterz of the Underground\, \nAngela Wi lson of the Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women\, Maisha Quint o f the Photovoice project\, Manish Vaidya and more!!! Refreshments and Clos ing Ceremony \n\n\nJune 2 through June 8 \nIn conjunction with the art exh ibit\, the Roxie Theatre will host the U.S. premiere showing of “Songbirds ” \nShow times: Friday 6/2 thru Thursday 6/8: Nightly at 7:00 and 8:40 wit h Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00\, 3:45 and 5:20\n\nSONGBIRDS \nBrit ain locks up more people than any other country in Europe\, with the femal e prison population having risen 173 percent in the last 10 years. Songbir ds presents the stories of women behind bars in Downview Prison in Surrey\ , England\, to allow audiences to experience them through this documentary musical. After conducting extensive research within the prison\, Director Brian Hill collaborated with poet and lyricist Simon Armitage and compose r Simon Boswell to create songs ranging from rap to lullaby for each Downv iew story told in the movie. Although the film deals with depressing issue s of drug addiction\, abuse\, and serious crime\, Songbirds finds humor an d tenderness through the vulnerability of singing. In the process viewers gain another portrait of these women beyond their prison sentences. – Anna Proulx (excerpt) \n\n\nCOSPONSORS\nThe Interrupted Life art exhibit and w eek of events at New College represents the efforts of an energetic coalit ion of activists\, artists\, scholars\, incarcerated women and their famil y and friends. We are proud to be collaborating with these organizations: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children\; California Coalition for Wome n Prisoners\; Freedom Archives\; Free Battered Women\; Modern Times Bookst ore\; Prison Desk of the National Radio Project\; Buildingbloc Arts Collec tive\; Community Initiatives Program of San Francisco Women Against Rape\; Friends of Marilyn Buck\; Justice Now\; Center for Children of Incarcerat ed Parents\; Prison Activist Resource Center\; Books Not Bars\; Baysic Pro ject/Sisterz of the Underground\; Community Works\, and others! \n\nHelene Vosters\nhvosters@newcollege.edu \n415-437-3408 \n\n Geographical Scope : Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060609 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060603T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:777 Valencia St\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United Stat es SUMMARY:INTERRUPTED LIFE: INCARCERATED MOTHERS IN THE UNITED STATES UID:20260421T070502CEST-Sg6ckhesWx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3400 Email:bok.choi@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Nuestra Lucha Es De Todos - Our Struggle is Everyone's Struggle \nAn Evening Inspired by Indigenous Organizing in Oaxaca\, Mexico\n\nThurs day\, June 8\, 2006. 7:00 pm\n\n7:30 pm\n\nFilm Screening:\n\n'Nuestra Lu cha por Vivir/Our Struggle to Live'\n\n \n\n8:00 pm\n\nreport-back on curr ent political situation\n\nand organizing in Chiapas and Oaxaca\n\n \n\n8: 30 pm\n\nexhibit of artwork inspired by film\n\n \n\nNew College of Califo rnia \n776 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, CA 94110\n \n\n fundraiser f or the Chiapas Peace House Project\, UCIZONI and Otro Periodismo\n\n$5-$15 donation\, no one turned away for lack of funds\n\nartwork will also be a vailable for sale\n\n \nAbout the Film: 'Our Struggle to Live\, Building People's Alternatives' (Nuestra Lucha Por Vivir\, Construyendo Alternativa s Para los Pueblos ) presents the struggle of indigenous communities in th e Isthmus of Tehuantepec\, Oaxaca\, to survive in the face of economic and cultural marginalization heightened by the current global economy. \n\nT he film profiles five alternative economic projects initiated within these communities: a group of fish farmers working to better their sustainabili ty and farming practices\; a women's textile cooperative\; a cooperative f ormed to make and sell totopo\, the local equivalent of tortillas\; a grou p organizing to sustainably farm ixtle\, a plant that produces fibers for making ropes and cords\; and a women's cattle breeding and dairy collectiv e. \n\nMembers of these collectives speak to the difficulties they face due to the forces of neoliberal globalization\, which lead many people fro m the region to migrate to the United States seeking work. The alternative economic programs they are developing\, as well as other projects to revi ve and maintain indigenous culture and traditions\, are tools in their str uggle to survive as communities and to create a sustainable relationship w ith the land. \n\nThe testimonies and images make the case that another world and a different future are\, indeed\, possible. \n\nThe film was pr oduced by the Union of Indigenous Communities in the Northern Zone of the Isthmus (UCIZONI)\, and directed\, filmed and edited by Violeta Chávez Reg alado and Bertha Rodríguez Santos.\nMore Information: www.chiapaspeacehou se.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060608T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:766 Valencia St\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Nuestra Lucha Es De Todos - Our Struggle is Everyone's Struggle UID:20260421T070502CEST-nmozRVHh4F@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Featuring Al Letson\, Aya de Leon\, Harlym 125\, and Kelly Ken- Yie Tsai. The spoken scene word is one of the most important contemporary intersections of art\, activism\, politics and culture. This is the first part of a continuing literacy and cultural event series designed to illust rate and humanize public policy issues in order to connect with a diverse population of young progressive professionals and students. We hope to inf orm young people on issues such as civil liberties\, immigration\, race\, poverty\, war and peace and other pressing policy matters. Wednesday\, Jun e 6 at the Center for American Progress\, 1333 H St. NW\, 10th Floor\, Was hington\, DC. Food will be served\; program starts at 7:00 p.m. For more i nformation please email speakers@americanprogress.org. Geographical Scope : Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060606T190000 GEO:38.932700;-77.030300 LOCATION:Center For American Progress\, 1333 H St. NW\, 10th Floor\, Washin gton\, District of Columbia\, 20010\, United States SUMMARY:Spoken Word: A Vehicle for Progressive Change UID:20260421T070502CEST-rT2fEODhOA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:June 8th is World Ocean Day! Created in 1992 at the Earth Summi t in Rio de Janeiro - although not yet officially recognized by the United Nations - World Ocean Day is our chance every year to celebrate our ocean s and take action to defend them. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060608 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:World Ocean Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-Wb5ru5LjWU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/ocean-defenders/world-ocean-day-2006 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:freedomfromoil@ruckus.org DESCRIPTION:Freedom from Oil Action Camp:\n\nFreedom From Oil Action Camp ( 8-14 July 2006 in Southern Indiana) is a 5-day summit of 150 to 200 young organizers working to break America's oil addiction - register today!!!\n\ nAmerica has a deadly addiction to oil. We now devour twenty-five percent of the planets petroleum. Our dependence spawns resource wars that breed h atred and put our young people in harms way. It wreaks chaos with our clim ate\, creating Super-Storms that take thousands of lives and destroy commu nities. It threatens front-line indigenous communities that live in oil-ri ch regions around the world.\nThe technology exists now to safely transiti on away from the fossil fuel paradigm. Yet Big Oil has squelched the debat e by using it's Big Bucks to capture our political and electoral processes . It's high time for 'We the People' to free our society and the planet fr om the tyranny of oil.\n\nApply online now for Freedom From Oil Action Cam p! www.ruckus.org\n\nEmail FreedomFromOil@ruckus.org for more information. \n\nFreedom From Oil Action Camp (8-14 July 2006 in Southern Indiana) is a 5-day summit of 150 to 200 young organizers working to break America's oi l addiction. It is cosponsored by The Ruckus Society\, Rainforest Action N etwork\, Global Exchange\, Energy Action\, and Oil Change International.\n \nBy day\, participants will learn hard skills to build strategic and syne rgistic campaigns. By night\, visionary thinkers will posit what our socie ty can and will look like when we have moved beyond oil. Important allianc e building will take place to move forward on election year strategies\, c orporate markets campaigns\, campus organizing\, and alternatives advocacy .\n\nConstituents\n\nOil campaigners ~ Student Organizers ~ Solutions/Alte rnatives Wonks ~ Soccer Moms ~ Climate Justice Advocates ~ Young Native Le aders ~ and Oil Impacted Community Members\nCurriculums and Trainings\n\n * Jumpstart Ford\n * Separation of Oil and State\n * Climate Just ice\n * Green Energy Campus Organizing\n * Strategic Campaigning\n * Media & Communications Training\n * Nonviolence Philosophy & Techni que\n * Action Climbing Techniques\n * Direct Action Imagery\n * Internet/Digital Activism\n * Community Organizing\n * Action Planni ng & Strategy\n * Sit Ins\, Blockades & Support Roles\n * Banner Con struction & Rigging\n * Political Theater\n * Legal Considerations f or Direct Action\n\n \nApply online now for Freedom From Oil Action Camp! www.ruckus.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060714 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060708 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Southern Indiana\, Indiana\, United States SUMMARY:Freedom From Oil Action Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-a0tShd3UNJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ruckus.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org. DESCRIPTION:Are you stuttering\, stumbling\, and stammering at the podium? Come hone your skills with Jennie Blackton on your lunch hour. After actin g on Broadway\, hosting radio talk shows\, and writing for TV sitcoms\, Je nnie began working with progressive candidates all over the world to make sure they could engage audiences and effectively communicate their policie s and passions. Stop by the Center for American Progress (1333 H St. NW\, 10th Floor) on Wednesday\, June 21 at 12-1:45 PM. The event is free for th e public\, and food will be served. For more information\, email speakers@ americanprogress.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060621T120000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:Center For American Progress\, 1333 H Street NW\, 10th Floor\, Was hington\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progress Public Speaking Workshop UID:20260421T070502CEST-Siu6vGTtpb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-452-7726 Email:brownbag@tcf.org DESCRIPTION:What: Got Privacy? Personal Freedom vs. National Security\nSUMM ER POLICY BROWN BAG LUNCH FORUM FOR NEW YORK CITY INTERNS\nFeaturing:\nSio bhan Gorman - Reporter\, Baltimore Sun\nShane Harris - Staff Correspondent \, National Journal\; Assistant Technology Editor\, GovExec.com\nPatrick R adden Keefe - Author\, Chatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping\; Fellow\, The Century Foundation\nNoah Schactman - Editor\ , DefenseTech.org\nWhen: Thursday\, June 22\, 2005 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm\nWhe re: The Century Foundation\, 41 East 70th Street\, New York\, NY 10021\nRS VP: Rachel Zaentz\, brownbag@tcf.org or 212/452-7726 \nPlease bring your l unch. *Desserts and beverages will be provided\n\nRecent revelations about the Bush administration's warrantless eavesdropping and seizure of civili an phone records within the United States have raised profound questions a bout how much of their privacy and civil liberties Americans are giving up in the name of greater security. This new kind of spying has raised conce rns on both sides of the political aisle about the spectre of an Orwellian future\, in which Americans have no privacy whatsoever and mysterious\, \ nun-checked government agencies are privvy to our every communication. But what is it precisely that the National Security Agency is doing? Are mill ions of Americans inspected by this program\, as some have claimed? Is the re any real defense against these intrusions? Do they make us safer? And w hat does the future hold?\n\nThe Century Foundation\, an organization dedi cated to informing the public debate\, is putting together a free forum fo r NYC summer interns on the issue\, with four experts on electronic intell igence and the NSA answering questions about the increasingly controversia l intersection of our privacy and our safety. Be there\, meet other studen ts in the city\, enjoy free beverages and snacks\, and remember:\n\nShhh…s omeone may be listening. \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060622T123000 GEO:40.768800;-73.960300 LOCATION:The Century Foundation\, 41 East 70th Street\, New York\, New York \, 10021\, United States SUMMARY:SUMMER POLICY BROWN BAG LUNCH FORUM FOR NEW YORK CITY INTERNS UID:20260421T070502CEST-l27p75IPN2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tcf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:This summer Student Pugwash USA Presents Policy Portal: A Scien ce and Technology Policy Series for Interns. Join other Washington interns and leading experts to discuss today's top science and technology topics! The first event\, 'Hot on the Hill\,' will take place Friday\, June 16 fr om noon to one at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement. It will address th e top science policy issues facing Capitol Hill lawmakers this year and wh at scientists and science groups are doing to make an impact. The speakers are Michael Holland\, Designee to the Chairman\, Subcommittee on Energy\, House Committee on Science and Benn Tannenbaum\, Senior Program Associate \, Center for Science\, Technology and Security Policy\, American Associat ion for the Advancement of Science. Come learn how science & tech policy i s made in DC! A pizza lunch will be served.\n\nThis event is free. Seating is limited\; please RSVP to contact@spusa.org by June 15th. Watch for upc oming Policy Portal programs on global warming\, scientific integrity\, nu clear security\, and nanotechnology. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060616T120000 GEO:38.897100;-77.041200 LOCATION:Center For Nonprofit Advancement\, 1666 K Street\, NW Suite 440\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20006\, United States SUMMARY:Policy Portal: A Science and Tech Policy Series for Interns UID:20260421T070502CEST-ha83a9Viu8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Campus Progress presents the Washington\, DC premiere of the Me dia that Matters Film Festival! Want films that make you laugh and inspire you to take action? These short films by young\, independent artist-activ ists tackle gay rights\, poverty\, life in the military\, women’s rights i nternationally\, and tons more. Be one of the first in DC to check out the films and connect with young progressives. You’ll see Shakademic kick-it about No Child Left Behind\, how the innocent words of children can get ed ited into a hateful commercial\, and much more! Join us on Thursday\, June 29th\, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm at the Center for American Progress (1333 H S treet\, N.W.\, 10th Floor\, Washington\, DC 20005). Food will be served at 6:00 p.m. Click here to RSVP. Click here to see a couple of the films we are screening and to find out about the panel discussion following the eve nt.\n\nTo RSVP\, visit: http://www.americanprogress.org/mtm6 Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060629T180000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:Center For American Progress\, 1333 H Street NW\, 10th Floor\, Was hington\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Media that Matters Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-zHrEa9C4Of@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/952/films-sixth-annual-media-tha t-matters-film-festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:What: OPEN HOUSE\, Uhuru Solidarity Center's Grand Opening\n When: Sunday\, June 25th from 2 - 5pm\nWhere: Uhuru Solidarity Center \, 3733 Lancaster Avenue\, West \nPhiladelphia\nContact: 215-387-0919 or u huru99@critpath.org\n\n\nYou're invited to the Grand Opening of Philadelph ia's new Uhuru Solidarity Center\, located at 3733 Lancaster Avenue in Wes t Philly. There will be an Open House on Sunday\, June 25th from 2 - 5pm\, including a program from 3 to 4pm with music\, refreshments\, speakers an d a short dvd presentation about the upcoming African People's Solidarity Day campaign.\n\nThe African People's Solidarity Committee is proud to ope n a center in Philadelphia for the growing movement of white solidarity wi th the struggle for justice\, reparations and liberation for African peopl e in the U.S. and worldwide. \n\nFor more information\, call 215-387-0919 or visit www.apscuhuru.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060625T140000 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:3733 Lancaster Ave.\,\, West Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:OPEN HOUSE\, Uhuru House Solidarity Center's Grand Opening UID:20260421T070502CEST-VrfPTkmVVc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:organize@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Learn how to motivate and mobilize young people for action\, wo rk with the media\, build inclusive coalitions\, effective field organizin g strategies and much more! This event is sponsored by Wellstone Action\, Student PIRGs\, and Campus Progress. \n\nJoin us at Center for American Pr ogress\, 1333 H St. N.W. 10th Floor Washington\, D.C.\n \nRegistration inf o here: http://campusprogress.org/common/945/national-student-grassroots-o rganizing-training\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060711T083000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:1333 H St. N.W. 10th Floor\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 2 0005\, United States SUMMARY:All-Day Grassroots Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-zmeGpkIkxW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/common/945/national-student-grassroots-organi zing-training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Advanced Film screening and panel discussion with the filmmaker s\n\n'The Trials of Darryl Hunt' documents a brutal rape/murder in the Ame rican South\, and offers a deeply personal story of a wrongfully convicted man\, Darryl Hunt\, who spent twenty years in prison for a crime he did n ot commit. \n\nJoin us at the E Street Cinema\, 555 11th Street NW in down town Washington\, DC at 7 PM. For more information on the film\, visit www .breakthrufilms.org. For more information\, email speakers@americanprogres s.org.\n\nTo RSVP\, visit: http://www.americanprogress.org/dhunt\n Geogra phical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060711T190000 GEO:38.892200;-77.019500 LOCATION:E Street Cinema\, 555 11th Street NW\, Washington\, District of Co lumbia\, 20004\, United States SUMMARY:The Trials of Darryl Hunt UID:20260421T070502CEST-tL1ukBAdFu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.breakthrufilms.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:630-201-9118 Email:thespace@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:The fourth World War(big noise films)\nglobalization for beginn ers(workshop)\nOpen mic\n\nSRC room 1450 Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060614T170000 GEO:41.839700;-88.088700 LOCATION:College Of Dupage\, 425 Fawell Blvd\, Glen Ellyn\, Illinois\, 6013 8\, United States SUMMARY:Globalize this!!! UID:20260421T070502CEST-GRrRwi3rZn@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:202-546-7961 Email:colin@africaaction.org DESCRIPTION:Dear Friend\,\n \nThere have been many declarations of victory in recent weeks -- with the \nsigning of the peace agreement in Abuja and the launch of the United \nNations (UN) assessment mission that could pave the way for a UN \npeacekeeping mission in Darfur -- but the fact is that the only change \non the ground in Darfur is that things are getting wors e. It is time for \nus to take to the streets again to let decision-makers know that we will \nnot be silent until the genocide stops. Join us at th e White House on \nJune 20th.\n \nAfrica Action has been monitoring the pe ace agreement signed between the \nGovernment of Sudan and one of the Darf ur rebel factions. The UN has \ntaken the first step towards a possible fu ture peacekeeping mission by \nauthorizing a UN assessment team that is li kely leaving this week. The \nUN Security Council is also in Sudan this we ek to continue to pressure \nthe Sudanese government to accept a UN missio n to support the work of \nthe African Union on the ground.\n \nThese are all positive first steps\, but unfortunately\, the Sudanese \ngovernment a nd their proxy militia\, the Janjaweed\, have already violated \nthe peace agreement on several occasions by attacking villages and camps \nfor inte rnally displaced people. With the breaking of the ceasefire\, it \nis clea r that this peace agreement is fragile at best. Any hope for a \nnew and m ore substantive agreement signed by all parties rests on a UN \npeacekeepi ng mission being deployed to protect the people and create a \nsafe passag e for humanitarian aid thereby fostering a climate of \nsecurity that is c onducive to lasting peace. For more analysis on the \ndeal please read our latest policy statement and our campaign update at \nwww.africaaction.org .\n \nThe linchpin to achieving a multilateral intervention continues to b e \nthe United States. The U.S. has special leverage with each of the key \nstakeholders and will be the most powerful and persuasive voice in \ndec isions about troop size\, mandate and the speed of deployment. While \nthe Bush Administration has been on record in support of a UN \nintervention\ , we hear from our sources that the U.S. has failed to do \nthe diplomatic heavy lifting required to secure peace in Darfur. We have \nthe power to protect the people of Darfur\, but will we use it?\n \nAs a movement\, we demonstrated our size in the rallies and marches over \nthe past several m onths\, but it is easy for the Bush Administration to \nthink that we are just voicing support for what they are already doing. \nWe have never been better poised to make change than at this moment\, but \ntoo many people think that\, with the signing of the Abuja deal\, the \ngenocide is all bu t resolved. Please help us to set the story straight \nby taking to the st reets to stop genocide in Darfur.\n \nAfrica Action will host an action at the White House on World Refugee \nDay\, June 20th at noon in Lafayette P ark (16th and H St. NW). \n \nWe invite you to join us and to wear black o r dark clothing. At 1:00 PM\, after hearing rousing speakers and raising o ur voices for the people of Darfur we will walk to the White House fence a nd enact a 'die-in'\, where willing participants will be asked to lie down to symbolize the rising death toll in Darfur and eastern Chad and to call for a greater international response to protect people.\n \nWe will not r isk arrest in this non-violent action\, and those who choose not to partic ipate in this part of the program can stay in solidarity in Lafayette Park . Let us know if you have any questions. Please help us to spread the word . Together we can let the White House know that we are watching and calli ng for the Bush Administration to move beyond rhetoric to achieve results in Darfur.\n \nThank you for your continued commitment to the people of Da rfur -- and your vigilance in this campaign.\n \nSincerely\,\nThe Staff at Africa Action Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060620T120000 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:Lafayette Park\, 16th & H Street N.W.\, Washington\, District of C olumbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:DC Rally to End the Genocide in Darfur UID:20260421T070502CEST-WMv4luL2hO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.africaaction.org/docs/06-20DieinFlyer.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Start your summer off right at the Campus Progress Summer Kick Off party. Come hang out with other young progressives working in Washingt on\, DC this summer. You don’t want to miss this event! Progressive partie s are always the best parties! Great conversation\, drink specials\, free grub and beer on Thursday\, June 22nd\, 7PM to 9PM at Ventnor Sports Café at 2411 18th St. NW Washington\, DC. That's in Adams Morgan across from Ma ggie Moo's. All ages are welcome\, but you must be 21 to drink. ID require d. No cover charge!! For more information\, email speakers@americanprogres s.org. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060622T190000 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:Ventnor Sports Cafe\, 2411 18th Street NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progress Summer Kick-Off Party--6/22/06 UID:20260421T070502CEST-kdCV0SrTTF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:860-961-6460 Email: DESCRIPTION:In honor of Bill Walsh\, a homeless senior who died this winter alone in the woods: A food drive for the local United Way food distributi on center. Includes public reading of Declaration of Inedpendence\, histor ical drama\, American Folk Music sing and Food Drive. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060704T110000 GEO:41.414000;-72.109100 LOCATION:Hygienic Art Park\, Historic Downtown\, New London\, Connecticut\, 06320\, United States SUMMARY:New London Declarations American Folk Music UID:20260421T070502CEST-LuUB1l1a4C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://wedeclare.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:CALL TO ACTION from Farragut Squares Collective (To The G8th Po wer!)\n\nThe anti-war and global justice movements are converging! Come to Washington\, DC\, during the week of July 9-16 leading up to and during t he 2006 G8 Summit. Let's show the world that popular resistance to the G8' s imperial 'energy security' schemes is active and intense! There ARE limi ts to capitalist consumption\, and we're gonna TEST the G8 war criminals a nd their corporate cronies with a detoxifying blast of surprise direct act ion tactics. Although this year the G8 is meeting thousands of miles away in Russia\, there is so much that we can accomplish\, in solidarity with p rotests there and all over the world\, here in Washington\, DC\, the polit ical and economic nerve center of G8 global domination. Join us in DC for the Gr8 Eight Days of Resistance\, and visit www.rtc.revolt.org regularly for updates!\n\nWashington\, DC's\nGr8 Eight Days of Resistance against G8 's Great Greed!\n\nJuly 9-16 leading up to and during the July 15-17\n2006 G8 Summit in St. Petersburg\, Russia\n\nNo energy security for war crimin als\,\nNo climate chaos leading to ecological crash\,\nFlat tires for thei r gas-guzzling limos\,\nWe'll claw back at them fat cats!!!\n\nThe 2006 G8 Summit that will bring together political heads from eight of the world's largest consumer economies -- United States\, Canada\, the United Kingdom \, France\, Germany\, Italy\, Japan and Russia -- is set to focus on 'ener gy security' this year as its central theme. The leaked G8 'Communique on Energy Security' calls for an unprecedented Global expansion of nuclear po wer and trillions of dollars in new subsidies to coal\, oil and gas corpor ations worldwide.\n\nWhat does 'energy security' for the G8 mean for the w orld? Naturally\, it encourages an even greater gulf between the Global No rth and Global South because the G8 countries will have the upper hand in controlling the energy resources at the expense of the rest of the world\, especially if 'energy security' equates to more nuclear power. That amoun ts to an economic apartheid system separated on the sheer basis of wealth and military might. The G8 is already responsible for depleting the Earth' s fossil fuels\, often at the expense of the polluting and impoverishment of the Global South\, and this has led to the global warming crisis that i s facing us all. Ironically\, they'll make that move to nuclear power in o rder to claim that they'll reduce the global warming that these same jerks are responsible for through their unrestrained burning of coal\, oil\, an d other fossil fuels -- and yet who is most likely to profit from a move t o nuclear? Here's a hint. It won't be the Earth\, and it won't be more tha n 6 billion people!\n\nIn Washington\, DC\, during the week of July 9-16 l eading up to and during the 2006 G8 Summit\, let's show the world that pop ular resistance to these elite energy schemes is active and intense! Our r esistance is as abundant as the G8's greed to devour the Earth's petroleum reserves\, and it's as creatively diverse as the countless cultures they invade\, colonize and destroy to get that next quick fix of resource extra ction on their never-enough road to ever-elusive 'energy security.' There ARE limits to capitalist consumption\, and we're gonna TEST the G8 energy addicts' and their corporate cronies with a detoxifying blast of surprise direct action tactics...\n\nThat's right\, we've got a multiple-choice qui z!\n\nDuring the Gr8 Eight Days of Resistance in Washington DC\, will we:\ n\n1) Snake march for mountain justice?\n2) Drill for oil under Dick Chene y's lawn?\n3) Crem8 King Coal on the steps of US Congress?\n4) Rugby riot for human rights and against repression of G8 protesters at Russia's DC em bassy? ('Punt out Putin\, Kick down the Kremlin's war machine!')\n5) Throw yellow-cake all over Department of Energy headquarters?\n6) Shut down cit y car traffic with a 'Bikes Not Black Lungs' Critical Mass?\n7) Swim out a gainst global warming in Dupont Circle's fountain?\n8) Or ... something el se totally unexpected and outrageously disruptive?\n\nWe are Farragut Squa res Collective (To The G8th Power!) and we invite YOU to join this histori c July 9 - 16\, 2006 week of in-your-face theater and dynamic direct actio n in Washington\, DC! Although this year the G8 is meeting thousands of mi les away in Russia\, there is much that we can accomplish\, in solidarity with protests there and all over the world\, here in the political nerve c enter of G8 global domination. And in case y'all haven't already guessed\, we might just have some tricks up our collective sleeves that you and you r affinity groups won't want to miss (wink wink nudge nudge)...\n\nFarragu t Squares Collective (To The G8th Power!) is a local ad hoc group of indiv iduals that draws on members from the DC Anti War Network and Mobilization for Global Justice\, amongst many groups. We are individuals fed up with G8 domination and capitalist globalization. We support a collaborative\, o pen\, and non-hierarchical organizing relationship with all who wish to jo in us in taking action. Send any inquiries or shows of support to farragut squares@gmail.com or join the listserv at: lists.activeresistance.org/mail man/listinfo/dc\n\nKeep your eye on www.rtc.revolt.org for updates and det ails about the July 9-16 Week of Resistance against the G8 in Washington D C\, plus information and links about global resistance against the 2006 G8 Summit.\n\nSee ya in the streets\, eh? Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060716 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060709 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Gr8 Eight Days of Resistance in Washington\, DC\, against the G8's Great Greed UID:20260421T070502CEST-EjC9F4cu9U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://rtc.revolt.org/node/210 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:319-335-5062 Email:dave-jackson@uiowa.edu DESCRIPTION:EXPO 2006 - Calls for Proposals and Presentations:\n\nThe Energ y and Sustainability Expo 2006 is the centerpiece of a week of energy rela ted conferences\, including the national Engineers for a Sustainabil World . \n\nIowa is emerging as a leader in renewable energy strategies and sus tainability practices. From renewable fuels to wind power and sustainable design\, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to take part in current e fforts toward an energy-independent future. Join us for “Growing Iowa’s En ergy and Sustainability Future.”\n\nCalls for presentations\, displays\, v endors. Student proposals welcome.\n\nSee Website: http://energy.uiowa.e du/2006/ Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060930 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060924T080000 GEO:41.733900;-91.555300 LOCATION:Sheraton Convention Center\, The University Of Iowa\, Iowa City\, Iowa\, 52242\, United States SUMMARY:Energy and Sustainability Expo 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-p8puhg0xTX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://energy.uiowa.edu/2006/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Pride Month\, Campus Progress and the Human R ights Campaign want you to come out and network with young professionals a nd interns on Wednesday\, June 28th\, from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Equality Fo rum at the HRC Foundation Building (1640 Rhode Island Avenue NW) in Washin gton\, DC. This networking event will bring together young gay\, lesbian\, bisexual\, transgender\, and queer professionals and our allies to discus s the role of GLBTQ voices in the progressive movement. Heavy hors d’oeuvr es provided for your finger food fun. Democrats\, Republicans\, Greens\, I ndependents and all others welcome. Click here to RSVP. For more informati on\, email speakers@americanprogress.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060628T183000 GEO:38.900700;-77.039900 LOCATION:Uman Rights Campaign Foundation Building\, 1640 Rhode Island Avenu e NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:Is Your Pride Month Dragging? UID:20260421T070502CEST-XAhP4u0xvF@74.81.90.59 URL:https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Register/Register.asp?ievent=181726& ;en=jiLMLUNKJqLQIUMEJ9KJJ7OLJhISK3NJIgJZKaMHJcJSK3MJIoLUJ8MYG END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:212-404-2100 Email:mszymurska@gracelinks.org DESCRIPTION:The workshop will explore the 'inextricable link' between nucle ar power and the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Panelists will discuss strategies for moving to safe\, clean and sustainable energy future.\n\nM onday\, June 26th at 1PM-2:15 PM\n \nWHERE: At the University of British C olumbia - SUB Party Room\n \nSponsored by: GRACE Policy Institute and Abol ition 2000 Sustainable Energy Working Group Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060626T130000 GEO:49.247300;-123.210000 LOCATION:The University Of British Columbia\, SUB Party Room\, British Colu mbia\, V6S 1Y6\, Canada SUMMARY:Nuclear Energy Panel UID:20260421T070502CEST-5u3GCfx1Hw@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:This is the second meeting in a science and tech policy summer series for interns and young professionals in Washington\, DC. 'Too Hot T o Handle: An Interactive Exploration of Climate Change Policy' will featur e a free guided\, interactive tour for interns of the Koshland Science Mus eum's climate change exhibit. It will also feature a talk by Dr. Mark Lo veland\, Education Programs Coordinator at the Koshland Museum\, about the scientific evidence behind climate change and how climate change science can be effectively communicated to the public. The event will take place between noon and 1:30\, June 27. Please bring your own brown bag lunch. Seating is limited\; RSVP as soon as possible to the email address above t o reserve your spot. To learn more visit www.spusa.org/events. This even t is sponsored by Student Pugwash USA\, a nonprofit organization that stri ves to make socially responsible science the guiding focus of young scient ists’ careers. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060627T120000 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:Koshland Science Museum\, 500 5th Street NW\, Washington\, Distric t of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Too Hot to Handle? An Interactive Exploration of Climate Change Po licy UID:20260421T070502CEST-vlg8uJRKeZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Declaration of Peace is a nationwide campaign to establish by September 21\, 2006 a concrete and rapid plan for peace in Iraq\, inclu ding: \na prompt timetable for withdrawal of troops and closure of bases \ na peace process for security\, reconstruction\, and reconciliation \nand the shift of funding for war to meeting human needs. \n\nPeople across the United States are signing The Declaration of Peace pledge\, a commitment to take action if this plan for peace is not created and activated by Cong ress by September 21\, the International Day of Peace. From September 21-2 8\, just days before Congress adjourns for the fall elections\, Declaratio n signers will withdraw their consent from this war – and support a compre hensive peace process – by taking part in nonviolent action\, marches\, ra llies\, demonstrations\, interfaith services\, candlelight vigils and othe r creative ways to declare peace at the US Capitol and in cities and towns across the US. \n \n\nThe Declaration of Peace campaign will continue aft er the September actions if no comprehensive plan to end the war is in pla ce. Nationally coordinated nonviolent activities will continue on a regula r basis until the United States withdraws from Iraq and supports a compreh ensive peace process. \n\nMore than forty national anti-war\, peace\, and justice organizations are participating together in the Declaration of Pea ce movement. Sign The Declaration of Peace – and take tangible\, nonviolen t action to end this war and to declare a new era of peace and justice. G eographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060928 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060921 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Declaration of Peace - Week of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-wsR5uRI1x4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://declarationofpeace.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:Young Democratic Socialists annual national conference.\n\nWork shops\, trainings\, organizational strategy\, parties\, elections and more ! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060813 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060811 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:YDS Summer National Conference 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-hu8dRCxud2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:August 15 – 20\, 2006. Voluntown Peace Farm\, Voluntown Connect icut\n\nCome to Not Your Soldier National Action Camp to learn how to stop recruiters and fight the war!\n\nApply now!\n\nStand up for yourself and your community.\n\nThis administration is hooked on war. Every day the U.S . sends more young people into a war zone where the death-toll for both so ldiers and civilians gets higher and higher. The politicians won’t stand u p for justice\, even though we have told them with our polls and votes and voices to stop the madness. It’s time to stop supplying them with casualt ies. \n\nWe have decrepit schools\, bad housing\, and no healthcare. Recru iters would have us believe the only way out is by picking up a gun and he ading to Iraq in exchange for promises of college tuition and job training . That’s NOT the only way. \n\nRefuse to fight in an unjust war. \n\nBuild skills and resources to be a youth leader for justice.\n\nTurn your ideas into concrete campaigns to stop military recruitment and create alternati ves. \n\nAt camp\, we’ll have sessions on:\n\nBuilding A Not Your Soldier Campaign \nRep Your Bloc: Grassroots Organizing \nNonviolent Direct Action Gets the Goods \nGetting the Word Out: Media and Messaging \nGrassroots F undraising\nTeam building\nArt in Action\nWhat does Youth Leadership Look Like?\nSuccessful Models of Youth Leadership \nSuccessful Counter Recruitm ent Campaigns\nHow A Recruiter Gets Your Number\nThe Poverty Draft \nWar P rofiteers\n\n\nWe’re not gonna win unless we are all in it together. \n\nY outh have the power to stop the war in Iraq\, and make change in our own c ommunities. But we need backup and support. \n\nThis camp is designed for youth and for adult allies who support youth leadership. If you’re committ ed to working to stop military recruitment\, expose military recruiter’s l ies\, and create positive alternatives\, we want you at camp! \n\nThere wi ll be training tracks for youth and for adults to make sure everyone is le arning the skills they need to get the job done. \n\nWe consider youth to be ages 14-22\, and we ask that youth under 18 get permission from their p arent or guardian\, and come with an adult to camp. \n\nIt’s easy to get there. \n\nThe camp will take place at the historic Voluntown Peace Trust\ , in Voluntown CT\, close to Providence RI. We’ll stay in dorm style bunks \, and have access to beautiful land\, hiking and a lake for swimming. All the food and lodging will be covered by your registration fees. You just need to get yourself there! \n\nYou can get there easily by bus\, train\, car or plane. Travel scholarships are available. \n\nCamp registration fee s are $100 per adult\, and $25 per student. \n\nApply now! Geographical S cope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060820 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060815 GEO:41.576900;-71.866600 LOCATION:Voluntown Peace Farm\, Voluntown\, Connecticut\, 06384\, United St ates SUMMARY:Not Your Soldier National Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-UFgFnRKr1v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.notyoursoldier.org/article.php?id=55 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-741-6375 Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Introduction by Lydia Poon\, Senior Manager of Special Projects \, Center for American Progress. \n\nThe Senate has long been known as the world’s greatest deliberative body. Navigating the Senate has always been and continues to be a great challenge for the American public\, as well a s for senators themselves. \n\nNevertheless\, no great progressive advance can be enacted without the Senate. \n\nJoin former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle for a candid discussion about his experiences as a Senate lea der. \n\nSenator Daschle will shed light on his experiences in the Senate and how the lessons he has learned apply to leaders in all stages of their careers. \n\nMonday\, June 26 at the Center for American Progress\, 1333 H St. NW\, 10th Floor\, Washington\, DC. 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Light snacks and refreshments will be served beginning at 3:00 p.m. \n\nTo RSVP\, visit: h ttp://www.americanprogress.org/daschlepolicyskills Geographical Scope: Lo cal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060626T150000 GEO:38.904000;-77.031700 LOCATION:Center For American Progress\, 1333 H St. NW\, 10th Floor\, Washin gton\, District of Columbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Understanding the Senate: A Leader’s View UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZsUGuWSjKO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.americanprogress.org/daschlepolicyskills END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-NOS-WEAT Email:organize@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:USAS's Summer Retreat! Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060813 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060811 GEO:39.957300;-75.187000 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19143\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops Summer Retreat UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZSwWbVkJvA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:469-441-3332 Email:oxfamut@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:CHANGE Texas is an exciting opportunity for future campus and c ommunity leaders. Through workshops\, activities\, and the shared experien ce of campus leaders and Oxfam America coordinators\, you will learn how t o run successful social-justice campaigns. We welcome your application and hope to see you there! CHANGE Texas will be held from August 18-20 on the University of Texas campus. Discounted food and lodging is available. If you have financial need\, or if you have any other questions\, feel free t o email us at oxfamut@gmail.com! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060820 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060818 GEO:30.293100;-97.736900 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, 78705\, United States SUMMARY:CHANGE Texas UID:20260421T070502CEST-vbRGuIXIu9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.oxfamut.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:315-472-5478 Email:mabcummings@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:This event will provide young activists with the skills we need to connect and provide a multi-faceted approach to fighting environmental and social injustices. SEAC is a student and youth run national network o f progressive grassroots organizations and individuals whose aim is to upr oot environmental injustices through action and education. We define the e nvironment to include the physical\, economic\, political and cultural con ditions in which we live. By challenging the power structure that threaten s these environmental conditions\, SEAC works to create progressive social change on both the local and global levels. Through this united effort\, thousands of us have translated our concern into action by sharing resourc es\, working in solidarity with numerous social justice organizations\, an d challenging the limited mainstream definitions of environmental issues. \n\nOur goals for the ATC are simple\, but bold: \n„h Creating a space whe re activists are challenged to relate othersĄŚ efforts to their own while acknowledging how multiple forms of oppression can potentially inhibit tru e solidarity. \n„h Training sessions both by and for youth activists in wh ich we share and learn the skills we need to become better organizers and leaders at national and local levels \n„h Making visible the connections b etween all social justice movements. \n„h Having fun with music\, stories\ , parties\, games\, & more! And a wonderful opportunity to meet and networ k with student leaders from all over the country\n\nWe are currently seeki ng workshop presenters/ participants. So\, please invite everyone you know to attend the ATC not only to hear your workshop(s)\, but to see how acti vists around the country interact. \n\n*Food and housing will be provided for everyone. Everyone is invited to be either a workshop presenter or a p articipant. If you feel comfortable giving a workshop on an issue you are comfortable with your registration fee will be waived. If you would just l ike to be a participant the cost is $60 to cover food and housing for the 4 days.\n\nPlease contact one of the following organizers with your contac t info\, possible workshop you would like to present\, dietary needs\, and if you need or have a ride:\n\nMaren: Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states o rganizer\, mabcummings@yahoo.com\, (609)510-3223\n\nKandace: Midwest Organ izer\, kandace@riseup.net\n\nGraham: West Virginia and South organizer\, g boyle01@mail.shepherd.edu\n\n\nOther: SEAC OFFICE: (215) 222-4711 Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060723 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060720T090000 GEO:43.031400;-76.111000 LOCATION:560 Allen Street\, Syracuse\, New York\, 13210\, United States SUMMARY:Student Environmental Action Coalition's Annual Activist Training C amp UID:20260421T070502CEST-B1N9PlAl5D@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seac.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:805-965-3443 Email:wparrish@napf.org DESCRIPTION:\\'Think Outside the Bomb\\' Conference in Santa Barbara\, CA\n October 20-22 - Apply Now!\n\nTOTB Conference From October 20-22\, the Nuc lear Age Peace Foundation will team up with various partner NGOs to host t he second \\'Think Outside the Bomb\\' national conference at the Universi ty of California\, Santa Barbara. The conference will bring together high school students\, college students\, recent college alumni\, and young non -profit professionals from throughout the western United States for a seri es of participatory discussion panels\, workshops\, and skills trainings o n building a nuclear-free world. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061020 GEO:34.420200;-119.706000 LOCATION:Santa Barbara\, California\, 93101\, United States SUMMARY:Think Outside the Bomb Conference- Apply now! UID:20260421T070502CEST-MwNn6S8F7N@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thinkoutsidethebomb.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:504-319-3564 Email: DESCRIPTION:Potluck and Rally to hold HUD accountable for closing and tryin g to demolish 5000 public housing apartments in New Orleans. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060704T150000 GEO:29.968600;-90.028500 LOCATION:3800 St. Bernard Ave.\, New Orleans\, Louisiana\, 70117\, United S tates SUMMARY:Rally to reopen NOLA public housing UID:20260421T070502CEST-lUKlUaaZus@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.survivorsvillage.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Africa Action will be hosting a Summer Film Series on HIV/AIDS in Africa. The films will be shown at various locations around D.C\, every other Thursday from 6:30-9pm. In addition to the screenings\, there will be several guest speakers at each event. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060824 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060715T183000 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Summer Film Series on HIV/AIDS UID:20260421T070502CEST-E1419E9Rsp@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:This is the third meeting in a science and tech policy summer s eries for interns and students in Washington\, DC. A free pizza lunch wil l be served. \n\n'When Science and Politics Collide: Scientific Integrit y in Public Policymaking' will feature two speakers: Dr. David Michaels\, Research Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Hea lth at George Washington University and Director of the Project on Scienti fic Knowledge and Public Policy abd Dr. Francesca Grifo\, Senior Scientist and Director of the Scientific Integrity Program at the Union of Concerne d Scientists. The speakers will address whether or not the integrity of s cience is being compromised by the influence of political resesarch and wh at reforms\, if any\, are needed to insulate science from politics. Come learn about the challenges scientists face in the public sphere! \n\nSeat ing is limited\; email contact@spusa.org by July 12 to reserve your seat!\ n\nTo learn more visit www.spusa.org/events. This event is sponsored by S tudent Pugwash USA\, a nonprofit organization that strives to make sociall y responsible science the guiding focus of young scientists’ careers. \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060713T120000 GEO:38.897100;-77.041200 LOCATION:1666 K Street\, NW Suite 440\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20006\, United States SUMMARY:When Science and Politics Collide: Scientific Integrity in Public P olicymaking UID:20260421T070502CEST-F1LiG8EsU3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:202-265-7939 Email:reclaimthecommons@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Reclaim Our Fate! Reclaim The Debate! \nPeople's Summit on Clim ate\, Energy\, and Global Justice \n\nRising Tide North America and Mobili zation for Global Justice present:\n\nA FREE half-day Teach-In\, followed by Action Spokes Council Meeting and Benefit Concert\n\nSUNDAY July 9th\, noon-midnight (doors open 11:30 am -- see schedule below)\nAt the People's Media Center and AlFishawy Cafe 4132 Georgia Avenue\, NW Washington DC\n\ nOn July 9th in Washington\, DC\, join activists speaking out on Climate Change and the 'Energy Crisis.' As Global Justice movements plan worldwide protests opposing the July 15-17 2006 G8 Summit in Russia -- where world leaders including President Bush will meet to cement agreement on enforcem ent of wartime 'energy security' policies that threaten the Earth and comm unities everywhere with invasion\, ecological disaster and economic collap se -- we will gather to reclaim the deb8te and our f8te from domin8tion by the Group of 8\, eight of the world's largest consumerist countries. THEY want massive expansion of nuclear power plants worldwide AND trillions of dollars in new subsidies to the fossil fuel industries responsible for in creasing clim8te ch8os and wars...BUT WE WILL RECLAIM A DIFFERENT FATE!!\n \nSUNDAY July 9th\, noon-midnight (doors open 11:30 am -- see schedule bel ow)\n\nAt the People's Media Center and AlFishawy Cafe 4132 Georgia Avenue \, NW Washington DC\n(between Upshur & Taylor\, 3 blocks North of Petworth metro Station on the green line\, Bus #70/71/62/64)\n\n12 to 1:45 -- Clim ate Science 101 and Direct Action Strategies to stop Climate Catastrophe.\ nPresented by Climate Crisis Coalition and Rising Tide North America\n\n2 to 3:45 -- The Mountain Justice Movement to save Southern Appalachia's Mou ntains from Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining\, and Energy Alternatives that Don't Suck! Presented by Mountain Justice Summer activists and Energy Jus tice Network\n\n4 to 5:45 -- Oil and Empire\, Bombs and Poverty ... For Gl obal Justice\, Against War: Linking Our Movements\, Before It's Too Late! Discussion facilitated by local DC anti-war and global justice activists\n \nPLUS trainings (Legal\, Health & Safety\, Direct Action Tactics) for aff inity groups and individuals participating in non-violent direct action wi th the July 10-16 DC Gr8 Week of Resistance to the G8's Great Greed!\n\nTe ach-In organized by Rising Tide North America and Mobilization for Global Justice\,\nSponsored by Reclaim the Commons\n\nVisit www.rtc.revolt.org an d e-mail\nreclaimthecommons@gmail.com for more details\n\n*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*~*\nAND AFTER THE TEACH-IN!!\n6-midnight -- $5 vegetarian dinner- n-drink ( No Alcohol )\n\n6:30 pm -- Action Spokescouncil meeting for DC W eek of Resistance to the G8 **\n8-midnight -- Benefit Concert for 'Green S care' imprisoned environmental activists and for the July 15th Internation al Day of Direct Action against Climate Change **\nOPEN TO ALL! With Mosqu ito Death Squadron (art/experimental rock) and more bands TBA $5 donation suggested (no one turned away).\n\n** The Green Scare is a federal round-u p environmental and animal rights activists\, which The National Lawyer's Guild among others has condemned as unconstitutional. Officially called 'O peration Backfire'\, this wide-scale orchestrated investigation of activis ts uses paid informants\, warrantless spying on a range of organizations\, and threats of severe sanctions to leverage fear of conviction under unpr ecedented penalties for property crimes. 888-NLG-ECOLAW is a hotline estab lished to support these activists. Visit www.greenscare.org for more info on solidarity with Green Scare victims.\n\n** The G8\, or Group of 8\, is the seven wealthiest industrialized nations in the world plus Russia. They officially meet once a year to strategize policies and plan their joint d omination of the world\, and in recent years have been confronted by inten se popular demonstrations wherever they go. The political heads of these c ountries -- the U.S.\, Canada\, England\, France\, Germany\, Italy\, Russi a\, Japan -- are pushing the agenda of corporate globalization at the cost of the welfare of the people they claim to represent. We take to the stre ets when the G8 meets to reject their worldview of profit at any cost\, an d to reclaim our commons of autonomous political space. Authentic democrac y or corporate oligarchy? The choice is ours...\n\n*********************** ******\n\nRELCAIM THE DEBATE! RESIST THE G8! Visit www.rtc.revolt.org for frequent updates about global resistance to the July 15-17 2006 G8 Summit. Contact reclaimthecommons@gmail.com Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060709T120000 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:4132 Georgia Avenue\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, District of Columbia\ , 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Reclaim Our Fate! People's Summit on Climate\, Energy and Global Ju stice UID:20260421T070502CEST-Mt2K1j90p1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://rtc.revolt.org/node/252 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Having a fun summer on the Hill? Thinking about coming back to stay after graduation? Need a break from the mailroom? Come to Campus Prog ress’s lunch reception and Washington job panel. Learn from successful you ng professionals how to navigate the ever intimidating Washington job ques t. Hear them offer their experiences and advice on how to be successful in Washington\, DC. The panel will feature Jehmu Greene\, National Director of Project Vote\; Heather Higginbottom\, Legislative Director for Senator John Kerry\; Tanya Clay House\, Director of Public Policy at People For th e American Way\; and moderator David Halperin\, Director of Campus Progres s. This event will be held in the Mansfield room of the Capitol on Thursda y\, July 6th\, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Click here to RSVP. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060706T123000 GEO:38.908200;-76.982100 LOCATION:Mansfield Room\, U.S. Capitol\, Washington\, District of Columbia\ , 20002\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progress presents Navigating the Beltway: How to Get a Job i n Washington UID:20260421T070502CEST-46251Piv3v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Flunk the War Machine!\nStudent Peace Action Summit\nWayne Stat e University\, Detroit\, MI\nJuly 14th - July 16th\, 2006 \nREGISTER NOW! \n\nJoin SPAN for an awesome weekend of interactive trainings\, workshops\ , and movement building! There will be opportunities for youth & students to connect with other young organizers as well as seasoned peace activists from throughout the National Peace Action Network. \n\n* Share successful organizing skills\, techniques and events. \n* Strategize and develop SPA N campaigns for the next year.\n* Brainstorm ways we can mobilize the yout h vote for peace & justice in November.\n* Create new grassroots leadershi p for the Student Peace Action Network.\n* Hear Tom Hayden\, co-founder of Students for a Democratic Society and longtime activist\, speak about str ategic organizing to end the war.\n* Meet courageous members of Iraq Veter ans Against the War and counter-recruitment activists.\n* Enjoy entertainm ent\, community-building\, and much more!\n\nSpeakers will include nationa l peace leaders: \nRep. Lynn Woolsey\n(D-CA) Author & Activist\nTom Hay den Rep. John Conyers\n(D-MI)\n\nMembers of Iraq Veterans Against the War\ n\n\nREGISTER TODAY!\nUse the form below to register online for the SPAN S ummit and apply for travel and housing scholarships. \n\nA reduced registr ation fee of $15 is requested of all participants that can afford to pay.\ nAfter you register\, you can pay online (preferred) or at the door. If yo u are applying for a housing and/or travel scholarship\, please answer all of the questions below and we'll get back to you within a week. Scholarsh ip requests are due by Friday\, June 30\, 2006. Questions? Email SPAN@Peac e-Action.org or call 301-565-4050 ext. 322. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060716 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060714 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:Student Peace Action Network Summit - 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-lEVaWu3RmK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://hq.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/Peaceact/event/index. jsp?event_KEY=14884&t END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:740-464-0445 Email:agracie18@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Free outdoor concert in Tracy Park\, in Portsmouth\, Ohio besid e Krogers. Come out to support Clay and make your voice heard. Geographic al Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060708T150000 GEO:38.793200;-82.930600 LOCATION:Tracy Park\, Portsmouth\, Ohio\, 45662\, United States SUMMARY:Clay's Concert UID:20260421T070502CEST-sBx85aiWwa@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:mpaul@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:The Undergraduate and Graduate Programs at New College of Calif ornia present: \n\nImagine! Another World is Possible!\n\nFeed your Mind\, Body\, Soul\, and Community Celebration!\n\nSunday\, JULY 30\, from Noon to 4:00 pm\n\nFestivities Start at 777 Valencia Street \n\nJoin our commun ity by signing our\n\nImagine Project Banner\n\nwith YOUR wishes and image s for the world \n\nPLUS: \n\nLive Music! Dancers! Clowns! \n\nThe Really \, Really Free Market! \n\nDiscounts at local stores and restaurants! \n\n School of Humanities Open House/Lunch! \n\nAlumni Panel on “Life After New College”! \n\nFree Workshops! \n\nPay It Forward Booth! \n\nCome and expe rience this day dedicated to\n\ncreating a just\, sacred\, and sustainable world! \n\nFor more information\, contact Marjorie Paul\, mpaul@newcolleg e.edu Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060730T120000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:777 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Imagine! Another World is Possible! UID:20260421T070502CEST-TLI1tBcUjk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Together\, We Build A New National\, Broad-Based\, Immigrant Ri ghts / Civil Rights Movement!\n\nOrganized by: National Immigrant Solidari ty Network \nURL: http://www.ImmigrantSolidarity.org\n\nInformation Hotlin e: (800)598-6379\n\nConference Flyer (Spanish English) espanol \n\nT he success of May 1st's 'A Day Without Immigrants' has been an historical turning point for the immigrant rights movement. The National Immigrant So lidarity Network was one of the main groups who helped to organize the his torical Los Angeles March 25th 'Gran Marcha' and the national May 1st 'A D ay Without Immigrants' boycott/strike (Please visit http://www.NoHR4437.or g).\n\nAt this point it's vitally important for the immigrant rights movem ent to keep the momentum going\, and there's an urgent need for national m eeting in which community/grassroots immigrant activists can meet face-to- face to discuss how to build a new national\, broad-based\, immigrant righ ts/civil rights movement\, and to set a 6-9 month national strategy for ac tions. \n\nWe envision this is a broad-based\, multiethnic conference of o rganizers\, and we are inviting organizers from African American\, African immigrant\, Asian American\, Latino/Latina\, Arab-Muslim-North African\, progressive labor\, interfaith\, LGBT\, student\, anti-war/peace and globa l justice groups from across the country. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060730 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060728 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United S tates SUMMARY:National Grassroots Immigrant Strategy Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-pmf99Zw2lj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/2006Conference/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:360-867-6493 Email:synergy@evergreen.edu DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070422 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070420 GEO:47.065400;-122.976000 LOCATION:TESC\, CAB 320\, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW\, Olympia\, Washington\ , 98505\, United States SUMMARY:The 6th Annual Sustainable Living Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-SgMuG2VpKa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.evergreen.edu/synergy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:srhspeacerally@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Cultural Awareness Day will include many artistic events (bands \, cultural performances\, and displayed artwork) along with many presenta tions from 'Darfur Genocide Awareness\,' 'Community Gang Awareness\,' and 'East African Crisis Awareness.' For more information please visit srpeace .cloud.prohosting.com. The event is free and open to the public all day un til 10pm. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060715T090000 GEO:38.450400;-122.783000 LOCATION:Corner Of Santa Rosa Ave And 4th Street\, Courthouse Square\, Sant a Rosa\, California\, 95401\, United States SUMMARY:Santa Rosa Peace Rally's Cultural Awareness Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-uU8FRk4rdv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://srpeace.cloud.prohosting.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:800-551-9029 Email:conferences@uiowa.edu DESCRIPTION:Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) announces its 2006 Nati onal Annual Conference: “Envisioning Sustainability: A new generation of t hinking for the next generation of living.” Hosted by The University of Io wa ESW Collegiate Chapter\, this year’s event expects over 500 students\, academics\, and professionals from around the country. The event will be h eld September 27-30 in Iowa City\, Iowa.\n\nBrendan Owens\, Director of LE ED Design and Construction from the US Green Building Council\, will be op ening the conference with his plenary session on the green design movement in the US. As a capstone to the conference\, keynote speaker Lester Brown \, founder and director of the Earth Policy Institute\, described as “one of the world’s most influential thinkers” by the Washington Post\, will en gage conference participants in building the roadmap towards a sustainable global eco-economy. \n\nAs a special treat for conference goers\, the Afr ican Children’s Choir will raise their voices in joy and celebration of ho pe for the future. Each child has lost one or both parents to poverty or A IDS\, yet they maintain a vision of a better tomorrow in each performance where they both entertain and educate audiences around the world.\n\nDaily themes are Developed World\, Developing World\, and Global Collaboration and Action. Session tracks are Business Solutions for a Sustainable World\ , Critical Issues in International Development\, Technology Benefiting Hum anity\, Education & Curriculum Change\, Outreach & Practical Action\, and Living and Working Sustainably. \n\nEarly registration at discounted rates closes August 1st for professionals and September 1st for students. ESW i s a national organization that mobilizes engineering students and professi onals to volunteer for sustainable development projects around the country and the world. For more information visit www.esustainableworld.org.\n\n# ##\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060930 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060927T120000 GEO:41.733900;-91.555300 LOCATION:The University Of Iowa\, Iowa City\, Iowa\, 52242\, United States SUMMARY:2006 Engineers for a Sustainable World National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-5oxzDT9DNp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uiesw.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:999-999-9999 Email:progressivesolidarity@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Campus Peace & Justice Association will be holding the seco nd Camp Casey on the Quad to honor the 4th anniversary of the Iraq War. I n addition to a visual memorial to the lost and shattered lives\, there wi ll be public events each night -- inlcuding screenings of documentary film s\, a veteran's panel\, and a discussion about Our Collective Responsibili ty as Americans. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070318 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070312T100000 GEO:39.768300;-105.049000 LOCATION:Regis University Campus\, 50th Ave & Lowell Blvd\, Denver\, Colora do\, 80212\, United States SUMMARY:CCQ2: Camp Casey on the Quad 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-OEVXfZ8dic@74.81.90.59 URL:http://regisccq.pbwiki.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:African liberation leader Omali Yeshitela launches new book 'On e \nAfrica! One Nation!'\n\nWHAT: 'One Africa! One Nation!' book tour e vent featuring author and African Liberation leader Omali Yeshitela\nWHEN: Sunday\, July 23rd at 2pm\nWHERE: First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Ches tnut St.\, Phila\, PA\nContact: Deidre Martin\, 215-387-0919 or uhuru99@cr itpath.org\n\nCome out on Sunday\, July 23rd at 2pm to hear African Libera tion leader Omali Yeshitela discuss his new book 'One Africa! One Nation' at the First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut Street in Center City\, Phi ladelphia.\n\nLeader of the Uhuru Movement and Chairman of the African Peo ple's Socialist Party\, Yeshitela's new book is a collection of articles a nd presentations by Yeshitela and other African people from around the wor ld working to build the African Socialist International\, the worldwide or ganization to unite and liberate Africa as the birthright of African peopl e everywhere.\n\nYeshitela's new book exposes the basis for the poverty an d suffering of African people in Africa and around the world\, documenting the expropriation of Africa's resources through the slave trade\, direct colonialism and the economic and political domination that continues today . Yeshitela speaks with a bold voice that calls on African people worldwid e to unite their homeland\, liberate their people and dispense with coloni al borders that continue to divide and oppress African people.\n\nSponsore d by the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement and the African People's Solidarity Committee. For more information\, \ncall 215-387-0919 or email uhuru99@critpath.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060723T140000 GEO:39.960900;-75.196700 LOCATION:First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsy lvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:'One Africa! One Nation!' book tour event featuring Omali Yeshitela UID:20260421T070502CEST-FSkTOA7buV@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2006 National Hip Hop Political Convention\, scheduled to b e held in Chicago\, IL from July 20– 23\, 2006 at Northeastern Illinois’ J acob Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies\, will build upon the past s uccess of the 2004 convention in Newark\, New Jersey to become one of the largest youth led\, civic education projects in the history of the United States! By training\, educating and engaging youth and young adults from a cross the country about the ins and outs of commerce\, grassroots activism \, issue education\, personal and collective responsibility\, community de velopment\, governmental processes and civic participation\, the 2006 Nati onal Hip Hop Political Convention will help shape our country’s outlook an d activities for years to come! \nMoney. Power. Respect. Convention Goals \nThe term Money\, Power\, Respect is universally understood among members of the Hip Hop Generation\, with many of us engaged in a never ending que st to attain all three. For our purposes\, it is a term derived from an ec onomic (Money)\, political (Power) and social (Respect) construct that act s as a starting point from which we can examine ourselves as both individu als and a society. It speaks to how we provide for ourselves\, how we inte ract with one another\, how we affect our own reality\, and identifies tha t which we\, as a community and as a generation\, hold in high esteem. Th e 2006 National Hip Hop Political Convention will celebrate\, encourage an d energize the national work of the Hip Hop community by:\n\n1) Strengthen ing a state based\, national coalition of hip hop organizations and leader ship\, via our National Assembly and the updating of the National Hip Hop Political Agenda \n\n2) Providing training and organizational support for 1\,200 Hip Hop leaders from across the country (Convention Delegates)\n\n3 ) Hosting 10\,000 youth and young adults interested in joining the communi ty empowerment efforts of the Hip Hop Generation\, via our concerts\, work shops\, town meetings and expo areas\n\n4) Raising $150\,000 for NHHPC sta ff and office space\n\n5) Generate tourism dollars for the city of Chicago that is\, both directly and indirectly\, associated with the convention d uring its duration.\n\n6) Registering over 50\,000 young adults to vote be fore\, during and after the convention. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060723 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060721 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:2006 National Hip Hop Political Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-n8Oomvu7vN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.2006hiphopconvention.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Anarchists and Christians in America share the tension of livin g in a kind of limbo. We know that life can at the very least be different \, and at best be radically transformed\, yet we are also overwhelmed by l ife in a society steeped in the status quo. If you ever wonder whether it is possible to put your faith and ideas into practice in the belly of the Empire\, the answer is\, 'Yes.' Here in this Place: Anarchism and Christia nity in our Context will show you examples of people doing just that.\n\nT his year’s two-day conference builds on last year's theme of anarchism and Christianity in word and deed\, with sessions that provide concrete examp les of radical living within the United States. With topics such as Living in Community 101\, The Problem of Policing and In Our Backyards: Urban-Ru ral Environmental Sustainability\, speakers will not only share their theo logical/ideological reasons for the work that they do\, they will also sha re strategies for how they do that work. The aim of the event is to both g ive a glimpse of anarchism and Christianity in action and spark ideas on p ractices that may apply to the various situations we find ourselves in.\n\ nWe welcome you to take a look at our new\, exended sessions\, learn more about jesus radicals and sign up to attend. We especially look forward to finding hope and learning together in this place. Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060805 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060804 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Illinois Disciples Foundation\, 610 E. Springfield Avenue\, Champa ign\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Here in this Place: Anarchism and Christianity in our Context Confe rence UID:20260421T070502CEST-nSO6weH6G1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://conference.jesusradicals.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Raising Change: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference will ga ther 350 people from grassroots\, social justice organizations throughout the U.S. on August 4th and 5th\, 2006 in Berkeley\, California. \n\nAt th is conference\, you will have the opportunity to learn fundraising skills in a social justice context\, and explore the politics of funding and the role of fundraising in movement-building. Some of the topics we will cover include:\n\nWhy social justice activists and organizers should care about how money is raised in their organizations\;\n How US tax policy affects the nonprofit sector\, and particularly groups working on issues of social \, economic\, racial and environmental justice\;\nHow social justice organ izations can build both financial and political power through grassroots f undraising\;\nPractical workshops on a variety of individual donor fundrai sing strategies. \n\nConference Highlights:\n\n• Debates and plenaries wit h luminaries and up-and-coming leaders in the social justice and philanthr opy sectors that will challenge the ‘sacred cows’ of fundraising and provo ke participants to think outside the box.\n\n• Fundraising skills training geared towards these different audiences.\n\n• Fundraising at the front a nd center of our discussions on movement-building\, not as a separate comp onent of our work.\n\n• Interactive peer exchanges where participants can network and trade knowledge and lessons learned with other staff and volun teers of grassroots groups.\n\n• Concrete\, real-life examples and models of organization-building from the US and abroad that are working alternati ves to foundation- and government-driven fundraising.\n\n• Bringing togeth er participants who fill various organizational roles\, from board members to development staff to community organizers and leaders\, to broaden the discussion of fundraising to include its impact on movement-building.\n\n \nWho should attend?\n\nFundraisers\, Organizers\, Program Staff\, Board M embers\, Activists\, and Volunteers who are involved in nonprofit organiza tions\, particularly those concerned about social change and social justic e.\n\n\nHow much does it cost?\n\nCost ranges from $100 to $240 depending on when you register and if your organization is bringing more than one of its staff members. Please see the registration page for more information. \n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060805 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060804 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Raising Change: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-gn4O2jFTfj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Pride at Work provides the space to share our experiences\, lea rn new skills and build stronger relationships. No Turning Back 2006 will bring together progressive activists\, thinkers\, and leaders to unite our groups\, elect our leaders\, and educate our supporters. We will focus on education\, skills-building\, networking and unionism. Participants will learn and apply tools to win equality with our unions\, our communities\, our governments. \nClick here for more info on the conference\, schedule\, hotel and logistics or see the left sidebar for more details. Overall\, y ou will walk away with concrete action plans to use at home! \n\n\nNo Turn ing Back 2006 has prominent progressive leaders providing skills-building workshops and informative plenary sessions. Our pre-conferences will provi de intensive training and education on specific topics. Further\, the No Turning Back 2006 agenda features programmed free time and networking sess ions. We demand that you and your family have fun! We will provide the tim e to explore San Diego and enjoy the family-friendly resort. Moreover\, we will allot time for networking and caucus sessions to exchange ideas with your allies. Ample space will be provided for planning and sharing prior and during the convention. \n\nThe Awards Dinner Under the Stars and Pool Luau are the signature events of the conference. See presentations from wi nners of our prestigious national awards\, the Joan Brewington Award\, the Van Sheets Award and others. \n\nGather with other supporters of lesbian \, gay\, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality\, union values\, and wor kers’ rights at No Turning Back 2006! Be a part of the largest LGBTQ-Labo r gathering of the year\; join us September 7th to 10th\, 2006 at the San Diego Hilton Resort. Click here for more info on the conference\, schedule \, hotel and logistics or see the left sidebar for more details. Pride At Work\, the city of San Diego\, and the movement for equality welcomes you. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060910 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060907 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Diego\, California\, United States SUMMARY:No Turning Back 2006: The Pride At Work Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-k4IMuJv3wJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://prideatwork.org/page.php?id=292 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:From September 21-24\, 2006\, young organizers and members of t he CIW will gather in Immokalee\, Florida for three days of strategizing\, skill-sharing\, dialogue\, and focused discussion about the struggle for fair food and building a more just world. \n\nFollowing on the success of last year's encuentro\, this year's gathering is one you won't want to mis s. If you're interested in participating in or helping to organize this ye ar's encuentro\, contact us.\n\nOur material resources -- including money and space -- are limited\, so please be understanding as we navigate this process to ensure the best possible gathering.\n Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060924 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060921 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Immokalee\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:Student Farmworker Alliance 2006 Encuentro UID:20260421T070502CEST-RsPHMw6pu9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This annual event brings together people from a variety of soci al movements – activists from all walks of life. You\, friends and family are invited to join us for a wonderful time of relaxation and renewal.\n\n Here’s how your days might be filled…\n\nWorkshops and plenary sessions on how build a strong culture of activism Free time at the waterfront with s wimming\, boating and nature trails Evenings with music and film\, story t ellers and campfires Being as solitary or as social as you wish\n\nWho wil l be there? \n\nThose that protest for global justice and against poverty or those fighting for safe drinking water\, decent jobs\, and human rights – everyone trying to make a difference\, be they from inside organization s\, inside politics\, inside or outside the system. We welcome activists f rom all walks of life: everyone from the First Nations\, labour\, the fait h community\, environmentalists\, low income groups\, equity seeking group s or youth.\n\nIf you self-identify as someone trying to make our world a better place\, please join us.\n\nFor those with children\, childcare is p rovided for children aged 3+ during hours when there is retreat programmin g. Activities are also arranged for young teenagers. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060827 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060824 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Algonquin Park\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:9th Annual Social Justice Summer Retreat UID:20260421T070502CEST-aZPbIoE4sW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialjustice.org/subsites/summerretreat/index.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Renewing the Anarchist Tradition (RAT) conference\, sponsor ed by the Institute for Anarchist Studies\, aims to provide a scholarly sp ace in which to both reexamine and reinvigorate the social and political t radition of anarchism. \n\nRAT is meant as one contribution to the project of developing a more rigorous as well as contemporary theoretical framewo rk for anarchism\, and to assist in nurturing new generations of anti-auth oritarian public intellectuals. Thus\, as opposed to conferences that atte mpt to create anarchist organizations\, statements of purpose\, or focus o n 'lifestyle anarchism' or how-to workshops\, RAT brings together anarchis t and libertarian left scholars\, activists\, educators\, writers\, organi zers\, students\, and others to explore how we make sense of our own tradi tion\; how we understand anarchism in the context of our lives\, movements \, and present-day social conditions\; and how the conceptual tools that t he anarchist tradition provides can and need to be rethought. \n\nAnarchis m has tended to be a dynamic theory and practice\, and its influence in an ti-capitalist struggles around the world has become keenly apparent of lat e. We are\, as it were\, inside history\, and if anarchism is to continue to be relevant to this moment of global transformations\, it must not only understand the present but also scrutinize its own internal taboos and te nsions\; it must not only be able to describe contemporary forms of hierar chy and oppression but also articulate openings for a radical reshaping of social relations and material conditions along ethical lines. The work th at all of us attempt to do now\, the ideas and values we struggle to put i nto words and practice\, will have profound implications for how this hist orical moment structures the future. RAT is a modest addition to the grand anarchist project of the present to ensure a freer tomorrow for all. \n\n As in the past\, we hope that RAT continues to raise difficult questions-- questions ranging from the character of social change to the ongoing relev ance of categories such as class\, community\, and labor\; from the changi ng shape of the state and capital to emergent forms of both domination and resistance in a globalizing world\; from anarchism's relation to geopolit ical concerns such as terrorism and war to its ability to grapple with iss ues of identity such as race\, gender\, and sexuality\; to a host of other controversial\, contested\, or even uncharted subjects. \n\nAlongside a p articipatory weekend of presentations\, panels\, and debates in a supporti ve atmosphere\, the beautiful rural Vermont setting affords the opportunit y to meet other anarchists and radicals\, relax around a campfire\, or enj oy the fall foliage. RAT will also include a mini-bookfair\, free literatu re tables\, and possible film screenings. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061001 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060929 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Goddard College\, Plainfield\, Vermont\, United States SUMMARY:Renewing the Anarchist Tradition 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-4GnFgsVpLH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://homemadejam.org/renew/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-282-2486 Email:filmfest@countercorp.org DESCRIPTION:The CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival seeks to raise pub lic and media awareness\, promote critical thinking and analysis\, and enc ourage informed discussion and debate about how corporations actually oper ate\, and what they really add to -- and subtract from -- society\\'s \\'b ottom line.\\'\n\nBy \\'anti-corporate\\' films we don\\'t mean independen tly made (i.e.\, non-corporate) ones\, but rather films that examine the t rue nature of large corporations\, the roles they play in our society and communities\, and the effects they have on people and cultures around the world -- and the planet itself.\n\nWE ARE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP PROM OTE AND ORGANIZE THE FESTIVAL. If you are interested in volunteering\, ple ase contact us at volunteers@countercorp.org.\n\nFor general information a bout the festival\, use the e-mail link below. Geographical Scope: Intern ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071020 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071018T180000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:Victoria Theatre\, 16th Street At Mission Street (16th/Mission BAR T)\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:2007 CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-DutFtdM10n@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.countercorp.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:210-381-4021 Email:aburgin@texansforpeace.org DESCRIPTION:Twelve workshops\, all designed to teach educators and activist s how to reduce conflict in the schools\, how to push a counter-recruiting agenda in local school districts\, how to encourage students to speak out on matters of importance to the world. Keynote speaker Jan Arnow\, author of \\'Teaching Peace\\' and director of the Institute for Intercultural U nderstanding. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071013T083000 GEO:29.772600;-95.403200 LOCATION:50 Waugh Drive\, United Way Building\, Houston\, Texas\, 77007\, U nited States SUMMARY:Teaching Peace in Texas Schools UID:20260421T070502CEST-mRZEOCtFWu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.texansforpeace.org/ConferenceTeachingPeace.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Welcome! The Maine Social Forum is an open and democratic space where activists\, organizations\, and interested members of the general p ublic have the opportunity to gather to consider some basic questions conc erning Maine and the (bio)region.\n\nWhat kind of future do we want for Ma ine? For our region? For our nation? For the world? What is our vision of a better society?\n\nThrough a series of workshops\, cultural events and s essions of the entire forum\, we will discuss issues\, develop and strengt hen networks\, and devise strategies that support peace\, social and econo mic justice\, and a safe environment. In all the areas of human endeavor - politics\, economics\, science and technology\, culture and faith - we wi ll attempt to show that 'Another Maine is Possible.'\n\nThe MSF provides t he space and logistics to facilitate groups and individuals in the sharing of workshops\, performances\, and other presentations. From the framework and potential given by the coordinating group of the MSF\, the attendant community is empowered to to create the program. If you or your organizati on has an idea for a presentation/workshop you would like to facilitate\, please visit the Submit Workshop page and learn about the MSF Program Guid elines.\n\nIn the near future we will be posting information about the pro gram of workshops\, cultural events\, and films.\n\nFor information about the history of Social Forums\, including the World Social Forum\, visit ou r FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page. Scroll down for the latest news! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060730 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060728 GEO:44.086300;-70.169300 LOCATION:Lewiston\, Maine\, 04240\, United States SUMMARY:Maine Social Forum 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vPRUP2UUxW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mainesocialforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:314-614-9380 Email:oblivioustoeveryone@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Jessica Lynn Johnson performs her solo show OBLIVIOUS TO EVERYO NE as part of the NYC International Fringe Festival. OTE is a schizophreni c comedy that explores the media's impact on America. It centers around a Paris Hilton wannabe who distracts herself with Botox and Brangelina to ke ep from recognizing the war\, global warming\, September 11th\, and other much more pressing issues. OTE deals with the portrayal of minorities\,Ame rica's obsession with physical perfection\, and our culture's need to live in Oblivion. 75 minutes. Serio-Comedy Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060828 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060812 GEO:40.718800;-73.986400 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10002\, United States SUMMARY:NYC International Fringe Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-aSCtusp6ro@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fringenyc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:718-246-4996 Email:info@burningspearuhuru.com DESCRIPTION:Uhuru Movement leader Omali Yeshitela speaks at Barnes & Noble on Court St. in Brooklyn. Back from an international organizing tour of Lo ndon\, France\, South Africa\, Namibia and Ghana\, he will read and sign c opies of Omali Yeshitela Speaks: African Internationalism\, Political Theo ry for Our Time\, and read from his upcoming release\, One Africa! One Nat ion! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060720T190000 GEO:40.694500;-73.989300 LOCATION:106 Court St.\, Broooklyn\, New York\, 11201\, United States SUMMARY:Omali Yeshitela speaks at Barnes & Noble in Brooklyn UID:20260421T070502CEST-G4fdOlLcaN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.burningspearuhuru.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:267-254-5901 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Uhuru Movement leader Omali Yeshitela speaks in Philadelphia fo llowing his recent international organizing tour of Europe and southern Af rica. He will discuss his new book\, One Africa! One Nation!\, a collectio n of articles and presentations by Yeshitela and other African people from around the world working to build the African Socialist International\, t he worldwide organization to unite and liberate Africa as the birthright o f African people everywhere. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060723T140000 GEO:40.003400;-75.186800 LOCATION:2125 Chestnut\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19103\, United State s SUMMARY:Omali Yeshitela speaks at community event in Philadelphia UID:20260421T070502CEST-alJGThrvkU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.burningspearuhuru.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:Student Pugwash USA presents Policy Portal: A Science & Tech Po licy series for Interns. Join other Washington interns and leading expert s to discuss today's top science and technology topics at the fourth event in this thought-provoking series\, 'On the Defense: Are Missile Defense a nd Bunker Buster Programs Really Needed?' How have U.S. defense stratgies changed science the Cold War? Do current defense programs meet U.S. secur ity needs? Come learn about the challenges to keeping America secure! Thi s program will feature Daryl Kimball\, Executive Director of the Arms Cont rol Association. Other speaker TBA. \n\nInterns\, students\, young profe ssionals\, and other interested parties are encouraged to participate.\n\n Event held from noon to one at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement. Geog raphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060726T120000 GEO:38.911900;-77.016700 LOCATION:1666 K Street\, NW Suite 440\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Defense Policy Program for Interns UID:20260421T070502CEST-Dbj0XDUxK3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:303-818-6700 Email:ripplescross@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\,\n\nOn Thursday\, July 27\, we will be conducting a mass ‘call in’ to demonstrate our outrage at the Israeli campaign again st Palestine and the Lebanese people. The goal of this protest is to shut down the legislature telephone system through a constant and massive flood of calls. Begin by clicking on the following link: http://www.leg.state.c o.us – Click ‘Contact’- Every phone number in the legislature is listed. T hey will hear our voice. We will not sit silent. The call in will official ly begin at 9 am and end at midnight. If you get a busy signal\, go on to the next number. Call as many legislators as many times as you. Leave mess ages\, call back\, leave more. Do not allow them a moment of peace.\n\nWe will stop this war.\n\nMark T.\n\n…I’m calling to express my outrage at yo ur support of Israel\, its policies of collective punishment\, illegal col onization\, apartheid and murder. Though speaking all the time about the “ Islamist threat”\, Americans don’t understand the obvious link between the massacres perpetuated by the Israeli army in Gaza and the counterattack b y Lebanese activists.\n\nSince September of 2000\, Israel has killed 4091 Palestinians\, including 754 children. They have injured well over 30\,000 .\n\nIsrael has killed 10 foreign citizens in Palestine\, including Americ an 23-year-old Rachael Corrie\, murdered while demonstrating against Israe l’s demolition of Palestinian homes.\n\nSince September of 2000\, 0 Israel i homes have been demolished by Palestinians while 4\,170 Palestinian home s have been demolished by Israel.\n\nIsrael is holding 9\,599 Palestinian prisoners\, including 122 women and 342 children. Palestinians are holding a single Israeli combat soldier.\n\nYour support of Israeli war crimes is obscene. \n\nUnilateral use of force causes an escalation of violence\, a nd will lead to regional war. No financial interest can justify the death that war will bring. \n\nThe U.S. government gives over $15 million dollar s per day to Israel and its military in direct violation of our own foreig n aid laws. This is our war against Palestine\, our war against the Lebane se people. Take a stand for human rights and international law. To constru e Israeli policies as “self defense” is naďve\, arrogant and racist. End t his now.\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060728 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060727T090000 GEO:39.720200;-104.969000 LOCATION:Colorado Legislature\, Denver\, Colorado\, 80218\, United States SUMMARY:Action Alert!! UID:20260421T070502CEST-ES5iRxLW4r@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.leg.state.co.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:586-783-8900 Email:metrodetroit@cleanwater.org DESCRIPTION:we do phonebanking and walk and talks to get people to vote for enviromentally progressive candidates in state and local elections. Geog raphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060802T180000 GEO:42.593800;-82.913300 LOCATION:38875 Harper Ave.\, Clinton Twp.\, Michigan\, 48036\, United State s SUMMARY:Volunteer Days ever Wednesday and Saturday UID:20260421T070502CEST-gkjHxEOuui@74.81.90.59 URL:http://cleanwateraction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:Don't miss out on the final event of 'Policy Portal\,' Student Pugwash USA's summer intern event series. Can Sunscreen Make me Sick? And other nanotechnology questions will feature speakers Andrew Maynard\, Sci ence Advisor to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wi lson Center and Barbara Wilson\, Office of Research and Development\, EPA. \n\nWhat are the the everyday applications of nanotechnology? What are the implications of nanotechnology on our health and environment? Come le arn about the ethics of this emerging technology! A free pizza lunch will be served!! \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060804T120000 GEO:38.897100;-77.041200 LOCATION:1627 K Street NW\, Third Floor\, Washington\, District of Columbia \, 20006\, United States SUMMARY:Can Sunscreen Make Me Sick? And Other Ethical Nanotechnology Questi ons UID:20260421T070502CEST-W1jTfk0ziM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:(202) 682-1611 Email:organize@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Campus Progress is accepting applications for 2006-2007 Student Reps.\n\nAs a Student Representative\, you will have the opportunity to:\ n\n* Have a guaranteed place at the summer 2007 Campus Progress National S tudent Conference (last year we received thousands of requests for the 600 seats we had)\n \n* Receive advance notification of exclusive Campus P rogress and Center for American Progress opportunities\, such as film scre enings\, contests\, grant opportunities\, conference calls\, and live chat s on CampusProgress.org\n \n* Host Campus Progress speaking events\n \n* Network with Campus Progress speakers\, staff and special guests\n \n* Connect with policy and communications experts at Campus Progress and the Center for American Progress\n \n* Set up Campus Progress meet-ups and informal informational sessions\n \n* Start a Campus Progress grou p for your campus on thefacebook.com and other websites\n \n* Table for Campus Progress at concerts and other events (Campus Progress sent studen ts to table and attend shows on the Foo Fighters / Weezer national concert tour last fall)\n \n* Network with Campus Progress Student Representat ives from across the country\n \n* Identify and help keep us informed o f important issues\, campaigns\, and developments on your campus\n \n* Develop public speaking\, media\, policy\, and organizing skills\n \n* Participate in a rapidly growing national progressive movement and work wi th the Center for American Progress and Campus Progress to make your voice heard on your campus and across the country\n\nOver the past year\, Campu s Progress has grown from an idea into a major player in the effort to tur n the tide in this country and start winning the battle of ideas on campus \, on issues from the economy to the environment\, Iraq to privacy to tuit ion\, debt\, and student aid. But we still have a lot of work to do\, and we can’t do it without your help. Our Campus Progress Student Representati ves will play a critical role in our ability to spread the message and adv ance our work with young people all over the country.\n\nApply now at: htt p://campusprogress.org/page/s/campusrep Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060801 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Apply to be a Campus Progress Student Rep UID:20260421T070502CEST-b72rNw9bpW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/tools/635/campus-progress-2005-2006-student-r eps END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Friday\, August 4\nBook Talk and Discussion with Antonia Juhasz \, author and Bechtel scholar. 7pm - 9pm. Barnes & Noble Bookstore. 1723 M urray Ave.\, Squirrel Hill.\n\nSaturday\, August 5\nTeach-In: Bechtel and the Military-Industrial Complex. 1-3:30pm. Friends Meeting House. 4836 Ell sworth Ave. in Oakland. Featuring Antonia Juhasz and other scholar-activis ts involved with the anti-nuclear\, anti-war and global justice movements. \nPoster/Art Making and Civil Disobedience Training & Orientation. 4-6pm. Friends Meeting House.\n\nSunday\, August 6\nFestival at West Miffin Park. 1pm. Pavillion #4\, West Mifflin Park (off Bettis Rd.). A festival of rem embrance and resistance\, featuring a picnic/potluck with music\, speakers \, booths and more. Free shuttle buses leave from CMU’s Morewood Gardens P arking lot starting at 12:30pm and returning after the festival and march. \nMarch to Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory. 3:30pm. Starting at West Miffli n Park (off Bettis Rd.). Following the one-mile march to the main gate at Bettis\, there will be an optional\, participatory “Shadow Project” follow ed by an overnight vigil. A separate civil disobedience action is also pla nned.\nFor complete details as well as an updated list of events visit Pit tsburgh.August6.org .\n\nLOGISTICS\nHousing for out of town guests is avai lable. Please email housing@august6.org and tell us what you need.\nTablin g space for the Sunday festival is also available. Email festival@august6. org.\nDirections to the Friends Meeting House\, CMU's Morewood Gardens and West Mifflin Park are available at Pittsburgh.August6.org . \nConsider br inging food and beverages to the picnic on Sunday!\nDonate online or send checks to Thomas Merton Center - August 6\, 5125 Penn Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15224.\n\nWHO WE ARE\n\nThis regional convergence is being organized by the Pittsburgh August 6 Committee\, an ad-hoc coalition of groups and ind ividuals who have come together to organize an anti-war\, anti-nuke and gl obal justice convergence on the anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The convening groups are as follows:\n\n    Aboli tion 2000 W PA Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons\n    American Friends S ervice Committee Pittsburgh\n    CodePink Pittsburgh\n    Duncan and Porte r House of Hospitality\n    Physicians for Social Responsibility (Pittsbur gh)\n    Roots of Promise\n    Rosenberg Institute for Peace and Justice\n     School of the Americas Watch of Western PA\n    Thomas Merton Center A nti-War Committee\n    Womens League for International Peace and Freedom ( PIttsburgh)\n\nWHY BECHTEL?\n\nBechtel\, one of the richest private corpor ations\, helps develop nuclear weapons\, pushed for war with Iraq\, and ha s created ecological and economic havoc in countries across the globe. Bec htel 'connects the dots' for the anti-war\, anti-nuke and global justice m ovements: Through its sordid corporate history and 100 years of revolving- door relationships with government\, Bechtel illustrates the connections b etween profiteering and war\, between nuclear power and nuclear weapons pr oliferation\, between 'free trade' and the exploitation of indigenous peop les\, and between corporate power-brokers and decision-makers at the highe st levels of government.\n\nThe focus of the Three River's August protest is the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory\, a joint Navy and Department of Ene rgy facility located in West Mifflin for which Bechtel has a $4.2 billion dollar contract to operate.  From developing reactors for the first ballis tic missile submarine\, the first commercial nuclear power plant\, and the next generation of aircraft carriers\, Bettis 'exists to support this nat ion's capability to deploy and maintain a modern nuclear navy.'\n\nThe Uni ted States is the ONLY country that has used nuclear weapons in war. As th e war continues in Iraq\, and as the Bush Administration foments a nuclear crisis in Iran at the same time it pushes for more nuclear power plants a nd nuclear weapons here at home\, we must say NO to nukes\, NO to wars\, N O to profiteers. Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060809 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060806 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Stop Bechtel - Regional Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-GGJGcVEntL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.august6.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:617-935-9463 Email:evilyangelic666@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:On columbus day a large group of students\, adults\, and everyo ne in between\, native american and not\, will be protesting the celebrati on of genocide at brookline highschool. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061009T120000 GEO:42.324400;-71.139300 LOCATION:115 Greenough St. Brookline Higschool.\, Brookline\, Massachusetts \, 02445\, United States SUMMARY:Protest on Columbus Day - Brookline\, MA UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ls9aCUZLzB@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:416-979-3939 Email:info@greenenterprise.net DESCRIPTION:The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community \nFeaturing i nternationally respected author David Korten \n\nWednesday\, October 4\n7: 30 pm (doors open at 7:00pm)\nOISE/UT auditorium\n252 Bloor Street West\, Toronto \nPay What You Can (recommended $5.00) \n\nWhat does it mean to bu ild a sustainable global society? How do we go beyond the conflicts and habits that limit our collective potential and threaten our future? What can we do as individuals and organizations to\nplay a role in this great t ransformation?\n\nJoin acclaimed author David C. Korten as he addresses th e themes and explorations of his most recent book\, The Great Turning: Fr om Empire to Earth Community.\n\nMr. Korten is best known as the author of When Corporations Rule the World (1995)\, and as board chair and co-found er of the Positive Futures Network\, which publishes Yes! Magazine.\n\nThe event will also feature a book signing by Mr. Korten.\n\nThis event is ho sted by Green Enterprise Toronto (www.greenenterprise.net)\nand the follow ing sponsors:\n\n* Grassroots Environmental Products \n* The Trans formative Learning Centre at OISE \n* Centre for Social Innovation \n* Raincoast Books \n* The Centre for Social Justice \n* Faith a nd the Common Good Network \n* Business and Environment Program\, York University Faculty of\nEnvironmental Studies \n* Justice\, Global and Ecumenical Relations Unit\, United Church of\nCanada \n\n\nFor more infor mation\, visit www.greenenterprise.net/event\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061004T193000 GEO:43.663800;-79.397200 LOCATION:252 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1V6\, Canada SUMMARY:\\'The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community\\' lecture by David Korten UID:20260421T070502CEST-hb6W6KWj3u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenenterprise.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3408 Email:activism@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, August 08 7:00 PM\nASC BA and MA Information Sessions \nRoom 24\, 766 Valencia St.\, San Francisco \n\n \n\nASC BA and MA Inform ation Sessions\nsecond Tuesday of every month!\n\nCome and get your questi ons answered about the Activism & Social Change Emphasis Degree Programs - Weekend BA Completion and Weekday Evening MA! \n\nThe Activism & Social C hange Emphasis Degree program hosts regular information sessions on the se cond Tuesday of every month\, at 7 pm\, Room 24\, 766 Valencia St.\, San F rancisco. Everyone is also welcome to come early and join us for our month ly community dinner from 5:00-6:30 in Room 6\, 777 Valencia. Faculty and s tudent representatives will be available to answer your questions. \n\nFor more information\, please email activism@newcollege.edu\, or call Helene Vosters or Kai Lundgren-Williams\, Co-Directors\, at (415) 437-3408.\n Ge ographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060808T190000 GEO:37.748900;-122.416000 LOCATION:New College\, Room 24\, 777 Valencia\, San Francisco\, California\ , 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Activism & Social Change BA & MA Open House UID:20260421T070502CEST-LhoRuljRUi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:peacefair2006@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The Peace Fair is an arts and crafts based fair with wholesome food\, social groups for justice\, collaborative art projects\, live music \, storytellers\, spoken word\, and yoga clinics. Its a demonstration of p eace for peace: in working together through art\, we demonstrate the colle ctive unity of peaceful people. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060909T150000 GEO:41.443700;-71.534200 LOCATION:Dowtown Peace Dale Village\, Wakefield\, Rhode Island\, 02879\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Peace Fair 2006 - Wakefield\, RI UID:20260421T070502CEST-kltBH4A4db@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:256-354-5196 Email:windwalker@defendthewolves.org DESCRIPTION:First annual Intertribal Harvest Moon Benefit Pow Wow. Geograp hical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061008 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061006T050000 GEO:33.193600;-85.745000 LOCATION:First Nations Outreach Project\, Ceremonial Grounds\, Cragford\, A labama\, 36255\, United States SUMMARY:First Nations Outreach Projects First Annual Harvest Moon Benefit P ow Wow UID:20260421T070502CEST-AFNUZOgk3P@74.81.90.59 URL:http://defendthewolves.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:WHAT: 'El Che' film & discussion\nWHEN: 7 pm on Monday\, August 14\, 2006\nWHERE: Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave\, West Philly\nContact: 215-387-0919 or uhuru99@critpath.org\n $3 do nation requested\n\n\nTHIRTY-EIGHT years after his death\, Ernesto Che Gue vara\, the \ninternational revolutionary hero who was killed at the age o f 39 by \nthe C.I.A. in the Bolivian jungles\, continues to inspire peopl e who \nare fighting for liberation. This documentary film examines throu gh \nincredible archival footage & interviews the “most idolized \nrevol utionary of the 20th century.” (NY TImes)\n\nCome out to view the document ary film “El Che: Investigating a \nLegend” and find out about the man be hind the image. The film showing \nis at 7pm on Monday August 14th at the Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 \nLancaster Ave. West Philly. A $3 donati on is requested. For more \ninformation\, call 215-387-0919 or email uhur u99@critpath.org.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060814T190000 GEO:39.957300;-75.187000 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave\, West Philly\, Phila delphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19143\, United States SUMMARY:'El Che\, Investigating a legend' film and discussion UID:20260421T070502CEST-azUVuIwWvA@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:NATIONAL MEETING FOR CAMPUS ORGANIZERS\nDEMOCRATIZING EDUCATION NETWORK\nSEPT 22-24\, 2006\, CHICAGO\, ILLINOIS\n\nGreetings\,\n\nA month from now\, over the weekend of Sept 20-22\, 2006\, we will\ngather in Chi cago some 40-60 campus organizers from a score U.S.\ncolleges universities \, to compare experiences\, recent advances and\nsetbacks\, and to plan co ordinated action for the coming year. You\, or people you work with on yo ur campus\, could be among those organizers.\n\nPlease take five minutes t o read through this invitation. Contents\ninclude information regarding t he Democratizing Education Network and\nLiberty Tree\, an initial meeting agenda\, initial travel and lodging\nlogistics\, and so on. At the end is a short application due August 1st.\nLodging is covered\, and we hope to be able to help with transportation\n(donations for transportation scholar ships gratefully accepted).\nPlease call or email immediately with any que stions.\n\nWe are looking for participants from many campuses. Maybe you\, or some people you work with\, would be ideal for this meeting. We are l ooking for participation from diverse campus communities\, including espec ially communities of color\, undergrads and grads\, and staff and faculty. \nGender balance is also a priority. The idea is to bring the campus com munities\ntogether\, and get ready to fight for higher education\, and a d emocratic society\, in '06-'07.\n\n\n For Education for Democracy!\n\n Carl Williams\, Ben Manski\, Pabitra Benjamin\n Liberty Tree Fellows ~ Democratizing Education Program\n Education@LibertyTreeFDR.org\n 608 2 57 1606\n\np.s. ~ The next Democratizing Education Convention - less orien ted to\nplanning actions\, and more oriented to networking\, skills\, and issues\nworkshops\, will occur in the Spring.\n\n- - -\n\nA. ABOUT THE DEM OCRATIZING EDUCATION NETWORK\n\nOn October 20\, 2005\, several hundred und ergraduate\, graduate\, campus\nlabor\, faculty\, and community organizers \, hailing from nine states and\ntwo Canadian provinces\, met at the first Democratizing Education\nConvention at the University of Wisconsin at Mad ison. In addition to\nholding skills workshops\, policy briefings\, and co mparing notes\, the\nconvention created a new network of higher education organizers\, the\nDemocratizing Education Network (DEN).\n\nSince that con vention\, the DEN has served as a resource for campus\norganizing drives a cross the country\, and has inspired a series of new\nstudent union organi zing drives\, campus solidarity actions\, and a\nrenewed\nTent State Unive rsity movement.\n\nThe Democratizing Education Network accepts as its cons tituent\norganizations any campus or community organizations dedicated to the\ncomplete fulfillment of the goals detailed in the Democratic Higher\n Education Charter.\n\nDemocratizing Education Network:\nhttp://www.liberty treefdr.org/event.php?event_id=95\nhttp://www.DemocratizingEducation.org\n \nLiberty Tree's Democratizing Education Program:\nhttp://www.libertytreef dr.org/democratizingEducation.php\n\n\nB. ABOUT LIBERTY TREE\n\nThe Libert y Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution is a\nnon-profit\norganiza tion rooted in the belief that the American Revolution is a\nliving\ntradi tion whose greatest promise is democracy. Our central purpose is\nto\nbui ld on the accomplishments of earlier American movements by launching\na\nn ew stage in the struggle for democracy. Among our three chief program\na reas is our Democratizing Education Program. For more information\,\nsee: \n\nhttp://www.LibertyTreeFDR.org/\n\nC. MEETING AGENDA\n\n Friday\, Sept 22\n 4pm – Check-In\n 6pm – Dinner\n 7:30pm – Campus Reports & Discussi on\n\n Saturday\, Sept 22\n 8:00am – Breakfast\n 9:00am – O rganizing Updates & Discussions:\n Militarization\n Affirmative acti on\n Student unionism\n Campus labor\n Tent States\n Academic freedom\n Internationalism in education activism\n The GATS and high er ed\n Noon – Lunch\n 2:00pm – Coordination for the Coming Year:\n T he Network\n Survey of upcoming crises\, events\n Coordinated action (s)\n 7:00pm – Dinner\n 9:00pm – Social\n\n Sunday\, Sept 23\n 9:00am – Breakfast\n 10:00am – The Democratizing Education Convention\n 1:00pm – Goodbyes and Check-Out\n\nD. LODGING\n\n We will be staying at a conferen ce center in Chicago. The facilities\nare\ndorms\, and we will be meeting on-site. Lodging will be covered for\nretreat participants\; however\, s hould you or your organization be able\nto\npay for your lodging\, we can apply the savings toward travel\nscholarships\nfor others.\n\nE. TRANSPORT ATION\n\n Liberty Tree is prepared to provide some limited transportation\ nassistance for participants who need this assistance. If you or your\nor ganization is able to make a contribution to help others attend the\nmeeti ng\, that would help a great deal.\n\n- - - -\n\nAPPLICATION – CHICAGO DEN MEETING PARTICIPATION\nReturn to Carl Williams at Williams@LibertyTreeFDR .org by Aug 25th.\n\nNAME:\n\nEMAIL:\n\nPHONE:\n\nADDRESS:\n\nCAMPUS:\n\nS TUDENT/STAFF/FACULTY/UNION:\n\nAFFILIATIONS:\n\nPLEASE PROVIDE BRIEF ANSWE RS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:\n\n1. Why do you want to participate?\n\n\n 2. What is your campus organizing and other organizing background?\n\n\n3. What will your participation add to the retreat?\n\n\n4. Will you be on c ampus next year?\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060924 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060922 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Democratizing Education Network - National Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-lGupkeozpU@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Wild Rockies Rendezvous is a gathering of citizens and acti vists sponsored by conservation groups working throughout the Wild Rockies region of Montana\, Idaho\, Wyoming\, Washington and Oregon. Join us for informal discussions related to wilderness protection\, forest restoration \, ecosystem defense & the people and critters who call the Wild Rockies h ome. \n\nThis year\, the Rendezvous will be held in conjunction with the N ational Forest Protection Alliance’s Eight Annual Forest Convention. NFPA holds a national convention in a different part of the country each year t o invigorate the national and state effort to protect and restore national forests.\n\nCo-Sponsored By:\n\nWildWest Institute\, Friends of the Clear water\, Alliance for the Wild Rockies\, Bitterroot-Mission Sierra Club\, W ilderness Watch\, Conservation Northwest\, Great Bear Foundation\, Western Lands Project\, Swanview Coaltion\, Friends of the Bitterroot\, Deer Lodg e Defense Fund\, The Lands Council\, Predator Conservation Alliance\, Sout hern Appalachian Biodiversity Project\, Heartwood\, Eyak Preservation Coun cil and American Lands Alliance. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060924 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060922 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Birch Creek Center\, Dillon\, Montana\, United States SUMMARY:Wild Rockies Rendezvous 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-0OOakUv002@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wildrockies.org/rendezvous END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Bush Administration has now begun deployment of missile def ense interceptors in Alaska and California. Next we expect Bush to give th e green light to the Pentagon to begin deploying offensive weapons systems in space. For the past several years the GN’s Keep Space for Peace Week o f local actions has taken this issue to classrooms\, libraries\, TV and ra dio programs\, churches\, military bases\, aerospace corporation facilitie s\, and the offices of political leaders.\n\nWe encourage all concerned ci tizens to organize a local activity during space week in solidarity with g roups all over the world. Working together we must expand our opposition t o Bush’s dangerous\, costly\, and destabilizing nuclearization and weaponi zation of space. Keep Space for Peace Week will be co-sponsored by Women's Int'l League for Peace and Freedom.\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061008 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061001 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Keep Space for Peace Week UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ae1EZbM5Zr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.space4peace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:502-209-5382 Email:souellette@kdva.org DESCRIPTION:Daylong workshop\n\nDescription: \nAn Exploration of Oppressio n and Social Change through the Lens of Violence Against Women Geographic al Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061110T100000 GEO:38.234100;-84.874800 LOCATION:111 Darby Shire Circle\, Frankfort\, Kentucky\, 40602\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:It\\'s All Interrelated: Oppression and Violence Against Women UID:20260421T070502CEST-4GcZsvfp5i@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kdva.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:youth@bioneers.org DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 17th Annual Conference. It is a hub of practica l solutions for restoring the Earth and it's people. It's a thriving netwo rk of visionary innovators who are working with nature to heal nature. The bioneers draw from four billion years of evolutionary intelligence and ap ply nature's operating instructions in practical ways to serve human ends harmlessly. Join us in improving the environment by changing the world.\n\ nSpecific Youth focused program with focus on College aged students and ac tivities!! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061020T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Rafael\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Bioneers Conference 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-X2zxfUe1Km@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bioneers.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sstopslavery@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:This two day conference will look at the demand side of human t rafficking. We have numerous experts in field ranging from academics to state department officials who will be guest speakers. Please send e-mail s for more information. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061028 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061027 GEO:38.893300;-77.014600 LOCATION:Georgetown University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20057\ , United States SUMMARY:Students Stopping the Trafficking of People (SSTOP) Down with Deman d Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-74ZSGNh5OI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://explore.georgetown.edu/organizations/sstop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:campus@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:One very important goal of American Progress is to inspire and educate the next generation of progressive Americans. American Progress of fers full and part-time internships each summer and academic semester. Cam pus Progress is in special need of interns with organizing experience. All undergraduate and masters-level students and J.D. and Ph.D. candidates ar e eligible to apply. \n\nInterns will be directly engaged with the Center⠀™s policy experts and will participate in a variety of activities includi ng research\, writing\, campus organizing\, and web-based projects. They w ill also assist staff with administrative tasks and help organize the Cent er’s many conferences and events. \n\nAmerican Progress offers a monetar y stipend as well as a transportation subsidy for interns.\n\nIntern appli cants can apply for placement in the following departments: \n\nDomestic P olicy\, Economic Policy\, National Security/International Policy\, Communi cations\, Research Team\, Executive/Administration\, Development/Strategic Planning\, External Affairs\, Campus Progress\, and Online Communications .\n\nEligibility: \n\nAll undergraduate and masters-level students and J.D . and Ph.D. candidates as well as recent graduates are eligible to apply. International students must have INS authorization to work in the United S tates.\n\nApplication Process:\n\nIn order to apply for an Aaron Foundatio n Internship at the Center for American Progress\, please submit the follo wing:\n\n1) Internship Application \n2) Cover Letter and Resume\n3) Writin g Sample of approximately 3 pages (your own words\, unedited)\n4) College or University Transcript (unofficial is acceptable)\n5) 2-3 References (pl ease provide both the phone and email contact information and please inclu de a Professor or other individual familiar with your work)\n\nSuggested D eadlines:\n \nMarch 1: recommended deadline for Summer applications\nJuly 15 *We are still accepting applications for the fall*: recommended deadlin e for Fall applications\nNovember 17: recommended deadline for Winter app lications\nDecember15: recommended deadline for Spring applications\n\nDur ation\nSummer: June – August \nFall: September – December\nWinter: Jan uary – March\nSpring: January – May\n\nTo apply\, visit: http://www.am ericanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=9880 Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060831 GEO:38.933300;-77.029300 LOCATION:1333 H St. N.W. 10th Floor\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 2 0010\, United States SUMMARY:Fall Internship Deadline (Campus Progress) UID:20260421T070502CEST-cZEhuf6upu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=9880 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:305-720-1183 Email:bernardita.yunis@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Campus Action Summit is a 3-day event which is meant to bri ng together a wide array of people and activist organizations representing campuses across South Florida. \n\nThe activities at the summit will cent er around providing skill-based training for those who want to engage in s ocial activism as well as opportunities to discuss issues ranging from imm igration to the war in Iraq to the relationship between students and worke rs. \n\nThe goal of the summit is to kick off the South Florida Campus Act ion Network which seeks to create greater solidarity between students so a s to contribute to a broader local movement for social justice\n\nThe summ it will be taking place at FIU\\'s University Park campus. Faculty\, stude nts\, workers and other young people supportive of social justice activism are welcome. \n\nAt this summit\, there is no audience\, only participant s!\n\nWhat kinds of issues will be covered?\n\n- The State of Activism in South Florida\n- Gentrification\n- Racism and Immigration\n- Students\, Wo rkers\, and Unions\n- Environment\n- The War in Iraq\n- Solidarity Campaig ns\n- GLBTQ\n- Activism Beyond Campus Life\n- Womens\\' Rights\n\n \n G eographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061001 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060929T180000 GEO:25.558400;-80.458200 LOCATION:11200 S.W. 8th Street\, Miami\, Florida\, 33199\, United States SUMMARY:South Florida Campus Action Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-coVM4RhhGH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://groups.myspace.com/southfloridacan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:peacefestiowa@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:A Day of Community Action Calling for the Immediate U. S. Withd rawal from Iraq\, Promoting Global Justice\, Demandin Human Rights\, and C alling for an End to Military Occupations Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060923T120000 GEO:41.649900;-91.520200 LOCATION:College Green Park\, Washington/College/Dodge/Johnson\, Iowa City\ , Iowa\, 52240\, United States SUMMARY:PeaceFest 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ivjtVuKV2j@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peacefestiowa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:lvalicenti@ei.columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:Focus the Nation is a national educational initiative to inform and mobilize American students and teachers around the theme “Stabilizi ng the Climate in the 21st Century” over the next 18 months\, culminatin g in symposia to be held simultaneously on university and high school camp uses nation-wide on January 31\, 2008. The effort begins with a series of campus organizing workshops\, including this one\, at Columbia University. Join Focus the Nation Project Director Eban Goodstein to learn about the project and how you can participate in bringing the critical issue of clim ate change to the forefront of our national dialogue. Educators and studen ts from all University and High School campuses in New York City\, as well as concerned citizens\, are invited to attend.\n Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060918T160000 GEO:40.798500;-73.968100 LOCATION:Columbia University\\'s Morningside Campus\, Room 555 Alfred Lerne r Hall\, New York\, New York\, 10025\, United States SUMMARY:Focus the Nation - Stabilizing the Climate in the 21st Century UID:20260421T070502CEST-05oVUNJUHi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.focusthenation.org/test.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:UNITE HERE 2 Day Organizer Training\n\nUNITE HERE (www.uniteher e.org) is leading the fight to organize hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers in hotels\, casinos\, industrial laundries\, and airports througho ut North America. Our union\, with over 450\,000 members\, is at the foref ront of battles for workers’ rights\, immigrants’ rights and living wa ges. UNITE HERE organizes the “invisible” members of our society: the women\, people of color and immigrants washing dishes\, making beds and fo lding laundry. We are looking for passionate and committed people who want to become full-time union organizers.\n\nUNITE HERE will host a 2 Day Org anizer Training Sept. 29th & 30th in Union\, New Jersey to teach basic org anizing skills. After training\, recommended participants will be placed o n live campaigns in a 6 to 12 week paid apprenticeship for potential hire. \n \nRequirements: desire to fight for justice and organize the unorganize d. Bilingual English/Spanish a plus. \n\nHow to Apply: \nFill out an onlin e application at:\n\nwww.unitehere.org/jobs/organizerapp.asp\n\nFor More I nformation: unitemoe@aol.com\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060929T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, Union\, New Jersey\, United States SUMMARY:Social Justice Labor Organizing Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-x4sFil2odv@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:646-624-5058 Email:jane@savedarfur.org DESCRIPTION:\\'Voices to Stop Genocide\\' is rally with musical performance s organized by the Save Darfur Coalition\, an alliance of more than 160 fa ith-based\, humanitarian and human rights organizations. In order to stop the genocide\, a United Nations peacekeeping force must be immediately dep loyed to the Darfur region. \n\n\\'SAVE DARFUR NOW: Voices to Stop Genocid e\\' is timed to coincide with the opening of the 61st General Assembly of the United Nations. Participants are united in demonstrating a global com mitment to protecting the people of Darfur.\n\n Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060917T140000 GEO:40.791600;-73.945700 LOCATION:East Meadow - Central Park\, 5th Avenue And 97th Street (enter At 90th Street)\, New York\, New York\, 10029\, United States SUMMARY:Save Darfur Now: Voices to Stop Genocide UID:20260421T070502CEST-MJTuEecuP1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.savedarfur.org/now END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Workshops\, speakers\, and programs.\n\nConnecting neighbors & providing sustenance for body and mind. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061020 GEO:44.816200;-85.575100 LOCATION:Traverse City\, Michigan\, 49685\, United States SUMMARY:Great Lakes Bioneers Conference 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Gh3rbiTOta@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.glbconference.org/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Rethinking Marxism\, a journal of economics\, culture & society is pleased to announce its 6th major international conference\, to be hel d at the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst on 26-28 October\, 2006. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061028 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061026 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Amherst\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Rethinking Marxism 2006 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-k29utMjdTV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rethinkingmarxism2006.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:tmp@mcc.org DESCRIPTION:Mennonite Central Committee US is\nsponsoring a conference on c ounter-recruitment which will be held at the\nSan Antonio Mennonite Church \, San Antonio\, Texas\, November 3-5\, 2006.\n\n\n\nThe conference will b ring together youth and adults from communities\nheavily targeted by milit ary recruitment to: \n\n\n\n-equip congregations to help youth find meanin gful non-military\nopportunities for education\, job training\, employment \, and leadership\ndevelopment\n\n-network and share resources and strateg ies for outreach in schools and\nother public settings\n\n-ground the work of counter recruitment in our commitment to Christ\\'s way\nof peace and reconciliation through worship and biblical study\n\n\n\nRegistration and program information will be available shortly.\nMeanwhile\, please put thi s event on your calendar and share this\nannouncement with others who may want to attend.\n\n\n\nWho should attend: youth and young adults\, youth sponsors and Sunday\nschool teachers\, pastors and youth pastors\, confere nce youth ministers\,\npeace committee members\, school teachers and guida nce counselors.\n\n\n\nThis inspiration for this conference comes from an Anabaptist\nconsultation in Elgin\, IL in March of 2005\, which focused on the\npotential for military conscription. Given the strong military\nrecr uitment efforts in communities burdened by poverty and racism\, a\npeople- of-color caucus at the consultation issued a strong call for a\nconference focusing on military recruitment. For more information on\ncounter-recrui tment see: www.mcc.org/us/co/counter\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061105 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061103 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Antonio Mennonite Church\, San Antonio\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:Counter-Recruitment Conference - San Antonio UID:20260421T070502CEST-NJ9uRcUwOn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mcc.org/us/co/counter/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:artofresistance@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the Art of Resistance conference is to create a space for artists and activists to articulate a vision of political art as possibility\, resistance\, community\, resonance\, social change\, limitl ess imaginings....Our planning meetings are open to all who share a sense of this vision\, or who can expand it with new energy and collaborative id eas. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061020 GEO:47.632900;-122.323000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98102\, United States SUMMARY:Art of Resistance 2006 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-AZnBVlogX4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.artofresistance.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:916-446-5247 Email:kelsey.smith@ppacca.org DESCRIPTION:Campus Progressives Unite! is a statewide conference designed t o convene progressive student activists\, build coalitions\, strengthen mo vements\, and share effective mobilizing strategies. \n\nDon\\'t miss out on the action! The registration deadline is August 30\, 2006. \n\nFREE TRA NSPORTATION\, HOTEL\, AND FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED. ONLY COST TO YOU IS A $1 0 REGISTRATION FEE. \n\nCHEKC OUT OUR SPEAKERS\, SPONSORS\, WORKSHOPS\, AN D REGISTER ON OUR WEBSITE:\nWWW.CAMPUSORGANIZING.ORG\n Geographical Scope : State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060911 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060908T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Fresno State\, Fresno\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progressives Unite! - A Statewide Campus Organizing Conferen ce UID:20260421T070502CEST-eRDTNMJ0zM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusorganizing.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Can you name the one country on earth where the government can steal elections\, strip away basic rights\, spy on citizens\, and launch w ars based on lies\, but where the people do not take over the nation\\'s c apital in protest? If you said the United States\, you\\'ll be wrong when CAMP DEMOCRACY begins. This will be a camp for PEACE\, DEMOCRACY\, AND THE RESTORATION OF THE RULE OF LAW. Camp Casey will move from Crawford\, Texa s\, to Washington to create a larger camp focused not only on ending the w ar but also on righting injustices here at home and on holding accountable the Bush Administration and Congress. At long last\, Americans are prepar ing to say \\'Enough is enough\,\\' and to do what Ukrainians\, Mexicans\, or any other people not drugged into acquiescence would do when things go t this bad: occupy the capital city to demand peace\, justice\, environmen tal sanity\, and accountability. info http://www.campdemocracy.org Geogra phical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060921 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060905 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:National Mall\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Camp Democracy UID:20260421T070502CEST-umZZR5dsXN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campdemocracy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar! Saturday\, September 9\, 2006\, is the date for the WMJPC’s second annual Justice & Peace Convention. Check out wha t area activists and local grassroots organizations have been up to lately . Share organizing ideas. Check out the booths and literature tables. Most of all\, get involved! Admission is free.\n\nThis year we’ll be meeting in the Upper Level of the Wege Student Center at Aquinas College. Registr ation begins at 12:30 p.m. and the presentations begin at 1:00 p.m. Downlo ad and distribute the flier far and wide!\n\n\nLocation: \nAquinas College \, Wege Student Center Upper Level 1607 Robinson Rd. Grand Rapids MI \n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060909 GEO:42.984200;-85.629100 LOCATION:Grand Rapids\, Michigan\, 49501\, United States SUMMARY:West Michigan Justice and Peace Coalition 2006 Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-MZuto3TwH1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.justiceandpeacecoalition.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: ABOUT THE GATHERING\n\nTo commemorate our 10-year anniversary\ , NAPAWF is planning a three-day gathering that will bring together Asian Pacific American (APA) women and allies from across the country to recogni ze our community activists\, learn more about issues we face and shape a n ational action agenda.\n\nIn 1996\, following the U.N. World Conference on Women in 1995 in Beijing\, China\, over 150 APA women met in Los Angeles to create a national organization to address the concerns and increase the rights of APA women and girls. NAPAWF is the country’s only national\, multi-issue APA women’s advocacy organization.\n\nTen years later\, NAPA WF returns to Los Angeles with “Advancing APA Women’s Rights: A Decade of Building Power\, Justice & Community” – to continue and celebrate the many years of hard work\, passion and determination by APA women!\n\n * Thursday\, September 14th: Membership Meeting\n\nOpening with our fif th national membership meeting\, the gathering will convene NAPAWF members to discuss and set priorities for NAPAWF’s national agenda for action\; share chapter projects\, advocacy efforts and membership development stra tegies\; and gain skills and knowledge via intensive advocacy training. Ev en if you have not been an active member but would like to become more inv olved\, we encourage you to attend the membership meeting to participate i n trainings and learn about the exciting activities and advocacy efforts t aking place across the country. For more details\, please see the membersh ip meeting schedule.\n\n * Friday\, September 15th: In-depth Advocacy S essions\n\nParticipants will engage with panels of experts to create and r ecommend policy and community-action strategies on one of four key issues impacting APA women: human trafficking\, ending violence against women\, i mmigrant rights and reproductive justice. Participants will be asked to ch oose one of four rubrics and remain in the rubric for the entire day. Both experts in the field and those new to the area are encouraged to attend. The rubrics are an opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the is sue from an APA women’s perspective\; learn about the more nuanced chall enges and discussion in the field\; have ample time for meaningful discuss ion and input from participants\; and provide ideas and strategies for how to move our advocacy work forward. For more details\, please see the conf erence schedule.\n\n * Saturday\, September 16th: Workshops\n\nOn Satur day\, a variety of workshops\, films\, panel discussions and trainings wil l emphasize the broad range of issues impacting APA women – and opportun ities for action. Workshops will range from improving our skills as advoca tes and organizers and engaging in talk story around identity to leading a more balanced life as an activist and watching compelling films on commun ity activists. Workshops will be presented by individuals who have submitt ed workshop proposals. For more details\, please see the conference schedu le.\n\nSaturday\, September 16th Dinner and Awards Celebration\n\nNAPAWF w ill host its first Fierce Sisters Dinner and Awards Celebration. The progr am will recognize the amazing contributions of individuals and groups who have committed their time and energy to the struggles of the APA women’s community\, as well as commemorate intergenerational activism. It will be an opportunity for us to honor the women in our lives who have greatly in fluenced our activism and commitment to social justice. There will be a si lent auction before the dinner to support our fundraising efforts.\n\nYour sponsorship and attendance at the Anniversary Dinner and Awards Celebrati on will contribute to NAPAWF’s mission. Your sponsorship will also suppo rt travel scholarships for those who cannot otherwise attend our trainings and gatherings. For sponsorship opportunities please click here (For-Prof it Sponsorship\, Non-Profit Sponsorship).\nAPI Women’s Marketplace\n\nTh roughout the three days of the Gathering there will be an opportunity to b uy and sell unique items by amazing API artists. Come prepared to buy hand made gifts\, NAPAWF paraphernalia\, beautiful jewelry and arts and crafts. For information on selling your wares at the Gathering\, please click her e.\nLOCATION\n\nThe 10-year Anniversary Gathering and Awards Dinner will b e held at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles\, CA. LMU is de eply committed to social justice and ethical values and welcomes to its st unning campus in the heart of Southern California students from all spirit ual\, ethnic\, and cultural backgrounds.\nHOTEL INFORMATION\n\nA limited n umber of rooms with a special discounted group rate ($59 a night) have bee n reserved at the Hacienda Hotel for Gathering participants. The Hacienda Hotel is a warm and quaint hotel located one mile south of the Los Angeles International Airport and less than 5 miles from the LMU campus. The Haci enda Hotel offers free 24-hour shuttle service from the LAX Airport to the Hotel.\n\nPlease make your reservations by August 14\, 2006 by calling (8 00) 421- 5900 and mention that you are with NAPAWF. Reservations made afte r August 14 will not have the guaranteed discounted room rate. For more in formation about the hotel\, visit their website at www.haciendahotel.com.\ nREGISTRATION\n\nThe Gathering registration fee includes breakfast and lun ch and conference materials. The Awards Dinner is a separate event and is not included in the fee\; however\, Gathering attendees receive a 50% disc ount to the awards dinner!\n\nEarly registration ends August 18\, 2006. Th e fee for NAPAWF members is $100\, with a special non-profit rate of $60 a nd a student rate of $40. The Gathering registration fee for non-members i s $150. Non-members may also sign up for membership at a discounted rate. One day rates are ½ the cost of the designated rates. Please see the regi stration form for fees after August 18th.\n\nThere are limited partial sch olarships available. Please fill out the scholarship application and retur n to our conference coordinator (address included in the form). Applicatio ns will be reviewed on a rolling basis.\n\n***Please note that some of the registration fees do not cover the total cost of the Gathering. If you ar e able to contribute to our scholarship fund for those who may not otherwi se be able to attend\, your contribution would be greatly appreciated. See registration form for details.\n\nThe Fierce Sister Awards Dinner is an a dditional $50 for those already attending the gathering. The cost of atten ding the Awards Dinner alone is $100 a ticket.\n\nPlease send registration forms and payment to:\n\nNAPAWF\, 1050 17th Street\, N.W.\, Ste 250\, Was hington\, DC 20036\n\nFax: (202) 293-4507\n\nNote: Payment can be made eit her via check/money order (payable to NAPAWF/Tides Center) or through our website by clicking on the Donate Now button. If you are paying via our we bsite\, please mark the amount or if you cannot find the appropriate amoun t listed\, please click \\'other\\' and indicate the exact amount of payme nt. There is a $25 fee for returned checks.\n\nWe urge you to register ear ly and make your reservations as soon as possible to enjoy the discounted room rate and the gathering’s early registration fee. Geographical Sco pe: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060914 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, United States SUMMARY:National Asian Pacific American Women\\'s Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-6PppTClmHp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.napawf.org/page.php?view=10year END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:From November 4-5\, young people from throughout the northeast will converge at PACE University to organize for a nuclear-free world. The conference is being sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation\, with support from Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) Metropolitan Area. The conference will focus on nuclear disarmament\, nuclear energy\, and th e hazards of the nuclear fuel cycle — as well as the connections between these issues. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061104 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Think Outside the Bomb East Coast Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-dWEs0BDRIM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thinkoutsidethebomb.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:\nCreating Change is for you if you are:\n\n * An activist a nd organizer in your community\, campus or workplace\;\n * A board memb er\, staff member or leader in a LGBT organization\, community center or f oundation\;\n * An elected or appointed official\;\n * An advocate f or our communities\;\n * A change agent for justice\, freedom & equalit y for all.\n\nCreating Change™ the premier national grassroots organizin g and skills building LGBT conference. Each year the conference is held in a different region of the United States and attracts 2\,500+ participants from within and outside of the LGBT community. The conference is well kno wn for providing a unique environment where activists and leaders come tog ether from diverse places and backgrounds to create a community that is bo th strengthening and inspiring to the participants. The 18th Annual Creati ng Change™ Conference was held in Oakland\, CA. Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061112 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061108 GEO:39.103000;-94.600700 LOCATION:Westin Crown Center\, Kansas City\, Missouri\, 64101\, United Stat es SUMMARY:19th Annual Creating Change Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-WZtfTIbutT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thetaskforce.org/ourprojects/cc/index.cfm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Peace Walk 9:00am-11:00am (registration begins at 8:30am) from the Arts District to Old Salem followed by a multicultural peace festival from 11:00am-5:00pm featuring booths\, crafts\, and entertainment.\n\n$5 d onation to register for the Peace Walk\; come and help raise money and sup port for the creation of U.S. Department of Peace! Geographical Scope: Me tro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060916T083000 GEO:36.107000;-80.219200 LOCATION:Downtown Arts District (6th St. And Trade St.)\, Winston-Salem\, N orth Carolina\, 27101\, United States SUMMARY:Many Voices - One Song: A Peace Walk and Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-opPBkFaefU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kindredspirits.ws/peacefestival2006/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:508-432-9256 Email:veterans4peace@comcast.net DESCRIPTION:Dear Fellow Students\, Teachers\, Veterans of the Peace Movemen t\, Democratic Progressives\, other activist!\n \n \nCape Codders for Peac e & Justice\, Veterans for Peace\, Cape Cod and General Smedley Butler Br igade\, NH\, Tom Paine (Albany NY) Chapters\ninvites you to seek and learn about ARLINGTON EAST. \n \nwww.arlingtoneast.blogspot.com\n \n \nThe world is not at peace! It is time for Veterans for Peace to lead the way. \nWAR IS NOT THE ANSWER!\n\nWe hope to bring together other veteran group s\, policy makers\, progressive community leaders\, mediators\, parents\, clergy\, students\, activists\, artists\, educators\, nonprofit organizati ons\, and others - to explore how diverse peace actors can work together t o increase their impact. We reach across the political spectrum and to par ties as well as to any non-aligned individuals and groups. Please take a s tand today and join us in this effort! \nWar is not the answer!\n\nA publi c program will be held Friday evening\, October 13 (the day before Arlingt on East) at Nauset Regional High School in Eastham. We plan this to be a s peak out format along with an international music program.\n\nOn Saturday\ , October 14th\, Cape Codders for Peace and Justice and Veterans for Peace Cape Cod Chapter plan a day of action by building ‘Arlington East’ on Cape Cod National Seashore\, Eastham\, MA to memorialize those who have d ied in Iraq. Similar to ‘Arlington West’ in Santa Monica\, CA\, and †˜Arlington South’ in Crawford\, TX\, grave markers will represent each A merican soldier and media person who has been killed in Iraq. Iraq civilia n deaths will be represented. An interdenominational service will be held at noon. A Community \\'Pot-luck\\' dinner will follow at a location (stil l to be determined) after sunset.\n\nThis installation shall be\, in earn est\, a very respectful and yet inspiring presence for all of us to reflec t on war and it\\'s cost in human assets. Please work and pray for peace n ow! Our collective desire is to address the global anxiety about recent gl obal conflicts and to find commonality and shape positive action\, going b eyond politics. The ocean setting should be honored as a sacred place and a sacred time of remembrance and reconciliation for all the victims of war . If you wish to join us and or even Co-sponsor this event contact any one of us. War is not the answer.\n\nPlease feel free to come and join us to plan this regional and GLOCAL (globally/local) event. The world is flat. Please consider Co-sponsoring this event as an individual\, organization\ , church or community group. Veteran\\'s for Peace is a not-for-profit non -governmental organization. Contributions are tax deductible.\n\nGold Star Families Speak Out members will be our special guests. Carlos & Melida Ar redondo\, & Celeste Zappala\n\n\nContacts: \n \nNancy E. Clarke Phd\, \ nPhone: (508) 385-8636 \n veterans4peace@comcast.ne t\n \nWilliam \\'Duke\\' Ellis III\, Phd\, Phone: (508)- 420-5532 \nwellis3@comcast.net \n \nJohn & Joe Bang ert VVAW\nPhone: (508) 432-0545 \njjbangert@comcast.net \n\n\n Geograph ical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061013T190000 GEO:41.824300;-69.981800 LOCATION:Cape Cod National Seashore\, CAPE COD\, North Eastham\, Massachuse tts\, 02651\, United States SUMMARY:Arlington East - War Memorial UID:20260421T070502CEST-3LjM2XmbUV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://arlingtoneast.blogspot.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:860-922-9403 Email:uconnfreepress@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Please come to the . . .\nSTATEWIDE MEETING TO SAVE HIGHER EDUC ATION\n\nTuition is going up↑ Services are down↓\nClass sizes are up↠‘ Access is down↓\nWar spending is up↑ Academic freedom is down↓\nIs n\\'t it time to turn our campuses around?!?\n\nWith: Guest speaker Ben Ma nski\, a fellow with the Liberty Tree Foundation and one of the nation\\'s leading experts on the corporate takeover of higher education.\n\nWhat: Connect the dots on what is happening to higher education in Connecticut. Develop a plan of action for reversing the tuition hikes\, union-busting\, and other aspects of corporatization.\n\nWhy: Access to a quality educati on is one of the chief pillars of any democracy. If students don\\'t lead the way in fighting for higher education\, who will?\n\nWho: UConn student s are hosting this meeting. We\\'ve already heard from other students\, fa culty\, staff\, and community members at other campuses who plan to attend . We hope you\\'ll join us.\n\nWhere: Student Union\, Room 320\, Universit y of Connecticut\, Storrs\n\nWhen: 7:30pm\, Tuesday\, September 12th Geog raphical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060912T193000 GEO:41.806000;-72.261300 LOCATION:University Of Connecticut\, Student Union ROOM 320\, 2110 Hillside Road\, Storrs\, Connecticut\, 06268\, United States SUMMARY:Connecticut Statewide Meeting to Save Higher Education UID:20260421T070502CEST-cFDouZBGtO@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:speakers@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Featuring Mary Knight\, a visiting scholar at New York Universi ty and an expert on Islamic history\; Lee Feinstein\, a national security expert from the Council on Foreign Relations\; Brian Katulis\, senior fell ow at the Center for American Progress\; and Chaim Kaufmann\, associate pr ofessor at Lehigh University and an expert on international security and t errorism. \n\nThese four distinguished scholars will provide each of their perspectives for the future of US-Muslim World Relations with time for Q& A and discussion after the panel gives their presentation. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060914T160000 GEO:40.601300;-75.375400 LOCATION:Sinclair Auditorium\, Lehigh University\, Bethlehem\, Pennsylvania \, 18015\, United States SUMMARY:Hope Not Hate Town Hall: The Future of US-Muslim World Relations UID:20260421T070502CEST-us5EFabNaA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Palmieri\, Vice President of Communications\, Center f or American Progress\, will conduct a media boot camp training\, addressin g the importance of spreading the progressive message on college campuses. \n\nShe will also discuss her experience working as the Former Deputy Whi te House Press Secretary and National Press Secretary for Vice-Presidentia l Candidate Senator John Edwards. \n\nCo-sponsored by Campus Progress\, Th e New York University College Democrats\, The NYU NAACP\, NYU ACLU\, and N YU (AID) Americans for Informed Democracy. Refreshments will be served. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060921T190000 GEO:40.726000;-73.998300 LOCATION:Shorin Performance Studio\, Room 802\, Kimmel Center (Washington S quare South) NYU\, New York\, New York\, 10012\, United States SUMMARY:Media Boot Camp - NYC UID:20260421T070502CEST-8CXJ9VnBHi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:kgrand3@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:The University of Central Arkansas Young Democratic Socialists will be hosting the second-annual Mid-South Conference of the Left at the UCA Student Center. It is an activist education/community outreach event open to the general public. Admission is free and housing can be arranged for those who need it.\n\nOur keynote speaker will be Stephen Eric Bronne r\, Rutgers university professor\, world traveller\, and solid socialist.\ nhttp://polisci.rutgers.edu/FACULTY/BIOS/Bronner.html\n\nThe following top ics will be covered:\n\n\nBasic American Economics 101: \nExplaining the r elations of budget deficits to the failure to raise the minimum wage to at tempts to repeal the estate tax to lack of universal healthcare to trade d eficits to.... Basically a jargon-free big-picture explanation of Capitali sm as its operating today in the US\n\nThe Politics of Race:\nA study of i nstitutional racism in contemporary America.\n\nRealizing Utopia:\n Gaviot us\, The Paris Commune\, and other historical utopias.\n\nA world at stake \; A planetary health check:\nAn assessment of the current state of the en vironment. We’ll cover basic topics such as global warming\, deforestat ion\, strip mining\, and fossil fuel usage and then illustrate relationshi p to American culture.\n\nEnvironmental Sustainability:\nA workshop on bot h large-scale and DIY environmentally-friendly lifestyle alternatives.\n\ nUtilizing Technology in Movement Building:\nTutorial on modern techno-act ivist techniques. \n\nCross-Generational Activist Dialogue:\nA multigenera tional discussion of activist techniques.\n\nBuilding Social Movements:\nA workshop on coalition-building and public discourse.\n\nLeftist Participa tion in Electoral Politics:\nA point-counterpoint discussion on the progre ssive thinker’s role in electoral politics.\n\nThe Ethics of Transhumani sm:\nTranshumanism is an international intellectual and cultural movement supporting the use of new sciences and technologies to enhance human physi cal and cognitive abilities and ameliorate what it regards as undesirable and unnecessary aspects of the human condition\, such as disease and aging . This workshop would be an overview of transhumanism and an ethical deba te.\n\nGLBTQ rights:\nThe progress and current obstacles of the southern g ay rights movement.\n\nImmigration\; The True Issues at Hand:\nThis worksh op will examine the root causes of the influx of Mexican immigrants and ou tline possible solutions that remain unaddressed in mainstream political d iscourse.\n\nReligion and Feminism:\nIs it possible to reconcile western r eligion with feminist ideology?\n\nThe Whiskey Rebellion: \nThe first majo r civilian insurrection in US history. This discussion will cover the eve nts leading up to and following the Appalachian liquor tax conflict.\n\nCo llective Bargaining- The Necessity of Unionization:\nAn issue that is regr ettably overlooked in the South. The advantages and pitfalls of collectiv e bargaining.\n\nThe Prison System\; Debtors Prisons and Labor Camps in th e 21st Century:\nA discussion on the prison industrial complex and the nat ure of the contemporary American prison system.\n\n\nWe’ll also be holdi ng discussions on the economic and social tenets of the following politica l systems:\n\nMarxism\nFascism\nDemocratic Socialism\nAnarchism\nFrederick Taylor and Fordism\n\n\nContact Kenny Grand for more info:\n\nkgrand3@hot mail.com Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061028 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061027T170000 GEO:35.105300;-92.354900 LOCATION:University Of Central Arkansas Student Center\, 201 Donaghey Ave\, Conway\, Arkansas\, 72035\, United States SUMMARY:Southern Conference of the Left UID:20260421T070502CEST-ThFzW2oou7@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email: DESCRIPTION:FIDEL\, The Untold Story Film & Discussion\nFriday\, Sept 8th @ 7pm at the Uhuru Solidarity Center 3733 Lancaster Ave\, West Philly\nSugg ested donation $3 - $5\n\nThis documentary shows the victories of the unfo lding Cuban revolution through incredible historical footage and interview s with the brilliant and tireless leader Fidel Castro\, his friends and co ntemporaries. Estela Bravo\, 1 hr 30 min\, 2002\n------------------------- ----------\nBuild African People\\'s Solidarity Day Campaign!\nSupport the movement for reparations\, justice and liberation for African people\, fr om Philly to Haiti\, from Sudan to New Orleans!\nSponsered by Uhuru Solida rity Movement. call 215-387-0919 or email uhuru99@critpath.org Geographic al Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060908T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave.\, West\, Philadelphi a\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:FIDEL\, The Untold Story\, film and discussion UID:20260421T070502CEST-EpaGpA0mrp@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:azipishi@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Between 12th and 21st September UN International Day of Peace\, Elizabeth Kucinich\, the wife of Congressman Dennis Kucinich\, plans to l ink students\, inter-faith\, trades and community groups\, peace\, environ ment\, women\\'s and family organizations by walking point-to-point\, the 60 miles from Oberlin College to Baldwin Wallace\, then onto Downtown Clev eland (Case\, CSU\, Tri-C)\, with themed events for their action and parti cipation at each location. \n\nShe\, in partnership with the Peace Allianc e\, would like to invite you to join us in the planning and participation of these September events bringing the community of Greater Cleveland toge ther in awareness of Environmental Sustainability\, Unity\, Prosperity and Peace\, promoting House and Senate legislation to form a cabinet-level De partment of Peace (74 co-sponsors). \n\nProvisional event dates are as fol lows:\n\n12th September Oberlin Event (Environment)\n\n– EJK embarks on the 30 mile walk to Baldwin College\, joined by walkers for the first few miles of the journey\n\n14th September\n\n- EJK arrives at Baldwin Wallace \n\n- Second event\n\n19th September\n\n- EJK leaves Baldwin Wallace Colle ge\, heading to downtown Cleveland\n\n21st September\n\n- EJK arrives in C leveland for a series of events based around Peace\, Sustainability\, Equi ty and Prosperity. \n\nEvents could include: Film showings\, music and dan ce performances\, talks\, walks\, a rally\n\nPlease contact Azadeh Pourzan d azadeh.pourzand@oberlin.edu at the Peace Alliance for further informati on\, or to offer to help organise/participate in an event.\n\n Geographic al Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060921 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060912 GEO:41.286300;-82.219400 LOCATION:Oberlin\, Ohio\, 44074\, United States SUMMARY:Student Peace Alliance-PEACE walk UID:20260421T070502CEST-BfWULcDbvw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentpeacealliance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Palmieri\, Vice President of Communications\, Center f or American Progress\, will address the sororities at the University of Ma ryland on the importance of women’s political awareness and social respo nsibility in today’s society. \n\nShe will also speak about the signific ance of women’s contributions in spreading the progressive message on co llege campuses and communities. \n\nRefreshments will be served. Co-sponso red by Campus Progress and National Pan Hellenic Council. \n\nFor more inf ormation\, email speakers@americanprogress.org. Geographical Scope: Loca l DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060928T190000 GEO:38.833600;-76.877700 LOCATION:Ritchie Coliseum\, University Of Maryland\, College Park\, Ollege Park\, Maryland\, 20742\, United States SUMMARY:Politics Outside of Your Sorority UID:20260421T070502CEST-83UwbABWa4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-228-0450 Email:smodintern@warresisters.org DESCRIPTION:A strategic conference for grassroots organizers to pool resour ces and build a stronger network against corporate war profiteers such as Halliburton\, Bechtel and Alliant Tech. Many of these corporations are par t of the military-industrial-academic complex and make a profit out of the ir partnership with universities. The conference will conclude with a civi l disobedience action at Alliant Tech\, manufacturers of depleted uranium\ , to commemorate Gandhi\\'s birthday. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060929T190000 GEO:44.934500;-93.165500 LOCATION:St. Thomas University\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55105\, United S tates SUMMARY:Stopping Merchants of Death Strategic Conference for Grassroots Org anizers UID:20260421T070502CEST-7SfBvkPm03@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.warresisters.org/smod END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email: DESCRIPTION:\\'All Diamonds are Blood Diamonds!\\'\nStudy and Discussion\,\ nMonday Sept 11th at 6:30pm\nUhuru Solidarity Center\n3733 Lancaster Ave\, West Philly\n215-387-0919\n\nRead and discuss the new pamphlet by Penny H ess\, African People\\'s Solidarity Committee chairwoman\, exposing the ge nocidal diamond industry. While rap artists\, movies and websites condemn so-called \\'conflict\\' or \\'blood\\' diamonds\, the reality is that \\' legitimate\\' diamonds are just as bloody!\n\nIn response to the campaign against \\'blood\\' diamonds\, the World Diamond Council has just launched a major PR campaign to make it seem that the diamond industry benefits Af rican people! They say diamonds fund schools\, provide healthcare and does all kinds of beneficial things for Africa!\n\nLearn how the diamond indus try and the DeBeers cartel was started by Cecil Rhodes\, the British colon izer who founded Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)\, by slaughtering Africans and forcin g them off their land into concentration camps\, the start of the aparthei d system. He became a millionaire from the diamonds he forced Africans to mine at gunpoint.\n\nFind out how the U.S. instigated proxy wars that hav e ravaged Africa in the past 15 years\, where millions of Africans have be en killed and had their arms & legs cut off\, how U.S. has fought over con trol of the billion dollar diamond industry as well as oil\, coltan and ot her mineral wealth.\n\nAsk why is it that Africa has the greatest natural resources in the world\, and African people are getting 30 cents a day min ing for diamonds\, living to 37 years old and have no electricity or clean water.\n\nParticipate in a call to action to expose and stand against the vicious diamond industry that benefits the white world and brings devasta tion\, war and poverty to Africa. September 30th is a national Day of Acti on against the diamond industry\, we\\'ll be protesting in Philly\\'s diam ond district in Center City.\n\nLearn how you can participate in building African People\\'s Solidarity Day\, a teach-in and benefit on November 11t h & 12th\, 2006 at the International House at 3701 Chestnut St. in West Ph illy. This is a stand from the white community that unites with the right of African people to control their own resources\, land and future!\n\nSup port the Uhuru Movement campaigns for African self-determination build Afr ican People\\'s Solidarity Day Campaign for reparations\, justice and libe ration for the African community\, from Philly to Haiti\, from Sudan to Ne w Orleans!\nwww.apscuhuru.org 215-3 87-0919\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060911T183000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave.\, West Philly SUMMARY:All Diamonds are Blood Diamonds UID:20260421T070502CEST-7ieH9n37aN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:democrats@case.edu DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061006T190000 GEO:41.507800;-81.608800 LOCATION:11111 Euclid Avenue\, Thwing Center\, Ballroom\, Cleveland\, Ohio\ , 44106\, United States SUMMARY:Second Annual Dinner With the Democrats UID:20260421T070502CEST-OOdbujjNzK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://filer.case.edu/org/democrats END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email: DESCRIPTION:“JOHN HENRIK CLARKE: A GREAT AND MIGHTY WALK”\, Film and di scussion.\nA powerful biography that takes us through history from the poi nt of view of African people. Includes incredible footage of revolutionary African leaders including Cheikh Anta Diop\, Marcus Garvey\, Kwame Nkruma h and many others.\nFRI SEPT 15th • 7pm\n$3-$5 suggested donation\nat Uh uru Solidarity Center\n3733 Lancaster Ave. West Philly\nwww.apscuhuru.org 215-387-0919 Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060915T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave.\, (West) Philadelph ia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:\\'JOHN HENRIK CLARKE: A GREAT AND MIGHTY WALK\\'\, Film and discus sion. UID:20260421T070502CEST-iPWz6iWkW4@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email: DESCRIPTION:“LUMUMBA” \, Film and discussion.\nWhen Patrice Lumumba was elected president of Congo in 1960 he made it clear that Congo’s resour ces must benefit African people themselves.\nLumumba’s courageous\, anti -colonial stand threatened U.S. & Belgian’s vast diamond interests in Co ngo\, which had a third of the world’s known diamond supply. The CIA an d Belgian imperialists assassinated Lumumba in January 1961\, installing t heir puppet Mobutu.\n1hr 55 min • Raoul Peck\, 2001\nFRI SEPT 22nd • 7 pm\n$3-$5 suggested donation\nat Uhuru Solidarity Center\n3733 Lancaster A ve. West Philly\nwww.apscuhuru.org 215-387-0919 Geographical Scope: Loc al DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060922T190000 GEO:39.944200;-75.227200 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave.\, Philadelphia\, Pen nsylvania\, 19143\, United States SUMMARY:Lumumba: Film and Discussion UID:20260421T070502CEST-Wjcjs3ocnR@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:thisisme14@aol.com DESCRIPTION:A kick-off rally to get everyone ready for bullying awareness w eek! Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060925T170000 GEO:40.789100;-96.695900 LOCATION:State Capitol\, Lincoln\, Nebraska\, 68502\, United States SUMMARY:Bullying Awareness Week Rally - Lincoln\, Nebraska UID:20260421T070502CEST-APOxZEP9WU@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-265-7000 Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:UNITE HERE (www.unitehere.org) \nis leading the fight to organi ze hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers in hotels\, casinos\, industr ial laundries\, and airports throughout North America. Our union\, with ov er 450\,000 members\, is at the forefront of battles for workers’ rights \, immigrants’ rights and living wages. UNITE HERE organizes the women\, people of color and immigrants washing dishes\, making beds and folding l aundry. We are looking for passionate and committed people who want to bec ome full-time union organizers.\n\nRequirements: desire to fight for justi ce and organize the unorganized. Bilingual English/Spanish a plus. Other l anguages helpful: Haitian Creole\, Cape Verdean\, Mandarin\, and Portugues e.\n2 Day Training:\nSeptember 29th and 30th 2006\n\nHow to Apply: \nFill out an online application at:\nwww.unitehere.org/jobs/organizerapp.asp\nFo r More Information: Moe Fitzsimmons unitemoe@aol.com\n Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060930 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060929T090000 GEO:40.750700;-73.996500 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Social Justice Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-FrDfBp3XcE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:mike@besafenet.com DESCRIPTION:Join the National Day of Action on PVC\n \nTARGET UNCOVERED: Th e Poison Plastic Lurking In Your Shopping Cart...\n \nOn October 11th\, Le t Target Know Its Time to Phase Out PVC\, the Poison Plastic.\n \nJoin con sumers and students from around the country on Wednesday\, October 11th an d tell Target that it is time to clean up their act and phase out PVC\, th e poison plastic. This national day of action is targeting one of the nati on\\'s largest retailers that sells many common products such as shower cu rtains\, children\\'s toys and baby products made out of or packaged in po lyvinyl chloride\, the poison plastic. PVC products are dangerous to our health and environment from start to finish -- in the factory\, at home\, and in the trash -- releasing poisonous chemicals linked to cancer and bir th defects. \n\nJoin the Center for Health\, Environment & Justice\\'s PVC National Day Of Action and hold an event at a Target store in your area.\ n\nThe day of action will feature the launch of a hilarious new animated d etective spoof Flash Video -- \\'Sam Suds and the Case of PVC\, the Poison Plastic.\\'\n\nEvent Organizing Kit includes everything you need to put t ogether a highly effective event. You will get the following items in plen ty of time to organize a great event.\n# Colorful \\'hazmat suits\\' with Target PVC Phase Out stickers to draw interest and media attention.\n# Att ention-grabbing printed Signs and Flyers to hand out about PVC hazards and safer alternatives\n# Flash Video DVD\\'s of \\'Sam Suds and the Case of PVC\, the Poison Plastic\\' for reporters or to show at the event.\n# Samp le letter you can give to the store manager.\n# Sample Media Advisory and Release to send reporters.\n# Tips on organizing a fun and effective event .\nYour event can be as small as just you and a friend handing out flyers and holding placards -- to scores of people demonstrating outside of a Tar get store with TV\, radio and print media covering your letter delivery to the store manager.\n \nYour Voice Makes a Difference: Consumer and group pressure organized by CHEJ\\'s PVC Campaign had already resulted in the p hase out of PVC packaging by Microsoft\, Johnson & Johnson\, Crabtree & Ev elyn\, said Lois Gibbs\, CHEJ Executive Director\, and it played a role in Wal-Mart\\'s decision to phase out PVC packaging for their private label brands. \n\nWant to get involved or get more information? Fill out this fo rm and get in touch!\n\n__ Please send me more information about organizin g a local event as part of the day of action.\n\n__ Please send me more in formation about the day of action that I can include in an e-newsletter or on my website.\n\nSend to:\nMike Schade\nPVC Campaign Coordinator\nCenter for Health\, Environment and Justice\nmike@besafenet.com\n212-964-3680\n\ nLearn more by visiting: http://www.besafenet.com/pvc\n Geographical Scop e: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061011 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:National - In Your Community\, United States SUMMARY:National Day of Action on PVC UID:20260421T070502CEST-UHAJNIpXda@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.besafenet.com/pvc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:877-824-3337 (free) Email:yayawatson@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Tune in to UhuruRadio.com at 2pm EST for the show \\'White Soli darity with Black Power\\' hosted by the African People\\'s Solidarity Com mittee(APSC). This week APSC Chair\, Penny Hess will be interviewed about the organization\\'s National Action Campaign: All Diamonds Are Blood Diam onds\; Boycott ALL Diamonds! \n\nFor more info visit\nwww.uhururadio.com\n www.apscuhuru.org\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060917T140000 GEO:27.741300;-82.643500 LOCATION:33705\, United States SUMMARY:UhuruRadio.com interviews Penny Hess UID:20260421T070502CEST-npBI1a8vBh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uhururadio.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:606-633-0108 Email:nick@appalshop.org DESCRIPTION:Announcing the Virginia tour of the documentary film \\'Up the Ridge.\\'\nOctober 3rd - 8th\, 2006\n\n(view the trailer and found out mor e on at the website)\n\nUp the Ridge is a documentary produced by Nick Szu berla and Amelia Kirby. In 1999\, Szuberla and Kirby were volunteer DJ’s for the Appalachian region’s only hip-hop radio program in Whitesburg\, KY when they received hundreds of letters from inmates transferred into n earby Wallens Ridge State Prison\, the newest prison built to prop up the region’s sagging coal economy. The letters described human rights violat ions and racial tension between staff and inmates. Filming began that year and\, through the lens of Wallens Ridge\, the film offers viewers an in-d epth look at the United States prison industry and the social impact of mo ving hundreds of thousands of inner-city minority offenders to distant rur al outposts. Up the Ridge explores competing political agendas that align government policy with human rights violations\, and political expediencie s that bring communities into racial and cultural conflict with tragic con sequences.\n\nFilmmakers Nick Szuberla and Amelia Kirby will partner with grassroots groups at each site to set-up a post screening discussion. \n\n Oct. 2nd Newport News Christopher Newport University\, 7pm Ferguson Center for the Arts Oct. 3rd Roanoke Blue Ridge Public Television\, 7pm 1215 McNeil Drive Oct. 4th Charlottesville Sojourners United Church of Christ\, 7pm 1017 Elliot Ave \nOct. 5th Arlington Home of Jon Sheldon 4000 N Roun d Hill Road\nOct. 6th Richmond Wesley Memorial United Church\, 7pm 1720 Me chanicsville Turnpike \nOct. 7th Norfolk To be announced Oct. 8th Harris onburg Eastern Mennonite University\, 2pm 1200 Park Road \n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061008 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061002T070000 GEO:37.130600;-82.831800 LOCATION:91 Madison Ave\, Whitesburg\, Kentucky\, 41858\, United States SUMMARY:Up the Ridge Tour of Virginia UID:20260421T070502CEST-pX9uWDV5GK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.appalshop.org/h2h/film/screenings.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-300-3088 Email:ryan@sriendowment.org DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the Responsible Endowments Coalition annual conference!\n\nWHAT IS IT?\nREC represents a diverse network of students a nd alumni from across the country dedicated to advancing socially and envi ronmentally responsible investing (SRI) in college and university endowmen ts. Our annual conference provides an opportunity to learn more about diff erent SRI strategies\, workshop current campaigns with your peers\, listen to presentations from SRI professionals and student leaders\, and attend field trips on socially relevant topics.\n\nWHO CAN COME?\nThe conference is open to anyone and everyone working on SRI at their college or universi ty. It\\'s also open to alumni and to students who would like to learn mor e about SRI\, even if you\\'re just starting out. We welcome SRI professio nals\, too.\n\nWHEN?\nSaturday\, October 14 and Sunday\, October 15\, 2006 \n\nWHERE?\nThe Wharton School of Business\, Philadelphia\, PA\n\nHOW DO I LEARN MORE OR REGISTER?\nIf you have any questions or would like to regis ter to attend this year\\'s conference\, please contact Rose at roseslevin e@gmail.com. Our website is also a great resource: www.sriendowment.org.\n \nFYI:\nHousing and most meals will be provided.\n\nWe look forward to see ing you there! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061015 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061014T080000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:3730 Walnut St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:3rd Annual Responsible Endowment Coalition Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-UN3fw950mW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sriendowment.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:312-291-0395 Email:set@trainings.org DESCRIPTION:The North East Student Leadership Conference is going to be hos t to hundreds of student leaders from around the region – it’ll be a g reat place to meet student leaders\, build skills and learn about importan t issues – we’re also going to use these conferences to get out the yo uth vote for the fall mid-term elections\, tackle climate change on our ca mpuses\, and build a network of student activists across the northeast.\n\ nYou can register for the conference at www.trainings.org.\n\nThe conferen ce is co-hosted by the Student Empowerment Training Project\, the Student PIRGs and the Energy Action Coalition\, and is being hosted by the Harvard Institute of Politics. All these groups have a lot of experience working with and training students – you’ll be able to learn from student orga nizers as well as experts from a variety of fields.\n\nWe’ve got big pro blems – Politicians aren’t paying attention to young people\, college is getting more and more expensive\, our leaders aren’t effectively addr essing climate change\, 30 million Americans are hungry or homeless - the list\, unfortunately\, goes on and on and on.\n\nWe’re inheriting these problems\, so we’ve got to be ready. This fall\, we’re coming together as a region to figure out how to address these problems right now.\n\nThi s event is for:Student Leaders from Accross the North East! Student Govern ment leaders\, students running voter registration effforts\, students run ning clean energy campaigns. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061020T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Harvard Kennedy School Of Government\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:2006 North East Student Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-tBtZsoSuZ8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.trainings.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:312-291-0395 Email:abe@trainings.org DESCRIPTION:The Mid West Student Leadership Conference is going to be host to hundreds of student leaders from around the region – it’ll be a gre at place to meet student leaders\, build skills and learn about important issues – we’re also going to use these conferences to get out the yout h vote for the fall mid-term elections\, tackle climate change on our camp uses\, and build a network of student activists across the northeast.\n\nY ou can register for the conference at www.trainings.org.\n\nThe conference is co-hosted by the Student Empowerment Training Project\, the Student PI RGs and the Energy Action Coalition\, and is being hosted by University of Wisconsin\, Madison. All these groups have a lot of experience working wi th and training students – you’ll be able to learn from student organi zers as well as experts from a variety of fields.\n\nWe’ve got big probl ems – Politicians aren’t paying attention to young people\, college is getting more and more expensive\, our leaders aren’t effectively addres sing climate change\, 30 million Americans are hungry or homeless - the li st\, unfortunately\, goes on and on and on.\n\nWe’re inheriting these pr oblems\, so we’ve got to be ready. This fall\, we’re coming together a s a region to figure out how to address these problems right now.\n\nThis event is for:Student Leaders from Accross the Mid West! Student Government leaders\, students running voter registration effforts\, students running clean energy campaigns. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061020T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Wisconsin\, Union South\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:2006 Mid West Student Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-xVuuXEdzDF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.trainings.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:312-291-0395 Email:abe@trainings.org DESCRIPTION:The South West Student Leadership Conference is going to be hos t to hundreds of student leaders from around the region – it’ll be a g reat place to meet student leaders\, build skills and learn about importan t issues – we’re also going to use these conferences to get out the yo uth vote for the fall mid-term elections\, tackle climate change on our ca mpuses\, and build a network of student activists across the northeast.\n\ nYou can register for the conference at www.trainings.org.\n\nThe conferen ce is co-hosted by the Student Empowerment Training Project\, The Arizona Students Association\, the Student PIRGs and the Energy Action Coalition. All these groups have a lot of experience working with and training studen ts – you’ll be able to learn from student organizers as well as expert s from a variety of fields.\n\nWe’ve got big problems – Politicians ar en’t paying attention to young people\, college is getting more and more expensive\, our leaders aren’t effectively addressing climate change\, 30 million Americans are hungry or homeless - the list\, unfortunately\, g oes on and on and on.\n\nWe’re inheriting these problems\, so we’ve go t to be ready. This fall\, we’re coming together as a region to figure o ut how to address these problems right now.\n\nThis event is for:Student L eaders from Accross the South West! Student Government leaders\, students running voter registration effforts\, students running clean energy campai gns. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061015 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061013T050000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Arizpna State University\, Tempe\, Arizona\, United States SUMMARY:2006 South West Student Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-u7kpwv6Kkd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.trainings.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:304-741-2299 Email:mt.rhythm@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Student Activists from Ohio Pennslyvania and West Virginia meet ing each other and community activists to plan how to live in a future wit hout coal. Campaigning for the Campus Climate Challenge with a solidarity focus with those affected by Mountain top removal mining and coal burning facilities. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061020T180000 GEO:39.646500;-79.951500 LOCATION:Mountainlair\, University Avenue\, Morgantown\, West Virginia\, 26 505\, United States SUMMARY:Penn/OH/WV Energy Gathering UID:20260421T070502CEST-RVzvPxS1je@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a FREE advance screening of “The Wire” e pisode titled Home Room (which will debut on HBO on Sunday\, Sept 24)\, fo llowed by a Q&A session featuring:\n\nDavid Simon\, executive producer\, w riter\, series creator\, \\'The Wire\\'\nEd Burns\, producer\, writer\, \\ 'The Wire\\'\nModerated by: Clyde Williams\, Campus Progress\n\nThe critic ally acclaimed fourth season of “The Wire” tackles head-on the challen ges facing urban schools\, with a sharp focus on a Baltimore middle school . Series creator and former journalist David Simon says this season of “ The Wire” aims to “address American ideas about equal opportunity and how true we are to that ideal\, and look at the portion of the city that h as been left behind and why things aren\\'t working.”\n\nBe the first to watch this next episode of “The Wire” before it airs on HBO the follo wing Sunday\, and then discuss the show and the challenges of our underfun ded\, underserved public schools with Simon and “Wire” producer and wr iter Ed Burns. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060920T190000 GEO:38.906800;-77.041500 LOCATION:Marriott Renaissance Mayflower Hotel\, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW \, Grand Ballroom\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20036\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Campus Progress/HBO Present \\'The Wire\\' Advance Screening/Panel with Creator UID:20260421T070502CEST-fvIK4UPnFa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.americanprogress.org/thewire END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join other NC students for a weekend of networking\, skills and issue trainings\, and learn more about potential for state-wide student c ollaboration and Energy Action\\'s exciting Campus Climate Challenge!! \n\ nDraft Workshop Overview:\n\nWorkshop 1 (Breakouts-focus on technology str ategy\, what the options\nare for projects):\n\n1) Greenhouse gas emission s Inventory (How to go about performing a\ngreenhouse gas inventory)\n2) E fficiency (The Built environment and renewable/efficient generation)\n3) T ransportation\n4) Reducing waste (both recycling programs and paper waste) \n5) Getting Local Food/Green Dining\n\nWorkshop 2 (Breakouts-focus on fin ancing strategy):\n\n1) Raising student fees\, Administration and raising fees Sustainable\nResponsible Endowments\, Revolving/Matching Loan Fund\n2 ) Energy Savings/Performance contracts\n3) Accessing state dollars-knowing what is on State Contract\n4) Gifts and Grants\n5) Sustainable Energy Cir riculum: An Answer to Climate Change\n\nCampus Organizing 101 (skill sessi ons):\n\n1) Interacting Effectively with leaders:\n2) Environmental Justic e\, where is dirty energy placed and why\, social justice\n3) How to build and run a campus climate challenge group-the model\, etc.\n4) Faith in Ac tion\n5) Film and grassroots organizing\n6) Mountaintop Removal\n7) Workin g with Local Businesses\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061007 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061006T170000 GEO:35.915100;-79.029400 LOCATION:Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States SUMMARY:NC Campus Climate Challenge Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-URDEV710jb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climateaction.net/ncsummit/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:510-332-7584 Email:defendthaiconstitution@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Protest at the Thai Consulate against the military overthrow of the government and the cancellation of democratic elections. Geographica l Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060922 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060921T180000 GEO:40.759000;-73.967300 LOCATION:351 E 52nd St\, Between 1st And 2nd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10 022\, United States SUMMARY:Protest at the Thai Consulate NYC against Military Coup UID:20260421T070502CEST-awum13za5z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.geocities.com/defendthaiconstitution END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This fall students and young people from across Georgia will ga ther in Athens to learn about the downfalls of our current energy paradigm \, and to strategize for how to lead the way towards a safe and sustainabl e energy future. Hosted by UGA’s Students for Environmental Awareness\, and planned by students from across the state with the help Georgia Conser vancy\\'s Generation Green\, the Southern Energy Network\, and Energy Acti on\\'s Campus Climate Challenge. The gathering will provide workshops\, ne tworking\, strategizing and fun!\n\nWhen: Saturday\, September 30th \nWher e: University of Georgia - Athens \n(directions coming soon\, travel schol arships available)\nRegistration: $10 (payable at the door)\n--> includes all events\, breakfast & lunch Saturday\, and\, if needed\, local housing (floorspace\, futon\, etc.)\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060930 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060929 GEO:33.979000;-83.364200 LOCATION:University Of Georgia - Athens\, Athens\, Georgia\, 30601\, United States SUMMARY:Georgia Student Energy Justice Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-huTmpUu7Ox@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climateaction.net/gasummit/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Who: YOU...and student environmental activists from all across Pennsylvania.\n\nWhat:\n* Learn about the hot races and cool candidates in PA\n* Get trained on essential electoral action skills\n* Hear from inspi rational organizers and political leaders\n* Get out there and talk to vot ers\n* Meet like-minded people\n* Let a weekend in a beautiful state park remind you why we fight for the environment in the first place\n\nVisit th e website to learn more.\n\nMore \nhttp://www.ssc.org/states/pa.php\n Geo graphical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061008 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061006 GEO:40.157100;-75.806700 LOCATION:French Creek State Park\, 843 Park Road\, Elverson\, Pennsylvania\ , 19520\, United States SUMMARY:PA Electoral Action Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-VsUxiKANb1@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:This demonstration is part of a nationwide Day of Action Agains t the Diamond Industry\, calling on people to:\n\nBoycott all diamonds - a ll diamonds are blood diamonds! \n\nDonate your diamonds to the Uhuru Move ment - for African-led development programs for renewable energy and water purification in West Africa. \n\nSupport reparations for African people \ n\nRecognize that Africa and all its resources are the birthright of Afric an people everywhere! \n\n------------\n\nthe National Day of Action are p art of the build up to African People\\'s Solidarity Day events happening around the country October 28th to November 12th. African People\\'s Solid arity Day is a teach-in and benefit\, educating us about the true history of Africa and how the U.S and Europe were built off the stolen labor\, lan ds and resources of African\, Indigenous and other peoples.\n\nFeatured sp eakers are from Venezuela\, Haiti\, South Africa\, Congo\, England and the U.S. Keynote speaker is Omali Yeshitela\, leader of the Uhuru Movement an d Chairman of the African People\\'s Socialist Party. For more information and to register for APSD visit www.apscuhuru.org \n\n Geographical Scope : Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061021T120000 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION:8th & Sansom\, Diamond District\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19 107\, United States SUMMARY:Philadelphia - Day of Action Against the Genocidal Diamond Industry UID:20260421T070502CEST-lxJ41lgr6N@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:510-625-1106 Email:uhurureparations@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:This demonstration is part of the National Day of Action Agains t the Diamond Industry\, calling on people to:\n \n• Boycott all diamond s - all diamonds are blood diamonds! \n• Donate your diamonds to the Uhu ru Movement - for African-led development programs for renewable energy an d water purification in West Africa. \n• Support reparations for African people \n• Recognize that Africa and all its resources are the birthrig ht of African people everywhere! \n\n----------------------------------\n\ nAfrican People’s Solidarity Day\n\nAnalysis about the diamond trade and the National Day of Action are part of the build up to African People\\'s Solidarity Day events happening around the country October 28th to Novemb er 12th. African People\\'s Solidarity Day is a teach-in and benefit\, edu cating us about the true history of Africa and how the U.S and Europe were built off the stolen labor\, lands and resources of African\, Indigenous and other peoples.\n\nFeatured speakers are from Venezuela\, Haiti\, South Africa\, Congo\, England and the U.S. Keynote speaker is Omali Yeshitela\ , leader of the Uhuru Movement and Chairman of the African People\\'s Soci alist Party. For more information and to register for APSD visit www.apscu huru.org \n\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061021T120000 GEO:37.792700;-122.408000 LOCATION:Tiffany & Co\, 359 Post St. On Union Square\, San Francisco\, Cali fornia\, 94108\, United States SUMMARY:National Day of Action Against the Genocidal Diamond Industry - San Francisco UID:20260421T070502CEST-5VaxA6Ewr0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:727-824-5685 Email:apsc_uhuru@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:This demonstration is part of the National Day of Action agains t the Diamond Industry (other demos scheduled for 10/21 around the country )\, calling on people to:\n\n• Boycott all diamonds - all diamonds are b lood diamonds! \n• Donate your diamonds to the Uhuru Movement - for Afri can-led development programs for renewable energy and water purification i n West Africa. \n• Support reparations for African people \n• Recogniz e that Africa and all its resources are the birthright of African people e verywhere! \n--------------------------------\n\nAfrican People’s Solida rity Day\nAnalysis about the diamond trade and the National Day of Action are part of the build up to African People\\'s Solidarity Day events happe ning around the country October 28th to November 12th. African People\\'s Solidarity Day is a teach-in and benefit\, educating us about the true his tory of Africa and how the U.S and Europe were built off the stolen labor\ , lands and resources of African\, Indigenous and other peoples.\nFeatured speakers are from Venezuela\, Haiti\, South Africa\, Congo\, England and the U.S. Keynote speaker is Omali Yeshitela\, leader of the Uhuru Movement and Chairman of the African People\\'s Socialist Party. For more informat ion and to register for APSD visit www.apscuhuru.org \n Geographical Scop e: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061025T120000 GEO:27.788600;-82.722400 LOCATION:Helzberg Diamonds\, 6901 22nd Avenue N.\, St. Petersburg\, Florida \, 33710\, United States SUMMARY:St. Pete\, FL - Press Conference and Demonstration Against the Diam ond Industry UID:20260421T070502CEST-jITGhpxgxB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:857-233-7508 Email:robapsc@excite.com DESCRIPTION:U.S.-wide educational and fundraising events exposing the truth that the prosperity\, democracy and power of America and Europe are built on the enslavement\, oppression and poverty of African people and the the ft of Africa\\'s resources.\n \nAPSD recognizes that the solution to the c ontradictions of \\'race\\' in the U.S. are found in the fact that there a re two realities in this country--the affluence and democracy of the white lifestyle which comes at the expense of the enslavement\, oppression and poverty of African people. African people in the U.S. are a colonized popu lation. \n\nAPSD also supports the growing demand for reparations to Afric an people based on 400 years of slavery and genocide. The event upholds th e reality that all black people everywhere are African people\, and that A frica and all its resources belong to African people worldwide. \n\nAfrica n People\\'s Solidarity Day is a fundraiser for African political and econ omic development projects led by the Uhuru Movement in the U.S.\, in Afric a and around the world. \n\nAfrican People\\'s Solidarity Day in Boston wi ll feature the follwing speaers: \n\n> Gaida Kambon\, Secretary of the Afr ican People’s Socialist Party \n \n> Omavi Bailey\, African People\\'s S ocialist Party\n\n> Penny Hess\, Chairwoman of the African People\\'s Soli darity Committee (APSC) \n\nAfrican People\\'s Solidarity Day is sponsored by the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee. For more information on h ow to get involved\, the latest analysis and upcoming events\, visit www.a pscuhuru.org.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061028T100000 GEO:42.355100;-71.131600 LOCATION:Jackson-Mann CommunityCenter\, 500 Cambridge St\, Allston\, Massac husetts\, 02134\, United States SUMMARY:African People\\'s Solidarity Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-TikBhgXIHo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:727-824-5685 Email:apsc_uhuru@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:> U.S.-wide educational and fundraising events exposing the tru th that the prosperity\, democracy and power of America and Europe are bui lt on the enslavement\, oppression and poverty of African people and the t heft of Africa\\'s resources. \n\n> Recognizes that the solution to the co ntradictions of \\'race\\' in the U.S. are found in the fact that there ar e two realities in this country--the affluence and democracy of the white lifestyle which comes at the expense of the enslavement\, oppression and p overty of African people. African people in the U.S. are a colonized popul ation. \n\n> Supports the growing demand for reparations to African people based on 400 years of slavery and genocide. \n\n> Upholds the reality tha t all black people everywhere are African people\, and that Africa and all its resources belong to African people worldwide. \n\n> African People\\' s Solidarity Day is a fundraiser for African political and economic develo pment projects led by the Uhuru Movement in the U.S.\, in Africa and aroun d the world. \n\nAfrican People\\'s Solidarity Day in St. Petersburg will feature the following speakers:\n\nKeynote: Omali Yeshitela\, Chairman of the African People\\'s Socialist Party\, leader of the Uhuru Movement \n\n Luwezi Kinshasa\, Director of International Affairs\, African People’s S ocialist Party \n\nSbusiso Xaba\, President\, Pan-Africanist Youth Congres s of Azania (South Africa)\n\nAisha Fields\, a physicist coordinating deve lopment projects led by the Uhuru Movement in West Africa \n\nPenny Hess\, Chairwoman of the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee (APSC) \n\nAfri can People\\'s Solidarity Day is sponsored by the African People\\'s Solid arity Committee. For more information\, the latest analysis and upcoming e vents\, visit www.apscuhuru.org.\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061101T183000 GEO:27.771000;-82.639300 LOCATION:Studio@620\, 620 1st Ave. S.\, St. Petersburg\, Florida\, 33701\, United States SUMMARY:African People\\'s Solidarity Day - St. Petersburg\, FL UID:20260421T070502CEST-UsZMkVVuCO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:510-625-1106 Email:uhurureparations@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 4th\, 10am to 5pm\nHumanist Hall\, 390 - 27 th St.\, Oakland\n\nSunday\, November 5th\, 10am to 5pm\nThe Women\\'s Bui lding\, 3543 - 18th St.\, San Francisco\\\\\n\nAfrican People\\'s Solidari ty Day:\n\n> U.S.-wide educational and fundraising events exposing the tru th that the prosperity\, democracy and power of America and Europe are bui lt on the enslavement\, oppression and poverty of African people and the t heft of Africa\\'s resources. \n\n> Recognizes that the solution to the co ntradictions of \\'race\\' in the U.S. are found in the fact that there ar e two realities in this country--the affluence and democracy of the white lifestyle which comes at the expense of the enslavement\, oppression and p overty of African people. African people in the U.S. are a colonized popul ation. \n\n> Supports the growing demand for reparations to African people based on 400 years of slavery and genocide. \n\n> Upholds the reality tha t all black people everywhere are African people\, and that Africa and all its resources belong to African people worldwide. \n\n> African People\\' s Solidarity Day is a fundraiser for African political and economic develo pment projects led by the Uhuru Movement in the U.S.\, in Africa and aroun d the world. \n\nSpeakers: Omali Yeshitela\, Luwezi Kinshasa\, Sbusiso Xab a\, Aisha Fields\, Penny Hess\, Syllah Bacarra\, Robert Smith\, Pierre LaB ossiere\, Omavi Bailey\, Union del Barrio \n\nKeynote: Omali Yeshitela\, C hairman of the African People\\'s Socialist Party\, leader of the Uhuru Mo vement \n\nSbusiso Xaba\, President\, Pan-Africanist Youth Congress of Aza nia (South Africa) \n\nLuwezi Kinshasa\, Director of International Affairs \, African People’s Socialist Party \n\nAisha Fields\, a physicist coord inating development projects led by the Uhuru Movement in West Africa \n\n Syllah Bacarra\, International Coordinator\, Bolivarian Foundation for the People of Africa\, representing African people in Venezuela \n\nRobert C. Smith\, professor of political science at San Francisco State University \n\nPierre LaBossiere\, founder of the Haiti Action Committee\n\nOmavi Bai ley\, African People\\'s Socialist Party\n\nUnion del Barrio\n\nPenny Hess \, Chairwoman of the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee (APSC) \n\nAf rican People\\'s Solidarity Day is sponsored by the African People\\'s Sol idarity Committee. For more information\, the latest analysis and upcoming events\, visit www.apscuhuru.org.\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061105 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061104T100000 GEO:37.809400;-122.272000 LOCATION:Humanist Hall\, 390 - 27th St.\, Oakland\, California\, 94612\, Un ited States SUMMARY:African People\\'s Solidarity Day - Oakland/San Fran UID:20260421T070502CEST-whEUUTFWnU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Announcing African People\\'s Solidarity Day!\n\nSaturday\, Nov ember 11th and Sunday\, November 12th\; 10am-5pm each day\n\nInternational House\, 3701 Chestnut St\, West Philadelphia\nCost: $10-$25 per day slidi ng scale (no-one will be turned away for lack of funds)\nLunch can be boug ht on site at a reasonable cost. \n\nThis weekend of events in Philly is p art of a U.S.-wide educational and fundraising events exposing the truth t hat the prosperity\, democracy and power of America and Europe are built o n the enslavement\, oppression and poverty of African people and the theft of Africa\\'s resources. \n\nAPSD:\n\n>Recognizes that the solution to th e contradictions of \\'race\\' in the U.S. are found in the fact that ther e are two realities in this country--the affluence and democracy of the wh ite lifestyle which comes at the expense of the enslavement\, oppression a nd poverty of African people. African people in the U.S. are a colonized p opulation. \n\n> Supports the growing demand for reparations to African pe ople based on 400 years of slavery and genocide. \n\n> Upholds the reality that all black people everywhere are African people\, and that Africa and all its resources belong to African people worldwide. \n\n>Is a fundraise r for African political and economic development projects led by the Uhuru Movement in the U.S.\, in Africa and around the world. \n\nAfrican People \\'s Solidarity Day features the following speakers:\n\nKeynote: Omali Yes hitela\, Chairman of the African People\\'s Socialist Party\, leader of th e Uhuru Movement \n\nSbusiso Xaba\, President\, Pan-Africanist Youth Congr ess of Azania (South Africa) \nRunoko Rashidi\, renowned African historian \, research specialist and writer \n\nLuwezi Kinshasa\, Director of Intern ational Affairs\, African People’s Socialist Party \n\nQueen Mother Doro thy Benton Lewis\, Co-Chair\, N\\'COBRA International Affairs Commission \ n\nJafrikayiti (Jean Saint-Vil)\, speaker\, artist and activist for the st ruggle of African people in Haiti \n\nAisha Fields\, a physicist coordinat ing development projects led by the Uhuru Movement in West Africa \n\nSyll ah Bacarra\, International Coordinator\, Bolivarian Foundation for the Peo ple of Africa\, representing African people in Venezuela \n\nRamona Africa \, sole adult survivor of the May 13\, 1985 FBI and City of Philadelphia m assacre of 11 members of the MOVE organization \n\nOmavi Bailey\, African People\\'s Socialist Part\n\nDiop Olugbala\, International People\\'s Demo cratic Uhuru Movement\n\nPenny Hess\, Chairwoman of the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee (APSC) \n\nAfrican People\\'s Solidarity Day is spon sored by the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee. For more information \, the latest analysis and upcoming events\, visit www.apscuhuru.org.\n G eographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061112 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061111T100000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:International House\, 3701 Chestnut St\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvan ia\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:African People\\'s Solidarity Day - Philadelphia UID:20260421T070502CEST-LKxjenmwFe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:whooka@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Calling all free-wheeling free-information free-reproductionist as!\n Attention to the hackers who love the streets! For the activists tha t\n just want to share resources! And for the militant media makers in\n s earch of free and open access to knowledge and ideas!\n\n Develop the firs t Annual Chicago Hackmeeting!\n\n October 13 - 15 @ www.dai5ychain.net\n 2 159 W 21st PL (21st PL and Leavitt)\n Chicago\, IL USA 60608\nhttp://hackm eetingwiki.dai5ychain.net\n\n This event will gather some of the regions m ost committed activist\n programmers\, free software lovers\, socially eng aged artists\,\n independent media makers and critical thinkers to brainst orm and\n develop an agenda for the technological support of radical socia l\n movements in the great lakes region.\n\n Theme suggestions:\n Intellec tual Property Regimes\, Creative Commons\, Low Power Radio FM\,\n Internet Law for Activists\, Public Space\, Non Profit\, Free Labor\,\n Electronic Security Culture\, The Global Politics of the Digital\n Infrastructure\n\ n Collaborate and collectively develop the first Annual Chicago\n Hackmeet ing with us by proposing themes\, presentations\, workshops\,\n discussion s\, skill shares\, swaps\, etc...!\n\n flyer: http://systemsapproach.net/h ackmeeting/img/hackmeeting_webflyer.jpg\n flyer: http://www.disrespectcopy rights.net/hackflyer.jpg\n \nmore info:\nhttp://www.dai5ychain.net/\nhttp: //www.chicagolug.org/pipermail/chicago-hacktavism/\nhttp://hackmeetingwiki .dai5ychain.net/\n \nGet off the internet\, I\\'ll see you in the streets Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061015 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061013T090000 GEO:41.850500;-87.669900 LOCATION: 2159 W 21st PL (21st PL And Leavitt)\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60608 \, United States SUMMARY:Chicago Hackmeeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-HLgkG87fzB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://hackmeetingwiki.dai5ychain.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:National Action Campaign\nAll Diamonds Are Blood Diamonds\; Boy cott ALL Diamonds!\n\nWhat: National Action Campaign Against the Diamond T rade\nWhen: FORUM: Monday\, October 2nd\, 2006 at 6:30pm\nWhere: Uhuru So lidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave. in West Philadelphia\; \n ALSO- AC TION/DEMONSTRATION - Oct. 21\, 12PM\, 8th and Sansom Sts.\, Jewelry Row\, Philadelphia\nContact: National Office\, African People’s Solidarity Da y Campaign \n (215) 387-0919\, www.apscuhuru.org info@apscuhuru. org\nIn an attempt to educate the American public about the violence and o ppression they charge is intrinsic in the diamond trade\, the African Peop le\\'s Solidarity Committee is launching a national action campaign agains t the diamond industry with a series of demonstrations and actions targeti ng diamonds retailers in U.S. cities.\nFounded by the Uhuru (African freed om) Movement to organize support from the white community for the African liberation and unification struggle\, the group is calling for concerned c itizens to:\n*Organize protest actions targeting the diamond industry!\n*B oycott all diamonds\; All diamonds are blood diamonds!\n*Donate diamonds t o the Uhuru Movement for African-led development programs for renewable en ergy and water purification in West Africa! \n*Support the struggle for re parations and national liberation for African people!\nOrganizers of the N ational Action Campaign reject the diamond industry’s recent publicity c ampaign promoting the extraction and sale of \\'non-conflict\\' diamonds a s beneficial to indigenous and African communities.\nCritics of the indust ry point to Botswana\, the largest supplier of uncut diamonds in the world \, where a fourth of the population lives on less than a dollar a day. A t hird of the people of are undernourished and the life expectancy is 36 yea rs. Botswana has the second largest per capita AIDS rate on the planet\, w ith nearly a quarter of the people infected.\nThe World Diamond Council ad mits that $8.4 billion in rough diamonds are extracted from Africa each ye ar. This amount multiplies as the diamonds are refined and sold\, travelin g from Africa to Antwerp to Israel and the U.S.\, enriching white communit ies along the way.\nCampaign organizer Alison Hoehne states\, “We have t he responsibility to shut down an industry that ravages the land and labor of Africa to benefit the white world. For white society\, the diamond is promoted to represent the ultimate _expression of love. For Africa\, the d iamond trade has its origins in colonialism\, with African people forced t o labor on their own land under slave-like conditions for pennies a day.† \nIn recent years\, proxy wars funded by foreign interests competing ove r the mineral-rich African continent have destabilized the region\, allowi ng for the uncontrolled export of diamonds by independent groups and indiv iduals. The DeBeers Group\, the diamond cartel founded by British colonist Cecil Rhodes\, responded to this threat to their control of the diamond t rade by devising the concept of “blood” or “conflict” diamonds\, r eferring to any diamonds sold on the world market without their “Kimberl ey Process” stamp of approval.\nHoehne counters\, “All diamonds are bl ood diamonds! The diamond wars are just another chapter in the centuries-l ong history of Western colonial domination in Africa that kidnapped millio ns of African people for enslavement in the Americas\, wiped out whole seg ments of the African population in Africa\, stole African land and resourc es\, and enslaved African people on their own soil for the benefit of the white world.”\nFor more information and the truth about diamonds\, visit www.apscuhuru.org\, email info@apscuhuru.org or call (215) 387-0919. Geo graphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061002T183000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave\, (West Philly)\, Phi ladelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:ALL DIAMONDS ARE BLOOD DIAMONDS\, Boycott ALL Diamonds- National A ction Campaign UID:20260421T070502CEST-KXTs3o5HAH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:What: Benefit show for African People\\'s Solidarity Day wit h Noise\, Murder House\, Cypher: Dissident\, and Son of Nun\nWhen: 1 0pm on Thursday\, Oct. 5th\nWhere: Aqualounge\, 323 W. Girard Ave.\,(Gir ard & Orianna Sts.) \n Philadelphia\nCosts: $3 cover charge\, 21+\nC ontact: 215-387-0919 or info@apscuhuru.org\n\n\nCome out on Thursday\, Oct ober 5th and join the diverse\, chill crowd at Aqualounge\, located at 323 W. Girard Ave in Northern Liberties\, for a benefit show featuring visiti ng revolutionary hip hop artist Son of Nun\, from Baltimore MD and hip hop collective Cypher: Dissident\, from Ithaca NY. Also playing are local Phi ladelphia psychedelic/experimental music by Murder House and Noise.\n\n$3 cover charge at the door\, 21+ entry\, and the show starts at 10pm. \n\nTh e money raised benefits African People\\'s Solidarity Day\, the November 2 006 national teach-in for solidarity with the movement to liberate and uni te Africa and African people worldwide.\n\nFor more information contact\ni nfo@apscuhuru.org or call 215-387-0919.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061005T220000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Aqualounge\, 323 W. Girard\, (Girard And Orianna Sts.)\, Philadelp hia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Revolutionary hiphop artists and psychedelic/experimental bands Ben efit UID:20260421T070502CEST-HM2BV1800M@74.81.90.59 URL:http://apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:What: Clark Park People\\'s Flea Market \\'not just another flea market\\'\nWhen: Saturday\, October 14th from 9am - 5pm (rain da te Sunday Oct.15th)\nWhere: Baltimore Ave. and 43rd St.\, West Philly - in Clark Park\nContact: Deidre Martin\, 215-387-0919 or uhuru99@critpath .org\n\nThe Clark Park People\\'s Flea Market \\'not just another flea mar ket\\' is \nall about the community - with over 60 vendors under a canopy of shade trees selling antiques\, collectibles\, household stuff\, fresh j uices\, water ice\, and other food concessions\, and African and other eth nic arts and crafts. We also offer children\\'s activities and free health screening.\n\nDon\\'t miss our last flea market of the 2006 summer season ! The flea market runs from 9am - 5pm in Clark Park\, located near 43rd S t and Baltimore Ave.\, in University City/West Philly.\n\nThe Uhuru Solida rity Movement is proud to be the coordinator of the lively\, \nexciting Cl ark Park People\\'s Flea Market. We are volunteer run\, and all our \nproc eeds go to the programs and campaigns of the African-led Uhuru Movement fo r economic and social justice for Africans here and around the world! \n\n For more information\, including vending\, volunteering or performing\, ca ll 215-387-0919 or email uhuru99@critpath.org.\n Geographical Scope: Loca l DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061014T090000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Baltimore Ave At 43rd ST.\, In Clark Park\, Phila\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Clark Park People\\'s Flea Market (fundraiser) UID:20260421T070502CEST-bIwgbvxRlh@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:campuschallengenyc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The Campus Climate\nChallenge is a project of more than 30 lead ing youth\norganizations throughout the U.S. and Canada. The\nChallenge le verages the power of young people to\norganize on college campuses and hig h schools across\nCanada and the U.S. to win 100% Clean Energy policies\na t their schools. The Challenge is growing a\ngeneration-wide movement to s top global warming\, by\nreducing the pollution from our high schools and\ ncolleges down to zero\, and leading our society to a\nclean energy future .\n\nThe purpose of the conference is to teach students about\nthe urgency of global warming\, and provide them with\nthe tools necessary to bring t he Challenge to their\ncampuses\, and run successful energy campaigns.\n\n STOP GLOBAL WARMING NOW! FIGHT THE ENERGY CRISIS NOW! YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFE RENCE!!\n\n\nThe summit will take place on November 18th from\n9am-7pm at Fordham University. \n\nLowenstein Building (there will be signs w/ the ro om number)\n115 West 60th\n\nThere will be amazing\nspeakers and trainiers conducting engaging workshops.\n\nThis is a great event for aspiring orga nizers\, as well\nas current organizers.\n\nWhen: Saturday\, Nov 18th\n\nW here: Fordham University\, New York\n\nThe Leaders: There are several grou ps helping to make this possible\, but the three organizers are:\n\nDaniel Saraiva\nNatalia Morozova\nElliot Gardiner\n\nTHE AGENDA:\n\nSATURDAY\, N ovember 18th\n\n8:00-9:00 A.M. Breakfast (Registration opens)\n\n9:30-10:0 0 Our intro (go over agenda) + icebreaker\n\n10:00-10:30 SSC intro (Maura) \n\n10:30-11:00 Environmental Justice Committee intro (Colin)\n\n11:00-12: 00 Enviro Vocab (what is global warming\, green buildings\, Cool cities\, etc.) Different types of energies Panel (Q & A)\n\n12:00-1:15 Lunch\n\n1:1 5-2:30 For students: Winning energy campaigns Part I (matrix) Recruitment and leadership building\nFor Teachers: The role of an Advisor- intro to ma trix\n\n2:30-2:45 Break\n\n2:45-3:45 For students: Part 2 (power-mapping a nd resources)\nFor Teachers: Resources and Panel (Q & A)\n\n3:45-4:00 Brea k\n\n4:05 -5:00 Movie: Too Hot To Handle by Laurie David\n\n5:00-6:00 Spea ker: Kasey Jacobs- NY Citizen Campaign for the Environment (CCE)\n\n6:00-6 :15 Break\n\n6:15-7:15 Break-out by school (mini-Matrix)\n\n7:15-7:30 Eval uations and Goodbyes\nThere are several groups helping to make this possib le\, such as\, The Sierra Club\, Sierra Student Coalition\, Energy-Sustain NYC Cluster\, Energy Action\, and other great organizations.\n\nThe organi zers are:\n\nDaniel Saraiva\nNatalia Morozova\nElliot Gardiner\n\nRegistra tion: http://www.ssc.org/involved/registration.php?e=46 Geographical Scop e: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061118T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Fordham University Lowenstein Building (there Will\, 115 West 60th \, New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:NYC Campus Climate Challenge Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-WsRwT3ZXJp@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:773-508-3830 Email:abrowni@luc.edu DESCRIPTION:The course is based on the premise that creativity is an essent ial component of a vital democracy. Students will be introduced to the co ncept of the Creative Economy\, which generates over $960 billion in annua l revenues in the U.S. We will explore the idea of creativity as a nationa l value capable of driving public policy and civic engagement. The class w ill explore several ways to be an organizer around issues of culture and c reativity. During this course students are given an introduction to commu nity organizing strategies and tactics and will be exposed to a number of cultural policy controversies and the key players who are working to make a difference in those areas. We will also examine the work of social chang e leaders who use the arts as their primary role of intervention. These pr actitioners are collectively known as Interventionists. This class combine s readings\, class exploration and an out-of-class research project where students will pick a social change cause that is meaningful to them\, rese arch that issue and do a performance/artistic-based presentation on that i ssue to the class. No prerequisite is required for this course.\n\nThe In structor\nTom Tresser is a former actor\, theater producer and community o rganizer. Based in Chicago\, he has been working since 1990 to involve cul tural workers and creative professionals to become active in politics and civic affairs.\n\nHe has spent the last two years organizing the Creative America Project (http://www.creativeamerica.us)\, a national\, nonprofit\, nonpartisan effort which aims to inspire and train creative professionals to seek leadership positions in public life. He’s written a book based on his cultural organizing work\, \\'Win With Creativity! Why and How Crea tive Professionals Should Run for Local Office.” \n\nOver the past year he has delivered a performance/presentation called \\'The Politics of Crea tivity - A Call to Service\\' for Arts Midwest\, Arts Wisconsin\, ArtPride New Jersey\, ArtServe Michigan and the Detroit College of Creative Studie s. It\\'s a 90 minute piece that makes the case for creativity as the basi s for a new\, positive and winning politics and explains how creative prof essionals have the values\, passion and skills perfectly suited for public leadership. He believes that many of our peers are already leaders who po ssess values\, skills and experience desperately needed in the public sect or.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070114 GEO:42.009700;-87.669400 LOCATION:Loyola University\, Theater Department\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 6062 6\, United States SUMMARY:New class: \\'The Artist as Activist\\' UID:20260421T070502CEST-uDtkkOwith@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tresser.com/activist.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:202-547-6000 Email:imy@fcnl.org DESCRIPTION:Regional lobby training on issues related to US Detainee policy . Training can be applied to other political issues and Sudan will be use d as an example of past advocacy campaigns. All students from south easte rn Pennsylvania are welcome. Join us and learn how to turn Congress towar d peace! Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061007T130000 GEO:39.897600;-75.346600 LOCATION:500 College Ave\, Swarthmore\, Pennsylvania\, 19081\, United State s SUMMARY:Lobby Training at Swarthmore College UID:20260421T070502CEST-juT00AdUHu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fcnl.org/young/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:youngdemsofwf@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:In cooperation with the Center for Health\, Environment and Jus tice\, and the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League\, the West Forsyth Young Democrats and other groups will participate in a peaceful demonstrat ion aimed at convincing Target to join other large retailers in phasing ou t products made with PVC\, or polyvinyl chloride\, and switching to less-t oxic alternatives. PVC products pose environmental and health hazards duri ng manufacturing (dioxin byproducts) and consumer use (phthalates\, etc.). \n\nThe Center for Health\, Environment and Justice will provide materials \, such as flyers\, posters\, signs and \\'a set of colorful hazmat suits\ \' free of charge to participating groups. Protesters will meet in front o f the Target store\; if asked to leave\, we will try to move to a spot on the right-of-way near the entrance to the shopping center\, pending assemb ly permit approval. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061011T163000 GEO:36.066500;-80.307300 LOCATION:Winston-Salem South Target\, 1040 Hanes Mall Blvd\, Winston-Salem\ , North Carolina\, 27103\, United States SUMMARY:Winston-Salem\, NC\, PVC Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-ru8K1jr6d1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.besafenet.com/pvc/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Meet at Capital Ave corner of Broad St Hartford\, Rally at Sout h Green Park @ intersection of Park\, Maple\, & Main Sts Hartford Geograp hical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061001T140000 GEO:41.780100;-72.677100 LOCATION:Hartford\, Connecticut\, 06101\, United States SUMMARY:Immigrants Rights March - Hartford UID:20260421T070502CEST-xo8dfO3L4M@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.afsc.org/calendar/calendar.php?type=week&calendar=9& category=&day=01&month=10&year=2006 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-282-7197 Email:hyoung@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION: The Oil Depletion Protocol: A Plan to Avert Oil Wars\, Terrori sm and Economic Collapse\nRichard Heinberg\n - Thursday\, September 28\n - 7:00 PM\nIn Collaboration with New College of California\nAt The Roxie Theater of New College\, 3117 16th Street Suggested donation $5\, no one t urned away for lack of funds\n\nSince oil is the primary fuel of global in dustrial civilization\, its imminent depletion is a problem that will have profound impact on every aspect of modern life. The Oil Depletion Protoco l describes a unique accord whereby nations would voluntarily reduce their oil production and oil imports according to a consistent\, sensible formu la. Richard Heinberg is a core faculty in New College of California\\'s Cu lture\, Ecology and Sustainable Community Program and an award-winning aut hor. This event is cosponsored by New College of California.\n Geographic al Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060928T190000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:3117 16th Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:The Oil Depletion Protocol: A Plan to Avert Oil Wars\, Terrorism an d Economic Col UID:20260421T070502CEST-BZcxdBWcEV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mtbs.com/events.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:Attention biology students interested in social responsibility and activism: You are invited to attend a symposium\, “The Dual-Dilemma in the Biological Sciences: Engaging Young Investigators in the Debate\\' at the National Academy of Science\, October 27. The symposium will offer students a unique opportunity to explore the challenges that scientists e ncounter in dealing with the potential dual-use implications of their work \, particularly focusing on the role that ethics\, codes of conduct\, and other outside forces play as scientists make their choices. Details about the symposium\, such as the agenda\, speakers\, and registration informati on\, can be at www.spusa.org/events. A limited number of scholarships are available for out-of-town students. Apply by downloading an application from www.spusa.org/events. \n\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061027T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:2100 C Street NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Students Engage on Dual-Use Biology Dilemma UID:20260421T070502CEST-PCEmHJOOKp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru191@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:African People\\'s Solidarity Day Campaign\nTrue History Series \n\n What: “Aristide and the Endless Revolution”\, Film and Discussion \n When: Fri. Sept. 29th 7 pm\n Where: Uhuru Solidarity Center\n3733 Lanc aster Ave\, West Philly\n\nThis powerful and well researched documentary s hows the overthrow of democratically elected Haitian president Jean-Bertra nd Aristide by the U.S. and French governments in 2004. Through interview s and footage\, it brings the revolutionary history of Haiti to life\, and exposes the brutality and denial of rights under U.S. domination. \nA Ni colas Rossier film. 1 hr 24 minutes.\nWinner – Best Documentary f rom 2006 Pan African Film Festival\n$3 to $5 suggested donation 21 5-387-0919 www.apscuhuru.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20060929T190000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave (West Philly)\, Phil adelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:\\'Aristide and the Endless Revolution\\'\, Film and Discussion UID:20260421T070502CEST-NlEgVtO9kD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:libertyexpress@aclu-nj.org DESCRIPTION:The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey presents an ex citing opportunity to attend the ACLU National Membership Conference at a special “young civil libertarian” rate of only $50. This deeply discou nted rate is available to young people\, ages 18 to 25\, who have demonstr ated interest in student rights\, free speech\, racial justice\, gender eq uality and other key civil liberties/civil rights. \n\nWhat is the ACLU Me mbership Conference?\n\nA unique opportunity to travel to Washington\, D.C .\, for a three-day conference – Sunday\, October 15 through Tuesday\, O ctober 17 – to gather with ACLU members and supporters from across the c ountry\, meet and greet other young leaders\, hear from an array of dynami c speakers such as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia\, civil right s activist James Lawson\, students who have been defended by the ACLU and many other prominent political figures\, journalists and trailblazers for social justice. \n\nWhat is included in the cost?\n\n• Roundtrip transpo rtation between central New Jersey and Washington\, D.C.\, via the Liberty Express\, a comfortable charter coach equipped with TV monitors\, VCR/DVD and restroom \n• Hotel accommodations (based on quadruple occupancy) at the conference site – Marriott Wardman Park Hotel\, Washington\, D.C.\n • All event costs\, including scheduled meals\, receptions\, coffee brea ks\, plenary sessions\, workshops and materials\n\nHow do I sign up?\n\nVi sit www.aclu-nj.org/libertyexpress for more information and to register.\n Register by October 6th to secure your place.\n\nE-mail libertyexpress@acl u-nj.org or call (973) 642-2084 for more information.\n\n Geographical Sc ope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061017 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061015 GEO:40.735300;-74.173300 LOCATION:P.O. Box 32159\, Newark\, New Jersey\, 07102\, United States SUMMARY:ACLU National Membership Conference: Stand Up for Freedom UID:20260421T070502CEST-r3K7p0SanW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aclu-nj.org/libertyexpress END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru191@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:National Action Campaign\nAll Diamonds Are Blood Diamonds\; Boy cott ALL Diamonds!\n\nWhat: National Action Campaign Against the Diamond T rade\n FORUM and Film – “Reparations Now”\nWho: Kamau Bectemba\, le ader of Philadelphia African People\\'s Socialist Party\n Alison Hoehne\, coordinator of Philadelphia\\'s African People\\'s Solidarity Day\nWhen: Monday\, October 2nd at 6:30 pm\nWhere: Uhuru Solidarity Ctr\, 3733 Lanca ster Ave in West Philadelphia\n ---------- also ----------\n ACTION: Demonstration on Saturday\, October 21 at 12 p m\n at 8th and Sansom Sts.\, Jewelry Row\, Philadelphia\n\nFILM: “Rep arations Now” from Burning Spear Productions\, with powerful footage of African civilization\, slavery\, Jim Crow and the white wealth built at Af rican people\\'s expense.\n\nIn an attempt to educate the American public about the violence and oppression they charge is intrinsic in the diamond trade\, the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee is launching a nationa l action campaign against the diamond industry with a series of demonstrat ions and actions targeting diamonds retailers in U.S. cities.\nFounded by the Uhuru (African freedom) Movement to organize support from the white co mmunity for the African liberation and unification struggle\, the group is calling for concerned citizens to:\nOrganize protest actions targeting th e diamond industry.\nBoycott all diamonds\; All diamonds are blood diamond s!\nDonate diamonds to the Uhuru Movement for African-led development prog rams for renewable energy and water purification in West Africa \nSupport the struggle for reparations and national liberation for African people\nO rganizers of the National Action Campaign reject the diamond industry’s recent publicity campaign promoting the extraction and sale of \\'non-conf lict\\' diamonds as beneficial to indigenous and African communities.\nCri tics of the industry point to Botswana\, the largest supplier of uncut dia monds in the world\, where a fourth of the population lives on less than a dollar a day. A third of the people of are undernourished and the life ex pectancy is 36 years. Botswana has the second largest per capita AIDS rate on the planet\, with nearly a quarter of the people infected.\nThe World Diamond Council admits that $8.4 billion in rough diamonds are extracted f rom Africa each year. This amount multiplies as the diamonds are refined a nd sold\, traveling from Africa to Antwerp to Israel and the U.S.\, enrich ing white communities along the way.\nCampaign organizer Alison Hoehne sta tes\, “We have the responsibility to shut down an industry that ravages the land and labor of Africa to benefit the white world. For white society \, the diamond is promoted to represent the ultimate expression of love. F or Africa\, the diamond trade has its origins in colonialism\, with Africa n people forced to labor on their own land under slave-like conditions for pennies a day.” \nIn recent years\, proxy wars funded by foreign intere sts competing over the mineral-rich African continent have destabilized th e region\, allowing for the uncontrolled export of diamonds by independent groups and individuals. The DeBeers Group\, the diamond cartel founded by British colonist Cecil Rhodes\, responded to this threat to their control of the diamond trade by devising the concept of “blood” or “conflic t” diamonds\, referring to any diamonds sold on the world market without their “Kimberley Process” stamp of approval.\nHoehne counters\, “Al l diamonds are blood diamonds! The diamond wars are just another chapter i n the centuries-long history of Western colonial domination in Africa that kidnapped millions of African people for enslavement in the Americas\, wi ped out whole segments of the African population in Africa\, stole African land and resources\, and enslaved African people on their own soil for th e benefit of the white world.”\nFor more information and the truth about diamonds\, info@apscuhuru.org \nContact: National Office\, African Peopl e’s Solidarity Day Campaign (215) 387-0919\, or email apscuhuru.org G eographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061002T183000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave.\, Philadelphia\, Pen nsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:\\'All Diamonds Are Blood Diamonds! National Action Campaign UID:20260421T070502CEST-X3slSVgXuA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:541-346-3828 Email:askpielc@uoregon.edu DESCRIPTION:The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference is the premier annual gathering for environmentalists worldwide\, and is distinguished a s the oldest and largest of its kind. Now in its 25th year\, the Conferenc e unites more than 4\,000 activists\, attorneys\, students\, scientists\, and concerned citizens from over 50 countries around the globe to share th eir experience and expertise. The Conference is organized solely by the vo lunteers of Land Air Water\, a student environmental law society\, and is sponsored by Friends of Land Air Water\, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organizati on.\n\nThe four-day Conference includes over 125 panels\, workshops\, and multi-media presentations addressing the entire spectrum of environmental law and advocacy. Topics include: forest protection and ecological restora tion\, grazing and mining reform\, labor and human rights\, air and water pollution\, Native American treaty rights\, globalization and \\'free\\' t rade\, environmental justice\, corporate responsibility\, marine wildernes s\, international environmental law\, water rights and dam removal\, oil a nd gas litigation\, genetic engineering\, and urban growth.\n\nEach day of the Conference culminates with keynote presentations from preeminent acti vists\, scientists\, politicians\, philosophers\, and authors. Past keynot e speakers include Ralph Nader\, David Brower\, Terry Tempest Williams\, W ard Churchill\, Vandana Shiva\, Paul Watson\, Winona LaDuke\, Gerry Spence \, Ramona Africa\, Paul Hawken\, and several recipients of the internation al Goldman Environmental Prize. To view brochures from recent conferences\ , please visit our history page.\n\nThe Conference has become an event ful l of energy\, innovation\, and inspiration for all of us involved in the e nvironmental movement. Whether you are a seasoned Conference attendee or a first-time participant\, we look forward to seeing you in March for what is shaping up to be the best Conference ever! Geographical Scope: Interna tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070304 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070301T180000 GEO:44.038600;-123.056000 LOCATION:1221 University Of Oregon\, School Of Law\, Eugene\, Oregon\, 9740 3\, United States SUMMARY:Public Interest Environmental Law Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-cSgdBPJASK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pielc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What\\'s this conference about?\nWe\\'re still planning it\, of course\, but we can tell you a few things for sure. The conference will o ffer a mix of workshops on everything from how to start a worker co-op to personnel policies to franchising and growth to the state of the economy a nd how it affects worker cooperatives. We\\'re also planning a special tra ck of workshops focused on Building Community Wealth\, which will explore how we can strengthen worker co-ops\, as a community-based model of owners hip\, to address social and economic inequities. This conference will also be the first official meeting of the members of the U.S. Federation\, at which the Federation will hold elections\, form working groups\, and deter mine our next steps.\n\nIn addition to workshops and meetings\, we\\'ll al so have time for worker co-ops in similar regions and industries to meet. There will be scheduled time for individuals in co-ops and the public to m eet with technical assistance providers\, developers\, and benefits vendor s (health benefits\, pensions).\n\nWe\\'re pleased to announce that the co nference will feature a showing of The Take\, the documentary about the wo rker cooperative movement in Argentina\, where workers saved their jobs by taking back idle factories and putting them to work. It\\'s an inspiring movie\, and filmmaker Avi Lewis will be there to present it and talk about recent developments. Plan to stay for Sunday afternoon to watch The Take. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061013 GEO:40.750700;-73.996500 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:Second Conference for Worker Ownership and Workplace Democracy UID:20260421T070502CEST-o3OsvVlvPA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usworker.coop/events/conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:481-03 Email: DESCRIPTION:Connecting the Threads of Cooperative Experience\nNovember 3-5\ , 2006\nThere are many stories of cooperation\, many different cultural hi stories of people living and working together\, and many narratives of col lective action that are still in the process of creation. At this year’s NASCO Institute\, entitled \\'Our Story: Connecting the Threads of Cooper ative Experience\\' we will explore various traditions of collective livin g and cooperative action\, including those that are often omitted from mai nstream understandings of ‘the cooperative movement.’ We will use stor ytelling as a powerful tool for claiming our diverse pasts\, shaping our o wn narratives\, and imagining a just and sustainable future. \n\nA Coopera tive Education & Training Conference\nEach November\, over 400 participant s from all over the United States\, Canada\, and beyond converge in Ann Ar bor\, Michigan to share ideas\, learn new skills\, and look at issues affe cting the cooperative movement worldwide. NASCO’s Cooperative Education & Training Institute\, which has been providing cooperative training and e ducation annually since 1977\, is widely recognized as one of the most imp ortant training and networking opportunities available to cooperative memb ers\, directors\, staff and managers.\n\nThe annual NASCO Institute is alw ays a one of a kind opportunity to network with hundreds of cooperative le aders\, to caucus about pressing issues\, and to work on building the incl usiveness and efficacy of the modern cooperative movement. This year’s Institute promises to be especially compelling as we connect the many dive rse narratives of community cooperation. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061103 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:NASCO Institute 2006: Our Story: connecting the threads of cooperat ive experien UID:20260421T070502CEST-rimo9T1CgV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nasco.coop/programs+%26+services/nasco+institute/index.en.ht ml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:nec_soup@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:In celebration of National Coming Out Day and Gay History Month \, SOUP will be sponsoring a Masquerade Ball to wrap up a month long of GL BTQ events. Formal dress and masks\, with a \\'coming out\\' unmasking ce remony during the evening. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061104T180000 GEO:43.173500;-71.817200 LOCATION:New England College Simon Center\, 24 Bridge St\, Henniker\, New H ampshire\, 03242\, United States SUMMARY:NEC Masquerade Ball UID:20260421T070502CEST-GvAk9aiakh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.myspace.com/nec_soup END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:meg@priceofoil.org DESCRIPTION:Separate Oil and State-- National Day of Action Tuesday\, Octob er 24th\n\nPass it on!\n\nOn Tuesday October 24th\, please join us and cit izens from across the United States in calling for a Separation of Oil and State.\n\n Visit www.priceofoil.org/oct24 and:\n\n * Find out how muc h your representatives are taking from Big Oil. \n\n * Join an action happening in an area near you and check out actions planned for around th e country\n\n * Get ideas for actions you can take in your community o n October 24th\,register a new action\, and get support in planning your a ction\n\n \n\nOctober 24th is our opportunity to send a message to our Sen ators and Representatives in Congress that we want them to represent us\, not the oil industry.\n\nOver one quarter of the current Congress hasn\\'t taken campaign contributions from the oil industry. The first step in se parating Oil and State is getting the rest of Congress to give up the oil money habit.\n\nIt\\'s time to get oil money out of politics… it\\'s tim e to Separate Oil and State!\n\n-Your friends at Oil Change International\ nwww.priceofoil.org/oct24 Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061024 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Separate Oil and State - National Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-t5ozOIIHpc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.priceofoil.org/oct24 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:215-985-2733 Email:julia@alaskawild.org DESCRIPTION:On Saturday October 21st\, NJ/PA Alaska Wilderness League Organ izer\, will hold a special Grassroots Leadership Training. Special guest\ , Erik Dumont\, National Field Director of Alaska Wilderness League will p resent information sessions on Grassroots training\, how to lobby your Con gressman/Senator and the current state of Arctic legislation. \n\nThe wor kshop is free and open to all interested. Please call or email with quest ions or comments. I hope to see you all there!\nRefreshments will be serv ed.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061021T100000 GEO:39.952200;-75.174100 LOCATION:1622 Chestnut St Rm. LL104\, Art Institute\, Philadelphia\, Pennsy lvania\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:Alaska Grassroots Leadership Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-0uZcuI9NzU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.alaskawild.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:415-459-6398 Email:info@gonextgeneration.org DESCRIPTION:Next Generation presents our fourth annual Turn the Tide gala\, featuring Legendary Activist ARIANNA HUFFINGTON\, with the Original Radio Active of Spearhead and dance\, music\, spoken word & youth leaders. Join 500 friends for our biggest and best event of the year! All proceeds bene fit Next Generation\\'s work mobilizing young people to learn about social issues\, become effective activists\, and take action for peace and our e nvironment. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061029T170000 GEO:37.972400;-122.515000 LOCATION:Dominican University\, Angelico Hall\, 50 Acacia Ave.\, San Rafael \, California\, 94901\, United States SUMMARY:Turn The Tide - San Rafael\, CA UID:20260421T070502CEST-aeONzU8vlF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gonextgeneration.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:graymol@onid.orst.edu DESCRIPTION:Portland Women\\'s Crisis Line is hosting the 4th Annual Gala a nd Silent Auction. Hip Chicks Do Wine will provide the wine\, and Dirty Ma rtini is the musical guest. Silent Auction items range from bracelets\, tr ips to Vancouver B.C.\, and wine tasing tours for you and ten friends! It is October 15th 6:30-10pm at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center. Tic kets are $20 and available online at www.pwcl.org and also at the door. Th e price remains the same at the door. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061015T183000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center\, 5340 N. Interstate Avenue\, Portland\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:PWCL Hip Chicks Do Wine Gala & Silent Auction UID:20260421T070502CEST-vUH9pWZts3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pwcl.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:617-734-2500 Email:kelly-riley@usa.net DESCRIPTION:Special audio/visual screening of the 30 Articles of the Univer sal Declaration of Human Rights and the Award Winning Music Video\, \\'Uni ted\\'. Updates on campaign and how to get involved. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061024T193000 GEO:42.324400;-71.139300 LOCATION:Coolidge Corner Theater\, 290 Harvard Street\, Brookline\, Massach usetts\, 02445\, United States SUMMARY:Screening of Universal Declaration of Human Rights UID:20260421T070502CEST-cLmJDvvvb9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:973-642-2086 Email:abarron@aclu-nj.org DESCRIPTION:Students: Having trouble voting on Election Day? Interested in knowing what can be done to increase voter participation? \nJoin us on Oct ober 19 at “Help NJ Vote: A Call for Election Day Registration\,” and learn from experts how Election Day registration works in other states and how to bring it to New Jersey. The forum includes a student speaker who w ill specifically discuss student access to the polls.\nElection Day regist ration is among the single most effective things we can do to increase vot er participation. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061019T193000 GEO:40.488300;-74.447700 LOCATION:Douglas Student Center\, Rutgers University\, 100 George Street\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United States SUMMARY:Help NJ Vote UID:20260421T070502CEST-dssSLJvA6v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aclu-nj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:dina@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:The USAS regional conference is an opportunity for students to strategize and work on campaign development and regional collaboration aro und both domestic campaigns (campus worker solidarity) and international c ampaigns (sweatfree campus campaigns). it is also a time for new USAS grou ps and folks interested in learning more about USAS to connect with more e xperienced USASers. media training and anti-oppression work will be includ ed as well as campaign specific discussion. in addition to work we will ha ve a local philly hip hop group come down on friday night as well as a spo ken word group + justice league party on saturday night! register for the conference online at www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org Geographical Scop e: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061105 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061103T190000 GEO:40.185600;-75.448700 LOCATION:Ursinus College (outside Of Philadelphia)\, 601 E Main Street\, Co llegeville\, Pennsylvania\, 19426\, United States SUMMARY:Mid Atlantic Regional United Students Against Sweatshops Conference ! UID:20260421T070502CEST-8a3gFokrSC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:cotterm3@msu.edu DESCRIPTION:A weekend of fun\, skill building\, and stratagizing for USAS c ampaigns. Come meet cool people and network with schools through out the M idwest! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061020T170000 GEO:42.747900;-84.471400 LOCATION:Campus Of Michigan State University\, East Lansing\, Michigan\, 48 823\, United States SUMMARY:USAS Midwest Regional Conference - Fall 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-50jvVamuHI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usasnet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:hayley@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:First Annual Canadian Conference\nOctober 28th to 29th in Kings ton\, Ontario\n\nThis conference will be an opportunity for student activi sts from across the country to get together to learn\, share resources\, a nd strategize on how to use our power as students to fight for labour righ ts and justice.\n\nParticipate in workshops on sweatshops\, ethical contra cting\, anti-oppression\, getting positive media attention\, direct action \, and more\nLearn how to effectively organize and strategize on your camp us and in your community\nBuild the Canadian student No Sweat Movement fro m the ground up!\n\nTo register visit www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org or for questions contact hayley@usasnet.org or amanda@usasnet.org\n\n“If y ou have come to help me\, you are wasting your time\; but if you’ve come because your liberation is bound up with mine\, then let us work together .”\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061029 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061028T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Queen\\'s University (exact Address TBA)\, Kingston\, Ontario\, Ca nada SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops Canada Conference 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-voevMzdm1w@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:jeronimoscrow@aol.com DESCRIPTION:The UCSB/ IV communities needs your help!!! Please respond if y ou are willing to help organize\, participate or support ASAP!! \n \nWhat: TENT CITY/ COMMUNITY ENCAMPMENT \n \nWHEN: OCT 17TH 8PM \n \nWHERE: BEGIN NING AT 6626 PICASSO & MARCHING TO STORKE TOWER TO SETUP CAMP ON THE GRASS BETWEEN THE BIKE PATH \n \nWHY : *TO DEMAND AN EVICTION PROTECTION POLICY IN IV \n *TO LIFT UCSB WORKERS OUT OF POVERTY WITH AN IMMEDIATE W AGE \n INCREASE \n *MORE DIVERSITY @ UCSB \n\nHOW: B Y ESTABLISHING A TENT CITY ON CAMPUS\, REFUSING TO BE SILENCED OR IGNORED\ , AND DEMANDING THE UNIVERSITY WORK WITH THE STUDENTS & COMMUNITY ON THESE ISSUES \n \nLow-wages make it impossible for workers to live here\, even then\, they will be displaced by students by luxury housing- this same tre nd for luxury housing will continue to decrease diversity at ucsb and in o ur community. The result of all of this is that working class people of co lor are being forced from our community. \n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061017T200000 GEO:34.443700;-119.942000 LOCATION:Beginning @ 6626 Picasso In Isla Vista & Marching\, To Storke Towe r Where We Will Set Up Camp\, Santa Barbara\, California\, 93117\, United States SUMMARY:UCSB Tent City / Community Encampment for Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-jGV82rHf0I@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:773-817-3266 Email:mwsocialists@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:http://www.midwestsocialistconference.org/\nhttp://www.socialis tworker.org/\nhttp://www.internationalsocialist.org/\n\n***2006 Midwest So cialist Conference\n***Fight the Right!\n***Build the Socialist Alternativ e!\n\n***Chicago\, Illinois * November 4-5\n***University of Illinois-Chic ago\n***Registration: Stevenson Hall\n\n***MILLIONS HAVE protested for imm igrant rights and against the ongoing U.S. war in the Middle East. But the Democrats—the \\'opposition\\' in Washington—seem unable to provide a ny opposition to the policies of Bush and the Republicans. There is a burn ing need to build a Left alternative. The 2006 Midwest Socialist Conferenc e aims to be a place to discuss what we can do to fight the right\, rebuil d the Left\, and win a new world.\n\n***WHAT YOU WILL FIND AT THE MIDWEST SOCIALIST CONFERENCE:\n\n* Two days of discussion and debate on today\\'s movements\, and the questions facing radicals and the Left.\n\n* Special p lenary with Ahmed Shawki\, editor of the International Socialist Review* a nd board member of the National Council of Arab Americans on “Confrontin g U.S. Empire” and MartĂ­n Sanchez\, Venezuela’s consul general in Chi cago on “The Struggle for Self-Determination in Venezuela.” *organizat ions cited for identification only.\n\n* More than 25 workshops on: The Fi ght Against Oppression * Imperialism and War * A People\\'s History * The Revolutionary Tradition * Revolution * Socialist Organization * Struggle a nd Politics Today\n\n* Haymarket Books fair with dozens of titles on every thing from the struggle for immigrant rights and imperialism to the German Revolution.\n\n* Forums with Haymarket Books authors like Paul D\\'Amato\ , author of The Meaning of Marxism.\n\n* Parties and more.\n\n***CONFERENC E SCHEDULE\n\nSATURDAY\, NOV. 4\n\n9-10am REGISTRATION\n\n10-11:30 WORKSHO PS\n\n* Capitalism\, Slavery and the Origins of Racism\n* Insurgent Mexico : Zapata and the Mexican Revolution\n* Labor\\'s Giant Step: Class War in the 1930s\n* The Meaning of Marxism\n* Where does gay oppression come from ?\n\n12-1:30pm WORKSHOPS\n\n* The Chicano Power Movement\n* The Democrats: The World\\'s Second Most Enthusiastic Capitalist Party\n* Torture to Pol ice Brutality: What\\'s Wrong with the \\'Justice\\' System\n* In Defense of Socialist Planning\n* Marxism vs. Anarchism\n\n2:30-4 WORKSHOPS\n\n* Bu ilding Strong Branches\n* Engels and the Origins of Women\\'s Oppression\n * Never Again: Why We Confront the Far Right\n* Race\, Class and the Rise of the Civil Rights Movement\n* Venezuela and the Struggle for 21st Centur y Socialism\n\n4:30-6 WORKSHOPS\n\n* Lenin on Imperialism: The Highest Sta ge of Capitalism\n* No to Racism: Fighting the Rise of Islamophobia\n* Pro fiting off Borders: From NAFTA to \\'Guest Worker\\' Programs\n* Rosa Luxe mburg on Reform or Revolution?\n* Zionism: False Messiah\n\n7:30-9 PLENARY : RESISTING EMPIRE\n\nSUNDAY\, NOV. 5\n\n10:30-11am REGISTRATION\n\n11-1pm WORKSHOPS\n\n* Is Cuba a Model for Socialism?\n* Lenin on State and Revol ution\n* Maoism: Another Road to Revolution?\n* When Workers Ran Society: The 1917 Russian Revolution\n\n1:30-3:30 WORKSHOPS\n\n* The Lost Revolutio n: Germany 1917-1923\n* Mistaken Identity: What\\'s Wrong with Identity Po litics?\n* Trotsky\\'s Marxism\n* Why We Need a Revolutionary Party\n\n*** CONFERENCE LOCATION:\n\nThe conference will be held at the University of I llinois-Chicago\, at 750 S. Halsted in Chicago. All workshops and registra tion will be in Stevenson Hall. The closest CTA train stop is the UIC-Hals ted stop on the Blue Line.\n\n***MORE CONFERENCE INFORMATION:\n\nFor more information e-mail mwsocialists@yahoo.com or call 773-817-3266. Visit our website at: http://www.midwestsocialistconference.org\n\nFree child-care i s available on request (please e-mail mwsocialists@yahoo.com a week prior to the conference to reserve space). Spanish translation will be provided. \n\n***REGISTRATION:\n\n$10 (donation) student/low income\n$15 (donation) regular rate\n$25 (donation) solidarity rate\n\n***SPONSORED BY:\n\nThe In ternational Socialist Organization (ISO). The ISO publishes Socialist Work er and Obrero Socialista\, available online at: http://www.socialistworker .org\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061105 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061104T090000 GEO:41.860000;-87.618700 LOCATION:Stevenson Hall\, University Of Illinois-Chicago\, 750 S. Halsted\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60605\, United States SUMMARY:2006 Midwest Socialist Conf.: Fight the Right! Build the Socialist Alternative! UID:20260421T070502CEST-M819CnCdbx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestsocialistconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:cbogil01@louisville.edu DESCRIPTION:The University of Louisville will be hosting the Engaging Our W orld conference this November 3-5. The workshops\, speakers\, and panels w ill cover: global health\, fair trade\, homelessness\, inequality\, Hurric ane Katrina and many more engaging issues. Any university students/faculty interested in social justice and global issues are invited to join us. Ch eck it out and register now at www.engagingourworld.org! \n\nYOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS CONFERENCE!\n\nPlease forward this to any groups who mig ht be interested.\nThanks a lot\, and hope to see you there!\n\nQuestions can be sent to:\nColin - cbogil01@louisville.edu\nJen - jlwall01@louisvill e.edu \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061105 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061103 GEO:38.189000;-85.676800 LOCATION:University Of Louisville\, Louisville\, Kentucky\, 40292\, United States SUMMARY:Engaging Our World UID:20260421T070502CEST-UuEMUj8Acw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.engagingourworld.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:239-657-8311 Email:organize@sfalliance.org DESCRIPTION:This October 27-28th\, join students and young people across th e country in standing with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to end sweat shops and modern-day slavery in the fields!\n\nThe Student/Farmworker Alli ance calls for two days of widespread\, decentralized actions on October 2 7-28th to show the fast-food giant that Immokalee\\'s workers are not alon e in this fight.\n\nThe time is now for students and youth – what McDona ld\\'s calls its advertising “sweet spot” – to demonstrate to McDOna ld\\'s that if it refuses to work with the CIW for real labor reform in it s supply chain\, we will soon become its sore spot.\n\nCheck out http://sf alliance.org today for:\n\n* Suggested actions and organizing ideas\n* Res ources including flyers\, stencils\, chant sheets\, radio PSAs\, and more\ n* Sample media advisory for your local event\n* Is an event being planned in your city? Check the action listings\n* Background on the Campaign for Fair Food\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061027 GEO:26.464200;-81.504700 LOCATION:PO Box 603\, Immokalee\, Florida\, 34143\, United States SUMMARY:Student/Farmworker Alliance National Days of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-P4zGU0I349@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sfalliance.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:amanda.mccarthy@ssc.org DESCRIPTION: The Summit will bring together speakers from a variety of prof essional backgrounds\, and personal experience to discuss the subjects of climate change and clean energy. Speakers will provide insight to the real ities of climate change and provide information about the solutions that a re available today. Trainers will be conducting skill workshops in range o f topics including\; organizational development\, recruitment\, working wi th the media\, lobbying\, and environmental justice. This is the challenge of our generation\, and this event will provide the tools needed to start taking action by running strategic campaigns on campus.\n\nMore info:www. trctc.commnet.edu/News/ClimateSummit.htm\nRegistration: www.ssc.org/involv ed/registration.php?e=51\n\nFor more info contact amanda.mccarthy@ssc.org\ n \n \n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061111T083000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:110 Pequot Trail\, Mashantucket\, Connecticut\, 06338\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Connecticut Climate Challenge Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-8NUHu42NaV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/involved/registration.php?e=51 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:267-254-5901 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:What: Protest Rally & Press Conference\nWhen: Monday Oct 23rd a t 4pm\nWhere: 15th & Market\, Clothespin\, Across from City Hall\n\nCold-b looded Murder! They say justifiable\, we say murder!\nStop Police Murders ! Justice for Angelo Slaughter!\n\nOn October 11th\, Angelo Slaughter had his hands in the air when officer Sharrod Davis shot him in the chest and killed him in cold blood. He had just dropped off his family and was in f ront of his W. Phila home when undercover officers from the Strategic Inte rvention Tactical Enforcement Task Force jumped out at him. Witnesses\, in cluding his young son who watched as his dad was brutally murdered\, said Slaughter never reached for his service revolver\, which he was authorized to carry. Angelo is being criminalized by the police and media\, as a dru g suspect. Angelo was a loving father who was deeply loved by his family a nd his community!! \n\nSponsored by the International People\\'s Democrati c Uhuru Movement and the family and friends of Angelo Slaughter. Call 267- 254-5901 Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061023T160000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:15th & Market\, The Clothespin Across From City Hal\, Philadelphia \, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Protest the Police Murder of Angelo Slaughter UID:20260421T070502CEST-KDseDvvO5T@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:oxfam.america.club@nyu.edu DESCRIPTION:Oxfam America @ NYU invites you to the Fair Trade Fashion Gala\ , an event officially sponsored by Transfair USA and Counter Sourcing Fair Trade Apparel\, coinciding with Fair Trade Month. The event will take pl ace at 8pm on Sunday\, October 29th at Think Coffee located on 248 Mercer Street (between 3rd and 4th Streets). Take the 6 train to Bleeker and wal k north on Mercer Street. Come mingle with Fair Trade clothing designers and admire Fair Trade fashion and jewelery! Unlimited Fair Trade/organic coffee and tea! The event is free with registration (RSVP at http://www.n yu.edu/clubs/oxfam/gala ) or $2 at the door. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061029T200000 GEO:40.726000;-73.998300 LOCATION:Think Coffee\, 248 Mercer Street\, New York\, New York\, 10012\, U nited States SUMMARY:Oxfam America @ NYU Fair Trade Fashion Gala UID:20260421T070502CEST-etU7PCcdVT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/oxfam/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:got@wdc.greenpeace.org DESCRIPTION:The Greenpeace Organizing Term is an action-filled semester and the best hands-on training for students to become environmental leaders. You’ll be making an investment in your leadership skills\, getting trai ning in grassroots organizing\, media\, direct action\, and campaign strat egy. You’ll travel abroad with Greenpeace and join a team of incredible activists working to protect the planet. \n\nOur fight to save the plane t has grown more serious – the threat of global warming\, destruction of ancient forests\, deterioration of our oceans\, and the threat of a nucle ar disaster loom large. We are looking for the next generation of student leaders who are ready to stand up and protect the planet.\n\nWe are NOW ac cepting applications for the fall and spring terms:\nin Washington\, DC an d San Francisco\n\n\nApplication deadline is Nov.10 Geographical Scope: N ational DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070122 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Greenpeace Organizing Term Application Deadline UID:20260421T070502CEST-VFmomLbFkK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/getinvolved/greenpeace-organizing-term?&a mp;ref_src=clndrgotapp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:unitemoe@aol.com DESCRIPTION:UNITE HERE (www.unitehere.org) is leading the fight to organize hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers in hotels\, casinos\, industria l laundries\, and airports throughout North America. Our union\, with over 450\,000 members\, is at the forefront of battles for workers’ rights\, immigrants’ rights and living wages. UNITE HERE organizes the women\, p eople of color and immigrants washing dishes\, making beds and folding lau ndry. We are looking for passionate and committed people who want to becom e full-time union organizers.\n \n2 Day Organizing Training\nDecember 1st & 2nd 2006\nOakland\, California\n \n \nRequirements: desire to fight for justice and organize the unorganized. Bilingual English/Spanish a plus. Ot her languages helpful: Haitian Creole\, Cape Verdean\, Mandarin\, and Port uguese\n \nHow to Apply: Fill out an online application at\nwww.unitehere. org/jobs/organizerapp.asp\nFor More Information: Moe Fitzsimons\, unitemoe @aol.com\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070110 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070109 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UNITE HERE Local Office\, Oakland\, California\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Organizing Training - Oakland\, CA UID:20260421T070502CEST-njHL7knIdX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:860-916-2761 Email:ccsupsa@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:“Out of Balance: ExxonMobil’s Impact on Climate Change” s hows the influence that the largest company in the world has on government s\, the media and citizens and what can be done about global warming. Whil e the Earth’s climate is pushed further out of balance by increasing use of fossil fuels\, ExxonMobil continues to assert undue influence around t he world—making record profits while ignoring climate science for which there has been overwhelming consenus for over ten years.\n\n“Out of Bala nce” does not just critique ExxonMobil\, it also offers challenging\, la rge-scale ideas for the global social changes that must take place if ther e’s any chance of having a livable planet for future generations.\n\nwww .worldoutofbalance.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061121T190000 GEO:41.666000;-72.778400 LOCATION:1615 Stanley Street\, Robert Vance Academic Center 105\, New Briti an\, Connecticut\, 06050\, United States SUMMARY:Out of Balance UID:20260421T070502CEST-8emwSvAirr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.myspace.com/ccsupsa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:502-209-5382 Email:ljones@kdva.org DESCRIPTION:What: Rally for full pardons for Kentucky’s Battered Women\n \nWhere: Capitol Steps\, Frankfort\, Kentucky\n\nWhen: Friday\, October 2 7th\, 2006 \n\nWhat time: Pre-Rally begins at 11:30 AM\n Rally Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM\n\nJOIN CONCERNED KENTUCKIANS IN DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE! \n\nThere are many women who need and would appreciate your attention to this matter. Together\, we can make a differ ence in the lives of women across the Commonwealth. Here is an opportunit y to do just that. Feel free to make copies of the flyer and distribute i t as you please.\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061027T113000 GEO:38.234100;-84.874800 LOCATION:Capitol Steps\, Kentucky State Capitol\, Frankfort\, Kentucky\, 40 602\, United States SUMMARY:Justice Now Rally UID:20260421T070502CEST-vKDncMnKcb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kdva.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:860-916-2761 Email:ccsupsa@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Wheels for Justice-Firsthand accounts of Iraq and Palestine\nww w.justicewheels.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061107T180000 GEO:41.666000;-72.778400 LOCATION:1615 Stanley Street\, Marcus White Living Room\, New Britian\, Con necticut\, 06050\, United States SUMMARY:Wheels for Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-1uLDo93uvL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://clubs.ccsu.edu/ccsupsa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:dsmokler@hillel.org DESCRIPTION:Join more than 1\,000 students who will take to the streets and beaches of Los Angeles on November 12 when Hillel launches JUST for a Day \, a one-day social-justice blitz that will make a difference in lives of Angelenos. Organizations with volunteer opportunities include:\n\nP.A.T.H . (People Assisting the Homeless)\nHeal the Bay\nLos Angeles Regional Food Bank\nMidnight Mission\nVenice Family Clinic\nBeit T’shuvah\nDowntown W omen’s Center\nChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles\n\nAnd after all is sai d and done…\n\nGUSTER and the LeeVees will perform a closed show for all JUST for a Day participants at the Henry Fonda Theatre in LA!! Geographi cal Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061112T110000 GEO:34.061600;-118.239000 LOCATION:Across Los Angeles\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90012\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:JUST FOR A DAY- Community service in Los Angeles UID:20260421T070502CEST-SIMJj17Zpv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://justforaday.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:312-327-8907 Email:chicagoglobaldonors@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Hosted by DePaul University’s Steans Center\, CGDN invites hi gh school/university students who read the headlines and want to change th e world to come and explore practical effective ways to get involved in th e critical international issues of our day. With Mark Hanis of Genocide In tervention Network and Rich Rutschman of the Chicago Teachers Center.\n\nW hen he was a senior at Swarthmore College\, Mark Hanis began to mobilize s tudents and legislators across the US in an effort to end genocide in Darf ur\, Sudan. Impelled by his family’s history of surviving the Holocaust\ , Hanis and a group of students launched the Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net) with five members of Congress and almost 400 students representi ng 42 states. Its mission is to empower global citizens with the tools to advance initiatives that prevent and stop genocide.\nSince its founding\, GI-Net has raised over $250\,000 from\ngrassroots efforts and plans to use the donations to train and\nrecruit female African civilian police to foc us on gender-based\nviolence in Darfur. GI-Net also empowers citizens thro ugh\neducation and advocacy\, and is now building the first permanent\nant i-genocide constituency to foster the necessary political will to prevent and stop genocide.\n\nEVERYONE WANTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. LEARN HOW YOU C AN ENSURE THAT YOU ARE GETTING THE MOST OUT OF EVERY ACTION.\n\nCome and e xplore how you can become involved with international issues. The Chicago Global Donors Network will help you break down global problems into manag eable\, practical solutions. Participants will also learn how to maximize their leverage\, that is\, how public awareness combined with political ac tion and fundraising can change the world. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061114T150000 GEO:41.922700;-87.654300 LOCATION:DePaul University Steans Center\, Schmitt Acad. Center 161 2320 N. Kenmore Avenue\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60614\, United States SUMMARY:“How to Change The World” with Mark Hanis\, Genocide Intervent ion Network UID:20260421T070502CEST-zDvK63lrlw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.chicagoglobaldonors.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:lipw@mutualaid.org DESCRIPTION:You\\'re invited to a free showing and discussion of the import ant film\, \\'The Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War\\' at James Street Mennonite Church\, 323 W. James St.\, Lancaster\, at 7 p.m. Sunday\, Nov. 26. \\'The Ground Truth\\' is a new documentary about the war in Iraq feat uring the voices of returned Iraq Veterans. This film asks Congress and th e American people to listen to these soldiers and their families\, and to consider the human cost of war\, above all else. \\'The Ground Truth\\' is Rated R due to language and some graphic footage. Sponsored by the Lanca ster Conference Lancaster District Churches. You can learn more about the movie here: http://www.thegroundtruth.net/ Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061126T190000 GEO:40.032600;-76.333300 LOCATION:323 W. James Street\, Lancaster\, Pennsylvania\, 17603\, United St ates SUMMARY:Free showing of \\'The Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War\\' UID:20260421T070502CEST-a4KRAOc8nn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lancasterinterchurchpeacewitness.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:aeg@antioch-college.edu DESCRIPTION:\\'Reclaim Yourself!\nphysical\, mental\, and spiritual health in a disempowering world\nA conference primarily by and for young people w ho want to have autonomous knowledge of their own bodies. Workshops\, ski llshares\, and discussions centered around principals of self-empowerment\ , with sessions involving nutrition\, herbs\, alternative therapies\, and living the revolution.\\'\n\nSponsored by: Antioch Wellness Center\, Antio ch Environmental Group\, and with the help of numerous staff\, faculty\, a nd students.\n\nSchedule:\n9:00-9:30 am Check-in coffee and maybe fruit av ailable.\n9:30-10:30 am Intro: Get-to-know you and facilitated discussion on the philosophy of health (what is health? what is alternative health?) and issues of responsibility and self-awareness.\n11:00am-12\;45pm Nutrit ion and Food Preparation Workshop: learn about cooking with foods ideal fo r your personal risk factors including how to balance proteins and vitamin s if you choose a diet with limited or no animal products. Includes cooki ng and eating lunch together.\n1:00-2:30 The Revolution is Inside of You- collaborative presentation on the historical context of the Western medial establishment’s connection with racism and genocide and the revolutiona ry act of and resistance through holistic health practices.\n2:45-3:30 Int ro. to Capoeira class/skillshare: Capoeira is a physical tool developed by African-Brazilian slaves to practice fighting skills in an somewhat acrob atic and physically intense dance movement. A fun\, athletic\, and well-d eveloped resistance technique.\n4:00-6:00 Herbal Healing Workshop which ut ilizes the Wise Wombman path to healing as taught by Queen Afua and Susun B. Weed. Discussion and sharing of testimonies will aid us in creating ov erstanding for the whole person\, whole health\, and whole community. Val uable information for people of all genders.\n6:15-7:30 Intergenerational panel discussion on abortion and reproductive empowerment in American hist ory. Includes a brief discussion of today’s political and social enviro nment surrounding access to abortion\, and a panel women who experienced t he abortion rights movement from before Roe vs. Wade until today. Snacks a nd drinks will be provided at beginning of session.\n7:30 and on- Dinner o n your own. Relaxation\, skillshare\, and networking over food and massag e. Antioch hosts GenderFuck\, gender-bending party.\n\nFlyers available f or your campus! \n\nPlease contact Anne Fletcher at afletcher@antioch-col lege.edu or the Antioch Environmental Group at aeg@antioch-college.edu if you are interested in attending- we need to be sure food is all set up bef ore the conference. Housing for the prior evening and following evening c an be arranged\, but please contact us in advance! The campus visitor and housing policies are important to keep our small campus safe. \n\nThis c onference is sliding scale donation. Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061202 GEO:39.797200;-83.892400 LOCATION:Antioch College Campus\, 795 Livermore St.\, Yellow Springs\, Ohio \, 45387\, United States SUMMARY:Reclaim Yourself! Health Empowerment Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-P4dR1wFL3S@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:membersonly@wesurge.org DESCRIPTION:SURGE 2007 - The Third Annual International Social Uprising\, R esistance and Grassroots Encouragement (S.U.R.G.E.) Film Festival\, Confer ence and Film Festival Network\n\n\nSURGE is dedicated to international an d unparalled outreach in order to promote progressive activism through Fil m\, Visual Arts and Music. Its mission is to strengthen the voice of inter national activists - while encouraging activists to continue working for a better world! The SURGE Film Festival was established to enable activists to present professional or Do-It-Yourself films and motion pictures and/o r music.\n\nYou will have the opportunity to see numerous films from aroun d the world\, attend educational panels\, meet filmmakers and hear from ac tivists from all over the world talk about the social movements in which t hey are involved.\n\nSURGE is the first international activist film festiv al which is not only an annual film festival and a conference\, but it is a film festival network.\n\nHow is SURGE different from other film festiva ls and networks? \n\n * SURGE enables people worldwide to bring the f estival into their area of the world through the SURGE film festival netwo rk! \n\n * SURGE is a non-competitive film festival so all participants are winners\n\n * Each and every year admission and ticket fees for pe ople to attend the SURGE film festival has remained free-of-charge! This e nables the largest possible audience\, from all different financial\, cult ural and ethnic backgrounds\, to participate in the film festival.\n\n * Registration fees to submit films into the SURGE film festival remain lo w. SURGE has made scholarships and fee-waivers available so no one is tur ned away for lack of funds. This enables the largest possible audience\, f rom all different financial\, cultural and ethnic backgrounds\, to submit films.\n\n * Yes\, SURGE accepts anonymous entries as we encourage whis tleblowers to expose injustice!\n \n * Any entries that include a scr eening fee or scholarship which are not included in the SURGE festival are still published along with all the other entries in our International\, S .U.R.G.E. Multilingual Film Festival Directory! This enables all entries t o receive exposure and networking with people from all over the world. Ge ographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070520 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070519 GEO:47.069300;-122.872000 LOCATION:Olympia\, Washington\, 98506\, United States SUMMARY:SURGE! 3rd Social Uprising\, Resistance & Grassroots Encouragement Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-nvfUEWhVC8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.WeSurge.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ncorproposals@organizedresistance.org DESCRIPTION:The National Conference of Organized Resistance is an annual ev ent that brings together people from all backgrounds for a weekend of lear ning and discussing local and international social justice issues through workshops\, panel discussions\, and skillshares.\n\nWe are currently seeki ng workshop proposals for the 10th Annual NCOR\, which will be held from M arch 9-11\, 2007 at American University in Washington\, D.C. The 2006 conf erence was a tremendous success\, with 80 workshops and almost 2\,000 regi stered participants. We hope to make the 2007 conference an even more vibr ant and stimulating experience.\n\nVisit our website for more information: http://www.organizedresistance.org\n\nor e-mail: ncorproposals@organizedr esistance.org\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061201 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061118 GEO:38.940800;-77.087200 LOCATION:4400 Massachusetts AVE NW\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20 016\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Organized Resistance Call for Proposals UID:20260421T070502CEST-RTCou9zP2a@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.organizedresistance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Overturning the Culture of Violence\nPowerpoint presentation an d discussion.\n\nMonday Nov 27 at 6:30pm\nUhuru Solidarity Center\n3733 La ncaster Ave\, West Phila\n\nA powerful visual journey\nthrough slavery\, t he genocide of the indigenous people\, colonialism and the current war on the African community. This power point presentation brings the historic r esistance of African people to life. It compels us the renounce the system ic violence of U.S. & European societies\, and to support the just struggl e for African liberation!\n\nwith speakers:\nDiop Olugbala\, powerful\, yo ung member of the African People\\'s Socialist Party and organizer with th e African Socialist International\, building for one united\, liberated Af rica.\nPenny Hess\, Author of \\'Overturning the Culture of Violence\\' an d\nChairwoman of the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee\n\nSponsored by the Uhuru Solidarity Movement\, building solidarity with the African-le d Uhuru Movement\, organizing for justice\, reparations and self-determina tion for African people. 215-387-0919 uhuru99@critpath.org Geographical S cope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061127T183000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, Penn sylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Overturning The Culture of Violence - Powerpoint presentation and D iscussion UID:20260421T070502CEST-3c1nb6RcHI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ncor@organizedresistance.org DESCRIPTION:The National Conference of Organized Resistance is an annual ev ent that brings together people from all backgrounds for a weekend of lear ning and discussing local and international social justice issues through workshops\, panel discussions\, and skillshares.\n Geographical Scope: Na tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070311 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070309 GEO:38.940800;-77.087200 LOCATION:4400 Massachusetts AVE NW\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20 016\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Organized Resistance 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-5tBSonEIug@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.organizedresistance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:campus@freeofkings.org DESCRIPTION:This conference was named after the Free of Kings project. To l earn more about the Free of Kings project please our website. The Mission of this Conference is: \n\n-To network people from around the world who ar e working to create non-corporate social networking projects or non-corpor ate virtual community projects. \n\nand/or \n\n-To Create a Radical\, Co-o p (member-owned)\, opensource\, Free Speech\, Social Networking Website Wh ich Would Be Better than Myspace\, Youtube\, Livejournal\, Match.com and I ndymedia... Combined. \n\nAs many long-term activists know\, a project of such size and scale often becomes lost in a dreamworld.... and never actua lly becomes a reality. \n\nNevertheless\, we are hoping to move from the t alking stage to the reality stage by taking several goal-orientated steps. Perhaps\, as it often is with most projects which become a reality\, ther e is a need to sit down face-to-face to discuss the fine points of it with people from all over the world and to put into place the co-op structure. .. and then to begin a rough-draft or beta version of the project at the e nd of those discussions. \n\nPlease join us at our Conference. It is free of charge! \n\nThe conference offers free meals and free of charge admissi on.\n\nTo learn more about the conference\, \nyou can subscribe to our fr ee monthly email newsletter by visiting our website. Geographical Scope : International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070518T100000 GEO:46.978100;-122.702000 LOCATION:Olympia\, Washington\, 98507\, United States SUMMARY:The International Free of Kings Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-BF0h90uVfV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.FreeofKings.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061203 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061201 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Cleveland\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:US Labor Against the War - Assembly 2006 UID:20260421T070502CEST-HN6a3uSsee@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Tell the New Congress:\nAct NOW to Bring the Troops Home! \n\nJ oin United for Peace and Justice in a massive march on Washington\, D.C.\, on Sat.\, January 27\, to call on Congress to take immediate action to en d the war.\n\nOn Election Day the voters delivered a dramatic\, unmistakab le mandate for peace. Now it\\'s time for action. On January 27\, 2007\, w e will converge from all around the country in Washington\, D.C. to send a strong\, clear message to Congress and the Bush Administration: The peopl e of this country want the war and occupation in Iraq to end and we want t he troops brought home now!\n\nCongress has the power to end this war thro ugh legislation. We call on people from every congressional district in th e country to gather in Washington\, DC -- to express support for those mem bers of Congress who are prepared to take immediate action against the war \; to pressure those who are hesitant to act\; and to speak out against th ose who remain tied to a failed policy.\n\nThe peace and justice movement helped make ending the war in Iraq the primary issue in this last election . The actions we take do make a difference\, and now there is a new opport unity for us to move our work forward. On Election Day people took individ ual action by voting. On January 27 we will take collective action\, as we march in Washington\, DC\, to make sure Congress understands the urgency of this moment. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070127 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:United for Peace and Justice - National March UID:20260421T070502CEST-p6dhXDsMMu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitedforpeace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:509-592-0294 Email:info@wsuprogressive.com DESCRIPTION:The goal of the Northwest Progressive Conference is to reach ou t to the Northwest community in an effort to bring together activists\, ar tists\, academics\, advocates\, and anyone who is interested in social cha nge and social justice to share skills\, ideas\, and educate one another.\ n\nNWPC seeks to include a wide range of events\, including academic panel presentations\, artistic presentations (including independently-produced short film\, art exhibitions\, and performance art)\, and educational work shops\, presentations\, and skill-shares.\n\nNWPC will provide open forum for discussion among people empowered by personal expression\, engaged in social movements\, and invested in social change. We hope to include a bro ad range of issues and topics over the course of 3 days – the NWPC will be shaped as much by the people who attend as the people who are organizin g it. As volunteers\, as presenters\, performers\, and workshop leaders\, and as conference participants\, you will help us create this year’s NWP C experience. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070421 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070419 GEO:46.732700;-117.186000 LOCATION:Washington State University\, Pullman\, Washington\, 99163\, Unite d States SUMMARY:2007 Northwest Progressive Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-xauxBXwrFX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://wsuprogressive.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:408-262-9586 Email:loveloeb7101@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Responding to the Call: Students\n\nIf you are a student\, and want to participate in Louisiana Winter\, plan on being in the Gulf Coast region from January 14-20\, 2007. Teams of 20-40 students will spend Mon day through Friday in a different town throughout the Gulf Coast. Each st udent team will arrive in a town between 7 and 9 am\; then\, from 9 am-10: 30 am\, the local residents will tell their stories of the social sufferin g that has occurred and still is occurring. The students will then go fro m door to door and store to store between 10:30 am and 5 pm\, handing out flyers and educating citizens about the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project\, a nd the need to pass immediate Congressional legislation to implement it. \n\nEach night\, there will be a town hall meeting from 7-9 pm. All of t he citizens that the students have met with throughout the day will be inv ited in order to have a more in-depth conversation about the Gulf Coast Ci vic Works Project\, and to see what actions we can take together to implem ent it in Congress. In each town hall meeting\, the residents will be inv ited to attend a mass rally on Saturday\, January 20 in either New Orleans or Baton Rouge.\n\nTo register your participation\, please go to the on-l ine registration form. After you complete the form\, we will contact you with information about your student team and where you will need to be at 3 pm\, on Sunday\, January 14. If you have any questions\, contact Seyche lle Martinez at gulfcoastcivicworks@gmail.com.\n\n Geographical Scope: Na tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070120 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070114T150000 GEO:37.436500;-121.894000 LOCATION:New Orleans\, Louisiana\, United States SUMMARY:Louisiana Winter UID:20260421T070502CEST-aUZOBkBkKr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://solvingpoverty.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:oxfam.america.club@nyu.edu DESCRIPTION:Oxfam America @ NYU invites you to Fair Trade Holiday Market\, a four-day event\, open to the public\, providing high-quality Fair Trade goods for the consumer while supporting the work of artisans and farmers a round the world. The market will feature Fair Trade vendors such as Merca do Global\, World Of Good\, Global Goods Partners\, Mad Imports\, and inte rrupcion. Get all of your holiday shopping done while supporting the incre dible work of artisans worldwide!\n\nDays 1 and 2 (Wednesday 12/6 and Thur sday 12/7):\nKimmel Center For University Life\n60 Washington Square South \nNew York\, NY 10012\n11am to 4pm Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061207 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061206T110000 GEO:40.726000;-73.998300 LOCATION:Kimmel Center For University Life\, 60 Washington Square South\, N ew York\, New York\, 10012\, United States SUMMARY:Fair Trade Holiday Market (Days 1 & 2) UID:20260421T070502CEST-WCD1mUML4C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/oxfam END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:oxfam.america.club@nyu.edu DESCRIPTION:Oxfam America @ NYU invites you to Fair Trade Holiday Market\, a four-day event\, open to the public\, providing high-quality Fair Trade goods for the consumer while supporting the work of artisans and farmers a round the world. The market will feature Fair Trade vendors such as Merca do Global\, World Of Good\, Global Goods Partners\, Mad Imports\, and inte rrupcion. Get all of your holiday shopping done while http://www.campusact ivism.org/addevent.phpsupporting the incredible work of artisans worldwide !\n\nDay 3 (Friday 12/8):\nBronfman Center For Jewish Student Life\n7 East 10th Street\nNew York\, NY 10003 \n11am to 4pm Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061208T110000 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:Bronfman Center For Jewish Student Life\, 7 East 10th Street\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Fair Trade Holiday Market (Day 3) UID:20260421T070502CEST-RVj6u0ISOi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/oxfam END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:oxfam.america.club@nyu.edu DESCRIPTION:Oxfam America @ NYU invites you to Fair Trade Holiday Market\, a four-day event\, open to the public\, providing high-quality Fair Trade goods for the consumer while supporting the work of artisans and farmers a round the world. The will feature Fair Trade vendors such as Mercado Glob al\, World Of Good\, Global Goods Partners\, Mad Imports\, and interrupcio n. Get all of your holiday shopping done while supporting the incredible w ork of artisans worldwide!\n\nDay 4 (Saturday 12/9):\nJudson Memorial Chur ch\n55 Washington Square South\nNew York\, NY 10012\n11am to 4pm Geograp hical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061209T110000 GEO:40.726000;-73.998300 LOCATION:Judson Memorial Church\, 55 Washington Square South\, New York\, N ew York\, 10012\, United States SUMMARY:Fair Trade Holiday Market (Day 4) UID:20260421T070502CEST-VfNA4WlXO2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/oxfam END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru191@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:DEBUNKING THE MYTH OF SANTA CLAUS\n\nThe truth about “Sinter Klaas and Zwarte Piet” (Black Pete) – shows how white wealth & Santa\ \'s bag of goodies come from African slavery\, not the elves in the North Pole!\n\nMonday Dec 11 at 6:30pm\nUhuru Solidarity Center\n3733 Lancaster Ave\nWest Phila\n\n * DVD documentary on colonialist Dutch Sinter Klaas & Zwarte Piet Christmas pageants\n * Read African Internationalist analysi s on Santa myth in the Burning Spear Newspaper\n\nSponsored by Uhuru Solid arity Movement\, building white solidarity with the African-led Uhuru Move ment struggle for justice\, reparations and liberation for African people. \n215-387-0919 uhuru99@critpath.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061211T183000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, Penn sylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Debunking the Myth of Santa Claus UID:20260421T070502CEST-VSAZ7MephZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://apscuhuru.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:Join the Uhuru Solidarity Movement for outreach -\nPROTEST THE OPENING OF THE NEW MOVIE \\'BLOOD DIAMOND\\'\nFriday\, December 8th\, 6:30 PM\, in front of UA Riverview\, 1400 S. Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia (corner of Columbus Blvd. & Reed St.)\nWe will be leafletting and holding placards intended to educate\nmovie-goers about the devastating impact of both \\'conflict\\' and \\'non-conflict\\' diamond mining on indigenous p opulations.\n\nThe new film\, starring Leonardo DiCaprio\, portrays Africa n people as the brutalizers and the white hero as the savior of African pe ople when in fact the brutality of the neocolonial forces of the RUF in Si erra Leone during the civil war were no different from what the white worl d has been doing for the last 600 years\, stealing the resources of Africa n people and \ncommitting genocide. The DeBeers cartel is put forward as t he solution to the brutal conditions that African people face when in fact \, DeBeers has been part of the colonial process that slaughtered millions of African people in Europe\\'s \\'scramble\\' for Africa.\n\n-Boycott al l diamonds\; ALL DIAMONDS ARE BLOOD DIAMONDS!\n-Donate diamonds to the Uhu ru Movement for African-led development programs for \nrenewable energy an d water purification in Africa\n-Support the struggle for reparations and national liberation for African people\n\nSponsored by the Uhuru Solidarit y Movement\, an organization that works under the leadership of the Africa n-led Uhuru Movement. Our mission is to take a stand inside of the white c ommunity in solidarity with the movement for the liberation and independen ce of \nall African people.\n\nFor more information\, call 215-387-0919 or go to boycottdiamonds. net. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061208T183000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Riverview Theater\, 1400 S. Colombus\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania \, United States SUMMARY:Protest the Opening of the New Movie \\'Blood Diamond\\' UID:20260421T070502CEST-u5vzA64kHc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://apscuhuru.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:saoirse@irishfreedomcommittee.net DESCRIPTION: The Christmas Season is upon us again\, and our thoughts turn to the Irish Political Prisoners and their families. Christmas is a lonely and difficult time for the POWs\, and an especially hard time of year for their families on the outside\; many of whom have large families of young children and spouses working several jobs to make ends meet. \n\nOn Sunda y December 10\, 2006\, the Charlie Kerins Cumann of the Irish Freedom Comm ittee hosts our Annual Christmas Drive for the families of Irish Republica n POWs. As in years past\, we will have Christmas cards for the POWs on ha nd for you to sign\; and we’ll raffle off prizes including unique prison crafts handmade by Irish Republican political prisoners. Please join us! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061210T120000 GEO:41.904700;-87.625000 LOCATION: The Abbey Pub – Main Stage\, 3420 W. Grace\, Chicago\, Illinoi s\, 60611\, United States SUMMARY: Christmas Drive for Families of Irish Republican Political Prisone rs UID:20260421T070502CEST-pOM6vH1d7t@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:liz@climateaction.net DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070218 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070216 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Clemson\, South Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference - Foruth Annual UID:20260421T070502CEST-usuSv5oXxJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climateaction.net/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_ op=view_page&PAGE_id=11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Conference Theme and Objectives:\n\nHow can we defend and creat e good jobs\, protect the environment\, challenge injustice and inequality \, and create peace? It’s a tall order\, but there is a lot at stake. We ’ve got lots of experience winning\, but face some new and daunting chal lenges\, too. Neoliberal globalization\, labour market restructuring\, war \, and other major challenges to social justice have meant that labour and social movements are struggling to create solidarity and overcome many so urces of division. This conference will explore those issues which both di vide and unite labour and social movements\, and discuss current and possi ble strategies for improving unity within and across movements and borders . Join union activists\, researchers\, students and artists from across th e continent at this free conference to share strategies\, find out what wo rks\, and discuss how we can work together to build a stronger movement fo r progressive social change. \n\nThe conference is being held at the same time as the 9th Annual Labour Arts Festival\, which will allow participant s to take in a variety of arts events over a three-day period.\n\nBelow is the final schedule and registration information. We hope to see you here in February!\n\nBuilding Bridges Organizing Committee\nAlan Hall\, Jamie K elders\, Brandi Lucier\, Stephanie Ross Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070203 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070202 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Windsor\, Ontario\, United States SUMMARY:Building Bridges: A Labour Studies Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ustLUgwhG0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uwindsor.ca/units/socsci/Labour.nsf/831fc2c71873e46285256d6e 006c367a/5859e16811918a418525719c00565532!OpenDocument END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that the National Student Campaign A gainst Hunger & Homelessness and Boston University have teamed up to host the 2007 East Coast Student Conference on Hunger and Homelessness. \n\nThe February Conference will focus on some of the most pressing issues relate d to domestic and international poverty including housing and homelessness \; hunger\; international economics and globalization\; and humanitarian c rises. In addition\, the conference will examine the inter-connectedness ( and need) of student community service and advocacy. \n\nJoin hundreds of college students from across the East Coast for this amazing event. Throug hout the weekend\, you will learn the most current information on domestic and international hunger and poverty from some of the top activists\, org anizers\, and advocates in the country as well as new skills and strategie s to rub effective campaigns. You will also be able to network with studen ts who are already organizing around these issues and others who have neve r volunteered but want to make a difference.\n\nWe look forward to seeing you in Boston! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070211 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070210 GEO:42.370600;-71.027000 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02101\, United States SUMMARY:2007 East Coast Conference on Hunger and Homelessness UID:20260421T070502CEST-Oj56IdT7lC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainsthunger.org/ecsummit/ecsummit.asp?id2=28639 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:FEB 23 - 25\, at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaig n\; The Latina/Latino Studies Program will host The 3rd Biennial LATINA/O STUDIES GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE\, an interdisciplinary graduate studen t conference. The purpose of this Conference is to explore the historical and cultural processes that affect Latinas/os in the United States. We aim to contribute to the understanding of Latino/a communities in the U.S. by promoting interdisciplinary analyses of shared social\, political\, cultu ral\, histories\, and educational realities of Latinas/os. \\'Aqui Luchamo s\, Aqui Estamos: Reaffirming our Commitment to Activism and Resistance th rough Scholarship\\' will foster an ongoing dialogue across disciplines th at will consider the commonalities\, differences\, and diverse experiences of Latino/a populations in this country. The Conference will commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Latina/Latino Studies Program at UIUC. Limited funding support for travel may be available. info http://www.lls.uiuc.edu or Laura Atuesta latuest2@uiuc.edu or 217-265-0370\n\n Geographical Scop e: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070225 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070223 GEO:40.109600;-88.212500 LOCATION:Urbana-Champaign\, Illinois\, 61801\, United States SUMMARY:3rd Biennial Latina/o Studies Graduate Student Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-iszI6vXahg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lls.uiuc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Left Forum brings together organizers and intellectuals from ac ross the globe to share ideas for understanding and transforming the world . Our flagship event is our annual three-day conference held each spring in New York City\, but we are producing new events throughout the year as we grow. Left Forum provides a context for the critical dialogue that is essential for a stronger Left and a more just society. Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070311 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070309 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Left Forum 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-eMVuxoTpaW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.leftforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:From the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast to the creation of a new\ nimmigration system\, questions of racial justice dominate debates in\naca demia\, government and the media this year and into the future. With\nour conference\, we hope to unite our movement by building bridges across\niss ues and communities to amplify the concerns of communities of color\nin th e intellectual\, policy and popular debates that lie ahead.\n\nThe confere nce will open with Keynote speaker Walter Mosley and will be\nheld in New York City from March 22 - 24\, 2007 at the City University of\nNew York Gr aduate Center. The conference will have three primary tracks:\npolicy chan ge\, media and organizing.\n\nThe two previous conferences\, held in Oakla nd in 2004 and Chicago in\n2005\, quickly grew to be major gatherings of i ntellectuals\, activists\,\njournalists and policymakers committed to the movement for racial\njustice in the U.S. We are expecting 500-600 people t o join us in New\nYork next spring.\n\nRegister today by visiting the new conference website\n\n\ntoday!\n\nWe look forward to having you join us as we build a national movement\nfor racial justice.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070324 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070322 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Facing Race 2007: Define Justice\, Make Change UID:20260421T070502CEST-SECuiaxoEr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.arc.org/content/view/487/111/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Carnegie Mellon Student Pugwash Presents \n\n\\'Emerging Techno logies and Social Responsibility \\'\n\n2007 Mid-Atlantic Regional Confere nce\n\n\n\n \n\nMarch 23-25\, 2007 \n\nPittsburgh\, PA\n\n\n\n\nWorking Gr oups and Speakers on:\nGenomics and Privacy\nSynthetic Biology\nEthics of Nanotechnology\nDesign\, Robotics\, and Quality of Life \n\n\n**Registrati on will be available in January\, 2007** Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070325 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070323 GEO:40.366200;-79.894200 LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15122\, United States SUMMARY:Emerging Technologies and Social Responsibility: 2007 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conf UID:20260421T070502CEST-5G3V1WHuTO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070326 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070325 GEO:38.907700;-77.017300 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:National Young Women\\'s Leadership Conference on Reproductive Righ ts UID:20260421T070502CEST-f6VnGedBRv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feministcampus.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Description\nHow are pros who make “media that matters” mak ing a difference by using cellphones\, Youtube\, MySpace and good old F2F? How are environmental\, political and social documentaries changing? \n\n January 31-Feb. 1\, 2007\, Katzen Arts Center Recital Hall\, American Univ ersity \n\n“Making Your Documentary Matter 2007” is the Center’s thi rd annual conference for documentary filmmakers\, non-profit communication s directors\, funders and students on the latest techniques to make docume ntary a powerful communications tool for social change. \n\nJoin filmmaker s\, outreach specialists and foundation representatives for a series of pa nel discussions on the latest in documentary outreach\, including keynote speaker Robert Greenwald\, Brave New Films and director of Iraq for Sale \ n\nSpace is limited! \n\nRegistration is required and there is $50 entry f ee. Please RSVP on our website. \nMail registration checks to: \nCenter fo r Social Media \n3201 New Mexico Ave. NW\, Suite 395 \nWashington\, DC 200 16 \n\nMore information coming soon! \n\nTopics: \n\nThe conference panels and lunch discussion groups will include case studies and strategies on p ublic engagement\, collaborating with nonprofits\, new technologies and di stribution opportunities. Topics will include: \n\n* Call Me: Mobile Media for Public Life \nHow are nonprofits\, activists and creators using the n ew opportunities of the tiny portable screen on our cellphones? What are t he hurdles\, what are the opportunities? \n* Nonprofit Media Does Youtube \nHow are nonprofits exploring the online environment with their videos? T he latest strategies for combining social networking with media production \, and the latest research on how it works. \n* Participatory media \nWhat happens when the audience turns into a co- producer of your story? From t he war front to the home front\, producers describe the process of turning viewers into partners. \n* Longform documentaries bridging differences \n What used to be just virtual space has become a powerful tool for making m edia that matters. What is the latest thinking on the best approaches to a udience engagement? \n\nMore information is coming soon! \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070201 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070131 GEO:38.907700;-77.017300 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Making Your Documentary Matter 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-usPW1IgLxX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/2007_mydm_ag enda/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-732-3378 Email:info@equalityforum.com DESCRIPTION:Equality Forum 2007\, from Monday\, April 30 to Sunday\, May 6\ , 2007\, in Philadelphia\, will include 60 programs\, parties and special events in collaboration with approximately 65 regional\, state\, national and international organizations. There is no registration fee\, and all su bstantive programs are free. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070506 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070430 GEO:39.953000;-75.165600 LOCATION:1420 Locust St.\, Suite 300\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19102\ , United States SUMMARY:Equality Forum 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-UtxCnLSvft@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.equalityforum.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@standnow.org DESCRIPTION:STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition hosts a regional confe rence to train students on how to be better organizers and advocates to st op the genocide in Darfur. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070128 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070126T190000 GEO:41.826700;-71.397700 LOCATION:Brown University\, Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02912\, United Stat es SUMMARY:STAND Northeast Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-9tznHRgpW0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.timetoprotect.org/conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:414-559-2123 Email:conference@forge-forward.org DESCRIPTION:The 1 st National FTM/SOFFA Conference in the HEARTLAND:\n\nMar ch 29 – April 1\, 2007\n\nMilwaukee\, Wisconsin\nFour Points Sheraton †“ Airport\n\nFeaturing:\n* Largest gathering of transgender persons and S OFFAs in Wisconsin’s history. \n* Unparalleled opportunities for traini ng and networking on transgender issues \n* More than 75 workshops \n* T wo full days of pre-conference Intensives \n* Progressive plenary speaker s and entertainers \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070329T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Four Points Sheraton\, 4747 South Howell Avenue\, Milwaukee\, Wisc onsin\, United States SUMMARY:FORGE Forward 2007 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-VimKT62n1B@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.forge-forward.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-462-6610 Email:youth@gpac.org DESCRIPTION:Bridge the Gap: Gender Rights / Human Rights\, the 2007 GenderY OUTH Leadership Summit is fast approaching. The Summit is an action-orien ted\, three-day educational gathering of youth and students working to ge t gender recognized as a fundamental right. \n\nWe will be featuring a Ge nder Theory Institute where you can actively engage your favorite theorist s and activists in discussions about gender stereotypes. Panels will addr ess gender and race in hip-hop\, the emerging US human rights movements\, and the love - hate relationship between American feminism and queer theor y. \n\nAttendees can preview ground-breaking new documentaries from Acade my Award-winner Debra Chasnoff and Byron Hurt\, director of Beyond Beats a nd Rhymes! \n\nRegister for the 2007 GenderYOUTH Leadership Summit and con nect with other youth to share ideas\, pool resources\, and take action!\n \n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070519 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070517 GEO:38.906800;-77.041500 LOCATION:National Education Association\, 1201 16th Street\, NW\, Washingto n\, District of Columbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:2007 GenderYOUTH Leadership Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-hm4mVix7kU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gpac.org/newweb/youth/summit/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:617-879-2336 Email:gdines@wheelock.edu DESCRIPTION:The so-called “porn wars” that were fought over the feminis t critique of contemporary mass-marketed pornography derailed important ac ademic and activist work. It is time to move on by reframing our thinking on pornography\, especially in light of the important changes that have oc curred in both technology and pop culture over the past two decades. In th e world of the internet\, cell phone porn\, Howard Stern and “Girls Gone Wild\,” the central insights of the critical feminist perspective are m ore important than ever. What was once called soft-core pornography has be come the norm in mainstream pop culture\, while hard-core porn has become increasingly accepted and increasingly misogynistic. What do such economic and cultural shifts mean for feminist theory and activism\, and how can w e rebuild a vibrant feminist movement that addresses the harms of misogyni st images that help define our culture\, our visual landscape and our sexu ality? These issues will be addressed at a national conference on March 23 -25\, 2007\, at Wheelock College in Boston. Titled \\'Pornography and Pop Culture: Reframing Theory\, Rethinking Activism\,\\' this conference will (1) feature recent feminist theory and research on pornography\, prostitut ion and pop culture\, and (2) provide space for collaborative discussion o n how we can prepare the ground for building a broad-based\, energized and vibrant feminist movement that can address the harms of pornographic imag es in the context of a more general political and cultural crisis. Geogra phical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070325 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070323T193000 GEO:42.347000;-71.102100 LOCATION:Wheelock College\, 35 Pilgrim Road\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 0221 5\, United States SUMMARY:Pornography and Pop Culture Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-59fTrP3BCt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wheelock.edu/ppc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-481-8220 Email:midwestconference@standnow.org DESCRIPTION:STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition hosts a regional confe rence to train students on how to be better organizers and advocates to st op the genocide in Darfur. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070128 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070126T190000 GEO:40.087800;-105.374000 LOCATION:University Of Colorado - Boulder\, CO\, Boulder\, Colorado\, 80309 \, United States SUMMARY:STAND Midwest Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-dPKw4aLvGT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.timetoprotect.org/conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-481-8220 Email:westernconference@standnow.org DESCRIPTION:STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition hosts a regional confe rence to train students on how to be better organizers and advocates to st op the genocide in Darfur. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070204 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070202T190000 GEO:37.866800;-122.254000 LOCATION:University Of California - Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, 9472 0\, United States SUMMARY:STAND Western Confernce UID:20260421T070502CEST-KnUCRgSvdK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.timetoprotect.org/conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-481-8220 Email:info@standnow.org DESCRIPTION:STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition hosts a regional confe rence to train students on how to be better organizers and advocates to st op the genocide in Darfur. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070204 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070202T190000 GEO:33.793800;-84.323800 LOCATION:Emory University\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30322\, United States SUMMARY:STAND Southeast Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-5XualbBiFg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.timetoprotect.org/conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: +61-2-8204-3900 Email:info@iyp.oxfam.org DESCRIPTION:International gathering of youth activist. Over 150 countries h ave participated in past partnerships. The program lasts for three years a nd is supported by Oxfam International. Geographical Scope: Internationa l DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070131 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Sydney\, Australia\, Australia SUMMARY:Oxfam International Youth Partnerships - Application Deadline UID:20260421T070502CEST-0GJumUVmNT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iyp.oxfam.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@wildatheart-online.com DESCRIPTION:Hello activists!\nThis week W@H is having two anti-fur demonstr ations for the busy holiday shopping season! Are you as disturbed as we ar e by the amount of fur and fur-trim products you have seen this winter? Ra ise your voice\, take action\, and join us for some anti-fur campaigning!\ n\nCandlelight Vigil For Fur Victims\nEvery year\, 2 million animals in Ca nada lose their lives on fur farms and in leghold traps for the fur indust ry. Over 40 million animals around the world are murdered yearly for their fur. Please join Wild At Heart for a nighttime demonstration and candleli ght vigil in memory of those who lose their lives for human vanity.\nWhen: Friday December 15\nWhere: 322 Queen St West\, in front of Fashion Crimes \nWhen: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM\nMeet: 6:45 PM\nPosters\, leaflets\, and candles provided.\n\nFur Is Criminal! Fashion Crimes Demo\nLocal designer Pam Cho rley has persisted in using fur in her designs. Join us in telling her tha t wearing\, using\, and selling fur is never acceptable!\nWhen: Saturday D ecember 16\nWhere: 322 Queen St West\, in front of Fashion Crimes\nWhen: 2 :30 PM - 4:30 PM\nMeet: 2:00 PM\nPosters and leaflets provided.\n\nWild At Heart would like wish everyone a beautiful holiday season! Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061216 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20061215T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:322 Queen St West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M\, Canada SUMMARY:Wild At Heart Double Holiday Fur Demos! UID:20260421T070502CEST-Gv7nIIe2FJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wildatheart-online.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:617-876-5310 Email:sarafina@centerfornewwords.org DESCRIPTION:It’s time to put women back in the story. That’s why the Ce nter for New\nWords is hosting the fourth annual Women\, Action & the Medi a (WAM!)\nconference.\n\nAt WAM!2007\, we’ll share facts and ideas and d evelop skills and action plans\nto transform the media environment and amp lify progressive women’s public\nvoices—as analysts\, opinion-makers\, community members \, and influential\nparticipants in civil society. But to do that\, we need you!\n\nFor more information please contact Sarafina Kennedy at\nsarafina@centerfornewwords.org\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070330T120000 GEO:42.364300;-71.104300 LOCATION:Stata Center\, MIT\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02139\, United St ates SUMMARY:Women\, Action and the Media Conference (WAM!) 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-pMG4ipgNuD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wam2007.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:202-481-8171 Email:organize@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:In 2006\, young voters came out in force and helped elect a new Congress. Now\, we deserve the attention of this new Congress on one of t he biggest issues we face: the rising cost of higher education.\n\nAlthoug h college costs are spiking every year\, the last Congress pushed through massive cuts in student aid.\n\nWe’re lobbying now to call on the new Co ngress to make good on its promise to help students and young people. Nanc y Pelosi is organizing an agenda for the first one hundred hours of new Co ngressional leadership. Legislation to make college more affordable should be included in that agenda. We helped to put these new lawmakers in offic e\, and it\\'s time for them to promote opportunity for us all by making c ollege more affordable!\n\nOn January 11\, a national coalition will hold an event and lobby Congress at the Capitol in DC. Join the Facebook group to show your support\, and we\\'ll announce how many members we have in th e group at our press conference.\n\nOPPORTUNITY FOR ALL: DAY OF ACTION TO MAKE COLLEGE AFFORDABLE\n\nThere are three ways to take part:\n\n1. Virtua lly: Join the Facebook group\, invite your friends\, and we’ll announce how many people we have at our DC press conference. You can join here: htt p://utexas.facebook.com/group.php?gid\n=2226393805\n\n2. Where you’re at : set up phone banks\, write letters\, invite your friends to join our cam paign. Just send a message to organize@campusprogress.org to show your sup port and we\\'ll tell you how.\n\n3. Come to DC: join us on Capitol Hill f or a press event and lobby day for college affordability on January 11th.\ n\nFOR MORE INFORMATION\n\nCampus Progress’ Debt Hits Hard\nhttp://www.d ebthitshard.org/\n\nPIRGs’ Higher Education Project\nhttp://www.pirg.org /highered/\n\nProject on Student Debt\nhttp://www.projectonstudentdebt.org /\n\nRock the Vote\nhttp://www.rockthevote.com/home.php\n\nStudent Debt Al ert\nhttp://www.studentdebtalert.org/\n\nCampaign for America\\'s Future \ \'Revitalizing Education\\'\nhttp://www.ourfuture.org/issues_and_campaigns /education/index.cfm Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070111 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:- - -\, United States SUMMARY:National Day to Make College Affordable UID:20260421T070502CEST-sjwcr1GOxb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://debthitshard.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:joshwlynch@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:America\\'s youth are calling for five days of demonstrations t o jumpstart the second semester of the Campus Climate Challenge and put th e heat on a new U.S. Congress to begin an aggressive national power shift on global warming.\n\nRegister now to participate in the Climate Week of A ction -- http://www.climatechallenge.org/woa\n\nThe first 1\,000 campuses who register will be offered the chance to host a free campus screening of \\'An Inconvenient Truth.\\'\n\nRising to the Climate Challenge: Visions Of Our Future is a week to spotlight the importance of bold and immediate action on global warming. Strong climate policies on campuses and in Congr ess will help to ensure a future in which hope and progress wins out over the consequences of inaction in the face of our addiction to fossil fuels. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070128 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Campuses And Communities Everywhere\, United States SUMMARY:Week of Action - Rising to the Climate Challenge: Visions of Our Fu ture UID:20260421T070502CEST-9baX01PVuU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climatechallenge.org/woa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:214-929-5995 Email:crajan@u.washington.edu DESCRIPTION:NORTHWEST CLIMATE JUSTICE SUMMIT\nFebruary 2-4 th \, 2007\nUniv ersity of Washington\, Seattle\nBringing Climate and Clean Energy Activism to the Northwest\n\nJoin us at the first ever\, Northwest Climate Justice Summit\, hosted by the Sierra Student Coalition with the support of the E nergy Action Coalition.\n\nDuring the past several years\, the youth clima te movement has been sweeping campuses across the country. It\\'s time to bring it to the Northwest in full force. To fight global warming\, we nee d to act TOGETHER and NOW.\n\nRegister Online TODAY!\n\nJoin us to...\n\n⠀˘ Get Skillz. Receive trainings (by experienced SSC student organizers) on starting student organizations\, working with the media\, running energ y and climate campaigns at your school and more!\n\n• Connect with alli es. Help build a strong\, active\, and successful network of student clima te activists in the Northwest.\n\n• Get inspired. Witness human side in the fight against global warming- hearing stories of direct victims of cl imate change from Global Exchange.\n\n• Share experiences. See how othe r students in the Northwest have responded to the challenge- learning from each other\\'s work to bring clean energy\, efficiency\, and renewables t o campus\n\n• Make friends. Eat delicious food and have a grand time wi th cool\, new\, like-minded students from across the region\n\n• Hear t he Rumble of a Movement. Listen to awesome speakers in the Climate Movemen t\, including leaders of the Energy Action Coalition and Seattle\\'s own M ayor Greg Nickels- creator of the Mayor\\'s Climate Protection Agreement.\ n\nRegister online TODAY! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070204 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070202T180000 GEO:47.432300;-121.803000 LOCATION:University Of Washington\, Seattle\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98195\ , United States SUMMARY:Northwest Climate Justice Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-TX3axAeepA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/states/wa.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:780-453-2638 Email:info@johnhumphreycentre.org DESCRIPTION:Join 500 + youth and young professionals 16- 28 years from arou nd the world to discuss major global issues and what our generation can do about them. REACH OUT\, SPEAK UP! Ignite Change Now – Global Youth Ass embly 2007\, a satellite project of the Youth Assembly at the United Natio ns\, welcomes you to Edmonton this summer (July 30 – August 4\, 2007). \n\n\nYou will experience educational keynote addresses\, break-out sessi ons\, leadership skills training and workshops based around UNESCO’s 8 P illars of Peace. This experience will help you build an understanding of critical local and global issues and strengthen your capacity to stimulate change. The Assembly will also feature a vibrant arts component to emphas ize that there are many ways to ignite positive change in your community ⠀“ be it through hip-hop\, film\, or poetry. Network\, experience\, learn …change! \n\nRegistration for this exciting event will open on January 15\, 2007 Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070804 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070730 GEO:53.543300;-113.512000 LOCATION:The Shaw Conference Centre\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, T5J 2X6\, Canada SUMMARY:Reach Out! Speak Up! Ignite Change Now - Global Youth Assembly UID:20260421T070502CEST-XwIHbLOugP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.johnhumphreycentre.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:800-RID-E808 ext 351 Email:bikeaid@globalexchange.org DESCRIPTION:This radical bicycle ride is for those willing to give a shout out that our bodies are too sexy for GW! This is an Advocacy 10-week Bike Ride with community service projects that gets cyclists out engaging with the general public from Louisiana through 12 other states and Canada! Jo in us as we show fun it is to get off of oil and ride our bikes for change ! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070826 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070611 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:2017 Mission St #303\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Climate Justice 10-week Radical Ride UID:20260421T070502CEST-P7cJktbdg1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bikeaid/ClimateJustice.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:800-RID-E808 ext 351 Email:bikeaid@globalexchange.org DESCRIPTION:Join us over your Spring Break for the funnest time you\\'ll ha ve making a difference in the world! We work with our local Aunties livin g in O`ahu on service projects important to them. Cyclists are more or le ss adopted by these activist Aunties to learn about the Hawaiian culture w hile working to educate the general public about global warming! Geograph ical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070429 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070401 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:2017 Mission St. #303\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Bike-Aid Hawai`i UID:20260421T070502CEST-0opiUsWiCa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalexchange.org/getInvolved/bikeaid/Hawaiiride.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:617-442-1322 ext 12 Email:kbanfield@thefoodproject.org DESCRIPTION:Community gardens\, urban farms\, rooftop gardens and other foo d lots in cities have become an innovative way to address food insecurity\ , environmental issues\, and a host of other public problems that urban re sidents face. The emerging importance of urban agriculture as a solution t o many public problems is the focus of the 2007 Urban Agriculture in the C ity Conference entitled\, “Urban Agriculture: Changing the Way We Think about Food\, Hunger and Health.” The conference will highlight research\ , policies\, and programs from the grassroots and up that are utilizing ur ban agriculture to address problems that relate to the health of producers \, consumers\, land and community. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070414 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070413T090000 GEO:42.332100;-71.096500 LOCATION:1234 Columbus Ave\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02120\, United States SUMMARY:Urban Agriculture: Changing the Way We Think About Food\, Hunger & Health UID:20260421T070502CEST-grv1JpVulk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thefoodproject.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:800-630-1330 Email:imy@fcnl.org DESCRIPTION:A conference and day of action about how American citizens can lobby Congress on the efforts they believe in. Conference will include is sue briefings\, trainings\, and networking sessions. Please contact Imy B erry at imy@fcnl.org for more information. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070326 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070323 GEO:38.901800;-76.991000 LOCATION:Friends Committee On National Legislation\, 245 Second St NE\, Was hington\, District of Columbia\, 20002\, United States SUMMARY:Your Country. Your Voice. National Conference on Students Lobbyin g Congress. UID:20260421T070502CEST-Dvf3paHVvR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fcnl.org/young/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@wildatheart-online.com DESCRIPTION:Protest fur in Toronto with Wild At Heart on the first weekend of 2007!\n\nThe fur industry is one of the most disgusting and cruel indus tries on the planet yet Toronto clothing designer Pam Chorley has decided to use an abundance of dead animals in her Winter 2006 collection. Join us this Saturday as we continue our anti-fur campaign in front of Pam\\'s st ore\, Fashion Crimes\, and tell Pam that using fur is bloody\, barbaric\, and downright sick with no place in fashion!\n\nWhen: Saturday January 6\, 2007\nWhere: Fashion Crimes\, 322 Queen St West\nTime: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM\ nMeet: 2:15 in front of Fashion Crimes\nPosters and leaflets provided.\n\n \nLet\\'s make this year\\'s very first demo our biggest and best yet! Hel p us build a strong animal rights community in Toronto!\n\nSee you in the streets\,\nW@H\n\nhttp://www.wildatheart-online.com\nhttp://www.myspace.co m/wildatheart_canada Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070106T143000 GEO:43.651400;-79.382600 LOCATION:322 Queen St West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 2Z5\, Canada SUMMARY:Toronto Fur Protest! UID:20260421T070502CEST-BZZzWATnK5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wildatheart-online.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:602-434-1120 Email:sandovalj03@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Arizona\, the center of a myriad of hostile anti-immigrant legi slation is now attacking children. With the passage of the mean spirited P roposition 300 immigrant children who attended Arizona\\'s K-12 schools ar e being priced out of their education. The proposition intends to require that undocumented students who are residents of Arizona pay non-resident t uition\, upwards of $15\,000 per year! Please join us on our march to Uni versity of Phoenix Stadium on January 8\,2007! please meet at 10 am at Min isterios Eben-Ezer Church Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070108T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:8024 W. Camelback Road\, Glendale\, Arizona\, United States SUMMARY:Justice for students NOW! March to BCS College Football Game UID:20260421T070502CEST-001HXNjHPt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.myspace.com/justiceforazstudents END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-296-6727 Email:srenn@globaljusticenow.org DESCRIPTION:Student Global AIDS Campaign\, Student Campaign for Child Survi val\, and Student Trade Justice Campaign present the...\n----------------- ------\nGlobal Justice National Conference\nStudent & Youth Conference on AIDS\, Trade\, and Child Survival\nFeb 2-4\, Washington\, DC\n(lobby day F eb 5)\n--------------------\nRegister Today at www.globaljusticenow.org\n\ nKeynote Addresses by…\n\nStephen Lewis\, UN Special Envoy for AIDS in A frica\nEmira Woods\, Foreign Policy in Focus\n\nSome of the many confirmed speakers...\n \nLori Wallach\, Director\, Global Trade Watch\nNicole Lee\ , Executive Director\, TransAfrica Forum\nDebayani Kar\, Policy Coordinato r\, Jubilee USA\nAditi Sen\, Africa Bureau\, USAID \nDr. Paul Zeitz\, Exec utive Director\, Global AIDS Alliance\nDr. Alan Greenberg\, Professor & Ch air\, Department of Epidemiology\, George Washington University \nNii Akue tteh\, Africa Action\n \n\nPannels & Workshops on AIDS\, Trade & Child Hea lth including...\nWho\\'s Got the Power?: Access to Medicines\, Land\, and Food * Is Globalization Good for Africa? * The Science of AIDS * Big Phar ma & Access to AIDS Drugs * Malaria: Biggest Killer of Children in Africa * The Right to Grow Food: Trade & Agriculture * Gender & Global Health * W hat IS Sustainable Development? * and more...\n\nSkill-based sessions incl uding... \nwriting a press release * organizing on campus * planning a pro test * raising money * building North-South partnerships * and much more.. .\n\nREGISTER TODAY at www.globaljusticenow.org Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070205 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070202T170000 GEO:38.906800;-77.041500 LOCATION:George Washington Univerisity\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\ , 20036\, United States SUMMARY:Global Justice Conference: Ntl. Youth & Student Conf. on AIDS\, Tra de & Child Sur UID:20260421T070502CEST-mu9GNUrTXS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globaljusticenow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:502-209-5382 Email:ljones@kdva.org DESCRIPTION:The goal of the UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS: Kentucky festival is to bring the issue of violence against women and girls front and center. I n order to understand the grave importance of this cause\, one must know t hat violence is an issue that plagues all women and men in every part of t he world. To better show the depth and scope of violence against women\, V -Day has compiled a list of statistics and resources that evidence the imp act that violence against women has on the indivdual\, and the community. One of V-Day’s purposes is to amplify the work of existing groups\, thu s\, since V-Day does not provide direct services\, the resources listed he re are from exceptional groups working to end violence against women local ly\, nationally and internationally. We hope that the knowledge that viol ence against women and girls is a common issue for all people will inspire you to join V-Day and UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS: Kentucky in our mission t o make Kentucky a safe place for women and girls. \n\nIf you are intereste d in participating\, helping\, organizing\, supporting or otherwise being a part of this incredible opportunity please give us a call! Contact Sara Clayton at sclayton@kdva.org\, or LeTonia Jones at Ljones@kdva.org. Visi t us on the web: www.kdva.org. \n\nContribute your talent\, time\, skill s\, music\, art\, money\, support! Consider\, Contemplate\, CONTRIBUTE! \ n\nSee You in August! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070901 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070818 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Lexington\, Kentucky\, United States SUMMARY:Until the Violence Stops: Kentucky UID:20260421T070502CEST-nOMOC32bzd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.utvsky.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-546-9616 Email:uhurufurniture@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles is in need of lots and lots of v olunteers on Monday January 15th (Martin Luther King\, Jr. Day) to volunte er a few hours of time to collectively walk door to door and distribute li terature about our organization.\n\nPlan to meet at the furniture store at 1220 Spruce Street in Center City\, Philadelphia at 10:00am.\nFrom there we will break into groups and walk around neighborhoods distributing liter ature from 10:30-12:30. There will be a break for lunch from 12:30-1:00 or so\, then we will continue distributing literature until 3:00pm. Dress to walk and to be outside.\nFeel free to work in the morning or afternoon\, or all day long!\n\nPlease tell your friends about this event (and bring t hem with you!) If you have off from work or school on this day\, don\\'t s pend the day this year at home watching tv or out going shopping! Do somet hing important this year- come join us at Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles o n MLK\, Jr. Day!\n\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n\nUhuru Furniture & Coll ectibles is a fundraising project of the African People’s Education and Defense Fund\, Inc\, a 501Š3 non-profit organization. The mission of APED F is to address the disparities in education\, health care and economic de velopment faced by the African community through do-for-self community bas ed programs. Uhuru Furniture\, located at 1220 Spruce Street in Center Cit y\, has been raising independent resources for APEDF for over 12 years.\n\ nWe accept quality used items for resale that include living room\, kitche n\, dining\, bedroom and patio furniture\, wall hangings\, mirrors\, art w ork\, rugs\, futons\, collectibles\, antiques\, pianos and small appliance s.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070115 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070111T100000 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION:1220 Spruce Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United States SUMMARY:Big Volunteer Day at Uhuru Furniture on MLK\, Jr. Day!! UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ld2fHUwmSB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apedf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:tmgood@loveandstruggle.net DESCRIPTION:Founding Conference of the Movement for a Democratic Society (M DS)\, Feb.17\, \n2007\n\nSDSers at the New School in New York City\, led b y student and SDS \nre-founder Patrick Korte\, will be hosting and joining in the events of \nFebruary 17\, 2007\, an all-day conference to confirm a sister organization \nfor the revived Students for a Democratic Society. The program is as \nfollows\, with an anticipated attendance of 250:\n\n9 :00-9:45 Coffee and Registration\n\n9:45 Pat Korte will offer greetings\n\ n10:00 MC Paul Buhle\, Brown University\, will introduce Tom Good\, SDS/MD S \norganizer\, who will offer a background of SDS\\' relaunch since Febru ary\, \n2006\, and will introduce the famed leader of the Columbia student strike of \n1968.\n\n10:30 Mark Rudd\, Albuquerque Technical-Vocational I nstitute\, will speak on \nthe history and values of SDS and their meaning for MDS\n\n11:00 Co-MC Penelope Rosemont\, Charles H. Kerr Publishers\, w ill introduce \nManning Marable\, Columbia University\, will speak on the multiracial \nstruggle for justice\, and the crisis in US society today\n\ n11:30-12:00 MC Paul Buhle introduces Tariq Ali\, to speak on the global \ ncrisis\, the Middle East and the Bolivarian Revolution\n\nNoon: Jay Jurie presides as Senia Barragan\, Brown University undergraduate\, \nactivist and Punk singer will speak about the SDS role and the emerging \nculture o f resistance\; joined on stage by Devra Morice\, Brian Kelly and \nother N ew York area SDSers/MDSers\n\n1:00 lunch\n\n2:00 Penelope Rosemont introdu ces Barbara Ehrenreich to speak on social \ncrisis and the role of activis ts\n\n2:45 Paul Buhle introduces Bruce Rubenstein to speak on Old Theories and \nNew\, an Approach for the Left in the 21st Century\n\n3:30-4:30 Dis cussion and Vote for MDS Board\, Chaired Jay Jurie\n\n4:30-4:45 Comments b y Living Theater cofounder\, Judith Malina\n\n4:45-6:30\, social hour\, co ffee\n\n4:45-5:30 MDS\, Inc. board meeting [simultaneous with social hour] \n\n5:30-6:30 fundraiser with Leonard Weinglass [simultaneous with social hour]\n\n6:30 closing\, poems by Jayne Cortez and Al Haber\n\n\n-- Geogra phical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070217 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New School\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Founding Conference of the Movement for a Democratic Society UID:20260421T070502CEST-mFixUwVUNl@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The theme for 2007 is \\'Next Generation Organics\\' focusing o n youth\, local organics and the survival of a movement started by pioneer s. Workshops\, seminars\, trade show\, public forum and the best food anyw here! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070128 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070125 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Guelph\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:Guelph Organic Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-VnakvVPbAt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.guelphorganicconf.ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The College of Liberal Arts\, The Center for African and Africa n American Studies\, The Office of Diversity and Community Engagement\, an d The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies are pleased t o announce the fourth annual conference on Activist Scholarship in the Ame ricas.\n\nAbriendo Brecha draws together scholars\, activists\, artists an d others whose research and creative intellectual work is developed and ca rried out in alignment with communities\, organizations\, movements or net works working for social justice. This year’s conference theme is “Pub lic Education\, Marginalized Publics\, and the Politics of Insurgency.” We want to explore how research\, and intellectual and artistic production can engage with issues of public education\, broadly defined.\nCall for P apers\n\nWe encourage the submission of proposals for individual paper pre sentations\, fully-coordinated panels\, and workshops. Proposals should i nclude the specific topic of the presentation and a statement indicating h ow the proposal relates to the conference theme and to activist scholarshi p. The proposals should be 300 words or less. The deadline for submission is 17 December 2006. \n\nSUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL\nConference Theme: Public E ducation\, Marginalized Publics\, and the Politics of Insurgency\n\nOur th eme this year directs attention toward three inter-connected topics:\n\nFi rst is the universities where many of us were trained\, and many of us wor k. To what extent are these institutions\, their training programs and th eir teaching approaches oriented toward a comprehensive\, egalitarian and liberating idea of the social good? We are interested in exploring spaces that have been opened in universities to carry out activist scholarship t oward such ends\, and the results of these efforts. We also encourage anal ysis of barriers to such efforts\, be they ideological\, bureaucratic\, or logistical. \n\nSecond\, within our broad focus on public education\, we are especially concerned with struggles for empowerment among historically oppressed or marginalized members of their respective societies\, through out the Americas. How have inequalities along the lines of race\, gender\, class and sexuality affected access to quality education\, and what strat egies have these communities employed in struggle to remedy these disparit ies? \n\nThird\, we wish to highlight efforts for the revitalization of p ublic education\, at all levels of established educational institutions\, and equally important\, through radically alternative or anti-systemic mea ns. What are the most promising paths for reform and revitalization\, alo ng the lines of social justice and community empowerment\, and how are the se new educational spaces constituted? What role can activist\, feminist\ , and decolonizing methodologies and scholarship play in these processes? \n\nFor all three of these interconnected themes\, we make a special call to turn the lens inward toward our own University\, in order to generate i deas and energy toward institutional change at home. At the same time\, we look outward for examples and models that may aid us in providing new dir ections and facilitating change. The conference theme is meant to provoke and inspire submissions\, and to guide our selection of invited and keyno te speakers. It is not intended to delimit or exclude. We will consider any proposed papers and sessions related to activist scholarship\, broadly defined. \nCAAAS logo with tree\n\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070224 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070222 GEO:30.352000;-97.715100 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, 78710\, United States SUMMARY:Abriendo Brecha IV: An Activist Scholarship Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-nDcw7UejOv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/caaas/conferences/index/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We welcome proposals for papers*\, presentations and panels exp loring the history\, politics and contemporary significance of Worker Educ ation in the U.S. and abroad. Teachers\, staff and students in worker educ ation programs are encouraged to contribute to the discourse on worker edu cation in presentations that reflect on their own experiences in such prog rams and on the impact on their lives. Trade unionists are especially enco uraged to attend and/or participate. A crucial area of inquiry in this con ference is how class\, race and gender intersect in working class experien ce generally and in worker education in particular.\n\n\n \nTwenty-five y ears ago\, the first program at the City University of New York designed s pecifically for working people\, the Center for Worker Education\, was ina ugurated at the CityCollege\, and then BrooklynCollege established the Gra duateCenter for Worker Education. The City University of New York has hist orically been the so-called “Harvard of the Proletariat.” These progra ms\, however\, were the first at the nation’s largest urban university d esigned to meet the needs of workers and to embrace their concerns and asp irations.\n\n \n This conference commemorates the creation of the CUNY Centers for Worker Education\, an attempt to put a small but important pa rt of a major public institution at the service of the labor movement and the workers it serves.\n\n \n Suggested topics include:\n\n *\n Worker Education models in contemporary society: case studies\n *\n Theoretical models for worker education: from Cobbett to Gramsci to Fr eire\n *\n The attack on labor education centers\n *\n Int ernational perspectives on worker education\n *\n Local & regional perspectives on worker education: case studies \n\n * The politics of worker education Programs: case studies in how unions\, universities or go vernment agencies\, and corporations can affect the aims and content of wo rker programs\n * The sociology of worker education programs: who are t he students\, teachers and staff\; how does each group perceive its experi ence and the value of its education\; what are the outcomes in terms of la bor activism\, political engagement\, personal goals?\n * Worker center s and worker councils: case studies in labor/community institutions\n * Worker education and class consciousness\n * Practice and pedagogy: ho w do workers learn\, what do they learn\, how do their teachers and mentor s interact with them?\n * Historical perspectives on worker education: for example\, the Worker Education Association\, the Bourses du Travail\, Brookwood Labor College\, the Highlander Folk School\, the Bryn Mawr Schoo l for Women Workers\, the Wisconsin School for Workers\, the Rand School\, the Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln Schools\, the Communist University of t he Toilers of the East\, and the George Meany Center/Ntional Labor College -AFL-CIO Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070331 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070330 GEO:40.720700;-74.005300 LOCATION:Brooklyn College\, New York\, New York\, 10013\, United States SUMMARY:Storming the Heavens: Worker Education and Social Activism Conferen ce 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-T1pUNzu7r9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.workereducation.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:radicalismconf07@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:As part of its inaugural launch\, the new Journal for the Study of Radicalism announces the first major North American academic conferenc e on radicalism. It will take place at Michigan State University in Lansin g\, Michigan from January 25-27\, 2007. The aims of this conference are to explore the multiple forms of contemporary and historical radicalism in a transnational context. Keynote speakers include Michael Barkun\, Syracuse University\, author of the Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America\, and Frank Furedi\, University of Kent\, author of P olitics of Fear: Beyond Left and Rights. We welcome submissions from all r elevant disciplinary or interdisciplinary approaches. Paper and panel topi cs will be wide-ranging\, and may include radicalism and the media\, viole nce and terrorism\, religious radicalism\, anarchism\, environmentalist an d ecological radicalism\, technology and anti-technology\, protest art and music\, sexual radicalism\, indigenous radicalism\, anti-imperialism\, \\ 'third way\\' political movements\, corporations and radicalism\, militias \, pacificism\, right-wing movements\, and anti-radicalism. \n\nPlease sen d abstracts/proposals to radicalismconf07@gmail.com no later than 31 Octob er 2006. Send your one-page abstract in an email\, as well as in an attach ment in Word with a .doc suffix\, and please do note your institutional af filiation and position.\n\nSponsored by the Program in American Studies\, American Studies Graduate Student Association\, JSR: Journal for the Study of Radicalism\, College of Arts & Letters\, Provost\\'s Office\, Office o f the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies\, and Matrix.\n Ge ographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070127 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070125 GEO:42.725900;-84.479200 LOCATION:Michigan State University\, East Lansing\, Michigan\, 48824\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Conference on the Study of Radicalisms UID:20260421T070502CEST-vrg4gTn5Bi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.msu.edu/~jsr/RadicalismConfCFP.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:hughlafollette@tampabay.rr.com DESCRIPTION:Even during peacetime\, journalists bear an awesome responsibil ity. In a complex\, global world\, citizens need timely\, accurate\, and r elevant information so that they can make wise decisions about their lives . Journalists are often ordinary citizens\\' only source of that informati on. Without this information\, we cannot make wise decisions. \n\nSo what do journalists do during wartime when they have information the government wants suppressed on grounds of national security\, yet the public would p lausibly want and even need to know this information? Given these consider ations\, what are the responsibilities of journalists during wartime?\n\nT hese very issues will be addressed at this public event. Please join us!\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070217 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070216 GEO:27.771000;-82.639300 LOCATION:Steidinger Auditorium\, University Of South Florida\, St. Petersbu rg\, Florida\, 33701\, United States SUMMARY:Journalists and War UID:20260421T070502CEST-kVEaXnIfAu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://home.tampabay.rr.com/lafollette/j&w/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2007 Race\, Gender\, and Class Annual Conference is Co-orga nized by SUNO RGC Project and ASA SWS Sociologist for Women in Society\, a nd sponsored by UNO RGC Studies\, The Asia Baptist Church at New Orleans\, and SUNO Student Government Association \n\nHurricane Katrina has been c alled one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. The aftermath of the storm\, however\, uncovered human-made disasters of equal magnitude. As the world watched\, the economic\, political\, and social systems of t he U.S. were exposed\, and amid this chaos glaring questions about race\, gender and class inequalities became evident. What were also evident were the efforts of ordinary women and men to rebuild. And natural catastroph es\, such as Katrina and Tsunami – with their televised images of the po or people left to fend for themselves provide a reminder that there is sti ll race\, gender and class issues in America and around the world\, as wel l as what a vision of what the consequences of such RGC inequality can cau se. This Conference proposes to examine those issues across border (U.S\, Latin America\, Asia…) \n\n\nThe meeting will be held at the University of New Orleans Conference Center\, located in the Hampton Inn\, French Qua rter Area. All reservations must be made no later than 01/02/07. Guest roo m reservations are to be made by calling 1-866-311-1200 (toll free) or 504 -529-9990 and requesting the group code (SUNO)\, included in the reservati ons The Conference Registration fees are $175 and $125 for students due by 01/02/07. \n\n\n“Comin Back to New Orleans” by Dr. William “Doc” Belisle (SUNO) (producer and performer) \n\n\nWelcoming by Dr. Rose Duhon- Sells\, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Southern University at New Orleans. \n\n\nThe meeting will have speakers from 1) India: Fatima Burna rd\; Nicaragua: Yamilet Mejia\; Sri Lanka: Surya\, Canada: Roxanne Rimstea d\; David Leahy\, Domenic Beneventi 2) New Orleans (presenters to be annou nced)) 3) and across the country (list to be psoted) \n Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070204 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070201 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New Orleans\, Louisiana\, United States SUMMARY:Race\, Gender\, and Class Solidarity across Borders: Natural and So cial Catastroph UID:20260421T070502CEST-DOAV8soTk7@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Annual Midwest LGBTA conference. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070218 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070216 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:2007 Midwest BLGTA College Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-fv9uZWBFJf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.alphabetsoup2007.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join us February 16-18\, 2007\n\nPre-Conference Registration De adline is January 26\n\nDownload a conference flyer (*pdf) or conference h andbill (*pdf)\n \n\nFeaturing:\nStaceyann Chin - Friday performance\nWri ter/Performer/Political Activist\nDragonsani Renteria - Saturday keynote\n Founder of the National Deaf Queer Resource Center\nCherrie Moraga - Sunda y closing\nPoet/Playwright/Essayist\n\n50+ Workshops & Programs\n\nFrom th e creator/performer of \\'Mastering Sex & Tortillas!\\' comes a new and da ring performance art piece...\n\nREQUIEM FOR QUEER AMOR - Saturday evening \npresented by ASPB\, Cultural Events\, LGBTRC\n\nWritten and performed by Xicana lesbian\, Adelina Anthony\, this commissioned UCR workshop premier e traverses the complex terrain of queers\, anti-migration\, and other tab oo frontiers. Set at the turn of the century\, the Wild West gets even wil der when SANCHA\, a queer ancestor\, comes to life. SANCHA is a pistol car rying womyn lover\, shrewd cantina owner\, and harmonica playing aficionad o. Her story celebrates the struggle of survival\, love\, y claro... good whiskey.\n\nREQUIEM FOR QUEER AMOR features invited queer ranchera singer\ , Magaly: La Voz de Oro.\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070218 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070216 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Riverside\, California\, United States SUMMARY:2007 Western Regional LGBTQIA College Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-VzvFviKs8u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uclgbtia.org/conference2007/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:ranslating Identity is a free conference focusing on gender and gender identities. Open to the public\, this event hopes to reach out the University of Vermont\, the Burlington community\, and the nation as a wh ole to educate us all further about transgender issues. With multiple pane ls to choose from at any time\, some panels will be directed towards trans people and others will be for those who are fairly unfamiliar with the tr ansgender movement and the topic of gender identity.\n\nTIC 2007 will occu r on February 24\, 2007 from 9 am till 6 pm\, followed by evening entertai nment.\n\nThis conference seeks to translate gender identity to both the q ueer community and its allies.\n\nThis conference is open to the national public\, but space is limited!\nThere are 600 spaces open to the public an d 300 available to UVM affiliates.\nPlease register as soon as possible to guarantee your spot.\nRegistration and attendance are free.\nPlease Note: Due to heavy financial restrictions on TIC’s budget\, the TIC Committee will NOT be able to provide lunch for attendees.\nAttendees will be provid ed with information about a large number of restaurants with a variety of dietary accommodations from which attendees can order-out\, eat-in\, or pi ck up.\nWe are very sorry that TIC is unable to provide this service. Geo graphical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070224 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Burlington\, Vermont\, United States SUMMARY:Translating Identity Conference 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-CphetgASUZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uvm.edu/~tic/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:415-356-8383 Email:lareservations@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:As part of a nation-wide community engagement campaign to promo te the prime-time national broadcast of the groundbreaking new documentary Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Ind ependent Lens\, Campus Progress\, the Independent Television Service\, Nat ional Black Programming Consortium\, and Firelight Media will produce a sp ecial preview screening event for the L.A. entertainment industry and frie nds and partners of Campus Progress on January 30\, 2007 at the Pacific De sign Center Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood.\n\nThis event will br ing together industry executives\, artists\, activists\, critical thinkers and young media consumers to engage in reflection and discussion around t he frequently violent and sexual themes and images that dominate many popu lar music videos and other media products.\n\n\n\nThe screening will be fo llowed by a panel discussion including:\n\nBlack Thought of \\'The Roots\\ '\nGrammy Award-winning hip-hop recording artist\n\nByron Hurt\nDirector\, Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes\n\nKeith Brown\nExecutive vice president \, Black Entertainment Television\n\nDr. Cathy Cohen\nCenter for Race Poli tics and Culture\, University of Chicago\n\nLois Vossen\nSeries producer\, Independent Lens\n\nAbout the film\n\nHip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes ta kes an in-depth look at representations of manhood\, sexism and homophobia in hip-hop culture. This groundbreaking documentary is a “loving critiq ue” of certain disturbing developments in rap music culture from the poi nt of view of a fan who challenges the art form\\'s representations of mas culinity. Leading rap and hip-hop artists including Mos Def\, Busta Rhymes \, Russell Simmons and others are interviewed and pressed to answer some d ifficult questions about the violent and sexually explicit content of many hip-hop songs and videos.\n\nAbout the campaign\n\nThe national broadcast of Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes will be supported by a comprehensive national community engagement campaign designed to educate both young cons umers and media makers about issues of gender\, race and community values\ , support media literacy and encourage young men and women to reflect on t he impact of frequently violent and sexual imagery on themselves\, their r elationships and their communities.\n\nTuesday\, January 30\, 2007\n7:30 p .m.\n\nSilver Screen Theater\nPacific Design Center\n8687 Melrose Ave\nWes t Hollywood\n\nAdmission is free\, reservations required.\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070130T193000 GEO:34.091000;-118.381000 LOCATION:Silver Screen Theater\, 8687 Melrose Ave.\, West Hollywood\, Calif ornia\, 90069\, United States SUMMARY:Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes UID:20260421T070502CEST-mvEfrluNaE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/speakers/1381/hip-hop-beyond-beats-and-rhymes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:\\'Choosing Science over Politics\\' - A discussion with Dr. Su san Wood. Dr. Wood served as Assistant Commissioner for Women’s Health and Director of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women’s Health (OWH) from November 2000 through August 2005\, when she resigned o n principle due to the continued delay of approval of the emergency contra ceptive\, Plan B. Previously\, Dr. Wood was the Director for Policy and Pr ogram Development at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ O ffice on Women’s Health. She received her Ph.D. in biology from Boston U niversity Marine Program. She has published a number of research articles in scientific journals\, as well as articles on health policy. Geographic al Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070131T063000 GEO:40.726000;-73.998300 LOCATION:New York University School Of Medicine\, 401 East 30th Street\, Ne w York\, New York\, 10012\, United States SUMMARY:Choosing Science over Politics UID:20260421T070502CEST-wMgivv5Dfx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:coordinators@lovingconference.com DESCRIPTION:Planning is underway for the 40th anniversary of Loving v Virgi nia (1967)... the US Supreme Court’s decision to legalize interracial ma rriage\, will be marked with an international conference on June 21 -24\, 2007 in Chicago\, Illinois. For the first time in U.S. history\, this even t wishes to bring together not only “interracial” couples\, “multira cial/ethnic” individuals\, and “transracial” adoptees\, it also inte nds to unite policy makers\, educators/students\, celebrities\, and advoca cy organizations representing all communities on critical issues that cont inue to fragment our nation at the Loving Decision Conference 2007: The Ne xt 40 Years of Multiracial Communities. \nThe following conference is bein g organized by several entities across the nation. The coordinating organi zation is the Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA). The collaborati ng organizations also include iPride (CA)\, Multiethnic Education Program (MEP)\, Oregon Council of Multiracial Affairs (OCMA)\, MOXCHA (Canada)\, H oney Inc. (NJ)\, Biracial Family Network (IL)\, Multiracial Americans in S outhern California (MASC)\, The Topaz Club (nationwide)\, Interracial Fami ly Council (IFC)\, and the Loving Day Project (NY). \n Geographical Scope : International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070624 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070621 GEO:41.860000;-87.618700 LOCATION:Roosevelt University\, 430 S. Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60605\, United States SUMMARY:Loving Decision Conference 2007: The Next 40 Years of Multiracial C ommunities UID:20260421T070502CEST-bFI0VDt0nA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lovingconference.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:puskasfan@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION: BOSTON\, MASSACHUSETTS -- A commemoration event honoring the 3 5th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” massacre that took place in Der ry\, Northern Ireland will be held at The Plough and Stars in Cambridge\, Massachusetts on Tuesday\, January 30\, 2007.\n\nThe ceremony\, sponsored by the Irish Freedom Committee\, will honor the fourteen civil rights demo nstrators who were shot and killed by soldiers from the British Army’s 1 st Paratroop Regiment on January 30\, 1972. Festivities will begin at 7:00 PM and continue until 1:00 AM. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070130T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:THE PLOUGH AND STARS\, 912 MASSACHUSETTS AVE.\, CAMBRIDGE\, Massac husetts\, United States SUMMARY:“Bloody Sunday” Commemoration Event to be held in Cambridge UID:20260421T070502CEST-EeuuDwJ6Fo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:n 30 January 1972\, soldiers from the British Army\\'s 1st Para chute Regiment opened fire on \nunarmed and peaceful civilian demonstrator s in the Bogside\, Derry\, Ireland\, near the Rossville \nflats\, killing 13 and wounding a number of others. One wounded man later died from illnes s \nattributed to that shooting.\n\nThe march\, which was called to protes t internment\, was \\'illegal\\' according to British \ngovernment authori ties. Internment without trial was introduced by the British government on \nAugust 9\, 1971.\n\nThe British-government-appointed Widgery Tribunal f ound soldiers were not guilty of shooting \ndead the 13 civilians in cold blood.\n\nThirty-five years later and still no justice.\n\nOn 30 January 2 007\, The Irish Freedom Committee will host three showings of the remarkab le \nfilm \\'Bloody Sunday\\' at the Guild Cinema located at 3405 Central Ave. NE\, Albuquerque. \nPhone: 255-1848\n\nShow times -- 4:30 PM\, 6:45 P M (followed by a short question-and-answer session) and 9:15 \nPM. $7.00 a dmission\n\nProceeds from these screenings will go directly to the familie s of Irish Republican POWs being \nheld in English and Irish Free State pr isons.\n\nThe Irish Freedom Committee will hold a benefit raffle the night of the show.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070130T163000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:THE GUILD CINEMA\, 3405 CENTRAL AVENUE NE\, ALBUQUERQUE\, NEW MEXI CO\, United States SUMMARY:\\'Bloody Sunday\\' Film Screening and Discussion UID:20260421T070502CEST-VSIuNNu9dn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:info@apscuhuru.org DESCRIPTION:On February 5th at noon\, human rights activists will hold a de monstration at the New York City Hilton Hotel (1335 Avenue of the Americas at W. 54th) where the 4th Annual Rapaport International Diamond Conferenc e will take place. \n\nOrganizers of the planned protest reject the diamo nd industry’s recent publicity campaign promoting the extraction and sal e of \\'non-conflict\\' diamonds as beneficial to indigenous and African c ommunities.\n\nCritics of the industry point to Botswana\, the largest sup plier of uncut diamonds in the world\, where a fourth of the population li ves on less than a dollar a day. A third of the people of are undernourish ed and the life expectancy is 36 years. Botswana has the second largest pe r capita AIDS rate on the planet\, with nearly a quarter of the people inf ected. Similar conditions persist throughout the diamond-producing regions of the world.\nThe World Diamond Council admits that $8.4 billion in roug h diamonds are extracted from Africa each year. This amount multiplies as the diamonds are refined and sold\, traveling from Africa to Antwerp to Is rael and the U.S.\, enriching white communities along the way.\nProtest or ganizer Robert Notowitz of the African People’s Solidarity Committee dec lares\, “We have the responsibility to shut down an industry that ravage s the land and labor of Africa to benefit the white world. For white socie ty\, the diamond is promoted to represent the ultimate expression of love. For Africa\, the diamond trade has its origins in colonialism\, with Afri can people forced to labor on their own land under slave-like conditions f or pennies a day. All diamonds are blood diamonds!”\n Geographical Sco pe: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070205T120000 GEO:40.765700;-73.985600 LOCATION:New York Hilton\, 1335 6th Ave. (at W. 54th)\, New York\, New York \, 10019\, United States SUMMARY:All Diamonds are Blood Diamonds - Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-UsRaCsv82t@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.boycottdiamonds.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:info@apscuhuru.org DESCRIPTION:A Community Forum will be held at the Church of the Village\, w ith speakers from the Uhuru (African Freedom) Movement\, including Diop Ol ugbala\, organizer of the Sean Bell Justice Tribunal\, and Penny Hess\, au thor of Overturning the Culture of Violence. Physicist Aisha Fields will d iscuss the Uhuru Movement’s clean water and sustainable electricity proj ects in Africa. The Church of the Village is located at 201 W. 13th Street in the West Village.\n\nThis event is part of an All Diamonds are Blood D iamonds International Day of Action that includes a press conference and p rotest at the New York Hilton\, site of the 4th Annual Rapaport Internatio nal Diamond Conference. \n\nFor more info visit http://www.boycottdiamonds .net Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070205T190000 GEO:40.741000;-74.000100 LOCATION:Church Of The Village\, 201 W. 13th Street (at 7th Avenue)\, New Y ork\, New York\, 10011\, United States SUMMARY:All Diamonds are Blood Diamonds - Community Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-WWn7iB7P4m@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.boycottdiamonds.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:628562120363 Email:tiangbendera@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:THE FIRST SOUTH-EAST ASIA STUDENT FORUM ON TECHNOLOGY is the in ternational student conference which involves students from all over South -east Asia and four obeserver country (INDIA\,CHINA\,AUSTRALIA\,JAPAN).The main theme of the event is \\'energy for humanity. It planned to be a fo rmal discussion which put Globalization Issues and its impact to Third Wor ld Countries as core of discussion with South-East Asia Energy Issues as i ts point of entry. Beside talking about globalization\, it\\'s also talkin g about another field that related with this system such as economy\, poli tic\, technology and energy which is recently become a trend discussion in some seminar. And on this event we discuss the problem from those perspec tives\, beside\, particularly our intention is to gain knowledge comprehen sively as possible.\n\nIn general\, on technology session\, we discuss abo ut national energy strategy and the importance of local corporations\\' in volvement in energy sector. On energy issues\, we divide the topic based o n renewable and nuclear energy and discuss about theutilization and develo pment in south-east Asia.Apart from that\, we have a great expectation tha t this event would not eventually acts merely as a training of young futur e leader but also exhibit a useful result to the people of South-East Asia particularly as well\, the result where student power and capabilities an d its limitation role to the community is proportionally reflected. Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070314 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070311 GEO:-6.912780;107.621000 LOCATION:Ganesha 10\, Bandung Institute Of Technology Campus\, Indonesia\, Bandung\, Jawa Barat\, 136522\, Indonesia SUMMARY:The First South-East Asia Student Forum on Technology UID:20260421T070502CEST-c2div50ls0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://seasforum.tiangbendera.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with A Woman\\'s Voice\, our on-campus feminist group\, we are showing the film Tough Guise. The film examines violence a s a product of masculinity construction. After the film\, we will have a panel of feminist academics to facilitate discussion. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070221T183000 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, Student Center\, Leadership Room\, Kennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:Tough Guise: Examining Violence in Masculinity Construction UID:20260421T070502CEST-OHizUdvuhi@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Presentations and speakers on peace\, presented by KSU faculty\ , and supported by the KSU Greens. Speakers include Winona LaDuke Geogra phical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070413T080000 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, New Social Scienc e Building\, Kennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:Peace Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-tVAPgb9fOh@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:mandymcnary@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:We will begin on Friday with a small off-campus gathering to so cialize and plan for the next day. Saturday\, we will begin about 8:00 wit h credentialing delegates. Then\, we will approve the platform and by-laws \, nominate candidates\, and get geared up for 2008 campaigns. We have sc heduled a students and youth caucus. Since the Greens stress decentraliza tion\, we welcome any suggestions for workshops\, other caucuses\, speaker s\, or any other events that could be helpful. Convention may go until Su ndayWe do need suggestions for local vegan-friendly catering. Some accomo dations available. Please give as much notice as possible if you will nee d housing. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070415 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070413 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, Social Science Bu ilding\, Kennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:Georgia Green Party State Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-PM6Diu5ENp@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:marc@sfalliance.org DESCRIPTION:Save the date! April 13-14\, 2007\nChicago\, IL\n\nMark your ca lendars today and start organizing to bring members of your community to M cDonald\\'s backyard this April!\n\nJanuary 10\, 2007 - The Coalition of I mmokalee Workers announces a major mobilization for farmworker justice\, A pril 13-14\, 2007\, in the greater Chicago area. Make your plans to join us for historic actions that will usher in a new phase in the Campaign for Fair Food.\n\nCIW: “Today\, we are tired\, in the words of Martin Luthe r King Jr.\, of ‘relying on the good will and understanding of those who profit by exploiting us.’”\n\nNearly two years have passed since Taco Bell and the CIW announced an historic initiative to address the ever-dee pening poverty and decades of degradation faced by farmworkers in Florida. At that time\, Taco Bell challenged its fast-food industry counterparts to join in demanding fair wages and humane treatment for the workers who p ick their tomatoes.\n\nMcDonald’s\, the undisputed leader of the $100 bi llion fast-food industry\, has refused to meet that challenge. Despite inc reasing public pressure on the fast-food giant\, McDonald’s has refused to recognize the seriousness of the exploitation of tomato pickers exposed through the Taco Bell boycott\, and refused to work with the CIW to addre ss that exploitation. Instead\, it has taken measures that appear aimed a t undermining the hard-won advances in wages and working conditions establ ished in the agreement with Taco Bell.\n\nToday\, after nearly two years o f waiting patiently for McDonald’s to join us in addressing the crisis o f human rights abuses and sub-poverty wages in its tomato supply chain\, w e are tired of waiting. We are tired\, as Martin Luther King Jr. said\, o f “relying on the good will and understanding of those who profit by exp loiting us.”\n\nOur members and allies feel that it is now time to inten sify our efforts. As such\, the campaign is entering a new phase this yea r\, and support from our allies across the country will be more important than ever. The action in Chicago this April will mark the first major eng agement in this new phase of the Campaign for Fair Food.\n\nMark your cale ndars today and start organizing to bring members of your community to McD onald\\'s backyard this April to join us in a:\n\n * Major rally outsid e McDonald\\'s global headquarters in Oak Brook\, IL\, Friday\, April 13\, 2007.\n\n * Carnaval and Parade for Fair Food\, Real Rights\, and Dign ity - Saturday\, April 14\, 2007 in downtown Chicago.\n\nWe strongly encou rage our allies from across the country to join us in Chicago this April a nd to participate in the colorful carnaval and parade action.\n\nGroups ar e encouraged to organize their own floats and delegations for this action. \n\nContact us for more information: organize@sfalliance.org\n\n Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070414 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070413 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago Area\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Historic Mobilization and Carnaval for Farmworker Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-ES2IDUjkzk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sfalliance.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:315-364-3252 Email:lmcclusky@wells.edu DESCRIPTION:Wells College\\'s sixth annual Activism Symposium: Engage Confl ict. A day-long event to celebrate and encourage activism in the academy. Over 20 speakers/workshops on issues ranging from Native American land rig hts to globalization\, to energy\, to gender and racism. Keynote speaker i s Marc Rodrigues from the Student Farmworker Alliance. Geographical Scop e: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070302 GEO:42.758100;-76.670000 LOCATION:Wells College\, 170 Main Street\, Aurora\, New York\, 13026\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Engage Conflict - Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-giVpad8L6O@74.81.90.59 URL:http://aurora.wells.edu/~symposium END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:jessie@foodsecurity.org DESCRIPTION:The Third National Farm To Cafeteria And Food Policy Conference . Join hundreds of farm to cafeteria and food policy enthusiasts to share experiences\, and get the latest\, up-to-date info on how colleges\, schoo ls\, and other institutions can help support local farms and a healthier e nvironment. A major focus of the conference will be issues related to the 2007\nFarm Bill\, including farm to cafeteria and beyond. On Monday\, att endees will have the opportunity to visit with their elected representativ es on Capitol Hill.\n \nMore conference information is available at www.fo odsecurity.org\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070316 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, United Stat es SUMMARY:From Cafeterias to Capitol Hill: Growing Healthy Kids\, Farms and C ommunities UID:20260421T070502CEST-u1rBOfJdDv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.foodsecurity.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:857-233-7504 Email:info@apscuhuru.org DESCRIPTION:“All Diamonds Are Blood Diamonds!” Forum\n\nWhat: Forum\, “All Diamonds Are Blood Diamonds”\nWhere: Church of the Village\, 201 W. 13th Street (at 7th Avenue)NYC\nWhen: Monday February 5\, 2007\, 7:00 p .m.\, following the afternoon protest of the 4th Annual Rapaport Internat ional Diamond Conference near the Hilton\nContact: African People’s Soli darity Committee\, Rob Notowitz\, 857-233-7504\n\nThe evening of February 5th\, a forum will be held at the Church of the Village\, with speakers fr om the Uhuru (African Freedom) Movement\, including Diop Olugbala\, organi zer of the Sean Bell Justice Tribunal\, and Penny Hess\, author of Overtur ning the Culture of Violence. Physicist Aisha Fields will discuss the Uhur u Movement’s clean water and sustainable electricity projects in Africa. The Church of the Village is located at 201 W. 13th Street in the West Vi llage.\nOrganizers reject the diamond industry’s recent publicity campai gn promoting the extraction and sale of \\'non-conflict\\' diamonds as ben eficial to indigenous and African communities.\nCritics of the industry po int to Botswana\, the largest supplier of uncut diamonds in the world\, wh ere a fourth of the population lives on less than a dollar a day. A third of the people of are undernourished and the life expectancy is 36 years. B otswana has the second largest per capita AIDS rate on the planet\, with n early a quarter of the people infected. Similar conditions persist through out the diamond-producing regions of the world.\nThe World Diamond Council admits that $8.4 billion in rough diamonds are extracted from Africa each year. This amount multiplies as the diamonds are refined and sold\, trave ling from Africa to Antwerp to Israel and the U.S.\, enriching white commu nities along the way.\nProtest organizer Robert Notowitz of the African Pe ople’s Solidarity Committee declares\, “We have the responsibility to shut down an industry that ravages the land and labor of Africa to benefit the white world. For white society\, the diamond is promoted to represent the ultimate expression of love. For Africa\, the diamond trade has its o rigins in colonialism\, with African people forced to labor on their own l and under slave-like conditions for pennies a day. All diamonds are blood diamonds!”\nFor more information and the truth about diamonds\, visit w ww.boycottdiamonds.net\, email info@apscuhuru.org or call (215) 387-0919. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070205T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Church Of The Village\, 201 W. 13th Street (at 7th Ave.)\, New Yor k\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:“All Diamonds Are Blood Diamonds!” Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-PThk3uf19C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://boycottdiamonds.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:contact@idealistsunited.com DESCRIPTION:The Human Rights Awareness Festival will have art\, music\, mov ies\, speakers\, fundraisers\, and other engaging events aimed at spreadin g human rights education and awareness. It is our goal to spread Human Rights Awareness through entertaining educational stimulation in an effort to reach individuals who are not normally exposed to human rights. Geo graphical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070414 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070409 GEO:41.807400;-72.250300 LOCATION:University Of Connecticut\, Storrs\, Connecticut\, 06269\, United States SUMMARY:Human Rights Awareness Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-bmmG03z0gr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.idealistsunited.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:www.inpdum.org DESCRIPTION:NEW YORK TRIBUNAL FOR REPARATIONS TO AFRICAN PEOPLE\n\nSaturday \, January 27th @ Noon\nHouse of the Lord Church\n415 Atlantic Ave (betwee n Nevins & Bond)\nBrooklyn\, New York\n\nOpen Subpoena to Appear in Africa n People\\'s Court\nTo: Mayor Michael Bloomberg\, Commissioner Ray Kelly.. .\nThe African Community is charging the City of New York with the the \na ssassination of Sean Bell!\n\nCourt Operates According to International La w\nPEOPLE\\'S ADVOCATE:\n-Omali Yeshitela\, Chairman of the African People \\'s Socialist Party \nand leader of the Uhuru Movement\nJUDGES:\n-Dorothy Lewis\, Co-Chair of N\\'COBRA (Nat\\'l Coalition of Black for \nReparatio ns in America)\n-Charles Barron\, NYC Councilman\n-Malik Zulu Shabazz\, Ch airman of the New Black Panther Party\nWITNESSES:\n-The People!\n\nOn earl y Saturday morning of November 25th\, 23 year-old Sean Bell\, \nalong with two friends Joseph Guzman\, 31 (shot 11 times) and Trent \nBennefield\, 2 3 (shot 3 times) were gunned down by a NYPD task force \nhours before Bell was supposed to get married. Bell was killed \ninstantly by a barrage of bullets. Bennefield and Guzman survivied \nthe shooting\, but were being h eld in police custody - handcuffed to a \nhospital bed.\nTo justify the sh ooting\, the state claimed there was a \\'4th man\\' who \nshot at the pol ice first. In search of the fake gunman\, the NYPD has \nconducted illegal searches of innocent people\\'s homes throughout the \nAfrican community. \nThousands of African have been taking to the streets demanding the \ncop s be jailed. It is clear to the community that the shooting was \nunjustif iable - and that the police acted as judge\, jury\, prosecution \nand exec utioners! However\, we are also clear that the government is \nincapable o f punishing itself for its crimes against African people. \nFor real justi ce\, Africans must build their own court...\n\nSponsored by the Internatio nal People\\'s Democratic Uhuru Movement \n(InPDUM). InPDUM is a grassroot s organization that defends the \ndemocratic rights of the African communi ty worldwide. We believe that \nself-determination is the highest expressi on of democracy! Uhuru \nMeans Freedom! www.inpdum.org \n Geographical Sc ope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070127T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:House Of The Lord Church\, 415 Alantic Ave. (between Nevins And Bo nd)\, Brooklyn\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Tribunal for Reparations to African People\, the Assassination of Sean Bell UID:20260421T070502CEST-u8nluRCUUR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.inpdum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:617-723-5000 Email: DESCRIPTION:Project Bread’s 39th Walk for Hunger is Sunday\, May 6\, 2007 . Walkers will enjoy a 20-mile route weaving through Boston\, Brookline\, Newton\, and Cambridge\, and ending at the start\,in Boston Common.All wh o participate will be provided with entertainment and free snacks along th e way. This year\, an expected 40\,000 participants will raise at least $ 3 million in pledges to help fund 400 food pantries\, soup kitchens\, food banks\, and food salvage programs across Massachusetts. Registration is from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. on Boston Common. For more information\, call \n61 7-723-5000 or visit www.projectbread.org. \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070506T070000 GEO:42.343100;-71.092700 LOCATION:The Boston Common\, Boston\, Massachuesetts\, 02115\, United State s SUMMARY:Project Bread\\'s 39th Walk for Hunger UID:20260421T070502CEST-Vu6va4Vv2C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.projectbread.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:Bringing together students and experts from across the country\ , Student Pugwash USA’s 14th National Conference on Science and Social R esponsibility will appeal to students (undergrad\, graduate) interested in the ethical intersection of science\, technology\, and policy. The confe rence will engage students in in-depth discussion/debate on issues involve d with scientific integrity and social responsibility. Note: there are a limited number of slots available so act fast. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070415 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070412 GEO:38.907700;-77.017300 LOCATION:National Academy Of Sciences\, 500 5th St. NW\, Washington\, Distr ict Of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Student Pugwash\\'s 14th National Conference: Promoting the Integri ty of Science UID:20260421T070502CEST-MRxPrfv60S@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:forum@eco-res.org DESCRIPTION:EcoRes Forum Online E-Conference (http://www.eco-res.org)\nExpl oring the Ethical\, Political and Socio-Cultural Aspects of Climate Change \n\nThe EcoRes Forum announces the launch of a series of online e-confere nces focusing on the ethical\, political and sociocultural aspects of clim ate change. The series\, which will be offered free of charge\, starts off in April 2007 with a two-week dialogue on a topic of increasing urgency: expanding and accelerating an ecocentric philosophy among societies around the world. \n\nThe need for such a shift has long been recognized. Based on the UN\\'s Rio Declaration of Environment and Development\, in 1992 Al Gore observed\, \\'Our challenge is to accelerate the needed change in thi nking about our relationship to the environment in order to shift the patt ern of our civilization to a new equilibrium -- before the world\\'s ecolo gical system loses its current one.\\' (Earth in the Balance)\n\nTitled Fr om Anthropocentrism to Ecocentrism: Making the Shift\, the e-conference wi ll bring together academics and activists\, scientists and social critics\ , researchers\, journalists\, community leaders and citizens\, all focused on looking for answers and actions to make this paradigm shift a reality. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070430 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070414 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Online Forum\, United States SUMMARY:EcoRes Forum EConference: From Anthropocentrism to Ecocentrism: Mak ing the Shift UID:20260421T070502CEST-ebNhHTk4va@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.eco-res.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:contact@democratizingeducation.org DESCRIPTION:Get on board with the . . .\n \n APRIL MOBILIZATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION\n \n Students + Youth + Faculty + Staff + Community = \n The Power to Rescue Higher Ed & Renew Democracy!\n \n Get invo lved now: \n \n 1. Recognize the crisis in Higher Education . . .\ n 2. Read about the planned response\, the April Mobilization . . . \n 3. Find out how you can play a key role this spring!\n \n \n 1. THE CRISIS\n \n Will they do it again? In the coming months\, will state governments and campus officials again hike tuition? Will the federal and state governments again shortchange higher education? Will the pace of t he corporatization and resegregation of higher education increase?\n \n Th e youth of America are already paying the price for decades of education c uts imposed by prior generations. Tuition costs have doubled\, tripled\, and in some cases quintupled from just a generation ago. The shift from s tudent grants to loans has produced the most indebted generation of young people in American history. Highly trained professors\, already undermine d by attacks on tenure\, are teaching less as lower paid teaching assistan ts and adjunct faculty teach more. Hundreds of thousands of young people who joined the Guard to fund their college education and defend their coun try have been sent to fight in the unpopular occupation of Iraq. And mill ions of young people from poor families - predominantly youth of color - h ave decided that a college education simply is not an option.\n \n As a pe ople\, Americans will face grim consequences if higher education becomes a tool of the multinational corporations\, rather than a source of democrac y and opportunity. They who pay the piper call the tune. After three dec ades of effective corporate lobbying\, public and corporate taxes now pay less than half as much as a proportion of costs at public colleges and uni versities. In turn\, corporations are directing their financial leverage and political influence to restructure public higher education on a corpor ate model: College vouchers\, charter departments\, charter campuses\, an d fully privatized corporate schools. Corporations are also calling the t une in setting the internal curriculum and research priorities for our uni versities\; as campus executives emphasize those departments that can obta in outside corporate funding\, fields with more social benefit (i.e. educa tion\, social work\, sustainable agriculture) are left to wither.\n \n Thi s is a critical moment. Now is the time for youth to demonstrate that the price is already too high. Now is the moment for us all to face the cris is in higher education\, and to demand the financial and political changes that will put our schools\, colleges\, and universities on solid ground.\ n \n \n 2. THE RESPONSE\n \n Join the April Mobilization. Demand full pub lic funding for higher education\; a rollback and eventual phaseout of tui tion\; the democratization of higher education in the USA. \n \n * * * Week of Action - April 16-20 * * *\n \n This will be a week of coordinate d action and protest. On campuses and in communities across the USA\, stud ents\, youth\, faculty\, staff\, and community members will act together t o force democratic changes in higher education funding\, policy\, and gove rnance. Tactics may include sit-ins\, rallies\, strikes\, pickets\, march es\, banner hangs\, study-ins\, silent processions\, grade-ins\, office vi sits\, dorm-storms\, lock-downs . . . whatever non-violent tactics that lo cal organizers believe will be most effective in their campuses and commun ities.\n \n * * * Teach-Ins & Tent States - Month of April * * *\n \n O rganizers will build momentum for the April mobilization by holding large- scale educational events in the weeks leading up to and including the Week of Action. These events will take the form of indoor teach-ins\, in whic h campus and community facilities become host to workshops\, lectures\, an d debates on the future of higher education in America\, or of Tent State Universities\, in which tent cities spring up on campus malls\, squares\, and quads\, showing the displacement of the public mission of higher educa tion in America.\n \n The April Mobilization for Higher Education is a pro ject of the Democratizing Education Network (DEN)\, a network of student\, youth\, faculty\, staff\, and community organizers and groups dedicated a set of common principles:\n \n --- Democratizing Higher Education Charter ---\n \n - Full Public Funding for Public Higher Education \n\n - Free Access to Higher Education and Abolition of Tuition \n\n - Affirmative Action to End Institutionalized Racism and Sexism \n \n - Full Recognition of the Right of Students and Workers to Organize \n \n - Democratic Self-Government of Higher Education \n\n - Service to the Public Welfare\, Not Corporate Profits \n\n - Free Speech and Academic Freedom \n \n - Debt Forgiveness of Student Loans \n\n - Civic Educat ion for a Democratic Society \n\n - Education\, Not War\; Schools\, Not Jails \n\n Since mid-2005\, the DEN has united diverse campus and communi ty constituencies around common projects and campaigns. These have includ ed the Democratizing Education Convention (October\, 2005)\, the Tent Stat e University movement (April\, 2006)\, and the Virtual March on Corporate Lobbyists (October\, 2006). This summer\, the DEN will host a second Demo cratizing Education Convention in Atlanta\, Georgia\, to be held in conjun ction with the US Social Forum (June 22-24\, 2007).\n \n \n 3. YOUR ROLE\n \n You can and should begin your preparations for the April Mobilization. This is a critical moment for a vital institution. Who will our college s and universities serve? The poor and working people of the world? The a s yet unfulfilled promise of American democracy? Future generations facin g the ecological legacy of their parents? Or will higher education instea d become a tool for corporations\, an instrument for the indoctrination\, segregation\, and debt-enslavement of American youth?\n \n Here\\'s what y ou can do:\n \n 1. Become a Participant. Register your organization a s a local organizer of campus and/or community April Mobilization events.\ n \n 2. Secure an Endorsement for the Mobilization. If you are involv ed in an international\, national\, state\, or regional student\, labor\, or community organization\, work to secure the official backing of your or ganization for the April Mobilization.\n \n 3. Make a Personal Endorse ment. Lend your name to the April Mobilization. Then go one further: Per sonally take action to make it a success. Write a letter\, editorial\, or blog in support of the mobilization. Contribute funds to make it a succe ss. Volunteer to help with organizing\, webwork\, literature production\, and outreach.\n \n To register your participation\, and get involved\, pl ease click here:\n HTTP://www.DemocratizingEducation.org\n \n Thank you.\n \n _____________________________________\n \n The April Mobilization for Higher Education ~ A campaign of the student\, youth\, faculty\, staff\, a nd community-based members of the Democratizing Education Network (DEN). H TTP://www.DemocratizingEducation.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070501 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070401 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:National\, United States SUMMARY:April Mobilization for Higher Education UID:20260421T070502CEST-mIZp0W4VVr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.DemocratizingEducation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:rsvp@itvs.org DESCRIPTION:# Special DC Screening “Hip Hop Beyond Beats and Rhymes”- T he National Portrait Gallery and The Independent Television Service presen t a special screening of “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes.” The film takes an in-depth look at manhood in rap music and hip hop culture- where creative genius\, poetic beauty\, and mad beats collide with misogyny\, vi olence\, and homophobia. Thursday\, February 1st at Donald W. Reynolds Cen ter\, Washington D.C. 7:00 to 10:00pm. The introductory remarks will be gi ven by Patricia Harrison\, President and CEP of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. The film will also be followed by a panel discussion featuri ng the filmmaker Byron Hurt and Natalie Y. Moore and Natalie and Hopkinson \, authors of Deconstructing Tyrone: A New Look at Black Masculinity in th e Hip-Hop Generation. Admission is free\, but reservations are required. R SVP to rsvp@itvs.org or 202-879-9656. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress\, Na tional Portrait Gallery Smithsonian Institution\, National Endowment for t he Arts\, and Independent Television Series. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070201T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Donald W. Reynolds Center\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Special DC Screening: Hip Hop Beyond Beats and Rhymes UID:20260421T070502CEST-nCATm5dNAC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Left versus Right on Campus: What’s At Stake for Iraq\, Civil Rights\, and Global Warming\nPlease join David Halperin\, Director of Cam pus Progress and Senior Vice President at the Center for American Progress \, for an interactive discussion on how students can engage in some of tod ay’s most pertinent issues: the war in Iraq\, civil rights\, and global warming. Sunday\, February 4th at Reed College. Kaul Auditorium’s Gray L ounge at 5 PM. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress and the Reed Secular Allian ce. For more information\, please email speakers@americanprogress.org. Ge ographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070204T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Kaul Auditorium\\'s Gray Lounge\, Reed College\, Portland\, Oregon \, United States SUMMARY:What\\'s At Stake--Iraq\, Civil Rights\, Global Warming - Portland UID:20260421T070502CEST-9i7A6lUL5G@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Eyes on the Prize: Nationwide Campus Tour – Thirteen years si nce it last aired in 1993\, Eyes on the Prize has returned to television. This landmark film features archival footage and contemporary interviews w ith participants in the struggle for and against Civil Rights. Monday\, Fe bruary 5th at Amherst College. Amherst College Keefe Campus Center Theater \, 8:00pm to 10:00pm. Amherst College will be screening Episode 3: Ain’t Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress\, Charles Drew Cultural House\, Black Students Union\, and the Campus Center. For m ore information\, please email speakers@americanprogress.org. Geographica l Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070205T200000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Keefe Campus Center Theater\, Amherst College\, Northampton\, Mass achusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Eyes on the Prize: Nationwide Campus Tour UID:20260421T070502CEST-t0xI34cJ6L@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:townhall@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:“Conversations with Daschle: Norm Ornstein on the challenges facing Congress as an Institution” – Please join Norm Ornstein\, Resid ent Scholar of the American Enterprise Institute and author of The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get it Back on Track\, and Senator Tom Daschle as they discuss the challenges facing Congress. Th ey will answer questions both from a live audience and from webcast viewer s across the country. If you have a question you would like to ask\, pleas e send an email to townhall@campusprogress.org. The event will be held fro m 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday\, February 6th at the Center for Ameri can Progress in Washington\, D.C. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress\, Center for American Progress\, and the Georgetown Public Policy Institute. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070206T183000 GEO:38.904500;-77.030900 LOCATION:Center For American Progress\, 1333 H Street NW\, 10th Floor\, Was hington\, D.C.\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:\\'Conversations with Daschle: Norm Ornstein on Congress\\' challen ges UID:20260421T070502CEST-SVRkFePPKg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www2.americanprogress.org/dia/organizationsCAP/americanprogress/ event/index.jsp?event_KEY=20015&t=CampusProgress.dwt END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Left versus Right on Campus: What’s At Stake for Iraq\, Civil Rights\, and Global Warming\nPlease join David Halperin\, Director of Cam pus Progress and Senior Vice President at the Center for American Progress \, for an interactive discussion on how students can engage in some of tod ay’s most pertinent issues: the war in Iraq\, civil rights\, and global warming. Wednesday\, February 7th at UC-Berkeley. Stephens Room (MLK Union ) at 7 PM. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress and the Student Coalition for M arriage Equality. For more information\, please email speakers@americanpro gress.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070207T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Stephens Room (MLK Union)\, UC-Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Berkeley - What\\'s At Stake--Iraq\, Civil Rights\, Global Warming UID:20260421T070502CEST-Uh1jrxs0X1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Please join David Halperin\, Director of Campus Progress and Se nior Vice President at the Center for American Progress\, for an interacti ve discussion on how students can engage in some of today’s most pertine nt issues: the war in Iraq\, civil rights\, and global warming. Friday\, F ebruary 9th at Claremont McKenna. CMC Athenaeum at 12 noon. Co-sponsored b y Campus Progress and the Claremont Portside. A light lunch will be served . For more information\, please email speakers@americanprogress.org. Geog raphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070207T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:CMC Athenaeum\, Claremont McKenna College\, Claremont\, California \, United States SUMMARY:Claremont - What\\'s At Stake--Iraq\, Civil Rights\, Global Warming UID:20260421T070502CEST-AhsFdJiNcX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Thirteen years since it last aired in 1993\, Eyes on the Prize has returned to television – Thirteen years since it last aired in 1993\ , Eyes on the Prize has returned to television. This landmark film feature s archival footage and contemporary interviews with participants in the st ruggle for and against Civil Rights. Sunday\, February 18th at University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. 6:00pm to 10:00pm. University of Michigan will be screening Episode 3: Ain’t Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress\, University House Office of Cultural Awareness\, and East Quadrangle Residence Hall. For more information\, please email speake rs@americanprogress.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070218T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:East Quadrangle Residence Hall\, University Of Michigan\, Ann Arbo r\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:Eyes on the Prize--Nationwide Campus Tour- Ann Arbor UID:20260421T070502CEST-86tnSZG7XV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Thirteen years since it last aired in 1993\, Eyes on the Prize has returned to television. This landmark film features archival footage a nd contemporary interviews with participants in the struggle for and again st Civil Rights. Wednesday\, February 21st at the University of Maryland\, Baltimore County. The Sports Zone\, 8:00pm – 10:30pm. UMBC will be scre ening Episode 6: Bridge to Freedom 1965. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress\, Mosaic: Center for Culture and Diversity\, and Lambda Theta Alpha Latin S orority\, Inc. For more information\, please email speakers@americanprogre ss.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070221T200000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:The Sports Zone\, University Of Maryland\, Baltimore County\, Balt imore\, Maryland\, United States SUMMARY:Eyes on the Prize\, Nationwide Campus Tour- Baltimore UID:20260421T070502CEST-mVMua4Cr4i@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:spitzer@hillel.org DESCRIPTION:The Spitzer Forum is a three-day conference for Jewish students interested in pursuing social justice through political activism\, grassr oots organizing\, community service and advocacy. This year\, the theme of the conference is sustainability. This conference is a great way to reach out to students that are involved in environmental groups or causes on ca mpus\, or are perhaps majoring in Environmental studies and other related global issues. February 25th-27th\, 2007 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Was hington D.C. For more information\, please email spitzer@hillel.org. Geog raphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070227 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070225 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Omni Shoreham Hotel\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, United S tates SUMMARY:The 2007 Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer Hillel Forum on Social Ju stice UID:20260421T070502CEST-uWdfjfxvOW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:speakers@americanprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Being “middle class” used to evoke visions of a comfortable lifestyle: a good job\, a nice house\, security\, stability. Recently man y folks who consider themselves to be “middle class”. and those who ar e striving for it\, are finding it harder and harder to achieve and/or mai ntain that comfortable lifestyle. Dr. Weller will share his research on th e “squeezing” of the middle class in American and the ever-shrinking r esources available to middle class working people. Friday\, March 16th at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. 8:20am to 9:20am. Co-sponsored by Camp us Progress and the Diversity Committee of Kalamazoo Valley Community Coll ege. For more information\, please email speakers@americanprogress.org. G eographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070316T082000 GEO:42.245400;-85.529900 LOCATION:Kalamazoo Valley Community College\, Kalamazoo\, Michigan\, 49003\ , United States SUMMARY:Socio-Economic Discrimination: It Could Happen to You UID:20260421T070502CEST-mT7fIcfmgv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/speakers/87/campus-progress-events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Purdue University Student Pugwash \n\n2007 Midwest Regional Con ference Agenda \n\n\\'Space and Society: \nChallenges and Opportunities\\' \n\n \n\nFriday\, April 6\, 2007 \n\n1:00pm- 5:00pm: Career Opportunity Pr esentations with Corporate Sponsors \n\n5:30pm-6:30pm: Reception & Check-i n (STEW 301) \n\n6:30pm-7:45pm: “How Can Society Benefit from Space Expl oration?” \n\n7:45pm-9:00pm: “Human Space Exploration: Moon\, Mars\, a nd Beyond” \nDan Dumbacher (Deputy Director of Exploration Launch Projec ts\, NASA) \n\n \n\nSaturday\, April 7\, 2007 \n\n 8:00am-9:00am: Conferen ce Registration & Breakfast\n\n9:00am- 10:15am: \\'Space Weaponization and Defense” \nIntroduction: Dr. Normand Laurendeau (Professor\, Purdue Uni versity) \nOpening Speaker: Victoria Samson (Research Analysis\, Center fo r Defense Information) \n\n10:15am-10:30am: Refreshment Break\n\n10:30am-1 2:00pm: “Rocket Scientists and Politicians”\nPanelists: John Elliott ( Systems Engineer\, JPL-NASA)\, TBA \n\n12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch Break \n\n1:1 0pm-2:30pm: Keynote Speaker “Space and Society”\nBill Nye the Science Guy \nOpening Remarks: Sally Mason\, Provost\, Purdue University\n\n2:30pm -2:45pm: Refreshment Break\n\n2:45pm-3:45pm: “Other Worlds and the Searc h for Life\\'\nDr. John Rummel (Planetary Protection Officer\, NASA) \n\n4 :00pm-5:00pm: Discussion Workshop (refreshments provided) \nMediated by Pu rdue Student Pugwash Executives\n\n5:00pm-6:00pm: Group Reports and Closin g Remarks \nClosing Remarks: Alex Webster (President\, Purdue Pugwash)\n\n Questions about the Conference? Email contact@spusa.org. Geographical Sco pe: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070407 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070406 GEO:40.461000;-86.936600 LOCATION:Purdue University\, West Lafayette\, Indiana\, 47906\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Student Pugwash 2007 Midwest Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-9caRsOxSLF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:304-546-5841 Email:franksalzano@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:This conference exists to promote accountable and radical stude nt activism. Skills building and trainings for student activists who are i nterested in popular education methodologies\, anti-oppression theory and practice\, and working in solidarity with community-led resistance. Issue s include mountain justice\, alternative women\\'s health\, Palestinian so lidarity\, immigration\, and more! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070330T180000 GEO:39.434500;-77.811300 LOCATION:Shepherd University\, Shepherdstown\, West Virginia\, 25443\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Global Local Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-SUIWBcjvbo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globallocalconvergence.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:423-364-8018 Email:brian@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:This conference we will learn skills for actibism and organizin g on campuses around sweatshops and other labor activism ( Press releases\ , campaign building\, etc). We\\'ll also talk about specific campaign we r un on campuses that support worker\\'s rights. We have scholrships availab le for travel. It will be lots of fun! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070304 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070302 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hattiesburg\, Mississippi\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops Southeast Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-sedHvv2Zur@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We\\'re thrilled to announce that registration has begun for th e 2007 Idealist Campus Conference (formerly the C.O.O.L. Conference) in Ch icago\, IL. Please visit www.idealist.org/conference2007 by January 26 to get early-bird registration rates for yourself and your campus group\, and to learn how you can play an active role in the conference this year.\n\n The 2007 Idealist Campus Conference will take place March 23-25\, 2007 and will be unlike any conference we\\'ve ever organized before (see http://w ww.idealist.org/en/ioc/conference/2007/legacy.html to learn about our 23-y ear legacy of organizing powerful campus conferences). This exciting event will serve as an incubator of great ideas for changing the world. Bring y our most creative\, ambitious\, and practical dreams to the conference\, a nd join up to 1\,000 other students\, campus staff and nonprofit professio nals for a weekend of storytelling\, skill-building and connection. Attend ees will:\n\n * Join a growing movement of students\, campuses and organiz ations working to create a world where no opportunities for action and col laboration are missed or wasted.\n\n* Share knowledge and experiences with others at this highly participatory event – present at a Poster Session \, join an Affinity Group\, and learn how the issues you care about connec t to others during Cooperative Group sessions.\n\n* Participate in skill-b uilding sessions to learn how to lead campus and community efforts to conn ect everyone to the issues that matter to them most.\n\n* Meet with local\ , national and international nonprofit organizations to learn about jobs\, internships and year of service programs.\n\n* Learn how technology can s upport efforts to build a better world.\n\n...and much\, much more. Our St udent Planning Committee at DePaul University is hard at work making sure the conference will be inspiring\, powerful\, \\'green\,\\' and life-chang ing. Don\\'t miss this incredible opportunity to connect with a global mov ement of change-makers.\n\nFeel free to contact julia@idealist.org with q uestions. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!\n\nBest wishes for 200 7\,\n\nThe Idealist Campus Conference Team\n\n-- \nJulia Smith\n Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070325 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070323 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:DePaul University\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:2007 Idealist Campus Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-VDgJJo8KN3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.idealist.org/conference2007 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:SweatFree Communities and the Alliance for Fair Food are inviti ng \nworkshop proposals for our joint conference. Clean Clothes and Fair F ood \nwill be held in New York City\, April 27-29\, 2007.\n\nThe goal of t he conference is to provide information and skills to \nsupport communitie s\, groups\, and individuals in creating more socially \nresponsible econo mic models that ensure the human rights of workers and \nrespect the envir onment. Through strategies such as worker organizing\, \nselective governm ent procurement\, corporate pressure\, consumer \neducation\, and solidari ty relationships\, it is possible to contribute \ntoward a more just econo my at local and national levels\, impacting not \nonly workers in this cou ntry but also communities and workers around the \nworld.\n\nAttached you will find information on conference themes and a workshop \nproposal form. Please consider submitting a workshop in advance of the \nFebruary 15 dea dline!\n\nMore information about the conference and online registration is \navailable at http://www.sweatfree.org/conference\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070429 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070427 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Clean Clothes and Fair Food Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ckB16M6HIh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sweatfree.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:UFPJ Calls for Local Actions on 4th Anniversary of the War in I raq \n\n\nMarch 19th will mark the 4th anniversary of the U.S. military as sault on Iraq and the beginning of what has turned into one of this nation \\'s longest military engagements. Four years of war and occupation\; four years of death and destruction\; four years of a war that never should ha ve happened. \n\nUnited for Peace and Justice is calling for a massive out pouring of opposition to the war in locally based\, decentralized actions throughout the U.S. from Saturday\, March 17th\, through Monday\, March 19 th. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070319 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070317 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Actions Against the Iraq War - UFPJ UID:20260421T070502CEST-H9pCLlx2vP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitedforpeace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Save the dates for the RCRC Annual Conference in Washington\, D C. The 2007 conference will take place from April 24-26. We hope you\\'ll join us. We have full scholarships avaliable to cover transportation\, reg istration\, and hotel costs for youth and young adults interested in atten ding.\n\nThis year\\'s conference will feature several special SYRF relate d sessions. We will also devote one evening to a \\'SYRF in the Spotlight\ \' program where we will present several awards to outstanding SYRF organi zers. Whatch for more information about award nominations in future editio ns of the SYRForecast.\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070426 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070424 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom - Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-AnNJPlviUd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.syrf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit:\nForging Solutions at Col leges and Universities\nFebruary 22-23\, 2007\nUniversity of Colorado at B oulder\n\nThe Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit will provide a networki ng forum for representatives from campuses in the Rocky\nMountain region t o learn about a variety of environmental issues facing institutions\, expl ore ways of improving campus practices and policies\, and ultimately work toward boosting the triple bottom line of environmental\, social and econo mic sustainability.\n\nInstitutions of higher education have a crucial rol e to play in advancing the goal of a sustainable society\, through their r oles in both research and education. Successful efforts to increase sustai nability at colleges and universities can have a large impact in the conse rvation of both natural and financial resources and by providing an exampl e for the larger community and by helping to shape the values and behavior s of students.\n\nBy sharing success stories\, networking\, and exploring opportunities for collaboration\, the Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit will help students\, faculty\, staff\, administrators\, community members and state leaders replicate past successes and innovate new programs to m ake the region’s colleges and universities national leaders in campus su stainability.\n\nThe 2007 Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit will featur e sessions\, workshops and facilitated discussions on:\n\n * Institutio nalizing Sustainability: Policy and structural approaches\n * Best prac tices for operationalizing sustainability: Building core knowledge\; nuts and bolts for campus programs (ie\, energy\, water\, recycling\, transport ation\, green building)\n * Creating a culture of sustainability: Educ ation approaches to fostering sustainable behavior among the campus commun ity\; building systems and awareness for lifestyle sustainability\n * C urrent and cutting edge issues such as sustainable food\, zero waste and c limate\n * Collaborative peer group networking\n * Opportunities for regional sustainability strategies\n\nThe Summit features:\n\n * Multi ple Sessions and Workshops\n * Featured Speakers: David Orr\, Hunter Lo vins\, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson\, Representative John Salazar ( invited)\, Senator Gary Hart\, Governor-Elect Bill Ritter (invited)\n * Plenary Panels on \\'Elevating Sustainability in the Mountain States Regi on\\' and \\'Campus Leadership for Climate Action\\'\n * Pre-Summit Wor kshop on February 21st: \\'Fostering Sustainable Behavior\\' with Doug McK enzie Mohr\n * Screening of \\'Rules of the Game\\' and discussion with Solitaire Townsend of Futerra\n * Green Products Expo with the latest sustainable products and services\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070222 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Boulder\, Colorado\, United States SUMMARY:Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-djG36omDmX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ecenter.colorado.edu/rmss2007/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:“Ethics of Emerging Technologies” will provide students wit h a unique opportunity to explore ethical dilemmas in emerging technologie s. Participants will have the opportunity to register for one of three tho ught-provoking tracks: genomics and privacy\; nanotechnology\; and design\ , robotics\, and quality of life. Emerging technologies have the potentia l to enhance our lives\, but\, left unexamined\, they also pose ethical ch allenges. \n\nDon’t pass up this unique opportunity to join experts and students from the region to discuss and debate the social implications of emerging technologies! \n\nThis Meeting is for: All college and graduat e students interested in the ethical intersection of science\, technology\ , and policy. \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070331 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070330T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Carnegie Mellon University\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, United St ates SUMMARY:Ethics of Emerging Technologies UID:20260421T070502CEST-zUEkpKGt79@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The KSU Campus Greens and Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology Honor So ciety)\ninvite you to attend our short seminar on \\'Building Sustainable\ nSocieties\\' this Friday\, February 9 at 5:30 PM in the new Social\nScien ce Building. Our seminar begins in the Social Science Building\nlobby with a quick \\'tour\\' of the green technology that makes it LEED\nCertified \n(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Des ign).\nLEED Certification ensures that buildings are constructed in ways t hat\nreduce our ecological footprint on the earth.\n\nAfter our tour\, Con nie Hensler\, Director of Sustainable Research for\nInterface\, Inc.\, wil l speak about how sustainability concerns are\nincreasingly re-shaping the way business is done. She will also talk\nabout Interface\, one of the le ading carpet companies in the world\,\nwhich has pledged to become a susta inable business by the year 2020\n(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interface_ Inc.). This portion of the\nseminar will start at 6:30 PM in Social Scienc e Building Room 2034.\nAttendees are welcome to attend either portion or b oth.\n\nTo recap...\n\nWHAT: \\'Building Sustainable Societies\\' seminar\ nWHEN: Friday\, February 9 at 5:30 PM\nWHERE: Meet at the Social Science b uilding lobby at 5:30 for the tour.\nThe speaker will start at 6:30 in Soc ial Science 2034. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070209T173000 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, New Social Scienc e Building\, Kennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:Building Sustainable Societies UID:20260421T070502CEST-VuUuiiuUMN@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Rosario Aguilar Arguello\, student activist with \\'The Other\\ '\ncampaign in Chiapas\, Mexico\, and Rachel Mehl of the Mexico\nSolidarit y Network will:\n\nDiscuss the leadership of women in constructing autonom y in\nfair trade cooperatives.\n\nDiscuss threats to indigenous communitie s and small farmers\nin Mexico created by the implementation of NAFTA and the\ncorn and coffee crises in Mexico.\n\nDiscuss the creation and history of the Zapatista movement\nand the effects of the Zapatista rebellion on Chiapas and\nspecifically the women of Chiapas.\n\nFair Trade Cooperatives impart a fundamental space for women\nthrough what has traditionally been unwaged work. Fair trade\ncooperatives provide a space for women to engag e in decision-making\nand leadership roles\, while organizing with other w omen.\nFair Trade allows community cooperatives to raise money to\nimprove living conditions for their communities\, control\nthe production and mar keting of products\, construct a just\neconomy in which women can be centr al participants\, and\nmaintain ancestral knowledge. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070219T183000 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, Student Center\, University Room A\, Kennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:Women Constructing Autonomy UID:20260421T070502CEST-UJGGzvjgu9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Consumerism is Violence\\'\n2-4 p.m. Demonstration against the Iraq war at the corner of Barret Pkwy. and Cobb Place Blvd. in Kennesaw. Please bring signs that link consumerism with war\, or any anti-war sign w ill do.\nDirections from 75 North:\n1.Take the Barrett Parkway Exit\n2. Ta ke a left off the ramp.\n3. the intersection of Barrett Parkway and Cobb P lace Blvd. is on your right. Park where you can.\nCo-sponsored by Cobb fo r Peace and KSU Greens\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070217T140000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Corner Of Barrett Parkway And Cobb Place Blvd.\, Kennesaw\, Georgi a\, 30144 SUMMARY:Consumerism is Violence UID:20260421T070502CEST-VMR8zstb9C@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Film about the G.I. movement during the Vietnam war\, drawing m any parallels with the current anti-war movement. Suggested donation $5.\n 6:30 in the Leadership Room of the Student Center at Kennesaw State Univer sity\, 1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw\, Georgia 30144\nSponsored by KSU Gre ens Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070228T183000 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, Student Center\, Leadership Room\, Kennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:Sir! No Sir! UID:20260421T070502CEST-iNz7agAK4X@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:\\'New America Media is the country\\'s first and largest natio nal\ncollaboration of ethnic news organizations. Founded by the nonprofit\ nPacific News Service in 1996\, NAM is headquartered in California\,\nwher e ethnic media are the primary source of news and information for\nover ha lf of the state\\'s new ethnic majority.\n\nNAM\\'s goal is to promote the editorial visibility and economic\nviability of this critical sector of A merican journalism as a way to\nbuild inclusive public discourse in our in creasingly diverse\, global\nsociety. NAM produces and aggregates editoria l content from and for\nthe ethnic media sector and develops pioneering ma rketing services on\nbehalf of corporations\, foundations\, and non-profit s who are targeting\nethnic media and ethnic communities.\n\nNAM also dist ributes multilingual polling to bring the voices of\nethnic audiences into national focus and organizes events to give\nethnic media direct access t o decision makers in government\, business\,\nacademic and foundation/non profit worlds.\\' Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070314T183000 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, New Social Scienc e Building Rm. 1021\, Kennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:Robert Lovato of New America Media UID:20260421T070502CEST-53wOPRulnZ@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:A positive example of how the people of Venezuelahave successfu lly fought for their human rightsas an integral part of the Bolivarian Rev olution. Followed by talks with Latin American History scholar and an acti vist who recently visited Venezuela and witnessed the Revolution in action . Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070417T183000 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, Student Center\, Leadership Room\, Kennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:Venezuela Bolivariana UID:20260421T070502CEST-BWCPNRhJuO@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:This is an all-day silence in solidarity with the queer communi ty that has been silenced by our homophobic society. KSU Pride Alliance us ually provides stickers to wear so people know why you\\'re being silent. We\\'ll also break the silence later\, tentatively scheduled at 6:00\, on the campus green. Talks in the breaking the silence portion include inters ectionality. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070418 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, Campus Green For Breaking Silence\, Kennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:Day of Silence KSU UID:20260421T070502CEST-UJzPhcU4eZ@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:A summit of GLBT activists and speakers. Many workshops and ta lks about GLBT issues. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070421T080000 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, Room TBA\, Kennes aw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:GLBT Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-DaIKUVPA9u@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:FREE CONCERT featuring folk\, bluegrass\, hip-hop\, and spoken word performers.\n\nThis show is a good time you won\\'t want to miss! Art ists inspired by the struggle for peace and justice bring you their best r ight here at Kennesaw State University! There will also be opportunities t o learn about activism in your community\, as many progressive organizatio ns will be present with information. Handcrafts\, art\, clothing\, and oth er goods will be for sale at a fair trade market near the Legacy Gazebo.\n \nCo-sponsored by Cobb for Peace and the Philosophy Student Association.\n \nConfirmed artists so far...\n-David Rovics\n-Minamina Goodsong (http://m inaminagoodsong.co\nm/)\n-Collective Efforts (http://www.cecrew.com/)\n-Th eresa Davis (http://theresa-davis.com/)\n-Expatriots (http://expatriots.tr ipod.c\nom/main.htm)\n-Whit Wisebram\n-Hope for a Golden Summer\n-and more ! Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070428T180000 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, Legacy Gazebo\, K ennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:Southern Discomfort! Free Concert! UID:20260421T070502CEST-JBpHUsXZzw@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:516-390-7150 Email:kjacobs@citizenscampaign.org DESCRIPTION:Join Us on March 20\, 2007 \nin Washington\, D.C. \nMeet your C ongressional Representative and rally with us to fight global warming!\n\n The time has finally come to end federal inaction on global warming. On T uesday\, March 20th\, 2007\, Americans will stand together and march on Ca pitol Hill to rally and lobby for action to address the Climate Crisis. W e invite you to join us to turn the tide in favor of enacting global warmi ng solutions and restoring America’s global leadership.\n\nGlobal Climat e Change will affect everyone and everything on the globe\, from rising se a levels to significant habitat shifts for animal and plant life. Humans can stop accelerating climate change by reducing fossil fuel use\, like oi l and coal.\n\nHuman contributions to greenhouse gases not only adversely impact the Northeast’s sugar maples and shorelines\, but also impact the Arctic\, at an even faster rate. The habitat for polar bears\, millions of migratory birds\, and sustainable indigenous cultures are at risk. The remaining Arctic wilderness must be preserved and protected for current an d future generations. \n\nYou can make a difference! Come to our Nation⠀™s Capitol on March 20th for the Climate Crisis Day of Action and speak w ith your federal representatives about confronting the climate crisis and permanently protecting the Arctic. \n\nBuses leaving from all over the reg ion. Contact us for more information. \n\nJoin us on March 20th to KEEP TH E ARCTIC ON ICE!\n\nContact CCE to find out more information on how to get involved and join thousands of American citizens to tell our federal gove rnment to Cool the Planet\, Save the Arctic!\n\nSign up: www.alaskawild.or g/actionday2007.html\n\nLearn more about the campaign to protect Alaska Wi lderness and confront Climate Crisis at:\nwww.citizenscampaign.org/campai gns/alaska.htm\n\nwww.citizenscampaign.org/campaigns/global_warming.htm\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070320T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:West Lawn\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:The Climate Crisis Action Day: Cool the Planet\, Save the Arctic UID:20260421T070502CEST-up4ZI4oBKR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.alaskawild.org/actionday2007.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@armsagainstwar.info DESCRIPTION:Be the event...at all time and in all places. Encourage discuss ion too with the wearing of a free armband and get the issue of ending the Iraq war visible.\n\nThe event is continuous - 24 hours a day if you like and is a campaign that unites all events\, campaigns\, actions\, strikes and protests against the war in Iraq.\n\nArms Against War gives protesters the opportunity to show unity in their desire for an end to the war in Ir aq. We wear a freely available\, no cost symbol of a white fabric armband (made from sheets\, t-shirts etc.) to show our unity. We do this so that w e can be visibly united worldwide in our protests and actions.\n\nThere is no cost\, nothing to sign\, nowhere specific to be - just the wearing of the armband to show a desire for an end to the war in Iraq. \n\nThe symbol has no words so can be worn in \\'no-protest\\' zones\, on TV\, during sp eeches etc. by individuals\, politicians\, celebrities and groups (alongsi de their own unique colours/symbols/slogans etc.) \n\nWe have no affiliati on to any religious\, political or other group and simply provide the idea of unifying imagery required to show just how many of us truly want an en d to the war in Iraq.\n...be seen!\n\nwww.armsagainstwar.info \n Geograph ical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090214 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070214T000000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Everywhere That You Are\, United States SUMMARY:Armband Wearing UID:20260421T070502CEST-ffA9AKD2AT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.armsagainstwar.info END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:413-559-6168 Email:clpp@hampshire.edu DESCRIPTION: From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: \nBuilding the Moveme nt for Reproductive Freedom\nMarch 30-April 1\, 2007\nHampshire College\nA mherst\, MA\n\nRegister online at http://clpp.hampshire.edu\n\nDo you want to learn more about reproductive freedom and social justice? Or are you a longtime activist looking for inspiration and rejuvenation? Whether you are new to the movement or a veteran organizer\, join us at the 21st annu al national conference “From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom.”\n\nOn March 30-April 1\, 2007\, campus and community activists will be gathering at Hampshire College to unite for reproductive justice. We are expecting a large turnout—last y ear there were over 1000 participants from the US and abroad. We offer mo re than 30 workshops and trainings. Conference speakers address reproduct ive freedom as it relates to a broad range of social justice initiatives i ncluding economic justice\, health care reform\, racial equality\, the war on terrorism\, freedom from violence\, youth liberation\, civil liberties \, and LGBTQ rights. \n\nOver the weekend\, you will deepen your understa nding of issues you already know about\, make new connections\, and unite with others who are passionate about working for social justice. Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070330T150000 GEO:42.377700;-72.503200 LOCATION:Franklin Patterson Hall\, Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachuse tts\, 01002\, United States SUMMARY:Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom - 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vUpmFRdtvR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.clpp.hampshire.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ashley.brichter@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:A weekend long conference for high school students hosted by Ha verford College (20 minutes outside of Philadelphia) Education on importan t issues\, Collaboration between college and high school activists\, Netwo rking for young organizers. Contact ashley.brichter@gmail.com by Monday Fe bruary 26th. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070304 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070302T190000 GEO:40.012700;-75.308800 LOCATION:370 Lancaster Ave\, Haverford\, Pennsylvania\, 19041\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Youth For a New Student Movement UID:20260421T070502CEST-Tk3CN77fJe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://studentsforademocraticsociety.org/haverford/?page_id=121 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The eighth annual SURGE Conference will be held at Duke Univers ity on March 30 - April 1\, 2007. This year\\'s conference will focus on a variety of environmental\, social justice and economic justice issues. Fr iday evening will kickoff with keynote speaker Mary Anne Hitt of Appalachi an Voices at the Love Audoritorium\, and Saturday/Sunday will include a wi de selection of workshops and panels plus skills and strategy sessions. Mo re details coming soon!\n\n\n\nPLANNING INFO\n\nWe are currently working w ith a group of Duke students and staff members to secure space at the Levi ne Science Research Center for the event and arrange for speakers and work shop panelists. If you have ideas on workshop topics and/or keynote speake rs you would like to see this year\, please let us know. Our next planning meeting will be held on Feb 9 @ 8:45am at the Perkins Library Cafe - plea se come if you\\'re a student or community member interested in helping. \ n\nIf you are a member of a student group or nonprofit organization that w ould like to display at our conference\, please contact Alison Carpenter a t 919-960-6886. Conference sponsors and SURGE affiliates/partners will rec eive top priority as we arrange for vendor/informational displays.\n\nDIRE CTIONS \n\nThe conference will be held at Duke University\\'s Levine Scien ce Research Center and Love Auditorium at 450 Research Drive\, Durham NC 2 7708. For a campus map and parking information\, click here.\n\nOVERNIGHT ARRANGEMENTS\n\nIf you need a homestay for the conference weekend\, please let us know by sending an email to surgenc@yahoo.com. You can also arrang e your own stay using http://www.couchsurfing.com. Geographical Scope: Re gional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070330 GEO:36.028700;-78.924000 LOCATION:Duke University\, Durham\, North Carolina\, 27708\, United States SUMMARY:SURGE Conference 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-iAgU9RjZIG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.surgenetwork.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join students from across the Midwest for the second annual Mid west Climate Action Conference focusing on energy\, global warming and the power of students and young people to help stop the climate crisis by org anizing both on and off campus for clean energy solutions. \n\nSpeakers w ill include community activists fighting dirty energy across the Midwest \ , young people forging the way towards a clean energy future through the C ampus Climate Challenge\, organizing skills trainings\, sessions focusing on energy production in the region\, state level networking and hands on w orkshops and actions that will inspire and empower you and your group. \n\ nSign up today for this exciting weekend that will help build bridges betw een students and their surrounding communities and help empower young peop le to tackle what is truly the defining issue of our generation – global warming. Get more info and register here. \n\nDownload the Agenda\n\n When: March 2-4\, 2007 \n(Registration will begin at 2pm and the program w ill begin at 6pm on Friday\, we\\'ll end around 4pm on Sunday)\n\nWhere: U niversity of Wisconsin-Madison\n\nCost: FREE includes dinner Friday\, brea kfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday. \n\nHousing: FREE housing will be provided by students at UW-Madison. Please let us know if you have any spe cial hosing needs by contacting Tamara at drossart [AT] wisc.edu. You will be contacted with you specific housing information by the Wednesday befor e the conference. \n\nTravel: If you\\'re driving or looking for a ride\, please check out our rideboard. \nDirections and other travel information to UW-Madison.\n\nWhat to Bring: \nReusable dishware (we\\'d like to make our meals waste-free)\nSleeping Bag\nPad\nBlanket\nPillow \nToiletries\nTo wel\nNotebook or Laptop\nSomething to write with\n\nHelp spread the word! Send this outreach email to everyone you know any lists you have access to on campus and in your state!\n\nRegister online by February 27!\n\nSponso ring Organizations:\nSierra Student Coalition\nWISPIRG\nGlobal Exchange\nM OPIRG\n2020 Vision\nEnergy Justice Network\nStudent Environmental Action C oalition\nCampus Progress Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070304 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070302 GEO:43.069600;-89.423900 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53701\, United States SUMMARY:Mid-West Challenge Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-ueor4ua44G@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/states/wi.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:TROOPS OUT NOW COALITION: \n\nMARCH ON WASHINGTON...and STAY TH ERE \n\nSATURDAY\, MARCH 17\, 2007\n\nMarch on Washington DC & worldwide o n the 4th Anniversary of the U.S. Invasion and Occupation of Iraq\n\nTroop s Out Now!\n\nForge alliances with movements against the war at home.\n\nA n anti-racist\, anti-imperialist movement is a united movement.\n\nread th e call\n\nendorse\n\nvolunteer \n\nbecome an organizing center \n\nfind an organizing center near you! \n\nlogistics information \n\nStop the war at home and abroad.\n\nEnd all occupations - from Iraq to Palestine to Haiti .\n\nNo sanctions and war against North Korea and Iran.\n\nFull rights for immigrants.\n\nJustice and reconstruction for Katrina survivors.\n\nMoney for Jobs\, Healthcare\, Schools\, and Pensions--Not War! Geographical Sc ope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070317 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:March 17 - March on the Pentagon - Troops Out Now Coalition UID:20260421T070502CEST-if6NUD1lPu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.troopsoutnow.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:felicia@oc-tech.org DESCRIPTION:OC\\'s 8th annual conference is excited to be in Lowell\, MA. C o-located with the Grassroots Radio Conference\, we look to expand our imp act in using grassroots communication tools for social change.\n\nThe 2007 Conference will present tools intended to ease the challenges nonprofits and organizing groups face in meeting their missions. More effective use o f email\, dynamic websites\, ideal data use\, new social networking tools\ , and rich online media are technologies that should and can be used by or ganizations and movements to achieve thier goals. Geographical Scope: Na tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070623 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070622 GEO:42.634100;-71.298500 LOCATION:University Of Massachusetts Lowell\, 600 Suffolk Street - Wanalanc it Mill Bldg\, Lowell\, Massachusetts\, 01852\, United States SUMMARY:Grassroots Use of Technology Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-4UUVHVVUSg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://organizerscollaborative.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@grassrootsradioxii.org DESCRIPTION:The 12th annual Grassroots Radio Conference is a gathering of g rassroots \, volunteer-powered\, community radio stations. Connect\, learn new skills\, discuss critical issues and do some partying.\n\nThe theme o f the conference will be diversity n grassroots media with a particular fo cus on media access for newly arrived immigrant groups.\n\nThe conference is excited to be in Lowell\, MA. Co-located with the Grassroots Use of Tec hnology Conference\, we look to expand our impact in using grassroots comm unication tools for social change.\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070624 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070621 GEO:42.634100;-71.298500 LOCATION:University Of Massachusetts Lowell\, 600 Suffolk Street - Wanalanc it Mill Bldg\, Lowell\, Massachusetts\, 01852\, United States SUMMARY:Grassroots Radio Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Pbr4ckmGKZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.grassrootsradioxii.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) in Washington D.C. and of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She has been a writer\, analyst and activist on Middle East and UN issues for many years. While working as a journalist at the United Nations during the run-up to the 1990-1991 Gulf War\, she began working on the U.S. rela tionship to the UN\, and stayed involved in work on Iraq sanctions and dis armament\, and later U.S. war and occupation in Iraq. In 1999\, Phyllis ac companied a group of congressional aides to Iraq to examine the impact of U.S.-led economic sanctions on humanitarian conditions there. Bennis\\' me ssage challenges the drive towards U.S. empire in the Middle East and beyo nd. She emphasizes the need to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq and the Isr aeil occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. She publishes regularly and has appeared recently on the McNeil Lehrer News Hour and other broadcasts.\n\ n\nBennis\\' recent publications include Challenging Empire: How People\, Governments and the UN Defy US Power\, (2005)\; and Understanding the Pale stinian Israeli Conflict: A Primer\, (Interlink\, March 2007.)\n\nDr. Pete r Dula has a PhD in theology and ethics from Duke University\, and teaches in the Bible and religion department at Eastern Mennonite University in H arrisonburg\, VA. He was Iraq Program Coordinator for Mennonite Central Co mmittee from 2004–2006.\n\nPeter Dula said in February 2005\, \\'The mis guided invasion and serious subsequent failures of policy have unleashed d ynamics that have had serious negative consequences for Iraqis\, including its Christian minority.\\' Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070415T150000 GEO:40.072200;-76.315500 LOCATION:Highland Presbyterian Church\, 1801 Oregon Pike\, Lancaster\, Penn sylvania\, 17601\, United States SUMMARY:Spring Forum with Phyllis Bennis w/respondent Dr. Peter Dula UID:20260421T070502CEST-vvmG0E47Bj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lancasterinterchurchpeacewitness.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:773-583-7728 Email:msn@mexicosolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:Mexico Solidarity Network\n2007 Study Abroad Programs\ncontact: msn@mexicosolidarity.org\n\nSummer 2007\n8 credit\, 6 week programs desig ned for individuals interested in activism and grassroots work to explore social justice issues in Mexico. \n\nZapatistas and the Other Campaign J une 2-July 4\nChiapas\nSpend four weeks studying at Centro de EspaĂąol y Lenguas Mayas Rebelde Autonomo Zapatista and two weeks at Universidad de l a Tierra to learn about the Zapatista movement\, one of the most dynamic a nd innovative social movements in Latin America\, and the Other Campaign\, a national effort initiated by the Zapatistas to build a peoples’ movem ent “from the left and from below” that challenges traditional Mexican politics and institutions.\n\nMigration- Dynamics and Debates June 17-Jul y28\nToluca de Guadalupe- Tlaxcala\, Ciudad Juarez\, Washington\, DC\nLear n about the dynamics of undocumented migration and the debates around US i mmigration reform. Participants will trace the migrant path in Mexico from traditional sending regions to the border\, the destination and jumping o ff point for undocumented migration to the US. Once in the US\, students will visit the center of the debate on immigration reform in Washington\, DC.\n\nFall 2007 \n16 credits\, 14 week program focused on the context\, strategy and tactics of Mexican Social Movements.\n\nChiapas\, Tlaxcala\, Mexico City\, Chihuahua\, Ciudad Juarez\n\nThis course is designed to intr oduce students to Mexico’s rich and diverse economic\, political and soc ial context\, with special emphasis on grassroots and community-based init iatives\, understand the depth and scope of US-Mexico relations\, develop strong Spanish language skills\, improve grassroots organizing skills and develop strong intercultural skills based on a solid understanding of race \, class and gender dynamics.\n\nFor more information and fees visit our w ebsite at www.mexicosolidarity.org\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Internatio nal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070617 GEO:41.971600;-87.702600 LOCATION:Mexico Solidarity Network\, 3460 W. Lawrence\, Chicago\, Illinois\ , 60625\, United States SUMMARY:Activist Summer Study Abroad in Mexico UID:20260421T070502CEST-lobpuiE1nT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mexicosolidarity.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Aris Fokas is a chaplain in the Pennsylvania Army National Guar d who has recently returned from nearly two years service in Iraq. A Lanca ster native\, he is a graduate of F&M and Lancaster Theological Seminary. He is ordained in the United Church of Christ. Aris describes himself as \ \'following no party line\\' on the politics of the Iraq War\, and while t here devoted himself to the spiritual well-being of the service personnel under his care. His experience and perspectives offer us the opportunity t o reflect together on sometimes overlooked spiritual\, religious and human itarian dimensions of the conflict. Aris will open with some brief comment s and then invite us into an open-ended conversation. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070306T190000 GEO:40.032700;-76.275700 LOCATION:432 East Chestnut Street\, Lancaster\, Pennsylvania\, 17602\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:A Conversation with Chaplain Aris Fokas UID:20260421T070502CEST-WFn2Hjvj9l@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:310-750-5923 Email:energyfilmfestival@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:You\\'re invited this Earth Day Weekend to Griffith Park\, Los Angeles\, CA for the \\'Griffith Park Environmental Film Festival\\' Satur day April 21st\, and Sunday April 22nd. Stop by and enjoy films\, discussi ons\, art\, music\, grab a bite to eat\, and more... Meet me at the Autry National Center across and adjacent to the LA Zoo. You will walk away with energy saving tips and a picture of how we can move forward together for smart energy solutions. April 21 and 22\, 2007 11:00 am - 5:00 pm FREE! Co me one\, come all. For the complete schedule of films and events revisit t his page soon! Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070422 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070421T110000 GEO:34.111200;-118.288000 LOCATION:Grifith Park Film Festival At Autry Center\, 4700 Western Heritag e Way\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90027\, United States SUMMARY:Griffith Park Environmental Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-jU4r8woRBm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.myspace.com/gpenvironmentalfilmfest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-280-0111 Email:dina@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:The Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for United Students Agains t Sweatshops is a campaign-based student labor rights conference that look s at campaigns that support worker rights internationally (through the swe at-free campus campaigns)\, on campus (through campus worker solidarity ca mpaigns) and ethical contracts (killer coke campaign). For more informatio n check out our website or email regional organizer at dina@usasnet.org Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070225 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070224T090000 GEO:38.907700;-77.017300 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference - 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-xu9xHMUuNr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:518-451-9469 Email:sally@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:Northeast Regional Conference for United Students Against Sweat shops\, an international network of students allied with workers campaigni ng for workers\\' rights. \n\nAmit from India Resources and Ray Rogers fr om Stop Killer Coke campaign will be speaking\, along with Starbucks/IWW c ampaign workers\, among many other exciting workshops and speakers!\nWeeke nd promises to be educational\, inspiring\, and awesome all around. Geog raphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070304 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070303T090000 GEO:42.449500;-76.496800 LOCATION:Cornell University\, Ithaca\, New York\, 14850\, United States SUMMARY:USAS NorthEast Regional Conference - Spring 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-IrJn1TgkNl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Radical Encuentro camp organizes to build solidarity amongs t diverse communities\, grassroots organizers and activist groups in Tejas and beyond. Through the use of popular education and connecting our strug gles\, we are developing skills\, strategies and tactics to further our mo vements in general moving us from resistance to revolutionary consciousnes s and actions. Read more...\n\nThe next Radical Encuentro Camp will be hel d at Belle Springs outside of Austin on March 2-4. This will be a weekend of training for activists interested in acquiring new skills as well sharp ening old skills. The theme for the camp is CLIMATE CHANGE and CLIMATE JUS TICE. \n\nFour tracks will be offered on:\n• environmental/climate justi ce and environmental racism\n• skills for organizing\n• anti-oppressio n and liberation activism\n• spirit in action training\n\nThis camp will be in a partnership with Rainforest Action Network\, S.E.E.D. Coalition a nd the Alliance of Community Trainers.\n\nWe would like to thank Alliance of Community Trainers for supporting R.E.C. by acting as our fiscal agent for this camp.\nAbout Us\n\n\nWhat is the Radical Encuentro?\n\nOur Missio n:\nThe Radical Encuentro camp organizes to build solidarity amongst diver se communities\, grassroots organizers and activist groups in Tejas and be yond. Through the use of popular education and connecting our struggles\, we are developing skills\, strategies and tactics to further our movements in general moving us from resistance to revolutionary consciousness and a ctions.\n\nThe name comes from two powerful concepts as words.\n\nRADICAL\ n1. Arising from or going to a root or source: proposed a radical solution to the problem\n2. Departing markedly from the usual or customary:radical opinions or education\n3. Favoring or effecting fundamental or revolution ary changes in current practices\, conditions\, or institutions: radical p olitical views\n4. Slang:excellent:wonderful\n\nENCUENTRO\n\nThe Zapatista s\,since their 1994 uprising in Chiapas\, Mexico\, have held numerous\nenc uentros(literally \\'encounters\\') where locals and international people have gathered to discuss and implement grassroots democratic ideas. Throug h this they have called for other members of civil society to similarly di scover the local challenges and possiblities for social transformation in the places where they live\nand struggle against neoliberalism. \n\n\\'It will fundamentally be a revolution that is the result if struggle on vario us social fronts\, with many\nmethods\,under many social forms\, with vary ing degrees of commitment and participation...\\'\n-E.Z.L.N. January 20\, 1994\n\nOUR HISTORY(so far) 2000-2007: DRAFTv1\n\nThe Radical Encuentro Ca mp began as the Radical Education Community by activists and organizers Ho uston in 1999 who saw a need for trainings that focused on skills and anal ysis about complex issues to develop grassroots organizing in the region. Rene Feltz and Scott Crow became the main co-organizers in 2001 changing t he name to Radical Encuentro(spanish for encounter or gathering) to reflec t more of what was happening at the camps. REC has become more than just t he original training grounds\, it has become a space where people from dif ferent communities in the regions\ngather to share ideas\, struggles\, hop es\, skills and even failures. Gatherings where people can feel and are co nnected to the social justice movements outside of their own cities\, town s or regions.\n\nREC has held 8 camps\, which in the early days they\, wer e literally camp-outs\, since 2000. We have held spring/summer and fall/wi nter camps about every six months since then. The camps are typically a we ekend event starting on Friday night and ending on Sunday afternoon. They consist of workshops and skill shares on social justice\, environmental is sues\, strategies and topics. The purpose has been to ‘educate to libera te’: by activists and groups sharing tools to organize themselves more e ffectively\, as well as sharing information on regional issues. Between 15 0-300 participants attend each of these weekends. They have been hosted in various cities across Texas including\, Dallas\, Houston\, Austin\, Hunts ville and San Marcos. \n\nThe Radical Encuentro Camp has been funded and r un on small donations and by the poeple who come to the camps. Over the ye ars our fee for the weekend (including tasty vegetarian/vegan meals ) has been $15 per person (with no one turned away for lack of funds) on a slidi ng scale to make it affordable to all who are interested. Through this we have been building networks with groups and activists all across Texas. Th e overarching analysis has been radical and grassroots from the beginning and continued until today. On a couple of occasions we have made the camp themes around a specific campaigns that lead to a day of action (ex. exxon mobil shareholders meeting in 2002)\n\nREC is about people learning to exe rcise their power to make change in society. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070304 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070302 GEO:30.326400;-97.771300 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, 73301\, United States SUMMARY:8th Annual Texas Radical Encuentro Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-5aD7ooWUk6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.radicalencuentro.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:202-332-0994 Email:congress@endtheoccupation.org DESCRIPTION:On the 40th anniversary of Israel\\'s illegal military occupati on of the Palestinian West Bank\, Gaza Strip\, and East Jerusalem\, join t he US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and United for Peace and Just ice in Washington\, DC\, June 10-11\, 2007 for a protest\, teach-in\, and lobby day. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070611 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070610 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, DC\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, United State s SUMMARY:The World Says No to Israeli Occupation UID:20260421T070502CEST-TgL6BUw9Ds@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endtheoccupation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:203-649-7386 Email:sally.t@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Activist Institute is a series of workshops taking place ov er two days\, as part of the True Colors annual conference\, the country\\ 's largest conference for LGBTQI youth. AI workshops include: \n\n- Organ izing Powerful Days of Action\n- Where\\'s the \\'T\\' in Your GSA? Organi zing Trans-Inclusive Student Clubs\n- Starting and Maintaining Student Clu bs and GSAs\n- Slow Dancing With the Enemy\n- Activism 101: Learn How to B e an Activist!\n- Assimilate This! Shaping a Radical Queer Identity\n- Pod casting: Getting Your Voice Out There_\n- Diversity in Activism\, Communit ies of Color can do it!\n- Blogging for Change\n- Art and Activism\n- Tran s Activism through a Holistic Activist Lens\n\nThose who participate in at least 6 workshops will receive an AI leadership certificate. Geographica l Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070323T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Central Connecticut State University\, New Britain\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY:Activist Institute UID:20260421T070502CEST-DjSGkbjVw8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ourtruecolors.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:jlq4@cornell.edu DESCRIPTION:Resisting Criminalization is a student initiated working confer ence to build a statewide student network addressing the prison industrial complex.\n\nWe invite prison activists\, ex-prisoners\, community organiz ers and all those working to defend our communities from unjust incarcerat ion to develop goals and strategies to challenge the following institution al problems:\n\n-Education in prison\n-Juvenile incarceration\n-Parole and Re-entry\n-Rockefeller drug laws\n-Political prisoners\n-Jail/prison expa nsion\n\nCOST: FREE ROOM AND BOARD\nDONATIONS GLADLY ACCEPTED!\nREGISTER B Y MARCH 20TH\n\nFOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO RSVP CONTACT:\n\nJENNIFER QUIC K- JLQ4@CORNELL.EDU \nOR \nMAX FORMAN-MULLIN- MM863@BARD.EDU Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070415 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070413T170000 GEO:42.035400;-73.909200 LOCATION:Bard College\, Annadale-on-Hudson\, New York\, 12504\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Resisting Criminalization UID:20260421T070502CEST-j514ld2td5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://student.bard.edu/clubs/pac/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:267-254-5901 Email:info@burningspearuhuru.com DESCRIPTION:What: Tribunal on Reparations for African People\, charging the City of Philadelphia for crimes against the African community\n\nWhen: Sa turday\, March 17th\, Noon to 5pm\nWhere: First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Ch estnut St.\, Philadelphia PA\nContact:info@burningspearuhuru.com 267-254-5 901\n\nThe Philadelphia Branch of the International People\\'s Democratic Uhuru Movement is holding a Tribunal to charge the City of Philadelphia fo r its crimes \nagainst the African community. \n\nMayor John Street\, Poli ce Commissioner Sylvester Johnson and other officials will be subpoenaed t o appear before the African community court to hear the charges against th em. These include the unacceptable rise in police murders of young African men - a record 20 Africans were killed in 2006 and already 5 more in 2007 so far\; the hostile and inadequate anti-black school system\; the forci ble removal of African families and communities through gentrification\; t he history of city-sponsored terror against the African community includin g the bombing of the MOVE organization in 1985\, and the framing of Africa n Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.\n\nPROGRAM\nPeople\\'s Advocate: Oma li Yeshitela\, Chairman of the African People\\'s Socialist \nParty\n\nJud ges\nQueen Mother Dorothy Lewis\, National Co-Chair of NCOBRA (National Co alition of Blacks for Reparations in America)\nCarla Harris\, Minister\, r adio host on WURD \nRedman Battles\, leader in the Marcus Garvey Movement in Philadelphia\n\nExpert Testimony\nDiop Olugbala\, International Organiz er for the International People\\'s Democratic Uhuru Movement\, coordinato r of the Sean Bell Justice Hearing \nin NYC - testifying on the history of slavery\, genocide and colonial terror \nagainst the African community\, and how the violence in the African community stems from the violence of t he government - enforced poverty\, unemployment\, anti-black schools\, hom elessness and hopelessness.\nPenny Hess\, Chairwoman of the African People \\'s Solidarity Committee\, \nauthor of Overturning the Culture of Violenc e and All Diamonds are Blood \nDiamonds - testifying on role of the white population in the historic and current attack and exploitation of Africa a nd African people\, and how the drug and prison industries feed the white economy at the expense of African suffering.\nLeon Williams Esq.\, African attorney and candidate for District \nAttorney\, testifying on Philadelph ia\\'s anti-black education system. \nLinn Washington\, Journalism profe ssor at Temple University - testifying on the history of abuse against Afr ican people by the Philadelphia Police \nDepartment \n\nCommunity Testimo ny\nRamona Africa\, only adult survivor of the MOVE bombing \nMike Africa \, testifying on case of African Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal\nLeotu s Jones\, Director of CAP\, (Community Assistance for Prisoners)\, Chairma n of the Experimentation Survivors - testifying on medical experimentation on Africans in PA prisons\nFamilies of victims of police murder\, includi ng:\nBryan Jones\, killed by police on 1/1/07\nAngelo Slaughter\, killed b y police on 10/11/06\nKenneth Griffin\, killed by his parole officers in 1 997\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070317T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsy lvania\, United States SUMMARY:Tribunal on Reparations for African People UID:20260421T070502CEST-dcV8ov4FPr@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-255-9221 x342 Email:got@wdc.greenpeace.org DESCRIPTION:ACTION * TRAVEL * TRAINING Spend a Semester with Greenpea ce! \nThe Greenpeace Organizing Term is an action-filled semester and the best hands-on training for you to become an environmental leader. You’ll get trained in grassroots organizing\, media\, direct action\, and campai gn strategy and you\\'ll travel abroad with Greenpeace. \n\nSummer and F all 2007 programs are filling up\, and early applications are due March 16 th. Apply at http://www.greenpeace.org/got. \n\nAnd help us spread the wo rd to passionate students. Please forward this to your friends\, groups\, professors\, and classes:\n\nFor more information\, contact us at got@wdc .greenpeace.org \n\nFeel free to forward this to anyone you know who might be interested! \n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070316 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington D.C. And San Francisco\, CA\, United States SUMMARY:Greenpeace Organizing Term: Applications Due! UID:20260421T070502CEST-3JGEhwcn9H@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenpeace.org/got END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-818-1815 Email:coordinator@globalactionpw.org DESCRIPTION:Rutgers School of Law-Newark \ nGlobal Legal Studies Program \nInternational Law Society &\nG lobal Action to Prevent War\nInvite you to attend\n\nPreventing Genocide a nd Crimes Against Humanity: \nDiverse Perspectives on a Standing\, Rapid-R eaction UN Emergency Peace Service\n\nThursday\, March 29\, 2007 (9:30 AM – 5PM)\nRutgers School of Law-Newark \n123 Washington Street\nBaker Tria l Courtroom\n\nDespite the longstanding need to address threats of genocid e and crimes against humanity\, the United Nations still has no reliable a nd rapidly deployable mechanism to protect the lives of civilians. The Rwa ndan genocide is only one of the tragedies that illustrate this incapacity \, as are the massive killings in Cambodia\, Bosnia\, Sierra Leone\, East Timor\, the Darfur Region in Sudan and elsewhere. \n\nA growing global mov ement of students\, citizens groups\, academics\, government officials and UN agencies is coming together to create a permanent UN Emergency Peace S ervice (UNEPS) to ensure that the tools and capacities are in place to pre vent the next humanitarian disaster. A service like UNEPS could have preve nted many of the atrocities that have killed millions of innocent people\, wounded millions more\, forced tens of millions from their homes\, destro yed entire economies\, and wasted hundreds of billions of dollars. As a co mplement to other national\, regional\, and United Nations efforts\, a UN- based Emergency Peace Service could provide immediate\, stabilizing protec tion in some crises while serving as an advanced\, integrated capacity tha t could lay the groundwork for subsequent peacekeeping and peacebuilding o perations. The proposed service would consist of highly trained\, individ ually recruited personnel with a wide range of skills\, including civilian police\, judicial experts\, military\, and humanitarian assistance profes sionals.\n\nA full roster of global civil society leaders and academic exp erts are scheduled to speak\, including:\n\nSir Brian Urquhart\, Fmr. UN U nder-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs\nDr. Lois Barber\, Di rector\, EarthAction\nDr. Alcides Costa Vaz\, Director\, Institute of Inte rnational Relations\, Brazil\nStephanie Nyombayire\, Representative\, Geno cide Intervention Network \nDr. Hussein Solomon\, Director\, Centre for In ternational Political Studies\, South Africa\n\nFor a final agenda and dir ections to this event\, please contact Waverly de Bruijn at: coordinator@g lobalactionpw.org\, ph: (212) 818-1815 \nSee www.globalactionpw.org for u pdates and more information.\n\n \n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070329T093000 GEO:40.735300;-74.173300 LOCATION:Rutgers School Of Law-Newark\, Baker Trial Room\, 123 Washington S treet\, Newark\, New Jersey\, 07102\, United States SUMMARY:Conference on Preventing Genocide : Proposal for a UN Emergency Pea ce Service UID:20260421T070502CEST-62wLg57xZM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalactionpw.org/UNEPS/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:With only four weeks to go\, 2007 is gearing up to be the bigge st and\nmost exciting National Student Labor Week of Action yet! From\nSe attle\, Washington to Washington DC\, dozens of campuses have already\nsig ned up to participate in actions ranging from Cesar Chavez Day\ncelebratio ns to rallies\, marches\, hosting labor leaders and so much\nmore!\n\n\nAc tion Grid: The Week of Action Action Grid is now online! Check it\nout to see what folks are doing in your city and around the country!\nIf you\\'r e city\\'s not already on the grid\, don\\'t let it get skipped!\nMake sur e you let us know what\\'s going on in your area by signing up\ntoday!\n\n Organizing Kit and Media Toolkit: The Organizing Kit and Media\nToolkit a re now available for download! These kits were designed to\nbe a resource for you step by step as you plan and carry out your\nactions and events\, including national campaign background\ninformation\, week by week timeli nes before\, during\, and after your\nevent\, how to get media coverage an d much\, much more!\n\nMaterials Request Deadline: Every action needs sig ns\, whistles\, and\nstickers\, and we have all of that and much more avai lable - let us\nknow what you need and we\\'ll send it right to your door! Just a\nquick reminder that Wednesday \, March 7 Is the Materials Reques t\ndeadline! Please submit all requests for signs\, buttons\, stickers\,\ nDVD\\'s\, etc. to nslwoa@jwj.org. there\\'s alist of available materials \nthe organizing kit.\n\nNational Action Conference Call!: Want to do an action but aren\\'t\nquite sure what to do? Have some great advice on succ essful tactics\nand events? Just interested to hear exciting organizing p lans from\nacross the country? Join us Wednesday\, March 14th at 8pm EST for a\nnational Conference Call to talk about organizing that\\'s already\ ngoing on for the Week of Action and to get ideas for planning or\nstrengt hening your own creative action. We\\'ll be sending out call\ndetails nex t week.\n\nMyspace: Be our friend! Check out the latest news from all of the\nWeek of Action partner organizations as well as the most up-to-the-\n minute news on actions\, events\, and new materials and more! Check\nout our hot new myspace page at www.myspace.com/\nstudentlaborweekofaction.\n\ nHere are just a few of the actions that are taking place:\n\nPoverty wage s\, brutal conditions\, crippling injuries--5\,500 workers\nat Smithfield Packing in Tar Heel\, North Carolina face this every day\nat the world\\'s largest hog processing plant. Cited by Human Rights\nWatch for violating international human rights standards\, Smithfield\nPacking has created an environment of intimidation\, racial tension\,\nand sometimes violence for workers who want a voice on the job.\n\nBoston - SLAP\, together with Mas sachusetts Jobs With Justice\, the\nUnited Food and Commercial Workers Int ernational Union\, the Freedom\nHouse\, and local NAACP youth and students are mobilizing to both\neducate the community about the products they pur chase\, the unsafe\nconditions and abuses Smithfield\, as well as sending a strong message\nto Smithfield.\n\nChicago - Students\, community members and workers are coming together\nto do a city-wide action and march on Ap ril 1st! Students from the\nUnited Students Against Sweatshops highschool conference\, the\nUniversity of Chicago\, Northwestern University and oth ers will be\njoining the Student/Farmworker Alliance and Coalition of Immo kalee\nWorkers\, the United Food and Commercial Workers\, Chicago Jobs wit h\nJustice\, faith leaders and community members to carry out a joint\nact ion in support of the Justice at Smithfield campaign and the\nMcDonald\\'s campaign for justice for farmworkers! For more\ninformation on the Chica go action\, please contact carlos@jwj.org\n\nAs always\, please call us a t (202) 393- 1044\, ext. 221 or email us at\nslap@jwj.org if you have any questions. Can\\'t wait to see what\\'s next!\n\nIn solidarity\,\nThe St udent Labor Action Project Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070328 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Student Labor Week of Action 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-R7G5WZADg1@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:352-221-2738 Email:rabeaul@aol.com DESCRIPTION:STOP THE RACIST KREWE OF CHASCO FLOAT\nJOIN THE AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT PROTEST \nSATURDAY\, MARCH 24\, 2007\n \n Stop the racism shown towards the American Indians. After more than five hundred years of insul ts\, massacres\, land grabbing\, mockery\, and continued violations of Ind ian sacred rituals and religion\, you\\'d think enough was enough. Not so for the white men/women of the Krewe of Chasco. Their perpetuation of this mockery goes on to this day. Krewe members paint their faces\, dress ”I ndian\,” whoop and holler and incite the crowd to more ridiculous behavi or. Dressing in Black Face or Red Face is wrong. Prancing around in their costumes is a blasphemy to Native Americans spiritually as it would be if they dressed in Christian robes and danced around with a crucifix.\n \n Pe ople ask\, “Don’t you have more important issues?” True\, Native Pe ople have other pressing issues but this issue IS important. Racism and ne gative stereotyping affects the self-esteem our youth the hardest. Studie s have shown that Native People have the highest suicide rate of any ethni c group. \n \n Racism hurts. Stereotyping in any form is wrong. The Kre we of Chasco should not only be an embarrassment to New Port Richey but t o the entire State of Florida. Demeaning Native American culture for fun a nd games is not only ethically wrong - it is morally wrong.\n \n Join us a t the staging site between 11:00-11:30\, on Saturday\, March 24\, 2007\, i n the parking lot of Lowes\, corner of Little Road and Ridge\, New Port Ri chey. We will be carpooling to the parade.\n \nContact Ruby Beaulieu for f urther information.\nrabeaul@aol.com Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070324T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Lowes On Corner Of Little Rd And Ridge Rd\, Staging Area\, Carpool To Parade Site\, New Port Richy\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:Demonstration KREWE of Chasco Racist Float UID:20260421T070502CEST-RAVnbPvMTD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AIMFLCH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sdsmeconvention@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Students for a Democratic Society Mid East Conference\n\nKeepin g It Local\n\nThe William and Mary SDS Chapter in Williamsburg\, Virginia\ , will be hosting a Mid-East Conference on Friday\, April 20th thru Sunday \, April 22nd\, 2007.\n\nToo often\, the citizenry of the United States is blinded by the hegemonic mechanics of our State and National legislatures . The distance between our representatives and ourselves is widening\, evi dent in the direction of the Iraq War\, our nation’s weakening economy\, our President’s monarchial disposition. We then focus on these broad sp ectrum problems and dedicate ourselves at trying to change the most protec ted and intrinsically corrupt institutions.\n\n\nChange takes place when w e inspect our immediate surroundings\, and recognize our immediate contrib ution to the overall problem. Then\, the ways in which we can fix these pr oblems are made clear.\n\nThe Mid-East Conference will focus on the intera ction of citizens and their local governments\, and the way local governme nt should be operating to most efficiently convey the demands of its citiz ens to State and Federal government. William and Mary is located in the he art of Williamsburg\, and has hosted its share of dissent from the Student Body towards the local governments Voting laws\, Housing laws\, Police ac tivity and Homeless and Indigent policies. Williamsburg students are tax-p aying citizens of Williamsburg\, and a misconstrued and misinterpreted def inition of residence and domicile have left them largely disenfranchised. Beyond the campus boundaries\, Williamsburg practices housing policies tha t have displaced a disproportionate number of working-class poor\, primari ly African American and Mexican construction workers. As a result\, many p eople have had to move 20 or 30 miles away\, and have difficulty maintaini ng a job in Williamsburg. Furthermore\, there are close to 700 working hom eless in Williamsburg\, rotating between motels and the woods for shelter. The local code has no language pertaining to the care\, or even existence \, of a homeless population in Williamsburg.\n\nWe must know our communiti es and understand what our communities want and need. This weekend will se rve as a forum for relating experiences that we all share\, exposing the w eaknesses and building our collective knowledge of the solutions. Please t ry and clear this weekend and come out in numbers. Please check for weekly updates\, email back with questions or suggestions and start planning. We are looking for speakers\, activities\, ideas and art-work.\n\nAt this po int\, housing will be provided\, as well as some meals. Please stay tuned\ , email Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070422 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070420 GEO:37.223500;-76.783300 LOCATION:Williamsburg\, Virginia\, 23081\, United States SUMMARY:Students for a Democratic Society Mid East Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-uZgKppHpvW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsforademocraticsociety.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:esther@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops Spring Regional Conference i n California. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070311 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070309 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Davis\, California\, United States SUMMARY:USAS California Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-5vHNUIXkxt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/index.php?option=com_mosforms& amp;Itemid=118 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:molly@usasnet.org\, margo@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops Midwest regional conference. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070325 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070323 GEO:43.069600;-89.423900 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53701\, United States SUMMARY:USAS Midwest Conference - Spring 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-CLrw1aSx6U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/index.php?option=com_mosforms& amp;Itemid=118 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sarah@usasnet.org\, rebecca@usasnet.org\, fiona@usas DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops high school conference Geog raphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070330 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:USAS High School Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-M5Pfr7NOHx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/index.php?option=com_mosforms& amp;Itemid=118 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:The Uhuru Movement\\'s In-depth analysis of\nThe Struggle in Gu inea:\nOn the Frontline of the Movement for African Liberation and for Afr ican Control of Africa\\'s Resources!\n\nCommunity Forum\nHear the summati on of the struggle in Guinea from Omali Yeshitela\, Chairman of the Africa n People\\'s Socialist Party and leader of the African Socialist Internati onal\, the organization uniting African people worldwide for the liberatio n of Africa.\n\nSunday March 18\, from 6 to 8 pm\nUhuru Solidarity Center \n3733 Lancaster Ave. (West Philly)\nPhiladelphia PA\n\nEveryone\\'s tal king about blood diamonds\, but in Guinea it\\'s blood aluminum!\nGuinea p roduces half the world\\'s bauxite – a mineral needed to make aluminum-- which is controlled by Alcoa Aluminum\, Reynolds\, Alcan\, and other U.S. and European corporations.\nAfrican people get nothing for their resource s\, and are forced to live on a dollar a day or less. The solution isn\\' t charity\, but for African people themselves to take back their land and recourses!\n\nSponsored by the International People\\'s Democratic Uhuru M ovement and African People\\'s Solidarity Committee. 215.387.0919 \n email - uhuru99@critpath.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070318T180000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave. (West Philly)\, Phil adelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Forum: Struggle in Guinea for Liberation UID:20260421T070502CEST-EUDXvfbhrR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:267-254-5901 Email:info @ burning spearuhuru\,com DESCRIPTION:WHAT: Tribunal on Reparations for African People\, charging th e City of Philadelphia for crimes against the African community\n\nWHEN: S at.\, Mar. 17th\, Noon - 5pm\nWHERE: First Unitarian Church\n 2125 Chestnu t St.\, Philadelphia PA\nContact: 267-254-5901\ninfo@burningspearuhuru.com \n\nThe Uhuru Movement is sponsoring a \nTribunal to charge the City of Ph iladelphia for its crimes against the African community. \nMayor John Stre et\, Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson and other officials will be sub poenaed to appear before the African community court to hear the charges a gainst them. \n\nIt\\'s an African People\\'s Court that includes expert a nd community testimony regarding the unacceptable rise in police murder of young African men - a record 20 Africans were killed in 2006 and already 5 more in 2007 so far\; the hostile and inadequate anti-black school syste m\; the forcible removal of African families and communities through gentr ification\; the history of city-sponsored terror against the African commu nity including the bombing of the MOVE organization in 1985\, and the fram ing of African Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.\n\nThe event is free an d open to the public. For more information\, contact 267-254-5901 or email info@burningspearuhuru.com Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070317T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsy lvania\, United States SUMMARY:Tribunal on Reparations for African People\, charging Philadelphia for Crimes UID:20260421T070502CEST-ec74ImvWFP@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Come to the longest-running US anarchist theory conference! Thi s year we will present workshops by—among others—Professor of Art Histor y Allan Antliff\; authors Shon Macfessel (Shuffled How It Gush) and Wolfi Landstreicher\; Cindy Milstein. The conference will take place at Dwinelle Hall on the UC Berkeley Campus on Sunday\, March 18\, 2007\, from 9:30am - 6pm.\n\n\nWe are proud to host UFC fighter Jeff Munson and ex-Black Pant her Ashanti Allston as keynote speakers. \n\nJoin our (non)trivia contest and amaze your friends with your encyclopedic knowledge! See our website ( www.sfbay-anarchists.org) for contest rules. The BASTARD conference promot es the understanding that there are multiple valid approaches to anarchism \, each of which has points that are worth examining. Please come and shar e your approach. Participate in a commerce-free event with other anarchist s who are interested in the theory and philosophy of where we\\'ve come fr om\, where we are\, and where we\\'re going.\n\nSliding scale donation. Wh eelchair accessible. \n\nSelected bios:\n\nAshanti Alston —former member of the Black Panther Party and ex-political prisoner. He is a board member of the Institute for Anarchist Studies and publishes the zine Anarchist P anther. He has been a guest lecturer at the Institute for Social Ecology i n Vermont—speaking on the Panthers and the history of Black Nationalist m ovements. He recently spent six months in Chiapas studying the autonomous structure of Zapatista communities and writing his memoirs. He resides in New York\, where he served as the regional coordinator for Critical Resist ance\, a national organization committed to ending the Prison-Industrial C omplex.\n\nCindy Milstein —co-organizer of the Renewing the Anarchist Tra dition conference\, a board member with the Institute for Anarchist Studie s\, and a member of Free Society Collective and Black Sheep Books collecti ve in Montpelier\, Vermont. Her work appears in anti-authoritarian periodi cals and several recent anthologies\, including “Globalize Liberation” ( City Lights Books)\, “Confronting Capitalism” (Soft Skull Press)\, and  “Only a Beginning” (Arsenal Pulp Press).\n\nJeff Monson — world renowned submission wrestler and multiple winner of the Abu-Dhabi Combat Club Subm ission Wrestling World Championship. He is also a mixed martial arts fight er with a record of 22 wins and 6 losses\, as well as a professional boxin g record of two wins and one draw. Monson is also known for his political views and affiliations: \\'I am an anarchist\, someone who would like to d o away with all class hierarchy in society and the institutions that promo te this inequality.\\' Whenever he fights\, his anarchist tattoos and patc hes publicize his beliefs. Monson is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World. Before focusing on his fighting career\, he worked as a mental health professional\, both in a crisis evaluation role and as a child/fam ily counselor.\n\nBASTARD is an ad hoc group that has grown out of the Ana rchist Study Group\, which meets every Tuesday night at 8pm at the Long Ha ul in Berkeley. We read and discuss essays and books and watch videos of r elevance to anarchist theory and history. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070318 GEO:37.860600;-122.297000 LOCATION:UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, 94701\, United States SUMMARY:7th Annual Bastard Anarchist Theory Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-MUchL8MRub@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sfbay-anarchists.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This spring\, we’d like to invite you into our community for a networking\nevent. If all goes well\, our networks will allow us to be r eady for\nanything\; tours\, prisoner support\, actions\, collaboration on projects\nand much more.\n\nThis event has its eyes on 2008\, the year a well-known and widely\ndespised event will occur in our state. The idea be hind the convergence\nis primarily to meet face-to-face and exchange ideas and information.\nBesides networking\, workshops relevant to the issues a t stake will be\npresented.\n\nAs stated\, we are welcoming you into our c ommunity. We hope that you\nwould treat it as such. We hope you will give our community the same\nrespect you’d give your own. You should expect u s to respect you as\nwell. We have a few requests to those who will be com ing to our town.\n\n*Requests*\nThe organizers of this convergence have so me requests to make of\neveryone who participates. Sure\, it’s not “de mocratic” to make up a\nbunch of rules before most people arrive—but l aying basic guidelines for\nhow people take advantage of locals’ organiz ing is a necessary condition\nof that organizing. Please respect the wishe s of those who have worked\nto make this event happen. If you don’t like these policies\, make use of\nthis time to find others with whom to organ ize your own convergence\naccording to your own desires.\n**\n*Consent *†” any interaction you have with others here\, whether sexual or\notherwise \, should be consensual. Silence and passivity do not count as\nconsent. I f someone says no to something or is unsure and you badger\nthem until the y say yes\, that’s not consent\; if someone is intoxicated\nthey may not be in a position to give you consent. If someone says you\nviolated their wishes\, that counts as breach of consent\, whatever a\ncourt of law woul d say. By the same token\, don’t define others’\nexperiences for them: the person who has an experience gets to decide\nwhether or not their wis hes were respected in it\, and also what\, if\nanything\, the community sh ould do about it.\n**\n*Security *— Security is a consent issue just as much as sex is. Don’t\nsay or do anything that puts others at risk witho ut their express\npermission: don’t speak about their involvement in ill egal activity\,\ndon’t endanger them by your own actions. Be aware that you may be under\nobservation by your enemies at all times. Don’t aliena te others by\nspeculating about whether they are informants or ostracizing them based\non suspicions\; at the same time\, don’t put yourself at ri sk by trusting\npeople just because they’re here.\n**\n*Drinking and Dru gs* — there is a strict policy of no alcohol or drug\nuse on the campsit e. This is for several reasons\, but the most important\nare to comply wit h the express wishes of our host and to avoid giving\nthe authorities a pr etext for harassing us. If you do wish to drink or\nuse intoxicants\, plea se do so elsewhere\, perhaps in a home to which\nyou’ve been invited. Th ere is no judgment or morality attached to this\npolicy\; the last thing w e want is an obvious division between people who\ndrink and people who don ’t.\n**\n*Photographs* — don’t photograph anyone or anything without permission.\nThis should be common courtesy\, but some people have picked up bad\nhabits from the corporate media.\n**\n*Exclusion *— because we need this convergence to be a safe space for\neveryone\, people who violat e these policies may be asked to leave. In\ncases of breach of consent\, b oth sexual and security\, we will 1) trust\nthe survivor and 2) abide by t he survivor’s wishes. For example\, if you\ngave information to the poli ce about someone without their permission\nand they doesn’t want you in this space\, we will ask you to leave\;\nlikewise\, if you have sexually a ssaulted someone and they are\ncomfortable with you being here as long as you participate in a mediated\ndiscussion about their boundaries during th is event\, we will ask you to\ndo so\, or else leave. is is not a matter o f permanently excluding\n“undesirables” from the anarchist movement\, but simply of making things\nwork in a limited space for a limited time. P eople can be asked to leave\nthe campsite without being exiled from our co mmunities. If anything\,\nthis simply provides an incentive for individual s and communities to\nwork out their conflicts in advance of events like t his\, so we won’t all\nhave to deal with unresolved conflicts here.\n*To state the obvious\, known informants\, snitches\, and law enforcement\nof ficials will not be welcome.*\n\nWe wish this event to be all inclusive. W hether you are young or old\,\ntrans-bodied or non-trans bodied\, queer or straight\, parent or child (we\nwill provide childcare)\; however you ide ntify you are welcome in our\ncommunity!\n\nWe are in need of people willi ng to do workshops and skill shares themed\naround RNC 2008 issues (i.e.: First Aid\, Prisoner Support\, Direct\nAction\, etc.). Do you have somethi ng you’d like to share? Contact us.\n\nBe prepared for the possibility o f camping in Minnesota during the\nspring. This means varied weather\; one day it could be 72 degrees and\nsunny\, the next 23 degrees and rainy. We are working on housing\, but\nplease be prepared for this possibility. Al so\, if you could bring food\nfor yourself and to share\, we would appreci ate the help. We are also\nworking on food issues\, but could use some hel p.\n\nA redirect point has been established at the junction of Highway 61 and\nHuff Street (Winona Visitors Center). We will meet you there with ope n\narms\, as well as information about this event and our town. Hope to se e\nya soon!\n\nContact us if you plan to come at:\n*march_crimethinc_conve rgence(at)yahoo.com* Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070329 GEO:44.033900;-91.651100 LOCATION:Winona\, Minnesota\, 55987\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest** Anarchist Networking Convergence*** Spring 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZoOhUOwGE0@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:DGR will be mainly participant-led\; some \nworkshops and prese ntations will be \nscheduled beforehand\, and others will be\ndecided upon by the participants at the \nbeginning of and throughout the weekend. \nW e expect that most people will have read \nsome of the recommended reading or spent \nsome time exploring similar topics by \nother means before the weekend. Bring \nyour passion\, skills\, and understanding\, \nand there will be space for you to convene \nor facilitate a workshop or discussion. DGR\nis not a chance to come and hear from \n\\'experts\,\\' though some of us will have more \nexperience than others in different areas. \nAs org anizers\, we are sharing the ability to \nmake this a succuessful event wi th everyone\nwho comes with a deep desire to explore \neffective ways to s top the dominant culture\\'s \ndrive to destroy life.\n\n\nFRIDAY\n\n4 PM -- DGR begins!\n5:30 dinner\n6:30 clean up\n7:00 intros and facility info \n security culture overview\n Open Space basics\n8:30 A fun\, i nstructive and political\n small group activity (isn\\'t that\n intriguing?)\n10 quiet time upstairs\n\nSATURDAY\n\n7:45-8:30 breakfast\n8 :30-9 clean up\n\n9-9:30 Set the Open Space agenda\n9:30-11 Session 1\n11- 11:15 Break\n11:15-12:45 Session 2\n\n1-1:30 lunch\n1:30-2 clean up\n\n2-3 :30 Session 3\n3:30-3:45 Break\n3:45-5:15 Session 4\n5:15 Free time\n\n6 Dinner\n\n7:30 evening activities--open mic\, music\, games\n\n10 quiet ti me upstairs\n\nSUNDAY\n\n7:45-8:30 breakfast\n8:30-9 clean up\n\n9-10:30 S ession 1\n10:30-10:45 Break\n10:45-12:00 Session 2\n\n12:00-1 lunch\n1:00- 1:30 group clean up\n1:30-2 wrap up and goodbyes\n(sniff\, sniff) Geogra phical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070408 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070406 GEO:42.472700;-72.624500 LOCATION:Deerfield\, Massachusetts\, 01373\, United States SUMMARY:Deep Green Resistance: Confronting Industrial Culture UID:20260421T070502CEST-5a28RjBeOa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://deepgreenresistance.blogspot.com/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Eliminate the expert and do it yourself at this national confer ence. You have the smarts\, come get the skills in Columbia\, Mo\, April 1 3-15\, 2007.\n\nThis conference will offer hands-on workshops for a variet y of skills such as brewing your own beer and setting up a health collecti ve and a freeschool. Here is a complete list of workshops.\n\nWe will prov ide quality child care and kid-friendly workshops\, housing and meals. If you would like to take advantage of child care and housing\, please regist er here or mail us a letter stating your needs.\n\nWorkshops\nscreen print ing\nbookbinding\nrecording music\nclothing alteration\nhip hop dancing\nb ike mechanics\nauto mechanics\nmaking tofu and tempeh\nhome brewing\nurban farming\npermaculture\neating locally\ndeisel conversion to veggie oil\ns etting up a health collective\naccountability process\nmidwifery\nhealth a dvocacy\nsetting up mental health support systems\nself-cervical exams\nst reet medics\nfirst aid\ngender subversion\nbuying property collectively\ns etting up a freeschool\ncooperative child care\ncommunity organizing\nsett ing up a community grocery store\nfilmmaking\npublishing and making your o wn media\nradical economics\nbuilding and using non-corporate computers\np rison support and prison abolition\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070415 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070413 GEO:38.926800;-92.290000 LOCATION:Columbia\, Missouri\, 65201\, United States SUMMARY:Create! Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-zovM28nuHJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.createconference.net/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The First Ever New York Anarchist Film Festival will honor the life and work of Brad Will\, a friend and comrade killed by a government s niper in Oaxaca Mexico on October 27\, 2006. We will screen a cut of Brad⠀™s remarkable footage that documents a determined revolutionary people’ s uprising in Oaxaca\, Mexico. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070415 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070413 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:NYC First Annual Anarchist Book Fair UID:20260421T070502CEST-kj2HdAIXIf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.anarchistbookfair.net/index.php?title=Main_Page END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2007 Great Lakes Anarchist Gathering is moving full steam a head and is well on its way to becoming a great opportunity for Midwest an archists to come together and for a more tightly knit community while exch anging knowledge and ideas\, and having a lot of fun doing it.\n\nOur list of guests thus far includes John Zerzan (Green Anarchy\, Running on Empti ness)\, Kevin Tucker (Species Traitor)\, Fifth Estate magazine\, and Chica go Anarchist Black Cross\, in addition to numerous individuals and collect ives that have committed to participating in various ways.\n\nWorkshop and presentation slots are still available\, but are filling quickly\, and so far involve topics including prisoner support\, hand-to-hand combat\, com munity gardening\, and some special surprises\, along with presentations f rom John Zerzan\, Kevin Tucker\, and Fifth Estate magazine.\n\nAdditionall y\, a ten day survival camping excursion will take place immediately follo wing the gathering for those interested. All are welcome\, and help provid ing transportation is appreciated.\n\nAnyone interested in contributing or participating in the gathering in any way should contact us at typea@rise up.net\, or contact the October Fifteenth Anarchist Collective at october1 5ac@hotmail.com Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070415 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070414 GEO:41.720700;-83.569400 LOCATION:Toledo\, Ohio\, 43601\, United States SUMMARY:Great Lakes Anarchist Gathering UID:20260421T070502CEST-tdjSVEbO4n@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Finding Our Roots is a conference that is being planned in Chic ago to discuss anarchist theory. The date: April 27-29. Within the last se veral years\, Chicagoland anarchists and radicals have become disconnected and disorganized and there appears to be a lack of critical theory. We ai m to change this! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070429 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070427 GEO:41.720000;-87.555700 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60617\, United States SUMMARY:Finding Our Roots: Anarchist Theory Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-S9re87t8hZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://mayfirst.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@wildatheart-online.com DESCRIPTION:Canada\\'s cruel annual seal slaughter is set to begin and the East Coast waters will soon be red with blood. This is the world\\'s large st slaughter of marine mammals and more than 355\, 000 seals will be bruta lly clubbed or shot to death for their fur. 98% of the seals who will be h unted are under 12 weeks old and will have not yet learned to swim or to e ven eat solid food. Many will be skinned alive while still fully conscious .\n\nThis year\, join Wild at Heart Canada in speaking out against this sh ameful and barbaric event at a solemn\, candlelight \\'funeral\\' demonstr ation in Toronto for the many thousands of seals who will lose their lives for greed and vanity during the hunt.\n\nWHEN: Thursday March 15\, 2007 ( the International Day of Protest against the hunt)\n\nWHERE: the SOUTHWEST corner of Yonge & Dundas in front of the Eaton Centre\n\nTIME: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM\n\nMEET: 6:15 PM\n\nPlease dress all in black or in dark colours i n keeping with our theme and\, if possible\, bring a candle along. We will have candles available for those are unable to bring their own. Posters a nd leaflets are also provided but please feel free to create your own and to get in touch with us with any questions. Spread the word! Tell all your friends and family about the demo so that we can send a clear message to Canada\\'s government that the hunt is shameful to Canada!\n\nOur website is currently experiencing some technical difficulties. If you have subscri bed to our mailing list via our site\, PLEASE RE-SUBSCRIBE by sending an e mail to info@wildatheart-online.com with \\'subscribe\\' in the subject.\n \nOn March 20 from 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM at the Harbourfront Community Centre\ , W@H will be hosting a vegan public dinner for the International Meatout day! Stay tuned for details about this yummy event! Geographical Scope: M etro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070315T183000 GEO:43.651400;-79.382600 LOCATION:Southwest Corner Of Yonge & Dundas\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 2Z5\, Canada SUMMARY:Wild at Heart Toronto Seal Hunt Demonstration UID:20260421T070502CEST-cjOF5DfRvP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.myspace.com/wildatheart_canada END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:505-235-5906 Email:info@irishfreedomcommittee.net DESCRIPTION:ALBUQUERQUE\, NEW MEXICO\n\nPOW ART SHOW BENEFIT MARCH 16 – 1 8 2007\n\nThe RonĂĄn Mac Lochlainn Cumann of the Irish Freedom Committee h osts a\nPOW Art Show benefit the weekend of St. Patrick\\'s Day.\n-------- -----------------\n\nKOBTV.net\nhttp://www.kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=stor yviewer&id=30357&cat=EVENTS%3Chttp://www.kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyv iewer&id=30357&cat=EVENTS\nART SHOW TO BENEFIT THE FAMILIES OF POLITICAL P RISONERS\nMARCH 16-18 2007\n\nThe Irish Freedom Committee\, Ronan MacLochl ainn Cumann of New Mexico\nwill host an Art Show featuring the artwork of current Irish\nRepublican Prisoners of War being held in English and Irish Free State\nprisons. All proceeds from the sale of this artwork will be d onated to\nfamilies of the current POWs.\n\nWhen: Friday March 16 through Sunday March 18\n\nDisplay dates and times:\nFriday March 16: Reception an d show from 4:30pm until 9:00pm\nSaturday March 17: Show from 12:30pm unti l 9:00pm\nSunday March 18: Show from 1:00pm until 6:00pm\n\nWhere: Center for Peace and Justice\n202 Harvard Dr. SE\nOne block south of the Universi ty of New Mexico main campus\n\nPlease call 505-235-5906 if you would like more information or check\nwww.irishfreedomcommittee.net Geographical Sc ope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070318 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070316 GEO:35.134100;-106.641000 LOCATION:Center For Peace And Justice\, 202 Harvard Dr. SE\, Alburquerque\, New Mexico\, 87107\, United States SUMMARY:Alburquerque Art Show Benefit for Irish Republican Prisoners of War UID:20260421T070502CEST-i66jTpURFu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:312-560-9311 Email:john.yanik@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:IRISH FREEDOM COMMITTEE COMMEMORATES 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF BLOODY SUNDAY\nIN ST. PATRICK\\'S DAY PARADE\nMARCH 17\, 2007\n\nThe Irish Freed om Committee will march in this years\\' downtown Chicago\nSt. Patrick\\'s Day parade\, Saturday March 17th\, to remember the 35th\nanniversary of t he 1972 British Army massacre of fourteen innocent\ncivil rights marchers on Bloody Sunday\, in Derry\, Ireland.\n\nThirty-five years ago\, on Janua ry 30th\, 1972\, fourteen Catholic civil\nrights marchers were slain in co ld blood by British Army snipers using\nhigh power assault weapons\, as th ey marched for basic human rights in\nDerry\, Ireland. Half of the dead we re under the age of 20\, and many\nwere shot in the back as they ran or as they tried to rescue the\nwounded. Thirty-five years later\, no British a rmy officer has been\ncharged with the murders\, or sentenced to even a da y in prison.\n\nThe Irish Freedom Committee has held several events across the country\nthis year to observe the somber 35th anniversary of Bloody S unday. On\nTuesday January 30th of this year\, twin events in Boston\,\nMa ssachusetts\; and Albuquerque\, New Mexico\; remembered the victims and\ne ducated the community about the events of the day. In Boston\, a\nsix-hour event in a packed bar in Cambridge paid tribute to the\nmemories of the d ead with a long moment of silence after their names\nwere read out\, follo wed by poetry readings\, speakers\, and Irish\nrepublican bands playing in to the night. In Albuquerque\, a day-long\neducational screening of the fi lm \\'Bloody Sunday\\' powerfully and\naccurately told the story of the Br itish Army massacre and cover-up\,\nwith a lively question-and-answer sess ion after the screenings finding\nthe passion for justice has not gone out in New Mexico.\n\nVeteran Irish Republican Frank O\\'Neill\, former polit ical prisoner and\nthree-time hunger striker\, will lead the Irish Freedom Committee in\nthe downtown Chicago parade on St. Patrick\\'s Day. Marcher s are\nwelcome to join the IFC unit in the parade– call 312-560-9311 for \nassembly point and meeting time.\n\nThe Charlie Kerins Cumann of the Iri sh Freedom Committee hosts an\nEaster commemoration in Chicago this year o n Sunday April 15th – for\nmore information visit the IFC website at www .irishfreedomcommittee.net.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070317 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION: 300 E. Balbo Drive\, Downtown Chicago\, Chicago\, Illinois\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Irish Freedom Committee Commemorates 35th Anniversary of Bloody Sun day UID:20260421T070502CEST-VMOsLK5tcG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:chris.wells@dream-ride.org DESCRIPTION:East Coast bike ride to raise money to assist those in the 3rd world. Our focus is on\n1. Women\\'s rights and equality\n2. Better educat ion\n3. Better health care\n\nCheck it out! www.dream-ride.org Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070817 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070803 GEO:40.102200;-105.385000 LOCATION:D.R.E.A.M. Ride\, P.O. Box 261\, Boulder\, Colorado\, 80306\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:East Coast Humanitarian Aid Bike Ride UID:20260421T070502CEST-KfFnekF6TF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dream-ride.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:chris.wells@dream-ride.org DESCRIPTION:Ride from Boston to Montreal to New York City to assist those i n the 3rd world improve\n1. Women\\'s rights and opportunity\n2. Health ca re\n3. Education\n\nCheck it out! www.dream-ride.org Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070817 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070813 GEO:40.102200;-105.385000 LOCATION:D.R.E.A.M. Ride\, P.O. Box 261\, Boulder\, Colorado\, 80306\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:East Coast Charity Bike Ride UID:20260421T070502CEST-iBFSGBvCm1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dream-ride.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:551-556-0189 Email:carlosr@njclimatemarch.org DESCRIPTION:The New Jersey Climate March is a grassroots effort that will e nlist New Jersey legislators to co-sponsor passage of the Global Warming R esponse Act and demand that the Congress takes strong action to reduce the United States\\' global warming pollution. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070416 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070413T100000 GEO:40.488300;-74.447700 LOCATION:College Avenue\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United State s SUMMARY:New Jersey Climate March UID:20260421T070502CEST-uGv2OJhPLv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.njclimatemarch.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:516-527-4096 Email:mtiernan@sudandivestment.org DESCRIPTION:The Joint Committee on Public Service will be hearing the Sudan divestment bill SB 543. We need support in numbers to show that this is i mportant to MA residents across the state! Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070329T103000 GEO:42.338900;-70.919600 LOCATION:State House\, Park St. At Beacon St.\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02 133\, United States SUMMARY:Massachusetts Sudan Divestment Hearing UID:20260421T070502CEST-VpCavFAVJN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sudandivestment.org/massachusetts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:ksugreens@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Life & Debt is a woven tapestry of film sequences focusing on t he stories of individual Jamaicans whose strategies for survival and param eters of day-to-day existence are determined by the U.S. and other foreign economic agendas. By combining traditional documentary telling with a sty lized narrative framework\, the complexity of international lending\, stru ctural adjustment policies and free trade will be understood in the contex t of the day-to-day realities of the people whose lives they impact.\n Ge ographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070319T063000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, New Social Scienc e Building Rm 1020 A & B\, Kennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144 SUMMARY:Life and Debt UID:20260421T070502CEST-V8FftNZaJK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ksugreens.blogspot.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:nekeisha@jesusradicals.com DESCRIPTION:Peace is more than the absence of war. It is more than temporar ily restraining physical abuse and ending only human oppression. In this f ifth annual conference\, we will explore our struggle for peace in all of its forms from anarchist and Christian perspectives.\n\nTogether\, we will explore different facets of peacemaking — peace with creation\, our nei ghbors and our enemies. In addition to sessions such as Practical Ecology\ , Contemporary Anarchisms and The Problem with Prisons\, we will also have opportunities for open discussion and skill-sharing.\n\nGet detailed sess ion and housing info\, and register to attend at http://conference.jesusra dicals.com/ Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070811 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070810T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Loras College\, 1450 Alta Vista\, Dubuque\, Iowa\, United States SUMMARY:Swords into Plowshares: Anarchism\, Christianity and Principles of Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-2UhaZh3dWw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://conference.jesusradicals.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-265-7000 Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:UNITE HERE 2007 Summer Organizing Internship\n\nWant to fight f or economic and social justice? Want to learn union organizing skills wit h one of North America’s most progressive and successful unions?\n\nAppl y to join us for a 5 week paid summer internship\, June 18-July 20\, 2007: \n4 days of classroom training followed by 4 weeks in the field with exper ienced organizer learning and doing union organizing.\n\nBe prepared for l ong hours and hard work. $450/week stipend paid. Successful completion of internship may result in apprenticeship job offer.\n\nDeadline for submitt ing applications is May 5\, 2007\nFor more information contact Ellen Thoms on at ethere@aol.com\nApply at: http://jobs.unitehere.org/internapp.php\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070720 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070618 GEO:40.750700;-73.996500 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Social Justice Organizing Summer Internship UID:20260421T070502CEST-9ZU7SPlG3C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-265-7000 Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:WANTED: People Passionate about Economic Justice\n\n• Do yo u have what it takes to build workers’ power?\n• Do you want to chan ge economic injustices in this country?\n\nUNITE HERE Two Day Organizer Tr aining\nFri\, April 13th through Sat\, April 14th 2007\, Detroit\, MI.\nAp ply Online at: http://jobs.unitehere.org/organizerapp.php\nFor More Inform ation: Moe Fitzsimons - 646-872-8773\n\nUNITE HERE is a progressive labor union\, representing approximately 440\,000 workers in the hotel\, restaur ant\, textile\, laundry\, gaming and food service industries in North Amer ica. These industries employ large numbers of women\, recent immigrants an d people of color. UNITE HERE is committed to raising the living standard s of these workers who do some of the most “invisible” work in North A merica. \n\nInnovative organizing campaigns and a strong training program make UNITE HERE an exciting place to create change and empower disenfranch ised workers in the service industries. UNITE HERE’s goal is not only to organize non-union workers and win campaigns but also to train effective new labor leaders and organizers who can develop creative and strategic ca mpaigns and change the economic balance of power in North America. \n\nIf you are committed to social and economic justice and want to help workers gain power\, apply today for our training program.\n \nUNITE HERE will hos t a specialized 2 Day Organizer Training on March 2 and 3 in Philadelphia\ , PA to teach and evaluate basic organizing skills. Participants will lea rn and be evaluated on identifying and recruiting workplace leading to a 1 2 week apprenticeship for potential hire. \n\n People of color and bilingu al speakers are highly encouraged to apply.\n\n Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070414 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070413T090000 GEO:40.750700;-73.996500 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Detroit\, MI Social Justice Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-2UL4aMRpUu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-265-7000 Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:WANTED: People Passionate about Economic Justice\n\n• Do yo u have what it takes to build workers’ power?\n• Do you want to chan ge economic injustices in this country?\n\nUNITE HERE Two Day Organizer Tr aining\nFri\, April 20th through Sat\, April 21st 2007 in Phoenix\, Arizon a\nApply Online at: http://jobs.unitehere.org/organizerapp.php\nFor More I nformation: Ellen Thomson at 860-559-7192\nUNITE HERE is a progressive lab or union\, representing approximately 440\,000 workers in the hotel\, rest aurant\, textile\, laundry\, gaming and food service industries in North A merica. These industries employ large numbers of women\, recent immigrants and people of color. UNITE HERE is committed to raising the living stand ards of these workers who do some of the most “invisible” work in Nort h America. \n\nInnovative organizing campaigns and a strong training progr am make UNITE HERE an exciting place to create change and empower disenfra nchised workers in the service industries. UNITE HERE’s goal is not only to organize non-union workers and win campaigns but also to train effecti ve new labor leaders and organizers who can develop creative and strategic campaigns and change the economic balance of power in North America. \n\n If you are committed to social and economic justice and want to help worke rs gain power\, apply today for our training program.\n \nUNITE HERE will host a specialized 2 Day Organizer Training on March 2 and 3 in Philadelph ia\, PA to teach and evaluate basic organizing skills. Participants will learn and be evaluated on identifying and recruiting workplace leading to a 12 week apprenticeship for potential hire. \n\n People of color and bili ngual speakers are highly encouraged to apply.\n Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070421 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070420T090000 GEO:40.750700;-73.996500 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Social Justice Phoenix 2 Day Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-VVUAw1aUUv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A national day of multi-ethnic unity with youth\, labor\, peace and \njustice communities in solidarity with immigrant workers and buildi ng \nnew immigrant rights & civil rights movement!\n\nWear White T-Shirt\, organize actions to support immigrant rights!\n\nWE ARE ALL HUMANS! NO ON E IS ILLEGAL!\n\nLists of cities organizing May Day 2007\n\nLos Angeles\, CA | Phoenix\, AZ | New York\, NY | Washington DC | San Francisco\, CA | C hicago\, IL\nNew Heaven\, CT | Pittsburgh\, PA | Dallas\, TX | Iowa | Mass achusetts Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070501 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:May Day 2007 - National Mobilization to Support Immigrant Workers UID:20260421T070502CEST-24i7NSg3XT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mayday2007.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:BioJustice 2007 is a week long celebration of sustainable food and alternatives to corporate healthcare. It is being developed by a wide coalition of public interest groups\, activists\, farmers\, scientists\, a nd concerned citizens\, working together in response to the biotechnology industry\\'s international convention scheduled for the new Boston Convent ion and Exhibition Center during May 6-9\, 2007.\n\nThe biotech industry i s bringing thousands of executives\, lawyers\, public relations people and corporate scientists to Boston to promote their agenda of genetically eng ineered food\, unaffordable high-tech medicines and dangerous \\'biodefens e\\' research that increases the threat of new biological weapons. Through parades\, rallies\, educational events and publications\, music\, a free health care clinic and free daily non-GMO meals\, Biojustice 2007 will dra matize popular resistance to this agenda and highlight a wealth of communi ty-based alternatives.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070508 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070505 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:BioJustice 2007: Reclaim the Commons UID:20260421T070502CEST-TcStTRZMDz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rtc.revolt.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Day of Silence is an annual event held to commemorate and p rotest anti-LGBT bullying\, harassment and discrimination in schools. Stud ents and teachers nationwide will observe the day in silence to echo the s ilence that LGBT and ally students face everyday. In it\\'s 11th year\, th e Day of Silence is one of the largest student-led actions in the country. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070418 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Day of Silence 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-u5dUAD0EXw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dayofsilence.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Theme:\nTo abandon the fantasy of a Revolution that was always either yet to come or already over\, a Revolution that would change everyt hing except the present\, is also to abandon the ambition to explain every thing in the grandeur of a universal metatheory\, in favor of “minor” theoretical and\nphilosophical considerations of the micropolitics of disc rete\, local struggles. The risk of such a move is\, of course\, that of e ntropy: that such struggles and such thinking risk isolation and stasis in their very self-affirmation. However\, the wager of many such struggles\, and of much radical political thought in recent years\, has been that it is possible to establish contingent connections and relations between appa rently disparate struggles.\n\nTopics: \nWe conceive of this conference to be one of innumerable relay points or conjunctions where the work of conn ection and relation among radical political struggles can be undertaken. W e therefore\nseek contributions (from\, but not limited to\, interdiscipli nary work in philosophy\, women’s studies\, cultural studies\, visual/ p erformative art\, postcolonial studies\, film/media studies\, translation studies and ethnic/American studies) that will help us think—practically \, philosophically\, aesthetically—about revolution\, resistance\, and t ransgression\; about how such practices can make the connections and relat ions that constitute a network\, and about the relation of radical micropo litical practices and methodologies to the macropolitics of the world econ omy\, the state form\, transnational militarization\, and the various geno cides of the current situation\, for xample—in short\, to actually exist ing fascism.\n\nCFP Address: \nWhile we prefer electronic submission\, we will also accept hard copies at the following address: Atttention: Victori a Delaney\, \nPIC Conference Program in Philosophy\, Interpretation and Cu lture (PIC)\nBinghamton University\nPO Box 6000\nBinghamton\, New York 139 02-6000\n\nCFPEmail: pic@binghamton.edu\n\nContact:Sasha Shivers\nTel: 516 -459-3770 \nsshiver1@binghamton.edu\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070427 GEO:42.105400;-75.887600 LOCATION:Binghamton\, New York\, 13902\, United States SUMMARY:Revolution\, Resistance\, and Methodologies of Transgression UID:20260421T070502CEST-v2I3gTreje@74.81.90.59 URL:http://pic.binghamton.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This conference is designed for LGBT college students and their allies. Participants should have an interest in developing intentional le adership skills\, learning more about LGBT issues and establishing coaliti ons within their campus. We strongly encourage advisors and directors of L GBT organizations and centers to attend. All are welcome. \n\nApril 27 & 2 8\, 2007 \nSouth Puget Sound Community College \nOlympia\, Washington\n\nR egistration is open now. CLICK HERE to register.\n\nWhat you will get out of this conference: \nParticipants will gain learning opportunities and le adership development for the lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender commun ity and their allies. \nTake-home resources so participants can bring prog ram\, services to their institutions with a how-to tool kit. \nStrengthen existing organizations and bolster membership. \nIncrease campus coalition building. \nStrong networking with other student organizations and indivi duals in the tri-state area. \nConference sessions will be focused around four tracks: \nAlly Development \nGender Awareness \nLeadership \nHealth a nd Wellness Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070428 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070427 GEO:47.014700;-122.882000 LOCATION:South Puget Sound Community College\, Olympia\, Washington\, 98501 \, United States SUMMARY:3rd Annual Power of One Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-OUdBFfSt5M@74.81.90.59 URL:http://saw.spscc.ctc.edu/Diversity/pow/powerofone.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The most exciting fact about America today is that a new wisdom culture is emerging. It is a movement of inclusion and hope\, comprised o f people who have participated in the major social movements of the past f ifty years – from civil rights\, the environment\, feminism\, disarmamen t\, human rights\, and social justice – and have emerged committed to pe rsonal and spiritual development without being dogmatically religious and supportive of economic and technical progress but not at the expense of th e environment or community. Studies show that this group actually constitu tes the new moral majority of America. You are probably one of them.\n\nWi sdom University has committed itself to understanding and mobilizing this new movement gaining momentum across America and around the world. We conv ened a major conference in Seattle in May 2006 that drew over 1\,000 peopl e excited to be part of the emerging wisdom culture. We are convening “W isdom Weekends” around the country and Europe to spread the word and mak e connections. We are planning an international gathering in Washington\, D.C. in the Spring of 2008 to enhance the public profile of this new moral majority. The Tulsa conference May 10-12 is an integral part of building the movement because it is taking place in the heartland of America.\n• Come to the conference and learn about the new values that are shaping peo ple’s lives and America’s future. \n• Connect with people who share your beliefs and feelings. \n• Be inspired by national and local speaker s addressing issues directly relevant to your life. \n• Be transformed b y the power of community and a burgeoning network of people across this na tion who are committed\, as you are\, to a holistic vision of the future. \n• Participate in a process to ignite our collective action that will a llow you to network\, spread your message\, and build community.\n\nFor al l of you actively engaged in social transformation\, we invite you to regi ster for the conference and receive a free table to present your materials . You are invited to get your message out at the various workshops and ple naries that pertain to your interest area. You are also invited to partici pate in an Opportunity Fair on Saturday with all the other groups present to network\, share information\, and engage in a cutting edge visualizatio n process to Ignite Collective Action.\n\nThis may be the most important c onference you have ever attended. It is about the future and how we can wo rk together to make our vision real. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070512 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070510 GEO:36.043100;-95.884200 LOCATION:Renaissance Tulsa Hotel And Convention Center\, Tulsa\, Oklahoma\, 74133\, United States SUMMARY:Sacred Activism and the Power of Inclusion UID:20260421T070502CEST-LZ5Te1xBVt@74.81.90.59 URL:https://www.wisdomuniversity.org/sacred-activism-index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The NCORE conference series constitutes the leading and most co mprehensive national forum on issues of race and ethnicity in American hig her education. The conference focuses on the complex task of creating and sustaining comprehensive institutional change designed to improve racial a nd ethnic relations on campus and to expand opportunities for educational access and success by culturally diverse\, traditionally underrepresented populations. \n\n\nNCORE is designed to provide a significant forum for di scussion\, critical dialogue\, and exchange of information as institutions search for effective strategies to enhance access\, social development\, education\, positive communication\, and cross-cultural understanding in c ulturally diverse settings. \n\n\nBuilding upon a solid programming tradit ion\, NCORE 2007 will provide a range of policy\, planning\, and pedagogic al perspectives from around the country and will highlight exemplary worki ng models and approaches which are adaptable to other institutional or reg ional settings. Assisting higher education institutions to create inclusiv e higher education environments\, programs\, and curriculum\; improve camp us racial and ethnic relations\; and expand opportunities for educational access and success by culturally diverse\, traditionally underrepresented populations\n\nProviding policy\, planning\, programmatic\, curricular/ped agogic\, research/assessment\, training\, and theoretical perspectives fro m around the country\n\nHighlighting exemplary working models and approach es capable of being adapted in other institutional settings\n\nAttracting more than 1\,800 persons each year representing virtually every state and several foreign countries\n\nConsistently receiving high evaluations--98 p ercent rated the overall value and benefit of the 2005 conference as \\'Ex cellent\,\\' \\'Very Good\,\\' or \\'Good\,\\' with 88 percent rating it a s \\'Excellent\\' or \\'Very Good\\'\n\n\n\nConference Participants Includ e: Senior administrative officers at both campus and system levels\n\nAcad emic affairs administrators\, deans\, department chairs\, and teaching fac ulty\n\nDirectors and staff of offices of affirmative action\, equal emplo yment opportunity\, and minority affairs\n\nProfessionals in virtually all campus activity/service areas\, including admissions\, student life\, fin ancial aid\, personnel\, public safety\, alumni affairs\, and athletics\n\ nRepresentatives of state and national institutes\, associations\, agencie s\, commissions\, and foundations\n\nLeaders of student organizations\n\nR epresentatives of community-based agencies and organizations Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070602 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070529 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:20th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity UID:20260421T070502CEST-NUur8CWioF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ncore.ou.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:“Puppet Power” is a bi–annual conference that explores th e power of puppetry beyond performance. It features keynote speakers and h ands-on workshops led by international artists and professionals. Other co mponents often include panel and round table discussions\, puppet performa nces\, Master classes\, puppet exhibits and film/video screenings.\n\nPast conferences have included “Puppet Power 2005: Puppets Promote Literacy⠀\, “Puppet Power 2003: Embracing Multiculturalism”\, “Puppet Power 2002: Puppets as a Therapeutic Medium”.\n\nThis year’s theme “Puppe ts as Agents of Social Change” intends to explore:\n\nPast conference pa rticipants have said: \n\n\\'More than I expected. Many ideas\, new art fo rm integrating with visual art\, connection to my relation with words\\' \ n\n\\'It was great to get out of the box of regular items and use other it ems. Workshop was too short. I had so much fun\\'\ncurrent puppet usage in political and social etc. activism\npuppetry’s existing and potential r ole in promoting peace\, as well as instigating change in issues related t o health\, religion\, education and the environment\nhow puppets can be us ed for community and organizational transformation\nconnected art mediums that also address the theme i.e.: political cartooning\, mask\nhow to bala nce the medium and the message\nthe aesthetics for public space art versus ticketed performance space – are they different?\nAt the same time we w ill provide training in making and using various types of puppetry for a v ariety of skill levels\n\nThe goal of the conference is to give participan ts greater knowledge and increased comfort to use the medium of puppetry m ore frequently in their various professional applications. Geographical S cope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070527 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070525 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Calgary\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada SUMMARY:Puppet Power 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ucv3VNu7fn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wppuppet.com/pp2007_details.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Allied Media Conference is an annual\, weekend-long gatheri ng of influential alternative media-makers and committed social justice ac tivists. The AMC brings together a unique cross-section of media workers\, community organizers\, daring filmmakers\, ambitious radio producers\, se rious publishers\, skilled web designers\, and artists whose work \\'makes revolution irresistible.\\' This year\\'s theme focuses on participatory media that transforms the producer and receiver\, \\'Breaking Silence\, Bu ilding Movements. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070624 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070622 GEO:42.343800;-83.058800 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States SUMMARY:9th Annual Allied Media Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-A6Ux9fj7ex@74.81.90.59 URL:https://alliedmediaconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The US Social Forum is more than a conference\, more than a net working bonanza\, more than a reaction to war and repression. The USSF wil l provide space to build relationships\, learn from each other\\'s experie nces\, share our analysis of the problems our communities face\, and bring renewed insight and inspiration. It will help develop leadership and deve lop consciousness\, vision\, and strategy needed to realize another world. \n\nThe USSF sends a message to other people’s movements around the worl d that there is an active movement in the US opposing US Policies at home and abroad.\n\nWe must declare what we want our world to look like and beg in planning the path to get there. A global movement is rising. The USSF i s our opportunity to demonstrate to the world Another World is Possible! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070701 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070627 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:US Social Forum 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-jUGCea7lwP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ussf2007.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:oin Labor Notes and labor activists from around the Bay Area fo r a Troublemaker\\'s Institute Saturday\, April 28 in San Jose\, Californi a.\n\nWe’re inviting union and non-union workers young and old to join u s for a day of workshops\, main sessions\, and breakout meetings aimed at strengthening the labor movement one worker at a time. Past Troublemaker†™s trainings have helped strengthen unions with steward’s trainings\, cl asses dealing with racism and sexism\, and contract campaign strategy. The y’re a great opportunity to get new members involved\, or just hone your skills. \n\n\nTentative Workshop Topics and Themes\n\n\nWhile workshops a re still being organized\, what we do know is that we\\'ll have several to choose from. For those coming with a group\, split up and you can learn f rom them all. Proposed workshops include:\nInvolving Young Workers\nFighti ng Discrimination\nAssertive Grievance Handling\nBuilding a Steward\\'s Pr ogram\nLabor and the War\nFighting for Health Care\nNegotiations 101 Geog raphical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070428 GEO:37.317000;-121.936000 LOCATION:San Jose\, California\, 95128\, United States SUMMARY:Labor Notes Bay Area Troublemaker\\'s Institute UID:20260421T070502CEST-O8RdNAbfiO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://labornotes.org/events/bayareaschool END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 4th national Latin America Solidarity Coalition conference (LASC IV) will take place next spring in Chicago. US grassroots solidarity activists will be joined by activists and organizers from Latin America a nd the Caribbean to plan\, evaluate and celebrate the growing US Latin Ame rica solidarity movement. \n\nThe Americas have a strong legacy of resista nce. From the Mapuche struggle for land and autonomy against the conquista dors to the successful fight to force U.S.-owned Occidental Petroleum out of Ecuador earlier this year\; from Simon Bolivar\\'s struggle for freedom from Spain and slavery to the Cuban\, Sandinista\, and modern day Bolivar ian Revolutions -- no decade has passed without seeing people coming toget her to fight subjugation. Millions of Latin Americans\, dispossessed by Ne oliberal Capitalism\, imperialist looting\, militarization and repression are defying the racist system of violence and domination with increasing f requency and effectiveness. Popular movements are gaining influence throug hout the hemisphere. \n\nParticipants in the Latin America Solidarity Coal ition conference will exchange information on the state of the campaigns a gainst military\, political\, and economic U.S. Intervention in Latin Amer ica and the Caribbean and develop action plans. Art and culture\, which is an integral part of grassroots movement building throughout the Americas\ , will be a strong component of the conference. \n\nLASC IV will be a spac e for reflection and discussion about vision\, strategy and tactics\, with workshops featuring activists with decades of experience addressing some of the most pressing issues on the left. Where do we want to go and how do we plan to get there? What does it mean to be anti-capitalist in terms of our daily practice? How do we implement strategies that challenge current power structures without falling into the reformist trap? How do we build multi-cultural\, multi-ethnic movements? \n\nThe Conference will also tak e place the same weekend as the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) are o rganizing a huge protest targeting the McDonalds Corporation. For more inf ormation visit http://www.ciw-online.org/2007truthtour/index.html Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070415 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070413 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Latin America Solidarity Coalition 4th Annual Conference: Alternati ves to Empire UID:20260421T070502CEST-vKuguDmMe3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lasolidarity.org/lasc4/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join educators\, parents\, students\, activists\, and community members from around the country for a 3-day conference to explore the con nections between math education and social justice. How has math literacy been a gatekeeper to future educational and financial success? How can mat h educators ensure equity in the classroom? How can issues of social\, pol itical\, and economic justice be integrated into math curriculum? What is Ethnomathematics and how is it related to our work with students? How do i ssues of race and class affect the teaching and learning of mathematics? T hese are a few of the many issues participants will have the opportunity t o explore throughout conference. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070429 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070427 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:Brooklyn\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Conference on Math and Social Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-uLNfXFkZOe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.radicalmath.org/conference/main.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:WANTED: People Passionate about Economic Justice\n\n• Do yo u have what it takes to build workers’ power?\n• Do you want to chan ge economic injustices in this country?\n\nUNITE HERE Two Day Social Justi ce Organizer Training\nFri\, April 20th through Sat\, April 21st 2007\nPho enix\, AZ\n Apply Online at: http://jobs.unitehere.org/organizerapp.php\nF or More Information: Ellen Thomson at ethere@aol.com \n\nUNITE HERE is a progressive labor union\, representing approximately 500\,000 workers in t he hotel\, restaurant\, textile\, laundry\, gaming and food service indust ries in North America. These industries employ large numbers of women\, re cent immigrants and people of color. UNITE HERE is committed to raising t he living standards of these workers who do some of the most “invisible⠀ work in North America. \n\nInnovative organizing campaigns and a strong training program make UNITE HERE an exciting place to create change and e mpower disenfranchised workers in the service industries. UNITE HERE’s g oal is not only to organize non-union workers and win campaigns but also t o train effective new labor leaders and organizers who can develop creativ e and strategic campaigns and change the economic balance of power in Nort h America. \n\nIf you are committed to social and economic justice and wan t to help workers gain power\, apply today for our training program. \nUNI TE HERE will host a specialized 2 Day Organizer Training on April 20th and 21st in Phoenix\, AZ to teach and evaluate basic organizing skills. Part icipants will learn and be evaluated on identifying and recruiting workpla ce leaders leading to a 12 week apprenticeship for potential hire in worke r organizing or community organizing.\n\n People of color and bilingual sp eakers are highly encouraged to apply.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070421 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070420T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, Phoenix\, Arizona\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Social Justice Organizer Training - Phoenix UID:20260421T070502CEST-T7Nx0SKjXj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:students@sfo.greenpeace.org DESCRIPTION:Green My Apple Week of Action—April 16-20\n\nhttp://members.g reenpeace.org/event/launch/247/\n\nJoin students across the nation and ask Apple to score a \\'10\\' for the environment! The Apple Week of Action p age.\n\nThe week of April 16-20\, students across the U.S. will be asking Apple to clean up their computers and score a perfect “ten” for the en vironment. It\\'s easy to participate! All you have to do is set up a tab le and takedigital pictures of students hugging Macs and/or holding comic book style speech bubbles that tell CEO Steve Jobs Steve to “Take the Le ad\, Score a Green 10.\\'\n\nWe’ll upload these photos to our flickr acc ount and once we\\'ve collected at least 500 pictures we\\'ll deliver all of them to Steve Jobs and Apple\\'s Executive Board. Our week of action is strategically timed to take place just weeks before Apple’s annual gene ral meeting. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070420 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070416 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:On Your Campus\, United States SUMMARY:Green My Apple Week of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-5gUXgVLiB1@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:952-334-8187 Email:ihccgsa@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:GLBTA Dance for students of local colleges in the Twin Cities. We will have a live band for part of the dance and then we will have two d j\\'s. Email the address above so that you can register and get tickets. T he event is free to any student over 17 years of age. Geographical Scope : Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070420T193000 GEO:44.844800;-93.035300 LOCATION:Inver Hills Community College Gymnasium\, 2500 East 80th Street\, Inver Grove Heights\, Minnesota\, 55076\, United States SUMMARY:Twin Cities Queer Prom 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-pBzEvCG2e0@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Community Strategic Training Initiative (CSTI) has been the mov ement-building mainstay of Western States Center for 16 years. After a suc cessful inaugural event in 1991\, Center staff anticipated 60-100 particip ants at CSTI the following year. When 300 people registered\, we realized we were onto something big. CSTI has since become a vibrant annual \\'radi cal sabbatical\\' for over 400 Western organizers.\n\nTaking place annuall y during the summer\, the event fills an important leadership development and strategic convening role in the region. Through intensive all-day work shops\, participants come away with an in-depth understanding of how to so lve organizational issues from fundraising to working with the board to ad ministrative systems. Programmatic workshops help groups expand and deepen their knowledge of issues in the region\, and each year Center staff iden tify key trainers who have valuable expertise to share with participants.\ n\nIt is at CSTI that progressives working in predominantly conservative a reas find kindred spirits hundreds of miles away. For people of color work ing in overwhelmingly white communities\, CSTI demonstrates that \\'critic al mass\\' they feel is there\, but often cannot see. Despite the conserva tives\\' rise to power\, CSTI reminds us that the movement for social just ice is alive and well in our region\, led by some of the most inspiring\, thoughtful\, and passionate individuals and groups in the country.\n\nRegi stration begins in early May \nScholarship materials due June 7 \n\nCSTI 2 007 FOCUS:\nCommunity Organizing\nOrganizational Management\nImmigrant Rig hts\nRacial Justice\nInspirational Speakers\nWomen\\'s Leadership\nGender Justice\n\nLook for brochures in early May! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070805 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070803 GEO:45.481800;-122.641000 LOCATION:Reed College\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97202\, United States SUMMARY:Community Strategic Training Initiative - 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-UpsweNtPa4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.westernstatescenter.org/programs/leadership/csti/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:651-353-0853 Email:info@mncampusalliance.org DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of networking and entertainment with a p erformance by Erin Schwab and friends. See our website for more informatio n. This promisese to be a great night for all GLBTA students\, faculty\, a nd staff in the State of Minnesota. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070427T170000 GEO:44.934500;-93.165500 LOCATION:University Of St Thomas\, 2115 Summitt Ave\, St Paul\, Minnesota\, 55105\, United States SUMMARY:MN GLBTA Campus Alliance Spring Dinner UID:20260421T070502CEST-kM2tvOcjOd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mnglbta.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:WANTED: People Passionate about Economic Justice\n\n• Do yo u have what it takes to build workers’ power?\n• Do you want to chan ge economic injustices in this country?\n\nUNITE HERE Two Day Social Justi ce Organizer Training\nFri\, May 4th through Sat\, May 5th 2007\nNorthern New Jersey\n Apply Online at: http://jobs.unitehere.org/organizerapp.php\n For More Information contact Terri Nilliasca at: terriunitehere@unitehere. org\n\nUNITE HERE is a progressive labor union\, representing approximatel y 500\,000 workers in the hotel\, restaurant\, textile\, laundry\, gaming and food service industries in North America. These industries employ larg e numbers of women\, recent immigrants and people of color. UNITE HERE is committed to raising the living standards of these workers who do some of the most “invisible” work in North America. \n\nInnovative organizing campaigns and a strong training program make UNITE HERE an exciting place to create change and empower disenfranchised workers in the service indus tries. UNITE HERE’s goal is not only to organize non-union workers and w in campaigns but also to train effective new labor leaders and organizers who can develop creative and strategic campaigns and change the economic b alance of power in North America. \n\nIf you are committed to social and e conomic justice and want to help workers gain power\, apply today for our training program. \nUNITE HERE will host a specialized 2 Day Organizer Tra ining on May 4th and 5th in Northern NJ to teach and evaluate basic organi zing skills. Participants will learn and be evaluated on identifying and recruiting workplace leaders leading to a 12 week apprenticeship for poten tial hire.\n\n People of color and bilingual speakers are highly encourage d to apply.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070505 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070504T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, Union\, New Jersy\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Social Justice Organizing Training - New Jersey UID:20260421T070502CEST-sGgxV2FGuz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:609-462-1781 Email:ccgreenparty@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Earth Day Park Cleanup sponsored by The Green Party of Camden C ounty. We will clean up the park and the Newton Creek\, which flows throug h the park\, and plant vegetable gardens for the residents of the neighbor hood. All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided. Geographi cal Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070421T090000 GEO:39.918700;-75.109800 LOCATION:Camden County Park And Newton Creek\, Lakeshore Drive And South 12 th Street\, Camden\, New Jersey\, 08104\, United States SUMMARY:Earth Day Cleanup UID:20260421T070502CEST-bvN83mnxoW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.myspace.com/ccgreenparty END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:campus@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:--------------------\nAPPLY NOW: http://www.campusprogress.org/ page/s/2007app\n--------------------\nCampus Progress is pleased to announ ce our third annual National Student Conference\, to be held on Tuesday\, June 26\, 2007\, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washin gton\, D.C.\n\nThe theme for this year’s conference is “Our Time is No w.” With young voters turning out in record numbers in 2004 and 2006\, a nd with young advocates creating new vehicles for change every day\, our g eneration now has the power and the voice to move America in a more positi ve\, progressive direction right now. The National Student Conference is a n opportunity for college and university students to come together with ot her young progressives from all across the nation and collaborate on the i ssues you’re passionate about.\n- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \nNoted sp eakers include:\n*Speaker Nancy Pelosi\n\n*Senator Russell Feingold of Wis consin \n\n*Journalists Seymour Hersh\, Asra Nomani\, and Jessica Valenti \n\n*Public interest activists Wade Henderson\, Van Jones\, and Maria Tere sa Petersen \n\n*Hip-hop artist M1 of Dead Prez\n- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\nIn addition to the June 26 conference\, which is open to 1000 reg istrants\, Campus Progress will sponsor additional programs around that da te. (You can indicate your interest on the application form.)\n\nOn Monday \, June 25:\n\n * Campus Progress and The Nation magazine’s Student J ournalism Conference (for about 140 registrants)\n * Iraq War Lobby Day \n * Conference Evening Kick-off Party\n\nOn Wednesday\, June 27:\n\n * Campus Progress\, Wellstone Action and Student PIRGs Grassroots Traini ng (for about 140 registrants)\n- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\nThe Camp us Progress National Student Conference has received extensive press cover age\, including articles in The Washington Post\, Los Angeles Times\, and Chicago Tribune.\n\n 2006: “Campus Progress has made good on its comm itment to be a big tent for young progressive activists…. Students from a variety of races\, classes\, religious and ethnic backgrounds\, across t he ideological spectrum of the student left\, came together to discuss\, d ebate\, and most importantly\, organize. There was a definite sense in the air that\, come this fall\, progressive student activism could reach heig hts not seen for decades on campuses.”\n —The Nation (7/13/06)\n\n 2005: “For one day\, for the first time in 30 years of progressive or ganizing\, there were students from Ivy League schools and community colle ges\, students from Tennessee and Florida—all seeing each other as part of a cohesive whole. Public service seemed like a hip thing to do. And mos t participants were challenged to focus on what the progressive movement a grees on and stands for\, rather than what it is that divides the various factions.”\n —Alternet (8/1/05)\n- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\n The National Student Conference and related events are all free for attend ees\, but space is limited. We will accept applications until June 1\, 200 7\, but attendees are accepted on a rolling basis until spots are filled. In the last two years we were completely filled early on\, so apply now. S tay tuned as we announce more about the program including leading speakers in the coming weeks.\n\nThis exciting one-day event will feature remarks by leading politicians\, activists\, journalists\, and policy experts\; is sue discussions\; training sessions on communications\, media\, and other skills\; networking opportunities\; hands-on activism to take back to your campus\; breakfast\, lunch\, and an evening reception.\n\ncheck out the a genda at: http://campusprogress.org/common/1476\n\n--------------------\nA PPLY NOW: http://www.campusprogress.org/page/s/2007app\n------------------ -- Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070626T083000 GEO:38.907700;-77.017300 LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Washington On Capitol Hill\, 400 New Jersey Avenue N W\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progress National Student Conference 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-m5SP6rR2ul@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/common/1474/2007-campus-progress-national-stu dent-conference-home END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070624 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070618 GEO:43.525500;-72.280700 LOCATION:Kimball Union Academy\, Meriden\, New Hampshire\, 03770\, United S tates SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Training Program (NH) UID:20260421T070502CEST-6hU2SCPDNF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070624 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070618 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Iowa 4-H Center\, Iowa\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Training Program (IA) UID:20260421T070502CEST-DIASbESmKi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:reverendzeller@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:In October\, 2004 a team of three independent filmmakers – Ai sha Bain\, Jen Marlowe and Adam Shapiro – left for Darfur\, Sudan and ea stern Chad. After monitoring the worsening political and humanitarian cris is for months and recognizing that the mainstream media offered marginal a nd inadequate coverage\, the team set out with the goal of providing a pla tform for the people of Darfur (both those displaced inside Darfur and tho se living in refugee camps in Chad) to speak for themselves about their ex periences\, their fears\, and their hopes for the future. The conflict ser ves as the ongoing narrative in the film\, but the focus is on the people who are living through what has been termed a “genocide.” Through the voices of refugees\, displaced persons\, and in particular women and child ren\, who are always among the most vulnerable in any conflict situation\, this film seeks to provide space for the marginalized victims of atrociti es to speak and to engage with the world. Additionally\, the film probes t he history\, culture and heritage of Darfur as a means of deepening unders tanding of the crisis and complicating easily assumed perceptions by which the conflict is often portrayed (such as a matter of race\, ethnicity or religion).\n\n\nThe film presents the Darfurians the filmmakers met (refug ees and displaced peoples\, civilians and fighters resisting the Sudanese government\, child soldiers\, teachers\, students\, parents\, children and community leaders) as a people with full lives\, culture\, and heritage-- people with homes that they desperately want to return back to\, people un dergoing traumatic loss but who demonstrate inspiring strength and resilie nce\, and people whose lives\, homes\, safety and rights deserve to be pro tected vigilantly as a fundamental human right. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070516T184000 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:1000 Chastain Road\, Kennesaw State University\, Kennesaw\, Georgi a\, 30144\, United States SUMMARY:Darfur Diaries UID:20260421T070502CEST-LSvuxvds01@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070715 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070709 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Prince William Forest Park\, Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Training Program (VA) UID:20260421T070502CEST-S6Jt7r69DZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070716 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hidden Oaks Family Campground\, Louisiana\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Training Program (LA) UID:20260421T070502CEST-Xw5C6obveV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070723 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Glorietta Lifeway Conference Center\, New Mexico\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Training Program (NM) UID:20260421T070502CEST-VWM5jTfS9X@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070618 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Loyola Marymount University\, California\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Training Program (Los Angeles) UID:20260421T070502CEST-KGnZZaFvcb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070616 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Lewis & Clark State Park\, Washington\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Training Program (WA) UID:20260421T070502CEST-l2iaeBvB5G@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:Native or fluent Spanish Speakers only. This is primarily a loc al event (PR)\, though is open to Spanish speaking populations\, particula rly PR populations from other parts of the US. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070618 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070612 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Cabezas De San Juan\, Puerto Rico\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Training Program (PR) UID:20260421T070502CEST-43Z3BGtvna@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:312-560-9311 Email:saoirse@irishfreedomcommittee.net DESCRIPTION:Irish Republican commemoration of 1916 Easter Uprising. LIVE MU SIC\, RAFFLE for Irish POW-made crafts\, STATEMENTS from POWs in jails in Ireland. More info at IFC website. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070422T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:7414 West Madison\, Forest Park\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Irish Freedom Committee Easter Commemoration UID:20260421T070502CEST-K0pouG0a71@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:312-560-9311 Email:saoirse-at-irishfreedomcommittee.net DESCRIPTION:Irish Freedom Committee\nCharlie Kerins Cumann\, Chicago\n \n\n Easter 1916 at the GPO (General Post Office)\nEaster Commemoration\nSunday April 22\, 2007\n1:00 PM - 3:00 PM\n\nMurphy\\'s Pub\n7414 West Madison\n Forest Park\, IL\n\nIrish Republican commemoration of the 91st Anniversary of the\nEaster Uprising\nApril 24\, 1916\n\nMUSICAL GUESTS:\n\nRenowned C hicago Irish Republican balladeer STEVE FITZGERALD and friends\n \n\n * Easter Statements from Irish Republican Political Prisoners and the Repu blican movement in Ireland\n * Greeting card signing for Irish Republic an POWs\n * Raffle to directly benefit families of Irish Republican pol itical prisoners:\n\n 1st Prize -- Stunning Hand-Painted Easter Upr ising handkerchief made by Irish Republican POW at Maghaberry Prison\n\n 2nd Prize -- Handmade leather wallet made by Irish Republican POW at Portlaoise Prison\n\n 3rd Prize -- Handmade leather belt made by I rish Republican POW at Portlaoise Prison\n\n RAFFLE TICKETS $5 each \, 5 for $20\n\nDirections:\n\nCTA Blue Line to Harlem\, walk 3 blocks nor th to Madison\, 4 blocks west to 7414\nSchedule and route map\n\n290 West to Harlem\, Right 3 blocks North to Madison\, Left 4 blocks West to 7414\n MapQuest\n\nMore Information:\n\nEmail Saoirse-at-irishfreedomcommittee.ne t (subst -at- for @) or\nPhone 312-560-9311\n \n\n Geographical Scope: I nternational DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070422T130000 GEO:41.871300;-87.812300 LOCATION:Murphy\\'s Pub 7414 West Madison\, Forest Park\, Illinois\, 601 30\, United States SUMMARY:Irish Republican commemoration of the Easter Uprising UID:20260421T070502CEST-1c9Uo7of0k@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net/IFC_INFO/EVENTS/easter_2007_CHI.ht m END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-788-3666 x144 Email:bya@earthisland.org DESCRIPTION:Join the ranks of 43 past Brower Youth Award winners: apply tod ay at\nwww.broweryouthawards.org! May 15 deadline is the deadline for the 8th annual Brower Youth Awards - an award recognizing six young people ag es 13-22 for their outstanding activism and environmental achievements wit h a $3\,000 cash prize\, a trip to California for the award ceremony and w ilderness camping trip\, and additional resources and support for their\nw ork. There are tons of great stories & efforts in the SEAC community deser ving of recognition - so apply today! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070515 GEO:37.801900;-122.410000 LOCATION:300 Broadway Suite 28\, San Francisco\, California\, 94133\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Brower Youth Award 2007 deadline UID:20260421T070502CEST-gVxiUJAVEH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.broweryouthawards.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:505-235-5906 Email:john.yanik@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION: The Guild Cinema and the Irish Freedom Committee will co-spons or the New Mexico premier of the Cannes Film Festival award winning film \ \'The Wind that Shakes the Barley\\' in three screenings on Friday April 2 7\, 2007.\n\nShowtimes are 3:30pm\, 6:00pm and 8:30pm.\nAdmission for the 3:30pm show is $5.00.\nAdmission goes to $7.00 for the 6:00pm and 8:30pm s hows.\n\nIrish Freedom Committee proceeds will go directly to the families of Irish Political Prisoners being held in English and Irish Free State p risons.\n\nFor more information on the film\, go to http://www.guildcinema .com\n\nPlease call 505-235-5906 if you would like more information or che ck http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net \n\nEnds\n\nWHEN/WHERE\n\nFRIDAY A PRIL27\, 2007\nTHE GUILD CINEMA\n3405 CENTRAL AVE. NE\nALBUQUERQUE\, NEW M EXICO\n\n3:30 PM\, 6:00 PM\, 8:30 PM Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070427T153000 GEO:35.199600;-106.645000 LOCATION:THE GUILD CINEMA\, 3405 CENTRAL AVE. NE\, ALBUQUERQUE\, New Mexic o\, 87101\, United States SUMMARY:Premier of \\'The Wind that Shakes the Barley\\' UID:20260421T070502CEST-92cKu6A4cV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Venue Change: Fifth Annual International Al-Awda Convention - U niting for the Return\n\nNEW VENUE: Embassy Suites Hotel - Anaheim South\, 11767 Harbor Boulevard\, Garden Grove\, CA 92840\n\nDATE: May 25-27\, 200 7\n\nThe host committee of the Fifth Annual International Al-Awda Conventi on announces a change in venue. The convention will now be held at Embassy Suites Hotel - Anaheim South\, 11767 Harbor Boulevard\, Garden Grove\, CA 92840. The convention will take place on the May 25-27 memorial day week- end. \n\nThe date of the convention commemorates the Nakba\, the 59th year since the \\'State of Israel\\' was declared on stolen Palestinian land\, and which led to the Zionist occupation of all of Palestine.\n\nThe commu nity-based local host committee currently includes the Southern California chapters of Al-Awda (Al-Awda Riverside\, Los Angeles and San Diego)\, Stu dents for Justice in Palestine at UCR\, The Palestinian American Women\\'s Association\, The Free Palestine Alliance\, The National Council of Arab Americans\, The Middle East Cultural and Information Center\, The Muslim S tudents Association at Palomar College\, The Muslim Students Association a t UCSD\, Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA\, The Muslim Students U nion at UCR\, The Arab Community Center of the Inland Empire\, Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid - Southern California\, Students for International Knowledge at CSUSB\, and The Muslim Students Association at CSUSB.\n\nTHE PROGRAM\n\nThe Fifth Annual International Al-Awda Convention promises to b e an amazing three-day event from speakers and workshops\, film showings\, to a Palestine Cultural Dinner Event. The opening will be held on the eve ning of Friday 25 May and include a moving event at which survivors of the Nakba\, the great catastrophe\, share their recollections of their first- hand experience in 1948.\n\nOn Saturday May 26\, the convention will devot e itself to political assessments\, and to developing the ongoing work of organizing right to return campaigns such as refugee support\, media work\ , student\, art/culture\, etc.\, in addition to our recruitment and outrea ch projects.\n\nOn Sunday May 27\, the convention will arrive at its resol utions based on the concrete recommendations of the various workshops.\n\n The Saturday evening Palestinian Cultural Dinner Event will include keynot e addresses as well as music by world-renowned maestro Dr. Nabil Azzam\, p oetry readings and more. A Naji el-Ali exhibition will also be on display in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of his assassination. The cartoon s for this exhibit were kindly provided by Khalid el-Ali\, his son. \n\nAm ong the confirmed convention speakers are:\nDr. Jamal Zahalka\, New Leader of Balad (National Democratic Assembly\, al-Tajamu\\' al-Watani al-Dimuqr ati) who will discuss the current situation of Palestinians living in the areas of their country occupied in 1948 in the context of the persecution of Dr. Azmi Bishara\, former leader of Balad.\nDr. Naseer Aruri\, former m ember of The Palestine National Council.\nLeila Al-Arian\, journalist\, da ughter of political prisoner Sami Al-Arian.\nElias Rashmawi\, National Coo rdinator National Council of Arab Americans.\n\nWHY VENUE CHANGE\n\nThe ho st committee decided to move the convention from the University of Califor nia at Riverside to the Embassy Suites Hotel - Anaheim South when new unac ceptable conditions were demanded by certain UCR administrators well after they had approved the venue. For example\, the administrators levied new administrative\, security and other fees in the thousands of dollars which the hosts of the convention at UCR viz. the Students for Justice in Pales tine would be expected to pay. Such prohibitive fees are highly unusual an d have almost certainly never before been levied at UCR on any other stude nt group. Additionally\, the university administrators insisted that Zioni sts be allowed to attend the convention\, and that they film the conventio n and its participants\, a remarkable attempt at intimidation.\n\nAll thes e new conditions and unreasonable demands were considered by the host comm ittee as an attempt to shut down the Fifth Annual International Al-Awda Co nvention. Hence\, the committee decided to move the convention to the Emba ssy Suites Hotel - Anaheim South\, 11767 Harbor Boulevard\, Garden Grove\, CA 92840 - The committee felt that this private venue would provide a saf er and more secure environment for our community and convention attendees. \n\nINVITATION\n\nWe urge all Al-Awda members\, groups and individuals who support our goals join us in our landmark Fifth Annual International Conv ention. It is extremely important to show those trying to silence us that they will not succeed. The convention is a superlative forum for right to return activists to listen to expert presentations and to share their own thoughts on how they would like to see our collective efforts and campaign s develop for the implementation of Palestinian refugee rights. With your support\, Al-Awda\\'s Fifth International Convention\, like its predecesso rs\, will be one of the largest annual gatherings of Palestinian Arab acti vists and their supporters Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070527 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070525 GEO:33.785200;-117.934000 LOCATION:Embassy Suites Hotel Anaheim South\, 11767 Harbor Boulevard\, Ga rden Grove\, California\, 92840\, United States SUMMARY:Uniting for the Return: Al-Awda\\'s Fifth Annual International Conv ention UID:20260421T070502CEST-4pnUKrwNal@74.81.90.59 URL:http://al-awda.org/convention5/prog.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:310-271-6096 x27 Email:lisa@lcanimal.org DESCRIPTION:Last Chance for Animals is holding a civil disobedience lecture this Friday in West Hollywood. There is no fee. If you\\'ve ever wanted to create change effectively\, this lecture will be great for you. \n\nC hris DeRose\, founder Last Chance for Animals\, a non-profit animal rights organizations\, is renowned for his successful activism using civil disob edience. Through this lecture\, LCA is hoping to get people interested in doing activism\, whether it is for the animals\, the environment\, human rights or any subject that needs changing or help!\n\nThank you for your t ime. LCA hopes we see you at the lecture. \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n Geogr aphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070413T190000 GEO:34.091000;-118.381000 LOCATION:West Hollywood Auditorium\, 647 San Vicente Blvd\, West Hollywood\ , California\, 90069\, United States SUMMARY:Civil Disobedience Lecture UID:20260421T070502CEST-Wx5p2cfK33@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.LCAnimal.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Panels include: Government rulings and Monsanto contracts in Ir aq\,\nrainforest destruction\, NAFTA and Immigration issues in South Ameri ca\,\nPolitical Prisoners Speak Out\, Global Warming and Agriculture and m ore!\nSeveral panel presentation spots still open- email toneuteriscuter@m sn.com\nwith topic submissions!\n\nApril 28th 10AM-4PM\nHall of Langua ges\, Syracuse University Campus\, Syracuse NY\n\n\nLater that day: Jerich o movement Political Prisoner Teach in 8PM-11PM\, \nFree Vegan Ice Cream S ocial with Radical Movies- 10PM-2AM.\n\n\nHosted by: Syracuse Animal Right s Organization\n(www.myspace.com/animalrights) and the Syracuse Chapter of the Jericho\nAmnesty Movement for Political Prisoners (www.syracusejerich o.org)\n\nAttendees: Please contact us directly for housing information\, rideshares\nand any other general questions. More updates very soon\, cont act us with\nany questions\, presentation submissions etc.\nSARO: www.mysp ace.com/animalrights\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070428 GEO:43.021400;-76.197700 LOCATION:Syracuse University\, Syracuse\, New York\, 13201\, United States SUMMARY:5th Annual Animal Liberation Conference: Agriculture\, Imperialism and War UID:20260421T070502CEST-IVCfJjNVEF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.myspace.com/animalrights END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:ALL Diamonds are Blood Diamonds\nU.S. - Wide Tour\n\nAnnouncing the 2007 ALL Diamonds are Blood Diamonds tour\nfeaturing Omavi Bailey and Dr. Aisha Fields\n\nOmavi Bailey is the Director of Burning Spear Media\, a growing \nmulti-faceted revolutionary news and information institution that presents the \nviews and aspirations of African working people worldw ide.\n\nDr. Aisha Fields is a physicist who coordinates the All African \n People’s Development and Empowerment Projects\, working with people in A frica\, \nand elsewhere in the African world\, to develop sustainable\, re newable \nelectrification and water purification programs in their communi ties.\n\nPenny Hess\, author of \\'All Diamonds are Blood Diamonds\\' and Chair of African People\\'s Solidarity Committee will also give a presenta tion.\n\nAs the eyes of the world focus on the issue of Africa’s blood o r \nconflict diamonds\, Mr. Bailey and Dr. Fields are touring the U.S. to expose the reality that even the so-called legitimate diamond trade is dri pping in the blood of African people. Making their case with videos\, Powe rPoint presentations and expert testimony\, Fields and Bailey show that al l diamonds are blood diamonds. As Mr. Bailey states\, “The entire diamon d \nindustry is based in the colonial legacy of 500 years of European \npl under of the African continent which has enriched the Western world to the exact extent that it has impoverished African people.”\n\nThese two dyn amic\, talented young people are dedicated to the struggle to liberate Afr ica and all of its resources for the benefit of African working people. As members of the Uhuru Movement leading the struggle to unite Africa and Af rican people worldwide\, Fields and Bailey put forward irrefutable solutio ns for Africa’s crisis found not in charity or “relief” but in Afric an people themselves coming together to solve Africa’s problems using Af rica’s vast natural resources as their birthright.\n\nBring Omavi Bailey and Aisha Fields to your campus or community!\nVisit http://www.burningsp earuhuru.com for information on hosting an \nevent.\n\nOr contact Uhuru To urs at\ninfo@burningspearuhuru.com :: 727-894-6997\n\nCheck out the tour i tinerary!\nhttp://www.burningspearuhuru.com/tours/adbd-tour/schedule.html\ n\nTo visit html site:\nhttp://www.burningspearuhuru.com/newsletter/adbd-t our2007-email1.html\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070428T120000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia Ethical Society\, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square\, Phila. \, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:All Diamonds are Blood Diamonds U.S. -Wide Tour UID:20260421T070502CEST-OJuHxXkXhe@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:All Diamonds are Blood Diamonds\nU.S.- Wide Tour\n\nAnnouncing the 2007 ALL Diamonds are Blood Diamonds tour\nfeaturing Omavi Bailey and Dr. Aisha Fields\n\nOmavi Bailey is the Director of Burning Spear Media\, a growing \nmulti-faceted revolutionary news and information institution t hat presents the views and aspirations of African working people worldwide .\n\nDr. Aisha Fields is a physicist who coordinates the All African Peopl e’s Development and Empowerment Projects\, working with people in Africa \, and elsewhere in the African world\, to develop sustainable\, renewable electrification and water purification programs in their communities.\n\n Penny Hess\, author of \\'All Diamonds are Blood Diamonds\\' and Chair of African People\\'s Solidarity \ncommittee will also give a presentation.\n \nAs the eyes of the world focus on the issue of Africa’s blood or \ncon flict diamonds\, Mr. Bailey and Dr. Fields are touring the U.S. to expose the reality that even the so-called legitimate diamond trade is dripping i n the blood of African people. Making their case with videos\, PowerPoint presentations and expert testimony\, Fields and Bailey show that all diamo nds are blood diamonds. As Mr. Bailey states\, “The entire diamond indus try is based in the colonial legacy of 500 years of European \nplunder of the African continent which has enriched the Western world to the exact ex tent that it has impoverished African people.”\n\nThese two dynamic\, ta lented young people are dedicated to the struggle to liberate Africa and a ll of its resources for the benefit of African working people. As members of the Uhuru Movement leading the struggle to unite Africa and African peo ple worldwide\, Fields and Bailey put forward irrefutable solutions for Af rica’s crisis found not in charity or “relief” but in African people themselves coming together to solve Africa’s problems using Africa’s vast natural resources as their birthright.\n\nBring Omavi Bailey and Aish a Fields to your campus or community!\nVisit http://www.burningspearuhuru. com for information on hosting an \nevent.\n\nOr contact Uhuru Tours at\ni nfo@burningspearuhuru.com :: 727-894-6997\n\nCheck out the tour itinerary! \nhttp://www.burningspearuhuru.com/tours/adbd-tour/schedule.html\n\nTo see html:\nhttp://www.burningspearuhuru.com/newsletter/adbd-tour2007-email1.h tml\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070426T070000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Temple University\, Tuttleman Hall Room 103\, 13th St. And Montogm ery\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:All Diamonds are Blood Diamonds\, U.S. - Wide Tour - Temple UID:20260421T070502CEST-pUkDpTbcH1@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:270-780-2550 Email:porchwhitler@mchsi.com DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \nApril 6\, 2007 \n\nContact: Cody Aldrid ge\, Student organizer\, at cody.aldridge@wku.edu. \nMake Noise Where You Stand: \nAnti-War Voices to be Heard at WKU \n\nBowling Green\, KY - April 23\, 2007 \nA growing group of students\, faculty members\, and community \nmembers who are dissatisfied about the Iraq war are gearing up to make \ntheir voices heard. The war in Iraq is seen as an illegal occupation \nb y many citizens and the international community. Students and \ncommunity members are invited to gather on the North lawn of the \nDowning Universit y Center (DUC) to demonstrate against the war on \nMonday\, April 23\, 200 7. The demonstration will begin at 12:00 pm with \nno specific ending time . It will be a non-violent\, peaceful \nassembly. Our main intention is to raise local awareness of the \nopposition to the war\, as well as give a platform for community \nmembers to let their voices be heard. The demonst ration is being \nsponsored not by an official organization but rather by a group of \nconcerned citizens uniting together. \nThe organizers feel it is time to let our government know that \nwe are unhappy with the current war situation. Rather than driving to \nWashington D.C.\, we wish to make our voices heard from our own \ncommunity. \\'Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the \nrevolutionary spirit and go into a sometim es hostile world declaring \neternal hostility to poverty\, racism\, and m ilitarism.\\' -Martin Luther \nKing\, Jr. \nFor more information or for su ggestions\, email me privately at porchwhitler@mchsi.com or call me at 270 -428-3632\, or contact Cody Aldridge via email at \ncody.aldridge@wku.edu\ , or call 270-678-3108. \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070423T120000 GEO:37.010600;-86.461400 LOCATION:1906 College Heights Blvd.\, #11094\, Bowling Green\, Kentucky\, 4 2101\, United States SUMMARY:Bowling Green Anti-War Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-osfRnxIHnD@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On the 40th anniversary of Israel\\'s illegal military occupati on of the Palestinian West Bank\, Gaza Strip\, and East Jerusalem\, join t he US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation and United for Peace and Just ice in Washington\, DC\, June 10-11\, 2007 for a protest\, teach-in\, and lobby day. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070611 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070610 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:World Says No to Israeli Occupation! - National Mobilization UID:20260421T070502CEST-OMTgUtfvRw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=162 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:(Important: This website is not the LINK website\, it is a desc ription of the LINK Symposium. To see the official LINK Symposium website please go to http://www.blueskylink.org - Thank you)\n\n\nLINK 2007 is a permaculture\, peak oil\, healthcare design and multicultural community sy mposium\, a conference\, that offers experienced instructors and workshops from all over the world and also offers participants hands-on instruction in an enjoyable learning environment. LINK strives to create a multicultu ral\, community inclusive event and welcome everyone to this public planni ng meeting for the LINK Symposium. The Symposium\, which will occur in Sep tember and October 2007\, will include Millersylvania State Park Environme ntal Learning Center access\, room\, board\, computer use\, all workshops\ , study materials\, resource binders\, a CD with seminar materials\, curri cula\, workshop tours\, the multicultural cruise and more! (Early bird dis count (before May 1st\, 2007) is $525. Late registration (after June 23rd) is $575.) \n\nSpeakers include Mike Pelly\, the president of Olympia Gree n Fuels (visit our website to hear the National Public Radio Interview)\, Dr. Bonnie Gifford and Fraanc Gifford of the Gesundheit Institute in West Virginia (as featured in the movie ‘Patch Adams’ with Robin Williams)\ , Chriset Palenshus (Evergreen College Center for Community-Based Learning and Action\; Women of Color Coalition\;)\, Alvina Wong (Evergreen College Independent Media Group) T (from the Olympia Ecovillage\, SURGE Film Fest ival)\, -Evan Schoepke - Raccoon Collective\, Eco City Olympia\, Beehive D esign Collective\, a tour of Garden Raised Bounty (GruB)\, and much\, much more! Visit our website www.blueskylink.org for a photo gallery\, printab le flyers and more. We hope that you will join us in this historic event! \n\nEvery one who attends at least 5 workshops receives a certificate thus we will also accept proposals form potential presenters at the Internatio nal Community Planning meeting which occurs through April and May. Look fo r more information about LINK and Design for a Loving Future Conferences i n newspapers and issues of Communities and Permaculture Activist magazine. Join us! \n\nNext International Planning meeting \nStart: Apr 22 2007 - 4 :00pm \nEnd: Apr 22 2007 - 4:30pm \nLocation: Freeschool\, 610 Columbia St reet\, Olympia \, WA 98501 \n\n\nNext International Planning meeting \nSta rt: May 6\, 2007 - 6:00pm \nEnd: May 6\, 2007 - 7:00pm \nLocation: Java Fl ow\, 207 Washington NE street (Directly across from the Olympia Downtown T ransit Center) \n\n\n\nNext International Planning meeting \nStart: May 17 2007 - 3:30pm \nEnd: May 17 2007 - 4:00pm \nLocation: Freeschool\, 610 Co lumbia Street \, Olympia \, WA 98501 \n\nIMPORTANT: These public meetings are short because we plan to have many private meetings over the next few months with those who express that they are greatly interested in voluntee ring to make this historic event as wonderful and educational as it will b e. Thank you.\n\nA great deal of work is involved in reaching out to peopl e of all cultures and we believe the conference and the goal of a better w orld is worth it. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071007 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071004 GEO:46.978100;-122.702000 LOCATION:Olympia\, Olympia\, Washington\, 98507\, United States SUMMARY:The International Love\, Imagine\, Network and Kindness (LINK) 2007 Symposium UID:20260421T070502CEST-dzUUGklmVR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.blueskylink.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-319-2468 Email:info@changeit07.org DESCRIPTION:Hey Students! Seventh Generation & Greenpeace are training and empowering dedicated student activists to become the next generation of le aders in the global movement for change.\nWe\\'re providing 200 passionate students with full scholarships to an intensive\, all-expenses-paid\, wee k of grassroots training\, led by the experts at Greenpeace. \n All expens es\, including travel to Washington\, DC\, room and board\, and the traini ng itself\, will be covered for 200 bold and visionary full- or part-time students\, ages 18-24.\n\nCheck it out! http://www.changeit07.org\n Geog raphical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070726 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070720 GEO:38.901800;-76.991000 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20002\, United States SUMMARY:Change It! UID:20260421T070502CEST-OIXkd0KUKE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.changeit07.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:212-679-5100 x12 Email:studentorg@nlg.org DESCRIPTION:Students around the country will be sitting-in to demand that t he government restore the habeas rights of Guantanamo detainees. Every cam pus has a certain amount of control over how they will participate\, but t he plan is to have a student seated in a prominent place\, wearing an oran ge jumpsuit\, with a sign that says \\'Habeas NOW!\\' (and if possible\, a nother student tabling nearby with petitions\, letters\, etc.). It is sche duled to start Apr.25 at 12 noon EST\, and synchronized with all the other time zones (so\, for example\, those in NY would start at 12pm their time and those in CA would start at 9am their time). Continue through Friday\, if possible\, but right now we are focussing on getting people to commit to Wednesday\, and taking turns sitting in orange jumpsuits/hoods (http:// www.nationaltextile.us/correctional_clothing).\n\nIt is part one of a mult ipronged effort. This is ultimately about torture\, human rights\, illegal war\, constitutional law\, the will of the people\, and solidarity with t he oppressed. Email me for the background information\, letters\, petition s\, etc.\, or to set up a call to discuss options and coordination. \n\nEm ail me ASAP to get involved!! Any effort you can make\, great or small\, c ontributes to this action. PLEASE tell your friends and join us!! Geogra phical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070427 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070425T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Your Campus\, Every University\, Every State\, United States SUMMARY:DEFINITE DETENTION -- Nationwide Sit-in Demands Habeas NOW! UID:20260421T070502CEST-v3KPgfrEK2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/stoptorture/2007/04/19/national-definite-d etention-student-sit-in-april-25th-noon-est/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:270-745-0111 Email:porchwhitler@mchsi.com DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- POST WIDELY\n \nApril 6\, 2007 \n\nConta ct: Cody Aldridge\, Student organizer\, at cody.aldridge@wku.edu. \nMake N oise Where You Stand: \nAnti-War Voices to be Heard at WKU \n\nBowling Gre en\, KY - April 23\, 2007 \nA growing group of students\, faculty members\ , and community \nmembers who are dissatisfied about the Iraq war are gear ing up to make \ntheir voices heard. The war in Iraq is seen as an illegal occupation \nby many citizens and the international community. Students a nd \ncommunity members are invited to gather on the North lawn of the \nDo wning University Center (DUC) to demonstrate against the war on \nMonday\, April 23\, 2007. The demonstration will begin at 12:00 pm with \nno speci fic ending time. It will be a non-violent\, peaceful \nassembly. Our main intention is to raise local awareness of the \nopposition to the war\, as well as give a platform for community \nmembers to let their voices be hea rd. The demonstration is being \nsponsored not by an official organization but rather by a group of \nconcerned citizens uniting together. \nThe org anizers feel it is time to let our government know that \nwe are unhappy w ith the current war situation. Rather than driving to \nWashington D.C.\, we wish to make our voices heard from our own \ncommunity. \\'Our only hop e today lies in our ability to recapture the \nrevolutionary spirit and go into a sometimes hostile world declaring \neternal hostility to poverty\, racism\, and militarism.\\' -Martin Luther \nKing\, Jr. \nFor more inform ation or for suggestions\, email me privately at porchwhitler@mchsi.com or call Pete at 270-428-3632\, or contact Cody Aldridge via email at \ncody. aldridge@wku.edu\, or call 270-678-3108. \n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070423T120000 GEO:37.010600;-86.461400 LOCATION:1906 College Heights Blvd.\, Western Kentucky University\, Bowling Green\, Kentucky\, 42101\, United States SUMMARY:Peace Demonstration At WKU UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZGlp5gGXTs@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:416-703-2263 Email:toronto.queen@villages.ca DESCRIPTION:The Toronto Fair Trade Network is hosting two events to celebra te International Fair Trade Weeks. This is the first Fair Trade Fair.\n\nI t will run from 10am until 5pm.\n\nThe first two weeks in May have been de signated International Fair Trade Weeks around the world. This is the tim e to remind consumers that their purchasing choices make a difference to p eople living in developing countries. The International system of Fair Tra de ensures that producers receive a fair price for the agricultural produc ts they grow and the handicrafts they produce. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070505T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:St Barnabas Church\, 361 Danforth Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Can ada SUMMARY:Fair Trade Fair UID:20260421T070502CEST-e8VGXxUus9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:416-703-2263 Email:toronto.queen@villages.ca DESCRIPTION:The Toronto Fair Trade Network is hosting two events to celebra te International Fair Trade Weeks. This is the second of those two events. It will be a Fair Trade Fair in the Kensington Market!\n\nThe first two w eeks in May have been designated International Fair Trade Weeks around the world. This is the time to remind consumers that their purchasing choice s make a difference to people living in developing countries. The Internat ional system of Fair Trade ensures that producers receive a fair price for the agricultural products they grow and the handicrafts they produce. Ge ographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070512T110000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:19 Kensington Avenue (at Dundas St. W)\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canad a SUMMARY:Fair Trade Marketplace UID:20260421T070502CEST-7OJKvk8f96@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:SDS NE Regional Conference in Madison\, NJ\n\nThe next SDS Nort heast Regional Convention will be Friday through Sunday May 4 - 6 at Drew University in Madison\, NJ.\n\nYou are strongly encouraged to arrive Frida y evening to party/sleep/make friends/plan an action\, which will make it much easier when\n\nCaucuses\, Meetings\, Trainings\, etc will begin Satur day at 10am. please arrive by 9:30 at the latest.\n\nREGISTER\nif you want to eat and have a place to sleep.\nthis is a standard form\, so you can i gnore the questions regarding age\, housing\, and arrest.\nif you’re rei gstering on behalf of a group\, definitely include the number of people.\n if you require any specific accommodations\, let us know.\n\nFOOD\nwe will be providing breakfast\, lunch\, and dinner saturday and sunday.\nthe mos t likely fare is bagels\, sandwiches or wraps\, and pasta or stew.\nto ens ure that everyone can share our meals\, they will be 100% VEGAN.\nplease n ote any further dietary concerns or resitrictions in your registration.\nb ring a BOWL and UTENSIL\, snacks\, and food donations.\n\nHOUSING\ndone an d done. members of Drew SDS open their floors\, beds\, couches\, and batht ubs to you.\nbring sleeping bags and expect somewhat cozy (read: crowded) accommodations.\n\nTRANSPORTATION\nclick “Convention Transportation” a t right for directions and the rideboard.\nuse the rideboard! no empty sea ts! (especially if you’re driving from/through/past NYC\, Newark\, or Ph illy)\n\nAGENDA\nwe will be composing a detailed agenda and schedule over the next two weeks (to be voted on at the start of the convention.) please submit all proposals\, agenda items\, and scheduling requests immediately .\nthus far\, the schedule inclues: interim working group reportbacks\, ca ucuses (meeting\, role and power within regional structure)\, high school chapter meeting\, regional structure\, voting procedure\, MDS inc.\, and a ction camps.\nproposals and a schedule will be available by Friday the 4th (if not sooner) so that people can begin discussions and familiarize them selves with the topics.\n\nNOTE\nSDS is NOT a recognized group at Drew. th e convention was pitched to admins by another group as an “Environmental Organizing Conference.”\n\ncoinciding with our convention is an annual daylong event called “sloppy saturday.” it’s probably in everyone’ s best interest if we keep these two events as separate as possible. becau se of sloppy saturday\, the administration is on edge and making us pay pu blic safety overtime to police our convention. SDS is very visible\, oft-p rofiled\, and personally familiar with most of the officers. We want to k eep our guests safe adn prevent your being harassed. be mindful of any †œincriminating” substances and materials you bring or keep on your perso n. (We like our trouble to be carefully chosen and premeditated)\n\nwe are all working very hard to expand and maintain the support of the general s tudent body. the future of Drew SDS will be greatly dependent on the mode l we exhibit with this event. this is a fantastic opportunity to show Drew a twinkling example of democracy and student power\, and we thank you for helping us strengthen our community. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070506 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070504 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Drew University\, Madison\, New Jersey\, United States SUMMARY:SDS Northeast Regional Convention - Spring 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-LUAP5g3Ix7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://newsds.org/neregional/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-668-3994 Email:events@countercorp.org DESCRIPTION:The 2007 CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival is presenting a series of pre-festival benefit screenings of the critically-acclaimed n ew documentary MAXED OUT\, which exposes the extortion and loansharking in the organized crime syndicate known to most Americans as the credit and b anking industries.\n\nFrom small-town America to the White House\, MAXED O UT reveals how Big Finance really works: How so-called “sub-prime” bor rowers — a euphemism for the broke and bankrupt -- became the banks\\' ⠀œpreferred customers\\'\, why (despite what they say) banks actually want you to make late payments\, and why Americans are now going broke at a fa ster rate than during the Great Depression.\n\nThe film also looks at the personal information business\, in which 90 percent of all credit reports have errors on them\, but the credit companies do little to correct the si tuation\, because negative reports mean higher interest rates — and indu stry profits.\n\nAnd\, in an echo of the current college loan scandal\, MA XED OUT exposes how banks have paid millions of dollars to colleges for ac cess to students\\' personal information\, then entice young adults into l ife-long debt servitude and financial subsistence.\n\nThe film will be fol lowed by a Q & A session with credit experts and activists. Tickets to ben efit the 2007 Anti-Corporate Film Festival\, Oct. 20-21 in San Francisco\, are $10 and available online at virtuous.com/events/countercorp. Geograp hical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070516 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070515T191500 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:1727 Haight Street (at Cole Street)\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Benefit screenings of MAXED OUT UID:20260421T070502CEST-3gpVm3LnwM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.countercorp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:510-251-1332 ext.102 Email:makingcontact@radioproject.org DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for a multi-media evening with Dahr an d photojournalist Jeff Pflueger\, just days after their return from the Mi ddle East. They\\'ll share voices and photos of Iraqi refugees\, Syrians r eacting to the growing crisis\, and an update on southern Lebanon.\n\nBene fit for Dahr Jamail and Making Contact radio series.\n\n\nVENUE\nNew Colle ge Theater\n777 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\n(near 16th Street and 24t h Street BART stations)\n\nCOST\n$15-25 Sliding Scale (No one will be turn ed away for lack of funds)\n\nWheelchair Accessible\n\nCo-Sponsored by: Me dia Alliance\, Freedom Archives\, New College Media Studies MA Program\, A rab American Legal Services.\n\nMedia Co-Sponsors: Flashpoints Radio\, KPF A 94.1 FM. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070511T190000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:777 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Report Back from the Middle East with independent Journalist Dahr J amail UID:20260421T070502CEST-xX9IBZBAGc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.radioproject.org/events/dahrjamail.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:519-253-3000 Email: DESCRIPTION:HERMAN & CHOMSKY MEDIA CONFERENCE\n\nAlso featuring: Sut Jhally \, Amy Goodman\, Robert McChesney\, Judy Rebick\, John Downing\, Robert Je nsen\, Antonia Zerbisias\, Robert Hackett\, Sheldon Rampton\, Peter Philli ps\, Danny Schechter\, Linda McQuaig\, K\\'naan\, & more…\n\nThe year 20 08 will mark the 20th Anniversary of the publishing of the book Manufactur ing Consent: The Political Economy of Mass Communication (Edward Herman an d Noam Chomsky\, Pantheon\, 1988). In this book\, the authors (both of who m will be attending/participating in this conference) put forth a model\, the Propaganda Model (PM)\, as a way of understanding the way our mass med ia system interrelates with our economy\, political system\, and society i n general. Since putting forth their propaganda model\, there have been bo th praise and criticism of this model\, and there have also been many chan ges and technological advances in our entire communication and media lands cape. This May 2007 conference and Spring 2008 publication (of an edited s cholarly collection inspired by the conference) will\, through vigorous de bate/discussion and fresh insight\, make great strides in critically analy zing (revising/updating) the ongoing relevance of the Herman/Chomsky Propa ganda Model as a useful conceptualization for understanding 21st century m edia and society. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070517 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070515 GEO:42.290300;-83.044800 LOCATION:University Of Windsor\, Communication Studies Department\, Windsor \, Ontario\, N9B 3P4\, Canada SUMMARY:20 Years of Propaganda? Herman & Chomsky - Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-0kXpv2U3ju@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uwindsor.ca/propaganda END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:inpdum_phila@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Report from the Frontlines: From West Africa to the U.S.\n\nWha t: Public Forum\nWhen: Wednesday\, June 6\, 7:30pm\nWhere: First Unit arian Church\, 2125 Chestnut St.\, Philadelphia\nContact: 215-387-0919 or inpdum_phila@yahoo.com\n\nFormer child soldier\, journalist and political leader Chernoh Alpha \nM. Bah will join Uhuru Movement leaders Omavi Bail ey and Diop \nOlugbala at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia on We dnesday\, June 6th for a \\'report from the frontlines of the African libe ration struggle\\'.\n\nAt the age of 12\, Bah fought in the civil war in S ierra Leone\, going \non to become an award winning journalist. He is now leader of the \nAfricanist Movement\, whose 70\,000 members in Sierra Le one\, Guinea- \nConakry\, Nigeria\, Cameroon\, and Liberia seek to regain African \nindigenous control over African mineral and agricultural resour ces.\n\nTensions are mounting in Sierra Leone with the approaching electio ns. \nWhile the ruling Sierra Leone People\\'s Party grants lucrative min ing concessions to foreign companies to finance their electoral \ncampaig ns\, the average life span of the population remains at 37 and \nmost cit izens have no electricity or clean water. Some analysts \npredict another war will break out over control of the diamond-rich \nregion.\n\nIn his Philadelphia address\, Bah will report on the roles of foreign \ngovernme nts and corporations in the conflict and present his \norganization\\'s p rogram for the nationalization of mining industries \nand democratization of the country. (For more on Chernoh Alpha M. \nBah\, visit http://burni ngspearuhuru.com/tours/chernoh-tour2007/ \nbiography.html)\n\nBah will sha re the platform at the First Unitarian Church with Uhuru \nMovement leade rs Omavi Bailey and Diop Olugbala. They will address \ncurrent world even ts and the campaign for the unification of Africa \ninto a single nation.\ n\nDrawing from the work of the United Negro Improvement Association\\'s \nMarcus Garvey\, Ghana\\'s first President Kwame Nkrumah\, and the Congo\ \'s \nslain leader Patrice Lumumba\, the Uhuru Movement is building an \ ninternational movement claiming Africa\\'s resources as the birthright \ nof African people everywhere.\n\nThe June 6th event is free and open to t he public. The program begins \nat 7:30 p.m. with culture. The First Unit arian Church is located at \n2125 Chestnut Avenue in Center City\, Philad elphia. For more \ninformation\, call 215-387-0919 or email inpdum_phila@ yahoo.com\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070606T193000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsy lvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Report from the Frontlines: From West Africa to the U.S. \, Cherno h Alpha M. Bah UID:20260421T070502CEST-UNbWZWlukk@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-481-8171 Email:iraq@americanprogressaction.org DESCRIPTION:Apply to attend Iraq Action Camp - it\\'s free!\n\nStudents: Do you want to tell Congress face to face that it’s time to end the war? P repare for effective organizing on your campus? Meet other students workin g for change on Iraq? At Iraq Action Camp\, you can. This summer\, our par tner organization\, Campus Progress Action\, is teaming with MoveOn to pre sent an intense week of training\, campfires\, lobbying\, and connections. Learn organizing\, media\, and policy\, qualify for an action grant\, and return to campus ready to organize for change. Apply now: http://iraqacti oncamp.org/ Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070614 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070610 GEO:39.003900;-76.880100 LOCATION:Greenbelt Park\, 6565 Greenbelt Road\, Greenbelt\, Maryland\, 2077 0\, United States SUMMARY:Iraq Action Camp - Session 2 UID:20260421T070502CEST-gnfafozVM4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://iraqactioncamp.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:antiwarstudents@googlegroups.com DESCRIPTION:How can someone vote to spend $124 billion on the war in Iraq a nd claim that they\\'re committed to ending it?\n\nJoin fellow Bay Area st udents in a delegation to Nancy Pelosi\\'s San Francisco office. Sharply d ressed\, letters in hand we\\'ll speak to press then converge on her offic e to demand an audience with Pelosi over the phone. Geographical Scope: M etro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070508T143000 GEO:37.770900;-122.443000 LOCATION:Federal Building\, 450 Golden Gate Ave\, San Francisco\, Californi a\, 94117\, United States SUMMARY:\\'Troops out now\\' delegation to Nancy Pelosi\\'s SF office UID:20260421T070502CEST-utwimP7PGm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://groups.google.com/group/antiwarstudents?hl=en END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:734-677-9240 Email:jill@animalsandsociety.org DESCRIPTION:Join 17 scholars\, authors\, activists and artists united for p ositive social and political change on behalf of all animals worldwide. St udent scholarships available\; early registration discount. Keynote speake r Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071007 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071005 GEO:35.966400;-78.839700 LOCATION:Sheraton Imperial Hotel And Convention Center\, 4700 Emperor Boule vard\, Durham\, North Carolina\, 27703\, United States SUMMARY:\\'Becoming the Change\\' Animal Rights Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-dOn6V3vWi7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.animalsandsociety.org/conference07.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:860-547-0122 Email:danieladampiper@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Study after study points to the same conclusion: If our civiliz ation\\'s carbon emissions do not decrease dramatically in the coming deca des the consequences will be catastrophic within the lifetimes of people a live today. Coastal cities all over the world will be submerged in water. Western Europe and Northeast America could experience a new ice age. A new wave of powerful storms will wreak havoc all over the world. Farm lan d will turn to desert. Millions of people will lose drinkable water. War s will break out over newly scarce land and resources. A majority of the species on earth will face extinction. \n\nUnder current and all recent US governments the situation only worsens. In the last ten years the rate o f increase of carbon emissions has only increased\, and the US Energy Depa rtment plans to continue increasing it.\n \nHow can we build a movement to halt global warming in its tracks while maintaining and improving the liv ing standards of working people? What strategies and alliances have succe ssfully furthered environmental movements and how are groups organizing ag ainst environmental destruction around the country right now? What roles are labor organizations playing and how could their work in the environmen tal movement expand? \n \nCome hear labor and environmental activist Chri stine Frank discuss the need for a mass environmental movement with a work ing class perspective and describe the efforts currently underway to build it. A discussion will follow.\n \nFrank is the volunteer coordinator of the Climate Crisis Coalition of the Twin Cities\, a Co-Convener of the Lab or and Sustainability Conference and a member of the International Allianc e of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 13 in the Guthrie Theater Costume Ba rgaining Unit. \n\nA Socialist Action Forum\n\nfor directions see:\nhttp: //www.ccsu.edu/viewbook/find_us.htm\n\nThursday\, May 10th 7:30 PM\nMarcus White Living Room\, Marcus White Hall\nCentral Connecticut State Universi ty\, 1615 Stanley Street\nNew Britain\, CT Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070510T193000 GEO:41.746900;-72.695900 LOCATION:Central Connecticut State University\, 1615 Stanley Street\, Marcu s White Hall\, 2nd Floor\, New Britain\, Connecticut\, 06106\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Building a Mass Movement to Confront the Climate Crisis (Forum) UID:20260421T070502CEST-lBgLREUUV9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:msn@mexicosolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:Juarez-Chihuahua City-Chiapas program: Sep 8 - Dec 14: Earn 16 credits studying Mexican social movements in Chiapas\, Tlaxcala\, and \n\n Ciudad Juarez. The program focuses on the theory and practice of Mexican s ocial movements\, with important lessons for activism in the US context. T his hands-on course includes workshops with the Universidad de la Tierra\, the Zapatista movement\, families of femicide victims\, maquiladora worke rs\, El Barzon\, and urban barrio organizations. The Spanish language comp onent focuses on verbal communication skills. Geographical Scope: Interna tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071214 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070908 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Mexico SUMMARY:Study Abroad in Mexico - Northern Program UID:20260421T070502CEST-HdkZvHMEV5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/site/studyabroad END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:msn@mexicosolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:Chiapas-Tlaxcala-Mexico City program: Sep 2 - Dec 15: Earn 16 c redits studying Mexican social movements in Chiapas\, Tlaxcala\, and Ciuda d Juarez. The program focuses on the theory and practice of Mexican social movements\, with important lessons for activism in the US context. This h ands-on course includes workshops with the Universidad de la Tierra\, the Zapatista movement\, the National Assembly of ex-Braceros\, the National U rban-Campesino Council\, and urban barrio organizations. The Spanish langu age component focuses on verbal communication skills. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071215 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070902 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Mexico SUMMARY:Study Abroad in Mexico Fall 2007 - Southern Program UID:20260421T070502CEST-8tADKwNXxg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mexicosolidarity.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:516-390-7150 Email:kjacobs@citizenscampaign.org DESCRIPTION:ANTI-BROADWATER RALLY & LOBBY DAY\n\nJoin us in Albany Tuesday June 12\, 2007 to tell Governor Spitzer to protect Long Island Sound— \n \nStop Broadwater!!!\n\nGovernor Spitzer is undecided on Broadwater. We ne ed your help in sending a clear message that Broadwater is unwanted\, unne eded\, and unnecessary.\n\nCitizens Campaign for the Environment will be o rganizing 2 buses. The first bus will leave from the Brookhaven Town Hall at 6:30am. The second bus will leave from the Town of Huntington at 6:45am . There will be an 11:30am Rally & Press Conference on the 3rd floor of th e Albany Legislative Office Building\, followed by a lunch reception. Ther e will be scheduled meetings with Senators and Assemblymembers. The buses will return at 8:00pm. Space is limited\, so please call Kasey or Maureen at 516-390-7150 to reserve your seat and receive a detailed itinerary.\n\n Cost per person for the day is $10\, includes transportation & lunch.\n\nB ring posters and signs for the rally!\n\n\nThank you for joining us and ta king action. We hope to see you there. \n\nSincerely\,\n\nYOUR FRIENDS AT CCE\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070612T070000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Legislative Office Building\, Albany\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Stop Broadwater Lobby Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-UneKCue7mL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.citizenscampaign.org/campaigns/broadwater.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:415-370-1901 Email:info@chwc.net DESCRIPTION:Center For Human World Culture Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070610T070000 GEO:37.770900;-122.443000 LOCATION:1578 Fulton Strert\, San Francisco\, California\, 94117\, United S tates SUMMARY:Flag Raising Dedicated For Center For Human World Culture UID:20260421T070502CEST-JJlafZEmfd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.chwc.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Students for a Democratic Society National Convention. Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070731 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070727 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Wayne State University\, Detroit\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:SDS 2007 National Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-RNVC6dhaMP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://newsds.org/wiki/index.php?title=National_Convention END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Organized by: National Immigrant Solidarity Network\nhttp://www .ImmigrantSolidarity.org \n\nMark your calendar! Please come to attend our 2007 national grassroots immigrant strategy conference at Richmond\, VA!\ n\nOur conference will be based on our May Day 2007 call to action:\n\n1) No to anti-immigrant legislation\, and the criminalization of the immigran t communities.\n2) No to militarization of the border.\n3) No to the immig rant detention and deportation.\n4) No to the guest worker program.\n5) No to employer sanction and \\'no match\\' letters.\n6) Yes to a path to cit izenship for undocumented immigrants. \n7) Yes to speedy family reunificat ion.\n8) Yes to civil rights and humane immigration law.\n9) Yes to labor rights and living wages for all workers.\n10) Yes to the education and LGB T immigrant legislation.\n\nWe envision this as a grassroots activist conf erence of broad-based\, multiethnic organizers from African American\, Nat ive American\, African immigrant\, Asian American\, Latino/Latina\, Arab-M uslim-North African\, progressive labor\, interfaith\, LGBT\, student\, an ti-war/peace and global justice groups from across the country. To meet fa ce-to-face and discuss how to build a new national\, broad-based\, immigra nt rights/civil rights movement\, and to set a 6-9 month national strategy for the 2007-2008.\n\nDuring our 3-days conference\, we\\'ll have over 30 workshops and plenary\, the topics include: Congressional Legislation\, M ilitarization of the Border Immigrant Detention and Deportation\, Labor Or ganizing\, Student/Youth Organizing\, Education & Outreach\, Multi-Ethnic Organizing\, Community Support Network and Diverse Tactics to Achieve Goal s.\n\nPlease come to join the movement! See you July in Richmond\, VA!\n\n Yesterday We Marched \nToday We Organized\nTomorrow We\\'ll Achieve Our Dr eams and Goals!\n\n\nLee Siu Hin\nNational Coordinator\nNational Immigrant Solidarity Network Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070729 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070727 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Richmond School Of Law\, Richmond\, Virginia\, Unite d States SUMMARY:2007 National Grassroots Immigrant Strategy Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-tF6h0ffz6g@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.2007conference.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A weekend of debate\, discussion\, and entertainment\nJune 14-1 7\, 2007\nCrowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare\n\nSocialism 2007 is a three-day e vent that will bring together socialists and other activists who are invol ved in struggles across the country – from opposing the war to organizin g against the death penalty – and share a vision of rebuilding the left. \n\nLast summer\, some 1\,500 people turned out in New York City. This yea ršs conference in Chicago will feature activists and socialists from Cent ral and Latin America\, renowned activist writers and journalists\, soldie rs and veterans who are resisting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan\, priso ners and their families who are fighting for justice in the prison system\ , immigrants rights activists who are organizing against deportations and many more.\n\nIncluded in the more than 100 events at Socialism 2007 are f ilms\, music and meetings on hidden history of international working-class struggle – from the Flint sit-down strikes of 1937 to the Russian revol ution of 1917.\n\nCome join us in Chicago on June 14-17\, 2007\, for Socia lism 2007. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070617 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070614 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Socialism 2007: Socialism for the 21st Century UID:20260421T070502CEST-wrMK3zuPjg@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Seattle University\; Join community leaders from Washington\, I daho\, Oregon & Montana at Washington CAN! 2007 SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFEREN CE. Learn how you can make a difference in your community!\; Attend inspir ing issue workshops on Health Care for All\, Immigrant Rights & Police Acc ountability!\; Receive dynamic training on community organizing skills!\; Participate in a March & Rally for Health Care Justice!\; Youth are encour aged to participate in a dedicated youth organizing track! Registration de adline June 11. Registration is Free\, at http://action.washingtoncan.org or 206-389-0050 x109 Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070805 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070803 GEO:47.632900;-122.323000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98102\, United States SUMMARY:CAN 2007 Summer Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-AGRu20sv7v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://action.washingtoncan.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=31793 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION: Why is public understanding of science essential to the resear ch enterprise as well as the greater good? How can scientists communicate more effectively with the public? How does this communication affect publi c opinion on issues such as climate change?\n\nJoin other Washington inter ns and experts for a discussion on public understanding of science and its impact on society. Dr. Richard O\\'Grady\, Executive Director of the Amer ican Institute for Biological Sciences and Dr. Erika Shugart\, Deputy Dire ctor of the Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences wi ll speak at the event.\n\nA free pizza lunch will be served! Seating is li mited. RSVP online or to contact@spusa.org by June 7. Geographical Scope : Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070608T120000 GEO:38.897600;-77.041900 LOCATION:1666 K Street NW Ste. 440\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20 006\, United States SUMMARY: From Ivory Tower to TV: Public Understanding of Science UID:20260421T070502CEST-bjejb7CuaU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:918-583-6100 Email:info@indnslist.org DESCRIPTION:Are you or someone you know interested in running for office or working for a political campaign? INDN’s List is sponsoring its second Campaign Camp this August\, and we would like to invite you to apply. \n\n Campaign Camp is the country’s only training seminar to train American I ndians in the art of political campaigning – whether as a candidate or a s campaign staff. This year\, Campaign Camp will be held August 20 – 25 on the reservation of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians\, near Palm Spri ngs\, California.\n\nThe training will include sessions on fundraising\, t argeting\, direct mail\, message\, field organizing\, canvassing and phone banks\, using a voter file\, working with tribes\, local and state partie s\, building a political resume and GOTV\, to name just some of the topics covered. Participants will be trained by the best and brightest campaign professionals in the country\, and will hear speeches from political lead ers and personalities throughout the week.\n\nOur first Campaign Camp was hosted in October 2005 by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Minn esota and was hugely successful in recruiting and training winning candida tes. The camp was attended by the nation’s best and brightest campaign p rofessionals to prepare 109 people from 21 states and 50 Indian Nations to work on campaigns and run for public office. Support for the conference w as astounding\, with presentations by DNC Chair Governor Howard Dean\, rad io personality Al Franken\, and 3 members of Congress – Stephanie Herset h (D-SD)\, Mike Honda (D-CA)\, and Jim Oberstar (D-MN). \n\nYou can find a n application and registration form on our website at http://indnslist.org / campaign_camp_2007. \n\nApplication and registration are due by June 15. We have limited funds available to provide scholarships to some attendees \, and space is limited\, so we encourage you and your peers to apply earl y. I look forward to seeing you there! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070825 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070819T120000 GEO:33.911400;-116.768000 LOCATION:Morongo Band Of Mission Indians\, 49500 Seminole Dr\, Cabazon\, Ca lifornia\, 92230\, United States SUMMARY:INDN\\'s List Campaign Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-twGL99cOZ7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.indnslist.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:Young Democratic Socialists Summer Conference in New York City this August 11-12\nParticipate\, Sharpen your Activism\, and Shape YDS\n \ nAfter a great year of activism\, it’s time for YDS members and friends to get prepared for the annual Summer Conference. The gathering will be h eld at Local 1199 in mid-town Manhattan. This year\, we’ll focus on soc ialist education and building YDS to strengthen our activism. As YDS grow s\, it is critical that we collectively work with our allies to build our vision. Having a solid socialist foundation enables us to better educate and recruit around our politics. A better world is still possible through democratic socialism. But we must first build YDS to make our hopes a re ality.\n \nAt the summer conference\, we will also decide on our Activist Agenda\, vote for new leadership\, and most importantly get to know one an other in a more intimate setting. This year’s Activist Agenda was our N ational Immigrant Rights Project. To make a submission for next year’s Activist Agenda or general inquires about the conference please email yds@ dsausa.org.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070812 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070811 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Young Democratic Socialists Summer Conference 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vTg5vMZbfd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:917-214-3479 Email:cuslar-mailbox@cornell.edu DESCRIPTION:Space is limited--sign up today!! Registration deadline: June 30\n\nFor the last five years\, solidarity activists and friends have gat hered from across NY State for a weekend of Spanish classes (with an activ ist slant)\, workshops\, networking\, music\, poetry\, good food\, great p eople\, and tons of fun! The response has been fantastic and participants always ask for an encore!\n\nThis year we\\'re going to do it again\, but in a new location. The Truxton land trust wasn\\'t able to host us\, but you\\'ll love Nature\\'s Song Retreat Center\, on 34 wooded acres\, comple te with a pond\, trails\, and a great lodge where we\\'ll meet.\n\nS4A Cam p will include:\n\nMini teach-ins on current US/Latin American affairs\,\n \nNueva Cancion and other revolutionary music\n\nSpanish lessons in an act ivist context at 4 different levels:\nbeginner\, advanced beginner\, inter mediate\, and advanced\,\n\nGreat vegetarian cuisine\n\nHiking\, swimming in ponds\, camping\, bonfires\, and a great chance to meet and build relat ionships with other activists/organizers/good folks!\n\n\nThis camp is a m ajor fundraiser for both CUSLAR and the New York chapter of CISPES (Commit tee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador).\n\nThe fee is $100-$195 (sliding scale) for the entire weekend\, including camping\, Spanish clas ses\, workshops and food. Please be as generous as you can.\n\nVOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Contact CISPES in New York or CUSLAR in Ithaca if you can help arr ange logistics and publicize this great event. We need you!\n\nTo registe r\, send your contact information\, Spanish class level and check to:\nNew York CISPES\nPO Box 250762\nNew York NY 10025\nPhone: 917-214-3479 (you can call in to pay by credit card\; order will be processed within 5 busi ness days)\n\nAlso\, let us know if you\\'ll be bringing children with you and if you will be willing to provide child care for a two hour time slot during camp for the kids who\\'ll be there.\n\nREGISTRATION and PAYMENT D EADLINE: JUNE 30 Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070715 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070713 GEO:42.298200;-76.388400 LOCATION:34 Beautiful Wooded Acres 12 Miles South Of Ithaca\, New Location\ , Closer To Both Ithaca And NYC\, Willseyville\, New York\, 13864\, United States SUMMARY:Jolie Rickman Spanish for Activists Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-BeCZ8pEJVv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cispes.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:845-338-2220 Email:contact@globalyouthconnect.org DESCRIPTION:Application Deadline: September 21\, 2007\n\nGlobal Youth Conne ct\, an international human rights organization\, is pleased to announce t hat we are accepting applications from young leaders (ages 18-25) for our Winter 2007-2008 International Human Rights Delegations. Program locations include: El Salvador and Rwanda. \n\nHuman rights delegations are a uniqu e\, first-hand opportunity to cross cultural boundaries and learn about th e daily reality of human rights as experienced in a complex and increasing ly globalized world. Each delegation weaves together three core sets of a ctivities: site visits to local organizations\, hands-on fieldwork project s\, and a human rights training workshop with local youth activists.\n\n\n El Salvador (January 1 -- January 13\, 2008)\nProgram Tuition: $1\,635\ n\n\nThis delegation will explore the roots of El Salvador’s 12-year civ il war\, the long-term impact of the war on Salvadoran society\, and the c ontinued persistence of long-standing economic and social inequities that have fueled conflict throughout this tiny nation’s history. \n\nDelega tion participants will come to understand current social\, political\, and economic problems faced by Salvadoran society within a broader historical context—including the impact of past and present U.S foreign policies o n the lives of Salvadorans. Delegation activities will focus in particular on the efforts of human rights activists and youth to recover from a tumu ltuous and devastating period of violence and repression\, and build a mor e just\, equitable\, and peaceful society. Spanish proficiency is required . \n\nTo read a report on our recent work in El Salvador\, please visit th e following link:\n\nhttp://www.globalyouthconnect.org/pdf/salvador_report 2007.pdf\n\nFor application and program information for the Winter 2007-20 08 program to El Salvador\, please visit the following link:\n\nwww.global youthconnect.org/participate Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080113 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080101 GEO:41.831100;-74.072100 LOCATION:15 Gage Street\, Kingston\, New York\, 12486\, United States SUMMARY:El Salvador -- Human Rights Delegations for Young Leaders -- Winter 2007-2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-mFPOW5v2dJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalyouthconnect.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:845-338-2220 Email:contact@globalyouthconnect.org DESCRIPTION:Application Deadline: September 21\, 2007\n\nGlobal Youth Conne ct\, an international human rights organization\, is pleased to announce t hat we are accepting applications from young leaders (ages 18-25) for our Winter 2007-2008 International Human Rights Delegations. Program locations include: El Salvador and Rwanda. \n\nHuman rights delegations are a uniqu e\, first-hand opportunity to cross cultural boundaries and learn about th e daily reality of human rights as experienced in a complex and increasing ly globalized world. Each delegation weaves together three core sets of a ctivities: site visits to local organizations\, hands-on fieldwork project s\, and a human rights training workshop with local youth activists.\n\n\n Rwanda (December 29\, 2007 - January 13\, 2008)\nProgram Tuition: $1\,795 \n\nThis delegation will explore the roots of the 1994 Rwandan genocide\, how this legacy of violence has impacted the country and its people\, part icularly Rwandan youth\, and also how the country is attempting to rebuild today. We will examine issues of truth\, justice and reconciliation in th e context of post-conflict Rwanda and what is needed to strengthen local i nstitutions and programs dedicated to promoting a culture of respect for h uman rights. Participants will connect with young Rwandans and get involve d in a variety of collaborative projects aimed at promoting human rights a s well as meet with leading human rights defenders\, government representa tives\, international institutions\, youth and others from local communiti es to learn more about the political\, economic and social challenges face d by Rwandans today. \n\nTo read a report on our recent work in Rwanda\, please visit the following link:\n\nhttp://www.globalyouthconnect.org/pdf/ rwanda_jan2007.pdf\n\nFor application and program information for the Wint er 2007-2008 program to Rwanda\, please visit the following link:\n\nwww.g lobalyouthconnect.org/participate\n\nApplication Deadline: September 21\, 2007\n\nHow to Apply: We invite interested young leaders to apply. We are looking for participants who are between the ages of 18-25 and who po ssess U.S. citizenship or residency as well as international students stud ying full-time at a U.S. college or university. Most importantly\, applica nts should wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of human right s and social justice. Participants will become part of a growing global mo vement of youth acting together for compassion\, human rights and responsi bility.\n\nFor detailed information on program activities\, costs\, fundra ising/financial aid\, and application information\, please visit our websi te: \n\nwww.globalyouthconnect.org/participate\n\n Geographical Scope: In ternational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080113 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071229 GEO:41.831100;-74.072100 LOCATION:15 Gage Street\, Kingston\, New York\, 12486\, United States SUMMARY:Rwanda -- Human Rights Delegations for Young Leaders -- Winter 2007 -2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-zkvCc1PEgc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalyouthconnect.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:How did legislators frame the stem cell debate during the 2006 elections? How will stem cells factor into the 2008 elections\, in which h ealth care is expected to be prominent issue? Don\\'t miss out on this opp ortunity to question staffers on the forefront of the stem cell debate!\n\ nJoin other Washington interns and experts for a discussion on public unde rstanding of science and its impact on society. Jed Perry\, Health Legisla tive Assistant at the Office of Rep. Diana DeGette and Mike Quaranta\, Chi ef of Staff at the Office of Rep. Michael Castle will speak at the event.\ n\nA free pizza lunch will be served! Seating is limited. RSVP online at h ttp://www.spusa.org/events or to contact@spusa.org by June 14. Geographi cal Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070615T120000 GEO:38.906800;-77.041500 LOCATION:1666 K Street NW Ste. 440\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20 036\, United States SUMMARY:Strategizing Stem Cells UID:20260421T070502CEST-G9F4VXLU2L@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Attention Activists and Organizers:\nJoin The Fight for Worker and Immigrant Rights!\n\nApply for the Washington\, DC 2 Day Training on\n July 27th and 28th 2007\n\nUNITE HERE ( www.unitehere.org ) is leading the fight to organize hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers in hotels\, c asinos\, industrial laundries\, and airports throughout North America. Our union\, with over 450\,000 members\, is at the forefront of battles for w orkers\\' rights\, immigrants\\' rights and living wages. UNITE HERE organ izes the women\, people of color and immigrants washing dishes\, making be ds and folding laundry. We are looking for passionate and committed people who want to become full-time union organizers. \n\nRequirements: desire to fight for justice and organize the unorganized. Bilingual English/Spani sh a plus.\n\nHow to Apply: Fill out an online application at \nhttp://job s.unitehere.org/organizerapp.php \n \nFor More Information contact: unitem oe@aol.com\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070728 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070727T090000 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:UNITE HERE Regional Jt Board\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Social Justice Organizing Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-caOUuuosZx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:jpomeroy@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:New College Open House \nJune 25th from 6:00-8:00pm \nThe Cultu ral Center\, 766 Valencia Street\, San Francisco \nPlease RSVP to jpomeroy @newcollege.edu \nRefreshments served \nwww.newcollege.edu \n\n\nBachelor of Arts Programs: \nArts & Social Change Emphasis \nIrish Studies Emphasis \nMedia & Film Studies Emphasis \nPoetics Emphasis \nPsychology Emphasis \nSocial Theory/Social Change Emphasis \nWriting and Literature Emphasis \ nYouth in Society / Education Emphasis \nInterdisciplinary \nActivist/Quee r Experimental Performance \nCulture\, Ecology and Sustainable Community \ nActivism & Social Change \nBA Completion Programs \n\nMaster of Arts Prog rams: \nMedia Studies \nWomen’s Spirituality \nActivism and Social Chang e \nCreative Inquiry-Interdisciplinary Arts \nWriting and Consciousness \n Poetics \nHumanities and Leadership \nCreative Inquiry \nCulture\, Ecology & Sustainable Community \n\nMBA in Sustainable Enterprise \n Geographica l Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070625T180000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:New College Of California Cultural Center\, 766 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Get a Degree to Change the World UID:20260421T070502CEST-kWBsi4itax@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:registerusas@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops annual national conference. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070812 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070810 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:USAS Summer Conference 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-EjDLbzA92S@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/index.php?option=com_mosforms& amp;Itemid=118 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:registerusas@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Organized by United Students Against Sweatshops Geographical S cope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070809 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070808 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:Queer Labor Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-c9UIrFLlMa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org/index.php?option=com_mosforms& amp;Itemid=118 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:608-257-1606 Email:education@libertytreefdr.org DESCRIPTION:Come join us at the US Social Forum in Atlanta for the 2nd Demo cratizing Education Convention!\n\nAt the convention members of the Democr atizing Education Network will plan a coordinated nationwide direct action for the 2007-08 school year to fight for a more accessible\, diverse and fair public higher education system. \n\nFor more information check out th e website www.democratizingeducation.org \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070630 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070627 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:92 Piedmont Avenue\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:Democratizing Education Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-bugPMT9Jvu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.democratizingeducation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION: \nDescription:\nWhat factors control the rising prices at the pump? Are biofuels the solution to our energy woes and the path to energy security? Don\\'t miss out on this opportunity to question experts in the field!\n\nJoin other Washington interns and experts to discuss today\\'s top science and technology topics! Dr. Kit Batten\, Director of Environmen tal Policy at the Center for American Progress wil speak. Other speakers T BA.\n\nA free pizza lunch will be served! Seating is limited. RSVP online at http://www.spusa.org/events or to contact@spusa.org by June 28. Geogr aphical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070629T120000 GEO:38.906800;-77.041500 LOCATION:1666 K Street NW Ste. 440\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20 036\, United States SUMMARY:Pinched at the Pump: Are Biofuels to Solution to Rising Gas Prices? UID:20260421T070502CEST-St0UiCBH7u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email: DESCRIPTION:Philadelphia Premiere Showing of “Overturning the Culture of Violence” \n\nA dynamic new DVD presentation based on the book of the sa me name by Penny Hess of the \nAfrican People’s Solidarity Committee.\nT hur • June 28 • 7:30\nUhuru Solidarity Center\n3733 Lancaster Ave\nWes t Philly\n\nJoin the Campaign to Build African People’s Solidarity Day\n October 20 & 21\, 2007•Philadelphia\n\n• Victory to African People!\n⠀˘ All Africa’s resources belong to African people everywhere!\n• Repa rations to African people for 500 years of slavery\, stolen wealth & colon ialism!\n• Build white solidarity with African national liberation!\n• Join Uhuru Solidarity Movement!\n\nThis event is the kick-off of African People’s Solidarity Day 2007 Campaign building for the Oct 20 & 21 trib ute from the white community to the struggle for justice\, freedom\, repar ations and unity for African people everywhere.\nParticipate in community organizing\,benefit concerts\, pledge drives\, media work.\nThe upcoming d vd showing is free and open to the public.\n\nCome to weekly Uhuru Solidar ity Movement meetings & studies on Thursdays at 7:30pm\n3733 Lancaster Ave \, Phila. PA\n215-387-0919 • www.apscuhuru.org Geographical Scope: Loc al DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070628T193000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, Penn sylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Join the Campaign to Build African People’s Solidarity DayOctober 20 & 21\, 200 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ndZ5hcv6km@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:978-930-0494 Email:porthuronproject@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Port Huron Project 2: “The Problem is Civil Obedience” is a reenactment of a speech originally delivered at a 1971 anti-war rally on Boston Common by Howard Zinn\, the well-known author & activist. Zinn arg ues for the necessity of civil disobedience to protest the war in Vietnam and calls on Congress to impeach the President and Vice President of the U nited States for the “high crime” of waging war on the people of South east Asia. In Zinn’s words\, “Those who have the power decide the mean ing of the words that we use. And so we\\'re taught that if one person kil ls another person\, that is murder\, but if a government kills a hundred t housand persons\, that is patriotism.” \n\nThis event is part of the Po rt Huron Project\, a series of reenactments of protest speeches from the N ew Left movements of the 1960s and \\'70s. Each performance takes place a t the site of the original speech and is delivered to an audience of invit ed guests and passers-by. \nThe Port Huron Project is organized by arti st Mark Tribe.\n\nNote: The event will take place on the Northwest corner of the Boston Common\, near the intersection of Charles and Beacon streets .\n\nFree and suitable for all ages.\nAttendees are welcome to brings gues ts. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070714T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Northwest Corner Of The Boston Common\, Near The Intersection Of C harles And Beacon Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Port Huron Project 2: The Problem is Civil Obedience UID:20260421T070502CEST-DPfsgMNuvH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.porthuronproject.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:239-657-8311 Email:marc@sfalliance.org DESCRIPTION:In the wake of the victory over McDonald\\'s by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and its student\, youth\, and community allies\, doze ns of young organizers from around the country will gather in Immokalee\, Florida - birthplace of the CIW and the Campaign for Fair Food - for a we ekend of skill-sharing\, strategizing\, and community-building as we take the struggle to end sweatshops in the fields to Burger King and the rest of the fast-food industry.\n\nThis gathering - the third-annual Student/F armworker Alliance Encuentro - will take place over Labor Day weekend\, August 30 to September 3. This year\\'s Encuentro will also include a majo r action at Burger King headquarters in Miami. Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070903 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070830 GEO:26.464200;-81.504700 LOCATION:P.O. Box 603\, Immokalee\, Florida\, 34143\, United States SUMMARY:2007 Student/Farmworker Alliance Encuentro UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZZuc8rZZCL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sfalliance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:617-869-6551 Email:tkrua@uhrionline.org DESCRIPTION:A group of Musicians and Artists from Rwanda will be launching African Heritage Month in Roxbury\, MAssachusetts on July 7\, 2007. Sponso red by the Universal human Rights International\, (UHRI) and the Pan Afric an Community Coalition\, (PACC)\, the event will bring African groups toge ther to jointly showcase their cultural heritage and solidarity. Admission is free. Additionally\, the event will seek to address local humanitarian issues impacting American children in the community. African traditional instruments\, songs & dances will be the highlight of the event. African c hildrens\\' book will also be on sale at reasonable prices. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070707T020000 GEO:42.324500;-71.084500 LOCATION:12th Baptist Church\, 160 Warren Street\, Roxbury\, Massachusetts\ , 02119\, United States SUMMARY:African Heritage Month UID:20260421T070502CEST-mRWS0f88Uf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uhrionline.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:617-426-8161 Email:antislavery@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The American Anti-Slavery Group and Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey need your help in trying to reintroduce House Resolution 591 1\, the Eradication of Slavery in Sudan Act.\n\nYou can help make the abol ition of slavery in Sudan a reality by adding your voice and participating in the American Anti-Slavery Group\\'s Call-in for the Eradication of Sla very.\n\nThe call-in will take place tomorrow\, Tuesday\, July 3\, from 1: 00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.\n\nWe are targeting a few specific members of Congres s to try to gain original sponsors for the Eradication of Slavery in Sudan Act.\n\nGo to http://iabolish.blogspot.com/2007/06/american-anti-slavery- groups-call-in.html for a list of phone numbers for targeted Congresspeop le and a script of what to say. \n Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070703T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:198 Tremont St. #421\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Call-in for Eradication of Slavery in Sudan UID:20260421T070502CEST-2SXvegT2wx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iabolish.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:powershift@energyaction.net DESCRIPTION:On November 2\, 2007\, three thousand young people from across the country will unite in College Park\, MD to fight global warming.\n\nWi th just one year left until the 2008 Presidential election\, Power Shift \ \'07 will be the launching point for the youth climate movement to take ce nter stage. Our future is at stake. The top climate scientists warn that w e have less than a decade to jump start a major effort to reduce greenhous e gas emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 in order to avoid the most d evastating effects of global warming. It\\'s imperative that the next pres ident of the United States has a comprehensive plan to tackle climate chan ge. \n\nWith youth voter turnout on the rise\, we have the opportunity to affect the platforms of the presidential candidates and ensure they will t ake firm action to prevent our climate from reaching a tipping point.\n\nY oung people from across the country will be meeting with their representat ives to guarantee their support and we will influence Congress to pass a s cientifically based plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions. We will continue to strengthen and diversify the grassroots climate movement to ensure tha t change takes place on both a national and local level\, and that all voi ces are heard as we craft policies and make decisions that will shape the future. From coast to coast\, young people will gather to demand action fr om our political leaders and building and strengthening the youth climate movement in our communities and on our college campuses. Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071105 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071102 GEO:38.833600;-76.877700 LOCATION:University Of Maryland\, College Park\, District Of Columbia\, 207 42\, United States SUMMARY:Power Shift 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-RV9URneLPU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.powershift07.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.com DESCRIPTION:The Truth About Darfur - And the Struggle for African Liberatio n\nU.S. Out of Darfur!\n\nCome and hear what the media won\\'t tell you !\ n\nTuesday\, July 24 at 7:30pm at the First Unitarian Church\,\n2125 Chest nut Street\, Philadelphia\nContact: 215-387-0919 or uhuru99@critpath.org\n \nOmali Yeshitela\, leader of the Uhuru Movement\, will speak on Darfur an d the current conflicts in Sudan. The Uhuru Movement founder has spent mu ch of the last year traveling and speaking in Africa and Europe on proposa ls to solve the crises of poverty and war throughout Africa by merging Afr ica\\'s microstates into a single nation.\nSudan\, Africa\\'s largest coun try\, is rich in oil\, gold\, silver and copper. It\\'s fertile land inclu des mountains\, rain forests and most of the water flow from the Nile Rive r\, but its people face starvation and widespread displacement.\nYeshitela contends that the resources of African are the birthright of African peop le everywhere. He suggests that the re-establishment of indigenous control over the continent\\'s vast natural resources will enable a revival of th e rich and advanced African civilizations of pre-colonial times.\nIn his P hiladelphia presentation the Uhuru leader will review the history of the r egion\, identify the forces behind the current crisis and offer proposals for local action in support of the \nstruggle for African control of Afri can resources.\nHe will be joined by author Penny Hess (\\'Overturning the Culture of Violence\\')\, who will present slides and discussion on Afric a\\'s colonial past and the current economics behind the violence.\nThis event starts at 7:30 pm and is free and open to the public. \nSponswered by the Uhuru Solidarity Movement.\nFor more information\, call (215) 387-0 919 Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070724T193000 GEO:41.386200;-74.125700 LOCATION:Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania \, 10910\, United States SUMMARY:The Truth about Darfur - And the Struggle for African Liberation UID:20260421T070502CEST-8M9V3FvMwx@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:radicalroadtrip@aworldbeyondcapitalism.org DESCRIPTION:The Radical Road Trip Network invites you to become a part of t he Radical Road Trip Convergence 2008!\n\nThe Radical Road Trip works to c reate a better world. It is works on our annual radical road trip which i s a convergence\, a journey and an adventure with a multicultural\, bunch of friends from colleges and communities all over the world. We seek to n etwork different multicultural movements for a better world. We are going to travel around the country on a road trip for 10 days to raise conscious ness for the need to create a better world that includes people of all rac es! A DIY documentary that which will be placed online for free will share the road trip with others worldwide.\n\nOn our website you can do the fol lowing:\n\n-Join our once-a-month multicultural email newsletter list\n\n- Join our multicultural email discussion list\n\n-Join our multicultural fa cebook group found here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2551886500 \n\n-See Our Multicultural Radical Road Trip Music Video\n\n-Add your blog \, website to our Multicultural links page by clicking \\'submit your link \\' on our website\n\n-And much more!\n\nOur Multicultural radical road tr ip began with about eight Z Magazine Instite (ZMI) graduates and seveal ot hers o many different races and we continue to grow. We\\'re also looking for folks and communities to visit on the nationwide road trip. Our webs ite is at http://www.radicalroadtrip.org - \n\nThanks and Solidarity for a better world! \n\nLove for the people\,\n\n-Radical Road Trip Members\n\n \\'To love without role\, without power plays\, is revolution.\\'\n-Rita M ae Brown\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080823 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080814 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Radical Road Trip Convergence 2008! UID:20260421T070502CEST-G3piknKAB5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.RadicalRoadTrip.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:805-965-3443 Email:wparrish@napf.org DESCRIPTION:The Think Outside the Bomb network is pleased to announce its t hird annual conference at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. T he four-day event will provide a backdrop for nuclear abolitionists\, peac e activists\, ecologists\, and other advocates of social justice and a liv able planet to learn in-depth about the threat of nuclear weapons\, the de struction caused by the nuclear fuel chain\, and current political opportu nities to move toward nuclear disarmament. We will develop detailed strat egies to guide the network’s work.\n\n\nThe conference will feature disc ussion panels\, workshops\, dialogues\, and skills trainings. These sessi ons will be designed to help participants attain a detailed understanding of how to continue building a powerful grassroots movement for nuclear abo lition. Speakers will include leading grassroots activists\, nuclear weap ons specialists\, a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor\, leading advocates of indigenous sovereignty in the face of “nuclear colonialism\,” and many others.\n\n \n\nTravel vouchers are available to out-of-town attendees. L odging will be provided free of charge for all participants. Free food wi ll be provided for all\, throughout the course of the event. A $20 registr ation fee is suggested. Strong priority will be given to applicants betwee n the ages of 15 and 29.\n\n \n\nThe past several months have quietly witn essed some important breakthroughs for the nuclear disarmament movement\, including the potential cancellation of funding for new US nuclear weapons by the House of Representatives. Many of the people involved in the TOTB network have been described by leading peace movement historian Lawrence Wittner as helping catalyze a “revival” in the nuclear disarmament mov ement.\n\n \n\nFor more information on the conference\, please visit www.t hinkoutsidethebomb.org\n\n \n\nONE DAY PRE-CONFERENCE TRAINING\n\n \n\nOn August 15th\, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation will host a special all-day training session at its office in downtown Santa Barbara\, CA. The train ing will provide general background information on nuclear weapons and the nuclear fuel cycle\, the nuclear disarmament movement\, and Think Outside the Bomb’s current projects. It is designed to help UCSB conference at tendees be fully informed and empowered during conference discussions and activities. For more information\, visit www.thinkoutsidethebomb.org. To attend\, fill out the appropriate boxes on the application form there.\n\n http://sbantiwar.org - Solidarity Against War! Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070819 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070816T090000 GEO:34.443700;-119.942000 LOCATION:University Of California Santa Barbara\, 1120 Kerr\, Santa Barbara \, California\, 93117\, United States SUMMARY:Think Outside the Bomb -- Inspiring Action for Nuclear Abolition UID:20260421T070502CEST-eRJBGUBTmi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thinkoutsidethebomb.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-546-9616 Email:uhurufurniture@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Everyone is Invited to...\nUhuru Furniture & Collectibles \nStu dent Sale!\n\nTop Quality\, Low Prices\nWe Deliver Every Day\n\nGreat find s! A truck load of new items every day!\nVisa\, master card and discover\; debit cards accepted\n\nUhuru Furniture and Collectibles\n1220 Spruce St. \nCenter City Philadelphia\n215-546-9616\n------------------------------- --------------------------\nOpen 6 days a week!\nTues. -Sun. 11:30-6:30\nS at. 11-6:30 Closed Mondays\n\nGently Used couches $75 and up\nReal wood dr essers\, desks\, shelves\, tables\, chairs etc.\nDeco\, Retro\, 70s\, Mode rn\, and Contemporary Styles\nLamps\, Collectibles and everything you’ll need for your apartment \n\n\nMoving or downsizing?--\nWe Pick Up Donatio ns Fast and Free! (tax deductible)\n\nVolunteers Wanted\nFurniture Movers- get a great workout for social justice\nHelp get the word out--put up post ers on your campus\nCustomer service\, organizing and furniture repair wor k also needed\n\nMany more volunteer opportunities\nopen meetings and orie ntations for new volunteers on daily basis!\n\nYour money makes a differen ce. Uhuru Furniture is a project of the African People’s Education and D efense Fund (APEDF). The mission of APEDF is to defend the human and democ ratic rights of the African community and to address the grave disparities in education\, health\, healthcare\, and economic development of the Afri can community. \n\nHelp get the word out--Please pass this information on to all your friends and contacts! \nForward this message to your listserve !\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071001 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070711 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION:1220 Spruce St\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Student Summer Sale-Fundraiser! UID:20260421T070502CEST-vDC8KUxDwb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apedf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:347-689-3914 Email:organizers@safercampus.org DESCRIPTION:Students Active for Ending Rape (SAFER) is pleased to announce that it will be offering a free workshop for undergrad and graduate studen ts interested in improving their school\\'s efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault. This workshop has been designed with summer interns in mind\, who may be in NYC for the summer and want to bring some new ideas back to their campuses. It is also open to students at NYC-area schools. S tudents will learn more about the role of school policy reform\, organizin g skills\, building a movement\, dealing with opposition\, and more. \n \n College Sexual Assault Policy Reform: Why It Matters and How You Can Achie ve It\nSaturday\, August 11\n9am-5pm\nLocation: 305 Seventh Avenue\, 11th Floor (at 27th Street)\nFor lunch\, please bring a brown bag lunch\, or en joy area restaurants.\n \nTo register for this free workshop\, please send an email to organizers@safercampus.org\, with your full name\, email\, te lephone\, school you attend\, and class year. You may also register by cal ling us at 347-689-3914. \n \nA flyer for the workshop is available at www .safercampus.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070811T090000 GEO:40.750700;-73.996500 LOCATION:Support Center For Nonprofit Management\, 305 Seventh Avenue\, 11t h Floor (at 27th Street)\, New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:College Sexual Assault Policy Reform: Why it Matters and How to Ach ieve It UID:20260421T070502CEST-UBIiGKzpN6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.safercampus.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:hyoung@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Ready to take the Next Step? \nJoin us for the New College Scho ol of Humanities \nUndergraduate and Graduate Open House!\nDate and Time: Wednesday\, July 25th at 6:30 pm\nPlace: 766 Valencia Street\, New College Cultural Center\, San Francisco\, CA (between 18th and 19th Streets)\nRef reshments: Yes!\n• Exciting Alumni/Student Panel \n• Financial Aid Rep resentatives \n• Faculty and Staff Representatives \nWe invite you to vi sit New College of California and learn how you can obtain your degree in a humanistic\, socially progressive environment. To RSVP\, please contact Marjorie Paul at mpaul@newcollege.edu.\nFor more information about New Col lege\, please visit our website at www.newcollege.edu.\n Geographical Sco pe: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070725T183000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:766 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Get a Degree to Change the World! UID:20260421T070502CEST-XuvmcvdaSN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:864-597-4000 Email:fullerry@wofford.edu DESCRIPTION:Engaging Our World is a conference that will bring together col lege students from all over the South East to engage in learning and discu ssion of social justice issues such as fair trade\, global health\, sustai nability\, diversity\, and etc. Our keynote speaker will be Gillian Sorens en\, senior advisor at the United Nations Foundation.\nConference particip ants will learn about a variety of social justice issues in engaging panel discussion\, workshops\, film\, and group discussion. You will also have the opportunity to meet and network with other college students from your state and the South East who share the same passions as you.\n Geographic al Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071014 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071012T190000 GEO:34.980600;-81.956600 LOCATION:Wofford College Service Learning\, 429 North Church Street\, Spart anburg\, South Carolina\, 29303\, United States SUMMARY:Engaging Our World Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-u1LfVNuvX8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wofford.edu/engagingourworld END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:porthuronproject@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Port Huron Project 3: \\'We Must Name the System\\' -- A public reenactment of a historic speech originally given by Paul Potter\, former President of the Students for a Democratic Society\, at the April 1965 Ma rch on Washington to End the War in Vietnam near the Washington Monument o n the National Mall. This event is part of the Port Huron Project\, a ser ies of reenactments of protest speeches from the 1960s and 70s. Each perfo rmance in the project is staged at the site of the original speech and is delivered by an actor to an audience of invited guests and passers-by. Vid eos of these events are then distributed online and on DVD. The project is named after the Port Huron Statement\, the visionary manifesto of the Stu dents for a Democratic Society (SDS)\, a radical student group formed in 1 962.\nYou can find photos and video of past events and more information ab out the Port Huron Project at http://www.porthuronproject.net .\n Geograp hical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070726T180000 GEO:38.900100;-77.047900 LOCATION:Near The Corner Of Constitution And 15th Streets\, On The National Mall\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20052\, United States SUMMARY:Reenactment of Vietnam Era Protest Speech UID:20260421T070502CEST-6beApDjA1C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.porthuronproject.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION: \nDescription:\nJoin other Washington interns and experts to discuss today\\'s top science and technology topics!\n\nWhen Biological Re search Meets Bioterror: An Interactive Case Study in Biosecurity\n\nWhat a re the challenges facing scientists whose work could be used for nefarious purposes? How can risks be mitigated without disrupting or censoring biol ogical research? Join us to explore case studies in dual-use research with a leading expert in the field!\n\nSpeaker: Michael Stebbins\, Ph.D.\nDire ctor of Biology Policy\nFederation of American Scientists\n\nA free pizza lunch will be served! Seating is limited. RSVP online at http://www.spusa. org/events or to contact@spusa.org by July 26. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070727T120000 GEO:38.897600;-77.041900 LOCATION:Center For Nonprofit Advancement\, 1666 K Street NW Ste. 440\, Was hington\, District Of Columbia\, 20006\, United States SUMMARY:When Biological Research Meets Bioterror UID:20260421T070502CEST-NHAEbdm6UF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@campusantiwar.net DESCRIPTION:CAN is inviting all campuses to participate in a national week of action against the war September 15th-21st. Our two demands are \\'Stop funding the occupation!\\' and \\'End campus complicity!\\' Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070915 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Every Campus In The Country\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Antiwar Network National Week of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-K2gtVvjI8p@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusantiwar.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:630-584-6074 Email:bjzaha@prodigy.net DESCRIPTION:Support Illinois HB 1640 \n\\'Illinois Clean Elections Act\\' \ nand Illinois HB 1642\n\\'Ballot Integrity Act\\'\ntickets $25 or two for $40\nincludes food\ncash bar available \ninsightful\, informative\, entert aining\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070729T170000 GEO:41.919800;-88.305000 LOCATION:Villa Verone\, 416 West Hamilton Street\, Geneva\, Illinois\, 6017 4\, United States SUMMARY:Legislative Launch Party UID:20260421T070502CEST-SGl84ob1uC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.qnc.us END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:8/6/07 White King\, Red Rubber\, Black Death\nFilm Series - Monday nights at 7 pm\n\nUhuru Solidarity Center\n3733 Lancaster Ave.\nWes t Philadelphia\n\nBelgium genocide in Congo\nPowerful documentary exposing King Leopold II of Belgium\\'s brutal colonization of Central Africa\, tu rning it into a vast rubber-harvesting labor camp where 10 million African s were murdered for resisting colonial terror. Peter Bate 2003\n\nAfrica\ \'s Resources Belong to African People Everywhere!\nSupport African Libera tion !\nCharity is Not the Solution !\n\nSponsored by the Uhuru Solidarity Movement to benefit Uhuru Movement programs for justice\, reparations and liberation for African people.\n215-387-0919 philly_office@apscuhuru.o rg Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070808T190000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave (West Philly)\, Phila delphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:8/6/07 White King\, Red Rubber\, Black Death\, Monday Night Film Se ries UID:20260421T070502CEST-wKXP1pxjJ0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://philly_office@apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:8/13/07 Namibia: Genocide in the Second Reich - BBC\nFilm Ser ies - Monday nights at 7 pm\nUhuru Solidarity Center\n3733 Lancaster Ave .\nWest Philadelphia\n\nThe first holocaust of the 20th century: German g enocide against Herero & Nama people in SW Africa from 1904 - 1907.\n\nA frica\\' Resources Belong to African People Everywhere!\nSupport African L iberation !\nCharity is Not the Solution !\n\nSponsored by the Uhuru Solid arity Movement to benefit Uhuru Movement programs for justice\, reparation s and liberation for African people.\n215-387-0919 philly_office@aps cuhuru.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070813T190000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave (West Philly)\, Phila delphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:8/13/07 Namibia: Genocide in the Second Reich - BBC UID:20260421T070502CEST-l8vBiuvfuO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://philly_office@apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:502-209-5382 Email:iarras@kdva.org DESCRIPTION:This year\\'s invited speakers promise new perspectives on the work that we do! I hope you will come and join us for the conference! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.\n\nIsela and Liz\n\nInvited speakers: \nDavid Bacon (Journalist\, Colorlines and Photographer)\nChri stopher Nugent (Holland and Knight)\nLuisanna Santibanez (Grass Roots Lead ership\, Austin)\nLiving Voices\nEboni Cochran (REACT Louisville) \n\nTopi cs to be covered during this year\\'s conference : \nEnvironmental Racism \nThe Struggle for Worker\\'s Rights (Living Voices)\nDetention and Deport ation\nUnaccompanied Minors Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071025T080000 GEO:38.039300;-84.542600 LOCATION:Lexington\, Kentucky\, 40504\, United States SUMMARY:The 3rd Annual MNC Keeping Perspective and Challenging Perceptions Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-RCx3LzlViJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mnclex.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:800-772-3326 Email:girlfromohio@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:WEEK OF ACTION FOR WORKERS RIGHTS\n\nSecurity workers need your support in order to secure a decent wage and quality health care. Join u s.\n\nWeek of Action\nSep 24 – 28\, 2007\nFinancial District\, San Franc isco\n \nSan Francisco’s security workers are taking to the streets to d emand the city’s wealthiest property owners\, including Shorenstein\, Mo rgan Stanley and Hines\, give them a living wage and decent health care be nefits. Mostly people of color and new immigrants\, San Francisco’s sec urity workers earn less than everyone else in the city’s commercial prop erty buildings\, including window washers\, parking attendants and janitor s. Because of these poverty conditions security workers sometimes have to work two or three jobs to make ends meet. For more info: www.seiu247.org \n \nAfter months of failed negotiations with property owners and security contractors\, San Francisco’s security workers have had enough. They a re taking to San Francisco’s streets Sep Mon 24 - Fri 28 for a week of d irect action to get what they need and deserve. In order to win these wo rkers need the public support of people in the community – people like y ou!\n\nHow can I support San Francisco’s low wage security workers get d ecent wages and health care?\n\nAttend an awesome street action during the week of Sep - Mon. 24th to Fri. 28th!\n\nAction times are: 7.30am – 9 .00am\, 12pm - 2.pm\, 4pm-6pm every day that week. We’re meeting at 1 Fr ont\, corner of Front and Market Street at 12pm and 4pm every day. (1 Fron t Street is 2 blocks from Embarcadero Train Station). The meeting time fo r the morning shift is yet to be determined.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070928 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070924T073000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:1 Front St\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Support SF Security Workers Strike! UID:20260421T070502CEST-h7j2XPSruA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seiu247.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Renewing the Anarchist Tradition Conference\nA Scholarly Confer ence\nNovember 2-4\, 2007\nin Montpelier\, Vermont\n\n\n\nThe eighth editi on of the Renewing the Anarchist Tradition (RAT) conference\, sponsored by the Institute for Anarchist Studies\, once again aims to provide a partic ipatory and scholarly space in which to reexamine\, reinvigorate\, and mak e relevant the social and political tradition of anarchism.\n\nEach year\, RAT brings together anarchists\, anti-authoritarians\, and libertarians w ho want to critically engage both the tradition itself and the world in wh ich we live. Participants and presenters at the conference thereby contrib ute to developing a more rigorous contemporary theoretical framework for a narchism as well as a stronger basis from which anti-authoritarian movemen ts can organize and resist.\n\nIn a historical moment characterized overwh elmingly by war\, exploitation\, forced displacement\, dispossession\, and environmental devastation\, it might seem strange to spend a peaceful fal l weekend in conversation with friends and comrades in Vermont. But we bel ieve that the contemporary context makes it more important than ever to fo ster a space in which to collectively and honestly appraise the strengths as well as weaknesses of different anarchist practices\, platforms\, convi ctions\, dogmas\, truisms\, and theories in helping us to understand and u ltimately transform the layered systems of domination and oppression that structure it. We also see RAT as a place to discuss and share theoretical tools from beyond the anarchist tradition(s) that can add to building more sustainable social movements and practices\, and eventually a world chara cterized by freedom\, justice\, and dignity for all.\n\nRAT aims to nurtur e and support a new generation of anti-authoritarian public intellectuals from different backgrounds and experiences. So when we describe it as \\'a scholarly conference\,\\' we are referring to a quality of the presentati ons and discussions--not to some professional identity of the participants . You do not have to be an academic to attend or present at RAT. All you h ave to do is be ready to actively participate in the conversations and deb ates\, as peers who are creating the conference space together. In the pas t\, RAT has served as a forum for organizers\, scholars\, writers\, artist s\, educators\, publishers\, and students from a range of anarchist and li bertarian left tendencies to come together to engage in challenging yet re spectful dialogue. Participants have observed that RAT offers a distinctiv e social environment in which long-term conversations and relationships be tween anti-authoritarians from various places and political contexts can b e built.\n\nAt previous conferences\, presenters have proposed topics that ranged from the character of social change to the ongoing relevance of ca tegories such as class\, community\, and labor\; from the changing shape o f the state and capital to emergent forms of both domination and resistanc e in a globalizing world\; from the character of twenty-first-century tech nology to the functions and potentials of anti-authoritarian art and propa ganda\; and from anarchism\\'s relation to geopolitical concerns such as t errorism and war to its ability to grapple with issues of identity such as race\, gender\, and sexuality.\n\nThe RAT conference is co-organized by I AS board members AndrĂŠa Marie\, Cindy Milstein\, and John Petrovato.\n\n\ nCALL FOR PROPOSALS\n(Due by or before September 1\, 2007)\n\n\n\nWe are o nce again accepting proposals for a limited number of presentations. In ad dition\, we will be curating a series of panels that build on previous con versations and provoke even more dynamic debate than at past conferences.\ n\nIf you are interested in presenting\, please take a look at the RAT arc hive (currently at http://www.homemadejam.org/renew) to get a sense of the topics that have been explored in the past. If you feel alienated when yo u look at this list\, or think that important issues that should be consid ered through an anarchist lens have been left out\, do not panic or decide not to attend. Please send us a proposal. We particularly encourage non-a cademics\, working people\, women\, indigenous people\, people of color\, queer and trans people\, and others frequently marginalized in scholarly l ife to submit proposals.\n\nEach proposal should include: a succinct prese ntation title\; a maximum 150-word description of your presentation and th e question or topic you wish to address\; a maximum 50-word description of yourself\; and your full name and e-mail.\n\nYou can submit multiple prop osals\, and proposals for panels are also welcome. Please note\, however\, that we will be choosing from the proposals by September 15\, and not eve ry proposal will be selected.\n\nIf your proposal is accepted\, you are au tomatically registered. All presenters must pay the registration fee\, sin ce RAT has no funding other than all of us contributing to make this space possible.\n\nSend your proposal(s)\, by or before September 1\, to:\nrat- presentations@anarchiststudies.org.\n\n\nREGISTRATION\n(Starting on Septem ber 15\, 2007)\n\n\n\nRAT registration\, limited to 150 people\, will open on September 15. All presenters are automatically registered\, but like e veryone else\, they must pay the registration fees in full by or before Oc tober 15. RAT has no outside or independent funding\, so everyone who atte nds contributes financially to making this conference possible. Those who register for RAT can also book a table(s) for bookstores\, infoshops\, mag azines\, and other projects.\n\nOnce registration opens\, we will offer a sliding-scale registration for the following three options:\n\n1. Registra tion and five meals (for locals and others not requiring housing): $45 to $65\n\n2. Registration\, five meals\, and 2 nights in shared dorm room: $1 05 to $125\n\n3. Registration\, five meals\, and 2 nights in single dorm r oom: $155 to $180\n\nAlso\, a limited number of partial scholarships will be available to subsidize RAT conference fees for those with financial nee d. These scholarships\, as in the past\, will be made possible because of the generosity of other RAT participants who can afford to pay the higher end (or more!) of our sliding scale.\n\n\nSCHEDULE\n\n\n\nRAT will open th is year with a single panel on the evening of Friday\, November 2\, follow ed by a full day of presentations\, panels\, and a party on Saturday\, Nov ember 3\, and will wrap up with more presentations and panels until about 2 p.m. on Sunday\, November 4. All presenters and participants should plan on attending the full conference\, since RAT is meant as an extended conv ersation.\n\nWe are renting space at a small college in Montpelier\, Vermo nt\, for meeting rooms\, tabling\, five meals (breakfast\, lunch\, and din ner on Saturday\; breakfast and lunch on Sunday)\, and dorm rooms. On Satu rday night\, we\\'ll be using the Langdon Street Cafe for a performance (r ants! confessions! diatribes! music!) and socializing space. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071104 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071102 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Montpelier\, Vermont\, 5601\, United States SUMMARY:Renewing the Anarchist Tradition Conference 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Vu2TOzxLvC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.anarchiststudies.org/rat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:202-234-9382 Email:saif@ips-dc.org DESCRIPTION:Teach-In\nConfronting the Triple Crisis: The Problems & The Sol utions\n\nThe International Forum on Globalization\, The Institute for Pol icy Studies\, The Project on Economic Transitions and the George Washingto n Progressive Student Union will hold a teach-in on September 14-16.\n\nTh e event will cover various topics including:\n\n * Climate Change\n * Peak Oil (The End of the Era of Cheap Energy)\n * Global Resource Dep letion (And Species Extinction)\n * Powering-Down for the Future (Towar d an International Movement for Systemic Change: New Economies of Sustaina bility\, Equity\, “Sufficiency” and Peace)\n\n60 SPEAKERS INCLUDING: V andana Shiva\, Bill McKibben\, Michael Klare\, Martin Khor\, Richard Heinb erg\, Winona LaDuke\, David Korten\, John Cavanagh\, Jerry Mander\, Maude Barlow\, Tony Clarke\, Wolfgang Sachs\, Sara Larrain\, Meena Raman\, Ross Gelbspan\, Q’Orianka Kilcher\, Frances Moore-Lappe\, Victoria Tauli-Corp uz\, Helena Norberg-Hodge\, Daphne Wysham\, Victor Menotti\, Atossa Soltan i\, David Suzuki\, Simon Retallack\, Jeremy Leggett\, Arjun Makhijani\, Da vid Pimentel\, John Passacantando\, Rob Hopkins\, Steve Kretzmann\, Antony Froggatt\, Randy Hayes\, Anne Leonard\, Megan Quinn\, Thomas Princen and 25 more.\n\nTake part in this Teach-In held at Lisner Auditorium\, George Washington University\, Washington DC.\n\nScholarships Available!!\n\nTick ets and Information are availbe from: International Forum on Globalization \n415-561-7650\nWWW.IFG.ORG\n\nFor more than four decades\, IPS has transf ormed ideas into action for peace\, justice\, and the environment as the n ation\\'s oldest progressive multi-issue think tank. http://www.ips-dc.org Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070914T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:At Lisner Auditorium\, George Washington University\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Teach-In! Confronting the Triple Crisis: The Problems and The Solu tions UID:20260421T070502CEST-l6oz14SL8M@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ifg.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:\\'All Africa’s Resources Belong to African People\\'\nMonday Night Film Series\nAugust 20th @ 7pm\n@ Uhuru Solidarity Center\n3733 Lan caster Ave\, Phila PA 19104\nDonation $5\n\nShort videos on struggles—su ch as the oil in Nigeria\, the bauxite in Guinea\, and the diamonds in Sie rra Leone. Discussion.\nInternational\, 2006-2007\, Total Program Time: 75 minutes\n\nFundraiser for African People\\'s Solidarity Day (Oct. 20-2 1\, 2007 in Philadelphia) \nSponsored by the Uhuru Solidarity Movement to benefit Uhuru Movement \nprograms for justice\, reparations and liberation for African people. \nContact: 215-387-0919 or uhuru99@critpath.org Geo graphical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070820T190000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, Penn sylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:\\'All Africa\\'s Resources Belong to African People\\' - Monday Night Film Series UID:20260421T070502CEST-DNZv22Cfmz@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:720-275-4352 Email:sweetguy6288@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:I\\'m forming a committee for the government its called\\'Freed om for government committee foundation\\'. it\\'s a group that stands up f or the rights of all government officials. would like to know if you would be interested in an interview about this activist foundation? Geographic al Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070902 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070901 GEO:38.791200;-104.825000 LOCATION:1590 Witches Willow Lane\, Colorado springs\, Colorado\, 80906\, U nited States SUMMARY:Freedom for government committee foundation UID:20260421T070502CEST-lwMWe8EXiP@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:212-633-6646 Email:info@troopsoutnow.org DESCRIPTION:SEPT 22-29: Encampment in Front of Congress to STOP the War - P arallel Encampment and Demo in Los Angeles\n\nSEPT 29: National March on W ashington\nStop the War at Home and Abroad!\nTroops Out Now!\nImpeach Bush & Cheney for War Crimes!\nEnd All Occupations -- from Iraq to Palestine t o Haiti to the Philippines Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070929 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070922T090000 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Capitol Building\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20003\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Encampment Against The War UID:20260421T070502CEST-GT2XOzdJc0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.troopsoutnow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:112-15 Email:organizers@safercampus.org DESCRIPTION:Students for a SAFER CUNY presents a \nStudent Organizing Forum for \nSexual Assault Policy Reform\n\nSeptember 29th\, 2007\na free event for CUNY students sponsored by www.safercampus.org\n\nStudents Active for Ending Rape (SAFER) has been working with a group of students of the City University of New York who want to improve the way that institution\, and the colleges it comprises\, address sexual violence. This work has lead t o the development of a FREE one-day forum with workshops\, presentations\, and teamwork to empower CUNY students to create a grassroots movement for sexual assault policy reform. More information about the event is in the brochure below. To register\, please visit http://www.safercampus.org.\n\ nIf you have questions\, please call us at 347-689-3914. We invite nonprof it organizations interested in sexual violence\, intimate partner violence \, or youth organizing to table at the event. Sponsorship opportunities ar e also available. If you or your organization would be interested in reach ing approximately 100 college student leaders\, please contact Margaret at 347-689-3914 or 646-898-6901. Thank you!\n\n\nhttp://www.safercampus.org/ brochure.pdf\nhttp://www.safercampus.org/sponsorship.pdf\n\nMargaret Mikke lsen\nExecutive Director\nStudents Active for Ending Rape (SAFER)\n338 4th Street\nBrooklyn\, NY 11215\ntel: 347-689-3914\ncel: 646-898-6901\nemail: organizers@safercampus.org\nwww.safercampus.org\nwww.myspace.com/safercam pus\n\nYou can support SAFER by donating now at http://www.safercampus.org /donate.php Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070928 GEO:40.746200;-73.977600 LOCATION:40 East 35th Street (btw. Park And Madison)\, Community Church Of New York\, New York\, New York\, 10016\, United States SUMMARY:Student Organizing Forum for Sexual Assault Policy Reform UID:20260421T070502CEST-VnWSFTkCJl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.safercampus.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-679-5100x12 Email:studentorg@nlg.org DESCRIPTION:The history of the National Lawyers Guild began in Washington\, D.C.\, the site of this year’s 70th Anniversary Convention. The foundin g convention took place in the District at the height of the New Deal in 1 937. Activist\, progressive lawyers\, tired of butting heads with the reac tionary white male lawyers then comprising the American Bar Association\, formed the nucleus of the Guild. Today\, 70 hard-fought years later\, the tradition\, the struggle\, continues...\n\nStudent Caucus on Saturday and Party on Friday! Meet and organize with radical\, social justice-minded law students -- and lawyers and legal workers\, too -- from around the cou ntry. \n\nMajor Panels:\nThe War On Drugs\, the War on Gangs\, the War on Communities of Color * A Tale of Two Cities: the Intersection of Race and Class Oppression in the District of Columbia * Got to Have Habeas: Challen ging GuantĂĄnamo and the Military Commissions Act * America’s Oldest Col ony: The D.C. Struggle for Statehood * The Intersection of Sexism and Mili tarism * Global Warming and Public Health \n\nWorkshops: \n* How Do We Cor rect Reproductive Wrongs? * Binational Labor Justice Strategies * Stop Sni tching! * Ending the Occupation of Iraq * Darfur: Understanding Genocide * Using Mass Defense Litigation to Push Back the Security State * A Media T raining * Queering the National Lawyers Guild * Boycott\, Divestment\, and Sanctions * Cuba: What Next * From Emails to Arson: The New “Domestic T errorism” * Veterans Benefits * Disability Rights from the Grassroots * Immigration Raids and Responses * Gangs and Immigration from Hazleton\, PA to San Francisco\, CA * Protecting Indigenous Right to Land * Challenging Immigration Prison Conditions * The Continuing Lessons From the RNC * Leg al Workers\, etc. in Mass Defense Work * Antiwar organizing: Vietnam and I raq * Implementing the Palestinians\\' Right of Return * Constitutional Re form in Latin America * Using International Law in North Carolina Experien ce * Gangs and Immigration * Toward a New Student Insurgency\n Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071104 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071030 GEO:38.907700;-77.017300 LOCATION:Holiday Inn On The Hill\, 415 New Jersey Avenue\, Nw\, Washington\ , District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:National Lawyers Guild National Convention -- 70 Years of Law for t he People! UID:20260421T070502CEST-CAJVPW4szR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nlg.org/convention/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:773-209-1187 Email:lgbtliberation@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Gay Liberation Network: Fundraising reception to benefit Russi an LGBT Pride organizers\, featuring Russian gay leader. $25 (or more) su ggested donation. Visit www.GayLiberation.net\, www.GayRussia.ru\, or ema il LGBTliberation@aol.com for more info. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071003T190000 GEO:41.990600;-87.666700 LOCATION:Gerber Hart Library\, 1127 W. Granville Street\, Chicago\, Illinoi s\, 60660\, United States SUMMARY:Solidarity Benefit for Russian Gay Pride Activists UID:20260421T070502CEST-AcA4vNsXo4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.GayLiberation.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:773-209-1187 Email:lgbtliberation@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Russian gay leader Nikolai Alexeyev keynotes this year’s marc h\, making his first appearance in the United States A short rally will b e followed by a march through the community. Email us if you would like i nformation about how your organization can become a co-sponsor of the even t. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071006T200000 GEO:41.940800;-87.658500 LOCATION:7-11 Parking Lot\, 3407 N. Halsted (corner Of Halsted & Roscoe)\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60657\, United States SUMMARY:9th Annual Matthew Shepard March for LGBT Freedom UID:20260421T070502CEST-NksM3hVx9c@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.GayLiberation.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:505-986-0366 ext 140 Email:aleventman@bioneers.org DESCRIPTION:MARIN CENTER\, SAN RAFAEL\, CA\nOCTOBER 19 - 21\, 2OO7\n\nJOIN US AT OUR 18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO explore the forefront of positive chan ge in deeply inspiring plenary talks with visionary thinkers and doers fro m wildly varied fields\, cultures and walks of life.\n\nConnect with peopl e and ideas throughout the three-day weekend. Network with dynamic change- makers from across the country and your community.\n\nDiscover potent new opportunities and strategies for creating positive change in your work\, l ife and community. Attend world-class workshops for in-depth insights that demonstrate how great an impact one person can have\, and how building co mmunity makes the difference.\n\nCelebrate the wonder of nature and the ma gic of human creativity. Savor organic community dinners\, Moving Image Fe stival screenings\, networking receptions\, performances and a Saturday ni ght dance hosted by the Bioneers Youth.\n\nRegister online now at\nwww.bio neers.org/conference Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071021 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071018T090000 GEO:38.019000;-122.546000 LOCATION:Marin Center\, 10 Avenue Of The Flags\, San Rafael\, California\, 94903\, United States SUMMARY:Bioneers 2007 Annual Conference in San Rafael UID:20260421T070502CEST-Eu42jnZG4G@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bioneers.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:602-02 Email:cynicismandhope@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:WE ARE \nFrustrated activists. Academics. Ordinary people. \ n\nWE ARE ASKING \nWhat would it look like if we were honest about our dis illusionment? \nHow can we live out God\\'s call to prophetic witness in an apathetic and disempowered society? \nHow can we nourish our hope for the kingdom of God ?\n\nJOIN US. \nVisit www.cynicismandhope.org to regis ter for two days of workshops\, worship\, honest conversation and hope-aga inst-hope for a better world. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071103 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071102 GEO:42.030300;-87.688300 LOCATION:Reba Place Church\, 620 Madison Avenue\, Evanston\, Illinois\, 602 02\, United States SUMMARY:Cynicism and Hope: Reclaiming Discipleship in a Postdemocratic Soci ety UID:20260421T070502CEST-4O2FwFUWsd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cynicismandhope.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:peace_week07@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Peace goes beyond the lack of war. Peace is a system and a cult ure that needs to be accepted by the people. If there are environmental\, political\, educational\, social\, multicultural\, religious or economic d isputes or injustices in the world\, then there cannot be peace. \n\nAt El mhurst College\, the Coalition for Multicultural Empowerment will be organ izing events showing the relation between peace and justice. But too often events are characterized by too few people and resources and too little i mpact. So we would like your help.\n\nIf colleges and universities across the country take part in a National Collegiate Peace Week that is marked n ot only by campus events but also things such as letter writing campaigns to Congress and a certain degree of press coverage\, people would see that this is something college students care about. Maybe\, just maybe\, it wo uld even be noticed by our future president. \n\nIt is our goal that Peace Week reaches at least 100 colleges or universities throughout the country . Each school that participates would not have to do a lot—even holding one or two peace- and justice-related events during the week of November 1 2-16 would help support the effort. We just ask that you let us know by Oc tober 1st that you are interested and\, later\, what you plan to do. This way\, we will be able to keep track of everything going on around the coun try to use for press. \nContact me via email for more details Geographica l Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071116 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071112 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:190 Prospect Ave\, Elmhurst\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:National Collegiate Peace Week UID:20260421T070502CEST-3sKuURuhiO@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join Iraq Veterans Against the War\, Veterans for Peace\, Camp Casey Peace Institute\, the ANSWER Coalition\, Muslim American Society Fre edom Foundation\, National Council of Arab-Americans\, Grassroots America\ , Hip Hop Caucus\, and thousands of others in Washington DC on September 1 5 for a huge antiwar protest timed to coincide with the report by General Petraeus on the \\'Surge\\' in Iraq. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070915 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Mass March in Washington DC UID:20260421T070502CEST-ItMCpwoUAd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://answercoalition.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance and the Declara tion for Peace will gather hundreds of activists from across the United St ates of America on Capital Hill to demand an end to the war and occupation of Iraq. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070920 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:National Nonviolent Action to End The War UID:20260421T070502CEST-nlh6gfXV7P@74.81.90.59 URL:http://iraqpledge.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Days of Decision: The U.S. War on Iraq Will Be At A Crossroads in September\nIn September\, General Petraeus will deliver his report on t he war.\nIn September\, Congress will face a decision on funding another y ear of war. Republicans and Democrats will consider the future of U.S. ope rations in Iraq.\nWe\, the people\, must set the agenda for a change in U. S. policy in Iraq. \nTherefore\, The Declaration of Peace is calling upon people across the United States to take nonviolent action in September to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Join us! \nBuilding to the Days of Decisi on — Between Now and September 14th:\nLobby your members of Congress to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Ask them to pledge not to vote for more w ar funding and to support a real plan for peace: The Declaration of Peace campaign’s nine point Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq.\n\n1.) Phone th em during National Call-In Days.\n\n2.) Join or organize a delegation visi t or town hall meeting with your Senators and Representative during the Au gust recess.\n\n3.) Videotape your interaction with your Congressperson an d their staff\, and post it on the DoP website.\nStart organizing mid-Sept ember nonviolent action in your city.\nHost a Nonviolent Action Training.\ nStart planning local media work for your September action. \nPost your Se ptember Action announcements on the DoP website.\nDuring the Days of Decis ion — September 14 - 21:\n\nDeclare Peace! by taking nonviolent action ⠀” including nonviolent civil disobedience or other forms of creative\, pe aceful witness — at Congressional offices or other sites anytime from Fr iday\, September 14 through Friday\, September 21\, the International Day of Peace.\nThese actions should include two important components:\n\n1.) A Public Declaration of Peace\nExhibit for the public and the media — \nP resent to Congresspersons and/or their staff —\nPublicly sign — The ca mpaign’s nine point framework for a Comprehensive Peace Plan for Iraq.\n \n2.) Nonviolent actions to dramatically highlight the reality of the war. \nLocal groups are encouraged to organize a nonviolent Die-In — or other forms of creative\, peaceful action — as part of this witness.\n\nThe D eclaration of Peace is working with many other anti-war initiatives this s ummer and fall — to consolidate our actions to end the U.S. occupation o f Iraq. These initiatives include Occupation Project II (beginning August 6th)\; National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance (D.C. action - Septembe r 20th)\; The Iraq Moratorium (a monthly day of action beginning September 21st)\; No War\, No Warming (October 21st -23rd)\; and Regional Mobilizat ions being planned by United for Peace and Justice and member groups (Octo ber 27th).\n\nMake a commitment to work with others to End the War.\nOrgan ize Locally ~ Coordinate Nationally Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070921 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070914 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Declaration of Peace Week UID:20260421T070502CEST-XooCmVvVVm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://declarationofpeace.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The THIRD FRIDAY of every month beginning Friday September 21st \nJoin with millions to:\nWear and distribute black ribbons and armbands \ nBuy no gas on Moratorium days \nPressure politicians and the media \nHold vigils\, pickets\, rallies\, and teach-ins \nHold special religious servi ces \nCoordinate events in music\, art\, and culture \nHost film showings\ , talks\, and educational events \nOrganize student actions: Teach-ins\, s chool closings\, etc. \n\nThe slow motion train wreck that is the occupati on of Iraq grows more nightmarish by the day. In 2006 the American people voted to bring it to an end. But the political process is moving glacially at best. We must force the media and the politicians to recognize just ho w angry and how massive anti-war sentiment in this country has grown. \n\n It\\'s time for the Iraq Moratorium. \n\nThe Iraq Moratorium will be an es calating\, monthly series of actions demanding an end to the war. Commenci ng Friday\, September 21st and continuing the Third Friday of every month thereafter\, we will make a break with business as usual. Geographical Sc ope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070921 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Iraq Moratorium UID:20260421T070502CEST-d09huu1L3b@74.81.90.59 URL:http://iraqmoratorium.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:From October 20-22\, 2007\, join a global movement rising up ag ainst war and global warming by participating in a massive intervention in Washington DC or your own community. We need to take immediate action to: \n\nSTOP the war in Iraq and future resource wars by ending our addiction to fossil fuels.\n\nSHIFT government funding to rebuild New Orleans and al l communities suffering from racism and corporate greed.\n\nGO green and p romote environmental justice with new jobs in a clean energy economy.\n\nH ere’s What You Can Do:\n\nBEGIN PLANNING NOW for the week of Oct 19-22 \n\nOctober 19-20: The IMF and World Bank will be meeting in WashingtonDC\ n\nOctober 20-22: No War\, No Warming in Washington\, DC– with solidarit y actions across the US and around the world!\n\nThe intention of No War\, No Warming is to hold Congress accountable\; we will hold an intervention by taking over Capitol Hill on a day that Congress is in session. We wil l take positive\, direct action to make visible the cost of these failed g overnment policies and to creatively manifest the world we know is possibl e. \n\nLet’s show the American people\, our government\, and the worl d that we are taking immediate action to STOP this war and break our addic tion to fossil fuels\, SHIFT funding to support a sustainable economy and GO green\, just and renewable! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071022 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071020 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:No War No Warming UID:20260421T070502CEST-9iS2h76e1O@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nowarnowarming.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:10 Massive Demonstrations for Peace \nBoston\, Chicago\, Los An geles\, New York\, Philadelphia\, Salt Lake City\, San Francisco\, Seattle —\nmore soon to be announced! \n\nThe vast majority of the people in ev ery corner of the country want this war to end\, but Washington has failed to take decisive action. With each passing month\, nearly 100 servicepeop le and countless more Iraqis are killed\, some 12 billion of our tax dolla rs are spent\, and the death and destruction continue. Our communities -- from New Orleans to Minneapolis -- are neglected and suffer the consequenc es. From Vermont to California\, from Florida to Wisconsin\, the people ha ve spoken: We want this war to end\, and we want it to end now! \n\nOn Sat urday\, October 27th\, people from all walks of life will gather at 10 sit es around the country for massive regional demonstrations. This nationally coordinated day of outcry against the war in Iraq was initiated by United for Peace and Justice\, the nation\\'s largest grassroots antiwar coaliti on. And now many groups and organizations across the country are working o n the October 27th mobilization. \n\nYou are invited to join this effort! \nWhat we do now will help shape our future. \nWe the People must end this war! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071027 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Major Regional Anti-war Mobilizations UID:20260421T070502CEST-74oMAXuWsJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.oct27.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:For the past several weeks\, a coalition of organizations have been meeting in Washington DC to plan for the upcoming October 2007 demons trations and actions against neoliberalism\, the World Bank\, and the Inte rnational Monetary Fund. At the same time\, a few national conference call s were had with organizations interested in participating. Geographical S cope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071021 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071019 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:October Rebellion: IMF/WB Protests in DC UID:20260421T070502CEST-6ld63N69IT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://octoberrebellion.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On the weekend of November 16-18\, thousands will gather at the gates of Fort Benning\, Georgia for the Vigil and the Nonviolent Direct A ction to Close the School of the Americas. Take a Stand for Justice!\n\nTh e weekend will include a massive rally\, nonviolent direct action training \, workshops\, benefit concerts\, puppet shows\, teach-ins and more! Pleas e check back soon for schedule changes and updates. Geographical Scope: N ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071118 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071116 GEO:32.495800;-84.964000 LOCATION:Fort Benning\, Georgia\, 31995\, United States SUMMARY:2007 Vigil and Nonviolent Direct Action to Close the SOA/WHINSEC UID:20260421T070502CEST-ulx52GEkEB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.soaw.org/article.php?id=1295 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Coinciding with the UN Climate Talks (MOP 3\, COP 13) in Bali\, \nIndonesia\, from the 3rd to the 14th December 2007 \n\n\nThis webpage has been set up to publicise and promote plans for demonstrations on clima te change\, to coincide with the United Nations Climate Talks(COP13/MOP3) in Bali\, Indonesia\, December 3rd to 14th 2007.\n\nWe intend synchronised demonstrations around the world on Saturday December 8th 2007 - in as man y places as possible - to call on world leaders to take urgent action on c limate change.\n\nThe \\'Call to Action\\' for these demonstrations and re lated events that will take place on December 8th 2007 is as follows :\n\n \\'We demand that world leaders take the urgent and resolute action that i s needed to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate\, s o that the entire world can move as rapidly as possible to a stronger emi ssions reductions treaty which is both equitable and effective in preventi ng dangerous climate change.\n\nWe also demand that the long-industrialise d countries that have emitted most greenhouse gases up to now take most of the responsibility for the adaptive measures that have to be taken\, espe cially by low-emitting countries with limited economic resources.\\'\n\nWe feel that there is an overwhelming need to create a groundswell of global opinion to push for the urgent and radical action on climate change\, wit hout which we risk a global catastrophe of unimaginable proportions.\n\nTo help build for these demonstrations please find the contact for your coun try\, below\, or if there is not yet one listed there contact us at\n\n in fo@globalclimatecampaign.org Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071208 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Third Annual International Day of Climate Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-VJjEILmM5z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:opasnotes@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:9/11 & The Roots of U.S. War & Crisis \n Film - speakers - discussion \nBurning Spear Productions presents : \nOVERTURNING THE CULTU RE OF VIOLENCE \nGuest speaker : Diop Olugbala - International Uhuru Mo vement Organizer\; \nparticipant in the International Tribunal on Katrina in New Orleans. \n\nLearn the true history of the U.S. and Europe\, built & living today on slavery \nand colonial plunder. \nUncover the roots of the crisis facing the world today. \nFind out how you can be part of the s olution. \n\nTuesday September 11 at 730pm \nStudent Center\, room 217 D \nTemple Campus \n13th & Montgomery \nPhiladelphia PA \n\nSponsored by th e Uhuru Solidarity Movement \nwww.apscuhuru.org \n215-387-0919 Geographi cal Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070911T193000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Temple Campus\, Student Center\, Rm 217 D\, 13th & Montgomery\, Ph iladelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:9/11 & The Roots of U.S. War & Crisis UID:20260421T070502CEST-lzTbsnZB3D@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:757-389-2022 Email:ryanh@peta2.com DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, September 29\, student activists from all over th e Northeast will descend on the campus of Harvard University for peta2\\'s Take Action conference—a jam-packed day of workshops led by peta2 staff ers covering a variety of topics\, from starting a student group and makin g your campus more animal-friendly to dealing with friends and family who aren\\'t exactly supportive of your decision to get involved with animal r ights. The day will finish with a massive demonstration outside a local KF C\, with peta2 staffers leading the protest!\n\nThis will be a unique oppo rtunity to meet your fellow Street Teamers\, other peta2 supporters\, and peta2 staff\, so be sure to register now to reserve your spot! We want to meet all the amazing folks who are making big changes at their schools and in their communities. It only takes a $5 donation (to cover food costs)\, which includes catered lunch from T.J. Scallywaggle\\'s Vegan House of Pi zza! Everyone in attendance will also receive as many leaflets\, stickers\ , and posters as they can carry to help spread the word back at home. \n\n Reserve your spot NOW: http://www.peta2.com/takecharge/t-studentconference .asp Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070929T100000 GEO:42.379100;-71.128000 LOCATION:Harvard University\, Sever Hall Rm 113\, At The Intersection Of Qu incy St. And Broadway\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States SUMMARY:Take Action Conference: Boston UID:20260421T070502CEST-2sGNZmHU4o@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peta2.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:304-462-5066 Email:saogsc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Powerveg is a regional gathering for students and youth to \n-s hare\, learn\, and strategize around energy issues from climate change to mountaintop removal\, \n-build solidarity among youth and community groups working on energy campaigns\, \n-integrate environmental and social activ ism\, \n-and become the foundation for a youth environmental justice coali tion in West Virginia. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070930 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070928T180000 GEO:38.940000;-80.848900 LOCATION:Wesley Foundation\, Glenville State College\, Glenville\, West Vir ginia\, 26351\, United States SUMMARY:Powerveg - West Virginia Energy Gathering UID:20260421T070502CEST-Iv47UlsCkW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://powerveg.wvussc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:college@peta2.com DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, September 29\, student activists from all over th e Northeast will descend on the campus of Harvard University for peta2\\'s Take Action conference—a jam-packed day of workshops led by peta2 staff ers covering a variety of topics\, from starting a student group and makin g your campus more animal-friendly to dealing with friends and family who aren\\'t exactly supportive of your decision to get involved with animal r ights. The day will finish with a massive demonstration outside a local KF C\, with peta2 staffers leading the protest!\n\nThis will be a unique oppo rtunity to meet your fellow Street Teamers\, other peta2 supporters\, and peta2 staff\, so be sure to register now to reserve your spot! We want to meet all the amazing folks who are making big changes at their schools and in their communities. It only takes a $5 donation (to cover food costs)\, which includes catered lunch from T.J. Scallywaggle\\'s Vegan House of Pi zza! Everyone in attendance will also receive as many leaflets\, stickers\ , and posters as they can carry to help spread the word back at home. So w hat are you waiting for? \n\nRegister NOW: http://www.peta2.com/takecharge /t-studentconference.asp Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070929T100000 GEO:42.379100;-71.128000 LOCATION:Harvard University\, Sever Hall\, Rm. 113\, Corner Of Quincy Stree t And Broadway\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States SUMMARY:Peta2 Take Action Conference: Boston UID:20260421T070502CEST-VMU6TZ6cf3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peta2.com/takecharge/t-studentconference.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:historiansagainstwar@gmail.com DESCRIPTION: Historians Against the War\nNational Conference\n11-13 April 2 008\nAtlanta\, Georgia\n\nWar And Its Discontents:\nUnderstanding Iraq And The U.S. Empire\n\nA Conference For Historians And Activists\nCo-Sponsore d by the Peace History Society\n\nFor more info: historiansagainstwar.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080413 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080411 GEO:43.037700;-76.139600 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Georgia\, 13244\, United States SUMMARY:Historians Against the War Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-4bjkszugat@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.historiansagainstwar.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:832-632-4853 Email:songhainews@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:pOpCornNlemoNade.Films \npresents: The Indie Black Film Festiva l @ The University of Houston--Main Campus\n\nOctober 21\, 2007\nLocation: The University of Houston \ninside the HOUSTON ROOM (Upper Level)\n\nAdmi ssion: $3.00 for students w/ID \n $5.00 without ID\n\nTime: 2pm- 11pm\n\nFor more information if you would like directions\, be a part of t he festival at: songhainews@gmail.com\n\nLog on to online edition of the n ewspaper everyday! Pick up a print version at The University of Houston-Ma in Campus for FREE. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071021T140000 GEO:29.834000;-95.434200 LOCATION:The University Of Houston\, 51 University Center\, Houston\, Texas \, 77204\, United States SUMMARY:Songhai News Presents: The Indie Black Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-TC5hJFIEMR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://songhainews.iblog365.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-563-7110 Email: DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a conference The Effects of War on Women and the Environment in Israel/Palestine Foundry United Methodist Church at 16 th and P Streets NW\, Washington\, DC on October 19th\, 2007 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.\n\nThe intention of the gathering is to:\n\nØ Raise awareness of the disparate effect of the continued conflict on women.\n\nØ Get the facts about the exploitation of water and other natural resources in the region.\n\nØ Hear the voices and experiences of Israeli and Palestinian w omen.\n\nØ Explore collaborative ways to repair damage done to women\, th eir families\, and to the environment.\n\nØ Promote the United Nations Re solution 1325 for Women\, Peace & Security While Palestinian women living under Israeli occupation struggle with daily survival in the face of one o f the most powerful militaries in the world\, Israeli women live in a cons tant state of insecurity as a result of the conflict. The cycle of violen ce perpetuates itself and comes “home” to everyone. We don’t preten d to have the answer to this centuries’ old struggle. “Women to Women for Peace” have been promoting the strengthening of women’s role in p eacemaking and intercultural understanding among women as a way to peace s ince 1981.\n\nPhyllis Bennis (author of Understanding the Palestinian-Isra eli Conflict: A Primer) will join us as well as renowned Emma’s Revoluti on musicians Pat Humphries & Sandy O (“Peace\, Salaam\, Shalom”). In addition\, jazz vocalist Pam Parker will sing to us (and with us) of justi ce and freedom and Noa Baum will perform excerpts from “A Land Twice Pro mised”.\n\nYour organization can co-sponsor this event for $25 ($50 if y ou wish to have a table for your own literature\, etc.) Pre-registration o f $25 per person or $35 at the door is requested. (No one will be turned away for lack of funds.)\n\nFor more information\, to co-sponsor the event or register for the conference: contact Bette Rainbow Hoover at 202-329-4 667 bette@justpeacecircles.org or Kate Zaidan at 215-563-7110 kzaidan@wilp f.org Sponsored by Women’s Peace Exchange 2007\, Just Peace Circles\, W. I.L.P.F. (Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom)\, AFSC/DC ( American Friends Service Committee)\n\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071019T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Foundry United Methodist Church At 16th And P Stre\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:The Effects of War on Women and the Environment in Israel/Palestine UID:20260421T070502CEST-8jPLtGapeW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wilpf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:613-878-4053 Email:james@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:The website address is the registration page to sign up for the conference. To see the conference flyer\, agenda etc. see:\n\nhttp://www. quakc.org/documents/2007USASConferenceFlyer.htm\n\nA logistics package wil l be sent to all registrants as the conference approaches. Geographical S cope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071028 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071027T080000 GEO:43.258800;-79.923900 LOCATION:McMaster Universities\, Details Will Be Sent.\, Hamilton\, Ontario \, L8S 4K1\, Canada SUMMARY:USAS Canada Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-wW2MJvRLhC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org//index.php?option=com_mosforms &Itemid=118 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:yujean@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:On October 27&28\, 2007\, students from all over the Midwest wi ll gather at UChicago for the annual regional conference. Come out to lear n about USAS campaigns\, strategic tactics\, immigrant worker rights\, oth er opportunities within USAS\, and fighting oppression to build a successf ul movement.\n\nCampus Community & Solidarity - Living Wage/Right to Organ ize Campaigns\nEthical Contracting - Killer Coke\nInternational Solidarity - Sweatfree Campus/Designated Suppliers Program\n\n\nThere will also be q ueer\, womyn/genderqueer\, person of color and working class caucuses as w ell as ally training for these groups.\n\nAlso possibly an involvement in the antiwar rally that weekend!\n\nhttp://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.or g/index.php?option=com_mosforms&Itemid=118\n\nIf you have any questions co ntact yujean or nate\, your regional organizers.\nyujean@usasnet.org\nnate @usasnet.org Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071028 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071027 GEO:41.779400;-87.605400 LOCATION:Universty Of Chicago\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Regional United Students Against Sweatshops Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-A8ZiU54CtE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20201109T180000 GEO:40.003700;-83.021500 LOCATION:St Stephen's Episcopal Church\, 30 W Woodruff Ave\, Columbus\, Ohi o\, 43210\, United States SUMMARY:ForestEthics Regional Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-VzEZhuJ1ms@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.catalogcutdown.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:727-824-5685 Email:stpete_office@apscuhuru.org DESCRIPTION:African People\\'s Solidarity Day is a series of events across the U.S. in solidarity with the worldwide movement for African liberation and raising money for African-led development programs.\n\nSpeakers will g ive presentations on conditions facing African people everywhere and how y ou can get involved with solutions led by African people themselves.\n\nFe aturing\nKeynote Speaker: Omali Yeshitela\, leader of the Uhuru Movement\n \nMfanelo Skwatsha\, National Executive Secretary of the Pan Africanist Co ngress of Azania\n\nChernoh Alpha M. Bah\, Director of the Africanist Move ment\n\nPenny Hess\, Chairwoman of the African People\\'s Solidarity Commi ttee and author of Overturning the Culture of Violence Geographical Scope : Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071016T183000 GEO:27.771000;-82.639300 LOCATION:The Studio @ 620\, 620 1st Ave. S.\, St. Petersburg\, Florida\, 33 701\, United States SUMMARY:African People\\'s Solidarity Day - St. Pete UID:20260421T070502CEST-JmvBk44w5p@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:philly_office@apscuhuru.org DESCRIPTION:African People\\'s Solidarity Day is a series of events across the U.S. in solidarity with the worldwide movement for African liberation \n\nand raising money for African-led development programs.\n\nSpeakers wi ll give presentations on conditions facing African people everywhere and h ow you can get involved with solutions led by \n\nAfrican people themselve s.\n\nFeaturing\nKeynote Speaker: Omali Yeshitela\, leader of the Uhuru Mo vement\n\nMfanelo Skwatsha\, National Executive Secretary of the Pan Afric anist Congress of Azania\n\nChernoh Alpha M. Bah\, Director of the African ist Movement\n\nGaida Kambon\, National Secretary of the African People\\' s Socialist Party\n\nIvory Muhammad\, President of the International Peopl e\\'s Democratic Uhuru Movement\n\nPenny Hess\, Chairwoman of the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee and author of Overturning the Culture of V iolence\n\nPlus: Burning Spear Records revolutionary hip hop artist\, Krow n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071020T100000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:International House\, 3701 Chestnut St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylva nia\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:African People\\'s Solidarity Day - Philly Day 1 UID:20260421T070502CEST-V4w71Dk7R4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:philly_office@apscuhuru.org DESCRIPTION:African People\\'s Solidarity Day is a series of events across the U.S. in solidarity with the worldwide movement for African liberation \n\nand raising money for African-led development programs.\n\nSpeakers wi ll give presentations on conditions facing African people everywhere and h ow you can get involved with solutions led by \n\nAfrican people themselve s.\n\nFeaturing\nKeynote Speaker: Omali Yeshitela\, leader of the Uhuru Mo vement\n\nMfanelo Skwatsha\, National Executive Secretary of the Pan Afric anist Congress of Azania\n\nChernoh Alpha M. Bah\, Director of the African ist Movement\n\nGaida Kambon\, National Secretary of the African People\\' s Socialist Party\n\nIvory Muhammad\, President of the International Peopl e\\'s Democratic Uhuru Movement\n\nPenny Hess\, Chairwoman of the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee and author of Overturning the Culture of V iolence\n\nPlus: Burning Spear Records revolutionary hip hop artist\, Krow n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071021T120000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:International House\, 3701 Chestnut St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylva nia\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:African People\\'s Solidarity Day - Philly Day 2 UID:20260421T070502CEST-CJSlPZeEWu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:510-625-1106 Email:oak_office@apscuhuru.org DESCRIPTION:African People\\'s Solidarity Day is a series of events across the U.S. in solidarity with the worldwide movement for African liberation. The events will raise money for African-led development programs building sustainable electricity infrastructure\, water purification systems\, ind ependent media and community health worker training across Africa.\n\nSpea kers will give presentations on conditions facing African people everywher e and how you can get involved with solutions led by \n\nAfrican people th emselves.\n\nFeaturing\nKeynote Speaker: Omali Yeshitela\, leader of the U huru Movement\n\nMfanelo Skwatsha\, National Executive Secretary of the Pa n Africanist Congress of Azania\n\nChernoh Alpha M. Bah\, Director of the Africanist Movement\n\nGaida Kambon\, National Secretary of the African Pe ople\\'s Socialist Party\n\nIvory Muhammad\, President of the Internationa l People\\'s Democratic Uhuru Movement\n\nPierre LaBossiere\, Haiti Action Committee\n\nPenny Hess\, Chairwoman of the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee and author of Overturning the Culture of Violence Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071013T100000 GEO:37.834900;-122.264000 LOCATION:Beebe Memorial Cathedral\, 3900 Telegraph Ave.\, Oakland\, Califor nia\, 94609\, United States SUMMARY:African People\\'s Solidarity Day - Oakland Day 1 UID:20260421T070502CEST-PcAXgubJpW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:510-625-1106 Email:oak_office@apscuhuru.org DESCRIPTION:African People\\'s Solidarity Day is a series of events across the U.S. in solidarity with the worldwide movement for African liberation. The events will raise money for African-led development programs building sustainable electricity infrastructure\, water purification systems\, ind ependent media and community health worker training across Africa.\n\nSpea kers will give presentations on conditions facing African people everywher e and how you can get involved with solutions led by \n\nAfrican people th emselves.\n\nFeaturing\nKeynote Speaker: Omali Yeshitela\, leader of the U huru Movement\n\nMfanelo Skwatsha\, National Executive Secretary of the Pa n Africanist Congress of Azania\n\nChernoh Alpha M. Bah\, Director of the Africanist Movement\n\nGaida Kambon\, National Secretary of the African Pe ople\\'s Socialist Party\n\nIvory Muhammad\, President of the Internationa l People\\'s Democratic Uhuru Movement\n\nPierre LaBossiere\, Haiti Action Committee\n\nPenny Hess\, Chairwoman of the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee and author of Overturning the Culture of Violence\n\n$10-$50 sl iding scale per day (no one turned away) Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071014T130000 GEO:37.834900;-122.264000 LOCATION:Beebe Memorial Cathedral\, 3900 Telegraph Ave.\, Oakland\, Califor nia\, 94609\, United States SUMMARY:African People\\'s Solidarity Day - Oakland Day 2 UID:20260421T070502CEST-uTagmK4hAC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join students from dozens of campuses converging on the Midwest this fall to shape the future of the student antiwar movement...\n\nFrom Colin Powell\\'s \\'evidence\\' of Saddam\\'s WMDs presented at the UN six weeks before the invasion to General Petraeus\\' \\'progress\\' in Iraq\, the need for a movement to navigate the lies used to justify this war cou ldn\\'t be more clear. More and more students are committing themselves to building such a movement as Congress moves to put billions more into Bush \\'s war budget this fall.\n\nCAN\\'s 5th anniversary summit will be the p lace for student-activists to shape the future of the movement through deb ates and strategy-planning\, learn from each other by sharing organizing e xperiences\, and discuss the ins and outs of occupation and resistance dur ing workshops organized by student-activists\, antiwar veterans and promin ent academics and experts. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071021 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071019 GEO:43.069600;-89.423900 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53701\, United States SUMMARY:Students Rising: The 5th Anniversary Summit of the Campus Antiwar N etwork UID:20260421T070502CEST-B2Rhvh0XVb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusantiwar.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Don’t Miss the 20th Annual Student Conference on Hunger & Hom elessness\nNovember 2-4\, 2007\nUniversity of Wisconsin \nMadison\, WI \n\ nWant to Know Why You Should Attend? Check out these great conference high lights:\n\nChoose from more than 50 skills trainings and program workshops \n\nMeet experts and professionals from 40+ organizations\n\nDesign your o wn program with workshops from four exciting issue tracks\n\nMeet student leaders from across the US - nearly 100 schools are expected to attend\n\n Check back for frequent conference updates! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071104 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071102 GEO:43.069600;-89.423900 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53701\, United States SUMMARY:20th Conference of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger an d Homeleness UID:20260421T070502CEST-uNjj3WZ08U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainsthunger.org/conference/conf.asp?id2=35337 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Sierra Youth Coalition\nThe Sustainable Campuses Conference is different from most conferences. It is an active training ground to empowe r participants with the skills to lead successful initiatives on their cam puses. At the conference\, participants will: build and enhance their skil ls through participatory and engaging workshops and field trips\; enjoy gr oup discussions with leading sustainability experts\, youth and scholars\; and meet hundreds of university students\, professors\, and university ad ministrators with whom to share success stories.\n\nSince 1999\, the Confe rence has been supporting\, documenting and sharing the efforts of young C anadians who implement environmental and social responsibility projects in their schools. This has resulted in the strengthening of a national netwo rk of hundreds of students collaborating in their efforts to make institut ions of higher education leaders in sustainability.\n\nConference Goals\nT o build the capacity of conference participants to develop campus sustaina bility initiatives in their schools and communities\; \nTo continue buildi ng the capacity of returning participants by introducing innovative worksh ops\, training\, discussions and field trips\; \nTo continue supporting an d expanding strong\, active\, student-oriented networks regionally\, natio nally and internationally\, and support their grassroots campaigns\; \nTo introduce and train participants to take part in Canada\\'s most holistic Campus Sustainability Assessment.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070930 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070927 GEO:42.994800;-81.246300 LOCATION:University Of Western Ontario\, London\, Ontario\, N6A 5B8\, Canad a SUMMARY:2007 Sustainable Campuses Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-IdlDaiSuLc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.syc-cjs.org/sustainable/National+Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:janie@climateaction.net DESCRIPTION:North Carolina Green Leaders Retreat\, October 5th-7th\n\nWHAT: Student leaders from across the state getting together to create a unifie d state coalition ready to work on statewide campaign plans!\n\nWHEN: Frid ay October 5 - Sunday October 7\n\nWHERE: TBA (we\\'ll keep you posted!)\n \nApply Here Today!\n\nAgenda and more info (including info on travel scho larships!)to come...\n\nQuestions? Email Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071006 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071005 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:North Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:North Carolina Green Leaders Retreat UID:20260421T070502CEST-PcKmZhde4s@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climateaction.net/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_ op=view_page&PAGE_id=12&MMN_position=12:5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:javier@endowmentethics.org DESCRIPTION:Register by October 1 to be entered in our raffle!\nWhat: A com prehensive introduction to responsible investing for newer members of the coalition\, and a chance for our veterans to share ideas and plan new camp aigns! \nWhen: Saturday\, October 27 and Sunday\, October 28\, 2007\nWhere : University of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia \, PA. Geographical Scope: Na tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071029 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071027 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Responsible Endowments Coalition National Conference 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-B1SVR52c1a@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endowmentethics.org/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Register by October 13 to be entered in our raffle!\nWhat: A ch ance for members of the 103 HBCUs to come together and learn about ways th e HBCUs can use their endowments as tools for justice and equality.\nWhen: Saturday\, November 10 and Sunday\, November 11\, 2007\nWhere: Spelman Co llege\, Atlanta \, GA. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071111 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071110 GEO:33.758100;-84.422700 LOCATION:Spelman College\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30314\, United States SUMMARY:Responsible Endowments Coalition HBCU Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-vUwE8fMXCu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endowmentethics.org/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What: A gathering for members of the 10 UC schools to learn abo ut responsible investing and plan a campaign for both individual campuses and the UC Regents to implement responsible investing policies Geographic al Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071118 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071117 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:UCLA\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90095\, United States SUMMARY:Responsible Endowments University of California Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-F0s0R7tMl5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endowmentethics.org/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:maura@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:MA Student Leadership Conference\nSeptember 23rd (12-5pm)\nLoca tion: Northeastern University\nFor more information\, contact Maura Cowley \, Northeast Organizer - maura@ssc.org\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070923T120000 GEO:42.343100;-71.092700 LOCATION:Northeastern University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115\, United States SUMMARY:Massachusetts Student Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-cb25K5LK5D@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:kim@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition Conference\nSeptember 28th (12pm) - September 30th (1pm)\nLocation: Michigan State University\, Lansing\, MI\nFor more information\, click here or contact Kim Teplitzky\ , the SSC\\'s MI Organizer: kim@ssc.org\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070930 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070928 GEO:42.725900;-84.479200 LOCATION:Michigan State University\, Lansing\, Michigan\, 48824\, United St ates SUMMARY:Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition Conference 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-U5CFuGrC5I@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Northwest Student Planning Retreat\nOctober 5th (12pm) - Octobe r 7th (1pm)\nFor more information\, contact Nathan Jones: nejones7@gmail.c om\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071007 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071005 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:SSC Northwest Student Planning Retreat 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VKHDlS3w73@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Welcome to \\'Getting to GREEN\,\\' the 2nd Annual Campus & Com munity Sustainability Conference hosted by FSU Sustainable Campus and Comm unity Committee and the Council for Sustainable Florida. \n\nThis conferen ce will provide an opportunity for individuals from campuses\, government\ , businesses and communities to come together to share their experiences a nd challenges related to creating sustainability and a green culture. Pres entations will focus on matters relating to Florida\\'s economy\, environm ent\, and quality of life. Please join us to explore successful projects a nd strategies relating to: \nEducation and research for sustainability\nEc onomic improvements for sustainable efficiency and effectiveness\nProtecti on and restoration for sustainable ecological systems\nEnhancing sustainab ility for the well-being of all people\nAudience\n\nThe conference is open to participants interested in sharing best practices for Florida\\'s futu re. Who should attend? \nAdministrators\, faculty and students of Florida\ \'s academic institutions\nGovernment officials and community leaders\nPla nning\, facility and development staff\nFlorida citizens interested in dev eloping stronger\, local sustainability initiatives\n\nIn an effort to off er a truly sustainable conference\, the majority of our communications wil l be posted on this website. Please refer to this website often for the mo st up-to-date conference information. \n\nThank you and we look forward to seeing you in October! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071014 GEO:30.442500;-84.298600 LOCATION:Florida State University\, Tallahassee\, Florida\, 32306\, United States SUMMARY:Sustainable Florida Conference 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Z8xT94E43C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sustainablefloridaconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Marching Home Conference will provide an opportunity for ve terans\, students and community activists to come together and discuss the war in Iraq and its consequences for veterans. The conference will be hel d at the College Ave. Student Center\, Rutgers University in New Brunswick \, NJ and will feature workshops and discussions on issues that matter to veterans and their allies. \n\nTopics for the sessions include: Transition ing from the War and the Challenges of PTSD\, the Humanitarian Costs of Wa r\, Outreach to Vets\, Military Recruitment and Youth\, Women in the Milit ary\, Depleted Uranium and Much More!\nConference Highlights\n\nOn Friday\ , October 5\, award-winning journalist Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! and f ormer US Marine Jimmy Massey will kick off the conference (Voorhees 105). Mr. Massey was among the first U.S. Marines to report widespread human rig hts abuses in Iraq.\n\nJoin us Saturday October 6 for a discussion of the Iraq War Inside the Military with Liam Madden\, Iraq war veteran and co-fo under of Appeal for Redress\, a campaign of military service members to ha lt the war. Mr. Madden will be joined by Ann Wright\, Retired US Army Rese rve Colonel and former U.S. diplomat who resigned in opposition to the Ira q War.\n\nOn Sunday morning conference attendees and participants are invi ted to a breakfast and strategy session. Breakfast will be provided. \n\nS aturday Night Concert\, 8:00PM \n\nSON OF NUN \nREMO CONSCIOUS\nEVAN GREER Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071007 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071005 GEO:40.488300;-74.447700 LOCATION:Rutgers University\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey\, 08901\, United S tates SUMMARY:Marching Home: A Conference on the Iraq War and Its Consequences fo r Veterans UID:20260421T070502CEST-lHBtMkavuo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.marchinghome.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The slow-motion train wreck that is the occupation of Iraq grow s daily more of a nightmare. In 2006 America voted to bring it to an end. But our politicians have failed to grasp the strain on our military and th e depth to which America\\'s influence in the world has fallen. We must fo rce them and our media to recognize just how angry America is\, and how ma ssive the anti-war sentiment in this country has become. \n\nIt\\'s time f or the Iraq Moratorium. \n\nThe Iraq Moratorium will be an escalating mont hly series of actions demanding an end to the war. Starting on Friday\, Se ptember 21 and on the third Friday of every month thereafter\, we will tak e the time to show our President and Congress that our troops must be brou ght home\, now! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071019 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Iraq Moratorium October 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-hBEGASw7Cf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iraqmoratorium.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The slow-motion train wreck that is the occupation of Iraq grow s daily more of a nightmare. In 2006 America voted to bring it to an end. But our politicians have failed to grasp the strain on our military and th e depth to which America\\'s influence in the world has fallen. We must fo rce them and our media to recognize just how angry America is\, and how ma ssive the anti-war sentiment in this country has become. \n\nIt\\'s time f or the Iraq Moratorium. \n\nThe Iraq Moratorium will be an escalating mont hly series of actions demanding an end to the war. Starting on Friday\, Se ptember 21 and on the third Friday of every month thereafter\, we will tak e the time to show our President and Congress that our troops must be brou ght home\, now! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071116 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Iraq Moratorium November 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-iULvwf7JBm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iraqmoratorium.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Transforming Justice will be the first-ever gathering of activi sts\, advocates\, former prisoners\, and community members from across the country working to stop the cycles of poverty\, criminalization\, and imp risonment in transgender and gender non-conforming communities. \n\nThis t wo-day roundtable event will work to develop shared understanding of these cycles and strategize about how we can work more effectively to end the h uman rights abuses and mass imprisonment of transgender and gender non-con forming people\, while building safe\, healthy\, and strong communities. T ransforming Justice will be an opportunity to learn\, connect\, and envisi on together as we work to challenge the prison industrial complex and buil d a world where we all can thrive. A range of organizations and volunteers involved in LGBTSTQ justice\, anti-prison\, and prisoner rights movements are helping to plan this exciting gathering. The Local Coordinating Commi ttee includes representatives from Critical Resistance\, Justice Now\, the Trans/Gender Variant in Prison (TIP) Committee\, and the Transgender\, Ge nder Variant\, and Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP). The National Advisory Committee consists of representatives from American Civil Liberties Union \\'s LGBT Project\, Human Rights Watch\\'s LGBT Rights Program\, Lambda Le gal\, National Center for Lesbian Rights\, and the Sylvia Rivera Law Proje ct. This event is open to any LGBTSTQ (lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, Two-Spir it\, transgender\, queer) person who has been imprisoned\, detained\, arre sted\, or directly impacted by prisons\, policing\, or poverty\, with spec ific invitations to organizations\, activists\, attorneys\, and community members from a broad spectrum of social justice movements working to: end transphobia and homophobia\; challenge the prison industrial complex and d efend the rights of people in prisons\, jails\, and detention centers\; pr omote racial\, gender\, and economic justice\, marriage equality\, women\\ 's rights\, youth leadership\, non-violence\, and/or immigrant rights. inf o and RSVP\\'s info@transformingjustice.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071014 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071013 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Transforming Justice: Ending the Mass Imprisonment of Transgender P eople UID:20260421T070502CEST-N9dwXIUUmG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://transformingjustice.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-593-0505 Email:mmcavoy@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Activist Lives\nAuthor Rebecca Solnit: Writer as Activist\n\n7: 30 pm Monday 9/24/07\nNew College of California Activism & Social Change E vent\nNew College Culture Center\, 766 Valencia Street \nFREE!\n\nRebecca Solnit is a writer\, historian\, and activist. Her books include A Book of Migrations: Some Passages in Ireland(1997)\, Hollow City: The Siege of Sa n Francisco and the Crisis of American Urbanism (2000)\, As Eve Said to th e Serpent: On Landscape\, Gender\, and Art (2001)\, and Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories\, Wild Possibilities(2006). \n\nModeled after one of the most popular courses ever taught at Harvard\, this course open to the pub lic will bring some of the most original and successful activists of our d ay into conversation with students and others to explore how an engaged\, compassionate\, transformative life is possible.\n Geographical Scope: Me tro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070924T193000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:New College Cultural Center\, 766 Valencia St.\, San Francisco\, C alifornia\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Activist Lives: Author Rebecca Solnit UID:20260421T070502CEST-31P6zwuEs6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:202-286-0220 Email:yasmeenpeer@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Security Officers Are Standing Up and Ready to Strike for their Civil Rights!\n\n“Security companies break the law every day. Now we ar e coming together to stop them from walking all over us. We will not be si lenced.”\n \nSEIU 24/7 \nBargaining Committee\n\nOn Saturday\, Sept. 15\ , SEIU Local 24/7\, the Bay Area’s security officers’ union representi ng nearly 6\,000 security officers in San Francisco\, Alameda and Contra C osta counties\, voted overwhelmingly to authorize the leadership of the un ion to call an unfair labor practice strike when necessary to defend secur ity officers’ rights. \n\nSan Francisco’s security workers have had enough and are planning to take to the streets to demand the city’s weal thiest property owners\, including Morgan Stanley\, instruct their contrac tors to end poverty wages and provide decent health care benefits.\n\nMost ly people of color and new immigrants\, San Francisco’s security workers who guard these multi-billion dollar buildings are the lowest paid earnin g less than parking attendants and janitors. Because of these poverty con ditions security workers sometimes have to work two or three jobs to make ends meet. \n\nThe clock is now ticking and we can all make a difference here in San Francisco to end poverty wages and win back healthcare for a p redominately African American workforce!\n\nAll week we’ve been building the drumbeat to this week of action. We’ve had press conferences\, ton s of media coverage and short demonstrations. Now from the 24th – 28th of September please join hundreds of human rights activists\, community l eaders\, ministers and congregations to show security contractors and pro perty owners that the community stands with security workers and the strug gle.\n\nIf we come together we can insure that these workers rights are re spected and that they are treated with the dignity they deserve!\n \nWe ne ed you.\n\n\nJOIN THE SECURITY WORKERS FOR A WEEK OF ACTIONS\nSep 24 – 2 8\, 2007\, Financial District\, San Francisco\n \nHow can I support San F rancisco’s low wage security workers get decent wages and health care?\n \n1) Demonstrate your support by joining folks on the streets during the week of Sep - Mon. 24th to Fri. 28th. \n\nAction times every day that week are:\n• 7.30am – 9.00am: Meet At 1 Front (near Embarcadero BART) \n†˘ 12pm - 2.pm: Meet at 1 Front \n• 4pm-6pm: Meet at 1 Front\n\nWe stron gly encourage folks to volunteer for the entire week or for an entire day. \n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070928 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070924T073000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:1 Front\, San Francisco\, California\, United States SUMMARY:SEIU Local 24/7 Security Workers Strike UID:20260421T070502CEST-tRnDTXEUZW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seiu247.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Re defining indian education policy Geographical Scope: Nation al DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071125 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Mumbai\, India SUMMARY:Student Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-THvmdH7BNx@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:university conference on the eve of SIO 25 years jatra to re de fine education in india Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071116 GEO:17.333300;76.833300 LOCATION:Gulbarga University\, Gulbarga\, Karnataka\, India SUMMARY:Gulbarga University Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-UF1lhu0ngo@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-593-0505 Email:mpaul@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:New College of California Open House\nEducation for a Just\, Sa cred and Sustainable World\nSaturday\, September 29th \nDuring the Hours o f 11:00 am to 1:00 pm\n777 Valencia Street\n(between 18th & 19th Streets i n San Francisco) \nRefreshments will be served!\n Geographical Scope: Met ro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070929T110000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:777 Valencia St.\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Education for Just\, Sacred and Sustainable World! UID:20260421T070502CEST-i2pVVmIT7L@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:000-000-0 Email:reallyreallyfreemarket@mutualaid.org DESCRIPTION:Really Really Free Market\nSaturday\, Sept. 29\nNoon-4pmish\nDo lores Park (near 19th and Dolores St.\, SF)\nwww.reallyreallyfree.org\nrea llyreallyfreemarket [at] mutualaid.org\n\nA Really Really Free Market is l ike a potluck for whatever you want to give or take away. Have you ever br ought one dish to a potluck and gone away with a full belly and a balanced meal? Everybody brings something and goes away with more. \n\nWe all have skills\, ideas\, objects\, smiles\, talents\, friendship\, excitement\, d iscussions\, and many other things to share. If we bring them all together at the Really Really Free Market\, we can provide more balanced and full lives for everyone. As a community we have many more resources than we do as individuals. If we share our resources we won\\'t need to buy as many n ew ones. This uses fewer of the Earth\\'s resources\, and fewer of our wor king hours\, leaving us more time to devote to ourselves and our communiti es. Would we all work forty hours a week at one job if we didn\\'t feel we had to? What if instead we worked at improving our individual skills and talents and shared them with each other? We would all spend more time doin g things we enjoyed. The Really Really Free Market is an attempt to put th ese ideas into practice for four hours every month and then spread the see ds everywhere - share\, share\, share! Liberate your fears of atomized ins ecurity\, join the free love revolution!\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20070929T120000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:Dolores Park\, 19th At Dolores St.\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Really Really Free Market! UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ar6ReJkDLz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.reallyreallyfree.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On November 3rd\, Americans will demand real leadership on glob al warming. From coast to coast\, we\\'ll rally in our communities and inv ite our politicians to join us. We\\'ll see who rises to the occasion and who has a real plan to tackle the defining challenge of our time. One year before the election\, let\\'s make sure the world witnesses our national call to action. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071103 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Step It Up 2007: National Day of Climate Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-g7kTJ17KdG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stepitup2007.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-628-7700 Email:jfixler@rcrc.org DESCRIPTION:Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom (SYRF) Regional Traini ng Institute (RTI) registration is open. Visit the new section on the SYRF website (www.syrf.org) to learn more about the Institute and complete a r egistration form.\n\nThe SYRF Regional Training Institute is an activist a nd organizing training program for young adults that will take place in fo ur cities across the country between October 2007 and March 2008. We will be making stops in DC\, Atlanta\, San Francisco\, and Chicago.\n\nTraining dates are as follows:\n\nWashington\, DC: October 22-23\, 2007\nAtlanta\, GA: November 17-18\, 2007\nSan Francisco\, CA: February 8-9\, 2008\nChica go\, IL: March 3-4\, 2008\n\nEach training will feature intensive skills s essions preparing participants to galvanize community support for reproduc tive justice in a faithful context. Trainings will be led by experts in th e fields of organizing\, religion\, and reproductive justice. Session topi cs include event planning\, communications\, theology\, personal leadershi p development\, and more.\n\nSYRF Regional Trainings are completely free t o accepted participants. Registrations for the first training in Washingto n\, DC are due before October 8\, 2007 so apply today! E-mail info@syrf.or g with questions. SYRF is a program of the Religious Coalition for Reprodu ctive Choice.\n\nThis event is for: Young adults\, college students\, and young professionals\, ages 18-30. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071023 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071022T110000 GEO:38.904500;-77.030900 LOCATION:1025 Vermont Ave\, Suite 1130\, Washington\, District of Columbia\ , 20005\, United States SUMMARY:Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom (SYRF) Regional Training I nstitute UID:20260421T070502CEST-JDFj9rvej7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.syrf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-593-0505 Email:hyoung@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Activist Lives: an Interview with Matt Gonzalez\n\n7:30 pm Mond ay 10/15/07\n \nNew College of California Activism & Social Change Event\n New College Culture Center\, 766 Valencia Street\, SF FREE!\n\nMatt Gonzal ez is an activist lawyer\, idealistic politician\, artist and poet. He se rved as President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and as a publi c defender and was narrowly defeated in the San Francisco mayor\\'s race a s a Green Party candidate. He has worked on issues related to immigration \, the environment\, tenants\\' rights\, and fair wages among others.\n\nM odeled after one of the most popular courses ever taught at Harvard\, Acti vist Lives is a course open to the public will bring some of the most ori ginal and successful activists of our day into conversation with students and others to explore how an engaged\, compassionate\, transformative life is possible.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071015T193000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:766 Valencia St.\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Activist Lives: An Interview with Matt Gonzalez UID:20260421T070502CEST-t908WIBrlj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-593-0505 Email:mmcavoy@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:ASC Che Guevara Film Fest: Hasta La Victoria Siempre\nOctober 8 th\, 10AM – 10PM\, New College of California Theater \n777 Valencia St. San Francisco $5 – 10 All Day \n \nOn October 8th\, 1967\, Che Guevara was captured and killed by CIA led Bolivian forces. Since then\, in Cuba t his day has been known as Dia de la Guerrilla Heroica. New College of Cali fornia\\'s Activism and Social Change Program will mark the 40th anniversa ry of this event by sponsoring a day-long Che Guevara Film Fest which will include \\'Motorcycle Diaries\\'\; \\'The Bolivian Diaries\\'\; the react ionary 1969 Hollywood film \\'Che\\' starring Omar Sharif\, the premier of his daughter\\'s new film \\'Aleida Guevara Remembers Her Father\, Che\\' \; and featuring the amazing full-length documentary \\'El Che:Investigati ng a Legend\\'. Go to www.newcollege.edu for exact film times.\n Geograph ical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071008T100000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:766 Valencia St.\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:ASC Che Guevara Film Fest: Hasta La Victoria Siempre UID:20260421T070502CEST-h10ZRSDbW9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:uhuru99@critpath.org DESCRIPTION:AFRICAN PEOPLE\\'S SOLIDARITY DAY\n\nSat Oct. 20\, 10am to 5 :30pm\nSun Oct. 21\, Noon to 6pm. \nInternational House\, 3701 Chestnut Street\nPhiladelphia\n$10-$25 suggested daily donation benefits African S ustainable \nEnergy and Independent Media Projects. \n\nApartheid\\'s over . So why does the minority white\npopulation still own all the productive land in South\nAfrica\, while indigenous Africans live in shanty\ntowns? How come diamond diggers in Sierra Leone don\\'t\nhave electricity or runn ing water in their villages\,\nalthough they annually extract over $8 bill ion worth\nof the profitable gems? Closer to home\, Jena\, Katrina\,\nand six white kidnappers in West Virginia remind us\nthat individual and insti tutional abuse of black\npeople is alive and well in America. \n\n\\'Afric an People\\'s Solidarity Day\\' will bring together African\nrevolutionari es from South Africa\, Sierra Leone\, and\nthe U.S. to discuss these issue s and offer proposals\nfor positive action. \n\nMfanelo Skwatsha of the Pa n Africanist Congress of Azania \n(South Africa)\, Chernoh Alpha Bah of th e Africanist Movement \n(West Africa) and Omali Yeshitela of the Uhuru Mov ement (U.S.) \nwill be joined by author/activist Penny Hess and hip-hop pe rformer \nKrown. \nSolidarity with Africa!\nFor more information call 215- 387-0919\nwww.uhurusolidarity.org Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071021 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071020T100000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:International House\, 3701 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsy lvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:African People\\'s Solidarity Day - Oct 21 & 22 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-cWWVDDaVLc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org/campaigns/apsd2007/index.xhtml#philly END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:213-422-7789 Email:eldyism_1@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Stand with security officers to stop the double standards. Geo graphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071002T163000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:1 Front\, San Francisco\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Stand For Security UID:20260421T070502CEST-XRe4VJ3kV2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.Stopthedoublestandards.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:213-422-7789 Email:eldyism_1@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Stand For Security Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071004T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:1 Front\, San Francisco\, United States SUMMARY:Stand For Security UID:20260421T070502CEST-DUT2CuvRlj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stopthedoublestandards.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:213-422-7789 Email:eldyism_1@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Stand for security Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071005T163000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:1 Front\, San Francisco\, United States SUMMARY:Stand For Security UID:20260421T070502CEST-k1rzulUpGC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stopthedoublestandards.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:832-632-4853 Email:songhainews@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Songhai News will host its first Indie Black Film Festival at t he University of Houston this October. We are very excited about this even t. The film festival will feature an array of films produced\, written\, a nd directed by Black filmmakers. Come out and enjoy this historic event--T he First EVER!!! Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071021T140000 GEO:29.834000;-95.434200 LOCATION:The University Of Houston\, 51 University Center\, Houston\, Texas \, 77204\, United States SUMMARY:The Indie Black Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-a7OXTUVd9u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://songhainews.iblog365.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:240-476-8799 Email:spa.pr@thepeacealliance.org DESCRIPTION:The Student Peace Alliance National Conference 2007: Our Genera tion Calls for Peace! Come together with over 300 students and youth from around the country to learn the most effective strategies in community and inter-governmental peacebuilding from the nations leading experts. Keynot e speakers are Arun Ghandi and Nobel Peace Laureate Betty Williams Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071021 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071019T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Brandeis University\, Waltham\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Student Peace Alliance National Conference: Our Generation Calls fo r Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-rV6b6DZGsI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentpeacealliance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join me in New York for a weekend of skill building and network ing with other regional Fair Trade activists and movement leaders to ensur e that the 2007-2008 school year is our strongest one yet! You\\'ll meet a nd network with other student leaders throughout the region\, learn more a bout fair trade\, and gain organizing skills that are applicable for any l eadership position throughout your life. More information will be availabl e this week at www.usft.org or feel free to contact strengtheningtheroots@ gmail.com.com with any questions. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071111 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071109 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Strengthening the Roots: A USFT Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional Con ference UID:20260421T070502CEST-6tz5vePJLH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org/node/84 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Daisy and Ben here\, the California regional coordinators for U nited Students Against Sweatshops. We hope that your semester/quarter is g oing well\, and that there is lots of great stuff going on at your campus. We are really excited for this year\, and hope to get a lot of inter-camp us solidarity going and meet lots of new people all over Cali.\n\n \n\nTha t’s why we want to kick our year off early with the California Conferenc e. The conference will be October 20th - 21st at UCLA in Los Angeles! The re are many reasons we have decided to have the conference on this date. B ut most of all\, its early enough so that we can plan some state-wide acti ons for this Fall. We know that many of you will have conflicts (Ben has a Midterm on October 23rd!) but we would really like to see lots of campus representation so that we can really just get to know each other and begin to foster connections that will propel our activism through the rest of t he year.\n\n \n\nThe conference will include many different workshops and caucuses to do things like:\n\n * Learn more about what is going on in USAS and our three campaigns: Sweat-Free Campus\, Ethical Contracting and Campus Community Solidarity.\n * Organizing 101 – Time to collectivel y share experiences and build campus organizing skills with partners.\n * UC\, CSU\, Private School and Community College break-out time – Time to coordinate system-wide pressure points and compare experiences working to promote justice in similar institutions.\n * Anti-Oppression worksh op and Caucus time – time to discuss the issues of oppression within our own clubs and organization and address them collectively\n * Open call for workshops – if you are interested in facilitating a workshop that y ou think other students would be interested in\, please contact Ben or Dai sy to apply.\n\n \n\nIt’s going to be a fun weekend\, and a great place to meet like-minded folks. We are asking for a non-required donation of $1 0-$20 from each person so that we can make this conference a big success. For folks who will have to travel a ways\, we are in the process of fundra ising so we can provide travel scholarships that can provide at least some of your travel cost. More information on this soon!\n\nDaisy@usasnet.org\ , benjamin@usasnet.org \n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071021 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071020 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:UCLA\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90095\, United States SUMMARY:USAS California Regional Conference - Fall 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-1fC29K17tM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:CIW: \\'Today\, in the wake of the Yum Brands and McDonald’s agreements\, we stand on the threshold of a more modern\, more humane agri cultural industry in Florida. Yet\, facing this historic opportunity\, Bur ger King seems to have chosen business as usual over progress\, continued exploitation over justice. It is time for Burger King to seize the moment and stand with Florida\\'s tomato pickers in our fight for fundamental hum an rights in the fields.\\'\n\nWhat: Coalition of Immokalee Workers announ ces MARCH ON BURGER KING HEADQUARTERS in Miami\, Florida\, to coincide wit h Burger King’s annual shareholder meeting.\n\nWhen: Friday November 30t h\, 2007\n\nDetails: Mark your calendars and start organizing today to joi n us at Burger King’s headquarters in Miami this November for:\n\n* Marc h with the CIW through downtown Miami\, Friday\, November 30th. The march will start at the offices of Goldman Sachs\, a major shareholder in Burger King\, and culminate at Burger King headquarters in a rally featuring far mworkers\, national and local supporters of the Campaign for Fair Food\, t heater\, music\, art and more. Major speakers will be announced in the com ing weeks…\n\n* A weekend of events to follow\, including a Concert for Fair Food on Saturday\, December 1st and activities with Miami-area faith communities on Sunday\, December 2nd.\n\nContact: Email workers@ciw-online .org for more details on the upcoming action. And check back for more back ground and campaign updates in the months ahead. Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071130 GEO:25.779100;-80.197800 LOCATION:Miami\, Florida\, 33101\, United States SUMMARY:March on Burger King Headquarters - Coalition of Immokalee Workers UID:20260421T070502CEST-wzXAvcoxwm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ciw-online.org/Save_the_date_BK.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The beautiful Coal River Valley is hosting the 2007 Anti-MTR St udent Summit. One hour south of Charleston\, WV it is home to wild bears\, ginseng hunters\, and strip mining. Activities include visiting and learn ing about Marsh Fork Elementary\, precariously placed under a 2.8 billion gallon sludge dam\, and visiting Larry Gibson\\'s homeplace on Kayford Mou ntain and viewing the MTR site there. Hear the stories of affected communi ty members. Come to learn\, to strategize and to network with student acti vists from around the country. \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071021 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071019 GEO:37.978200;-81.532900 LOCATION:Whitesville\, West Virginia\, 25209\, United States SUMMARY:Anti-Mountain Top Removal Student Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-22gwvd4mmk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.crmw.net/mtrtrip07/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:831-459-4069 Email:eramsden@ucsc.edu DESCRIPTION:FREE Student-led conference that provides dynamic learning oppo rtunities and tools to create local and global change.\n\nKeynote Speaker: Angela Davis\n\nCreative Activism Projects\, Tabling Organizations\, Live Band\, and FOOD!\n\nWorkshop Topics Incude:\nEthnic Studies\nGun Control\ nWater Politics\nImmigration\nRacism and Sexism in the Media\nHurricanes K atrina and Rita\nUCSC Activism\nConscious Consumerism \nTransgender Prison ers\nElectorate. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071027T110000 GEO:36.980600;-122.046000 LOCATION:Colleges 9 And 10 Multipurpose Room\, UCSC\, 600 Mclaughlin Dr\, S anta Cruz\, California\, 95060\, United States SUMMARY:5th Annual 2007 Practical Activism Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-fpdktUHEkL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://activism.ucsc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:352-283-4669 Email:adamroca@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Join us as we raise our voice for Immigrant Rights and against the hate-mongering and outright lies of CNN\\'s Lou Dobbs! Geographical S cope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071103T133000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:104 S. Pineapple Ave\, Sarasota\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:Immigrant Rights Rally + Lou Dobbs Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-OiBmnBA79m@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sarasota.indymedia.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-628-7700 Email:jfixler@rcrc.org DESCRIPTION:Applications DUE THIS FRIDAY (November 2)—Please forward…\n \n \n\nThere are still a few spaces open for the Atlanta Spiritual Youth f or Reproductive Freedom (SYRF) Regional Training Institute taking place No vember 17-18\, 2007. If you are an exceptional pro-choice young adult (ag es 18-30)\, complete an application as soon as possible\, before all open spots are filled! \n\n \n\nThe training is completely free of cost (inclu ding travel) to all accepted participants.\n\n \n\nThe SYRF Regional Train ing Institute is an activist and organizing training program that will tak e place in four cities across the country between October 2007 and March 2 008. We will be making stops in DC\, Atlanta\, San Francisco\, and Chicag o. Each training will feature intensive skills sessions preparing partici pants to galvanize community support for reproductive justice in a faithfu l context. Trainings will be led by experts in the fields of organizing\, religion\, and reproductive justice. Session topics include event planni ng\, communications\, theology\, personal leadership development\, and mor e. \n\n \n\nRead answers to frequently asked questions on our website. C ontact info@syrf.org with other questions. \n\n \n\nSpiritual Youth for Re productive Freedom is a program of the Religious Coalition for Reproductiv e Choice (RCRC). \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071118 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071117T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:Pro-Choice Regional Training Institute UID:20260421T070502CEST-LV0LEsXPZR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.syrf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-425-8837 Email:jessicambell@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:In 2006\, a group called Democracy Unlimited in Humboldt County California did something revolutionary\; they passed a law that limited t he power of not just one corporation but all corporations in their county. Known as measure T\, the law bans out-of-county corporations from parti cipating in the electoral process. Their campaign is part of a growing ef fort nationally to challenge corporate power locally\, reinvigorate democr acy and place human interests above corporate profit.\n \n-- Listen to the ir story --\n-- Discuss campaign possibilities to limit corporate power in the bay area --\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071114T193000 GEO:37.772300;-122.411000 LOCATION:1310 Mission Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 94103\, United States SUMMARY:Public Forum on Measure T\, The Anti-Corporate Success Story of 200 6 UID:20260421T070502CEST-4vpoeApZVw@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-593-0505 Email:hyoung@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Activist Lives: Activist-Artist Alli Chagi-Starr\n7:30 pm Monda y 10/29/07\nNew College of California Activism & Social Change Event\nNew College Culture Center\, 766 Valencia Street\, SF FREE!\n\nAlli Starr\, Ar ts and Media Director for the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights\, has bee n innovating ways of using art as a tool for human rights — and using th e human rights movement as an inspiration for beautiful art — for more t han ten years. Alli is a founder of the Art in Action Youth Leadership Pro gram\, Dancers Without Borders\, Another World is Possible Road Shows\, an d the Radical Performance Fest. She helped found Art and Revolution\, a na tional movement of artist-activists that worked to revitalize social movem ents from 1996-2001. She has published several essays for Democratizing th e Global Economy\, Global Uprising\, Voices from the WTO\, The Political E dge\, and How to Stop the Next War Now.\n\nModeled after one of the most p opular courses ever taught at Harvard\, Activist Lives is a course open t o the public will bring some of the most original and successful activists of our day into conversation with students and others to explore how an e ngaged\, compassionate\, transformative life is possible.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071029T193000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:New College\, 766 Valencia\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Activist Lives: Activist-Artist Alli Chagi-Starr UID:20260421T070502CEST-c9v61POEV8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-593-0505 Email:hyoung@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:New College Anti-War Film Fest\nWed - Fri\, Oct. 24-26\, 1:30-3 :30pm\nNew College Cultural Center\n 766 Valencia St.\, SF\, Free! \nIn advance of the Anti-War March this Saturday\, \nActivism & Soci al Change will be showing the following films:\n\nThe Camden 28 (Wed) - In the early-morning hours of Sunday\, August 22\, 1971\, FBI Director J. Ed gar Hoover and Attorney General John Mitchell announced that FBI agents ha d arrested 20 antiwar activists in and near a draft board office in Camden \, New Jersey. Five days later\, Mitchell made public the indictment of th ese individuals and included eight others who were linked to the break-in. The major charges against the group were conspiracy to remove and destroy files from the draft board\, FBI office\, and the Army Intelligence offic e\; destruction of government property and interfering with the Selective Service system. If convicted\, some of the indicted faced up to 47 years i n federal prison. The men and women arrested that summer of ’71 in Camde n called themselves “America’s conscience.” The government called th em the Camden 28.\n\nCatch 22 (Thurs) - Based on Joseph Heller\\'s critica lly acclaimed\, best-selling novel\, CATCH-22 is Mike Nichols\\'s provocat ive antiwar satire that tells the frenetic tale of a group of World War II fliers trapped in the insanity of the Mediterranean. The \\'catch-22\\' o f the title deals with a military snafu that results when Yossarian (Alan Arkin)\, a bombardier in the war\, attempts to get out of the military by feigning insanity. Yet the simple fact that he is able to acknowledge his own mortality automatically renders him sane. Frustrated into submission\, the frazzled Yossarian must return to the frontlines to watch his friends and compatriots die off one by one.\n\nThe War at Home (Fri) - An acclaim ed documentary\, The War at Home reveals what happened in Madison\, Wiscon sin during most of the 1960s and the early \\'70s when students and the co mmunity began to protest the Vietnam War. The film chronicles the awakenin g and growth of the Vietnam protest movement in the United States\, from a handful of politically active students\, to the street confrontations at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago\, to the killings at Kent State. Through both newsreel and current footage\, we follow participants from a ll sides - students\, police\, and political figures of the time - as they face each other in growing confrontation.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071026 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071024T133000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:New College\, 766 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 9 4110\, United States SUMMARY:New College Anti-War Film Fest UID:20260421T070502CEST-VZ0TNVBBHw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071118 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071116 GEO:35.133800;-90.004600 LOCATION:Murfreesboro\, Tennessee\, 38104\, United States SUMMARY:Tennessee Alumni and Students for Sustainable Campuses (TASSC) summ it! UID:20260421T070502CEST-Tig9KEUkda@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climateaction.net/tassc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:fbochert@kent.edu DESCRIPTION:We are holding an activism fair for groups to come pass out inf ormation to the public. If you are interested please contact me at fboche rt@kent.edu Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071108T173000 GEO:41.148800;-81.353000 LOCATION:Kent State Ballroom\, Kent\, Oiho\, 44240\, United States SUMMARY:Activism Fair UID:20260421T070502CEST-ta53dE8nr4@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:msmith@unitehere.org DESCRIPTION:LEARN UNION ORGANIZING SKILLS WITH ONE OF NORTH AMERICA\\'S MOS T PROGRESSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL UNIONS!\n\nLearn Social Justice Organizing Sk ills while Empowering Workers...UNITE HERE is a progressive labor organiza tion\, representing approximately 440\,000 workers in the hotel\, textiles \, industrial laundry\, gaming and food service industries in North Americ a. These service industries employ large numbers of women\, recent immigra nts and people of color. UNITE HERE is committed to raising the living sta ndards of the people who do some of the most “invisible” work in North America: the workers who clean hotel rooms\, wash hospital sheets and ser ve food in cafeterias and airports. \n\nInnovative organizing campaigns an d our strong training program make UNITE HERE an exciting place to create change and empower the disenfranchised workers in these industries. UNITE HERE will be conducting a 6 week paid summer internship called Hotel Summe r 2008. Internship sites are located throughout the country. There will be classroom training followed by 6 weeks in the field with experienced orga nizers. A weekly stipend of $450.00 will be given for working long hard ho urs.\n\nThere will be 2 independent sessions\; \nSession 1 - June 2 throug h July 11th\nSession 2 - July 21 through August 29th\n\nParticipate in an exciting opportunity to work on important union organizing campaign to emp ower service sector workers across the country. For more information about UNITE HERE go to www.unitehere.org\nTo apply online to one of the session s go to: http://jobs.unitehere.org/internapp.php\nAPPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 23\, 2008\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080721 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080602 GEO:40.750700;-73.996500 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Summer Organizing Internship UID:20260421T070502CEST-auijNWzUxu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Northeast Anarchist Network is a horizontal network linking those in\nthe Northeast region of North America committed to anti-authori tarian\,\nanti-capitalist\, and anti-oppressive struggles. The Network (NE aN) is\nbased on the voluntary association of autonomous local groups\,\nc ollectives\, assemblies\, and individuals committed to these aims. NEaN ha s\nbeen in formation since February 2007 and has thus far seen 4 region-wi de\ngeneral assemblies and various sub-regional gatherings with representa tion\nfrom Maine to Pittsburgh and Cape Cod to Syracuse.\n\nThrough this p rocess we have built relationships and structures through\nwhich to suppor t our own local struggles\, but also create region-wide\ncampaigns and wor king groups. The coming assembly will solidify these\nstructures and regio n-wide committees through which we function\, and\nencourage more collecti ves to officially affiliate with the Network.\n\nAs a network\, we support and are informed by our various identity based\ncaucuses. These caucuses are designed as safe spaces for historically\nmarginalized groups through which we may empower our voices\, in what some\nmay find to be intimidatin g discussions and actions. Our caucuses have\nincluded in the past\, but a re not limited to\, people of color\,\nwoman-identified/female bodied\, ge nderqueer\, working-class/poor folks\, and\nqueer caucuses.\n\n___________ _________________________\n\nWE ARE CALLING FOR:\n---Submissions to the As sembly\\'s agenda\n---Concerns about previous consultas\n**Please send the se to neanarchistconsulta@riseup.net with subject line\nAGENDA or CONCERN\ n\nWOULD YOU LIKE MORE INFORMATION or LITERATURE?\nContact: neanarchistcon sulta@riseup.net with subject line INFORMATION\nWebsite: www.neanarchist.n et\n\nWOULD YOU LIKE TO COME? Please inform of us any certain needs you ma y have.\n\n*****HOUSING?*****\n--CONTACT cgallus@student.umass.edu and inc lude:\n------when you will need housing\n------# of people\n------housing needs such as ability specific accommodations\, allergies\,\nrequests for quiet or sub-free housing\, and anything else you may need to\nfeel comfor table and safe while you are here!\n\n*****CHILDCARE?*****\n---Contact us with how many children you will be bringing and any specific\nneeds they m ay have.\n\n*****DIETARY NEEDS?*****\n---Tell us about food concerns such as allergies\, preferences\, and\nintolerences.\n---We will providing vega n and vegetarian options at every meal.\n\n*****Need Help Getting Here?*** **\n---Tell us where you will be coming from and we can try to get you in\ ncontact with folks in your area.\n\nCONTACT neanarchistconsulta@riseup.ne t for childcare\, food\, or\ntransportation needs.\n\n*****Entertainment** ***\n-----Do you have any ideas for saturday or friday night activities?\n -----Do you want to show a movie? or does your band want to play?\n--CONTA CT cassano.jay@gmail.com Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071118 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071117 GEO:42.377700;-72.503200 LOCATION:Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01002\, United States SUMMARY:5th General Assembly of the North East Anarchist Network UID:20260421T070502CEST-VZLMVVaZLp@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:206-448-7348 x334 Email:nwwoca@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:NOV 9 - 11\, at Korean Women\\'s Center\, Tacoma\; NW WOMEN OF COLOR AND ALLIES (WOCA) Summit. \n\nThis gathering reaches out to women an d men in the Pacific Northwest region working to advance reproductive just ice\, promote diversity\, end racism\, stop violence against women\, secur e lesbian rights\, achieve full equality for all\, and sustain economic ju stice for women Some of the issues participants have already raised: Racis m\, un-livable family wages\, women in the military\; Family violence and sexual abuse\; We can\\'t afford to ignore why so many in our society are becoming more violent. How do people access resources in rural and under-s erved communities\; Why are there a growing number of women of color in ja ils and prison\; Health care that isn\\'t there and legitimate research th at doesn\\'t include women of color\; Education that isn\\'t meeting expec tations\, immigration reform and more\; What is your employer doing for yo u\, for women and your community\; The US food system and its historic imb alance of social and economic justice\; What is its connection to health c are\, environment\, worker rights and immigration\; How do we support the men in our communities while strengthening ourselves as women\; Organizati ons participating include: A. Philip Randolph Institute\, Tacoma Chapter\; Community to Community Development\, Bellingham\; Hispanic Women\\'s Netw ork\, Thurston County\; Inland NW Women\\'s Leadership Program\; and WSU W omen\\'s Resource Center\, Pullman\; Korean Women\\'s Association\, Tacoma \; Mujeres Unidas de Idaho\, Boise. info nwwoca@gmail.com or 206-448-73 48 x 334 Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071111 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071109 GEO:47.253700;-122.444000 LOCATION:Korean Women\\'s Center\, Tacoma\, Washington\, 98401\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Northwest Women of Color and Allies Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-uBSofMNKov@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join Rainforest Action Network\, Coal River Mountain Watch\, Ap palachian Voices \, Rising Tide\, Mountain Justice Summer\, SEAC and a cas t of thousands as we mobilize to stop Bank of America and Citi\\'s investm ents climate change and the dirty coal industry!\n\nOn November 16th and 1 7th we are asking anyone and everyone concerned with stopping the US coal rush to join us in taking the message to Wall Street. From flyering and l eafletting at your local bank branch or ATM\, to creative street theater o r non-violent direct action at bank offices - help our climate and communi ties by demanding clean energy!\n\nCAN YOU DO AN ACTION IN YOUR CITY? SIGN UP HERE:\n\n * Get training and support! We have several conference ca lls for our network before the event! If you need training\, ideas\, suppo rt\, or want to find others in your area - contact us at dirtymoney@ran.or g\n * Download flyers\, signs\, banners and more! Check out our Action Resources Page!\n * See photos from past actions!\n\nIt\\'s time to tak e to the streets and send Bank of America and Citi a strong message that g rassroots movements against coal extraction\, processing and combustion de mand an end to coal financing. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071117 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071116 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Day of Action Against Coal Finance UID:20260421T070502CEST-eX2e0AV6vS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ran.org/what_we_do/global_finance/spotlight/coal_is_over_fund_th e_future/coal_is_over/november_1617_day_of_action_against_coal_financ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Tired of elections you can\\'t trust and elections without real choices? Ready to do something about money in politics and fair access to the polls? Do you want to help confront the challenges of the 2008 electi ons and seize new reform opportunities in 2009? America needs better and f airer elections more than ever. This will be the largest gathering in year s of national\, state and local leaders working to meet the challenges of running fair elections\, improving American democracy and winning reform. \n\nSponsors and supporters include Advancement Project\, Americans for Ca mpaign Reform\, APRI- Delaware\, Arizona Democracy Network\, Ballot Initia tive Strategy Center\, Brennan Center\, Californians for Electoral Reform\ , Campaign Against Violence\, Campaign Legal Center\, Century Foundation\, Cities for Progress\, Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota\, Common Cause\, DC Vote\, Democracy Matters\, Democracy North Carolina\, Democracy South\, Democracy Works\, DĂŞmos\, FairVote\, FairVote Minnesota\, Free P ress\, Fund for Constitutional Government\, Global Exchange\, Grassroots L eadership\, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform\, Immigrant Voting Proj ect\, Independent Progressive Politics Network (IPPN)\, Institute for Poli cy Studies\, Justice at Stake\, Lawyers\\' Committee for Civil Rights Unde r Law\, Liberty Tree\, MassVote\, Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition\, M idwest States Center\, National Civic League\, National Popular Vote\, New America Foundation\, Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network\, Ohio Citizen Ac tion\, Oiste\, People for the American Way\, Poverty & Race Research Actio n Council (PRRAC)\, Praxis Project\, Prison Policy Initiative\, Progressiv e States\, Public Campaign\, Reclaim Democracy\, Sentencing Project\, Sout hern Coalition for Social Justice\, Southwest Voter Research and Education Project\, TrueVote Maryland\, U.S. PIRG\, Verified Voting\, White House P roject\, Willie C. Velazquez Institute\, Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. \n\ nRegister before Nov 1 for early bird conference rate. Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071111 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071109 GEO:38.907700;-77.017300 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Claim Democracy Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-CpbUvDudm1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.claimdemocracy.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-593-0505 Email:hyoung@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Mutombo Mpanya: Activism & Social Change Lectures- FREE!\n\nThr ough A Western Lens: Representations of the Other\n\nAlthough we live in a “global village”\, most of the information we receive about the world we live in seems to be a one-way flow. US media consumers are viewing the mselves and cultural others through the eyes of dominant Western global di scourse\, which deploys various forms of representation to make domestic a nd international others “knowable”. In this series of workshops we wil l explore forms of mainstream representation of different peoples. We will investigate the roles of power relations\, ideology\, gender\, colonial h istories and economics and how they contribute to the popular understandin g of these images. Activities will include presentations\, panel discussio ns with guest speakers\, viewing images and video clips \, and animated gr oup discussions. This series is sponsored by the Activism & Social Change emphasis area.\n\n \n\n6 Fridays from 7-9pm\n\nNew College of California\n \nRm 23\, 766 Valencia Street\, San Francisco\n\n \n\nNov. 2nd: Images of the Middle East\n\n \n\nNov. 9th: Images of the Enemy\n\n \n\nNov. 16th: I mages of the Indigenous Americas\n\n* special one hour presentation from 6 -7pm\, to be followed by John Ross\\' \\'Eye on Mexico\\' event from 7-9pm \n\n \n\nNov. 23rd: [Thanksgiving Break: no meeting]\n\n \n\nNov. 30th: Im ages of Africa\n\n \n\nDec. 7th: From Cinema to news: Images of\n\nAmerica n Minorities\n\n \n\nDec. 14th: Images of Paradise: Polynesia and\n\nTouri sm Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071102T190000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:New College\, Rm 23\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Through A Western Lens: Representations of the Other UID:20260421T070502CEST-5gApii1G7x@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:*SAT NOV 17\, 10:45 am - 6 pm\, at Pacific Lutheran University\ , Columbia Center Building\, Yakima Ave. and 124th. Street\, Tacoma\; \n\n BASIC PEACEKEEPER TRAINING. \n\nLearn peacekeeper skills to help our ralli es\, marches\, and other events be safe and effective. This training will help you understand the roles and functions of a peacekeeper. You will lea rn and practice basic skills for several kinds of situations. Anyone who w ants to serve as a peacekeeper should take this training. Many people who have taken it previously choose to take it again to deepen their understan ding and strengthen their skills in a variety of situations. Trained peace keepers can help our events be safe and satisfying for participants and su ccessful in achieving our goals. They also empower the movement as we show that we can help provide our own security. This training is sponsored by United For Peace of Pierce County which intends for this event to help pro vide a stronger and larger group of peacekeepers in this area. UFPPC also wants this training to be both for people who have had peacekeeper experie nce previously and for those who have not done this work and want to be tr ained to do so. Donations welcomed and appreciated\, toward covering cost of training and publicity. UFPPC wants all interested individuals to be in cluded in this important training. info David Lambert 253-759-2280 or dmla mb@harbornet.com Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071117 GEO:47.066200;-122.113000 LOCATION:Columbia Center Building\, Pacific Lutheran University\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98447\, United States SUMMARY:Basic Peacekeeper Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-z9noLcHSIs@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:SAT & SUN DEC 1 & 2\, Sat 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.\, Sun 12:45 - 7 p.m.\, at Lacey Community Church\, 4501 19th Ave SE\, Lacey near Olympia\; \n\nSome of Seattle\\'s best peacekeeper trainers will present a Two-Day session of ADVANCED PEACEKEEPER TRAINING. This will include in-depth infor mation and skills\, support for planning and providing peacekeeper service s in more complex and varied situations\, etc. Peacekeepers help our ralli es\, marches\, and other events be safe and effective. We want our public activities for peace and social justice to be able to make their points cl early and effectively\, without disruption by hecklers or other people wit h different agendas. We want to be able to move safely through the streets and in other settings. Trained peacekeepers can help our events be satisf ying and safe for participants and successful in achieving our goals. Spec ifics vary from event to event\, of course. In general\, events that are s afe and nonviolent are more welcoming for new people\, people with limited physical abilities\, and children to join our peace & justice movements. In Olympia we have found that peacekeepers can empower the movement to pro vide our own security\, allowing the police to feel comfortable to hang ba ck out of the way. Brownbag lunch and light refreshments. Cost will be on a sliding-scale basis. Sponsored by the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliati on. Please RSVP. info Glen Anderson 360-491-9093 or glen@olywa.net Geogra phical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071201 GEO:47.027100;-122.804000 LOCATION:Lacey Community Church\, 4501 19th Ave SE\, Lacey\, Washington\, 9 8503\, United States SUMMARY:Advanced Peacekeeper Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-K6VS5oUjRV@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Friday December 21\, and subsequent 3rd Fridays\, all day\; Pro test / Demonstration\, a monthly day of action called the Iraq Moratorium\ , with activities occurring in communities\, neighborhoods\, cities and to wns across the country Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071221 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Iraq Moratorium - December 2007 UID:20260421T070502CEST-LCB8zMlLVh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iraqmoratorium.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:814-332-3621 Email:eboynton@allegheny.edu DESCRIPTION:Allegheny College is pleased to host a two-day conference on wh iteness and\nracism titled \\'Examining Whiteness: An Academic Conference on White Privilege\nand Racism in America\\' on April 4-5\, 2008. Keynot e speakers will be Lucius\nOutlaw (Vanderbilt University)\, Shannon Sulli van (Pennsylvania State\nUniversity)\, Charles Mills (Northwestern Univer sity)\, and Linda Martin Alcoff (Syracuse\nUniversity). The presentations of these four eminent philosophers of race on\nApril 4 will anchor the u ndergraduate conference held all day April 5.\nUndergraduate students are invited to present their own work either in the form of\ncomplete papers or as a part of panel discussions.\nDetailed information about the confe rence\, including a call for papers and\npanels\, registration forms and fees\, biographies of the invited speakers\, and\nan electronic version o f the conference poster can be found at the\n_conference homepage_ (http ://www.allegheny.edu/warehouse/redirect.php?id=1&id2=166) .\nI invite you and your students to attend and participate in this exciting\nopportunity for our region. Direct all inquiries and questions to _Eric Boynton_\n(m ailto:eboynton@allegheny.edu) .\nEric Boynton\, Ph.D.\nAllegheny College\n Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies\n520 N. Main St.\nMeadvill e\, PA 16335\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080404 GEO:41.637500;-80.152100 LOCATION:Allegheny College\, Meadville\, Pennsylvania\, 16335\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Examining Whiteness: An Academic Conference on White Privilege and Racism UID:20260421T070502CEST-Tg5NMOuuvh@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Theme/ Focus: \\'Critical Liberation Praxis\\'. \n\nThe focus w ill be on clarifying/ describing and creating practice/praxis that focuses on where we are going (liberation)\, rather than where we are coming from (oppression\, racism)\; On what we want (liberation)\, rather than on wha t we don\\'t want (racism\, oppression)\; It will be to say that we study racism\, not to learn more about racism\, rather to see what it can teach us about liberation. Moving forward from focusing on what we are fighting against\, WPC9 will provide a forum to examine what we are fighting for\, and how to get there. How do we understand the intersections of race with gender\, sexual identity\, class\, and other systems of inequality as they shape this struggle? How do we cultivate allies? How do we move forward? What does Critical Liberation Praxis/Practice look like? Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080402 GEO:38.916200;-104.766000 LOCATION:University Of Colorado-Colorado Springs\, Colorado Springs\, Color ado\, 80918\, United States SUMMARY:9th Annual White Privilege Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-w01kkRek5j@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uccs.edu/~wpc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-437-3425 Email:jon@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:\\'EYE ON MEXICO\\': JOHN ROSS CELEBRATES THE MEXICAN REVOLUTIO N - A BENEFIT TO BUY THE AUTHOR A NEW EYE AT NEW COLLEGE FRIDAY NOV\, 16th \n\n\\'Eye on Mexico\\' - John Ross celebrates the Mexican Revolution - w ill light up the New College Theater at 777 Valencia Street in San Francis co\\'s Mission District\, Friday November 16th from 7 to 9 PM. Donations a ccepted. \n\nThe multi-media montage is a benefit to buy the author-corres pondent-poet-activist-human shield and globetrotting troublemaker a new ey e. Ross\\'s eye was severely damaged by a San Francisco police beating and it was removed on 9/11/07 but he cannot afford a fake one. \n\n\\'Eye on Mexico\\' will focus on the Mexican revolution whose 97th birthday is Nove mber 20th and asks the pertinent question: is the revolution still alive? Ross has been an assiduous chronicler of revolutionary movements in Mexico for over 40 years and his written four books on the Zapatista Army of Nat ional Liberation. \n\nIn addition to a talk by John Ross\, \\'Eye on Mexic o\\'\, a section of a never-released film by the great Russian director Se rgei Eisenstein set in post-revolutionary Mexico\, will be shown on the bi g screen. The film\, sometimes known as \\'Viva Mexico\\'\, was financed b y California writer Upton Sinclair who pulled the plug when Eisenstein ran far over budget. \n\nJohn Ross is a poet\, author\, and San Francisco Bay Guardian correspondent with eight books in and out of print including his most recent opus \\'Zapatistas - Making Another World Possible\\' and \\' Murdered by Capitalism - 150 Years of Life & Death on the American Left\\' which won the American Civil Liberties Union \\'Uppie\\' (for Upton Sincl air) award in 2004. John Ross is also a performing poet with nine highly s ubversive chapbooks to his credit (\\'Bomba!\\' is the most recent) and is bound to declaim a few select poems for the occasion. \n\nJohn Ross is a sometimes New College Media Studies Graduate Program lecturer in rebel jou rnalism. Buy an eye for this guy! Support Rebel Journalism! \n\nDonations gratefully accepted. \n\nSponsored by New College Media Studies MA Program . For more information about the event: 415-437-3425 or jon@newcollege.edu . Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071116T190000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:New College Theater\, 777 Valencia St\, San Francisco\, California \, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:\\'Eye On Mexico\\': John Ross Celebrates the Mexican Revolution UID:20260421T070502CEST-rAgGj5hOUG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-593-0505 Email:hyoung@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Mutombo Mpanya: Activism & Social Change Lectures \nThrough A W estern Lens: Representations of the Other\n \nFridays from 7-9pm\, FREE an d open to the public\nNew College of California\nRm 23\, 766 Valencia Stre et\, San Francisco\n \nAlthough we live in a “global village”\, most o f the information we receive about the world we live in seems to be a one- way flow. US media consumers are viewing themselves and cultural others th rough the eyes of dominant Western global discourse\, which deploys variou s forms of representation to make domestic and international others “kno wable”. In this series of workshops we will explore forms of mainstream representation of different peoples. We will investigate the roles of powe r relations\, ideology\, gender\, colonial histories and economics and how they contribute to the popular understanding of these images. Activities will include presentations\, panel discussions with guest speakers\, viewi ng images and video clips \, and animated group discussions. This series i s sponsored by the Activism & Social Change emphasis area.\n \nNov. 9th: I mages of the Enemy\n \nNov. 16th: Images of the Indigenous Americas\n* spe cial one hour presentation from 6-7pm\, to be followed by John Ross\\' \\' Eye on Mexico\\' event from 7-9pm\nNov. 30th: Images of Africa\n \nDec. 7t h: From Cinema to news: Images of American Minorities\n \nDec. 14th: Image s of Paradise: Polynesia and Tourism\n \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071109T190000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:New College\, Rm 23\, 766 Valencia St\, San Francisco\, California \, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Images of the Enemy UID:20260421T070502CEST-BBTFalAaWH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-593-0505 Email:hyoung@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Activist Lives: An Interview with Mother Jones Editor Monika Ba uerlein\nMonday\, November 19 at 7:30pm\nNew College Cultural Center\, 766 Valencia\, SF\nFREE!\n\nMonika Bauerlein is (with Clara Jeffery) the edit or-in-chief of the San Francisco-based Mother Jones\, a 31-year-old invest igative magazine with a circulation of 230\,000 in the U.S. and internatio nally\, widely recognized as one of the most respected and influential pro gressive publications in the country. Prior to working at Mother Jones\, M onika had years of experience in environmental journalism\, reporting for a wide variety of newspapers and public radio programs.\n\nModeled after o ne of the most popular courses ever taught at Harvard\, Activist Lives is a course open to the public will bring some of the most original and succ essful activists of our day into conversation with students and others to explore how an engaged\, compassionate\, transformative life is possible. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071119T193000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:New College\, 766 Valencia St\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110 \, United States SUMMARY:Activist Lives: An Interview with Mother Jones Editor Monika Bauerl ein UID:20260421T070502CEST-Z53jev8MSO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-593-0505 Email:hyoung@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Mutombo Mpanya: Activism & Social Change Lectures \nThrough A W estern Lens: Representations of the Other\n \nFridays from 7-9pm\, FREE an d open to the public\nNew College of California\nRm 23\, 766 Valencia Stre et\, San Francisco\n \nAlthough we live in a “global village”\, most o f the information we receive about the world we live in seems to be a one- way flow. US media consumers are viewing themselves and cultural others th rough the eyes of dominant Western global discourse\, which deploys variou s forms of representation to make domestic and international others “kno wable”. In this series of workshops we will explore forms of mainstream representation of different peoples. We will investigate the roles of powe r relations\, ideology\, gender\, colonial histories and economics and how they contribute to the popular understanding of these images. Activities will include presentations\, panel discussions with guest speakers\, viewi ng images and video clips \, and animated group discussions. This series i s sponsored by the Activism & Social Change emphasis area.\n \nNov. 9th: I mages of the Enemy\n \nNov. 16th: Images of the Indigenous Americas\n* spe cial one hour presentation from 6-7pm\, to be followed by John Ross\\' \\' Eye on Mexico\\' event from 7-9pm\nNov. 30th: Images of Africa\n \nDec. 7t h: From Cinema to news: Images of American Minorities\n \nDec. 14th: Image s of Paradise: Polynesia and Tourism\n \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071116T180000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:New College\, Rm 23\, 766 Valencia St\, San Francisco\, California \, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Images of the Indigenous Americas UID:20260421T070502CEST-KuU9Vsds5h@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-546-9616 Email:uhurufurniture@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Donations needed at Uhuru Furniture!!\n\nUhuru Furniture & Coll ectibles\, which is an economic development Project of the African People\ \'s Education & Defense Fund (APEDF) www.apedf.org\, is in need of your fu rniture donations! \n\nWhen you need to get rid of your gently used furnit ure\, whether you are moving or just changing your furniture\, call us and we will pick up your donations for free and it is tax deductible! The sto re is a fundraiser and 100% of the profits go to the African People\\'s Ed ucation & Defense Fund! When you donate your furniture to the store you ar e helping to positively impact the transformation for African People aroun d the world. \nThe African People\\'s Education & Defense Fund works to de fend the human and civil rights of the African community. It also works to address the grave disparities in education\, health and economic developm ent faced by the African community.\n\nWe pick up from your home\, busines s or storage area and a professional team of staff and volunteers does all the moving. Our donations pickups do not require lengthy waits\, as you a re scheduled in for a quick 1-hour pick up slot!\n\nPlease call us today f or questions\, comments\, and to schedule a donation! 215-546-9616.\n\nTha nk you for reading and for your support of the African People’s Educatio n & Defense Fund!! Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080208 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080108T113000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:1220 Spruce St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Donate to Uhuru Furniture! UID:20260421T070502CEST-WLCMuvi05d@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apedf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:510-654-9587 Email:cezmat@igc.org DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 5\, 2007 - Berkeley\n\n\nIndigenous Autono my and Resistance: A Report from Chiapas and the Indigenous Encuentro in Sonora\n\n\nWednesday\, December 5\, 2007 - 7:30 PM\nLa Pena Cultural Cent er\n3105 Shattuck Avenue\nBerkeley\nAs Mexico reels from poverty and drug violence\, the Zapatistas are constructing another world in Chiapas\, a wo rld of autonomy\, direct democracy and collective work for the good of all . Members of a delegation just back from Chiapas got an inside look into those aspects of Zapatismo and will share their experiences. Several went on to Sonora where they had an opportunity to observe and film the Contin ental Indigenous Encuentro. Their report will feature:\n\n\n * Report fro m the Chiapas Support Committee’s medical delegation to Chiapas \n * Mus ic by Musica Humana Blues: Arnoldo Garcia\, Andrew Kong Knight and Jose Pa lafox\n * Video from Continental Indigenous Encuentro in Vicam\, Sonora\, Mexico\n\n\nWheelchair Accessible\nNear Ashby BART\n\n\nRequested Donation $7-$10 (Sliding Scale)\nProceeds Benefit Zapatista Autonomous Health Car e in San Manuel\n\n\nSponsored by the Chiapas Support Committee\nFor more Information: (510) 654-9587\nemail: cezmat@igc.org Geographical Scope: Lo cal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071205T193000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:La Pena Cultural Center\, 3105 Shattuck Avenue\, Berkeley\, Califo rnia\, United States SUMMARY:Indigenous Autonomy and Resistance: A Report from Chiapas and the Indigenous En UID:20260421T070502CEST-tgu9rKUpAD@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:madredecleo@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Buy Nothing Day + Really Really Free Market = Lucky You\n \nSat urday\, Nov. 24\n1pm-5pmish\nDolores Park (near 19th and Dolores St.\, San Francisco)\nwww.reallyreallyfree.org\n\nThe Really\, Really Free Market i s like a giant potluck\, made up of ideas\,\nfood\, music\, books\, skills \, games and many other resources that we as a\ncommunity can come togethe r and share. Everything is free. Yes\, really\nreally free. No money. No barter. No advertising. Just free.\n\nCome celebrate International Buy Nothing Day by participating in the\nReally Really Free Market! Don\\'t gi ve your time\, money and life energy to\ngreedy corporations that exploit the Earth and people. Come to the Really\nReally Free Market instead! SHAR E\, ENJOY EACH OTHER\\'S COMPANY\, BE\nCREATIVE\, NOURISH YOURSELF\, PLAY\ , MAKE FRIENDS… Put an end to passive\,\nmindless\, destructive consumer ism and CREATE THE WORLD YOU REALLY WANT. \nYou make the market happen.\n\ nAs a community we have many more resources than we do as individuals. If\ nwe share our resources we won\\'t need to buy as many new ones. This uses \nfewer of the Earth\\'s resources\, and fewer of our working hours\, leav ing us\nmore time to devote to ourselves and our communities. Would we all work\nforty hours a week at one job if we didn\\'t feel we had to? What i f instead\nwe worked at improving our individual skills and talents and sh ared them\nwith each other? We would all spend more time doing things we e njoyed. The\nReally Really Free Market is an attempt to put these ideas in to practice\nfor four hours every month and then spread the seeds of share -tactics\neverywhere!\n\nBecause there\\'s enough for everyone.\n\nBecause sharing is more fulfilling than owning.\n\nBecause corporations would rat her see landfills overflow than anyone get\nanything for free.\n\nBecause scarcity is a myth constructed to keep us at the mercy of the\neconomy.\n\ nBecause a sunny day outside is better than anything money can buy.\n\nBec ause \\'free trade\\' is a contradiction of terms.\n\nBecause no one shoul d have to do without food\, shelter\,\nentertainment\, and community.\n\nB ecause life should be a picnic\, but it only will be if we make it happen. \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071124T130000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:Dolores Park\, 19th At Dolores St\, San Francisco\, California\, 9 4110\, United States SUMMARY:Buy Nothing Day + Really Really Free Market = Lucky You UID:20260421T070502CEST-8rDhZM7evI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.reallyreallyfree.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:423-619-0498 Email:ssrec@climateaction.net DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the 5th Annual Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference (SSREC) planning committee\, the Southern Energy Network\, Envi ronmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative and Valdosta State Univers ity\, we invite you to participate in this historic continuation of the de velopment of the Youth Climate Movement in the Southeast. Creating a just and sustainable energy future is our generation’s greatest challenge. Th is February 8th-10th\, 2008 at Valdosta State University in Valdosta\, Geo rgia we will continue to train to next generations leaders to meet this ch allenge. \n\n\n\nThe SSREC began in 2004\, co-hosted by the University of North Carolina\, Duke University\, and North Carolina State University. Si nce then\, it has been hosted by schools in Tennessee and South Carolina. Last year\, over 300 university students joined us from 10 states and over 40 institutions across the Southeast. In planning for its monumental 5th year the SSREC has broadened its scope to build an inclusive movement in t he southeast encouraging diversity in all forms. We are excited to announc e our new partnership with the Environmental Justice and Climate Change In itiative\, as well as tracks that reach beyond campuses. These include Env ironmental Justice and Anti-oppression\, Community\, High School\, and Fac ulty tracks. These changes represent the values within the youth climate m ovement and the realization of the need for our movement to go beyond that of past environmental movements\, to build a truly inclusive energy futur e that will provide for all people. \n\n\n\nThis year\\'s conference inclu des 3 days of speakers\, panels\, and workshops that will address the issu es of energy\, climate change\, and environmental justice. Throughout the weekend all participants will be introduced to these topics and attend han ds on workshops that will empower them to return to their communities and campuses ready to implement the changes necessary to build a just and sust ainable energy future. Conference speakers include inspiring leaders from throughout the southeast who\\'s work is making this future a reality. \n\ n\n\nPlease join us for the 5th annual Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference February 8-10\, 2008 at Valdosta State University. The future i s ours\, let’s change it. \n\n\n\nSincerely\, \n\nThe SSREC conference planning committee \n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080210 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080208T140000 GEO:30.848500;-83.287800 LOCATION:Valdosta State University\, Valdosta\, Georgia\, 31698\, United St ates SUMMARY:Fifth Annual - Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-DHIUPkxrp2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://climateaction.net/ssrec END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:484-213-6747 Email:sdsphilly@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Calling all Northeast Students for a Democratic Society!!\n\nPh illy SDS invites you to the City of Love (for All Genders) to participate in the SDS Northeast Regional Convention\, Friday Nov. 30th through Sunday December 2nd!\n\nAre you ready to build a movement?\n\nThere will be Netw orking\, Workshops and Skill-Building\, Caucusing\, Campaign and Strategy Meetings\, and LOTS and LOTS of Food and Fun.\n\nThe convention will be he ld at Drexel University\, at 31st and Market Sts.\, Philadelphia\, PA.\n\n Philly SDS is organizing the Logistics for the convention\, such as Space\ , Food\, Housing\, Transportation and Materials.\n\nFood and Housing will be provided to everyone free (huzzah!)\, though there may be a sliding sca le for registration to help cover convention costs.\n\nOutreach and the Ag enda/Schedule for the convention are being organized by SDSers from around the region. To get involved\, please join the email listserv:\nhttp://gro ups.google.com/group/sds-northeast-regional-convention\n\n\nWe will likely be discussing campaign and action items at the convention\, so start thin king\, preparing\, and collaborating NOW.\n\n\nAll available info about th e convention will be posted on the sds wiki page:\nhttp://newsds.org/wiki/ index.php?title=Northeast_Convention\n\ncheck back often!\n\n\nWe\\'ll see you soon and keep kicking the ass of the ruling class!\n\n♥Philly Stude nts for a Democratic Society Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071130T170000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Drexel University\, 31st And Market St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylva nia\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:SDS Northeast Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-JszlUEFV8W@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5780922429 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ericblev@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Stand in solidarity with communities impacted by dirty coal. Mo untain Justice Spring Break 2008 will show you the effects of coal industr y abuse and Mountain Top Removal\, and it will give you a way to fight bac k. There will be education\, community service\, speakers\, hiking\, music \, poetry\, action\, and more!\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080309 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080301 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Southwest\, Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:Mountain Justice Spring Break 2008! UID:20260421T070502CEST-z7Lnav0mRU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climateaction.net/mjsb END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ericblev@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Stand in solidarity with communities impacted by dirty coal. Mo untain Justice Spring Break 2008 will show you the effects of coal industr y abuse and Mountain Top Removal\, and it will give you a way to fight bac k. There will be education\, community service\, speakers\, hiking\, music \, poetry\, action\, and more!\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080322 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Meigs County\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:Mountain Justice Spring Break 2008 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Xc55xgAUif@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climateaction.net/mjsb END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email: DESCRIPTION:STOP THE CRIMINALIZATION OF THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY!\nNO VIGILATI SM • STOP POLICE BRUTALITY \nLaunching the Campaign: “10\,000 People A gainst Stop and Frisk!” \n\nWhat: Press Conference and Demonstration\ nWhen: Monday\, November 19th 2007 at 12:00 Noon\nWhere: West side o f City Hall\, Philadelphia\, PA\n\nWe are calling on all freedom loving pe ople to:\n • Join our press conference and demonstration on Monday\, November 19th\n • Oppose incoming Mayor Michael Nutter’s Stop and F risk program\n • Support African people’s struggle for justice\, re parations & liberation by joining the Uhuru Solidarity Movement\n\nThe Cit y has declared war against the African community! Suddenly there is a “S tate of Emergency” because it’s not only black people that are getting killed in Philadelphia. The media are painting all Africans as criminals\ , and calling for intensified vigilantism. Michael Nutter is calling for m ore police repression and a “Stop and Frisk” policy. The white commun ity supports all this because we know it won’t be us that’s stopped\, harassed\, beaten and imprisoned or killed by the police -- all in the nam e of stopping the violence!\n\nWe believe the real violence\, and the real crime is the brutal conditions imposed by the City government on black an d Puerto Rican communities including:\n • Police murders of 22 people in 2006 alone – no police have been prosecuted\n • 50% of black me n in Philadelphia are unemployed\n • Over 40% of Philadelphians live below the poverty level\n • Only 18% of Philadelphians have college d egrees\n • Up to 50% of those in city jails were unemployed when arre sted\n • Students in Philadelphia schools were under-funded by $4972 per student in 2006\, while Lower Merion students were over-funded b y $5146 \n\nThe City government has never lifted a finger to alleviate the se colonial conditions. Instead they are calling for more police\, more la wlessness with Stop and Frisk\, a green light for shoot to kill policies a nd increased vigilantism. We are calling for the white community to suppor t the African community’s right to organize for REAL SOLUTIONS\, includi ng massive economic development\, community control and social justice.\n \nThe Uhuru Solidarity Movement is a community-based organization working under the leadership of the African community-led Uhuru Movement. USM orga nizes white people to stand in solidari ty with the African community stru ggle for self-determination\, reparations and liberation. \nTake a stand a gainst the theft of African lives and resources! Let’s give it back!\nUH URU SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT\n3733 Lancaster Avenue • Philadelphia\, PA 19104 \nwww.apscuhuru.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071119T120000 GEO:39.952200;-75.174100 LOCATION:Philadelphia City Hall\, West Side\, Broad St.\, Philadelphia \, Pennsylvania\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:10\,000 People Against Stop and Frisk! Demonstration 11/19 UID:20260421T070502CEST-4raKO1fWPM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Nonviolent Youth Collective\nand Not Your Soldier...\n\nBri ngin\\' you the 2008 \nPeacemaker Training Institute!!\n\nYoung organizers \, artists\, and activists – want to challenge yourself\, share and gain knowledge and build community with some of the most dynamic youth organiz ers from across the country?\n\nSharpen your mind\, ground your spirit and (re)light your fire for social\, economic\, and racial justice and an end to militarism in our schools\, communities\, and the world!\n\nPeacemaker Training Institutes (PTI\\'s) combine nonviolence theory with concrete or ganizing tools you can use your community! For one week\, participants lea rn and teach through group and one-on-one discussions and interactive work shops\, art\, and popular education to develop and strengthen a solid foun dation in:\n\n*militarism and counter-military recruitment strategies\n*ra cism and anti-racist organizing\n*gender oppression\n*roots of economic in equality\n*food justice\n*lesbian\, gay\, queer\, trans and bi-sexual issu es and rights and MUCH MORE!\n\n\nThe PTI will be taking place from Januar y 3-10 at the Kirkridge Retreat Center\, in Bangor\, PA (Just outside of N Y and Philly!)\, with a particular focus on connecting social justice orga nizers from across the country.\n\nCost is $475-675 sliding scale\, with s cholarship and fundraising support available - don\\'t let the cost keep y ou from applying!!\n\nAPPLY ONLINE BY DEC. 1st 2007 AT youth.forusa.org\nď żź\nFor more information\, contact Brie Phillips by email at peacemakertra ining@gmail.c​om or by phone at 651-757-5353.\n Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080110 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080103 GEO:40.863100;-75.190000 LOCATION:Bangor\, Pennsylvania\, 18013\, United States SUMMARY:Peacemaker Training Institute UID:20260421T070502CEST-UlNDVeeNDv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://youth.forusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom (SYRF) Regional Traini ng Institute\n(RTI) registration is open. Visit the new section on the SY RF website\n(www.syrf.org) to learn more about the Institute and complete a registration\nform. The SYRF Regional Training Institute is an activist and organizing\ntraining program for young adults that will take place in four cities across\nthe country between October 2007 and March 2008. We will be making stops in\nDC\, Atlanta\, San Francisco\, and Chicago. \n\n Training dates are as follows:\n\nSan Francisco\, CA: February 8 – 9\, 2 008 \n(APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 31\, 2008)\n\nChicago\, IL: March 3 ⠀“ 4\, 2008 \n(APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 18\, 2008)\n\n\nEach trainin g will feature intensive skills sessions preparing participants to\ngalvan ize community support for reproductive justice in a faithful context. \nTr ainings will be led by experts in the fields of organizing\, religion\, an d\nreproductive justice. Session topics include event planning\, communic ations\,\ntheology\, personal leadership development\, and more. \n\n\nSY RF Regional Trainings are completely free to accepted participants. \n\n\n E-mail info@syrf.org with questions. SYRF is a\nprogram of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080209 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080208 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom Training - San Francisco\, 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-TIDbtoeKUG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.syrf.org/getinvolved/rti.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom (SYRF) Regional Traini ng Institute\n(RTI) registration is open. Visit the new section on the SY RF website\n(www.syrf.org) to learn more about the Institute and complete a registration\nform. The SYRF Regional Training Institute is an activist and organizing\ntraining program for young adults that will take place in four cities across\nthe country between October 2007 and March 2008. We will be making stops in\nDC\, Atlanta\, San Francisco\, and Chicago. \n\n Training dates are as follows:\n\nSan Francisco\, CA: February 8 – 9\, 2 008 \n(APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 31\, 2008)\n\nChicago\, IL: March 3 ⠀“ 4\, 2008 \n(APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 18\, 2008)\n\n\nEach trainin g will feature intensive skills sessions preparing participants to\ngalvan ize community support for reproductive justice in a faithful context. \nTr ainings will be led by experts in the fields of organizing\, religion\, an d\nreproductive justice. Session topics include event planning\, communic ations\,\ntheology\, personal leadership development\, and more. \n\n\nSY RF Regional Trainings are completely free to accepted participants. \n\n E -mail info@syrf.org with questions. SYRF is a\nprogram of the Religious Co alition for Reproductive Choice.\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080304 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080303 GEO:41.886500;-87.623300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60601\, United States SUMMARY:Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom Training 2008 - Chicago UID:20260421T070502CEST-fVZb8CBLb3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.syrf.org/getinvolved/rti.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:609-405-1032 Email:thfacchine@vassar.edu DESCRIPTION:n order to ensure job security\, benefits\, and livable wages y ou have to throw yourself tens of thousands of dollars in debt to get a Ba chelors Degree.\n\nIn order to feed a family as a kitchen worker in some c olleges you have to work over 12 hours a day.\n\nAre you sick of feeling p owerless in the face of College Administrations? Are you sick of feeling p owerless in the face of the government and its inadequate labor and educat ion policies?\n\nIt\\'s time to organize.\n\nAnnouncing the First Annual N ortheast Class Issues Conference. For three days this spring\, visit Vassa r College to discuss the many and complex issues that face students and em ployees of the working class. Brainstorm with other students\, teachers\, and workers to organize ourselves and begin the long process of solving th ese problems. Meals and housing will be provided. Donations welcomed!\n\nE vents will include:\n\nPanels: Panels are larger events that include guest workers\, students\, teachers\, and others to discuss\, in a Q&A format\, their various experiences with class related issues. One panel will be he ld before lunch\, and another after lunch on Saturday.\n1. On-Campus Class Issues\n2. Community Class Issues\n\nWorkshops: Workshops are smaller\, m ore decentralized events that focus more on active participation\, problem solving\, and networking.\n1. Past Experiences: Successes and Failures\n2 . Parallel Structures: Non-hierarchical organization\n3. Means and Ends: S olidarity and Sensitivity to Afflicted Peoples\n4. Campus Workers as Part of the Community\n5. Financial Aid and the Need for Need Blind Colleges\n6 . Bodacious Bottled Beverages: Killer Coke and Take Back the Tap\n7. Campu s Subcontracting and Its Devastating Consequences\n8. Transfer Students\n\ n-Film screening: Smith College Documentary\n-Dance Party: Saturday Night at The Mug (on campus)!\n\n***PLEASE NOTE***\n\nThis schedule is tentative and not finalized. If you have any suggestions\, questions\, comments\, o r concerns\, PLEASE do not hesitate to email. Geographical Scope: Regiona l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080328 GEO:41.759900;-73.743700 LOCATION:Class Issues Alliance Vassar College\, 124 Raymond Ave\, Poughkeep sie\, New York\, 12604\, United States SUMMARY:First Annual Northeast Class Issues Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-TNkiveBVjW@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The CSFTN is currently putting its energy toward organizing our third annual convergence. We have three objectives for the 2008 Convergen ce: (1) map the student movement and facilitate a consensus-building proce ss on how to re-structure the CSFTN into an organization with student acti vists from across the country represented in its leadership structure\; (2 ) train student activists on advocating for an ethical purchasing policy\; and (3) connect the Fair Trade and No Sweat student movements.\n\nInitial details are available at www.csftn-recce.org and further details will be available soon. We hope to see you there!\n\nAt the 2007 Convergence\, wit h the support of our sponsors\, the CSFTN distributed $13\,000 in financia l aid to bring together Canadian and international Fair Trade actors to sh are experiences\, build new partnerships\, and strengthen existing ones.\n \nThe 2007 CSFTN Convergence hosted the first strategic planning meeting o f the Fair Trade Association of Canada – a developing national movement organization\, demonstrating the ongoing leadership role students are play ing in the Fair Trade movement in Canada.\n\nSince the 2007 CSFTN Converge nce in June\, the network has produced a campus action guide for advocatin g for ethical purchasing policies and distributed the guide throughout the grassroots and to organizations who work with student activists\, such as the World University Services of Canada (WUSC)\, Oxfam Canada and TransFa ir Canada. The guide is available on our website at http://www.csftn-recce .org/english/CSFTN-RECCE%20Purchasing%20Policy%20Campaign%20Action%20Guide .pdf . In August\, the CSFTN’s National Coordinators participated in two weeks of training in Nicaragua with student leaders from the US-based Uni ted Students for Fair Trade.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080203 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080201 GEO:44.283200;-78.324900 LOCATION:Trent University\, Peterborough\, Ontario\, K9J 7B8\, Canada SUMMARY:Canadian Student Fair Trade Network 2008 Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-svVSsvN7mV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.csftn-recce.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:THEMES\n\nWorkplace: Winning power on the job\, shop floor orga nizing and resisting workplace restructuring.\n\nFighting Concessions: Whi le many companies cry broke we will explore what we can do to fight back r ather than give back.\n\nOrganizing: Organizing strategies that work to in crease our numbers.\n\nHealth Care Now: How can labor respond to the probl em of the U.S.\\' broken health care system?\n\nRebuilding the Labor Movem ent from the Bottom Up: Organizing for revival from below\, connecting wit h worker centers and non-majority unions and building practical cross-fede ration solidarity.\n\nImmigrant Rights: How can the labor movement deepen our alliances with workers fighting for a right to live and work free of g overnment harassment and employer intimidation?\n\nInternational Solidarit y vs. Competition: Overcoming the race to the bottom by building solidarit y across borders.\n\nCONFERENCE SCHEDULE\n\nEarly workshops and special in terest meetings begin 1 p.m. Friday\, April 11\, with the opening main ses sion at 7 p.m. Events continue until 3 p.m. Sunday\, April 13.\n\nA full c onference agenda and schedule will be available in months to come.\n\nWORK SHOPS\n\nOver 40 workshops will be offered including:\nLabor History\nFlye rs and Newsletters\nAssertive Grievance Handling\nInternal Organizing: Key to a Strong Union\nGetting Ahead of Globalization\nTaking Control of the Workplace: A \\'Continuous Bargaining\\' Approach\nContract Campaigns\nFig hting Blame the Worker Health and Safety Programs\nRunning for Local Union Office\nDealing with the Media\nStrategic Planning: Building a Strong Loc al\nCreative Tactics\nPension Crisis 101\nStrike Strategy\n\nMEETINGS\n\nL abor Notes conferences are one-of-a-kind opportunities to meet other labor activists and union members by union\, industry\, or interest.\n\nMeeting s will include:\n\nMeeting of auto workers\, Teamsters\, longshore workers \, worker centers\, Canadian labor activists\, young workers\, teachers\, telecom workers\, public sector workers\, non-majority unions\, airline wo rkers\, cross-union building trades activists\, labor-community alliances and many more.\n\nLet us know what meeting your members would like on the agenda! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080413 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080411 GEO:42.343800;-83.058800 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States SUMMARY:Labor Notes 2008 Conference - Rebuilding Labor\\'s Power UID:20260421T070502CEST-RDvTv7d7lV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://labornotes.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Allied Media Conference is an annual\, weekend-long gatheri ng of influential alternative media-makers and committed social justice ac tivists. The AMC brings together a unique cross-section of media workers\, community organizers\, daring filmmakers\, ambitious radio producers\, se rious publishers\, skilled web designers\, and artists whose work \\'makes revolution irresistible.\\' Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080622 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080620 GEO:42.375200;-83.078400 LOCATION:Wayne State University\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48202\, United State s SUMMARY:Allied Media Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-MAtfekmhRL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.alliedmediaconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The \\'Re-create 68\\' Alliance is a group of local activists w ho will be acting as a clearing house in order to disseminate information for resistance so the power of the people can be expressed as loudly as po ssible!\n\nThe \\'R-68\\' Alliance is made up of activists locally known a s the All Nations Alliance. The All Nations Alliance sponsored the Denver City Council resolution that made Denver the first major city in the count ry to take a stand in opposition to the Patriot Act and was also instrumen tal in exposing the Denver Spy Files and the J.T.T.F.\\'s and F.B.I.\\'s r ole in those files\, in addition to organizing numerous anti-war\, anti-ra cism\, anti-imperialism rallies actions and protest including the G-8 prot est in Denver!\n\nWe believe that actions can best be coordinated by local grassroots efforts. We encourage national organizations\\' efforts during the convention\, but we ask that you please respect the proud and rich hi story of organized resistance that exists in Colorado. Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080828 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080825 GEO:39.726300;-104.857000 LOCATION:Denver\, Colorado\, 80201\, United States SUMMARY:Democratic National Convention 2008 Convergence - Re-create \\'68 UID:20260421T070502CEST-JsL9gRaW5l@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.recreate68.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Crash The Convention- 2008 Call To Action\n\nSep 30th\, 2007 \n \nOn September 1-4 of 2008\, the Republican Party is coming to Minnesota t o celebrate their latest conquests in global domination and exploitation. We of the RNC Welcoming Committee want to make sure that this time the fea r-mongers will be met with their own biggest fear: people mobilized\, orga nized\, and taking the future back into their own hands.\n\nFor those of y ou who abhor the rapid growth of racist militarized borders across stolen lands\, the raids and deportations\, destruction and commodification of ou r shared and living earth\, police brutality and prison industry\, fear pr opaganda and subjugation\, exploitation and robbery of peoples worldwide\, and all forms of injustice and oppression - we ask you to be prepared for 2008. This will require new alliances\, strong networks\, the awakening o f those who’ve given up\, as well as the mobilization of those who’ve never before taken action. Let’s use this opportunity to make the change s we thirst for manifest and take root before us\, making the Republicans/ Democrats (whatever you want to call them) obsolete.\n\nLabor Day weekend of 2007\, anarchists and anti-authoritarians from across the country gathe red in the Twin Cities to develop goals and plans for the RNC 2008. This i s what we’ve come up with:\n\nWhat we want (the goals):\n\n1. Build Our Capacity – A new reality will not emerge by simply stopping the 4 day sp ectacle of the RNC. We need folks with an alternative vision to come to th e Twin Cities and turn their dreams into reality. Start something new\, be creative\, and come ready to build sustainable alternatives worth fightin g for and defending. The new skills that we teach\, learn\, and put into p ractice here will allow us to return to our communities stronger\, smarter \, and more empowered.\n\n2. Crash the Convention – We didn’t get an i nvitation\, but we’re showing up anyway. This party will be what we make of it. We don’t want to confine our potential by imposing a single visi on of what success will look like. We recognize that there will be a lot o f people coming with their own agendas and carefully laid plans and want t o be open to the diverse tactics that will be necessary to accomplish our many goals. Together\, we can derail the purely ceremonial show of this re pressive system and remake it with our own hands and according to our own visions.\n\nHow we get there (the strategy):\n\n1. Start Strong – Throw all of our energy into the first day. We’ll kick this off right and stre tch the militarized police state out so far that it can no longer contain and suppress our voices and desires.\n\n2. Transportation Troubles – Thi s includes blockades downtown (at key intersections)\, on bridges (10 brid ges over the Mississippi River in the metro area)\, and other sporadic and strategic targets (busses\, hotel and airport shuttles etc).\n\n3. Respec t\, defend\, and be prepared for autonomous self-sustaining alternatives ⠀“ Lasting projects and spaces will be born out of our actions and will ne ed to be protected. We also won’t knowingly bring the hammer down on exi sting long-term community projects. It doesn’t matter if we win the RNC battle\, if the war for our lives is lost.\n\n4. Be inclusive of local com munities and respect alliances – We are all on the same side of the barr icades and are trying to build lasting bonds for future mutual aid. We may not agree with each other on all of our tactics\, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t venues for us to work together and build on the trust and community that already exists.\n\nWhat the Welcoming Committee is doing:\n \n1. Logistical support – We will organize legal support\, housing\, foo d\, transportation\, and a convergence space as well as anything else you may need to make our collective actions successful.\n\n2. Framework coordi nating – We will map out key points and layouts and gather intelligence to help you plug into the bigger picture. Let us know your needs\, desires \, and capacities.\n\n3. Local outreach – We are building alliances with local groups and communities to help build our collective support. We enc ourage you to do the same.\n\n4. Networking – We’re hooking y’all up with each-other so that you can work with people you might not already kn ow\, strategize\, and share a glass of some good old mutual aid.\n\nWhat w e are calling for:\n\n1. Get it together – Have regional consultas\, org anize in your communities\, and form your affinity groups. We are expectin g people to come with concrete plans for action that they have devised and the capacity to carry them through.\n\n2. Lead up actions – Practice ma kes perfect. Use this entire year leading up to the RNC to develop and pra ctice your own tactics and strategies that step things up a notch and buil d true alternatives. Resistance doesn’t start and end at ‘the next big protest’\; it is a way of life.\n\n3. Fundraising – We’re not sayin g to let your community projects flounder\, but we’re going to need some serious cash to help arrange legal support (we’re still looking for a l awyer dumpster)\, a convergence space\, and a thousand other logistical pu zzles. Pass the hat at every regional consulta and meeting you attend\, ho ld fundraisers\, and send a chunk of it in our direction!\n\n4. Communicat e – Maintain strong security-culture values\, but let us know your capac ities and what you will need. If you want a single point person to communi cate with\, we can arrange it. What you say you can do and will need shape s the course that we take.\n\n5. Come to the Twin Cities – Come early an d come often! Take advantage of that “Minnesota Nice” and come long be fore the convention to help make things happen. Also\, put May Day weekend (May 1st - 4th 2008) on your calendars to send a representative or two fr om your group to the Twin Cities for our next networking and strategizing event (more info TBA).\n\nSeptember 1st\, 2008\, we\, the RNC Welcoming Co mmittee\, invite all anarchists and anti-authoritarians\, all radicals and rabble-rousers\, all those who are fed up with government lies and specta cles to show up ready for action and ensure that we leave no place for the se expired politicians. What we create here will send the convention crash ing off course into insignificance.\n\nFrom the occupied territories of Mi nnesota\,\n\nThe RNC Welcoming Committee\n\nnornc.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080904 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080901 GEO:44.964900;-93.084000 LOCATION:St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55101\, United States SUMMARY:Republican National Convention 2008 Welcoming Committee UID:20260421T070502CEST-akcDDmthcX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nornc.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:610-644-3469 Email:april@amnestyeastpa.org DESCRIPTION:Join us for letter-writing as well as inspiring speakers\, musi c\, refreshments\, and activities for children. Your letters could save a life. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071209T130000 GEO:39.916100;-75.402500 LOCATION:Media Community Center\, 301 North Jackson Street\, Media\, Pennsy lvania\, 19063\, United States SUMMARY:Amnesty International Philadelphia area Write-a-Thon UID:20260421T070502CEST-dItGnwV5tL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.amnestyeastpa.org/writeathon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:727-365-8147 Email:apiconference@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:All Power to the Imagination! Conference on Radical Theory and Practice\n\nNew College of Florida\nSarasota\, Florida\nApril 4-6th\,2008\ n\nProposals deadline: Jan 31\, 2008\nMore info: APIconference(at)gmail.co m\n\nAll Power to the Imagination! is a conference that will bring activis ts\, academics\, and grassroots organizers together for a weekend of liste ning\, networking\, discussing\, and organizing. We will share ideas\, tac tics\, experiences\, and skills as well as theories\, scholarship\, and re search to develop our radical vision for the present and future.\n\nTopics for the conference may include:\nPrison Abolition\nAnimal Liberation\nAna rchism\nAnti-Consumerism/Freeganism\nAnti-Imperialism/Anti-War\nAnti-Racis m/Critical Race Theory\nAutonomous Communities\nClass\nEducation/Pedagogy\ nGlobalization/Neo-Liberalism\nGender\nGentrification/Housing\nHealth\nImm igration/Borders\nIndigenous\nLabor\nLatin America\nLifestyle\nArt and Vis ual Culture\nMen’s Issues\nPalestine/Israel\nPractical Skill\nQueer\nTra nsgender/Intersex/Two-Spirit\nRadicalism in Academia\nReligion\nSexuality\ nSocial Movements\nStudent and Youth Movements\nRadical History\nSustainab ility/Environmentalism\nTheory/Strategy\nTechnology\nAnarchist Processes a nd Models\nFeminism/Women Issues\nVegan/Vegetarianism\nFlorida Activism an d Organization\n\nAbout the title:\nAll Power to the Imagination! was a sl ogan used during the Paris riots of May 1968. It was a detournement of the political slogan “All Power to the Soviets!” used during the Bolshevi k Revolution.\n\nThe title of our conference–All Power to the Imaginatio n!–is an example of the situationist practice of detournement. This proc ess involves combining or altering elements of popular images\, slogans\, songs\, films\, texts and other media in order to create a new meaning (on e that negates\, transforms or replaces the original meaning). In juxtapos ing foreign images and texts\, a new relationship is form–one that is po tentially subversive. \n\nDetournement is a practice that attempts to dest ablize the hegemonic ideology while simultaneously undermining that very i deology.\n\nThe practice of detournement was conceived as a “powerful cu ltural weapon” for the working class. This practice also shows us how on e can imaginatively unite theory and practice. We couldn’t think of a mo re appropriate title for our conference! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080406 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080404T090000 GEO:27.407700;-82.529200 LOCATION: 5845 General Dougher Pl\, Sarasota\, Florida\, 34243\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:All Power to the Imagination! Conference on Radical Theory and Prac tice UID:20260421T070502CEST-UJkHgPlc3k@74.81.90.59 URL:http://theoryandpracticeconference.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-546-9616 Email:uhurufurniture@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Volunteers wanted\nDo you have 2 hours a week to make a differe nce?\n\nUhuru Furniture & Collectibles\n1220 Spruce St.\nCenter City \nPhi ladelphia\, PA 19107\n215-546-9616\n\nan Economic Development Project of t he African People\\'s\nEducation & Defense \nFund (APEDF) www.apedf.org\n\ nPositively impacting the transformation for African People\naround the wo rld. \nDefending the human and civil rights of the African community.\nAdd ressing the \ngrave disparities in education\, health and economic\ndevelo pment faced by the \nAfrican community. 100% of the profits benefit APEDF. \n\nHere\\'s what you can do\n1. help get the word out-- \n --put up po sters in your neighborhood\, \n --participate in collective literature distribution \n --get your friends or class together to volunteer as a group \n --get the word out on line\n2. help with customer service at t he store \n3. sort and display knick knacks and kitchen ware\n4. clean and repair donations\n5. help move furniture\n6. much more Geographical Sc ope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080208 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080108T113000 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION:1220 Spruce Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United States SUMMARY:Volunteer at Uhuru Furniture! UID:20260421T070502CEST-2ucT1AUrUj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apedf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:202-546-7961 Email:mobilize@africaaction.org DESCRIPTION:TAKE ACTION!\nDC COME OUT AND BE COUNTED! FIGHT AIDS NOW! WORLD AIDS RALLY\, 11/30TH\, 1PM\n\n\nWORLD AIDS DAY RALLY\nNOV 30TH 2007\, 1PM \, Lafayette Park\n16th & H. St. The White House\nMetro: Farragut North (R ed)\nFarragut West (Blue/ Orange)\nMetro Center (Blue/Orange/Red)\n\n\nDC COME OUT AND BE COUNTED!!!\n\nThe HIV/AIDS pandemic is the greatest global threat in the world today. Recent UNAIDS statistics puts the global total number of people living with HIV at 33.2 million. 2.5 million people were newly infected and 2.1 million lives were lost in 2007 alone. Sub Saharan Africa is the worst affected region accounting for more than three quarte rs (76%) of all AIDS related deaths in 2007.\n\nA recent study by the DC H IV/AIDS Administration called HIV in D.C a \\'modern epidemic\\'\, reveali ng how the disease is reaching into all parts of the city with the heavies t impact on the African American community. More than 80% of infections be tween 2001 and 2006 were African Americans and African American women acco unt for 90% of HIV cases amongst women. The study estimates that 1 in 20 c ity residents are HIV positive\, showing how AIDS is indeed \\'everybody\\ 's disease\\'.\n\nThere has never been a time when it has been more crucia l for all of us to ACT NOW to stop this deadly pandemic. Africa Action inv ites you to come to the World AIDS Day rally to send a strong message to o ur government and policymakers demanding that they take decisive action to end AIDS locally\, nationally and globally. This year\\'s World AIDS Day\ \'s theme is \\'Leadership\\' - we demand that our government take global leadership in intensifying prevention\, treatment\, care and support effor ts. We also call upon ourselves as individuals to take leadership in our c ommunities\, schools and workplaces in the fight against AIDS.\n\nAt the r ally we will call for: 1) all DC students to receive a medically accurate and unbiased comprehensive sexuality education that includes lessons on HI V/AIDS\, 2) the immediate implementation of a comprehensive national HIV/A IDS strategy\, and 3) at least $50 billion dollars over the next five year s to fight global AIDS.\n\nOUR NUMBERS COUNT!!! - BE THERE!!!\n\nFor more info please contact: mobilize@africaaction.org\n Geographical Scope: Loca l DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071130T130000 GEO:38.897600;-77.041900 LOCATION:Lafayette Park\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20006\, Unite d States SUMMARY:DC COME OUT AND BE COUNTED! FIGHT AIDS NOW! WORLD AIDS RALLY\, 11/3 0TH\, 1PM UID:20260421T070502CEST-Xwt1txWCKM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.africaaction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:415-593-0505 Email:hyoung@newcollege.edu DESCRIPTION:Activist Lives: An Interview with Claude Marks\n\n7:30 pm Monda y 12/10/07\nNew College of California Activism & Social Change Event\nNew College Culture Center\, 766 Valencia Street\, SF FREE!\n\nClaude Marks is founder and director of the Freedom Archives\, as well as a former politi cal prisoner. He recently produced and directed the documentary “The Leg acy of Torture: the War Against the Black Liberation Movement\,” which f eatures interviews with many of the San Francisco 8. The Freedom Archives contain 8000 hours of audio and video recordings documenting social justic e movements locally\, nationally\, and internationally from the 1960s to t he present. \n\nModeled after one of the most popular courses ever taught at Harvard\, Activist Lives is a course open to the public will bring som e of the most original and successful activists of our day into conversati on with students and others to explore how an engaged\, compassionate\, tr ansformative life is possible.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20071210T193000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:New College\, 766 Valencia St\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110 \, United States SUMMARY:Activist Lives: An Interview with Claude Marks UID:20260421T070502CEST-UU4rj7vOVO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newcollege.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-290-1301 Email:samantha@codepinkalert.org DESCRIPTION:This winter break CODEPINK Women for Peace is offering training sessions for students and youth as part of our efforts to keep constant p ressure on Congress to bring our troops home\, and our work to build a str ong women-initiated peace movement throughout the U.S. Immerse yourself in the busy and exciting actions CODEPINK is creating in Congress every day\ ; learn how to do media work\, create giant pink slips\, and speak effecti vely about ending the war. Plus\, hear from experts about the current sit uation in Iraq\, find out how a bill really becomes a law\, and discover h ow you can make a deeper impact with CODEPINK’s campaigns in your home c ity. \n \nTo fill out an application to come stay in our DC house\, go to http://codepinkalert.org/form.php?modin=74\n\nFor questions\, email Saman tha@codepinkalert.org\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080201 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080103 GEO:38.901800;-76.991000 LOCATION:712 5th St NE\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20002\, United States SUMMARY:Winter Break with CODEPINK in DC UID:20260421T070502CEST-Sa96vN6ilA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.codepinkalert.org/section.php?id=189 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join some of America’s best progressive PR practitioners for two days of panels\, practical workshops\, networking\, and fun.\n\nThis c onference brings together flacks from progressive advocacy groups around t he country to exchange ideas and learn new and creative PR tactics.\n\nOff icials from giant corporations meet all the time to share their latest and greatest media relations strategies. This is our turn. It’s the only na tional conference of its kind in the country.\n\nAfter the conference ends on Friday afternoon\, stick around for a weekend in the Colorado high cou ntry.\n\n\nTechnology and Creativity Track\n\n \nYouTube: Show and Tell\nJ en Caltrider and Celia Alario\n\nCome to this workshop with questions OR a nswers about YouTube. What’s worked for you? What’s backfired? Jen Cal trider will offer short introductory thoughts on how to create strategic a nd newsworthy YouTube videos\, and then we’ll have a discussion\, facili tated by Celia Alario. \nWhat Could You do with 10\,000 People for 10 Min utes?\nMartin Kearns\n\nWhat do World Bank protests\, MoveOn.org and the n ational do-not-call list have in common? The success of these campaigns is n’t magic – it’s based on new models of advocacy. New web-based tech nologies provide collaboration\, deliberation\, filtering and publishing o f information. Marty Kearns will illustrate our dynamic and changing lands cape and demystify how networks\, organizations and individuals can take a dvantage of new opportunities to achieve advocacy objectives.\nMedia Hoaxe s\nAndy Bichlbaum\n\nNever lie to the news media\, unless you are the Yes Men. They’ve generated fake news stories and staged hoaxes that are repo rted around the world—all in the cause of slamming giant corporations. H ear their story.\nTheatrical PR: A Case Study in Pink\nMedea Benjamin\n\nM any of us fantasize about executing more aggressive PR actions\, but\, ala s\, we often fail to follow through. Code Pink is known for effective prot esting\, usually with a pink theatrical flair. The group’s cofounder wil l share some of its best-kept secrets.\nParsing the Political Blogosphere: Authority among whom\, about what?\nJohn Kelly\n\nIt is not easy to know what is going on in the blogosphere\, outside of your own corner at least. Common wisdom is often wrong\, current tools are almost useless\, and ex pert opinion is frequently just glorified hearsay. We look at some new wa ys of seeing what is really going on.\nThe Use of Advanced Technology for Outreach Campaigns\nJohn Amos\n\nThis workshop will explore the uses of sa tellite and aerial images for environmental communications and will also p resent cases of how free open source tools like Google Earth\, YouTube\, a nd blogging have been used to reach new and broader audiences.\nHow to be a More Creative Flack/Activist\nMedia Benjamin\, Andy Bichlebaum\, Jason S alzman\n\nMost of us have an amorphous hope to be more creative in our wor k\, but what can we actually do to make this happen? How can we turn our d ream of running more creative campaigns into reality?\n\n\n\n \nMedia Stra tegy and Framing Track\n\n \nPR for Progressive Political Candidates\nRobe rt Perez\n\nProgressive political candidates face a set of frustrating cha llenges when campaigning or governing. Hear tips on how to stay on message and avoid falling down the right-wing rabbit hole.\nSmart Chart Communica tions Planning \nBeach Codevilla\n\nMany nonprofits struggle to use commun ications to create positive social change. The Spitfire Strategies Smart C hart for Strategic Communications is a tool that helps organizations under stand the communications planning process and improves their ability to cr eate or review communications efforts. To help groups learn to use the cha rt effectively\, Spitfire will lead participants through the strategic com munications planning process\nBe Like GLAAD! \nRashad Robinson\n\nThis pre sentation will explain how GLAAD became the go-to organization for media o utlets around LGBT issues. Over the last 10 years there’s been a tremend ous change in the ways that LGBT people and events are covered in the medi a. Through case studies\, we will discuss GLAAD’s impact behind the scen es fighting defamation and creating standard language and terminology for how the LGBT community is covered in the mainstream media.\nKathy Bonk on her latest projects\n\nWorkshop description coming.\nHow to Collaborate wi th the Netroots and Bloggers\nCraig Aaron\, Chris Rabb and Others\n\nHow t o care for and feed the Netroots? How do blogs fit into the strategic comm unications efforts of progressive advocacy groups? Bloggers and PR people on this panel will address these questions and more.\nTelling American Sto ries \nHeath Wickline\n\nWhat does it mean to tell an American story? And who gets to tell one? Learning how to frame our work in terms easily under stood by Americans from across the political spectrum can be a key to gain ing their support. This workshop explores the connection between progressi ve values and our founding ideals\, recurring narratives from our history\ , and the use of words and images in the telling of American stories. \nPR for Good or Bad?\nOmar Jabara\n\nWhat’s effective (and not) in progress ive campaigns against large corporations? Jabara\, who’s worked closely with grassroots anti-war activists\, is a progressive and will give us hi s insight from his perspective as spokesperson for Newmont Mining\, Corp.\ , the world’s second largest gold mining company.\n\n\n \nPR Skills Trac k\n\n \nHow to Pitch Conservative Journalists\nEmily Tynes\, David Haryans i and Others\n\nProgressives often either ignore or insult conservative jo urnalists in the talk radio world\, print media\, or elsewhere. This panel \, consisting of conservative opinion mongers and progressive PR operative s\, will outline some of the common lefty mistakes and address the best ap proaches for effective communication and pitching.\nLinking PR to Fundrais ing\nRobert Perez\n\nCommunications and Fundraising often spin in complete ly separate organizational orbits. Robert Perez will explain how to build a synergistic relationship between the two programs\, boosting both your p rofile and budget.\nHow to Work with Communications Consultants \nBeach Co devilla\, Celia Alario\, Valerie Denney and Others.\n\nPR consultants can allegedly provide help with training\, pitching\, strategy\, and more. But why do they so often execute disasters rather than miracles? How to find the right PR consultant without getting ripped off\, exhausted\, mad\, and frustrated. Or you might learn that you should spend your money elsewhere .\nHow to Work with Hollywood\nRashad Robinson\, Emily Tynes and Others\n\ nAs the news becomes ever more entertainment-oriented\, it’s all the mor e important for progressives to recruit and work with Hollywood to get the ir message out. PR veterans explain how to work with Hollywood stars\, pro ducers\, and handlers.\nHow to Deal with EDs who Just Don’t Get It\nKath y Bonk\, Thom Clark\, and Others\n\nThere are two kinds of troublesome EDs \, and this workshop will help you deal with both of them. First\, there a re the ones who are bad spokespeople and either refuse or can’t do anyth ing about it. Then there are the ones who don’t understand how important PR can be for the growth and prosperity of an organization. Come learn ho w to address both dysfunctions.\nDemystifying the Interactive Web \nBobbi Russell\n\nThis session will provide practical guidance about online commu nications\, including online tools and strategies groups can use for makin g their advocacy efforts more effective. There will be an overview of the latest trends in both online and mobile technologies as well as advice fo r integrating these tools in your communications plan.\n PR and the State Legislature \nLark Corbeil\, Michelle Dally\n\nAs news outlets cut back th eir capitol bureaus\, it’s more and more difficult to shine the media sp otlight on critical issues at the state legislative level. This panel will illuminate some media tactics that can work for you.\n\nThe conference co sts $350 per person\, if paid by December 14\, 2007 and $475 per person af ter December 14.\n\nSingle-day passes are not available. Neither are ticke ts to individual workshops.\n\nTo qualify for the early registration fee\, your payment must be received by 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Dec. 14\, 2007. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080201 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080131 GEO:39.726300;-104.857000 LOCATION:Denver\, Colorado\, 80201\, United States SUMMARY:The True Spin Conference - PR for Progressives UID:20260421T070502CEST-P6UE4OUkLu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.truespinconference.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Friday January 18\, and subsequent 3rd Fridays\, all day\; Prot est / Demonstration\, a monthly day of action called the Iraq Moratorium\, with activities occurring in communities\, neighborhoods\, cities and tow ns across the country Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080118 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Iraq Moratorium Jan 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-af979WG5Sf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iraqmoratorium.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Friday Feb 15\, and subsequent 3rd Fridays\, all day\; Protest / Demonstration\, a monthly day of action called the Iraq Moratorium\, wit h activities occurring in communities\, neighborhoods\, cities and towns a cross the country Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080215 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Iraq Moratorium - Feb 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-A4uf6ecUKW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iraqmoratorium.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Friday March 21\, and subsequent 3rd Fridays\, all day\; Protes t / Demonstration\, a monthly day of action called the Iraq Moratorium\, w ith activities occurring in communities\, neighborhoods\, cities and towns across the country Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080321 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Iraq Moratorium March 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-hbZDMnXM33@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.iraqmoratorium.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ontario@syc-cjs.org DESCRIPTION:The Ontario Sustainable Campuses Conference will be held from J anuary 25-27\, 2008 at the University of Ottawa (Please find registration form attached). The Conference will bring together 125 youth from across O ntario to share knowledge\, experience and skills\, strengthening the prov incial movement to improve social\, economic and ecological sustainability on campuses and beyond. \nThere will be a great range of workshops and tr ainings at the Ontario Sustainable Campuses. Look forward to environmental justice 101\, consensus building & facilitation\, conducting a campus sus tainability assessment\, anti-oppression\, personal sustainability hour\, media\, non-violent direct action\, student unions for sustainability\, st udent showcases and much more! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080127 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080125T120000 GEO:45.438100;-75.702100 LOCATION:University Of Ottawa\, K1N 6N5\, Canada SUMMARY:Ontario Sustainable Campuses Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-E0iawds2dn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://syc-cjs.org/sustainable/Ontario+Sustainable+Campuses+Conference& amp;bl END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:514-303-8669 Email:sustainable.campus.durable@gmail.com DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080203 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080131 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:McGill University\, MontrĂŠal\, QuĂŠbec\, Canada SUMMARY:Quebec Sustainable Campuses Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-aOoWi1X5Lp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://syc-cjs.org/sustainable/Colloque%20québécois?PHPSE SSID=fd543925d2240b919b1102ce9f2a0be3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are millions of women and men\, organisations\, networks\, m ovements\, trade unions from all parts of the world\,\nwe come from villag es\, regions\, rural zones\, urban centres\,\nwe are of all ages\, peoples \, cultures\, beliefs\,\nbut we are united by the strong conviction that\n \nANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE!\n\nWith all the richness of our plurality and diversity and our alternatives and proposals\, we struggle against neo-li beralism\, war\, colonialism\, racism and patriarchy which produce violenc e\, exploitation\, exclusion\, poverty\, hunger and ecological disaster an d deprive people of human rights.\n\nFor many years we have been resisting and constructing innovative processes\, new cultures of organization and action from the local to the global\, in particular within the processes a nd Charter of Principle of the World Social Forum from which this call eme rges.\n\nAware of the need to set our own agenda and to increase the impac t of these thousands of expressions and manifestations\, we are committed to strengthening the solidarity and convergence amongst our struggles\, ca mpaigns\, and constructions of alternatives and alliances.\n\nWe commit ou rselves to a week of action which will culminate in a Global Day of Mobili sation and Action on January 26\, 2008.\n\nWith our diversity which is our strength\, we invite all men and women to undertake throughout this week creative actions\, activities\, events and convergences focusing on the is sues and expressed in the ways they choose.\n\nACT TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER WO RLD! Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080126 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:World Social Forum - Global Day of Mobilization and Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-jO7A2jCJzf@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ecaasu2008@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Three decades ago\, ECAASU’s founders fought along side Civil Rights activist to create equal rights for people of color. They wanted t o build and strengthen the Asian American student organizations so that th ey can meet the social\, political and educational needs of Asian and Asia n American students.\n\nThis year we are going to take a look at ECAASU’ s mission statement and understand the changes that we as Asian Americans have gone through\, the challenges that we still need to overcome and how we can overcome them together.\n\nOur vision for ECAASU 2008 at Cornell is to revive the passion that was in the hearts of ECAASU’s founders. Thro ugh workshops\, speakers\, and discussions\, we will examine the progress of Asian American activism over the past three decades and what is to come in the next three decades.\n\nOur conference will focus on the following aspects of awareness and action:\n\n * Reflections: Overview of the las t 30 years of ECAASU\, the vision of ECAASU’s founders and reasons to co ntinue the efforts of ECAASU.\n * Progress: What are the issues going o n now? How does this compare to issues that challenged ECAASU 30 years ago ?\n * Opportunities: What can students do to improve the lives of Asian Americans\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080217 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080215 GEO:42.447400;-76.483700 LOCATION:Cornell University\, Ithaca\, New York\, 14853\, United States SUMMARY:ECAASU 2008 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-pl2U7GTah3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ecaasu2008.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:213-596-8226 Email:info@lasocialforum.org DESCRIPTION:Dear Social Activist\,\n\nThe Los Angeles Social Forum organizi ng committee invites you and your organization to participate in the upcom ing Los Angeles Social Forum in Spring 2008. Our mission is to create open public spaces to discuss\, share and act on ideas for social and environm ental justice. It will be one night and two days of workshops\, music\, fi lms\, events\, and festivities for environmental and social change. It is an ideal event to build and strengthen our social movements by interlinkin g and developing joint projects with many of Los Angeles\\' progressive or ganisations and individuals.\n\nThere are a few different ways for groups to get involved:\n\n(1) Your organization can endorse the LA Social Forum\ , showing your support for its success and helping to make that happen by agreeing to publicize it among your members and friends.\n\n(2) You can jo in our planning committee to ensure that the LA Social Forum addresses the issues and concerns of your constituents. The dates\, times\, and locatio ns of our planning meetings can be found on our website: www.lasocialforum .org. Please join us!\n\n(3) You can organize a workshop. Social forums ar e generated from the grassroots\, by and for the community\, through the i nterest and activism of committed groups like your own. It is an ideal spa ce to put forward political proposals\, explore alternatives to the status quo\, as well as to share your skills and develop joint projects and camp aigns with others. Workshops cost nothing extra on top of the registration fee.\n\n(4) You can also propose a cultural event\, such as a poetry jam\ , ritual\, film screening\, musical performance\, visual or performing art that touches on the (broad) themes of ecological protection and social ju stice.\n\n(5) You can sponsor the LA Social Forum through a cash or in-kin d donation. To make the LA Social Forum happen\, we need your donations to rent our site\, provide technical equipment for workshops and cultural ev ents\, and to publicize the LA Social Forum to ensure broad participation. \n\nSince the World Social Forum was initiated in 2001\, over 170 social f orums have been held in more than 120 cities worldwide\, bringing together over a million participants under the banner \\'Another World is Possible .” The Social Forum Process has provided dynamic open spaces for address ing the 21st century\\'s most pressing local and global challenges\, and a place to find direction in creating a just and sustainable world.\n\nWe a re part of a global movement of citizens for a sustainable and just world. We cannot solve and address the issues we are facing in isolation. By bui lding bridges between many progressive organisations\, creating new links\ , sustaining relationships\, forging new ties and sharing visions\, we are better able to address the issues we are confronting\, be they specific o r broad in scope.\n\nWe look forward to your participation in this year’ s Los Angeles Social Forum. Please let us know how your group would like t o be involved by completing the “endorsement form” on our website: www .lasocialforum.org. Please also visit our website for more information or to make a donation for the LA Social Forum (see the “Donate Funds for LA SF” link).\n\nIn Solidarity\,\n\nThe Los Angeles Social Forum Organizing Committee Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080623 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080621 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:(TBA)\, Los Angeles\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Los Angeles Social Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-CEaoRuOhK0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lasocialforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:racladoe@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:2nd Annual Equity & Social Justice in Education Conference. Ple ase go to website at: http://www.equitysocialjustice.org/ \nto electronica lly submit a proposal and register. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080426T080000 GEO:39.487700;-74.554300 LOCATION:Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey\, Jimmie Leeeds Road\, Pomo na\, New Jersey\, 08240\, United States SUMMARY:2nd Annual Equity & Social Justice in Education Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-pgUMc1bkD3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.equitysocialjustice.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:creatingchange@thetaskforce.org DESCRIPTION:The Task Force’s National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creati ng Change is the nation’s preeminent political\, leadership and skills-b uilding conference for the LGBT movement. During the past two decades\, Cr eating Change has been the place where thousands of committed people have developed and honed their skills\, celebrated victories\, built community\ , and been inspired by visionaries of our and other movements for justice and equality.\n\nTypically\, between 2\,000 and 3\,000 people attend the C reating Change Conference from all over the United States and other countr ies. Attendees represent all sectors and demographic groups in our movemen t\, including young and old activists\, organizers and activists of color\ , paid and unpaid staff people at LGBT political or community organization s\, lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender and intersex advocates and stra ight allies\, and leaders of campus communities. Creating Change is a nati onal gathering of organizers and activists working to create a world in wh ich our sexual orientations and gender expressions will be welcomed and ce lebrated.\n\nAt the 2008 Creating Change Conference – our 20th – the T ask Force will celebrate 20 remarkable years of training activist leaders and nurturing community. To launch our third decade\, we are moving the co nference from the fall to early in the year\, giving our movement the oppo rtunity to prepare and set a proactive agenda following each election cycl e. We will also be adding new and exciting elements to the conference\, in cluding more rigorous training and skills building for leaders at the stat e and local level.\n\nCreating Change Builds Power!\n\nThe National Gay an d Lesbian Task Force proudly sponsors and presents the 20th Creating Chang e Conference to build LGBT grassroots political power. Creating Change giv es you the tools and practical skills you need to take home and to take ac tion. Prepare to be challenged to do your best work on behalf of LGBT peop le. Over five full days\, you will participate in top-level trainings\, ri gorous workshops\, caucus and networking sessions\, and action-planning wi th our movement’s best thinkers and brightest innovators. This is commun ity like you’ve never experienced with a purpose greater than all of us: to transform our society so that the diversity of human expression and id entity is valued and honored.\n\nLet’s build our power to create change! See you in Detroit.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080210 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080206T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Detroit Marriott At The Renaissance Center\, United States SUMMARY:Creating Change: The National Conference on LGBT Equality UID:20260421T070502CEST-EIlFpNcGif@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.creatingchange.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:peacejusticecoalition@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:A day-long conference making connections between the war\, priv atization and economic cutbacks\, the poverty draft\, police brutality and erosion of civil liberties\, the environment\, and youth and women\\'s is sues\, and seeking solutions in grassroots\, local organizing.\n\nEvent wi ll include a \\'People\\'s Primary\\' and \\'Video Speakout\\' to be out o n YouTube.com.\n\nSpecial Guest: Hip Hop Activist\, M-1 Geographical Scop e: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080119T080000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:123 Washington Ave.\, Newark\, New Jersey\, United States SUMMARY:People\\'s Peace Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-EuFxmltVUs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peaceandjusticecoalition.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:aferber@uccs.edu DESCRIPTION: The annual White Privilege Conference (WPC) serves as a yearly opportunity to examine and explore difficult issues related to white priv ilege\, white supremacy and oppression. WPC provides a forum for critical discussions about diversity\, multicultural education and leadership\, soc ial justice\, race/racism\, sexual orientation\, gender relations\, religi on and other systems of privilege/oppression. WPC is recognized as a chall enging\, empowering and educational experience. The workshops\, keynotes a nd institutes not only inform participants\, but engage and challenge them \, while providing practical tips and strategies for combating inequality\ n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080402T080000 GEO:42.101800;-72.591500 LOCATION:Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel\, One Monarch Place\, Spr ingfield\, Massachusetts\, 01144\, United States SUMMARY:2008 White Privilege Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Fb7XzJvFpZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uccs.edu/wpc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:619-287-2322 Email:rgibson@pipeline.com DESCRIPTION:Education activists\, anti-war activists\, parents\, students\, school workers and profs join together in a conference seeking to connect reason to power in opposition to the militarization of campuses\, the reg imentation of curricula\, and racist high-stakes exams\, building boycotts \, demonstrations\, and freedom schools. Geographical Scope: Internationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080317 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080314T090000 GEO:39.757800;-84.188500 LOCATION:Bellamarine Universtiy\, Louisville\, Kentucky\, 45402\, United St ates SUMMARY:Rouge Forum Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-v6u2FsREet@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rougeforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Everyone who wants to end the U.S. war on Iraq should join the massive march planned for September 1\, 2008 - the first day of the Republ ican National Convention. Inside the convention hall\, the Xcel Center\, t he Republicans will nominate a candidate who wants to continue the war. Ou tside\, tens of thousands will say “No!” The Coalition to March on the RNC and Stop the War invites you - activists and organizers from all prog ressive movements - to join us for a national conference to help organize the September 1 march. We will also discuss other plans for protest at the Republican National Convention.\n\nAlready\, many key forces in the anti- war\, immigrant rights and other movements for justice and equality have s igned on to our call for the protest. The February 9-10 conference will al low you and your organization to have input on the planning for the rally and march\, lay the basis for all of us to work together on the practical preparations for September 1\, and help to coordinate the publicity for th is history-making event.\n\nWe are committed to uniting all who can be uni ted to march at the RNC with a clear message: “U.S. Out of Iraq Now! Mon ey for human needs\, not for war! Say no to the Republican agenda! Demand peace\, justice and equality.”\n\nIf you have questions\, contact us. If you have ideas let us know. If you want to build a powerful\, united demo nstration at the RNC\, make plans now to come to the February 9-10 confere nce. Conference registration information coming here soon (for now\, you c an register at http://www.protestrnc.org).\n\nIn St. Paul on September 1 \ , 2008\, we can take the future into our own hands and send a message to t he world.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080210 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080209 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:U Minnesota\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55199\, United States SUMMARY:RNC 2008 - Organizing Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-HtKMfbWvoI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.protestrnc2008.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:415-422-5238 Email:pjsa@usfca.edu DESCRIPTION:6th Annual Conference of the \nPeace and Justice Studies Associ ation\nin conjunction with the Peace and Conflict Studies Consortium\nSept ember 11-14\, 2008\nPortland State University\nPortland\, Oregon\, USA.\nC onference speakers\, art exhibition\, authorial readings\, CANVAS training and free conference attendance for low-income/student volunteers.\n Geog raphical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080914 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080911 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Portland State University\, Portland\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Building Cultures of Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-2JXwPFlVCm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peacejusticestudies.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-449-6647 Email:info@nujlsonline.org DESCRIPTION:Registration for the National Union of Jewish Lesbian\, Gay\, B isexual\, Transgender\, Queer\, Questioning\, and Intersex\, Students 2008 conference is open!\n\nWhere: New York City!\nWhen: Friday February 8th- Sunday February 10th 2008\nWhat: A weekend leadership to support and empow er LGBTQQI Jewish students organized by Jewish LBTQQI students!\nWho: Anyo ne who self-identifies as Jewish and LGBTQQI (and more!)\nHosts: Columbia/ Barnard Hillel’s Gayava will host NUJLS 2008 at Columbia University and her affiliate campuses: Barnard College and The Jewish Theological Seminar y.\n\nTo register for the conference or learn more go to http://www.nujlso nline.org/conference.php now!\n\nThe registration fee will be announced sh ortly\, but will be under $80. This amount includes food\, housing\, works hops\, etc. (everything but travel). Travel and registration subsides are available (to start the process\, request them during registration).\n\nFe el free to write on info@nujlsonline.org with questions/whatever. Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080210 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080208T150000 GEO:40.798500;-73.968100 LOCATION:Columbia Barnard Hillel\, 606 West 115th Street\, New York\, New Y ork\, 10025\, United States SUMMARY:NUJLS Annual Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-sZupO6Nb3g@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nujlsonline.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:613-878-4053 Email:james@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:We are planning on having a few different groups of workers at the conference. There will be some excellent skill building workshops\, ca mpaign strategy time\, anti-oppression workshops and\, most importantly\, you all will get a chance to meet around 300 other student activists from throughout the US and Canada. Food and housing are taken care of\, and we are hoping to have a lot of money for travel scholarships. In order to g et a travel scholarship you have to register early\, so folks should get t hat taken care of at the website (www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org) \n\nA lso\, the Miami weather should be awesome :). Geographical Scope: Intern ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080210 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080208T080000 GEO:25.558400;-80.458200 LOCATION:University Of Miami\, Miami\, Florida\, 33124\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops Winter Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-GldRmhctA3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:During the weekend of February 15-17th\, 2008 in New York City\ , the Young Democratic Socialists shall host our annual national winter co nference: “Be Realistic\, Demand the Impossible: Reviving Democratic\, S ocialist\, and Youth Activism.” The weekend-long event is a unique oppor tunity to hear great speakers\, attend informative workshops on a broad ra nge of critical issues\, and to connect with other activists working for l ong-term radical social change. Keynote speakers include renowned academic Manning Marable\, trade unionist Bill Fletcher\, Jr.\, and scholar/activi sts such as Nancy Fraser\, Stephen Eric Bronner and Frances Fox Piven. \n\ nConference Website: http://www.ydsusa.org/news/2008-conference.html\n\nTo register and/or apply for housing and travel scholarships: http://www.dsa usa.org/yds/Feb2008/confreg.html\n\nOn this page you will find information about the conference program\, speakers\, housing\, limited travel schola rships\, and more. We encourage campus groups to plan ahead and apply for financial support from their schools as early as possible. Contact us if y ou have any questions\, want to volunteer at the conference\, or need help with fundraising or transportation needs. You can reach us at yds@dsausa. org or 212-727-8610 Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080217 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080215 GEO:40.750700;-73.996500 LOCATION:351 W. 18th (BTW 8th And 9th Aves.)\, New York City\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:Be Realistic\, Demand the Impossible: Reviving Democratic\, Sociali st\, and Youth Activism UID:20260421T070502CEST-5IcuJ5KHrs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/news/2008-conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@splitthisrock.org DESCRIPTION:\nSplit this Rock invites proposals for panel discussions and w orkshops on a range of topics at the intersection of poetry and social cha nge. The possibilities are endless. Let\\'s talk about craft\, let\\'s tal k about mentoring young poets\, let\\'s talk about working in prisons\, co nnecting with the activist community\, sustaining ourselves in dark times and the role of poetry in wartime. Let\\'s remember great poet activists a nd discover new ones. We are looking for panels that are international\, v isual\, and collaborative.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080323 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080320 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness UID:20260421T070502CEST-FdRrNNZgZa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.splitthisrock.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:alms2008@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS) of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York is proud to be the primary spons or of the GLBT ALMS Conference 2008\, the second recent international conf erence about GLBT Archives\, Libraries\, Museums\, and Special Collections (ALMS). Following the successful GLBT ALMS conference at the University o f Minnesota in May 2006\, GLBT ALMS 2008 is scheduled to take place in New York City May 8-10\, 2008. \n\nGLBT ALMS 2008 will focus on GLBT archives \, libraries\, museums\, and other collections of GLBT materials. The conf erence will explore a range of topics related to the organization\, descri ption\, access\, use\, publicity\, support\, suppression\, and preservatio n of GLBT archival collections\, institutions\, and material. \n\nALMS 200 8 is proudly co-sponsored by: \nLesbian Herstory Archives \nBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library \nBarnard Center for Research on Women \nBibil iogay Publications \nSally Bingham Center for Women’s History and Cultur e \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080510 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080508 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:CUNY Graduate Center\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:GLBT ALMS Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-sb7xPbh8Ub@74.81.90.59 URL:http://web.gc.cuny.edu/clags/glbtalms/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:hayley.hathaway@fightglobalaids.org DESCRIPTION:Join the Student Global AIDS Campaign and our sister campaigns at Global Justice for a weekend of dynamic speakers\, informative workshop s\, and critical skill-building focused on ending economic and social inju stice around the world.\n\nLast year\, hundreds of students from around th e country joined Global Justice\, along with our friends\, former UN speci al envoy to AIDS in Africa\, Stephen Lewis\, Emira Woods\, director of For eign Policy in Focus\, and Dr. Buddhima Lokuge\, manager of Doctors Withou t Borders\\' Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines to name a few.\n\n This year we\\'ll talk about the current realities\, policies\, and challe nges of AIDS\, trade and child health with action trainings and a Lobbying Day on Monday: how can we\, as youth activists\, make an impact?\n\nLimit ed scholarships will be available (info shortly)!\n\nMore detailed informa tion will come shortly. If you have any questions\, ideas\, or want to hel p with conference planning\, send an email. We\\'d love your help\n Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080331 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080329 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Georgetown University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\ , United States SUMMARY:Global Justice National Student and Youth Conference on AIDS\, Tra de\, and Child Survival UID:20260421T070502CEST-gzVHmUXggD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fightglobalaids.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This year’s conference theme\, “Expanding the Boundaries of Feminist Psychology: Social Justice\, Activism\, Resistance” reflects t he desire to expand the ways in which feminist psychology facilitates soci al justice and the empowerment of women all over the world. We envision a space in which we will be inspired by the insights of various disciplines to examine issues such as Women and War\, Immigration\, Poverty\, Reproduc tive Justice\, Power\, Privilege\, Discrimination\, and Difference and to empower ourselves and all feminists to act productively in response to the crises of our time.\n\nWe hope to create a space for collaborative conver sations among women and men from various disciplines to promote skill buil ding for activism and resistance.\n\nThe conference program is an exciting mix of invited and submitted presentations\, special events\, and enterta inment. Be sure to sign up for the pre-conference half day or full day wor kshops on Thursday March 13th (register to receive CEs for these) and don\ \'t miss the Opening Reception that evening at 5:30 p.m. We are also plann ing a Friday night buffet dinner with entertainment and you won\\'t want t o miss the Feminist Shabbat Celebration\, Coming Out Ceremony\, Croning\, or Annual Saturday Night AWP Dance! (see schedule for more details and con ference highlights).\n\nWe look forward to seeing you in Sunny San Diego! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080316 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080313 GEO:32.719600;-117.162000 LOCATION:San Diego\, California\, 92101\, United States SUMMARY:Expanding the Boundaries of Feminist Psychology: Social Justice\, A ctivism\, Resistance UID:20260421T070502CEST-MXjuhmkHaK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.awpsd.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:OUR Convention\, OUR Time\n\nTake Back America 2008 will bring together all of the tribes of the progressive movement—grassroots and ne troots activists\, elected officials\, business owners\, policy experts an d more. Together\, we will generate new power to our movement for change b ased on a new vision and bold ideas for an America that works for everyone \, not just the few. Topics on the agenda will include: \nThe Way Out of I raq (and Iran)\nA Green New Deal: New Energy and New Jobs\nHealth Care for All\nAn Economics for Shared Prosperity\nBlogs\, Online Activism and the New Politics\nDevolve This: Progressives on the Move in the States\nRevivi ng Democracy and Remaking the Media\nArresting Corporate Wilding\nEmpoweri ng Workers\nBuilding the New Progressive Majority Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080319 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080317 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Omni Shoreham Hotel\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Take Back America 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-UPmG0i0Tun@74.81.90.59 URL:http://home.ourfuture.org/tba-2008.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:localtoglobaljustice@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The Local to Global Justice Teach-in is in its exciting 7th yea r! This year\\'s theme is \\'Turning Walls into Bridges.\\' On March 1-2\, 2008\, hundreds of progressive activists will converge on ASU in Tempe\, Arizona to build on this theme through workshops\, speakers\, music\, and shared food. The event is free and open to the public.\n\nThis year\\'s sp eakers include author and Poor Magazine founder Lisa \\'Tiny\\' Gray-Garci a\, educator and activist Mara Sapon-Shevin\, and muralist Mike Alewitz. A complete schedule of events will be posted as the event gets closer.\n\nT he success of this event depends on you\, and there are many ways to get i nvolved. If your organization would like to present a workshop and/or have a table at the Teach-in\, download and submit a proposal by February 1st. If you or your organization would like to volunteer a couple hours during the event\, please check out our volunteering information page. Geograph ical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080301 GEO:33.401400;-111.931000 LOCATION:Arizona State University\, Tempe\, Arizona\, 85280\, United States SUMMARY:7th Annual Local to Global Justice Teach-in UID:20260421T070502CEST-mduZSE0Tuu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://localtoglobal.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Confe rence (MBLGTACC) is an annual conference that works to encourage and promo te diversity\, activism and network development among LGBTQA students\, st aff and faculty throughout the regional Midwest. The conference\, created by students for students\, serves as an open forum for education and aware ness of issues that affect the LGBTQA community.\n\nThe goal of this confe rence is to motivate students and provide them with the tools to help them make a difference locally within their college campuses and communities a nd\, ultimately\, to create a strong foundation for powerful LGBTQA leader s of the future. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080224 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080222 GEO:40.109600;-88.212500 LOCATION:University Of Illinois\, Champain Urbana\, Illinois\, 61801\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference 20 08 UID:20260421T070502CEST-X0dF37zIW3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mblgtacc2008.org/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Intersection is NWT\\'s biennial conference and festival examin ing new work practices by artists of color and showcasing multidisciplinar y theater pieces on the cutting edge of new aesthetics. This year\\'s them e\, Creative UpRising(s) takes a global look at the pervasiveness of art a nd activism\, emerging aesthetics\, and the role of performance practices in cultural organizing. \n \nPre-conference\, Friday\, April 4\nThe Rise o f an Arab-American Cultural Movement \nWe will begin with a one-day pre-co nference on April 4\, for artists and cultural leaders involved in\, as we ll as allies interested in\, the rise of an Arab American Cultural Movemen t in recent years\, including leaders of new Arab American theater groups\ , cultural centers\, creative journals\, musics\, and more! Registration f or the pre-conference also opening ceremony and performance. \n\nFriday Ni ght: Opening Ceremonies \nincluding dinner\, our first keynote speaker\, a nd Project 2050 performanc\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080406 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080404 GEO:42.369600;-72.636000 LOCATION:University Of Massachusetts\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01003\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Intersection V: Creative UpRising(s) UID:20260421T070502CEST-sTuVNbWUhX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.umass.edu/fac/nwt/Intersection-Conference.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:brenda@orstudents.org DESCRIPTION:Join over 250 students for over 70 workshops on issues impactin g communities of color and the skills to create change. Meet and network w ith students of color and allied students and hear from speakers making ch ange now in our communities. \nREGISTER NOW!\n\nOnly $40 per person until January 21\, 2008 and $50 after Jan 21. \n*After January 21\, 2008 we will not be able to provide refunds but you may replace canceled students and add students (this is due to catering deadlines). \n\nRegistration Include s: \n• Over 70 issue and skill-based workshops \n• 3 keynote speakers \n• 5 meals starting with dinner on Friday and ending with breakfast on Sunday \n• And a weekend of networking and problem solving with students of color and allied students! \nChildcare available upon request. Geogra phical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080203 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080201 GEO:44.608700;-123.275000 LOCATION:Oregon State University\, Corvallis\, Oregon\, 97330\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Oregon Students of Color Coalition Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-B1ItUfgR8K@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.orstudents.org/oscc/info/C26/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:For the past few years\, universities across California have ho sted numerous conferences for the LGBT Queer community\, with topics that have explored the diversity of our community. These conferences have been an amazing experience for those who attended\, as well as for those who he lped organize them. Spaces like these do not happen often. Some of us are privileged college students and others live in cities where for the most p art we feel safe\, but sadly\, that is not the case for everyone. People i n our community are the victims of hate daily\; discrimination against Que er people in this world persists and it needs to STOP! We\, as the new gen eration in the Queer movement\, need to be the ones at the front lines of the fight\, the ones creating the change in our community.\n\nOn April 18- 20\, the Queer Alliance at UCLA is excited to announce that the 2008 Weste rn Regional UCLGBTIQAA Conference will be at UCLA!\n\nThe struggle continu es and we\, the new generation of Queer activists\, need to be the ones at the front lines of action\, demanding equality and equal rights for ALL m embers of the LGBT Queer community.\n\nThe theme for the 2008 Western Regi onal Queer Conference is: \nViva la Queervolution! A new generation on the front lines of action!\n\nWith this\, we hope that you are excited an d ready to attend the 2008 Western Regional Queer Conference at UCLA!\n\nS incerely\,\n--- The Queer Alliance at UCLA Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080420 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080418 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:UCLA\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90095\, United States SUMMARY:2008 Western Regional Queer Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-RlkVvgrzf6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.queerconference.com/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The National Conference of Organized Resistance is an annual ev ent that brings together people from all backgrounds for a weekend of lear ning and discussing local and international social justice issues through workshops\, panel discussions\, and skillshares. NCOR is held on the main campus of American University in northwest Washington\, DC. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080309 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080307 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Organized Resistance 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-auRggGCIuS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ncor2008.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Kennesaw State University hosts the Sixth Annual LGBTQ Summit o n April 19\, 2008 in Kennesaw\, GA. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080419 GEO:34.038900;-84.597100 LOCATION:Kennesaw State University\, Kennesaw\, Georgia\, 30144\, United St ates SUMMARY:Kennesaw Sixth Annual LGBTQ Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-Jv7gL3Tl3j@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kennesaw.edu/safespace/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:strengtheningtheroots@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Join us in Washington\, DC January 25-27 for a weekend of train ings\, sharing and collaboration! \n\nStarting up a group? Had a group for a couple years and looking for new ideas? Trying to bring more fair trade products on campus? Want to make sure students know whats behind the labe l? Struggling to incorporate anti-oppression into your organizing? Come sh are the challenges and successes you\\'ve faced on your campuses!\n\nThis conference is all about YOU - learning more about the core fair trade issu es\, discovering your strengths and weaknesses as an organizer and tapping into amazing resources to make your campaigns stronger.\n\nWe will be abl e to provide a limited amount of free housing via local students couches a nd floors\, so you\\'d need to bring a sleeping bag. This housing is avail able on a first-come first-serve basis\, so register early! \n\nThe confer ence venue has not yet been finalized (we hope to have that to you by Dec 1) - but will be definitely be public transport accessible (near a metro s top). I will post information on that as soon as we get a confirmation! I\ \'ve also contacted several hotels in the area about group rates and will post that information soon. They will probably be somewhere between $80 - $120/per night/per room. You can also find similar deals online yourself a t Kayak.com and Sidestep.com under their \\'hotels\\' search. These are al so great sites for finding cheap airfare! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080127 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080125 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional Conf erence - 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-MNRN3HbMUT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org/node/84 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2008 Conference Features:\n\n \n\n¡ The Thoreau Library at Wal den Woods has created a NEW-CUE archive as part of its collection. Accept ed presentations for the 2008 Environmental Writers’ Conference will be eligible for inclusion in the NEW-CUE archive.\n\n \n\n¡ Jennifer Sahn\, editor for Orion magazine will be in residence throughout the conference a nd will meet with\n\nselected authors. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080613 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080610 GEO:43.854200;-69.632200 LOCATION:The Spruce Point Inn\, Boothbay Harbor\, Maine\, 04538\, United St ates SUMMARY:Environmental Writers’ Conference in honor of Rachel Carson UID:20260421T070502CEST-OsO8cUDf1w@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.new-cue.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Scholars\, researchers\, educators\, artists\, and activists in terested in issues of social justice related to the arts and arts educatio n are invited to attend musica ficta / Lived Realities: A Conference on Ex clusions and Engagements in Music\, Education and the Arts. Organized arou nd the themes of complicity\, complacency\, and complexity\, the primary g oal of the musica ficta conference is to radicalize the notion of social j ustice as it currently circulates in music\, education\, and the arts. Par ticipants will examine ways in which the profession is implicated in vario us types of inequities\, injustices\, and oppressions while exploring appr opriate and viable responses through presentation/seminars and workshop/de monstrations. Focusing on connections between and amongst arts educators\, students\, researchers\, artist-educators\, and activists\, the conferenc e attempts to demonstrate communication and community-in-transit. Its form at is multi-dimensional\, with featured speakers\, small interactive prese ntation seminars\, workshop demonstrations\, performances\, and visits to schools and community organizations.\n\nSelected featured speakers include :\nDeborah Wong\, University of California-Riverside\nRinaldo Walcott\, Ca nada Research Chair\, Social Justice and Cultural Studies (OISE)\nRick Sur pin\, Independence Care System\, New York\, NY\nSherene Razack\, Centre fo r Integrative Anti-Racism Studies\, Sociology and Equity (OISE)\nEstelle J orgensen\, Indiana University\nSara Gould\, Ms. Foundation for Women and C hildren\, New York\, NY Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080127 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080124 GEO:43.663800;-79.397200 LOCATION:University Of Toronto\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 2C5\, Canada SUMMARY:Lived Realities:A Conference on Exclusions and Engagements in Music \, Education a UID:20260421T070502CEST-XM4Jt0VWbd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.music.utoronto.ca/events/conferences/musicaficta.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Creating Change gives you the tools and practical skills you ne ed to take home and to take action. Prepare to be challenged to do your be st work on behalf of LGBT people. Over five full days\, you will participa te in top-level trainings\, rigorous workshops\, caucus and networking ses sions\, and action- planning with our movement\\'s best thinkers and brigh test innovators. This is community like you\\'ve never experienced with a purpose greater than all of us: to transform our society so that the diver sity of human expression and identity is valued and honored. Let\\'s build our power to create change! See you in Detroit. Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080210 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080206 GEO:42.343800;-83.058800 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States SUMMARY:National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce 20th Creating Change Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ajEv0ZZ4Ga@74.81.90.59 URL:http://thetaskforce.org/events/creating_change END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:peacecenter@lanecc.edu DESCRIPTION:The Lane Peace Center is in its first year of existence at Lane Community College. The idea for the Peace Center emerged in 2005 to meet the clear need to teach peace in a world beset by war\, racism\, poverty\, and environmental destruction. An initial call was made to the College co mmunity. The response was strong and positive. As a result work began and the LCC Peace Center a reality. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080301 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080229 GEO:44.004400;-123.122000 LOCATION:Lane Community College\, Eugene\, Oregon\, 97405\, United States SUMMARY:Lane Community College First Annual Peace Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-tUfFXtUTt8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lanecc.edu/peacecenter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:qanda@nwnetwork.org DESCRIPTION: The Northwest Network is pleased to announce its 6th annual Q& A (Queers & Allies/ Questions & Answers) for Advocates National Institute. Q&A for Advocates hosts anti-violence workers from across Washington Stat e\, the region and the U.S. in this 2 1/2 day training institute on addres sing INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN LESBIAN\, BISEXUAL TRANS AND GAY COMMUNI TIES. Q&A is a one-of-a-kind training and consultation project available t o d.v. advocates and others who work with bisexual\, trans\, lesbian\, and gay survivors of abuse. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080303 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080228 GEO:47.632900;-122.323000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98102\, United States SUMMARY:Queers & Allies/ Questions & Answers for Advocates National Institu te UID:20260421T070502CEST-UNxMduC4oh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nwnetwork.org/qna.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:lpfyouth@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Massive Mobilization:\nIf the United States continues to occupy Iraq\, Christian Peace Witness for Iraq (CPWI) will create another opport unity for Christians to \\'speak their peace\\' through worship and witnes s. \n\nWe will invite you\, your family\, your congregation and your neigh bors to come again to the nation\\'s capitol on or near the date of March 7\, 2008. \n\nOn the same date\, we also invite you to create worship serv ices in your community. Over 200 local vigils were held March 16\, 2007\, all empowering participants to advocate for peace in their communities\, c ountries and the world.\n\nTogether we will fill houses of worship\, remem bering and learning anew the ways of the Prince of Peace. Then we will car ry our public witness to the halls of government power\, calling our leade rs to embody values fundamental to the Christian tradition—and shared in other traditions—that truly make for communities of prosperity\, securi ty\, and justice.\n\nWe\\'ll need your help--prayer\, time\, talents and f inancial donations. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080307 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:National Witness for Peace in Iraq - DC UID:20260421T070502CEST-rvcUUZMHFR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.christianpeacewitness.org/april2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2008 IMMIGRATION CONFERENCE \\'From Strawberries to Software: I mmigration to Silicon Valley.\\' Keynote speech by Dr. Annalee Saxenian\, Dean and Professor in the School of Information and Professor in the Depar tment of City and Regional Planning at the University of California\, Berk eley. Her speech will be followed by Dr. Matthew Spangler\\'s production o f Steinbeck\\'s Grapes of Wrath and music performances. Keynote speech by Dr. Glenna Matthews from the Institute of Urban and Regional Development a t the University of California\, Berkeley. Various sessions related immigr ation issues. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080412 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080410 GEO:37.189400;-121.705000 LOCATION:San Jose State University\, San Jose\, California\, 95101\, United States SUMMARY:2008 Immigration Conference: Strawberries to Software: Immigration to Silicon UID:20260421T070502CEST-iVPwzlKIuU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/SocialSciences/socsci.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The College Board is hosting a two-day\, solutions driven confe rence devoted to bringing together educational and community leaders to di scuss and explore models of excellence that address the most critical EDUC ATIONAL ISSUES that directly impact AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS. info http:/ /www.collegeboard.com/dreamdeferred/ or 212-713-8000 or dreamdeferred@coll egeboard.org or \n408- 367-1422\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080425 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080424 GEO:33.960000;-118.395000 LOCATION:Westin Los Angeles Airport\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90045\, Un ited States SUMMARY:4th Annual A Dream Deferred Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-IxVfhiGriT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.collegeboard.com/dreamdeferred/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@hazelfilm.org DESCRIPTION:2008 Hazel Wolf ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL\, in partnership wi th UW Earth Initiative\, the Community and Environmental Planning Program\ , and other UW groups. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080504 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080501 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:Johnson Hall\, University Of Washington\, Seattle\, Washington\, 9 1802\, United States SUMMARY:2008 Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-MlTW60hV4S@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.hazelfilm.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:hhuntley@bcri.org DESCRIPTION:The global convergence of civil and human rights will be the fo cus of a two-day conference sponsored by the Birmingham Civil Rights Insti tute. The American Civil Rights Movement\\'s successful implementation of non-violent direct action has both influenced and been influenced by strug gles for human rights in countries around the world. We invite you to part icipate in our conference. Over the course of the 20th century\, many indi viduals and groups have achieved profound social changes in the name of hu man rights. National liberation movements drove out colonial powers\; labo r unions established the right to organize\; women succeeded in gaining th e vote. In the United States\, African Americans sought and achieved relie f from oppression in many of its various forms. Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080502 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080501 GEO:33.456400;-86.801900 LOCATION:Birmingham Civil Rights Institute\, Birmingham\, Alabama\, 35201\, United States SUMMARY:A Single Struggle: The Global Convergence of Civil and Human Rights UID:20260421T070502CEST-VVTMBTvgnW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://bcri.org/news/announcements.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:irpweb@ssc.wisc.edu DESCRIPTION:May 29–30\, 2008\, University of Wisconsin–Madison \n\nCont inuing the seminal book series on poverty policy and research which includ es Fighting Poverty (1986)\, Confronting Poverty (1994)\, and Understandin g Poverty (2001)\, IRP is holding a conference on May 29–30\, 2008\, to discuss a new set of commissioned papers that consider trends and determin ants of poverty and inequality\, the evolution of poverty-related policy\, and the consequences of poverty for families and children. \nIRP Director Maria Cancian will coedit the book with Sheldon Danziger\, codirector of the National Poverty Center\, with financial support from the Office of th e Assistant Sec Secretary for Planning and Evaluation\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080530 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080529 GEO:43.069600;-89.423900 LOCATION:University Of Wisconsin\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53701\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Poverty Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-4K8IK1WgeV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.irp.wisc.edu/newsevents/conferences/poverty2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: The 40th Annual Pacific NORTHWEST LABOUR HISTORY Conference wi th theme \\'INDIGENOUS\, IMMIGRANT\, MIGRANT LABOUR & GLOBALIZATION.\\' Sp eakers include Kent Wong\, UCLA\, and David Montgomery\, one of the great deans of US Labor History scholarship. Co- sponsoring organization\, Labor and Working Class History Association (LAWCHA). info Pacific Northwest La bor History Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080608 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080606 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Simon Fraser University Harbour Center\, Vancouver\, British Colum bia\, Canada SUMMARY:40th Annual Pacific Labour History Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-gkjgj7b7Ia@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www3.telus.net/robbgibbs/PNLHA/home.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2008 Presidential elections will be a main focus of the Con vention. The 40th anniversaries of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Lu ther King\, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy will also be remembered. The America n-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)\, which is non sectarian and no n partisan\, is the largest Arab-American civil rights organization in the United States. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080615 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080612 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee 2008 Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-T0mEWUaKT6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.adc.org/Conv08/home.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:412-441-3800\, ext. 3 Email:blackandwhite_reunion@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:The 10th annual Summit Against Racism will be held on Saturday\ , January 26\, 2008 from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm at East Liberty Presbyterian Ch urch\, 116 S. Highland Ave. Don’t miss this exciting day of workshops\, art\, music\, food\, and networking. It is a wonderful opportunity for eac h of us to see what impact we can have on ending racism in Pittsburgh. \n\ nToo often\, as individuals\, we feel powerless\, with no ability to affec t the conditions around us. This is a “victimization mentality” which offers us no access to power and brings about no change. The Rev. Dr. Mart in Luther King\, Jr.\, around whose birthday we plan this annual event\, d emonstrated our theme\, “the power of one.”\n\nPittsburgh’s response to recent events also demonstrates this power\, and momentum is building: \n\n - 200+ individuals attended the 2007 Summit Against Racism.\n\n - In April\, 600+ high school and college students protested conditio ns in Uganda and Darfur.\n\n - In June\, 400+ men marched from downto wn to Freedom Corner to rally for Black Male Solidarity.\n\n - In Aug ust\, “The Gathering” drew more than 150 participants.\n\n- In October \, 200+ college students staged a “walkout” in support of the Jena 6.\ n\n- In response to the 2007 University of Pittsburgh report on racial dis parities\, the Racial Equity and Empowerment Coalition attracted some 250 individuals and 100 contributors to its October summit.\n\nThis year marks the 10th Summit Against Racism and the 40th anniversary of Dr. King’s a ssassination. As Pittsburgh prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary\, it has again been designated “Most Livable City”--but most livable for whom? Let’s make our city most livable for all. Demonstrate your power by participating in this milestone Summit:\n\n * Attend and bring frien ds and family.\n * Place an ad or message in the program and reach more than 200 advocates for racial justice.\n * Donate to the Jonny Gammage Memorial Scholarships\, awarded to Pittsburgh area law students.\n * C ontribute to the Summit registration fund for students and low income atte ndees.\n * Volunteer to help with the Summit and ongoing Black & White Reunion activities.\n * Reserve a table to display your organization’ s information. \n\nWe must individually and collectively claim our ability to make a difference in our own lives and in the lives around us. The pro blems at hand demand that we live our lives with this extraordinary commit ment. As one Summit attendee put it\, “I come to the Summit Against Raci sm to get inspired and re-energized.”\n\nPlease complete and return the enclosed form before the deadlines indicated. Your early registration faci litates good planning and is very much appreciated. Thank you!\n\n2008 Sum mit Against Racism Planning Committee\n\nThe Black & White Reunion is a di verse group organized in reaction to the 1995 police killing of Jonny Gamm age. We focus on positive strategies for forging racial equality\, such as the Mural Bridge project\, the Jonny Gammage Memorial Scholarships\, and the annual Summit Against Racism.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080126 GEO:40.469000;-79.918600 LOCATION:East Liberty Presbyterian Church\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 152 06\, United States SUMMARY:Pittsburgh 10th Annual Summit Against Racism UID:20260421T070502CEST-JCLcsVgVjR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.blackandwhitereunion.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Claiming our Rights\, Envisioning our Future:\nCommunities Orga nizing for Justice\n\n\n\nBelieving that 2008 - and beyond -- holds great promise and great peril for those who organize and advocate for an immigra tion policy based on human rights\, dignity and justice\, the National Net work on Immigrant and Refugee Rights is convening a national conference in Houston Texas on January 18-20\, 2008. Join us in Houston to: \nShare st ories\, strategies and tactics for grassroots initiatives\nLearn new pract ices and skills in community organizing\, media & communications\, popular education and more \nHear about exciting work at the intersection of immi grant and refugee rights\, gender\, sexual orientation\, and across differ ent racial and ethnic communities \nExpose harmful trade policies causing forced migration worldwide\nHelp build a shared immigrant rights platform for this critical election year and together\, lift our voices for justice and human rights. \nTentative Workshops & Topics Include: \nLifting Immig rant Voices in the 2008 Elections \nRacism and Immigration: Bridging Commu nities in the Post-Katrina Era\nOrganizing and Communications Skills Devel opment \nBorder and Interior Immigration Law Enforcement\nGlobalization an d Migration: Addressing \\'Root Causes\\'\n Promoting the Human Rights of Im/Migrants\nImmigration\, Labor and Workers Rights\nImmigration Policy an d Legislation\nPopular Education for Transformative Community Organizing \ n\nCall for Workshop Proposals > (English | Spanish) \n\nSchedule and site \n\nThe conference will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday\, January 18\, 2008. It will adjourn on Sunday\, January 20 at 1 p.m. It will take place at the Hy att Regency Houston\, where participants will also be able to reserve room s at a discounted conference rate\, available until December 16\, 2007. G eographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080120 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080118 GEO:29.813100;-95.309800 LOCATION:Houston\, Texas\, 77001\, United States SUMMARY:National Network on Immigrant and Refugee Rights 2008 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ghnjRmXc8v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nnirr.org/events/conference/2008/english.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2008 National MEChA Conference will be hosted by MEChA de C SUS at Sacramento State University in the Alta Califas Norte region from M arch 20 to March 23\, 2008.\n\nThe fourth National Liason meeting will be hosted by MEChA de Yale at the Yale University Campus in the Este AztlĂĄn region. The meeting will take place on Saturday\, January 19th\, 2008. For more information or to learn more about housing or transportation\, pleas e contact Edgar DĂ­az-Machado at edgar@nationalmecha.org.\n\nA time and da te for the final liaison has yet to be finalized\, but will be posted here soon:\n5th Liaison: California State University\, Sacramento -- Alta Cali fas Norte\n\nFebruary 1\, 2008 is the pre-registration deadline Geographi cal Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080323 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080320 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Sacramento State University\, Sacramento\, California\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:2008 National MEChA Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-XM85tR3Gcv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nationalmecha.org/nationals.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:conference@radicalmath.org DESCRIPTION:Join educators\, parents\, students\, activists\, and community members from around the country for the 2008 Creating Balance in an Unjus t World conference on math education and social justice. In April 2007 ove r 500 educators and students from 28 states attended the first \\'Creating Balance\\' conference. Through workshops\, panels\, Keynote speakers\, ne tworking sessions\, Action Groups\, local chapter meetings\, school visits \, and more\, 2008 conference participants will explore questions\, challe nges\, and opportunities to work for social and economic justice through m athematics and math education. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080406 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080404 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Brooklyn\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Creating Balance in an Unjust World - Math and Social Justice Confe rence 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-G4rlDGn4L6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.radicalmath.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:WHAT IS CHANGE? \n\nWHAT IS SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE? \n\nAND HOW? \n \nThese questions are the theme for the 2008 Conference for the following reasons: \n\n(1) 2008 is a year that likely will mark some major changes f or PTO. Augusto Boal has attended twelve of our fourteen gatherings\, begi nning in 1995. Now Augusto sees himself cutting back or even eliminating h is international travel. Thus\, 2008 may well mark Augusto\\'s last visit to PTO or even to the US. His son\, Julian\, will likely be more involved with PTO in the future. \n\n(2) After fourteen years of service\, two of P TO founding members -- Doug Paterson and Carol Lloyd -- are in the process of reducing their time and organizational commitment to PTO. PTO\, in tur n\, is in serious and wonderful dialogues with educators\, artists\, and a ctivists in the Twin Cities -- Minneapolis and St. Paul -- about the possi bility of moving our base - meaning our incorporation and our official mai ling address - to that area. \n\n(3) Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Theatre of the Oppressed have been from the start part of a global movement advoc ating social change and social justice. But there is change\, and there is substantial change. Buddhism suggests each moment of the life of the univ erse constitutes total change. Biologists see the cell/blood exchange of o xygen and carbon dioxide as change. Countless social actions involve what might be called substantial change: Teachers who adopt the techniques of P aulo Freire. A TO Joker who encourages the spect-actor to change a Forum s cene. Powerful lying their way into war. Paulo Freire publishing Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Progressive governments entering the world stage? August o Boal kidnapped and sent to prison\, then publishing his Theatre of the O ppressed. Climate change. PTO adding \\'revolution\\' to its traditional e fforts at \\'progressive social change.\\' Change of PTO location and lead ership. An even more segregated US from 1960 to 2007. The 2008 US election s ? \n\nPerhaps above all is the question\, \\'How?\\' How do we continue to understand change\, analyze it\, invite it\, make it? \n\nPRE-CONFERENC E BOAL WORKSHOPS \nTheatre of the Oppressed: Legislative Theatre Workshops with Augusto and Julian Boal: May 19th - 21st\, 2008. Public Performance of Legislative Theatre in the Omaha City Council Chambers on the evening o f May 22nd\, 2008\, the opening night of the \nConference. \nTheatre of th e Oppressed: The Introduction to Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop with Au gusto and Julian Boal: May 22nd\, 2008\n\nPOST-CONFERENCE BOAL WORKSHOP \n Theatre of the Oppressed: Rainbow-into-Forum Workshops with Augusto and Ju lian Boal: May 25th - 27th\, 2008\n \n\n\nDR. AUGUSTO BOAL\, international ly renowned theatre artist and activist\, returns to provide Theatre of th e Oppressed (TO) workshops prior to and after our conference. For the firs t time in many years\, Augusto will attend the entire PTO Conference. He c ontinues to share and develop TO around the world. \n\nJULIAN BOAL\, son o f Augusto and a leader in developing TO in Paris while networking TO world -wide\, will join us for the fourth time\, assisting Augusto in leading wo rkshops. Julian has attended the last three PTO Conferences and works with North African immigrants in Paris as one of the focuses of hiswork -work. \n\nDR. DONALDO MACEDO is the Applied Linguistics Graduate Program Direct or and teaches the core linguistics courses\, including Sociolinguistics\, Psycholinguistics\, and Linguistics and Contrastive Analysis at the Unive rsity of Massachusetts at Boston. His primary areas of interest include se cond language acquisition\, Pidgins and Creoles and critical literacy. He has for his entire academic career focused intensely on the theory and pra ctice of Paulo Freire. \n\nDR. SONIA NIETO is Professor Emerita of Languag e\, Literacy\, and Culture\, School of Education at the University of Mass achusetts\, Amherst. Dr. Nieto\\'s scholarly work has focused on multicult ural and bilingual education\, curriculum reform\, teacher education\, Pue rto Rican children\\'s literature\, and the education of Latinos\, immigra nts\, and other culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. She has written numerous book chapters and articles on these themes\, and her articles have appeared numerous journals. She has completed a new boo k titled DEAR PAULO -- a collection of letters from teachers to Freire\, w hich may be out by conference time. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080525 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080522 GEO:41.291700;-96.171100 LOCATION:University Of Nebraska\, Omaha\, Nebraska\, 68101\, United States SUMMARY:14th Annual Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed International Confe rence UID:20260421T070502CEST-lVSDNUeCuR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ptoweb.org/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:conference@academicfreedomchicago.org DESCRIPTION:The objective of the DePaul Academic Freedom Conference is to p rovide a broad forum for scholars to present findings\, research and excha nge ideas about recent trends in academic freedom. Geographical Scope: Na tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080201 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:DePaul University\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:DePaul Academic Freedom Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-27L9X82JLm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.academicfreedomchicago.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:crailey@dccc.edu DESCRIPTION:Delaware County Community College near Philadelphia will host a conference on ACADEMIC FREEDOM and presentations will focus on one of the four themes:\n * Academic Freedom for Faculty\n * Academic Freedom for Students\n * Academic Freedom for Institutions (institutional auton omy)\n * Academic Freedom and its (differing) shape in public and priva te higher education institutions\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080412 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080411T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Delaware County Community College\, Media\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:National Academic Freedom Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-hu3IRsVV74@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dccc.edu/acadfree/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Left Forum brings together organizers and intellectuals from ac ross the globe to share ideas for understanding and transforming the world . We organize events throughout the year\, and our annual flagship confere nce takes place each spring. Left Forum provides a context for the critica l dialogue that is essential for a stronger Left and a more just society. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080316 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080314 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Left Forum 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-H4RsSEuJwC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.leftforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:United for Peace and Justice is organizing a national march on DC to stop the war in Iraq. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080319 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:National March on Washington DC - United for Peace and Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-d7MUd226sn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitedforpeace.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Delegates from state Green Parties and caucuses in the party\\' s National Committee completed their vote Tuesday\, August 28th\, with Chi cago taking the lead over Detroit\, Minneapolis\, and Oakland. Chicago\\'s proposal can be read at http://www.greenconvention2008.com. The conventio n will take place July 10 to 13\, 2008. \n\n \n\nThe Blackstone Hotel in C hicago has a storied political convention tradition. It\\'s where many a p olitical campaign set up headquarters during convention week. It was in \\ 'smoke-filled room\\' at the Blackstone where a deal was cut to end a dead lock that made Warren Harding the 1920 Republican nominee. And Eisenhower watched the 1952 Republican convention from his room at the Blackstone (th e first time the networks covered a convention gavel-to-gavel). Over the y ears\, it has hosted at least 12 presidents on their visits to Chicago. \n \n \n\nJust as Greens are working to rehabilitate that old style of politi cs\, the Blackstone Hotel is also undergoing a process of top-to-bottom re newal. When it reopens later this fall\, the Blackstone will be the most g reen-friendly hotel in the city\, complete with a green roof. And when it opens this Fall the Blackstone will be non-smoking and a union shop. \n\n \n\nOne of the city\\'s recognizable landmarks located in the heart of Chi cago\, the Chicago Theatre would be a spectacular setting for the conventi on. It would allow us to put the \\'Green Party\\' name on one of the most eye-catching\, most photographed marquees in the city\, and it\\'s sure t o be noticed by the thousands of residents and tourists alike. The Chicago Theatre is located directly on transit lines\, close to everything\, and is one of the larger venues which we could pack with up to 3\,600 enthusia stic delegates\, observers and media. The Chicago Theatre is also a union shop. \n\n \n\nThe combination of the world-class Blackstone Hotel and the historic Chicago Theatre will help the Green Party to attract celebrity g uest speakers?not to mention the media?for our events and fundraisers. \n\ n \n\nIn 2006\, the Illinois Green Party did what many pundits said was im possible. Greens got on the ballot in one of the worst states for ballot a ccess. Green candidates broke through to the media to receive more coverag e than ever\, even earning the endorsements of several major newspapers th roughout the state. And the Green candidate for governor\, Rich Whitney\, was the choice of more than 350\,000 voters\, 10% statewide\, twice the pe rcentage needed to establish the party for the next four years!\n Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080713 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080710 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:US Green Party 2008 Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-nANG18xmZv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenconvention2008.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: For the past few months\, IVAW has been organizing \\'Winter S oldier: Iraq and Afghanistan.\\' From March 13-16\, 2008\, we will assembl e the largest gathering of US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in history\ , as well as Iraqi and Afghan survivors\, to offer first-hand\, eyewitness accounts to tell the truth about these occupations — their impact on th e troops\, their families\, our nation\, and the people of Iraq and Afghan istan. Winter Soldier will require IVAW\\'s full attention and organizing capacity leading up to and during the event.\n\nWe would like to have as m any people as possible attend the event and we are making arrangements to provide live broadcasting of the hearings for those who cannot hear the te stimony first hand\, as space will be limited. We ask all of you to help u s to spread the message of the testimony\, raise funds\, and get more vete rans and GIs involved.\n\nWe have been inspired by the tremendous support that the movement has shown us and we believe the success of Winter Soldie r will ultimately depend on the support of our allies and the hard work of our members. Because Winter Soldier will provide a unique venue for those who experienced war on the ground to expose the truth and consequences of the \\'War on Terror\\' to the nation and the world\, we are requesting t hat\, from March 13-16\, the larger anti-war movement call no national mob ilizations and that there be no local protests or civil disobedience actio ns in Washington\, DC. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080316 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080313 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan UID:20260421T070502CEST-bkr4vP0pLa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ivaw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Democracy Matters Summit brings together students from all the Democracy Matters chapters nationwide for a weekend of networking\, st rategizing\, and planning. \n\nThere is no registration fee for the Summit . In addition\, Democracy Matters will pay for hotel and meals on a limite d basis. To find out if you qualify for free hotel/meals\, please contact Joan Mandle here. \n\nPlease complete the below pre-registration form and click on \n\\'Submit\\' at the bottom of this page\, or print out a copy a nd mail to: \nDemocracy Matters\, P.O. Box 157\, Hamilton NY 13346.\n\n\nD emocracy Matters informs and engages college students and communities in e fforts to strengthen our democracy. With campus-based chapters throughout the country\, we focus on the issue of private money in politics and other pro-democracy reforms. Democracy Matters in this way encourages the emerg ence of a new generation of reform-minded leaders.\n\nStudent activism is essential to achieving the political reform that our country so badly need s. Our national network of Campus Coordinators mobilizes student ideas and enthusiasm to energize the national movement for campaign finance and dem ocratic reform.\n.\nDemocracy Matters emphasizes the importance of communi ty activism. Socially conscious students and concerned citizens can create a powerful force for deepening democracy. See Community Resources.\n\nDem ocracy Matters works with faculty and students to bring issues of democrac y into the classroom. We offer service learning models\, course components \, and an extensive list of resources for students and faculty interested in addressing issues of democracy in the classroom. See Faculty Resources. \n\nThe organizing experience that students derive from participating in D emocracy Matters programs nurtures a lifelong commitment to civic action a nd social change. It prepares students for political involvement and leade rship in a wide range of movements-from campaign finance reform\, to socia l justice\, civil rights\, workers rights\, and environmental reform. Geo graphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080210 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080208 GEO:42.654000;-73.748300 LOCATION:Albany\, New York\, 12207\, United States SUMMARY:Democracy Matters Summit - 7th Annual UID:20260421T070502CEST-VZHACURPNz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.democracymatters.org/content.php?type=summitregistration END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:melinda@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:What? A national conference bringing high school students from around the country together to learn about workers’ rights\, social just ice and how to fight for change in our schools\, communities and around th e world!\n\nCome learn more about what you can do about:\no Immigrants’ rights\no Your rights at work\no Where our clothes come from and sweatshop s\no Workers’ rights and justice in our communities\no Killer Coke\no An ti-oppression\n\n\n\nWhen? Friday Feb. 29th (evening) to Sunday March 2nd\ n\nWhy? Because we want to use our power as youth to fight for justice!\n\ nWhere? University of California Berkeley\n\nWhat next? Register at www.st udentsagainstsweatshops.org (click on conferences on the left-hand side) b y February 1st to reserve a spot at the conference. If you don’t have in ternet call us at (707) 342-2025\n\nHow do I get there? If you need help p aying for bus\, train\, plane etc. to get to the conference\, apply for a travel scholarship on your registration by January 25th\n Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080229 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops High School Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-udZrRhO4WG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-427-2304 Email:mwacademy1@aol.com DESCRIPTION:This is Midwest Academy’s signature program – progressives from a wide variety of organizations and varying years of experience atten d “Organizing for Social Change” trainings and it changes their lives. They live and work together for five days and walk away with a new under standing of how to win power. Midwest Academy goes beyond teaching the ha rd skills and actually teaches progressives how to think strategically and organizationally Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080328 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080324T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy 5-day \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' Training - Chicago UID:20260421T070502CEST-vVwuHoK87I@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_chicago_mar08.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-427-2304 Email:mwacademy1@aol.com DESCRIPTION:This is Midwest Academy’s signature program – progressives from a wide variety of organizations and varying years of experience atten d “Organizing for Social Change” trainings and it changes their lives. They live and work together for five days and walk away with a new under standing of how to win power. Midwest Academy goes beyond teaching the ha rd skills and actually teaches progressives how to think strategically and organizationally Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080509 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080505T090000 GEO:37.574900;-122.363000 LOCATION:Burlingame\, California\, 94010\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' Training- Califo rnia UID:20260421T070502CEST-pSeZ3VFB4M@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_ca_may08.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-427-2304 Email:mwacademy1@aol.com DESCRIPTION:This is Midwest Academy’s signature program – progressives from a wide variety of organizations and varying years of experience atten d “Organizing for Social Change” trainings and it changes their lives. They live and work together for five days and walk away with a new under standing of how to win power. Midwest Academy goes beyond teaching the ha rd skills and actually teaches progressives how to think strategically and organizationally Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081010 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081006T090000 GEO:41.877600;-87.628200 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60604\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' 5- Day Training - Chicago UID:20260421T070502CEST-LDf1Ax5tzE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_chicago_oct08.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-427-2304 Email:mwacademy1@aol.com DESCRIPTION:This is Midwest Academy’s signature program – progressives from a wide variety of organizations and varying years of experience atten d “Organizing for Social Change” trainings and it changes their lives. They live and work together for five days and walk away with a new under standing of how to win power. Midwest Academy goes beyond teaching the ha rd skills and actually teaches progressives how to think strategically and organizationally. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081121 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081117T090000 GEO:39.209500;-76.661800 LOCATION:Baltimore / Washington DC\, District Of Columbia\, 21090\, United States SUMMARY: \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' Training (Midwest Academy) - DC UID:20260421T070502CEST-9puP6RjDZK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_DC_nov08.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:jan11@witnesstorture.org DESCRIPTION:Friday\, January 11\, 2008: The 6 year anniversary of the first prisoners being brought to GuantĂĄnamo.\n\nLast year on January 11th\, af ter 500 people processed from the Supreme Court to the Federal court\, 150 people risked arrest on behalf of the men in Guantanamo\, with 88 being a rrested inside the Federal Court in DC. Many of those arrested withheld th eir identification and took the names of men at Guantanamo. It was a very powerful day\, made possible by the contributions of many in the extended Catholic Worker family.\n\nThis year\, we again are working with many grou ps on a demonstration in Washington\, D.C. The day will begin with a rally at the National Mall co-sponsored with Amnesty International and the Nati onal Religious Campaign Against Torture followed by a “prisoner processi on” to the Supreme Court. Endorsed by Bill of Rights Defense Committee\, CodePink\, International Federation for Human Rights\, Network of Spiritu al Progressives\, Peace Action\, School of the Americas Watch\, Torture Ab olition and Survivors Support Coalition International\, United for Peace a nd Justice\, War Resisters League\, and other groups.\n\nCome to DC or org anize a vigil\, demonstration or speaker in your own community! Geograph ical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080111T100000 GEO:38.895300;-77.027600 LOCATION:National Mall\, 12th Street NW And Madison Dr NW\, Washington\, Di strict of Columbia\, 20004\, United States SUMMARY:International Day of Action to Shut Down GuantĂĄnamo UID:20260421T070502CEST-tZiXJuWSLv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.witnesstorture.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:505-385-8038 Email:goodin.andrew@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The goal of the Northwest Progressive Conference is to reach ou t to the Northwest community in an effort to bring together activists\, ar tists\, academics\, advocates\, and anyone who is interested in social cha nge and social justice to share skills\, ideas\, and educate one another.\ n\nNWPC seeks to include a wide range of events\, including academic panel presentations\, artistic presentations (including independently-produced short film\, art exhibitions\, and performance art)\, and educational work shops\, presentations\, and skill-shares.\n\nNWPC will provide open forum for discussion among people empowered by personal expression\, engaged in social movements\, and invested in social change. We hope to include a bro ad range of issues and topics over the course of 3 days - the NWPC will be shaped as much by the people who attend as the people who are organizing it. As volunteers\, as presenters\, performers\, and workshop leaders\, an d as conference participants\, you will help us create this year\\'s NWPC experience.\n\nThe date of the Northwest Progressive Conference is set for April 3 -5\, 2008.\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080403T170000 GEO:46.732700;-117.186000 LOCATION:Washington State University\, Todd Hall\, Pullman\, Washington\, 9 9163\, United States SUMMARY:2008 Northwest Progressive Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-UI9cvNRiLE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://wsuprogressive.com/2008NWPC/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:416-535-8779 Email:barryaw@rogers.com DESCRIPTION:Get ready – for \\'A World in Revolt\\'\nTri-national confere nce set for Toronto\, May 22-25\n You won\\'t want to miss this. Four day s of stimulating\, enriching political education\, discussions and debates on the biggest issues facing humanity. Get set for an exciting tri-natio nal revolutionary socialist conference titled \\'A World in Revolt: Prosp ects for Socialism in the 21st Century\\'\, to be held in Toronto\, Canada \, May 22-25\, 2008.\n Co-sponsored by Socialist Action-Canada\, SA-US\, a nd the Socialist Unity League (LUS) of Mexico\, the gathering will feature writer\, scientist and foremost Cuban proponent of Trotskyism\, Celia Har t. It will also showcase Esteban Volkov\, Mexico City-based grandson of L eon Trotsky\; Bryan Palmer\, Canadian biographer of the founder of America n communism\, James P. Cannon\; Gerry Foley\, international editor of SA n ewspaper\; Jeff Mackler\, SA National Secretary and co-coordinator of the campaign to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal\; Christine Gauvreau\, prominent U.S. eas t coast anti-war movement leader\; LUS leader Lalas\; plus socialist activ ists from Quebec\, Atlantic Canada\, Ontario Labour unions\, the feminist movement\, the NDP\, Palestine solidarity\, environmental struggles and ma ny other areas. “A World in Revolt” will be a magnet for Youth for So cialist Action members and veteran militants from across North America.\n Conference topics include: Prospects for Socialist Revolution in Venezuel a and Latin America\; Was Che Guevara a Trotskyist?\; U.S. Imperialism in Crisis -- the failing war in Iraq and the deepening crisis at home\; James P. Cannon and the Revolutionary Tradition in North America\; the Class St ruggle in Canada and Quebec\; Feminism\, Anti-Racism and Immigrants\\' Rig hts\; Palestine\, the Annapolis trap and the global boycott campaign\; Eco -Socialism or Barbarism?\; and Labour\\'s Retreat and its Coming Re-resurg ence.\n There will also be a special lunch time encounter with Celia Hart and Esteban Volkov.\n Just can\\'t wait to attend? Then now is the time t o take advantage of the early registration rates. Prior to the conference \, a four-day pass costs $30 (in U.S. or Canadian dollars). At the start of the gathering the pass price rises to $40\, or you can pay $6 per sessi on (there are nine sessions in all)\, or pay whatever you can afford (no o ne will be turned away). Please send cheques or money orders to: SA\, 52 6 Roxton Road\, Toronto\, Ontario M6G 3R4.\n Inexpensive housing is availa ble for conference participants at the University of Toronto\\'s New Colle ge\, located just five blocks from the conference site. Until March 1 onl y\, the cost is $25 per night for singles\, or $30 per night for shared ac commodation. \n To take advantage of this low rate\, please book your spa ce now by going to: www.torontores. com Just print the Reservation Form and fax/mail/email it to the office. You can also call in your room reser vation at: 416-946-0529 or 416-946-5317 .\n There is a section on the for m that asks for a Special Rate Code. In order to get the special rate\, s ubmit the Special Rate Code \\'SAC2008\\'\, or refer to this message about the Socialist Action Conference when calling in the reservation.\n Rememb er\, the deadline is March 1\, 2008 for visitors to book at the special ra te.\n Please pass along this information to folks who might be interested in attending. And when you have made your definite plans to attend\, just to facilitate coordination and preparations\, or if you have any question s\, please let us know by sending an e-message to: barryaw@rogers.com . Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080525 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080522T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:252 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:A World in Revolt - Prospects for Socialism in the 21st Century UID:20260421T070502CEST-F4NvSwn3b3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://socialistaction.org/ca.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-549-2500 x 42224 Email:comm_jb@aclu.org DESCRIPTION:2008 ACLU Membership Conference\n\nWashington\, D.C.\, is the p lace where we\\'ll gather in June of 2008 to stand up for freedom.\n\nACLU members from throughout the U.S. will come to our nation\\'s capital for three days of advocacy\, leadership discussions\, Capitol Hill meetings an d hands-on activist training. Elected officials\, celebrities\, renowned e xperts along with some of the ACLU\\'s most inspiring clients\, will join us to stand up for freedom.\n\nIt\\'s for new members and long-term member s... for the young and not-so-young. If YOU are committed to letting this admistration know that it must stop the abuses of power\, then gather with us June 8 – 10\, 2008 to make your voice heard — and make a differenc e. \n\n2008 ACLU Membership Conference\nJune 8 – 10\, 2008\nWashington C onvention Center\n801 Mount Vernon Place NW\nWashington\, D.C. 20001\n Ge ographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080610 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080608T100000 GEO:38.907700;-77.017300 LOCATION:Washington Convention Center\, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW\, Washing ton\, DC\, Washington DC\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:2008 ACLU Membership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-POEEGH0hdN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://action.aclu.org/conference/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:westcoastconvergence@gmail.com DESCRIPTION: This Presidents Day weekend\, United Students for Fair Trade (USFT) is joining forces with the California Student Sustainability Coalit ion (CSSC) to create a super-convergence uniting the food systems and soci al justice worlds. The event will be hosted by the Community Agro ecology Network (CAN) at UC Santa Cruz. This is YOUR opportunity to get involved i n engaging dialogue\, eye-opening workshops and practical activism trainin gs working towards a more sustainable and just world ...not to mention han g out with like-minded awesome activists from all over the West Coast! Th is conference will provide a means to:\n\n•Develop and strengthen inter- school connections and collaboration in order to deepen and expand the Sus tainable Food & Fair Trade movement \n•Increase the number of skilled\, knowledgeable and confident youth leaders throughout the Western United S tates. \n•Broaden the scope of the convergence to integrate Fair Trade & Sustainable Food-based Initiatives in an effort to foster new alliances a nd partnerships toward creating more just and sustainable communities and institutions. \n•Form relationships\, light fires\, and have fun.\n\nTo view the tentative conference schedule and register go to http://www.usft .org/node/178. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080218 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080215T170000 GEO:39.106300;-120.536000 LOCATION:UC Santa Cruz\, Santa Cruz\, California\, 95604\, United States SUMMARY:Strengthening the Roots: Food\, Justice\, and Fair Trade UID:20260421T070502CEST-besSoPliid@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org/node/178 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:617-728-2464 Email:change@oxfamamerica.org DESCRIPTION:The CHANGE Initiative is Oxfam America\\'s national student lea dership program for US based college students. CHANGE develops capable lea ders\, who are informed voices for positive social change\, and who inspir e greater global awareness in others. CHANGE Leaders are introduced to the social justice issues directly related to Oxfam America\\'s mission\; and are supported by Oxfam staff as they undertake Oxfam campaigns on their c ampuses and in their communities. The application deadline is April 1\, 20 08. For more information\, visit www.oxfamamerica.org/change.\n Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080725 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080719 GEO:42.361800;-71.067700 LOCATION:Oxfam America\, 226 Causeway St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02114\, United States SUMMARY:CHANGE Initiative 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-lSi2UcIIzI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.oxfamamerica.org/change END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-265-7000 Email:summerinternship@unitehere.org DESCRIPTION:Across North America\, hotel workers are rising – organizing to lift one another out of poverty. Housekeepers\, dishwashers\, cooks ar e standing together to win the right to organize a union and improve their lives. \n\nThey need you – your energy\, your education\, your enthusia sm – to join them in that fight. \n\nUNITE HERE is offering a six week\, paid Hotel Workers Rising Internship for passionate student leaders who w ill spend their summer in the struggle for justice. Internship sites will be based in major cities across the U.S. and Canada. \n\nThe Hotel Worker s Rising Internship will run in two sessions: \nJune 2nd-July 11th\, 2008\ nJuly 21st-August 29th\, 2008 \nStipend $450.00 week. Participants are re sponsible for their own housing.\nFor more information: summerinternship@ unitehere.org\nApplication Deadline: March 23\, 2008.\nTO APPLY go to: http://jobs.unitehere.org/internapp.php\n\n Geographical Scope: Na tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080711 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080605 GEO:40.750700;-73.996500 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Hotel Summer Internship UID:20260421T070502CEST-BVO7p0RNDT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:heather@campusconference.org DESCRIPTION:Don\\'t miss the IMPACT Conference at Northeastern University i n Boston\, MA\, on March 7–9\, 2008. This conference is a gathering of s ocially responsible students\, individuals\, and companies who are part of a global network for social justice. To learn more about the conference a nd to register online\, visit the conference Web site. Remember to registe r by Jan. 28 to get the early bird rate! \n\nRead More Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080309 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080307T120000 GEO:42.343100;-71.092700 LOCATION:Northeastern University\, 360 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, Massachuse tts\, 02115\, United States SUMMARY:IMPACT Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-e09xmSlN7d@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.changingthepresent.org/campusconference2008/registration END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-682-1611 Email:organize@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Want to do more with your spring break this year? Campus Progre ss is proud to announce its first ever Global Warming Alternative Spring B reak\, this March 24-27 at beautiful University of California- Santa Barba ra.\n\nThe alternative spring break will include trainings\, workshops\, a nd speakers from all aspects of the climate movement\, including environme ntal justice\, sustainability\, and environmental policy. Located right on the beach\, the alternative spring break will better educate\, train\, an d empower students to take action on the climate crisis in their own lives \, on their campuses\, and on a national scale.\n\nAnd of course\, this is spring break\, so students will have time to soak up the sun and relax on the beach\, explore the biologically rich California coastline\, and meet other students committed to solving the climate crisis. Geographical Sco pe: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080327 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080324 GEO:34.432900;-119.837000 LOCATION:University Of California- Santa Barbara\, Santa Barbara\, Californ ia\, 93106\, United States SUMMARY:Alternative Spring Break: Combating Climate Change UID:20260421T070502CEST-u32f3ZTu8V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/page/s/UCSBspringbreak END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:513-910-0998 Email:swright@afscme.org DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with SLAP (the Student Labor Action Project) and AFSCME (American Federaton of State\, County and Municipal Empoyees) and Students for Staff at Miami University. \n\nThe idea is to bring student labor activists together for a weekend to learn about what\\'s happening i n the student labor movement\, strategies\, get ideas\, learn some kick as s tactics that have worked\, some that haven\\'t and hopefully people will walk away with an idea of ways they can take action on their campus\, or in their community. This is also a pre-cursor to helping folks figure out if and what actions they can take during the Student Labor Week of Action that takes place on March 31 - April 4. (http://www.jwj.org/projects/slap .html). \n\nStudent labor activists statewide are invited to apply. Conta ct Sherry Wright at swright@afscme.org or 513-910-0998 for more info. Ge ographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080229 GEO:39.498800;-84.740700 LOCATION:Miami University\, Oxford\, Ohio\, 45056\, United States SUMMARY:Labor GROW (Grass Roots Organizing Weekend) UID:20260421T070502CEST-m7sVHCGhuJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usstudents.org/our-work/trainings/grows END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:michelle@centerfornewwords.org DESCRIPTION:WAM!2008 is a conference for journalists\, activists\, feminist s\, everyone. Sign up on our website. Check out our keynote speakers this year:\n\nHELEN THOMAS is a noted news service reporter\, a Hearst Newspape rs columnist\, and member of the White House Press Corps. Thomas was the f irst woman officer of the National Press Club\, was the first woman member and president of the White House Correspondents Association\, and the fir st woman member of the Gridiron Club.\n\nHAIFA ZANGANA is a novelist and f ormer prisoner of Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime. She is a weekly columni st for al-Quds newspaper and an occasional commentator for the Guardian\, Red Pepper and al-Ahram Weekly. She lectures regularly on Iraqi culture\, literature\, and women issues.\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080329 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080328 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:MIT Stata Center\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Women\, Action & the Media Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-3k4gWgAuZN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.centerfornewwords.org/wam/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@progressiveu.org DESCRIPTION:Students and other participants will maintain a blog at the Pro gressiveU website during the period of Feb 15\, 2008 to June 30\, 2008 to discuss current events\, public policy\, and social justice issues in an e ffort to promote discussion and offer solutions to problems in the United States and elsewhere. At the end of the period\, three winners will be cho sen based on previously defined criteria (found at the website) and offere d a scholarship ($500-$1000 each) to help with their educational goals. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080630 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080215 GEO:37.539700;-122.303000 LOCATION:3182 Campus Drive\, Box 222\, San Mateo\, California\, 94403\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Blogging for Progress UID:20260421T070502CEST-hWfZLm4WN5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://progressiveu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-427-2304 Email:mwacademy1@aol.com DESCRIPTION:This is Midwest Academy’s signature program – progressives from a wide variety of organizations and varying years of experience atten d “Organizing for Social Change” trainings and it changes their lives. They live and work together for five days and walk away with a new under standing of how to build power. Midwest Academy goes beyond teaching the hard skills and actually teaches progressives how to think strategically a nd organizationally. \n\nThe core curriculum and Strategy Chart that were developed in 1973 have stood the test of time. Midwest Academy updates t his training program with new\, real-life examples while consistently inco rporating organizing fundamentals\, history and theory.\n Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080328 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080324T090000 GEO:41.877600;-87.628200 LOCATION:28 E. Jackson Blvd.\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60604\, United States SUMMARY:Organzing for Social Change Training (5 Day) UID:20260421T070502CEST-xUv4dupRBK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_chicago_mar08.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:cgiu@clintonglobalinitiative.org DESCRIPTION:From March 14 – 16\, 2008\, President Clinton will host the i naugural meeting of CGI U at Tulane University in New Orleans\, Louisiana. Hundreds of students\, university officials\, and global leaders will com e together to make a difference within CGI U’s four main focus areas: en ergy and climate change\, global health\, human rights and peace\, and pov erty alleviation. This meeting is about action. Before leaving New Orleans \, all attendees must make a commitment. No commitment is too small to mak e a difference\, bring about change\, or impact lives Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080316 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080314 GEO:29.952300;-90.123500 LOCATION:Tulane University\, New Orleans\, Louisiana\, 70118\, United State s SUMMARY:Clinton Global Initiative University UID:20260421T070502CEST-LiB89p0EuX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cgiu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-429-1202 Email:mmaralit@afscme.org DESCRIPTION:How It Works: Participants travel to an active union organizing campaign for five days of intensive training and organizing. Learn the b asics of union organizing in the classroom and get hands on experience whi le talking with workers in their homes. Program participants will be provi ded with lodging and transportation during the week as well as a $125 stip end for food. Transportation to the program is the responsibility of the p articipant. \n\nWhat You\\'ll Learn: A typical day might include learning about local labor history\, talking with workers about improving their wor king conditions\, and participating in campaign strategy sessions. All par ticipants will learn the AFSCME organizing model\, which links grassroots organizing with a rigorous analysis of the power relationships that influe nce workers\\' lives. \n\nCandidates who successfully complete AFSCME’s Alternative Break program will be given priority consideration for AFSCME⠀™s year-long Organizer-in-Training positions (starting pay is $34\,212 an d excellent benefits are included). \n \nWho We Are: The 1.4 million memb ers of AFSCME (the American Federation of State\, County and Municipal Emp loyees) provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to bus drivers\, chil d care providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness i n the workplace\, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportu nity for all working families. \n \nHow to Apply: For more information abo ut AFSCME’s Alternative Break and to apply\, go to www.unionbreak.org. For questions contact Marlan S. Maralit at mmaralit@afscme.org. Geographi cal Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080306 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080302 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Childcare Provider Campaign\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:AFSCME Alternative Spring Break 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-EDZvvhmup5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unionbreaks.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:510-704-0245 Email:jessicabell@foodsecurity.org DESCRIPTION:This Valentine’s Day Season\, join us as we urge House Speake r Nancy Pelosi to have a heart and support a Fair and Healthy Food and Far m Bill. We need a Farm Bill that stops subsidizing corporate agribusiness at the expense of public health and instead invests our tax dollars into c reating a sustainable\, healthy\, community-driven and just food system! \n \nSpeakers Include: Bryant Terry\, eco-chef\, author\, and Food and So ciety Policy Fellow\; the California Food and Justice Coalition\; Shyaam S habaka\, founder/director\, Eco-Village Farm Learning Center\; Local Farme rs\; Community Anti-Hunger Advocates\; and representatives from Veritable Vegetable and San Francisco’s Alemany Farm. \n\nWe live in an era of gl obal food insecurity and chronic hunger\, where 800 million a day go hungr y\, small farmers worldwide are struggling to survive in a consolidated a gricultural industry\, and poor communities in the United States have litt le access to affordable\, accessible\, healthy food. The U.S. Farm Bill s hapes our broken food system. \n \nWe know it’s time to take action for change. The passage of the 2007 Farm Bill through Congress has been marke d by unprecedented and previously unseen public demand for reform\, which has compelled California’s urban legislators to begin to vote in our fav or. In the final stages of this campaign we must keep the pressure on.\n\ nThis event is also an opportunity to listen to\, connect with\, learn fro m\, and get involved in important local programs and campaigns to improve the bay area’s food system. We encourage you to bring a hearty lunch th at reflects the kinds of foods you think our Farm Bill should support.\n \ nFor more information and to get involved in creating this event: jessicab ell@cafoodjustice.org\, 510 704 0245.\n \nBRING SIGNS WITH LOVE HEARTS ON THEM!\n \nThe United Nations Plaza Farmers Market is next to the Civic Cen ter BART Station. More info at: http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/profile /863197\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080213T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UN Plaza Farmers Market\, 1182 Market Street\, San Francisco\, Cal ifornia\, United States SUMMARY:Speak-Out and Eat-In For a Fair and Healthy Farm Bill UID:20260421T070502CEST-EVWeu6Klau@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cafoodjustice.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:From Global Warming to Global Arming:\nHow Energy and Environme ntal Concerns Impact International Security\n\nAs concern about climate ch ange builds and global security is challenged by the ever-increasing deman d for energy worldwide\, policy makers and the public debate the best ways to provide sustainable energy. Nuclear power is a popular solution\, but it raises concerns about environmental consequences and security risks as more countries demand this energy source. This forum will discuss the chal lenges that energy issues create for global security\, as well as how scie ntists and policy makers might work together to confront these issues to p romote safe\, sustainable solutions for current and emerging energy proble ms. Expert panelists will discuss various aspects of these complex challen ges\, and then student participants will meet in working groups to discuss potential pathways to energy security and sustainability.\n\nJoin us for this free program! Space is limited. RSVP by Wednesday\, February 13 to co ntact@spusa.org or 1-800-WOW-A-PUG. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080217T130000 GEO:42.362300;-71.084100 LOCATION:MIT Building 4\, Room 153\, 182 Memorial Drive\, Cambridge\, Massa chusetts\, 02142\, United States SUMMARY: From Global Warming to Global Arming UID:20260421T070502CEST-d9CN3GJv4e@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:617-723-5000 Email:walk@projectbread.org DESCRIPTION:Project Bread’s special 40th Walk for Hunger is Sunday\, May 4\, 2008. Walkers will enjoy a 20-mile route weaving through Boston\, Broo kline\, Newton\, and Cambridge\, and will be provided with entertainment a nd free snacks along the way. This year\, an expected 43\,000 participants will raise at least $3.4 million in pledges to help fund 400 food pantrie s\, soup kitchens\, food banks\, and food salvage programs across Massachu setts. Registration is from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. on Boston Common. For more i nformation\, call \n617-723-5000 or visit www.projectbread.org. \n Geogra phical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080504T070000 GEO:42.378300;-71.025500 LOCATION:145 Border Street\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02128\, United States SUMMARY:Project Bread\\'s 40th Annual Walk for Hunger UID:20260421T070502CEST-eUUbNBhtbf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.projectbread.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:nslwoa@jwj.org DESCRIPTION:Student Labor Week of Action | March 28 – April 4\, 2008 \ n\nImagine a world where everyone who chooses to is able to go to college\ ; a world where workers on our campuses and in our communities have a voic e about their working conditions\; a world where the fruits and vegetables we eat are picked by workers who earn a living wage\; a world where we ca n proudly wear our university apparel\, knowing the workers that made our clothing were paid fairly and afforded the basic rights of breaks\, safe w orking conditions and an 8 hour work day\; a world where jobs support work ers and the environment. Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King\, Jr. both im agined a world like this.\n\n\nNow is the time to turn our dreams for a be tter world into a reality! \n\nFrom March 28-April 4\, 2008\, students and workers join together to celebrate the lives of Cesar Chavez and Dr. Mart in Luther King\, Jr. and to continue their work to build a better future. Join us as we demand:\n\n¡ Living wages for all campus employees\n¡ Univ ersity codes of conduct that support workers’ rights both on campus and overseas\n¡ Development of “green jobs” that support workers in our c ommunities and promote a healthy environment\n¡ Access to higher educatio n for all\n¡ Fair wages & working conditions for the people who grow our food and harvest our crops\n¡ And MUCH MORE!\n\n Dr. King once said\, †œChange does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability\, but comes throug h continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for fr eedom. A man can’t ride your back unless it is bent.”\n\nIt is in this tradition that we announce the:\n\n9th annual National Student Labor Week of Action\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080328 GEO:38.933300;-77.029300 LOCATION:1325 Mass Ave NW\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20010\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:National Student Labor Week of Action 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-M3aTTfgdNS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentlabor.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:917-523-1045 Email:info@nycgrassrootsmedia.org DESCRIPTION:The Fifth Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference will house 8 h ours of film screenings focused on media justice movements\, political awa reness and accountability. The conference will also host a youth track of panels for its 300 participants under 18\, including free lunch. Workshop s will address a variety of issues including do-it-yourself media making\, policy and social justice issues. Workshops and participating organizatio ns will be announced on the www.nycgrassrootsmedia.org website starting Fe bruary 8th\, 2008.\n\nWe invite you to join us at the 2008 NYC Grassroots Media Conference as we seek to define our \nunderstanding of and relations hip to Media Justice as a community and explore how we can not \nonly envi sion an ideal world\, but to make this vision a reality. \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080302T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hunter College CUNY\, 68th Street And Lexington Ave\, (Southwest C orner\, Enter From Street Or Directly F\, New York\, New York\, 10065\, Un ited States SUMMARY:NYC Grassroots Media Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-UPZxlUG9cv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nycgrassrootsmedia.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:midatlanticconference@standnow.org DESCRIPTION:STAND students have led the fight to end the first 21st century genocide. As global citizens\, we have a responsibility to educate oursel ves and build our abilities in the fight to end the genocide in Darfur. We ’ll learn about tools for prevention and join together as the Anti-Genoc ide Generation to Make This the Year to End Genocide.\n\n STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition is hosting 6 Regional Conferences across the coun try that will provide you with new tools and resources that you can use to become a more effective anti-genocide advocate. Geographical Scope: Regi onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080210 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080208T170000 GEO:39.326000;-76.606000 LOCATION:Johns Hopkins University\, 3400 N. Charles St\, Baltimore\, Maryla nd\, 21218\, United States SUMMARY:STAND Mid-Atlantic Conference on Genocide UID:20260421T070502CEST-U8hK7wPDwD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.standnow.org/conferences/midatlantic END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:greatlakesconference@standnow.org DESCRIPTION:STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition is hosting 6 Regional Conferences across the country that will provide you with new tools and re sources that you can use to become a more effective anti-genocide advocate .\n\nSTAND students have led the fight to end the first 21st century genoc ide. As global citizens\, we have a responsibility to educate ourselves an d build our abilities in the fight to end the genocide in Darfur. We’ll learn about tools for prevention and join together as the Anti-Genocide Ge neration to Make This the Year to End Genocide. Geographical Scope: Regio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080229T170000 GEO:41.507800;-81.608800 LOCATION:10900 Euclid Avenue\, Cleveland\, Ohio\, 44106\, United States SUMMARY:STAND Great Lakes Conference on Genocide UID:20260421T070502CEST-J4pxp393eH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.standnow.org/conferences/greatlakes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:westcoastconference@standnow.org DESCRIPTION:Regional Conferences 2008\n\nSTAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coa lition is hosting 6 Regional Conferences across the country that will prov ide you with new tools and resources that you can use to become a more eff ective anti-genocide advocate. \n\nSTAND students have led the fight to en d the first 21st century genocide. As global citizens\, we have a responsi bility to educate ourselves and build our abilities in the fight to end th e genocide in Darfur. We’ll learn about tools for prevention and join to gether as the Anti-Genocide Generation to Make This the Year to End Genoci de.\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080217 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080215T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of California At Davis\, Davis\, California\, United St ates SUMMARY:STAND West Coast Conference on Genocide UID:20260421T070502CEST-XmOFAcxa3n@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.standnow.org/conferences/westcoast END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:midwestconference@standnow.org DESCRIPTION:STAND students have led the fight to end the first 21st century genocide. As global citizens\, we have a responsibility to educate oursel ves and build our abilities in the fight to end the genocide in Darfur. We ’ll learn about tools for prevention and join together as the Anti-Genoc ide Generation to Make This the Year to End Genocide.\n\nSTAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition is hosting 6 Regional Conferences across the count ry that will provide you with new tools and resources that you can use to become a more effective anti-genocide advocate. Geographical Scope: Regio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080217 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080215T170000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Austin\, Texas\, Austin\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:STAND Midwest Conference on Darfur - Texas UID:20260421T070502CEST-oVUlsFVm44@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.standnow.org/conferences/midwest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On April 1\, 2008 young people from around the world are rising up to show the world that we refuse to fool around with climate change an d our future. The Energy Action Coalition is calling on communities across Canada and the US to join this global day of action and show the fossil f uel industry and bad politicians that we mean business. Ideas include\, bu t are by no means limited to: rallies at gas stations or representative of fices\, Critical Mass bike rides\, office occupations\, Billionaire’s fo r Tar Sands/Coal demonstrations\, spank the bank visits\, high-powered pro jections of solutions on the side of dirty energy factories\, Board of Tru stees meeting take-overs\, hold a clean energy camp at a dirty energy site \, do solar installations\, make spoof videos and websites\, offer alterna tive\, clean energy bus rides\, do some coal mining of your own at a coal company’s headquarters…\n\nGroups participating in Fossil Fools Day in clude the Energy Action Coalition\, Canadian Youth Climate Coalition\, Ris ing Tide North America\, the Australian Student Environment Network\, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition\, & Rising Tide UK\, & Rising Tide Aust ralia. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080401 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Fossil Fools 2008 Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-BK6AcOv3d8@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2008 JwJ National Conference will attract a diverse group o f more than 1\,000 labor\, community\, student\, and religious activists f rom across the and the world for sessions on building power for workers\, health care for immigrant rights\, the campaign for a floor wage in Asia\, student and youth organizing\, low-income worker organizing\, music\, art \, fun\, and more!\n\nFor more than a decade\, the Jobs with Justice Natio nal Conference has provided activists with a space to come together to cel ebrate our victories\, share our experiences\, learn new skills\, and buil d stronger relationships. Year after year this inspiring gathering brings together leaders and activists from around the country and the world who a re working to build powerful coalitions for workers\\' rights and economic justice. The conference combines skills-building and information-sharing workshops with issue-focused strategy sessions to provide opportunities fo r participants to deepen their commitment to Jobs with Justice at a nation al level\, and to take concrete plans of action back to their local coalit ions. In addition to plenary sessions with distinguished speakers and skil ls-building workshops\, the JwJ conference is an opportunity to celebrate the work that local coalitions have done over the last year and to have so me serious fun! At each National Conference\, we also identify a local cam paign where national presence can make a difference and we organize an act ion to call attention to the campaign. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080504 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080502 GEO:41.822800;-71.414500 LOCATION:Providence\, Rhode Island\, 02901\, United States SUMMARY:Jobs With Justice 2008 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-cAMUKlfR1N@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Good Jobs\, Green Jobs will feature a variety of expert keynote s and thought-provoking panel discussions. \n\nWorkshops and Plenary Pres entations. The conference will alternate between plenary and breakout sess ions\, which will allow all practitioners to explore new ideas and exchang e best practices. Both plenary presentations and breakout sessions will fo cus on strategies for developing a robust\, green economy. Less time will be spent describing various environmental threats and problems. The confer ence will focus on how solutions to environmental challenges can be used t o drive economic development and create successful and profitable business es. \n\nPlenary presentations include:\nGreen for All: A New Agenda for Am erica \nScaling up to Meet the Challenge: The role of government in green job growth. \nRules of the Road in the Global Economy: Ensuring green jobs and green investment in North America. \nThe Right Signals: How can w e develop a mix of investment policies that will send the right signals to capital markets? \nThe Future of Green Architecture \nStrategies for Chan ge: Public Policy in the Public Arena \n\nMore than a dozen discussion pan els are planned throughout the two-day conference. Panel topics include th e following:\nHow Wind and Bio-fuels Are Rebuilding the Midwest \nThe Pote ntial Growth of Biomass in Rural America \nStrategies for Rebuilding the Heartland with Clean Energy and Efficiency \nRetooling Local Economic Deve lopment Planning: Commercializing Renewable Energy \nThe Reach of REACH \n Creating Demand for Green Chemistry \nFrom Brownfields to Green Cities: Cr eating Jobs While Cleaning Toxic Sites \nGreen Jobs Around the World \nRen ewable Energy Success Stories \nBuilding Power\; Bringing About Change \nG reen Jobs and the Domestic Auto Industry \nThe US Mayor\\'s Climate Protec tion Agreement: Can Climate Protection Drive Job Creation? \nThe Relevance of Trade \nPublic Sector Investment \nJobs and State Global Warming Regul ation \nCreating Jobs Through Energy Efficiency Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080314 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080313 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Good Jobs\, Green Jobs: National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-6vcTeEA9uU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenjobsconference.org/site/c.rvI3IiNWJqE/b.3833669/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:farmecology@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Are you a Pennsylvania or New Jersey student working towards br inging more local and sustainable food to your college campus? Or are you interested in learning how?\n \nThe PA/NJ Food Summit is a day of interact ive workshops by experts in the field that will teach you the skills you n eed to make a difference on your campus. This means learning to work with food service providers\, local farmers\, and community members to increas e access to fresher food while addressing issues relating to farmworkers\, the environment\, and fair trade.\n\nTopics will include:\nMovement Build ing\nSmall Scale Agriculture Practices\nThe University Power Structure and Arena\nSourcing Locally: From Farm to College\nHow to Start a Campus Farm ers\\' Market\nWhat is \\'Real\\' Food? \n\nRegistration: Each attendee mu st fill out a short questionnaire on SurveyMonkey. The $10 registration f ee\, which includes a local/sustainable lunch\, will be payable at the doo r on the day of the conference. Please no more than 5 representatives fro m each school. Registration is required\; we cannot accommodate walk-ins. \n\nOvernight accommodations: For those who are coming from far away (a 4 hour or longer drive)\, there will be accommodations for you the night of February 22\, 2008 at Penn students\\' dorms and nearby off-campus apartme nts. You will either be sleeping on couches or the floor so please bring a sleeping bag and pillow.\n\nGoogle Group: Want to be a part of our netwo rk? Email cauwaert@sas.upenn.edu to be added to our listserv\, which we u se to share upcoming events\, recent articles\, and our collective knowled ge of how to change our food system. (Note: You do not need a Gmail accou nt to join.)\n\nDirections: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/visitUs/\n\nCa mpus Map: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/\n\nParking: http://ww w.business-services.upenn.edu/parking/map.html\n Geographical Scope: Stat e DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080223T090000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:PA/NJ Food Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-ud68jUICNK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=WPZHhm6B3vJW5q2iZhz7Mg_3d_3d END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:lastseptember@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:It\\'s only two weeks from today until the New England Action C onvergence & we need to know if you\\'re coming! Please REGISTER & encoura ge the rest of your chapter to do so ASAP!\n\nhttp://www.surveymonkey.com/ s.aspx?sm=6cKdoyS6cjfxo9ModGNQ2g_3d_3d\n\nThis is an incredible opportunit y for both new & old SDS organizers to come together\, share our knowledge & build leadership for a youth-led radical movement! Don\\'t be shy about coming if you have a young or forming chapter or even if you\\'ve never d one anything with SDS before -- this is a welcoming environment for people of all backgrounds & levels of experience. We\\'re here to win!\n\nBackgr ound:\nThe New England Action Convergence will be held on February 23 & 24 in Providence\, Rhode Island with some minor festivities the night of Feb ruary 22. We\\'re planning a two-day extravaganza of workshops\, skill-sha res\, festivities & even an action! Each day is going to be really great & you are welcome to come for one or both days!\n\nWe really need help plan ning & executing this event... join in!\n\nPlease join our listserv for th e planning at http://groups.google.com/group/NewEnglandAction. Geographic al Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080224 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080222T180000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Providence\, Rhode Island\, United States SUMMARY:SDS New England Action Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-pvj2K6CzUv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6cKdoyS6cjfxo9ModGNQ2g_3d_3d END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:703-522-2214 Email:lplotkin@feminist.org DESCRIPTION:Feminist Majority Foundation will be hosting our 2nd Annual Nat ional Young Women\\'s Leadership Conference: What\\'s at Stake in 2008? Fe minists from around the country will gather to focus on how young women ca n impact domestic and global issues. Speakers will include national leader s and experts of all ages sharing knowledge\, experience and information o n reproductive rights\, the environment\, violence against women\, war\, a nd the importance of the young women\\'s vote. Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080309 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080308 GEO:38.906800;-77.041500 LOCATION:National Education Association Headquarters\, 1201 16th Street\, N W\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:National Young Women\\'s Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-lHbvdGGMcS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feministcampus.org/leadership END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-642-2075 Email:info@unionsemester.org DESCRIPTION:Apply now to spend Fall 2008 in New York City interning at a la bor union and taking classes in Labor Studies. Earn college credit\, a sch olarship and a weekly stipend. Apply online at www.unionsemester.org. Geo graphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081219 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080825T100000 GEO:40.759500;-73.990200 LOCATION:25 W. 43rd St.\, 19th Floor\, New York\, New York\, 10036\, United States SUMMARY:NY Union Semester Internships UID:20260421T070502CEST-8KcoeuwVgz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unionsemester.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:march20sds@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Chapters of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)\, along wit h student and youth organizations from across the country are calling for rallies\, marches\, walkouts\, direct actions and other activities on camp uses during the week of March 17 to 21\, marking the fifth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080321 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080317T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Everywhere\, United States SUMMARY:National Student Days of Action against the Iraq War UID:20260421T070502CEST-2P5ua0Ez2K@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newsds.org/march20 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-549-616 Email:uhurufurniture@aol.com DESCRIPTION:This African History Month… \n\nLearn: \nAfrican People’s H istory \nSupport: \nAfrican People’s Future \nVolunteer with: \nthe Afri can People’s Education & Defense Fund* \n*an economic development projec t of the African People’s Education and Defense Fund (APEDF). \n\n\nCome out on Saturday February 23rd to a Film Showing & Volunteer Day to suppor t Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles and APEDF!!!! \nMeet at 10am Uhuru Solida rity Center 3733 Lancaster Ave. @38th in West Phila. \nPlan for the day: \ n10am: Snacks\, film showing\, and volunteer training \n11am-1pm: Distribu te door hangers in West Philly (Dress warm you will be working outside) \n 1:30pm: Closing and summation back at Uhuru Solidarity Center \n\n\nAPEDF mission: To end the grave disparities the Africa community faces in health \, education\, human rights and economic development. www.APEDF.org \n\n\n Sponsored by APEDF and Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles \n1220 Spruce St \nP hiladelphia\, PA 19107 \n215-546-9616 \nuhurufurniture@aol.com \n\n\n\nSav e the date!! Please call or e-mail to let us know you are coming!!\n Geog raphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080223T100000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:3733 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Volunteer on Saturday Feb 23rd for African History Month! UID:20260421T070502CEST-VVIvXblBEM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apedf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Background\n\nFarmworker Awareness Week (FAW) is a Student Acti on with Farmworkers-called\, nation-wide week of action for students and c ommunity members to raise awareness about farmworker issues on their campu ses and in their communities. Every year FAW takes place during the week o f Cesar Chavez\\'s birthday\, March 31st\, to honor his legacy as a leader of the farmworker movement. \n\nStudents and others across the country pa rticipate in FAW by planning events\, teach-in\\'s\, rallies\, marches\, a nd film-screenings to inform their campuses and communities of the injusti ces farmworkers face and ways to support farmworkers. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080330 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Farmworker Awareness Week 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-oMOzNw2jvu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www-cds.aas.duke.edu/saf/involved/fawaction.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Throughout the Midwest\, thousands of dedicated individuals\, g rassroots organizations\, and communities are engaged in the demanding wor k of struggling for progressive social change. Yet despite their numbers\, many of them work in virtual isolation\, with a limited sense of their co nnection to others or of their real potential for effecting deep and endur ing systemic change. Divided by geography\, race\, gender\, age\, sexualit y\, ability\, issue focus\, and/or strategic perspective\, they frequently find themselves cut off from others engaged in the same or similar strugg les\, and are thus unable to benefit from the shared experiences\, insight s\, and mutual support that are essential to building a larger\, more broa d-based\, and more effective movement for systemic social change.\n\nThis weekend-long organizing teach-in is a follow-up to the United States and M idwest Social Forums for Midwest-based grassroots organizations\, activist s\, and students. The teach-in develops collaborative relationships and te aches organizing skills\, strategies\, and tactics needed to break out of the \\'silos\\' that segment the social justice movement. The event seeks to strengthen regional social and issue area networks and their interconne ctions. Workshops provide valuable training in certain key aspects of orga nizing\, focusing in particular on the challenges of building broad-based coalitions across race\, gender\, class\, age\, sexual orientation\, abili ty\, issue area\, and other sources of division within the movement. Organ izers from novice to veteran are welcome\, with different workshops geared to people with different levels of experience.\n\nTake advantage of this rare opportunity to build connections with other groups struggling for soc ial change and to learn from some of the top organizing training groups in the country. \n\nTraining provided by\, among others: \nCampaign against Violence\nFirst Wave Spoken Word & Urban Arts Learning Community\nIowa Cit izens for Community Improvement\nLiberty Tree Foundation for the Democrati c Revolution\nLittle Village Environmental Justice Organization\nNational Training and Information Center\nRuckus Society\nUnidos Against Domestic V iolence\nUrban Underground\n\n\nCaucusing: \nImmigrant Rights\nYouth \nLGB TQ\nEnvironmental Justice\nCollege Students\n\n\nCaucusing: A portion of t he program will be set aside for caucusing\, with the goal of developing a nd strengthening relationships among people and organizations working on t he same or similar issues or in communities confronting common problems. C aucusing offers an opportunity for groups to determine what they have in c ommon and how they can work together most effectively – via exchanging i nsights and experiences\, sharing best practices and strategies\, providin g mutual support\, and potentially engaging in joint campaigns.\n\nCohort Groups: Participants will also be assigned to Cohort Groups of 10 or more individuals\, designed to foster relationships that cut across caucus inte rests\, led by a continuing facilitator for the duration of the teach-in. The objective is to encourage participants to break out of their “comfor t zones” and build ties with people from other communities or working in different issue areas. \n\nRootsCamp: Some sessions will be decided on si te. People who want to hold sessions can put their times and session descr iptions on a wall\, and people can self-select which ones they want to par ticipate in. The sessions are very fluid and half-way through the event\, people cross out\, add\, or change\, but participants know to check the bo ard. It is sort of like a real life wiki. The process is very democratic a nd engaging.\n\n\nPROGRAM\n\nFRIDAY\, MARCH 28\n\n11:00 am Registration (l unch on your own)\n\n1:00 pm Conference Opening\n• Welcome\, introductio n of general goals and agenda of the teach-in:\n* Broad-based movement- an d relationship-building\n* Building networks (caucusing) and cohorts\n* Ga ining skills for cross-community organizing\n\n1:30 pm Plenary: Can We Win it All?\n• As conditions to create grassroots-driven social and economi c justice become more difficult\, how is it possible to carry out effectiv e cross-sector work that brings all issues the attention\, support\, and b odies needed to effect lasting change? When communities approach organizin g drives not with a view to the short-term need to win – more jobs\, few er out-of-school suspensions\, improvements in housing – but with a broa d vision that encompasses the needs of every community and builds on every community’s resources\, highlighting relationship-building\, conscious change\, and strategic use of privilege\, communities have the essential i ngredients needed to win it all! It starts by developing consciousness and it continues by practicing that consciousness in a daily way in the conte xt of relationships. It results in being able to have effective decision-m aking with shared leadership\, and genuinely democratic processes for buil ding the kind of world we want.\n• Facilitators: Rose Brewer\, Project S outh\; Adrienne Maree Brown\, Ruckus Society\; George Friday\, Liberty Tre e Foundation for the Democratic Revolution \n\n3:00pm Relationship Buildin g: Cohorts\n\n4:30 pm Relationship Building: Caucusing\n\n6:00 pm Dinner\n \n7:30 pm Plenary: Intergenerational Fishbowl on Cross-Community Best Orga nizing Practices\n• We recognize that many of the attendees of this gath ering are organizers who are doing cross-community organizing every day. S ome are new to the work and bring fresh approaches\, while others have bee n working on different models for years. The variety of approaches in the room include those who struggle for state power\, those who build alternat ive community responses to today\\'s problems and everything in-between. W e want to harvest the best knowledge of the teach-in\, from every backgrou nd and generation present. In order to do that\, we are going to have a fi shbowl\, selecting representatives from the generations present and hearin g from as many participants as we can what they have learned about this wo rk.\n• Facilitators: Rose Brewer\, Project South\; Adrienne Maree Brown\ , Ruckus Society\; George Friday\, Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democra tic Revolution \n\nEvening Activities (e.g.\, youth theatre\, open mic/spo ken word) \n\n\nSATURDAY\, MARCH 29\n\n8:00 am Breakfast\n\n8:50 am Openin g – Introduction to workshops and overview of day\n\n\n[See list of work shops below]\n\n\n9:00 – 10:30 am Concurrent Organizing Workshops I\n\n1 0:45 am – 12:15 pm Concurrent Organizing Workshops II\n\n12:15 pm Lunch\ n\n1:30 – 3:00 pm Concurrent Organizing Workshops III\n\n3:15 – 4:45 p m Cohort group discussion (cross-dialogue about workshops attended)\n\n4:4 5 – 6:00 pm Free time\n\n6:00 pm Dinner\n\n7:30 pm Plenary\n• Panel di scussion of organizers who have worked on campaigns that brought diverse c ommunities together around a unifying issue - how was the coalition built\ , what were the challenges in coming together\, what lessons were learned about cross-community organizing?\n\nEvening Activities (e.g.\, youth thea tre\, open mic/spoken word)\n\n \n\n\nSUNDAY\, MARCH 30\n\n8:00 am Breakf ast\n\n9:00 am Plenary\nA brief presentation/exercise to pull everyone tog ether before they break up into caucus groups\n\n9:15 am Caucus Group Meet ings\n• Connection between big picture and local organizing\n• Lessons from cohort meetings\n• Where do we go from here?\n11:00 am Plenary: Ty ing the threads of the teach-in together\n\n1:00 pm Lunch\n\n3:00 pm Teach -in Ends\n\n\nSATURDAY WORKSHOPS:\n\nAn Introduction to Community Organizi ng: The Basics\nFacilitator: Aaron Schutz\, University of Wisconsin-Milwau kee \n\nLearn about how organizing is different from other forms of commun ity engagement and explore some key organizing concepts. Participants will learn about the difference between \\'problems\\' and \\'issues\,\\' and how to \\'cut an issue\\' from their own personal set of concerns to fit t he realities of their local context. Designed for people who are brand new to organizing for social action.\n\n\nBridging the Urban and Rural Divide \nFacilitators: Kari Carney and/or Erica Palmer\, Iowa Citizens for Commun ity Improvement \n\nPoverty in rural and urban America is being driven by the same forces – the deregulation of our economic system and the undue influence of corporations. In response to these forces\, however\, low inc ome constituencies often compete against one another rather than recognizi ng their commonality and working together for constructive change. Sometim es this is because of what they perceive to be competing issues or because of a lack of understanding of diverse groups or cultures. This workshop w ill explore the challenges of organizing diverse constituents in both urba n and rural areas and will help participants develop ideas and tools they need to break down barriers and bring people together.\n\n\nDirect Action Training\nFacilitator: DeAngelo Bester\, National Training and Information Center \n\nMartin Luther King Jr. once said\, “Direct action seeks to c reate such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has c onstantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks t o dramatize the issue so that it can no longer be ignored.” The Direct A ction Workshop is designed to give leaders an understanding of the differe nt types of direct action\, why direct action is sometimes necessary\, and how direct actions can build their organizations. Participants will also go through the step by step process of how to plan and execute a successfu l direct action.\n\n\nDeveloping Leaders for the Long Haul\nFacilitator: K ari Carney\, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement\nPowerful grassroots leadership is the heart and soul of community organizing and building soci al movements. Groups across the country struggle with not only building ne w leadership and expanding their base\, but keeping leaders for the long h aul. This session focuses on the art of developing leaders and what keeps leaders involved for the long term.\n\n\nMoney and Organizing in Social Mo vements\nFacilitators: Cynthia Lin\, Jen Sandler\, Julie Andersen \n\nWhat is the role of money and fundraising in social movements and social chang e organizations? Is it a tool of the organizing or is the organizing shape d by the source of the funds? Are funding issues creating \\'turf battles\ \' among movement allies instead of cooperation? Are funders setting your organization\\'s agenda? This workshop will discuss the pitfalls of money and funding as it is connected to social change work and important princip les for maintaining integrity in a funding strategy. Participants will als o generate ideas for building a grassroots fundraising strategy that serve s the social movement goals of your organizations. \n\n\nDeveloping Strate gies for Organizing across Communities for Immigrant Rights\nFacilitators: Isabel Anadon\, Coalition of African\, Arab\, Asian\, European and Latino Immigrants of Illinois\; Salvador Carranza\, Latinos United for Change an d Advancement\; Teresa Ortiz\, Workers’ Interfaith Network\; Carlos Rios \, Iowa Immigrant Rights Network \n\nDescription pending \n\n \nAntiracist movement building in the era of Neo-liberalism\nFacilitators: Rose M. Bre wer and Shannon Gibney\, Minneapolis\, MN. \n\nThis workshop focuses on th e key question: How do we build a global antiracist movement in the era of neo-liberalism? Central here is the necessity of incorporating a critique of trade and transnational capital into our struggles against racism. So how do we build solidarities in this country and across borders to organiz e an antiracist movement? Why have struggles against racism waned in the n eo-liberal moment? Our challenge then is to understand the common roots an d persistence of racism today and build across our multiple organizing eff orts to fight white supremacy.\n\n\nOrganizing across Multiple Issues\nFac ilitators: Kimberly Wasserman\, Lorena Lopez\, and Lili Molina\, Little Vi llage Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) \n\nAs a ten year organiz ation\, LVEJO has been working on seven campaigns in the Little Village Co mmunity and across Chicago. We will share and hear from participants about best practices\, linking issues\, organizing\, planning\, and community i nvolvement.\n\n\nBuilding a Queer Left in the Midwest\nFacilitators: Ryan Li Dahlstrom \n\nThis workshop will serve as a follow-up to the Building t he Queer Left event at the U.S. Social Forum. This space is open to anyone interested in building a stronger regional connection\, coalition\, and m ovement toward an organized and powerful queer left. Some of the questions we will discuss are: How do we define the region we live in? What are som e of the key issues in our region that should be addressed? Of these issue s/areas\, where do we need to build our analysis? How do we connect LGBT a nd queer organizing with broader racial and economic justice work? Where c an we build coalitions to do multi-issue\, multi-racial\, multi-classed or ganizing within and across communities? How do we “get on the map” in terms of an organized queer left movement\, one that is not solely rooted in and defined by the coasts. What is our vision for a Queer Left in the M idwest?\n\n\nStudent Power! Democratizing Your Campus\nFacilitators: Taylo ur Johnson and Ashok Kumar\, Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Re volution\; Sam Daly\, Campus Anti-war Network \n\nHigher education represe nts a unique intersection of various ongoing struggles in the U.S. and acr oss the globe. There is a definite relationship between the war\, radical labor\, the prison industrial complex\, patriarchy\, the media\, the queer liberation movement\, environmental struggles\, the education system and beyond. How do we connect those issues in our own work as student organize rs\, while strengthening our base and addressing our own issues effectivel y? Students have historically been and continue to be essential \\'agitato rs\\' in society and play an increasingly important role in the broader so cial justice movement. This workshop will provide concrete skills for unde rstanding and maximizing student power. We\\'ll utilize the strategy chart to plan successful direct action campaigns and outline best practices for building effective coalitions. Participants will leave with a better unde rstanding of how to develop a strategy within your campaigns that: address es the intersectionality of our movement\; creates grassroots decision-mak ing within our campaigns\; and builds sustainable\, autonomous\, democrati c structures on our campuses. \n\n\nConflict Resolution Training\nFacilita tors: Kwabena Nixon and Muhibb Dyer\, Campaign Against Violence \n\nThis t raining curriculum is specifically tailored to deal with the problems faci ng today\\'s youth and adults. More than just your average workshop\, the Campaign Against Violence engages youth and adults in \\'real talk\\' and encourages them to discuss aloud many of the problems that they face in th eir neighborhoods and lives.\n\n\nHustling for Change: Youth Organizing\nF acilitators: Urban Underground \n\nThis is a \\'how-to\\' workshop for you ng people interested in building a campaign around an issue in their schoo ls or community. This interactive workshop takes young people through step -by-step strategies for community organizing. Objectives: 1) to understand what organizing is and how to do it\; 2) to understand the steps to build ing a campaign and to get practice at it by going through those steps.\n\n Facilitation 101\nFacilitator: Adrienne Maree Brown\, Ruckus Society \n\nF acilitating a good gathering\, coalition/alliance meeting\, or strategy se ssion is truly an art to be honed over time. While there are many approach es\, this session will focus on popular education based models that can he lp any organizer or activist to increase their facilitation prowess and br ing out the best in the participants of any gathering. Come to learn\, sha re and experience best and worst facilitation practices with Facilitation Evangelist Adrienne Maree Brown.\n\n\nStrategic Campaign Planning\nFacilit ator: Adrienne Maree Brown\, Ruckus Society \n\nA campaign is a powerful f ramework to help a base of people win concrete improvements in their lives . Learn the basics of developing a strategic campaign with a clear target and goals\, and gain tools for identifying allies\, developing a timeline for your campaign work and evaluating your campaign. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080328 GEO:42.536000;-88.144400 LOCATION:Wonderland Camp And Conference Center\, Camp Lake\, Wisconsin\, 53 109\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Social Forum 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-iSiiL3hV7l@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mwsocialforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:organize@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:More than five years ago\, the Bush Administration launched its war in Iraq. Now there are nearly 4000 Americans dead and 28\,000 wounded \, and tens of thousands of Iraqis killed. The violent conflict continues with no end in sight.\n\nDo something about it. Sign up for a substantive and exciting few days of education\, training\, and action at Campus Progr ess’ upcoming Iraq Action Camp.\n\nWashington\, DC on March 15-17\, 2008 \n\nDo you want to join a committed group of young people for the 2008 Ira q Action Camp? The Iraq Action Camps are offered free of charge\, and some funds are available to assist with student travel expenses. So mark your calendars now. Visit our website for more info and to sign up. Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080317 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080315 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:TBA\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Iraq Action Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-uihjBkVVBn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/page/content/iraqcamp/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: hooman@texasabolition.org DESCRIPTION:Alternative Spring Breaks are designed to give college and high school students something more meaningful to do during their week off\, r ather than just spending time at the beach or sitting at home catching up on school work. The specific purpose of this Alternative Spring Break is t o bring students to Austin for five days of anti-death penalty activism\, education and entertainment. This is the place to be if you want to become a part of the next generation of human rights leaders. Go to the beach to change your state of mind for a week\, come here to change the world fore ver\n\nWe will provide participants with workshops led by experienced\, kn owledgeable presenters who will teach them skills that they can use to go back home and set up new anti-death penalty student organizations or impro ve ones that may already exist. The skills participants will learn can als o be used in other issues besides the death penalty.\n\nStudents will gain valuable training and experience in grassroots organizing\, lobbying\, pr eparing a direct action and media relations. During the week\, students wi ll immediately put what they learn into action during activities such as a Death Penalty Issues Lobby Day and a Direct Action Day. There will be opp ortunities to write press releases\, speak in public\, meet with legislato rs or their aides\, and conceive and carry out a direct action.\n Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080314 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080310 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:TBA\, Austin\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-cCzPSWKnWR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://springbreakalternative.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&It emid=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:organize@campusprogress.org DESCRIPTION:Want to do more with your spring break this year? Campus Progre ss is proud to announce its first ever Global Warming Alternative Spring B reak\, this March 24-27 at beautiful University of California- Santa Barba ra.\n\nThe alternative spring break will include trainings\, workshops\, a nd speakers from all aspects of the climate movement\, including environme ntal justice\, sustainability\, and environmental policy. Located right on the beach\, the alternative spring break will better educate\, train\, an d empower students to take action on the climate crisis in their own lives \, on their campuses\, and on a national scale.\n\nAnd of course\, this is spring break\, so students will have time to soak up the sun and relax on the beach\, explore the biologically rich California coastline\, and meet other students committed to solving the climate crisis. Geographical Sco pe: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080327 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080324 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of California- Santa Barbara\, Santa Barbara\, Californ ia\, United States SUMMARY:Alternative Spring Break: Combating Climate Change 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vn1zL9nv4l@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/page/s/UCSBspringbreak END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:forum@eco-res.org DESCRIPTION:ENVIRONMENTAL & CLIMATE JUSTICE E-CONFERENCE\n\nYou are invited to join the EcoRes Forum from 11-24 April 2008 for \\'Environmental (In)J ustice: Sources\, Symptoms\, and Solutions\\'\, the second in a series of online dialogues focusing on the ethical\, political and socio-cultural as pects of climate change.\n\nAs experts call for swift action in response t o accelerating climate change\, the words “global warming” have become commonplace. Headlines and commentators tout the latest technological dev elopments\, politicians focus on greening their platforms\, and concerned citizens in MDCs check their house insurance and consider relocating to hi gher ground. Adaptation is underway. \n\nBut what about those who can’t make that choice? Those forced to cope with changes they can least afford\ , changes to which they contributed little? As the data continues to pour in\, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer\\'s warning is being confirmed – over and over again: “The most vulnerable communities in the poores t countries\, those who have contributed nothing to climate change\, will be the worst affected by its impact.\\'\n\nAs the growing numbers of unemp loyed\, displaced and dis-eased climate refugees and victims of injustice outpace projections\, one thing is clear: Our task\, our ethical responsib ility\, is to ensure that this indefensible discrimination does not contin ue. What will this require? Nothing less than incorporating fully the inte rrelated principles of environmental and climate justice across the board\ , at all levels\, in all decision-making platforms\, throughout all societ ies. \n\nThe purpose of this dialogue is to raise awareness among particip ants about environmental and climate justice: what these concepts mean\, u nderlying causes and symptoms of EJ/CJ injustice\, how this injustice may be rectified\, and related elements ranging from national immigration poli cy and international contraction and convergence proposals to xenophobia a nd racism.\n\nPANEL OF EXPERTS: Joining the Forum panel will be Drs. Julia n AGYEMAN (USA)\, Patrick BOND (South Africa)\, Robert D. BULLARD (USA)\, Michael DORSEY (USA)\, and Shirley THOMPSON (Canada)\, internationally kno wn and respected leaders in their fields. Additional panelists are being a nnounced throughout March. \n\nBREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS: Proposals for self-di rected breakout discussions and presentations on related subjects may be s ubmitted to forum@eco-res.org. Each selected presentation will be provided with a stand-alone webpage and unlimited discussion threads within the Fo rum website\, with limited server space provided for presentation material s. Deadline for proposals: 18 March 2008. \n\nNEW FORMAT!! EcoRes is pleas ed to introduce its new web-based e-conference format\, which will be host ed on the Forum website. Registration is required for participation\, with materials accessible as read-only for non-registrants.\n\nThe EcoRes Foru m e-conference series brings together academics and activists\, scientists and social critics\, researchers\, journalists\, community leaders and me mbers from around the world\, offering a unique opportunity to learn from and network with like-minded citizens. By offering the series free of char ge\, crossing cultural\, disciplinary and geopolitical borders\, and remov ing the financial and logistical barriers to participation often encounter ed by those whom climate change threatens most\, EcoRes continues to encou rage wide-ranging stakeholder participation\, with registrants from over 9 0 countries taking part in previous issue discussions.\n\nJoin us as we di scuss this urgent need for widespread political and societal transformatio n: For more information or to register for the April event\, visit the Eco Res Forum at http://www.eco-res.org.\n\nWe look forward to sharing this th ought-provoking discussion with you! \n\nThe EcoRes Forum Team\nhttp://www .eco-res.org \n\nOnline Registration Now Open: http://www.eco-res.org/reg ister.html Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080424 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080411 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Online/Virtual: EcoRes Forum SUMMARY:E-Conf: Environmental (In)Justice: Sources\, Symptoms\, and Solutio ns UID:20260421T070502CEST-UdvixriLVZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.eco-res.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Who \nYou\, and students and alumni like yourself from many col leges and universities across California who are making their campuses mor e sustainable.\n\nWhat\nAn event that unites\, inspires\, and empowers stu dents. Speakers\, workshops\, activities\, music\, tasty food\, skill shar ing\, networking\, and a lot of good fun.\n\nWhere\nUniversity of Californ ia Santa Barbara (UCSB)\n\nWhen\nFebruary 29 - March 2\n(if you can only m ake one day\, make it Saturday\, March 1st)\n\nWhy\nCSSC is growing quickl y. Sustainability campaigns on campuses are gaining momentum. There is no better time than NOW to lead the way for change!\n\nHow\nBy any sustainabl e zero waste means necessary. Train and carpooling are the best way. \n\nC ost\nFREE FREE FREE (housing to those who need it and food will be provide d) \n\nEvent Description \nCSSC Convergences are the statewide gatherings of the California Student Sustainability Coalition - an event where commun ity is fostered\, skills are built\, resources are shared\, and life is ce lebrated! Join us for our next Convergence at UCSB\, Friday Feb 29-Sunday Mar 2\, 2008!!! \nHear Congresswoman Lois Capps and other inspiring speake rs at the opening session.\nLearn about and get involved with our work for social equity\, sustainable food systems\, sustainable endowments\, the C ampus Climate Challenge\, Green Initiative Funds (TGIF)\, the Education fo r Sustainable Living Program (ESLP)\, and more!\nGain new skills for becom ing more personally sustainable\, such as building a worm bin or managing your inbox more effectively.\nAdvance your organizing skills with training in media or network development.\nWrap up the day with dinner\, music and other social events into the evening. \n\nRSVP \nRegister today! (registr ation REQUIRED due to limited housing)\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080229 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UCSB\, Santa Barbara\, California\, United States SUMMARY:California Student Sustainability Coalition 2008 Spring Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-wWKcnMEs3J@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sustainabilitycoalition.org/index.php?mact=Calendar,cntnt01,defa ult,0&cntnt01year=2008&cntnt01month=2&cntnt01event_id=7&cn tnt01displa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Green For All is bringing organizations and leaders from commun ities across the nation together to produce The Dream Reborn. This raciall y just\, green gathering will celebrate the life of Dr. King and present p ositive solutions for social and environmental equity from today\\'s gener ation of visionary leaders. Special emphasis will be placed on ecological solutions that can heal the Earth while bringing jobs\, justice\, wealth and health to ALL of our communities.\n\n\nA bullet killed the dreamer\, b ut not the dream. And that dream has continued to grow and evolve over the decades\, in the minds and hearts of freedom fighters. It\\'s hard to bel ieve it\, but since Dr. King\\'s murder\, two strong generations have been born and grown into adulthood. The Dream Reborn will create a special opp ortunity for leaders and activists from those generations to come together and accept the full mantle of service and leadership.\n\n\nAmong the pres enters\, we will hear from Van Jones (Ella Baker Center/Green For All)\, M ajora Carter (Sustainable South Bronx)\, Winona LaDuke (Honor the Earth)\, Malia Lazu (The Gathering for Justice)\, LaDonna Redmond (Institute for C ommunity Resource Development)\, Mary Ann Hitt (Appalachian Voices)\, Reve rend Yearwood (Hip Hop Caucus)\, Adrienne Maree Brown (Ruckus Society)\, T ony Anderson (Morehouse College Student Leader)\, Ian Kim (Oakland Green J obs Corps)\, Rinku Sen (Applied Research Center)\, and more.\n\n\nThousand s of leaders\, youth\, dream makers and dream seekers\, primarily from com munities of color\, will be joining us at The Dream Reborn to deepen both relationships and skills in the arena of climate justice and building oppo rtunity for poor communities in the new growing green economy.\n\n\nThe Dr eam Reborn will be a potent\, unforgettable event aimed at solving two of the world\\'s most severe crises - global warming and deepening poverty. T ogether we will build a \\'community of practice\\' by listening to the po werful stories of those on the front lines of innovation and opportunity f or the nation\\'s poor.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080406 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080404 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Memphis\, Tennessee\, 37502\, United States SUMMARY:The Dream Reborn UID:20260421T070502CEST-ka62E0b2Us@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dreamreborn.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:877-888-1533 x 210 Email:conference@freepress.net DESCRIPTION:Join fellow activists\, media makers\, educators\, journalists\ , policymakers and concerned citizens in calling for real and lasting chan ges to our nation\\'s media system. With over 3\,500 expected to attend\, you can be certain there will be something for everyone regarding our nat ion\\'s media. From public radio to media consolidation\, blogging to mai n stream journalism\, policy to civil rights\, etc. \nCheck out the Websi te for much more information! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080608 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080606T100000 GEO:44.971800;-93.285600 LOCATION:1301 2nd Ave South\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55403\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Free Press National Conference for Media Reform UID:20260421T070502CEST-8KvgLT0tWU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freepress.net/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:From an initial gathering of just fifteen speakers and seventy- five participants in 1983\, we have grown to become the world’s most imp ortant environmental law conference.\n \nWith assistance from keynoters\, panelists\, and participants alike\, we plan to inspire a renewed commitme nt to collaboration and outreach among conference attendees. We expect the conference to enhance the success of environmental lawyers and to contrib ute to a more vigorous movement that resonates across society.\n \nThe Pub lic Interest Environmental Law Conference is the premier annual gathering for environmentalists worldwide\, and is distinguished as the oldest and l argest of its kind. The Conference historically unites more than 3\,000 ac tivists\, attorneys\, students\, scientists\, and concerned citizens from over 50 countries around the globe to share their experience and expertise . The Conference is organized solely by the volunteers of Land Air Water ( LAW)\, a student environmental law society\, and is sponsored by Friends o f Land Air Water (FLAW)\, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.\n \nThe fou r-day Conference includes over 125 panels\, workshops\, and multi-media pr esentations addressing a broad spectrum of environmental law and advocacy. Topics include: forest protection and ecological restoration\, grazing an d mining reform\, labor and human rights\, air and water pollution\, Nativ e American treaty rights\, globalization and \\'free\\' trade\, environmen tal justice\, corporate responsibility\, marine wilderness\, international environmental law\, water rights and dam removal\, oil and gas litigation \, genetic engineering\, and urban growth.\n \nEach day of the Conference culminates with keynote presentations from preeminent activists\, scientis ts\, politicians\, philosophers\, and authors. Past keynote speakers inclu de Robert Kennedy\, Ralph Nader\, David Brower\, Terry Tempest Williams\, Ward Churchill\, Vandana Shiva\, Paul Watson\, Winona LaDuke\, Gerry Spenc e\, Ramona Africa\, Paul Hawken\, and several recipients of the internatio nal Goldman Environmental Prize. \n \nThe Conference has become an event f ull of energy\, innovation\, and inspiration for all of us involved in the environmental movement. Whether you are a seasoned Conference attendee or a first-time participant\, we look forward to seeing you in March! Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080309 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080306 GEO:44.060900;-123.083000 LOCATION:Eugene\, Oregon\, 97401\, United States SUMMARY:Public Interest Environment Law Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-gue2mwTd0w@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pielc.org/2008/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Reclaiming Our Healthy Future: Political change to protect the next generation\, the 26th National Pesticide Forum\, will be held March 1 4-16\, 2008 at the University of California\, Berkeley. This exciting even t is convened by Beyond Pesticides\, Californians for Pesticide Reform (CP R) and Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA). Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080316 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080314 GEO:37.860600;-122.297000 LOCATION:University Of California\, Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, 9470 1\, United States SUMMARY:26th National Pesticide Forum - Reclaiming Our Healthy Future: Poli tical change to protect the next generation UID:20260421T070502CEST-ed2rtBoNZ8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.beyondpesticides.org/forum/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2008 Summit on Economic Justice for Women will integrate th e perspectives of feminist grassroots activists\, academics and educators\ , women\\'s policy researchers\, non-governmental organizations\, social j ustice organizations\, and labor\, business\, and government leaders\, wit h the goal of strengthening the economic and political power of women as w orkers\, business owners\, caregivers\, family providers\, voters and lead ers.\n\nThe Summit is designed to provide diverse viewpoints by combining academic findings on the economic status of women with on-the-ground actio n strategies for promoting access and equality. Participants will identify trends\, challenges\, and solutions from local to global\, while consider ing class\, race\, cultural\, religious and gender realities faced by wome n. Information and research will be presented through interactive workshop s\, panels\, skill-building sessions\, featured speakers\, a poster sessio n\, and academic presentations. \n\nThe integration of information present ations with ideas for grassroots action to improve the economic well-being of women is designed to lead Summit participants to develop recommendatio ns that can be advocated in communities\, at institutions\, and by women\\ 's rights supporters in organizations in the U.S. and abroad.\n\nThe Summi t will address six major themes: \nLabor\, Business\, and Global Trade\nFa mily\, Community\, and Population\nHealth\, Human Security\, and Women\\'s Rights\nWell-Being and Economic Security\nLeadership and Social Change\nV oter Mobilization and Civic Engagement\n\nThe goals of the Summit include personal empowerment of participants\, building and strengthening alliance s in the economic justice movement\; expanding the body of knowledge on cr itical economic issues\; increasing our global understanding of the econom ic challenges women face\; developing strategies for enhancing women\\'s e conomic empowerment\; and informing policy debates globally and locally\, including the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080412 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080411 GEO:33.844400;-84.474100 LOCATION:Sheraton Hotel\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30301\, United States SUMMARY:2008 Summit on Economic Justice for Women UID:20260421T070502CEST-clzCnCSAGd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nowfoundation.org/issues/economic/events/ejsummit2008/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This national Episcopal conference seeks to engage the Church i n \nunderstanding and actively addressing the crisis of climate change. \n While this conference is hosted by Episcopalians\, it welcomes participant s \nfrom other denominations and faith traditions.\n\nWelcome from the Con ference Co-Chairs \nWelcome to Healing Our Planet Earth: Singing a New Son g of Hope. Your presence at this site indicates your deep concern for God⠀™s creation. And\, it shows your willingness to actively work for those c hanges that will bring about healing to our besieged planet\, while promot ing justice for the poor and marginalized who are most deeply impacted by planetary climate changes. As co-chairs of the conference team\, we invite you to join us in April. It is our fervent prayer that you will find\, as we gather for these two days\, such an empowering inspiration of hope by the Holy Spirit that you will be renewed and transformed into a lifelong h ealer of the earth.The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston\nPresident and Dean\, Ep iscopal Divinity School\nCambridge\, MA Chris Christensen\, Ph.D \nInterim Coordinator\, Environment and Faith\nNetwork\, Province VIII\n\n\n\n\n\n\ nMajor Presenters\n\nDr. Katharine Jefferts Schori is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church USA. In addition to her theological expertise she has a Ph. D. in oceanography and worked for NOAA for twenty years.\n\nDr. Steven Charleston is President of the Episcopal Divinity School\, Cambrid ge\, MA. Prior to this position he served as the Episcopal Bishop of Alask a. He is a Native American elder.\n\nDr. Sallie McFague is a Distinguished Theologian in Residence at Vancouver School of Theology\, in Vancouver\, B.C. Prior to that she was Professor of Theology at Vanderbilt University\ , Nashville\, Tennessee. She has written extensively on environmental theo log Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080412 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080411 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hilton Seattle Airport And Convention Center\, Seattle\, Washingto n\, United States SUMMARY:Healing Our Planet Earth: Singing a New Song of Hope UID:20260421T070502CEST-kNUxa9nbTE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.healingourplanetearth.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:craig@masspowershift.org DESCRIPTION:On the weekend April 11th-14th\, thousands of Massachusetts cit izens will arrive in Boston to directly meet with their legislators to tel l them to pass the Global Warming Solutions Act\, a bill that will reduce MA\\'s Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80% below 1990 levels by the year 2050. \n \nWhile in Boston\, attendees will hear awesome keynote speakers\, learn f rom skills-based interactive workshops\, get lobby training\, hear a prese ntation about bringing Green Jobs to their communities\, and engage in com munity and interest-based strategy sessions. We will also have a Green Art Exhibit and an Organizations Fair. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080414 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080411T170000 GEO:42.379100;-71.128000 LOCATION:Boston University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States SUMMARY:Massachusetts Power Shift UID:20260421T070502CEST-rLOGTKAw1D@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.masspowershift.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:860-395-8392 Email:cyan@greatlandtrust.net DESCRIPTION:This event is being hosted by the Environmental Futurists at SC SU.\n\nIt\\'s being sponsored by PRISM\, the Great Land Conservation Trust \n\nSkills Workshops include:\n\nOrganizing 101: Intro to Activism\nHow to form a group and run a meeting\nCampaign Planning\nEvent Planning\nRecrui tment\nLobbying\nWorking with the media\nFundraising\nConflict Resolution\ nPublic Speaking\nCoalition Building\nDirect Action\n\nIssue Workshops inc lude:\n\nGlobal Warming\nRacism\nElectoral Reform\nSex and the Environment \nLGBT Issues\nLocal Food Production\nRecycling and Waste Reduction\nBicyc le Advocacy\n\nIf you are planning on attending please be sure to register at: http://app.icontact.com/icp/sub/survey/start?sid=964&cid=173564\n\nSo far we have people coming from the following schools:\n\nConn College\, S CSU\, North Haven High\, CCSU\, Trinity\, WestConn\, UConn\, Branford High School Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080329T080000 GEO:41.328000;-72.969000 LOCATION:Southern Connecticut State University\, 501 Crescent Street\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06515\, United States SUMMARY:Inaugural CYAN Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-0sT26fOAUM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://greatlandtrust.net/cyan_convergence_2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sweatfreeua@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Social Action Conference Schedule:\n\nFriday\, February 29\, 20 08 (Panels) \n\n10-10:30: Introduction\, Assembly Hall \n\n10:30-12: Anti- War Panel (moderator: Katie Kowalski)\n1.) Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace \ n2.) Aly Wane\, Syracuse Peace Council\n3.) Campus Greens \n4.) Nate Lafon d - SPAN\n5.) Women Against War \n\n12-1: Lunch \n\n1-2:30: Environmental Panel (moderator: Zach Swift)\n1.) NYPIRG\n2.) Michelle Smith \n3.) Sabrin a Wells\n4.) Oliver Holmes\n\n2:30- 4: Workers and the Global Economy Pane l (moderator: Dan Woulfin)\n1.) Greg Giorgio IWW \n2.) Laura McSpedon JwJ \n3.) Jim McAsey GSEU \n4.) Hilary Edmunds- Mexico trip/maquiladoras \n5.) Victor Rosado\n\n4-4:30: Wrap Up\, Jared Paul * \n\n\nSaturday\, March 1\ , 2008 (Workshops) \n\n10-10:30: Introduction\n\n10:30-11:20:\nWorkshop 1: Informed Constituent \\'How the Media Frames Issues to Manipulate Public Opinion.\\'\nWorkshop 2: Jobs with Justice \n\n11:30-12:20:\nWorkshop 3: Jared Paul- Art/activism workshop\nWorkshop 4: Environmental Advocates of NY\, \\'Lobby Workshop\\' \n\n12:30-1:30: Lunch \n\n1:30- 2:20:\nWorkshop 5: Campus Greens\nWorkshop 6: 9/11 Truth \n\n2:30- 3:20: \nWorkshop 7: \\' Strategic Corporate Campaigns\\' GSEU\nWorkshop 8: \\'Know Your Voting Rig hts\\' NYPIRG \n\n3:30- 4:30: Wrap Up\, Performance\, etc. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080301 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080229T100000 GEO:42.655000;-73.800500 LOCATION:Campus Center\, University At Albany\, 1400 Washington Ave.\, Alba ny\, New York\, 12208\, United States SUMMARY:University at Albany Social Action Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-PixuHOUFvv@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:Purdue Student Pugwash is proud to present its third annual Mid west Regional Conference\, “Energy and the Environment: Powering the Fut ure Responsibly.” This conference will examine how the consumption of en ergy interacts with the global environment. We will explore a wide variety of topics\, including: nuclear power as a possible climate change solutio n\, the economics of energy production and consumption\, renewable energy and its benefits/disadvantages\, hydrogen fuel\, and global warming soluti ons.\n\nFeatured Speakers:\n* Peter Lyons\, Head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission\n* Mike Heben\, National Renewable Energy Laboratory\n* Don Wu ebbles\, University of Illinois\n\nAnd more!\n\nYour conference registrati on includes:\n* Conference T-shirt\n* Conference Informational Booklet\n* Guaranteed seating at Keynote\n* Admission to formal banquet Friday night. \n* Breakfast and lunch on Saturday.\n\nVisit http://www.purdue.edu/pugwas h to learn more! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080322 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080321T173000 GEO:40.424900;-86.916200 LOCATION:Purdue University\, West Lafayette\, Indiana\, 47907\, United Stat es SUMMARY: Energy and the Environment: Powering the Future Responsibly UID:20260421T070502CEST-HMgxxjk6uK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Finding Our Roots is a yearly conference in Chicago to discuss anarchist theory and action. The next conference is planned for April 18-2 0\, 2008 and will focus on \\'Anarchist Organizing in the Midwest.\\' The deadline for workshop proposals is March 1st. Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080420 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080418 GEO:41.720000;-87.555700 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60617\, United States SUMMARY:Finding Our Roots 2008: Anarchist Theory Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-cgHt5P2pB3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://mayfirst.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Introduction\n\nAnnouncing the 8th Annual Berkeley Anarchist St udents of Theory And Research & Development (BASTARD) conference. The conf erence will happen Sunday March 23rd 10 am - 6 pm at UC Berkeley.\nThe The me\n\nThis year\\'s theme is (anti)Religion and Dogma. Since this year\\'s conference will be held on Easter Sunday and because a couple of years ag o our informal theme was Spirituality\, we decided to formally discuss ana rchist theory critical of religion. Many\, if not most\, anarchists identi fy themselves as atheist (or ambivalent) but there has been very little mo dern public discussion about religion. We hope to change this. \nSubmit yo ur Proposal!\n\nWe are now accepting proposals along any theoretical theme that anarchists might find interesting. The forms is available at the bot tom of this page or you may email proposals to the conference email\, or s end us your proposals and a little background info about yourself (and a S ASE) to ASG c/o Long Haul 3124 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley CA 94705.\nFinally\n \nThe BASTARD conference promotes the understanding that there are multipl e valid approaches to anarchism\, each of which has points that are worth examining. Please come and share your approach. Participate in a commerce- free event with other anarchists who are interested in the theory and phil osophy of where we\\'ve come from\, where we are\, and where we\\'re going . Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080323T100000 GEO:37.860600;-122.297000 LOCATION:UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, 94701\, United States SUMMARY:8th Annual Berkeley Anarchist Students of Theory And Research & Dev elopment (BASTARD) conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-lzs0si5Vwf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sfbay-anarchists.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Mark Your Calendar: True Colors XV\nA Global Perspective\n\nFr iday\, March 14 and Saturday\, March 15\, 2008\nUniversity of Connecticut\ , Storrs\, Connecticut\n\nThe 2007 conference\, True Colors XIV: Building Inclusive Communities - A Best Practices Conference\, was another huge su ccess. In 2007\, True Colors XIV:\n\nHad more than 2\,700 participants\n \nRepresented people from 16 states\, including attendees from 70 cities a nd towns in Connecticut\n\nWas an authorized field trip for 76 schools - i ncluding two middle school groups for the first time!\n\nHad the assistanc e of 175 volunteers\n\nPresented a total of 143 workshops and five enterta inment venues\n\nOffered our first ever\, and very successful\, best pract ices track which attracted professionals from all over the country\n\nWhet her you are an organizer\, a veteran attendee\, or have never been to a co nference\, we\\'d like to hear from you! Begin thinking about workshops y ou\\'d like to present or see presented. Submit a workshop proposal or if you know somebody who’d make a great presenter\, send us their name an d address — we’ll take it from there! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080315 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080314 GEO:41.807400;-72.250300 LOCATION:University Of Connecticut\, Storrs\, Connecticut\, 06269\, United States SUMMARY:True Colors XV: A Global Perspective UID:20260421T070502CEST-nzd67OxVtb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ourtruecolors.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Who should attend: You! This is an activist conference. Whether you are new to the movement or have been working on these issues for year s\, we want to hear your voice! Register for the conference Âť\n\nOver the weekend:\nAbortion Speak Out: a supportive environment for anyone who has had an abortion to speak about their experience\nOver 40 workshops on a r ange of reproductive justice issues from International Women’s Health an d Access to Abortion to Demystifying Reproductive Health and Rethinking Re productive Rights for Queer and Transgender Communities\nStrategic Action Sessions: Share your experience and learn from others who are working on s imilar issues. Sessions will include: Organizing in Hostile and Conservati ve Environments\, Creating Campus Coalitions\, Abortion Supports\, Creatin g a Revolution in Mothering and more!\nOpen mic\, performances\, exhibit t ables\, and networking\n\nLast year\, over 1\,100 activists and youth atte nded this national conference to learn\, network\, and organize for the is sues that affect our lives!\n\nOn April 4-6\, 2008\, over 70 speakers from the US and abroad will be offering more than 40 workshops and trainings. Conference speakers address reproductive freedom as it relates to a broad range of social justice issues including economic justice\, racial equalit y\, health care reform\, anti-war activism\, immigrant rights\, freedom fr om violence\, prison abolition\, sex worker rights\, and LGBTQ rights.\n\n Deepen your understanding of issues you already know about\, expose yourse lf to new causes and connections\, and unite with others who are passionat e about working for social justice.\nQuestions we will explore at the conf erence:\n\nHow are abortion rights\, sex education\, economic justice\, pr isoner rights\, lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, and transgender rights\, health care\, population\, environment\, and immigrant rights connected?\n\nHow c an an individual activist or community group focus on one social justice i ssue while standing in solidarity with the larger movement for progressive change?\n\nHow can organizers in different communities—geographic\, ide ntity-based\, campus\, or otherwise—learn from and strengthen each other ’s activism? Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080406 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080404 GEO:42.377700;-72.503200 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01002\, United State s SUMMARY:2008 Reproductive Rights Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-WH0dmnn2x3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://clpp.hampshire.edu/projects/conference/2008/overview END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Power of One GLBTQ Leadership Conference is designed for GL BTQ college students and their allies to get together to share information and create positive change. The mission of the 2008 event is to explore t he connections between early queer social movements and today\\'s academia through discussion\, engagement\, and collaboration.\n\nPreviously hosted by South Puget Sound Community College\, the 2008 event will take place a t Portland State University and feature workshops\, speakers\, and social activities. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080412 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080410 GEO:45.534800;-122.710000 LOCATION:Portland State University\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97210\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Power of One 2008: Queering Academics - Out of the Closet and Into the Classroom UID:20260421T070502CEST-nJ5B0lUEUi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://qrc.pdx.edu/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:For the past four years\, we’ve come together to explore the political dimensions of media and how it shapes our lives. By developing r elationships between community and media organizations\, the NYC Grassroot s Media Coalition is working to re-imagine issues of access to\, control o f\, and power over our media system. That means defining our struggle as a struggle for Media Justice.\n\nMedia Justice recognizes the need for a me dia that comes from\, and is responsive to\, the people\, a media that add resses systemic marginalization and discrimination and that speaks truth t o power. Media Justice asserts that our communities and airwaves are more than markets\, and that our relationship to the media must be more than pa ssive consumption. Media Justice recognizes that the form of our current m edia system is not inevitable\, but the result of an interplay of history\ , technology\, power\, and privilege. Media Justice seeks to integrate eff orts to reform our media system with a social justice agenda\, in order to create not just a better media\, but a better world.\n\nWe invite you to join us at the 2008 NYC Grassroots Media Conference as we seek to define o ur understanding of and relationship to Media Justice as a community\, and explore how we can not only envision an ideal world\, but to make this vi sion a reality.\n\n\nSunday | March 2nd 2008\n\nHunter College\, 68th Stre et and Lexington Ave | West Building Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080302 GEO:40.720700;-74.005300 LOCATION:Hunter College\, New York\, New York\, 10013\, United States SUMMARY:5th Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-7DWsJDXZOw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nycgrassrootsmedia.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:New England’s largest conference for citizen activists protec ting public health and the environment\nGET ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING - MEET THE EXPERTS - LEARN NEW SKILLS - NETWORK - BE INSPIRED\n\n\nJoin hosting orga nizations Toxics Action Center\, Environment Massachusetts and the Massach usetts Climate Action Network\, and dozens of cosponsoring organizations\, including Clean Water Action and Alternatives for Community and Environme nt at the Environmental Action 2008 conference on March 15\, 2008 at Wentw orth Institute of Technology in Boston. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080315 GEO:42.370600;-71.027000 LOCATION:Wentworth Institute Of Technology\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02101 \, United States SUMMARY:Environmental Action 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-amNHM1ZvSk@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Crossing Borders\n\nAmerican University\, Washington DC \n\nThe theme for the 8th annual Visions in Feminism conference is \\'Crossing Bo rders\\'. Our hope is to challenge the fixed notions\, meanings\, and pra ctices in which many of us take comfort. We want to elaborate terms of st ruggle that not only account for\, but embrace difference\, contingency\, and even contradiction\; crossing an array of borders\, exploring the land scapes of the borders themselves\, and honoring the vulnerability that suc h journeys demand. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080319 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:8th Visions in Feminism Conference: Crossing Borders UID:20260421T070502CEST-MITMRcjnKk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.visionsinfeminism.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:chimienti@cepr.net DESCRIPTION:Half of workers don\\'t have a single paid sick day. \n\nCurren tly\, there are no state or federal laws that require workplaces to guaran tee paid sick days. \n\nIt\\'s time that our elected leaders update our l abor laws to reflect the realities of today\\'s working people and their f amilies. The Healthy Families Act\, introduced in the U.S. Congress\, wou ld establish a new standard of up to seven paid sick days per year for wor kers to recover from their own illness\, or to care for sick family member s.\n\nMost of us can\\'t make it to Washington to urge our members of Cong ress to support paid sick days. That\\'s why we\\'re rallying online. Jo in us in front of the U.S. Capitol building and voice your concerns. Hear from more than 20 community leaders and workers\, and from our elected le aders about the need to pass the Healthy Families Act. You can share your story or upload your photo too. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080331 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080229 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Www.everyonegetssick.org\, United States SUMMARY:Online Rally for Healthy Families! UID:20260421T070502CEST-5FgGa4um5b@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.everyonegetssick.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:510-984-2566 Email:takedirectaction@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:11am­ Rally at Judge G. Carroll Park\nW. Cutting Blvd & S. Gar rard Blvd\, Richmond\n1pm­ Nonviolent Direct Action at Chevron Refinery\n 841 Chevron Way\, Richmond 94801\n(Ongoing shuttle buses from RICHMOND BAR T)\nChevron is profiting from the war in Iraq\; the company is a primary d river behind the U.S. Government’s campaign to pressure the Iraqi Parlia ment to privatize the country’s oil fields so companies like Chevron can control and profit from the war. Chevron’s Richmond Refinery processes Iraqi oil and pollutes the surrounding population of poor communities and communities of color.\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080315T110000 GEO:37.941400;-122.366000 LOCATION:W. Cutting Blvd & S. Garrard Blvd\, 841 Chevron Way\, Richmond\, C alifornia\, 94801\, United States SUMMARY:Chevron Richmond Refinery Direct Action and Rally UID:20260421T070502CEST-VBK9ps8UpR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://bayareadirectaction.wordpress.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:510-984-2566 Email:takedirectaction@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:7:30 AM - 7:30 PM\n7:30 am Multiple actions at multiple locatio ns.\nMarket and Sansome\nWar machine tours of shame leaving from Market an d Sansome throughout the day.\nJoin an existing action against a governmen t or corporate target\, or plan and carry out your own! Help send a clear message to the economic and political interests behind this war: We will a ctively confront you every step of the way until the war is ended.\nhttp:/ /actagainstwar.net Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080318T070000 GEO:37.741800;-122.438000 LOCATION:Market And Sansome\, Multiple Locations\, San Francisco\, Californ ia\, 94131\, United States SUMMARY:Direct Action in Downtown SF to Stop the War UID:20260421T070502CEST-FUzXoCLKlN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://bayareadirectaction.wordpress.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:909-260-9247 Email:sevenov9@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Bringing the campus together to denounce this illegal and immor al war in Iraq as well as letting our community/leaders know that Cal Stat e is watching and we will not tolerate further abuses of hegemonic power a nd corruption.\n\n-OPEN MIC: For opinion\, poetry\, music etc. Geographi cal Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080313T113000 GEO:34.198200;-117.358000 LOCATION:5500 University Parkway\, Lower Commons Patio\, San Bernardino\, C alifornia\, 92407\, United States SUMMARY:Peace Protest: What\\'s on your mind? UID:20260421T070502CEST-ialCFMPvAD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://homepage.mac.com/osxadvocate/peaceprotest.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email: DESCRIPTION:Can Barak Obama Really Bring Hope and Change? \nThe Democrats can\\'t save us!\n \nForum with Omali Yeshitela\nUhuru Movement leader\, Chairman of the African People\\'s Socialist Party\n\nYeshitela challenges what is at stake in these elections\, the dire conditions facing the blac k community in this time of crisis. Thousands in the African community are losing their homes from the subprime mortgage collapse and through gentri fication\; are facing massive imprisonment\, increasing poverty and police violence. These are the issues that every serious candidate needs to addr ess. He exposes that the democratic party can\\'t address the crisis in t he U.S. \n\nAlso Penny Hess\, Chairwoman of the African People\\'s Solidar ity Committee presents a multimedia presentation\, Justice and Liberatio n for African People: the Only Real Hope for Change.\n\nWednesday March 26 th 2008 at 7:30\nFirst Unitarian Church\n2125 Chestnut Street \nPhiladel phia\n\nSponsored by the Uhuru Movement 215-387-0919 www.apscuhuru. org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080326T193000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:First Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, Pen nsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Can Barak Obama Really Bring Hope and Change? Forum with Omali Yes hitela UID:20260421T070502CEST-60tS8rXw9C@74.81.90.59 URL:http:// www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-788-3666 x160 Email:sharonsmith@earthisland.org DESCRIPTION:At the 2008 Brower Youth Awards\, Earth Island Institute will h onor our visionary founder David Brower by presenting awards to six extrao rdinary young environmental leaders.\n \nOur inspirational Awards Ceremony will be presented in the Herbst Theatre at 7:30 pm and followed by a fest ive reception. The Awards Ceremony is free\; please make reservations in a dvance.\n \nPrior to the Awards Ceremony\, an Opening Reception for BYA do nors\, hosts\, and sponsors in the Green Room offers plentiful organic foo d and drink and the chance to meet and support our honorees. Tickets are $ 150 each\, or $50 for youth under 18.\n \nReserve tickets at www.earthisla nd.org. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081021T173000 GEO:37.801900;-122.410000 LOCATION:401 Van Ness Avenue\, Herbst Theatre\, San Francisco\, California\ , 94133\, United States SUMMARY:Brower Youth Awards ceremony UID:20260421T070502CEST-X3npAHzhDU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.broweryouthawards.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:gieseghj@thestonerarmy.com DESCRIPTION:We will be gathering on the steps of city hall to let the world know what we feel about the injustice that is being done. Even if you are n\\'t a smoker\, come out and support the cause. Everyone should have the right to make the safer choice. Cannabis can save the world - do the resea rch.\nOrlando is the 211th city to sign up.\n\nWe are looking at getting c aravans from miami\, tally\, and st. pete so feel free to contact me if yo u are interested in that\, or trying to set one up from where you are at.\ n\nRemember: the more people you invite\, the more people are able to atte nd. Also\, inviting all of your friends can not only show you who else sup ports your cause\, but enables them to invite their friends who also suppo rt the cause. The more people\, the more the world knows that it is time f or a big change.\n\nInvite Your Friends.. Post On Group Boards.. Post On N etwork Boards..\n\nYou can reach me on AIM at TheStonerArmy\n\nOn Facebook at\nhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8733955788\n\nOn MySpace at htt p://events.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&eventID=411826.3 8948 Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080529 GEO:28.566300;-81.260800 LOCATION:200+ Cities Globally\, Orlando City Hall\, Orlando\, Florida\, 328 16\, United States SUMMARY:Global Marijuana March UID:20260421T070502CEST-PEPUN2jBgu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.TheStonerArmy.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:617-432-3998 Email:mclark@hsph.harvard.edu DESCRIPTION:OVERVIEW\nAs more research is conducted in developing countries \, ethical issues that reflect differences in cultures\, politics\, wealth \, standards of care\, individual and group rights\, and priorities are su rfacing with increasing frequency. The present ethical codes are not alway s sufficient for the broad new set of problems faced by funders of interna tional health research\, members of Ethical Review Boards\, government age ncies\, and researchers themselves. In total about 900 people have partici pated in various versions of the course offered in Mexico\, South Africa\, Nigeria\, India\, Pakistan and UAE.\n\nWHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND\nTo address current issues\, anticipate potential future problems\, and facilitate pro ductive communication\, this interactive program draws on the combined tal ents of leaders in the field. Participants from both developing and indust rialized countries have an opportunity to compare experiences\, receive ex pert advice\, and voice their concerns in five days of lectures\, case stu dies\, and panel discussions. Recognizing that current guidelines are both subject to interpretation and likely to create conflict\, the program enc ourages candid comments\, questions\, and open critique of available mater ials.\n\nKEY TOPICS\nEthical Guidelines for Research Involving Human Subje cts\nProposed Changes to International Guidelines\nCultural Absolutism vs. Cultural Relativism\nIndividual and Group Rights\nEthical Review Boards/I nstitutional Review Boards\nInformed Consent\nConfidentiality\nConflict of Interest and Scientific Misconduct\nStandards of Care\nResponsibility of Researchers to the Community\nIssues in Genetic Research\nResearch in Disa sters and Complex Emergencies\nRole of Medical Journals\, the Press\, and Others in Maintaining Ethical Standards\nStem Cell Research\nInnovative Th erapy versus Drug Testing\n\nWHO SHOULD ATTEND\nEthical Issues in Internat ional Health Research is intended for individuals involved in all areas of international health research\, including medicine\, anthropology\, epide miology\, education\, journalism\, political science and law\; government\ , foundations\, and industry officials with funding responsibilities\; and members of institutional and governmental review boards.\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080613 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080609T080000 GEO:42.343100;-71.092700 LOCATION:Harvard School Of Public Health\, 651 Huntington Avenue\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115\, United States SUMMARY:Program on Ethical Issues in International Health Research UID:20260421T070502CEST-RusrwiMTH6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/bioethics/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:reallyreallyfreemarket@mutualaid.org DESCRIPTION:March 29th \, 2008 1-5pm \nDolores Park\, SF (20th & Dolores) \nwww.reallyreallyfree.org\nLast Saturday of Every Month\n\nEverything is free. yes\, really really free. no money\, no bartering\, no advertising.\ nBring food\, art\, games\, furniture\, friends\, not-so-random acts of ki ndness\, bike parts/tools\, face paints\, plants\, books\, skills….anyth ing!\n \nA Really Really Free market is like a giant potluck made up of us eable items\, skills\, ideas\, smiles\, talents\, friendship\, discussions and many other things that we can come together and share. \n\nAs a comm unity we have many more resources than we do as individuals. If we share o ur resources we won\\'t need to buy as many new ones. This uses fewer of t he Earth\\'s resources and fewer of our working hours\, leaving us more ti me to devote to ourselves and our communities. \n\nWould we all work forty hours a week if we didn\\'t feel we had to? What if instead we worked at improving our individual skills and talents and shared them with each othe r? We would all spend more time doing things we enjoyed. \n\nBring a blank et\, bring things to put on the blanket\, sit on someone else’s blanket\ , play in the grass and live\, for a few hours\, outside of capitalism. \n \nPlease help us keep the Really Really Free Market a 100% FREE and non-co mmercial event. Once a month\, let\\'s come together and forget about trad ing\, bartering and money. Leave the business cards at home and remember t he joy of giving for the sake of giving. \n\nHelp us keep Dolores Park cle an. If no one takes what you brought\, please bring it home with you or HE LP US bring it to Community Thrift for donation. \n\nA RRFM is a participa nt-organized event. It is comprised of what YOU make of it. Get involve d. If you want to help organize or bring skills or just have questions\, p lease contact us at reallyreallyfreemarket [at] mutualaid [dot] org or jus t show up. If you live outside San Francisco\, start one where you are! Th is is a growing movement and you\\'re part of it! \n\nBecause there\\'s en ough for everyone. \nBecause sharing is more fulfilling than owning. \nB ecause corporations would rather see landfills overflow than anyone get an ything for free. \nBecause scarcity is a myth constructed to keep us at t he mercy of the economy. \nBecause a sunny day outside is better than any thing money can buy. \nBecause \\'free trade\\' is a contradiction of ter ms. \nBecause no one should have to do without food\, shelter\, entertain ment\, and community. \nBecause life should be a picnic\, but it only wil l be if we make it happen. \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080329T130000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:Dolores Park\, (20th & Dolores)\, San Francisco\, California\, 941 10\, United States SUMMARY:Really Really Free Market UID:20260421T070502CEST-22jD8on2pO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.reallyreallyfree.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:91 9868944075 Email:youthactiv8foundation@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:International Consultation on “Youth Responsibility for Envir onment\, peace and sustainable development”\nTuesday 1st April\, 2008\nC onference Hall\, CBCI Centre\, 1\, Ashok Place\, New Delhi-110001\n9:00 am - 4:00pm\n\nGreetings from Youth Activ8 Foundation!\n \nYouth Activ8 Found ation\, a Youth development organization incorporated in 2007\, which has also been registered under Societies Registration Act (XXI) of 1860. It wa s incorporated for promoting youth in the society and making them responsi ble citizen of the country. It was to give young people a platform and rea ch out to rural and urban communities of India\, as well as mold Youth as per the respective needs of the communities. Governing Board of Youth Acti v8 Foundation includes eminent personalities from respective fields which makes Youth Acitv8 Foundation the most efficient Youth Development Organiz ation by working under their guidance. It has a out reach through is subsi diary youth wing into 20000 grass root units and having 160 Zonal offices along with 12 regional offices spread out all over the country covering al l Districts and states.\n\nTo move further Youth Activ8 Foundation will or ganize an international consultation on\, “YOUTH RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENV IRONMENT\, PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT \\' On Tuesday\, April\, 1st\ , 2008\, at Conference Hall\, CBCI Centre\, 1\, Ashok Place\, New Delhi 11 0001\, From 9:00 AM – 04:00 PM\n \nThe proceedings for the day have been divided into three parts\, which are as follows: \n \nPart I: Introductor y Session Youth & Sustainable development. \nPart II: Youth building a cul ture of Peace. \nPart III: Young people response to Environment\n\nConclud ing will include remarks of Policy Makers and their viewpoints on the issu es and all contributing to future plans. \n \nWe expect delegates from Co lleges\, Professional Institutes\, and Grassroots Organizations\, NGOs\, a nd Multilateral organizations\, Private Sector Organizations\, Media\, Aca demicians and State Governments from different parts of country. The prima ry aim of this consultation is to organize a focused group discussions wit h different stakeholders to design the development activities for young pe ople. \n \nBut nothing is possible without your valuable cooperation. It \\'s our great desire that you can be one of the participants to join us a t this international Conference and make this consultation a mega success. If you wish to attend this conference please register yourself by sending filled registration form\, enclosed with this e-mail\, to us at E-mail ID : youthactiv8foundation@gmail.com or Fax the same at Fax No. +91 11 23715 146 latest by March 28th\, 2008\, since Entry is reserved by Invitation on ly. \n \nYour esteemed support will take the Young people beyond the nic he confines and growth\, which more accurately frames the development chal lenges in India and Youth Activ8 Foundation\, can very effectively achieve its mission for Development of Youth. \n \nConference Detail is hereby en closed for your perusal which includes the registration form.\n \nThanks & Regards \n\nRakesh singh\,\nNational Coordinator\n\nYouth Activ8 Foundat ion\n1\, Ashok Place\, CBCI Centre\nNew Delhi 110001\, India.\nT. +91 11 2 3340773| F. +91 11 23715146 \nE-mail for Registration: youthactiv8foundati on@gmai.com \n \nPlease NOTE: Registration will be provided on First com e First serve basis\, \nThe Youth Activ8 Foundation shall not provide trav el allowance to any participant\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080401T090000 GEO:28.600000;77.200000 LOCATION:1\, Ashok Place\, CBCI Centre\, Near Gol Dak Khanna\, New Delhi\, Delhi\, 110001\, India SUMMARY:International Consultation on “Youth Responsibility for Environme nt\, peace and sustainable development” UID:20260421T070502CEST-7lu1rwT3GI@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:dariley09@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:This event challenges students of RPHS\, LSHS\, LSW\, and LSN t o raise funds to donate to organizations like IJM\, Love146\, and the Hope House of Kansas City. It also allows students to see how to exactly buy F air Trade and change their daily habits. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080407T103000 GEO:38.706100;-94.460500 LOCATION:20801 S School Road\, Peculiar\, Missouri\, 64078\, United States SUMMARY:Loose Change to Loosen Chains Cash War UID:20260421T070502CEST-8uAvs7dbiG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://csp2justiceseekers.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:dariley09@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Following the Loose Change to Loosen Chains Cash War\, students and adults will have the opportunity to come to an event unlike any other . Featuring many local acoustic\, rock and metal bands\, this event will a lso allow attendees to get more in depth in how they approach living in a Fair Trade way. There will also be an art gallery where sold items will be nefit organizations fighting human trafficking. There will be a prayer roo m\, video games\, indoor sports events and conferences from several people and organizations helping those affected by global slavery. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080419T150000 GEO:38.928100;-94.323900 LOCATION:913 NE Colbern Rd\, Lee\\'s Summit\, Missouri\, 64086\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Break the Chains Awareness Event UID:20260421T070502CEST-AdmaUrJzkl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://btcconcert.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-265-7000 Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Do you want to fight for immigrants’ rights and economic just ice?\n\nMOBILIZEORGANIZE\n\nMake a difference … become a member of the U NITE HERE Organizing Team working to organize hundreds of thousands of low -wage workers in hotel\, casino\, retail and laundry work throughout North America. Help workers stand together and fight for their rights and econo mic security. We are interviewing soon-to-graduate and post graduate appli cants for a two day intensive organizing skills workshop. \nRecommended pa rticipants will be offered paid organizer training apprenticeships and job s. \n\n2008 Dates are:\nPhoenix\, AZ – April 11\, 12\nPhiladelphia\, PA - April 18\, 19\nLos Angeles\, CA - May 2\, 3\nNew York/New Jersey - June 6\, 7\n\nRequirements:\n• Desire to fight for justice and organize the u norganized. \n• Valid driver’s license.\n• Excellent communication s kills.\n\nHow to Apply: Fill out an online application at\nhttp://jobs.uni tehere.org/organizerapp.php\nFor More Information contact: unitehere@gmail .com\n\nNo 2 Day Training in your area? No problem! Apply online at http:/ /jobs.unitehere.org/organizerapp.php and we will arrange for a field inter view in your area.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080419 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080418T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Philadelphia 2 Day Organizing Training - UID:20260421T070502CEST-NZgvvX3MhV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-265-7000 Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Do you want to fight for immigrants’ rights and economic just ice?\n\nMOBILIZEORGANIZE\n\nMake a difference … become a member of the U NITE HERE Organizing Team working to organize hundreds of thousands of low -wage workers in hotel\, casino\, retail and laundry work throughout North America. Help workers stand together and fight for their rights and econo mic security. We are interviewing soon-to-graduate and post graduate appli cants for a two day intensive organizing skills workshop. \nRecommended pa rticipants will be offered paid organizer training apprenticeships and job s. \n\n2008 Dates are:\nPhoenix\, AZ – April 11\, 12\nPhiladelphia\, PA - April 18\, 19\nLos Angeles\, CA - May 2\, 3\nNew York/New Jersey - June 6\, 7\n\nRequirements:\n• Desire to fight for justice and organize the u norganized. \n• Valid driver’s license.\n• Excellent communication s kills.\n\nHow to Apply: Fill out an online application at\nhttp://jobs.uni tehere.org/organizerapp.php\nFor More Information contact: ethere@aol.com\ n\nNo 2 Day Training in your area? No problem! Apply online at http://jobs .unitehere.org/organizerapp.php and we will arrange for a field interview in your area.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080412 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080411T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, Phoenix\, Arizona\, United States SUMMARY:UNIT HERE Phoenix 2 Day Organizing Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-MzkDFV2GvF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-265-7000 Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Do you want to fight for immigrants’ rights and economic just ice?\n\nMOBILIZEORGANIZE\n\nMake a difference … become a member of the U NITE HERE Organizing Team working to organize hundreds of thousands of low -wage workers in hotel\, casino\, retail and laundry work throughout North America. Help workers stand together and fight for their rights and econo mic security. We are interviewing soon-to-graduate and post graduate appli cants for a two day intensive organizing skills workshop. \nRecommended pa rticipants will be offered paid organizer training apprenticeships and job s. \n\n2008 Dates are:\nPhoenix\, AZ – April 11\, 12\nPhiladelphia\, PA - April 18\, 19\nLos Angeles\, CA - May 2\, 3\nNew York/New Jersey - June 6\, 7\n\nRequirements:\n• Desire to fight for justice and organize the u norganized. \n• Valid driver’s license.\n• Excellent communication s kills.\n\nHow to Apply: Fill out an online application at\nhttp://jobs.uni tehere.org/organizerapp.php\nFor More Information contact: ethere@aol.com\ n\nNo 2 Day Training in your area? No problem! Apply online at http://jobs .unitehere.org/organizerapp.php and we will arrange for a field interview in your area.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080503 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080502T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, Los Angeles\, California\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Los Angeles 2 Day Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-vAXGDZEHpw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:212-265-7000 Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Do you want to fight for immigrants’ rights and economic just ice?\n\nMOBILIZEORGANIZE\n\nMake a difference … become a member of the U NITE HERE Organizing Team working to organize hundreds of thousands of low -wage workers in hotel\, casino\, retail and laundry work throughout North America. Help workers stand together and fight for their rights and econo mic security. We are interviewing soon-to-graduate and post graduate appli cants for a two day intensive organizing skills workshop. \nRecommended pa rticipants will be offered paid organizer training apprenticeships and job s. \n\n2008 Dates are:\nPhoenix\, AZ – April 11\, 12\nPhiladelphia\, PA - April 18\, 19\nLos Angeles\, CA - May 2\, 3\nNew York/New Jersey - June 6\, 7\n\nRequirements:\n• Desire to fight for justice and organize the u norganized. \n• Valid driver’s license.\n• Excellent communication s kills.\n\nHow to Apply: Fill out an online application at\nhttp://jobs.uni tehere.org/organizerapp.php\nFor More Information contact: unitehere@gmail .com\n\nNo 2 Day Training in your area? No problem! Apply online at http:/ /jobs.unitehere.org/organizerapp.php and we will arrange for a field inter view in your area.\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080607 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080606 GEO:40.750700;-73.996500 LOCATION:275 7th Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10001\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE NY/NJ 2 Day Organizing Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-LCvrwJsV6n@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:tonedefgordon@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Okay guys here\\'s the deal: \n\nA good family friend of ours\, Emanuel Zeltser\, the nations leading anti Russian mob and civil rights a ttorney was arrested and detained in a KGB jail in Belarus almost two week s ago. He was detained just as he was arriving in the country with his sec retary for \\'undefined charges\\'. As we all know every American citizen detained in a foreign nation has the right to a consular visit as cited in the Vienna convention. As you may or may not know\, our ties with Belarus have been on a rapid decline in the passing months\, so Emanuel\\'s right to a consular visit is being denied. This is unlawful and we will not sta nd for it. Alexander Lukashenko\, Belarus\\'s president is an awful man an d terrible dictator to his people. He has silenced the freedom of the pres s and dismissed free enterprise. The people of Belarus are terrified and r uled by the KGB. This is not okay. \nAs we have little to no contact with Emanuel we have been made aware that he went on a seven day hunger strike before they assigned him an attorney. This is where you guys come in. \nWe will be holding a PEACEFUL demonstration in front of the consulate genera l of Belarus in NYC on Wednesday\, April 2nd. What we need are numbers! We need lots of people to make lots of noise. We need more press coverage\, we need to let them know that it\\'s not OKAY to arrest people for no reas on and deny them their given American rights! \nSo come if you believe in democracy \nCome to exercise your first amendment right \nCome if you want to help the people of Belarus \nOr just come if you feel like waving a si gn around and shouting \n\nWe already have New York Senator Chuck Schumer in on it and ready to help\, so please come and help get a good man out of jail. Tell you friends! Tell your parents! Tell your pot smoking activist buddies to get off the couch and shout! \n\nMAKE SIGNS! (Just don\\'t use sticks of any kind\; I\\'m serious and so are the NYC rally laws) \nhttp: //www.saveemanuelzeltser.com \nhttp://www.forbes.com/2008/03/18/zeltser-be larus-arrest-face-markets-cz_hb_0318autofacescan06.html \nhttp://www.iht.c om/articles/ap/2008/03/18/europe/EU-GEN-Belarus-US-Citizen-Arrested.php \n \nSome sign ideas: \n\nFREE ZELTSER \n\nDOWN WITH LUKASHENKO THE LAST TYRA NT OF EUROPE \n\nFREE THE PEOPLE OF BELARUS \n\n\nSeriously\, it\\'ll take one hour of your time and you\\'ll leave a better person. \nWe the people are a force not to be reckoned with.\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080402T110000 GEO:40.752200;-73.972300 LOCATION:703 Third Avenue And 44th Street\, New york\, New York\, 10017\, U nited States SUMMARY:FREE EMANUEL ZELTSER-political rally UID:20260421T070502CEST-fkXpft5VG6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.saveemanuelzeltser.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL AL-AWDA CONVENTION TO MARK 60 YEARS OF PALESTINIAN NAKBA\nEmbassy Suites Hotel Anaheim South\, 11767 Harbor Bo ulevard\nGarden Grove\, California\, 92840\nMay 16-18\, 2008\n\nPalestine: 60 Years of Forced Exile - Time For Return\n\nThis year\\'s 6th Annual In ternational Al-Awda Convention is our most important one to date\, and is expected to be extremely well attended. DON\\'T DELAY! REGISTER TODAY!\n\ nThe convention will mark the sixtieth year of a devastating event in the long history of the Palestinian people. We call it our Nakba.\n\nConfirmed speakers include Bishop Atallah Hanna (Jerusalem\, Palestine)\, Supreme J ustice Dr. Sheikh Taiseer Al Tamimi (Jerusalem\, Palestine)\, Dr. Adel Sam ara (Palestine\, economist\, author\, founder of Al-Mashriq Al-A’amal Ce nter for Cultural and Development Studies)\, Dr. Salman Abu Sitta (writer/ researcher\, founder of Palestine Land Society)\, Dr. Ghada Karmi (London\ , academic\, researcher/writer)\, Dr. As\\'ad Abu Khalil (professor\, Poli tics and Public Administraion\, CSU Stanislaus)\, Dr. Saree Makdisi (profe ssor\, English and Comparative Literature\, UCLA)\, and Ramzy Baroud (Seat tle\, journalist\, former Al-Jazeera producer and editor of PalestineChron icle.com). Palestinian Legislative Council member Khalida Jarrar has also been invited.\n\nHost Organizations of this year\\'s convention include Al -Awda\, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition\, Palestinian American Wom en Association\, Free Palestine Alliance\, National Council of Arab-Americ ans\, Middle East Cultural and Information Center - San Diego\, The Arab C ommunity Center of the Inland Empire\, Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid - Southern California\, Palestine Aid Society\, Palestinian American Congre ss\, Bethlehem Association\, Al-Mubadara - Southern California\, Union of Palestinian American Women\, Birzeit Society\, El-Bireh Society\, Arab Ame rican Friends of Nazareth\, Ramallah Club\, A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition\, Inter national Action Center\, Students for Justice in Palestine at CSUSB\, UCLA and UCR\, Students for International Knowledge at CSUSB\, Muslim Students Association at Palomar College\, UCSD\, and Mira Costa\, and The Arab Ame rican Council.\n\nINVITATION \n\nWe invite all members and supporters of t he implementation of the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes of origin and to reclaim their lands to join us in this landmark Al -Awda Convention on the 60th year of al-Nakba.\n\nMASS RALLY FOR THE RETUR N TO PALESTINE\n\nThe convention will culminate in a major mass rally and march to mark 60 years of Nakba and to call for The RETURN TO PALESTINE. T he demonstration will be held in solidarity and coordination with our sist ers and brothers who continue the struggle in our beloved homeland.\n\nDON \\'T DELAY! REGISTER TODAY!\n\nRegistration\nSponsorship\nAdvertising\nExh ibitors\nAccommodation\nDirections\nMedia\nHost Organizations\nPoints of U nity\n\nOrganizational endorsements welcome. Please write to us at convent ion6@al-awda.org \n\nFor more information\, please go to http://al-awda.or g/convention6 and keep revisiting that page as it is being updated regular ly.\n\nTo submit speaker and panel/workshop proposals\, write to info@al-a wda.org or convention6@al-awda.org Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080518 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080516 GEO:33.844800;-117.954000 LOCATION:Anaheim\, Califorina\, 92801\, United States SUMMARY:Al-Awda Convention 2008: The 60th Year of Al-Nakba UID:20260421T070502CEST-UluUhim0hZ@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The SURGE Conference is an annual event that brings together yo ung progressive activists in North Carolina and other southeastern states to build a stronger youth movement for social justice through education an d collective action.\n\nFeaturing Keynote Speaker\nDARRYL HUNT\nPrison exo noree and founder of \nThe Darryl Hunt Project for \nFreedom and Justice\n Saturday March 29th\n12:30pm \n\nTONS of great workshops including:\n\nUrb an Cooperative Gardening\nState Employee Collective Bargaining \nIndepende nt Media Training\nDirect Action Organizing\nHands-on Solar Power and Biod iesel \nCommunity Justice \nCommunity Bike Share Projects\nCampaign Organi zing and Strategy\nPalestine & Middle East Struggles\nTours of Wind Farm a nd Biodiesel Facilities\nand more! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080328 GEO:36.212800;-81.662600 LOCATION:Appalachian State University\, Boone\, North Carolina\, 28607\, Un ited States SUMMARY:SURGE Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-x2TdxP7HVo@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join fellow activists\, media makers\, educators\, journalists\ , policymakers and concerned citizens in calling for real and lasting chan ges to our nation\\'s media system.\n\n2008 provides us with a great oppor tunity to put the issue of media reform in the national spotlight. Join us in Minneapolis and help us build this critical movement.\n\nRegister Now: Early Bird Discount Ends March 31st. Of course\, you don\\'t need to regi ster to keep tabs on NCMR 2008 — just join our mailing list or follow th e blog. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080608 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080606 GEO:44.984600;-93.271400 LOCATION:Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55401\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference for Media Reform 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-iC9d4wtDvV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freepress.net/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:0. Opening Party\nUniversity Cafe\, Student Union \nWednesday\, June 4\, 8:30pm- \nPoetry\, music\, cash bar\nPaola Corso \nJeanetta Calh oun Mish\nFred Ho\nBarb Jensen and Friends \n\n1. Concurrent Sessions\nStu dent Union \nThursday\, June 5\, 10:30am-noon \n1.1. Borrowed Light: Ted A llen and Whiteness Studies\nJonathan Scott\, English\, Bronx Community Col lege\nSteve Martinot\, Interdisciplinary Programs\, San Francisco State Un iversity\nAnamarĂ­a Flores\, English\, Hostos Community College\nFred Ho\, Big Red Media: Why the Emphasis on White-Skin Privilege is White Chauvini st: The Problematic of \\'Race\\' Needs to Be Replaced by the Restoration of the National Question/s\n\n1.2. Globalization\, Class and Gender: The C ase of the Novamed Strike in Turkey\nFuat Ercan\, Economics\, Marmara Univ ersity: Changing Dynamics of Global Capitalism and the Turkish Labor Movem ent\nSelime Guzelsari\, Economics and Administrative Sciences\, Abant Izze t Baysal University: The Story of Novamed Strike in Turkey: Class\, Gender and Resistance against Global Capital\nSebnem Oguz\, Political Science\, University of Guelph\, Globalization and New Strategies for Labor: Insight s from the Novamed Strike\n\n1.3 Issues in Social Mobility\nDeborah J. Saf ron\, Psychology\, Michigan State University:‘Suck It Up and Deal With I t’: Parenting Adolescent Part-Time Workers: Social class and Workplace C onstraint\nMarquita Walker\, Labor Education\, University of Arkansas-Litt le Rock: Perceptions of Educational Attainment on Intragenerational Social Mobility\nMichele L. Rossi\, Sociology\, UC-Berkeley: Slacking and Suffic ing in the Suburbs: or\, Why Many Members of the U.S. Middle Class Are Not Worrying About Globalization (Even If They Should Be)\n\n2. Concurrent Se ssions\nStudent Union \nThursday\, June 5\, 1:45-3:15pm \n2.1. White Worki ng Class Anger in Britain\nBill Adams\, Regional Director\, Trades Union C ongress\, UK\nRoger McKenzie\, Regional Director\, Trades Union Congress\, UK\n\n2.2. Meanings of Class\nJack Metzgar\, Humanities and Social Justic e\, Roosevelt University: Are \\'The Poor\\' in a Class by Themselves or P art of the Working Class?\nSam Pizzigati\, Institute for Policy Studies: L ong Live the Statistical Middle Class\nVicky Hill\, American Studies\, Uni versity of Texas: Postwar Psychology\, Class and ‘Middle Classness’\nT roy Rondinone\, History\, Southern Connecticut State University and Graham Cassano\, Sociology\, Oakland University\, Michigan: Class War Talk\, Ame rican Style\n\n2.3. Class\, Race and Gender and the Crisis of Political Ec onomy\nHarry Targ\, Political Science\, Purdue\nMeta Van Sickle\, Educatio n\, College of Charleston: Organizing Around Class\, Race\, and Gender in the South: the 21st Century\nCarl Bloice\, blackcommentator.com: Political Economy and the 2008 Election Season: Class\, Race\, and Gender\nIra Grup per\, Socialist Education Project (CCDS): Work\, Workers\, and Building a Progressive Movement in 2008\nMark Solomon\, Historian: The Intersections of Race\, Class\, and Nationality in the 1930s and the Indispensability of Black-White Working Class Unity Today\n\n3. Concurrent Sessions\nStudent Union \nThursday\, June 5\, 3:30-5:00pm \n3.1. White Supremacy in U.S. His tory\nManning Marable\, History\, Columbia University\nMike Goldfield\, Po litical Science\, Wayne State University\nDavid Roediger\, History\, Unive rsity of Illinois\n\n3.2. Labor Law and Union Strategy\nFunmi Adewumi\, In dustrial Relations & Personnel Management\, University of Lagos: Workers\\ ' Rights and the Global Economy. How Protective are International Labour S tandards?\nGeorge Lafferty\, Industrial Relations Centre\, University of W ellington: Responding to Neo-Liberalism: Union Strategies in New Zealand 1 991-2007\nJohn B. (Ben) Sears\, Political Affairs Magazine: Hard Choices\; The Electrical Unions and the AFL-CIO Merger 1955-56\nMark Thomas\, Socio logy\, York University: Regulating Labour Standards in the Global Economy: Corporate Accountability through International Framework Agreements?\n\n3 .3. Topics in Race and Class\nElizabeth Aries\, Psychology\, Amherst Colle ge: The Role of Race and Class in Daily Experience at an Elite College\nMe lissa Swauger\, Sociology\, Carlow University: Whatever Her Little Heart D esires: How Social Class and Race Influence Adolescent Girls\\' Perception s of the Future\nGrace-Edward Galabuzi\, Politics and Public Administratio n\, Ryerson University: Anti-Racism as Working Class Politics\n\n3.4. Repr esentations of Class\nNazia Kazi\, Cultural Anthropology\, CUNY Graduate C enter: Islamophilia: Race\, Class\, and the \\'Good\\' American Muslim\nEs tye Fenton\, Sociology\, Northwestern University: From Roseanne to Carrie Bradshaw: White\, Working-Class Women Respond to Women on Television\nRasa Balockaite\, Sociology\, Kaunas University of Technology: The Discourse o n the Lower Class: Racism without a Race\nCenk Saraçoglu\, Sociology\, Un iversity of Western Ontario: The Ethnicization of Middle Class Antipathy T owards Migrants in Turkish Cities \n\n3.5. The Relevance of Oral Histories in Active Learning\nChristine F. Zinni\, Sociology\, SUNY at Brockport\, along with students from SUNY-Brockport \n\n4. Plenary: Putting Single-Pay er Health Care in the Mix (Provost Lecture) \nStudent Activities Center Au ditorium \nThursday\, June 5\, 7:30-10:00pm \nRose Ann DeMoro\, California Nurses Association\nClaudia Fegan\, Physicians for a National Health Prog ram\n\n5. Plenary: The Legacy of Ted Allen for Understanding the Color Lin e in the 21st Century\nStudent Activities Center \nFriday\, June 6\, 9:00- 10:30am \nBill Fletcher\, Jr.\, blackcommentator.com \nJeffrey B. Perry\, Ted Allen’s literary executor\nMeizhu Lui\, co-author\, The Color of Wea lth\n\n6. Concurrent Sessions\nStudent Activities Center \nFriday\, June 6 \, 10:45am-12:15pm \n6.1. Immigration and the Color Line\nManny Ness\, Pol itical Science\, Brooklyn College\nJoe Wilson\, Political Science\, Brookl yn College\nSaru Jarayaman\, Restaurant Opportunities Center\n\n6.2. Class Structures in Higher Education\nCatherine I. Pouzoulet\, American Studies \, University Charles de Gaulle-Lille III: The Hidden Class Agenda of the Reform of French Universities\nElizabeth Hoffman\, English\, CSU-Long Beac h: The Politics of Class in the Ivory Tower: Vicious and High Stakes\nVinc ent Tirelli\, Political Science\, Brooklyn College: Contingent Academic La bor and the Political Economy of the Corporate University\nAnthony Tambure no\, Ontario Institute for the Study of Education\, University of Toronto: The Role of Community Colleges in Reproducing Class Inequality--A Canadia n Perspective\n\n6.3 Worker Profile of Eskisehir in Turkey\nDeniz Kagnicio glu\, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations\, Anadolu University: The L aborisation Process in Turkey\nYener Sisman\, Labor Economics and Industri al Relations\, Anadolu University: Profile of Unionised Workers in Eskiseh ir \nZerrin Sungur\, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations\, Anadolu Un iversity: Profile of Non-unionised Workers in Eskisehir \n\n6.4. Call Us A ctivists: Nurturing Activism Among Union Members on a Community College Ca mpus\nAnne M. Wiley\, Social Sciences\, Greenfield Community College\nRose marie Freeland\, GCC Women\\'s Resource Center\, President GCC Professiona l Association (NEA)\n\n6.5. The Power of Class: Organized Labor\\'s Self C ensorship in the Media\nFrank Emspak\, Workers Independent News\nHoward Kl ing\, Labor Education\, University of Minnesota\nJudy Ancel\, Labor Educat ion\, University of Missouri-Kansas City\nSteve Stallone\, International L abor Communications Association\n\n6.6. Music and Class\nBradley Walchuk\, Political Science\, Brock University: Sing Loud! Sing Proud! Working Clas s Solidarity and Irish-American Punk Music\nHeather Howley\, Communication \, Cazenovia College and E.R. Carlin\, Poet: Death by Metal: Unionizing a Disenfranchised Working Class Culture\nReece Peck\, Communication\, UC-San Diego: Something to Be Proud Of: The Irony of Class Consciousness in Cont emporary Country Music\nSarah Attfield\, Writing and Social Inquiry\, Univ ersity of Technology\, Sydney: Australian Rap Music and Working Class Agen cy\n\n6.7. Health and Class\nEd Slavishak\, History\, Susquehanna Universi ty: Bodily Ease: Industiral Workers and the Labor of Health\, 1890-1910\nM ichelle Desanno\, Health and Society\, SUNY-Old Westbury: Social Class and Mental Health\nYanan Di\, Economics\, SUNY-Stony Brook and Debra Sabatini Dwyer\, Health Technology and Management\, SUNY-Stony Brook: Health Dispa rities Across Class\n\nAnnual Meeting of the Working Class Studies Associa tion\nStudent Activities Center\nFriday\, June 6\, 12:45-1:45pm \n\n7. Con current Sessions\nStudent Activities Center \nFriday\, June 6\, 2:00-3:30p m \n7.1. How Do People Become White?\nDavid Roediger\, History\, Universit y of Illinois\nMelanie Bush\, Sociology\, Adelphi University \nPedro Caban \, Vice-Provost\, State University of New York \n\n7.2. The American McWri ter\, Globalized\nLinda McCarriston\, Creative Writing\, University of Ala ska-Anchorage\nRichard Hoffman\, Writing and Literature\, Emerson College\ nAfaa Weaver\, Zora Neale Hurston Literary Center\, Simmons College\nJames Coleman\, Three Rivers Community College: Shrinking Democracy: \\'You\\'v e Got It Wrong\\' \n\n7.3. Class Identity as Politics\, Past and Present\n William Mello\, Labor Studies\, Indiana University-Kokomo: The Myth of the \\'Working\\' Middle Class: Class Identity in a Midwestern Auto Town\nPau l Mishler\, Labor Studies\, Indiana Univeristy-South Bend: Labor Education and Religion: The Carpenter in the Union Hall\nM. Thandabantu Iverson\, L abor Studies\, Indiana University-Northwest: Rethinking Simultaneity in Bl ack Women\\'s Lives: When Race and Gender Also Mean Class\nGerrie Casey\, Anthropology\, John Jay School of Criminal Justice: But She Brings So Much More to the Table!: The Not-So-Hidden Injuries of Class and Race at the C ity University of New York\n\n7.4. Labor\, Class and Media\nMartin Fishgol d\, The Unionist\, AFSCME Local 371\, Why Doesn\\'t Anyone Talk About Labo r Media Democracy Anymore?\nJoe Atkins\, Journalism\, University of Missis sippi\, The Missing Story: How `Detroit South\\' Threatens the Hard-Gained Middle-Class Status of Auto Workers\n\n7.5. Class and the Legal System\nB ettina Spencer\, Psychology\, Saint Mary\\'s College: Classism in the Cour t System: Perceptions of Low-Income Rape Victims\nDiane Fieldes\, Industri al Relations\, University of New South Wales: Longer Hours\, Lower Pay\, L ess Control over our Lives: Who Benefits from Industrial Relations Law in Australia?\nLouis Kontos\, Sociology and Criminal Justice\, John Jay Colle ge: An Analysis of Recent Trends in the Ideology and Politics of Crime Con trol\n\n7.6. World War II and Its Aftermath\nCecilia Rio\, Women\\'s Studi es\, Towson University: On the Move: African American Women\\'s Paid Domes tic Labor and the Class Transition to Independent Commodity Production\nPa ge Dougherty Delano\, English\, Manhattan Community College: The Rumor Pro ject\, Working Women and World War II\nSam Sills\, Documentary Filmmaker: Taking Liberties: State Power in the Struggle against Organized Labor afte r World War II\n\n7.7. Screening and discussion: Morristown: In the Air an d Sun: Framing Globalization as a Class Issue through Documentary Film\nFr an Ansley\, College of Law\, University of Tennessee\nAnne Lewis\, Documen tary Filmmaker\n\n8. Concurrent Sessions\nStudent Activities Center\nFrida y\, June 6\, 3:45-5:15pm \n8.1. European American Workers and White Suprem acy\nChip Smith\, co-author\, Cost of Privilege \nJeffrey B. Perry\, Histo rian\n\n8.2. The (Mis)managed Academy: The Application of Corporate Practi ces in Higher Education\nMichelle Tokarczyk\, English\, Goucher College\nA ndrew Ross\, Social and Cultural Analysis\, NYU\nJohn Russo\, Center for W orking-Class Studies\, Youngstown State University\n\n8.3. Decline or Rene wal? Political Representation and the French Working Class\nJim Wolfreys\, Politics\, King\\'s College London\nJacqui Freeman\, French\, King\\'s Co llege London\nStathis Kouvelakis\, French\, King\\'s College London\n\n8.4 . Class and Economic Change\nMichele Proctor\, Sociology\, Madonna Univers ity: Working-Class Families in an Era of Uncertainty: Is the American Drea m Still Achievable?\nNatascha van der Zwan\, Political Science\, New Schoo l University: Categories of Class and the Financialization of Work: On the Politics of Corporate Ownership in the American Steel Industry\nPellegrin o Manfra\, Social Sciences\, Queensborough Community College: Globalizatio n Process and Income Inequality in the United States\nRichard D. Vogel\, J ournalist: Divide and Conquer: Exploiting Social Class through Global Prod uction Chains\n\n8.5. The Place of Class\nMathieu Bonzom\, History/Sociolo gy\, University of Tours: Class and Ethnicity in Chicago\\'s Contemporary Social Movements and Organizations\nStephanie Farmer\, Sociology\, Bingham ton University: Building Class into the Urban Environment: The Case of Chi cago\\'s Public Transit System\nSteve McClure\, Social Sciences\, George M ason University: Geographies of Fear: The Socio-spatial Construction of th e \\'Gang\\' Problem in Northern Virginia\nTracy Floreani\, English\, Bake r University: From Sites of Labor to Siteseeing: The Ethics of Post-Labor Tourist Attractions\n\n8.6. Oral Testimonies of Class\nEmily Kazyak\, Soci ology\, University of Michigan: If We Were Rednecks: Constructing Class Bo undaries in Rural Communities\nJohn Kirk\, Working Lives Research Institut e\, London Metropolitan University: Working through Change: Oral Testimony \, Structures of Feeling and the Place of Anecdotes\nClaudine Pied\, Anthr opology\, CUNY Graduate Center: Looking for a Good Worker\, Looking for a Good Job: Work Ethic and Economic Change in a Maine Small Town\nJames Wals h\, History\, University of Colorado Denver: My Great Grandfather was a Co mmunist!: Recovering Lost Histories and Igniting a Love of History in Work ing Class Students Through Exploring Family Oral Tradition\n\n8.7. Screeni ng and discussion: neworleanslabormedia.org and the ILCA New Orleans Field Reporting Project \nHoward Kling\, Labor Education\, University of Minnes ota\n\n9. Conference Banquet\nStudent Activities Center\nFriday\, June 6\, 7pm- \nSpeaker: Richard Trumka\, Secretary-Treasurer\, AFL-CIO \nPresenta tion of awards from the WCSA and the Center for Study of Working Class Lif e \nParty to follow banquet\n\n10. Plenary: New Voices in Working Class St udies\nStudent Activities Center\nSaturday\, June 7\, 9:00-10:30am \nCathe rine-Mercedes Brillantes Judge\, Women\\'s Committee\, NYC District Counci l of Carpenters \nTerry Easton\, Brittain Fellow\, Georgia Tech\nNelson Mo tto\, National Day Laborers Organizing Network \n\n11. Concurrent Sessions \nStudent Activities Center\nSaturday\, June 7\, 10:45am-12:15pm \n11.1. L essons on the Color Line from Smithfield Foods\, Tar Heel\, NC\nGene Brusk in\, UFCW\, along with other organizers from the campaign \n\n11.2. Empire on Trial: Critical Filipino Resistance and Cultural Studies\nJeffrey Arel lano Cabusao\, English and Cultural Studies\, Bryant University: Another W orld is Possible: Filipino Cultural Studies and Social Change\nAnne E. Lac samana\, Women\\'s Studies\, Hamilton College: Empire on Trial: The Subic Rape Case and the Struggle for Philippine Women\\'s Liberation\nMichael Vi ola\, Education and Information Studies\, UCLA: Critical Filipino Resistan ce and Education: A Call for a Historical Materialist Critical Pedagogy\n\ n11.3. Class in Turkey\nFerimah Yusufi Yilmaz\, Management\, Halic Univers ity and Fuat Ercan\, Economics\, Marmara University: Political Economy of Taxes: Turkey Case\nMelda Yaman-Ozturk\, Ondokuz Mayis University: The Rel ation of Patriarchy and Capitalist Development in Turkey\nYasemin Ozgun-Ca kar\, Communications Sciences\, Anadolu University: What Makes a Class a C lass: Workers Strike in Pasabahce Glass Factory\n\n11.4. Teaching Class\nC herie Rankin\, English\, Heartland Community College: Once the Illusions B egin to Crumble\, Then What?\nPaul Reckner\, Anthropology\, SUNY-Binghamto n: Community Service Learning and Pedagogies of Class: The Challenges and Potentials of Teaching Class Issues and \\'Living Labor History\\' within the Context of a Living Labor Community\nSherry Linkon and John Russo\, Ce nter for Working-Class Studies\, Youngstown State University: Teaching New Working-Class Studies: Interdisciplinarity in Practice\n\n11.5. Theoretic al Approaches to Class\nDimitris Sotiropoulos\, Political Economy\, Univer ity of Peloponnese: Understanding Neoliberal Financialization. A Class Ana lysis: Marx or Keynes?\nGary Hicks\, Journalist: The Concept of the Labor Aristocracy: Its Historical Development\, Its Political Usage and the Cont inuing Struggle for Class Clarity in the 21st Century\nOzlem Tezcek\, Econ omics\, Marmara University: The Rising Power of New Knowledge Groups as a New Component of Capitalist Class\nStephen Adair\, Sociology\, Central Con necticut State University: The Disappearance of the Labor Theory of Value\ nDavid Neilson\, Societies and Cultures\, University of Waikato: Forms of Existence of the Relative Surplus Population\\' under the Neoliberal Model of Development\n\n11.6. Locals Go Global: Lessons of the Charleston 5\nPa ul Durrenberger\, Anthropology\, Pennsylvania State University\nTony Perls tein\, ILA 1588\nPaul Friedman\, Labor Activist \nGerrie Casey\, Anthropol ogy\, John Jay School of Criminal Justice\n\n11.7. Class and Religion\nJay Youngdahl\, Youngdahl Law Firm: Coping on the Track Gang: Religious Pract ices of Navajo Railroad Workers\nJoerg Rieger\, Theology\, Southern Method ist University: Class\, Race and Gender in Religious Discourse: The Exampl e of Liberation Theology in the United States\nKen Estey\, Political Scien ce\, Brooklyn College: The Labor Ethics of Working Class Born-Again Christ ians\nChip Smith\, Cost of Privilege co-author: Privilege\, Spirtuality an d Class Consciousness\n\n12. Concurrent Sessions\nStudent Activities Cente r\nSaturday\, June 7\, 2:00-3:30pm \n12.1. Class in Black America\nAlgerno n Austin\, Economic Policy Institute: Understanding the Strange Class War in Black America\nAnne Urbanowski\, English\, UniversitĂŠ Paul ValĂŠry\, M ontpelier III: Race\, Class\, and the Black Bourgeoisie: Social Distance\, Symbolic Identity and American Culture\nJunius Williams\, Abbott Leadersh ip Institute\, Rutgers University: The Strange Career of Race and Class\n\ n12.2. The (In)visibility of Class\nJanice Bloom\, Education Studies\, Eug ene Lang College: The Invisible Backpack of Class Privilege: Schools\, Soc ial Class and the Transition from High School to College\nCheryl Hyde and Paul Dannenfelser\, Social Administration\, Temple University: The Invisib ility of Class in Social Work and the Detrimental Impact on Clients\, Cons tituents and the Profession\nRobin DiAngelo\, Multicultural Education\, We stfield State College: My Class Didn\\'t Trump My Race: Using Class Oppres sion to Face Race Privilege\nDonna Kesselman\, Anglophone Studies\, Univer sitĂŠ Paris X: How to Get Rid of Class in France\n\n12.3. Topics in Educat ion and Class\nJessi Streib\, Sociology\, University of Michigan: Class in the Preschool Classroom: Learning about Class through Cliques and Exclusi on\nJohn P. Lloyd\, History\, CSU-Pomona: Class in the Classroom: the Less ons of Labor History for K-12 Teachers\nPaul Lyons\, Social Work\, Richard Stockton College: The Knowledge Factory: From the Sixties to the Present\ n\n12.4. Class Consciousness\nBertell Ollman\, Politics\, NYU: Are Class I nterests Part of What Workers Are or Part of What They Know (Or Don\\'t)?\ nHoward Horowitz\, Howard Horowitz Associates: Report on Two Focus Group S tudies on Workers\\' Class Consciousness\nLee Levin\, Public Administratio n\, Baruch College: Problems of Class Consciousness in Working Class Women \nJames Gerding\, Politics\, NYU: Looking at the Emotional Side of Class C onsciousness\n\n12.5. Class and Literature\nJeanetta Calhoun Mish\, Englis h\, University of Oklahoma: Ethical Memory: Documentary Long Poems of Work ing-Class Communities\nJoan Clingan\, Humanities\, Prescott College: ‘Sm all-Town Fiction\,’ also known as ‘Schlub Stays Put’: Considering Wo rk and Class in Richard Russo\\'s Bridge of Sighs as Contrasted with its R eviews\nMary Jo Bona\, Italian American Studies\, SUNY Stony Brook and Jen nifer-Ann DiGregorio Kightlinger\, English\, SUNY Stony Brook: Class Acts: Food Talk as Gestures of Defiance and Assimilation in Italian America\nTi m Libretti\, English\, Northeastern Illinois University: Imagining Health\ , Diagnosing Capitalism\\'s Poverty of Health in the Writings of Simon Ort iz\, Helen Maria Viramontes\, and Barbara Kingsolver\n\n12.6. Class and Se xuality\nDon Barrett\, Sociology\, CSU San Marcos: Homophobia\, or Class-P rotection?\nMichael Carosone\, Independent Scholar: Queer Italian American s as Part of the Mosaic of Gender\, Sexuality\, Ethnicity\, Race\, Class a nd Power \nYvette Taylor\, Geography\, Politics and Sociology\, University of Newcastle: Working Apart? Dis/connecting Class and Sexuality\n\n12.7. Screening and discussion: Communitarian Democratic Political Traditions an d the Making of the Oaxaca Uprising and the Role of Alternative Media in t he Popular Movement\nTami Gold\, Hunter College \nGerardo Renique\, Histor y\, City College\n\n13. Concurrent Sessions\nStudent Activities Center\nSa turday\, June 7\, 3:45-5:15pm \n13.1. The Whitening of Public School Pedag ogues \nJuliet Ucelli\, NYC Public School Social Worker \nSean Ahern\, NYC Public School Teacher \nDon Murphy\, NYC Public School Teacher \nSam Ande rson\, Black New Yorkers for Educational Excellence and Independent Commis sion on Public Education\n\n13.2. Race and Class: A Transnational Approach \nMike Murphy\, History\, SUNY-Stony Brook: Domestic Development: The UAW Brings Labor Internationalism Home\, 1955-1975\nMatt Scalena\, History\, S UNY-Stony Brook: The Sound of Changing Race\, Class and National Identitie s in Puerto Rico\, 1985-1996\nJames Nichols\, History\, SUNY-Stony Brook: If You Outlaw the Fandango\, Then Only Outlaws Will Fandango: Class and Da nce Halls on the Rio Grande\nGreg Jackson\, History\, SUNY-Stony Brook: Ca mpo de Futebol: Foundations for Racial Democracy\, 1890-1950\n\n13.3. Cons umption\, Persuasion and Class\nDavid Gray\, American Studies\, University College Dublin: Birth of a Salesman: Selling Motivational Poster Campaign s in the American Workplace after World War II\nKatherine Turk\, History\, University of Chicago: From the West Side to the \\'Softer Side\\': Commu nity\, Class and Consumerism In Sears Roebuck\\'s Chicago\, 1951-1973\nLar ry Hanley\, English\, City College: iClass: Ideologies of ‘Being Digital \\' in the Networked World\n\n13.4. Class and Reform\nElaine McCrate\, Eco nomics and Women\\'s Studies\, University of Vermont: Flexibility for Whom ?: Control Over the Variability of Work Schedules\nJennifer Nugent Duffy\, American Studies\, NYU: No Irish Need Apply: The Politics of Race and Nat ional Debate over Immigration Reform in the United States\nSteven L. Strau ss\, Franklin Square Hospital\, Baltimore: The Class Lessons of \\'No Chil d Left Behind\\'\nRuth Meyerowitz\, American Studies\, SUNY at Buffalo and Christine F. Zinni\, Sociology\, SUNY at Brockport: New Media and the Str uggle to Implement a Living Wage Law: Buffalo\, New York 1999-2008\n\n13.5 . Screening and discussion: Good Work Sister!: Women Shipyard Workers of W orld War II: An Oral History \nSandy Polishuk\, Northwest Women\\'s Histor y Project\n\n14. Conference summary discussion \nStudent Activities Center \nSaturday\, June 7\, 5:30-6:00pm Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080607 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080605 GEO:40.906200;-73.127500 LOCATION:Stony Brook\, New York\, 11790\, United States SUMMARY:How Class Works - 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-H2umvNS9Vm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sunysb.edu/workingclass/conference/2008/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:morgan.goodwin@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community!\n\nHere\\' s what you\\'ll learn:\n\n * ORGANIZING 101: How to start and run an ef fective organization. We cover everything from recruitment\, to running a meeting\, to developing new leaders to ensure that your organization conti nues once you graduate.\n * CAMPAIGN PLANNING: How to plan\, implement\ , and run an effective environmental campaign. We use the Sierra Club Matr ix to teach the most essential skills needed to effect real change.\n * COMMUNICATION SKILLS: How to define your message and get it across confid ently and persuasively to the media\, to fellow group members\, and to the public.\n * GUEST SPEAKERS: You\\'ll see and meet some amazing special guests-- Sierra Club experts and other speakers from organizations leadin g the national environmental movement. They\\'ll brief you on today\\'s mo st critical environmental issues and leave time for debate and discussion. \n\nOf course\, the program isn\\'t all work and no play. In addition to t he main focus of the program\, you can expect to enjoy:\n\n * The beaut iful surroundings of a serene state park\n * Hikes\, games\, and energi zing evening activities\n * Delicious vegetarian cooking\n * The com pany and friendship of like-minded students\n\nOnce you\\'re back at schoo l\, you and the other great student activists you\\'ve met will be prepare d to tackle serious environmental and social justice issues. . .and win! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080713 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080706 GEO:42.749800;-72.010300 LOCATION:The Meeting School\, Rindge\, New Hampshire\, 03461\, United State s SUMMARY:New Hampshire Sierra Student Coalition Summer Program (SPROG) UID:20260421T070502CEST-KZTi7GfUJr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:402-990-4170 Email:french.aaron@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Sierra Student Coalition\\'s Student Environmental Leadersh ip Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-lon g sessions where you\\'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle ser ious environmental issues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared t o take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080724 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080717T100000 GEO:46.008100;-92.793500 LOCATION:30065 St. Croix Park Road\, Hinckley\, Minnesota\, 55037\, United States SUMMARY:Minnesota Summer Environmental Leadership Program (Sprog) UID:20260421T070502CEST-chz7eIvzA5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog/index.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:918-798-4555 Email:whitneyp@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:Led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, our Summer Train ing Programs (SPROGs) will teach you how to develop effective groups and t ackle serious issues like global warming. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080629 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080622T130000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Loyola Marymount University\, Los Angeles\, California\, United St ates SUMMARY:California SPROG UID:20260421T070502CEST-JlAWLuWBoC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:philly_office@apscuhuru.org DESCRIPTION:Black President Doesn\\'t Equal Black Power!\nFundraising event with Andrew Mwangura\, labor union organizer and journalist from Kenya\n\ nIn Kenya\, the recent elections were stolen and the country erupted in re bellion. Come to this fundraising event and hear trade union leader Andre w Mwangura tell how white power uses a black president there to oppress ou r people!\n\nTuesday\, April 15th\n7:00pm\nUhuru Solidarity Center\n3733 L ancaster Ave\nWest Philly\, #10 Trolley from City Hall\n\nSponsored by the African People\\'s Socialist Party and the Uhuru Solidarity Movement\nphi lly_office@apscuhuru.org\n215-387-0919 www.apscuhuru.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080415T190000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:3733 Lancaster Ave.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Andrew Mwangura - Kenyan Labor Activist UID:20260421T070502CEST-zbxKBS2VNT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This conference has been collectively organized by graduate stu dents to bring together thinkers from across the campus community and nati onal academic community to address the \\'crisis\\' of the university as i t had continually been transformed by neoliberal forces. The recent AFSCME strike at the University of Minnesota and other academic labor struggles continue to expose the university in crisis\, yet we need to further devel op both our intellectual and organizational capacities to effectively addr ess these crises. \n\nThis conference will take place over three days. Fri day will focus generally on questions of neoliberalization and corporatiza tion of higher education and the casualization of academic labor. Friday\\ 's meetings will be held on the University of Minnesota\\'s West Bank camp us\, at the Carlson School of Management (morning panels in Carlson\, 2-21 3\, lunch in Carlson\, 1-132\, afternoon panels in Carlson\, L-110). Frida y night\, we will host a reception in Ferguson Hall\, 280. Saturday and Su nday will look at questions of alternatives\, including campus labor organ izing\, radical pedagogy\, and other strategies of resistance. Saturday an d Sunday will be held on the East Bank Campus at the Institute for Advance d Studies (Nolte Hall\, Room 140)\, and we will have a dinner on Saturday night at the Bell Museum. \n\nPlease see the conference program for more i nformation. \n\nPlease note that this is a FREE and OPEN conference. Fundi ng has been generously provided by many sponsors. \nWe are looking forward to rethinking the university with you\, \nThe Conference Collective Morga n Adamson John Conley Isaac Kamola Stephen Koskela Eli Meyerhoff Lucia Paw lowski Amy Pason Matthew Stoddard Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080413 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080411 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Minnesota - Twin Cities\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:Rethinking the University: Labor\, Knowledge\, Value UID:20260421T070502CEST-naDxb931dT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.makeumnpublic.org/conference.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:518-213-6000 Email:marthas@labor-religion.org DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, May 18\, 2008 and Monday May 19th the Labor-Religio n Coalition of New York State will be holding a dynamic statewide Conferen ce: “Full Circle for Economic Justice” \n\nCome and join a twenty-four hour immersion into social and economic justice! Sunday’s highlights w ill include a three-hour training on each of the following: fair trade\, t he anti- sweatshop movement\, healthcare for all and immigration (includin g Maureen Casey and our Border Witness experiences!)\n\nSunday evening wil l feature\, and honor\, four groups of students who are doing amazing outr each/education in fair trade\, farmworker justice\, anti-sweatshop work an d global solidarity. \n\nOn Monday\, Patricia Smith\, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor will be our keynote speaker. \n\nFull Circle will include opportunities for networking\, coalition-building and youth-empowerment. The trainings are in response to many requests we hav e had for “going the next step.”\n\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080519 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080518T140000 GEO:42.749600;-73.768000 LOCATION:NYSUT Headquarters\, 800 Troy-Schenectady Road\, Latham\, New York \, 12110\, United States SUMMARY:2008 Labor-Religion Coalition Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-wh9VOEhBko@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.labor-religion.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:802-258-0946 Email:educationalpraxisinc@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Educational Praxis\, a non-profit organization based in Vermont \, will host WE-learn projects in Tanzania\, Uganda and India this coming summer. Come experience how community workers and activists are working fo r social justice in these countries. WE-learn projects focus on building r elationships and solidarity between activists and diverse communities. Whe ther you are working with teachers in India or learning from health practi tioners in Tanzania you will be helping to create positive social change. \n\nThe projects in India\, Uganda and Tanzania are designed by people fr om those countries. \nThe money you pay directly goes towards the local pr ograms of the host communities\, coordination of the trip and your local t ransportation and accommodation costs. \n\nWe keep it real and affordable ! \n\nPlease call or email and get started on an experience that will chan ge your life forever!\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080815 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080607 GEO:43.024200;-72.517300 LOCATION:Educational Praxis\, Inc\, P.O. Box 409\, Putney\, Vermont\, 05346 \, United States SUMMARY:WE-learn Projects in India\, Uganda\, Tanzania UID:20260421T070502CEST-gIunWUbuid@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.educationalpraxis.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:404-524-5999 Email:wandatlanta@wand.org DESCRIPTION:Atlanta Women’s Action for New Direction (WAND) Presents Moth er’s Day for Peace 2008\n\nOn Tuesday\, May 6\, 2008 at 6 pm\, Atlanta W AND will be holding its annual Mother’s Day for Peace event at Sisters C hapel on the campus of historic Spelman College.\n\nOur Keynote Speaker an d 2008 Honoree will be Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Alice Walker.\n\nWe will also be honoring local activists for peace\; Alice Lov elace and Jackie Adams.\n\nThe reception will take place from 6 pm to 7 pm in the Cosby Center Lobby.\n\nThe program will begin at 7:15 in Sisters C hapel.\n\nEvent tickets are available for purchase online at\n\, or you ma y\ncontact Atlanta WAND at 404.524.5999. \n\nContact for this event: Darci Rodenhi\nContact Phone: 404.524.5999\nContact E-mail: wandatlanta@wand.or g \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080506T180000 GEO:33.758100;-84.422700 LOCATION:350 Spelman Lane S.W.\, Sisters Chapel\, Spelman College\, Atlanta \, Georgia\, 30314\, United States SUMMARY:Mother\\'s Day for Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-b8VR0lXiN6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.atlantawand.org/contribute/index.cfm?Fuseaction=contribute END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:610-566-0156 Email:medard@bigpicturesmallworld.com DESCRIPTION:The 2008 Design Science Lab will be held at the UN and UN Inter national School June 16 - 23\, 2008. This year\\'s Lab is focused on energ y solutions to global problems. Participants will develop solutions to glo bal problems under the general umbrella of the UN\\'s Millennium Developme nt Goals. Participant\\'s are briefed at the UN by UN personnel at start o f program and their work is presented at the UN at end of session. There i s also an ONLINE Lab Extension from June 25 - August 29 for Lab participan ts and others\, who want to further develop their solutions so that they c an enter them in the $100\,000 Buckminster Fuller Challenge or get them in to a business plan or proposal format to in order to attract the funding n eeded to implement their solution. The Lab in NY and the online Lab are di rected by Medard Gabel of BigPictureSmallWorld. \n\nFor further informatio n: BigPictureSmallWorld: http://www.bigpicturesmallworld.com\nBuckminster Fuller Challenge: http://www.bfi.org \nDesign Science Lab in NY: http://w ww.designsciencelab.org \nDesign Science Lab Online: info@bigpicturesmall world.com Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080623 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080616 GEO:40.739000;-73.982000 LOCATION:United Nations International School\, 24-50 FDR Drive\, New York\, New York\, 10010\, United States SUMMARY:Design Science Lab 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-KGuXL3B7i8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bigpicturesmallworld.com/colleges/designlab.shtml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-549-2500 x4224 Email:comm_jb@aclu.org DESCRIPTION:You\\'ve seen the headlines...\n\n• Secret government wireta pping of phone calls and e-mails\n• Abuse and torture at home and abroa d\n• The erosion of civil liberties across America\n\nDo something abou t it!\nRegister now for the Stand Up for Freedom 2008 ACLU Membership Conf erence -- from June 8-10 in Washington \, D.C.\n\nYouth Discount:\nIf you are between the ages of 18-25 your will receive a special discounted rate or $65 for the entire three day conference (including all conference panel s\, workshops and meals).\n\nDiscount Hotel Rooms:\nConference registratio n does not include hotel reservations or costs. However\, there are some l ow cost options available. Hostelling International is close by and while there is not a special ACLU rate available\, the average cost per night is just $35. Splitting a hotel with three others (friends or people arranged through one of the discussion boards on Myspace or Facebook) is not a bad idea either. The capital Hilton and the Four Points Sheraton Hotel both o ffer special discounted rates for Membership Conference attendees. Just be sure to request the ACLU room block and please note the cutoff date is Ma y 16.\n\nThe ACLU Membership Conference is on MySpace and Facebook (Are yo u?)\nAdd the Conference as your MySpace or Facebook friend. You can read b ulletins with conference updates\, find other young people who care about civil liberties\, even coordinate ride and room shares for you and your fr iends attending the Conference. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100610 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080608 GEO:38.907700;-77.017300 LOCATION: Washington Convention Center\, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW\, Washi ngton D.C.\, DC\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Stand Up For Freedom: 2008 ACLU Membership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-eXeICI1Xsj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aclu.org/conference/2008/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:613-878-4053 Email:james@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:United Students Against Sweatshops organizes two conferences ev ery year where students from all over Canada and the US are invited. We ge t together to talk about social justice issues\, mostly based around labor rights. This three day summer conference is an excellent opportunity for people new to USAS to come and learn about some of the campaigns that are being run to use student power to fight for human rights. See the website for more details and registration. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080808 GEO:40.020900;-105.297000 LOCATION:University Of Colorado At Boulder\, Boulder\, Colorado\, 80302\, U nited States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops Summer Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZxBAkM2Kc7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usascanada.org/tiki-index.php?page_ref_id=20 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:734-663-0889 Email:info@nasco.coop DESCRIPTION:Put on by the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO)\, Action Camp is a week-long training program for leaders in democratically- run communities such as student organizations\, housing cooperatives\, and consumer or worker cooperatives.\n\nExperienced trainers utilize popular education and Theatre of the Oppressed techniques to facilitate interactiv e problem-solving. Action Camp is limited to 30 participants\, which crea tes a trusting environment for people to strategize around topics such as: \n\n+Effective member education on issues related to safe spaces\, sexual assault\, accessibility\, mental health\, class issues\, and diversity\n+A ccessible recruitment and retention of members and leaders\n+Building more inclusive cultures within our organizations\n+Inter-personal dynamics\n\n By networking and sharing with leaders who represent democratically-run co mmunities from campuses across the country\, participants leave Action Cam p with tools to challenge racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, classism\, ableis m\, & other dimensions of oppression in their communities and themselves.\ n\n$375 ($350 for members) includes lodging\, meals\, professional trainin g for five days. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080815 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080810T160000 GEO:42.504200;-85.392600 LOCATION:Circle Pines Center\, 8650 Mullen Road\, Delton\, Michigan\, 49046 \, United States SUMMARY:NASCO Action Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-Xxp3PrdfC6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nasco.coop/antiopp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:dana@seac.org DESCRIPTION:A week long camp that leads into amazing actions and environmen tal justice organizing opportunities all summer long throughout appalachia . Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080523 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080517 GEO:38.351200;-81.582000 LOCATION:Harlan County\, Charleston\, Kentucky\, 25311\, United States SUMMARY:Mountain Justice Summer 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-eKcF5mohKt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mountainjusticesummer.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:Emc^2 Election Multimedia Contest for Cash \nIf you could send a message on a science\, technology\, or health issue to the next U.S. pre sident and Congress\, what would it be? Voice your vision for science and society to win cash and other prizes! GRAND PRIZE: $2\,000 Visit Student Pugwash USA’s 2008 Science and Technology Policy Guide to learn more abo ut the contest and to find out where the candidates stand on critical issu es such as climate change\, stem cells\, energy security\, and nuclear non proliferation. http://www.spusa.org/2008vote Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080715 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080518 GEO:38.906800;-77.041500 LOCATION:1015 18th Street NW Suite 704\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\ , 20036\, United States SUMMARY:Election Multimedia Contest for Cash UID:20260421T070502CEST-XCGcBGUkfk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/2008vote END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080728 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080721T150000 GEO:30.120400;-97.309900 LOCATION:TX-P1A\, Bastrop\, Texas\, 78602\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Leadership Training Program - Texas UID:20260421T070502CEST-V78judFbj1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080803 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080727T150000 GEO:34.793800;-85.499500 LOCATION:122 Cloudland Canyon Park Road\, Rising Fawn\, Georgia\, 30738\, U nited States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Leadership Training Program - Georgia UID:20260421T070502CEST-pwvwE7gvWe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080713 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080706T150000 GEO:36.299600;-106.406000 LOCATION:HC77\, Box 11\, Abiquiu\, New Mexico\, 87510\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Leadership Training Program - New Mexico UID:20260421T070502CEST-VdbnVj3neu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Cultivating People\\'s Resistance\, Carbondale IL\, June 1-7\, 2008\n\nCPR combines theory/discussion on social change with concrete orga nizing\ntools you can use in your community. For one week\, participants l earn and\nteach through group and one-on-one discussions and interactive w orkshops\,\nmusic\, art\, and popular education to develop and strengthen solid\nfoundations in:\n\n• militarism and counter military recruitment\ n• racism and anti-racist organizing\n• gender oppression\n• roots o f economic inequality\n• lesbian\, gay\, queer\, trans and bi-sexual iss ues\n• spirituality/sustaining practice\nand much more....\n\napply onli ne under PTI by May 16 at http://youth.forusa.org\nalso check the Facebook event - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15494186638\n\ncosts run fr om $150-50\, but don\\'t let costs stop you from applying\, there is fundr aising help available.\n\ncollege credit encouraged!\n Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080607 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080601 GEO:37.707800;-89.192500 LOCATION:Carbondale\, Illinois\, 62901\, United States SUMMARY:Cultivating People\\'s Resistance UID:20260421T070502CEST-pSFj8WF8MV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://youth.forusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080817 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080810T150000 GEO:40.042900;-80.188300 LOCATION:155 Plumsock Road\, Amity\, Pennsylvania\, 15311\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Leadership Training Program - Pennsylvani a UID:20260421T070502CEST-xdL4n8isRz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community! Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080705 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080629T150000 GEO:38.557500;-77.357300 LOCATION:18100 Park Headquarters Road\, Triangle\, Virginia\, 22172\, Unite d States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Leadership Training Program - Virginia UID:20260421T070502CEST-BLUO9UcxFo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:jon@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, led by the nation\\'s top student organizers\, are week-long sessions where you\ \'ll learn to develop effective groups and tackle serious environmental is sues. By the end of the week\, you\\'ll be prepared to take what you have learned and put it into action on campus and in your community!\n Geograp hical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080614 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080607T150000 GEO:18.055400;-66.726000 LOCATION:HC 01\, Box 8606\, Penuelas\, PR\, 00624\, United States SUMMARY:SSC Student Environmental Leadership Training Program - Puerto Rico UID:20260421T070502CEST-UDvOzUTZI3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-663-4373 x.241 Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Do you want to fight for immigrants’ rights and economic just ice?\n\nMOBILIZEORGANIZE\n\nMake a difference … become a member of the U NITE HERE Organizing Team working to organize hundreds of thousands of low -wage workers in hotel\, casino\, retail and laundry work throughout North America. Help workers stand together and fight for their rights and econo mic security. We are interviewing applicants for a two day intensive organ izing skills workshop. \nRecommended participants will have the opportunit y to lead organizing campaigns in the Midwest.\n\nUNITE HERE Local 1 \n2 D ay Organizing Training & Evaluation\nMay 30th and 31st 2008\n \nRequiremen ts:\n• Desire to fight for justice and organize the unorganized. \n• V alid driver’s license.\n• Excellent communication skills.\n\nHow to Ap ply: \nIllinois applicants send resume to Lou Weeks at weeksunitehere@yaho o.com\nIndiana applicants send resume to Marc Carbonneau at mr_carbonneau@ yahoo.com\nMinnesota applicants send resume to Martin Goff at mgoff@here17 .org\n\nFor more information on UNITE HERE and its campaigns visit our web site: www.unitehere.org\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080531 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080530T090000 GEO:41.860000;-87.618700 LOCATION:55 West Van Buren\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60605\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Chicago 2 day Organizing Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-goba4vSUzv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The \\'Building a New World\\' Conference is right around the c orner! May 22nd through 25th leaders from many walks of life who are enga ged in the fight for justice will be converging to Radford University to d iscuss radical solutions to the crisis facing our nation and world. \n \n Please join us on May 22-25\, 2008 in Radford\, Virginia.\nprotests\n \nJo in us on May 22-25 at Radford! \n \nIn 2008 many of us understand that our nation and our planet are in a state of crisis. The deep longing for posi tive\, lasting change is the bedrock upon which this conference is based. How do we fix our country and our world? And how can we form one mass move ment to address the crisis?\n \nAt Radford University in Radford\, Virgini a\, thousands of activists\, academics\, journalists\, poets\, musicians a nd policy-makers will converge at the 2008 \\'Building a New World\\' Conf erence. If you want to participate in building a new world\, sign up now. Hotel and dorm rooms are limited.\n \nSpeakers include: Anti-war leader C indy Sheehan\, journalist William Blum\, peace activist Kathy Kelly\, econ omist Mike Whitney\, USSF organizer and poet Alice Lovelace\, historian Mi chael Parenti\, impeachment and anti-war leader David Swanson\, professor Robert Jensen\, senate candidate Kevin Zeese\, SOA Watch founder Father Ro y Bourgeois\, IVAW and \\'Winter Soldier\\' co-leader Adam Kokesh\, Irania n blogger Kianoosh Sanjari\, economist and financial consultant Michael Hu dson\, radio broadcaster Meria Heller\, Project Censored director and prof essor Peter Phillips\, \\'After Capitalism\\' author and professor David S chweickart\, Tony Award-winning \\'Rescue Me\\' star Daniel Sunjata\, Midd le East Studies Director Jennifer Lowenstein and many more leaders and lum inaries will join thousands of people from across the country for a confer ence that will lay down the foundations for building a new world now. \n \nLearn more at http://www.wpaconference.org/\n \nPLEASE SHARE THIS INFORM ATION WITH YOUR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND LIST SERVES. ________________ _________________________\n \nMajor Session Topics Include:\n \n- End of E mpire\n- Iraq Vets Speak Out Against War\, Torture\, Genocide\n- Climate C hange and Water Crisis\n- Taking Back th e Media\n- Right to Health Care\n - Civil Liberties / Constitutional Rights\n- Domestic Violence\n- Secessio n and Sustainability\n- Facing Fundamentalism\n- Undoing Racism\n- The Fig ht for Economic Democracy\n- Immigrant Rights\n- Palestine\n- Indigenous P eople Speak Out\n- Cooperatives and Localization\n- Economic Exploitation \n- Venezuela: Bolivarian Revolution\n- Animal Rights\n- Academic Freedom\ n- Homelessness and Survival in Economic Depression\n- Monetary Policy\n- Civilian Democratic Earth Federation\n- Victims of Oppression Speak Out\n- Electoral Fraud and Reform\nWPA logo\n \n \nNationally Renowned Speaker L ineup Includes\n\nCindy Sheehan (Writer and activist\; anti-war leader kno wn as the \\'Peace Mom\\')\n \nWilliam Blum (Blogger of \\'The Anti-Empire Report\\'\; author of \\'Rogue State\\' and \\'Killing Hope\\')\n \nMicha el Parenti (Historian and author of 20 books\, including \\'Democracy for the Few\,\\' \\'The Culture Struggle\,\\' \\'SuperPatriotism\,\\' \\'The T errorism Trap\,\\' and \\'Against Empire\\')\n \nRamzy Baroud (Author of \ \'The Second Palestinian Intifada\\' and editor\, Palestine Chronicle)\n \ nKathy Kelly (Co-ordinator of Voices in the Wilderness & Voices for Creati ve Non-violence\; author of \\'Other Lands Have Dreams: From Baghdad to Pe kin Prison\\')\n \nDavid Swanson (Creator of ImpeachCheney.org\, Washingto n Director of Democrats.com\, Co-founder of the AfterDowningStreet.org coa lition\, Board member of Progressive Democrats of America\, Backbone Campa ign and Voters for Peace. Former Press Secretaray for Dennis Kucinich\\'s 2004 presidential campaign)\n \nMike Whitney (economist and freelance writ er)\n \nAdam Kokesh (Leader of Iraq Veterans Against War and Co-organizer\ , \\'Winter Soldier\\')\n \nAlice Lovelace (Poet\, playwright\, essayist\, author of \\'Remembering my Birth: This is for Family\; The Kitchen Survi val Almanac\;\\' Editor of CRUS: a conversation in words and images South Africa to South USA\; Chief organizer of the 2007 US Social Forum)\n \nKia noosh Sanjari (Iranian blogger and political activist)\n \nFather Roy Bour geois (Founder/Director\, SOA Waatch)\n \nKevin Zeese (Green candidate for Maryland\\'s US Senate seate\, 2006)\n \nSunsara Taylor (Writer\, Revolut ion Newspaper\; Advisory Board\, The World Can\\'t Wait - Drive Out the Bu sh Regime!)\n \nMichael Hudson (Distinguished Research Professor of Econom ics at University of Missouri\, Kansas City\; author of \\'Super-Imperiali sm: The Economic Strategy of American Empire\\' and \\'The Myth of Aid\\'\ ; President of the Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (I SLET))\n \nDaniel Sunjata (Toni Award-nominated actor and star in FOX\\'s hit TV show \\'Rescue Me\\'\; outspoken activist and public advocate)\n \n Fareed Bitar (\\'The Fatoosh Ensemble of Eclectic\, Activist and Spiritual Music\, with Fareed Bitar (Palestinian-American)\, Miriam Stanley (Jewish -American)\, Diana Gitesha Hernandez (Puerto Rican Jazz-Spiritualist) and Brant Lyon (Anglo-American Protestant)\n \nReggie Cervantes (WTC Survivo R escue Worker\; nurse in Michael Moore\\'s \\'Sicko\\')\n \nDavid Schweicka rt (Professor of Philosophy\, Loyola University and author of \\'After Cap italism\\' and \\'Against Capitalism\\')\n \nPeter Phillips (Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University and Director of Project Censored\; ed itor of 12 Project Censored Yearbooks and co-editor of \\'Impeach the Pres ident: The Case Against Bush and Cheney\\')\n \nFreeman Wicklund (Founder\ , Mercy for Animals)\n \nMeria Heller (Producer/Host of the Meria Show\, e ntering its ninth year on the Net)\n \nRavi Batra (Professor of Economics\ , Southern Methodsit University\, author of more tehan 20 books\, includin g \\'The Crash of the Millenium: Surviving the Coming inflationary Depress ion\,\\' \\'The Myth of Free Trade\\' and \\'Greenspan\\'s Fraud\\')\n \nG areth Porter (journalist for IPS\; Huffington Post blogger\; author of \\' Perils of Dominance\\')\n \nErin Williams (US Humane Society and author of Why Animals Matter: The Case for Animal Protection\\')\n \nRobert Jensen (Professor\, University of Texas at Austin\; author of \\'Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim our Humanity\\' and \\'The Heart of Whitenes s: Confronting Race\, Racism and White Privilege\\')\n \nDahlia Wasfi (Ira qi American M.D. and anti-war activist)\n \nDavid Rubinson (Political acti vist and co-founder\, Stop-LossCongress.org\, Music and film producer: pro duced music for \\'Apocalypse Now\\'\; produced the film \\'Sugihara: Cons piracy of Kindness\\')\n \nIan MacPherson (Professor and Director\, Britis h Columbia Institute for Co-operative Studies\, University of Victoria\, B C)\n \nAdam Engel (Poet and web author)\n \nOlivia Burlingame Goumbri (of the Venezuela Information Office\, Washington\, D.C.)\n \nMichael Richards (Founder of Sustainable Economic Development (SEED)\; author of \\'Sustai nable Operating Systems/The Post Petrol Paradigm\\') \n \nWilliam Douglas (Columnist and author of \\'The Amateur Parent - A Book on Life\, Death\, War and Peace\\')\n \nCathy Garger (Freelance writer\, anti-war activist\, and anti-Depleted Uranium activist)\n \nGordon Soderberg (Founding member of New Orleans Voices for Peace)\n \nBruce Gagnon (Co-founder and Coordin ator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space)\n \ nGary Corseri (Poet\, teacher\, dramatist\, novelist\, editor\, journalist \, activist)\n \nSusan Thomas (Professor political science and Women\\'s S tudies\, Hollins University\; animal rights activist)\n \nJ.W. Smith (Dire ctor\, Institute for Economic Democracy\; author of \\'Economic Democracy: The Political Struggle of the Twenty-first Century\\' and \\'Money: A Mir ror Image of the Economy\\')\n \nKeith McHenry (Co-founder of Food Not bom bs and coordinator of the national food relief effort for survivors of Kat rina)\n \nSara Thomsen (Singer-songwriter\, activist\, composer of \\'Is i t for Freedom\\')\n \nGeorge Wallace (Activist\, poet\; editor\, www.poetr y.com\; essayist\, \\'John Reed and the Poetry of Protest and Praise\\')\n \nWilliam Woodward (Professor of psychology\; Quaker peace activist\, Co- editor of \\'B.F. Sinner and behaviorism in American Culture\\')\n \nTimot hy Gatto (Former Chairman\, Liberal Party of America\, Progresive writer\, Activist\, US Army (Ret.)\n \nJennifer Lowenstein (Professor and Associat e Director\, Middle East Studies Program\, University of Wisconsin-Madison )\n \nStephen Zarlenga (Director\, American Monetary Institute)\n\n \n \nW e face critical times that demand critical action.\n \nThis is about formi ng one mass movement to change our country and our world.\n\nPlease do not miss this conference.\nRegistration is $110.00\n \nDorm rooms from $26.00 - $36.00\n \nOptional buffet meal tickets are $23.00 per day.\n \nFind ou t more and register now at www.wpaconference.org.\n \n Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080525 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080522 GEO:37.119800;-80.573200 LOCATION:Radford\, Virginia\, 24141\, United States SUMMARY:Building a New World: Radical Visions UID:20260421T070502CEST-gm073Dt0Jj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wpaconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Purpose of the Conference\n\nMarch\, 2008 ushered in the si xth year of the war against Iraq and an occupation “without end” of th at beleaguered country. Unfortunately\, the tremendous opposition in the U .S. to the war and occupation has not yet been fully reflected in united m ass action. \n\nThe anniversary of the invasion has been marked in the U.S . by Iraq Veterans Against the War’s (IVAW’s) Winter Soldier hearings March 13-16\, in Washington\, DC\, providing a forum for those who have se rved in Iraq and Afghanistan to expose the horrors perpetrated by the U.S. wars. A nonviolent civil disobedience action against the war in Iraq was also called for March 19 in Washington and local actions around the countr y were slated during that month as well.\n\nThese actions help to give voi ce and visibility to the deeply held antiwar sentiment of this country’s majority. Yet what was also urgently needed was a massive national mobili zation sponsored by a united antiwar movement capable of bringing hundreds of thousands into the streets to demand “Out Now!”\n\nSuch a mobiliza tion\, in our opinion\, commemorating the fifth anniversary of the war -- and held on a day agreeable to the IVAW -- could have greatly enhanced all the other activities which were part of that commemoration in the U.S. In deed\, a call was issued in London by the World Against War Conference on December 1\, 2007 where 1\,200 delegates from 43 nations\, including Iraq\ , voted unanimously to call on antiwar movements in every country to mobil ize mass protests against the war during the week of March 15-22 to demand that foreign troops be withdrawn immediately.\n\nThe absence of a massive united mobilization during this period in the United States -- the nation whose weapons of terrifying mass destruction have rained death and devast ation on the Iraqi people -- when the whole world was mobilizing in the mo st massive protests possible to mark the end of the fifth year of the war\ , should be a cause of great concern to us all.\n\nFor Mass Action to Stop the War: The independent and united mobilization of the antiwar majority in massive peaceful demonstrations in the streets against the war in Iraq is a critical element in forcing the U.S. government to withdraw all U.S. military forces from that country immediately\, close all military bases\, and recognize the right of the Iraqi people to determine their own destin y.\n\nMass actions aimed at visibly and powerfully demonstrating the will of the majority to stop the war now would dramatically show the world that despite the staunch opposition to this demand by the U.S. government\, th e struggle by the American people to end the slaughter goes on. And that s truggle will continue until the last of the troops are withdrawn. Such act ions also help bring the people of the United States onto the stage of his tory as active players and as makers of history itself.\n\nIndeed\, the hi story of every successful U.S. social movement\, whether it be the element ary fight to organize trade unions to defend workers’ interests\, or to bring down the Jim Crow system of racial segregation\, or to end the war i n Vietnam\, is in great part the history of independent and united mass ac tions aimed at engaging the vast majority to collectively fight in its own interests and therefore in the interests of all humanity.\n\nFor an Open Democratic Antiwar Conference: The most effective way to initiate and prep are united antiwar mobilizations is through convening democratic and open conferences that function transparently\, with all who attend having the r ight to vote. It is not reasonable to expect that closed or narrow meeting s of a select few\, or gatherings representing only one portion of the mov ement\, can substitute for the full participation of the extremely broad a rray of forces which today stand opposed to the war.\n\nWe therefore invit e everyone\, every organization\, every coalition\, everywhere in the U.S. – all who oppose the war and the occupation -- to attend an open democr atic U.S. national antiwar conference and join with us in advancing and pr omoting the coming together of an antiwar movement in this country with th e power to make a mighty contribution toward ending the war and occupation of Iraq now.\n\nEveryone is welcome. The objective is to place on the age nda of the entire U.S. antiwar movement a proposal for the largest possibl e united mass mobilization(s) in the future to stop the war and end the oc cupation.\n\nJoin us in Cleveland on June 28-29 for the conference. Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080629 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080628 GEO:41.523400;-81.599600 LOCATION:Cleveland\, Ohio\, 44101\, United States SUMMARY:An Open National Antiwar Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ghXvhZhXPf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://natassembly.org/thecall/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Organizing to Abolish Solitary Confinement and Torture in U.S. Prisons\n\nFriday\, May 30\, 2008\n\n8:00 a.m. Registrat ion opens\n8:00-9:00 a.m. Breakfast \n\nHuman Rights Trainings\n \n9:00 a.m. - noon Human Rights Training - Introduction 101 - US Hu man Rights Network members will facilitate this workshop to provide parti cipants with a ‘people’ centered perspective on the creation and evolu tion of the human rights framework from the end of the Second World War to the present. The workshop will also familiarize participants with the bas ic human rights texts and will provide interactive examples of how they re late to and can expand social justice work in the United States. \n\n1:00- 3:30 p.m. - Human Rights Training for Youth -Youth trainers will incorpor ate media usage and analysis to work with youth in a hands on training to address the most critical aspects of their personal and communal struggles .\n\n1:00-3:00 p.m.- Human Rights in Action - How can we take abstract human rights concepts and make them real for individuals on the ground? B y getting the language of the international treaties incorporated into loc al or state law. Come engage in a discussion with activists who are doing the difficult work of convincing local legislators to bring international human rights into domestic legislation\, and learn about the reasons why it is worth the effort.\n\nFriday Morning Workshops\n\n9:00-10:15 a.m.\n\n 1. Jail the Oppressor\, Free the Oppressed- learn about the Strategies tha t the Chicano Mexicano Prison Project has utilized in collective\, organiz ed struggle to fight the prison industrial complex as it impacts Raza comm unities –Ernesto Bustillo\, Monica Bernal\, Cathy Espitia\, Xristian Car bajal (CMPP)\; and Francisco Romero\, High School Teacher\, and Committee On Raza Rights\, San Diego\n\n2. Closing Prisons\, Building + Fighting for Justice - overview of the campaign to close down the Tallulah Correctiona l Center for Youth\, from parent’s perspective and the troubles and triu mphs faced in the years since. Learn about this ever-growing\, multi-cultu ral grassroots organization of families\, friends and youth working to opp ose the Prison Industrial Complex and the school-to-prison-pipeline. Fami lies and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children\, Grace Bauer\n\n3 . Film -Unlock the Box- Lessons and Strategies in Fighting Isolation - sum s up the struggles and experiences of decades of work around the effort to shut down control units in US prisons. Prisoners and former prisoners dis cuss the conditions in control units and the effects of isolation on menta l health. Jay Summers\, Maoist International Ministry of Prisons\, S.F.\, CA\n\n10:30-noon\n\n1. Self Advocacy/Getting Results for Prison Abuse\, th rough speakers\, prisoner testimonies and the sharing of advocacy tools de veloped by Human Rights Coalition\, participants will become more empower ed to advocate for their loved ones in prison\, Human Rights Coalition\, H am’Diya Mu\, Luqman Abdullah and Mrs. T. Williams\n\n2. Impact of Death Penalty on Families\, presenters will share their experience of coping wit h the impact of the PA criminal justice system\, and capital punishment on families. This session will also offer an overview of organizing skills f or approaching and dialoguing with prison and elected officials to gain su pport for prisoner and families rights\, Reunification Transportation\, Pe ggy Sims\, Pastor Dicie Carroll\, and Rochelle Lilley\n\n3. The Successful Overhaul of Mississippi\\'s Supermax Prison - Learn about flawed classifi cation systems and how they contribute to overuse of supermax units. Prese nters will describe the strategies they used through litigation and negoti ations to overhaul Mississippi’s notoriously brutal Unit 32 at Parchman Prison \, Margaret Winter\, ACLU\; Steve Hanlon\, Holland & Knight\, Commu nity Services Team\; Jim Austin\, President\, JFA Institute\n\n4. Creative Writing for Survival in Solitary\, Jimmy Santiago Baca\n\nNoon-1:00 p.m. Lunch\n\nFriday Afternoon Workshops-Session 1\n\n1:00-2:15 p.m.\n\n1. Soot hing and Nurturing the Human Spirits on Both Sides of the Walls - Informat ion will be shared on how to maneuver around staff obstacles and strategie s to help families handle the stresses of having a loved one in the hole\, Judith Trustone\, Sagewriters: Patrick Middleton Phd\, Prisoner SCI Grate rford\n\n2. Film- Intolerable Burden- Education v. Incarceration- The sess ion will feature a 50-minute documentary film screening of The Intolerable Burden by filmmaker\, author and Civil Rights activist Constance Curry\, based on her book Silver Rights. Immediately following will be an interact ive discussion with significant audience participation on dismantling the school to prison pipeline\, a national trend wherein children of color are being pushed out of public schools. Set in 1965\, the film follows the sh arecropping Carter family as they enroll 8 of their 13 children in the all white public schools of Drew\, Mississippi. The film examines the conditi ons of segregation\, personal hardships of desegregation\, white flight an d resistance\, and the re-segregation of public schools\, while posing the current dilemma of \\'education vs. incarceration\\' - a particular threa t to youth of color. The presenters will discuss their continuing efforts to dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline\, Constance Curry and BenĂŠtta M. Standly\, ACLU of Georgia \n\n3. History of Supermax Litigation- The pr esenters will provide an overview of past litigation efforts surrounding s upermax prisons and discuss current trends in supermax litigation around t he country. The focus will be on class action challenges to conditions and placement as well as on individual claims arising from prisoners in super max prisons. The presentation will conclude with predictions on likely fut ure trends in supermax litigation. The presenters will note that overall\, with the limited exception of mentally ill prisoners being placed in supe rmax prisons\, the courts have not been very receptive to legal challenges to supermax placement or conditions of confinement. David Fathi\, US Huma n Rights Watch: Paul Wright\, Prison Legal News: Angus Love\, Institution al Law Project\n\n4. 9x15 - Control Unit play – This short play exposes torture in a control unit in prison. Session will involve participants in a reading of the play and an examination of how to use various artistic to ols to raise awareness in our communities and take action\, Molly Smollett \, playwright\n\nFriday Afternoon Workshops-Session 2\n\n2:30-3:30 p.m.\n\ n1. From the Isolation Cell Block to the City Block – Session will focus on the impact of solitary confinement on the mental health of prisoners\, their families and the community through first hand testimony of prisoner s and family members. Barbara Fair\, People Against Injustice: Ann Schwart zman\; PA Prison Society\; Kathleen Creamer\, Community Legal Services + o thers\n\n2. Introduction to Families + Friends of the Emergency Response N etwork (ERN) – Learn about the Emergency Response Network and the effort s to build a proactive community of families and friends of prisoners. Gai n access to some simple and accessible tools and resources for combating t he abuse of prisoners and network with other advocates. Theresa Shoatz\, F amilies and Communities United: David Onion\, Director of ERN\n\n3. Film- Red Clay Country-The Milieu Will Kill You -Red Clay Country is an uncensor ed video documentary taped by inmates at the State Correctional Institutio n at Graterford\, a maximum security state penitentiary. This unique chron icle examines\, through the medium of spoken-word poetry combined with can did inmate interviews\, the chronic\, inner-city cycle of poverty\, crime and incarceration. It confronts the disturbing reality of an epidemic prop ortion of fatherless black youth coming of age within\, and being fathered by their very nemesis - a racist prison industrial complex. Produced and Directed by Kevin O’Neill\, artist\, poet\, former prisoner\n\n4.The Str uggles for Native American Religious and Spiritual Practices in the US Pri son System - PowerPoint presentation and discussion about the human right s and civil rights struggles of Native American prisoners\, including thos e on Death Row\, and the denial of their religious and spiritual practices and beliefs. Lenny Foster\, Navajo Nation Corrections Project\, Window Ro ck\, AZ\nSTOPMAX Kick-Off Event\nEastern State Penitentiary \n\nFriday May 30\, 2008 4:30-7:00 p.m. \n\nThe conference kick-off event on Friday even ing May 30th\, at Eastern State Penitentiary\, where solitary confinement was first practiced in the United States\, will feature:\nRubin Hurricane Carter - Keynote Speaker \n\nDanza Mexica Cuauhtemoc - traditional Aztec d ancers \n\nTestimonials from prisoners in solitary confinement.\n\nPress c onference\n\n\n8:00 -9:30 p.m. - Dinner/Interactive Theatre - A Thousand K ites Play \n\nSaturday\, May 31\, 2008\n\n8:00 a.m. - Regi stration opens\n8:00-9:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast \n\n9:00-9: 15 a.m. - Welcome\n\n9:15-10:15 a.m. - STOPMAX Campaign Plena ry- STOPMAX staff and partners give overview of history of campaign work a nd future vision for a national movement\n\n10:15-10:45 a.m. Speaker - Jimmy Santiago Baca\n\n11:00 - 12:30 - Survivors of Isolation Panel – hear the testimonies of people who have endured solitary confin ement and torture in US prisons (Moderated by Dr. Terry Kupers)\n\n12:30-1 :30 Lunch \n\nSaturday Afternoon Workshops - Session 1\n\n1:30-2:30 p.m \n \n1. Psychiatric Torture and Violence Against Prisoners: Human Rights and Advocacy\, Session will focus on exposing torture and documenting human ri ghts abuses of people labeled as \\'mentally ill\\' in the Prison Industry . Workshop presenters will share life experiences and oral histories of s urvivors\, and provide documented expert evidence of human rights violatio ns involving forced psychiatric interventions. Presenters will share viol ations under the human rights convention/treaties\, The Convention Against Torture (CAT)\, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)\, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (C RPD). Mental Patient\\'s Liberation Alliance\, Inc\, New York\, Daniel H azen\n\n2. Film- Charisse Shumate: Fighting for Our Lives-Women and Human Rights- This film documents the struggles of women prisoners and their adv ocates to stop heath care abuse within the California prison system. Discu ssion will follow on how advocates\, former prisoners and family members c an work with women on the inside to change prison conditions. California C oalition for Women Prisoners\, Shawnna Demmons\n\n3. Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP): Human Rights Abuses and International Law –Panel discus sion to highlight the human rights abuses for youth sentenced to JLWOP usi ng International standards as a framework for strategizing. created by pri soner Robert Saleem Holbrook\, facilitated by Anita Colon\, Joan Holbrook\ , Dr. Geraldine Bonner and Joan Porter\n\n4. Partnership\, Perception and Power\, This session will present ideas for re-defining campaigns based on lessons learned focusing on media\, language\, unlikely linkages and the voices of impacted families\, Kimberly Haven\, Justice Maryland\n\n5. Fil m-Re Righting Ourselves: Stories of Male Prisoners Activism for Change\, T his DVD presentation is the result of a learning program at a county jail. Poetry and prose selections motivate prisoners to revisit their past\, re flect\, recreate and ‘reright’ themselves. The process of healing\, se lf-realization and wholeness of men who offered to have their experiences videotaped and shared with youth as a community service project is the foc us of the film. Irene Baird\, Penn State\; Charles Stuart\, National Incar cerated Parents and Families Network\n\n6. Changing the Militaristic Model for Personal and Social Change in a Gang Unit – This session will provi de a brief introduction to gang myths and the basic philosophy and compone nts of the present NJDOC gang unit program. A moderated discussion will th en focus on feasible community and prison alternatives\, independent monit oring by a community coalition and strategies for achieving change. Arch A ngel \, Almighty Latin Kings Queens Nation\; Jean Ross\, People’s Organi zation for Progress\n\nAfternoon Workshops - Session 2 \n\n2:45-4:15 p.m. \n\n1. Recognizing Families Role in Reentry/Pre-Post Incarceration Syndrom e - interactive workshop led by experienced family members and former pris oners focused on empowering families to understand the Pre & Post Incarcer ation Syndrome\, and support the specific needs of prisoners returning fro m solitary confinement. Betty Inge\, Wallace Kirby\, Paulette Jeffries\, Tehuti Evans\, Families of Prisoners Coaltion\, Baltimore\, MD\n\n2. Wome n in Isolation – panel – Through first-hand stories and testimony from women in prison this session will highlight the unique human rights abuse s suffered by women in isolation with opportunity for discussion to help g enerate energy for action. Fight for Lifers West\, Donna Pfender and other s\n\n3. Native Person or Gang Member: The Struggle for Identity in the Gul ag - panel –This panel will address and discuss the unique situation tha t Native people confront with the US Penal System and the profound impact that Administrative Segregation has on these individuals and the interconn ected and interwoven Tribal Communities they return to. Len Foster\, Dine Nation\; Michelle Tyon\, Oglala Lakota Nation\; Jamie Bissonnette\, Abenak i Nation\, AFSC\; Sherri Mitchell\, Penobscott Nation\, Richard Iron Cloud \; Newell Lewey\; Marletta Pacheco\; Richard Silliboy\, Micmac\n\n4. Two D ecades of Fighting Against Torture in US Prisons: Where We Came From + Whe re We’re Going –panel- Overview of history of and current conditions in supermax facilities\, highlighting the devastating impact isolation has on mental health of prisoners and public health for our commuities. Corey Weinstein\, California Prison Focus\; Dr. Terry Kupers\, Wright Institute \; Bonnie Kerness\, Coordinator AFSC Prison Watch\n\n(This Session will ru n 2:30 -4:30p.m.) \n5. ImaginAction - Hector Aristizabal will offer an int roduction to the use of Image theatre\, forum theatre\, story-telling\, co nsensus process and other tools in which a community can explore conflicts and seek ways to transform them through actions. This process could lead to the creation of images and short scenes related to the main topics of t he conference\n\n6. Prisoners\, Reporters\, Lawyers and Activists Challeng e a State Supermax - This will discuss how prisoners\, reporters\, lawyer s\, and activists (including ex-prisoners and family members) can work tog ether to build a movement to challenge conditions and practices within a s tate Supermax — ultimately\, with the goal of shutting it down. former i solation prisoners Ray Luc Levasseur and Randy Garland: Lance Tapley\, fr eelance investigative journalist for Portland Phoenix: Curtis Cooper\, la wyer: Joseph Steinberger\, lawyer: David Bidler\, Black Bird Collective\, Maine\n\nAfternoon Workshops - Session 3\n\n4:30-5:45 p.m.\n\n1. Waiting t o Die in Solitude:A Look at Death Row Prisoners &Their Conditions - The wo rkshop/panel will explore the conditions that death row prisoners face. I t will give a realistic depiction from the actual descriptions of death ro w prisoners. Participants will engage in an exploration of the roles liti gation\, legislative strategies and activism play in bringing about change . There will also be discussion about how to engage families of death row prisoners as a pivital part of the struggle for better conditions. Tonya M cClary\, Louisiana Capital Assistance Center \n\n2. Film - Up The Ridge: D uring the session\, we will present Up the Ridge\, a one-hour documentary that offers an in-depth look at the United States prison industry and the social impact of moving hundreds of thousands of inner-city minority priso ners to distant rural outposts. The film explores competing political agen das that align government policy with human rights violations\, and politi cal expediencies that bring communities into racial and cultural conflict with tragic consequences. After the film\, we will present Thousand Kites\ , a national dialogue project addressing the criminal justice system. Part icipants will learn how Thousand Kites has been used in communities all ov er the United States and how they can become involved with Kites in their communities and become part of a national movement to use the power of art to reform our criminal justice system and to talk about human rights in t he United States\, nick szurberla\, Appalshop \n\n3. Youth in Adult Priso ns – This workshop will seek to raise participant’s awareness of the c onditions faced by young people in adult jails and prisons (including leng thy stays in solitary confinement\, increased likelihood of being sexually or physically assaulted\, and other forms of torture)\, engage participan ts in dialogue about the effects that locking young people up in adult fac ilities has on the broader community\, and work with participants to brain storm alternative ways of addressing violence and crime. The workshop wil l also locate the practice of trying youth as adults within the context of the cradle-to-prison pipeline\, and seek to broaden participants’ under standing of how and why the pipeline traps and criminalizes so many young people. We will end the workshop with an update about relevant national a nd local legislative efforts\, and information for participants about how they can engage in building a movement to challenge incarcerating young pe ople in adult prisons. We will also touch on several international human rights treaties that the U.S. violates in its treatment of young people wi thin the adult prison system. Youth Arts and Self Empowerment Project\, Sa rah Morris and Victor Saez\, Phila\n\n4. Film -The Legacy of Torture- The War Against the Black Liberation Movement– After screening the 28 minut e video\, presenters will discuss the conspiracy and murder charges agains t former Black Panthers based on confessions extracted under torture. COI NTELPRO and its’ use of torture to quell political dissent will also be examined. Soffiyah Elijah and Francisco Torres\, Committee for the Defense of Human Rights\n\n5. Counter Abuse Strategies for Supermax Prisons – p anel- This panel brings together several groups that have been working to challenge conditions in supermax prisons to share the experiences\, barrie rs\, and successes of their efforts. The goal is for participants to learn about a range of approaches to advocacy and fighting for change with time for Q +A and discussion. Etta Cetera\, HRC/FedUP: Caylor Roling: Partners hip for Safety and JUstice: Barbara Fair\, People Against Injustice: Bonni e Kerness\, AFSC Prison Watch: Laurie Jo Reynolds\, Tamms Year 10 Campaign : Matt Lowen\, STOPMAX Campaign\, AFSC Arizona\n\n6. Art as a Means of Str uggle and Survival – Members of the Prison Creative Arts Project will de liver a creative presentation of visual art\, writing\, and slam poetry cr eated by artists incarcerated in Michigan. Artist responses include reflec tions on mental health care\, incarceration of youth\, and human rights ab uses. Rachael Hudack\, Sarah Carswell\,and Airea Dee Matthews (PCAP) \n\n6 :00- 7:30 p.m.- Dinner/Speaker\n\nDinner Speaker -Laura Whitehorn -Laura who is 63 yrs old served 14 years in federal prison\, including several ye ars in a control unit for women near Tallahassee\, Florida. Since her rele ase in 1999\, she has lived in New York City\, working as an editor at POZ magazine\, a national publication for people affected by HIV.\n\n8:00- 10 :00 - Evening Event\n\nThe Welfare Poets\n\nDanza Mexica Cuahtamehoc \n\nS unday\, June 1st\, 2008\n\n8:00 -9:00 a.m. - Breakfast\n\n9:00-10:30 - Reg ional Strategic Planning Meetings- People will meet in smaller groups\, by state or region to discuss possible strategies and next steps to pursue p ost-conference. This is a critical opportunity for us to lay a firm founda tion the National STOPMAX Campaign.\n\n10:45-noon- Strategic Planning - Re port Out Session \n\nNoon - 1:00 p.m. Closing Session \n\nImaginAction- He ctor Aristizabal will use story telling as a way to create a symbolic map for the work done. Using image theater to both process conference work as well as create images of the work that people feel inspired to do after th e event. We will use some collective singing and dancing to send us back i nto life fully energized honoring those who are incarcerated and their fam ilies. \n\n1:00 p.m. Boxed Lunches Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080601 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080530 GEO:39.977700;-75.143400 LOCATION:Temple University\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19122\, United S tates SUMMARY:National STOPMAX Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-oDOaTADEVa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.afsc.org/stopmax/Conference2008.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:646-260-6575 Email:ricoism@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Come Join Rights for Imprisoned People with Psychiatric Disabil ities!\nWednesday\, June 4\, 2008\nFor an open forum on:\nPRE-BOOKING JAIL DIVERSION/CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS\nFordham University\, Lincoln Center\ n140 W 62nd Street\, New York\, NY 10023\nMcNally Amphitheatre\nCome join people directly affected\, advocates\, government officials\,\nacademics\, and legal providers as they engage in an open discussion\nabout the curre nt state of the criminal justice system and how pre-\nbooking jail diversi on can be implemented to best service people with\npsychiatric disabilitie s. Confirmed speakers include Marquez\nClaxton\, 100 Blacks in Law Enforce ment\; Ann Pennington\, researcher\nfrom Denver Colorado\; Maria Ortiz\, f amily member\; Alex Anderson\, ACT\nTeam and RIPPD member\; Jean Griffin\, sister of David Glowczenski\n(tasered to death by Southampton Village Pol ice)\; Carlos Sabater\,\nRIPPD member\; Mary Beth Pfeiffer\, Author Crazy in America. Other\ninvited speakers include Sgt. Dan Berardini\, Commandin g Officer\,\nRochester EDPRT and Major Sam Cochran\, coordinator Memphis C IT.\nForum will run from 9:00 AM till 1:00 PM\nto register please visit:\n www.rippd.org\nor contact:\nLisa Ortega (646-260-6575)\nCo-Sponsored by Fo rdham University\nGraduate School of Social Service Alumni Association\nAl so\, In hopes of accomplishing the work we\\'ve been involved in.\nI ask t hat you please sign this petition and forward it to\nothers\,who may suppo rt this much needed change we are working\ntowards. Here\\'s the link:\n\n http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/961883011\n.\nPlease forward to others who would be interested in joining us.\nThank You.\nCarlos Sabater\ nRIPPD Member Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080604T090000 GEO:40.776100;-73.982800 LOCATION:Fordham University\, Lincoln Center\, McNally Amphit\, 140 W 62nd Street\, New York\, New York\, 10023\, United States SUMMARY:Pre-Booking Jail Diversion/CIT UID:20260421T070502CEST-FxX0LhO6wV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rippd.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:718-825-9284 Email:ricoism@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:JOIN US -- Justice for Sean Bell & all victims of police violen ce. Tomorrow morning\, Judge Cooperman is scheduled to announce a verdict in the trial of 3 of the 5 cops involved in the 50-shot murder of Sean Be ll\, also injuring his friends Trent Benefield & Joseph Guzman. Regardles s of the verdict\, come out to demand an end to police violence now! \n\nR ally will include performers & speakers who have been directly affected by police brutality\, including:\n* Speakers will include: Juanita Young (fo under of Parents Against Police Brutality\, and mother of Malcolm Ferguson who was killed by the NYPD plainclothes officer in March 2000)\; City Cou ncilperson Charles Barron\; Margarita Rosario\, activist & mother of Antho ny Rosario & aunt of Hilton Vega who were killed by 2 NYPD detectives in 1 995 (the detectives were former bodyguards of Giuliani)\; Jesus Gonzalez f rom Make The Road NY & the Bushwick 32 case\; Nicholas Heyward Sr\, whose son Nicholas Heyward Jr was killed by the NYPD in 1994 when he was 13\; Al lene Person\, mother of Timur Person\, who was killed by NYPD 2 days befor e his 19th bday\; JoAnn Mickins\, mother of Corey Mickins killed after bei ng shot 27 times by plainclothes officers\; family member of Fermin Arzu\, Honduran immigrant worker & father of 3 who was killed by an off-duty cop \; Lisa Claudio\, fiancĂŠe of Jayson Tirado\, who was killed by off-duty N YPD officer in road rage case\; Ryan Nunez\\'s mother\, whose 16 year old son Ryan was attacked by NYPD while eating at McDonalds exactly 1 year aft er Sean Bell was murdered.\n* Performers will include: Rebel Diaz & Spirit child of Movement in Motion\n---------------\n\n\nJUSTICE FOR SEAN BELL AN D ALL VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE!!\n\nCOME OUT APRIL 25th\, THE DAY OF THE VERDICT!!\n\nIn Nov. 2006\, Sean Bell was murdered by the NYPD in a hail of 50 bullets. His friends\, Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman\, were ser iously injured. 3 of the officers involved now await the verdict of their trial. The judge has stated that he will announce the verdict on FRIDAY\, APRIL 25th. PEOPLES JUSTICE for Community Control and Police Accountabil ity is calling for a rally and community speak-out in front of the Queens DA\\'s office ON THIS DAY*. \n\nCOME OUT: APRIL 25th at 5:30 pm\n\nTo the Queens DA\\'s Office\n\n125-01 Queens Blvd. (between Hoover Ave & 82nd Av e.)\n\nE or F train to Union Turnpike \n\nThe NYPD\\'s murder of Bell and attempted murders of Benefield and Guzman are NOT isolated or random event s. They represent the continued targeting of communities of color by the p olice and the lack of accountability for police misconduct and abuse.\n\nE ndorsers (list in formation): Allianza Dominicana\, Audre Lorde Project\, Black Radical Congress-NY\, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities\, Center for Constitutional Rights\, Congress for Korean Reunification\, Critical R esistance\, Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM)\, DJ Chela\, Domestic Worker s United (DWU)\, El Puente\, FIERCE\, Fr. Luis Barrios – St. Mary\\'s Ep iscopal Church (West Harlem\, Manhattan)\, Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition (NYC)\, Hasan Salaam\, Hip Hop Caucus\, Immigrant Justice Solidarity Proje ct\, Iglesia San Romero de Las Americas\, International Action Center\, Je ws for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ)\, Justice Committee\, Lynne Stewa rt Organization\, Make the Road by Walking\, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement \, Mano a Mano\, May 1st Coalition\, National Hip Hop Political Convention \, New Abolitionists\, Nodutdol for Korean Community Development\, October 22nd Coalition\, Parents Against Police Brutality\, Party for the People\ , Rebel Diaz\, Regeneracion\, Revolting in Pink (R.I.P)\, Rights for Impri soned People with Psychiatric Disabilities (RIPPD)\, Sylvia Rivera Law Pro ject\, VAMOS Unidos. War Resisters League\, Where We Live Radio Program/WB AI-FM NY.\n\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080425T173000 GEO:40.706900;-73.829700 LOCATION:Queens DA\\'s Office\, 125-01 Queens Blvd. (between Hoover Ave & 8 2nd Ave\, Queens\, New York\, 11415\, United States SUMMARY:JUSTICE FOR SEAN BELL AND ALL VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE!! UID:20260421T070502CEST-fBDHNeoUDm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rippd.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:610-566-0156 Email:info@bigpicturesmallworld.com DESCRIPTION:Students are briefed by UN experts\, then develop designs and s trategies for solving critical global and local problems. This year\\'s fo cus is on energy. On last day of Lab work is presented to UN staff.\nThe L ab is not an academic exercise. Real world solutions will be developed. Ev ery effort will be made to get the most viable solutions implemented Geo graphical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080623 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080616T090000 GEO:39.916100;-75.402500 LOCATION:Chestnut Hill College And UN\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19063 \, United States SUMMARY:Design Science/Global Solutions Lab 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ktl1dUiGd7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.designsicencelab.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:kevin@twentyfirstcenturyhippies.org DESCRIPTION:The Fair Trade Fall Tour is a North American tour promoting the release of the book: Twenty-First Century Hippies: Activists in Pursuit o f Peace and Social Justice\, and the social justice folk music of Seth Mar tin.\n\nWritten by Canadian author Kevin Vowles\, Twenty-First Century Hip pies: Activists in Pursuit of Peace and Social Justice examines poverty\, war\, the environment\, HIV/AIDS and human rights\, take action plans\, an d the impact activists and twenty-first century hippies have on these issu es.\n\nThis book further explores and differentiates between activism and advocacy. It also details non-violence\, peaceful\, proactive\, planned mo vements and actions. Change over time\, various case studies of activists and organizations which have had a profound impact on peace and social jus tice\, conclude the book. The essence is that anyone can be the change th ey want to see. \n\nUp and coming American folk artist Seth Martin\, will be singing songs of social justice\, in particular US led wars of aggress ion\, at each venue. Seth Martin is a joy to listen to. You can learn more and listen to Seth at: www.myspace.com/sethmartinsmusic\n\nThe Fair Trade Fall Tour will specifically address the impact of fair trade on human rig hts\, poverty\, HIV/AIDS and the environment.\n\nAudiences include activis m groups\, book stores\, coffee shops\, schools and musical events. \n\nIf you are interested in booking a reading and performance\, please email ke vin@twentyfirstcenturyhippies.org to set up a date.\n\nMore information an d a preview of chapter one of the book can all be viewed on: www.twentyfir stcenturyhippies.org\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081123 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080910 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:North America SUMMARY:The Fair Trade Fall Tour UID:20260421T070502CEST-0vETvtAAgL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.twentyfirstcenturyhippies.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:134-743-95839 Email:natalie.lowrey@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Gold\, Censorship: and stories of Indigenous Resistance\n\nGreg Palast will interview Indigenous People who are fighting Barrick Gold\\'s operations on their lands.\n\nThe night will include an interview with Hu man Rights Defenders working on the Bulyanhulu massacre in Tanzania. The B ulyanhulu mine is owned and operated by Barrick Gold\, the largest gold mi ning company in the world.\n\nThursday 1st May @ 5pm\nBowery Poetry Club\n 308 Bowery Street\nLower East Side\, Manhattan\n\nfor more info:\nshow ema il address\n1 347 439 5839\nhttp://www.protestbarrick.net\n\nCost: $5 - $1 0 (sliding scale)\n\nLocation:\nBowery Poetry Club\n308 Bowery Street\nLow er East Side\, Manhattan\, NY 10012\nMap and directions:\nmaps.google.com. ..\n\nContact: 1 347 439 5839\, or via the email address below.\n\nSponsor ed by: ProtestBarrick.net\, Friends of the Earth Australia\, Mineral Polic y Institute\, Norwegian Church Aid Tanzania\, SaveLakeCowal.org\, Akali Ta nge Association Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080501T170000 GEO:40.726000;-73.998300 LOCATION:308 Bowery Street\, Lower East Side\, Manhattan\, New York\, 10012 \, United States SUMMARY:Greg Palast Interviews Indigenous Voices Against Mining UID:20260421T070502CEST-vvSsjw0SO0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.protestbarrick.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Student Public Interest Research Groups (the Student PIRGs) \, United States Student Association (USSA) and Campus Progress are teamin g up to bring you a day of grassroots organizing training.\n\n\nMonday\, J uly 7\, 2008 \n\n9:00 AM – 6:00 PM\nThe Center for American Progress\n13 33 H Street NW\, 10th floor\nWashington D.C.\n\n\nLearn the skills you nee d to build a grassroots campaign from the ground up from some of the premi er youth organizers in the United States. \nSessions include: \nDeveloping Vote Coalitions\nPlanning a Successful Event \nDeveloping an Effective Message\nBuilding a Statewide Coalitions\nVoter Access: Institutionalizati on on Campus\nManaging Volunteers\, Developing Leaders\nMedia Bootcamp\nTh is event is free and open to all young people interested in turning their progressive values into action. \n\n\nSpace is very limited\, so sign up t oday. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080707 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:The Center For American Progress\, Washington\, District of Columb ia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Grassroots Training Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-AZP8ANA4a3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/common/2940/2008-grassroots-training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join more than 1\,000 young people in Washington\, D.C.\, for t he fourth annual Campus Progress National Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel on July 8\, 2008. Attendees will hear from prominent politicians\, a ctivists\, journalists\, scholars and artists on important issues like the war in Iraq\, civil rights\, college affordability\, and climate change. The day-long event is a unique opportunity to meet and network with other politically engaged young people. The conference is free for all attendees \, and a limited number of travel and housing scholarships will be availab le. You must apply for admission\, and each year the conference fills to c apacity — so apply now.\n\nJuly 8\, 2008\n\nOmni Shoreham Hotel\n2500 Ca lvert St NW\nWashington\, DC 20008\n\nThe National Conference is flanked b y two other major events. On July 7\, join us for the USSA-US PIRG-Campus Progress Grassroots Training Day. On July 9\, join us for the Campus Progr ess/ The Nation National Youth Journalism Conference.\n\n Geographical S cope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080709 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progress 2008 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-tCXmsdt7Dv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/common/2851/2008-campus-progress-national -conference-home END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Campus Progress and The Nation\nNational Youth Journalism Confe rence\n\n\nWednesday\, July 9\, 2008\n9:00AM – 6:00PM\n\nCenter for Amer ican Progress\n1333 H St.\, NW\, 10th floor\nWashington\, D.C.\, 20005 \n\ nJoin Campus Progress and The Nation magazine for a day of workshops\, ski ll sessions\, and panel discussions with award-winning editors and writers from the nation’s top publications. The day is modeled on successful jo urnalism conferences Campus Progress and The Nation have put on in D.C. an d Los Angeles. You’ll have the chance to hear from great speakers\, netw ork with journalists\, and learn the skills you need to succeed in journal ism. Past speakers include Barbara Ehrenreich\, Eric Schlosser\, Naomi Kle in\, E.J. Dionne\, Helen Thomas\, and Seymour Hersh. \n\nWe are expecting a capacity crowd\, so we ask that those who would like to attend to make a commitment to stay for the entire day out of respect to the speakers and prospective attendees on the waiting list. \n\nConfirmed speakers include: \nEugene Robinson\, columnist and associate editor\, The Washington Post\n Katrina vanden Heuvel\, editor and publisher\, The Nation\nAsra Nomani\, f ormer reporter\, The Wall Street Journal\; author\, \\'Standing Alone in M ecca\\'\nChris Hayes\, Washington editor\, The Nation\nMathew Yglesias\, a ssociate editor\, The Atlantic Monthly\n\nCheck back soon for more confirm ed speakers and an agenda of the day’s events. \n\nApply to the conferen ce today\n\nStudents and other college-aged young people are eligible to a pply\, but space is limited\, so don’t wait. While the conference is fre e\, including breakfast and lunch\, attendees are responsible for their ow n travel and accommodations. We encourage you to apply for funding from yo ur school\, campus groups\, or other organizations for these costs. A limi ted number of travel stipends are available to attendees who are also atte nding the National Conference. The application procedure for a travel gran t is part of the application for the National Conference. \n\nApplications for the journalism conference will be accepted until June 30\, 2008\, or until we are full. Don\\'t wait\; apply right away! \n\nIf you have alread y applied for the National Conference\, apply to the journalism conference by filling out the short application here. \n\nOtherwise\, click here to fill out the long application for the journalism conference. \n\nLocation: \n\nCenter for American Progress\n1333 H St.\, NW\, 10th floor\nWashington DC\, 20005\nGoogle Map \n\nNearest Metro: Blue/Orange Line to McPherson S quare or Red Line to Metro Center \n\nFor more information and any additio nal questions please contact: publications@campusprogress.org\n\nSponsors\ n\nCampus Progress works to help young people make their voices heard on i ssues that matter. Through an online magazine and student publications\, p ublic events\, and grassroots issue campaigns\, Campus Progress acts to em power new progressive leaders nationwide as they develop fresh ideas\, com municate in new ways\, and build a strong progressive movement. \n\nThe Na tion\, America\\'s oldest weekly magazine\, was founded by abolitionists i n 1865. For more than 140 years\, the magazine has been considered one of the country\\'s premiere journalistic voices on politics\, culture and the arts. The Nation stages an annual student writing contest\, hosts regular student conferences\, and produces a student-oriented website. Geographi cal Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080710 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progress and The Nation 2008 National Youth Journalism Confe rence UID:20260421T070502CEST-Pl5AoJJf4a@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:span@peace-action.org DESCRIPTION:The SPAN Summer Convergence is a national gathering of SPAN cha pters and other students interested in peace and social justice activism. It\\'s a fun weekend full of skill shares\, strategizing sessions\, traini ngs\, opportunities to network with other activists\, and free entertainme nt!\n\nWHO:\nOpen to students and youth of all ages and experience levels. It’s a great way to get involved with SPAN for the first time as well a s for existing groups to get plugged in with others from across the countr y.\n\nWHEN:\nJuly 18 – 21\n\nWHERE:\nTrinity College\nWashington D.C\n\n WHY:\n1) Have FUN in Washington\, DC\n2) Build STUDENT POWER\n3) NETWORK a nd meet other students from across the country\n4) LEARN how to be effecti ve activists and share skills with other students\n5) STRATEGIZE\, coordin ate our campaigns between schools\, and make demands\n6) BRIDGE THE GAP be tween our generation of activists and the broader peace movement\n\nREGIST RATION (coming soon):\nWe will have online registration for the convergenc e available on our website at http://www.studentpeaceaction.org.\n\nWe als o have a facebook event which can be searched for: “2008 SPAN National C onvergence”\n\n\nQUESTIONS? CONTACT:\nspan@peace-action.org\n301-565-405 0 ext. 322\nhttp://www.studentpeaceaction.org\n\n\n*********************** ***\n\nWE NEED HELP!\nHOW TO GET INVOLVED WITH PLANNING:\n\nThis convergen ce is what we make it. Organizing the convergence itself is a great way to make connections with other activists beforehand and it\\'s never too lat e to get involved. The entire process is open to anyone that wants to help .\n\nThat being said\, there will be an Organizing 101 workshop which will delve into effecting organizing tactics\, building campaign strategies\, and how to determine a goal and accomplish it. \nThere will also be one o n G.I. Resistance & Counter-Recruitment. These two tactics have proven to not only be incredibly successful for local campaigns\, but they also have the enormous potential of being key in ending the Iraq & Afghanistan occu pations\, bringing an end to the suffering and death of thousands of Iraqi s and Americans. \nWorkshops on inter-generational alliances for more effe ctive\, equitable organizing are also in the works. Organizers across the country have become increasingly aware of the divisions between student ac tivists and those of older generations. Those organizers and activists who have bridged this unnecessary gap have proven to be more effective in the ir campaigns while also developing a fuller sense of community and social responsibility. \n\nA few other workshops already planned involve feminist perspectives on oppression and resistance\, citizen lobbying\, alternativ e education\, and student privacy protection.\n\nApart from workshops\, we will be having speakers speakers\, musicians\, and shindigs!\n\nSince org anizers for this convergence are students from all over the country\, we\\ 're using two ways to communicate with each other:\n\n1. JOIN THE GOOGLE G ROUP/E-MAIL LIST:\nVisit http://groups.google.com/group/span-convergence?h l=en to join our google group and e-mail listserv. Once you\\'ve joined th e google group\, you can contact the entire list by sending an e-mail to s pan-convergence@googlegroups.com. (Note: you must join the google group be fore you can e-mail the list).\n\n2. CONFERENCE CALLS: \nWe announce our c onference calls over the google group e-mail list.\n\n\n\nLet\\'s make thi s a powerful and enlightening convergence! \n\n\nIn Solidarity\,\n\n\nStu dent Peace Action Network\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080721 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080718T190000 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Trinity College\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:2008 SPAN National Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-FfcXtsLsXF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentpeaceaction.org/Act/events.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:734-677-9240 Email:jill@animalsandsociety.org DESCRIPTION:Join scholars\, authors\, activists and artists to address worl dwide animal protection and environmental issues. Topics include animal co gnition\, pit bull rehabilitation\, vegetarianism and spirituality\, grass roots politics\, vivisection\, campaign economics\, marine mammals\, anima l rights history and more. Student scholarships are available\; registrati on includes vegan meals. Exhibitors welcome. Geographical Scope: Internat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081005 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081003T180000 GEO:35.966400;-78.839700 LOCATION:Sheraton Imperial Hotel And Convention Center\, 4700 Emperor Blvd\ , Durham\, North Carolina\, 27703\, United States SUMMARY:Speaking Their Truth UID:20260421T070502CEST-c0SHFXxeH2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.animalsandsociety.org/stt END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:jr@globalwarmingsolution.org DESCRIPTION:The Citizen’s Direct Action Training Camp will be five day tr aining and include skills needed to do effective Direct Action Campaigning against dirty fossil projects and for a clean energy future. We will conf ront the massive development along Rocky Mountain Corridor from Fort MacMu rry\, Alberta all the way to New Mexico including the development of the A lberta Tar Sands\, oil shale in Utah and Colorado\, Montana’s plan to im port fossil fuels from Alberta\, Mountaintop Removal and the expansion of transmission lines from coal-fired power plants Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080606 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080601 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Montana\, United States SUMMARY:Citizens Direct Action Camp - Montana UID:20260421T070502CEST-PZIRZrmTXx@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This summer\, join people from throughout the Southeast and bey ond for the second annual Southeast Convergence for Climate Action. After the resounding success of last year\\'s convergence\, we are excited to co ntinue the struggle for climate justice in the Southeast with an engaging week of workshops\, strategizing\, and direct action! This year\\'s conver gence will be hosted in Virginia where communities are fighting uranium mi ning\, nuclear power\, mountaintop removal coal mining\, and new (as well as old) coal plants. Once again we will unite to fight the coal industry\\ 's stranglehold on our region while rejecting the deadly nuke industry\\'s attempt to position themselves as the solution to the climate crisis.\n\n The convergence is a place to strengthen our movement\, network with new a llies\, and take action against dirty energy while working to build a sust ainable world. Workshops will include: community organizing\, direct actio n 101\, debunking false solutions to climate change\, blockades\, sustaina ble living systems\, media\, disaster response\, fighting nukes and coal\, and much more. The convergence will culminate in a collective action to c onfront the climate crisis.\n\nThis year we are excited to come together a t a beautiful 200-acre site in Louisa County\, Virginia.\n\nTo read about the action after last year\\'s Climate Convergence that shut down the Bank of America in downtown Asheville\, click here.\n\nWant to get more involv ed? We would love help from groups and individuals in shaping this year\\' s Climate Convergence! Get in touch with us to get plugged into the organi zing collective or for more details.\n\nFor more information check out: ww w.climateconvergence.org\nEmail: southeast@climateconvergence.org\n\n\nAnt i-oppression Policy\n\nThe organizers of the Convergence for Climate Actio n believe that anti-oppression work is vital to community organizing and t o building a movement to eliminate the exploitation of people and the plan et. The Convergence for Climate Action will have anti-oppression workshops and participants will be strongly encouraged to participate. In order to create a safe and productive environment for activism and community\, we w ill not be tolerating behavior that demeans\, marginalizes\, or threatens people. Examples are offensive remarks about a person\\'s gender\, age\, s exual orientation\, race\, mental health\, culture\, general appearances\, income status\, being a parent or a child\, employed or unemployed\, leve l of experience in activism\, etc.... Any type of sexual\, verbal\, or phy sical assault will be taken especially seriously by the convergence organi zers. On account of the short nature of the event and limited resources\, convergence participants may be asked to immediately leave the event shoul d they be accused of oppressive behavior. We thank everyone for helping to make the convergence a safe\, comfortable\, productive and super fun envi ronment!\nDirty Energy / False Solutions Policy\n\nThe Convergence for Cli mate Action is committed to Earth-centered\, community-based solutions to the climate crisis that foster local autonomy and self-sufficiency. We see corporate led\, business friendly \\'solutions\\' to the climate crisis a s inherently opposed to this vision. We do not accept alternative energy s ources that externalize their costs onto human and natural communities in the name of reducing carbon emissions. This includes but is not limited to nuclear power\, \\'clean\\' coal\, large scale ethanol and biofuels\, car bon sequestration\, trading\, or offsets\, and large dams. These technolog ies have social and environmental costs that far outweigh any benefits the y provide in regards to fighting climate change. We firmly believe that an y conversation on alternative energy must address the issue of consumption . No future form of energy can be considered sustainable without drastic r eductions in our energy and resource consumption.\nThings Not to Bring\nDo gs\nWeapons\nDrugs\nBad Attitude (unless you mean bad as in good) Geograp hical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080811 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080805 GEO:37.995100;-78.046100 LOCATION:Louisa County\, Louisa\, Virginia\, 23093\, United States SUMMARY:Southeast Climate Convergence - Summer 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-UlFbCKbV42@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climateconvergence.org/southeast/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:to share ideas and skills\, strengthen our relationships\, and create solutions to take care of our basic needs. There will be workshops\ , performances\, trainings and strategy sessions about the issues affectin g our communities and our planet\, from prisons and police brutality to fo od sovereignty\, healthcare and disaster relief. It will also include a da y of action in coordination with similar gatherings around the world.\n\nC onfluence\nthe point where multiple rivers or weather patterns flow togeth er to mix and become stronger. When weather fronts merge\, a series of sto rms is created…\n\nPEOPLE OF ALL AGES and backgrounds will have somethin g to offer to the confluence! Young people will play a particularly import ant role during the Youth Track\, a set of workshops organized by and for youth to empower them to make positive change in their communities and the world. Childcare for younger children will also be provided and parents a re encouraged to come.\n\nJOIN THE FUN AND FESTIVITIES! Enjoy and share mu sic\, art and good food while meeting people from all over the Northeast. Epworth is a beautiful outdoor space with lots of room for camping\, and t ents and gear will be available for those who don’t have them. There are wheelchair accessible indoor spaces and beds as well. Donations of any si ze encouraged to cover costs. No one turned away for lack of funds.\n\nCli mate change (aka global warming)\nis about more than just carbon in the at mosphere. It directly affects people’s lives. The communities hardest hi t by climate disasters are already the most impacted by the injustice that causes environmental devastation: indigenous people\, women\, LGBTQ folk\ , people of color\, youth\, elders\, people with disabilities\, and the wo rking class. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080803 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080727 GEO:42.265300;-71.879400 LOCATION:Worcester\, Massachusetts\, 01601\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Climate Confluence - Summer 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Zs1C3Lfau9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climateconfluence.org/blog/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Activists and families\, the young and old\, experienced and br ight-eyed are coming together for the 2nd Annual West Coast Convergence fo r Climate Action. Take a week to share skills\, tactics\, ideas and fun wh ile building a social and political movement for climate action!\n\nThis y ear\, we are joined by Climate Convergences around the world on four diffe rent continents. Come join the global movement for earth-centered and comm unity-based solutions to climate change.\n\nWorkshops will include: sustai nable living skills\, lower-impact technologies\, creative non-violent dir ect action\, organizing skills\, strategies to beat Liquefied Natural Gas\ , organic gardening\, protecting small farms\, building communities beyond cultural boundaries\, and dozens more.\n\nWith massive fossil fuel develo pment projects threatening our region\, and concerns over food prices and accessibility growing\, we can find strength in people power and work towa rds building the strong communities we need.\n\nIf you are interested in h elping with a workshop\, getting the word out\, or anything else\, please feel free to contact us Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080808 GEO:43.863800;-122.999000 LOCATION:Eugene\, Oregon\, 97440\, United States SUMMARY:West Coast Climate Convergence - Summer 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-mNwPZtJ8R2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climateconvergence.org/west/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join activists from across the country this summer for a weeken d of training\, strategy\, and action at SweatFree Communities\\' 5th Annu al Gathering. In celebration of our 5th anniversary\, the National SweatFr ee Summit is going to be better than ever. \n\n\n \n\nImages from our pas t conferences\n\n\nWhy Philadelphia\, and why now? This summer\, all 50 go vernors will be in Philadelphia for the Centennial Meeting of the National Governors Association. We want to take advantage of this unprecedented op portunity to bring our message of worker justice directly to our governors \, in the same place at the same time. \n\nWe’ll kick off the weekend wi th a Worker Rights Board Hearing hosted by Philadelphia Jobs with Justice\ , where sweatshop workers and uniformed public employees will deliver thei r message that there can be no justice while our governors spend our tax d ollars on uniforms and other products made in sweatshops. From there we wi ll march to the governors’ meeting to urge our elected officials to join the State and Local Government Sweatfree Consortium. Come represent your state! \n\nThe rest of the weekend will feature in-depth strategy sessions and trainings - suitable for new and seasoned sweatfree campaign activist s – and designed to take your local campaign to the next level. We hope to have at least two or three representatives from each local sweatfree ca mpaign at the Summit. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080713 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080711 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:National Sweat Free Summit - 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-H8VlHj10XB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sweatfree.org/summit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This summer\, from July 24-28th\, join SDSers from around the c ountry\nfor our Third National Convention! SDS has grown in numbers\, in\n organizational capacity\, and in prominence over the past year\, and\nit\\ 's time to celebrate those successes and decide how to move forward\nas an organization. We left the second convention\, and the subsequent\nratific ation process\, with several excellent instruments that have\nserved us qu ite well\, including many of the National Working Groups\,\nthe SDS News B ulletin\, and more. We still do not have a formal\nnational structure yet\ , however\, and it\\'s time to ask\, once again\, how\ndo we organize ours elves? How do we make SDS as horizontal\, diverse\,\nand accessible as pos sible? How do we spread out national work and\nempoyour costs\, no need to worry! We have travel scholarships reserved for two members of each local sweatfree community campaign. Low-income folks who are interested in star ting a new sweatfree campaign in their communities should also apply.\n\nH OW YOU CAN HELP more people to take on leadership? How can we better provi de\nsupport for chapters around the country? In short\, how can we become a\ntruly effective organization that can seriously challenge the power\nst ructure of this country\, and work towards buildingP: Spread the word abou t the Worker Rights Board & Rally. Bring a van or busload of activists to the hearing & rally on Saturday\, July 12\, to show our governors that the re is widespread support for sweatfree practices. More info about the day at www.sweatf a truly\ndemocratic society?\nJoin us in College Park\, MD t o discuss these questions and more\, to\nbuild skills\, to network\, and b uild our organization! The planning\nbody is asking folks to arrive on th ursday the 24th and to head home\non monday the 28th\, but all decision ma king should take place from the\n25-27th. We\\'re working on travel stipe nds\, so don\\'t let a lack of\nfunds get in the way of participating in t his important event!\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080728 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080724 GEO:38.997600;-76.925800 LOCATION:College Park\, Maryland\, 20740\, United States SUMMARY:Students for a Democration Society Third National Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-LCUcWvA3P7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://newsds.org/wiki/index.php?title=2008_SDS_National_Convention END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@climatecamp.org.au DESCRIPTION:The camp for climate action will be six days of inspiring works hops & direct action aimed at shutting down the world\\'s largest coal por t in Newcastle\, just north of Sydney. If you are concerned about climate change\, and want real action instead of more hot air\, then we encourage you to come\, bring your friends and family and get involved. Whether you are old or young\, a seasoned protestor or if you\\'ve never been to a pro test in your life\, if you share our passion for climate action\, then cli mate camp is for you! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080715 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080710 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:To Be Announced\, Newcastle\, New South Wales\, Australia SUMMARY:Camp for Climate Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-13VkkOvKn7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.climatecamp.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:202-429-8900 Email:contact@spusa.org DESCRIPTION:How can your vote influence the upcoming presidential and congr essional elections to advance science\, technology\, and health policies t hat will benefit us all? How can scientists\, engineers\, and those in rel ated fields promote policies that will advance U.S. interest and global de velopment in the next decade?\n\nSpeakers:\n\nRep. Rush Holt\n\n12th Distr ict of New Jersey\n\n\n\nHenry Kelly\n\nPresident\n\nFederation of America n Scientists\n\n\n\nMeeting hosted at:\n\nCarnegie Endowment for Internati onal Peace\n\n1779 Massachusetts Avenue\, NW\n\n(Nearest Metro station: Du pont Circle)\n\n\nA light lunch will be served\n\nSeating is limited. RSVP online at http://www.spusa.org/forms/intern_program_register.html or to c ontact@spusa.org by June 11! Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080612T120000 GEO:38.906800;-77.041500 LOCATION:1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 2 0036\, United States SUMMARY: Science\, Technology\, and the 2008 Elections UID:20260421T070502CEST-H7CL8rxGC6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.spusa.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:Conference Page: http://www.ydsusa.org/news/socialistsummerretr eat\n\nJoin the Young Democratic Socialists for an unforgettable summer we ekend of socialist politics\, activist workshops\, fun activities such as swimming\, pick-up sports and much more. Our summer conference is special this year because it\\'s at a Valley Brook Inn & Cottages retreat center. We\\'ll get away from the distractions of New York City and really have a chance relax\, enjoy ourselves and get to know each other.\n\nEach summer conference is a critical event for YDS\, too. It\\'s where we elect our co ordinating committee\, debate and vote on the coming year\\'s national Act ivist Agenda and discuss how we\\'ll relate to the November elections and any new administration in Washington\, D.C. Members and friends will be co ming from across the country\, and you don\\'t want to miss out!\n\nYou ca n check out the retreat center\, the Valley Brook Inn & Cottages\, at thei r website here: http://www.thevalleybrookinn.com\n\nRegister here: http:// dsausa.org/yds/Aug2008/confreg.html\n\nDiscount pre-registration rates are available until July 21st.\n\nOn the registration\, scroll down to the bo ttom to apply for a travel scholarship. The scholarship deadline is July 1 4th. We are doing are best to make this event accessible to everyone. HOUS ING AND MEALS ARE COVERED IN YOUR REGISTRATION.\n\nDirections: http://www. ydsusa.org/news/directionstovalleybrookinn\n\nIf you have any questions\, feel free to email YDS at yds@dsausa.org or call 212-727-8610 and we’ll get back to you ASAP! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080808 GEO:41.592100;-74.506800 LOCATION:201 Kingston Ave. Rt. 209\, Wurtsboro\, New York\, 12790\, United States SUMMARY:The Young Democratic Socialists Present: Socialist Summer Retreat UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ferj6useZj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/news/socialistsummerretreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Connect\, Communicate\, Collaborate\n\nSaturday\, June 28\, 200 8\, marks our ninth annual Grassroots Use of Technology conference!\n\nThi s year\\'s theme is \\'Connect\, Communicate\, and Collaborate\\'\; it foc uses on the new technologies and organizing tools available for connecting organizers and their communities.\n\nOur registration is now open. We hav e online registration or if you are paying by check click here to download the form and mail it to us.\n\nA highly motivated team of 19 organizers a re planning this year\\'s event\, and additional volunteers are welcome. F or more information on volunteering\, please contact Suren at (617) 720-61 90.\n\nYou can help spread the word by sharing our Save-the-Date! postcard .\n\n\n \n \nThe \\'premier annual event for anyone interested in helping grassroots groups and nonprofits make more effective use of technology to achieve their missions\\' will take place in Lowell\, MA\, on Saturday\, J une 28th\, 2008. I\\'ve made my arrangements to attend\, and if you haven\ \'t already done so\, then mark your calendars and plan to be there. \n\nT he 2008 conference\, Connect\, Communicate and Collaborate\, will bring pe ople together for a day of connecting\, learning\, educating - and playing \, so that we don\\'t forget how much fun technology and changing the worl d can be.\nCollaborators\, colleagues\, and clients in the nonprofit and t echnology sectors will have the opportunity to share resources and learn a bout what works\, what doesn\\'t work\, and what is in the works when it c omes to using technology to help make the world a better place.\n\nNo matt er what your connection to nonprofits and technology\, the Grassroots Use of Technology Conference has something to offer. The conference will addre ss common issues faced by nonprofit leaders\, program staff\, development professionals\, IT staff\, Circuit Riders\, and other technology support p roviders\, and topics on the agenda will span a broad range of technology expertise.\n\nTopics on the agenda will span a broad range of technology e xpertise - including such things as Managing Your Website with Today\\'s T ools to Managing & Recruiting Tech volunteers to The Untapped Power of Soc ial Networks . With more than 20 sessions planned\, you\\'re bound to find what you\\'re interested in. To see more topics that will be covered\, br owse the agenda and see what other activities are planned.\n\nI\\'ll certa inly be there from beginning to end because it\\'s the best opportunity I will have to meet colleagues and learn a tremendous amount about this sect or. If you are going to the conference\, leave a comment here or send me a n email (happycamper_2@yahoo.com) and we\\'ll try to meet up before or aft er the conference.\n\nSee you all there! \n\n \n\n \nMartha Rogers\nConfe rence Co-Chair and Organizers Collaborative Board President\n \n\nWorkshop Topics include\nSession Proposals\nNon-profit Internet Starter Kit\nGetti ng the Clicks\nKeeping it Simple\nOnline Mentoring\nHAVA Great Idea?\nStra tegies for shaping the media/tech future\nBuilding a News Portal with Drup al\nSEO for Nonprofits\nThe Untapped Power of Social Networks\nManaging Yo ur Website with Today\\'s Tools\nFacebook to Phone Trees: Multi-Generation al Outreach Strategies\nManaging & Recruiting Tech volunteers\nHelping You r Computer System Grow Up\nCollaborative eLearning\nSocial Networks - Tran sforming knowledge creation and Dissemination around the world\nChoosing t he Right Software\nOrganizing the Organic Internet\nThe Point\, a Web-Tool for Collective Action\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080628 GEO:42.655800;-71.305000 LOCATION:University Of Massachusetts - Lowell\, Lowell\, Massachusetts\, 01 850\, United States SUMMARY:9th Annual Grassroots Use of Technology Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-xLOzouzMxF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://organizerscollaborative.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Seeds of Peace Collective is a non-profit collective dedicated to providing support to groups and individuals striving for social\, econo mic\, and environmental justice. Since our inception during the 1987 Great Peace Walk\, we have provided kitchen\, first aid\, and educational suppo rt for mass actions and other campaigns addressing the important issues of our time. Seeds of Peace is pleased to announce we have finalized the sc hedule and location for a full Free Action Camp this July in Northern Wisc onsin. The Camp will be located at Anathoth Community Farm near the small town of Luck\, Wisconsin. We invite all social and environmental justice a ctivists\, organizers\, and other interested parties to attend this exciti ng and educational event.\n\n \n\nAttendance is open to all and free of ch arge – Seeds Of Peace requests donations to help cover food and other ex penses.\n\nWe will provide shuttle transportation from Minneapolis on July 5th - contact Seeds for more information.\n\n \n\n Please bring your own camping gear and personal effects\, keeping in mind the rural environment of the camp. Prepare for hot days\, cool evenings\, and lots of bugs\, in cluding ticks.\n\n \n\n \n\nSome of our trainers include:\n\n \n\nLauren R egan – Executive Director\, The Civil Liberties Defense Center\n\nErika Thorne – Trainer’s For Change\n\nMike “Grumbles” Bowersox – Seed s Of Peace\n\nTeresa Ortiz – Worker’s Interfaith Network\n\nDeborah Ro senstein - Labor Education Service\n\nBarb Katt - Plowshares Land Trust\, Anathoth Community Farm\n\nBonnie Urfer – Nukewatch\, Anathoth Community Farm\n\nJames “Guin” McGuinness – Shundahai Network\n\nSarah Seeds - The Ruckus Society\n\n \n\nTrainings and workshops:\n\n \n\nPrinciples a nd Practice of Non-Violent Direct Action\n\nGroup Process\, Affinity group s\, and Formal Consensus\n\n Sustainable Activism\n\n Beginning & Advanced Blockades\n\nDirect Action Skills and Strategies\n\nLegal Training\n\nMed ia Strategies\n\nAnti-Oppression\n\nImmigrant’s Rights\n\nNuclear Issues \n\nLabor Solidarity\n\nGuerilla Kitchens \n\nPolitical Theater\n\nCommunity Health & Safety\n\nMass Act ion Organizing\n\n \n\n \n\nSEEDS OF PEACE WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER & AC TION MEDICAL COURSE\n\n \n\nImmediately following the Free Action Camp\, S eeds is sponsoring a full Wilderness First Responder/Action Medical traini ng\, open to anyone interested in learning the skills to provide first aid for the activist community. The staff of Aerie Backcountry Medicine\, bas ed in Missoula\, MT\, will teach the Wilderness First Responder section. B ecause Aerie supports the work we do\, they have offered us a substantial discount on their usual fee. The fee for this course is $450.00 The WFR i s a nine-day intensive course\, at the end of which participants will be n ationally certified. A three-day advanced Action Medic training taught by Seeds members will follow this. The dates for the WFR/Action Medic trainin g are July 15- 27.\n\n \n\nIf you would like to confirm that you plan to a ttend the action camp\, need information on what to bring\, directions to the farm\, info on the shuttle arrangements from Minneapolis\, or informat ion about the WFR/ Action Medical training\, please contact Seeds Of Peace at seedsofpeace@riseup.net\n\n \n\nFor more information on Anathoth Commu nity Farm\, visit their website at anathothcommunityfarm.org\n Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080713 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080706 GEO:45.578000;-92.456500 LOCATION:Anathoth Community Farm\, 740 Round Lake Road\, Luck\, Wisconsin\, 54853\, United States SUMMARY:Seeds of Peace Free Action Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-1nUB1z2S6j@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seeds-of-peace-collective.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Come to DC June 13-15 to join us for an Unconventional East Coa st\nConvergence. Months before the Republican and Democratic National\nCon ventions we will be hosting a massive training\, convergence\, and\nplatfo rm for regional consultas for any anti-authoritarian organizers\nplanning to attend the DNC/RNC.\n\nThroughout the weekend we will be working chrono logically through the\nsteps of planning and participating in a mass actio n and demonstration.\nContrary to most events like workshops will intentio nally run parallel\nto each other. We recommend you attend with a formal o r informal\naffinity group so you and your friends can be split between th e\ndifferent workshops and report back to each other (please do not let\nl ack of a group discourage you from coming!). Our goals are to provide a\ns tructure that will include people of all skill and experience levels.\nThe re will be trainings on everything from media to blockading\, from\nlegal work to urbanguerilla tactics. And for those who consider\nthemselves \\'t oo skilled\\' we would like to remind you that you always\nhave things to learn\, share\, and of course\, PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!\n\nWorkshops will be demonstrative as opposed descriptive wherever\npossible. This means tha t we will hopefully be building and using\nblockades instead of just talki ng about them so we can walk away with a\nfuller understanding. These same blockades can certainly be deployed on\nthe streets in the Twin Cities an d Denver.PRAXIS SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEORY!\n\nThere will be a concentrated effort to socialize and meet new people. We\nwill hopefully meet people we didn\\'t know from our home towns\, build\nconnections between close-by c ities in our own states\, and foster robust\nlines of communication betwee n states. We will concentrate on the\ncreation of strong\, sustainable\, n etworks between many different type of\nactivists. These connections stren gthen our organizing power and have\npractical applications in the streets as we learn how to be effective in\ngroups of five\, fifteen\, fifty\, fi ve hundred\, and five thousand.\nSOLIDARITY OVER SECTARIANISM!\n\nAddition ally\, please keep in mind that we are a completely unfunded\norganization . Despite our best efforts to keep costs to a strict minimum\nwe will stil l need materials for use in demonstrations\; (materials that\nwill eventua lly see time on the streets St. Paul and Denver). This means\nwe need to f und raise in advance of the convergence\, so keep abreast of\ninformation on pre-registration.\n\nDetails:\n\nDate: June 13-15\nLocation: Washington \, DC on the Campus of American University\nCost: $20 with housing\, $10 w ithout housing\, meals provided\nWebsite: http://ecc.dead-city.org\nContac t: dc [at] unconventionalaction [dot] org\n\n Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080615 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080613 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Unconventional East Coast Convergence: Prepare for the Protests of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions UID:20260421T070502CEST-pR0oKv1Tfm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ecc.dead-city.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:LEAD with PRIDE!\nCampus Pride Summer Leadership Camp\nSome of the featured guest keynotes\, workshops & entertainment include Donna Rose \, D.R.E.D.\, Randi Driscoll\, NGLTF\, Jason & DeMarco\, Vernon Wall\, GLA AD\, Emanuel Xavier\, Christian DeLaHuerta\, Out for Work\, Shane Windmeye r\, Miss P\, Soulforce\, Jessica Pettitt\, HRC and much more....\n \nREGIS TER ONLINE NOW \n Note: Online registration is fast and easy for all form s of payment (checks\, purchase orders or credit card payments). \n\n\n \n “Campus Pride organized one of the most effective\, high cali ber student organizing and leadership activities I have seen as a student leader. Every time I thought I had all the info\, I was pleasantly surpr ised.”–19 year-old\, bisexual female\n \n“Thanks to Campus Pride\, I am a better leader. I have been able to reevaluate my perspectives on bei ng a queer leader and come away with new tools to motivate others.” – 20 year-old\, gay male\n \n “Never before had I encountered so many lead ers like me. The resources shared were phenomenal\, definitely worth your time and investment…”–21 year-old\, genderqueer female\n\n\n\n \n\n \n Dates: Saturday\, July 19 to Thursday\, July 24\, 2008\n \n\nLocati on: Towson University -- Towson\, Maryland\n \nCheck In: Saturday\, July 1 9 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Glen Complex\n \nRegistration:\nEarly-B ird Registration $595\nOn/Before June 15\, 2008\n \nRegistration $695\nAft er June 15\, 2008\n \nRegistration includes five nights of suite-style lod ging\, breakfast\, lunch and dinner each day as well as all educational pr ogram materials and entertainment. A schedule will be provided upon arriva l. To view the 2007 Camp Schedule\, click here.\n \n\n\n \n\n \n Finall y the camp you have been waiting for! Campus Pride organizes the second a nnual Summer Leadership Camp for LGBT and Ally college students. The five- day camp experience works to develop stronger undergraduate student leader s and safer\, more LGBT-friendly colleges and universities. Participants have the opportunity to learn valuable campus organizing skills\, coalitio n building and strategies for creating change at colleges and universities .\n \nCAMP OVERVIEW\nCamp planning is well underway. Learn more about camp by checking out the 2007 camp photos\, scrapbook\, news and day-by-day sc hedule. Email any questions to info@campuspride.org. \n \nDownload the 200 7 Camp Schedule. \nView the 2007 Camp Scrapbook. \nView the 2007 Camp News & Photos. \n\n\n\n\nCAMP is for you if you want:\nA phenomenal leadership and personal growth experience inclusive of gender identity/expression an d sexual orientation.\nKey leadership concepts to becoming a stronger LGBT & Ally leader.\nEffective strategies and skill training for grassroots co alition building.\nAccess to premiere faculty and national leaders in soci al justice\, human rights and civil rights advocacy. \nSuccessful campus o rganizing practices and the chance to explore challenges confronting your campus.\nHelpful resources and innovative tools from national organization s.\nA personal action plan for your campus to become more LGBT-friendly.\n Opportunity to connect and work with peer student leaders from across the country.\nAn inclusive approach for celebrating diversity and motivating o thers. \nAn open\, safe environment to express yourself.\nFun\, entertainm ent and lasting relationships.\n\nTarget Audience\n\nUndergraduate LGBT & Ally student leaders at colleges and universities across the United States .\n\nPhilosophy\n\nAt the heart of a remarkable leader is a passion and a vision for change. Campus Pride believes in kindling this passion\, nurtur ing the soul and inspiring “voice and action” among student leaders. T he educational program promotes progressive critical thinking and leadersh ip concepts built on a foundation of social justice and civility. Expert f aculty and presenters encourage activism and individual growth to become a more effective change agent and leader on campus. The “campy” enviro nment also encourages participants to openly express themselves and have f un. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080724 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080719 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Towson University\, Towson\, Maryland\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Pride Summer Leadership Camp 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-z22BAprKJw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campuspride.org/camp.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:March on the RNC to Stop the War\nDemonstrate at the Republican National Convention – September 1\, 2008 – St Paul\, MN\n\n¡ U.S. Ou t of Iraq Now!\n¡ Money for human needs\, not for war\n¡ Say no to the R epublican Agenda\n¡ Demand peace\, justice and equality\n\nOn September 1 \, 2008\, we have a unique opportunity to step onto the stage of history. The whole world will be watching as the Republicans meet to nominate their next candidate for president. We must take to the streets of St. Paul to raise our voices against the war and the occupation of Iraq. The politicia ns who brought us this war for oil and control of the Middle East represen t an elite that will stop at nothing to build up U.S. empire. Theft\, tort ure and murder are part and parcel of the war in Iraq. These politicians d o not represent us. They have cut programs that serve our needs at home\, and blame the most exploited for our hardships.\n\nThe government’s resp onse to hurricane Katrina spoke volumes about its vision and values\, its policies and plans. Racism\, discrimination\, and inequality placed Africa n American families on New Orleans freeway overpasses\, surrounded by floo dwaters. This is one of many terrible examples of what’s wrong with this country. They attack our democratic rights\, our rights to organize and o ur economic well being – from immigrants and the labor movement\, to abo rtion rights and gay marriage – the Republican agenda is an anti-people agenda.\n\nToo many times\, Democratic politicians in congress have served as accomplices to this reactionary agenda of racism\, poverty and war. In 2008\, it’s up to us - anyone committed to peace\, justice\, and equali ty - to stand up and say no. We are building for a broad nationwide mobili zation that will challenge the 2008 Republican Convention and put forward our vision for this country. We are united by a progressive\, pro-people a genda\, and our insistence that the U.S. leave Iraq now. \n\nDuring the fo ur-day Republican National Convention\, we expect to see every progressive movement raising demands in protests on the streets of St. Paul. Whether you are building the Labor movement in Peoria\, Illinois\, building solida rity with Palestine\, or are speaking out against the many injustices that face people at home and abroad\, you should come to St. Paul for the Marc h on the RNC to Stop the War\, on Monday\, September 1\, 2008. Together we can have an incredible impact. \n\nThe Republicans picked Minnesota for 2 008\, betting that activists from around the country would just stay home. Politicians who support the continuing war in Iraq hope that we will stay quiet. Let’s prove them wrong in the streets of St. Paul\, Minnesota. T ogether\, we can change the world.\n\nWe\, the undersigned\, endorse the c all for the March on the RNC to Stop the War\, in St. Paul\, Minnesota\, o n September 1\, 2008 We demand that U.S. troops get out of Iraq. We want m oney for human needs\, not for war. We say no to this agenda. We demand pe ace\, justice and equality.\n\nAnti-War Committee\; AFSCME Local 3800\; SD S - Univ. of Minnesota\; Twin Cities Peace Campaign – Focus on Iraq (MN) \; Welfare Rights Committee (MN)\; Women Against Military Madness (MN) Act ion LA Coalition\; Al Awda Right to Return Coalition - Chicago Chapter\; A l Awda Right to Return Coalition - Omaha Chapter\; Alliance for Global Jus tice\; AlliantAction (MN)\; American Indian Movement Grand Governing Counc il\; ANSWER Coalition\; Arlington (MA) United for Justice with Peace and t he Lexington (MA) Peace and Justice Committee\; Bolivarian Circle - Cincin nati\; Call \\'Em Out Coalition (Detroit)\; Campus Antiwar Network\; Centr o CSO (Los Angeles)\; Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism\; Chicago P rogressive Alliance\; Coalition for Palestinian Rights (MN)\; CODEPINK\; C olombia Action Network\; Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Sal vador (CISPES)\; Communist Party-USA (MN)\; Communities United Against Pol ice Brutality (MN)\; Fight Imperialism Stand Together (FIST)\; FIST (Ralei gh\, NC)\; Freedom Road Socialist Organization\; Green Party\, 5th Congres sional District\; Gus Hall Action Club (MN)\; International Action Center\ ; International Solidarity Movement\, Chicago Chapter\; Iraq Peace Action Coalition (MN)\; Latin America Solidarity Coalition\; Latinos Against War (Los Angeles)\; Low Income People Organized for Power (LIPOP) - Duluth\, M N\; Madison Infoshop\; Madison Raging Grannies\; March 25 Coalition - Los Angeles\; May 1 Movement for Worker and Immigrant Rights\; Mexico-US Solid arity Network\; Military Families Speak Out - Minnesota\; MN Cuba Cmte \; MN Immigrant Rights Action Coalition\; MN Women\\'s Earth Brigade\; Nation al Committee to Free Ricardo Palmera\; National Immigrant Solidarity Netwo rk\; National Network On Cuba\; Neighbors for Peace (Evanston\, IL)\; Netw ork in Solidarity with the People of the Philippines (NISPOP)\; Neverwood Collective\; New Jersey Solidarity - Activists for the Liberation of Pales tine\; Nicaragua Solidarity Committee - Chicago\; Northland Anti-War Coali tion\; Palestine Solidarity Group - Chicago\; Pan-African Roots\; Peace Ac tion Wisconsin\; Peace and War in the Heartland\; Peoples Republic of the North Star (ML)\; Radio Free Maine\; Rainbow Affinity Tribe\; Revolting Qu eers\; RNC Welcoming Committee\; School of the Americas Watch\; Socialist Alternative\; Southsiders Together Organized for Power (Chicago)\; Student s for a Democratic Society (SDS) - National\; SDS - Macalester College\; S DS – Ohio State\; SDS - Tuscarora High School\; SDS - Univ. of Alabama-T uscaloosa\; SDS - UCLA\; SDS - UIC\; SDS - UNC-Asheville\; SDS - UNC-Chape l Hill\; SDS - UNC-Charlotte\; SDS - Univ. of North Dakota\; Students for Peace - University of Minnesota Duluth\; Students for Social Justice - Oak ton Community College\, Des Plains\, IL\; SWEEPMN\; Teamster 743 New Leade rship Slate\; Troops Out Now Coalition\; Twin Cities TransMarch Collective (MN)\;\nUnconventional Action Chicago\; United for Peace and Justice (UFP J)\; Veterans for Peace Chapter 80\; Veterans for Peace\, Chapter 115 (MN) \; Veterans for Peace\, Chapter 27 (MN)\; Voices for Creative Nonviolence\ ; War Resisters League\; Welfare Warriors\; Wisconsin Network for Peace an d Justice\; Youth Against War and Racism\; 8th Day Center for Justice\; 10 00 Grandmothers… Individuals: Cindy Sheehan\; John Dear\, S.J. Geograph ical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080901 GEO:44.964900;-93.084000 LOCATION:St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55101\, United States SUMMARY:March on the RNC to Stop the War UID:20260421T070502CEST-JAfh8zeETT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.marchonrnc.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This is Midwest Academy\\'s signature 5 day training. Progressi ves from a wide variety of organizations and varying years of experience a ttend \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' trainings and it changes their li ves. They live and work together for five days and walk away with a new u nderstanding of how to win power. Midwest Academy goes beyond teaching th e hard skills and actually teaches progressives how to think strategically and organizationally. \n \nThe core curriculum is updated regularly with new\, real-life examples\, exercises\, case studies and role-plays while consistently incorporating organizing fundamentals\, history and theory. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080815 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080811 GEO:41.886500;-87.623300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60601\, United States SUMMARY:Organizing for Social Change - Midwest Academy Training - Chicago UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ow1fPmFzbO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_chicago_aug08.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On July 25-26\, 2008\, the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training and the Grassroots Fundraising Journal are hosting Raising Chang e: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference in San Francisco.\n \nThis conf erence is unique\, in that it provides both hands-on skill building around fundraising\, and also the opportunities for analysis and applying values that are part of building a stronger social justice movement.\n \nIf you\ \'re a fundraiser\, organizer\, activist\, board member\, community leader \, executive director\, or simply interested in gaining great new skills a nd engaging in debates and discussions about money\, fundraising\, and soc ial justice\, you won\\'t want to miss this conference! There is space fo r only 600 people\, and in 2006\, this conference sold out early.\n Geog raphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080726 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080725 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Raising Change: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference - 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-xCfhh6kpNM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/raising_change/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:859-309-0723 Email:justin.dobbs@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:This is a local meeting for people in the Philadelphia area tha t would like to learn more information or join the Philly Gray Panthers. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080708T150000 GEO:39.952200;-75.174100 LOCATION:135 South 19th Street\, Ste 300\, (Office Of The Clean Air Council )\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:Gray Panthers Philadelphia Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-NH2V9IfDrE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.graypanthers.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:859-309-0723 Email:justin.dobbs@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:This is a local meeting for people in the Greater Boston area t hat would like to learn more information or to join the Boston Gray Panthe rs. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080714T190000 GEO:42.349600;-71.073700 LOCATION:700 Boylston Street\, Boston Public Library - Copley Square\, Bost on\, Massachusetts\, 02116\, United States SUMMARY:Gray Panthers Boston Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-fR6BnOJuU1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.graypanthers.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:859-309-0723 Email:justin.dobbs@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:This is a local meeting for people in the Columbus\, OH area th at would like to learn more information or to join the Columbus Gray Panth ers. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080709T180000 GEO:40.020600;-83.076600 LOCATION:2800 Tremont Road\, Upper Arlington Public Library\, Columbus\, Oh io\, 43221\, United States SUMMARY:Gray Panthers Columbus OH Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-EHNTTs5USK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.graypanthers.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:jasper@nowarnowarming.org DESCRIPTION:July 21-24 in Washington DC\n\n \n\nFeed your mind\, learn new skills\, meet the people you\\'ve been waiting for and shake it in the str eets! \n\nCome join us this summer for an intensive urban action camp and build your skills as an activist. \n\nNo War No Warming is doing its part to grow our movement by hosting a four day action camp in Washington D.C. July 21-24th. Our trainings will be very participatory and will focus not only on building your skills and theory\, but will also place you in the streets of D.C. practicing mobile direct action tactics. The overall goal of these trainings is to teach the necessary tools to effectively organiz e your community and/or campus to resist imperialism and build a sustainab le world. \n\nIn addition to a few presentations\, subversive games\, some cool stories about contemporary and historical struggles\, we will be doi ng trainings in the following areas:\n\n\nSocial Movements - History and T heory \n\nPillars of Empire and People Power Strategies\n\nConscious Org anizing for Collective Liberation\nCampaign Strategy – How to escalate a nd kick booty\n\nDirect Action - Theory and practice how to get the goods\ n\nMobile Tactics – oh yeah! Keep it moving….\n\nArt\, Messaging and Media\nFacilitation and Consensus – or\, How to end painful meetings!\n\ nCommunity Building Skills\n\n \n\nWe will also spend time learning about some of the most pressing issues in our world today\; climate change\, war \, and social justice. Discussion will center around deepening our analys is of how these issues are connected and how to empower activists with new frameworks for understanding their campus and community.\n\n \n\nJoin us in the heart of the empire\, Washington DC\, July 21th-24th for four soli d days of training and together we can build the social movement needed to end climate change and the US global war creating terror!\n\nClick here t o apply! - http://nowarnowarming.org/form.php?modin=55\n\nFor more informa tion about the Urban Action Camp\, click here.- http://nowarnowarming.org/ article.php?id=125\n\nquestions? email jasper@nowarnowarming.org\n Geogra phical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080724 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080721 GEO:38.919200;-77.037800 LOCATION:2835 16th St NW\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20009\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:No War No Warming Urban Action Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-Sc2l20HDvn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nowarnowarming.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080701T160000 GEO:48.747600;-122.485000 LOCATION:112 E Holly St\, Bellingham\, Washington\, 98225\, United States SUMMARY:Dance Party in Bank of America UID:20260421T070502CEST-OoUEkN69T7@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-788-3666 x144 Email:bya@earthisland.org DESCRIPTION:9th Annual Brower Youth Awards celebration On October 21 six yo ung environmental leaders will be given the Brower Youth Award in San Fran cisco. Join us for an exciting awards ceremony! Tuesday\, Oct 24\, 7:30 pm -10:00 pm. free and open to the public for the ceremony\; opening receptio n tickets $175 each. Herbst Theatre\, 401 Van Ness Avenue\, San Francisco. Contact: Sharon Smith. Call 415-788-3666 x144.\nWebpage: http://www.browe ryouthawards.org. Email bya@earthisland.org.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081021T193000 GEO:37.779300;-122.419000 LOCATION:Herbst Theatre\, 401 Van Ness Avenue\, San Francisco\, California\ , 94102\, United States SUMMARY:The Brower Youth Awards UID:20260421T070502CEST-ulLSwCrHO1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.broweryouthawards.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:816-686-2142 Email:jojo@denversds.org DESCRIPTION:Come end the war Denver Style! The Alliance for Real Democracy has come together to organize the Tent State Music Festival to End the Wa r in Denver\\'s largest urban park. Come and confront the democratics and force the party to END THE WAR NOW! Plug-in to Tentstate.org to get more information and to check out our band line up. Come to Denver and help s how the world what our opinion is regarding the wars in Iraq and Afghanist an all while participating in direct action workshops\, non violent traini ngs\, and some of the best speakers of our time! Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080828 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080824 GEO:39.759000;-104.967000 LOCATION:City Park\, Denver\, Colorado\, 80205\, United States SUMMARY:Tent State Music Festival to End the War UID:20260421T070502CEST-PU3vbu80KJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://tentstate.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:312-663-4373 Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Do you want to fight for immigrants’ rights and economic just ice?\n\nMOBILIZEORGANIZE\n\nMake a difference … become a member of the U NITE HERE Organizing Team working to organize hundreds of thousands of low -wage workers in hotel\, casino\, retail and laundry work throughout North America. Help workers stand together and fight for their rights and econo mic security. We are interviewing applicants for a two day intensive organ izing skills workshop. \nRecommended participants will have the opportunit y to lead organizing campaigns in the Midwest.\n\nUNITE HERE Local 1 \n2 D ay Organizing Training & Evaluation\nMay 30th and 31st 2008\n \nRequiremen ts:\n• Desire to fight for justice and organize the unorganized. \n• V alid driver’s license.\n• Excellent communication skills.\n\nHow to Ap ply: \nIllinois applicants send resume to Lou Weeks at weeksunitehere@yaho o.com\nIndiana applicants send resume to Marc Carbonneau at mr_carbonneau@ yahoo.com\nMinnesota applicants send resume to Martin Goff at mgoff@here17 .org\n\nFor more information on UNITE HERE and its campaigns visit our web site: www.unitehere.org\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080823 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080822T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:55 West Van\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE 2 Day Organizing Training - Chicago UID:20260421T070502CEST-C7sWz0TeBl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:608-204-9011 Email:colleen@justcoffee.coop DESCRIPTION:2008 Travel Delegations\nPosted by matt at about 7am on Sunday March 9\, 2008\n\nLine up for morning tooth brushing\n\nUpcoming Delegatio ns\n\nJoin Just Coffee on any number of informative and inspirational lear ning delegations that are sure to be unforgettable! This year we will be t raveling to:\n\nChiapas\, Mexico: July 16-21\, 2008\nWhere we will meet wi th Zapatista and Las Abejas grower cooperatives Maya Vinic\; Mut Vitz\; an d Yachil\;\n\nNicaragua 2: July 25-30\, 2008\nWhere we will take a second trip to meet and stay with Just Coffee\\'s newest coffee growing cooperati ve\, the all female La FEM cooperative\; and\n\nEast Timor: August 15-22\, 2008\nWhere we will explore the factors playing a role in the 2006 confli ct and visit with local coffee growers to hear their concerns and dreams f or the future!\n\nFor more information or to sign-up for a delegation\, pl ease contact Just Coffee\\'s Delegation Coordinator Colleen Coy at: collee n (at) justcoffee (dot) coop. Thank you for your continued interest and su pport! Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080822 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080716 GEO:43.078600;-89.377300 LOCATION:1129 East Wilson Street\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53703\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Just Coffee fair trade delegations UID:20260421T070502CEST-wahNkEumnA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.justcoffee.coop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@vapowershift.org DESCRIPTION:Virginia Power Shift 2008 is a historic environmental conferenc e for the state of Virginia: Youth are converging from across the state o n the campus of Virginia Tech this October 10th\, 11th\, and 12th and taki ng the next step in the movement towards sustainability. This conference will give students at any stage of the movement the tools to build a susta inable Commonwealth through education\, grassroots political action\, and campus leadership training. Participants will have the choice between work shops ranging from beginner composting to green politics and engineering. Guest speakers will reinforce the workshops with invigorating ideas and pe rsonal experiences. A roundtable discussion between local\, state\, and na tional politicians will introduce the participants to different views conc erning the government’s role in building a sustainable Commonwealth. Joi n us in Inventing the RIGHT Future for Virginia starting right here in Bla cksburg\, VA! \n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081012 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081010T170000 GEO:37.232000;-80.421300 LOCATION:Virginia Tech Campus\, Blacksburg\, Virginia\, 24060\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Virginia Power Shift 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ndUFEAMtzl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.vapowershift.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-500-0555 Email:lisabu79@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Uhuru Forum: Summer Against State Terror\n• Police Containmen t - 35\,000 people were stopped by police under the “Stop & Frisk” pol icy in the first 70 days of 2008. That’s equivalent to 30% of Center Cit y!\n• Mass Imprisonment – Philadelphia has the highest imprisonment ra te in the U.S. = the highest rate in the entire world!\n• Neocolonialism – 35% of Mayor Nutter’s 2009 Budget (1.13 billion) to fund “Public Safety” - counterinsurgency war on the African community: police\, court s\, surveillance\n\nFeaturing:\n• Ajamu Bandele\, African People’s Soc ialist Party\n• Multimedia presentation by the African People’s Solida rity Committee: \\'History of African Oppression and Resistance in Philade lphia\\'\nLearn how white people can participate in the movement for socia l justice!\nCo-sponsored by the African People’s Socialist Party\nand th e Uhuru Solidarity Movement\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080719T140000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Soldarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, Penns ylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:GUILTY! City of Phila terrorizes the African community UID:20260421T070502CEST-53ruerzktV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uhurunews.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:CPE’s Summer Institute is a week-long intensive training in e conomics for activists\, educators\, and anyone who wants a better underst anding of economics. We focus on the how the economic system impacts our l ives\, communities and work every day. Although activists from all over th e world attend the Summer Institutes\, classes and workshops are taught in English. No background in economics is required. \n\nCore Classrooms At t he heart of the Summer Institute program are two core courses\, one on the U.S. Economy\, one on the International Economy. All participants must ch oose one core course. The core classes meet each day in the mornings. Belo w is a sample of topics. \n\nU.S. Economy \nRace\, Class and Gender \nLabo r and the workplace \nMacroeconomics: fiscal & monetary policy \nIntroduct ion to international economics \nEconomics of Immigration & Migration \nWh at’s the alternative? \nInternational Economy \nBrief history of the glo bal economy \nDevelopment policies & neoliberalism \nTrade \nGlobalization of Production \nInternational Finance \nGender and globalization \nWhat†™s the alternative?\n\nAfternoon and evening events: In addition to the co re courses is a rich selection of plenaries\, workshops\, videos\, discuss ion groups and cultural events. All of these events are open to participan ts of both classes. Plenaries and workshops are open to the public. Click here for a scedule of these public events.\n\nSpecial Track: Economics of Immigration and Migration Each year we choose an issue area that we focus on in the workshops\, panels as well as in the core classrooms. This year⠀™s special track is on the Economics of Immigration & Migration and will explore questions such as: \nWhat’s the relationship between corporate l ed globalization and migration? \nWhat’s the impact of immigration on wa ges\, jobs\, state expenditures\, healthcare \nWhat’s the economic impac t of border militarization \nWhat’s the impact and potential of remittan ces to the home country \nHow are women impacted differently?\n\nWho atten ds the Summer Institute? CPE’s Summer Institute draws a diverse group of participants from across the U.S. and around the world\, with interests a nd expertise in a broad array of issues and organizing methods. On average \, one-third of our participants are people of color\, two-thirds are wome n\, one-fifth are from countries other than the U.S.\, and ages range from 18-75. Together\, they form a lively community in which participants lear n as much from the rich interaction with one another as from Institute pro grams.\n\nFees: The fee for tuition for the week is $600. The fee for lodg ing in semi-suites at Roosevelt University is $300 for the week\, includin g meals. A meal plan is available for those who are not staying on campus. If you feel that you cannot afford these fees\, we strongly encourage you to apply for a scholarship. In past years around 80% of participants rece ived scholarship assistance. \n \n\n\n\nScholarships: Our scholarships ar e based both on financial need and on the applicant’s commitment to acti vism. We are committed to making our programs financially accessible. \n\n Location and Facilities: The 2008 Summer Institute will be held at Rooseve lt University located in downtown Chicago Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080802 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080727 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Center for Popular Economics 2008 Summer Institute UID:20260421T070502CEST-wtnRxt1uWj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.populareconomics.org/summer_new.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Communities Conference is a networking and learning opportu nity for anyone\ninterested or involved in co-operative or communal lifest yles.\nJoin us for a weekend of sharing and celebration!\n\nFriday August 15 through\nSunday August 17\, 2008\n$85 (sliding scale) includes\nmeals a nd camping. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080817 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080815 GEO:37.995100;-78.046100 LOCATION:138 Twin Oaks Road\, Louisa\, Virginia\, 23093\, United States SUMMARY:2008 Communities Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-w73K3zvgpr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.communitiesconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2008 Summer Conference Theme\n\nPoverty and Unemployment \nThe Permanent Violence of Capitalism \n\nEach August\, URPE members and their families hold a 4-day workshop/retreat in an attractive rural setting. Pap ers and workshops\, formal and informal\, are presented. Ample time for le isure and social activities is built into the program: the site has wonder ful hiking and a pool available.\n\nThe 2008 Summer Conference/Retreat is scheduled for August 15-18\, at Camp Deer Run in Pine Bush\, New York. Thi s year\\'s workshop/retreat theme is Poverty and Unemployment: The Permane nt Violence of Capitalism.\nTo propose a Workshop\, Panel or Paper\, click on Paper\, Presentation and Workshop Proposals\n\nFor more information\, please contact the National Office at urpe@labornet.org or call 413-577-08 06.\n\nThe URPE National Office will organize ride-sharing and free child care during the Summer Conference. Please return to this web page for det ails in late spring.\n\nRates for the Workshop/Retreat are based on a slid ing scale with a special family rates and special rates for graduate stude nts who present at the conference. Please return to this web page for det ails in late spring. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080818 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080815 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Camp Deer Run\, Pine Bush\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Union for Radical Political Economics Summer Retreat/Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-HTBHRkGVdi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.urpe.org/conferences/summer.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 8th Annual Portland Zine Symposium will be on AUGUST 23rd & 24th\, 2008 in Portland\, Oregon at Portland State University in the Smit h Memorial Ballroom.\n\nThis year\\'s theme is: \n\nBack to DIY\nBack to C ommunity\nBack to Roots Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080824 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080823 GEO:45.498900;-122.688000 LOCATION:Portland State University\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97201\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:8th Annual Portland Zine Symposium UID:20260421T070502CEST-SAvPViXK3R@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pdxzines.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:philly_office@apscuhuru.org DESCRIPTION:Solidarity Movie Night: “Traces of the Trade – A Story From the Deep North”\n\nIn this riveting documentary\, filmmaker Katrina Bro wne uncovers the story of her forefathers\, the DeWolfs\, the largest slav e-trading family in U.S. history.\nFrom New England to Ghana to Cuba - Sha re this deeply moving and honest personal journey with Katrina Browne and her family as they face head-on the deep challenges and realizations of th eir family’s participation in the brutal slave trade\, and the power and wealth it built for the entire U.S. society and economy!\nFundraiser in s olidarity with Uhuru Movement-led campaigns for\njustice\, reparations and liberation for African people worldwide Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080724T193000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, Penn sylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Film Night Explores Northern Slave Trade Legacy UID:20260421T070502CEST-jXvLCo0r4v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apscuhuru.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:707-269-0984 Email:info@duhc.org DESCRIPTION:These full weekend workshops will help participants effectively organize in their own communities to reclaim citizen sovereignty and will offer tangible strategies for actions that we can collectively take to ge t our democracy back from corporations. These three-day intensive workshop s will challenge the deep assumptions that we all hold about what it means to live in a democracy and what the proper role of the corporation is. We will draw on history as well as current events to illustrate the changing role of the corporation over time and how seriously our past people’s s truggles have taken the concept of democracy. \n Geographical Scope: Stat e DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080810 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080808T160000 GEO:40.793700;-124.161000 LOCATION:1402 M St\, Eureka\, California\, 95501\, United States SUMMARY:Community Organizing for Deep Democracy Retreats - Eureka\, Califor nia UID:20260421T070502CEST-tIZ4nGRReH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.duhc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:707-269-0984 Email:info@duhc.org DESCRIPTION:This full weekend workshop will help participants effectively o rganize in their own communities to reclaim citizen sovereignty and will o ffer tangible strategies for actions that we can collectively take to get our democracy back from corporations. These three-day intensive workshops will challenge the deep assumptions that we all hold about what it means t o live in a democracy and what the proper role of the corporation is. We w ill draw on history as well as current events to illustrate the changing r ole of the corporation over time and how seriously our past people’s str uggles have taken the concept of democracy. \n\n Geographical Scope: Stat e DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081012 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081010T150000 GEO:38.410000;-122.983000 LOCATION:15290 Coleman Valley Road\, Occidental\, California\, 95465\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Community Organizing for Deep Democracy\, Occidental California UID:20260421T070502CEST-VUvv1cllum@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.duhc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join over 850 students\, staff\, faculty and administrators in California higher education to explore the ways in which we can implement social\, environmental\, and economic sustainability on our campuses state wide\, prepare future generations for “green collar” jobs\, and bring sustainability to campus practices\, policies and contemporary culture.\n\ nWe welcome you to present your best practices and learn about innovations in campus operations\, planning\, design\, curriculum\, and research thro ugh the peer-to-peer network that is being built within the California Sta te University (CSU)\, California Community College (CCC) and University of California (UC) systems. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080803 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080731 GEO:35.262500;-120.652000 LOCATION:San Luis Obispo\, California\, 93401\, United States SUMMARY:7th Annual UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-RziAlFUxri@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sustainability.calpoly.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Gender Odyssey is a national conference focused on the thoughtf ul exploration of gender. We strive to create an empowering environment wh ere people of all genders can share their experiences and learn from the e xperiences of others. \n\nThrough dialogue\, peer-led presentations\, and sharing skills and expertise\, we work to create broader and evolving lang uage\, social support\, and life pathways that support all gender identiti es. By doing so\, we hope to strengthen ourselves and develop communities that celebrate all expressions of gender at any age.\n\nGender Odyssey is open to all. We embrace the presence and participation of traditionally ge ndered and gender variant people: transmen\, transwomen\, genderqueers\, i ntersex people\, our families\, partners\, and allies. It is a place for u s and those we love to gather together\, share our lives\, and learn from one another. It is also a great place for those who serve this community t o expand their knowledge and understanding of transgender and gender varia nt issues.\n\n2008 marks Gender Odyssey\\'s 6th conference. Our conference takes place each year in Seattle over Labor Day weekend\, and features: \ nMore than 60 workshops\, town hall meetings\, and caucuses\nSocial events \, entertainment\, receptions and BBQ\nFilms by\, for\, and about trans an d gender variant people\nProgramming for families\, partners\, and youth Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080901 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080830 GEO:47.655300;-122.535000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98110\, United States SUMMARY:Gender Odyssey 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-EMWLCB8r2s@74.81.90.59 URL:http://genderodyssey.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In September 1998\, thousands gathered in Berkeley\, California \, for conference that founded Critical Resistance’s movement to abolish the prison industrial complex (PIC). Each participant\, with their own ex periences of oppression and resistance\, watched as diverse struggles were unified: by humanity\, hope\, and the shared vision of a different world. We witnessed a vision of a world with truly safe\, healthy\, and whole co mmunities\; a world with unconditional access to self-determination and di gnity for all\; and\, critically\, a world without imprisonment\, policing \, and other forms of punishment and control. \n\n\nTo celebrate 10 years of Critical Resistance\, thousands will converge once more\, September 26- 28\, 2008\, in Oakland\, California\, for CR10\, a 10th Anniversary Celebr ation and Strategy Session. \n\nOver the past decade\, the movement to eli minate the PIC has faced tremendous challenges. We have witnessed rising l evels of imprisonment in the US and around the world. We have endured pass age of the USAPATRIOT Act of 2001\, the Military Commissions Act of 2006\, increasing surveillance and policing in our lives. Meanwhile\, US-led war s continue to ravage communities around the globe. We have witnessed the i ncreased repression and criminalization of migrants and immigrants\, peopl e of color\, young people\, and queer communities. We have seen California prepare to embark on the biggest prison building project in history as th e Gulf Coast region continues to struggle and to prevail in spite of ongoi ng neglect and militarization. \n\nDuring this period Critical Resistance has also developed into a leading force fighting against the use of impris onment\, policing\, and surveillance as responses to social\, economic\, a nd political problems. During the past 10 years we have: \nBrought the ide a of the prison industrial complex (PIC) into mainstream conversations\;\n Substantially increased collaboration of PIC abolitionists with organizers in environmental justice\, anti-violence\, and queer movements\;\nPromote d prisoners\, former prisoners\, and their loved ones as the real experts on the system\;\nProvided a platform and jumping off point for new organiz ations and organizing efforts\; and\nContributed to dozens of local and re gional victories across the country.\n\nWe have seen only the beginning of what we can accomplish together. CR10 promises to propel this momentum fo rward\, with united\, strategic force. Through workshops\, skill shares\, performances\, action\, reflection and celebration\, CR10 aims to reunite our voices\, reinvigorate our collective refusal to be silenced and streng then our collective will to build a world without walls. Geographical Sco pe: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080928 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080926 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Oakland\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Critical Resistance 10 UID:20260421T070502CEST-n7aVk0HmiB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://criticalresistance.org/article.php?list=type&type=36 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A large-scale training program to equip youth leaders with the skills and resources necessary to run a large scale Power Vote field campa ign! The goal is to bring innovative strategies to the grassroots and to t rain a powerhouse team of organizers prepared to train thousands more youn g people\, building an unstoppable ground force this November and beyond.\ n\n \n\nWhere: Concordia College\, St. Paul MN\nWhen: August 13th-17th \nA pplication deadline: The deadline has been extended to July 14th\, but app lications will be considered on a rolling basis\, so get them in fast!\nLo gistics: Housing & food provided! \nTraining cost & scholarships: $50\, wi th fee waivers and travel scholarships available on a need basis. Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080818 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080813 GEO:46.890000;-96.506200 LOCATION:Concordia College\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 56562\, United States SUMMARY:Power Vote Mega Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-82puaZw5iD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://energyactioncoalition.org/powervote/summer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:901-725-4990 Email:info@gandhikingconference.org DESCRIPTION:With the conviction that peace and active nonviolence can help improve conditions for the benefit of all humankind\, the Gandhi-King Conf erence seeks to join the insights of academics with the experience of acti vists in exploring how we can bring these ideas together in creating a via ble and sustainable community for all. \n\nThe 2008 conference is entitled \\'Continuing the Dream…Constructing the World House\\'. The conference will focus on practical ways we can each build the ‘world house’ that Dr. King referred to as the next step in creating the beloved community. \n\nOur plenary speakers include Amy Goodman of Democracy Now\, Reverend L ennox Yearwood of Hip Hop Caucus as the youth plenary\, civil rights activ ist Ruby Sales\, Gandhian scholar Michael Nagler\, and Father Roy Bourgeio s of SOA Watch. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081018 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081017 GEO:35.133800;-90.004600 LOCATION:Christian Brothers University\, 650 East Parkway South\, Memphis\, Tennessee\, 38104\, United States SUMMARY:Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking UID:20260421T070502CEST-03NDkP7ChO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://gandhikingconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:509-388-1136 Email:kevin-lee@northwestern.edu DESCRIPTION:BeCounted is a Facebook application that is currently near the end of its development stage. Once released\, BeCounted will dramatically change the voting landscape for college students. It will facilitate the v oting process by directly linking young voters to the information they nee d to register\, to request absentee ballots\, and to ultimately\, cast the ir ballots on time. BeCounted will eventually accrue large quantities of s tatistical data that will reshape the way that college voter registration drives are done. It will be a comprehensive tool for campus political acti vists and everyday students alike. Find out more about us and join our Fac ebook group in the meantime at our website given above or feel free to con tact me via email. Once the application is out\, we will send you a link t o our Facebook application through a simple message. We are excited and\, hopefully\, you are too- spread the word. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080807 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Facebook\, United States SUMMARY:BeCounted - Facebook Voter Registration Drive UID:20260421T070502CEST-Amv4h6xD6v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16841294283&ref=ts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:805-284-6911 Email:youth@napf.org DESCRIPTION:Join the Think Outside the Bomb network for four days of learni ng\, sharing\, and activism\, August 14-17 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston\, MA. The conference will provide a backdrop for n uclear abolitionists\, peace activists\, ecologists\, and other advocates of social justice and a livable planet to learn in-depth about the threat of nuclear weapons\, the destruction caused by the nuclear fuel chain\, an d current political opportunities to move toward nuclear disarmament. To apply\, visit http://thinkoutsidethebomb.org. Deadlines for applications a re August 1 for those who need travel assistance\, and August 8 for those who do not.\n\nThink Outside the Bomb is unique: it is the only conference of it\\'s kind that is fully organized and led by youth (roughly defined as under-29)\, and does more than educate students and young people on the issues surrounding nuclear weapons\, waste\, and power -- it places us in the forefront of the movement\, making change happen! Like previous confe rences\, Think Outside the Bomb will provide food and transportation to an d from the conference for all participants!\n\nThe 2008 National Conferenc e in Boston\, MA\, will explore such interconnected themes as localized re sistance to militarism and empire\, supporting indigenous resistance to nu clear colonialism\, and turning back the resurgence of “poisoned power† (nuclear energy). It will include workshops\, panels\, dialogues\, and s kills trainings to strengthen our analyses of the role of nuclear weapons in the global political order\, empower ourselves with new tools for effec tive community organizing\, and deepen our commitment to building a better world.\n\nSpeakers for this conference include Arjun Makhijani of IEER\, Zia Mian from Princeton University\, Joe Gerson\, author of Empire and the Bomb\, Subrata Ghoshroy\, from MIT\, Jackie Cabasso of the Western States Legal Foundation\, and of course\, youth activists representing various n uclear abolition organizations and communities from around the country. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080817 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080814T090000 GEO:42.364300;-71.104300 LOCATION:Massachusetts Institute Of Technology\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 0 2139\, United States SUMMARY:Think Outside the Bomb 2008 National Youth & Grassroots Conference on Nuclear Abolition UID:20260421T070502CEST-IEbr0MA2U0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://thinkoutsidethebomb.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:773-209-1187 Email:ccawr@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Join us as Chicago joins 50+ other cities in a day of protest a gainst a U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran.\n\n12 noon\nSaturday\, August 2\n State of Illinois Building Plaza\nRandolph and Clark Streets\, Chicago\n\n The threat of a new war against Iran is real:\n\n+++ President Bush has re peatedly threatened war against the country\, threatening to repeat the di sasters that he\\'s brought to Iraq and Afghanistan. Israel has recently simulated bombing runs against Iran and several authoritative sources say that the U.S. is operating paramilitary forces within the country.\n\n+++ Both major presidential candidates have threatened to bomb the country. M cCain and Obama hypocritically refuse to take United States\\' use of nucl ear weapons off of the table while denouncing an alleged Iranian nuclear w eapons program which even the U.S.\\'s own National Intelligence Estimate says does not exist.\n\n+++ The Democratic-controlled Congress is pushing for a resolution that calls for a blockade of Iran – a move widely inter preted as an act of war. Their dangerous resolution\, which would give Bu sh much the same blank check he used to start the Iraq war\, has already r olled up more than 200 co-sponsors in the House alone.\n\nIran has not thr eatened the U.S. in any way. The Bush administration has been committing c rimes against the peace by repeatedly threatening a military attack and ma king propaganda in favor of such an attack. The U.S. wars in Iraq and Afgh anistan are illegal\, unjust and stand against the demands of the majority of Americans and all the world’s peoples. It is the U.S.\, its aggressi on and its attacks on rights at home and abroad that are grave threats.\n\ nSince the leaders of both major parties are promoting a new war\, the Chi cago Coalition Against War & Racism is initiating a No War On Iran / U.S. Troops Out of the Middle East protest that will target both parties\\' hea dquarters in the Loop.\n\n** Assemble at 12 noon\, Saturday\, August 2\, R andolph & Clark Streets\n \n** Followed by a March to:\n -- Cook Coun ty Republican Headquarters\n -- Barack Obama / Democratic Party Campa ign Headquarters\n -- the Israeli consulate\n \n** Ending at Millenni um Park\n\nNo new war or blockade on Iran!\nTroops home NOW from Iraq and Afghanistan! Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080802T120000 GEO:41.886500;-87.623300 LOCATION:State Of Illinois Building Plaza\, Randolph And Clark Streets\, Ch icago\, Illinois\, 60601\, United States SUMMARY:NO new war on Iran! UID:20260421T070502CEST-S7HVcdHlXv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.CCAWR.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:You may have heard that Rainforest Action Network and SEAC are BFFs. Remember? We inaugurated the creation of a joint youth network at Po wer Shift \\'07. Well\, anyway\, to better facilitate further collaboratio n and network sharing/building\, SEAC and RAN are having a Fall gathering! \n\nApply Today! http://ran.org/new/ryse/join_us/ranryseseac_master_applic ation/\n\nRAN/RYSE/SEAC National Gathering and Training\nChicago\, Septemb er 19-22\nCome join activists of all age levels\, experience and backgroun ds for the RAN/RYSE/SEAC gathering and training! The gathering will be tak ing place in Chicago\, and we encourage activists in our networks from aro und the country to join us. We envision a diverse\, open-minded\, inspirat ional space where our network can build\, grow and learn. There will be or ganizing and strategy training\, political education\, time to connect and have fun\, and a chance to create the RAN/RYSE/SEAC network we want to se e. And –- of course -– there will be a chance to apply everything we\\ 've learned at an exciting\, creative direct action! This opportunity is b oth for people who are currently part of our network and for those interes ted in joining us and gaining valuable skills and information for future c ollaboration and movement-building. People with all levels of activism exp erience (including no experience!) are welcome and encouraged to apply. If you are applying for a travel scholarship\, the deadline is August 1. Oth erwise\, the deadline for applications is August 8.\n\nApply Today! http:/ /ran.org/new/ryse/join_us/ranryseseac_master_application/\n\n\nFood and lo dging will be provided\, but space is limited\, so APPLY TODAY! (But don\\ 't be confused by the form\, it\\'s for three separate events. Just make s ure you check the box that says \\'RAN/RYSE/SEAC Camp.\\') Geographical S cope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080822 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080819 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Cabrini Center\, 9430 Golf Course Rd\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:SEAC/RAN National Gathering and Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-KxRFBN5vzN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21366015325 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Fighting Bob Fest is an annual Chautauqua featuring progressive speakers\, networking opportunities\, and entertainment. Fighting Bob Fes t carries on the tradition of Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette by pro viding a forum for progressive ideas on issues facing Wisconsin and the na tion.\n\nFreedom and justice are defended through education\, and the exch ange of ideas promotes solidarity among progressives. To this end\, Fighti ng Bob Fest strives to provide citizens with a forum for democratic partic ipation where frustrations with current policies can be constructively mol ded into calls to action. \n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080906 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Sauk Count Fairgrounds\, Baraboo\, Wisconsin\, United States SUMMARY:Fighting Bob Fest 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-RcHc9uEsJR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fightingbobfest.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:15 Years of SONG means 15 years of LGBTQ people in the South wo rking to vision a new world\, transforming to make that world possible\, s truggling for justice\, and persisting in hope when freedom seems impossib le. OUR COMMUNITIES ARE THE REAL REASON TO CELEBRATE!\n\n\nFor the 15th an niversary we are hosting parties all over the country\, doing a quote-coll ecting project to document the wisdom of members\, and hosting a HUGE LGBT Q SOUTHERN-STYLE FAMILY REUNION IN DURHAM\, NC SEP 19-21\, 2008. For more info on SONG’s history\, download this flyer: 15th-anniversary-flyer-wit h-history.doc\n\nJOIN US FOR A HOMECOMING IN DURHAM\, SEPTEMBER 19-21\, 20 08\n\nYOU SHOULD COME IF YOU:\n…are feeling isolated from other LGBTQ fo lk who believe Another World Is Possible.\n…are longing to be with LGBTQ Family who desire us ALL to feel whole and be free from all oppression.\n …are inspired by SONG and our awesome members and want to celebrate the 15th Anniversary with other LGBTQ folks and allies.\n…Want to meet other wonderful LGBTQ folks of color\, immigrants\, and working class folk of m any ages\, abilities\, and persuasions!\n\nDOWNLOAD THE INVITE LETTER FROM SONG CO-DIRECTORS ON WHY YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THIS: invitation-letter.doc\ n\nDOWNLOAD THE INVITE LETTER IN SPANISH TO SHARE WITH FOLKS IN YOUR COMMU NITY: invitation-letter-esp.doc\n\nCHECK OUT THE HOT SOUTHERN SCHEDULE HER E..THEN DOWNLOAD IT AND SHARE IT WITH YOUR FOLKS: 15th-weekend-schedule.TI F\n\nOR DOWNLOAD THE SCHEDULE IN SPANISH TO SHARE:\n15th-schedule-esp.TIF\ n\nOR REGISTER IN SPANISH: registration-esp-final.doc\n\nFINISH YOUR REGIS TRATION WITH THIS FORM–PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING TO THE FREEDOM FIGHTER FUN D IN HONOR OF SOMEONE WHO MADE YOUR LIFE POSSIBLE..IT HELPS KEEP SONG ALIV E! OR…GET TOGETHER WITH A GROUP TO HONOR SOMEONE WITH A PROGRAM AD–CON TACT ALBA FOR MORE DETAILS!: freedom-fighter-form.doc\n\nFREEDOM FIGHTER F UND IN SPANISH: freedom-fighter-form-esp.doc \n\nHELP US GET THE WORD OUT. .ALL ARE INVITED BUT ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER CAN COME\, SO REGISTER SOON!\n⠀”———————————————————————— ————\n\nQUOTE-COLLECTING PROJECT: WHAT IS IT? HOW CAN I GET INVOLV ED?\n\nPurpose & Goals: \n• To honor and celebrate SONG and our shared v ision by bringing together truths from our communities. \n\n• To build s hared values\, conviction and resiliency in our region by asking our folks to share one of their own personal truths drawing from their lives of liv ing\, loving\, and working/organizing in the South.\n• To assemble all t he gathered quotes and create a zine-like document to be disseminated all over the South\, the country\, and on the SONG website.\n\nTheme: Loosely drawn from Dorothy Allison’s 1996 Book\, Two or Three Things I Know for Sure\, we feel that we are at a historic moment where it is important to n ot only look back at our region’s work over the past 15 years\, but also acknowledge all the wisdom that is held by our people. We do know some th ings for sure\, and we should remember and share what we know.\n\nWhere: \ n• The member-led\, collecting process will be happening at workshops\, gatherings\, the SONG Organizing School\, and at our campouts.\n• Unveil ing of the quotes collected will occur during the SONG 15th Anniversary Ce lebration in Durham\, NC on September 19-21\, 2008.\n\nDo you want to subm it a quote? Do you want to gather a group of friends together to talk\, co llect quotes and submit them to SONG? The attached page has all the info y ou need! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080921 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080919 GEO:35.997200;-78.897300 LOCATION:Durham\, North Carolina\, 27701\, United States SUMMARY:What We Know For Sure: 15 Years of LGBTQ Living\, Loving\, and Orga nizing in the South UID:20260421T070502CEST-dtvKcrSBVE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.southernersonnewground.org/?page_id=187 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 4th – 2008 WNPJ Annual Fall Assembly….. Milwaukee\n\nFeatured Speaker - Dan Kenney - \\'Blackwater - and Private S ecurity Firms\\'\; Peacemaker of the Year Awards\; business meeting and mo re. All welcome! Watch for registration materials....\n\n \n\nBiographica l information of Dan Kenney\n\nDan Kenney is an educator\, activist\, and investigative journalist. He is the co-coordinator of the DeKalb Interfait h Network for Peace and Justice. He is co-founder and co-coordinator of no privatearmies.org and of the Clearwater Project to stop Blackwater World W ide. He also was a founding member of the Illinois Coalition for Peace and Justice. \n\n His article “Lurking Beneath The Surface of Blackwater No rth” has been widely published on the web. He also has been published in newspapers and journals. He has often spoken to citizen groups on the iss ue of private armies and Blackwater in particular. He presented this past November at the School Of Americas Vigil in Columbus Georgia and on the ca mpus of Northwestern University. On February 2nd 2008\, he presented at a n international conference at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The conference is entitled: “The Privatization of Security and Human Rights in The Americas: Perspectives from the Global South.” \n\n He serves on the Board of Directors of the DeKalb Teachers’ Union Local of the Americ an Federation of Teachers. He also is a member of the City of DeKalb Envir onmental Commission. His poetry has also appeared in journals. In addition to the above he is a fourth grade teacher in the DeKalb School District o f DeKalb Illinois. Contact: Dan Kenney at dkenney@dekalbinterfaithnetwork. org \n\n \n\nThe Fall Assembly will be hosted by:\nMarquette University Ce nter for Peacemaking Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081004 GEO:43.011300;-87.958400 LOCATION:Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53201\, United States SUMMARY:Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice 2008 Assembly UID:20260421T070502CEST-h93tXnd5wg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wnpj.org/assm06 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:philly_office@inpdum.org DESCRIPTION:• You’ve seen the Uhuru Movement challenge Obama on CNN. No w talk to Diop Olugbala - International Organizer for the International Pe ople’s Democratic Uhuru Movement – who boldly called on Obama – and all the candidates – to address the real conditions of the oppressed Afr ican community!\n\n• Dynamic new videos from Burning Spear Productions! - African people demand real solutions to poverty\, police terror\, prison s\, racist schools\, homelessness… Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080821T193000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Uhuru Solidarity Center\, 3733 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, Penn sylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:What About the Black Community\, Obama? Forum August 21 UID:20260421T070502CEST-FC1soIjgRV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uhurunews.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:support@congoweek.org DESCRIPTION:The Congo is the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world toda y where nearly 6 million people have died since 1996\, half of them childr en 5 yrs old or younger and hundreds of thousands of women have been raped all as a result of the scramble for Congo\\'s wealth. The United Nations said it is the deadliest conflict in the world since World War Two. Howeve r\, hardly anything is said about it in the media. 45\,000 people continue to die every month in the Congo. Figuratively\, Darfur happens in the Con go every 5 and a half month. Can you imagine 45\,000 people dying every mo nth and hardly a peep from anyone in the age of the Internet? This is lite rally what has happened and continue to happen in the Congo. There is a me dia white-out about Congo and no worldwide resolution to end the conflict and carnage there.\n \nTo help us bring the story of Congo to light\, I am hopeful that you will be able to participate and/or help in the following manner:\n \n1. Organize an event or a series of events speaking on the co nflict in the Congo. We can provide support for speakers\, movies\, and pr ograms.\n \n2. Connect us with people in your network who may be able to h elp us in this effort.\n\n3. Help us reach out universities and communitie s in your area or throughout the globe to participate. Any help you can pr ovide in this regard will be of great help. Our goal is to reach 1000 camp uses and 100 countries around the world to participate in Congo Week.\n\n4 . Participate in the CELL-OUT\, a six-hour cell phone usage boycott to rai se awareness about the conflict in the Congo. Visit congoweek.org or call us at 1-888-584-6510\n\n5. Contact your congressman to support bills in Co ngress on the Congo. H. Res. 795:”Condemning the ongoing violence in th e DRC” by Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]\, H.Res. 1227: “Condemning sexual vio lence in the DRC” by Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]\, and S. 3058: “Confl ict Coltan and Cassiterite Act of 2008” by Senators Sam Brownback and Di ck Durbin.\n\n6. Support groups in the Congo that are helping children get out of the mines and get back into schools.\n \n7. Make suggestions as to how we can make the event a grand success. Geographical Scope: Internati onal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081019 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Worldwide SUMMARY:Break the Silence - Congo Week 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-eS6EsMZn6Z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.congoweek.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-546-3030 Email:emily.pna@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Two nukes will enjoy the night life in Old City from 5- 9pm. Lo ok for them browsing the galleries\, or dancing in the street. The Nukes a re out to remind Philadelphians that their tax dollars are going to suppor t a massive nuclear weapons arsenal which threaten our health\, security a nd international relations. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080905T170000 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION:Olde City\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United States SUMMARY:\\'Two Nukes a Night on the Town\\': Philly Fringe Fest UID:20260421T070502CEST-xZraiVmZvO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.projectfornuclearawareness.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:215-546-3030 Email:emily.pna@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:A night of music by two great local bands\, \\'Just like Me\\' and \\'Oud Blues\\' in the name of peace and nuclear disarmament. Geogra phical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081002T200000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Temple University\, Student Center\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Nuclear Free Jam UID:20260421T070502CEST-XPddcsktTx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.projectfornuclearawareness.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the unveiling of the exhibit \\'Think Swim\, Think Sw iss: Bringing Swiss-Style Swimming to the Charles River\\' with a Swiss Be ach Day at the Charles.\n\nHave you ever wondered what swimming in the Cha rles River would feel like? Have you ever\, on a hot summer’s day\, crav ed diving into the city’s water for a refreshing dip over lunch or after work? In Switzerland\, this is exactly what people do on warm summer days . Urban river and lake swimming is an irreplaceable part of summer lifesty le.\n\nIn a joint effort to bring swimming back to the Charles River\, swi ssnex Boston is partnering with the Charles River Conservancy for the upco ming exhibit “Think Swim\, Think Swiss: Bringing Swiss Style Swimming to the Charles River”. As the water quality of the Charles River continues to improve\, it is time to make river swimming in the United States a rea lity as well.\n\nFind out about Swiss river swimming culture during an aft ernoon filled with activities and enjoyments. Take a look at the Swiss cro ss exhibition panels and get a glimpse of what swimming in the Charles Riv er could be like in the future. Let KnuckleBones\\' game instructors intro duce you to cool games for young and old. Enjoy snacks and drinks and expe rience how a swimmable river could contribute to a higher quality of life for everyone. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080907T140000 GEO:42.379100;-71.128000 LOCATION:Weeks Footbridge\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United Stat es SUMMARY: Swiss Beach Day at the Charles UID:20260421T070502CEST-UlbKWE8tSW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thinkswiss.org/thinkswim/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On September 26\, we will watch the first presidential debate o f this election.\n\nThe next day\, the candidates will watch us.\n\nOn Sat urday\, September 27\, we\\'re launching a national mobilization to say\, \\'I\\'m ready for the green economy.\\' We are ready to tackle the climat e crisis by building a green economy strong enough to lift people out of p overty.\n\nGreen Jobs Now is a National Day of Action that will empower ev eryday people to stage hundreds of grassroots events throughout the countr y. We will have a special focus on low-income communities\, communities of color and indigenous people. This will send a message to our leaders that \, when it comes to creating green jobs for a more sustainable economy\, P EOPLE ARE READY!\n\nRight now\, there are millions of people ready to work and countless jobs to be done that will strengthen our economy at home. T here are thousands of buildings that need to be weatherized\, solar panels to be installed\, and wind turbines to be erected. There communities that need local and sustainable food and people ready to farm the crops. There are public transit systems and smart electricity grids in need of enginee rs and electricians. Americans are ready to build the new economy. It\\'s time to invest in saving the planet and the people. It\\'s time for green jobs now!\n\n~ Van Jones and the Green Jobs Now Team\n\n\n\nThe Green Jobs Now Day of Action is a non-profit\, non-partisan initiative of Green For All\, 1Sky\, the We Campaign and our many important partners\, including y ou Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080927 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Green Jobs Now: National Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-c3kUvjImiV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenjobsnow.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Bioneers Conference is an acclaimed leading-edge forum wher e you can see tomorrow today: a future environment of hope. Social and sci entific innovators focus on breakthrough solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. These visionaries are already creating a healthy\, equita ble\, diverse and beautiful world\, our legacy for future generations and the web of life on which our lives depend. Here you can connect with hundr eds or thousands of engaged folks making a real difference. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081019 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081017 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Rafael\, California\, United States SUMMARY:2008 Bioneers Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-gOZKrPIFSr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bioneers.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:CSSC Convergences are events at which students and young leader s from across the state come together to share skills and resources\, lear n\, network\, and have fun for the purpose of building community and organ izing-capacity amongst individuals\, campus chapters\, and campaigns in th e student sustainability movement. \n\n\nThe Basics \nWho: You! Students f rom campuses across California\nWhen: October 24\, 25\, 26 2008\nWhere: Sa n Francisco State University\nCost: Entirely Free! You just need to find y our own creative transportation\n\n>>> REGISTER NOW Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081026 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081024 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco State University\, San Francisco\, California\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:California Student Sustainability Coalition 2008 Fall Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-zfGCvPB0Zd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sustainabilitycoalition.org/index.php?page=events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends:\n\n Every two years at this time I write an inspi rational letter of greeting for this conference announcement. This year th e letter writes itself. The Seventh National Harm Reduction Conference is taking place within 9 days of the national elections. There is reason for optimism. With some mobilization\, the purveyors of eight long years of li es\, corruption\, hypocrisy\, destruction\, nepotism\, greed\, callousness \, con-passion\, and debt creation will be shuttled off into a deep\, dark \, disused uranium mine. We will have an end to the worst presidency in ou r history. The characters that have lurked\, like Harry Potter’s death-e ating foes\, in the White House will be no more (although we all know that people like Cheney exhibit a Voldemort-like quality of never quite going away).\n\n A Democrat in the White House will not guarantee that a change is going to come in any significant fashion. But taking a harm reduction a pproach of “meeting politicians where they are” and embracing any posi tive change\, what can we reasonably expect? An end to the morale-crushing \, exodus-inducing politicization of institutions such as the CDC\, NIDA a nd SAMSHA should be on the score sheet. An open dialog with the scientific community about harm reduction-based interventions\, such as naloxone and syringe exchange\, could be held without the straitjacket of censorship. Local authorities would actually be encouraged to start and expand syringe exchange. A new administration might work with Congress to increase fundi ng for viral hepatitis\, eliminate racialized sentencing disparities for c rack cocaine\, direct SAMSHA to launch a national overdose prevention stra tegy\, and formulate goals to make drug treatment on demand ―including b uprenorphine for those at the margins of the health care system―a realit y. Global AIDS funding through PEPFAR would be expanded for countries with injection-related HIV epidemics and restrictions on abortion providers\, abstinence requirements in HIV prevention\, and anti-prostitution “pledg es” would be eliminated. Communities and health officials could pursue e stablishing safe injection spaces and heroin prescription without having t o look quite as rigorously over their shoulders for the goon squad to come beating down the doors. And the federal ban on the funding of syringe exc hange will ultimately become a footnote in the history of failed governanc e. Maybe by the year 2013\, the feds will actually provide some money for syringe access. We’ve done the groundwork and the evidence exists to sup port our efforts\, but we will not have an easy path\, no matter who is in Congress or the White House.\n\n The Seventh National Harm Reduction Conf erence will have an eye firmly on the national scene. There is no reason w hy compassion\, science and common sense cannot prevail\, nor any reason w hy the United States could not adopt a harm reduction framework to address drug and alcohol problems. Join us in Miami and be part of the direction\ , planning and brainstorming.\n\n See you there.\n\nAllan Clear\n\nExecuti ve Director Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081116 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081113 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hilton Hotel\, Miamia\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:7th National Harm Reduction Conference: Towards A National Policy UID:20260421T070502CEST-8iVNZAkieP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.harmreduction.org/article.php?list=type&type=60 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Keynotes speakers this year include the following engaging and widely acclaimed speakers: \nLester R. Brown\nVan Jones\nPeter Senge\nVan dana Shiva \n\nOther highlights include:\n• Two-day \\'Sustainable S olutions Expo: Green Solutions for Campuses\, Businesses\, and Institution s\,\\' in partnership with Sustainable North Carolina\n• A Government Plenary featuring local and national public officials addressing the post -election legislative landscape \n• Sustainability Career Fair \n• Events focused on implementing the American College & University Presid ents’ Climate Commitment\n• Awards banquet featuring AASHE leadersh ip awards and other honors \n• Pre-conference workshops for faculty\, sustainability officers and others \n• Pre-conference Student Summi t\n• Pre and post-conference tours of our host campuses - Duke Univer sity\, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University\n⠀˘ A \\'green\\' and socially responsible conference\n \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081111 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081109 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Raleigh\, North Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:AASHE 2008: Working Together for Sustainability – On Campus and B eyond UID:20260421T070502CEST-S4pCVwcsl8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aashe.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Praxis Peace Institute is organizing a 5-day workshop/seminar w ith the Mondragon Cooperatives in the Basque country of Spain. The purpose of the seminar is to learn about worker owned and managed cooperative bus inesses from the leading consortium of cooperatives in the world. Basic Co operative Principles \nClick to enlarge\n\n\nThe Mondragon Cooperatives we re founded in 1955 and now encompass 264 businesses and employ more than 1 00\,000 worker-owners. Mondragon is a highly successful cooperative model with over 50 years of proven success. They have established research cente rs\, bank and credit unions\, a university\, youth cooperatives\, and smal l to large businesses. \n\nIn June 2007\, the Educational Director of the Mondragon Cooperatives\, Mikel Lezamiz\, spoke at the Praxis Peace Institu te conference in Dubrovnik\, Croatia. Due to the interest generated at the conference\, we decided to collaborate with Mondragon in offering an in-d epth educational opportunity for those who want more information on how to create cooperatives in their businesses and communities. Geographical Sc ope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081004 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080928 GEO:43.066700;-2.483330 LOCATION:Mondragon\, Pais Vasco\, Spain SUMMARY:Mondragon Seminar 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-4utAbU8lKW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://praxispeace.org/conference08.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The annual November vigil to close the School of the Americas a t the gates of Fort Benning will follow the presidential election by two w eeks. It will be an opportunity for the progressive movement to push for t he closure of the SOA/WHINSEC and to set an agenda against oppressive U.S. foreign policy\, whatever the result of that election is Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081123 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081121 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ft. Benning\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:School of Americas Watch 2008 Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-sUvHOlUC7m@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:925-426-1226 Email:sac_conference@mduuc.org DESCRIPTION:Join with faith groups and non-profits from throughout Contra C osta County to learn more about what’s being done to address economic ha rdship in our area\, to foster cooperation in these efforts\, and to nurtu re the reserves of compassion in ourselves and in our communities to meet this challenge. We will have a panel of activists who will share their exp eriences and successes\, and small group discussions and personal conversa tions to reflect together on the whys and hows of actions that address the needs of our neighbors who face growing economic hardship. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080920T090000 GEO:37.905900;-122.059000 LOCATION:Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church\, 55 Eckley Lane\, Walnut Creek\, California\, 94596\, United States SUMMARY:Hard Times Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-PZgObZljEB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mduuc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:November 9 - 16: Join the 6th Week against the Apartheid Wall!\ nLatest News\, Palestinian grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign\, Septe mber 2nd\, 2008 \n\n***To download the call in PDF format\, click here.*** \n\nAs part of the national and international mobilization to mark the 60t h year of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe)\, in which millions of Pales tinians were either slaughtered or displaced by the Zionist militias and a rmy\, the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign and its Popu lar Committees call for the Sixth Week against the Apartheid Wall.\n\nSix years after the first mass protests started in the northern West Bank agai nst the Apartheid Wall\, Occupation bulldozers and military are still targ eting our land and people. We have continued to stand our ground\, halting the construction works with our own hands\, defending our land and mourni ng our latest martyrs - Ahmad Mousa (12 years) and Yousef Amira (17 years) from Ni’lin - that have given their lives in the struggle against the W all. We call on you to stand in solidarity:\n\nMOBILIZE AND RAISE YOUR VOI CE\nDURING THE SIXTH WEEK AGAINST THE APARTHEID WALL\,\nNOVEMBER 9 – 16 2008.\n\n\nThe Wall has almost been completed\, resulting in the confineme nt of Palestinians in the West Bank into segregated Bantustans. 60 years a go\, the depopulation or destruction of 531 Palestinian towns and villages \, ruthless massacres and the displacement of over 750\,000 Palestinians f rom their houses and lands has turned the majority of the Palestinian peop le into refugees and placed those remaining in their homeland under an apa rtheid regime. Today\, the Wall is threatening to finish the project of et hnic cleansing and land left that began in 1948.\n\nSnaking through West B ank\, the Wall has isolated 78 Palestinian villages\, separating communiti es and wrecking livelihoods. Some are trapped between the Wall and the Gre en Line\, where access is only allowed with permits through gates with res tricted opening hours. Most are imprisoned from three sides by the Wall\, settlers’ roads or settlements\, with the only exit controlled by the Oc cupation. 14 of these villages face imminent demolition and are in serious danger of being wiped off the map. \n\nThe Wall is also sealing the fate of thousands of Palestinian Bedouin. Having faced expulsions since 1948\, the Occupation is renewing the attack on them in order to clear the land i n the Jordan Valley and around Jerusalem for annexation. Occupation author ities are pushing more than 6\,000 members of the Jahalin Bedouin\, residi ng east of Jerusalem\, into rekuzim (“concentration”) camps in order t o make space for Jewish-only settlements. \n\nThe fight for Jerusalem has reached a critical stage\, with the Occupation consolidating and expanding the settlement ring around the city. Construction on the light rail\, whi ch will link Jewish settlements with the city centre\, is near completion. Home demolitions have increased sharply\, settlement construction is boom ing and Occupation forces regularly raid and close Palestinian institution s\, events and religious sites.\n\nAs the Occupation tightens its grip on the West Bank\, we must not forget the people of Gaza who are subjected to medieval siege and forgotten by the international community\, yet continu e to remain steadfast. They were the first to blow up the Wall\, and their actions exemplify the resistance and determination of the Palestinian peo ple.\nThe International Court of Justice has ruled that the Wall is illega l and has required that it be torn down and all laws and orders related to it be reversed. The Court has reminded the international community of the ir obligation not to render any aid or assistance to the Wall and instead to ensure the implementation of international law\, including the ICJ deci sion itself. To date\, the international community has not promoted any co ncrete move towards ruling’s implementation. \n\nInstead\, the United Na tions and the international community have turned a blind eye to or even a betted Israeli apartheid and ethnic cleansing. The US sponsored and intern ationally endorsed Annapolis process is to result in a “shelf agreement\ ,” meaning that while the Occupation will have no duty to change its pol icies\, it will have gained the signature of Palestinian negotiators compr omising our rights. \n\nThe only effective means to promote justice in Pal estine to date is the united Palestinian call for Boycott\, Divestment and Sanctions issued in July 2005. The global adoption of the call has so far provided much needed support for our struggle.\n\nWe ask you to support t he resistance of the people by mobilizing against the Wall and the aparthe id system it has created on ground. We call on whoever still believes in j ustice\, humanity\, liberation\, and resistance against tyranny to stand w ith us and: \n\nShow solidarity to the Palestinian struggle against the Ap artheid Wall\nExpose Israeli occupation\, apartheid\, and colonialism\nEnd global support for Israeli apartheid\n\nVisit our website and use our awa reness raising material to prepare your events and protests:\n\n“Palesti nian Villages and Town between Isolation and Expulsion”: a detailed stud y of the communities threatened with ethnic cleansing by the Apartheid Wal l. Download the PDF here or contact us at global@stopthewall.org for hard copies. To download the French version\, click here. \n\n“Palestinian Vi llages and Town between Isolation and Expulsion” – the factsheet: a sh ort summary of the most important facts and figures. To download the facts heet\, click here.\n\n“The Arab Jahalin: from the Nakba to the Wall”: an in depth study on the history of the Jahalin Bedouin\, from there expul sion from Tal ‘Arad until the present. Based on a number of oral histori es\, the Jahalin narrate their own struggle. To download the PDF\, click h ere. or contact us at global@stopthewall.org for hard copies.\n\n“On the way of return to Tal Arad - the Arab Jahalin”: a 25 minutes documentary on the Arab Jahalin and their struggle for dignity and return to Tal Arad . To obtain a DVD\, please contact us at global@stopthewall.org \n\n“Thr eatened villages – 6 years of struggle”: a powerful photo exhibit that illustrates the reality and struggle of the Palestinian villages threaten ed by the Wall and the Bedouin communities within the context of the ongoi ng Nakba. 36 photos\, including captions. To download the PDF\, click here . To obtain the hi-res photos of the exhibit and captions\, please contact us at global@stopthewall.org\n\nDevelop your Boycott\, divestment and san ctions campaigns. For more information\, materials and updates\, see: www. bdsmovement.net \n\nMobilize against the Occupation’s policies and its A partheid Wall!\nReach out to your media!\nReach out to your political repr esentatives!\nStop support Israeli apartheid! Geographical Scope: Interna tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081116 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081109 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign Week of Action - 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-zxidSKI9Se@74.81.90.59 URL:http://stopthewall.org/latestnews/1724.shtml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:206-722-6057 Email:radicalwomenus@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:“The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism” is the theme o f Radical Women’s 41st anniversary national conference. The four-day pub lic event hopes to foster a bold new course for women radicals in the anti -war\, racial equality\, immigrant\, labor and welfare rights\, student an d queer movements. Activists and scholars from Central America\, China\, Australia and the U.S. will demonstrate interconnections between struggles and current examples of solidarity across national\, race\, age\, and sex uality lines.\n\nThe conference is open to all genders. Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081006 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081003T090000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:The Women\\'s Building\, 3543 18th Street\, San Francisco\, Califo rnia\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:\\'The Persistent Power of Socialist Feminism\\' conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-UGDDivBSvN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.radicalwomen.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sunysocialjustice@gmail.com DESCRIPTION: \nThe SUNY Social Justice Conference\, November 7-9 at SUNY-Bi nghamton\, will be a staging ground for students\, organizers\, activists and allies to build a united movement across our diverse communities for s olidarity and social change. Budget cuts and privatization close doors to public higher education\, but the state\\'s prison system drains away fund s into an ever-expanding industrial complex. As more young people of color enter penitentiaries than enroll in the SUNY system\, campuses reap the b enefits of forced prison labor. As educators and students fight to be hear d\, the state suffocates the power of unions to organize and negotiate. An d as endless wars rage overseas\, vital resources are wrested from communi ties back home. Drawing upon the rich history of vital student participati on in struggles for social change\, we will gather in November to build ne w movements for justice. Join us for a weekend of organizing\, learning\, networking\, and connecting\, featuring workshops\, strategy-sessions\, di scussions and a keynote address by people\\'s historian Howard Zinn.\n\n-- --------------------------------------------------------\nCallout for Work shops!\n\nWe\\'re looking to organizers and activists to host workshops on a wide range of social justice projects for the November Conference. Thes e can range from ongoing campaigns\, to movement strategy\, to anti-oppres sion trainings.\n\nTo propose a workshop\, contact sunysocialjustice@gmail .com\n\n----------------------------------------------------------\nWorksh op List Thus Far:\n\nAddress by Howard Zinn\nPopular Education/Frearian Pe dagogy\nHistory of Race in the SUNY System\nUnion Organizing on Campus\nEn ergy\nVeterans for Peace/Iraq Veterans Against the War\nPrisoner Support N etwork/Prison Abolition\nCombating Sexual Violence\nPeople\\'s Justice/Pol ice Accountability\n\\'The Bad Side of Town\\': Racism\, Communities & Hou sing\nHealth care\nPost-Academia\nOnondaga Land Rights Action/Universities on Stolen Land\nWelfare Poets Workshop\nTeaching Peace\nThe Green Scare\n Women\, Incarceration & Resistance\nMovement Building Strategy Sessions\nK iller Coke\n----------------------------------------------------------\nHo using!\n\nWe\\'ll have an official housing board up on the website at some point\, but for now\, if you\\'re looking for housing in Binghamton durin g the conference\, contact Ben Farrer at benjaminfarrer@googlemail.com Ge ographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081109 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081107T160000 GEO:42.105400;-75.887600 LOCATION:SUNY-Binghamton\, 4400 Vestal Parkway\, Vestal\, New York\, 13902\ , United States SUMMARY:SUNY Social Justice Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-44lwH1vfaw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sunysocialjustice.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:631-987-3338 Email:coordinator@vfpli.com DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting of the Veterans For Peace Long Island Chapter. You don\\'t have to be a veteran to join. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20080909T190000 GEO:40.867500;-73.411500 LOCATION:423 Park Avenue\, Huntington\, New York\, 11743\, United States SUMMARY:Veterans For Peace Long Island UID:20260421T070502CEST-tZH1K0dic1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.vfpli.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What is G.O.T. Power?\nG.O.T. Power is an eight-week intensive training in the fundamental skills of community organizing. If you have th e desire and commitment to make our city a better place\, G.O.T. Power wil l give you:\nreal-world skills you need to be effective in your organizing \,\nexpert advice from leaders in the field\na wide range of practical res ources\, hands on tools\, and locally relevant information\na support syst em of other people who share your vision for a better world\n\nWhat skills topics are covered?\nThe eight-week workshop series includes an introduct ion to direct action organizing which includes\; power analysis\, strategi c planning\, public speaking\, planning a variety of public events\, fundr aising for justice\, working with local media\, becoming your own media\, coalition-building\, and transforming conflicts.\n\nWho leads the workshop s?\nEach workshop is facilitated by community leaders highly experienced i n that particular field. Over the course of eight weeks\, you will learn d irectly from a variety of the Mid-South’s best organizers\, outreach spe cialists\, organizational planners and media people.\n\nWho participates i n G.O.T. Power?\nG.O.T. Power attracts participants from a wide variety of backgrounds. Some are paid community organizers\, some are community acti vists in their spare time\, and some are in social service fields and want to incorporate a community organizing perspective into their work. Many o thers are people like you who want to learn more and get more involved in their communities. What unites us all is a vision to make our city a bette r place by building strong\, powerful organizations of the people directly affected by the problems in our communities.\n\nWhat topics are covered?\ nIntro to Organizing \nWhat is DAO? • Why We Do DAO \nStrategic Planning /Campaign Planning \nChoosing an Issue • Organizing Models • Developin g a Strategy • Guide to Tactics\nOrganizing Your Community \nBuilding an d Joining Coalitions • Recruiting • Outreach • Leadership • Faith- based Organizing \nPlanning Events and Running Effective Meetings \nMedia and Public Speaking \nTransforming Conflict\nGrassroots Fundraising \nDire ct Action \n\nHow do I sign up?\nContact the Mid South Peace and Justice C enter and ask to register by calling (901)725-4990 or email us at allison@ midsouthpeace.org. Participants must commit to attending all eight session s. The training begins on September18 and ends November 6. We will meet on Thursday evenings from 6-8 in the Mid South Peace and Justice Center\, 10 00 S. Cooper.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080918 GEO:35.133800;-90.004600 LOCATION:Mid South Peace And Justice Center\, 1000 S. Cooper\, Memphis\, Te nnessee\, 38104\, United States SUMMARY:Grassroots Organizers Training for Power UID:20260421T070502CEST-0MIc6vkvue@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midsouthpeace.org/gotpower.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:917-930-0123 Email:organize@endowmentethics.org DESCRIPTION:Learn how to use college and university wealth to support socia l change. Meet radical activists from campuses around the country doing am azing things to move money into the community and to change corporate poli cy. Workshops\, skill-building\, and everything you need to know to get st arted. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081005 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081004T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Wharton School At University Of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia\, Penn sylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Responsible Endowments Coalition National Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-WBMwHunJfr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endowmentethics.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:206-221-3327 Email:aedens@u.washington.edu DESCRIPTION:The Convergence will be an awesome opportunity to meet and stra tegize with producers from various countries\, learn organizing skills in dozens of workshops facilitated by experienced organizers in the U.S. and abroad\, and network with over 200 students and youth movement leaders fro m around the world. The Convergence is open to anyone and everyone with a n interest in fair trade or social justice\, and we want to see you there! \nStudents are continuously creating new goals and new interpretations o f what Fair Trade is and should be: taking it beyond the limits of consume rism\, to critiquing and imagining alternative food systems\, to making fa ir trade more accessible\, to exploring participants\\' visions of trade j ustice internationally and in the US. The Convergence is a place to share experiences\, ideas\, and skills in a collaborative learning environment\, rather than sitting and listening to lecture after lecture. \nThis year\ , the convergence will explore various topics such as the relationship bet ween the Fair Trade model and domestic farmworker rights\; organizing arou nd Fair Trade products\; cooperative structures and functioning\; how stud ents can create more close-knit relationships with producers\; how student s can work together to build regional campaigns and leadership in the stud ent Fair Trade movement\; integrating anti-oppression into our organizing\ ; connecting students with newer Fair Trade certified products such as nut s and olive oil\; and much more. \nWe want you and your friends to join u s! Please visit www.usft.org/convergence to register. \nWe\\'ll see you in Seattle!!!\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081110 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081107 GEO:47.663800;-122.301000 LOCATION:University Of Washington\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98105\, United S tates SUMMARY:2008 United Students for Fair Trade International Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-eVkUJphea4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org/convergence/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-481-8220 Email:info@standnow.org DESCRIPTION:Register now for STAND\\'s 2008 national student anti- genocide conference! \n\nThe conference will equip you with brand-new tools to fig ht genocide\, like fundraising\, online organizing tools\, and more. Also \, you\\'ll hear from the experts about the conflicts in the Democratic Re public of the Congo and Burma and get an update on the situation on the gr ound in Sudan. Most importantly\, you\\'ll start to see the connections b etween all the conflicts and understand why we have to advocate to end all of them. After the conference\, you\\'ll be completely ready to fight ge nocide in the next year\, wherever and whenever it occurs.\n\nThe conferen ce is open to students from colleges and high school throughout the countr y. Visit STAND\\'s website for more info. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081109 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081107 GEO:38.904500;-77.030900 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20005\, United States SUMMARY:STAND Out Loud: National Student Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-z52reUoAEv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.standnow.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:323-888-8286 Email:recruiter@seiu-uhw.org DESCRIPTION:SEIU United Healthcare Workers - West\, a progressive and growi ng union\, has 150\,000 members in California. We are caregivers from ever y sector of the industry\, united to win better care for our patients and better lives for our families and ourselves.\n\nWe are seeking Union Repre sentatives/Organizers throughout California to represent and organize heal th care employees in all sectors of the California health care industry in cluding: hospitals\, nursing homes\, home health\, and clinics.\n\nRespons ibilities:\n\n-Lead\, motivate and mobilize workers through contract negot iation processes\, contract enforcement and political activities \n-Abilit y to build and maintain a steward system including training and guidance s upport \n-Develop membership through campaigns\, meetings\, and general fi eld service \n-Administer collective bargaining agreements \n-Articulate t he Union\\'s message to employees \n-Establish working relationships withi n the widely\, diverse community interested in health care issues \n \nQua lifications:\n\n- Experience as a Field Representative or Organizer or pro ven ability to carry on the responsibilities of the job \n-Effective writt en and verbal communication skills \n-Ability to listen actively and frame issues \n-Ability to assess information and evidence and deal with confli cting/changing priorities \n-Ability to think strategically and exercise a high level of judgment \n-Ability to work with a wide variety of multicul tural and political groups \n-Willingness to work long and irregular hours and participate in all division and union wide activities \n-Willingness to travel and work in different locations for determined periods of time \ n-Current valid driver\\'s license\, working automobile required and valid auto insurance \n \nSubmission Instructions:\n Please submit resume to r ecruiter@seiu-uhw.org \n \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081110 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081010 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Online\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Union Organizers/Representatives - We Are Recruiting!!! UID:20260421T070502CEST-8WKXmNICu8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seiu-uhw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The mountains of rural Appalachia are among the most biodiverse ecosystem in the world. Our viable economic options for individuals and f or local communities are limitless.\nOur vision is that Appalachia\, and s pecifically the coalfields of Central Appalachia\, need community-based\, diversified and appropriate economic development that sustains both the cu lture and the environment of the mountains. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080921 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080919 GEO:36.728600;-82.008500 LOCATION:Abingdon\, Virginia\, 24210\, United States SUMMARY:Appalachian Community Economics Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-HlviwOv3cN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.appalachiancommunityeconomics.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Oct 4 2008 - 12:00am to 7:00 pm \nNorth East Winter Soldier wil l showcase veterans testifying alongside special guest Elliot Adams\, Mich ael Schwartz and Tod Ensign. The purpose of N.E.W.S. is first and foremost to put the voices of those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan front and center. Their voices and their testimony stand as one of the strongest indictments of this illegal war and occupation. But it goes beyond that\, we want to grow the veterans’ antiwar movement and the domestic antiwar movement.\n\n\nChapter: Rochester NY | Chapter 34\n\nContact: Bryan Casle r \n\nPhone: 585.563.2074\n\nContact e-mail: bryancasler@rochesterivaw.org \n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081004 GEO:43.087600;-77.635200 LOCATION:Monroe Community College\, 1000 East Henrietta Road\, Rochester\, New York\, 14623\, United States SUMMARY:North East Winter Soldier UID:20260421T070502CEST-EaxSXBwUCk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.RochesterIVAW.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:National Center on Deafness\nThe Deaf CSUNians at Cal State Nor thridge and the National Center on Deafness proudly\nannounce the 1st Cali fornia State Deaf Students Leadership Conference!\nTheme? Leadership: What It Is and What It Is Not!\nWhen? Thursday October 2\, 2008\, starting at 5 PM and ending Saturday\nOctober 4 at 5:30 PM.\nWhere? California State U niversity at Northridge www.csun.edu\nWho? Deaf College Students from Cali fornia and other states\nLeadership Learning Outcomes?\nParticipants will understand and apply individual and team leadership skills.\nConference To pics?\nKeynote speakers on 1) Leadership: What it is and What it is Not!\n 2) Leadership and Planning for Success (Achieving Personal\, Community and Organizational Goals).\nWorkshop sessions topics: (Participants will atte nd 4 out of 6 options.)\n• Diversity Panel of Leaders\n• Deaf Hood and Identity\n• Rights\, Responsibilities\, Roles and Politics\n• Parliam entary Process\n• Communications\, Public Relations and Media\n• Team Building (Outdoor activity)\nWhy? Deaf College Students need opportunities to examine and acquire leadership skills\, interact with other\nemerging and experienced leaders\, and determine their own personal\, academic\, ca reer and community goals.\nRegistration Fee? $50.00 per student. This cove rs all conference materials\, one light snack during\nthe Thursday Ice Bre aker event\, Lunch and Dinner on Friday\, and snacks and Lunch on Saturday . Participants are\nresponsible for their own travel and overnight accommo dations.\nHURRY!\nLimited to 150 students. Complete the registration form and send with check to the address on the form.\nMore info? Questions? Che ck www.csun.edu/ncod for updates or\ncontact CSUN Leadership Conference\, csun.leadershipconference@gmail.com.\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081004 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081002 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:California State University At Northridge\, Northridge\, Californi a\, United States SUMMARY:1st California State Deaf Students Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-l4uFLds4LV@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:SAT OCT 4\, 8:15 am - 4 pm\, at Mercer Island Presbyterian Chur ch\; \\'RESTORING GOD\\'S PEACE WITH JUSTICE\,\\' conference. \n\nKeynote Speaker: Dr. Richard Mouw\, President\, Fuller Theological Seminary. Works hops on topics of Christians and the 2008 election\, environmental sustain ability\, the Iraq war\, Iranian-American relations\, Christian-Muslim rel ations\, torture\, international trade & globalization\, racism\, violence \, homelessness\, living God\\'s politics. Workshop presenters include Dr. David Domke\, Dr. Dolphine Oda\, Dr. Rob Crawford\, Jamal Rahman\, Abdi S ami\, & others. \n\nCost is $30 and includes lunch. Registration may be ma de through Brown Paper Tickets\, http://www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/42 386\, Sponsored by Seattle Presbytery\\'s Social Justice & Peacemaking Com mittee & Dick Lutz Peace Fellowship. info and registration are https://sit es.google.com/site/restoringcreation/\, Childcare for children up to 4 yea rs of age will be provided\, contact Heidi Francis\, 206-762-1991 x4\, hei di@presbytery.org Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081004 GEO:47.569300;-122.232000 LOCATION:Mercer Island\, Washington\, 98040\, United States SUMMARY:Restoring God\\'s Peace With Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-sVId0fRcEX@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 4\, 2008\nMeany Middle School in Seattle\, W A\n9am - 4pm\n$25 registration\, $5 for HS students\n(Lunch provided\, Clo ck hours & credit available) \nKeynote Speaker: Linda Christensen\n\nDirec tor of Oregon Writing Project\nEditor\, Rethinking Schools Magazine\n\nExa mples of Workshops:\n¡ Living Algebra\, Living Wage ¡ Rethinking Special Education ¡\n¡ Civil Rights in the Pacific Northwest ¡\n¡ Sustainabil ity: Empowering Students for Change ¡ Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081004T090000 GEO:47.629700;-122.298000 LOCATION:Meany Middle School\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98112\, United States SUMMARY:Rethinking our Classrooms Organizing for Better Schools UID:20260421T070502CEST-Fcj7I4wVJK@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:6th Annual Seattle Race Conference\nMovements for Reparations: Restoring Racial Justice\, Building Unity & Healing Our Diverse Communitie s \n \nKeynote Speaker: Dr. Raymond Winbush\, Director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University\, former Director of Race Re lations at Fisk University and editor of the anthology\, Should America Pa y: Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations.\nFeatured Exhibit: Americ an History Exhibit -The “Unspoken Truths”\n \n \nTo registrater on line for the conference\, visit the registration page or call (206) 448-90 00\n \n \nSponsored by the Seattle Office for Civil Rights\, Nonprofi t Assistance Center\, YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County\, Solid Ground\, Seattle Center and the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle\, Am erica & Moore LLC\, Alaska Distributors Co.\, the American History Exhibit . KBCS 91.3\n\nThis year marks the 20th anniversary of Redress to Japanes e Americans incarcerated during WWII. Join us for workshops and dialogue e xploring what the movements for redress means for our diverse communities and the ways reparations can play a role in racial reconciliation\, healin g and in building bridges between all our communities.Saturday\, \n\nOctob er 11th\n8:00AM-4:00PM\nSeattle Center\nNorthwest Rooms\nFree and open to the public Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081011 GEO:47.630600;-122.347000 LOCATION:Seattle Center\, Northwest Rooms\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98109\, United States SUMMARY:6th Annual Seattle Race Conference Movements for Reparations: Rest oring Racial Justice\, Building Unity & Healing Our Di UID:20260421T070502CEST-jSphZV5gWj@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Northwest Environmental Education Council is pleased to ann ounce their second year of support for the Seattle Bioneers Conference!\n\ nNow in it\\'s 19th year\, Bioneers brings together some of the world\\'s most renowned and innovative people to present their ideas and experiences . They speak to a well educated\, interested\, and progressive audience wi lling to discuss solutions to current environmental and social justice iss ues.\n\nThis conference features a live satellite downlink of the Bioneers Conference in San Rafael\, CA for each of the morning plenary sessions. C lick here for the list of 2008 plenary speakers.\n\nWe are currently accep ting applications for speakers\, sponsors\, and presenters. Follow the abo ve links to see where you can best fit in to this awesome event!\n\nPlease visit the Bioneers website at bioneers.org for more information about the Bioneers Conference and our partnership. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081019 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081017 GEO:47.610700;-122.334000 LOCATION:Washington State Convention & Trade Center\, 800 Convention Place\ , Seattle\, Washington\, 98101\, United States SUMMARY:Seattle Bioneers Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-voF9IfOUHS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nweec.org/seattlebioneers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:202-676-2396 Email: DESCRIPTION:The Washington Humane Society and The Humane Society of the Uni ted States invite you to join fellow animal lovers in the DC Metro Area †“ including visitors from across the nation and around the globe – for t he 3rd annual Humane Society Walk for the Animals. Bring your canine frien d – or walk for a pet who prefers to stay at home – and enjoy a scenic stroll around the lake at beautiful Constitution Gardens\, located just n orth of the World War II Memorial\, at the corner of Constitution Ave. and 17th St. NW. \n\nAll proceeds benefit the lifesaving adoption\, humane ed ucation\, and spay/neuter programs of WHS and The HSUS. You can raise even more money to help animals by asking friends and family to sponsor you. A s a bonus\, the top individual fundraiser and members of the top fundraisi ng team will win a great prize!\n\nEVENT DETAILS\nDate: Sunday\, October 5 \, 2008\nTime: Check-in starts at 10 am\; pre-walk activities begin at 11 am. The walk begins at noon.\nPlace: Constitution Gardens\, at 17th St. NW and Constitution Ave.\, just north of the World War II Memorial on the Na tional Mall. \nCost: $25 for individuals\; $60 for a family of 4 (no more than 2 adults ages 18 or older)\n\n \nEVENT HIGHLIGHTS\n• Washington Hum ane Society Mobile Cat & Dog Adoption Center and $35 Microchip Clinic \n†˘ Canine Agility Course \n• Dog/Owner Look-a-Like and Best Dressed Canin e Contests \n• Beauty and the Bark Grooming Station \n• Yoga with Your Dog \n• Live music from Redline Addiction \n• Treats for your pets \n • T-shirt & goody bag for first 3\,000 registrants \n\n\nQuestions?\nPle ase email info@humanesocietywalk.org or call 202-676-2396.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081005T100000 GEO:38.907700;-77.017300 LOCATION:Constitution Gardens\, Constitution Ave & 17th NW\, Washington\, D istrict Of Columbia\, 20001\, United States SUMMARY:Humane Society Walk for the Animals 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-iS2fzPD0kp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.humanesocietywalk.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:united.for.education@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:For many years individuals\, groups and organizations across th e world have struggled against the rising cost of higher education\, the i ncreasing influence of profit-driven companies and corporations on univers ities and the privatization of education in general.\n\nWe call on student s\, teaching and technical staff and workers around the world to protest f or emancipating education systems accessible to all\, regardless of age or social origin\, on 5th November. Canadian students will stand-up against higher tuition fees on this day\; let\\'s unite in our struggle and shape an international students movement!\n\nPlease consider contacting us\, so that we can add \\'your\\' organization as a supporter of this internation al day of action. We also encourage you to send us a short explanation of why you are participating on this day of action: some organizations defend a public education system\, others are generally focussing on emancipatin g education\, others again struggle for free access to higher education †Ś All these goals are interlinked!!\n\nSo far eleven groups in five countr ies are officially supporting the Action Day\, and they also sign together a Call for this day. It can now be accessed in five languages (English\, German\, French\, Italian and Spanish) on: fading-hope.blog-city.com Geog raphical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081105 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Across The World\, Germany SUMMARY:International Day of Action Against The Commercialization of Educat ion UID:20260421T070502CEST-nr6fFs2Zdo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.emancipating-education-for-all.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:matt@usasnet.org DESCRIPTION:The USAS Midwest Regional Conference will be held at Purdue Uni versity on the weekend of October 10.\n\n\nThings that will be covered at this conference include:\n\nOrganizing Skills\nAnti-Oppression workshops\n Sweat-Free Apparel\nWorkers\\' Rights Consortium\nDesignated Suppliers Pro gram\nKiller Coke\nCampus Community Solidarity\n\nRegister now at:\nhttp:/ /www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=4Ir3JpyEJLlOCpifdIaQEw_3d_3d\n Geographic al Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081012 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081010T180000 GEO:40.424900;-86.916200 LOCATION:504 Northwestern Avenue\, West Lafayette\, Indiana\, 47907\, Unite d States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops Midwest Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-8zxaoMCFvS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:765-658-4865 Email:vrudolph@depauw.edu DESCRIPTION:The Power\, Privilege and Oppression Social Justice Conference is for any person who cares passionately about human rights\, social injus tice and oppression. Individuals with an interest in activism and social i nequalities who wish to share and further their knowledge and ideas as\n\n A major goal of the conference is to exchange ideas and methods in motivat ing and encouraging activism and change on individual campuses. The confer ence aims to provide a forum for thought provoking discussion\, ideas of a ctivism and an encouraging learning space for anyone looking to increase t heir knowledge about power\, privilege and oppression.\n\nPresentations wi ll be given by both faculty and students but specifically by activists and anyone with a vested interest in social change.\n\nThe 1st annual social justice conference is put on by The Compton Center for Peace & Justice at Depauw University in Greencastle\, Indiana. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090228 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090227T173000 GEO:39.652400;-86.873600 LOCATION:Compton Center For Peace And Justice\, 500 East Seminary Street\, Greencastle\, Indiana\, 46135\, United States SUMMARY:Power\, Privilege and Oppression Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-VXcZUF5vut@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.depauw.edu/univ/compton/conference/stub.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:battosa@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:\\'IN-ergize 2009!\\' - an environmental policy conference for Indiana\\'s colleges and universities to network and mobilize together for Indiana-wide awareness on environmental legislation for Indiana. We hope to create a strong environmental campus network with help through the new networking site\, the Indiana Campus Sustainability Alliance in order to b uild interest in and stimulate discussion about important environmental le gislation coming up during the 2009 Indiana Legislative Assembly. Geograp hical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081004T093000 GEO:39.652400;-86.873600 LOCATION:The Janet Prindle Institute For Ethics\, 2961 West County Road 225 S\, Greencastle\, Indiana\, 46135\, United States SUMMARY: “IN-ergize 2009” Indiana Student Conference on Environmental P olicy UID:20260421T070502CEST-T82FvMDJV8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.indianagreencampus.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:notwithourmoney@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Environmental and social activists are gathering in Harvard Squ are for a day of protest. Follow the money trail. Big Banks are funding destruction and injustice worldwide. From dirty coal plants and mountain top removal to risky investments that leave working families homeless\, ba nkers and CEOs are profiting big from this so-called economic crisis. We say: NOT WITH OUR MONEY! Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081007T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Bank Of America In Harvard Square\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Mass Protest in Harvard Square UID:20260421T070502CEST-HgdzGRxsIA@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:jeffpeaceandlove@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Free Our Schools - Our Education\, Our Lives\, Our Decisions!\n \nSDS National Week of Education\nNovember 5 - 13\n\nSDS National Day of D emands\nFriday November 14th\n\n\nOn November 5\, 2008 SDS will be in soli darity with students from France\, Liberia\, Canada\, Ireland\, Germany\, and more countries participating in an international student day of action against the privatization of our schools and lives. Since in America thi s happens to be the day after the presidential election\, people will be d istracted and it\\'s not a strategic day to act. So\, instead of one day of action\, on the 5th SDS will launch a national Week of Education and ou treach\, building up to a national Day of Demands on November 14th.\n\nWee k of Education\n\nThe goals for this week are to educate\, agitate\, and o rganize. We need to GROW! This is a great chance to recruit new people t o SDS. We\\'re also mobilizing students for the national Day of Action im mediately following this week.\n\nDuring this Week of Education SDSers acr oss the country will educate ourselves and fellow students on important to pics including\, but obviously not limited to:\n\n * student debt\n * politics\n * power\n * oppression\n * social change\n * stud ent and labor movements\n * terrorism (imperialist white supremacist ca pitalist patriarchy)\n * privilege\n * war\n * poverty\n * env ironmental sustainability\n\n ... you know - all the important thin gs our schools are typically NOT teaching us or are teaching us WRONG!\n\n We will use creative and participatory education methods such as:\n\n * student-led workshops\n * teach-ins\n * street theater\n * puppe t shows\n * parades\n * panel discussions\n * movie showings\n * radical art shows\n * banner hangings/ banner drops\n * invite sp eakers (Iraq Veterans Against the War\, dissident authors)\n * interact ive games\n * political parties (as in fiestas!)\n\n ... and m ore!\n\nTry and have a daily presence on your campus! Be creative and fun with your outreach! \n\nLet\\'s remember everyone\\'s minds will be on th e election results\, so be relevant and talk about those results! Everyth ing discussed during the Week of Education should be connected to our role as students and the need for us to organize ourselves for social change!\ n\nLet us know what you do. Let\\'s share ideas to make this successful. If this week\\'s done right it could mean that our 2009 national conventi on will have to be held in a STADIUM!\n\nChange comes from US\, not THEM!\ n\nWhich leads us to our...\n\nDay of Demands\n\nOn November 14th we will take a step toward transforming the movements for student power and access ible education that we\\'re building in schools around the country into a Student Movement that can and will make demands at the level necessary to transform the entire educational system. We will\, with much fanfare and merrymaking\, publicly make our demands to the people and institutions tha t control our education system\; the Department of Education\, our school Administrations\, Student Loan Companies\, and the rest of the unaccountab le folks who ignore our needs and profit from our exploitation.\n\nThe goa l of this Day of Demands is to announce the arrival of a militant\, radica l\, and dedicated student movement and make public our vision for a democr atic\, liberatory\, and accessible education system. It is to take the po wer we have been building at our schools and in our communities\, and by m obilizing collectively allow ourselves to make demands more sweeping and m ore far reaching than anything we can accomplish at our individual schools .\n\nOn the Day of Demands SDS chapters from across the country will organ ize marches\, rallies\, and parades that will end in public presentations of both our local and national demands to the targets chosen by local chap ters. Media teams will make sure the whole world hears us.\n\nThe Departm ent of Education has 10 regional offices in cities across the country whic h we suggest chapters target if they\\'re close enough. Office locations are:\n\n * Boston\, MA\n * New York\, NY\n * Philadelphia\, PA\n * Atlanta\, GA\n * Chicago\, IL\n * Dallas\, TX\n * Kansas Cit y\, MO\n * Denver\, CO\n * San Francisco\, CA\n * Seattle\, WA\n\ nSpecific addresses and contacts for each regional office\, along with the states they represent can be found here: http://www.ed.gov/about/contacts /gen/regions.html.\n\nOf course\, their headquarters is in Washington DC.\ n\nMost of the student debt in this country is through federal loans from the Department of Education. Not to mention all the horrible policies the y\\'re responsible for (standardized testing\, No Child Left Behind\, fund ing public schools according to property values\, etc.)\n\nWe need your he lp to make the Week of Education and Day of Demands possible and successfu l! Get on the calls and chats. Play a role in this historic moment. Seri ously... we need your help. With materials and ideas and other stuff. Pl ease.\n\nTalk to your chapters and start planning. Let\\'s build this mov ement and make SDS huge!\n\nPeace\,\nJeff Rousset (Philly SDS/ Drexel SDS) \nMike da Cruz (Brown SDS/ Providence SDS)\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081114 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081105 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Everywhere!\, United States SUMMARY:SDS National Week of Education UID:20260421T070502CEST-RxCdK9lFBa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://newsds.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:707-832-7551 Email:mcauley.pat@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Subject: Nader at Cooper Union & Wall Street Protest \n \n\nDea r Nader/Gonzalez Supporter\, \n\nRalph Nader and Matt Gonzalez are bringi ng their Independent Presidential campaign to New York City October 15 & 1 6! Nader and Gonzalez will address a major crowd in the historic Cooper U nion on October 15th at 6pm and take it to \\'The Street\\' to protest the bailout in front of the NYSE at noon on October 16th. We are organizing a kick-off meeting this Thursday\, Oct. 9 in Union Sq. Park at 7pm (corner Union Sq. East & E. 14th St.) at the George Washington statue\, for more info on the kick-off meeting and how you can help promote these events cal l Austin at (804) 852-6116 (if it rains\, we will move to Whole Foods cafe teria). \n\nCooper Union Rally \n\n ¡ Ralph Nader is the only ma jor Presidential candidate who supports jail time\, not bail time for Wall Street fat cats\, so come hear him speak in the historic Cooper Union ins tead of watching the game show debates on TV. Ralph will address the crow d on serious issues like withdrawing our corporate and military forces fro m Iraq and more lighthearted\, entertaining subjects such as strengthening shareholder power and taxing derivative speculation. \n\nWed. Oct. 15th\, 6pm\n\n Cooper Union\, Great Hall\n\n 7 East 7th St. at 3rd Ave. NY \, NY 10003\n\n Suggested Contribution: $10/ $5 students\n\n (804) 8 52-6116 or events@votenader.org \n\nDebate Night Fundraiser\n\nWhere: 100 United Nations Plaza (48th between 1st and 2nd) Ground Floor\, NY\, NY \n When: October 15\, 2008\, 8:30pm - 11pm \nWhat: Watch the Debate with Ra lph Nader on Large Screen TV\, Hear Him Comment \n Hors D\\'oe uvres and Drinks to be served \nDonation: $100 minimum \nAttire: Casual\ n\nTo RSVP: Contact Rob at 202-471-5833 or rob@votenader.org \n\nWall Str eet Rally\n\n * Join us in New York City next to the New York Stock Exc hange to let the crooks on Wall Street and their politician lackeys know t hat the American people are not happy with their crooked deals. Ralph and other important figures will be speaking before a diverse crowd objecting to the bailout. This is going to be an afternoon to remember!\n\n \n\nTh urs. Oct. 16th\, 12 Noon\n\n Ralph Nader\, \\'Protest the Bailout\\'\n\ n Federal Hall\, next to the NYSE\n\n 26 Wall Street\, NYC\n\n (80 4) 852-6116 or events@votenader.org \n\nIf you cannot make it to the prote st or rally\, and even if you can\, please help us spread the word by forw arding the information to anyone you know who might join us! \n\nDebates\n \n * He will also comment on the Presidential debates from which he was excluded. In another part of the city\, while Ralph speaks in Cooper Uni on\, the two corporate candidates will be debating each other without even mentioning the issues that Ralph will talk about and that matter to the A merican people. Since 1988\, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has sponsored every presidential debate and kept the discussion empty and staged. Since its inception\, the CPD has always been headed by two form er chairs of the Democratic and Republican parties. In 1987\, the League of Women Voters refused to sponsor any more presidential debates\, “beca use the demands of the two campaign organizations would perpetrate a fraud on the American voter.”\n\n \n\nThe Nader/Gonzalez Campaign is on a mis sion to open these debates for third party candidates\, and bring back dem ocracy to the American Voters! \n \n\nFor additional information call Patr ick in NYC at (707) 832-7551 or email: mcauley.pat@gmail.com\n\n \n\nPaid for by Nader for President 2008\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081015 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Copper Union\, Then Wall Street\, New york city\, New York\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Nader at Cooper Union & Wall Street Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-GKLGM3Rc73@74.81.90.59 URL:http://votenader.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:905-523-0111 Email:conference@peacecafe.ca DESCRIPTION:“What can I do for peace?” is a common question on many min ds. Often\, this question is posed more in a negative despair -- or even a pathy -- at the seeming overwhelming forces advocating and acting with vio lence in our communities\, countries\, and globally.\n\nWhile the peace mo vement is portrayed often as a fringe movement engaging in intangibly idea listic goals\, there is now a growing awareness that everyone can be an en gaged citizen for peace education within their own professions and trades. \n\nViolent conflict is the greatest detriment to health in history and pr esently\; in terms of emotional cost\, monetary/ resource cost\, and a gre at environmental cost. It is clear that in a future where past and present unsustainable practices will lead to further resource and land conflicts\ , people will need to have the tools of social intelligence and conflict t ransformation to reduce the potential increase to the human cost of violen t conflict.\n\nThis year the conference seeks to highlight those who have integrated the values\, skills\, and knowledges of nonviolent social chang e into their lives and to inspire and engage with those who have the desir e to bring peace education into their work\, interests\, and personal live s.\n\nSee our website for more details on workshops\, such as: sustainable living\, gender and peace\, peace within yourself\, arts and peace\, busi ness and peace\, and more..\n\nREAD MORE AND REGISTER ONLINE:\nhttp://www. peacecafe.ca/\n\nhttp://www.peacecafe.ca/core.php?content=pec-08\n Geogra phical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081123 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081121T000000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:McMaster University\, Student Centre 3rd Floor\, 1280 Main St. W\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:7th Annual Conference on Peace Education UID:20260421T070502CEST-vXaeLcLW5V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peacecafe.ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:filmfest@countercorp.org DESCRIPTION:Tickets for all of the films are $10 ($5 with student ID) and a re available at the door or through the CounterCorp website. For more info rmation about CounterCorp or the Anti-Corporate Film Festival\, visit our website (www.countercorp.org) Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081017 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081015T190000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:2781 24th Street (at York)\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:2008 Anti-Corporate Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-24i0EbGdBi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.countercorp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:909-225-2484 Email:fighting4crayons@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nProtest the exclusion of Ralph Nader and other third party candidates from the Presidential Debate s\n \nWHERE: Downtown San Francisco\, at Market and Powell\n \nWHEN: Wed nesday\, October 15th at 4pm\n \nWHO: You\, Me\, Ralph Nader supporters\ , third party candidate supporters\, anti-war advocates\, clean energy adv ocates\, single-payer healthcare advocates\, and anyone/everyone that beli eves the presidential debates should be open to all presidential candidate s of 2008. \n \nWHY: On Wednesday\, October the 15th at 6pm (pacific time )\, the third and final presidential debate sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) will be held at Hofstra University\, Hempstead \, NY. This debate will be including Barack Obama and John McCain and wil l be viewed by millions across the nation and around the globe. \n\nSo\, w hat\\'s the problem here? The debate will be excluding ALL third party ca ndidates\, thus denying millions of voters the opportunity to hear another voice on current issues facing America\, including those issues ignored b y Barack Obama and John McCain including\, but not limited to: the aboliti on of nuclear weapons\, a reverse policy in the middle east\, and single-p ayer healthcare. By denying Americans the voice and wisdom of Ralph Nader and other third party candidates\, the CPD and other co-sponsors are blac king out the issues that Obama and McCain are ignoring.\n \nThe bottom lin e is this: Ralph Nader is speaking on important issues that the other two major party candidates aren\\'t even touching and if he isn\\'t getting f air media coverage\, then not only will Nader\\'s campaign be ignored\, bu t also the issues he stands for and the people he\\'s representing (the ma jority of Americans want what Nader has to offer...). Let\\'s not let thi s election be decided by a flip of the coin\; let the voters be educated o n their candidates before November.\n \nIf you want to speak out and prote st the exclusion of Ralph Nader and other third party candidates from the debate\, join us on Wednesday\, October 15th\, 4pm\, at Market and Powell\ , downtown San Francisco. \n \nFORWARD THIS E-MAIL!!!! If you\\'re planni ng on coming to the protest\, bring some friends and signs to hold. We\\' ll have a few signs made already\, but not enough for everyone. thank you !\n \n \nContact: \nRusty Stephens\n909 225 2484\nfighting4crayons@hotmail .com\n\nwww.votenader.org\nwww.facebook.com/ralphnader\nhttp://www.myspace .com/votenader08\nwww.thirdpartyticket.com\n\nPaid for by Ralph Nader for President 2008 Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081015T160000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:Market At Powell (and All Over The Country)\, San Francisco\, Cali fornia\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Open the Undemocratic Debates! Protest UID:20260421T070502CEST-v6S1knmKA3@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:831-459-3619 Email:can.outreach@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Community Agroecology Network (CAN) is pleased to announce the visit of Internship Coordinators from several of our MesoAmerican part ner communities. El\nIntercambio: Bridging Global Communities will be held October 24 to November 4\,2008 at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) and continue Nov 6 –10 at the 5th annual United Student for Fair Trade (USFT) International Convergence in Seattle\, Washington.\n\nWe\\'l l be hosting a ton of different events throughout the Bay Area\, CA and in Seattle\, WA so be sure to check out our website for more info about an e vent near you! Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081110 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081023 GEO:36.980600;-122.046000 LOCATION:PO Box 3619\, Santa Cruz\, California\, 95060\, United States SUMMARY:El Intercambio: Bridging Global Communities UID:20260421T070502CEST-0Buaaim89B@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.communityagroecology.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A very warm welcome to the website for the World Indigenous Peo ples Conference: Education 2008!\n\n \n\nPreparations are well underway fo r what promises to be a very special cultural and learning event.\n\n \n\n The World Indigenous Peoples Conference: Education (WIPC:E) is a triennial conference of international significance that attracts peoples from aroun d the globe to celebrate and share diverse cultures\, traditions and knowl edge with a focus on world Indigenous education. The purpose of WIPC:E is to provide a forum to come together\, share and learn and promote best pra ctice in Indigenous education policies\, programs and practice. \n\n \n\nT o be held on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation\, Melbourne\, Austr alia from 7th - 11th December 2008\, WIPC:E 2008 will be a celebration of our diverse cultures\, traditions and knowledge. It will provide us with t he opportunity to showcase our efforts to provide educational experiences suitable to our individual and unique communities and will be a time to re joice in our strengths and capacity to uphold our traditions and knowledge systems. It will also be a chance to consider how we\, as Indigenous peop le\, would like to see education shaped into the future to meet our needs. It is Australia’s Indigenous peoples’ vision that WIPC:E 2008 will be solidly embedded in community knowledge.\n\n \n\nWIPC:E 2008 has the pote ntial to impact positively on the educational outcomes and lives of Indige nous people across the planet. Formal education provides us with a broad s et of options to shape our own futures and with tools to tell our own stor ies to the wider community\; our challenge is to balance the learnings fro m formal systems within our own traditions. WIPC:E 2008 hopes to explore s ome of the questions raised by living within competing knowledge systems a nd look beyond the horizon where complementary knowledge can be used to sh ape our own futures. \n\n \n\nThe Victorian Aboriginal Education Associati on Inc is proud to be hosting this prestigious event. We look forward to w elcoming you to our beautiful country and making your time in Melbourne an educative and memorable experience. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081211 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081207 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Kulin Nation\, Melbourne\, Australia SUMMARY:World Indigenous Peoples Conference: Education 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-c4OKrZ8PBp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wipce2008.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Apply by December 22\, 2008\n\nEach training will feature inten sive skills sessions preparing participants to galvanize community support for reproductive justice in a faithful context. Trainings will be led by experts in the fields of organizing\, religion\, and reproductive justice. Session topics include event planning\, communications\, theology\, perso nal leadership development\, and more. Download a sample schedule and see what we\\'ve got in the works.\n\nSYRF Regional Trainings are completely f ree to accepted participants. We welcome both alumni of last year’s Inst itute and first time participants. We’ll have special programming for di fferent levels of experience. But whether you’re a newcomer\, very exper ienced\, or somewhere in-between\, be sure to complete an application soon – before all our spots fill up.\nApply for a Regional Training\nDownloa d a sample schedule (PDF)\nDownload resources from 2007-2008 trainings\nSe nd us an e-mail with questions\nFind out what people are saying about the SYRF RTI\nRead our Regional Training FAQs\nDownload the flyer\n\n\n\n \n\n Regional Training Institute Buzz \n\nSYRF Institute participants had rave reviews for last year\\'s trainings: \n\n\\'This was one of the most inten se and satisfying experiences of my young adult life-it incorporated every thing that is most important to me as a method of reaching a goal about wh ich I am very passionate. I met people that I never would have known exist ed\, and learned invaluable facts that I will use for years to come.\\'\n\ n\\'Thank you all so much for the wonderful opportunity to learn\, create\ , and inspire others. I have taken this experience to heart\, and I am bet ter for it.\\'\n\n\\'I absolutely adored the interfaith panel discussion a t the conference\, and the lobby experience during the 2nd day. These are both going to translate into practical skills I will be able to use in fut ure activism.\\'\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090201 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Spirtitual Youth for Reproductive Freedom - DC Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-4HEXW6iSgS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.syrf.org/web/guest/regionaltraininginstitute END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Apply by January 30\, 2009\n\nEach training will feature intens ive skills sessions preparing participants to galvanize community support for reproductive justice in a faithful context. Trainings will be led by e xperts in the fields of organizing\, religion\, and reproductive justice. Session topics include event planning\, communications\, theology\, person al leadership development\, and more. Download a sample schedule and see w hat we\\'ve got in the works.\n\nSYRF Regional Trainings are completely fr ee to accepted participants. We welcome both alumni of last year’s Insti tute and first time participants. We’ll have special programming for dif ferent levels of experience. But whether you’re a newcomer\, very experi enced\, or somewhere in-between\, be sure to complete an application soon – before all our spots fill up.\nApply for a Regional Training\nDownload a sample schedule (PDF)\nDownload resources from 2007-2008 trainings\nSen d us an e-mail with questions\nFind out what people are saying about the S YRF RTI\nRead our Regional Training FAQs\nDownload the flyer\n\n\n\n \n\nR egional Training Institute Buzz \n\nSYRF Institute participants had rave r eviews for last year\\'s trainings: \n\n\\'This was one of the most intens e and satisfying experiences of my young adult life-it incorporated everyt hing that is most important to me as a method of reaching a goal about whi ch I am very passionate. I met people that I never would have known existe d\, and learned invaluable facts that I will use for years to come.\\'\n\n \\'Thank you all so much for the wonderful opportunity to learn\, create\, and inspire others. I have taken this experience to heart\, and I am bett er for it.\\'\n\n\\'I absolutely adored the interfaith panel discussion at the conference\, and the lobby experience during the 2nd day. These are b oth going to translate into practical skills I will be able to use in futu re activism.\\' Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090308 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090307 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:Spirtitual Youth for Reproductive Freedom - Austin TX Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-EF6TJ8Iv6h@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.syrf.org/web/guest/regionaltraininginstitute END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:4 Years Strong\, 3 Documentaries Recorded\, 2 Ways To Join us\, 1 Mission: Networking and Working Together to Create A World That is Beyo nd Capitalism! \n\n\nThe Fourth Annual International Multiracial Alliance Building Peace Conference \n\nThe Mission Statement: \n\nA World Beyond Ca pitalism 2008 invites activists to come to the Pacific Northwest in Octobe r 2008 and engage in several days of educational discussion and visionary dialogue. \n\nWe believe in the need to reflect and imagine the future of the world beyond capitalism. We will emphasize the need for multi-lingual\ , long-term strategy through open dialogue and bridging political theory w ith non-violent practice. \n\nBy building on the increasing number of conf erences worldwide in which people from diverse backgrounds\, races and cul tures discuss subjects regarding world peace\, we hope to build solidarity among diverse organizing communities. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081026 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081025 GEO:46.978100;-122.702000 LOCATION:Olympia\, Washington\, 98507\, United States SUMMARY:A World Beyond Capitalism 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-2GC0DNz3vp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aworldbeyondcapitalism.org/awbc.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On 6th December 2008\, the Saturday midway through the UNFCCC\n Climate Talks (COP 14/MOP 4)\, in Poznan\, Poland \n\n For last year\\'s Global Day of Action on Climate see here\n\n\n This webpage has been set up to publicise and promote plans for demonstrat ions on climate change\, to coincide with the United Nations Climate Talks (COP14/MOP4) in Poznan\, Poland\, December 1st to 12th 2008.\n\nWe intend synchronised demonstrations around the world on Saturday December 6th 200 8 - in as many places as possible - to call on world leaders to take urgen t action on climate change.\n\nThe \\'Call to Action\\' for these demonstr ations and related events that will take place on December 6th 2008 is as follows:\n\n“We demand that world leaders take the urgent and resolute a ction that is needed to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate\, so that the entire world can move as rapidly as possible to a s tronger emissions reductions treaty which is both equitable and effective in minimising dangerous climate change. \n\nWe demand that the long-indust rialised countries that have emitted most greenhouse gases currently in th e atmosphere take responsibility for climate change mitigation by immediat ely reducing their own emissions as well as investing in a clean energy re volution in the developing world. Developed countries must take their fair share of the responsibility to pay for the adaptive measures that have to be taken\, especially by low-emitting countries with limited economic res ources. \n\nClimate change will hit the poorest first and hardest. All who have the economic means to act\, must therefore urgently and decisively d o so.”\n\nWe feel that there is an overwhelming need to create a grounds well of global opinion to push for the urgent and radical action on climat e change\, without which we risk a global catastrophe of unimaginable prop ortions.\n\nTo help build for these demonstrations please find the contact for your country\, below\, or if there is not yet one listed there contac t us at info@globalclimatecampaign.org Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081206 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Global Day of Action: International Demonstrations on Climate Chang e 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-cBKJSCKWzh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 21st National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change will be held in Denver\, Colorado\, Jan. 28–Feb. 1\, 2009. Check this si te often for updates and details about the conference program.\n\nEach yea r the conference is held in a different region of the United States and at tracts 2\,500+ participants from within and outside of the LGBT community. It\\'s is well known for providing a unique environment where activists a nd leaders come together from diverse places and backgrounds to create a c ommunity that is both strengthening and inspiring to the participants. \n\ nCreating Change is for you if you are: an activist and organizer in your community\, campus or workplace\; a board member\, staff member or leader in a LGBT organization\, community center or foundation\; an elected or ap pointed official\; a change agent for justice\, freedom & equality for all . In other words\, Creating Change has something for everyone! Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090201 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090128 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Denver\, Colorado\, United States SUMMARY:21st National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change UID:20260421T070502CEST-vLvujalcHj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thetaskforce.org/events/creating_change END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The annual RUCKUS! Youth Activism & Anti-Racism Conference is b ack for another exciting year. RUCKUS! is a free conference for high schoo l-aged youth of Colour\, their Allies and other concerned youth. The 2008 theme is “You Don’t Need A Sign to Protest”. Come participate in a n umber of engaging & exciting workshops that will challenge you to find you r own unique way of being an activist and affecting social change. Registr ation is now open to schools\, students & all interested youth. Geographi cal Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081129 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081128 GEO:43.654000;-79.397300 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, M5T 1X5\, Canada SUMMARY:RUCKUS! Youth Activism & Anti-Racism Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-o0BkUXVWwv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youthactionnetwork.org/ruckus/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The World financial system is in the grip of the most severe cr isis since the Great Depression of the 1930s—and there\\'s worse to come . Working Class people will be paying for this economic disaster for years to come in a number of ways—higher prices for food and other necessitie s\, millions of foreclosures and evictions\, greater unemployment\, growin g poverty\, government programs cut back or eliminated\, and rising tensio ns throughout society. \n\nConcerns about the economy are intimately tied to political priorities in the wars abroad. The federal government could g et the whole sum for the AIG takeover from the Pentagon budget and still l eave the U.S. military with more money than any other country in the world . To raise some quick cash\, they could end the occupations of Iraq and Af ghanistan—and not only cover the cost of the Fannie and Freddie takeover in a year-and-a-half at most\, but\, more importantly\, begin to right a terrible injustice committed halfway around the world in the name of ordin ary people in the U.S. \n\nThe present crisis is laying bare the failure o f the system for more and more people to see—and opening up opportunitie s to make the case for a socialist society\, where the blind and irrationa l pursuit of profit and power is replaced by a commitment to freedom and e quality for everyone in it. \n\nSuch a society won\\'t be achieved by drea ming about it. Those who are convinced that an alternative is necessary to end the injustices of this world need to be organized to struggle for ano ther one. In this context discussions of political theory and history are crucial to shaping struggles around the world. \n\nTHE 2008 NORTHWEST SOCI ALIST CONFERENCE aims to provide space to debate and clarify strategies fo r change\, learn from the history of previous struggles\, and put forward a vision for the future. Join activists\, progressives and socialists from across the region to discuss the key issues facing the Left today\, as we ll as how we can build a revolutionary alternative to the capitalist syste m of war\, racism and poverty that our society has produced. \n\nWorkshops include: \nUnite and Fight Oppression: Marxism and Identity Politics \nEc onomic Meltdown: Capitalism on Trial \nWhy Workers are Key to Transforming Society \nLeninism: Why We Need a Revoljtionary Party \nWar and Capitalis m: The Marxist Theory of Imperialism \n\nand --Evening Panel \\' Fighting the War Abroad and At Home: Class Struggle and Resistance in the U.S\\' \n at Langston Hughes Center ( 17th and Yesler) featuring Camilo Mejia\, nati onal president of Iraq Vets Against the War \n\n\nWebsite for more info:\n http://internationalsocialist.org \nContact Person:\nDarrin \nContact Emai l:\ninfo@seattleiso.rog \nContact Ph. Number:\n206-931-2922 Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081108 GEO:47.611600;-122.304000 LOCATION:Seattle Central Community College\, Broadway And Pine\, Room 1110\ , Seattle\, Washington\, 98122\, United States SUMMARY:Northwest Socialist Conference---Building A Revolutionary Alternati ve UID:20260421T070502CEST-sxT3TFu6Ts@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seattleactivism.org/events/event6505.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Across the world there is excitement in the air with high hopes for 2009. On every continent millions will be looking for a new administr ation in Washington to change course. The world wants to see an end to U.S . unilateral bullying\, to “might makes right” militarism\, and to war s soaked in oil and blood while the planet is destroyed. \n\nWe share thes e hopes. And we know that whatever the result of the November elections\, turning them into realities will require broad\, creative and continuous a ction and pressure from the people of the United States. We cannot sit bac k and expect our elected leaders to change the course alone. Now\, more th an ever\, we must ensure a popular mandate to end the war in Iraq and chan ge the direction of our country. \n\nUnited for Peace and Justice is worki ng hard to galvanize and organize a re-energized movement for peace. We ar e convening our next National Assembly just six weeks after the elections to keep building on the momentum of this period and to quickly prepare our selves for the year ahead. Representatives of our 1\,400 member groups wil l have an opportunity to come together and plan effective and united actio n on new post-November terrain. \n\nWe believe that if the peace and justi ce movement aims high and works hard\, 2009 can be a breakthrough year:\n2 009 can be the year Washington is forced to recognize that “time horizon s” and “residual forces” are not enough\, that the U.S. must totally withdraw from Iraq. \n2009 can be a year of decisive change in U.S.-Iran ian relations\, with the “military option” and “regime change” tak en “off the table” and all outstanding issues resolved through negotia tion.\n2009 can see the end of the public assumption that Afghanistan is W ashington’s “good war”\; and instead of sending more troops\, the U. S. can begin the process of negotiating reconciliation and peace with all key Afghan and regional parties.\n2009 can bring a new level of popular de bate on the U.S.-Israeli “special relationship” and a change in Washin gton’s blank-check-for-Israel policies\, which are a prime obstacle to e nding the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands\, negotiating a just sol ution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and establishing a nuclear-free Mid dle East.\n2009 can be the year that the wrong-headed “war on terror” framework that now guides U.S. policy is discarded\, and the U.S. begins t o earnestly address the real causes of violence and instability by priorit izing international cooperation to end global poverty\, ensure equitable a ccess to life-sustaining resources\, and lead the world by example toward the total elimination of nuclear weapons.\n2009 can be the year that that the U.S. takes leadership in the fight against global warming and reduces key sources of international conflict by renouncing dependence on fossil f uels\, shelving plans for offshore oil drilling and new nuclear power plan ts\, and investing seriously in the development of safe renewable\, source s of energy.\n2009 can bring a massive reallocation of this country’s re sources away from militarism and war toward providing health care and educ ation for all while rebuilding the GulfCoast and the entire national publi c infrastructure.\n2009 can be the year the U.S. reverses course and moves to expand rather than curtail civil liberties and democratic rights\, bri ng accountability back to government\, ensure equal rights for all\, and a ggressively combat all discrimination based on race\, nationality\, religi on\, gender\, immigration status and sexual orientation.\n2009 can be a ye ar to end the racist demonization of immigrants and of entire peoples\, th e raids on migrant workers and an end to the new homeland security detenti on centers and racist border walls. \n2009 can be a year when global tra de agreements that rob the global south of their resources while imposing destructive social policies can be dismantled\, and when all future agreem ents include real labor and environmental protections.\n\nThis is an ambit ious agenda. It is also an urgent one\, for the interlocking crises facing this country and the world not only are harming millions daily but threat en the very future of the planet. There is no time to lose. We take heart from the fact that the U.S. public is demanding a change in this country†™s course\; large numbers – with new generations of young people in the forefront - are already mobilized and pushing\, both within and beyond the electoral arena\, in exactly these directions. \n\nIn the weeks immediat ely following the November balloting\, every political force in the countr y (and the world) will be taking stock of the results\, assessing the new terrain\, and making plans to weigh in and influence events in 2009 and be yond. The U.S. peace and justice movement needs to be in the very forefron t of both assessment and action. \n\nWe aim to intensify the effort to bui ld the broadest possible movement anchored in the communities especially h ard-hit by all the horrors that flow from war\, militarism and violence: c ommunities of color\, immigrants\, working and poor people\, women\, LGBT people\, active-duty military personnel and veterans\, and youth. We look forward to an exciting and energizing Assembly in which we assess how far we have come in five-plus years of organizing\, educating and mobilizing - and collectively determine plans to make 2009 a breakthrough year for pea ce and justice. \n\nWe invite you to join us in Chicago on December 12-14\ , 2008. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081214 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081212 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:United for Peace and Justice 4th National Assembly UID:20260421T070502CEST-13aP7TvU69@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3952 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Speakers\n- Jennifer Schelter\n\nEvents\n- Cheesecake and Resol utions \n- Film Screening \n- Ideas Fair \n- Offsite Action: Learn about h istoric Harpers Ferry and participate in Aerial Art Action \n- Love Lesson s from Abu Ghraib with Jennifer Schelter\n- Building a Human Rights Moveme nt\n- 2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference Agenda.\n- 2008 Mid-Atlantic R egional Conference Agenda (PDF).\n\nRegistration\n\nConference Registratio n\nWhen:November 14-16\, 2008\nWhere:Quality Hotel Conference Center\n4328 William L Wilson Freeway\nHarper\\'s Ferry\, WV 25425\n304-535-6302\nWhy: Protect the Human\n\nMid-Atlantic Regional Conference Registration Âť\n\n Early-bird (by October 5): $30 general\, $20 student/senior/limited income \nPre-Registration (October 5-November 5): $40 general\, $30 student/senio r/limited income\nOn-Site: $50 general\, $40 student/senior/limited income \nPLEASE NOTE: (All rates listed are for national members of Amnesty Inter national USA. Non-members pay an additional $10.)\n\nRegistration will be available beginning June 1. You will have the option of registering online \, via mail-in form\, or by phone. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081116 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081114 GEO:39.272300;-77.779800 LOCATION:Quality Hotel Conference Center\, 4328 William L Wilson Freeway\, Harper\\'s Ferry\, West Virginia\, 25425\, United States SUMMARY:Amensty Intl Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2008 UID:20260421T070502CEST-5R0g1LPmNV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.amnestyusa.org/regional-conferences/mid-atlantic/page.do?id= 1091660 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Western Regional Conference of Amnesty International USA is an opportunity for activists\, scholars\, communities\, and students to c ome together to learn about\, discuss\, and act upon some of the most impo rtant human rights issues facing our world today.\nNews and Events\nFeatur ed Speaker\n\nMia Kirshner\, actress and author of I Live Here. I Live Her e is a visually stunning narrative - told through journals\, stories\, ima ges\, and graphic novellas - in which the lives of refugees and displaced people become at once personal and global. Bearing witness to stories that are too often overlooked\, it is a raw and intimate journey to crises in four corners of the world: war in Chechnya\, ethnic cleansing in Burma\, g lobalization in Mexico\, and AIDS in Malawi.\nSpecial Events\n- Teach-In w ith Jaguares: Youth Organizing\n- Ideas Fair \n- Book-signing with Mia Kir shner \n- Film Screening: \\'A Jihad for Love\\' \n- More Program Informat ion for 2008 Western Regional Conference \n- Conference Schedule (PDF) (Dr aft)\nResolutions\n\nPolicy-Making Sessions - AIUSA Resolution and Voting News:\nAmnesty International is a grassroots organization. Any individual member or group of members has an opportunity to impact the mission\, meth od\, policy\, organization or allocation of resources. Resolutions are a m eans by which members can influence policy on a regional\, national\, or i nternational level. A resolution is a statement directing a change in AI t hat can\\'t be accomplished by simply asking a staff member or volunteer l eader.\n\nEach registered Amnesty International group (student or local) i s allotted one Voting Card for resolutions at the Regional Conference. AIU SA individual members are also eligible to vote. To obtain a Individual Vo ting Card to vote on resolutions at the Regional Conference\, you be recor ded as a voting member of AIUSA (having paid dues to AIUSA or submitted a valid dues waiver in the last year\, and no later than September 10\, 2008 ). You may join by calling 1-800-AMNESTY or online.\nRegistration\n\nWhen: November 7-9\, 2008\nWhere: Hilton Pasadena\n168 S Los Robles Ave.\nPasad ena\, CA 91101\n1(626) 577-1000\nWhy: Protect the Human\nRegister for the Western Regional Confrence \n\nIf you prefer to pay by check\, print out a nd mail in a conference registration form (PDF).\n• Early-bird (by Octob er 17): $30 general\, $20 student/senior/limited income\n• Pre-Registrat ion (October 16-November 7): $40 general\, $30 student/senior/limited inco me\n• On-Site: $50 general\, $40 student/senior/limited income\n(Rates l isted are for national members of Amnesty International USA. Non-members p ay an additional $10.)\n\nThe Hilton Pasadena is offering Amnesty Internat ional conference attendees a special room rate of $139 single or double\, plus local taxes and fees.\n\nConference attendees must make their own res ervations directly with the hotel at the phone number listed above. Be sur e to mention \\'Amnesty International Regional Conference\\' to obtain thi s special group rate. You can also book your hotel online through the spec ial Conference-only hotel website. Reservations must be made by Friday\, O ctober 24\, to take advantage of the special rate! Geographical Scope: Re gional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081109 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081107 GEO:34.146600;-118.139000 LOCATION:Hilton Pasadena Hotel 168 S.\, Los Robles Avenue\, Pasadena\, Cali fornia\, 91101\, United States SUMMARY:Amnesty Intl 2008 West Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-GzE16TIaZV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.amnestyusa.org/regional-conferences/west/page.do?id=1091479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:AGENDA\nSpeakers\n\nJuan E. MendĂŠz\, President\, International Center for Transitional Justice.\n\nA native of Lomas de Zamora\, Argenti na\, Mr. MendĂŠz has dedicated his legal career to the defense of human ri ghts and has a long and distinguished record of advocacy throughout the Am ericas. As a result of his involvement in representing political prisoners \, the Argentinean military dictatorship arrested him and subjected him to torture and administrative detention for more than a year. During this ti me\, Amnesty International adopted him as a \\'Prisoner of Conscience.\\' After his release from detention in the late 1970s\, Mr. MendĂŠz moved to the United States.\nLearn more:\nAmnesty International Justice\nThe Intern ational Center for Transitional Justice \n\n\n\n\n\nGrace Akallo\, author of GIRL SOLDIER\n\nGrace Akallo speaks about decades of brutal armies of r ebels raiding villages in northern Uganda\, kidnapping children and turnin g them into soldiers or wives of commanders. More than 30\,000 children ha ve been abducted over the last twenty years. Grace Akallo was one of these . Her story recounts her terrifying experience.\nLearn more: child soldier s \n\n\n\n\nI Live Here - a visually stunning narrative\n\nI Live Here: Re ading by Mia Kirshner \nMia Kirshner works as an actress in film and telev ision\, most recently in Showtime\\'s The L Word and Brian De Palma\\'s Th e Black Dahlia. She will be reading from her new book I Live Here\, publis hed with support from Amnesty International\, and in conjunction with thei r celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal De claration of Human Rights\, to assist displaced people around the world.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFocus Panels\n\nHuman Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy: Challe nges for the New Administration in the First 100 Days • Libya-Human Righ ts Under Gaddafi • The Challenge of Human Rights In Africa\nWORKSHOPS\n\ nAdvocate for Change: Put Stopping Violence Against Women at the Center St age • Build to Win\, Build to Last! From Issues to a Human Rights Moveme nt • Building diverse coalitions & working effectively with them while m aintaining AI\\'s identity • Campaigning on behalf of the Death Penalty • Campaigning techniques and advanced actions: Spotlight on the NE Speci al Focus Case • Consultation with the Resolutions Process Review Committ ee (RRC) • Corporate action focus on US investment companies tied to oil companies operating in Sudan • Counter Terror with Justice: Teach-in an d Stop Torture • Dialogue: Engaging Amnesty\\'s Members • Displaced: B ring the Darfur Experience to Your Community and End the Violence • Huma n Rights & the Arts • Journalist at Risk • Media 101 • Planning \\'s uccessful\\' public events • Rock the Vote: Taking Legislative Action †˘ Student Group Organizing 101 • Student/Local Group Organizing • What does the role of Private Military Security Contractors working abroad hav e to do with the \\'War on Terror\\'? • \\'Why Some Arms Deals are Dead Wrong\\' • Zimbabwe: The Protection of Human Rights in Political Transit ions \nCORE ACTIONS TO GO\n\n\n\nWe have assembled information and campaig n actions for you to participate in while you are attending the Northeast Regional Conference. In addition\, the actions are designed \\'To Go\\'. T ake back the information and ideas for action to your student or community group and plan to hold a public events or action.\nRESOLUTIONS\n\nAmnesty International is a grass roots organization. Any individual member or gro up of members has an opportunity to impact the mission\, method\, policy\, organization or allocation of resources. Resolutions are a means by which members can influence policy on a regional\, national\, or international level. The purpose of a resolution is to direct a change in policy\, in th e method for instituting policy\, or in Amnesty\\'s organizational structu re. A resolution can be as simple as asking for clarification of current p rocedures\, or as complex as requesting a change in AI\\'s mission. Learn more: Resolutions\nAt the AIUSA Regional Conferences\, Resolutions may be voted on by Individual Voting Members who have paid dues to AIUSA or submi tted a valid dues waiver within the last year and by the September 10 reco rd date and by one designated delegate from each AIUSA Student or Local Gr oup. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081115 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081114 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Boston University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Amnesty Intl 2008 Northest Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-hI8TiwVmNS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.amnestyusa.org/regional-conferences/northeast/page.do?id=109 1789 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:\\'Our Rights\, Our History\, Our Vision\\'\n\n40 years ago\, D r. King went to Memphis to support Black sanitation workers organizing for just labor conditions. Tragically\, he was assassinated there\, but his l egacy and our human rights movement continues. King knew that for people t o have dignity\, they needed all their rights-not just civil rights\, but also economic rights.\n\n60 years ago\, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed at the United Nations. It\\'s the foundation of the international human rights framework\, enshrining the full spectrum of ou r rights - civil\, political\, economic\, social and cultural.\n\nPlease j oin us this year for our annual Southern Regional Conference. We will expl ore the connections between these indivisible rights\, celebrate our histo ry of struggles\, study today\\'s global and domestic rights issues\, lear n skills to make change and build stronger ties with each other to advance our vision of universal human rights for today and tomorrow.\n\nSave the date! Plan ahead! Ask for student activity funds early!\nNews and Events\n Speakers\n- Dr. Carol Anderson (PDF)\n- 1968-2008 Memphis Workers Strike t o Today - Embracing the Full Spectrum of Human Rights\n- Bill Lucy\, Secre tary Treasurer of AFSCME (American Federation of State\, County and Munici pal Employees)\n- Jaribu Hill\, Executive Director\, Mississippi Workers\\ ' Center for Human Rights. \n- Alfredo Pena\, Worker\\'s Interfaith Networ k (Memphis)\n- Gouri Sadhwani\, Deputy Executive Director\, AI USA\\'s Org anizing\, Membership and Campaigns Department \n- Larry Cox\, Executive Di rector\, AI USA \n- Yunis Haji Haji (PDF) \nEvents\n- 1948-2008 UDHR Celeb ration Download Event Flyer (PDF)\n- Civil Rights Museum \n- Aerial Art ev ent - come and make a massive human art piece! Event Flyer (PDF) \n- Regis ter for Sunday\\'s aerial art event\n- 2008 Southern Regional Conference D raft Agenda \n- Conference Brochure (PDF) Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081102 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081031 GEO:35.073500;-89.997900 LOCATION:Holiday Inn Select - Memphis Airport\, Memphis\, Tennessee\, 38132 \, United States SUMMARY:Amensty International 2008 Southern Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-sHGDmmbWWt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.amnestyusa.org/regional-conferences/south/page.do?id=1103892 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:William Paterson University Registration w/ light breakfast starts at 8:30am\n\nStudent Center Conference: 9:30am - 6:00pm \n\n300 Pompton Road\, Wayne NJ 07040 \n\n \n\n10:00a m - Panel I- leftist critique of the Republican and Democratic parties - Shea Auditorium\n\nDr. Stephen Bronner\, professor of political science at Rutgers University whose recent works include Reclaiming the Enlightenmen t: Toward a Politics of Radical Engagement and Blood in the Sand: Imperial Fantasies\, Right Wing Ambitions\, and the Erosion of American Democracy\ n\n \n\nDr. Michael Thompson\, professor of political science at William P aterson University\, author of Confronting the New Conservatism: The Rise of the Right in America and The Politics of Inequality: A Political Histor y of the Idea of Economic Inequality in America\, and Founder and Editor o f Logos: A Journal of Modern Society & Culture\n\n \n\n11:45am – worksho ps\n\nRacial Issues\, Feminist Rights\, LGBT Issues\, Environmental Sus tainability\n\n \n\nLunch\n\n2:30pm – Panel II - US foreign military and economic policy – Shea Auditorium\n\nGreg Palast\, investigative journa list who broke the story of how Jeb Bush purged thousands of Black Florida citizens from voter roles before the 2000 election and New York Times bes tselling author of Armed Madhouse and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy\n\n John Perkins\, author of the New York Times bestseller Confessions of an E conomic Hit Man\, which has been published in 25 languages. His new New Yo rk Times bestseller\, The Secret History of the American Empire\, details the clandestine operations that created the world’s first truly global e mpire and provides a compassionate plan for crafting a world that future g enerations will be proud to inherit.\n\n4:15pm – workshops\n\nImmigratio n\, Education\, Militarism and Foreign Policy\, Democratic Socialism\n\ n5:00pm – Closing – Multipurpose Room\n\nDr. Christine Kelly\, profess or of Political Science at William Paterson University and serves on the E ditorial Boards of two peer-reviewed journals -- New Political Science: A journal of politics and culture and Labor and Social Policy. She is an Edi torial Board member of the book series Contemporary Issues and American Po litical Theory with the University Press of Kentucky.\n\n*Moderators for t he workshops include:\n\nMadeline Hoffman\, Executive Director of New Jers ey Peace Action\; Dave Watson-Hallowell\, President of Sustainable West M ilford\; President Stafford X\n\n To RSVP or for any questions includin g directions please email wpu-yds@hotmail.com\n\n*NJ Transit Available t o Campus\n\n \n\nSponsored by:\n\n*Young Democratic Socialists (YDS) *Brothers For Awareness (BFA)\n\n*Feminist Collecti ve *Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS)\ n\n \n\nFunded by the William Paterson University Student Government Assoc iation\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081122 GEO:40.728900;-74.268200 LOCATION:William Patterson University\, Wayne\, New Jersey\, 07040\, United States SUMMARY:What Now? Activism in Post-Election America Youth Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-WSfUGa8ejJ@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:shalalalo@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:WHAT:\nGlobal Young Greens (GYG) is a worldwide network where g reen youth organizations\, green political youth wings and individuals who want to see environmental sustainability\, social justice\, grassroots de mocracy and peace within our lifetimes converge.\n\nWHY:\nAt the last GYG informal meeting and formal Global Greens Congress (www.globalgreens.org) in May 2008 Sao Paulo\, Brazil\, an initial Indigenous presence was establ ished but we need to continue the momentum. At that Congress\, the few Ind igenous representatives in attendance proposed a resolution for the establ ishment of an Inter-Tribal Federation of Indigenous Greens which unfortuna tely did not pass. Surprisingly\, there were no Aboriginal representative s with the Australian Greens\, no Maori with the New Zealand Greens\, no F irst Nation with the Canadian Greens\, no Native Americans with the U.S. G reens\, and only 4 Indigenous attendants from Brazil! The 2 Taiwan Indigen ous members along with Brazil\\'s and one from Africa reminded the 1\,000+ greens from 80 countries that Indigenous people and Indigenous Issues can \\'t be ignored. \n\nAt the GYG informal meeting we also rehashed the U.N. PFII\\'s 2008 conclusions on the Indigneous-Climate Change situation duri ng an international panel discussion and were given the OK to establish a formal and on-going Indigenous Working Group within the GYG to cover all I ndigenous issues the world over. \n\nSince the Global Greens and Global Y oung Greens truly is a global movement--an international network of green people aiming to gain political influence in modern society\, Indigenous p eople need to be better physically represented in this movement and networ k. Furthermore\, the U.N.’s PFII should not be the only platform from w hich Indigenous people are vocal on an international level. The “green revolution” is here to stay and we need to “Indigenous-ize” it. \n\n HOW:\nThe 2nd GYG Congress will be of 8 days including arrival and departu re date to include trainings on various issues\, workshops and exposure vi sits. Funding is available. Youth leaders interested in being the initiato rs of an online Indigenous Working Group within the Global Young Greens\, please contact Janna Schonfeld on the GYG steering committee to do so. Yo uth leaders interested in participating in the next GYG Congress in Europe \, Summer ’09 contact any of the steering committee members.\n\nWe (the Indigenous community) are under represented in the Global Green network/mo vement but should be leading the way. Find a way to get your Indigenous c ommunity youth leader to Austria for this event where they can continue to speak out for the global Indigenous community and your own community.\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090906 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090830 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Europe\, Austria SUMMARY:2nd Global Young Greens Congress UID:20260421T070502CEST-zP8LlT7cnn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalyounggreens.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:512-863-1215 Email:hagerj@southwestern.edu DESCRIPTION:After a successful inaugural year\, Southwestern has decided to host its 2nd Annual Youth Environmental Summit (Y.E.S.). This one-day eve nt is open to all high school aged students and chaperons. We hope partici pants will leave with a wide range of perspectives regarding environmental issues\, which in turn can be used to affect change in your personal comm unities and schools. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and ta lk with passionate college and high school activists who are working to fi ght climate change in Central Texas! We invite you to join us in working t owards a more educated and healthy world! Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081115T100000 GEO:30.643100;-97.647100 LOCATION:Southwestern University\, 1001 E. University\, Georgetown\, Texas\ , 78626\, United States SUMMARY:Youth Environmental Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-h8BPPTTeCb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.southwestern.edu/enviro_summit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:718-643-6510 Email:radioliam@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Monday\, December 15th!\nTELL YOUR FRIENDS! \nTHERE\\'S NO CHR ISTMAS IN DARFUR!\nat The Bell House \n149 7th St.\nPark Slope\, Brookly n\nF train to Smith & 9th\n\nDOORS OPEN: 7:30pm\n \nTickets are $25.00  and can be purchased in advance at Ticketweb: http://www.ticketweb.c om/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=647914\n \n Hosted by: LIAM McENEANEY\n\nWith:\nJOHN OLIVER\nfrom The Daily Show w/ Jo n Stewart\n\nGREG GIRALDO\nfrom \\'Lewis Black\\'s Root of All Evil\,\\' t he Comedy Central Roasts\, and his \\'Comedy Central Presents: Greg Girald o\\' specials\n\nTODD BARRY\nfrom his \\'Comedy Central Presents: Todd Bar ry\\' specials\, The Sarah Silverman Program\, and the movie The Wrestler\ n\nEDDIE BRILL\nfrom the Late Show w/ David Letterman & \\'Comedy Central Presents: Eddie Brill\\'\n\nANDRES DUBOUCHET \nis a writer for Late Night w/ Conan O\\'Brien\n\nKURT BRAUNOHLER\nfrom the popular Penelope Princess of Pets webseries and a top prize finalist at the Edinburgh Fringe Festiv al\n\nMusic from:\nA BRIEF VIEW OF THE HUDSON\n\nPLUS: The Comedy Nerd raf fle\, with prizes from The Onion\, Comedy Central\, Stand Up Records\, Com ix\, more...  Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081215T193000 GEO:40.667500;-73.985600 LOCATION:The Bell House\, 149 7th Street\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11215\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Save Darfur! Benefit w/ The Daily Show\\'s John Oliver\, MORE UID:20260421T070502CEST-S593OoD8Nd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=36955552942 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090201 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090127 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Belem de Para\, Brazil SUMMARY:World Social Forum 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-kuXHJPbE9v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:carayijh@jmu.edu DESCRIPTION:The convergence is a gathering of current and forming Virginia Students for a Democratic Society chapters (and other social and environme ntal justice activists) interested in building community and power by netw orking\, sharing resources\, and workshopping. If you are interested in st arting a chapter in your area or in your school\, this is the perfect oppo rtunity to do so! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090201 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090130 GEO:38.440900;-78.874200 LOCATION:James Madison University\, Harrisonburg\, Virginia\, 22807\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Students for a Democratic Society Virginia Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-7mHlBSfP1A@74.81.90.59 URL:http://tinyurl.com/64egfg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:Keynote Speaker: AMY GOODMAN\nRegister now and save $10 at http ://www.dsausa.org/yds/Feb2009/confreg.html.\n\n\nPresident-elect Barack Ob ama has yet to sit in the Oval Office\, but the nation’s political and s ocial scenes are already changing. The questions to ask are \\'what kind o f change\\' and \\'what can we do?\\' To answer them\, the Young Democrat ic Socialists is hosting\, \\'Beyond the Ballot: Making the Movement Matte r\,\\' a national three-day conference that will bring together progressiv e youth and movement veterans to discuss strategies for the new terrain on which we struggle. \n \nJoin investigative journalists Amy Goodman & Chr istian Parenti\, author and organizer Frances Fox Piven\, The Nation Magaz ine writer and editor Liza Featherstone\, independent journalist and autho r Mark Engler\, political theorists Stephen Eric Bronner\, Joseph Schwartz & Corey D.B. Walker\, radical academic Komozi Woodard\, and community org anizer and trainer Steve Max. The event will also feature over a dozen wor kshops with activists\, organizers\, and academics on relevant topics such as labor\, student debt\, the economic crisis\, racial justice\, queer ri ghts\, immigration and more. \n \nThe gathering will be held at the Academ y of Environmental Science\, 410 East 100 Street\, in Manhattan\\'s Spanis h Harlem. The conference runs from Friday\, February 27th to Sunday\, Mar ch 1st. For more information please email YDS National Organizer Erik Ros enberg at yds@dsausa.org.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090301 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090227T170000 GEO:40.791600;-73.945700 LOCATION:Academy Of Environmental Science\, 410 East 100 Street\, New York\ , New York\, 10029\, United States SUMMARY:Beyond the Ballot: Making the Movement Matter\; A National Conferen ce of Youth and Student Activists UID:20260421T070502CEST-PbVAwrDvIv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/news/beyond-the-ballot-2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:919-834-2437 Email:rita.dozier@aas-c.org DESCRIPTION:Thousands of athletes and citizens across the Triangle area are suiting up and stretching out to help raise funds and awareness through t he 14th annual AIDS Walk+Ride. There\\'s nothing like fresh air to lift yo ur spirits and strengthen your soul. \n\nWalkers can choose from the 1 or 3 mile route on the Halifax Mall in downtown Raleigh. Riders can choose fr om the 30\, 60 or 101.5 mile route that meanders through Wake\, Durham and Orange Counties. \n\nOur fellow North Carolinians who depend on the Allia nce for emergency financial\, medical\, housing and nutritional assistance are depending on our community to join with friends and family to make ou r annual Walk+Ride the most successful ever.\n\nFor additional information \, please visit the event Web site at www.aidswalkandride.org\, or the All iance\\'s site at www.aas-c.org.\n\nive music by the band Wedlock\, from C hapel Hill\, approximate time\, 2pm.Contacts:Dolly Sickles(919.834.2437 x1 8) or Melissa Cartwright((919) 834-2437 ext 21)for more information/verfic ation. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090502T070000 GEO:35.788300;-78.653200 LOCATION:324 S Harrington St\, Raleigh\, North Carolina\, 27605\, United St ates SUMMARY:AIDS Walk+Ride 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-9uvTevv436@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aas-c.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:From February 27th to March 2nd\, 2009 thousands of young adult s will converge on Washington\, D.C. for Power Shift 2009\, the second nat ional youth summit to solve the climate crisis. At Power Shift 2009\, youn g people from across the country will take a message of bold\, comprehensi ve and immediate federal climate action to Washington\, D.C. We will leve rage the momentum we have built through the Campus Climate Challenge\, Pow er Shift 2007 and Power Vote to pressure our politicians to take bold\, co mprehensive action. \n \nOur window of opportunity is short\; the first 1 00 days of the new administration is critical in achieving real and signif icant changes immediately. We must use the time we have to redefine what is politically feasible to achieve what is scientifically and economically necessary to safeguard our future. At Power Shift 2009\, we will also str engthen the movement for real climate and economic solutions by learning s kills and solutions\, building bonds\, and setting clear plans for action in our communities for 2009 and beyond. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090227 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:Power Shift 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-aiUU3gEM86@74.81.90.59 URL:http://powershift09.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The annual White Privilege Conference (WPC) serves as a yearly opportunity to examine and explore difficult issues related to white privi lege\, white supremacy and oppression.\n\nWPC provides a forum for critica l discussions about diversity\, multicultural education and leadership\, s ocial justice\, race/racism\, sexual orientation\, gender relations\, reli gion and other systems of privilege/oppression. WPC is recognized as a cha llenging\, empowering and educational experience. The workshops\, keynotes and institutes not only inform participants\, but engage and challenge th em\, while providing practical tips and strategies for combating inequalit y. The WPC is pleased to announce the intiation of the WPC Youth Leadershi p Conference! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090401 GEO:35.124800;-89.865600 LOCATION:Hilton Memphis\, 939 Ridge Lake Boulevard\, Memphis\, Tennessee\, 38120\, United States SUMMARY:White Privilege Conference 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ovNhvpfGJa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uccs.edu/~wpc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The NTC is THE place to engage around the technology issues tha t face the nonprofit sector. Nearly 1200 people will come together from ac ross the country and around the world to connect with our peers\, learn fr om our heroes\, and change the world.\nWhile it\\'s unclear what the futur e holds\, one thing is certain: the need for our services will be greater than we\\'ve ever known. Now\, more than ever\, nonprofits need to invest in technology to create efficiencies that increase our effectiveness.\nIt \\'s true that our sector will face remarkable challenges in the coming ye ar. Joining us for the 2009 NTC will put you among those poised not only t o meet those challenges\, but to rise above them. Can you afford not to be there? Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090428 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090426 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco Hilton\, San Francisco\, California\, United States SUMMARY:2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-5DNaMNPZcJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nten.org/ntc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:860-649-7388 Email:truecolorspublically@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:True Colors Annual Conference focuses on the needs of LGBTQ you th and their allies. The conference includes but is not limited to youth leadership training\, on-going support for school and community based gay/ straight alliances\, as well as diversity and support groups geared toward activism\, tolerance\, and social justice. True Colors also publishes a free annual resource guide which provides extensive listings including bib liographies\, local and national LGBT youth programs\, gay/straight allian ces\, organizations\, websites\, action plans\, and more. Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090314 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090312 GEO:41.807400;-72.250300 LOCATION:University Of Connecticut\, 2132 Hillside Road\, Storrs\, Connecti cut\, 06269\, United States SUMMARY:True Colors Conference XVI UID:20260421T070502CEST-LEfu38iTnj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ourtruecolors.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:sharkeye@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:March 19\, 2009 will mark the sixth year of war in Iraq. The US government has ignored public opinion and its democratic obligation to li sten to the voice of its people. The US government has refused to pull its military troops and contractors out of Iraq after it was revealed that Ir aq as a sovereign nation was not a threat to the US - it had no weapons of mass destruction and was not significantly connected to members of Al Qae da or 9/11. Constant petitioning to end the war has been denied and the me dia refuses to to give the war adequate coverage. The only option left for people who do not support the war is to assemble in the streets - to demo nstrate the presence of antiwar America with such force that it cannot be denied. Massive GI and people\\'s resistance to the war\, the only things powerful enough to bring the Vietnam war to a close\, are the only tools t hat will bring the troops home alive and end the displacement and devastat ion of the Iraqi people. The war has gone on six years too long. If you op pose the war and want US troops out of Iraq and back home in the States\, if you want freedom from occupation and a chance at self-determination for the Iraqi people\, you owe it to them to march in solidarity on Saturday\ , March 21\, 2009 at 12 noon in Tacoma\, Washington.\n\nBreakfast will be served by Food Not Bombs at Jefferson Park where we will begin our march d own 6th Avenue to Wright Park. Adults and children will have the opportuni ty to learn about and perhaps join organizations and individuals working a gainst the war and find their niche in the Tacoma antiwar movement. Geogr aphical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090321T120000 GEO:47.263000;-122.495000 LOCATION:Jefferson Park\, North 9th Between Proctor And Stevens\, Tacoma\, Washington\, 98406\, United States SUMMARY:6th Anniversary Demonstration against the war (Tacoma) UID:20260421T070502CEST-4kesDX8GMi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://tacomasds.org/node/914 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:karberry@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Montessori School of Ojai celebrated International Human Rights Day and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . The celebration ceremony took place in the newly designed Peace Garden\, which houses a Peace Pole inscribed with the words “May Peace Prevail O n Earth” in six different languages (English\, Spanish\, Hebrew\, Japane se\, Chumash\, and Sign Language) and benches for the students to reflect and contemplate quietly.\n\nLibby Lang Hawkins\, the Middle School teacher opened the ceremony with the history of the League of Nations and its suc cessor\, The United Nations. She spoke about how Dr. Maria Montessori supp orted the League of Nations and worked tirelessly in support of the Rights of the Child in conjunction with UNESCO.\n\nThe Middle School students ea ch made a speech and displayed posters explaining what human rights means to them. In her speech\, student Elaina Baldwin said\, “Human Rights are very important. They give us freedom of speech\, religion\, and press. Ev eryone in the world should be entitled to these basic human rights. It sho uldn’t matter where they live or what they look like\, we should all hav e the same rights.” Sammy Keyes-Levine spoke about equality and war\, †œAll humans should be treated the same way and should respect the Universa l Declaration of Human Rights. Not all the rights are actually being follo wed\, for instance: Article 5 states ‘No one shall be subjected to tortu re or to cruel\, inhuman\, or degrading treatment or punishment.’ This r ight is being violated all the time. I think that it is terrible that any one would do that to anyone in the first place. Human rights need to be re spected if we are to acquire peace. None of these rights should be violate d no matter what the reason. To me equality means peace and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights keeps equality.”\n\nJani Baldwin\, the schoo l’s music teacher\, played guitar and sang a beautiful rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine”. Alex Garcia\, from Heavenly Doves in Oxnard\, s poke about doves being a universal symbol for peace. The ceremony closed w ith the release of 40 White Peace Doves. It was a beautiful and fitting wa y to end the ceremony.\n\nCelebrating Human Rights day coincides with the Middle School Students participation in Montessori Model UN program\, a ye ar-long program that culminates with an authentic UN simulation in New Yor k City. It also honors the work and legacy of Dr. Maria Montessori\, who b elieved that if we were ever to have peace in this world we had to teach i t to our children first. Peace\, her vision was the establishment of world peace through education. In 1932 Dr. Montessori addressed the League of N ations in Geneva with the following words:\\'The Science of Peace\, were i t to become a special discipline\, would be the most noble of all\, for th e very life of humanity depends on it. So\, also perhaps\, does the questi on of whether our entire civilization evolves or disappears.\\'\n\n Geogr aphical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081217 GEO:34.457000;-119.253000 LOCATION:806 Baldwin Road\, Ojai\, California\, 93023\, United States SUMMARY:Human Rights Day Celebration UID:20260421T070502CEST-rmkkUwEizC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.montessorischoolofojai.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:madredecleo@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Really Really Free Market\nSat. Dec 27 (last saturday of the mo nth)\n12-5pmish\n@ Art SF 110 Capp St. near 16th mission BART\nwww.reallyr eallyfree.org\n\nAs the economy is crashing and capitalism is crumbling un der its own contradictions\, we are starting to create a more just and sus tainable economy from the roots up\, The Really Really Free Market is an a ttempt to gather and share resources\, skills\, food\, entertainment all f or free. We are creating an alternative that reveals the myth of scarcity\ , helps redistribute resources to those that need them\, and empowers ever yone to participate in its creation. We are living lighter on the Earth by recycling resources through the community and not shipping them around th e world...and not exploiting workers in poor countries for cheap goods. Th e RRFM movement is taking off with markets popping up around the Bay Area\ , around the country\, and even in other countries. So come\, bring any sk ill\, bring food\, a poem\, a song\, books\, clothes - anything you think others might want and please help clean up. Be a part of a movement to cre ate the world you always hoped was possible. It\\'s tons of fun. No $\, no barter\, no advertising\, just free.\n\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20081227T120000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:Art SF\, 110 Capp St. Off 16th St\, San Francisco\, California\, 9 4110\, United States SUMMARY:San Francisco Really Really Free Market UID:20260421T070502CEST-7fLwGgT56I@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.reallyreallyfree.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:rebellious.law.publicity@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The RebLaw Conference is an annual\, student-run conference tha t brings together practitioners\, law students\, and community advocates f rom around the country to discuss innovative\, progressive approaches to l aw and social change.\n\nThis year\\'s conference will take place at Yale Law School\, New Haven\, CT from Friday\, February 20–Sunday\, February 22\, 2009\n\nGo to www.law.yale.edu/reblaw to check out all the great pane ls\, workshops\, rock shows\, vibes. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090222 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090220 GEO:41.317200;-72.928000 LOCATION:Yale Law School\, 127 Wall St.\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06511\, United States SUMMARY:15th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-jAVaiPoBIX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.law.yale.edu/reblaw END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Strengthening OUR voice for a just\, food economy\nFebruary 13- 15\, 2009 in Chapel Hill\, NC\nEngage. Inspire. Act. \n\n \n\nAccess to af fordable\, safe\, nutritious food should be a right\, not a privilege. As young leaders of this region/nation/world we have the right and responsibi lity to co-create a food system that is just\, healthy\, and sustainable f or all.\n\nThe dominant paradigm of an agricultural industrial complex is not\, and never will be\, sustainable. Industrial agriculture will not cea se voluntarily\, but if we wait for its collapse it will be too late to st art over. It is time to begin dismantling the old system and growing anew. \n\nThere are numerous challenges facing sustainable food systems\, as the y work to feed neighborhoods and preserve the environment. But as our natu ral resources become increasingly scarce\, the importance of dependable lo cal systems grows. These systems require a shift in the way most populatio ns are fed today\, but they are vital in establishing security for the fut ure of our communities. We need informed leaders who can build cooperation among farmers\, farm workers\, consumers\, activists\, and policy makers. These leaders should be equipped with the tools to empower all members of their communities\, including underserved populations overcoming the into lerance that has restricted their access to nutritious food in the past.\n Registration is open\, but limited\, so APPLY NOW!\n\nThe application dead line has been extended until Monday\, January 19th at 12 noon. We will co nfirm your attendance at the summit by Wednesday\, January 21st. To help cover the cost of real food at the summit\, we will ask for a 15$ registr ation fee when you get here for those that can afford it. Some need-based scholarships are available\, so please let us know.\n\nWe want YOU to get the most out of this summit! So please answer registration questions thoug htfully. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090215 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090213 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:Southeast Youth Food Activist Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-KoNJLD9LEC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.syfas.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Our Focus:\nThe conference will focus on building multi-ethnic\ , multi-constituent\, broad-based grassroots immigrant rights movements ru n by de-centralized volunteer-based community-rooted immigrant rights acti vists from youth\, workers and community members who can play more active role on campaign formulation and decision making for local coalition build ing to organize popular education campaigns\, such as: campaign to against immigrant dentition\, deportation & raids\; immigrant labor rights moveme nt\; campaign against local anti-immigrant ordinance\; and linking the imm igrant rights movement with other struggles\, such as: anti-war and anti-g lobalization movements.\n\nWe\\'ll also discuss the lessons from the 2008 election and what we should expect from the new President and the Congress affecting immigrant legislation for the next two years. \n\n \n\nWorkshop s and Strategic Campaign Proposal:\nThe conference will be focus on the fo llowing areas\, at the end of the conference\, we\\'ll draft a strategic c ampaign proposal.\n\n- 2008 Elections and How It\\'ll Impact Immigrant Rig hts Movement\n- Linking Immigrant Rights Movements with Other Struggles\n- Immigrant Raids\, Detention & Deportation\n- Immigrant Labor Campaigns an d Day Labor Centers\n- Housing\, Education and Healthcare Rights for the I mmigrants\n- No to the Border Wall and Militization of the Border\n- Strat egic Resources for the Immigrant Activists\n- Support Local Chicago Grassr oots Immigrant Campaigns\n- Building a Multi-ethnic\, Multi-Constituents-B ased Immigrant Rights Movement\n- Congressional Immigrant Legislation\n- I nternational Immigrant Rights Campaigns\n\nPlease contact us: siuhin@aol.c om and info@ImmigrantSolidarity.org if you can help us.\n\nIn solidarity!\ n\nLee Siu Hin\nNational Coordinator\nNational Immigrant Solidarity Networ k Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090412 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090410 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UIC College Of Medicine\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:4th National Grassroots Immigrant Strategy Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-fKaFJteKVg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ImmigrantSolidarity.org/2009Conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This 4 month political education and leadership development pro gram is designed to support the vision\, strategy\, and organizing skills of white activists in becoming accountable\, principled anti-racist organi zers building multiracial movements for justice.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThe Ann e Braden Anti-Racist Training Program will include...\n\n• Building u nderstanding of white supremacy along with patriarchy\, capitalism\, heter osexism\, imperialism\, anti-Semitism\, the gender binary system and the s tate\n• Learning histories of resistance and liberation\, and about r acial and economic justice movements today\n• Deepening organizing st rategies and skills\, and visions of collective liberation\n• Buildin g grassroots fundraising skills\n• Volunteer placements in racial and economic justice organizations\n• Mentorship and anti-racist leaders hip development\n\nLocation: San Francisco\, CA\nLength: 4 months (August 8th through December 12th)\, 15 hours/week commitment.\nCost: $400-$800\, sliding scale based on income. Solidarity Scholarships available.\nTo appl y: Applications available on our website www.collectiveliberation.org\, an d are\ndue March 31st. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090331 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Anne Braden Anti-Racist Training Program For White Social Justice Activists - Application Due UID:20260421T070502CEST-Pv7e7tU2JV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://techforpeople.net/~catalystproject/index.php?option=com_content& amp;task=view&id=66&Itemid=119 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Academy offers a five day\, residential\, comprehen sive \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' training throughout the country. P articipants come from a wide variety of organizations. Most are working on specific issue campaigns and building powerful\, progressive organization s. The training helps them to be more strategic in their fight for social\ , economic\, racial and environmental justice. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090327 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090323 GEO:41.886500;-87.623300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60601\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy 5 Day Training: Organizing for Social Change - Chic ago - March 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-McE2D8Ef0x@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_chicago_mar09.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Academy offers a five day\, residential\, comprehen sive \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' training throughout the country. P articipants come from a wide variety of organizations. Most are working on specific issue campaigns and building powerful\, progressive organization s. The training helps them to be more strategic in their fight for social\ , economic\, racial and environmental justice. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090515 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090511 GEO:37.574900;-122.363000 LOCATION:Burlingame\, California\, 94010\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy 5 Day Training: Organizing for Social Change in Cal ifornia - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-0uowffKBEu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_ca_may09.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Academy offers a five day\, residential\, comprehen sive \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' training throughout the country. P articipants come from a wide variety of organizations. Most are working on specific issue campaigns and building powerful\, progressive organization s. The training helps them to be more strategic in their fight for social\ , economic\, racial and environmental justice. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090810 GEO:41.922700;-87.654300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60614\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy 5 Day Training: Organizing for Social Change in Chi cago - August 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Lu7zue1e59@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_chicago_aug09.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Academy offers a five day\, residential\, comprehen sive \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' training throughout the country. P articipants come from a wide variety of organizations. Most are working on specific issue campaigns and building powerful\, progressive organization s. The training helps them to be more strategic in their fight for social\ , economic\, racial and environmental justice. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091023 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091019 GEO:41.922700;-87.654300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60614\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy 5 Day Training: Organizing for Social Change in Chi cago - October 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-7VaKXuVwjS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_chicago_oct09.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Academy offers a five day\, residential\, comprehen sive \\'Organizing for Social Change\\' training throughout the country. P articipants come from a wide variety of organizations. Most are working on specific issue campaigns and building powerful\, progressive organization s. The training helps them to be more strategic in their fight for social\ , economic\, racial and environmental justice. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091120 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091116 GEO:39.209500;-76.661800 LOCATION:Linthicum Hts.\, Maryland\, 21090\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy 5 Day Training: Organizing for Social Change in DC area - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-0bzRrT8KMj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/training_DC_nov09.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:If you have good staff who do fine work\, and you know that you can get them up to the next level but it just hasn\\'t happened yet\, the n this workshop will be helpful. Why is it that some organizers seem to ca tch on naturally while others don\\'t? Is it genetic or somewhere along th e line was there a difference in the supervision they received? This work- shop gives supervisors a chance to step back from the missing time sheets and meetings on the run in order to discuss supervision as the major and most consistent form of training that their organizers receive.\nSessions will include (but not be limited to):\n\n * Understanding different org anizational models\, and the need to be clear with your staff about exactl y what they are building.\n * Using the Midwest Academy Strategy Chart as an ongoing method of setting organizers? priorities and monitoring prog ress.\n * How to motivate\, mentor and nurture organizers who are at di fferent stages in their careers.\n * Techniques for long distance (e-ma il and phone) supervision.\n * Nitty-gritty supervisory skills such as hiring\, discipline\, evaluations and even firing.\n\nWho should apply: Yo u must be currently supervising organizers who are conducting issue campai gns. Applicants may be from local\, state\, or national organizations\, an d as always\, the Midwest Academy encourages participation from a variety of organizing networks and models Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090218 GEO:41.922700;-87.654300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60614\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy Workshop for Supervisors of Organizers - Chicago - February 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-veUVOhlSZg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/superWorks.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:If you have good staff who do fine work\, and you know that you can get them up to the next level but it just hasn\\'t happened yet\, the n this workshop will be helpful. Why is it that some organizers seem to ca tch on naturally while others don\\'t? Is it genetic or somewhere along th e line was there a difference in the supervision they received? This work- shop gives supervisors a chance to step back from the missing time sheets and meetings on the run in order to discuss supervision as the major and most consistent form of training that their organizers receive.\nSessions will include (but not be limited to):\n\n * Understanding different org anizational models\, and the need to be clear with your staff about exactl y what they are building.\n * Using the Midwest Academy Strategy Chart as an ongoing method of setting organizers? priorities and monitoring prog ress.\n * How to motivate\, mentor and nurture organizers who are at di fferent stages in their careers.\n * Techniques for long distance (e-ma il and phone) supervision.\n * Nitty-gritty supervisory skills such as hiring\, discipline\, evaluations and even firing.\n\nWho should apply: Yo u must be currently supervising organizers who are conducting issue campai gns. Applicants may be from local\, state\, or national organizations\, an d as always\, the Midwest Academy encourages participation from a variety of organizing networks and models. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090424 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090422 GEO:41.922700;-87.654300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60614\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy Workshop for Supervisors of Organizers - Chicago - April 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-4tctMAlUbZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/superWorks.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:If you have good staff who do fine work\, and you know that you can get them up to the next level but it just hasn\\'t happened yet\, the n this workshop will be helpful. Why is it that some organizers seem to ca tch on naturally while others don\\'t? Is it genetic or somewhere along th e line was there a difference in the supervision they received? This work- shop gives supervisors a chance to step back from the missing time sheets and meetings on the run in order to discuss supervision as the major and most consistent form of training that their organizers receive.\nSessions will include (but not be limited to):\n\n * Understanding different org anizational models\, and the need to be clear with your staff about exactl y what they are building.\n * Using the Midwest Academy Strategy Chart as an ongoing method of setting organizers? priorities and monitoring prog ress.\n * How to motivate\, mentor and nurture organizers who are at di fferent stages in their careers.\n * Techniques for long distance (e-ma il and phone) supervision.\n * Nitty-gritty supervisory skills such as hiring\, discipline\, evaluations and even firing.\n\nWho should apply: Yo u must be currently supervising organizers who are conducting issue campai gns. Applicants may be from local\, state\, or national organizations\, an d as always\, the Midwest Academy encourages participation from a variety of organizing networks and models. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090918 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090916 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York City\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy Workshop for Supervisors of Organizers - New York C ity - September 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-1vB7ToxSlB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/superWorks.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:If you have good staff who do fine work\, and you know that you can get them up to the next level but it just hasn\\'t happened yet\, the n this workshop will be helpful. Why is it that some organizers seem to ca tch on naturally while others don\\'t? Is it genetic or somewhere along th e line was there a difference in the supervision they received? This work- shop gives supervisors a chance to step back from the missing time sheets and meetings on the run in order to discuss supervision as the major and most consistent form of training that their organizers receive.\nSessions will include (but not be limited to):\n\n * Understanding different org anizational models\, and the need to be clear with your staff about exactl y what they are building.\n * Using the Midwest Academy Strategy Chart as an ongoing method of setting organizers? priorities and monitoring prog ress.\n * How to motivate\, mentor and nurture organizers who are at di fferent stages in their careers.\n * Techniques for long distance (e-ma il and phone) supervision.\n * Nitty-gritty supervisory skills such as hiring\, discipline\, evaluations and even firing.\n\nWho should apply: Yo u must be currently supervising organizers who are conducting issue campai gns. Applicants may be from local\, state\, or national organizations\, an d as always\, the Midwest Academy encourages participation from a variety of organizing networks and models. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091204 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091202 GEO:41.922700;-87.654300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60614\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Academy Workshop for Supervisors of Organizers - Chicago - December 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-pP7nsMBOxl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.midwestacademy.com/superWorks.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2009 United Students Against Sweatshops Winter Conference w ill be held in sunny Los Angeles at the University of Southern California! The conference will take place the first weekend in February 2009\, from Friday the 6th to Sunday the 8th. Please try to arrive Thursday night if p ossible\, or as early on Friday as you are able.\n\nEDUCATE\, AGITATE\, OR GANIZE!\nThe USAS conference is a great space for youth and student organi zers and allies to meet each other\, learn valuable organizing skills in w orkshops and panels\, participate in direct action in solidarity with loca l workers with hundreds of other student organizers\, and strengthen our c ollective organizing work! The conference will have a sliding-scale regist ration fee of $35-$95.\n\nUSAS offers travel scholarships for the folks in our network. We prioritize early registration (on the website now!)\, fol ks who have looked for alternate sources of grassroots funds and folks fro m traditionally marginalized backgrounds-- especially working class folks\ , people of color\, women\, LGBTQ people\, and differently abled folks. Th e travel scholarship form is attached. Please register at the website AND complete and send the attached form to the USAS Development Coordinator Sh aun Martinez at shaun@usasnet.org .\n\nIf you need to apply for funding fr om your school or other sources and need proof of registration or other su pporting documents\, please contact one of the USAS National Organizers an d one of us can help you with that process: Rod Palmquist at rod@usasnet.o rg \,Shaun Martinez at shaun@usasnet.org \, or Salma Mirza at salma@usasne t.org . Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090208 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090206 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops 2009 Winter Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-sPbLaZhbeg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://studentsagainstsweatshops.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Fellowship of Reconciliation\\'s Non-Violent Youth Collecti ve and the Not Your Solider Project (with the Ruckus Society and War Resis ters League) will be hosting another dynamic\, exciting\, and ALL NEW trai ning this Feb. 11-16th\, 2008 in Nyack\, New York. Don\\'t miss out on th is opportunity to connect with young artists\, activist\, and organizers f rom all over the country who are creative nonviolent direct action to resi st militarism! \n\n \n\nThe Not Your Soldier Organizing Training will focu s on arts-based skills\, creative direct action\, and strategic organizing around issues on counter recruitment and conscientious objection\, but th at are applicable for other kinds of organizing as well.\n\nApplications a re due by January 12th\, and can be sent to Peacemakertraining@gmail.com. The training will take place from the evening of Weds\, February 11th to t he morning of Monday\, February 20th at the beautiful FOR Nyack office on the Hudson RIver. The sliding scale will be from $350-625 based on ability to pay\, and will cover housing\, food\, materials and training for the w eekend. Participants in Nonviolent Youth Collective trainings generally r ange in age from 14-27\, though we do make exceptions. \n\nThe goals of t his training are to:\n\n* **STRATEGIZE with experienced trainers and other counter recruitment activists from across the country\n\n** **GAIN and SHARPEN vital skills for running a successful\, dynamic camp aign\n\n** **BUILD community with young artists and activists commi tted to nonviolent\, creative action in resistance to militarism at home a nd abroad\n\n \n\nFor any questions or for more information\, contact Brie Phillips at 651-757-5353 or at peacemakertraining@gmail.com. Geographi cal Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090216 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090211 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Nyack\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Not Your Soldier Organizing Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZF4EKaghi0@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Reworking the University: Visions\, Strategies\, Demands\nApril 24-26\, 2009\, University of Minnesota\nCall for Ideas - Please Distribut e Widely!\n\nThe current \\'financial meltdown\\' has exacerbated the ongo ing crises\nwithin the university\, resulting in even greater budget cuts\ , tuition\nhikes\, hiring freezes and layoffs. Responses from university\n administrations have been predominantly reactive and have served to\nforti fy the university as an institution of neoliberal capitalism. The\nadminis tration and others have narrated this crisis as an external\nforce that\, while dramatic in the short run\, can nonetheless be\nmanaged properly. It is clear to many\, however\, that the neoliberal\nlogic that has been use d to transform the university over the past few\ndecades has failed at a s ystemic level\; the neoliberal death spiral\nhas come home to the universi ty.\n\nIn contrast to these reactionary responses\, we seek to create a sp ace\nfor collective re-evaluation of the university in crisis as an\noppor tunity for real transformation. Last year\\'s conference\,\n\\'Rethinking the University: Labor\, Knowledge\, Value\\' (April 2008)\,\nsought to cha llenge the supposed inevitability of the neoliberal\nuniversity. As a cont inuation of this project\, \\'Reworking the\nUniversity\\' seeks to draw t ogether academics\, artists\, and activists\,\nto share and produce politi cal visions\, strategies and demands for\nbuilding an alternative universi ty in common.\n\n\\'Reworking the University\\' seeks to generate a vibran t\, political\nexchange by troubling the traditional format of the academi c\nconference. To this end\, we hope to produce spaces for individuals and \ngroups from different backgrounds and across a variety of\ninstitutional boundaries to converge. While the conference will\ninclude the presentati on of papers on the topic of \\'Reworking the\nUniversity\,\\' the committ ee\\'s selection process will prioritize\nworkshops\, roundtables\, traini ngs\, art installations\, film screenings\,\nperformances\, and other form s of creative engagement.\n\nThe conference organizing collective has sele cted several questions\nand themes that emerged out of the 2008 conference that we will\naddress in various formats. If you have interest in partici pating\,\nplease provide us with a description of your proposed contributi on. We\nencourage you to self-organize a session (i.e. a performance\,\nwo rkshop\, roundtable\, training\, etc.) and submit it as a whole. Feel\nfre e to use the blog (http://rethinkingtheu.wordpress.com) to help\nfacilitat e session organizing.\n\nBelow is a list of possible topics and we\, of co urse\, welcome\nadditional suggestions. In submitting your ideas for sessi ons\, please\ngive us as much information as possible—suggestions for th emes\, other\nparticipants and the session format.\n\nThe Reworking the Un iversity conference coincides with \\'Reclaim Your\nEducation – Global W eek of Action 2009\\' (April 20-27:\nhttp://www.emancipating-education-for -all.org/). Organizers also\nencourage suggestions for additional actions as part of this event.\n\nSend your submissions (of up to 500 words) to co mradmn@gmail.com. The\ndeadline for submissions is February 10\, 2009.\n\n - Confronting American Apartheid: Access to education\n- The financial cri sis and the university\n- Counter/Radical Cartographies and Disorientation Guides\n- Corporate funding and the university\n- Autonomous/Open/Free Un iversities\n- The Poverty of Student Life\n- Post-Enlightenment Visions: B eyond the Liberal Model\n- Anarchism and Education\n- Adjunct Unionization \n- Organizing Across Campuses\, Cities\, and Regions\n- Post-Antioch Univ ersities/the Antioch Legacy\n- Anti-militarization Movements in the Univer sity\n- Prisons and Education\n- Undergrad Education Beyond Commodificatio n\n- Historical Struggles in the University: May \\'68 and beyond\n- Autor eduction and Tactics for Direct Action in the Workplace\n- Contemporary St ruggles in the University: The Anomalous Wave &\nMovements in Italy\, Gree ce and elsewhere\n- Expropriating Institutional Space\n- Graduate student unionization and Radicalizing the Academy\n- Anti-professionalization\; An ti-disciplinarity\n- Student Debt\n- Pedagogy of the crisis\n- Creating Ra dical/Open Access Publications and the Politics of Citation\n\nThe schedul e and proceedings from last year\\'s conference can be found at:\nhttp://w ww.makeumnpublic.org/conference.htm\n\nSincerely\,\n\nCommittee on Revolut ionizing the Academy (ComRAD)\ncomradmn@gmail.com Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090426 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090424 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Minnesota\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:Reworking the University: Visions\, Strategies\, Demands UID:20260421T070502CEST-Fg4FW31rZl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://rethinkingtheu.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 24th Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference\nrevolutio nary love: from \\'me\\' to \\'we\\'\nredefining intimacy and activism\n\n save the date!!!\nsaturday\, february 14th\, 2009\n Geographical Scope: M etro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090214 GEO:37.866800;-122.254000 LOCATION:Berkeley\, California\, 94720\, United States SUMMARY:The 24th Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-FaHMgcUDWV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ewocc.berkeley.edu/home.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Each spring in New York City\, Left Forum gathers intellectuals and activists from around the world to address the burning issues of our times. The theme for 2009 is TURNING POINTS.\n\nEven before the financial meltdown and its spreading destruction to other sectors of the US economy and globally we have had a sense of a capitalism in deep trouble\, unable not only to meet the needs of people (no new development) but unable to ev en reproduce its exploitative norms nor able to effectively force its once robust ideological hegemony on people. American capitalism has been deepl y discredited in its failed wars\, failed economy\, and failure to meet th e basic needs of people and the planet.\n\nThe 2009 Left Forum poses the q uestion\, could we be at a historic juncture in the evolution of American power and politics? There is a palpable sense that the end of the Bush Pre sidency might just be such moment. There are signs of deep and lasting cha nges might be possible\, and even underway\, in the political firmament. T he economy is teetering on what could be the deepest downturn since the Gr eat Depression. Politically\, the Obama campaign has raised the spirits of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party\; but in doing so\, it has a lso exposed the Party to a defection by this very wing if Obama settles fo r business as usual.\n\nOn the international front\, the American empire i s stretched thinner\, and appears more vulnerable\, than any time since th e Vietnam War. At an even more basic level\, the continuing ecological cri sis has reached a tipping point\, or a point of no return. Taken together\ , these developments have created a sense of crisis. But they also present the Left with an opportunity – perhaps a historic opportunity – to pu sh for change in a progressive direction. We seem\, in every sense\, to be at a turning point.\n\nHow can we address and challenge such a set of cat astrophes? The primary issue of what is to be done is as critical it is cl assic. After we have identified the nature of the current conjuncture: how can the Left intervene effectively?\n\nLeft Forum provides a unique space for the generation of ideas crucial to theorizing and building a resurgen t Left. This year the Forum will include participants from all corners of North America\, as well as Asia\, Africa\, Europe\, and Latin America. It will truly be a rare opportunity for a global left dialogue. We hope you w ill be with us (the conference date will be posted soon) Geographical Sco pe: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090419 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090417 GEO:40.709700;-74.003600 LOCATION:Pace University\, New York\, New York\, 10038\, United States SUMMARY:Left Forum 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-sSLswLrmTV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.leftforum.org/2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Campus Progress is hosting our first ever Southern Regional Con ference in Atlanta\, Georgia from February 6-8\, 2009! In addition to our summer national conference held each year in Washington\, DC\, we are addi ng an annual regional conference for both journalists and activists. This event couldn’t come at a better time – fresh off the heels of an amazi ng election. This conference will bring together over 200 of the brightest students and young people\, including campus organizers\, bloggers and jo urnalists from all over the South\, for three days of networking\, trainin g\, and skills-building.\nRegistration and location information to be anno unced.\nFor more information\, please email speakers@campusprogress.org\n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090209 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090206 GEO:33.844400;-84.474100 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30301\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progress Southern Regional Conference in Atlanta\, GA UID:20260421T070502CEST-VvUXVDrthm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:lao5j@virginia.edu DESCRIPTION:\n\nPermaculture Design Course in Spring 2009 with Ted Butchart \, Christine Gyovai\, Dave Jacke\, Dave O\\'Neill and Joel Salatin. Offere d by the Blue Ridge Permaculture Institute\n\nDates: Feb. 13-15\, Feb. 28- Mar. 1\, Mar. 14-15\, Mar. 27-29\, and Apr. 4-5\, 2009\n\nFor more informa tion\, email tygerlilley@gmail.com or visit the website www.blueridgeperma culture.net Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090213 GEO:38.077400;-78.420400 LOCATION:305 Rolkin Rd\, Charlottesville\, VA\, VA\, 22911\, United States SUMMARY:Sustainability Strategies for the Blue Ridge UID:20260421T070502CEST-4omfGuwvrD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.blueridgepermaculture.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:610-566-0156 Email:info@bigpicturesmallworld.com DESCRIPTION:The fifth annual Global Solutions Lab is being held this summer \, June 22-29\, 2009 at the UN in New York and Chestnut Hill College in Ph iladelphia\, PA. Students and young professionals from around the world l earn and use a powerful design\, planning\, and problem solving methodolog y that is based on the work of Buckminster Fuller and other scientists and designers. After they are briefed by UN experts from UNDP\, UNEP\, UNICE F\, and other UN agencies\, they develop designs and strategies for achiev ing one or more of the UN\\'s Millennium Development Goals. This year the focus is on developing a blueprint for a global green economy. \n\nStuden ts work collaboratively and intensely for seven days. Their work is presen ted to UN staff on the last day of the Lab\, as well as published in an an nual report. Further details and registration information are at: http://w ww.designsciencelab.com You can also download reports from previous Labs as well as see a short movie that describes the work at this same address Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090629 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090622T093000 GEO:39.916100;-75.402500 LOCATION:UN In New York\, Chestnut Hill College In Phila.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19063\, United States SUMMARY:Design Science/Global Solutions Lab 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-BwhomhnCt6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.designsicencelab.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ewocc-publicity@ga.berkeley.edu DESCRIPTION:This year’s theme explores the foundations of self-love\, fro m which we connect mind\, body and spirit\, and discover ourselves. From a place of self-knowledge\, we are able to extend ourselves to progressivel y more inclusive spheres beginning with friends\, parents\, romantic partn ers\, children\, and broadening to community\, and the nation. The confere nce focuses on love as a healing process that inspires personal growth and resistance to oppression\, exposing and exploring the ways in which insti tutions shape our perception of love. We challenge resistance and activism to begin inwardly\, evolving our own reality and then progressing outward as we confront the intersections of poverty\, sexism\, ableism\, homophob ia\, transphobia\, militarism and imperialism. We consider the ways in whi ch women of color can be politically active in their everyday choices whil e embracing their familial roles and working towards egalitarian relations hips.\n\nOnline registration is open! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090214T093000 GEO:37.866800;-122.254000 LOCATION:MLK Jr Student Union\, NW Corner Of Telegraph & Bancroft Ave.\, Be rkeley\, California\, 94720\, United States SUMMARY:Revolutionary love: from “me” to “we”...redefining intimacy and activism UID:20260421T070502CEST-xEBCBuBhMK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ewocc.berkeley.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:503-768-8229 Email:madelinekovacs@nationalteachin.org DESCRIPTION:The National Teach-In on Global Warming is a new effort to enga ge decision makers in direct conversation with young people who will inher it the challenges associated with climate change. Involving thousands of A mericans through hundreds of campuses\, congregations\, and civic groups\, the NTI helps put solutions to climate change and energy policy at the to p of incoming President Obama’s agenda. For more information\, please vi sit www.nationalteachin.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090420 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090205 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Locations Around The Country\, United States SUMMARY:National Teach-In on Global Warming UID:20260421T070502CEST-hGdg1OtHvk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nationalteachin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:ReGeneration is the third annual Michigan Student Sustainabilit y Coalition summit. It will be hosted by Grand Valley State University. Th is year’s conference\, located in Downtown Grand Rapids\, will bring tog ether hundreds of youth from across Michigan for a three day sustainabilit y extravaganza. Hard working students have been adding tons of hours to th eir already laden workloads to make this the premier winter event for ever y Michigan resident. \n\n\nRegistration is $15. Click Here to Register\n\n \nThis is your one-stop shop for all things ReGeneration. We will be const antly updating the site with the most up to date information on the planni ng of ReGeneration. \n\n\nSome early highlights about the conference:\nLun ch on January 24th with the Mayor of Grand Rapids\, George Heartwell\n14 C ommunity service projects. \nWorkshops focusing on many areas of sustainab ility\, environmental justice\, labor\, agriculture\, energy\, art\, activ ism and more. \nGreen Jobs Fair: GVSU Sustainable Community Development In itiative\, West Michigan Green Building Council and others!\nA Saturday ni ght concert \n\nTo get involved with the planning process\, suggest worksh ops\, give support\, or for questions please contact: brandon@globalexchan ge.org. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090125 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090123 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Grand Valley State University\, Grand Rapids\, Michigan\, United S tates SUMMARY:Michigan Student Sustainability Coalition 2009 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-DzaSuL2UU4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.msscsummit.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:There\\'s a great US and Canada Zero Waste Communities Conferen ce coming up in Detroit\, MI\, from February 6-9th. Detroit is home to th e world\\'s largest trash incinerator and they are close to finally gettin g it closed. \n\nWhile the conference is mostly about landfilling and inci neration of trash (and the \\'zero waste\\' alternative strategy)\, there is a lot of content that crosses over into the issues you\\'re all dealing with\, whether it be burning coal\, tires\, biomass or poultry waste... o r turning these various things into burnable transportation fuels.\n\nPlea se check it out\, consider attending\, and share this with anyone else you think may be interested...\n\n*Purpose: The purpose of this conference is to strengthen movements in the US and Canada for just and sustainable alt ernatives to waste incinerators and landfills. Join amazing activists from across the U.S. and Canada to work for jobs\, health and justice\, and ag ainst harmful incinerators and landfills. The conference will be hosted b y the Coalition for a New Business Model for Detroit Solid Waste. Twenty- two organizations (listed below) have come together as conference partners to collaboratively make this conference a success. \n\n*Register: Please register to attend the conference (and for scholarships if needed) at: htt p://www.no-burn.org/detroit \nDue to limited space at the conference\, we encourage you to register soon. The conference will begin with a welcome reception on February 6 at 7pm and end on February 9 at 4pm after an actio n/event coordinated by the local Detroit groups.\n\n*Conference costs: Reg istration is $75. It is our goal to not turn people away due to lack of f unds\, so don\\'t let this be an excuse not to come! The accommodation co sts for the event at a hotel in Downtown Detroit is $110 a night for a roo m with two double beds. For individuals willing to share a room with anot her person\, the total accommodation cost for the three nights (Friday\, S aturday\, Sunday) would be ~$165 + tax. \n\n*Scholarships: We will offer a limited number of scholarships to help cover conference expenses for indi viduals based on the criteria agreed upon by the conference partners. The criteria includes: Economic need\; racial\, class\, gender\, and other di versity\; geographic and organizational representation\; and commitment to the issues. People can apply for a scholarship (it\\'s easy) by clickin g on the registration link at http://www.no-burn.org/detroit.\n\n*For more information: The conference flyer can be downloaded on the bottom of the page at http://www.no-burn.org/detroit. If you have questions about the c onference\, please contact Dave Ciplet\, GAIA U.S. coordinator at dave@no- burn.org or (510) 883-9490 x102.\n\nConference partners include: Blue Ridg e Environmental Defense League ¡ BURNT ¡ Center for Health and Environme ntal Justice ¡ Coalition Retour A\\' l\\'expediteur ¡ Connecticut Coalit ion for Environmental Justice ¡ Detroiters Working for Environmental Just ice ¡ Ecology Center ¡ Energy Justice Network ¡ Fairfield County Enviro nmental Justice Network ¡ Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance (GAIA) ¡ Gras sRoots Recycling Network ¡ Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justi ce ¡ Indigenous Environmental Network ¡ Institute for Local Self Relianc e ¡ Michigan Environmental Council ¡ Prevent Cancer Now ¡ Rosedale Rec ycles ¡ Sierra Club Southeast Michigan Group ¡ Southwest Detroit Environ mental Vision ¡ Sierra Club\\'s Environmental Justice Program ¡ Toxics A ction Center ¡ Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090208 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090206 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:Zero Waste Communities Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-NmcKWJfX92@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.no-burn.org/article.php?id=554 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Strengthening the Roots: Food\, Justice\, & Fair Trade Conv ergence will be held in Santa Cruz\, CA from February 13th to the 15th. Th e convergence is organized by the California Student Sustainability Coalit ion\\'s Foods Initiative/West Coast Real Food Challenge\, United Students for Fair Trade\, & the Community Agroecology Network. This regional gather ing of students\, allies\, and other key members of the Fair Trade & Susta inable Food Movement will build upon past accomplishments and serve as a c atalyst for regional integration and leadership development. In addition t o strengthening the roots of the movement through content explored\, the c onvergence will broaden the leadership community by actively engaging new high school and middle school youth and deepening the commitment of our co llege level affiliates.\n\nStudents will gain skills to act for greater so cial\, environmental\, and economic justice in their local communities & i nstitutions\, learn from successful models and case studies\, build lastin g relationships toward future collaborations\, and return home with an enr iched skill set to foster problem-solving and change-based solutions.\n\nO utcomes of Attendance: \n\n* Develop and strengthen inter-school connectio ns and collaboration in order to deepen and expand the Sustainable Food an d Fair Trade movement.\n* Increase the number of skilled\, knowledgeable\, and confident youth leaders throughout the Western United States.\n* Inte grate Fair Trade & Sustainable Food based initiatives in an effort to fost er new partnerships toward creating more just and sustainable communities and institutions.\n* Forming relationships\, lighting fires\, and having f un! \n\nThe Convergence will provide an opportunity for students and allie s to build relationships with each other and with those within the Fair Tr ade & Sustainable Food movements whose ideals and goals are similar. It ca n revitalize and motivate\, which is necessary to cultivate healthy and ha ppy activists. Students will leave the Convergence with a greater sense of solidarity and with a deeper com mitment to the movement. USFT & CSSC wil l share their creativity and experience to provide the resources necessary for action in local communities and around the world.\n\nIt will be the l argest regional meeting in CA exclusively dedicated to students and young leaders working on Fair Trade and Sustainable Food. The convergence will b e a rallying point that will inspire continued engagement throughout the 2 008-2009 school year! \n\nContact us at westcoastconvergence@gmail.com wit h any questions. \n\nFor more information about the California Student Sus tainability Coalition\, click here. \n\nFor more information about the Com munity Agroecology Network\, click here. \n\nFor more information about th e Real Food Challenge\, click here. \n\nEarly registration (before Februar y 1) is $25\, which can be paid at the time of the convergence. Registrati on after February 1 is $35. This covers most meals and all programming for the weekend. Checks should be made out to Tides Center/USFT Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090216 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090213 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Santa Cruz\, California\, United States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade - West Coast Superconvergence 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-dFz27KjxTj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org/node/178 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Come join other rad youth organizers for a weekend of learning\ , sharing\, and celebration! February 20th-22nd in the great Windy City US FTers from across the Heartland and the Midwest will come together to buil d off the momentum gained in our International Convergence and discuss how we can act as a region and in our communities to really stir things up!! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090222 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090220 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade - Midwest/Heartland Convergence 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-js2DK7HMV2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usftheartlandcoordinator@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions for a convergence i n Washington\, DC. More details to follow soon! Geographical Scope: Regio nal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090227 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional Co nvergence 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-eMVnrueBvO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org/node/258 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:As FTF celebrates its 15th birthday\, we will bring together le aders in the field of fair trade to discuss key issues and offer practical training to improve operations. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090329 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090327 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Doubletree Hotel\, Portland\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Fair Trade Federation 2009 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-0M48lgd2vI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fairtradefederation.org/ht/d/sp/i/6784/pid/6784 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:here is a sense of relief that many here in the U.S. feel after the presidential election\, but we understand this is a time to step up o ur organizing for peace and economic justice — including the growing mov ement to close and withdraw the nearly 1\,000 U.S. military bases located in foreign nations.\n\nFrom Okinawa and Guam to Honduras\, Germany\, Iraq\ , and beyond people who have suffered from the abuses inherent to foreign military bases have been calling for their withdrawal. People in the U.S. have joined this call\, outraged by the damage done by U.S. bases abroad a nd by their expense\, which diverts $138 billion a year from addressing hu man needs and revitalizing our economy. Representatives of 13 organization s have come together to organize a national conference or the closing and withdrawal of military bases. The goals of the conference are:\nShare info rmation about U.S. foreign mlitary bases and resistance\;\nDevelop new str ategies and expand the U.S. anti-bases movement\;\nIntegrate anti-bases or ganizing into a more coherent movement\;\nRaise the visibility of the U.S. and international anti-bases movements\;\nApply pressure on Congress\;\nC lose and reduce the number of foreign bases.\n\nThe conference will featur e base opponents from many “host” nations and will include leading act ivists as keynote speakers\, panelists and workshop facilitators.\n\nMonda y\, March 2\, will be a lobbying day on Capitol Hill\, in which we encoura ge as many conference attendees as possible to participate. We’ll provid e talking points and group leaders. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090302 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090227 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:National Organizing Conference on Foreign Military Bases UID:20260421T070502CEST-fXxzwABEOR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.afsc.org/cambridge/ht/d/sp/i/72158/pid/72158 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Co-convened with Universidad de los Andes (Venezuela)\n& RIPESS -NA (Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity E conomy - North America) \nBackground: About the Forum\nForum Schedule (.xl s download) \nRegistration & Workshop Proposal Form (.doc download) Please note: Deadline for submissions extended until January 23!\nRegister Onlin e Here! (please pay separately)\nCo-sponsor the Forum on the Solidarity Ec onomy\nProgram Booklet ads - support the Forum by taking out an ad\nLogist ical information: travel\, accommodations \n\nAn Historic Opportunity \n\n The current economic crisis and the possible death throes of neoliberalism (corporate-led globalization)\, offers us an historic opening to advance a new framework for economic development. We have an opportunity to push f or a fundamental transformation in our economic and social system\, one th at puts people and planet before private profits and power.\n\nThis four d ay conference will include an inspiring range of solidarity economy tours\ , workshops\, plenaries and cultural events. We invite solidarity economy practitioners and resource organizations\, social movement activists\, wor kers\, academics\, students\, researchers\, cultural workers\, journalists and other fellow travelers\, to come and be part of the growing global mo vement to build the solidarity economy.\n\nWhat is the Solidarity Economy? \n\nThe Solidarity Economy (SE) is an alternative framework for economic d evelopment that is grounded in principles of solidarity\, equity in all di mensions\, participatory democracy\, sustainability and pluralism. The sol idarity economy framework seeks transformation rather than band-aid soluti ons\, yet rejects one-size-fits-all blueprints. It isn\\'t abstract theory nor pie-in-the-sky utopianism. Rather\, it pulls together and builds upon the many elements of the solidarity economy that already exist. Some are new innovations\, some are old. Other elements have yet to be realized or even imagined\, and the journey of creation is ongoing.\n\nJoin us!\n\nThe time to advance real solutions\, built on real experiences and successes is now. Another world is possible and necessary. Join the movement and tog ether\, we can build upon the foundation that already exists to make that \\'other world\\' a reality!\n\nEvent Cost \n\nRegistration for this event is on a sliding scale. The registration fee covers the cost of attendance \, conference materials\, and meals. \n\nWhat is a sliding scale?\nIt is a tool for building economic justice into our structure\, and it requires y our active participation. People paying on the higher end of the scale mak e it possible for this event to be affordable for others. If your organiza tion is covering the cost\, we ask that\, depending on the size of your or ganization\, you pay accordingly. For individuals\, please consider both y our income and wealth (eg. property\, investments\, access to family money \, trust funds\, and other forms of savings) when choosing your payment. E verybody’s situation is different and in the end\, you need to assess yo ur own ability to pay. We just ask that you try to practice economic solid arity. \n\nHow much should I pay? \nF or individuals\, here’s the breakdown of income groups in the U.S.\, ju st to give you a sense of your relative income: \n Low $60\,000 (top fifth of income earners)\nFor organizations: \n Small $300\,000\n\nSli ding scale: $50-$300 *Please note that $150 will cover the costs of your r egistration -- Paying additional helps us cover the collective costs of th e conference and supports others who cannot afford the full price.* \nPlease make checks payable to: CPE / SEN\n\nIf you can’t afford the minimum\, please let us know. We will ma ke every effort to ensure that no one will be turned away for lack of fund s. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090322 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090319 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Massachusetts\, Amherst\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Forum on the Solidarity Economy: Building Another World UID:20260421T070502CEST-uBbhDFL3V5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.populareconomics.org/ussen/?q=node/99 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A New England regional conference to help re-focus the movement for peace and social justice for our new era\; the conference will provid e an opportunity for in-depth exploration & campaign development for 3 pri orities: US foreign & military policies\, the economic crisis\, & energy a nd the environment\; with Noam Chomsky\, Phyllis Bennis\, Bill Fletcher\, Jr.\, Zia Mian\, & many others\; to learn more contact Joseph Gerson or Ge nevie Gold at the Peace & Economic Security Program\, American Friends Ser vice Committee\, 617/661-6130\; jgerson@afsc.org or ggold@afsc.org\n\n~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~\nAFSC\, in association with Tufts University’s Peace and Justi ce Studies Program and other New England peace and justice organizations i s organizing a New England Regional conference for the weekend of March 27 -29. \\'New Strategies for New Realities\\' is a post-inauguration gatheri ng to help refocus the movement for peace and social justice for our new e ra. \n\nThe conference will provide an opportunity for in-depth exploratio n and campaign development for three priorities: U.S. foreign and military policies\, the economic crisis\, and energy and the environment. It will provide a venue for hundreds of activists from across New England to devel op political and social change strategies and campaigns. And\, it will all ow us to build essential working relationships.\n\nAmong the topics to be examined will be the implications of the irreversible reduction of U.S. gl obal power and influence - economic\, military\, and diplomatic\; how we w ork for economic security and justice in our country’s worst economic cr isis since the Great Depression\, and the intersections of the economic\, climate\, energy and national security crises we face. The conference will feature stimulating panel discussions\, thoughtful and challenging keynot e presentations and workshops centered around analysis and education\, cam paigns or specific constituencies. Whether you are just beginning to get i nvolved in working for social change or have been involved for years or de cades\, we at AFSC invite you to participate in this education and action oriented event at this critical juncture in our history.\nSave the dates - March 27-29.\n\nFor more information or to get involved\, contact Joseph Gerson at jgerson@afsc.org or Genevie Gold at ggold@afsc. org or phone: 61 7-661-6130. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090329 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090327 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Tufts University\, Medford\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:New Strategies for New Realities UID:20260421T070502CEST-sVZJkHrvW9@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Feminist Majority Foundation\, the 2009 Nation al Young Women’s Leadership conference will focus on the impact young wo men have when it comes to domestic and global issues. \n\nKey issues discu ssed will include: reproductive rights\, the environment\, LGBTQ rights\, violence against women\, communities of color\, war\, and the economy. \n\ nSpeakers and presenters will include: Members of Congress\, feminist stud ent leaders\, and national experts and activists. \n\nEarly bird registrat ion ends February 20 Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090323 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090321 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:2009 National Young Women\\'s Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-WxWl1B0jgo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feministcampus.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Peace Within Reach: \nPeople and Politics Partnering for our Co mmon Security\n\nMarch 20-23\, 2009\nHyatt Crystal City in Arlington\, VA \n\n \n\nWhat 2007 Conference Attendees Said: \\'A most EMPOWERING experi ence! \nThis is what it means to be a US citizen!\\' \\'…inspiring and world-class\, and not to be missed.\\' \n\\'Invigorating\, empowering\, pr actical\, fabulous. It\\'s an incredible feeling to show up and take respo nsibility as a citizen.\\' \\'We really felt empowered with the whole exp erience. I know that we made a difference.\\' \n\n\n\nRegister Today! \n\ nAn historic four-day event of inspiration\, education\, empowerment \nand effective peace action!\nConnect with hundreds of youth and adults commit ted to creating a more peaceful future\nIncrease your understanding of eff ective peacebuilding\, national and international politics\, the root caus es of violence\, and programs that WORK\nBuild your skills as a peacebuild er\, joining others in being the change we wish to see\nExpand your abilit ies as \\'citizen lobbyist\\' advocating for effective change in our gover nment and communities \nCreate or deepen your partnerships with others fro m your area who are active in peace advocacy\nBring the kids! Enroll your children in one of our Youth Programs! Learn more.... \nWalk the Halls of Congress\, meeting with your members of the House and Senate to lobby for a Department of Peace and Nonviolence\n\nHelp Spread the Word! \n\nThanks to all of you who\\'ve offered to help spread the word! \nYou can downloa d this interim conference flyer to copy and hand out. We\\'ll have a new p rofessionally designed flyer in mid to late January\, as well as an email you can forward to all of your friends. \n\n\n\n\nConfirmed Speakers thus Far: \nRiane Eisler\, social scientist\, attorney\, social activist and a uthor of the bestseller \\'The Chalice and the Blade: Our History\, Our Fu ture\\' and \\'The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics\\' \nRita Marie Johnson\, founding director of Costa Rica\\'s Rasur Foundatio n \nAzim Khamisa\, Chairman\, CEO and Founder of the Tariq Khamisa Foundat ion (TKF)\nCongressman Dennis Kucinich\, primary sponsor of HR-808\, the b ill to establish a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence. \nOcean Robbi ns\, co-founder of YES! Youth for Environmental Sanity \nRich and Yvonne S t. John-Dutra\, co-founders of Challenge Day\nSwami Beyondananda the \\'Co smic Comic\,\\' with his unique brand of \\'comedy disguised as wisdom and \\'wisdom disguised as comedy.\\' \n \n \n\nPlus \nBob Koehler\, award-w inning columnist\, Tribune Media Services\nDot Maver\, Director of the Nat ional Peace Academy project at The Omega Point Institute \nLisa Schirch\, Program Director for the 3D Security Initiative and a professor of peacebu ilding at Eastern Mennonite University \nMembers of Congress (being confir med\; we\\'ll publicize their names as we have them!) \nOther leading expe rts in \nDomestic and International Programs that WORK to reduce and preve nt violence\nPeacebuilding and Global Security\nHuman Security: Keeping Am erica Safe\n\nRead the speaker bios here. \n\n\nConference Fee: $255 - $35 5 sliding scale\; Student rate: $100\nThose of us who can pay at the highe r end make it possible for us to include the broadest cross-section of our population as possible.\n\n\nAt the door\, registration fees will increas e to $275 - $375 sliding scale for general registration\, $120 for student s so don\\'t wait!\n\n\nHelp support youth in attending the conference! \n \nWhen you register\, you\\'ll have an opportunity to donate to the Youth Participation Fund. A donation of $100 will allow us to scholarship one yo uth\, $1\,000 will bring 10 youth! Even $10 will help us help youth partic ipate. (Note that in the unexpected event that donations exceed need\, you r funds will be used for general conference expenses.)\n\nAt our last nati onal conference\, we exceeded capacity and had to turn people away. Don’ t miss out on this historic event!\nRegister Now! \nNote: Students under t he age of 18 must have the name and contact information of their chaperone to complete registration. No more than eight (8) students per chaperone. \n\n \n\nAdditional Details\nThe Conference Agenda is still being crafted . However\, you can plan for the following:\n\nFRIDAY\nCheck out the new\n Youth Programs! \nclick here \n\n\nRegistration opens in the late afternoo n followed by an evening “Meet and Greet” reception and our first keyn ote speakers. Come to town early\, visit the monuments during the day and soak in the amazing history of our nation\\'s capital. You may even want t o come a day early! \n\nSATURDAY and SUNDAY\nThe program is expected to ru n from about 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily\, with speakers\, sharing from g rassroots activists\, break-out sessions\, lobbying training\, specific ac tivities for the Student Peace Alliance and more. Lunch and dinner breaks will be included\, with most meals being on your own or with your district and state groups. Light snacks and one lunch will be provided throughout the conference.\n\nMONDAY\nMonday will be a day to meet with Members of Co ngress and/or staffers on Capitol Hill. Plan to schedule your meetings for between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to allow for conference morning and even ing events and travel time to/from the Hill. As we get closer to the confe rence\, we’ll provide registrants with coaching about setting up meeting s and connect you with others who might also be in your district and state .\n\nThe evening will begin with sharing our lobbying successes and conclu de with a Grand Finale and dessert reception. \n\nTUESDAY\nPost-conference lobbying on the Hill continues for those unable to set up Monday meetings . Note: West coast and some Midwest districts may have greater luck meetin g with actual members of Congress on Tuesday than Monday\, due to Congress ional travel schedules. \n\nTRAVEL\nReagan National Airport (DCA) is 10 mi nutes from the hotel\, which provides a free shuttle to and from the airpo rt. A $20 taxi ride will also get you to the hotel\, or you can use the Me tro. Those more familiar with the DC area may want to consider Dulles (IAD ) or Baltimore (BWI) airports. Remember that ground transportation costs c an reach up to $50 one-way from Dulles or BWI. BWI also has a 30-minute tr ain ride into Union Station\, where you can connect to the Metro. For Mary land regional train information\, visit www.mtamaryland.com. For DC Metro and bus information\, visit www.wmata.com. \n\nHOTEL\nYou can reserve your room at the Hyatt online today and get the group discount. \n\n\nHotel C onference Rates:\n$165 Single/Double occupancy\n$190 Triple occupancy\n$21 5 Quadruple occupancy\n\n\nCONFERENCE FEE\nConference fee is sliding scale of $255 to $355\, (Student rate is $100). Those who are able to pay at th e higher end of the scale will help make it possible for those who need to pay at the lower end. \n\nCancellation Policy: A nonrefundable fee of $50 will be applied to all cancellations. \n\nLate Registration Fee: After Ma rch 19th and at the door\, conference fees increase to $275 - $375 sliding scale for general registration\, $120 for student. Geographical Scope: N ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090323 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090320 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hyatt Crystal City\, Arlington\, Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:Department of Peace Campaign 2009 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-TKwkxT5fGW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thepeacealliance.org/content/view/605/147/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sustainvest@johnson.cornell.edu DESCRIPTION:The SustaInvest Student Management Committee is pleased to anno unce the commencement of the 2008-09 SustaInvest competition.\n\nSustaInve st is a portfolio pitch competition that calls for students to propose and defend a mock portfolio of sustainable investments worth $100\,000.\n\nSu staInvest is open to any graduate or undergraduate student at any institut ion. Judging criteria rewards thoughtful design of high performance\, sust ainability-driven investments. Portfolios will be judged for an understand ing of the interdependence among business\, society and the environment fo r a competitive advantage.\n\nThis year\\'s grand prize is paid registrati on at the 2009 Net Impact Conference at Cornell University and access to V IP networking events with industry leaders at the 2009 Net Impact Conferen ce. In addition\, there will be cash prizes.\n\nRegister here and complete Round One by Sunday\, February 15\, 2009. Finalists will be announced Mar ch 1\, 2009 and finalists will present to the Advisory Council March 27 an d 28\, 2009.\n\nBest of luck\, \nThe SustaInvest Student Management Commit tee\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090215 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090118 GEO:42.447400;-76.483700 LOCATION:Day Hall\, Ithaca\, New York\, 14853\, United States SUMMARY:SustaInvest: The Sustainable Investment Challenge UID:20260421T070502CEST-C0wSKuavFR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sustainvest.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:617-723-5000 Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090503T070000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Boston Common\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:Project Bread\\'s 2009 Walk for Hunger UID:20260421T070502CEST-vZLXZ912lV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.projectbread.org/walk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-842-1790 Email:willobrien@projecthome.org DESCRIPTION:LIBERATING PAUL: TAKING A NEW LOOK AT A RADICAL APOSTLE\n\nThe Apostle Paul\, whose writings had an enormous impact on early Christianit y\, is primarily understood in the church as a theologian of personal salv ation\, whose supposedly “conservative” social views moderated the gos pel ethics of Jesus. This six-week course will take a new look at Paul\, arguing that in fact he was very much in the radical and liberating vein o f Jesus\, forming counter-cultural communities or “house churches” tha t lived in opposition to the values of imperial Rome. We will look at th e social context of Paul’s writings\, as well as the controversial issue of authentic Pauline writing versus later \\'pseudo-Pauline\\' writings i n the New Testament canon\, which reflect the struggle of his vision in an increasingly institutionalized church. We will explore his subversive vi ews on power\, patronage\, economics\, and politics\, which are often obsc ured in the Western theological tradition. We will look at some of the pr oblematic issues we encounter in Paul: his views on women\, slavery\, hom osexuality\, and obedience to the state. The course will be facilitated b y Will O\\'Brien\, coordinator of The Alternative Seminary. The charge for the class is $50 (or whatever you can afford)\, which will include the co st of various articles and hand-outs.\n\n\nIf you are interested in partic ipating\, please contact Will O’Brien at 215-842-1790 or wobrien@alterna tiveseminary.net by February 20.\n\nThe Alternative Seminary is an informa l program of biblical and theological study and reflection designed to fos ter an authentic biblical witness in the modern world. For more informati on\, see www.alternativeseminary.net. \n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090408 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090304T190000 GEO:39.968300;-75.172200 LOCATION:Project H.O.M.E.\, 1515 Fairmount Avenue\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylv ania\, 19130\, United States SUMMARY:Alternative Seminary UID:20260421T070502CEST-tlVjtgxrzb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.alternativeseminary.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We can determine the fate of our generation. We know there is a climate crisis and we know we have to stop it. We’ve organized\, we’v e lobbied\, we’ve passed policies\, we’ve educated\, we’ve agitated\ , and still our government has not recognized the scope and urgency of glo bal warming. We know we have the capacity to transform our society\, what we lack is the political will.\n\nBut now there is a new administration an d a new Congress\, which gives us another chance. We have a window\, but w e must open it. Together.\n\nLike the movements that have come before us\, we have an opportunity to send a powerful message of urgency through peac eful civil disobedience. There has never been an American tradition more n oble\, and it is needed now more than ever.\n\nJoin thousands of citizens\ , young and old\, who are taking action to lead us toward ecological sanit y and sustainability.\n\nWe’re taking our action to the Capitol Coal-fir ed Power Plant in Washington DC – a plant that is literally powering Con gress with dirty energy.\n\nIt will be the largest mass civil disobedience to stop global warming in US history. Join us. Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090302 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Capitol Climate Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-MRU1VPXNUF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.capitolclimateaction.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-842-1790 Email:willobrien@projecthome.org DESCRIPTION:The Alternative Seminary invites you to\n\nNonviolent Atonement : A New Look at the Cross of Christ in a World of Violence\n\nThe death o f Jesus is central to Christian life and thought yet has been frequently b een misunderstood and misused. In many tragic ways\, the cross of Christ has been seen as a kind of “redemptive violence\,” and has been direct ly or indirectly used to vindicate and even bless human violence. Recent work on the atonement (the death of Jesus) provides us with new solutions to discern the crucial relationship between Jesus\\' death and nonviolence \, discipleship and Christian theology in the 21st century. This session will review the powerful ways the death of Jesus affects our understanding of ourselves and the world in which we live.\nThis program will be facili tated by Michael Hardin\, Executive Director of Preaching Peace (www.preac hingpeace.org)\, a network of clergy and theologians whose goal is to educ ate the Church in Jesus\\' vision of peace.\nA light breakfast will be ser ved. A $10 donation is requested to cover costs (though if you can’t pa y\, please feel free to come anyway!).\n\nFor more information\, contact W ill O’Brien at\n215-842-1790 or wobrien@alternativeseminary.net.\n\n\nTh e Alternative Seminary is a program of biblical and theological study and reflection designed to foster an authentic biblical witness in the modern world. For more information\, see www.alternativeseminary\,net. \n\n \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090228T093000 GEO:39.968300;-75.172200 LOCATION:Project H.O.M.E.\, 1515 Fairmount Avenue\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylv ania\, 19130\, United States SUMMARY:Nonviolent Atonement: A New Look at the Cross of Christ in a World of Violence UID:20260421T070502CEST-EzuiKuO2pb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.alternativeseminary.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:GLSEN is proud to sponsor TransAction!\, a national day to enco urage dialogue about gender\, gender roles and the full range of gender id entities\, and to advocate for inclusive\, safe schools for all students. \n\nSign up and be counted! Click the green \\'sign up\\' icon and be coun ted among the many students who will be participating in this groundbreaki ng action.\n\nDid you know?\n85.1% of transgender students reported being verbally harassed based on their sexual orientation and gender/gender expr ession \n68.1% of female students reported being verbally harassed because of their sexual orientation and gender/gender expression. \n38.4% of stud ents reported feeling unsafe at school because of their gender expression. \nTransgender students reported experiencing higher levels of harassment and assault related to various personal characteristics than other student s. \n\nFrom GLSEN’s 2007 National School Climate Survey \n\nCelebrate - Gender Warriors \nCelebrate remarkable trans and gender non-conforming peo ple that have impacted their communities and beyond. Print out the Gender Warrior resource and share it with your peers\, your teachers or make a di splay board. \n\nEducate - Terminology \nEducate yourself\, your GSA and y our community about the varied terms related to gender and the full range of gender identities. You can make a game out of the terms\, incorporate t hem into a workshop or write a story using them. You can find links on the left to two workshop plans under GLSEN RESOURCES. \n\nAdvocate - Gender Q uests \nGet active! You can engage in multi-level actions by yourself\, wi th a group of friends\, your GSA (or similar student club) or others in yo ur community to advocate for safer schools for all students Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090227 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:TransAction Day 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-GzXWBCESJW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dayofsilence.org/transaction.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Each spring Equality Forum presents its Global GLBT Event. The Annual Equality Forum comprises seven days of substantive programs\, parti es and special events—including an international focus\; the Internation al Equality Dinner at the National Constitution Center\; an annual art exh ibit\; SundayOUT!\, Pennsylvania’s largest annual GLBT street festival\; and more—in collaboration with over 65 regional\, national and internat ional organizations. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090503 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090427 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Equality Forum 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-U99wTggi54@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.equalityforum.com/index.cfm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Women\, Action & the Media:\nA Conference for Activists\, Journ alists & Everyone\n\nMIT’s Stata Center\, Cambridge\, MA\nMarch 27 - Mar ch 29\, 2009\n\n\nTHEME: INSIDE/OUTSIDE\n\nFor the first time this year\, we’ll be exploring a theme throughout the Conference: Inside/Outside. \n \nWe all belong inside some communities or networks and are new to or feel excluded or alienated from others. The tension that exists between inside rs and outsiders to any given movement\, identity\, industry or ideology c an be destructive\, but it can also be harnessed toward mutually beneficia l change. At WAM!2009\, we’ll explore both sides of this inescapable dyn amic in our relationships\, organizations\, societies and movements. Geog raphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090329 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090327 GEO:42.379100;-71.128000 LOCATION:MIT’s Stata Center\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States SUMMARY:Women\, Action & the Media 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-KUc9mZvNFf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.centerfornewwords.org/wam/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On April 3-5\, 2009\, join over 1000 reproductive justice activ ists at CLPP’s annual conference to celebrate the end of the Bush admini stration’s relentless attacks on reproductive and sexual rights and to r evive your political passion\, energy and imagination. Come to learn about current developments\, strengthen our organizing\, and strategize for cha nge. Speakers from the US and abroad will offer more than 50 workshops and trainings linking reproductive freedom to economic justice\, racial justi ce\, health care reform\, anti-war activism\, environmental justice\, immi grant rights\, freedom from violence\, prison abolition\, LGBTQI rights an d many other social justice issues.\n2009 Registration will open in Februa ry! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090403 GEO:42.377700;-72.503200 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01002\, United State s SUMMARY:2009 Reproductive Rights Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-MmME370GUl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://clpp.hampshire.edu/projects/conference/2009/overview END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Rouge Forum is a group of educators\, students\, and parent s seeking a democratic society. We are concerned about questions like thes e: How can we teach against racism\, national chauvinism and sexism in an increasingly authoritarian and undemocratic society? How can we gain enoug h real power to keep our ideals and still teach--or learn? Whose interests shall school serve in a society that is ever more unequal? We are both re search and action oriented. We want to learn about equality\, democracy an d social justice as we simultaneously struggle to bring into practice our present understanding of what that is. We seek to build a caring inclusive community which understands that an injury to one is an injury to all. At the same time\, our caring community is going to need to deal decisively with an opposition that is sometimes ruthless Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090517 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090314 GEO:42.223500;-83.633200 LOCATION:Eastern Michigan University\, Ypsilanti\, Michigan\, 48197\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Rouge Forum 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VooVZEWajD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://web.mac.com/wayne.ross/Rouge_Forum_Conference_2009/Welcome.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Power of One GLBTQ Leadership Conference is designed for GL BTQ college students and their allies to get together to share information and create positive change. The mission of the 2009 event is to explore t he connections between art\, faith\, and politics through discussion\, eng agement\, and collaboration.\n\nPreviously hosted by South Puget Sound Com munity College and Portland State University\, the 2009 event will take pl ace at University of Puget Sound and feature workshops\, speakers\, and so cial activities. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090426 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090424 GEO:47.264600;-122.482000 LOCATION:University Of Puget Sound\, Tacoma\, Washington\, 98416\, United S tates SUMMARY:Power of One 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-mdgo43Axa9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ups.edu/power-of-one.xml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:617-723-5000 Email:jen_mais@projectbread.org DESCRIPTION:Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger is Sunday\, May 3\, 2009. The 20-mile route weaving through Boston\, Brookline\, Newton\, and Cambridge will include entertainment and free snacks along the way. On May 3rd\, ov er 40\,000 Walkers will step out and raise $4 million to help fund over 40 0 food pantries\, soup kitchens\, food banks\, and food salvage programs a cross Massachusetts. Registration is from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. on Boston Comm on. For more information\, visit www.projectbread.org or call 617-723-5000 . If you or someone you know is struggling to put food on the table\, plea se call Project Bread’s FoodSource Hotline at 1-800-645-8333. Geograph ical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090503T070000 GEO:42.349600;-71.073700 LOCATION:165 Tremont St\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02116\, United States SUMMARY:Walk for Hunger UID:20260421T070502CEST-7GTtsPtXPk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.projectbread.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:816-896-4551 Email:sallyr@csp2justiceseekers.com DESCRIPTION:The second annual Break the Chains concert will bring local ban ds from around Kansas City to Lakeland Community Church for an eye-opening event into the realm of human trafficking and unjust labor. Organizaation s such as International Justice Mission (IJM)\, Love 146\, Oxfam America\, and The Hope House of Kansas City will be there so that students and adul ts can learn more about what organizations are doing for both this issue a nd on the lines of sustainability. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090418T150000 GEO:38.928100;-94.323900 LOCATION:913 NE Colbern Road\, Lee\\'s Summit\, Missouri\, 64086\, United S tates SUMMARY:Break The Chains: Second Annual Concert UID:20260421T070502CEST-TfIMzdEdB1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://csp2justiceseekers.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:215-732-3378 Email:chip@equalityforum.com DESCRIPTION:The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a First Amendment pe rmit to Equality Forum for a National Equality Rally at Independence Hall on Sunday afternoon\, May 3\, 2009 at Independence National Historical Par k.\n\nOrganizations\, grassroots activists and straight allies will March for Equality on Independence Mall (from the National Constitution Center t o Independence Hall) to rally for:\n\nPassage of trans-inclusive hate crim es legislation and Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)\n\nRepeal of ⠀œDon’t Ask\, Don’t Tell” and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)\n\n Support for GLBT health issues\n\nEqual benefits for same-sex families\n\n Same-sex marriage Equality \n\nRegional\, state and national organizations \, people of color\, progressive religious institutions\, high school and college GSAs and straight ally organizations are invited to be Co-Organize rs without cost or legal obligation.\n\nInformation about the National Equ ality Rally and how to participate can be found at www.nationalequalityral ly.org.\n\nIndependence Hall and the Liberty Bell are where the Gay Pionee rs held the first organized gay and lesbian civil rights demonstrations ca lled “Annual Reminders” each Fourth of July from 1965 to 1969. The Ann ual Reminders laid the groundwork for the Stonewall Riots in 1969 and the first New York Pride Parade in 1970.\n\nOrganization representatives will carry the name of their organization on pole-mounted placards. Movement le aders will carry Equality messages. Organization members and the public wi ll be offered American and rainbow flags.\n\nThe March for Equality on Ind ependence Mall will pass by Benjamin Franklin’s burial site\, U.S. Mint\ , National Constitution Center\, Federal Reserve Bank\, Federal Office Bui lding\, U.S. Courthouse\, Independence Visitor Center\, Gay Pioneers Histo ric Marker\, Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall. After completion o f the March for Equality\, demonstrators will assemble on Independence Mal l for a one-hour Equality program.\n\n“Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell are where the movement was launched. With a new Congress and a Presi dent who describes himself as a ‘fierce advocate’ of our civil rights\ , it is the right moment for us to join hands at an iconic location to dem and Equality\,” stated Malcolm Lazin\, Executive Director of Equality Fo rum.\n\nEquality Forum is a national and international GLBT civil rights o rganization with an educational focus. The National Equality Rally at Inde pendence Hall will be held on the concluding day of Equality Forum 2009 (A pril 27 to May 3). Over 50 national and international movement leaders are participating at Equality Forum 2009.\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090503T150000 GEO:39.951100;-75.145900 LOCATION:520 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19106\, United States SUMMARY:National Equality Rally at Independence Hall UID:20260421T070502CEST-xccRd9PeMN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nationalequalityrally.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In just over two weeks\, the Brecht Forum will be hosting it\\' s first ever\nGrassroots Fundraising Conference taking place Feb 20-21st:\ n\nhttp://brechtforum.org/events/grassroots-fundraising-conference\n\nNew speakers are being confirmed every day\, but so far we have current and\nf ormer executive directors and development coordinators from:\n\nCISPES\, T he Audre Lorde Project\, the Indypendent\, North Star Fund\, Allied\nMedia Projects\, Working Families Party\,Democracyinaction.org\, Picture the\nH omeless\, Left Turn magazine\, Sylvia Rivera Law Project\, FIERCE\, Mother s\non the Move\, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ)\, NACLA & The\ nGrassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT)\n\nAt only $20-$50 s liding scale for the weekend\, this conference WILL SELL\nOUT\, so if you or your organization is planning on coming\, PLEASE REGISTER\nTODAY:\n\nht tp://brechtforum.org/events/grassroots-fundraising-conference\n\nSchedule: \n\nFriday Night Opening Panel 7-9:30pm:\n\nArun Gupta (Indypendent)\, Hug h Hogan (North Star)\, Lynn Lewis (Picture the\nHomeless)\, Wanda Salaman (Mothers on the Move)\, Christy Thorton (NACLA)\,\nmoderated by Manish Vai dya (GIFT)\n\nSaturday 10:00am - 6:00pm:\n\n10:00am - 10:30am registration & coffee\n\n\n10:30am - 12:30pm session [1]\n\nA. Main space: Navigating the Non-Profit Industrial Complex\n\nB. Library: How to raise $50\,000 & R un A Major Donors Campaign\n\nC. Goldberg: Radical spaces - How to keep th em open and well funded!\n\n--------------------------------------------\n \n12:30pm-1:15pm Lunch\n\n--------------------------------------------\n\n 1:30-3:30pm Session (2)\n\nA. Main Space: Creative fundraisers\n\nB. Libra ry: On-line fundraising & donor development\n\nC. Goldberg: Independent Me dia & Fundraising\n\n\n--------------------------------------------\n\n3:3 0pm - 5:30pm Session (3)\n\nA. Main Space: Membership based fundraising mo dels\n\nB. Library: Turning Volunteers Into Fabulous Fundraisers while Bui lding\nLeadership\n\nC. Goldberg: Small business models for fundraising\n\ n\n***** Closing Feedback Circle **** 5:30pm – 6:00pm Geographical Scop e: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090221 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090220 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:NYC Grassroots Fundraising Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-8CuupJj07k@74.81.90.59 URL:http://brechtforum.org/events/grassroots-fundraising-conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:847-494-2629 Email:info@youthunitedfordarfur.org DESCRIPTION:This year\\'s Youth United for Darfur rally will gather at the Federal Plaza on April 19\, 2009\, at 1:00pm as the culmination of a Chica go-wide fundraising effort\, lasting 10 weeks. Through raising awareness i n their local communities\, student activists will support the ENOUGH Proj ect\\'s Sister Schools program\, which provides educational opportunities in eastern Chad to children displaced by the Darfur crisis\, and the local Sudanese Community Center that meets the human service needs of Illinois residents of Sudanese descent.\n\nCollaborative efforts with major interna tional organizations such as the Save Darfur Coalition and Amnesty Interna tional will bolster the power of youth and their ability to make a differe nce locally and globally. Additionally\, this rally will emphasize the imp ortance for the Obama Administration to take swift action in promoting pea ce and justice in Darfur. Since the Holocaust Remembrance Day falls in Apr il\, the rally will encourage attendees to take action and make “Never A gain” a reality. This event will include speeches by respected dignitari es\, live music\, and opportunities to take action through letter writing and petitioning. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090419T130000 GEO:42.169300;-87.865600 LOCATION:Federal Plaza In Downtown Chicago\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60015\, U nited States SUMMARY:Youth United for Darfur Rally UID:20260421T070502CEST-NTORAvdZJM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://youthunitedfordarfur.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:rabeau@aol.com DESCRIPTION:STOP RACIST KREWE OF CHASCO FLOAT \nAMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT PR OTEST \nSATURDAY\, MARCH 21\, 2009\n\nStop the racism shown towards the Am erican Indians. After more than five hundred years of insults\, massacres\ , land grabbing\, mockery\, and continued violations of Indian sacred ritu als and religion\, you\\'d think enough was enough. Not so for the white m en/women of the Krewe of Chasco. Their perpetuation of this mockery goes o n to this day. Krewe members paint their faces\, dress ”Indian\,” whoo p and holler and incite the crowd to more ridiculous behavior. Dressing in Black Face or Red Face is wrong. Prancing around in their costumes is a b lasphemy to Native Americans spiritually as it would be if they dressed in Christian robes and danced around with a crucifix.\n\nPeople ask\, “Don ’t you have more important issues?” True\, Native People have other pr essing issues but this issue IS important. Racism and negative stereotypin g affects the self-esteem our youth the hardest. Studies have shown that N ative People have the highest suicide rate of any ethnic group. \n\nRacism hurts. Stereotyping in any form is wrong. The Krewe of Chasco should not only be an embarrassment to New Port Richey but to the entire State of Flo rida. Demeaning Native American culture for fun and games is not only ethi cally wrong - it is morally wrong.\n\nJoin us at the staging site between 11:00-11:30\, on Saturday\, March 21\, 2009\, in the parking lot of Lowes\ , corner of Little Road and Ridge\, New Port Richey. We will be carpooling to the parade.\n\nContact Ruby Beaulieu for further information.\nrabeaul @aol.com\n\n\nGeographical Scope: State\nAdded on 03-02-2007\nUpdated on 0 3-02-2007\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090321T230000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:See Announcment Below\, Lowes Parking Lot\, Corner Of Ridge RD & L ittle RD\, New Port Richy\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:STOP RACIST KREWE OF CHASCO FLOAT UID:20260421T070502CEST-1rEgfkC6lg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AIMFLCH/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:480-965-9011 Email:localtoglobaljustice@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Local to Global Justice Teach-in attracts hundreds of participa nts from all over the Southwest seeking ways to improve their communities and make a difference in the world. Local to Global Justice\, a registere d ASU student organization that includes faculty\, students\, and communit y members\, organizes an annual\, weekend-long “Teach-in” with invited guest speakers\, workshops\, musical entertainment\, films\, creative act ivities\, and food. The entire event is free and open to the public and in cludes a full line-up of activities for children and teens ages 3-17. Loca l to Global Justice is committed to addressing local human rights and soci al justice issues with an understanding of their greater global context. T his year’s theme\, “Reclaim the Commons\,” focuses on regaining demo cratic control of the spaces and resources\, such as public parks and publ ic education that were once shared freely but are increasingly being priva tized and commodified. The Teach-in kicks off Feb. 27 at 10am with the “ Procession for the Future\,” organized by the Backbone Campaign with mus ical guests the The People\\'s Party. The event also features 36 workshops presented by local and regional grassroots organizations and featured spe akers. The Teach-in workshops and events take place Saturday and Sunday\, Feb. 28 – March 1\, from 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. A complete schedule of eve nts\, directions and parking information are available online at www.local toglobal.org. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090301 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090227 GEO:33.426900;-111.927000 LOCATION:Arizona State University Tempe Campus\, Farmers Education Building \, Tempe\, Arizona\, 85281\, United States SUMMARY:8th Annual Local to Global Justice Teach-in UID:20260421T070502CEST-Mu0nKA88Dt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.localtoglobal.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Connecticut Students Against the War (CTSAW) is organizing an o pen conference for all students to participate in developing the student m ovement in Connecticut and the northeast. CTSAW will be developing unifyin g resolutions to build the movement and develop a future action plan for c t student activists. We invite students from all over the northeast to par ticipate in an effort to build regional solidarity between all student mov ements and organizations. Below is information about the conference. We ar e looking for endorsers and people to participate in several issue panels as well - students and non-students. Get in touch with CTSAW at the contac ts listed below if you are interested in participating. CTSAW is seeking t o expand the anti-war movement by developing connections with other studen t movements\, so we are encouraging the inclusion of workshops on topics t hat focus on these connections. We will be offering housing for those who would like to stay overnight.\n\nHere is the list of issue panels\nthat we will be running:\n\n1. The War in Iraq\n\n2. The War in Afghanistan\n\n3. The Occupation of Palestine/War on Gaza\n\n4. Impending US Actions in Ira n and Pakistan\n\n5. US Backed Military Actions\n\n6. The Economic Crisis\ n\nIf you or your group are interested in getting involved\, please\nconta ct us asap by replying to this e-mail\, through the website\, or by\ncalli ng either Marissa or myself at the numbers listed below. We are\nespeciall y looking for people to volunteer to sit on these panels.\n\nYou may also run your own panel or workshop. We are especially interested in including Immigration\, Obama Era Activism\, and workshops addressing LGBTQ Issues\, Womens\\' Rights\, and any other issue as well as skills workshops or cam paign workshops.\n\nContact CTSAW:\nE-mail: cutsaw@gmail.com\nPhone: Wes @ 860 916 2761\nMarissa @ 860 218 0566\nWebsite: http://cutsaw.pcriot.com\n You can endorse the conference online through the conference page:\nhttp:/ /cutsaw.pcriot.com/conference.html\nYou can access the open call for stude nts and participants from the CTSAW documents wiki:\nhttp://cutsaw.pcriot. com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090425 GEO:41.553700;-72.663200 LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, 06457\, United St ates SUMMARY:CT Students Against the War Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-MevDsu3iwb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://cutsaw.pcriot.com/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:filmfest@countercorp.org DESCRIPTION:The 4th Annual Anti-Corporate Film Festival opens on Thursday\, May 28\, at 7:00pm with the West Coast premiere of SWEET CRUDE (USA\, 200 9\, 92 min)\, the first feature-length film about Big Oil\\'s devastation of the environment and people of Nigeria\\'s Niger River Delta region\, an d efforts -- some of them violent -- by local residents to have their grie vances addressed.\n\nThe screening coincides with increased violence by th e Nigerian security forces in the area where the film was made\, and with the start of a landmark civil trial in a New York court for Shell Oil\\'s role in the torture and killing of Nigerian protesters over than 10 years ago. Director Sandy Cioffi will speak afterward about her experiences maki ng it (including being detained by Nigerian security forces for five days) and recent and ongoing events\, and will be joined by a Nigerian activist who just returned from visiting the region.\n\nThe oil theme continues at 9:15pm with the West Coast premiere of BLACK WAVE (Canada\, 2008\, 99 min )\, a chronicle of the 20-year legal battle -- the longest in U.S. history -- that toxicologist Riki Ott and the residents of Cordova\, Alaska\, hav e waged against the world\\'s most powerful oil company\, ExxonMobil\, to win compensation for the worst industrial disaster in U.S. history: the Ex xon Valdez spill. Director Robert Cornellier will be in attendance for a p ost-screening Q & A.\n\nThursday also includes an opening night reception featuring local organic food\, drink\, and film clips at the San Francisco Media Archive\, 275 Capp Street (between 17th and 18th Streets) at 8:00pm .\n\nThe Festival continues on Friday at 7:00pm with the California premie re of KILLER AT LARGE (USA\, 2008\, 105 mins)\, which looks at the epidemi c of obesity in the U.S. that could give this generation a shorter lifespa n than their parents. The film traces a corporate-driven shift to industri al agriculture\, and marketing campaigns that encourage Americans to over- consume cheap\, high-calorie processed food.\n\nThis year\\'s centerpiece film at 9:15pm is the West Coast premiere of RIP: A REMIX MANIFESTO (USA\, 2008\, 86 min)\, which explores the idea of \\'intellectual property\\' i n the Information Age\, as digital technology changes the relationship bet ween musicians and audiences. The film follows popular mash-up artist Girl Talk\, who creates new music by chopping up and re-assembling other peopl e\\'s songs\, and sounds an alarm about corporate control over our collect ive culture and right to creative expression.\n\nClosing night begins at 7 :00pm with the West Coast premiere of APOLOGY OF AN ECONOMIC HITMAN (Greec e\, 2008\, 93 min)\, a film adaptation of John Perkins\\' controversial bo ok\, \\'Confessions of an Economic Hitman\\'\, which seemed to confirm wha t critics of international \\'development\\' have long suspected: that U.S . and other Western countries use economic \\'development\\' institutions such as the World Bank and IMF to trap poor countries in permanent debt an d advance corporate interests. Opening with Perkins\\' public apology for helping to overthrow the populist president of Ecuador\, the film document s Washington\\'s ongoing use of this strategy in Panama\, Saudi Arabia\, a nd elsewhere -- including\, most recently\, Iraq.\n\nThe Festival closes o n Saturday\, May 30\, at 9:00pm with the Northern California premiere of B LUE GOLD: WORLD WATER WARS (USA\, 2008\, 94 min)\, a look at our dwindling supply of fresh water\, and efforts by giant corporations to turn a basic human necessity into a private\, for-profit commodity. As water becomes t he new oil\, competition for control over it is already leading to the fir st \\'water wars\\'. Director Sam Bozzo will be in attendance for a post-s creening Q & A.\n\nFor more information -- including the complete Festival program\, film trailers\, and online tickets\, visit www.countercorp.org. Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090530 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090528T190000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:Victoria Theater\, 2781 16th Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Anti-Corporate Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-D5sBHOHwvu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.countercorp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:training@usstudents.org DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090324 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090320 GEO:38.880100;-77.023600 LOCATION:480 L\\'Enfant Plaza\, SW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20 024\, United States SUMMARY:USSA\\'s 40th Annual Legislative Conference & National Student Lobb y Day UID:20260421T070502CEST-OajTO3E6no@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ussaconferences.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:727-460-5021 Email:ncinfoshop@lists.riseup.net DESCRIPTION:check out the 2nd Annual ALL POWER TO THE IMAGINATION CONFEREN CE happening April 24\, 25\, and 25th 2009.\n\ncall for student support\, participation\, and presentations:\nthe all power to the imagination confe rence is organized around the premise of creating a forum in which ANYONE interested in positive action can discuss\, contribute to\, and learn from the discourse\, experiences\, and methodologies of those actively engaged in efforts to make the change they want to see in the world. We are looki ng for students to give presentations on relevant topics of interest to th em at the conference. It is possible to use material from current or past classes or even set up a tutorial where the presentation is a requirement\ , though the presentations do not have to be academic in nature. Topics ca n range from workshops on organized resistance and community building to n eoliberal policies\, climate change\, and/or freegan cooking. If you yours elf do not want to present but have a good idea for a presentation or know some rad folk whom you would like to come speak\, let us know so we can m ake it happen!\n\nmore about the conference:\nlast year\, the conference w as mainly focused on attempting to bridge the gap between \\'radical theor y and practice. please new college\, don\\'t be scared off by the term rad ical. by \\'radical\\' theory and practice we mean alternative ideas and m odels of action to mainstream ideology (i should specify that the conferen ce may be considered \\'leftist\,\\' though if any fanatic rights really w ant to speak/present then by all means do...as we are attempting an open f orum). Presentations\, workshops\, and activities will be geared toward il luminating theories (both academic and non-academic)\, practices\, and rea l life examples of organized resistance to institutional abuses of power. There is a large gap between academic discourse on social theory and alter nate models for social relations and the grassroots actions and theoretica l frameworks of community organizers working to protect and enhance their communities. This year\\'s conference will continue its efforts to bridge this gap by creating a space in which a diversity of people can collaborat e on building and applying their knowledge\, providing a useful resource f or everyone who wants to work for positive change now.\n\nthere will be th ree full days of presentations\, work shops\, activities\, and entertainme nt. For a list of last years topics and the general set up for the confere nce\, check out this website: http://theoryandpracticeconference.word press.com/\nwe are currently updating the website for this years conferenc e and will keep you posted!\n\nif you are intrigued and want more informat ion regarding the details of the conference or would like to present\, ple ase contact melissa fisher by email (melissa.fisher@ncf.edu) or phone 727- 460-5021.\n\nthe All Power to the Imagination Conference is April 24th-26t h! Please come out and join us!\n\nthank you for your time new college\n-y our neighborhood all inclusive infoshop/radical alliance Geographical Sc ope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090426 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090424 GEO:27.407700;-82.529200 LOCATION:New College Of Florida\, Sarasota\, Florida\, 34243\, United State s SUMMARY:ALL POWER TO THE IMAGINATION CONFERENCE UID:20260421T070502CEST-V8xMDCG3IL@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The beautiful Appalachian South Folklife Center\, located deep in the West Virginia hills near Pipestem State Park is our location for th e 2009 Mountain Justice Summer Training Camp. \n\nFounded by poet\, radica l labor organizer and civil rights advocate Don West in 1965\, the Appalac hian South Folk honors a long tradition of struggle in the West Virginia c oalfields. Mountain Justice held its first two Training Camps here\, and s ome Mountain Justice members say they still dream of Pipestem.\n\nSurround ed by beautiful mountain views\, with a nice main lodge/dining room and fi replace\, plus a chapel\, outdoor stage and bonfire pit\, the Folklife Cen ter also indoor dorm-style accomodations as well as pleasant tent campsite s with plenty of room. \n\nThe weather for the 2005 and 2006 Mountain Just ice camps was perfect\, and we have some great speakers and bands lined up for this years\\' camp\, including \\'United States of Appalachia\\' auth or Jeff Biggers\, Earth First! co-founder Mike Roselle\, Former Mine Safet y and Health Academy Director Jack Spadaro\, \\'To Save The Land and Peopl e\\' author Dr. Chad Montrie\, Dr. Lynda Anne Ewen\, Professor Emeritus at Marshall University\, plus prominent coalfield activists and leaders\, an d ... you!\n\nWith an emphasis on education\, strategy\, non-violence and cultural sensitivity the 2009 Mountain Justice Training Camp will provide participants with comprehensive workshops covering the impacts and politic s behind mountaintop removal mining and the hands-on tactical training to take to the mountains and do something about it. Take this opportunity to share strategies and build relationships that will create an even stronger network of allies and coalitions organizing resistance to MTR this summer and beyond!\n\nFolks attending training camp are asked to contribute a mi nimum of $20 plus $10/night at time of registration. This will help tremen dously in planning and purchasing food and supplies and paying for the cos t of renting the facilities for the week. Any additional contributions wil l allow us to offer scholarships for those without the funds to attend cam p. If there are any funds remaining after camp they will be used for ongoi ng campaigns to fight the destruction of our mountains and communities. Yo ur registration contribution includes camping\, parking\, delicious health y food (vegetarian\, vegan and meat options available) and all workshops.\ n\nMountaintop removal is no joke. This is an important time in a very ser ious campaign. Mountain Justice Training Camp is open to all activists who want to see all forms of mountaintop removal coal mining and valley fills abolished and who are willing to abide by our Mountain Justice policies o f non-violent direct action. Although we often joke that we will \\'win\\' because we have more fun (and we will!) many fruits will be born of our h ard labor\, our ability to focus\, and our tendency to come together as co mmunity to get things done. Please know that as we hope there will be much music/merry making and you will be fed for the duration of the camp\, opp ortunities to learn and share skills will be abundant and we expect each p articipant to be just that - a participant\, with an emphasis on fully par ticipating in workshops\, discussions\, and at least two community volunte er shifts (kitchen\, clean up\, etc.). We rock because we work and play to gether. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090523 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090517 GEO:37.496700;-80.914000 LOCATION:Appalachian South Folklife Center\, Pipestem\, West Virginia\, 259 79\, United States SUMMARY:Mountain Justice Training Camp 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-GVxS8TjSz8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mountainjusticesummer.org/events.php?id=139 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The International Rising Tide network and its allies are callin g for a day of action against the fossil fuel industry on April 1st 2009.\ n\nOn April 1st 2009\, take aim at your local Fossil Fool\n\nWe are living through both alarming and amazing times: financial systems are creaking\, climate change is being felt around the world\, and the peak in fossil fu els fast approaches. Cracks are widening daily throughout the fossil fuel empire\, and change is coming whether we like it or not.\n\n\nQ: What’s Fossil Fools Day going to do?\n\nA: Speed up the end of the fossil fuel em pire\, and the beginnings of a more just and sustainable world.\n\nOn Apri l 1st last year\, people around the world celebrated Fossil Fools Day. Ove r 150 actions took place across four continents. Oil\, gas\, coal and avia tion were all targeted. Fossil fuel extraction\, production\, financing\, PR and greenwash all felt the jester’s wrath. Actions spanned the full s pectrum from the simply subversive to the downright disruptive: office occ upations\, banner drops\, street theatre\, Big Carbon blockades\, city cen tre parades\, spoof product launches\, subvertising\, leaflets\, lock-ons and even a laugh-in. The tentacles of the carbon web were exposed for all to see\, more people saw the empire for what it truly is – a sinking shi p awaiting abandonment – and here and there\, the carbon machine even gr ound to a halt. This year Fossil Fools Day will be bigger\, better and bol der.\n\nOur actions are amplified when we act in unison\, so this year\, i n the build-up to the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen in November\, let’s see if we can reach over 1000 worldwide! Fossil Fools Day is about taking action in the name of carbon common sense – leave fossil fuels i n the ground\, abandon false solutions\, and build real and just alternati ves. Dismantling the fossil fuel empire is a massive task\, but every acti on we take takes its toll\, and there is no doubt that our resistance is g rowing and our struggles are uniting year by year. So whether you’ve bee n looking for a chance to dip a toe into the growing climate action moveme nt\, or have had your kick-ass action planned since last year\, now is the time to do it – whatever it is.\n\nOn April 1st\, join the global day o f resistance and pull a prank that packs a punch. Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090401 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Fossil Fuels 2009 Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-VnPwgvIbf8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org/2009/category/frontpage/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:It is Time to End the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan\nIt is Time to Address the Economic Crisis by Cutting Military Spending\n\n\nUnited Fo r Peace and Justice has negotiated with the NYC Police Department and we h ave been given permits for the following plans for our mobilization on Apr il 4.\n\nAssembly Time: 11:00 AM\n\nAssembly Location: Leonard\, Franklin and White Streets\, between Broadway and Lafayette St. \n\nThis is just so uth of Canal Street and close to several subway stops.\n\nCanal Street sto ps on the \nJ\, M\, Z lines at Centre Street\n6 line at Lafayette Street\n N\, Q\, R\, W lines at Broadway\nA. C\, E lines at Sixth Ave.\nFranklin St reet stop on the 1 line\, at Varick St.\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090404T110000 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:National Mobilization New York City 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-lig0N4b0BU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=136 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:780-453-2638 Email:info@youthassembly.ca DESCRIPTION:The Global Youth Assembly brings together 1000 youth (16-28) fr om across Canada and the world to be part of the change. Express yourself. Connect with like-minded youth\, artists and global citizens from around the world. Make new friends and partnerships. Become part of the movement and ignite change now!\n\nAre YOU part of the change? Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090802 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090730 GEO:53.521500;-113.480000 LOCATION:Northern Alberta Institute For Technology (NAIT)\, Edmonton\, Albe rta\, T6C 3B4\, Canada SUMMARY:Ignite Change Now! Global Youth Assembly UID:20260421T070502CEST-mtAvwVpHWu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youthassembly.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:campusantiwarnyc@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Iraq. Afghanistan. Palestine.\nOrganizing a Student Movement\nt o End These Wars\n\nCampus Antiwar Network Spring 2009 East Coast Conferen ce\nMarch 27-29\, 2009\nHunter College\, NYC\nMore details forthcoming abo ut conference schedule\, workshop sessions\, and mass speaking panel event s…\nRegistration: $10 for NYC residents\, $5 for non-NYC residents\, sug gested donation for Hunter College students (no one will be turned away fo r lack of funds) Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090329 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090327 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hunter College\, New York\, New York\, 10065\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Antiwar Network Spring 2009 East Coast Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-OIrEsxpjva@74.81.90.59 URL:http://eastcoastcanconference.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:revolutionaryfever@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Social Action Conference is a full day of workshops\, discu ssions\, and panels with folks committed to peace and social justice. The Conference was started 2 years ago with the hope of fostering deep ties be tween students\, community members\, and social justice organizations. We are excited to keep this going for a third year and hope the momentum cont inues for years to come. Please join us- all are welcome\, the event is fr ee and open to the public. Another world is possible!\n\nParticipating Org anizations: Albany Political Prisoner Support Network\, Bethlehem Neighbor s for Peace\, Campus Greens\, Community Gardens (Troy)\, Counter Recruitme nt\, Environmental Advocates of NY\, Evil Twin Booking Collective\, Inform ed Constituent\, International Socialist Organization\, Iraqi Student Proj ect\, Jobs with Justice\, New York Justice Fund\, NY Labor & Religion Coal ition\, NYPIRG\, Pine Hills Neighbors for Peace\, Pride Alliance\, Student Peace Action Network (SPAN)\, Students for Workers\\' Rights\, Third Worl d Impact\, UA Fair Trade Alliance Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090404T100000 GEO:42.678100;-73.829800 LOCATION:Social Science Building\, SUNY Albany\, Albany\, New York\, 12203\ , United States SUMMARY:Social Action Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ifsvhBvxwk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sunysocialjustice.org/wiki/Social_Action_Conference,_SUNY_Al bany END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:718-954-1280 Email:rg.singh@vanderbilt.edu DESCRIPTION:In reaction to the current economic recession\, Vanderbilt stud ents are hosting an interdisciplinary economic conference called \\'The St ate of the Economy: The Crisis\, My Life\, Our Future.\\' It\\'s aimed at increasing educated awareness of the issue and fostering a sense of financ ial responsibility for the future. We plan on creating a call to action af ter the conference is over. We are opening it up to college students\, gra duate students\, and other schools in the region.\n\nThe conference will b e from 11 AM to 5 PM Saturday\, March 28th and topics will include how the crisis is effecting the global economy\, Vanderbilt and the state of Tenn essee\, and the Job Market.\n\nPanelists include notable Vanderbilt profes sors\, the Deputy Governor\, the State Senate Majority leader\, and more. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090328T110000 GEO:36.152600;-86.789300 LOCATION:Owen Auditorium\, Vanderbilt University\, Nashville\, Tennessee\, 37203\, United States SUMMARY:The State of the Economy: The Crisis\, My Life\, Our Future UID:20260421T070502CEST-d9eaCxiCVv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sites.google.com/a/vanderbilt.edu/the-state-of-the-economy/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:theprogressivealliance@gmail.com DESCRIPTION: \nPosted by Bhavik \nat 9:36 PM \n0 comments \nGroup Workshops Led By:\nStudent Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)\nStudents Allied f or Freedom and Equality (SAFE)\nThe F-word (Feminism)\nBy Any Means Necess ary (BAMN)\nMichigan Animal Rights Society (MARS)\nStudents for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)\nStudents Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality ( SOLE)\nMore TBA! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090403 GEO:42.280900;-83.791500 LOCATION:University Of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, 48103\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Michigan Social Justice Conference 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-xVhWV8OjJR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://umsjc.blogspot.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:002782 859 5737 Email:uct.rainbow@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:KALEIDOSCOPE’S 3rd ANNUAL LGBTI YOUH LEADERS LEKGOTLA\n\n\nHo sted by RainbowUCT\nSponsored by HIVOS\, UCT and RainbowUCT\n\nWHAT IS THE LEKGOTLA: \n\nThe National LGBTI Youth Leaders Lekgotla was established a s an important forum for the discussion of the myriad of social injustices \, based on sexual orientation\, experienced by students across the countr y. The Lekgotla aims to develop and implement strategies\, in order to era dicate discrimination and hate crimes at tertiary institutions and the bro ader community. It sees delegates from these tertiary institutions gatheri ng to discuss and strategize methods of upholding the human rights attribu ted to LGBTI (Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, Intersex) citizens. \n\nThe two previous Lekgotlas were hosted by The University of the Witwa tersrand and Rhodes University respectively. In 2009 The University of Cap e Town will host the 3rd Lekgotla. The event has grown and developed over the past two years and this conference will build on this legacy. At the l ast conference\, an umbrella organization was formed in order to maintain links between the various LGBTI Youth Organizations. The development of th is organization along with the training and capacity-building of the deleg ates will be the focus of the third Lekgotla. \n\nBACKGROUND: \n\nEven tho ugh there has been legislative recognition of LGBTI rights in the Constitu tion and through the introduction of the Civil Unions Bill\; it is apparen t that there is a considerable amount of work that needs to be done in ter ms of raising awareness around issues of discrimination and hate crimes.\n \nThis is evident in the disturbing increase in the instance of murders an d “corrective-rape” cases predominantly experienced by people in towns hips and on-going discrimination\, in the forms of verbal attacks and phys ical abuse – all on the basis of sexual orientation. More disturbing are the cases that are not reported\, the cases for which there are no statis tics: victimization of LGBTI South Africans (with special focus on the you th) is a daily occurrence and is NOT acceptable.\n\nMany of the LGBTI orga nizations at tertiary institutions across the country have very little tra ining and experience in the field of activism\, but are each in a position to affect a great deal of change. They have the ability to influence not only the student body they engage with\, but also their wider communities. \n\n\nINTRODUCTION: \n\nThis document serves to invite your organization to The 3rd Annual Youth Leaders Lekgotla which will be hosted by UCT’s L GBTI student organization and thus held in Cape Town. For those how have p articipated in the last two conferences\; you will not be met with what yo u’ve come to expect\, as we progress as a united organization so do our goals. The conference will have a high concentration\, this time round\, o n mentorship provided by established organizations and reputable activists \, on capacity building and training\, with the aim of equipping each dele gate with the skills and motivation necessary to best achieve our goals as a united force of individual thinkers striving toward a common goal.\n\n\ n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090407 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090403 GEO:-33.916700;18.416700 LOCATION:University Of Cape Town\, Cape Town\, Western Cape\, South Africa SUMMARY:Lekgotla 3 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ERuknKmEtX@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:lam@berkeley.edu DESCRIPTION:WRITING AND REPRESENTIN HIP-HOP CULTURE CONFERENCE\nSaturday\, April 18\, 2009\n8:30 AM to 6:30 PM\n128 Morrison Hall\, University of Cal ifornia\, Berkeley\nFREE (registration required*)\n\n\nKeynote Speakers:\n H. Samy Alim (UCLA\, Anthropology and African-American Studies)\nDawn Elis sa-Fischer (San Francisco State\, Africana Studies)\nJorge FABEL Pabon (Se nior VP/Rock Steady Crew\, NYU Tisch School of \nPerforming Arts)\n\nSymp osium Discussants:\nAdam Mansbach (Author\, Angry Black White Boy\, The En d of the Jews)\nHalifu Osumare (University of California\, Davis)\nHeike R aphael-Hernandez (University of Maryland\, Europe)\n\nSPECIAL LUNCHTIME FE ATURE PERFORMANCE WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS ...\n\nDJ Dee Android & DJ Celskii i (Mighty 4) with B-Boy JIVAN IVAN \n(Breakvision)\nd. sabela grimes (dan ce)\nJenRO (Oakland rap artist)\nLive Art by Ariel Shepard (People\\'s Gra phics\, Oakland)\n\n\n*Registration and Conference Information: \nucbhip hopconference@gmail.com / www.dreamdancecompany.org\n\n\n Geographical Sc ope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090418T083000 GEO:37.866800;-122.254000 LOCATION:128 Morrison Hall\, University Of California\, Berke\, Berkeley\, California\, 94720\, United States SUMMARY:WRITING AND REPRESENTIN HIP-HOP CULTURE CONFERENCE UID:20260421T070502CEST-uAiFV3W54f@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dreamdancecompany.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:trainings@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, are we ek-long peer-to-peer programs led by the nation\\'s top youth organizers. Develop your grassroots organizing and leadership skills\, network and bon d with fellow students\, engage in fun activities and enjoy tasty vegetari an cooking (the low carbon diet for the climate). Most sites allow you to enjoy activities like spending time in the woods\, swimming\, hanging out around a campfire\, etc. Not only will you come away changed\, you\\'ll ha ve the skills and confidence to be a FORCE for CHANGE! Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090726 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090719 GEO:33.960000;-118.395000 LOCATION:1 LMU Drive\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90045\, United States SUMMARY:California Sprog \\'09 UID:20260421T070502CEST-8EzujcUPNk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:trainings@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, are we ek-long peer-to-peer programs led by the nation\\'s top youth organizers. Develop your grassroots organizing and leadership skills\, network and bon d with fellow students\, engage in fun activities and enjoy tasty vegetari an cooking (the low carbon diet for the climate). Most sites allow you to enjoy activities like spending time in the woods\, swimming\, hanging out around a campfire\, etc. Not only will you come away changed\, you\\'ll ha ve the skills and confidence to be a FORCE for CHANGE!\n\n Geographical S cope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090705 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090628 GEO:35.755300;-105.999000 LOCATION:401 Old Taos Highway\, Santa Fe\, New Mexico\, 87501\, United Stat es SUMMARY:New Mexico Sprog \\'09 UID:20260421T070502CEST-W9nVdLuXhl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202.548.4592 Email:trainings@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, are we ek-long peer-to-peer programs led by the nation\\'s top youth organizers. Develop your grassroots organizing and leadership skills\, network and bon d with fellow students\, engage in fun activities and enjoy tasty vegetari an cooking (the low carbon diet for the climate). Most sites allow you to enjoy activities like spending time in the woods\, swimming\, hanging out around a campfire\, etc. Not only will you come away changed\, you\\'ll ha ve the skills and confidence to be a FORCE for CHANGE! Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090704 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090627 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:PO Box 20000\, Suite 39\, Candeanas\, Puerto Rico\, 00729 SUMMARY:Puerto Rico Sprog \\'09 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VvIW4mUe0m@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:trainings@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, are we ek-long peer-to-peer programs led by the nation\\'s top youth organizers. Develop your grassroots organizing and leadership skills\, network and bon d with fellow students\, engage in fun activities and enjoy tasty vegetari an cooking (the low carbon diet for the climate). Most sites allow you to enjoy activities like spending time in the woods\, swimming\, hanging out around a campfire\, etc. Not only will you come away changed\, you\\'ll ha ve the skills and confidence to be a FORCE for CHANGE! Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090823 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090816 GEO:45.498900;-122.688000 LOCATION:2145 SW Naito Parkway\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97201\, United States SUMMARY:Oregon Sprog \\'09 UID:20260421T070502CEST-LVEH7eZel5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:trainings@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, are we ek-long peer-to-peer programs led by the nation\\'s top youth organizers. Develop your grassroots organizing and leadership skills\, network and bon d with fellow students\, engage in fun activities and enjoy tasty vegetari an cooking (the low carbon diet for the climate). Most sites allow you to enjoy activities like spending time in the woods\, swimming\, hanging out around a campfire\, etc. Not only will you come away changed\, you\\'ll ha ve the skills and confidence to be a FORCE for CHANGE! Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090726 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090719 GEO:43.967000;-71.158900 LOCATION:PO Box 2280\, Conway\, New Hampshire\, 03818\, United States SUMMARY:New Hampshire Sprog \\'09 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ab83cFFP3p@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:trainings@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, are we ek-long peer-to-peer programs led by the nation\\'s top youth organizers. Develop your grassroots organizing and leadership skills\, network and bon d with fellow students\, engage in fun activities and enjoy tasty vegetari an cooking (the low carbon diet for the climate). Most sites allow you to enjoy activities like spending time in the woods\, swimming\, hanging out around a campfire\, etc. Not only will you come away changed\, you\\'ll ha ve the skills and confidence to be a FORCE for CHANGE! Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090726 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090719 GEO:30.188400;-97.740400 LOCATION:5808 Mckinney Falls Parkway\, Austin\, Texas\, 78744\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Texas Sprog \\'09 UID:20260421T070502CEST-r4ZZ8aIB1f@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:trainings@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, are we ek-long peer-to-peer programs led by the nation\\'s top youth organizers. Develop your grassroots organizing and leadership skills\, network and bon d with fellow students\, engage in fun activities and enjoy tasty vegetari an cooking (the low carbon diet for the climate). Most sites allow you to enjoy activities like spending time in the woods\, swimming\, hanging out around a campfire\, etc. Not only will you come away changed\, you\\'ll ha ve the skills and confidence to be a FORCE for CHANGE! Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090713 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090706 GEO:38.985100;-90.445600 LOCATION:Route 100\, P.O. Box 158\, Grafton\, Illinois\, 62037\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Illinois Sprog \\'09 UID:20260421T070502CEST-U4iNjMNZHw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:trainings@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, are we ek-long peer-to-peer programs led by the nation\\'s top youth organizers. Develop your grassroots organizing and leadership skills\, network and bon d with fellow students\, engage in fun activities and enjoy tasty vegetari an cooking (the low carbon diet for the climate). Most sites allow you to enjoy activities like spending time in the woods\, swimming\, hanging out around a campfire\, etc. Not only will you come away changed\, you\\'ll ha ve the skills and confidence to be a FORCE for CHANGE!\n\n Geographical S cope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090628 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090621 GEO:47.193700;-121.919000 LOCATION:65301 State Hwy 410\, Greenwater\, Washington\, 98022\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Washington Sprog \\'09 UID:20260421T070502CEST-JibjW5BZii@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-548-4592 Email:trainings@ssc.org DESCRIPTION:The SSC\\'s Student Environmental Leadership Trainings\, are we ek-long peer-to-peer programs led by the nation\\'s top youth organizers. Develop your grassroots organizing and leadership skills\, network and bon d with fellow students\, engage in fun activities and enjoy tasty vegetari an cooking (the low carbon diet for the climate). Most sites allow you to enjoy activities like spending time in the woods\, swimming\, hanging out around a campfire\, etc. Not only will you come away changed\, you\\'ll ha ve the skills and confidence to be a FORCE for CHANGE! Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090712 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090705 GEO:38.557500;-77.357300 LOCATION:18100 Park Headquarters Road\, Triangle\, Virginia\, 22172\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Virginia Sprog \\'09 UID:20260421T070502CEST-o7CInajuUU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:philly@uhurusolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:Uhuru Solidarity Movement National Conference\nWhen: May 2\, 20 09 10:00am - 6:00pm\nWhere: 1st Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut St.\, Phi ladelphia\, PA\nContact: Uhuru Solidarity Movement\, philly@uhurusolidarit y.org\, 215-387-0919\n\nBecome an ally of the movement for African liberat ion and justice!\n\nThis is the movement that’s changing the world!\n\n$ 10-25 donation (no one turned away) • speakers • workshops • lunch $ 6\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n * Ironiff Ifoma\, African Village Survival Initiati ve\n * Diop Olugbala\, International People’s Democratic Uhuru Moveme nt\n * Penny Hess\, African People’s Solidarity Committee\n * Al A lston\, African-American Business & Residents Association\n\n * Keynote speaker:\n Omali Yeshitela\n leader of the Uhuru Movement & wor ldwide African Liberation movement\n\n\n\nWhy You Should Come\nWe are faci ng the deepest crisis of our lifetime. The future of this planet lies in u nity & solidarity with African and oppressed people\, not imperialist war\ , plunder & hoarding scarce resources at the expense of others.\n\n\nFind out\n\n * How racism\, police brutality\, economic crisis and US war ha ve the same root.\n * How we as white people can join in solidarity wit h the African-led Uhuru Movement working for liberation\, sustainability a nd shared prosperity. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090502T100000 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION:2125 Chestnut St\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United St ates SUMMARY:Uhuru Solidarity Movement National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-8rwcK4iZGt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uhurusolidarity.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:kthiruna@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Non-Stop Protest to Stop War in Sri Lanka Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090510 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090428T103000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:U.S Embassy\, 360 University Ave (Queen St. & University Ave.)\, T oronto\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:Non-Stop Protest to Stop War in Sri Lanka UID:20260421T070502CEST-DPR46fo85x@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tamilnet.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:305-448-7421 ext 26 Email:marye@ucc-cgcc.org DESCRIPTION:TAKE A BREAK! A FAIR TRADE COFFEE BREAK 11-1pm. Help break a Wo rld record for the the largest Coffee break. Take a Fair trade Chocolate b reak from 3-4 pm.See hundreds of artisan products from over 25 countries. All events free and open to the public. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090507T110000 GEO:25.753900;-80.270300 LOCATION:CGCC Fair Trade Shop And Fellowship Hall\, 3010 DeSoto Blvd\, Cora l Gables\, Florida\, 33134\, United States SUMMARY:World Fair Trade Day Celebration UID:20260421T070502CEST-BDPKKOUzwn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.coralgablescongregational.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:philly@uhurusolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:Uhuru Solidarity Movement National Conference\nSaturday\, May 2 – 10am-6pm at the 1st Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut St\, Center City \nSolidarity with the movement that’s changing the world!\nWorldwide lea ders in the movement for African liberation & justice will be in Philadelp hia to show us the way forward! Chairman Omali Yeshitela\, founder & lead er of the Uhuru Movement. Ironiff Ifoma\, President of the African People ’s Education & Defense Fund and director of the African Village Survival Initiative – real African-led programs for sustainability and self-dete rmination in black communities throughout the U.S. Register online at www. uhurusolidarity.org\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090502T100000 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION:1st Unitarian Church\, 2125 Chestnut St\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylva nia\, 19107\, United States SUMMARY:Solidarity with the movement that\\'s changing the world! UID:20260421T070502CEST-BpKzjSat49@74.81.90.59 URL:http://uhurusolidarity.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Among the featured speakers are:\nGeorge Galloway\, British Mem ber of Parliament \nWilliam Ramsey Clark\, Former US Attorney General \nGh assan Ben Jeddo\, Al-Jazeera Beirut Burea Chief and Talk Show Host \nYvonn e Ridley\, Viva Palestina UK\, Respect Party\, Press TV and Free Gaza Move ment \nKhaled Dawoud\, Al-Jazeera Arabic NY-based Correspondent \nRon Kovi c\, author of Born on the 4th of July and joint leader of Viva Palestina U SA \nCindy Sheehan\, anti-war activist \nFernando Suarez del Solar\, anti- war activist \nDr. Jamal Nassar\, Specialist in Middle East Politics and D ean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at CSUSB \nDr. Hatim Kanaaneh\, Galilee Society and Ittijah founder and author of \\'A Doctor i n Galilee\\'\n\nStrategy & tactics discussions: Activist panels will inclu de experts in the following campaigns: Viva Palestina USA\, boycotts\, div estment and sanctions\, refugee support\, student/youth activism\, Al-Awda educational resources\, chapter building and registration among others.\n \nYouth program includes educational sessions such as Palestine 101 and le arning Dabke. \n\nFilm screenings to include the widely-acclaimed award-wi nning \\'Salt of This Sea\\' by Annemarie Jacir\, starring Suheir Hammad a nd Saleh Bakri and \\'Amreeka\\' by Cherien Dabis\, starring Nisreen Faour .\n\nDinner Banquet with Keynote address\, Fundraising plus Dabke Contest! Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090524 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090522 GEO:33.785200;-117.934000 LOCATION:Embassy Suites Hotel Anaheim South 11767 Harbor\, Garden Grove\, California\, 92840\, United States SUMMARY:Freedom for Palestine - 7th Annual International Al-Awda Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-7DKvSu5W6F@74.81.90.59 URL:http://al-awda.org/convention7/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Since its 1988 inception\, NCORE has evolved into a vital natio nal resource for higher education institutions\, providing an annual multi cultural forum that attracts Black/ African Americans\, American Indians\, Asian/Pacific Islanders\, Latino/as\, and European Americans representing campuses across the United States. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090530 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090526 GEO:32.719600;-117.162000 LOCATION:San Diego\, California\, 92101\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-h8R77xuRDe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ncore.ou.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The world economic crisis has shattered the free-market consens us that has dominated politics for the last generation. Meanwhile\, the en d of the conservative era and the election of the first African American p resident have raised expectations among working people that long overdue c hange is at hand. With capitalism in crisis\, even some in the mainstream media are admitting that Karl Marx was right.\n\nThere has never been a be tter time for those who want to see fundamental change to get together to debate\, discuss and organize for a new society—a society based on the n eeds of the many instead of the whims of a few. We need to organize a new left to meet the challenge of this new era.\n\nThat’s the purpose that S ocialism 2009—expanded to two sites this year—has set for itself. Gath er with activists from around the world to take part in dozens of discussi ons about changing the world: How can we end racism? What kind of organiza tion do we need? What would a future socialist society look like?\n\nYes w e can organize for socialism in the 21st century! ÂĄSĂ­ se puede!\n\nSpons ored by: Center for Economic Research and Social Change\, publisher of Int ernational Socialist Review and Haymarket Books.\nCosponsored by: The Inte rnational Socialist Organization\, Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090621 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090618 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Socialism 2009 - Chicago UID:20260421T070502CEST-o5w3nMzUNm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://socialismconference.org/index.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The world economic crisis has shattered the free-market consens us that has dominated politics for the last generation. Meanwhile\, the en d of the conservative era and the election of the first African American p resident have raised expectations among working people that long overdue c hange is at hand. With capitalism in crisis\, even some in the mainstream media are admitting that Karl Marx was right.\n\nThere has never been a be tter time for those who want to see fundamental change to get together to debate\, discuss and organize for a new society—a society based on the n eeds of the many instead of the whims of a few. We need to organize a new left to meet the challenge of this new era.\n\nThat’s the purpose that S ocialism 2009—expanded to two sites this year—has set for itself. Gath er with activists from around the world to take part in dozens of discussi ons about changing the world: How can we end racism? What kind of organiza tion do we need? What would a future socialist society look like?\n\nYes w e can organize for socialism in the 21st century! ÂĄSĂ­ se puede!\n\nSpons ored by: Center for Economic Research and Social Change\, publisher of Int ernational Socialist Review and Haymarket Books.\nCosponsored by: The Inte rnational Socialist Organization\, Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090705 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090702 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94410\, United States SUMMARY:Socialism 2009 - San Francisco UID:20260421T070502CEST-LcKsUMVWXP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://socialismconference.org/index.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Heartwood Forest Council is the largest annual gathering of citizens from across the Eastern\, Midwestern\, and Southern United State s who care about the health and well-being of our nation\\'s forests. This will be the fourth time this event has taken place in Kentucky\, the firs t being at Cathedral Domain in 1993. We will focus on threats to our regio n and to human and community health\, in an atmosphere of collaboration de signed to form stronger personal and organizational connections. While add ressing the issues we face and celebrating the work that we do\, the Fores t Council also offers participants an opportunity to identify lasting solu tions and proven action steps that will move us as a community toward a sh ared vision of a healthy\, just\, and sustainable society. \n\nThis year\\ 's Forest Council will explore the whole cycle of coal from extraction\, p rocessing and transport to combustion and disposal of wastes. We will look at the health and well being of our region\\'s forests and waters\, and a ddress a new host of threats - from global warming to the proliferation of biomass combustion plants and agrofuels which convert forests and food in to electric power and fuel. \n\nEqually important\, we will address how we can sustain ourselves and each other in this time of great challenges and threats to the planet we call home. Together we will identify ways to red uce stress and increase a sense of personal well-being in a life of activi sm. We will share knowledge about how to work together to protect our neig hborhoods\, our communities\, and our planet. \n\nThe Forest Council will begin the afternoon of Friday\, May 22\, and continue through mid-day\, Mo nday\, May 25 (Memorial Day). The program will consist of three days of wo rkshops\, discussions\, keynote speakers\, and field trips -- interspersed with ample social time\, leisure\, lively local music\, dancing and great food (sourced locally and from organic sources to the greatest extent pos sible\, and lovingly prepared). The Forest Council will be family friendly - kids of all ages are encouraged to attend. \n\nThis year’s Heartwood Forest Council will immediately follow the week-long Mountain Justice Summ er Camp\, now being held at the Appalachian South Folklife Center in Pipes tem\, West Virginia. We encourage you to attend Mountain Justice Summer Ca mp and to participate in the hands on education and training aimed at fore ver ending the tragedy of mountaintop removal coal mining\, and to then jo in Heartwood for the culmination of a truly inspiring and transformative w eek in Central Appalachia. \n\nWhat is Heartwood? \n\nHeartwood is a coope rative network of grassroots groups\, individuals\, and local businesses w orking to protect and sustain healthy forests and vital human communities in the nation\\'s heartland\, from the foothills of the Appalachians to th e river valleys of the Great Plains\, and from the Great Lakes to the Deep South. Heartwood has a nearly twenty year track record of bringing people together to share information\, coordinate efforts and devise a common ap proach -- not just to the challenges we face but perhaps more importantly to the positive future that inspires the work we do. \n\nCosponsor the For est Council! \n\nWe invite you to become a cosponsor of the 2009 Heartwood Forest Council. Funds raised will be used to underwrite the event and mak e it affordable for those who might otherwise be unable to attend. \n\nAs a cosponsor\, you or your organization or business will be listed in all a pplicable promotional materials and have the option of setting up a displa y table with merchandise and information at the event. Cosponsors may choo se to remain anonymous. Cosponsorship also entitles you to a one-year orga nizational membership in Heartwood with full member benefits. \n\nFor grou ps and organizations\, we offer the following general guidelines based on annual budget: Suggested donation Annual budget\n$35 under $25\,000\n$75 $25K - $100K\n$150 $100K - $250K\n$300 $250K - $500K\n$600 $500K - $2 million\n$1\,200 $2 million or over\n\n\nTo cosponsor\, make checks payab le to Heartwood\, and send to: Heartwood Forest Council\, PO Box 1011\, Al ton\, IL 62002-1011. Please make sure to include your name and contact inf ormation\, and that your donation is intended for the Forest Council Geog raphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090525 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090522 GEO:38.061200;-83.929600 LOCATION:Camp McKee\, Mount Sterling\, Kentucky\, 40353\, United States SUMMARY:Heartwood Forest Council 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-665r5R5HPe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.heartwood.org/forestcouncil/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Mad as Hell? Now Move (or Draw\, or Act...): Organizing for So cial Justice \n\nAugsburg College\nMinneapolis/St. Paul\, MN (Twin Cities) \n\nPre-Conference Workshops\nMay 18-21\, 2009 \n\nConference\nMay 21-24\ , 2009 \n\nPost-Conference Workshop\nMay 24-25\, 2009 \n\nRegister for the conference today \n\nINVITED GUESTS INCLUDE: \nJulian Boal-International Theatre of the Oppressed practitioner\nMarc Bamuthi Joseph-Spoken Word Art ist\, activist\, and educator\nKao Kalia Yang-Critical literacy practition er\, and award-winning writer\nAnanya Dance Theatre-Community-based women of color social justice artists \nDeborah Barndt\, Victor Cole\, Elle Meza \, Chaka Mkali\, Larry Olds-Popular educators and organizers \nDanza Mexic a Cuauhtemoc Mn Circle & St. Paul Central Touring Theatre\n\nWhat is Pedag ogy & Theatre of the Oppressed? \n\nAn international gathering of activist s\, organizers\, educators\, and artists who believe in the Power of art a nd education as socially transformative. Share techniques\, tactics\, and questions. \n\nWhat will I get from coming? \nOrganizers and Activists: ne w community-building techniques for social justice\nArtists: connect and r espond to various applied arts tactics\nEducators: connect and actively en gage with best practices in critical education\nStudents: network\, worksh op\, learn about social justice in new ways Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090524 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090518 GEO:44.969500;-93.243300 LOCATION:Augsburg College\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55454\, United States SUMMARY:Pedagogy of the Oppressed Conference - 15th Annual UID:20260421T070502CEST-9VWJ8NUuJf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ptoweb.org/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 11th annual Allied Media Conference will be held July 16-19 \, 2009 in the McGregor Conference Center (495 Ferry Mall) on the campus o f Wayne State University in Detroit.\n\nThe Allied Media Conference is the central project of the Allied Media Projects (AMP) network\, which emerge s out of ten years of organic relationship-building. Since the first confe rence (then the Midwest Zine Conference) in 1999\, people have been compel led by the concept of do-it-yourself media. Later\, as the Underground Pub lishing Conference\, the emphasis was on building a movement of alternativ e media makers. With the shift towards Allied Media\, the AMC has attracte d more and more people who are interested in using participatory media as a strategy for social justice organizing.\n\nRead the mission and vision f or the 11th annual AMC.\n\nThe AMC is organized by a five-person staff col lective based in Detroit\, and supported by a national AMP board of direct ors\, and multiple advisory boards. View our staff and boards listings. G eographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090719 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090716 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, United States SUMMARY:Allied Media Conference 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-4FSZNNAvMN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://alliedmediaconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2009 Jesus Radicals Anarchism and Christianity conference w ill look squarely at the various crises facing the globe—especially the financial and ecological crisis. An economic system based on unregulated\, exponential\, constant growth and that depends on wanton consumption is s imply unsustainable. Similarly\, destroying the irreplaceable gifts of cre ation as if our actions do not have consequences is surely a sign of madne ss. The question we face at this pivotal time of global turmoil is not if our human empires will fall apart\, but when they will fall. And the quest ion is how will we face it?\n\nThis year’s conference aims to be a time to think about the possibilities for the world to come and not to simply s uccumb to mourning. The speakers and the workshops will not only provide a much needed reality check\, but also point to signs of faithfulness and h ope. We want to see these current challenges as an opportunity for creativ ity\, for alternative living\, for radical sharing\, for faithfulness\, fo r a new way of being. We are living in a karios moment that will either br eak us or compel us to finally strive for a sane way of life. The choice i s ours. We hope you will join the conversation. Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090815 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090814 GEO:35.148600;-89.974800 LOCATION:Caritas Village\, Memphis\, Tennessee\, 38112\, United States SUMMARY:New Heaven\, New Earth: Anarchism and Christianity Beyond Empire - Jesus Radicals 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-npuIcRTv7Z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jesusradicals.com/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@arconference.org DESCRIPTION:Animal Rights 2009 is the world\\'s largest & oldest animal rig hts gathering\, hailing back to 1981.\n\nAnimal Rights 2009 is a forum for sharing knowledge\, reporting on progress\, discussing strategies and tac tics\, networking\, and \\'recharging our batteries.\\' \n\nKEY SPEAKERS: Karen Davis\, Karen Dawn\, Alex Hershaft\, Elliot Katz\, Dennis Kucinich ( by video)\, Elizabeth Kucinich\, Bob Linden\, Alex Pacheco\, Colleen Patri ck-Goudreau\, Brenda Shoss\, Will Tuttle\, Paul Watson\, Peter Young Geog raphical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090720 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090716 GEO:33.960000;-118.395000 LOCATION:5400 West Century Blvd\, Los Angeles\, Califnornia\, 90045\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Animal Rights Conference 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-4XDfXv7KEO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://arconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:tara@edliberation.org DESCRIPTION:Free Minds\, Free People is a national conference that brings t ogether teachers\, high school and college students\, researchers\, parent s and community-based activists/educators from across the country to build a movement to develop and promote education for liberation. Education for liberation prepares the most excluded\, under-served members of our socie ty\, in particular low-income youth and youth of color\, to fight for a mo re just world by: \n• Teaching students the causes of inequalities and i njustices in society and how communities have fought against them. \n• H elping them develop both the belief in themselves that they can challenge those injustices and the skills necessary to do that. \n• Supporting the m in taking action that leads to disenfranchised communities having more p ower.\nThe goal of Free Minds\, Free People is to provide a forum for shar ing knowledge\, experiences and strategies that support the use of educati on as a tool for liberation. The conference will feature more than 70 acti vities on a variety of topics including educating new teachers\, youth par ticipatory action research\, Arne Duncan\, science and social justice educ ation\, youth organizing\, a bike tour of Houston\, quilt-making\, hip hop as a tool for liberation and much more. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090628 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090625 GEO:29.754700;-95.362200 LOCATION:George R. Brown Convention Center\, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas\, Houston\, Texas\, 77010\, United States SUMMARY:Free Minds\, Free People UID:20260421T070502CEST-SKVLs0emod@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freemindsfreepeople.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:peacevoicedirector@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Conference for Academics\, Activists\, Students. \n• Peace li terature\n• Peace journalism\n• Peace film\n• War\, peace and media\ nProposals accepted thru June 30. See website\, or email for more info. G eographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090801 GEO:45.480300;-122.711000 LOCATION:Hoffman Hall\, Portland State University\, Portland\, Oregon\, 972 07\, United States SUMMARY:PeaceVoice Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Al3Nn8XSfm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peacevoice.info/?page_id=50 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:workingforequality@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Z Media Institute (ZMI) and Z Magazine First International Reunion and Radical Media Convergence is an event open to the public that starts May 27th and ends May 31st\, 2009. This event will take place in s everal cities for people who can travel and this event will also take plac e online in our discussion forums for those who cannot travel. Z Magazine is a radical activist Magazine published by the organizers of the Z Media Institute. ZMI speakers have included Amy Goodman\, Noam Chomsky and man y more speakers from around the world. The ZMI 2007 alumni and member of the mutualist project are independently organizing the first First Interna tional Reunion of ZMI Alumni\, friends and family. Friends and family of Z magazine and Z Media Institute who have never attended ZMI are also very welcome to join us. Potluck food events\, spontaneous radical workshops and open forum discussion. This is an effort to create indigenous open fo rum discussion and networking without formal\, institutional conference pr ocedures\, planned speakers\, hierarchy while having fun working for a bet ter world. Discussion portion is Free of charge. Please visit the websit e for photos\, our online community/social networking website with discuss ion\, twitter updates\, schedule and more. http://www.PeaceCommunities.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090531 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090527 GEO:47.630600;-122.347000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98109\, United States SUMMARY:Z Media Institute and Z Magazine Radical Media Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-uIXwt7TCVJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.PeaceCommunities.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:Join the Young Democratic Socialists for an unforgettable summe r weekend of socialist politics\, activist workshops\, swimming\, pick-up sports and much more. Due to popular demand\, we will continue to hold th e conference at a country retreat center in the Catskill Mountains\, in up -state New York. We\\'ll get away from the distractions of New York City\ , relax and get to know each other. \n \nEach summer conference is a cri tical event for YDS. It is where we elect our coordinating committee (our volunteer leadership)\, debate and vote on the coming year\\'s national A ctivist Agenda (YDS’ official national priorities) and develop strategie s for another year of successful activism. Members and friends will be com ing from across the country\; you don\\'t want to miss out! \n \nYou c an check out the retreat center\, Valley Brook Inn\, at www.thevalleybrook inn.com. Registration and a conference page will be up shortly. Housing and meals are covered in your registration. If you have any questions\, f eel free to email YDS at yds@dsausa.org and we’ll get back to you ASAP! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090802 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090730T170000 GEO:41.592100;-74.506800 LOCATION:Valley Brook Inn\, 201 Kingston Ave\, Wurtsboro\, New York\, 12790 \, United States SUMMARY:Socialist Summer Retreat UID:20260421T070502CEST-v9xPLWCumg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ydsusa.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:845-701-9635 Email:freepeople@nycamp.org DESCRIPTION:A public \\'Speak Out\\' in front of the Capitol Building\, whe re anyone who has something to say will have a chance to voice their opini on. This is part of a rallying effort to encourage people to reach out to Governor Paterson and their state representatives for an end to the prohib ition of cannabis hemp. But this time Storm is not just rallying outside.  \n\nThe day after the \\'Speak Out\\'\, On Monday\, May 18 she is plannin g on leading a group of concerned citizens into the Capitol building to as k for an audience with Governor Paterson to address what she calls a crime against humanity being commited by our government. \\'We don\\'t need a l aw to give us permission to use this wonderful plant. God already did that . We need a law to protect us from those who want to deprive us of our rig hts.\\' She is serious about getting all of the prisoners out of jail who are in for marijuana and getting their children returned to their families . \n\nAbigail says\, \\'Its time to plant our seed and give the people a light of hope for a healthy and happy future.\\' \n\n Geographical Scope : State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090518 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090517T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Eagle St And State St\, East Capitol Park\, Albany\, New York\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Cannabis Legalization Open Mike \\'Speak Out\\' UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZmSi1mUtG1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nycamp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:413-545-0743 Email:programs@populareconomics.org DESCRIPTION:CPE’s Summer Institute is a week-long intensive training in e conomics for activists\, educators\, and anyone who wants a better underst anding of economics. We focus on how economic systems impact our lives and work every day. Our trainings are highly participatory and build on the k nowledge and experience of our participants.\nNo background in economics i s required.\n\nAt the heart of the Summer Institute program are two core c ourses\, one on the U.S. Economy\, one on the International Economy. All p articipants must choose one core course. The core classes meet each day in the mornings. Below is a sample of topics. \n\nU.S. Economy\n\n * Econ omy\, race\, class and gender\n * Personal to global economic histories \n * Labor and the workplace\n * Roots of the Economic Meltdown & po licy solutions (eg. fiscal & monetary)\n * An intro. to international e conomics\n * Economic alternatives\n\nInternational Economy\n\n * Br ief history of the global economy\n * International trade\n * Intern ational production\n * International finance\, roots of the Economic Me ltdown and solutions\n * Creating a new world economy\nAfternoon and ev ening events: In addition to the core courses is a rich selection of works hops\, panels and discussion groups. We are also planning a special field trip to Bretton Woods where global economic structures such as the IMF\, W orld Bank\, and global trade agreements were hammered out after WWII. Ther e will also be time for relaxation\, recreation and networking.\n\nSpecial Track: After the Economic Meltdown:\nEach year\, we choose an issue area that we focus on in the workshops and panels as well as in the core classr ooms. Given the global economic crisis the clear choice was to focus on no t only understanding the roots of the crisis\, but how to get beyond it fo r the long term. This year’s special track will look at:\n• How did we get into this economic mess? Was it individual greed or the way the syste m is rigged?\n• What drives these booms and busts? Why do they happen on a regular basis?\n• Could the economic crisis have been avoided?\n• I s there a better way - one that puts people and planet front and center?\n • What is the solidarity economy all about?\n\nAfternoon and evening eve nts: In addition to the core courses is a rich selection of workshops\, pa nels and discussion groups. We are also planning a special field trip to B retton Woods where global economic structures such as the IMF\, World Bank \, and global trade agreements were hammered out after WWII. There will al so be time for relaxation\, recreation and networking.\n\nSpecial Track: A fter the Economic Meltdown:\nEach year\, we choose an issue area that we f ocus on in the workshops and panels as well as in the core classrooms. Giv en the global economic crisis the clear choice was to focus on not only un derstanding the roots of the crisis\, but how to get beyond it for the lon g term. This year’s special track will look at:\n• How did we get into this economic mess? Was it individual greed or the way the system is rigg ed?\n• What drives these booms and busts? Why do they happen on a regula r basis?\n• Could the economic crisis have been avoided?\n• Is there a better way - one that puts people and planet front and center?\n• What is the solidarity economy all about? Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090717 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090712 GEO:43.967000;-71.158900 LOCATION:World Fellowship Center\, Conway\, New Hampshire\, 03818\, United States SUMMARY:2009 Summer Institute\; After the Economic Meltdown: Building a Sol idarity Economy UID:20260421T070502CEST-J511hI6uvU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.populareconomics.org/summer_new.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:office@endtheoccupation.org DESCRIPTION:The 8th Annual National Organizers\\' Conference will be held d uring the weekend of September 12th - 13th\, 2009 in Chicago\, IL. We will be sending out all necessary information for you to plan and book your fl ights in the upcoming months.\n\nThe Campaign Assembly will hold an annual conference each year in order to\n\n* Set overall political direction and priorities for the coming year\,\n* Review and evaluate the work of the C ampaign\,\n* Elect representatives to the Steering Committee\,\n* Provide a forum for local and national groups and individuals to network and resou rce one another. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090913 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090912T083000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:TBD\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:8th Annual National Organizers\\' Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-3FW2EUaSB0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=253 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:editor@collegiatenation.com DESCRIPTION:The editors of collegiatenation.com are inviting current colleg e students to compete for 500.00 USD for the best series of reporting in o ne of the following areas:\n\n1) Homelessness (any population group). \n2) Homeless college Students.\n3) Unemployed college students.\n4) Any socia l areas that impact college students.\n5) Any topic where the plight of ot hers is profiled.\n6) Success stories. \n7) Other areas you request.\n\nTo win\, you must receive at least 500 comments from Citizens of Collegiate Nation. \n\nWrite us for further instructions and to answer any questions. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090901 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090701T010000 GEO:26.049400;-80.408900 LOCATION:Www.collegiatenation.com\, Fort Lauderdale\, Florida\, 33332\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Best Student Reporting Contest UID:20260421T070502CEST-XjuWBVF4rx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.collegiatenation.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:JUNE 26 & 27\, Fri evening & Sat all day\, in Seattle\; Riding the Tides of Change: building personal and community resilience\, a Tools for Change workshop with Bill Aal\, Margo Adair and Lupita Patterson. Work ing with deep reflection through Applied Meditation\, dialogue through The Work that Reconnects and Theater of Liberation we will find ways to unlea sh our best capacities to ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF THE TIMES. Preregistra tion required. info 206-329-2201 or info@toolsforchange.org Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090627 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090626 GEO:47.610700;-122.334000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98101\, United States SUMMARY:Riding the Tides of Change: building personal and community resilie nce - Tools of Change Workshop UID:20260421T070502CEST-BVaSgsTtnw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://toolsforchange.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Members and friends of the Fellowship of Reconciliation in the Pacific Northwest travel to Seabeck each July to spend a few short\, early summer days building the beloved community. Seabeck sits beside a beautif ul sheltered bay with snow-capped mountains in the distance\, surrounded b y century-old buildings and remnants of ancient forest. \n\nThis year our theme is: \\'How to build a just and sustainable world.\\' As part of a 94 -year-old international peace organization\, we chose this theme because w e agree with the idea \\'if you want peace\, work for justice.\\' A peacef ul planet can only be achieved if there is true justice. Further\, with ea ch passing year\, it is becomes more clear that if we want a world at all\ , we need to work toward a sustainable one. FOR is part of the huge number of people around the planet who are moving toward that goal\, looking at personal\, local\, regional\, and national ways to think\, act\, and live sustainably. Our few days together at Seabeck will give us just enough tas te of such a world that we can return to our work-a-day lives refreshed an d recommitted. \n\nWe invite you to join us as we sing and play\, enjoy na ture and one another\, learn from nationally known keynote speakers - Anto nia Juhasz and John Lindsay-Poland - and participate in guided workshops\, serious and fun. \n\nThanks in advance to the Seabeck Planning Committee: Brenda Collier (chair)\, Glen Anderson\, Jean Buskin\, Ellen Finkelstein\ , Jean Gant\, Karen Kirkwood\, Louise Lansberry\, Joshua Liljenstolpe\, Ma rcia Mullins\, Paul Pruitt\, John Repp\, Barbara Sardarov\, Kathy Shuman\, Jo Walter Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090705 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090702 GEO:47.596100;-122.895000 LOCATION:Seabeck\, Washington\, 98380\, United States SUMMARY:Fellowship of Reconciliation Annual Northwest Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-lk5WUZdpik@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wwfor.org/seabeck/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Transgress\, Transform\, Transcend: A National Conference of Le sbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, and QUEER (LGBTQ) ASIAN AMERICANS\, SOUTH ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS (API) Hosted by The National Queer Asi an Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA)\, collaborating with The Pacific Nor thwest Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (PNWQAPIA). Transgress\, Tran sform\, Transcend will showcase the diversity of the LGBTQ Asian Pacific I slander experience and will expand the capacity and ability of LGBTQ Asian Pacific Islander activists and communities. The conference and its many p rograms will provide attendees opportunities to network and to expand thei r knowledge and skills in advocacy and community building. The national ga thering will include workshops\, panel discussions\, caucuses\, performanc e art\, and speakers. A wide array of issues will be addressed over the th ree-day conference\, ranging from health and wellness to the history of po litical struggles. info nc-coordinator@nqapia.org Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090816 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090814 GEO:47.655300;-122.535000 LOCATION:University Of Washington\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98110\, United S tates SUMMARY:A National Conference of LGBTQ Asian Americans\, South Asians\, and Pacific Islanders UID:20260421T070502CEST-5pULsKkKHk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nqapia.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Share Innovative and Best Practices in Campus Sustainability fo r the University of California\, California State University\, and Califor nia Community College systems. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090624 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090621 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UC Santa Barbara\, Santa Barbara\, California\, United States SUMMARY:8th Annual UC\, CSU\, CCC Sustainability Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-8VdVgOxA6C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sustainability.ucsb.edu/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Center for Popular Economics & \nthe N.H. Program of the AF SC \ninvite you to the \n\n2009 Summer Institute \nAfter the Economic Melt down:\nBuilding a Solidarity Economy\n\n\n\nWorld Fellowship Center\, Conw ay\, N.H. \nJuly 12-17\, 2009\n\nLearn how the economy works and gain tool s\nto make your activism more effective. \n\nCPE’s Summer Institute CPE⠀™s Summer Institute is a week-long intensive training in economics for ac tivists\, educators\, and anyone who wants a better understanding of econo mics. We focus on how economic systems impact our lives and work every day . Our trainings are highly participatory and build on the knowledge and ex perience of our participants. \nNo background in economics is required. \n \nCore Classrooms At the heart of the Summer Institute program are two cor e courses\, one on the U.S. Economy\, one on the International Economy. Al l participants must choose one core course. The core classes meet each day in the mornings. Below is a sample of topics. \n\n \nU.S. Economy \nEcono my\, race\, class and gender\nPersonal to global economic histories\nLabor and the workplace\nRoots of the Economic Meltdown & policy solutions (eg. fiscal & monetary)\nAn intro. to international economics\nEconomic altern atives\n\nInternational Economy \nBrief history of the global economy\nInt ernational trade\nInternational production\nInternational finance\, roots of the Economic Meltdown and solutions\nCreating a new world economy\n\nAf ternoon and evening events: In addition to the core courses is a rich sele ction of workshops\, panels and discussion groups. We are also planning a special field trip to Bretton Woods where global economic structures such as the IMF\, World Bank\, and global trade agreements were hammered out af ter WWII. There will also be time for relaxation\, recreation and networki ng. \n\nSpecial Track: After the Economic Meltdown:\nEach year\, we choose an issue area that we focus on in the workshops and panels as well as in the core classrooms. Given the global economic crisis the clear choice was to focus on not only understanding the roots of the crisis\, but how to g et beyond it for the long term. This year’s special track will look at:\ n• How did we get into this economic mess? Was it individual greed or th e way the system is rigged?\n• What drives these booms and busts? Why do they happen on a regular basis? \n• Could the economic crisis have been avoided?\n• Is there a better way - one that puts people and planet fro nt and center? \n• What is the solidarity economy all about?\n\nParticip ants have described these courses as ‘inspiring\, intense\, stimulating\ , comprehensive.” We cover a lot of material in a short amount of time\, which can be both challenging and rewarding. All participants must choose one core course. The core classes meet each day in the mornings.\n\nFees: The fee for tuition for the week is based on a sliding scale of $125-250. Using a sliding scale is an act of solidarity - those who can afford more pay at the higher end to enable those with fewer resources to pay at the lower end. The tuition fee mainly goes towards paying the teaching teams. A payment plan is an option.\n\nThe cost of food & lodging is in addition to the program fee. Fees for food and lodging range from $294 for camping to $613 for the best single at the World Fellowship Center. Please contact the World Fellowship Center directly. Special rates available for N.H. re sidents. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090717 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090712 GEO:43.967000;-71.158900 LOCATION:World Fellowship Center\, Conway\, New Hampshire\, 03818\, United States SUMMARY:Center for Popular Ecomics 2009 Summer Institute UID:20260421T070502CEST-VRGI0RPUhI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.populareconomics.org/summer_new.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Mission\n\nThe Portland Zine Symposium aims to create greater c ommunication and community between diverse creators of independent media a nd art. This fun and free event helps people promote their work and to sha re skills and information related to zines and zine culture. Through works hops\, panels and discussions\, Portland Zine Symposium explores the role and effect of all types of zines.\nHow do I participate? \n\nShow up! The Portland Zine Symposium includes workshops\, panels\, discussions\, and ra ffles. As well as tables upon tables of creative folks trading\, buying an d selling zines. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.\nH ow do I get there? \n\nPZS will be held at the Portland State University c ampus in downtown Portland\, Oregon. If you\\'d like to hook up with a rid eshare\, you can use our messageboard.\n\nTo plan your trimet trip\, visit http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/plantrip.cgi Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090726 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090724 GEO:45.544200;-122.644000 LOCATION:Portland State University - Smith Memorial Ballroo\, Portland\, Or egon\, 97212\, United States SUMMARY:Portland Zine Symposium 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ROtTfJ31HD@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2009 Campus Progress National Conference: Delivering Change \n\nTuesday\, July 7\, 2009\n• Campus Progress and Campus Camp Wellstone Grassroots Training Day\n• Campus Progress Journalism in Action Day\n\n Wednesday\, July 8\, 2009\n• Campus Progress National Conference\n\nThur sday\, July 9\, 2009\n• Campus Progress and The Nation Youth Journalism Conference\n• Campus Progress Youth Lobby Day\n\nTo apply to attend thes e events\, click here.\n\nYou organized in your community. You registered voters. You voted. Progressives won. Now what? \n\nAt the fifth annual Cam pus Progress National Conference\, to be held on July 8\, 2009\, in Washin gton DC\, hundreds of young people will come together to address the task of Delivering Change. They will discuss the critical challenges our genera tion faces\, and to develop the ideas\, networks\, and innovations that wi ll help us meet those challenges.\n\nOur generation has a real opportunity to deliver change – to move the country in a strongly progressive direc tion. Just as our hard work was essential to bringing progressive results in 2008\, we need to stay dedicated to working for progressive change\, to pressing government for action\, to ensuring an economic recovery effort that advances opportunity for all. At the Campus Progress National Confere nce\, we’ll come together and prove we’re serious about a progressive future\, and we’re not letting anyone stand in our way.\n\n\nPast speake rs at the Campus Progress National Conference have included:\n\n• Barack Obama\n• Bill Clinton\n• Nancy Pelosi\n• Russ Feingold\n• John Le wis\n• Keith Ellison\n• Linda Sanchez\n• Tammy Baldwin\n• Samantha Power\n• Van Jones\n• Majora Carter\n• Seymour Hersh\n• Helen Tho mas\n• Talib Kweli\n• Ralph Nader \n• Ryan Gosling\n\nLaunched in 20 05\, Campus Progress is a dynamic progressive organization that works with and for young people to bring about positive change on issues from econom ic opportunity\, to sustainability\, to human rights and justice. Through innovative programs in activism\, journalism\, and events\, Campus Progres s helps young people to make their voices heard\, turn their ideas into ac tion\, and push policy outcomes in a strongly progressive direction. Learn more at CampusProgress.org.\n\n\n\n\nOther Conference Activities\nCampus Progress and The Nation National Youth Journalism Conference\n\nCampus Pro gress and The Nation magazine’s annual Youth Journalism Conference is a day of workshops and skills sessions with award-winning journalists from t op publications. Participants have the opportunity to hear great speakers\ , network with professionals\, and learn the skills to succeed in journali sm. \n\nPast speakers at the Campus Progress and The Nation National Youth Journalism Conference have included:\n\n• Barbara Ehrenreich\n• Eric Schlosser\n• Naomi Klein\n• E.J. Dionne\nJournalism in Action\n\nThis day-long event will offer an in-depth journalism learning experience\, pot entially including a visit to the Newseum\, publication and/or writing cri tiques\, and the opportunity to produce and receive criticism on an origin ally-reported story or multimedia package. \nCampus Progress Grassroots Tr aining Day\n\nThe Grassroots Training Day teaches the skills young people need to effectively organize on campus or in their communities. \n\nTraini ngs in the past have included:\n\n• Planning an Effective Issue Campaign \n• Recruitment and Retention \n• Media Bootcamp \n• Events Plannin g\nCampus Progress Youth Lobby Day (July 9\, 2009)\n\nYou weren’t planni ng on coming to Washington D.C. without visiting your elected officials\, were you? At the Lobby Day\, Campus Progress will be training\, prepping\, and taking hundreds of fired up young progressives to Capitol Hill to dem and concrete solutions to the economic challenges that young people face o n issues like health care\, green jobs\, and higher education. We’ll set up the meetings\, do the research\, and get you there. Just bring your pa ssion and ener Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090709 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090707 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progress 2009 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-hloNBnDsUX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/common/3725/2009-conference-home END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:703-993-4426 Email:colin@greatlandtrust.net DESCRIPTION:The George Mason University Student Training for Environmental Protection Summer Program is a weeklong course facilitated by some of the best youth organizers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.\n \nSponsored by\nCampu s Progress\n\nDuring the week participants will learn how to create or ext end strong and successful groups that will be able to run effective enviro nmental campaigns on their campuses and communities.\n\nThe program will f ocus on giving students the skills and knowledge they need to create the c hange that will turn passion for the environment into action that will pro tect it. Some of the workshops that will be covered include:\n\nOrganizing skills\nRecruiting\, Leadership Development\, Coalition Building\, Campai gn Planning\, Event Planning\n\nCommunication Skills\nPublic speaking\, Ho w to get media attention\, Message Development\, Lobbying\n\nAdditionally\ , following in the footsteps of Power Shift 2009\, the George Mason Univer sity Student Training for Environmental Protection program will allow part icipants to:\n\n * Strengthen the bonds between student organizers whil e being trained and empowered with the skills needed to be part of the mov ement that solves climate change\, environmental injustice\, and economic failure.\n * Connect with fellow young people and build community to bu ild power and sustain involvement for the long-term.\n * Understand the magnitude of both the challenges and opportunities presented by the clima te crisis and explore the capacities to create transformative change.\n\nI n addition to the main focus of the program\, participants can expect to e njoy:\n\n * Top notch environmental speakers\n * Fun activities\n * Great food\n * Awesome people\n * A beautiful setting\n Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090719 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090712T150000 GEO:38.557500;-77.357300 LOCATION:Prince William Forest\, Triangle\, Virginia\, 22172\, United State s SUMMARY:GMU Student Training for Environmental Protection UID:20260421T070502CEST-DZnhj1Pvu8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://green.gmu.edu/for_students/step/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Socialist Summer Retreat\n\nYoung Democratic Socialists\n \nW hen: July 30th - August 2nd\nWhere: Valley Brook Inn\, in the Catskill Mou ntains of Upstate New York\n201 Kingston Avenue\, Route 209\,Wurtsboro\, N Y\nWhat: This event will be a great opportunity to get away from it all an d enjoy some country air in the good company of good comrades. We will go swimming\, embarrass ourselves in pickup wiffleball and soccer games\, ma ke campfires\, and party. We will also hone our skills as organizers with workshops on how to plan a campaign\, map out a years worth of activism\, start a chapter\, and maintain a healthy one. Participants will also lea rn about democratic socialist theory and learn how to teach others about s ocialism.\n\nYou can pre-register for the conference now and save up to $3 0 at http://www.dsausa.org/yds/Aug2009/confreg.html. Please register soon because this deal will expire July 15th. Another quickly approaching dea dline is July 8th\, for requesting a scholarship. Requests for scholarshi ps can be made on the registration website. \n\nFor more information please visit http://ydsusa.org. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact the national office at yds@dsausa.org or 212 727 8610. \n\n\n\n\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090802 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090730 GEO:41.592100;-74.506800 LOCATION:The Valley Brook Inn\, 201 Kingston Avenue\, Route 209\, Wurtsbor o\, New York\, 12790\, United States SUMMARY:Socialist Summer Retreat -- Young Democratic Socialists UID:20260421T070502CEST-RMZWXffA7e@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/news/socialistsummerretreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This conference will bring together a broad spectrum of people to share skills and form the relationships needed to build a permanent res istance to militarism. Youth\, parents\, educators\, veterans\, artists\, members of social justice organizations and more will come together for pr actical training on counter recruitment\, legislative challenges and publi c pressure to promote nonmilitary alternatives.\n\nBut the issue isn’t o nly counter recruitment. It is about militarism. Military attitudes and va lues like obedience\, conformity and the use of force to solve problems ha ve seeped into every area of our society. It is crucial that counter-recru itment and social justice activists\, youth and all who want to do somethi ng about it gather for this weekend of skill sharing\, strategizing and so lidarity.\n\nWe are committed to making sure that this conference brings t ogether the broadest possible range of participants\, especially youth. Sc holarships are available to help cover the cost of travel and housing. Pri ority will be given to youth\, residents of areas with few counter-recruit ment resources and those who would otherwise not be able to attend Geogra phical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090719 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090717 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Roosevelt University\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:National Counter-Recruitment and Demilitarization Conference 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-2BrtCHvkiw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nnomy.org/joomla/index.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join students and youth from across the United States for Stude nts for a Democratic Society\\'s 4th National Convention. This year\\'s co nvention will be in the lovely town of Murfreesboro\, Tennessee (nearest a irport is Nashville)\, on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. It\\'s just six weeks from on the weekend of July 10 - 12\, so make your travel plans now! The convention will begin Friday during the day and run through Sunday\, so try to arrive Thursday night and plan on leaving Sunda y afternoon/evening. \n\nThe convention will discuss SDS work over the pas t year\, and we\\'ll have lots of exciting workshops\, anti-oppression and collective liberation work\, trainings\, and discussions of campaigns and strategy for the coming year. You don\\'t want to miss it!!\n\nWe\\'ll se nd out more information in the next two weeks with information about how t o submit workshop\, discussion and campaign proposals\, as well as registr ation. In the meantime\, if you\\'d like to get involved in the nuts and b olts of planning the convention\, click on this link to get connected with the national convention planning group: http://groups.google.com/group/sd s-national-convention. \n\nDon\\'t forget to check us out on Facebook:\nht tp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=97222708884\n\nAnd follow us on Twitte r for updates:\nhttp://twitter.com/newsds Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090712 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090710 GEO:35.791000;-86.344500 LOCATION:Middle Tennessee State University\, Murfreesboro\, Tennessee\, 371 27\, United States SUMMARY:Students for a Democratic Society 4th Annual National Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-OTLOiADdvk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsforademocraticsociety.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Training for Trainers camp is designed to help experienced organizer learn how to teach the skills that they have learned. One of the goals of this event is to build our internal ability to teach our newer c hapters the basics of student organizing\, so we hope that everyone who at tends will be interested in taking the skills they learn back to their are a to teach new people. This camp is a part of larger Summer Training Proje ct being organized by our new Training Working Group. At the end of the su mmer we will be putting on four regional action camps\, where most of the workshops will be led by SDSers attending the Training for Trainers event. \n\nREGISTER FOR THE TRAINING HERE\n\nWe\\'re asking participants to pay a $20-$100 sliding scale registration fee\, though NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AW AY DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS. We want to encourage chapters(especially if you\\ 're sending more than one person) to support their members attending this event by passing the hat at a meeting or doing a quick bake sale. We also want to encourage members who are able to pay the higher end of the regist ration fee to please do that so as to support members who are unable to pa y. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090816 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090814 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Cleveland\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:Training for Trainers Camp - SDS UID:20260421T070502CEST-oEUwJXOujF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsforademocraticsociety.org/?q=node/177 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In the aftermath of the March 21 and April 3-4 demonstrations\, a number of critical questions must be addressed by the antiwar movement: What next for the movement? Where do we go from here? How can we broaden the movement and win new forces to our cause? How can we help ensure that our next demonstrations are larger than the ones organized in March and A pril and that the ones organized after those will be even larger?\n \nWe w ho are supporters of the National Assembly to End the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and Occupations believe these questions can best be answered by conv ening a national antiwar conference open to all peace activists who will h ave the opportunity to share their ideas and proposals\, be part of a broa d ranging discussion and debate\, and help make decisions based on one per son\, one vote.\n \nSuch a conference will be held at La Roche College in Pittsburgh on July 10-12\, 2009.\n \nThe National Assembly was established nearly a year ago at a national conference attended by over 400 people\, including top leaders of the antiwar movement as well as activists from ma ny states. One of the main decisions that conference made was to do everyt hing possible to unite the movement in urgently needed visible street acti ons. \n \nNow we look to the July conference\, which will provide a forum for dealing with crucial issues as Washington escalates its wars\, occupat ions\, bombing attacks\, sanctions\, threats and illegal interventions in the Middle East and elsewhere. We need your ideas\, your input and your pr esence to help make this conference a success. Please join us in Pittsburg h on July 10-12. Bring all the troops home now! Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090712 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090710 GEO:40.366200;-79.894200 LOCATION:La Roche College\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15122\, United Stat es SUMMARY:National Assembly Conference to End Iraq and Afghanistan Wars/Occup ations UID:20260421T070502CEST-5uGVRSvVpL@74.81.90.59 URL:https://www.natassembly.org/Home_Page.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Their Lives\, Our Voices gathers activists from around the coun try for an inclusive\, high-quality\, hands-on conference focused on empow ering advocates in their efforts to help farmed animals. This event is acc essible to all animal advocates\, showcasing diverse topics and perspectiv es within our movement. Networking and attendee participation are vital to TLOV\\'s success\, so please come and help make our second annual TLOV co nference an exceptional event. What Conference\nWhen Jun 12\, 2009 01:30 P M to \nJun 14\, 2009 05:20 PM \nWhere Hubert H. Humphrey Conference Center \, 301 19th Avenue South\, Minneapolis\, MN 55455 \nContact Name info@tlov .org \nContact Phone 612-626-5785 \nAdd event to calendar vCal\n iCal \n\ n\nRegistration is now open!\n\nThe early-bird price is $15 for students a nd low-income individuals\, $30 for everyone else. Both rates will increas e by $15 on Friday\, May 22. Attendees will be able register at the door\ , but we cannot guarantee you meals if you do so. Refunds will be availab le\, minus our transaction costs\, up until June 5th.\n\nNo one will be tu rned down due to lack of funds! We\\'re offering a \\'travel scholarship\\ ' program to help offset travel costs for some attendees. See the TLOV web site for details http://tlov.org\n\n \n\n\nBenefits for attendees will inc lude:\nDynamic presentations by leaders in the national and regional anima l advocacy movement\, which will provide you with practical information on activist approaches and skills.\nComplimentary breakfast and lunch on Sat urday and Sunday\, plus refreshments and snacks throughout the conference. \nFree or cheap lodging options at the homes of local activists or at a ho tel with a discounted group rate.\nA goodie bag with swag from our sponsor s.\nA chance to sample the Twin Cities\\' veg-friendly dining and shopping \, as well as many bike paths\, walkways\, and an active nightlife.\nOppor tunities to mingle with activists from all across the Midwest and greater US.\nAnd much more!\n\n\nFor more information and to register\, please vis it the TLOV 2009 website. For questions\, please contact us at info@tlov. org or call us at 612-626-5785. We hope to see you there! Geographical Sc ope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090614 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090612 GEO:44.972000;-93.235900 LOCATION:Hubert H. Humphrey Conference Center\, 301 19th Avenue South\,\, M inneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55455\, United States SUMMARY:Their Lives\, Our Voices 2009: Second Annual Midwest Animal Advocac y Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-DkHvmzV91J@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.exploreveg.org/events/their-lives-our-voices-2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:DemocracyFest is a political festival for liberal/progressive a ctivists which features trainings\, speakers and entertainment\; teaching people how to make a difference and have fun doing it! Prior DemocracyFest s have been held in Massachusetts\, Texas\, California\, New Hampshire and Virginia. Over 4\,000 activists have been trained to help on campaigns an d make a difference in their communities. \n\nThe 6th Annual DemocracyFest will be held this summer\, July 17-19\, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel and Co nference Center in Burlington\, VT!\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090719 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090717 GEO:44.484000;-73.221300 LOCATION:Burlington\, Vermont\, 05401\, United States SUMMARY:6th Annual DemocracyFest UID:20260421T070502CEST-9vpWu9VnTD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.democracyfest.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Register today for the Alliance for Community Media\\'s Interna tional Conference and Exhibition\, July 15th – 18th at the Oregon Conven tion Center and Doubletree Hotel at the Lloyd Center in Portland\, OR.\n\n Conference Registration Brochure\n\nThe theme this year is “Community Me dia at the Crossroads”. Join us as we look at and discuss ways to protec t community media at the national and local levels. Learn and explore new concepts and challenge old one. Discuss new models for community media and look at\, brainstorm and debate these new ideas and concepts.\n\nBe sure to book your hotel room as soon as possible if you have not done so alread y. Check our website periodically for updates or additions to the program. \n\nIf you have any questions please call Denise Woodson at(202)393-2650\ , ext. 11 or dw(at)alliancecm.org. \n\nSee you in Portland! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090718 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090715 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Alliance for Community Media 2009 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-J2OpW9nr0m@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.alliancecm.org/node/32 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Think Outside the Bomb \nNational Grassroots Conference on Nucl ear Disarmament\nAlbuquerque\, NM August 13-16\, 2009 Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090816 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090813 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Albuquerque\, New Mexico\, United States SUMMARY:Think Outside the Bomb 2009 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-aTwUMXf3xc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thinkoutsidethebomb.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:707-486-4672 Email:bioregionalcongress@livingmandala.com DESCRIPTION:Amidst the hills and hollows\, tribes and councils new and old \nwill gather to share and collaborate finding ways to re-inhabit mother e arth.\n\nWhat: Founded 25 years ago\, Continental Congresses have brought together earth natives from all generations in sacred celebration and deep connection with the earth and our diverse human family. The 10th Continen tal Bioregional Congress (CBCX) will be a landmark event focused on unifyi ng and strengthening the global effort to preserve\, restore and enhance l ife. Individuals and organizations participating in the Congress will envi sion\, exchange and spark realistic\, restorative strategies for living in the bioregions of the Americas. \n\nWho: Hundreds of people from diverse bioregions and fields such as policy\, agriculture\, restoration\, art\, e ducation\, business\, and healing will participate in this year’s Congre ss as delegates. Thousands more will tune in to the proceedings of the Con gress online\, expanding the ripple effects of the inspiration and synergy catalyzed by this historic event. Audiences everywhere will benefit from getting a glimpse into Bioregionalism\, and the profound hope that it prov ides for the world in actualizing sustainable\, long-lasting positive chan ge.\n\nWhere: This year’s Congress will be hosted by the Farm\, a thrivi ng ecovillage founded in 1971 in Summertown\, TN. The Farm spans over 2\,0 00 acres\, houses many green businesses\, hosts bioregionally-related even ts year-round\, and provides a living model of sustainable development and consensus-based living. \n\nHow: This nine day residential event will in clude a bioregional certification curriculum\, small and large group discu ssions and activities\, a youth program and a toolbox of workshops and spe akers focused on building\, sustaining and re-localizing communities\, rei nvigorating culture and arts and organizing for ecological restoration\, e conomic prosperity and policy change.\n\nWhy: With the recent escalation o f ecological devastation and the current global economic and political cri ses\, the answers bioregionalism offers are more important than ever! The Bioregional Movement has been a catalyst for social and political change d efined by the decentralization of power to smaller units of population and land. Many global efforts have been seeded through this powerful traditio n over the years including the formation of the Green Party\, ecovillages and ecological and social restoration efforts. This year’s Congress wi ll include training on the Transition Town Movement\, and will be a powerf ul nexus for leaders from various ecological and social networks to synerg ize their efforts for maximum efficiency and effectiveness. \n Geographic al Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091011 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091003 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Summertown\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:The Tenth Continental Bioregional Congress UID:20260421T070502CEST-5mbvzIfX0U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bioregional-congress.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:212-580-3800 Email: DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Larry Cox\, Executive Director\, Amnesty International USA & Chris Hedges\, Author and Journalist\n\nComments: Rally \\'Defend H uman Rights in Iran\\' Cosponsored by Amnesty International\n\nDate: 6/26/ 2009\nTime: 6:30pm-8:30pm\nPhone: 1.212.580.3800\n\nLocation: COLUMBUS CIR CLE (Merchants\\' Gate:W59 @ the start of Central Park)\, New York\n\n\nA CALL TO ACTION: NYC RALLY TO PROTEST POST ELECTION VIOLENCE IN IRAN!\n\nSt udent World Assembly is partnering with Amnesty International to hold a ra lly in support of the Iranian people’s right to peaceful protest and fre edom of speech. The rally is also held in condemnation of the incidence of violence against peaceful demonstrators and the continued imprisonment of political prisoners and human rights activists.\n\nThe contested Iranian elections of June 12th have unleashed a wave of peaceful protests across t he country\, including a succession of enormous rallies in Tehran attended by hundreds of thousands of Iranians from all walks of life. The Iranian government’s reaction has been a massive crackdown on freedom of express ion\, including the complete silencing of any independent media. The Irani an authorities have attempted to stop the flow of information both among I ranians and from Iranians to those outside by blocking cell phone communic ation\, text messaging and email. In addition\, police officers and pro-go vernment militias have used violence against protesters\, leading to at le ast eight confirmed deaths. Reports indicate that large numbers of people were severely beaten by riot police. Furthermore\, over 100 people are rep orted to have been arrested.\n\nShahram Hashemi\, Executive Director of St udent World Assembly and Treasurer of Amnesty International discussed the importance of the rally\, \\'Millions of Iranians are crying for democracy and respect for human rights\, instead their rights are being violated by their own government. This rally is an attempt to do our part to show the Iranian people that we fully support their cause\, hear their cries\, and mourn the men and women who have been killed along with them.\\'\n\nCome join us in a show of solidarity of Iranians who are demanding that their v oices be heard!\n\n\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090626T183000 GEO:40.776100;-73.982800 LOCATION:COLUMBUS CIRCLE (Merchants\\' Gate:W59 @ The Start\, New York\, Ne w York\, 10023\, United States SUMMARY: DEFEND HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN! UID:20260421T070502CEST-PW2uN3jn2z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentworldassembly.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:631-252-4221 Email:humanrightssbu@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Out of the Shadows and into the Streets!\n\nBenefit Show\nFrida y\, July 3rd 2009\n7:00-11:00pm\n6th Street Community Center\n$5-$20\, sli ding scale\n\nWith the Last Internationale\, Born in a Cent\, Fesah Rollin s\, Colt\, R-TRONIKA\, special guests\, and more!\n\n6th Street Community Center is located on 638 East 6th Street\, Manhattan NY\n\nProceeds will g o to the Equal Education and Employment Campaign and the creation of schol arships for undocumented students attending college on Long Island. If you cannot attend\, but still want to support the scholarship fund\, email Ch arlene at humanrightssbu@aol.com. We need you!\n\n------------------------ ------\n\nBackground information\n\n65\,000 undocumented students graduate from high school each year\, but only a small fraction of these students go to college. In addition to the unique obstacles that undocumented youth face (inability to find a living wage job\, the constant threat of deport ation and raids)\, the students who graduate high school often find that a ttending college is impossible. They have no access to financial aid\, and are offered few (if any) scholarships.\n\nWe will use this scholarship fu nd for undocumented students who have a commitment to immigrant rights wor k\, and who are passionate about continuing to work with the immigrant com munity.\n\nOf course\, offering scholarships to undocumented students will not fix a broken immigration system. Scholarships are just a band-aid ove r a wound that will not heal until real immigration reform passes through Capitol Hill. Scholarships do not offer undocumented students who have alr eady graduated from college a path towards legal residency\, which is nece ssary in order to work legally in the United States.\n\nTherefore\, we are pushing for the DREAM Act to pass through Congress. The DREAM Act would g rant a student up to six years to either complete two years of college or complete two years in the military\, and upon completion of either\, would guarantee citizenship. The DREAM will also encourage undocumented high sc hool students to continue their education\, because if they do\, they will be granted the citizenship that they--and all undocumented immigrants--de serve. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090703T190000 GEO:40.727100;-73.978600 LOCATION:638 6th Street Community Center\, Manhattan\, New York\, 10009\, U nited States SUMMARY:Out of the Shadows and into the Streets! Benefit Show! UID:20260421T070502CEST-Htm29uFeDv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=36072199&op=1&o=global&am p;view=global&subj=1360926396&id=16311585#/event.php?eid=914271263 81&ref=mf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Green Party of the United States is pleased to announce tha t the 2009 Annual National Meeting will be held from Thursday\, July 23-Su nday July 26\, 2009 on the campus of North Carolina Central University in Durham\, NC. We hope you plan to attend this year\\'s largest national gat hering of Greens to make new friends\, network\, and help grow the Green P arty nationally in your community. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090726 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090723 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:North Carolina Central University\, Durham\, North Carolina\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Green Party 2009 Annual National Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-dRDkOHBxnu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gp.org/2009-ANM/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:fieldoheather@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:An exciting evening of stimulating film and discussion about th e problems with the current centralized monetary system and new currency s olutions proposed in the Bay Area and beyond. Sponsored by the Open Money Foundation\, Bay Area Community Exchange\, and Sovereign Carbon Community Bank. \nMoney is at the intersection of nearly every aspect of modern life . Most of us take the monetary system for granted\, but it has a profound and largely misunderstood influence on our lives. THE MONEY FIX is a fea ture-length documentary exploring our society’s relationship with the al mighty dollar. THE MONEY FIX examines economic patterning in both the huma n and the natural worlds\, and through this lens we learn how we can empow er ourselves by redesigning the lifeblood of the economy at the community level. The film documents three types of alternative money systems\, all of which help solve economic problems for the communities in which they op erate. This film will utterly transform the way you perceive money and eco nomics.\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090723T190000 GEO:37.856900;-122.251000 LOCATION:La Pena Cultural Center\, 3105 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley\, Californi a\, 94705\, United States SUMMARY:The Money Fix: Film Screening and Discussion UID:20260421T070502CEST-I3jGpOlN92@74.81.90.59 URL:http://bayareacommunityexchange.ning.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:torontoanimalrights@ymail.com DESCRIPTION:Boycott Animal Circuses!\nTorontonians Against Animals in the C ircus will be protesting the Shrine Circus at Woodbine Centre (near Woodbi ne Race Track on Rexdale Blvd.) on Saturday July 11th beginning at 2:30pm. \n\nDate: Saturday\, July 11\, 2009\nTime: 2:30pm - 4:00pm\nLocation: Wood bine Shopping Centre\nStreet: 500 rexdale blvd\n\nWhat\\'s wrong with the Shrine Circus?\n\nShrine Circuses have deplorable records of cruelty to an imals\, serious violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act\, and animal attacks resulting in injury and even death. Elephants used by Shriners hav e rampaged\, killing trainers and injuring children. Although many success ful charitable organizations never use circus fundraisers\, about 150 of S hrine\\'s 191 temples host annual circuses. These circuses raise funds for the temples\\' administrative costs\, not for the Shriners children\\'s h ospitals.\n\nThe Shriners do not operate their own traveling circus\; inst ead Shrine temples produce circuses by hiring an existing circus (Tarzan Z erbini Circus). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Tarzan Zerbini for failure to provide a veterinary care program and medical reco rds\, failure to provide minimum space\, and failure to properly maintain transport vehicles.\n\nWhat\\'s wrong with animals in the Circus?\n\nAnima ls in circuses are beaten to make them perform tricks on command. If they do not perform properly\, they are beaten some more. In cases where they s nap and either run amok or attack someone\, they are beaten again.\n\nProt est details:\nThe circus is taking place inside a \\'big top\\' tent in th e parking lot. Since this is private property\, we will not be standing ne ar the tent. The goal of the demo is to target the people entering the par king lot in their cars\, or people walking on the sidewalk. Signs will be provided\, most signs have large lettering to accommodate the cars driving by. There will also be 2 large banners to hold. Any questions can be dire cted to torontoanimalrights (at) ymail.com\, you can also join our Faceboo k group.\n\nTTC Directions:\n37A Islington bus from Islington Station Geo graphical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090711T143000 GEO:43.716000;-79.574300 LOCATION:500 Rexdale Blvd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M9W 6K5\, Canada SUMMARY:Toronto Circus Protest at Woodbine Centre July 11th UID:20260421T070502CEST-LIVDavjjFA@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:terra.meierdierck@gmail.com DESCRIPTION: \nKeynote Presentation by Jason Kliwinski of Spiezle Architect ural Group\, Inc. \nThe Process of a Climate Action Master Plan\nSome Exam ples of What a Plan Might Include \n\n9:00 am to 9:15 am ~ Presidents’ C limate Commitment Networking Breakfast\n \n9:15 am to 9:30 am ~ Welcome an d Introduction from NJHEPS Executive Director\, John Cusack\n \n9:30 am to 9:40 am ~ Welcome from President Peter Mercer\, Ramapo College of New Jer sey (invited)\n \n9:40 am to 10:30 am ~ Keynote Presenter: Jason Kliwinski \, You CAN meet the President’s Climate Commitment: Practical Implementa tion and Potential Benefits\n \n10:50 am to 11:00 am ~ Networking Break\n \n10:30 am to 10:50 am ~ Dr. Emma Rainforth\, Ramapo College of New Jersey \, Completing the ACUPCC Reporting Requirements In-House: Ramapo College C ase Study\n \n11:00 am to 11:20 am ~ Amy Iseneker\, Mercer Community Colle ge: Meeting the President\\'s Climate Commitment: Challenges at the Commun ity College Level\n \n11:20 am to 11:40 am ~ Doug Demeo\, Saint Peter’s College: Navigating the Climate Challenge: \\'Going Green\\' in operation s and academics at Saint Peter’s College\n \n11:40 am to 12:00 pm ~ Char les Lamb\, County College of Morris: CCM … A Roadmap to Carbon Neutralit y\n \n12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ~ Lunch and Networking\n \n1:00 pm to 1:20 pm ~ Lou Poandl\, William Patterson University: Developing and Preparing the AC UPCC Climate Action Plan\n \n1:20 pm to 1:50 pm ~ Bergen Community College : Moving Toward a Carbon Neutral Campus ~ Bill Shapiro: Facilities\, Rache l Wieland: Campus Culture and Dr. PJ Ricatto\, PhD: Curriculum\n \n1:50 pm to 2:10 pm ~ Tina Notas\, Campus Sustainability Coordinator\, Drew Uni versity\n \n2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ~ Break – Out Roundtable Discussions Incl uding: \nCarbon Reduction Management – Joe Porrovecchio\, Ramapo College of New Jersey\, Carbon Reduction Management and LEED\nStudent Power Shift – Paul Coraggio\, President\, 1step\, Ramapo College of New Jersey \n\ nREGISTER NOW AT: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=185336 Geogr aphical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100720T090000 GEO:41.077100;-74.161500 LOCATION:505 Ramapo Valley Road\, Mahwah\, New Jersey\, 07430\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Meeting the Presidents’ Climate Commitment UID:20260421T070502CEST-MElV5KOdil@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.njheps.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:202-832-7370 Email:maren.cummings@imagineschools.com DESCRIPTION:Organizing Skills Club Leader Position Available\n\nAre you an activist who is interested in sharing your organizing skills with DC child ren and youth?\n\nCome work as an Organizing Skills Leader with Hope Commu nity Charter School’s Extended Day program and design your own club. We are looking for people who can contribute their own interests and skill se ts to the program\, including\, but not limited to youth justice\, zine ma king\, Do It Yourself workshops\, documentary- making\, public speaking\, media relations\, researching and choosing an issue\, creating and runnin g a campaign\, organizing a group\, and creating timelines/ time managemen t. This position will provide an exciting opportunity to work with student s as well as Provisions Library\, DC’s premier social change learning re source\, and various other non profit social justice organizations. We wel come any local partnerships you can offer the students of Hope Community C harter School.\n\nYou may volunteer as a Club Leader in exchange for commu nity service hours\, but payment is also available at $10/hr. Hours are b etween 3:30 and 5:30pm\, for up to 3 days per week. We are willing to work around school and work schedules.\n\nPlease submit a cover letter and res ume to Maren Cummings at maren.cummings@imagineschools.com or via fax to 2 02-832-7644. You may also call 202-832-7370 with questions. \n\nImportant Dates:\n\nFall semester deadline: Tuesday\, August 4\, 2009\nTraining: M onday\, August 10-14\, 2009\nStart Date: Monday\, August 31\, 2009\n\nHope Community Public Charter School is free and open to all Washington\, DC s tudents from pre-K to 8th grade\, regardless of ability or special needs. It is Hope\\'s mission to shape the hearts and minds of our students posit ively\, by providing them with an academically rigorous\, content rich cur riculum\, an environment in which character is modeled and promoted\, and a community in which to build trusting relationships with others.\n\n Geo graphical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090804 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090724 GEO:38.937500;-76.991200 LOCATION:2917 8th Street NE\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20017\, U nited States SUMMARY:Applications being accepted for Activists to teach DC youth UID:20260421T070502CEST-9uLmjbOO4g@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.hopecommunitycs.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:203-803-8813 Email:kate.finneran@greenpeace.org DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090902T190000 GEO:42.307300;-83.704400 LOCATION:416 Longshore Drive\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, 48105\, United States SUMMARY:Greenpeace monthly meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-tuZKFujVpO@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:612-330-1118 Email:haasj@augsburg.edu DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to prioritize land conservation in a region w here the gap between rich and poor is worsening? What challenges do inter national trade agreements present those who seek national policies of sust ainable development? What are the relationships between deforestation\, wa ter pollution and indigenous peoples? This international travel seminar wi ll explore these and other questions by engaging in dialogue with Guatemal an individuals and organizations from diverse backgrounds and worldviews c oncerned with sustainable development and environmental justice. \n\nSpons ored by the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College\, an organizat ion that provides cross-cultural educational opportunities in order to fos ter critical analysis of local and global conditions so that personal and systemic change takes place leading to a more just and sustainable world. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100606 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100523 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Guatemala SUMMARY:Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development: Views from Latin America UID:20260421T070502CEST-TFUiVomudV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.centerforglobaleducation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:forum@eco-res.org DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join the EcoRes Forum from 19-28 October 200 9 for \\'Climate Change and You: Putting a Face on Global Warming\,” the third and final in this series of Internet-based discussions.\n\nMuch of what one hears about climate destabilization focuses on distant places and populations – seemingly surreal stories of submerging islands\, \nearth quakes and flooding in faraway lands\, polar bears on a distant ice floe. All of these scenarios are real. All of them are deadly serious. Yet there ’s a \nvery real\, very tangible personal side to climate change that so me of us have failed to fully consider. Climate change is happening\, but not just to “others.” Climate change is happening to me. It’s happe ning to you. \n\nHow will these changes affect our lives\, our livelihoods \, our health\, our children’s future? What personal choices and actions might we make to offset further change? How can we prepare for the change s we’re already \nlocked into? Are there linkages between the personal\, ecological\, economical\, social\, and spiritual aspects of these changes that we have as yet overlooked? If we are the ones we have been looking f or\, if the answers to this challenge lie within us\, what are the opportu nities\, responsibilities\, and implications of this time\, this Great Tur ning? \n\nWith registrants from over 90 countries\, this event offers each participant a unique opportunity to share your work with global citizens from all walks of \nlife\, from concerned individuals to academics and act ivists\, from community leaders to UN\, World Bank\, and IPCC representati ves. We invite you to join us in this final gathering of the EcoRes Forum\ , as we strive to empower \nparticipants by sharing knowledge\, exploring common interests\, and working together to chart our path forward. \n\nThi s final e-conference will have a dual platform\, with discussions ongoing via both email and online boards. Conversations take place 24/7\, as Speci al Guests and Participants take part at their convenience from around the world. Proposals for self-directed breakout discussions on related subject s may be \nsubmitted to forum@eco-res.org. Each selected presentation will be provided with a unique webpage and unlimited discussions threads withi n the Forum website\, with limited server space provided for presentation materials. Deadline for proposals: 21 September 2009\n\nFor more informati on or to register for the October event\, please visit the EcoRes Forum at http://www.eco-res.org. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091028 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20091019T100000 GEO:39.288600;-76.591200 LOCATION:Online: Www.eco-res.org\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21231\, United St ates SUMMARY:E-Conference: \\'Climate Change and You\\' UID:20260421T070502CEST-ElEM61pV8i@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.eco-res.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:nextgenconference@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Before your academics get out of control . . . and in time to p lan a dynamite year for your campus environmental club… join us for the\ n\nCollege Environmental Activist Leadership Conference An inspiring confe rence on student environmental activism and empowerment\nWhen: Saturday Se ptember 26\,2009 Where: Yale University\, New Haven\, CT Who: Northeast Co llege environmental activists who want to make this their most effective y ear on campus. Make sure your school is represented! What: Come to share a nd learn:\n• essential tools\n• current national and regional campaign s: Greenpeace\, Powershift\, Campus Ecology\, Sierra club\, CHEJ\, Focus t he Nation and more\n• organizing skills from leading trainers\n• conne ctions - networking\nHosted by Yale Student Environmental Coalition and Ne xtGEN\nRegister Now: www.yale.edu/ysec Sign up for a panel when you regist er - share your experiences. We are looking for groups with experience wit h gardens\, restaurants\, slow food\, Roots and Shoots\, Engineers/lawyers /medical staff for Sustainability\, bike programs\, wind energy\, purchasi ng policies\, lobbying\, recycling\, environmental businesses\, etc. Live far away? Don\\'t be scared by the distance!\nFriday overnights available with friendly Yale hosts! Spread the word! Make us an event on Facebook. a Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090926T090000 GEO:41.365700;-72.927500 LOCATION:Dwight Hall Old Campus\, Yale University\, New Haven\, Connecticut \, 06520\, United States SUMMARY:College Environmental Activist Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-T943IKbjP1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yale.edu/ysec/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:973-642-7848 Email:terra.meierdierck@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Regional Climate Change Alliance\n \nSeptember 25th\, 2009\, 9 :00 am to 4:00 pm\nThe Trustees Pavilion\, Ramapo College of NJ \n\nN o fee for NJHEPS members\, but participants must register. Please register and/or notify others to register at http://www.acteva.com/booking. cfm?bevaid=185337 \n\nHas your university signed the Presidents Climate C ommitment or designed their own target for Greenhouse Gas reduction? Find out how other institutions are addressing climate change in their universi ty? Meet staff members from other universities and enjoy presentations add ressing climate change through: curriculum\, design\, energy and farm to t able. \n\nThe workshop will kick off with a Presidents Panel lead by Dr. P eter Mercer\, Ramapo College of New Jersey. \n\nWho should attend? \nSusta inability Coordinators \nSteering Committee Members \nFaculty\, Administra tors\, Students\, Staff \nPresidents Climate Commitment Signatories \n\n9 :00 am to 9:30 am ~ Registration\, Networking Breakfast and Welcome from N JHEPS Climate Change Committee and Executive Director \n\n9:30 am to 10:30 am ~ Presidents Panel\, Moderated by Dr. Peter Mercer\, Ramapo College of New Jersey \nDr. G. Jeremiah Ryan\, Bergen Community College\nDr. Rosemar y Jeffries\, RSM\, Georgian Court University\nDr. Susan Cole\, Montclair S tate University (Invited)\nDr. John Larson\, Ocean County College (Invited ) \n\n10:30 am to 11:00 am ~ The AASHE Stars Program\, Meghan Fay\, Progra m Manager of the AASHE Stars Program \n\n11:00 am to 11:15 am ~ Coffee/Tea Break \n\n11:15 am to 12:00 pm ~ GCU – meeting the challenges of the Co mmitment - Georgian Court University\, Andrew Christ\, Assistant Vice Pres ident for Operations\nWhy they chose to sign The Commitment\, operational challenges\, using students to calculate your footprint\, lessons learned and how they decided to purchase offsets. \n\n12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ~ Lunch 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm ~ Round Table Thread One \n* Curriculum – Dr. Tom Bry ant\, Newark School of Theology \n\n* Facilities – Tracy Hall\, Sullivan County Community College \n“The Sullivan County Community College Appro ach” \n\n* Campus Culture – Dr. Nick Smith – Sebasto\, Kean Universi ty and Priscilla Hayes\, Esq.\, Solid Waste Policy Group\n“Taking the In itiative with Food\, Post Farm to Table – The Composting Initiative” \ n\n1:45 pm to 2:30 pm ~ Round Table Thread Two \n* Curriculum – Jamie Cl oud\, The Cloud Institute for Sustainability \n\n* Facilities - Dr. Nick S mith – Sebasto\, Kean University and Joe Porrovecchio\, FSAME\, LEED AP\ , CRM\n“How to use the campus as an example of Sustainability to the Soc iety”\n\n* Campus Culture – Rachel Weiland & Nirva Singh\, Bergen Comm unity College\nPaul Coraggio\, Ramapo College of New Jersey\nCarlos Rymer\ , NJ Climate March\n“The Student Powershift” \n\n2:30 pm to 3:30 pm ~ Refreshments\, Open Networking and Student Organization Fair\n\n3:30 pm to 4:00 pm ~ Closing Remarks from the NJHEPS Climate Change Management Commi ttee and Adjournment \n\nRegister now via Acteva: http://www.acteva.com/bo oking.cfm?bevaid=185337 \n\nPlease contact Terra Meierdierck if your stud ent organization/group is interested in participating in the Student Organ ization Fair. \nterra.meierdierck@gmail.com Geographical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090925T090000 GEO:41.077100;-74.161500 LOCATION:Ramapo College Of New Jersey\, 505 Ramapo Valley Road\, Mahwah\, N ew Jersey\, 07430\, United States SUMMARY:Regional Climate Change Alliance UID:20260421T070502CEST-UvWC7Dwbpr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.njheps.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2009 will be Gender Odyssey\\'s 7th conference. Our conference takes place each year in Seattle over Labor Day weekend\, and features: \n More than 75 workshops & facilitated discussions \nExclusive programming f or People of Color\, Teens and Partners\nGender Spectrum Education and Tra ining\\'s\nProvider\\'s Seminar\nSocial events\, entertainment\, reception s & BBQ\n\nHealth Screenings will be provided at this year\\'s conference. This is an excellent opportunity to access providers familiar with the sp ecific needs of the transgender community. Sign up in advance\, as availab ility is limited. \nNEW! View the 2009 Workshop Schedule Âť\n\nGender Odys sey is an international conference focused on the thoughtful exploration o f gender. We strive to create an empowering environment where people of al l genders can share their experiences and learn from the experiences of ot hers. \n\nThrough dialogue\, peer-led presentations\, and sharing skills a nd expertise\, we work to create broader and evolving language\, social su pport\, and life pathways that support all gender identities. By doing so\ , we hope to strengthen ourselves and develop communities that celebrate a ll expressions of gender at any age.\n\nGender Odyssey is open to all. We embrace the presence and participation of traditionally gendered and gende r variant people: transmen\, transwomen\, genderqueers\, intersex people\, our families\, partners\, and allies. It is a place for us and those we l ove to gather together\, share our lives\, and learn from one another. It is also a great place for those who serve this community to expand their k nowledge and understanding of transgender and gender variant issues. \n\nT o learn more about Gender Odyssey and keep up to date with conference news \, please join our mailing list. We send email about twice a month\, and w ill carefully safeguard your privacy. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090907 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090905 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, United States SUMMARY:Gender Odyssey 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-jnVmKusmav@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.genderodyssey.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Fighting Bob Fest is an annual Chautauqua featuring progressive speakers\, networking opportunities\, and entertainment. Fighting Bob Fes t carries on the tradition of Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette by pro viding a forum for progressive ideas on issues facing Wisconsin and the na tion.\n\nFreedom and justice are defended through education\, and the exch ange of ideas promotes solidarity among progressives. To this end\, Fighti ng Bob Fest strives to provide citizens with a forum for democratic partic ipation where frustrations with current policies can be constructively mol ded into calls to action. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090912 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Sauk County Fairgrounds\, Baraboo\, Wisconsin\, United States SUMMARY:Fighting Bob Fest 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-bpVcOvh3Hc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fightingbobfest.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:945-30 Email: DESCRIPTION:Community leaders of Richmond\, CA and the international climat e justice community invite you to spend 3 days learning\, building\, & pre paring for action!\n\nTired of hearing about climate change? Then do somet hing.\n\nIn order to bring our climate back to the safe zone and avoid cat astrophic consequences\, we need to make massive emissions cuts now. There ’s only one way we can achieve that: we need to turn the political heat way up — and push back the corporate and business lobbyists who use fals e solutions (clean coal and carbon offsets) to keep polluting and profitin g. Climate change is rooted in an unjust economic system controlled by co rporations at the expense of people and planet. Climate justice means we need to address these root causes and create positive alternatives\; local ized\, low-carbon communities and economies.\n\nThe 2009 West Coast Conver gence for Climate Justice is a three-day training and movement-building co nvergence followed by a mass action. Join us to learn about climate chan ge and climate politics\, support local communities in their ongoing fight s for climate justice\, & build a stronger Climate Justice movement on the West Coast leading up to the international days of action on October 24th and November 30th and international climate change negotiations in Copenh agen in December.\n\nOrganized by Mobilization for Climate Justice West\, mcjbay[at]gmail[dot]com\, 510-550-2836 Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090921 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090918 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Richmond\, California\, United States SUMMARY:West Coast Convergence for Climate Justice and Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-8vfKG1XbMd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://west.climateconvergence.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Sept 22-25: Pittsburgh G20 Resistance Strategy Update\n\nThe Pi ttsburgh G20 Resistance Project (PG20RP) exists as a space to aid coordina tion and actualize resistance to the G20 summit happening this September 2 4-25 in Pittsburgh\, PA. The group has coalesced around a shared desire to deepen ongoing social resistance locally\, to demonstrate and build new a nd existing alternatives to the worldview represented by the G20 and the d irect policies it promotes\, and to disrupt the summit and undermine its a ttempts to gain legitimacy.\n\nTowards these collective goals\, the PG20RP is creating a strategy that recognizes the unique opportunity created by an influx of outside supporters during the four-day period around the summ it and the challenges presented by the incredible amount of state resource s that will be directed against us. We are steadily addressing how to effe ctively focus on and integrate these four days into the bigger picture of ongoing local social resistance.\n\nOn Tuesday\, September 22\, the PG20RP and allies will host an Anti-G20 Community Gathering in the East End of P ittsburgh and are encouraging other groups to hold similar gatherings in n eighborhoods throughout the city. These events will work to bring together community members already active against the G20 with their neighbors\, a nd locals with out-of-towners who care enough to come to Pittsburgh to res ist the G20. This is a chance to create webs of solidarity between the peo ple of Pittsburgh and the world. This is not a protest\; this is a chance to directly tell our story of the world for which we’re fighting. The ga thering will involve the sharing of food\, music and stories.\n\nOn Wednes day\, September 23\, other Pittsburgh organizations are tentatively holdin g a major march\, followed by an evening concert. We are calling for a Red and Black contingent within this march. In accordance with the Pittsburgh Principles\, this anti-authoritarian presence will not be a black bloc an d will not be masked. Later that night there will be a spokescouncil (a me eting of representatives from groups participating in street actions) to d iscuss the following day’s schedule.\n\nOn Thursday\, September 24\, we will meet at 2:30pm in a location TBA in the East End to “March on the G 20” summit at David Lawrence Convention Center downtown. This event is a space for the active expression of diverse forms of resistance by all tho se wishing to oppose the G20. This is not a state-sanctioned event. We hop e to also create a way to coordinate the participation of those with varyi ng risk levels\, and those who may not want to participate in more direct actions themselves but would like to stand in solidarity with those do.\n\ nOn Friday\, September 25\, events will begin at high noon with dozens of simultaneous actions that connect the struggle against the G20 to a broade r arena of local and international social resistance. The aim is an event that puts dozens of groups in motion\, drawing on the strengths of coordin ation\, decentralization\, diversity of tactics and differing risk levels. Individual groups will choose what they do and while we’ll be unaware o f what is planned\, we have faith that people will act creatively and effe ctively in ways based on respect for the principles driving the overall mo bilization and the Pittsburgh Principles. We’ll soon put out a list of a hundred or so places already being resisted in Pittsburgh and some generi c ideas\, and we’ll come up with a way for groups to avoid going to the same places. Afterwards\, groups will converge at Fifth and Craft avenues in Oakland to participate in the march and rally being organized by our al lies\, the Thomas Merton Center Anti-War Committee. Although we would like to march as a PG20RP contingent\, we would ask people to avoid police pro vocations and ensure their actions during the march stay consistent with t he Pittsburgh Principles. After the conclusion of the march\, we will move as a group to begin a jail solidarity encampment outside the local jail a nd wherever they hold folks arrested during the summit.\n\nIn general\, we are calling on individuals and groups to participate in\, and self-initia te\, efforts consistent with the following goals:\nDefend our communities and contest state control of space in our neighborhoods.\nOccupy to reclai m space from the clutches of neo-liberalism\, before\, during and after th e summit.\nConfront and disrupt the G20 and its political\, corporate\, an d institutional enablers throughout the city.\nConnect the G20 to local an d global struggles.\n\nThe PG20RP is actively working to:\nProvide a mobil ization infrastructure and an information clearinghouse\nCreate and distri bute publicity and educational materials\nCreate space for folks intereste d in resisting the G20 through articulation of a broad action framework\nE nsure that some of this space is utilized through actions organized and ca rried out by the PG20RP and supportive individuals and groups\nBuild hype and momentum through a series of lead-up actions directed at local support ers of the G20 and its agenda (such as the Allegheny Conference)\, and sta te-organized propaganda events designed to present the illusion of communi ty support that lay the groundwork for repression of dissent.\n\nMore deta ils will be released as the Action Working Group and General Assembly fles h out more specifics. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090925 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090922 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, United States SUMMARY:Resist the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh UID:20260421T070502CEST-pZClsgKIxx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.resistg20.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join America\\'s #1 Populist Jim Hightower \nAt WVEC\\'s Annua l Fall Conference \nIt\\'s Our 20th Anniversary Celebration! \nFriday\, S eptember 25th – Sunday\, September 27th\nHolly Gray Park\, Sutton WV (Br axton County) – Exit # 67 off I 79\n\nPlease join us as we celebrate our 20-year history and build from it to pass strong environmental policy in 2010. Founded in 1989 to be the legislative arm for the environmental mo vement in West Virginia\, WVEC now marks 20 years of policy work at the le gislature as we continue to be your voice at the capitol. \n\nConference w ill feature: * Key-note address- by JIM HIGHTOWER\, nationally known prog ressive commentator and co-Editor of America\\'s hottest newsletter\, the Hightower Lowdown. We expect to hold a Friday evening reception for Jim. And Saturday morning Mr. Hightower will deliver the Keynote Address for ou r 20th birthday celebration! \n\n* The best of West Virginia’s environme ntal movement as we hold educational workshops on top issues\, and organiz ing training to help improve the effectiveness of your organization\; Sett ing our 2010 Legislative Priorities – incorporate your voice into our or ganization through discussions and electing representatives of the regions in WV to our Board of Directors\; Saturday evening offers a panel of our founders discussing the fascinating history of WVEC.\n\n* The weekend will have it’s fun\, too: Our traditional Silent Auction (bring a contribut ion or two and be prepared to outbid your friends of course)\; Booths on e nvironmental issues / Artists / Green Businesses\; Recreational Outings as we enjoy the gorgeous scenery of Holly Gray Park\, fishing lessons and mo re\; Saturday Night Birthday Bash (musicians to be announced).\n\nPlease c ome out to build your connection with the statewide environmental movement in WV\, your organization\\'s connection with our lobbying resources - an d simply have a great time with our most special guest\, Jim Hightower! \n \nRegistration: Only $15 adult / $10 seniors\, students\, low income. You th ages 12 and under receive free registration.\n\nSleeping accommodations : On-site - includes bunk beds in cabins ($10 per night) and unlimited ca mping ($5 per tent\, per night).\n\nPlease see the registration form at ww w.wvecouncil.org . Cost details and off-site accommodations in the area a re listed on the registration form.\n\nMeals: Breakfasts Saturd ay & Sunday: $5 each\n Lunches Saturday & Sunday: $5 each\n Saturday night dinner – Pot Luck … P lease brings a dish to share.\nThe full Agenda for the weekend will be sen t out and posted on our website in August as details are completed. Pleas e stay tuned ……\n\nDownload Registration form here. Geographical Scop e: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090927 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090925 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Holly Grey Park\, Sutton\, West Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:West Virginia Environmental Council Fall 2009 Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-mFfl9l3OaU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wvecouncil.org/take_action/2009/08_15.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The grassroots use of technology conference builds social chang e by \nbringing hundreds of organizers together\nconnecting them to each o thers\\' skills\, knowledge and experience\nthinking critically about the latest\, state-of-the-art tech tools\nprioritizing economic and racial jus tice.\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091017 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091016 GEO:42.343100;-71.092700 LOCATION:Northeastern University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115\, United States SUMMARY:Grassroots Use of Technology X UID:20260421T070502CEST-WnvdGgb9dE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.grassrootstech.org/2009/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2009 Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking \nOctober 23-25 • Memphis\, TN \n\nFeaturing Mubarak Awad\, Rudy Balles\, Kathy Kelly\, Barb ara Love\, Michael Nagler\, CT Vivian with dozens of workshops\, panel dis cussions\, trainings\, and other happenings. This three day conference wil l bring together modern visionaries on nonviolence and social change with community leaders\, activists\, academics\, and organizers to train\, lear n\, plan\, and organize to create a culture of liberation and justice for all. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091025 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091023 GEO:35.169300;-89.990400 LOCATION:Memphis\, Tennessee\, 37501\, United States SUMMARY:2009 Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking UID:20260421T070502CEST-A5hKPkbJkb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gandhikingconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) is pleased to announce that its annual conference will be hosted at Marquette University \, focusing on the theme of \\'The Power of Nonviolence.\\' Join us in exp loring this rich subject in all its myriad forms\, through the lens of his torical narratives\, current incarnations\, and potential future applicati ons to the struggles toward peace and justice in local settings and across the globe. Read more about the conference theme....\n\n\nThis year\\'s in credible program already includes confirmed speakers such as: \nSister Hel en Prejean\nJonathan Schell\n2008 MacArthur Fellow Will Allen \n\nAlso fea tured will be musical powerhouse Emma\\'s Revolution -- called \\'the epit ome of great political music\\' by Sing Out! -- who will be performing in concert and facilitating a master-class on songwriting and activism.\n\nA dynamic array of significant workshops and rejuvenating experiences will f ill out this year\\'s schedule\, and the conference will include a focus o n grassroots organizations in the region to help develop a bridge from dia logue to action.\n\nPlenary panels\, breakout groups\, brainstorming sessi ons\, and an impressive list of keynote speakers will offer multiple point s of engagement and opportunities for networking with scholars\, activists \, and educators in the pursuit of peace and justice. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091010 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091008 GEO:43.017400;-87.569700 LOCATION:Marquette University\, Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53237\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Exploring the Power of Nonviolence UID:20260421T070502CEST-8HeCBvKFsu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Summary: During a time of environmental devastation\, social in justice and economic upheaval\, CBCX promises to be another landmark event \, bringing together activists\, artists and writers\, permaculturalists a nd farmers\, entreprenuers\, public policy-makers\, community leaders\, sc ientists and researchers\, homesteaders and ecovillagers\, children and ad ults\, and all concerned about the state of the planet. In the ceremonial village of the congress that links us across the artificial boundaries of state\, province\, and nation\, we will gather to share and celebrate stor ies of place\, model the communities we wish to support and create\, and r eplenish ourselves for the ecological and cultural restoration. The congre ss will also pilot the emerging bioregional curriculum — a toolbox of wo rkshops\, approaches\, and practices for generating\, reclaiming and re-en ergizing our culture – which began to take shape at the CBC IX at Eartha ven Ecovillage in 2005. Holding this event at a successful ecovillage allo ws us to experience life in a permaculture-designed village full of earth- friendly housing\, cooperative forestry\, and consensus-based decision-mak ing.\n\nBioregionalism offers us a glimpse of a sustainable and just human culture that is firmly grounded on earth\, and woven into the interdepend ent tapestry of life. This event will weave the traditions and culture of the bioregional movement with emerging global practices and tools for crea ting and sustaining local culture. This regenerative vision has been in th e vanguard of the American Green Movement (which was largely inspired by t he bioregional movement)\, and its influence can now be seen in the rapid spread of re-localization and transition movements across the globe. In ca lling together these movements during a time when public opinion is shifti ng toward a more sustainable outlook\, we embrace the many-voiced\, regene rative culture on the cusp of catalyzing global awareness and action. reac hing out to other groups and including them in the Congressional discussio n we are opening the doors to fresh new energy and creating alliances that will further actualize the vision and mission of bioregionalism in the 21 st Century Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091011 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091003 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:The Farm\, Summerton\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:Tenth Continental Bioregional Congress at The Farm UID:20260421T070502CEST-NbwNmMT3KN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://biocongress.org/2009congress/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 8th Annual National Organizers\\' Conference will be held d uring the weekend of September 12th - 13th\, 2009 in Chicago\, IL. Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090913 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090912 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation 8th Annual National Organ izers\\' Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-1zjlLmwPgZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=%20253 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Making Money Make Change (MMMC) is a national\, multiracial gat hering for young people with wealth (ages 18-35) who believe in social cha nge. MMMC is a confidential space to explore issues related to wealth\, pr ivilege\, philanthropy\, and participation in grassroots movements for jus tice and equality. Through workshops\, discussions\, and community-buildin g activities participants support\, challenge\, and inspire each other to align their resources with their values and work for personal and societal transformation. While the majority of participants are young people with wealth\, session facilitators and speakers from other class backgrounds ar e invited to participate in the retreat. MMMC is co-sponsored by four nati onal social change organizations: Tides Foundation\, Funding Exchange\, Th ird Wave Foundation\, and Resource Generation. Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091115 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091112 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center\, Falls Village\, Connecti cut\, United States SUMMARY:Making Money Make Change 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-XNHCUr4VWs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.makingmoneymakechange.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We\\'re calling on people around the world to organize an actio n on October 24 incorporating the number 350 at an iconic place in their c ommunity\, and then upload a photo of their event to 350.org website.\n\nW e\\'ll collect these images from around the world and\, with your help\, d eliver them to the media and world leaders. Together\, we can show our wor ld and it\\'s decision-makers just how big\, beautiful\, and unified the c limate movement really is.\n\nTo help you take part in October 24\\'s inte rnational day of climate action\, we are:\nLifting public awareness on the need for an international climate treaty to reach 350\nAssembling a coali tion of hundreds of organizations committed to this vision of a more susta inable world \nConnecting you with others in your community and across the planet who are building this movement \nProviding on-line resources and t ools that make pulling together an event easy\nLinking your October 24 eve nt with hundreds of other actions at iconic places around the world \nLeve raging the day of action for meaningful political change Geographical Sco pe: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091024 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:International Day of Climate Action - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-S1hRSEnU0z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.350.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:fazalm@southwestern.edu DESCRIPTION:The walk is to raise awareness about Youth Violence\, the Youth Promise Act\, and the importance of providing a secure future for our cou ntry\\'s youth. With proven effective solutions\, based in youth violence prevention programs and community oriented action\, Youth Promise Act 1064 is one of the primary methods to achieve and sustain a more peaceful soci ety for our kids. Our generation calls for peace. We will be walking from the State capitol to City Hall. We need all of you to be there to promote nonviolence!The band Hunters and Gatherers will be performing. Geographi cal Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090919T170000 GEO:30.292400;-97.738600 LOCATION:Downtown Austin\, Austin\, Texas\, 78705\, United States SUMMARY:Walk For Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-DuxlXmwsTV@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:fieldoheather@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:THE FESTIVAL OF GRASSROOTS ECONOMICS\n\nSaturday\, September 26 from 10-4pm\n\nHumanist Hall\, 390 27th St\, Oakland\, CA\n\nFree to the public\n\n \n\nCome join us at the first Festival of Grassroots Economics where together we will be celebrating and creating together a new economy for the people and the planet.\n\n \n\nWorker cooperatives helping to supp ort new cooperatives\, tenants organizing to own housing collectively\, pe ople working to grow food in the city together\, bicycle mechanics teachi ng neighborhoods kids\, organizations doing renewable energy and greywater installations\, people organizing to share resources through timebanks\, and many more projects will be there. It is a kind of bottom-up trade fai r to show what people working together can do to collectively meet each ot hers\\' needs at the local level.\n\n \n\nPanels will be discussing how to start a worker cooperative\, financial and other support resources for th e grassroots economy\, urban food security\, and building the alternative by creating synergies between the different aspects of the grassroots econ omy and environmental and social justice organizations.\n\n \n\nIt’s fre e to the public so bring your friends and family. Se habla espanol. Wheelc hair accessible. For more info go to www.jasecon.org or contact heather@sf bace.org.\n\n \n\nCo-op 101: An introduction to worker cooperatives. A bri ef survey of the organizational\, legal and financial aspects. A must for those who are thinking of joining or forming a cooperative.\n\nKasper Kocz ab and Dave Karoly - Network of the Bay Area Worker Cooperatives\n\n \n\nR esources for the Grassroots Economy: Financial and development resources t o meet community economic needs. Panel of experts will discuss the means b y which community projects can make use of resources.\n\nErin Kilmer-Neel One California Foundation\n\nJenny Kassan - Katovich Law\n\nIan Winter - N orth California Land Trust\n\nRhea Serna - Mission Asset Fund\n\nModerator - Janelle Orsi – Attorney and author of “The Sharing Solution”\n\n \n\nUrban Food Security: Communities must take food back from global capit al. How are we building just\, sustainable\, locally-based food systems th at meet our communities’ needs and provide meaningful work?\n\n \n\nBuil ding the Alternative: The grassroots economy is a solution to the economic crisis and holds a vision of the world we want to create. How can we nurt ure a local economy that gives working folks power and control over the ec onomy and their work lives\, leveraging available resources? How can soci al and environmental justice work support the development of a new economi c paradigm? How we can create more synergy and interdependence between gra ssroots economic projects? How can we build a just\, sustainable economic alternative to scale?\n\nModerator/Facilitator: Gopal Dayenini -GAIA and M ovement Generation\n\nPanelists:\n\nAli Ar Rasheed - West Oakland Environm ental Indicators Project\n\nRhea Serna - Mission Asset Fund\n\nTom Wetzel – SF Community Land Trust\nHeather Young – Bay Area Community Exchange Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20090926T100000 GEO:37.809400;-122.272000 LOCATION:390 27th St.\, Oakland\, California\, 94612\, United States SUMMARY:Festival of Grassroots Economics UID:20260421T070502CEST-oRi3aaT7ni@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jasecon.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:theanarchon@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The 2009 SDS Northeast\nRegional Convention!\nRochester\, NY\nO ctober 23-25th\n\nHey Northeast SDS-ers!\n\nIt\\'s that time of the year a gain! Get ready for the Northeast SDS regional convention\, hosted by Roch ester SDS. This year\\'s convention has been combined with the Northeast A ction Camp - meaning that there will be lots of excellent workshops and sk ill sharing alongside discussions about strategy and collective liberation .\n\nThe Top 6 Reasons why you and your chapter should come to this conven tion:\n\n 1. Meet other SDS chapters from around the Northeast\n 2. Co me to awesome trainings to build organizing skills\n 3. Workshops by all y organizations\n 4. Collective liberation - discussions and workshops t o help move us forward on fighting oppression inside and outside SDS!\n 5. Less structure! We swear!\n 6. Halloween party. \\'nuff said.\n\nTo r egister\, please click this link.\nhttp://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform ?hl=en&formkey=dFRBNFdINk9LQmJoVjU2aFd4NTdzYnc6MA..\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091025 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091023 GEO:43.286000;-77.684300 LOCATION:Rochester\, New York\, 14602\, United States SUMMARY:2009 SDS Northeast Regional Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-fzBmGU1tUt@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:OVERVIEW\nRegister Now\nHow many people do you wish to register ? \n \n\n\nNonprofit fundraising has become highly specialized\, and eac h segment of your donor market requires a different set of relationship ma nagement skills. Whether you are reaching out to private foundations\, wea lthy individuals or your own members\, you need to understand who they giv e to\, and why. The San Francisco Summit focuses on the relationship aspec ts of fundraising\, and offers you several ways to enhance your relationsh ip management skills:\n\nDay One:\nIn the morning\, listen to a panel of p rivate\, corporate and community grantmakers who will openly discuss their philosophy on grantmaking\, how they operate\, and most important\, how y ou can build a more successful relationship with the grantmaking community . In the afternoon\, participate in seminars led by experienced grant seek ers who have successfully secured many corporate and foundation grants\, a nd have built successful relationships with the grantmaking community.\n\n Day Two:\nAttend a series of fundraising seminars covering the hottest are as of fundraising (capital campaigns\, major gifts\, annual giving campaig ns\, and many more). Panels of experts will discuss the latest developmen ts in these fields\, and then enter into a dialogue with the participants that addresses their most pressing questions. \n\nWHY ATTEND THE FUNDRAISI NG SUMMIT?\nFundraising is primarily a relationship business\, and with in creasing pressures facing all nonprofit professionals to build key relatio nships\, it is becoming more important\, though much more difficult to mee t people face-to-face. Our innovative Summit format provides the most effi cient and cost effective use of time away from the office by enabling atte ndees to interact with experts in the field\, as well as other nonprofit l eaders.\n\nCAN ONE ATTEND SPECIFIC SESSIONS ONLY?\nWe understand the deman ds that are placed on you and on your time. That’s why you can attend on ly the seminars that are of interest to you. Come for the day or stop by f or a couple of hours. You pay for only the seminars you wish to attend and only for the information relevant to you. It’s a novel approach to lear ning that allows you to get exactly what you’re looking for in a short a mount of time. In 2009\, we are introducing a two-day pass so that attende es can attend all sessions at a reduced price. \n\nWHAT IS THE FORMAT OF T HE SEMINARS?\nEach seminar features a panel of 3-4 experts who will break down the fundraising process into a series of phases with measurable outco mes and action steps for each phase. During the seminar\, panelists will e ngage with the audience in an interactive manner to ensure that the sessio ns are educational and also fun to attend. \n\nONE-ON-ONE MENTORING SESSIO NS\nIn 2009\, we are adding an exciting new component to our Summits: one on mentoring sessions. In these 30 minute sessions\, you can sit down with an experienced nonprofit fundraiser to discuss specific questions not add ressed by the seminars. Mentoring sessions will cover the same topics as t he seminar topics. \n\nHOW IS THE SUMMIT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS?\nThe Summit offers a unique format to help you accomplish the foll owing:\nBuild relationships: to ensure maximum exposure to the experts and other nonprofit leaders\, each seminar offers structured networking befor e the session starts \nHear different perspectives: the experts are drawn from different sectors of the nonprofit community to ensure cross-pollinat ion of ideas and practices \nProvide a global view: speakers give an overv iew of key issues so that you can eliminate any gaps in your understanding of the subject \nDrill down to the specifics: speakers will also focus on providing specific answers to real-world questions that are common to mos t attendees \nObtain information you can use: the emphasis in all sessions is on avoiding theoretical discussions in favor of practical tools and te chniques that nonprofit leaders can actually use\nWHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR T HE SUMMIT?\nThe Summit is organized by the Center for Nonprofit Success\, a nonprofit organization that specializes in bringing highly relevant info rmation that nonprofit leaders need to run their organizations successfull y. We developed the Fundraising Summit series as a follow-on to the Nonpro fit Success Forum\, a highly successful educational series on grantmaking that has been taking place around the country for the past two years. The Fundraising Summit drills down into specific areas of fundraising to give nonproft leaders cutting edge tools and techniques.\n\nHOW DO I REGISTER F OR THE SUMMIT?\nSimply click on the seminars listed below to learn more ab out the topics that will be covered in each seminar. Then select only thos e seminars that you wish to attend. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091029 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091027 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:The Event Center\, Saint Mary\\'s Cathedral\, San Francisco\, Cali fornia\, United States SUMMARY:San Francisco Fundraising Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-ShREb99LG9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://cfnps.org/sanfrancisco2009.aspx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Date: October 9\, 2009 - 12:00pm - \nOctober 11\, 2009 - 3:00pm \nLocation:\n\nLansing\, Michigan\n\n\nDescription:\n\nPower Shift Michiga n 2009 will be taking place October 9th – October 11th\, 2009 in Lansing . We plan on building off the momentum and energy of the National Summit t his past March and activating a whole new crop of progressive leaders.\n\n We have established a planning committee consisting of eight working group s to assist with the planning and implementation of the conference and its goals. That being said\, there is a lot to do with little time – we nee d your help!\n\nBelow is a list of the working groups with a brief explana tion of their responsibilities. Please look them over and sign up for the group you would be most interested in working on by clicking on the link b elow and submitting your choices by Friday\, September 4th\, 2009 at noon. We will be holding conference calls this weekend and early next week with each individual working group to get everyone on the same page and assist you with getting to work on the conference. \n\nWorking groups:\n\nHousin g Working Group – Determining housing needs and securing housing in the Lansing area.\n\nMarch\, Rally\, and Protest Working Group – Plan the po litical activism aspect of the conference.\n\nFundraising and Budget Worki ng Group – Seeking donations to fund the conference and create a budget for the needs of the conference.\n\nLogistics Working Group – Plan for t he logistical needs of the conference.\n\nAgenda Working Group – Produce the content of the conference including workshops\, panels\, and speakers .\n\nRecruitment Working Group – Tasked with recruiting 1\,000 registran ts to the group.\n\nMedia Working Group – Gain earned media (television\ , newspaper\, and internet) for the conference.\n\nSustainability Working Group – Work to green the conference \n\nhttp://spreadsheets.google.com/ viewform?formkey=dHZtZ3pGWU5E.....\n\nIf you have any questions\, please f eel free to email me at steveross1986@gmail.com. \n\nI look forward to wor king with all of you to plan the best Power Shift Regional Conference in A merica!\n\nSteve Ross\n\nMichigan Field Organizer\n\nEnergy Action Coaliti on – Power Shift Michigan 2009 Conference Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091011 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091009 GEO:42.599200;-84.372000 LOCATION:Lansing\, Michigan\, 48901\, United States SUMMARY:Power Shift Michigan 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ngOOug7ndU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mipowershift.org/?p=115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:561-750-8437 Email:roycepalmer12@outlook.com DESCRIPTION:The short term mission was organized to contribute to the commu nity who are in need. It mainly lasts for 1-2 weeks and mainly held in the developing countries. This short term mission trip provides hope to milli on of orphans who have already lost so much. Any youth\, college students\ , adults or families can participate in this mission humanitaire Afrique s hort term mission trip for helping orphan children and give them positive hope. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171231 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20171116T090000 GEO:47.716700;2.216670 LOCATION: House Of Associations\, 31\, Rue Guillaume Le Bartz\, Vannes\, Ce ntre\, 56000\, France SUMMARY:Mission humanitaire Afrique UID:20260421T070502CEST-5FsM4HgavX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mission-humanitaire-afrique.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:561-750-8437 Email:roycepalmer12@outlook.com DESCRIPTION:The short term mission was organized to contribute to the commu nity who are in need. It mainly lasts for 1-2 weeks and mainly held in the developing countries. This short term mission trip provides hope to milli on of orphans who have already lost so much. Any youth\, college students\ , adults or families can participate in this mission humanitaire Afrique s hort term mission trip for helping orphan children and give them positive hope. Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171231 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20171116T090000 GEO:47.716700;2.216670 LOCATION: House Of Associations\, 31\, Rue Guillaume Le Bartz\, Vannes\, Ce ntre\, 56000\, France SUMMARY:Voyage humanitaire UID:20260421T070502CEST-EgLI4JCfGC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mission-humanitaire-afrique.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:ohma@columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, April 12\, 2018\, an interactive exhibit will be curated by the students and faculty of Columbia’s Oral History Master of Arts program. Please RSVP on our Eventbrite page.\n\nFrom grade school we learn that History is the Thing that Happened. The bell rings and we leav e History in a closed textbook\, a specific classroom\, and carry on with our day. We consume media\, we process news\, we have conversations\, we t hink about tomorrow. But in doing so we are participating in history: cons tantly orienting ourselves in relation to existing and selected narratives .\n\nHEAR & NOW is a multimedia pop-up presenting the fieldwork of scholar s who are also activists\, researchers who are also storytellers\, oral hi storians who are also community members. We\, the members of OHMA\, are in tent on confronting our own roles\, rights\, and responsibilities as produ cers of knowledge\, and urgently embrace the changeability of history. In many ways\, this exhibit is an intervention. The telling of the past has b een actively and hegemonically filtered\, but we can work to recuperate si lenced narratives and to change what capital-H History remembers moving fo rward. Let HEAR & NOW represent one of many efforts this year to recuperat e these narratives. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20180412T170000 GEO:40.798500;-73.968100 LOCATION:The Social Hall\, Union Theological Seminary\, 3041 Broadway At 12 1st Street\, Manhattan\, New York\, 10025\, United States SUMMARY:HEAR & NOW: An Interactive Oral History Exhibit UID:20260421T070502CEST-drxJDOMF9M@74.81.90.59 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hear-now-an-interactive-oral-history-exhib it-tickets-44273617582 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On November 6 – 9\, Genocide Intervention Network’s (GI-NET ) student-led division\, STAND\, will bring together a powerful network of 1\,000 students and community leaders and activists from across the count ry to Capitol Hill for Pledge2Protect: a conference designed to educate\, empower\, and highlight the work of activists who are driving the movement to prevent and stop genocide and mass atrocities. Pledge2Protect seeks to create a forum of rigorous dialogue and exchange that cover broad yet car efully selected topics.\n\nIn collaboration with core partners Save Darfur Coalition and The Enough Project\, Pledge2Protect will equip activists wi th grassroots organizing and advocacy skills\, plus in-depth education on conflicts of concern. Preeminent speakers and experts in the field will le ad these discussions by providing their critical perspectives and inviting an exchange of ideas. In addition\, participants will meet with their ele cted officials on a November 9 lobby day to push for key genocide preventi on legislation.\n\nPrimary Goals:\n\nPledge2Protect seeks to create an exp erience for participants that will empower them to become stronger leaders on their campuses and in their communities while demonstrating the streng th of the movement to end genocide to policymakers on Capitol Hill.\n\nThe three-day conference will feature the following components:\n\n 1. Work shops: Workshops\, discussions\, and seminars on Genocide Prevention\, Act ivism\, Sudan\, Burma and the Democratic Republic of Congo.\n 2. Trainin g: Training sessions on grassroots organizing\, media outreach and social media techniques\, advocacy\, and other fundamental activist skills.\n 3 . Panel Discussions: Panel discussions featuring world-renowned experts an d policy makers. Invited speakers include Secretary of State Hillary Clint on\, Ambassador Susan Rice\, Members of Congress\, and administration offi cials. See below for more on the invited speakers.\n 4. Networking Event s: Regional activist networking events where participants can share best p ractices and exchange ideas.\n 5. Lobby Day: Concluding the conference\, the largest lobby day in the history of genocide prevention on November 9 .\n\nPledge2Protect Invited Speakers\n\n(confirmed speakers in bold):\n\n * Susan Rice- Permanent Representative to the United Nations\n * Hil ary Clinton- Secretary of State\n * Scott Gration- Special Envoy to Sud an\n * David Scheffer- Former US Ambassador on War Crimes\n * Bec Ha milton- Author/Activist\n * Samantha Power- National Security Council\\ 's Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights\n * Carl W ilkens- Founder\, World Outside My Shoes\n * Gayle Smith- National Secu rity Council\\'s Senior Director for Relief\, Stabilization and Developmen t\n * Senator Feingold- D-Wisconsin\n * Senator Brownback- R-Kansas\ n * Rep. Aaron Schock- R-Illiniois\n * Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth- Head of Mission\, Government of South Sudan\n * Roger Winter- Former Special R epresentative on Sudan\n * Layla Amjadi- Student Director\, STAND\n * Mark Hanis- President\, Genocide Intervention Network\n * Sam Bell- E xecutive Director\, Genocide Intervention Network\n * John Prendergast- Co-Founder\, Enough Project\n * John Norris- Executive Director\, Enou gh Project\n * Jerry Fowler- President\, Save Darfur Coalition\n\nGI-NE T is proud to be the convening partner of the first ever movement-wide con ference and lobby day. Join us for Pledge2Protect on November 6-9. E-mail Pledge2Protect@standnow.org with general or press related questions. Geog raphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091109 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091106 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Pledge 2 Protect National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-NZczJv817z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pledge2protect.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:November 20-22\, 2009 – Converge on Fort Benning\, Georgia\n\ n\nThe military coup by SOA graduates in Honduras has once again exposed t he destabilizing and deadly effects that the School of the Americas has on Latin America. The actions of the school’s graduates are unmasking the Pentagon rhetoric and reveal the anti-democratic results of U.S. policies. It is time for a change towards justice.\n\nFrom November 20-22\, 2009\, thousands will vigil at the gates of Fort Benning\, Georgia\, to stand up for justice\, to shut down the School of the Americas and to end the oppre ssive U.S. foreign policy that the school represents. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091122 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091120 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ft. Benning\, Georgia\, United States SUMMARY:School of Americas 2009 Vigil and Direct Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-xMpxKsvPAz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.soaw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:See highlights from past conferences.\n\nDoes your school or or ganization have a particularly strong program or a solid training method? If so\, submit a workshop proposal by October 2nd!\n\nWe can live in a wor ld where everyone has a roof over their head\, enough food to eat and acce ss to clean drinking water. Unfortunately\, despite some advances\, we are far from this vision.\n\nStudents get this and are taking action. We’re volunteering\, raising funds and getting involved in our communities. Now it’s time to take our action to the next level.\n\nNovember 5-8\, hundr eds of students from across the country will come together at the Resolve 2009 Conference in Chicago\, Illinois to launch our Resolve to Fight Pover ty. We’ll hear the latest on the issues\, learn the skills to take actio n\, build alliances and together\, we’ll do what it takes to ensure ever yone can live in a world without poverty Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091108 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091105 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Resolve 2009 Conference - Students Against Hunger UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZWx1XI3us9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://studentsagainsthunger.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are guaranteed equal protection by the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. Free and equal people do not bargain for or prioritize o ur rights\, so we are coming to DC this October 10-11 to demand equal prot ection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states. Now.\nThe ma rch is not our final destination. It is our first step toward building a n ational grassroots network that will continue organizing until we have ach ieved full equality.\nPlease see the links in the blue box on the right si de of the page to learn more about the National Equality March. New inform ation is being added regularly.\n\n\n\n\nThe 14th Amendment to the Constit ution was ratified on July 9\, 1868\, and granted citizenship to “all pe rsons born or naturalized in the United States. In addition\, it forbids s tates from denying any person “life\, liberty or property\, without due process of law” or to “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of its laws.” By directly mentioning the role of the st ates\, the 14th Amendment greatly expanded the protection of civil rights to all Americans and is cited in more litigation than any other amendment. \n\nOn October 10-11\, 2009\, we will gather in Washington\, D.C. from all across America to let our elected leaders know that now is the time for f ull equal rights for LGBT people. We’ve had a moment thrust upon us by t he election of President Barack Obama and the spirit of hope and change\, and also by the sense of entitlement in the new generation of grassroots o rganizing. This march is a vehicle to a larger goal. We want to work to br idge the gap between the national organizations and the grassroots communi ty organizers. We will gather. We will strategize. We will march. And we w ill leave energized and empowered to do the work that needs to be done in every community across the nation. This is only the beginning. \n\nOur sin gle demand: Equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 5 0 states.\n\nOur philosophy: As members of every race\, class\, faith\, an d community\, we see the struggle for LGBT equality as part of a larger mo vement for peace and social justice.\n\nOur strategy: Decentralized organi zing for this march in every one of the 435 Congressional districts will b uild a network to continue organizing beyond October.\n\nThis is our singl e message as we march on Washington on October 11\, 2009. We seek equal pr otection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states.\n\nClick t o learn more about the 14th Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause and how it applies to our fight for full equality.\n\nDirector of Equality Acr oss America\, Kip Williams\, was interviewed by Alex Blaze of Bilerico reg arding the National Equality March. Click to listen to the podcast intervi ew.\n\n\n\n“We will continue this fight in every state\, in every county \, every city and every town\, but we are now determined to take this figh t to the federal government\, to our President Barack Obama\, to the Congr ess and the Supreme Court of the United States.” \n\nCleve Jones\, May 3 1\, 2009\, Fresno\, California Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091011 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091010 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:National Equality March UID:20260421T070502CEST-jomu9oVURP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://equalityacrossamerica.org/blog/?page_id=19 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:October 7th Local Actions on the Anniversary of the Afghanistan Invasion \n\n\nThis week the New York Times said the \\'Antiwar Movement Plans an Autumn Campaign Against Policies on Afghanistan.\\' They are damn right!\n\nThey also said\, \\'United for Peace and Justice are also plann ing smaller events in communities around the country\, including teach-ins with veterans and families of deployed troops\, lobbying sessions with me mbers of Congress\, film screenings and ad hoc memorials featuring the boo ts of deceased soldiers and Marines.\\'\n\nAnd that\\'s exactly what we ho pe that your group is doing! Our goal is to have events in every community possible around the anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan (October 7 th). Check out our organizing tips below and then list your event on UFPJ\ \'s website! \n\nPossible Afghanistan Anniversary events on October 7th:\n Host a \\'Peace for Afghanistan House Party.\\' Peace Action is providing easy step-by-step tips and materials to organize your house party.\nOrgani ze a film showing of Robert Greenwald\\'s new film series Rethink Afghanis tan. Find out how to get the Rethink Afghanistan DVD and organize a film s howing.\n August was the deadliest month for U.S. forces since the sta rt of the war in 2001. Now\, General Stanley McChrystal\, commander of U.S . forces in Afghanistan\, has delivered a report which says the war is win nable if more troops are sent. But President Obama faces a tough political decision if he again increases troop levels.\n\n Democratic Senator R uss Feingold and conservative columnist George Will both came out within t he past week for winding down the war. The Administration\\'s decision whe ther to further increase troop levels will be hotly debated during Septemb er and October. These are the months when the peace movement must raise ou r voice\, increasing the political cost of escalation to the breaking poin t. \n\nNational Week of Media Action Against the War in Afghanistan! \n\n The week of September 14-18\, UFPJ and CODEPINK urge that your group p articipate in \\'Eight Years Later: A Week of Media Action against the Wa r in Afghanistan\\' to mark the groundbreaking speech by Rep. Barbara Lee opposing the war in 2001. In upcoming e-mails we will provide talking poin ts and tools to write letters to the editor\, call in to radio shows\, and use Facebook and Twitter to put the antiwar message everywhere! During th at week\, petitions to Obama\, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate leade r Harry Reid\, signed by activists across the country will be delivered to the White House and Congress\, and other public events will reinforce the messages in the media.\n\nMore actions across the country:\n Other pe ace groups are organizing a protest in Washington on October 5. To sign u p click here and check out events in several more cities on October 17.\n\ n\nSee you in action!\nUFPJ National Steering Committee and Staff Geograp hical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091007 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Oct 7 National Day of Local Action End the War in Afghanistan UID:20260421T070502CEST-DexbDAiEp5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://unitedforpeace.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Every year hundreds of activists and socialists gather at the N ortheast Socialist Conference to debate and discuss the struggles before u s. The world faces urgent problems and need a vision for a different futur e. With the free-market consensus in tatters and an open debate beginning about how best to organize our society\, these discussions are more vital than ever. Plan now to join us the weekend of October 23-25!\n\nDiscussion s will include reports and strategizing from today’s front-line battles. There will also be workshops on Marxism\, the history of radical labor an d socialist movements\, alternatives to capitalism\, US imperialism\, and solidarity movements around the world.\n\nWith nearly 50 workshops to choo se from\, these are just some of the topics that will be featured:\n\n*The New Movement for LGBT Equality\n*The Revolt in Iran\n*The Politics of Foo d\n*Roots of the Economic Crisis\n*Guantanamo at Home\n*Gaza: Eyewitness t o Destruction\n*Poor People’s Movements\n*The Fight for Single-Payer Hea lthcare\n*The Future Socialist Society\n*Social Unionism and the Future of the Labor Movement\n*Hubert Harrison and Black Radicalism\n*The Myth of a Post-Racial America\n*Occupation Rebranded: US Imperialism in the Obama E ra\n*Reform and Revolution\n*The Radical History of the American Working-C lass\n*What a Sustainable Society Could Look Like\n*Racism\, Sentencing an d the Prison System\n*The Assault on Abortion Rights\n*Radical Pedagogy vs Charter Schools and Testing: The Fight for Public Education\n*The Russian Revolution\n*Sports and Politics\n*Lenin: Myth and Reality\n*Student Stru ggle and the Fight for Socialism\n*The Communist Women’s Movement in the Comintern Era\n*and dozens more!\n\nUPDATED SPEAKERS LIST:\nAnthony Arnov e\, Michele Bollinger\, Sam Farber\, Laura Flanders\, Arun Gupta\, Brian J ones\, Fred Magdoff\, Mahmood Mamdani\, Manning Marable\, Scott McLemee\, Paul LeBlanc\, Jeffrey Perry\, Frances Fox Piven\, John Riddell\, Jennifer Roesch\, Heather Rogers\, Jeremy Scahill\, Helen Scott\, Liliana Segura\, Ashley Smith\, Members of the Viva Palestina Convoy to Gaza\, Dave Zirin. .. and more! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091025 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091024 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:Columbia University\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:2009 Northeast Socialist Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-LvJ3NUVjnt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.northeastsocialistconference.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The country and California are in the midst of the worst econom ic crisis since the Great Depression. Talk of an economic recovery for Wal l Street belies the reality facing millions of working people who face wor k speedups\, cuts in wages and health benefits\, and layoffs. The Californ ia budget crisis is being resolved on the backs of the working class with steep cuts to education\, health care\, and other social services—even a s Democratic and Republican politicians increase subsidies to large corpor ations\, most of which pay no taxes\, by $9 billion!\n\nThere is a way out of the crisis\, and it depends on the ability of workers\, students\, and all oppressed people to organize themselves into a grassroots opposition to the pro-business agenda in Sacramento. Join us for the Northern Califor nia Socialist Conference\, where activists from the entire Bay Area will c ome together to discuss the challenges we face and debate the way forward. \n\nThe evening panel will feature LGBT activist and author Sherry Wolf o n What’s Next in the Fight for LGBT Liberation\, as well as reportbacks from other activists from the National Equality March for LGBT equality in Washington\, D.C.\n\nScroll down for the full schedule.\n\nDownload the f lier.\n\nTickets: $20 - $50 sliding scale. \n\nRegister at the conference or online:\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull Schedule\n\n\nSaturday\, October 24th\n\ n9am - 11am\n\nRegistration\n\n10am - 11am\n\nWhat is Socialism (Adrienne Johnstone)\n\n11am - 12:30pm Session 1\n\n*Can Labor Win? (Larry Bradshaw) \nExplaining the Economic Crisis in California (Deborah Goldsmith)\nLenin\ \'s Marxism (Andy Libson)\nSocialists and the Fight for Reforms (Cameron S turdevant)\n\n12:30pm - 2pm Lunch Break\n\n2pm - 3:30pm Session 2\n\n*What Happened to Obama? (Lance Selfa and Rose Aguilar)\nSocialism and Gender ( Sherry Wolf)\nTrotsky\\'s Fight Against Stalinism (Elizabeth Terzakis)\nIs Revolution Possible in the U.S.? (Jeff Boyette)\n\n4pm - 5:30pm Session 3 \n\n*Afghanistan: Good War or Quagmire? (Zoya and Jeremy Tully)\nWhat is D ialectics? (Jessie Muldoon)\nRace and Racism in the U.S. (Sid Patel)\nWhat Would Socialism Look Like? (Ragina Johnson)\n\n5:30pm - 7pm Dinner Break\ n\n7pm - 9pm\n\nLGBT Rally with Sherry Wolf and other LGBT activists (TBA) \n\nSunday\, October 25th\n\n11am - 1pm\n\nHistory of the ISO (Todd Chreti en)\n\n1pm - 3pm\n\nHaymarket Books Social\n\n* Talk will be held at Moder n Times at 888 Valencia Street (Map)\n\nSaturday Evening Panel:\nSaturday\ , October 24\, 2009 - 7:00pm\nThe Women\\'s Building\n3543 18th Street\nSa n Francisco\, CA\n(Map) \n\n\n\nDaytime Talks:\nSaturday\, October 24\, 20 09 - 10:00am – Sunday\, October 25\, 2009 - 5:00pm \nISO Office\n110 Cap p St. #202\nSan Francisco\, CA\n\n(Map) The office is located on the 3rd f loor of the building. You enter from Capp Street through a wrought iron ga te. Signs will be posted with information on how to enter\, and find your way up to the office. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091025 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091024 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Northern California Socialism Conference: Crisis and Resistance UID:20260421T070502CEST-zzNSNIVzWJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://norcalsocialism.org/sf-northern-california-socialism-conference- crisis-and-resistance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:schedule of the day: \n\n 10:45-11:30\n \nRegistration\, Ref reshments\, Tabling\, Creative Activist Activities\, & Music\n 11:30-12:4 5\n \nOpening Session including Spoken Word and Keynote Speaker Bettina A ptheker\n 1:00-2:15\n \nFirst Concurrent Workshop Session (Choose one of five workshops)\n 2:25-3:40\n \nSecond Concurrent Workshop Session (Cho ose one of five workshops)\n 3:30-5:00\n \nRefreshments\, Tabling\, Crea tive Activist Activities\, & Spoken Word Performances\n 6:00\n \nPerform ance by Head Rush Crew at Oakes College\n \n\n \n\n \n \nworkshop topics 2009\n\n \nDeconstructing Disney\nOrganizing 101\nThe War on Terror\nQuee r Healthcare\nHurricane Katrina: The Land of the Forgotten\nSocial Documen tation\nSustainable purchasing\nUC Budget Cuts\nInternational Drug Laws\nA B 540 Students Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091024 GEO:36.980600;-122.046000 LOCATION:UC Santa Cruz\, Santa Cruz\, California\, 95060\, United States SUMMARY:7th Annual Practical Activism Conference 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-iKplLxDU1p@74.81.90.59 URL:http://activism.ucsc.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Power Shift Michigan 2009 Summit\nOctober 9 - 11\, 2009 at the Lansing Center in Lansing\, Michigan \n\n\nThis fall\, young people from a cross the Great Lakes State will join together for three days to participa te in a series of panels and workshops\, community hands-on green & sustai nability projects\, hear from great speakers\, attend two amazing concerts \, and participate in a march for green jobs and a new economy and rally a t the State Capitol Building in Lansing\, Michigan – Power Shift Michiga n 2009.\n\nBuilding off the monumental successes of Power Shift 2007 and t he Power Vote campaign and the Power Shift 2009 National Summit\, Power Sh ift Michigan will bring together over 1\,000 activists from all background s working to bring about a better future. The conference\, planned by stu dent leaders\, Powershift Michigan staff and coalition partners\, will eng age attendees in three days of workshops\, panel discussions\, trainings a nd direct action activities. \n\nAll over the country\, the movement to a ddress climate change\, to promote clean energy and to create green jobs h as never been stronger. Young people have been at the forefront of this m ovement\, three hundred thousand of whom signed a pledge stating these iss ues were top factors in deciding their vote this past election cycle. But\ , now that the election is over\, young people need to strive for a better energy future by holding elected officials accountable.\n\n \n\nPower Shi ft Michigan 2009 takes place from October 9th – October 11th\, 2009 at t he Lansing Center in Downtown Lansing\, Michigan. 1\,000 high school and college students\, recent graduates\, and young activists will converge in the Capitol City with one goal – creating\, promoting and building a gr een economy in Michigan. With the highest unemployment rate in the nation \, Michigan must turn its focus to creating & promoting the jobs of tomorr ow – green jobs and start to make them a reality now Geographical Scope : State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091011 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091009 GEO:42.599200;-84.372000 LOCATION:Michigan State University\, Lansing\, Michigan\, 48901\, United St ates SUMMARY:Michigan Power Shift - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-4klvMTSOti@74.81.90.59 URL:http://michigan.powershift09.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In the middle of our new administration\\'s first 100 days\, Po wer Shift 09 brought 12\,000 young people to Washington to hold our electe d officials accountable for rebuilding our economy and reclaiming our futu re through bold climate and clean energy policy.\n\nLeveraging the momentu m we built locally through the Campus Climate Challenge\, at our first nat ional mobilization Power Shift 07\, and our electoral engagement campaign Power Vote\, February 27th to March 2nd\, 2009 young people from across th e country converged on Washington D.C. to take a message of bold\, compreh ensive and immediate federal climate action to Capitol Hill.\n\nAt Power S hift\, we not only delivered our message of change to our elected official s\, but we strengthened the climate and clean energy movement by infusing our nation\\'s young leaders with new ideas\, skills\, connections with ea ch other\, and opportunities for employment and action.\n\n \n\nThose lead ers have taken the torch and are launching Regional Power Shift Summits al l across the country. These summits are sure to ignite the passion we saw last spring in Washington in thousands of young people all across the coun try. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091018 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091016 GEO:38.631500;-90.214100 LOCATION:St. Louis University\, St. Louis\, Missouri\, 63103\, United State s SUMMARY:Missouri Power Shift - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-i2uORsUizE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://missouri.powershift09.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In the middle of our new administration\\'s first 100 days\, Po wer Shift 09 brought 12\,000 young people to Washington to hold our electe d officials accountable for rebuilding our economy and reclaiming our futu re through bold climate and clean energy policy.\n\nLeveraging the momentu m we built locally through the Campus Climate Challenge\, at our first nat ional mobilization Power Shift 07\, and our electoral engagement campaign Power Vote\, February 27th to March 2nd\, 2009 young people from across th e country converged on Washington D.C. to take a message of bold\, compreh ensive and immediate federal climate action to Capitol Hill.\n\nAt Power S hift\, we not only delivered our message of change to our elected official s\, but we strengthened the climate and clean energy movement by infusing our nation\\'s young leaders with new ideas\, skills\, connections with ea ch other\, and opportunities for employment and action.\n\n \n\nThose lead ers have taken the torch and are launching Regional Power Shift Summits al l across the country. These summits are sure to ignite the passion we saw last spring in Washington in thousands of young people all across the coun try. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091018 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091016 GEO:35.915100;-79.029400 LOCATION:University Of North Carolina - Chapel Hill\, Chapel Hill\, North C arolina\, 27514\, United States SUMMARY:Carolinas Power Shift - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-K3nADL3fZZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://carolinas.powershift09.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In the middle of our new administration\\'s first 100 days\, Po wer Shift 09 brought 12\,000 young people to Washington to hold our electe d officials accountable for rebuilding our economy and reclaiming our futu re through bold climate and clean energy policy.\n\nWe want to take that m omentum and build on it. Fargo is proud to host one of 11 regional confere nces. \n\nWe invite students from all across the Northern Plains states to join us in Fargo October 23 - 25th for what will be a groundbreaking summ it of student leaders. \n\nYou will have the opportunity to hear national and international leaders on clean energy issues as well as meet and learn from your peers.\n\nThere is nothing more powerful than a group of commit ted people gathering in common cause. Join the Powershift movement and hel p make \\'09 the year we changed the world. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091025 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091023 GEO:46.900300;-96.800200 LOCATION:North Dakota State University\, Fargo\, North Dakota\, 58102\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Northern Plains Power Shift - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-oiHs5n2wZ0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://northernplains.powershift09.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Note: changed dates. Now November 6-8.\n\nIn the middle of our new administration\\'s first 100 days\, Power Shift 09 brought 12\,000 you ng people to Washington to hold our elected officials accountable for rebu ilding our economy and reclaiming our future through bold climate and clea n energy policy.\n\nLeveraging the momentum we built locally through the C ampus Climate Challenge\, at our first national mobilization Power Shift 0 7\, and our electoral engagement campaign Power Vote\, February 27th to Ma rch 2nd\, 2009 young people from across the country converged on Washingto n D.C. to take a message of bold\, comprehensive and immediate federal cli mate action to Capitol Hill.\n\nAt Power Shift\, we not only delivered our message of change to our elected officials\, but we strengthened the clim ate and clean energy movement by infusing our nation\\'s young leaders wit h new ideas\, skills\, connections with each other\, and opportunities for employment and action.\n\n \n\nThose leaders have taken the torch and are launching Regional Power Shift Summits all across the country. These summ its are sure to ignite the passion we saw last spring in Washington in tho usands of young people all across the country. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091108 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091106 GEO:41.286300;-82.219400 LOCATION:Oberlin College\, Oberlin\, Ohio\, 44074\, United States SUMMARY:Ohio Power Shift - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Md9gWGOLil@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ohio.powershift09.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In the middle of our new administration\\'s first 100 days\, Po wer Shift 09 brought 12\,000 young people to Washington to hold our electe d officials accountable for rebuilding our economy and reclaiming our futu re through bold climate and clean energy policy.\n\nLeveraging the momentu m we built locally through the Campus Climate Challenge\, at our first nat ional mobilization Power Shift 07\, and our electoral engagement campaign Power Vote\, February 27th to March 2nd\, 2009 young people from across th e country converged on Washington D.C. to take a message of bold\, compreh ensive and immediate federal climate action to Capitol Hill.\n\nAt Power S hift\, we not only delivered our message of change to our elected official s\, but we strengthened the climate and clean energy movement by infusing our nation\\'s young leaders with new ideas\, skills\, connections with ea ch other\, and opportunities for employment and action.\n\n \n\nThose lead ers have taken the torch and are launching Regional Power Shift Summits al l across the country. These summits are sure to ignite the passion we saw last spring in Washington in thousands of young people all across the coun try. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091025 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091023 GEO:40.792000;-77.849900 LOCATION:Penn State University\, State College\, Pennsylvania\, 16801\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Power Shift Pennsylania - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-kJoDRJ4Z7T@74.81.90.59 URL:http://pennsylvania.powershift09.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In the middle of our new administration\\'s first 100 days\, Po wer Shift 09 brought 12\,000 young people to Washington to hold our electe d officials accountable for rebuilding our economy and reclaiming our futu re through bold climate and clean energy policy.\n\nLeveraging the momentu m we built locally through the Campus Climate Challenge\, at our first nat ional mobilization Power Shift 07\, and our electoral engagement campaign Power Vote\, February 27th to March 2nd\, 2009 young people from across th e country converged on Washington D.C. to take a message of bold\, compreh ensive and immediate federal climate action to Capitol Hill.\n\nAt Power S hift\, we not only delivered our message of change to our elected official s\, but we strengthened the climate and clean energy movement by infusing our nation\\'s young leaders with new ideas\, skills\, connections with ea ch other\, and opportunities for employment and action.\n\n \n\nThose lead ers have taken the torch and are launching Regional Power Shift Summits al l across the country. These summits are sure to ignite the passion we saw last spring in Washington in thousands of young people all across the coun try. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091025 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091023 GEO:38.846200;-77.327900 LOCATION:George Mason University\, Arlington\, Virginia\, 22030\, United St ates SUMMARY:Virginia Power Shift - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-AgXgA64BvF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://virginia.powershift09.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:n the middle of our new administration\\'s first 100 days\, Pow er Shift 09 brought 12\,000 young people to Washington to hold our elected officials accountable for rebuilding our economy and reclaiming our futur e through bold climate and clean energy policy.\n\nLeveraging the momentum we built locally through the Campus Climate Challenge\, at our first nati onal mobilization Power Shift 07\, and our electoral engagement campaign P ower Vote\, February 27th to March 2nd\, 2009 young people from across the country converged on Washington D.C. to take a message of bold\, comprehe nsive and immediate federal climate action to Capitol Hill.\n\nAt Power Sh ift\, we not only delivered our message of change to our elected officials \, but we strengthened the climate and clean energy movement by infusing o ur nation\\'s young leaders with new ideas\, skills\, connections with eac h other\, and opportunities for employment and action.\n\n \n\nThose leade rs have taken the torch and are launching Regional Power Shift Summits all across the country. These summits are sure to ignite the passion we saw l ast spring in Washington in thousands of young people all across the count ry. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091025 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091023 GEO:38.403500;-82.439000 LOCATION:Marshall University\, Huntington\, West Virginia\, 25701\, United States SUMMARY:Appalachia Power Shift - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Wgd6aP6Fe8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://appalachia.powershift09.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Hey\, all you Power Shifters! Welcome to the Florida Power Shif t site where we will share our stories and coordinate various elements of the conference that will be held in Orlando at UCF October 24-25. I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself\; my name is Mandy Hancock and I am the Florida Organizer for Southern Energy Network. I am super excite d about Power Shift Florida! I can\\'t wait to meet those of you I have no t yet met and am eagerly looking forward to seeing those of you I know in October~~~>\n\nIn the middle of our new administration\\'s first 100 days\ , Power Shift 09 brought 12\,000 young people to Washington to hold our el ected officials accountable for rebuilding our economy and reclaiming our future through bold climate and clean energy policy.\n\nLeveraging the mom entum we built locally through the Campus Climate Challenge\, at our first national mobilization Power Shift 07\, and our electoral engagement campa ign Power Vote\, February 27th to March 2nd\, 2009 young people from acros s the country converged on Washington D.C. to take a message of bold\, com prehensive and immediate federal climate action to Capitol Hill.\n\nAt Pow er Shift\, we not only delivered our message of change to our elected offi cials\, but we strengthened the climate and clean energy movement by infus ing our nation\\'s young leaders with new ideas\, skills\, connections wit h each other\, and opportunities for employment and action.\n\n \n\nThose leaders have taken the torch and are launching Regional Power Shift Summit s all across the country. These summits are sure to ignite the passion we saw last spring in Washington in thousands of young people all across the country. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091025 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091023 GEO:28.541900;-81.374500 LOCATION:University Of Central Florida\, Orlando\, Florida\, 32801\, United States SUMMARY:Florida Power Shift - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-IfnzbA1EMS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://florida.powershift09.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On November 6-8th\, hundreds of students will converge at the U niversity of Oregon in Eugene\, OR for Powershift West 2009\, one of ten n ational conferences on policy and action to address climate change. \n\n This year’s Powershift West theme is to \\'Think global\, act local.\\ ' This encompasses four specific campaigns:\nEnsuring the passage of a str ong climate bill in the Senate and U.S. signing of a fair\, ambitious\, an d binding agreement at the UN Climate Talks in Copenhagen this December\nS tarting an initiative for a high-speed rail corridor from Eugene\, OR to V ancouver\, BC\nPromoting local community energy and efficiency solutions\n Moving America beyond coal through regional activism\n\n Powershift Wes t seeks to empower youth with skills for organizing and advocacy and a str onger foundation in the issues. By the end of the conference\, students wi ll experience a shared bond of purpose with others in the region working o n similar goals and return to their communities inspired to create change. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091108 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091106 GEO:44.060900;-123.083000 LOCATION:University Of Oregon\, Eugene\, Oregon\, 97401\, United States SUMMARY:West Power Shift - 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-IaBUlIV53V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://west.powershift09.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to attend the\nThird Annual Women of Color Conference\nOctober 9th & 10th\, 2009 at Spelman College in Atlanta\ , Georgia!\n\nThe Third Annual Women of Color Conference will provide a sp ace for women of color and allies to come together\, learn about various s ocial justice issues\, and strategize for action as part of a larger movem ent for justice and equality.\n\nBy focusing on advocacy and activism to c reate political change\, the conference will help to unite all young women to take action in the fight for equality! Topics to be addressed include reproductive justice\, violence against women\, health care insurance refo rm\, global reproductive rights and health\, media\, and much more.\n\nTIM E IS RUNNING OUT FOR OUR SPECIAL EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION RATE!!!\n\nRegist er by this Friday\, September 25 to guarantee these rates: \n\nIndividual rate: $15\nGroup rate: $12 per person (groups of five or more) Geographic al Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091010 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091009 GEO:33.844400;-84.474100 LOCATION:Spelman College\, Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30301\, United States SUMMARY:Third Annual Women of Color Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-uEB5x6dkg9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://feministcampus.org/leadership/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Power Shift Canada 2009 will begin Friday October 23rd and will end Monday October 26th.\n\nIt will be held primarily at the University o f Ottawa (www.uottawa.ca) during October 24th and 25th. Since 1848 the Un iversity of Ottawa has been Canada’s university. Located in the heart of the nation’s capital\, the University has emerged as a vibrant “centr e of learning”\, with a total population including students\, teaching a nd support staff – of 40\,000. The largest bilingual university in North America\, the University is a major player in the cultural and economic d evelopment of the National Capital Region. To find out more about the Uni versity of Ottawa please visit http://www.uottawa.ca/since1848/. To find out more about the university’s environmental commitments and initiative s please visit http://www.sustainable.uottawa.ca.\n\nA list of rooms that are being used for the conference will be available soon once they are fin alized but for now\, please visit http://www.uottawa.ca/maps/ for location information.\n\nWhat’s happening?\n\nTraining:\nConference attendees wi ll learn the best practices of climate organizing\, including: campaign an d event planning\, recruitment\, media\, public speaking\, lobbying\, lead ership development\, coalition-building\, campaign strategy\, and communit y and campus organizing.\n\nKeynote Speakers & Bands:\nAttendees will be e nergized by leaders of the climate movement in Canada and worldwide.\n\nIs sue/Regional Breakouts:\nAfter splitting into geographically based groups\ , youth will identify upcoming state and regional opportunities to realize tangible climate progress and plan coordinated campaigns and events to ma ke them happen. We will also facilitate the coordination of upcoming youth actions on climate change across the country.\n\nPresentations:\nDiverse speakers will enlighten youth about the connections between Climate and Fa ith\, International Security and Climate Change\, How Combating Climate Ch ange Leads to Job Creation\, Climate Change from Indigenous peoples’ Per spectives\, and many more presentations that will help build our movement and add new perspectives to the discussion.\n\nGreen Job Fair: \nEmployers on the cutting edge of our energy transition will meet youth looking for the jobs of tomorrow in non-profit\, clean energy\, and other sustainably- focused sectors.\n\nLobby Day:\nPower Shift Canada will bring together ove r a thousand of young people to Parliament Hill to met our elected officia ls face-to-face and engaged with them on the urgent need for action on cli mate change\n\nAnd much\, much more. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091026 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091023 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:Power Shift Canada UID:20260421T070502CEST-fdu52ii7Ta@74.81.90.59 URL:http://powershiftcanada.org/the-conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:503-334-1540 Email:sofia.gidlund@greenpeace.org DESCRIPTION:The threat of climate change is getting worse every day and wor ld leaders are not taking action. We will send our political leaders an a rtistic message for climate protection.\n\nArtistic expression has histori cally been a driving force in bringing about social change. Let your voice be heard for climate protection!\n\nJoin us at the Hawthorne Theatre for the International Day of Climate Action and make art inspired by climate c hange (causes\, impacts\, solutions\, activism). Selected art pieces will be showcased around Portland. A few pieces will be sent directly to Presi dent Obama and other political leaders. Also\; live music\, art supplies and inspiration. This event is an all ages free public event. Bring your selves and your friends.\n\nTake Action\, Make Art and let\\'s make change so that we will have a future. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20091024T120000 GEO:45.513800;-122.646000 LOCATION:Hawthorne Theatre\, 1507 SE 39th Ave\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97214\, United States SUMMARY:ActionArt Fest hosted by Greenpeace UID:20260421T070502CEST-5hPVts2jG0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=155484980002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:sarahjenny@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, October 24th starting at 6 pm\, UnionDocs (322 Un ion Avenue\, Brooklyn) will host two programs of short documentaries produ ced by sex workers and their allies from around the world. Curated by acti vists and media makers Audacia Ray and Sarah Jenny Bleviss\, the two progr ams of short films and a panel of activist media makers will explore the p ossibilities of documentary media for furthering the human rights of sex w orkers and reducing the stigma and violence that sex workers face.\n Geog raphical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20091024T180000 GEO:40.691200;-73.926400 LOCATION:322 Union Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11221\, United States SUMMARY:Pay As You Go: An Evening of Sex Worker Short Films UID:20260421T070502CEST-evIsfotecc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uniondocs.org/pay-as-you-go-an-evening-of-sex-worker-shorts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:You\\'re invited to join us this November for the 2009 Stop Pre datory Gambling National Conference: \\'The American Resilience.\\' Conce rned citizens from all over the country will convene to get the latest inf ormation\, share stories\, plan strategy\, and create new friendships at t he Drury Plaza Hotel on the Riverwalk in historic San Antonio.\n\nOur meet ing will be held in the shadow of the Alamo\, a monument that symbolizes t he resilient spirit of America. And while we are challenging a modern day Goliath\, we need to remember that America\\'s most enduring quality is h er resiliency - a resiliency grounded in our strong faith\, our sense of f amily and our commitment to the core democratic principles of freedom\, eq uality and opportunity.\n\nDon\\'t miss this historic event. Please follo w the links on the side to register for the summit. After you register\, we will provide you with information on how to register for overnight acco mmodations. \n\n \n\nTop 5 Reasons to Attend:\n\nYou are a legislator\ , staffer or concerned citizen looking for new\, high quality information about one of the most important issues facing your state and your country. \nYou want to sharpen your skills to become a more influential advocate to stop predatory gambling.\nYou want to meet some of the nation’s leading voices on predatory gambling.\nYou want to hear how your peers in other s tates are taking on this issue.\nYou want to network with other leaders an d concerned citizens from across the nation. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091111 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091109 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Antonio\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:Stop Predatory Gambling National Conference 2009 UID:20260421T070502CEST-SSAHaUTrM1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stoppredatorygambling.org/2009nationalconference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:416-789-2294 Email:mspencer@web.net DESCRIPTION:public forum\, Q&A with eminent speakers\, including some by vi deo link to Hiroshima\, Geneva\, and London. Saturday morning panel is esp ecially meaty\, with attention to US/Russia nuclear negotiations\, treaty compliance\, would-be nuclear powers such as Iran. Geographical Scope: In ternational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091114 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20091113T190000 GEO:43.709700;-79.445000 LOCATION:City Council Chamber\, Toronto City Hall\, Queen Bay\, Toonto\, On tario\, M6B 4B5\, Canada SUMMARY:Zero Nuclear Weapons Forum UID:20260421T070502CEST-ruLAecxw3Z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://zeronuclearweapons.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join Mountain Justice\, Energy Justice Network and Rainforest A ction Network as We Mobilize to End Mountaintop Removal. \n\nWHAT: Actions at the EPA and across the country calling for an end to mountaintop remov al\nWHEN: Friday\, Oct. 30\nWHERE: Your Town\, USA\nCONTACT: Fill out the contact form below \n\nThis is an American tragedy that we have the power to stop it. \n\nThe end of mountaintop removal is almost here. Political a nd financial decision-makers in New York\, Washington D.C. and across the country continue to hear our message. \nObama\\'s EPA has made some good f irst steps\, but they need to continue getting our loud and clear message- End Mountaintop Removal! They ultimately have the power to veto the permi ts that allow mountaintop removal to exist. \nJPMorgan Chase is now the la rgest funder of mountaintop removal coal mining on Wall Street. Bank of Am erica and Citibank both heard your voices and adopted policies to cease fi nancing the worst coal companies. Chase’s financing keeps these mining c ompanies in business and needs to stop. \nOn the ground in Appalachia\, co alfield communities and their allies have been taking action to stop mount aintop removal. Over 100 people have been arrested throughout Appalachia t his year. We need to continue this fight in the hills and hollers\, but al so into the cities and streets of the entire country.\n\nEveryday coal com panies in Appalachia pulverize beautiful mountains\, using more explosive force than at Hiroshima. Whole mountain ranges are gone: more than 500 mou ntains demolished to date\, the surrounding communities which go back hund reds of years often forced off their land. MTR has buried thousands of mil es of rivers\, polluted our drinking water\, and clear-cut thousands of ac res of the world\\'s most biologically diverse forests. All this destructi on for less than 8% of the nation\\'s coal supply. \n\nIt\\'s time to stan d up with the people in Appalachia and end mountaintop removal. \n\nJoin t he National Day of Action to End Mountaintop Removal. \n\nHere\\'s how you can join: \nFind a political or financial decision-maker near you \nRegis ter your action now at www.dirtymoney.org \nDownload a toolkit at www.dirt ymoney.org \ncontact us for support. We can send you materials\, as well a s help you brainstorm potential actions. \nUse our facebook invite at: tr. im/fb_epa_action \nGet your group to endorse the Day of Action \nJoin the upcoming conference call check-ins-Oct 20th Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091030 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:End Mountaintop Removal Day of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-g8hX4iRada@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ran.org/campaigns/global_finance/spotlight/end_mountaintop_remov al_day_of_action_october_30_2009/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:310-838-4264 Email:boxoffice@theactorsgang.com DESCRIPTION:William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe\n\nEmily and Sarah Ku nstler\, exploring their father\, the late radical civil rights lawyer\, r eveal a man who risked public outrage and the safety of his family so that justice could serve all. Kunstler fought for civil rights with Martin Lut her King Jr. and represented the famed Chicago 8” activists\; he\\'s quot ed being \\'The most hated and most loved lawyer in America\\' --The New Y ork Times. Followed by Q&A with filmmaker Emily Kunstler.\nwww.disturbingt heuniverse.com\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20091020T190000 GEO:34.021600;-118.392000 LOCATION:9070 Venice Blvd\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90232\, United State s SUMMARY:Film Screening: \\'Disturbing the Universe\\' UID:20260421T070502CEST-a4hZROau0N@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wtffestival.theactorsgang.com/calendar.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:510-435-9204 Email:nedwards@grassrootscampaigns.com DESCRIPTION:If you are concerned about the state of our country\, sick of A merican apathy\, and want to do what you can to make our country more of a Democracy\, come to this info session for Grassroots Campaigns to find ou t how you can get a job as a political organizer to run campaigns nationwi de on issues that matter. Now that we have a Democrat in the White house a nd a Democratic majority in congress we can really move forward on issues like women\\'s reproductive rights\, same-sex marriage\, sustainability\, and civil rights\, but only if we can activate the public through grassroo ts activism. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20091028T190000 GEO:37.868600;-122.259000 LOCATION:Cafe Milano\, 2522 Bancroft Way\, Berkeley\, California\, 94704\, United States SUMMARY:Grassroots Campaigns Info Session UID:20260421T070502CEST-rM1NjleeX2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.grassrootscampaigns.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:202-726-1509 Email:info@apscuhuru.org DESCRIPTION:The Black is Back Coalition March on DC: Resist U.S. Wars and O ccupation in the U.S. and Abroad! Reparations Now!\n\nResist U.S. Wars and Occupation in the U.S. and abroad! Reparations Now!\n\nFor the first time since the 1960s\, a broad-based\, anti-imperialist black coalition is lea ding a movement to mobilize against U.S. colonial wars around the world an d against black and oppressed peoples inside this country. Black is Back i s marching against the Obama administration’s military escalations again st oppressed peoples everywhere and for reparations now!\n\nThis is not ju st a call for imperialist “peace\,” but for victory to national libera tion movements around the world and inside this country whose land was sto len from the indigenous people and whose economy was built on the enslavem ent of African people.\n\nThe Black is Back Coalition states:\n\n“We mus t act because the Obama regime has expanded the U.S. wars against the peop les of Afghanistan and Pakistan and continue to occupy Iraq against the wi ll of the Iraqi people.\n\n“We must act because one out of every three y oung African men within the U.S. is tied to the profitable prison system. Our young people are placed there by an America that has never acknowledge d its crimes of slavery\, oppression and deprivation stemming from the bru tal\, genocidal economic exploitation of slavery\, convict leasing\, share cropping and subhuman wages.”\n\nPartial list of Demands\n\n * Immedi ate withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East\n * End U.S. wars an d occupations inside the U.S. and abroad\n * Reparations Now!\n * En d U.S. backing of Israel\; support for the Palestinian people\n * Free all black political prisoners\, including Mumia Abu Jamal and Sundiata Aco li\n\nRead the full Call to Action\nhttp://uhurunews.com/story?resource_na me=black-is-back-coalition-demands-end-to-obama-s-wars-against-peoples-of- the-world-africa-and-the-african-community-in-u-s\n\nPartial list of coali tion members\n\n * Cynthia McKinney\, 2008 Green Party Presidential can didate\n * M1 & stic.man\, Dead Prez\n * Omali Yeshitela\, African P eople’s Socialist Party\n * Lawrence Hamm\, People’s Organization f or Progress\n * Glen Ford\, Black Agenda Report\n * Jared Ball\, Vox Union Media\n * Rosa Clemente\, Green Party 2008 Vice-Presidential can didate\n * Mumia Abu Jamal\, Political Prisoner\n * Pam Africa\, Fri ends and Family of Mumia Abu Jamal\n * Efia Nwangaza\, Malcolm X Center Self Determination\n * Curtis Gatewood\, NAACP-North Carolina\n * A bdul Alim Musa\, Masjid Al Islam\n * Yaa Asantewa Chema\, NCOBRA\n * Chimurenga Waller\, President\, InPDUM\n * Nellie Bailey\, Harlem Tena nts Council\n * Diop Olugbala\, InPDUM-Philly\n * Paul Washington\, Operation Power\n\nView the full list of coalition members\nhttp://www.bla ckisbackcoalition.org/members.shtml\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20091107T100000 GEO:38.934900;-77.060400 LOCATION:Malcolm X Park\, 16th St NW & Euclid St NW\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20008\, United States SUMMARY:Black is Back Anti-War Mobilization UID:20260421T070502CEST-Aue5kxghSK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.blackisbackcoalition.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:860-916-2761 Email:cutsaw@gmail.com DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20091101T110000 GEO:41.553700;-72.663200 LOCATION:265 Church Street\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, 06457\, United Stat es SUMMARY:As the Crisis Deepens\, United We Resist - CTSAW Mass Meeting Featu ring Guest speaker Jeremy Scahill UID:20260421T070502CEST-2BJPAlWEs2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ctsaw.org/meeting.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Organizing 2.0 • NYC • Dec. 5\, 2009\nTraining & Strategy f or Labor and Community Organizers\n\nCan online organizing be seen as real organizing? That’s a challenging question for those of us with the long est memories and the most experience in organizing for social justice. Tha t said\, online organizing has proven its value to the recent presidential campaign\, and groups like MoveOn and Color of Change have become a power ful force through innovative online strategies. What does this mean for ou r organizations? What skills do we need to share to make the most of the o nline medium to advance economic fairness in New York City and New York St ate?\n\nOrganizing 2.0 is a grassroots led conference of social justice or ganizers primarily from labor and the community organizing world. Particip ants range from those new to online organizing as well as experienced prof essionals.\n\nPlease sign up for our conference announcement list.\n\nOrga nizing 2.0 • NYC: Training and Strategy Conference for Labor and Social Justice Activists\n\nDate/Time: Saturday\, December 5th • 9:00am – 5 :00pm\n\nLocation: Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies \, New York City\n\nProposed Sessions and Strategy Sessions:\no What can m y organization do for free?\no Choosing low cost online organizing and adv ocacy software\no Getting the most out of Facebook\, Myspace\, Twitter and YouTube\no Training session: managing your constituent data for beginners \no Case studies: what union locals have done online\no Engaging the New Y ork blogosphere\no Moving online supporters offline\, and offline supporte rs online\no Painful transitions: managing the trauma of adding more ‘on line’ to your organizing\no The digital divide: myth vs. reality\no Case studies: online tactics used in the recent ’09 elections.\no Coalitions online: how we can swarm and win on local issues.\no MoveOn’s offline o rganizing – what you need to know even though you aren’t MoveOn\no Wha t online pressure tactics work best at the city and state level?\no Brains torm: what are the big legislative fights of 2010\, and how do we win the Netroots fight?\no How can we generate national Netroots attention for New York issues?\n\nWant to propose a session or speaker? Endorse this event? Assure that your group will be able to send a representative? Sign up her e. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20091205T090000 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Organizing 2.0 Conference - NYC: Online Organizing for Labor and Co mmunity Organizers UID:20260421T070502CEST-RsEwmFVWJM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://organizing20.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2009 Nonprofit Software Development Summit will be the thir d annual convening of people and organizations developing software tools\, web applications and other technology to support social justice causes. B ringing together a diverse range of users\, developers\, technologists\, m anagers\, eRiders\, integrators and other practitioners who self-identify under the umbrella of “developing nonprofit software”\, the 2009 DevSu mmit will provide an opportunity both to gather as a community and to take stock of the field\, while building connections and capacity.\n\nRegister Now!\n\nThe event will target a range of audiences\, including users who know what they still need developed\, developers writing code to support n onprofit needs\, integrators deploying tools for nonprofit and social just ice organizations\, and individuals who just care about seeing better tech nology developed to address the broad range of issues we face as a global community.\n\nFeel free to join the Event Mailing List to participate in d iscussions about this and the next Summit!\n\nJoin the event on Facebook a nd please tell your friends!\n\nTwitter hashtags: #devsummit\, #aspiration tech\n\nFor those coming from out of town\, check out Accommodations Infor mation. \n\nSend any outstanding questions or comments you have to info@as pirationtech.org.\n\nRegister Now!\n\nGoals of the Dev Summit\n\nThe Dev S ummit will have as its primary goals the following:\nTo convene and streng then connections between the networks of stakeholders in the nonprofit sof tware ecosystem\, providing a fun and creative environment for celebrating successes and leadership in the field.\nTo share skills and knowledge in a highly collaborative\, peer-to-peer fashion.\nTo map and discuss what is available and what is missing across the nonprofit software landscape in specific software “verticals”\, and to posit solutions for addressing the gaps.\nTo offer a point of entry for software developers interested in offering their skills to nonprofit sector.\nHelp Us Develop the Agenda!\n \nThe agenda will take a concrete and hands-on approach to topics and chal lenges\, focusing on transferring skills and process knowledge in interact ive and fun ways. Panels and slideware will be in short supply as with any Aspiration event\, supplanted by participant-driven collaborations and sm all-group formats.\n\n\nAnd as with all Aspiration events\, the agenda wil l be extremely participant-driven\, developed in collaboration with partic ipants and session facilitators in the time leading up to and during the S ummit. \n\nWe invite you to check out the latest Session List on the wiki\ , and to add your own session.\n\nWe thank everyone who helped to make pas t Nonprofit Software Development Summits a huge success\, and we look forw ard to hosting the best one yet! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091119 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091118 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Oakland\, California\, United States SUMMARY:2009 Nonprofit Software Development Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-d6Nbcja3p6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.aspirationtech.org/events/devsummit09 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2009 National Strategy Conference\nJoin Us in St. Louis!\n\nYou are invited to join Healthcare-NOW! activists from around the country to plan our strategy to win guaranteed single-payer national health insurance . By learning and sharing from one another we can build on the tremendous successes of the last year and develop the plan to push Congress to imple ment single-payer national health insurance NOW.\n\nWhen: Saturday\, Novem ber 14th and Sunday\, November 15th\nWhere: Sheraton Westport Plaza\, 900 Westport Plaza\, St. Louis\, MO\nTime: Sat\, 4pm – 9pm (dinner on your o wn)\nSun\, 8am – 4pm Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091115 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091114 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:St. Louis\, Missouri\, United States SUMMARY:Healthcare-NOW! 2009 National Strategy Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-RgkCHHDten@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/strat-conf/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A free lecture by Olivier Berreville of InterNICHE\, the Intern ational Network for Humane Education (http://www.interniche.org). Mr. Berr eville will be discussing arguments against the use of live animals for bi omedical research and for purposes of education. InterNICHE \\'promotes pr ogressive humane education in the biological sciences\, veterinary and hum an medicine\; and supports the replacement of animal experiments by workin g with teachers to introduce alternatives\, and with students to support f reedom of conscience\\'.\n\n\\'We define alternatives as educational aids or teaching approaches that replace harmful animal use or complement exist ing humane education. Humane education in the life sciences is: progressiv e education for which the teaching objectives are met using humane\, alter native methods where animals are free from harm and students have freedom of conscience education which encourages holistic perception and a respect for life.\\' InterNICHE\n\nAs the Canadian representative for InterNICHE\ , Olivier Berreville has spoken to university groups at Brock\, Dalhousie\ , Ottawa and Trent Universities. Mr. Berreville is currently completing hi s PhD in Biology at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.\n\nWe will have a Q & A immediately following the lecture and encourage individuals to enga ge in what is sure to be lively dialogue. The lecture itself is scheduled to run from approximately 7 pm to 8 pm.\n\nHosted by:\n\n- Campaign to Sto p Animal Experimentation at University of Toronto\n- Panacea Eco Store on Bloor\n- ARK II (Animal Rights Kollective II)\n- Students Against Climate Change\n\nEveryone is welcome. Please join us.\n\nThank you. Geographica l Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20091124T190000 GEO:43.663800;-79.397200 LOCATION:252 Bloor Street West\, OISE\, Room 4422\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 1V6\, Canada SUMMARY:Alternatives to Animal Experimentation in Education and the Health Sciences UID:20260421T070502CEST-u2UuC9F24h@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:candice_m2003@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Leonard Peltier is a story of injustice and determination. Plea se view www.leonardpeltier.net for the complete story. This rally will bec ome an inspiring movement for our Native communities. We are encouraging a ll elementary\, middle\, high school\, and college students of Indigenous tribes across the U.S. and Canada regions\, to partake. Upon Leonard\\'s c ommittee approval\, rally details will be posted soon! Geographical Scope : National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100701 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Navajo Nation\, United States SUMMARY:2010 Unity Within Community Youth Rally for Leonard Peltier UID:20260421T070502CEST-dwECexLhIj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.leonardpeltier.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:719-255-4764 Email:dmiller4@uccs.edu DESCRIPTION:The 11th annual conference will occur April 7-10\, 2010 in La C rosse\, Wisconsin and will address: Health Inequities: Strategies. Actio n. Liberation. We’re expecting approximately 1\,500 people from 40 s tates who represent numerous sectors of our workforce and include high sch ool and college students\, grass roots activists\, educators\, members of the spiritual community\, musicians and artists.\n\nThe WPC’s mission is to provide a forum for critical discussions about diversity\, multicultur al education and leadership\, social justice\, race/racism\, sexual orient ation\, gender relations\, religion and other systems of privilege/oppress ion.\n\nThe WPC serves as a yearly opportunity to examine and explore diff icult issues related to white privilege\, white supremacy and oppression. This conference is not about beating up on white folks\; but rather a nat ional conference that critically examines the society in which we live and works to dismantle systems of power\, prejudice\, privilege and oppressio n. More than 75% of participants report the opportunity to discuss how wh ite privilege\, white supremacy\, and oppression affects daily life while gaining strategies for addressing issues of privilege and oppression and a dvancing social and economic justice.\n\nRecognized as a challenging\, emp owering and educational experience\, the workshops\, keynotes and institut es not only inform participants\, but engage and challenge them\, while pr oviding practical tips and strategies for combating inequality. Here’s what our attendees have to say: \n\n“Being able to strengthen bonds with colleagues in a context that allows for openness on very sensitive topics ”\n“The diversity of conference attendees and the environment created empowered me to have extremely serious and challenging conversations with complete strangers and feel safe.”\n“The conference pushed me to expan d my awareness of my own white privilege and it impacts on me in m persona l life and as an educator working primarily with young people of color.” \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100410 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100407T080000 GEO:43.797100;-91.211400 LOCATION:La Crosse Convention Center\, 300 Harborview Plaza\, La Crosse\, W isconsin\, 54601\, United States SUMMARY:11th Annual White Privilege Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-f1Bna8g68l@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uccs.edu/wpc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Re-imagining News & Community in the Pacific Northwest:\na Seat tle conference on journalism that matters. Jan 7-9\, 2010\n\n[scholarships available for young media makers\; see below]\n\nAcross the United State s\, our media ecosystem is quickly evolving. Old news organizations are sh rinking as formerly reliable income streams dry up\, and as audiences disc over alternative news choices – or simply read less. At the same time\, new technologies and the work of committed people are making it easier to build new information sources that allow many more people to join the \\'n ews\\' conversation and stoke the fires of civic passion.\n\nIn the Pacifi c Northwest\, this evolution is proceeding rapidly. What\\'s working? Are the information needs of our communities being met? How can the public and journalists collaborate?\n\nTo find out\, Journalism That Matters is conv ening a regionally-focused conversation\, part of an ongoing national seri es of conferences aimed at provoking critical questions and creating new i deas for journalism that truly serves our communities and our democracy.\n \nWho\\'s coming: some 150 editors\, writers\, broacasters\, bloggers\, pr oducers\, entrepreneurs\, philanthropists\, educators\, students\, digital entrepreneurs\, media activists\, community journalists\, public advocate s and public-policy experts.\n\nThe format: apart from a small number of \ \'catalyst\\' speakers at key moments\, the conference will use the \\'ope n space\\' method of organizing\, allowing participants to propose their o wn discussion/workshop topics\, to cross-pollinate and have deep\, focused conversations with a range of newsmakers\, media producers and community members.\n\n* Take a look at who\\'s registered already\n\n* More informat ion and online registration\n\nRegistration costs are on a sliding scale: $75-$250. Limited scholarships are available for young journalists and med ia makers. To apply for scholarship funds\, please register for the confer ence and fill out thisfinancial assistance form.\n\nConference sponsors in clude the Asian American Journalists Association (Seattle Chapter)\, Media Giraffe Project\, Microsoft\, the UW Department of Communication/Masters Program in Digital Media\, the NW Science Writers Association\, Reclaim th e Media\, the Reynolds Journalism Institute and the Washington News Counci l.\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100109 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100107 GEO:47.655300;-122.535000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98110\, United States SUMMARY:Re-imagining News and Community in the Pacific Northwest UID:20260421T070502CEST-tHBLwHOzoa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://journalismthatmatters.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2010 USAS National Conference will be held February 19-22 i n Knoxville\, Tennessee. You DON\\'T want to miss it!\n\nTo register for t he biggest\, most epic USAS National Conference yet\, please visit http:// usas.org/national-conference-2010/\n\nThere is so much for us to celebrate . Just weeks ago we won an unprecedented victory with the SITRAJERZEESH un ion in Honduras over Russell Athletic. And of course\, our struggles conti nue. We are planning this conference with the UT-Knoxville USAS affiliate\ , the Progressive Student Alliance\, and the United Campus Workers on the eve of the 10th anniversary of their battle for Living Wages!\n\nAt a time when corporations and universities are attacking working people and stude nts using the excuse of the global recession\, come to the South to celebr ate people\\'s struggles\, protest with us\, learn with us\, and plan futu re victories!\n\nFEBRUARY WILL COME QUICKLY: Start making your fundraising plans NOW. Contact your school and local community and labor allies to as k them for assistance in coming to the conference. For suggestions on how to get to Knoxville\, check out the attached USAS Fundraising Guide.\n\nSe e you in the South!\n\nIn solidarity\,\nUnited Students Against Sweatshops Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100222 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100219 GEO:36.032300;-83.884800 LOCATION:Knoxville\, Tennessee\, 37901\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops 2010 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-tPuBVPkWkc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usas.org/national-conference-2010/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:401-528-1103 Email:unitehere@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Do you want to fight for economic justice and power for working people?\n\nMOBILIZEORGANIZE\n\nMake a difference … become a member of t he UNITE HERE Organizing Team working to organize hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers in hotel\, casino\, retail and laundry work throughout N orth America. Help workers stand together and fight for their rights and e conomic security. Come participate in a two day intensive organizing skill s workshop with Local 217 leaders who are passionate about power for worki ng people. Recommended participants will be offered paid organizer trainin g apprenticeships and jobs. \n\nJanuary 13 & 14th\nProvidence\, Rhode Isla nd\n(Further training on Jan. 15 & 16 for recommended trainees)\n\n \nRequ irements:\n- Desire to fight for justice and organize the unorganized. \n- Valid driver’s license.\n- Excellent communication skills.\n- Willing to work campaign style hours.\n- Spanish/English language skills preferred .\n\nDeadline to apply is January 10\, 2010\n\nHow to Apply: Fill out an o nline application at\nhttp://jobs.unitehere.org/organizerapp.php\nFor More Information contact: unitehere@gmail.com\nFor more information about UNIT E HERE go to www.unitehere.org\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100116 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100113T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Providence\, Rhode Island\, United States SUMMARY:UNITE HERE Local 217 Organizer Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-BKEdNfEIJ4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.unitehere.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Good Mule Student Conference brings together UW students un ited in their passion to better their local and global communities. Partic ipants spend two days learning skills necessary to making real\, lasting C HANGE and gaining exposure to human rights & environmental issues. The Goo d Mule Conference aims to develop student leaders who are informed voices for positive social change.\n\n2010 Conference Sessions!\nHistory of Stude nt Activism\nTrading Shoes: Diversity Simulation\nThe Unexpected Activist (Panel) \nBriefings (1): Fair Trade/Climate Change/Microfinance\nBriefings (2): Global Health/Mountain Top Removal\nGrassroots Organizing\nMedia & M essaging\nFundraising\nArt & Activism\nLobbying 101\nA Life of Good- Caree rs For the Impassioned (Panel) \n\nConference Dates: \n\nJanuary 22\, 5:00 pm-7:00pm Celebration Dinner\n\nJanuary 23\, 8:00am-6:00pm\n\nJanuary 24\, 8:00am-3:00pm\n\nApplications for the 2010 Good Mule Conference are now b eing accepted. The deadline for completed applications is January 4th\, 20 10. For more information\, please contact us at thegoodmule@gmail.com or d rop us a note on our \\'Contact\\' page.\n\nApplication Process: The Good Mule Conference only accepts 50 students every year. Applicants will be se lected based on their commitment to action and passion for service. Availa bility to attend the conference in full is also considered. Incomplete app lications will not be reviewed. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100124 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100122 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Wyoming\, Laramie\, Wyoming\, United States SUMMARY:Good Mule Student Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-wecMeH5B1V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thegoodmule.org/registration/index.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Opening Plenary: Thursday January 14th\, 7pm-9pm. Panels: Frida y January 15th 10am-9pm\, Saturday January 16th 10am-5:30pm.\n\nSelected P anels:\n\nThe Crisis of Neo-liberalism / Housing and Race in the Post-War US / The Commons / Crisis and Political Organization / The Politics of Oil / Class structure in China and India / Money and Finance / Critique in Cr isis / Neo-Barbarisms / Critical Feminisms / Theories of Exploitation / En ergy as Capital / Capitalism\, Slavery and the Civil War / The Gramscian M oment / Oil and Water / Financial Imperialism / Militancy and Communizatio n / Third-World Marxisms / Sexuality and Marriage / Materialism and the Hu man / The Hermeneutics of Value / (Pre-) and (Post-)OperaĂŻsmo / Anti-Semi tism and the Left \n\nConfirmed speakers:\n\nAnna M. Agathangelou\, Stanle y Aronowitz\, Gopal Balakrishnan\, Banu Bargu\, Deepankar Basu\, Karl Beit el\, Riccardo Bellofiore\, Aaron Benanav\, Jasper Bernes\, Paul Blackledge \, George Caffentzis\, Chris Chitty\, Dana Cloud\, Patricia Clough\, Hamid Dabashi\, GĂŠrard DumĂŠnil\, Hester Eisenstein\, Sara Farris\, Silvia Fed erici\, Robert Fine\, Duncan Foley\, Benedetto Fontana\, Valerie Francisco \, Maya Gonzalez\, Paul Heideman\, Nancy Holmstrom\, Mathew Huber\, Robert Hullot-Kentor\, Dhruv Jain\, Jeffrey Kinkle\, Andrew Kliman\, Sabu Kohso\ , Michael Krätke\, Tim Kreiner\, Deepa Kumar\, David Laibman\, Neil Larse n\, Paul LeBlanc\, William Lewis\, Geoff Mann\, Paul Mattick\, Michael McC arthy\, Annie McClanahan\, Geoffrey McDonald\, Alan Milchman\, Simon Mohun \, Gary Mongiovi\, Fred Moseley\, Justin Myers\, August Nimtz\, Bertell Ol lman\, Melda Ozturk\, Ozgur Ozturk\, Mi Park\, Charles Post\, Moishe Posto ne\, Nina Power\, Nagesh Rao\, Jason Read\, Jan Rehmann\, John Riddell\, W illiam Clare Roberts\, Heather Rogers\, Sander\, Anwar Shaikh\, Hasana Sha rp\, Tony Smith\, Jason E. Smith\, Richard Smith\, Yves Smith\, Keeanga Ta ylor\, Peter Thomas\, Massimiliano Tomba\, Aylin Topal\, Alberto Toscano\, Ben Trott\, Ramaa Vasudevan\, Antonio Y. VĂĄzquez-Arroyo\, Chris Vials\, Marina Vishmidt\, Joel Wainwright\, Victor Wallis\, Paul Warren\, Evan Cal der Williams\, Ted Winslow\, Christopher Wright\n\nGraduate Center\nCity U niversity of New York\n365 5th Avenue\nNew York\, NY [Map]\n\n.\n\nBeginni ng the evening of January 14th\, 2010 the second North American Historical Materialism Conference will bring together radical scholars and activists from around the world. Founded in 1997\, the quarterly Historical Materia lism (HM) journal is the foremost publication of critical Marxist theory i n the world\, known for both its breadth as well as its intellectual rigor . Following upon successful conferences in London and Toronto\, the New Yo rk City conference – the first ever in the US – will provide a lively space for scholars and activists to critically engage theoretical\, histor ical\, and practical issues of crucial importance to the movement for a wo rld beyond capitalism.\n\nThe ongoing economic crisis continues to disrupt political and business establishments across the planet and inflict suffe ring upon millions in the form of mass unemployment and food shortages. De spite the popular expectations raised by a new presidency\, U.S. imperial ambitions appear locked in place. The existential threat of climate change looms. Economic\, political\, military and ecological crises intersect as they intensify\, making the world a much more dangerous place— but also one in which the space for theory and practice aimed at challenging capit alism\, and exploring systemic alternatives\, has grown.\n\nIn organizing the first US Historical Materialism conference we hope to open a space for critical\, rigorous and boundary-pushing theory\, to explore and provoke our understanding of capital and anti-capitalist alternatives with a criti cal eye to the traditions of the past\, while confronting the crises and s truggles unfolding around us.\n\n.\n\nATTENDEES ARE ADVISED TO PRE-REGISTE R IN ORDER TO SECURE A PLACE\n\nAll enquiries:\nhm2010.nyc@gmail.com\n\nCo nference supported by:\n\nThe Center for the Study of Work\, Culture and T echnology\nSpaceTime Research Collective\nHaymarket Books Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100116 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100114 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Graduate Center - CUNY\, New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Historical Materialism Conference 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-aPANaVcG61@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.hm2010nyc.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:GREETINGS from the People’s Music Network for Songs of Freedo m and Struggle and from our local participating organizations. We invite y ou\, your family\, and friends to join us for our 2010 Winter Gathering in New York City.\n\nWHO ARE WE? People’s Music Network is an organization of people who use music and culture to promote progressive ideas and valu es. We are committed to working with and supporting grassroots and communi ty organizations to explore and present the diversity of people\\'s cultur e. We learn from our communities and from each other\, and we have fun doi ng it!\n\nWHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE WINTER GATHERING? The Winter Gathering w ill begin Friday night\, January 29\, with a concert at the New York Socie ty for Ethical Culture in Manhattan. This concert will be open to the gene ral public. Saturday and Sunday activities will take place January 30-31 a t the Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights\, Queens. These will i nclude workshops ranging from song swaps\, to discussions and presentation s\, to teaching sessions\, and more. There will also be a Saturday open Ro und Robin concert (one song per person)\, and a Sunday Songs of the Spirit a cappella singing session. In addition\, there will be plenty of opportu nities for informal singing\, jamming\, and networking. There will be a sa les table for CDs\, tapes\, songbooks\, etc.\, as well as invited vendors. Child care will be available Saturday and Sunday\, and there will be a ch ildren’s concert on Saturday. The registration fee includes meals. We sh are the necessary work at a PMN Winter Gathering\, so adult participants a re expected to do a one-hour work shift helping out with such jobs as regi stration\, food preparation\, and sound reinforcement. Everyone is expecte d to help with cleanup.\n\nPLEASE BRING voices\, instruments\, songs\, sto ries\, ideas\, warm clothing (it is winter!)\, product to sell\, love\, jo y\, friendship\, and a willingness to share.\n\nPLEASE DO NOT TO BRING alc ohol\, controlled substances\, weapons\, or pets. (Guide dogs are OK.) Als o\, please avoid wearing strong fragrances or other chemicals to which peo ple could have an adverse reaction. Please note that smoking is not permit ted in or in the immediate vicinity of either building.\n\nREGISTRATION is open to all members of PMN or any of the participating organizations\, an d their families. Participating organizations include the Renaissance Char ter School\, the New York Society for Ethical Culture\, the Brooklyn Women ’s Chorus\, the New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club\, the Walkabout Clear water Chorus\, and the Peoples’ Voice Cafe. If you are not yet a member of PMN\, you can join now. Annual dues are on a sliding scale\, ranging fr om $15 to $60. Pay what you can afford. Minor children of adult members ne ed not pay dues.\n\nREGISTRATION FEES are per person as follows:\nRegular registration: $140.\nTeen (13-17)\, low income\, unemployed\, or full-time student: $85.\nChild ( Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100131 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100129 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:People\\'s Music Network Winter Gathering 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-BuAgLM2UjC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://pmnnyc.home.att.net/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The United States\, Israel and Palestine:\nWhat Does Justice Re quire of US?\n\n \n\nThe premiere event of Sabeel Puget Sound\, a member o f Friends of Sabeel--North America\nworking with and on behalf of Palestin ian Christians \nfor justice through nonviolence in the Holy Land.\n \n\nS aint Mark’s Cathedral\n1245 Tenth Avenue East\nSeattle WA 98102\n\nDOWNL OADS AT THE BOTTOM: flyer\, brochure\, schedule\, mail-in registration fo rm.\n\nFeaturing internationally acclaimed speakers and a vibrant array of activist voices\, this conference will explore the situation in Israel an d Palestine today\, the experience of occupation\, the role of U.S. policy and nonviolent strategies for peace. Distinguished speakers who will shar e with us their experience of the places where faith and politics meet inc lude:\n\nThe Rev Naim Ateek is an Arab Israeli citizen\, founder and leade r of Sabeel\, and a former canon pastor of the Episcopal Cathedral of Jeru salem. He is the author of many books and articles including Justice and O nly Justice: A Palestinian Theology of Liberation and\, most recently\, A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation. He has been called the Bish op Tutu of Palestine. \n\nNeve Gordon is a senior lecturer on Politics and Government at Ben Gurion University\, the author of Israel’s Occupation \, and editor of From the Margins of Globalization: Critical Perspectives on Human Rights.\n\nKathleen and Bill Christison: Kathleen is a former CIA political analyst and has worked on Middle East issues for 35 years. She is the author of Perceptions of Palestine and The Wound of Dispossession. Bill is also formerly with the CIA. Kathleen and Bill have just published Palestine in Pieces: Graphic Perspectives on the Israeli Occupation.\n\nM ark Braverman is a Jewish American with deep family roots in the Holy Land . Trained as a clinical psychologist\, and a pioneer in developing innovat ive approaches to crisis intervention and recovery from trauma\, Mark now devotes himself full-time to the cause for peace in historic Palestine. In his work he focuses on the role of religious beliefs and theology in the current discourse on Israel/Palestine and the future of interfaith relatio ns. Mark serves on the advisory board of Friends of Sabeel North American and on the Board of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions-USA (I CADH-USA). He is the author of Fatal Embrace: Christians\, Jews\, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land. Learn more about his work and his writi ng at markbraverman.org.\n\nJeff Halper is coordinator of the Israeli Comm ittee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and an Israeli-American peace acti vist. He is also a professor of anthropology\, an acclaimed speaker and a 2006 Nobel Prize nominee. He is the author of Obstacles to Peace: A Re-fr aming of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and An Israeli In Palestine: Res isting Dispossession\, Redeeming Isra.\n\nSteve Niva is professor of Inter national Politics and Middle East Studies at Washington\\'s Evergreen Stat e College. A frequent contributor to journals and newspapers\, he is compl eting book a on suicide bombers. \n\nCindy and Craig Corrie are the parent s of Rachel Corrie and founders of the Corrie Foundation for Peace and Jus tice\n\nTom Nelson is a co-founder of Americans United for Palestinian Hum an Rights. A former corporate lawyer now in solo practice focusing on hea lth and health care\, he has investigated possible war crimes in Gaza\, wi th a concern for upholding international law.\n\n...along with additional workshop leaders.\n\n \nCO-SPONSORS TO DATE INCLUDE\nThe Palestine Concern s Task Force of the Church Council of Greater Seattle\nThe Mideast Focus I nitiative of Saint Mark’s Cathedral\nThe Episcopal Bishop\\'s Committee for Israel/Palestine\nAmerican Jews for a Just Peace\nThe Rachel Corrie Fo undation for Peace and Justice\nJewish Voice for Peace\nPalestine Solidari ty Committee\nAmerican Muslims of Puget Sound\nMiddle East Peace Builders\ nThe Rauschenbusch Center for Spirit and Action\nVoices of Palestine\nPax Christi Pacific Northwest\nThe Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions --USA (ICHAD-USA)\nThe Northwest Washington Synod of the Evangelical Luthe ran Church of America\nPeace and Justice Action League of Spokane\n\nREGIS TRATION FEES\nFULL CONFERENCE: $75 Friday presentations\, workshops\, 2 lunches and dinner with keynote address \nby Naim Ateek AND all Saturday e vents including lunch\nSATURDAY ONLY: $50\nFRIDAY ONLY: $50\nDINNER AND KE YNOTE ADDRESS ONLY: $50\n\n TWO WAYS TO REGISTER\n(1) Register online at B rown Paper Tickets\nor by phoning 1-800-838-3006 \n(2) Mail-In Registratio n Form (Use Word or PDF attachment below).\n \nAdditional contributions ca n be made to FOSNA\, Seattle Conference\nContact: BrittaLisa Gess\, Commun ications Director \n\nOr\, for more information:\n Dottie Walker (Tel: 206 -802-8543) Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100219 GEO:47.671300;-122.342000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98103\, United States SUMMARY:Friends of Sabeel Seattle Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-cDrJwMrUXx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fosna.org/content/seattle-conference-february-19-20-2010 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Social Justice Leadership Conference (SJLC) is a collaborat ive effort which provides a space for students\, student groups\, communit y members\, alumni\, faculty\, and staff to discuss social justice and to learn and refine leadership skills. SJLC seeks to empower its participants to create change by applying the skills and knowledge acquired during the conference.\n\nStudents\, student groups\, alumni\, community members\, f aculty and staff facilitate sessions in their area of interest or expertis e. Sessions focus on leadership skills that may be applied to any social m ovement and on the many manifestations of injustice and how participants c an be involved in creating change. SJLC provides participants with resour ces and opportunities for engagement on campus\, in Middletown\, in Connec ticut and across the globe\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100220 GEO:41.553700;-72.663200 LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, 06457\, United St ates SUMMARY:Wesleyan Social Justice Leadership Conference 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-0iUhUlgOxC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wesleyan.edu/stuact/sjlc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The University of the Pacific is proud to present It Takes A Ra inbow: Bridging the Mountains to the Bay 2010. Join us for this exciting o pportunity in Stockton\, California. This year the conference will offer a variety of new\, interactive\, and motivating workshops that will expand your knowledge\, increase your understanding of the issues facing the LGBT QIA community\, and give you the tools you need to make an impact on socie ty. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100220 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of The Pacific\, Stockton\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Northern California LGBTQIA Conference: It Takes a Rainbow 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-eIvSsdnwuh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://lgbtqia.pacific.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change will be held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in beautiful downtown Dallas\, T exas\, Feb. 3 - 7\, 2010. Produced by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Fo rce\, the Creating Change Conference (as it is affectionately known) is th e nation’s pre-eminent political\, leadership and skills-building confer ence for the LGBT social justice movement. Since 1988\, Creating Change ha s been the opportunity for thousands of committed people to develop and ho ne their skills\, celebrate victories\, build community\, and to be inspir ed by visionaries of our LGBT movement and allied movements for justice an d equality.\n\nThe primary goal of the Creating Change Conference is to bu ild our movement’s political power from the ground up to secure our over arching goal of full equality\, social justice and dignity for lesbian\, g ay\, bisexual and transgender people in the United States.\n\nPlease join us!\nUpwards of 2000 people attend the Creating Change Conference from all over the United States\, with a few attendees from other countries. Atten dees include: \npeople just like you who are creating change every day \ny oung and old activists \norganizers and activists of color \npaid and unpa id staff people at LGBT political or community organizations \nlesbian\, g ay\, bisexual and transgender advocates and straight allies \nelected and appointed officials \nleaders of campus communities and local community ce nters. \n\nCreating Change is an annual gathering of organizers and activi sts working to create a world in which our sexual orientations and gender expressions will be welcomed and celebrated. Please join us in Dallas\, Fe b. 3 – 7\, 2010! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100207 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100203 GEO:32.787600;-96.799400 LOCATION:Sheraton Hotel\, Dallas\, Texas\, 75201\, United States SUMMARY:Creating Change Conference 2010 - NGLTF UID:20260421T070502CEST-sphdi9sNtW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thetaskforce.org/events/creating_change END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What Does Justice Require of US? \nPeace with Justice in the Ho ly Land\n\na conference presented by Friends of Sabeel Hawai\\'i\n\nConfer ence Goals: Educate others about the conflict in Palestine/israel\; Provid e a venue for discussion and dialogue\; Empower U.S. citizens to become ef fectivde advocates of a just and peaceful solution.\n \nCathedral of Saint Andrew\nEpiscopal Diocese of Hawaii\n229 Queen Emma Square\nHonolulu\, HI 96813\nwww.saintandrewscathedral.org\nConference Registration:\nOnline R egistration\nMail-In Registration (Word)\nMail-In Registration (pdf)\n\nCo nference Brochure (pdf)\n \nHotel information will be posted by December 3 1.\n\nSabeel\, Arabic for The Way\, was founded by liberation theologist N aim Ateek\, Episcopal Canon\, Jerusalem\, to reach out to Christians\, Mus lims and Jews struggling for peace in Palestine/Israel.\n\nFeatured speake rs include:\n\nThe Rev. Naim Ateek\, Palestinian Anglican Priest\, founder /director of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem \, author of Justice and Only Justice: A Palestinian Theology of Liberatio n and A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation.\n\nMark Braverman\, traveled to Israel and Palestine as a member of the Fellowship of Reconcil iation Interfaith Peacebuilders delegation. Deep family and cultural ties to Israel/Palestine. Psychologist and author of recently released book\, F atal Embrace: Christians\, Jews\, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Lan d.\n\nJeff Halper\, Israeli Peace Activist\, founder/Director of the Israe li Committee Against House Demolitions\, professor of anthropology\, autho r\, acclaimed speaker and 2006 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.\n\nMoham med Alatar\, film maker and human rights activist from town of Jenin in We st Bank. Nominated for Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Humanity in 2002 f or his work campaigning for human rights. Films include The Iron Wall and Jerusalem: The East Side Story.\n\nCindy and Craig Corrie\, parents of Rac hel Corrie\, the young peace activist killed in 2003 during Israeli house demolition in Gaza. They have taken up their daughter\\'s cause through th e Rachel Corrie Foundation and are editors of Let Me Stand Alone: The Jour nals of Rachel Corrie.\n\nAnna Baltzer\, Jewish American\, granddaughter o f Holocaust survivors\,Fulbright scholar and volu nteer with International Women\\'s Peace Service where she documented human rights abuses. Author of Witness in Palestine: Journal of a Jewish American Woman in the Occupie d Territories.\n\nLaila Al-Marayati\, Palestinian American peace activist\ , physician\, President Clinton appointee to U.S. Commission on Internatio nal Rellgiious Freedom. Past president of Muslim Women\\'s League\, an org anization dedicated to disseminating accurae information about Islam.\n\nF or more information please contact:\nMargaret Brown\, mabrown@hawaiiantel. net\nBeverly Davis-Amjadi\, amjadid@aol.com\nFriends of Sabeel--North Amer ica\, friends@fosna.org\, 503-653-6625 Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100227 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100226 GEO:24.859800;-168.022000 LOCATION:Honolulu\, Hawaii\, 96801\, United States SUMMARY:Friends of Sabeel Honolulu 2010 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-uF5tuH1uME@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fosna.org/content/honolulu-conference-feb-26-27-2010 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite you to the 2010 Midwest Bisexual\, Les bian\, Gay\, Transgender\, and Ally College Conference (MBLGTACC) at the b eautiful University of Wisconsin-Madison! This year will be one-of-a-kind in its dedication to expressing the voices of marginalized peoples within the LGBTQ community. Our mission is Get Real — Confronting Privilege\, P rovoking Dialogues\, and Building New Foundations. Our workshop presenters and speakers will further our message of inclusion and introduce particip ants to new and important perspectives.\n\nThe city of Madison has a long history of LGBT activism. We were the first state to include sexuality int o its hate crimes legislation\, and we also have numerous \\'out\\' politi cians such as Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin\,the first openly gay non-incumb ent national congressperson\, State Senator Tim Carpenter\, and Assemblyma n Marc Pocan. We have a vibrant queer community outside the classroom\, as well as one of the most prestigious academic departments studying sexuali ty in the country.\n\nWe hope you and your school can join us February 19t h-21st for MBLGTACC 2010. Detailed information on travel and accommodation s can be found here. Registration information for the conference is availa ble here. If you would like any further information\, please do not hesita te to contact us.\n\nDon’t want to wait until the conference to get invo lved? We’re actively looking for volunteers\, workshop presenters\, and sponsors to help make this year’s conference an overwhelming success! Ex plore our website for specific information on each of these areas. Regardl ess of where you go to school\, we want you to be involved!\n\nThank you a gain for your time\, and we look forward to spending an exciting and engag ing weekend with you in 2010!\n\nIn Solidarity\,\n\nTyler Mueller\,\nOutre ach Chair\nMBLGTACC 2010 Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100221 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100201 GEO:43.073400;-89.450500 LOCATION:University Of Wisconsin\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53705\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference 20 10 UID:20260421T070502CEST-LzwwXjddu0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://lgbt.wisc.edu/mblgtacc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Abriendo Brecha VII\nOpening a Path \nA Conference on Scholarsh ip * Activism * Social Justice\nFeb 18−20\, 2010\n\nThis is a turning po int moment. Across the Americas\, economic and political crisis are leadin g to profound shifts in the roles and economies of states and counterhegem onic formations\, and in the strategies of social justice organizations. This crisis creates new forms of oppression\, but also generates new oppor tunities for imagining alternatives to dominant economic\, political and s ocial orders. \n\nAbriendo Brecha is an annual conference at the Universit y of Texas at Austin dedicated to activist scholarship\; i.e. research and creative intellectual work in alignment with communities\, organizations\ , movements and networks working for social justice. Abriendo Brecha VII c alls for a renewed discussion on the meanings and practices of activist sc holarship\, particularly as it relates to the challenges of the present mo ment. Some themes for this year’s conference include (but are not limite d to): Race and Inequality throughout the Americas\; Environmental Justice Movements\; and The Global Economic Crisis.\n\nCALL FOR PROPOSALS\nThis y ear\\'s conference will consist of a mixed format that includes \npanels\, workshops\, poster presentations\, performances and film.\n\nThe planning committee calls for three types of proposals:\n\n1. Panel proposals: Pane ls should consist of 3-4 presenters who focus \non a common theme or issue related to the intersection of scholarship\, \nactivism and social justic e. Proposals that include both scholars and \nactivists who work within an d outside academia are strongly encouraged.\n\n2. Workshop proposal: Works hops should consist of two or more \nindividuals who will discuss a theme or issue related to the \nintersection of scholarship\, activism and socia l justice. Workshops \nshould be designed to create a dialogue between pre senters and \nconference participants.\n\n3. Poster Presentation Proposals : Poster presentations are visual \ndisplays that represent a movement\, o rganization\, media project or \ncollaborative research project that relat es to social justice and/or \nactivist scholarship. Poster presentations w ill be displayed in the \nmain hall throughout the duration of the confere nce\; presenters are \nencouraged to periodically host facilitated present ations of the \ndisplay. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100218 GEO:30.326400;-97.771300 LOCATION:University Of Texas\, Austin\, Texas\, 73301\, United States SUMMARY:Abriendo Brecha VII: Opening a Path A Conference on Scholarship * A ctivism * Social Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-zpbBipuvCa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/abriendobrecha/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Why We Resist\nthe 2010 Winter Olympics\n\nThe Olympics are not about the human spirit & have little to do with athletic excellence\; the y are a multi-billion dollar industry backed by powerful elites\, real est ate\, construction\, hotel\, tourism and television corporations\, working hand in hand with their partners in crime: government officials & members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).\n\n10 Reasons to Resist 201 0\n\n1. Colonialism & Fascism\nThe modern Olympics have a long history of racism\, from its early founding members (i.e.\, Pierre de Coubertin\, a F rench Baron who advocated sports as a means of strengthening colonialism) to recent IOC presidents. The 1936 Berlin Olympics empowered Hitler’s Na zi regime. Both the 1988 Seoul and 2008 Beijing Summer Games helped legiti mize authoritarian regimes in Asia. The 1968 Mexico City Olympics (where o ver 300 student protesters were massacred by soldiers\, days before the Ol ympics began) also helped legitimize state terror. IOC President Avery Bru ndage\, an infamous US racist and Nazi sympathizer\, didn’t even acknowl edge the massacre. But when two Black US athletes raised their fists in a Black power salute on the medal podium\, he had them immediately stripped of their medals and ejected from the Games! Another well-known fascist IOC president was Juan Antonio Samaranch (IOC president from 1980-2001)\, a f ormer government official in Franco’s fascist regime in Spain.\n\n2. No Olympics on Stolen Land\nBC remains largely unceded and non-surrendered In digenous territories. According to Canadian law\, BC has neither the legal nor moral right to exist\, let alone claim land and govern over Native pe oples. Despite this\, and a fraudulent treaty process now underway\, the g overnment continues to sell\, lease and ‘develop’ Native land for the benefit of corporations\, including mining\, logging\, oil & gas\, and ski resorts. Meanwhile\, Indigenous peoples suffer the highest rates of pover ty\, unemployment\, imprisonment\, police violence\, disease\, suicides\, etc.\n\n3. Ecological Destruction\nDespite claims to be the “greenest Ol ympics” ever\, and PR statements about ‘sustainability’\, the 2010 O lympics will be among the most environmentally destructive in history\, wi th tens of thousands of trees cut down & mountainsides blasted for Olympic venues in the Callaghan Valley (near Whistler) & the Sea-to-Sky Highway e xpansion. In the summer of 2007\, a record number of black bears were hit on the Sea-to-Sky Highway\, with at least 11 dying (attributed to loss of habitat). Massive amounts of concrete used in construction have also cause d millions of Salmon to die in the Fraser River\, where tons of gravel are being mined to make concrete.\n\n4. Homelessness\nSince winning the 2010 Winter Games in 2003\, Vancouver has lost over 850 units of low-income hou sing\; during the same period\, homelessness has increased from 1\,000 to over 2\,500. It is estimated by 2010\, the number of homeless may be as hi gh as 6\,000. Since the 1980s\, Olympic Games have caused the displacement of over 2 million people (Fair Play for Housing Rights report\, 2007). In Seoul 1988\, some 750\,000 poor were displaced\, in Atlanta 1996\, over 3 0\,000\, and for Beijing in 2008\, an estimated 1.5 million have been disp laced. Yet still today Olympic officials talk about ‘sustainability’ a nd ‘Olympic legacies’!\n\n5. Criminalization of the Poor\nTo ‘clean out’ the poor and undesirables\, Olympic host cities routinely begin a c ampaign to criminalize the poor. In Vancouver\, the city has launched Proj ect Civil City and new by-laws to criminalize begging for money\, sleeping outdoors\, etc. It has also included hundreds of thousands of dollars for increased private security (i.e.\, the Downtown Ambassadors). New garbage canisters on streets make it more difficult for the poor to gather recycl ables\, and new benches make it impossible to lay down. These measures fit with government plans to remove poor downtown residents to mental institu tions\, “detox centers” on former military bases\, and the ‘fly-back ’ scheme by police to return persons wanted on warrants in other provinc es. This is nothing less than a process of social cleansing!\n\n6. Impact on Women\nEvents such as the Olympics draw hundreds of thousands of specta tors and cause large increases in prostitution and trafficking of women. I n Vancouver\, over 68 women are missing and/or murdered. Many were Native\ , and many were reportedly involved in the sex trade. In 2007\, the trial of William Pickton occurred for six of these murders\, and he is to be tri ed for an additional 20 more. In northern BC\, over 30 young women\, mostl y Native\, are missing and/or murdered along Highway 16. The 2010 Olympics and its invasion of tourists and corporations will only increase this vio lence against women.\n\n7. 2010 Police State\nSome 12\,500 police\, milita ry and security personnel are to be deployed for 2010\, including Emergenc y Response Teams\, riot cops\, helicopters\, armoured vehicles\, etc. The RCMP plan on erecting 40 km of crowd-control fencing along with CCTV video surveillance cameras. Special security zones will be established to contr ol entry near Olympic venues. For 3 weeks\, Vancouver will be an occupied Police State! And once the Olympics are over\, there is no guarantee many of these security measures will not remain (i.e.\, CCTV).\nRepression also involves attacks on anti-Olympic groups & individuals\, including arrests of protesters\, raids of offices\, surveillance\, media smear campaigns\, cuts to funding programs\, etc.\, all in an effort to undermine anti-2010 resistance. This repression has already been used against anti-poverty & housing groups\, environmentalists and Natives\, in Vancouver.\n\n8. Publi c Debt\nVANOC and government officials claim the 2010 Games will cost some $2 billion. However\, this amount doesn’t include the Sea-to-Sky Highwa y expansion\, the Canada Line Skytrain to the airport\, the Vancouver Conv ention Center\, or the lower mainland Gateway Project. Including these cos ts\, since they were necessary to win the bid and had to be completed by 2 010\, makes the true cost of the Games some $6 billion\, which must be pai d for through public debt\, money that could’ve been spent on social ser vices\, housing\, drug treatment\, healthcare\, etc.\n\n9. Olympic Corrupt ion\nThe modern Olympics are well known for their corruption\, including b oth top IOC officials involved in bribery scandals (i.e. Salt Lake City 20 02) or athletes found to be using performance-enhancing drugs (such as ste roids). Yet the IOC still claims the youth need an inspiration and a “mo del” of good sportsmanship! Despite published reports of bribery scandal s involving IOC members and host cities (i.e.\, The New Lords of the Rings \, by Andrew Jennings)\, the Olympics continue to be seen as an honorable & noble enterprise\, thanks to the corporate media.\n\n10. Corporate Invas ion\nGovernment’s and business use the Olympics as a means to attract co rporate investment. In BC\, the Liberal government has ‘streamlined’ a pplication processes\, cut taxes\, and offered other incentives to increas e certain industries such as mining\, oil & gas drilling\, and ski resorts . This includes large increases in transport systems\, including new ports \, bridges\, expanded highways & rail-lines. This is all part of their Inv estment to 2010 Strategy. The results have been dramatic\, record-breaking increases in these industries\, resulting in greater environmental destru ction and more corporate power & influence over our daily lives.\n\nMany o f the main corporate sponsors of the Olympics are themselves responsible f or massive ecological destruction and human rights violations\, including McDonalds\, Coca-Cola\, Petro-Canada\, TransCanada\, Dow\, Teck Cominco\, etc.\, while others are major arms manufacturers (General Electric & Gener al Motors). Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100215 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100210 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Canada SUMMARY:No Olympics on Stolen Native Land UID:20260421T070502CEST-agH6DGtSRL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.No2010.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:\\'DECOLONIZING THE UNIVERSITY: Fulfilling the Dream of the Thi rd World College\,\\' in commemoration of the Ethnic Studies Department\\' s 40th anniversary and in celebration of the 10th annual Cultural Night of Resistance. Simultaneously inspired by activism from youth of color on ca mpus\, local grassroots organizations and the Black Panther Party\, intern ational movements for decolonization\, and the Third World Liberation Fron t (TWLF) strike of 1968 at San Francisco State University (SFSU)\, which i s the longest student strike in the nation\, UC Berkeley\\'s TWLF went on strike in January of 1969. One of their demands was that funds be allocate d for the implementation of a Third World College. The idea of a Third Wor ld College called for epistemological\, pedagogical\, institutional\, and social change\, to be facilitated by the creation of departments of Asian Studies\, Black Studies\, Chicano Studies\, Native American Studies\, and any other Ethnic Studies programs as they developed. Since then\, there is only one College of Ethnic Studies in the nation (at SFSU)\, and only som e universities with ethnic studies departments or programs. The purpose of this conference is to have collective dialogues about fulfilling the drea m of the Third World College and decolonizing the university at large. The se goals are more relevant today than ever given the demographic change in the state and the nation\, and the racial\, sexual\, gendered\, and colon ial dimensions of transnational capitalism\, neoconservatisms\, and neolib eralism globally. It is also significant that as people of color have beco me the majority in the state of California\, the state has dramatically ch anged its priorities in funding and it is about to allocated more resource s to prisons than to public higher education. The prison\, rather than the school and the university\, seems to have become the standard institution for underrepresented populations in the nation and the state. info decolo nizing.the.university@gmail.com\n\nhttp://www.edu-factory.org/edu15/index. php?option=com_content&view=article&id=263:decolonizing-the-university-con ference-uc-berkeley&catid=37:meetings&Itemid=55\n Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100227 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100226 GEO:37.860600;-122.297000 LOCATION:UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, 94701\, United States SUMMARY:Decolonizing the University: Fulfilling the Dream of a Third World College UID:20260421T070502CEST-goZViDMdAk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.edu-factory.org/edu15/index.php?option=com_content&view= article&id=263 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Students for Free Culture (SFC) is a diverse\, non-partisan gro up of students and young people who are working to get their peers involve d in the free culture movement. Launched in April 2004 at Swarthmore Colle ge\, SFC has helped establish student groups at colleges and universities across the United States. Today\, SFC chapters exist at over 30 colleges\, from Maine to California\, with many more getting started around the worl d.\n\nStudents for Free Culture was founded by two Swarthmore students aft er they sued voting-machine manufacturer Diebold for abusing copyright law in 2003. Named after the book Free Culture by Stanford University law pro fessor Lawrence Lessig\, SFC is part of a growing movement\, with roots in the free software / open source community\, media activists\, creative ar tists and writers\, and civil libertarians. Groups with which SFC has coll aborated include Creative Commons\, the Electronic Frontier Foundation\, P ublic Knowledge\, and Downhill Battle.\n\nStudents for Free Culture has th ree major functions:\nCreating and providing resources for our chapters an d for the general public\nOutreach to youth and students\nNetworking with other people\, companies and organizations in the free culture movement G eographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100214 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100213 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Free Culture Conference 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-84Ji15AWUZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://conference.freeculture.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Rabble? Meet Rouser.\nRegister for RebLaw 2010: February 19-21\ n\nWho: Rabbles + Rousers \nWhat: The Sixteenth Annual Rebellious Lawyerin g Conference. The RebLaw Conference is an annual\, student-run conference that brings together practitioners\, law students\, and community advocate s from around the country to discuss innovative\, progressive approaches t o law and social change. \nWhere: Yale Law School\, New Haven\, CT. \nWhen : Friday\, February 19–Sunday\, February 21\, 2010 \nCost: Standard regi stration is $30. Registration is free for members of the Yale\, UConn\, Ne w Haven\, and Quinnipiac communities.\nRegistration is open!\n\nSign up fo r e-mail updates about the conference. For info on previous conferences an d panels\, please visit our archives or read the Reblawg. \nKeynote Speake rs\nBryan Stevenson\n\nBryan Stevenson is the Executive Director of the Eq ual Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery\, Alabama and also a Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law. He is widely acclaimed as one of the most effective public service lawyers in America. A graduate o f both the Harvard Law School\, where he was awarded the Harvard Fellowshi p in Public Interest Law\, and of the Harvard School of Government\, where he was awarded the Kennedy Fellowship in Criminal Justice\, Mr. Stevenson has devoted his life to helping disadvantaged people in the deep south. H e and his staff have been largely responsible for reversals or reduced sen tences in over 65 death penalty cases. \n\nIn 1985 Mr. Stevenson joined th e Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta\, Georgia as a staff attorne y. From 1989-1995\, he represented capital defendants as the Executive Di rector of the Alabama Capital Representation Resource Center. As Executiv e Director of EJI\, Mr. Stevenson represents indigent defendants\, death r ow prisoners and juveniles who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system. Mr. Stevenson is committed to informing policymakers i n the critically important work of reforming the administration of crimina l justice\, and he assists counsel representing death row inmates by provi ding training materials and consultation.\n\nMr. Stevenson’s work on beh alf of condemned prisoners has attracted national recognition and acclaim from the Washington Post\, the New York Times\, People Magazine\, LIFE Ma gazine and several national television programs including Nightline and 60 Minutes\, which featured a case where he and his staff achieved the relea se of a death row prisoner who spent six years on death row for a crime he did not commit.\n\nIn 1995\, Mr. Stevenson was awarded the prestigious M acArthur Fellowship Award for his work. He has also received many other n ational honors. In 1989\, he received the Reebok Human Rights Award along with the Chinese student leaders at the Tiananmen Square massacre. In 19 91\, he received the National Medal of Liberty from the American Civil Lib erties Union after he was nominated by United States Supreme Court Justice John Stevens. Mr. Stevenson was named the 1996 Public Interest Lawyer of the Year by the National Association of Public Interest Lawyers. In 1999 \, he was awarded the Gleitsman Foundation’s National Citizen Activist A ward and in 2000\, he received the Olaf Palme Prize in Stockholm\, Sweden for international human rights. The American Bar Association has honored Mr. Stevenson with its John Minor Public Service and Professionalism Award . In 2002\, he received the Alabama State Bar Commissioners Award. In 2 003\, the SALT Human Rights Award was presented to Mr. Stevenson by The So ciety of American Law Teachers. In 2004\, he received the Award for Coura geous Advocacy from the American College of Trial Lawyers and also the Law yer for the People Award from the National Lawyers Guild. In 2006 New Yor k University presented Mr. Stevenson with its Distinguished Teaching Award . In 2008\, Mr. Stevenson received the Katharine & George Alexander Law P rize from Santa Clara University School of Law. In 2009\, Mr. Stevenson w on the Gruber Foundation International Justice Prize. Mr. Stevenson has a dditionally received honorary degrees from Yale University\, the Universit y of Pennsylvania\, Georgetown University\, Washington University\, Easter n University\, City University of New York School of Law\, Metropolitan Co llege of New York\, The Bank Street College of Education\, Bard College\, Villanova University\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Fairfield Un iversity and the University of San Francisco.\nLani Guinier\n\nIn 1998\, L ani Guinier became the first woman of color appointed to a tenured profess orship at Harvard Law School and is now the Bennett Boskey Professor of La w. Before her Harvard appointment\, she was a tenured professor for ten ye ars at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Educated at Radcliffe Co llege and Yale Law School\, Guinier worked in the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and then headed the voting rights project at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in the 1980s.\n\nGuinier has published man y scholarly articles and books\, including The Tyranny of the Majority (19 94)\; Becoming Gentlemen: Women\, Law School and Institutional Change (199 7) (with co-authors Michelle Fine and Jane Balin)\; Lift Every Voice: Turn ing a Civil Rights Setback into a New Vision of Social Justice (1998)\; an d The Miner\\'s Canary:Enlisting Race\, Resisting Power\, Transforming Dem ocracy (2002) (co-authored with Gerald Torres)\; Meritocracy\, Inc.: How W ealth Became Merit\, Calss Became Race and Higher Education Became a Gift From the Poor to the Rich (forthcoming Harvard University Press 2007). In her scholarly writings and in op-ed pieces\, she has addressed issues of r ace\, gender\, and\ndemocratic decision making\, and sought new ways of ap proaching questions like affirmative action while calling for candid publi c discourse on these topics.\n\nGuinier\\'s leadership on these important issues has been recognized with\nmany awards\, including the Champion of D emocracy Award from the National Women\\'s Political Caucus\; the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award from the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession\; and the Rosa Parks Award from the American Associatio n of Affirmative Action\, and by ten honorary degrees\, including from Smi th College\, Spelman College\, Swarthmore College and the University of th e District of Columbia.\n\nHer excellence in teaching was honored by the 1 994 Harvey Levin Teaching Award from the graduating class at the Universit y of Pennsylvania Law School and the 2002 Sacks-Freund Award for Teaching Excellence from Harvard Law School.\nGerald Torres\n\nProfessor Torres is former president of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). A lead ing figure in critical race theory\, Torres is also an expert in agricultu ral and environmental law. He came to University of Texas Law School in 19 93 after teaching at The University of Minnesota Law School\, where he als o served as associate dean. Torres has served as deputy assistant attorney general for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. De partment of Justice in Washington\, D.C.\, and as counsel to then U.S. att orney general Janet Reno.\n\nHis latest book\, The Miner\\'s Canary: Enlis ting Race\, Resisting Power\, Transforming Democracy (Harvard University P ress\, 2002) with Harvard law professor Lani Guinier\, was described by Pu blisher\\'s Weekly as \\'one of the most provocative and challenging books on race produced in years.\\' Torres\\' many articles include \\'Translat ion and Stories\\' (Harvard Law Review\, 2002)\, \\'Who Owns the Sky?\\' ( Pace Law Review\, 2001) (Garrison Lecture)\, \\'Taking and Giving: Police Power\, Public Value\, and Private Right\\' (Environmental Law\, 1996)\, a nd \\'Translating Yonnondio by Precedent and Evidence: The Mashpee Indian Case\\' (Duke Law Journal\, 1990).\n\nTorres has served on the board of th e Environmental Law Institute\, the National Petroleum Council and on EPA\ \'s National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Law Institute. Torres was h onored with the 2004 Legal Service Award from the Mexican American Legal D efense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) for his work to advance the legal rig hts of Latinos. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard and Stanford l aw schools. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100221 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100219 GEO:41.413100;-72.904100 LOCATION:Yale University\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06518\, United States SUMMARY:RebLaw 2010: The 16th Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-WrSs6ZdJ7D@74.81.90.59 URL:http://islandia.law.yale.edu/reblaw/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD:\nRekindling the Radical Imagination \n \n March 19-21 \nPace University\nOne Pace Plaza\nNew York\, NY 10038 \n\n Each spring in New York City\, Left Forum gathers intellectuals and activ ists from around the world to address the burning issues of our times. The theme for 2010 is \\'The Center Cannot Hold: Rekindling the Radical Imagi nation.\\'\n\nThe ongoing capitalist crisis generated high hopes that the parties and social movements of the Left\, both in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world\, would be re-energized. So far this has not happened. The Le ft remains fractured and confused\, drifting away from its labor base\, wh ile the Right seems to have emerged as the stronger or at least the more s trident force. The result is that unemployment remains high\, wages low\, and insecurity grows. In the U.S.\, the Obama administration negotiates fr om the center\, and concedes more and more to business interests and polit ical conservatives. Can this be turned around? Can the hardships and oppor tunities generated by the capitalist crisis yet become the trigger for the revival of a transformative Left? \n\nLeft Forum provides a unique space for the generation of ideas crucial to theorizing and building a resurgent Left. Last spring the Left Forum conference had over 200 panels\, more th an 600 speakers\, 3\,000 attendees\, two international art shows\, a film festival\, and theater arts performances. This year the Forum will include participants from all corners of North America\, as well as Asia\, Africa \, Europe\, and Latin America. It will truly be a rare opportunity for a g lobal left dialogue. Join us at the 2010 conference\, this March at Pace. \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100321 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100319 GEO:40.709700;-74.003600 LOCATION:Pace University\, New York\, New York\, 10038\, United States SUMMARY:Left Forum 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-cj9AAzauVe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://leftforum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:California has recently seen a massive movement erupt in defens e of public education — but layoffs\, fee hikes\, cuts\, and the re-segr egation of public education are attacks taking place throughout the countr y. A nationwide resistance movement is needed.\n\nWe call on all students\ , workers\, teachers\, parents\, and their organizations and communities a cross the country to massively mobilize for a Strike and Day of Action in Defense of Public Education on March 4\, 2010. Education cuts are attacks against all of us\, particularly in working-class communities and communit ies of color.\n\nThe politicians and administrators say there is no money for education and social services. They say that “there is no alternativ e” to the cuts. But if there’s money for wars\, bank bailouts\, and pr isons\, why is there no money for public education?\n\nWe can beat back th e cuts if we unite students\, workers\, and teachers across all sectors of public education — Pre K-12\, adult education\, community colleges\, an d state-funded universities. We appeal to the leaders of the trade union m ovement to support and organize strikes and/or mass actions on March 4. Th e weight of workers and students united in strikes and mobilizations would shift the balance of forces entirely against the current agenda of cuts a nd make victory possible.\n\nBuilding a powerful movement to defend public education will\, in turn\, advance the struggle in defense of all public- sector workers and services and will be an inspiration to all those fighti ng against the wars\, for immigrants rights\, in defense of jobs\, for sin gle-payer health care\, and other progressive causes.\n\nWhy March 4? On O ctober 24\, 2009 more than 800 students\, workers\, and teachers converged at UC Berkeley at the Mobilizing Conference to Save Public Education. Thi s massive meeting brought together representatives from over 100 different schools\, unions\, and organizations from all across California and from all sectors of public education. After hours of open collective discussion \, the participants voted democratically\, as their main decision\, to cal l for a Strike and Day of Action on March 4\, 2010. All schools\, unions a nd organizations are free to choose their specific demands and tactics — such as strikes\, rallies\, walkouts\, occupations\, sit-ins\, teach-ins\ , etc. — as well as the duration of such actions.\n\nLet’s make March 4 an historic turning point in the struggle against the cuts\, layoffs\, f ee hikes\, and the re-segregation of public education.\n\n- The California Coordinating Committee Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100304 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:March 4\, 2010 Strike and Day of Action To Defend Public Education UID:20260421T070502CEST-VEDgTUrFMP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://defendcapubliceducation.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Student protest is a signature element of the political turmoil of the Vietnam era. The spring of 1970 witnessed some of the largest stud ent protests in U.S. history\, many connected to the tragic events at Kent State University. Students at the University of South Carolina briefly oc cupied the Russell House student union\, in a show of solidarity with Kent State and in protest of developments at home and abroad. Yet the historie s of these students\, and many others at campuses throughout the old south \, tend to be neglected in the conventional narratives of student protest\ , civil rights activism\, and broader accounts of the counter-culture.\n\n While northern student protestors and activists are typically seen as agen ts of change\, the south is typically seen as the subject of radical chang e\, and as a field in which northern agents encountered resistance. Yet as the story of the Russell House illustrates\, the south offered its own in digenous activism that was no less sincere\, if less amplified\, than its northern counterpart. “Student Activism\, Southern Style” seeks to dra w attention to and investigate this phenomenon in its own right.\n\nThe De partments of History at the University of South Carolina and Western Carol ina University solicit paper proposals that address the topic of student a ctivism at southern colleges and universities for a conference to be held March 19-21\, 2010 at the University of South Carolina\, Columbia. We seek a broad conversation about protest\, organization\, and political engagem ent across the political spectrum\, including civil rights work\, antiwar protest\, the “New Right\,” and other forms of political organization. We seek to examine the broad intersections among these political movement s within the unique cultural and political environment that conditioned st udent activism in the region and throughout this critical period.\n\nWe we lcome a broad variety of approaches. Possible topics include\, but are not limited to:\nHow did antiwar and civil rights activists shape each others ’ approach?\nWhat role did southern students play in the rise of the “ New Right”?\nWhat linkages did southern activists forge with their north ern peers?\nThe town-and-gown relationship\, and connections to surroundin g institutions\, such as military bases.\nHow did public and private unive rsity students differ in their attitudes and approaches to political organ izing?\nWhat effect did southern culture\, mores\, or etiquette have on ac tivism?\nSexuality activism in the south.\nWhat were the regional variatio ns to leftwing and rightwing organizing in the south?\nGoldwater supporter s and antiwar activism in the south.\nHow did national political strategie s\, such as Richard Nixon’s so-called “southern strategy\,” effect s outhern student activism?\nWhat role did historically black colleges play in organizing student politics in the south?\nHow did traditional forms of southern religion influence the antiwar movement?\nGender and political o rganizing on the southern campus.\nThe curricular legacy of campus upheava ls\, e.g.\, University Studies 101 courses or other institutional response s.\n\nWe hope to publish select papers.\n\nWe welcome proposals for full p anels\, though individual paper proposals will be considered. Send a brief panel or paper abstract\, along with a CV\, to sasshist@mailbox.sc.edu by December 1\, 2009. For full panels\, include pertinent information for ea ch presenter. Selected presenters will be informed by January 1\, 2010.\n\ nAdditionally\, if you are interested in serving as a chair/commentator\, please send a vita to sasshist@mailbox.sc.edu.\n\nFurther information incl uding registration information\, keynote address\, meals and lodging will be forwarded in due course to presenters.\nFor more information contact co nference organizers at sasshist@mailbox.sc.edu. Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100321 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100319 GEO:33.998500;-81.035200 LOCATION:Columbia\, South Carolina\, 29201\, United States SUMMARY:Student Activism\, Southern Style: Organizing and Protest in the 19 60s and 70s UID:20260421T070502CEST-KRhZAjfaev@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cas.sc.edu/hist/sass/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, March 18th\, 2010 the Women’s Studies Program a t California University of PA is holding their fifth-annual Audrey-Beth Fi tch Conference. The theme for this year is “The Arts & Activism: Equali ty for All.”The women’s studies conference is an interdisciplinary pro gram\, attracting students\, scholars\, professionals\, and members of the community through the collection of assorted perspectives and theories. The conference focus for this year will be the visual/performing arts. Co nference papers and presentations will inform\, raise awareness\, and moti vate presenters and attendees to take action for change. Our theme\, “T he Arts & Activism: Equality for All\,” is seeking submissions from pres enters with knowledge and/or expertise in the visual or performing arts\, whose work utilizes a social justice or social activist lens\, addressing issues of equality and identity\, in the areas of race\, class\, gender\, sexual orientation or identity\, ethnicity\, or other minority concerns.Th is year’s keynote speakers will be “The Guerrilla Girls.” These wom en are “feminist masked avengers” similar to the anonymous do-gooders like Batman\, Robin Hood and Wonder Woman. By incorporating facts\, humor and outrageous visuals\, these women have highlighted some of the issues that exist in today’s society\, including: sexism\, racism and corruptio n in politics\, art\, film and pop culture. We are interested in proposal s representing diverse perspectives and theories that relate to the confer ence theme. The conference is open to both scholarly presentations and de monstrations. We welcome a variation of presentation formats\, including: paper presentations\, lecture demonstrations\, lecture recitals\, panel a nd roundtable discussions. Generally\, presentations follow a panel format \, with each speaker presenting for 15 minutes followed at the end with 15 minutes discussion. If the material for the presentation requires more t ime in the program\, this should be mentioned in the proposal. All proposa l submissions should include: 1) a 300-word (or less) abstract explaining the paper/presentation and how it addresses one or more of the focus areas of the conference\; 2) a resume or curriculum viate\; 3) Specific technic al equipment needed for the presentation.Please send all submissions to:Dr . Marta McClintock-Comeaux at mcclintock@calu.edu with the subject line †œ2010 Women’s Conference.” The deadline for submissions is December 4 \, 2009. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100318 GEO:40.064000;-79.892600 LOCATION:California University Of PA\, California\, Pennsylvania\, 15419\, United States SUMMARY:Arts and Activism:Equality for All\; Women\\'s Studies Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-jcZnxnDL7l@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:With more than 3\,000 attendees\, True Colors annual conference is the largest LGBTQI and ally youth conference in the country!\nJr. High \, High School and College offerings\nWorkshops for parents and family mem bers\nProfessional workshops for educators\, social workers\, youth servic e workers and clinicians\nFilms\, entertainment\, daily keynote presentati on\, dozens of workshops to choose from\, and a youth dance on Saturday! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100313 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100312 GEO:41.807400;-72.250300 LOCATION:University Of Connecticut\, Storrs\, Connecticut\, 06269\, United States SUMMARY:True Colors XVII: Focusing on OUR Families UID:20260421T070502CEST-brK7LvOulB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ourtruecolors.org/Programs/Conference/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Equality Forum: Advancing GLBT Civil Rights\n\nGLBT Civil Right s and Challenges in Africa as the International Focus\n\nInternational Equ ality Dinner at the National Constitution Center\nSundayOUT! at The Piazza \n\nBrian Sanders Dance Tribute at the Merriam Theatre\n\n11th Annual Art Exhibit in collaboration with The University of the Arts\, featuring photo graphers Richard Renaldi and Marc Yankus\n\n25 Panels\nPlus Films\, Partie s and Special Events Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100502 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100406 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Equality Forum 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-3iImoUutP7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://equalityforum.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A Time for Truth\, A Time for Action: \n\nPalestine/Israel & th e U.S. at the Crossroads\n \n\nFirst Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo\n\ nCONFERENCE BROCHURE--includes Mail-In Registration Form\n\nONLINE REGISTR ATON\n\n\nSPEAKERS--Partial List\n\nDr. Hisham Ahmed - Professor of politi cs at St. Mary’s College\, Moraga\, California. Teaches on Middle East p olitics\, terrorism and nonviolence. Born in Deheisheh refugee camp and se rved as a Fulbright scholar and on the faculty of Birzeit University. His book\, From Religious Salvation to Political Transformation: The Rise of H amas in Palestinian Society\, was the first in English on the subject.\n\n Dr. Laila Al-Marayati - Palestinian American peace activist\, physician\, President Clinton appointee to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Past president of Muslim Women’s League\, an organization dedic ated to disseminating accurate information about Islam.\n\nMohammed Alatar - Filmmaker and human rights activist from town of Jenin in West Bank. No minated for Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Humanity in 2002 for his work campaigning for human rights. Films include The Iron Wall and Jerusalem: The East Side Story.\n\nThe Rev Naim Ateek - Founder and leader of Sabeel\ , an Arab-Israeli citizen known by many as the ‘Bishop Tutu of Palestine \,’ former canon pastor of the Episcopal Cathedral of Jerusalem\, and th e author of many books and articles\, including Justice and Only Justice: A Palestinian Theology of Liberation and A Palestinian Christian Cry for R econciliation.\n\nAnna Baltzer - Jewish American\, granddaughter of Holoca ust survivors\, Fulbright scholar and volunteer with International Women†™s Peace Service\, where she documented human rights abuses. Author of Wit ness in Palestine: Journal of a Jewish American Woman in the Occupied\nTer ritories.\n\nOmar Barghouti - Independent Palestinian researcher\, comment ator and human rights activist committed to upholding international law an d universal human rights. Founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and of the Palestinian Civil Society Boycott\, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel. Holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Columbia University\, NY.\n\nDr. Hatem Bazian - Lecturer in philosophy and Islamic Studies at UC Berkeley and adjunct professor at the university’ s Boalt Hall law school\, teaching courses on Islamic law and society\, Is lam in America\, Islamophobia and Middle East studies. Visiting professor in Religious Studies at St. Mary’s College\, Moraga. Author of Jerusalem in Islamic Consciousness. Active in many areas of human and civil rights. Founder and president of American Muslims for Palestine.\n\nMark Braverma n - Jewish-American clinical psychologist\, founder of Crisis Management G roup Associates in Maryland and activist for justice\, Mark focuses on the role of religious beliefs and theology in the current discourse on Israel /Palestine and the future of interfaith relations. Recently published Fata l Embrace: Christians\, Jews\, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land.\ n\nKathleen and Bill Christison - Bill Christison was a senior official in the CIA. Kathleen is a former CIA political analyst\, has worked on Middl e East issues for 35 years\, and is the author of Perceptions of Palestine and The Wound of Dispossession. Together they published Palestine in Piec es: Graphic Perspectives on the Israeli Occupation.\n\nDr. Mads Gilbert - Norwegian doctor specializing in anesthesiology and emergency medicine. So lidarity worker with a range of international experience\, including Leban on and Palestine. Provided emergency medical support in Gaza during Israel i attacks in December 2008 and January 2009. Has written and lectured abou t this experience.\n\nDr. Yvonne Haddad - Professor of the history of Isla m and Christian-Muslim relations at the Center for Muslim-Christian Unders tanding. Fields of expertise include 20th-century Islam\; intellectual\, s ocial and political history in the Arab world\; and Islam in North America and the West.\n\nDr. Jeff Halper - Founder and coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions\, Israeli-American peace activist\, p rofessor of anthropology\, author\, acclaimed speaker and 2006 Nobel Prize nominee. Author of Obstacles to Peace: A Reframing of the Palestinian-Isr aeli Conflict and An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession\, Redee ming Israel.\n\nRemi Kanazi - Palestinian-American poet and writer based i n New York City. Editor of the recently released collection of poetry\, sp oken word\, hip hop and art\, Poets For Palestine.\n\nMohammed Khatib - Me mber of the Popular Committee of Bil’in\, a West Bank village near Ramal lah. Organizes weekly nonviolent protests against the barrier separating h is community from its farmland. Has been arrested and beaten for his activ ities. Has challenged the barrier in Israeli courts and set up an alliance of West Bank villages to share his strategies.\n\nDr. Norton Mezvinsky - Professor of history\, Central Connecticut State University specializing i n U.S. history\, U.S. immigration history\, the Arab-Israeli conflict\, th e history of Judaism\, and terrorism in the post-modern world. Co-author w ith Prof. Israel Shahak\, of Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel. Heads The In ternational Council for Middle East Studies\, an educational think tank.\n \nAmbassador Edward Peck - Career Foreign Service officer who has held sen ior posts in Washington and abroad\, including service in Morocco\, Algeri a\, Tunisia and Egypt. Was ambassador in Mauritania\, chief of mission in Iraq\, deputy director of Covert Intelligence\nPrograms\, director of the Office of Egyptian Affairs and special assistant to the under secretary fo r political affairs. Served as deputy director of the White House Task For ce on Terrorism in the Reagan administration. Currently president of Forei gn Services International\, a consulting firm working with governments\, b usinesses and educational institutions.\n\nDr. Don Wagner - Associate prof essor of religion and Middle Eastern studies\, ordained Presbyterian minis ter\, and executive director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at N orth Park University. Served from 1980 to 1989 as national director of the Palestine Human Rights Campaign. Author of Anxious for Armageddon and Dyi ng in the Land of Promise: Palestine and Palestinian Christianity from Pen tecost to 2000.\n\nDr. Stephen Zunes - Professor of politics and internati onal studies and chair of the program of Middle East Studies at the Univer sity of San Francisco. Author of numerous articles on U.S. policy\, the Mi ddle East\, nonviolence and human rights. Has received several awards for his work. Author of Tinderbox: U.S Middle East Policy and the Roots of Ter rorism\n \n\nINFORM YOURSELF\, LEARN THE FACTS\, TRANSFORM YOUR THINKING\, PREPARE FOR ACTION Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100306 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100305 GEO:37.981600;-122.569000 LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, San Anselmo\, California\, 94960\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Friends of Sabeel Marin County/Bay Area Conference 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Vav3HVeluM@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What\\'s happening at the conference?\n\nEarly workshops and me etings begin 1pm on Friday April 23\, with the opening main session at 7pm . \nClosing session is at 3pm Sunday\, April 25. \n\nWORKSHOP TOPICS\n\nWi th more than 100 workshops and meetings during the 3-day conference\, this list is just a teaser! \nBargaining during tough times\nUnderstanding the economic crisis (it’s not just greedy bankers)\nContract campaigns \nPu blic sector fight-backs\nFacing trusteeships and top-down union campaigns\ nWhat’s next after labor’s fight for EFCA and health care reform?\nUnd erstanding and defending pensions \nBuilding lasting labor-community partn erships \nPitfalls of neutrality agreements and top-down organizing deals \nFresh strategies for single-payer health care\nOrganizing with health an d safety \nMember-led organizing drives\n...and many more!\n\nTHEMES\n\nDe fend jobs\, contracts\, and unions during the economic crisis. \nThe Repub lic Windows and Doors Chicago sit-in taught a lesson: we can win allies— and win—even in tough times. What are the strategies that work?\n\nHold the line on the shop floor. \nTechnology and management schemes are changi ng the workplace dramatically. Are we keeping up?\n\nOrganize and build un ions that work. \nWe’ll discuss strategies for starting and strengthenin g unions with members at the helm\, not just numbers on a spreadsheet.\n\n Examine labor\\'s political agenda. \nUnions went all-out in the elections \, but labor law and health care reform aren’t measuring up. What’s th e best use of our political time and energy?\n\nBring up the next generati on. \nWe need more young workers than ever at this conference. We’re enc ouraging organizations to send workers under 30\, and help build a special scholarship fund.\n\nDefend the public sector.\nDon\\'t let layoffs and b udget cuts threaten the future of public sector work and public services.\ n\nMaking sense of the turmoil.\nWhat do we make of messy trusteeships and internal rifts—are they highlighting important differences in our movem ent?\n\nConnect our fights. \nBuild coalitions that strengthen labor\, env ironmental\, and anti-war movements. \n\nConference details and logistics\ n\n\nLocation\nHyatt Regency Dearborn\n600 Town Center Drive\nDearborn\, M ichigan\, USA 48126-2793 Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100425 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100423 GEO:42.343800;-83.058800 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States SUMMARY:Labor Notes 2010 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-IGzVLg3OfP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.labornotes.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Northeast LGBT Conference (NELGBTC)\, is an annual conferen ce for lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, queer and ally college stu dents and the larger LGBTQ community.\n\nApril 16th-18th 2010\, hosted at the University at Buffalo\n\n\n\nTheme: Sh(out): Celebrating Self\, Creati ng Community\n\n2010 Vision: The Northeast Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Tran sgender Conference aspires to empower lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgend er\, queer (LGBTQ) and Ally students to become informed advocates at their institutions. Through education and activism around LGBTQ issues\, studen ts will lead the movement to strengthen LGBTQ student success and communit y advocacy\; and engaging in a collective experience will mobilize student voices and identities to guide positive growth. Geographical Scope: Regi onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100416 GEO:42.896400;-78.885100 LOCATION:SUNY Buffalo\, Buffalo\, New York\, 14201\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast LGBTC 2010 Sh(out): Celebrating Self\, Creating Community UID:20260421T070502CEST-nuZfZl44fD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nelgbtc.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Making Your Media Matter is a conference for established and as piring filmmakers\, non-profit communications leaders\, funders and studen ts looking to learn and share cutting-edge practices for making their medi a matter. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100212 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100211 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:American University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Making Your Media Matter Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-1sNFMZ2rDv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/events/making_your_media_matter_con ference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:e 16th Annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed (PTO) Confe rence \n\nAustin\, Texas\, June 3-6\, 2010\n(with pre and post-conference workshops TBA) \n\nHosted by: University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance and the PTO Austin 2010 Organizing Committee \n\n\\'Flex and Flexibility:\nWhen to bend? When to stretch? When to engage?\\' \n\nC lick here to submit your proposal. \n\nFlex (verb)-1. To bend or bend repe atedly\; 2. To tighten\; 3. To contract (as with a muscle)\; 4. To tense ( as with a muscle)\; 5. To move by muscular control\; 6. To exhibit or show off the strength of\; 7. To move a joint so that the parts it connects ap proach each other\; 8. To engage (as with a muscle). \n\nFlexibility (noun )-1. The capability of being bent\, usually without breaking\; 2. Suscepti bility to modification or adaptation\; 3. Adaptability\; 4. Willingness to yield\; 5. Pliability\; 6. Elasticity\, suppleness\, limberness. \n\nWe a re delighted to announce that the 16th Annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference\, \\'Flex and Flexibility: When to bend? When to stre tch? When to engage?\,\\' will take place in Austin\, Texas\, USA\, from J une 3-6\, 2010 (with pre-conference and post-conference workshops TBA). \n \nWe invite you to submit a proposal for a workshop\, dialogue\, paper (to be discussed rather than read)\, debate\, performance\, or demonstration that you would like to offer at the conference. We welcome proposals that address our theme as well as one (or more) of the following in some clear way: \n1) Pedagogy of the Oppressed\, coined and elaborated by Paulo Freir e\n2) Theatre of the Oppressed\, coined and elaborated by Augusto Boal\n3) Other forms of interactive arts and/or education that share PTO\\'s goal of promoting critical thinking and social justice \n\nFor example\, presen tations might include (but will not be limited to): \nWorkshops of Pedagog y of the Oppressed\, Theatre of the Oppressed\, or adaptations of those fo rms\nCase studies of Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Theatre of the Oppresse d work\nCase studies of community organizing or community education projec ts\nDialogues between activists\, artists\, and/or popular educators\, etc .\nCase studies\, workshops\, or discussions of problem-posing education o r popular education\nExplorations of issues central to oppression\, oppres sed peoples\, or the politics of defining oppression in the first place\nI nvestigations of interactive performance\, interactive education\, and oth er facilitation techniques as tools for social and political engagement (W e define performance broadly!)\n\nPlease note: Proposals that model intera ctive critical engagement and accessibility for multiple audiences will re ceive preference. Follow the link at the bottom of this page to submit you r proposal by January 5\, 2010. \n\nSome questions to get your thinking on the theme started (though your proposal need not address all or most of t hese--just think of them as inspiration!): When a muscle flexes\, it can d emonstrate strength and firmness\, but also the ability to bend\, give\, s tretch\, move\, engage\, etc. What is the value (and/or the potential cost ) of flexibility in Pedagogy of the Oppressed\, Theatre of the Oppressed\, and other forms of interactive arts and education promoting critical thin king and social justice? What does the word \\'flexibility\\' mean to you? How does it shape your educational and/or artistic practice? What are the potential possibilities and problems of exhibiting flexibility? When\, if at all\, might the pursuit of social justice call for flexing certain mus cles? When\, if ever\, might it be most ethical not to bend\, stretch\, or engage? What environments and opportunities should Pedagogy of the Oppres sed or Theatre of the Oppressed stretch themselves to fit? How do you know if or when you have stretched yourself\, a group of collaborators\, or a set of techniques too far? \n\nHow might we learn flexibility? How might w e teach flexibility? When might flexibility threaten momentum\, and when m ight it build momentum? How might power and privilege shape one\\'s abilit y to be flexible-or the ability to request flexibility from others? What i s the relationship of flexibility to critical thinking? To genuine dialogi c encounter? To building community or common ground? To collaboration? To accessibility? As educators\, artists\, activists\, and community organize rs\, when do you flex\, and when are you flexible? \n\nAgain\, the deadlin e for proposals is January 5\, 2010. Questions? Contact Kelly Howe at kell ybhowe@yahoo.com or Amanda Hashagen at amanda@theatreactionproject.org. \n \nInformation about accommodations\, keynote guests\, a pre-conference wor kshop with Julian Boal\, and post-conference workshops will follow on the website very soon! Keep checking our website for more information througho ut the year! We hope to see you in Austin! \n\nSincerely\,\nKelly Howe\, C o-Chair\, UT-Austin\nAmanda Hashagen\, Co-Chair\, Theatre Action Project\n On behalf of the PTO Austin 2010 Organizing Committee and the PTO Board \n Presentation Formats\n\nUnless otherwise noted\, all sessions are 90 minut es in length. \nTheatre of the Oppressed Workshops: Using TO. Workshops ba sed directly on the work of Augusto Boal that use TO in the presentations. Request 1 or 2 90-minute sessions. \nTheatre of the Oppressed Workshops: Techniques. Workshops based directly on the work of Augusto Boal that focu s on the techniques of TO. Request 1 or 2 90-minute sessions. \nPedagogy o f the Oppressed Workshops. Experiential activities that include audience i nvolvement\, presentations\, and new techniques. Request 1 or 2 90-minute sessions. \nPerformances. Staged plays\, musical arrangements\, comedy mot ifs\, dances\, etc. Request 1 or 2 90-minute sessions \nDebates or Dialogu es. Discussions of any aspect of liberatory education by two or more prese nters. All presenters must have agreed to participate and be part of the p roposal. \nPanel. Pre-formed group of 3-4 presentations addressing a speci fic area of liberatory work. \nPaper Discussion. Summary of research or is sue\, delivered from notes. (Papers should NOT be read.) Each presentation should last approximately 10-12 minutes\, excluding discussion. We will c luster papers in groups of 3-4 with time for dialogue. Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100606 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100603 GEO:30.326400;-97.771300 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, 73301\, United States SUMMARY:The 16th Annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference \\'Flex and Flexibility: When to bend? When to stretc UID:20260421T070502CEST-P3Ss2KM0gD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ptoweb.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The IMPACT Conference is historically the largest gathering in the country of socially-engaged college students who come together across issue\, perspective\, and approach to social change. Building on the rich 25-year tradition of the COOL Conference and the Idealist Campus Conferenc e\, IMPACT is the one time during the year when students\, campus staff\, year of service members\, and nonprofit professionals gather together to s hare resources and exchange stories.\n\nLearn more about the history of th e conference\n\nThis year\, the conference is located In Little Rock\, AR. Little Rock’s ideal location in the middle of the country includes a ma jor airport located 5 miles from downtown and easy drives from major citie s like Dallas\, St. Louis\, Memphis and Nashville. Little Rock has a great deal to share on issues of service and social justice including significa nt civil rights movement sites such as Central High School\, the country†™s only Masters of Public Service program located at the Clinton School\, the close proximity to the struggling Arkansas Delta\, and a state-wide in itiative on environmental sustainability. This region and state have a his tory of working to tackle tough issues in innovative ways. Geographical S cope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100321 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100319 GEO:34.745700;-92.279900 LOCATION:Little Rock\, Arkansas\, 72201\, United States SUMMARY:2010 IMPACT: National Student Conference on Service\, Advocacy\, an d Social Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-mT3VfTtOVn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.impactconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The conference will draw scholars from across the country with a shared interest in novel approaches to teaching and learning about race and gender in the university classroom. The two-day conference will includ e a series of collaborative workshops rooted in teaching race and gender f rom an intersectional and interdisciplinary framework. The workshops will provide a setting from instructors at all levels and backgrounds to share innovative syllabi\, frameworks and exercises covering a range of topics. Sponsored by the UO Department of Ethnic Studies and Department of Women a nd Gender Studies with the support of the College of Arts and Sciences\, t he Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity\, the Graduate School\, an d the Center for the Study of Women in Society. Registration for the confe rence is free and will be available through a conference website to be lau nched in January. info Professor Daniel HoSang\, dhosang@uoregon.edu Geog raphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100508 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100506 GEO:44.060900;-123.083000 LOCATION:Erb Memorial Union\, University Of Oregon\, Eugene\, Oregon\, 9740 1\, United States SUMMARY:Teaching Race and Gender Beyond Diversity UID:20260421T070502CEST-vOx2jst9vG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://csws.uoregon.edu/?p=2421 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The NCORE conference series constitutes the leading and most co mprehensive national forum on issues of race and ethnicity in American hig her education. The conference focuses on the complex task of creating and sustaining comprehensive institutional change designed to improve racial a nd ethnic relations on campus and to expand opportunities for educational access and success by culturally diverse\, traditionally underrepresented populations. \n\n\nNCORE is designed to provide a significant forum for di scussion\, critical dialogue\, and exchange of information as institutions search for effective strategies to enhance access\, social development\, education\, positive communication\, and cross-cultural understanding in c ulturally diverse settings. \n\n\nBuilding upon a solid programming tradit ion\, NCORE provides a range of policy\, planning\, and pedagogical perspe ctives from around the country and highlights exemplary working models and approaches which are adaptable to other institutional or regional setting s. Assisting higher education institutions to create inclusive higher educ ation environments\, programs\, and curriculum\; improve campus racial and ethnic relations\; and expand opportunities for educational access and su ccess by culturally diverse\, traditionally underrepresented populations\n \nProviding policy\, planning\, programmatic\, curricular/pedagogic\, rese arch/assessment\, training\, and theoretical perspectives from around the country\n\nHighlighting exemplary working models and approaches capable of being adapted in other institutional settings\n\nAttracting more than 2\, 400 persons\, representing virtually every state and several countries\n\n Consistently receiving high evaluations annually--98 percent of the confer ence attendees rate the overall value and benefit of NCORE as \\'Excellent \,\\' \\'Very Good\,\\' or \\'Good\,\\' with 88 percent rating it as \\'Ex cellent\\' or \\'Very Good\\'\n\n\n\nConference Participants Include: Seni or administrative officers at both campus and system levels\n\nAcademic af fairs administrators\, deans\, department chairs\, and teaching faculty\n\ nDirectors and staff of offices of affirmative action\, equal employment o pportunity\, and minority affairs\n\nProfessionals in virtually all campus activity/service areas\, including admissions\, student life\, financial aid\, personnel\, public safety\, alumni affairs\, and athletics\n\nRepres entatives of state and national institutes\, associations\, agencies\, com missions\, and foundations\n\nLeaders of student organizations\n\nRepresen tatives of community-based agencies and organizations Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100605 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100601 GEO:38.807600;-76.991900 LOCATION:National Harbor\, Maryland\, 20745\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Dwux2fK7bT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ncore.ou.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) will bring together a n outstanding group of nonprofit leaders\, IT innovators\, communications gurus\, fundraising superstars amongst other nonprofit staff looking to le arn the latest trends\, practical how-tos\, and IT solutions to optimize t heir organization\\'s technology to further their missions to create more social good in the world. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100410 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100408 GEO:33.844400;-84.474100 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30301\, United States SUMMARY:Nonprofit Technology Conference 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-u7ATfwRVU4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nten.org/ntc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The US Social Forum is more than a conference\, more than a net working bonanza\, more than a reaction to war and repression. The USSF wil l provide space to build relationships\, learn from each other\\'s experie nces\, share our analysis of the problems our communities face\, and bring renewed insight and inspiration. It will help develop leadership and deve lop consciousness\, vision\, and strategy needed to realize another world. \n\nThe USSF sends a message to other people’s movements around the worl d that there is an active movement in the US opposing US Policies at home and abroad.\n\nWe must declare what we want our world to look like and beg in planning the path to get there. A global movement is rising. The USSF i s our opportunity to demonstrate to the world Another World is Possible!\n \nPeople world-wide know that another world is needed. The Social Forum mo vement believes that is possible. At the US Social Forum people from all o ver the country gathered to think about what kind of world is needed and h ow we can get there.\n\nThe US Social Forum is a very special kind of gath ering: one that has never taken place in this country up to now. It isn\\' t a conference with an agenda and a program of events\; it\\'s a gathering whose participants produce our own agenda and our own programs.\n\nThe me re process of planning\, thinking\, talking and preliminary organizing wil l move you\, the people you\\'re working with and the rest of us forward. The moment you think of an idea\, you are already participating in the Soc ial Forum.\n\nWhere will the USSF take place?\nWe will be headquartered in downtown Detroit at Cobo Hall and Hart Plaza. We will also host events at the Wayne County Community College District Downtown Campus and Wayne Sta te University. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100626 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100622 GEO:42.343800;-83.058800 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States SUMMARY:US Social Forum 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-XOGmwiuS91@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ussf2010.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:conference@beneaththeu.org DESCRIPTION:// Antioch 05.08 // Rome 10.08 // Athens 12.08 // New York City 12.08 // Helsinki 03.09 // Zagreb 05.09 // Heidelberg 06.09 // London 06. 09 // Santa Cruz 09.09 // . . . //\n\n\nSeemingly discrete struggles over the conditions of university life have erupted around the world within the past year. These struggles share certain commonalities: outrage over prec arious and exploitative conditions\, the occupation of university spaces\, and goals of reclaiming education from state and corporate interests. It is becoming increasingly apparent that recent struggles over the universi ty are not merely discrete events. They express a wider collective desire for direct control over the means of production and forms of life\; a desi re to create relationships of learning\, collaboration\, and innovation be yond the university’s attempts to quantify and discipline them.\n\n\nAlt hough the modern university has served the interests of the state and capi tal since its inception\, the past thirty years have witnessed tightened t ies with corporate\, financial\, and geopolitical interests. The subsumpt ion of higher education under capital-driven business models has intensifi ed the expropriation of the products of cooperative labor. With the proli feration of student-consumer and scholar-manager subjectivities\, we incre asingly find ourselves uncomfortably and often unwittingly occupying the r ole of active participants in these trends. As the global struggles over the past year have illustrated\, however\, opposition to these mechanisms of capture is mounting\, as are creative strategies for alternatives and e xodus. Struggles against the corporate university are linking up across b orders\; the slogan of the International Student Movement\, “One World ⠀“ One Struggle : Education is Not for Sale\,” and the slogan of the Ano malous Wave\, “We Won’t Pay for Your Crisis\,” appear in actions acr oss Europe\, the Americas\, and South Asia.\n\n\n“Beneath the University \, the Commons” builds on the work accomplished by activists\, organizer s\, artists\, and academics at the “Re-thinking” and “Re-working” the University Conferences of 2008 and 2009 (www.reworkingtheu.org)\, whil e expanding the scope of our discussions and bringing together more intern ational scholars in order to address an increasingly volatile global situa tion. Our goal is to aggregate and accelerate our knowledge of university conditions and our collective acts of resistance to them\, including alte rnative forms of engaging with each other and with the world. To this end \, the 2010 conference will draw together a diverse set of people committe d to exploring how we can understand\, create\, and experiment with the co mmons beneath the university. Our questions include but are not limited t o:\n\n\n//How do we enact and sustain occupations of the university in the exceptional times and spaces of the everyday?\n\n\n//How do we generate a n international “undercommons\,” maintaining subversive positions as a ctors within\, rather than of\, the spaces of the university?\n\n\n//How c an unionization projects and occupation struggles learn from and collabora te with one another?\n\n\n//How do we negotiate the line between stability and revolutionary effectiveness?\n\n\n//How do we open up sustainable and livable spaces for radical research\, education\, and scholarship without being subsumed by the publish-or-perish disciplinary apparatus?\n\n\n//Ho w can we collaboratively map and share research\, information\, tactics\, and cultures?\n\n\n//In recognition that our conditions are a part of a la rger set of global occupations and injustices\, how do we link with social movements outside of and across the university?\n\n\nThis four-day event will consist of two days of conference sessions bracketed by two days of w orkshops\, writing collaborations\, skill shares\, and plenty of time for sustained conversations among participants. We are accepting proposals bo th for formal papers and for non-conventional forms of participation.\n\n\ n-- If you would like to present a paper\, please submit an abstract and a CV or brief biographical statement.\n\n-- If you would like to participat e in another way (by leading a workshop\, facilitating a roundtable\, pres enting media\, etc)\, please submit a brief (1-2 pages) description of the proposed activity and include what kind of resources we would need to pro vide\, along with a CV or brief biographical statement.\n\n\nAll proposals should be addressed to conference@beneaththeu.org\, and must be received by January 10\, 2010. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100411 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100408T093000 GEO:44.972000;-93.235900 LOCATION:University Of Minnesota\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55455\, United States SUMMARY:Beneath the University\, the Commons! - a conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-vIf7ne6aME@74.81.90.59 URL:http://beneaththeu.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:garden.of.edith@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Garden of Edith is having a fundraiser to raise money for the p eople in Africa and to raise awareness about what is really going on in Af rica. We want to tell the truth through art! Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100130T190000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:109 Linden St Fort Collins\, CO\, 80524\, United States SUMMARY:Africa Underground UID:20260421T070502CEST-zV9A4buCtA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://gardenofedithdesign.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-546-9616 Email:uhurufurniture@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Uphold the Legacy of Martin Luther King – \nMonday Jan 18th \ nMLK Volunteer Day• Open House • Sale ((this would be the main headlin e)) \nUhuru Furniture & Collectibles \n1220 Spruce st \nCenter City • Ph iladelphia \n215-546-9616 • uhurufurniturephilly.blogspot.com \n100% of the profits benefit the \nAfrican People\\'s Education & Defense Fund APED F.org \n \nVolunteers meet at 10am for MLK film showing\, speakers and tra ining \n \nOpen House and Sale 12 noon-6pm \nVolunteer— \n -Out door l iterature distribution (postering team dress warm! You will be working out side ) \n -Help move furniture\, phone calls\, clean\, organize and decor ate\, more \n - Lunch provided \n \nOpen House and Sale-- \n10-40% Off St orewide Discounts! • Prizes • Refreshments • Documentary Film showin gs of Martin Luther King and the black community’s continuing struggle f or basic human rights and justice \n \nHave furniture you would like to do nate? \nWe Pick up Fast and Free • Tax deductible \n \nUhuru Furniture i s an project of the African People\\'s Education and Defense Fund\, organi zing programs for self-reliance and economic development in the hands of t he African community. Recent projects include the establishment of a licen sed community kitchen as a resource base for independent start up food bu sinesses and a recording studio for African artists to produce and control their own music. \n \nPlease pass this on to all your friends and contact s! \n \n \n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100118T100000 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION:1220 Spruce St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:MLK Day Volunteer Opportunity UID:20260421T070502CEST-3vT5NRKv4X@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:CANference 2010\n\nWe are now accepting workshop proposals! Tha t means: write 100 words or less about what you want to talk about. Give i t a title! Include your name and city and contact info! You can do a works hop on your own\, or work with other people and organizations. Deadline fo r workshop submissions is January 20th\, but please\, do it sooner rather than later. Click here to submit a proposal! You can also register by clic king here.\n\n\nCampus Antiwar Network is the largest and leading independ ent\, democratic\, grassroots network of students opposing the occupation of Iraq and military recruiters in our schools at campuses all over the co untry. Since our formation before the war in Iraq began\, our unapologetic opposition to the U.S. government\\'s project of conquest and plunder in the Middle East\, along with its horrible consequences at home\, has been unwavering. \n\nOur goal is to unite all antiwar students on colleges and high schools alike to democratically build a broad antiwar and counter-rec ruitment movement to help bring the troops home now. To this end\, we\\'ve had a strong presence at every national antiwar demonstration and continu e to build countless local actions. We\\'ve had national and regional acti vist conferences and toured GI war resisters around the country. \n\nAnd i n one of the most important developments for student antiwar activism this past year\, we\\'ve helped to spearhead the counter- recruitment movement on campuses\, directly challenging the military in its diminishing abilit y to carry out the immoral and illegal occupation of Iraq. Leading walkout s of hundreds of students\, we\\'ve already kicked military recruiters off of Seattle Central Community College\, City College of New York\, San Fra ncisco State University\, Southern Connecticut State University\, Universi ty of California at Santa Cruz\, University of Illinois in Chicago\, and o thers. \n\nJoin us in turning the growing antiwar sentiment across the cou ntry into antiwar activism\, and stopping the militarization of our school s and unjust war on innocent people. The students united will never be def eated! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100227 GEO:40.109600;-88.212500 LOCATION:University Of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign\, Illinois\, 61801\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Campus Antiwar Network 2010 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-SrZFM0c2kW@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:617-728-2464 Email:change@oxfamamerica.org DESCRIPTION:Oxfam America\, an international relief and development organiz ation that creates lasting solutions to poverty\, hunger\, and injustice\, is currently accepting applications for the CHANGE Initiative\, their nat ional student leadership program. CHANGE offers college students\, at US based campuses\, entering their sophomore or junior year the opportunity t o become effective social change agents. CHANGE Leaders are exposed to the international development issues that inform Oxfam\\'s work\, and apply t heir skills and insights to run Oxfam campaigns on their campuses and in t heir communities. \n\nApplications are due on April 1\, 2010. Watch our CHANGE video and apply at http://www.oxfamamerica.org/change. If you have any questions please call 1-800-77-OXFAM ext. 2464 or email CHANGE@oxfama merica.org.\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100214 GEO:42.361800;-71.067700 LOCATION:Oxfam America\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02114\, United States SUMMARY:2010 Oxfam CHANGE Initiative Applications UID:20260421T070502CEST-JVaRDCf1KE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.oxfamamerica.org/change END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:212-727-8610 Email:yds@dsausa.org DESCRIPTION:\nThe National Conference of the Young Democratic Socialists\n\ nJoin young activists from all over the country for a unique opportunity t o attend interesting workshops\, lectures\, and discussions while connecti ng with youth working for radical social change. \n\nFeaturing:\nCornel W est\nGayatri Spivak\nFrances Fox Piven\nLiza Featherstone\nChristian Paren ti\nBertha Lewis and more\n\nWhen: Friday\, March 5 - Sunday\, March 7\n\ nWhere: Norman Thomas High School\n111 E 33 St.\nNew York\, NY 10016\n\nWe bsite: http://www.ydsusa.org/news/a-real-change-for-a-change\n\nRegistrati on: http://www.dsausa.org/yds/Feb2010/confreg.html\n\nContact: yds@dsausa. org\, 212 727 8610\, ydsusa.org \n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100307 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100305 GEO:40.746200;-73.977600 LOCATION:Norman Thomas High School\, 111 E 33 St\, New York\, New York\, 10 016\, United States SUMMARY:Democratic Socialism: Real Change for a Change UID:20260421T070502CEST-0g3uadOFD7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2010 Teach-In: Re-Storying Community\n\nThe economic crisis of the past year has created a need for re-imagining new possibi lities for restoring communities and social networks. As we work to build more sustainable and justice-based strategies we recognize the power stori es can have in this process of restoring communities. Unfortunately\, not all stories are heard or valued equally. \n\n \n\nThe theme of the 9th Ann ual Local to Global Justice Teach-In\, to be held February 27-28\, 2010\, is Re-Storying Community. This year\\'s event moves us closer to a social forum in which we can share our stories and listen to narratives that are too often pushed to the margins Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100228 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100226 GEO:33.401400;-111.931000 LOCATION:Arizona State University\, Tempe\, Arizona\, 85280\, United States SUMMARY:Local to Global Justice Teach-In 9th Annual UID:20260421T070502CEST-D32Idmih1I@74.81.90.59 URL:http://l2gj.org/home.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Feminist Majority Foundation\, the 2010 Nation al Young Feminist Leadership Conference will focus on the impact young wom en have when it comes to domestic and global issues. We hope you can join us! \n\nThis is a two day conference on Saturday\, March 20th\, and Sunday \, March 21st. The conference will be held at the University of the Distri ct of Columbia. For information on our site location\, visit the Direction s page. \n\nAdditionally\, we encourage you to stay for the March 22nd Con gressional Day of Action after the conference. This is a great opportunity to make your voices heard on Capitol Hill! \n\nJoin young feminist activi sts from around the nation as we discuss some of today\\'s most pressing i ssues\, including reproductive justice\, the environment\, campus activism \, violence against women\, ballot measures\, communities of color\, and g lobal women\\'s rights and health. \n\n \n\n\n\n \nRegistration Informatio n: \n\nRegistration is now open. Early Bird Registration Discount Rates HA VE BEEN EXTENDED until February 8th! The early bird rate is $15 per person - register today to take advantage of this great rate before it expires!\ n\nGroup discounts for groups of 5 or more are available at a rate of $12 per person. Want to put a group together? Click here to tell a friend abou t the conference! \n\nNeed-based registration discounts may also be availa ble. For more information about these discounts\, please call 1-866-444-FM LA. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100321 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100320 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:2010 National Young Feminist Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-t2NXzDpVjr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://feministcampus.org/leadership/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 25th Anniversary Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOC C) entitled: Intergenerational Wisdom: Celebrating Our Past\, Present\, & Future\, returns on March 13-14\, 2010 to the UC Berkeley Campus to honor the legacy of women of color in the U.S.\, celebrate the struggles of wome n of all ages\, and provides a space for growth\, empowerment\, and practi cal tools for everyday life. This year\, the nation\\'s oldest and largest women of color conference will focus on embracing our collective historie s\, acknowledging our impact on the present\, and supporting our lifelong development across generations. The two-day conference will be dedicated t o issues affecting women at every stage of their lives with workshops\, sp eakers\, panels\, performances\, networking\, and vendors of interest to a ll age groups.\n\nThis year\\'s conference will include a panel of acclaim ed Bay Area activists\, scholars\, artists\, and leaders in community buil ding and women\\'s issues.\n\nThe conference will host the vibrance and st imulation of Rebecca Walker and Angela Davis/Aurora Levins Morales (pendin g) for two Saturday keynote addresses. Walker has received numerous awards and accolades for her writing and activism. Her work has appeared in many publications\; her books include the international bestseller Black\, Whi te and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self and the anthology To Be Re al: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism\, which has become a standard text in gender studies courses around the world. A popular spe aker at universities and in business settings\, Walker teaches the art of memoir at workshops and writing conferences internationally. \n\nSunday wi ll feature the acclaimed Youth Speaks poets (pending) delivering a keynote address. The workshops will include dance\, creative writing\, self-defen se\, financial management\, fundraising & relationships. Sunday\\'s worksh ops will be geared towards youth.\n\nWe will have a host of live performan ces including See.Think.Dance.\, Aguacero\, spoken word\, and muraling.\n\ nThe conference will take place on Saturday\, March 13\, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM and Sunday\, March 14\, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Conferen ce events will be held in the Martin Luther King\, Jr. (MLK) Student Union Building on the UC Berkeley campus. MLK is located on the northwest corne r of the intersection of Telegraph Ave. and Bancroft Ave. Admission to the conference includes access to all workshops\, speakers\, breakfast\, lunc h and snacks\, and live performances. \n\nOnline registration will be avai lable through the beginning of March. \nOn-site registration will also be available at the conference.\n\nFor disability accommodation requests and information please visit http://access.berkeley.edu. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100314 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100313 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:MLK Student Union\, Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Empowering Women of Color Conference 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-UKNTZ3DuaP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ewocc.berkeley.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On April 9-11\, 2010\, campus and community activists will gath er at Hampshire College to unite for reproductive justice. We offer more t han 40 workshops and trainings. Conference speakers address reproductive f reedom as it relates to a broad range of social justice initiatives includ ing economic justice\, health care reform\, racial equality\, freedom from violence\, immigrant rights\, climate justice\, and LGBTQ rights\, just t o name a few.\n\nOver the weekend\, you will deepen your understanding of issues you already know about\, make new connections\, and unite with othe rs who are passionate about working for social justice. Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100411 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100409 GEO:42.377700;-72.503200 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01002\, United State s SUMMARY:2010 Reproductive Justice Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-j4PviwipfH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://clpp.hampshire.edu/projects/conference/2010/overview END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Power Of One!\n\nThe Power of One\, the Northwes t leadership conference for LGBT and ally students\, was born on the Palou se in 2004 as “OUT in the Middle of Wheat Fields.” \n\nSix years later \, we are excited to bring this three-day event back home to the Palouse c o-sponsored by Washington State University and the University of Idaho. Th is year’s conference theme is “Honoring Our Roots and Sustaining our L egacy\,” and sessions will address topics of Ally Development\, Gender\, Health & Wellness\, Social Justice\, Leadership\, Creative Arts\, and Adv isors\, Administrators\, and Professionals .\n\nPlease join us April 2–4 \, 2010 as we focus on the LGBT and ally community and student leadership development.\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100402 GEO:46.732700;-117.186000 LOCATION:Washington State University\, Pullman\, Washington\, 99163\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Power of One Conference 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-zi2RXg4fNa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nwlgbtleadership.wsu.edu/Default.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Cabrillo College’s 4th Annual Social Justice Conference is sc heduled for Friday\, April 30th\, and Saturday\, May 1st. The opening rece ption will be held on Friday evening at the Watsonville Center\, while the all-day conference will be held on Saturday at the Aptos campus. \n\nThe two day conference will include guest speakers\, break-out sessions\, a ch ildren\\'s fair\, a community fair and a key-note address by the Honorable Cruz Reynoso. \n\n \n\nCabrillo College students\, faculty\, staff and ad ministrators will present research and creative projects concerning social justice issues\, while community-based organizations will distribute info rmation about their work toward social justice during the lunchtime commun ity fair.\n\n \n\nWe are pleased to announced that Luis Alejo will speak a t the opening reception\, Russ Jones will open our Saurday program\, while the Honorable Cruz Reynoso will present the keynote address.\n\nThe \\'Ch ildren\\'s Faire\\' will provide child-centered activities with social jus tice themes during both break-out sessions. All ages welcome\, but a paren t or legal guardian must be present.\n\n \n\nFree and open to the public. A light lunch will be served\, also at no cost.\n\nConference Schedule\n\n Opening Reception Watsonville Campus\n\n6:00-7:00 pm Registration & R eception\n\n7:00-7:45pm Presentation: Luis Alejo\n\n7:45-8:00pm Q&A Luis Alejo\n\n8:00-9:00pm Artistic Presentations (TBA)\n\nAll- Day Conference Aptos Campus\n\n8:30-9:00am Registration\n\n9:00-9:30 am Opening Ceremony: Guest Speaker Russ Jones\n\n9:30-9:45am Q & A Russ Jones\n\n10:00-11:30am Break Out Sessions 1 \n\n11:30-1:00pm Community Fair/Lunch \n\n1:00-2:30pm Break Out Sessions 2\n\n2:30- 2:45pm Break\n\n2:45-3:30pm Keynote Speaker: the Honorable Cr uz Reynoso\n\n3:30-3:45pm Q&A Honorable Cruz Reynoso\n\n3:45-4:00pm Closing Ceremony Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100501 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100430 GEO:36.979300;-121.894000 LOCATION:Cabrillo College\, Aptos\, California\, 95003\, United States SUMMARY:4th Annual Social Justice Conference - Cabrillo UID:20260421T070502CEST-Hud4XV13eU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cabrillo.edu/~anajarro/socialjusticeconf/socialjustice.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:trengthening OUR voice for a just\, food economy\nFebruary 5-7\ , 2010 in Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\n\n\nFebruary 5-7th 2010 the Real F ood Challenge (http://realfoodchallenge.org) will be hosting the second an nual Southeast Youth Food Activist Summit (SYFAS) at the University of Nor th Carolina at Chapel Hill. SYFAS will bring together over a hundred and fifty young activists and students from Virginia\, Tennessee\, Kentucky\, North Carolina\, South Carolina\, Georgia\, Mississippi\, Florida\, Louisi ana\, Alabama\, and Arkansas to learn about sustainable food issues\, enga ge in activist and leadership trainings\, and build a youth movement towar d a just and sustainable food system. Students and young people will come together for educational seminars\, professional panel discussions\, peer networking\, activist workshops\, and community dinners. \n\nSYFAS 2010 will emphasize several themes integral to the youth food movement includin g youth empowerment\, equal access to Real Food\, and social justice issue s relating to food production. Though SYFAS\, The Real Food Challenge hop es to grow the youth movement for Real Food and cultivate responsible and sustainable eating and dining practices in colleges\, universities\, and h igh schools across the Southeast.\nGoals:\nBuild coalitions on campuses\, in local communities\, and across the Southeastern region to support a sus tainable food system\;\nProvide the skills\, inspiration\, and education f or young food activists and student leaders to start Real Food initiatives on their campuses and in their communities\;\nExamine and address injusti ce in our current food system and work toward promoting access to Real Foo d and diversity in Food Activism\;\nImprove future summits\, as we strive to make this movement sustainable and inclusive for all.\n\n \n\nAccess to affordable\, safe\, nutritious food should be a right\, not a privilege. As young leaders of this region/nation/world we have the right and respons ibility to co-create a food system that is just\, healthy\, and sustainabl e for all.\n\n\nThere are numerous challenges facing sustainable food syst ems\, as they work to feed neighborhoods and preserve the environment. But as our natural resources become increasingly scarce\, the importance of d ependable local systems grows. These systems require a shift in the way mo st populations are fed today\, but they are vital in establishing security for the future of our communities. We need informed leaders who can build cooperation among farmers\, farm workers\, consumers\, activists\, and po licy makers. These leaders should be equipped with the tools to empower al l members of their communities\, including underrepresented populations ov ercoming the intolerance that has restricted their access to nutritious fo od in the past. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100207 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100205 GEO:35.915100;-79.029400 LOCATION:UNC Chapel Hill\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United St ates SUMMARY:Southeast Youth Food Activist Summit 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-mGZe7vAWCS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://syfas.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:RUCKUS! is a free activism & antiracism conference for high sch ool-aged youth of Colour\, their Allies and concerned youth. It is back fo r another exciting year promising to bring an amazing selection of engagin g workshops that will get youth to think critically about themselves and t he world we live in today. Register by February 8th to reserve your spot! Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100219 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100218 GEO:43.766200;-79.488900 LOCATION:York University\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M3J 1P3\, Canada SUMMARY:Ruckus! Activism and Anti-Racism Conference 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-tKSvWiAeLg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youthactionnetwork.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:909-419-0354 Email:getinvolved@amnestyie.org DESCRIPTION:This will be a public forum for all members of the community to come and voice their concerns\, ideas\, and support. It will be focused o n--but not limited to- human rights. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100220T170000 GEO:33.991200;-117.371000 LOCATION:Back To The Grind\, 3575 University Avenue\, Riverside\, Californi a\, 92501\, United States SUMMARY:Inland Empire Amnesty International Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-SvTTUVX135@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:weekingreen@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, March 6th\, the internationally acclaimed broadca st The Week in Green with Hamid Dabashi will hold a benefit concert at San to\\'s Party House in New York City to support the weekly webcast covering Iran\\'s civil rights movement. \n\nThe benefit concert\, scheduled to ru n from 7pm - 11pm\, will feature a headlining performance by the renowned Iranian hip hop artist Shahin Najafi. Born in Iran\, Najafi immigrated to Germany after facing pressure from the Iranian government to remove the po litical messages from his music. Upon moving to Germany\, Najafi originall y began performing with the group Tapesh 2012\, before leaving to pursue a solo career. His first solo album Illusion was released in 2009 to widesp read critical acclaim. \n\nTwo other Iranian bands\, The Yellow Dogs and H ypernova\, will play their unique styles of indie rock earlier in the even ing. The Yellow Dogs formed in Tehran\, Iran in 2006 as part of the city\\ 's burgeoning underground indie rock scene that was documented in the accl aimed feature No One Knows About Persian Cats. Hypernova\, also originally formed in Iran\, have been featured in stories by MTV\, The New York Time s\, and NPR among others for their progressive and energetic music and liv e performances. \n\nThe Week in Green with Hamid Dabashi airs weekly 10-mi nute episodes with the latest news from the Iranian civil rights struggle and nuanced analysis of the issues facing the movement with leading schola rs\, artists\, and activists. The program has received over 100\,000 hits on YouTube\, in addition to thousands more on various reformist sites affi liated with the movement\, and it has received favorable coverage on PBS\, the BBC\, and CBS\, among other outlets. This is the first benefit concer t the show\\'s producers have organized. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100306T190000 GEO:40.720700;-74.005300 LOCATION:Santos Party House\, 96 Lafayette Street New York\, New York\, New York\, 10013\, United States SUMMARY:Music of Resistance: A Benefit Concert for Iran UID:20260421T070502CEST-sSeRbLIgBd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.youtube.com/theweekingreen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:512-961-6389 Email:hooman@texasabolition.org DESCRIPTION:Join us March 15-19\, 2010 in Austin\, Texas for the award-winn ing Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break.\n\nSpecial guests will be six innocent death row exoneress: Shujaa Graham\, Curtis McCarty\, Ron Ke ine\, Derrick Jamison\, Perry Cobb and Juan Melendez. They are attending alternative spring break to speak with participants about how innocent peo ple can end up on death row. Altogether\, the six exonerees attending the alternative spring break spent a total of about 65 years on death row for crimes they did not commit.\n\nIt\\'s free\, except for a $25 housing fee for those who need us to arrange housing for you. We will house you in a s hared room with other spring breakers in either a hotel or dorm. You are r esponsible for your travel\, food and other expenses\, but the program and most of the housing costs are on us. The $25 housing fee is all you pay. \n\nAlternative Spring Breaks are designed to give college and high school students something more meaningful to do during their week off\, rather t han just spending time at the beach or sitting at home catching up on scho ol work. The specific purpose of the Death Penalty Alternative Spring Brea k is to bring students together for five days of anti-death penalty activi sm\, education and fun. This is the place to be if you want to become a pa rt of the next generation of human rights leaders. Go to the beach to chan ge your state of mind for a week\, come here to change the world forever\n \nWe will provide participants with workshops led by experienced\, knowled geable presenters who will teach them skills that they can use to go back home and set up new anti-death penalty student organizations or improve on es that may already exist. The skills participants will learn can also be used in other issues besides the death penalty. Students will gain valuabl e training and experience in grassroots organizing\, lobbying\, preparing a public rally and media relations. During the week\, students will immedi ately put what they learn into action during activities such as a Death Pe nalty Issues Lobby Day and a public rally at the Texas Capitol. There will be opportunities to write press releases\, speak in public\, meet with le gislators or their aides\, and carry out a public rally.\n\nIn your free t ime\, Austin has a lot to offer for fun\, including the SXSW film\, music and interactive festival that takes place the same week as our alternative spring break. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100319 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100315T163000 GEO:30.285200;-97.735400 LOCATION:Garrison Hall At University Of Texas\, Austin\, Texas\, 78712\, Un ited States SUMMARY:2010 Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break UID:20260421T070502CEST-AuAKkHGrBW@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:630-251-1538 Email:bjzaha@prodigy.net DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, MARCH 13 for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in beaut iful downtown St. Charles! Line-up starts at 2:00 p.m. Call 630 797-5093 t o sign up . . . and bring your friends and family! Post parade meet-up wit h free pizza at Pi Pizza\, 102 East Main Street in downtown St. Charles. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100313T020000 GEO:41.919800;-88.305000 LOCATION:Downtown St. Charles\, St. Charles\, Illinois\, 60174\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:St. Patrick\\'s Day Parade in St. Charles\, IL UID:20260421T070502CEST-EP5zalCeEE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ElectCorinnePierog.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:630-251-1538 Email:bjzaha@prodigy.net DESCRIPTION:SUNDAY\, MARCH 14 Pierog Campaign Launch at Odyssey in St. Char les from 4:00 – 7:30 p.m. Enjoy an informal\, informative gathering to s upport Corinne – filled with fun\, food\, raffles and festivities! Odyss ey is conveniently located at 3755 East Main Street/Route 64 at 38th Avenu e. Suggested donation of $25 per person or two for $40 requested. Sponsors hips are still available for you and/or your organization. Call Barbara at 630 251-1538 to R.S.V.P. or for more information\n Geographical Scope: L ocal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100314T160000 GEO:41.919800;-88.305000 LOCATION:Odyssey\, 3755 East Main Street/Route 64 At 38th Av\, Saint Charle s\, Illinois\, 60174\, United States SUMMARY:Peirog Campaign Launch UID:20260421T070502CEST-Dn9E15AzTV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ElectCorinnePierog.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:630-251-1538 Email:bjzaha@prodigy.net DESCRIPTION:SUNDAY\, MARCH 28 Pierog Campaign Launch in DuPage County from 4:00 – 7:30 p.m. Join Corinne along with some of the most dynamic politi cos in the area for an amazing evening of appetizers\, raffles and fun to create a real impact. Giving levels are $25\, $50\, $100\, $250 or $500. S ponsorships are still available for you and/or your organization. To R.S.V .P. or for additional information\, please call 630 251-1538. Geographica l Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100328T160000 GEO:41.918600;-88.136900 LOCATION:S American Bar & Grill\, 300 S. Schmale Road\, Carol Stream\, Illi nois\, 60188\, United States SUMMARY:Pierog Campaign Launch UID:20260421T070502CEST-ronu03uzoV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ElectCorinnePierog.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What is the Pittsburgh Freedom School (PFS)?\n\nBased on the Fr eedom School tradition from the civil rights movement\, the PFS will be a weekend of camaraderie\, movement building\, networking\, actions\, traini ng\, workshops\, films\, anti-oppression practice\, and other events. The goal is to link our struggles for justice together based on cross-movement solidarity\, understanding\, and friendship. We understand that every pri vilege enjoyed in our current era is the result of centuries of social mov ement resistance to the gears of oppression. Labor unions\, students\, env ironmental justice folks\, community organizers\, and all other revolution aries must embrace one another in the common struggle to build a society b ased on consent\, respect\, dignity\, and cooperation. The PFS will arm us with the tools we need to get organized\, grow\, and support one another⠀™s work.\n\nAfter this weekend\, we hope that the coalition of groups inv olved\, especially those based regionally around Pittsburgh\, will stick t ogether in a “social change community” to work collectively to spread the organizing sparks of the Freedom School like wildfire through our neig hborhoods. In a city where the NFL team is more relevant to the daily live s of people than the defunct city government\, we have the opportunity to displace functions of the state and businesses with cooperative\, federate d projects in our communities. This radical infrastructure\, in addition t o meeting needs of our communities\, will hopefully be a base for mobiliza tions\, convergences\, and summits against oppression in our society.\n\nW ho’s big idea was the PFS?\n\nTrainers and revolutionaries\, of all gend ers and varying sexualities\, black and white\, youth and elders\, anarchi sts\, socialists\, and progressives\, frustrated with the disconnect that post-modern\, hierarchical single-issue movements have restrained our abil ity to address structural and systemic oppression effectively. In order to extinguish the flames of state and corporate abuse of our friends and our Planet\, we must work\, build\, and resist together.\n\nWhat’s up with the planning process? How did this come about?\n\nThe PFS is a project tha t organizers decided to work on through a variety of different ways\, most especially to combine resources\, requests for space at the University of Pittsburgh\, and capacity as organizers.\n\nSocialist Day School – a gr oup of Marxists were planning a 7-hour Socialist Day School for Saturday\, April 17th and decided it would be cool to have it available to participa nts in other events happening at that time\, including the Pittsburgh Free dom School.\n\nNortheast Students for a Democratic Society “Actionventio n” – this was being planned to be in Pittsburgh and the best available weekend was April 16-18 because the next two weekends were UPitt’s fina ls week and graduation. The “actionventions” have a goal of training a nd networking members of SDS together in the student movement.\n\nKeystone Environmental Youth Coalition – a new Pennsylvania coalition of student s and youth working in environmental organizations who are working on a ca mpaign called Fracking: Quit It Already!\, a campaign to end the process o f hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. At their last retreat they showed interest in having a training in April for their members to train and lear n skills like facilitation\, campaign strategy\, community and campus orga nizing\, etc.\n\nPolice Brutality Against Jordan Miles – some organizers for police accountability in the city\, partcularly in the black and high school communities are working on a campaign regarding the plain clothes officers involved with beating Jordan Miles\, an 18-year-old honors studen t\, while walking in his neighborhood. This would be an opportunity for t hose activists to be trained in nonviolent civil disobedience\, community organizing\, and other valuable skills for their struggle.\n\nLabor Unions – Labor organizing campaigns at various workplaces around Pittsburgh wi ll be able to access the Pittsburgh Freedom School for resources\, inspira tion\, solidarity\, and training that is desperately needed to win contrac ts from their employers.\n\nCelebration of the Lives of Howard Zinn and De nnis Brutus – This is an event already planned for Sunday\, April 18\, 1 -3pm that will honor the achievements of these great allies to struggles a round the world. This could be a great contribution to the spirit of the P FS.\n\nAnd so\, the PFS is born of these and many ideas to come in the fut ure. We encourage you to get involved in the planning! Register and tell u s what you are looking for coming out of this event! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100416 GEO:40.366200;-79.894200 LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15122\, United States SUMMARY:Pittsburgh Freedom School UID:20260421T070502CEST-vgzHZpnmOp@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sdbiggs@purdue.edu DESCRIPTION:Our present civilization is unique in world history because of the tremendous complexity of our technology and how it has redefined socie ty. From interstates and their accompanying suburbs and fast food to the i nformation and social networking of the internet to the explosion of consu mer goods and advertising\, modern technology has altered the fundamental ways society interacts with itself and the world. How will this shaping of society by technology and the corresponding creation of technology by soc iety continue in the near and distant future? Can a civilization as resour ce intensive and complex as ours persist indefinitely? By examining the r ole of science and technology in the society of tomorrow\, we can better p lan and decide our actions in the present to hasten or avoid the possibili ties of the future.\n\nThe 2010 Purdue Student Pugwash Conference on April 9th and 10th will feature speakers who will address the concerns arising from our technological progression. This conference\, entitled Our Techno logical Future: Problems\, Perils\, and Promises\, will feature Howard Blo om and Dr. Timothy Sands. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100410 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100409T173000 GEO:40.461000;-86.936600 LOCATION:Purdue Memorial Union\, 101 N Grant Street\, West Lafayette\, Indi ana\, 47906\, United States SUMMARY:Purdue Student Pugwash Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-j9Pn638cEe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.conf.purdue.edu/pugwash/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:201-684-7830 Email:terra.meierdierck@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:This event is co-sponsored by 1Step (Students Together for Env ironmental Progress)\n\nCome meet student leaders in the Garden State and participate in focus groups. \n\nGroups will focus on:\n\n * Energy\n * Waste\n * Community\n * Climate and Environmental Science 101\n * Organizing and Producing Change\n\nPlease forward this invite to any students whom may be interested and feel free to invite your classes.\nThe re is no fee to attend\, but students must register via Acteva:\nhttp://ww w.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=200605\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100326T130000 GEO:41.077100;-74.161500 LOCATION:Ramapo College Of NJ\, ASB 136\, 505 Ramapo Valley Rd\, Mahwah\, N ew Jersey\, 07430\, United States SUMMARY:Student Sustainability Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-pAVSBmkLuR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=200605 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:201-684-7830 Email:terra.meierdierck@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:9:00 to 9:15 am ~ Dr. Casey Crabill\, President of Raritan Vall ey Community College\nWelcome and Opening Remarks\n9:15 am to 9:45 am ~ Sm art Energy Decisions: Practicing sustainability and making money doing it\ ,\nJay Crookston\, Energy Connect\n9:45 am to 10:15 am ~ Using Your Whole Campus Efficiently - The Ocean County College Model\,\nMichael Fischette\, Concord Engineering Group\n10:15 am to 10:30 am ~ Coffee Break\n10:30 am to 11:00 am ~ Green Roof Design\,\nMichael Medea\, Garden Associates\n11:0 0 am to 11:15 am ~ The NJHEPS Energy Technical Team Update and Membership Feedback\,\nPaul Meierdierck\, UMDNJ\n11:00 am to 11:15 am ~ The NJHEPS En ergy Technical Team Update and Membership Feedback\,\nPaul Meierdierck\, U MDNJ\n11:15 am to 11:45 am ~ The NJ Clean Energy Program: Updates on New P rograms and Subsidies \n11:45 am to 12:30 pm ~ Lunch and Networking\n\n12: 00 pm to 1:00pm ~ Public Space Recycling Partnerships for Greener Living\, \nAaron Klein\, Greener Corners\n\n1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ~ The Raritan Valley Community Cogen Plant\, Campus Sustainability Initiative\,\nand Plant tou r from Brian O’Rourke\, Executive Director of Facilities Geographical S cope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100331T090000 GEO:40.545900;-74.635900 LOCATION:Raritan Valley Community College Conference Center\, 118 Lamington Road\, Branchburg\, New Jersey\, 08876\, United States SUMMARY:Spring Clean Energy Workshop UID:20260421T070502CEST-JUeWjNzoLE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?binid=1&bevaID=195171 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:406-646-0070 Email:volunteer@buffalofieldcampaign.org DESCRIPTION:This is a request for interested people who can volunteer at le ast three weeks of their time to do information tabling in the Yellowstone and Grand Teton areas. If you can participate we can train you and give you room and board. We need bright\, personable people willing to learn. We\\'ve been doing this tabling for the last fourteen years and it is a gr eat way to raise public awareness and support for wild bison. To learn mo re check out our Campaign profile on this site or our website. Come help our nation\\'s last free-ranging\, wild population of bison!!! Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100906 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100601 GEO:44.727600;-111.187000 LOCATION:P.O Box 957\, West Yellowstone\, Montana\, 59758\, United States SUMMARY:Summer Information Tabling with Buffalo Field Campaign UID:20260421T070502CEST-TLKocJwf03@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:715-472-4185 Email:nukewatch1@lakeland.ws DESCRIPTION:Resistance for a Nuclear Free Future is a national gathering to advance the role of nonviolent direct action in the movement for a nuclea r free future. Register at nukewatch.com/30th/index.htm Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100705 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100703T070000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Maryville College & Y12 Nuclear Weapons Complex\, Maryville & Oakr idge\, Tennessee\, United States SUMMARY:Resistance for a Nuclear Free Future UID:20260421T070502CEST-7SXaOUn8uA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nukewatch.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Advancing Justice Conference is a national civil rights and social justice conference that aims to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders in one place to address a broad range of issues facing the As ian American and Pacific Islander community. It serves as a unique forum w here researchers\, advocates\, direct service providers and other leaders can meet face-to-face\, talk about their common challenges and find ways t o work collaboratively.\n\nPlanned highlights include:\n- Legislative brie fing with members of Congress\, key policy makers\, and advocates to discu ss critical legislative priorities of importance to the Asian American com munity\n- Annual Pearl Gala event\n- Young leaders program\n\nAlso the 201 0 conference will coincide with the Smithsonian Folk Life Festival featuri ng Asian American and Pacific Islanders\, which will give conference atten dees an opportunity to participate in many activities related to the festi val.\n\nThe Advancing Justice Conference is a joint project by the Asian A merican Institute (Chicago)\, Asian American Justice Center (Washington\, D.C.)\, Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco) and Asian Pacific American Legal Center (Los Angeles). Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100625 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100623 GEO:38.806200;-77.051400 LOCATION:The Westin Alexandria\, Alexandria\, Virginia\, 22314\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Advancing Justice Conference 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Bk5utGAseS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.advancingjustice.org/2010/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:stephaniem@unr.edu DESCRIPTION:A rally will be held Wed.\, March 24\, from 12 to 1 p.m. in sup port of preserving College of Education doctoral programs\, all of which h ave been proposed for elimination. All individuals are welcome to attend t his event as a show of support. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100324T120000 GEO:40.541200;-119.587000 LOCATION:West Side Of UNR College Of Education\, 1664 N Virginia St\, Reno\ , Nevada\, 89557\, United States SUMMARY:College of Education Rally UID:20260421T070502CEST-w9JHGMHbgM@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:405-624-1530 Email:allie.payne@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:This is going to be an informational session for TBI Raiders. TBI Raiders was founded for the purpose of helping students and young adul ts who had sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury.\n\nDirector Payne will be s peaking about the history of the organization\, accomplishments\, and what all it has to offer as well as things it is striving to do. I will be pr esenting a powerpoint presentation and handing out materials. Towards the last hour or so I will have a question and answer session. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100331T160000 GEO:36.149400;-97.057800 LOCATION:Case Study 3 Room 416 Student Union\, Stillwater\, Oklahoma\, 7407 5\, United States SUMMARY:Informational Session for TBI Raiders UID:20260421T070502CEST-SxEeAaWPFg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://tbiraiders.yolasite.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:914-629-9940 Email:charlestonwomen@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Queerfest\n\nApril 16th and 17th \n\nQueerfest is a two day eve nt which will take place at the Outer Space at 623 A Meeting Street. It w ill commence with a Queer Warrior-themed parade from the gazebo at Hampton Park to the Outer Space. From 7:00 to 10:00 pm on Friday the 16th there will be an art show titled the Queer Show\, which will bring together arti sts from the Charleston area exploring the meaning of queerness in a time- bases medium. On Saturday the 17\, there will be a series of workshops wh ich will delve into the queer experience. Topics for the workshops will b e as follows: Gender Theory\; Androgyny and Alchemy\; Queer Feminism\; Art as Activism\; Sex and Consent\; GLBTQQ Activism. Queerfest will culminat e in a music show on the evening of the 17th\, with local and traveling mu sicians who are invested in the queer experience visibility. After the mu sic show\, Holy City Bike Coop will be coordinating a Queers with Gears Mi dnight Mystery Bike Ride out from the Outer Space. \nQueerfest is meant t o provide a means of exploration of the queer identity and experience thro ugh the mediums which most affect our generation: art\, music\, and intell ectual discourse. We want to create a more inclusive word and world for individuals with alternative sexualities\, excluding only the most hetero- normative \, binaric\, and culturally imposed versions of sexuality. In e ssence\, queer does not exclude heterosexuality. \n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100416T190000 GEO:32.737300;-79.954100 LOCATION:623 A Meeting Street\, Charleston\, South Carolina\, 29412\, Unite d States SUMMARY:QueerFest UID:20260421T070502CEST-BbgjDMMdbh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://charlestonwomen.blogspot.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:uhurufurniture@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Second Annual Earth Day Festival & Flea Market\nSaturday April 17 \n9 to 5\, raindate Sun. 18th\nClark Park\, 43rd St and Baltimore Ave. West Philadelphia\nSocial Change to Fight Climate Change – Africa’s Resources in African Hands!\nEarth Day will be an all day free festival in the park with speakers\, music\, food\, vendors and information booths. Free workshops will be held on such topics as social and environmental jus tice\, community gardening and many aspects of building a sustainable comm unity. The Food Trust weekly farmers market will be open and there will b e activities for children. The flea market offers crafts\, clothing\, rec ords\, jewelry\, ethnic arts and crafts\, collectibles\, great food \,and recycled goods of all kinds. Speakers include Ramona Africa on the 25th an niversary of the MOVE bombing and Ayesha Fleary of the All-African People⠀™s Development & Empowerment Project. Live music from Plum Dragoness & t he Elements\, Yoni Gordon & the Goods (from NYC)\, Coco Sol\, Timi Tanzani a\, The Divine Lorraine\, and more! Poetry by Rasheed Bey. Also featurin g workshops on organic gardening\, urban farming & community agriculture\, sustainability.\nA benefit for the African Village Survival Initiative\, black-community led programs for sustainable energy\, collective food prod uction and economic self-reliance and development. The AVSI empowerment pr ograms are being duplicated throughout the U.S. and the world.\nTo volunte er\, vend or participate call 215-387-0919 • philly_flea@yahoo.com • u hurufleamarket.blogspot.com\nSponsored by Uhuru Solidarity Movement.\n Ge ographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100417T090000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:43 Rd St. & Chester Ave\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Second Annual Earth Day Festival & Flea Market UID:20260421T070502CEST-UaFIGBWfWJ@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2010 marks the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Celebrate with t he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the National Sustainable Design Expo featuring EPA’s 6th Annual P3 (People\, Prosperity and the P lanet) Award Competition.\n\nMeet the university teams competing for EPA†™s P3 Awards and let them introduce you to their innovative solutions for a sustainable world. More than 250 college and university students from a round the country will exhibit their designs for a sustainable tomorrow an d compete for the prestigious EPA P3 Award. Along side the students\, rep resentatives from other federal agencies\, nonprofit organizations\, and b usinesses will showcase their latest sustainable designs\, technologies\, and practices. You’ll see novel approaches for green design and building s\, innovative ideas for alternative energy and materials\, technologies f or clean drinking water and much more. \n\nThe Expo will take place on Sat urday\, April 24\, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.\; Sunday\, April 25\, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. between 4th and 7th Streets (near the N ational Air and Space Museum) in Washington\, D.C. The event is open to t he public with activities for all ages. \n\nFor more information about t he Expo and the P3 Award competition\, visit: www.epa.gov/P3 or contact Cy nthia Nolt-Helms\, EPA National Center for Environmental Research\, at nol t-helms.cynthia@epa.gov or (202) 343-9693.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100425 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100424T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:National Mall Between 4th & 7th St.\, N.W.\, Cross St: 7th St.\, N W & Madison Dr.\, N.W.\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, United States SUMMARY:U.S. EPA National Sustainable Design Expo UID:20260421T070502CEST-4ea7uA5Rk5@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:630-251-1538 Email:bjzaha@prodigy.net DESCRIPTION:ALL ARE WELCOME! BRING FAMILY & ALL YOUR FRIENDS! This gala eve nt includes appetizers\, a beverage of your choice (non-alcoholic or a lib ation)\, live music\, raffles\, fun and fanfare! Suggested donation is $50 per ticket or $80 for two\; $100 ticket includes a free raffle entry for two tickets to The Art of Leadership at the Chicago Photography Center on May 14. Call 630 251-1538 now to order your tickets or go to ElectCorinne Pierog.com and click on “Events” to PACK THE HOUSE for Corinne Pierog\ , Democratic Candidate for State Senate District 28!\n\n Geographical Sco pe: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100425T160000 GEO:42.051900;-88.048100 LOCATION:John Barleycorn\, 1100 American Lane\, Schaumburg\, Illinois\, 601 73\, United States SUMMARY:Pack the House to Send Corinne Pierog to the State Senate UID:20260421T070502CEST-IwwcBAVgWF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ElectCorinnePierog.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:212-633-6646 Email:mayday2010@peoplesmail.net DESCRIPTION:JOIN THE 6th ANNUAL MAY DAY MARCH \nSATURDAY MAY 1ST:\n\nMARCH FOR WORKER & IMMIGRANT RIGHTS\n12 noon UNION SQUARE\n14th St. & Broadway\, Manhattan\, NYC\nTo Wall Street\n\n\n\nNo to War! Housing\, Jobs\, and Se rvices for All!\n\nTell Senator Schumer REAL immigration reform means: \ns top criminalizing immigrants\, Amnesty for Haitian Immigrants\, Repeal NAF TA/CAFTA\, Political Asylum for Victor Toro\, Stop Sexual Trafficking. Ge ographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100501T120000 GEO:40.763000;-73.910900 LOCATION:Union Square\, 14th St And Broadway\, New York\, New York\, 11103\ , United States SUMMARY:March for Worker and Immigrant Rights UID:20260421T070502CEST-sSjVDbdifW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.may1.info END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:You voted\, you organized\, and progressives won. But deliverin g change has not been easy. There have been obstacles—Washington gridloc k and fierce pushback from conservatives and special interests. But you ha ven’t given up. You know what’s right\, and you won’t let the oppone nts of change stop us from moving this country in a progressive direction. \n\nYou know that it’s time to stand up and fight back. \n\nAt the sixth annual Campus Progress National Conference\, more than 1200 young people will come together to continue the fight for change. You will discuss the critical challenges our generation faces\, and develop the ideas\, network s\, and innovations that will help us help overcome obstacles and create a new\, more progressive America. \n\n\nDay 1: July 7\, 2010\nGet ready for a program of inspiring speeches\, panels\, performances\, and interactive discussions. You will hear from and ask questions of a tremendous roster of speakers – famous people\, powerful people\, talented people\, up-and -coming young leaders. Speakers at this conference in past years have incl uded Barack Obama\, Bill Clinton\, Nancy Pelosi\, John Lewis\, Linda Sanch ez\, Kathleen Sebelius\, Van Jones\, Samantha Power\, Seymour Hersh\, Hele n Thomas\, Majora Carter\, John Oliver\, Ryan Gosling\, and\, of course\, Fat Joe. You will connect with a remarkable group of young participants fr om around the country. You will discuss the issues and the prospects for c hange.\n\n\n\nDay 2: July 8\, 2010\nThe advocacy day\, where words will be put into action and young people will learn skills needed to become an ad vocate on the issues that matter to them and engage with congressional off ices on Capitol Hill to press for change on those issues. You’ll get the opportunity to put your principles into action. Campus Progress will trai n\, prep\, and help deliver hundreds of fired-up young progressives to Cap itol Hill to demand concrete solutions to challenges that young people fac e on issues like green jobs\, immigration\, and LGBTQ rights. We’ll set up the meetings with Senate offices\, do the research\, and get you there. We’ll also arm you with the skills you need to make your voice heard in the media. Just bring your passion and energy. \n\nStay tuned for updates about speakers\, panels\, and more.\n\n>> Click here to apply Geographi cal Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100708 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100707 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:2010 Campus Progress National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Pct2bJENhs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.campusprogress.org/2010ConferenceApp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:rootsofresistance@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:The Roots of Resistance Conference is a two day event featuring workshops and discussions on topics such as student activism past and pre sent\, combating racism and sexual assault\, and developing successful org anizing strategies. With participation from Dr. Gene Young\, eyewitness to the Jackson State shootings\, Mark Rudd\, of Students for a Democratic So ciety and later the Weather Underground\, and Dr. Staughton Lynd\, a veter an organizer of labor\, peace\, and prisoner solidarity\, along with many other student and community activists as well as professors\, this confere nce is a space in which we can build a strong future for our struggles whi le learning from the experiences of the 1960\\'s and 70\\'s.\n \nA full li st of workshops\, details and events for the entire weekend can be found a t: http://rootsofresistance.wordpress.com/\n \nOrganized by members of Ken t Anti-Racist Action\, the May 4th Task Force\, Black United Students\, KS U-NAACP\, and the Women\\'s Liberation Collective.\nAll events are free. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100502 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100501 GEO:41.170000;-81.196600 LOCATION:Kent State University Student Center - Third Floor\, Kent\, Ohio\, 44242\, United States SUMMARY:Roots of Resistance Conference: Continuing the Struggle UID:20260421T070502CEST-G514umL7sd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://rootsofresistance.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:UFE\\'s Popular Economics Education workshops transform dry eco nomic statistics into memorable learning experiences that connect with peo ple\\'s lives and lead to action.\n\nTo multiply our education efforts\, U FE also trains and supports a national network of volunteer workshop leade rs. This Institute will prepare people to lead UFE\\'s popular economics e ducation workshop\, and help build support for campaigns to reduce economi c inequality.\n\nThis institute is right for you if you are:\n\n * an a ctivist\, leader\, organizer or trainer engaged in campaigns for economic or social justice\;\n * an educator\, activist\, organizer or trainer s eeking to improve your training and facilitation skills and become more co mfortable presenting information and engaging people in dialog about the e conomy.\n\nThis institute will give you the opportunity to:\n\n * learn about recent national economic trends\, the rules and policies that contr ibuted to the Great Recession\, the impact of economic trends and policies across race and gender lines\; the root causes of migration\, some histor y about popular resistance to economic inequality in the US\, and strategi es to advance economic recovery and to close the economic divides\;\n * practice and receive constructive feedback on how to lead discussions and workshops on economic inequality\;\n * network and build solidarity wi th others working for economic justice.\n\nFee: $125 – includes all meal s\, accommodations\, and training materials. Transportation is NOT include d in the fee.\n\nTo register click here. Registration deadline: April 29\, 2010.\n\nVery limited scholarship assistance is available for participant s representing community and grassroots organizations with limited financi al resources. Please be sure to apply for the training before applying for a scholarship.\n\nQuestions?\, please contact:\n\n * Jeannette Huezo\, 857-277-7881 or jhuezo@faireconomy.org\n * Steve Schnapp\, 857-277-786 8 or sschnapp@faireconomy.org\n * Susan Williams\, Highlander Education Team Coordinator\, 865-933-3443 x229 Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100530 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100527 GEO:36.089600;-83.563900 LOCATION:Highlander Education And Research Center\, 1959 Highlander Way\, N ew Market\, Tennessee\, 37820\, United States SUMMARY:Popular Economics Education Institute: Training for Trainers UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ub5w888frk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.faireconomy.org/news/ufe_tots END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:top Pprn Culture is holding a conference at Wheelock College on June 12-13\, 2010. We will have keynotes and workshop on the hypersexual ization of our culture\, hook up culture in schools and colleges\, pornogr aphy addiction\, the pornification of pop culture and the sexualizing of c hildren. Speakers include Gail Dines\, Wendy Maltz\, Carolyn West\, Sharon Cooper\, Rebecca Whisnant and Robert Jensen. For more information and to register please go to: http://stoppornculture.org/conference/\n\nSpaces ar e limited so please register early\n\nIn March 2007\, over 500 people gath ered at a conference in Boston to help re-ignite a progressive and feminis t movement against pornography. Our second national conference will once again bring together activists\, researchers\, survivors\, parents\, and o ther concerned community members to continue developing our anti-pornograp hy analysis and building our resistance movement. Come and join us for two days of keynotes\, workshops\, and discussion.\n\nRegistration cost is $5 0/supporter\, $25/low-income. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100613 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100612 GEO:42.347000;-71.102100 LOCATION:Wheelock College\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States SUMMARY:The Future of P*rnography: Stop P*rn Culture! Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-NKLgrmEamU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://stoppornculture.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We hear talk of \\'sustainability\\' everywhere—sometimes as an ecological vision\, an advertising strategy\, a countercultural dream o r even a business model. Given the diverse uses of “sustainability\,” how might those of us who invoke it most effectively address our ecologica l\, economic\, and social challenges? This conference is an invitation to construct bridges across the diverse terrains of sustainability theory and practice\, engaging in productive dialogue and debate that might lead to innovative green frameworks for environmental scholarship\, activism\, res earch\, and policy.\n\n\nTo these ends\, the Second Annual International C onference on “Understanding Sustainability” seeks to encourage innovat ive dialogues between diverse groups that are not always in conversation.\ nHumanities scholars working in fields such as ecocriticism\, green cultur al studies\, environmental ethics\, philosophy of science\, and environmen tal history\nSocial scientists working in the areas of social sustainabili ty\, environmental justice\, environmental economics\, sustainable busines s practices\nLocal designers\, city planners\, and social service provider s who are building Portland’s reputation as a leader in sustainability\, and\nArtists and activists shaping ideas of green ethics and aesthetics o r new strategies of political participation Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100522 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100520 GEO:45.518500;-122.675000 LOCATION:Portland State University\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97204\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Understanding Sustainability: Perspectives from the Humanities UID:20260421T070502CEST-ABNkUgUe6X@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.understandingsustainability.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Rouge Forum 2010 conference will be held at George Williams College conference center in Williams Bay\, Wisconsin from August 2-5\, 2 010.\n\n\n\nThe gorgeous campus of George Williams College is located on G eneva Lake in Williams Bay\, WI\, just 1.5 hours from Chicago and one hour from Milwaukee and Madison\, WI. The retreat setting of the conference f acilities will provide Rouge Forum attendees with a variety of options for housing and meals.\n\n\n\nWatch this space for the call for papers and in formation on travel\, lodging\, and conference activities.\n\n\n\nFor more information contact conference coordinator Faith \n\nhe Rouge Forum is a group of educators\, students\, and parents seeking a democratic society. We are concerned about questions like these: How can we teach against raci sm\, national chauvinism and sexism in an increasingly authoritarian and u ndemocratic society? How can we gain enough real power to keep our ideals and still teach--or learn? Whose interests shall school serve in a society that is ever more unequal? \n\n\n\nWe are both research and action orient ed. We want to learn about equality\, democracy and social justice as we s imultaneously struggle to bring into practice our present understanding of what that is. We seek to build a caring inclusive community which underst ands that an injury to one is an injury to all. At the same time\, our car ing community is going to need to deal decisively with an opposition that is sometimes ruthless Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100805 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100802 GEO:42.573200;-88.540200 LOCATION:Williams Bay\, Wisconsin\, 53191\, United States SUMMARY:Rouge Conference Forum: Education in the Public Interest UID:20260421T070502CEST-Cv8WaUVLiD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://rougeforumconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, \n\nHeartwood will be celebrating twenty years o f collective action for our forests and communities when we gather for the 20th annual Heartwood Forest Council\, to be held Memorial Day weekend\, May 28-31\, 2010\, at Camp Ondessonk in southern Illinois\, site of the ve ry first Heartwood Forest Council in 1991. This will be only the second ti me this event has taken place in Illinois and we are glad to be back where it all began. The theme of this year\\'s Forest Council is Trust Nature. \n\nThe Forest Council will begin the afternoon of Friday\, May 28\, with a screening of the powerful new documentary Coal Country\, which Heartwood helped produce. Coal Country tells the heart-rending story of mountaintop removal coal mining which is destroying the land and culture of Appalachi a. The event will conclude mid-day\, Monday\, May 31 (Memorial Day) with a look ahead to the next twenty years of Heartwood and a celebratory closin g circle. The program in between will consist of three days of workshops\, discussions\, keynote speakers\, and field trips -- interspersed with amp le social time\, leisure\, lively local music\, dancing and great food. \n \nAmong the featured presenters will be southern Illinois native Jeff Bigg ers\, author most recently of Reckoning at Eagle Creek\, The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland who will present his travelling multimedia produ ction “Welcome to the Saudi Arabia of Coal” on coal\, mountaintop remo val\, climate change and clean energy options. We also have a very special guest Saturday night as former Member of Congress and Green Party preside ntial candidate Cynthia McKinney will offer a keynote address. Keynote pre sentations on the theme Trust Nature by Scott Silver of Wild Wilderness\, based in Bend\, Oregon\, and Jim Glover\, Southern Illinois University and the Wilderness Education Association\, will explore the complex subject o f human interaction with forests and other natural systems. Long time Hear twood activist and organizer Andy Mahler who has helped organize all twent y Heartwood Forest Councils will reflect on lessons learned over the past two decades. The program is still taking shape\, so we welcome your sugges tions. Please check the Heartwood website periodically for announcements a nd updates as well as ride share information\, registration and directions . \n\nThis year’s Forest Council will also feature the first national me eting of the growing network of groups and individuals coming together to oppose the proliferation of forest-consuming industrial biomass incinerato rs and to promote truly sustainable and renewable energy alternatives to c oal\, biomass incineration\, and nuclear power. There will also be present ations on the history and ecology of the region’s forests and threats to the surrounding Shawnee National Forest as well as a variety of informati ve and restorative field trip options to explore the area’s wild and rug ged beauty and unique ecological features. \n\nThe Forest Council will be family friendly - kids of all ages are encouraged to attend. This year\\'s Forest Council will also include planning for how we can coordinate our e fforts even more successfully in the years ahead in an atmosphere of celeb ration and mutual support. And\, as always\, this year\\'s Forest Council will feature great food\, lovingly prepared by chef Shane McElwee and her kitchen magicians\, using the best possible fresh\, local and organic ingr edients\; live local music and dancing featuring Carter & Connelley\, the Ivas John Band\, and more\; the always entertaining Heartwood benefit auct ion with Auctioneer Extraordinaire\, Col Clyde Canaveral Kennedy and the d eath-defying Heartwood Talent Show. Rumor has it there will also be an app earance around the campfire by visionary activist John Muir. \n\nIt is the personal and organizational connections we make and renew at the Heartwoo d Forest Council each year that are the heart of the Heartwood network. \n \nWe hope to see you there. \n\nWhat is the Heartwood Forest Council? \n\n The Heartwood Forest Council is the largest annual gathering of citizens f rom across the Eastern\, Midwestern\, and Southern United States who care about the health and well-being of our nation\\'s forests. The Forest Coun cil is held each year in a beautiful forest setting in a different Heartwo od forest state over the Memorial Day weekend. The Forest Council program offers information about threats to our region and to human and community health. But it also focuses on the lasting solutions and proven action ste ps that will move us as a community toward a shared vision of a healthy\, just\, and sustainable society. \n\nWhat is Heartwood? \n\nHeartwood is pe ople helping people protect the places they love—a cooperative network o f grassroots groups\, individuals\, and local businesses working to protec t and sustain healthy forests and vital human communities in the nation\\' s heartland\, from the foothills of the Appalachians to the river valleys of the Great Plains\, and from the Great Lakes to the Deep South. Heartwoo d has a twenty year track record of bringing people together to share info rmation\, coordinate efforts and devise a common approach—not just to th e challenges we face but perhaps more importantly to the positive future t hat inspires the work we do. \n\nCosponsor the Forest Council! \n\nWe invi te you to become a cosponsor of the 2010 Heartwood Forest Council. Funds r aised will be used to underwrite the event and make it affordable for thos e who might otherwise be unable to attend. \n\nAs a cosponsor\, you or you r organization or business will be listed in all applicable promotional ma terials and have the option of setting up a display table with merchandise and information at the event. Cosponsorship also entitles you to a one-ye ar organizational membership in Heartwood with full member benefits. Indiv iduals may also cosponsor and choose to remain anonymous. \n\nFor groups a nd organizations\, we offer the following general guidelines based on annu al budget: Suggested donation Annual budget\n$25 under $25K\n$50 $25K - $5 0K\n$100 $50K - $100K\n$250 $100K - $250K\n$500 $250K - $500K\n$1000 $500K and over\n\n\nTo cosponsor\, make checks payable to Heartwood\, and send to: Heartwood Forest Council\, P.O. Box 332565\, Murfreesboro\, TN 37133-2 565. \n\nPlease make sure to include your name and contact information\, a nd mention that your donation is intended for the Forest Council. \n\nFor more information\, please contact: \n\nAndy Mahler\nHeartwood\n812.723.243 0 (h/w)\nandy@blueriver.net \n\nAmanda Moore\nHeartwood\n615.358.8898\ninf o@heartwood.org \n\nMark Donham\nRACE\n618.564.3367\nmarkkris@earthlink.ne t Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100531 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100528 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Camp Ondessonk\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Heartwood 2010 Forest Council UID:20260421T070502CEST-Oev96BhWCw@74.81.90.59 URL:https://www.heartwood.org/forestcouncil/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance seeks to dismantle raci al\, socioeconomic\, and institutional barriers to ensure that people of a ll ethnic backgrounds have equal access and opportunity to participate ful ly in the life of the community. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100520 GEO:42.765900;-86.105400 LOCATION:Hope College\, Holland\, Michigan\, 49423\, United States SUMMARY:2010 Lakeshore Summit on Racism UID:20260421T070502CEST-K7kRvLmd1H@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ethnicdiversity.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this conference is to bring together antiwar and social justice activists from across the country to discuss and decide wh at we can do together to end the wars\, occupations\, bombing attacks\, th reats and interventions that are taking place in the Middle East and beyon d\, which the U.S. government is conducting and promoting. Attend and voic e your opinion on where the antiwar movement is today and where we go from here.\nIn these deeply troubled times\, Washington\\'s two wars and occup ations rage on\, resulting in an ever increasing number of dead and wounde d\; more and more civilians killed in drone bombing attacks\; misery\, dep rivation\, dislocation and shattered lives for millions\; and a suicide ra te for U.S. service members soaring to unprecedented heights. At the same time\, trillions are spent on these seemingly endless Pentagon conflicts w aged in pursuit of profits and global domination while trillions more are lost by working people in the value of their homes\, in the loss of their jobs\, pensions and health care\, and in cuts for public services and vita lly needed social programs.\n\nWe are witness to the massive bailout of ba nks and corporations while union contracts are shredded\, work is outsourc ed\, jobs are shipped off-shore\, workers are evicted from their homes\, a nd our youth and students face a bleak future of rising tuition costs\, an ever-declining quality of education\, and diminishing employment opportun ities. They are offered instead the opportunity to become cannon fodder as the military serves as the employer of last resort while prison awaits ma ny others. \n\nThe poor and working people in the U.S. suffer the horrors of unemployment\, foreclosures\, homelessness\, untreated illnesses and un available health insurance\, crumbling infrastructure\, and temporary and part time work at starvation wages. These multiple crises impact communiti es of color with disproportionate severity. Meanwhile people in a growing number of countries around the world are subjected to death and destructi on by the world’s most powerful military machine. \n\nThere is another d imension to this tragedy. The U.S. is at war to control and plunder the ve ry fossil fuel resources whose continued use threatens the future of the h uman race. \n\nWe demand the immediate and total withdrawal of U.S. milit ary forces\, mercenaries and contractors from Afghanistan and Iraq. Moreov er\, we recognize that the Middle East cauldron today also encompasses Ira n\, Pakistan\, Yemen\, Palestine and Israel\, while Haiti\, Honduras\, Col ombia\, Venezuela\, Cuba and other countries in Latin America are targeted for intervention\, subversion\, occupation and control as a consequence o f a militarized U.S. foreign policy. Our challenge is not only to end wars and occupations\, but to fundamentally change the aggressive policies tha t inevitably lead our country to militarism and war.\n\nThe fight for bett er times\, for a world of peace\, justice and freedom\, requires that we j oin together to make it happen\, that we fight for the broad unity within the antiwar movement and across all the movements for social justice that has to date escaped us and that we collaborate to engage the American peop le in massive and united mobilizations against the warmakers and for the j ustice we deserve. \n\nWe have not forgotten the lessons of the civil righ ts movement\, the struggle against the Vietnam War\, the feminist and gay rights movements\, and the monumental struggles that paved the way to the organization of American trade unions. History has demonstrated time and a gain that all critical social change is a product of the direct and massiv e intervention of the people.\n\nWe seek an inclusive conference where ant iwar individuals and organizations come together to democratically discuss \, debate and approve a plan of action aimed at winning the support and al legiance of the majority who have the power to compel a fundamental re-ord ering of priorities. \n\nWe announce in advance that our goal is to develo p strategies that unite us in action – for mass mobilizations and a vari ety of other tactics that suit the agendas of the constituent groups and i ndividuals who participate in the conference proceedings. Our method is de mocracy. One person one vote! Our goal is unity in action while respecting our diversity and differences in political program and orientation. \n\nJ oin us in Albany\, New York\, July 23-25\, 2010! Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100725 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100723 GEO:42.654000;-73.748300 LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Hotel\, Albany\, New York\, 12207\, United States SUMMARY:National Peace Conference: Bring the Troops Home Now UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZllUj4VCfM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nationalpeaceconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review International Planning Committee\, comprised of NGO’s from the United States\, Europe and Asia is organizing a day and a half long international conference on N uclear Abolition\, Peace and Disarmament on May 1\, 2010\, the eve of the NPT Review Conference at the United Nations. The conference will be held i n the Riverside Church in New York City and will include between 800 and 1 \,000 participants.\n\nIn May\, 2010\, representatives of the world’s na tions will gather at the U.N. for the 5-year NPT Review\, which is widely considered to be a make it or break it point for the nuclear non-prolifera tion regime. NGOs from six continents will send representatives and activi sts to New York to influence the outcome of the NPT Review.\n\nOn the eve of the Review Conference\, the International Planning Committee’s confer ence will provide a forum to share analyses\, to coordinate activities dur ing the month-long Review Conference\, and to better integrate campaigns f or nuclear weapons abolition\, peace\, economic justice and human needs an d environmental sustainability.\n\nThe conference will consist of three pl enaries and numerous workshops. Plenary and workshop speakers will include leading experts on the issues addressed by the conference. Workshops are being organized internationally along four tracks: abolition\, peace\, eco nomic justice/human needs\, and environmental sustainability. Geographica l Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100501 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100430 GEO:40.812700;-73.955000 LOCATION:Riverside Church\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:International Conference For a Nuclear Free\, Peaceful\, Just an d Sustainable World UID:20260421T070502CEST-U2uCvvixsF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://peaceandjusticenow.org/wordpress/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A gathering for theologians\, pastors\, activists and others to develop the insights of mimetic theory toward the formation of a Christia n theology and practice of peace.\n\nA time to dialogue with one another a nd with . . .\nSCHEDULE AND PROGRAM: The program will begin on the afterno on of Tuesday\, May 25\, and end with lunch on Thursday\, May 27\, 2010. A plenary presentation by each speaker will be followed by personal reflect ion and small and large group dialogue. Worship and prayer\, interest grou ps\, social gatherings\, free time and a brief business meeting will compl ete the schedule. Theology and Peace is a gathering for those interested i n developing mimetic theory in the context of the Christian tradition\, ra ther than an introduction to this work. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100527 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100525 GEO:41.971600;-87.702600 LOCATION:North Park Theological Seminary\, 3225 W. Foster Ave.\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60625\, United States SUMMARY:Theology and Peace Conference 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-91WlH5oLvi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.theologyandpeace.org/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars now for the 2010 Convention\, which will ce lebrate VFP’s 25th anniversary and look ahead to the unfinished work of promoting peace and progressive politics in a time of global war and econo mic retrenchment. The meeting will be held from August 25-29 and\, fittin gly\, in Maine\, the birthplace of Veterans For Peace in 1985. Portland\ , Maine\, a vibrant\, beautiful coastal city located on a peninsula in Cas co Bay\, will be the host city for the Convention under the sponsorship o f VFP Chapters 1 and 3. The Convention Headquarters will be the Holiday I nn by the Bay Hotel and Convention Center. \n\nThe 25th Anniversary Conve ntion is a unique opportunity for progressive\, activist veterans from aro und the country to come together to understand the organization’s past\, to meet and enjoy its present\, and to help plan its future in these frau ght times. \n\nCome to Maine in August. Let the voices of veterans be heard in their collective strength. \n\n\n \n\nConvention Highlights \nPoetry event recognizing the editors and contributors to Winning Hearts and Minds\, and Demilitarized Zones\, collections of poems by Vietnam ve terans\, followed by open mike. \nOpening reflections by Jerry Genesio \, a principal founder of Veterans For Peace. \nOpening keynote by Chris H edges\, one of the country’s most prolific and provocative progressive w riters.\nA Public Meeting in Portland featuring the NAACP\, Native America n and labor organizations\, and representatives of Portland’s immigrant and marriage equality communities. Entertainment by Inanna\, a dynamic wom en’s drumming ensemble.\nFriday evening lobster bake on nearby Peak’s Island.\nBreakout sessions to bring the concerns and ideas of the membersh ip to the organization’s leaders and to set policy goals for 2010-2011.\ nBanquet featuring Noel Paul Stookey\, of the revered group\, Peter\, Paul and Mary \nMarch and rally around the city of Portland ending at Post Office Park Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100829 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100825 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Bay Holiday Inn\, Portland\, Maine\, 04100\, United States SUMMARY:Veterans for Peace 25th Anniversary Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-VmopCHiZD8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.vfpnationalconvention.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Midwest Regional Department of Peace Conference\nMaking Peace a Priority: Vision\; Experience\; Practice\n\nMadonna University - May 14 - 16\, 2010!\n\nConference Highlights:\nVision of Peace: The Peace Alliance Strategic Plan with Lynn McMullen\nPeacebuilding Circles (Restorative Pra ctices) with Rosemary Doyl & Jerry Mehler\nPuzzles with a Purpose with Sue Belanger\nCommunicating Your Heart\\'s Desire for Peace with Robert Koehl er\nPresent Moment Meditation with Kathy Henning\nStudents Empowering Stud ents with Kevin \\'Mr. Peace\\' Szawala\nReport from the National SPA Conf erence with Polly Anna Burnette-Egan\nMessage of Peace with Bishop Thomas Gumbleton\n\nThe conference begins on Friday\, May 14\, at 7 pm. with a \\ 'Getting to Know You\\' reception.\nWe will view and discuss Azim Khamisa\ \'s short film \\'Garden of Life\\'.\nSaturday will start with a continent al breakfast at 9 am. A buffet lunch will be included. The main conference will end at 5 pm. We will meet again at 7 pm for the \\'Reader\\'s Theate r\\' production of the original play \\'The Gift of Peace\\'.\nSunday we a re honored to have Bishop Thomas Gumbleton share his Message of Peace.\n\n The first 150 to register will receive a free Global Peace(s) Puzzle\nThe conference includes two continental breakfasts\, a buffet lunch and refres hments. Cost is a minimum of $50. Contributions to help with scholarships would be appreciated. Students can attend for only $25.\n\nThis is a wonde rful opportunity for us to come together & share our visions\, experience a peaceful weekend and practice peace!\nDOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM NOW!\n\ n\nThe registration form can be downloaded from the Citizens for Peace blo g: www.citizensforpeace11.blogspot.com.\nCall Colleen for more information - 734-425-007 Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100516 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100514 GEO:42.396200;-83.371600 LOCATION:36600 Schoolcraft\, Livonia\, Michigan\, 48154\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Regional Department of Peace Conference 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-mmugBzz1VP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://dopeace.ning.com/events/midwest-regional-department-of END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The FORUM: “A People’s History of Radioactive Waste” wil l teach the public about Radioactive Waste Problems and what can be done a bout them. It will convene at 12:30 on Saturday June 5 – and run through a Keynote event (TBA) that evening.\n\nThe SUMMIT will bring together act ivists and experts in this field to form the “Peoples Green Ribbon\nComm ission on America’s Nuclear Waste Future” which will (in the next year ) issue our report on the\ntopic...well\, in fact that group will name its elf – so this is a “place holder name!” This event will convene on F riday June 4 and run through Sunday afternoon June 6\, including The Forum .\n\nJune 4\, 5\, 6 – CHICAGO -- Location: Loyola University\, Lake Shor e Campus\n(Note: Loyola is not a sponsor of this event)\n\nRegistration Fe e: $30 Summit and Forum\; $15 Forum only\; $10 Special Saturday night prog ram\nPrint and fill out the attached pdf registration form and return to N EIS at 3411 W. Diversey\, #16\, Chicago\, IL 60647.\nPlease make your rese rvations early to guarantee your room (and get a good flight price). No re funds after May 3rd.\nDo NOT send credit card information by fax or e-mail \; use secure online payment\; or mail checks.\n\nLodging will be availabl e on campus – likely cost is $90 for 2 nights double room OR $120 for 2 nights single room\, plus tax – also an option to stay in town – limi ted home stays available.\nMeals will not be provided – many eateries ne arby\n\nTHE FORUM:\nThe People’s History of Radioactive Waste FORUM -- o pen to all:\nStarts Saturday noon 6/5 – runs through a Keynote Address S aturday evening\nProposed workshops and speakers on all aspects of the rad ioactive waste challenge for survival including:\n**Uranium mining and pro cessing\n**Military and Civilian waste sources and current policy challeng es\n**So-called “low-level” waste generation\, processing\, storage\, disposal and “release”\n**High-Level waste – on-site\, transport iss ues\, storage (on and off site)\, “recycling” and disposal\n**Plutoniu m policy\n– more details soon\nIf you are interested in offering a works hop during the FORUM – contact Kevin Kamps:\nKevin@beyondnuclear.org or 240-462-3216\n\nTHE SUMMIT:\nAmerica’s Nuclear Waste Future GRASSROOTS S UMMIT – open for those already active in\nradioactive waste and responsi ble energy policy work\, and those who are ready to get significantly\ninv olved. The Summit will have three parts –\n**Friday afternoon\, June 4\, — set priorities for the Saturday morning and Sunday sessions.\n**Satur day morning June 5 – meet in small groups by topics and nominate members for the Green\nRibbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Waste Future\n** Sunday morning and afternoon June 6 – complete small group work\, discus s and confirm our strategy and timeline\, and elect Commission members.\nF or more information on the SUMMIT contact Mary Olson at NIRS – maryo@nir s.org or 828-252-8409 or\nAlfred Meyer Alfred.c.meyer@gmail.com\, 202-215- 8208.\n\nGoals of the Summit will be to identify common ground (geographic ally and in terms of challenges\,\nconcerns and goals) and bottom lines. W e will work in small groups and as a spokescouncil in addition to sharing time all together. In addition\, a Green Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Waste Future will be elected and charged to produce a report which will provide an alternative plan from that of the federal Blue Ribbon Com mission on America’s Nuclear Future. In order to set the outlines of the debate\, we will issue the Green Ribbon Commission Report before the fede ral Blue Ribbon Commission issues its report over the next 18 – 24 month s.\n\nNote: the Summit is not open to those who promote the ongoing produc tion of new radioactive waste\, or work for the nuclear industry.\n\nThis event is the next step in a dialog that has been on-going since the first pile of nuclear waste was generated by the Manhattan Project – most irra diated fuel is still sitting on the reactor sites where it was made. The c ancellation of Yucca Mountain creates an enormous new set of questions and challenges for the nuclear industry and the public interest. Similarly\, the restriction of waste allowed at the Barnwell\, South Carolina so-calle d “low-level” waste dump in 2008\, leaves nuclear power plants (the pr imary generators of this waste in the civilian sector) in more than 30 sta tes with no place to bury this enormous\, and often highly radioactive was te category\; similar challenges exist in the military waste world. The ne w plan to expand both the civilian reactor fleet and the nuclear weapons p roduction complex threaten our heart-felt goal to see the end to more radi oactive waste production. Come join this discussion!\n\nThis event is flow ing from a group of activists who have been meeting by phone over the last 8\nmonths. The summit planning group is below – we will have a website up\, but for more\ninformation at this point contact any of us:\n\nMary Ol son\, NIRS Southeast 828-252-8409 maryo@nirs.org\nJudy Triechel\, Nevada N uclear Waste Task Force 702-248-1127 judynwtf@aol.com\nDave Kraft\, Nuclea r Energy Information Service (773)342-7650 neis@neis.org\nLinda Lewison\, NEIS (773)342-7650 ljlewison@gmail.com\nKevin Kamps\, Beyond Nuclear 240-4 62-3216 kevin@beyondnuclear.org\nAlfred Meyer 202-215-8208 alfred.c.meyer@ gmail.com\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100606 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100604 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Loyola University Lake Shore\, Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Radioactive Waste Policy National Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-apwW5lSrev@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:jeffkpalmer@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:On May 23\, Westboro Baptist Church has scheduled picket protes ts outside of three major churches in the Nashville area. A counter-protes t is obviously in order.\n\nWestboro Baptist Church is a radical hate grou p based out of Topeka\, Kansas best known for their protest activities whi ch include picketing churches and funerals and desecration of the American flag. Since its first service in 1955\, the WBC and its founder Fred Phel ps have dedicated themselves to spreading a message of hate towards homose xuals\, American soldiers\, Jews\, Catholics\, Hindus\, Muslims\, and any other organization that disagrees with their radical views. Since 1991\, t he church claims to have participated in over 41\,000 protests in 650 citi es nationwide\, using signs bearing such strong messages as GOD HATES FAGS \, THANK GOD FOR DEAD SOLDIERS\, FAGS DOOM NATIONS\, GOD HATES THE U.S.A.\ , THANK GOD FOR AIDS\, and GOD IS YOUR ENEMY to propagate and publicize th eir campaign of intolerance.\n\nWBC\\'s Picket Schedule in Nashville\, TN: \n\nSUNDAY\, MAY 23\, 2010\n\n\n7:50-8:20AM\nChrist Church\n15354 Old Hick ory Blvd.\nNashville\, TN\n\n8:45-9:15AM\nTwo Rivers Baptist Church\n2800 McGavock Pk.\nNashville\, TN\n\n10:30-11:15AM\nMount Zion Baptist Church\n 7594 Old Hickory Blvd.\nNashville\, TN Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100523T075000 GEO:36.079300;-86.725800 LOCATION:15354 Old Hickory Blvd.\, 2800 McGavock Pike\,\, 7594 Old Hickory Blvd.\, Nashville\, Tennessee\, 37211\, United States SUMMARY:Nashville WBC Counter-Protests UID:20260421T070502CEST-z8SVuo6ngs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://tinyurl.com/nashvillewbccounterprotest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:mdhami@sfu.ca DESCRIPTION:Hello\, \n\nMy name is Mandavni and I am emailing you regarding a couple of exciting youth events that are quickly approaching. I am one of the Youth Commissioners of Women\\'s Legal Education and Action Fund ( National LEAF)\, a non-profit organization founded in 1985 to advance the equality of women and girls in Canada through litigation\, public educatio n and law reform. National LEAF has launched the Youth Commission in orde r to enhance understanding of youth perspectives on social justice issues in their daily lives. This will inform the development of future activiti es to ensure that LEAF\\'s work is meaningful and relevant to youth all ac ross Canada. \n\nIt’s Not JustUs: In/equalities and Creating Empowered Y outh is an event occurring on June 19th\, 2010 focusing on arts-based soci al justice activism and in/equalities. It will be held at 409 Granville S treet\, Vancouver\, Coast Salish Territories. The goal of this youth driv en grassroots project is to create a safe environment where participants c an work with youth leaders and local activists and organizations to facili tate creative community building. Participants will spend the afternoon f ostering leadership skills and peer networks during various workshops and hands-on activities. Participants will share their perspectives on issues or concerns as youth in Canada and discuss your experiences and ideas reg arding in/equalities. \n\nI am looking for 10-15 participants to collabora te with youth leaders and activists on this project. The ideal participan t would be between the aged 18-29 years old\, with a demonstrated interest in social justice\, issues of power and in/equalities\, and often invisib le histories. This is a FREE event that is open to people of all genders\ , and light snacks will be provided. My goal is to help contribute to you th activism in our communities\, and I hope that the participants leave wi th a sense of empowerment and community engagement. Participants will als o have access to various community resources and opportunities as well as information pertaining to the two events following this one. \n\nIf this i s something that will appeal to you\, then please feel free to reach me at mdhami@sfu.ca by June 7th\, 2010. I am really looking forward to this ev ent and I am excited at the prospect of working with you. \n\nThank you an d I look forward to hearing back from you soon! \n\nMandavni Dhami Geogra phical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100619 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:409 Granville Street\, Vancouver\, Coast Salish Territories\, Cana da SUMMARY:It’s Not JustUs: In/equalities and Creating Empowered Youth UID:20260421T070502CEST-VsNBuDp4sc@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-567-4004 x 112 Email:kfeeney@cleanair.org DESCRIPTION:Currently\, students and recent graduates face a turbulent econ omy that will provide little opportunities for jobs and success. Innovatio n and implementation of renewable energy is an exciting and viable solutio n\; clean energy will create 2 million new American jobs and protect our e nvironment!\n\n \n\nJoin the Clean Air Council at an event to raise awaren ess and support strong and comprehensive global warming legislation that w ill create new U.S. clean energy jobs! This demonstration aims to make a b ig statement by involving current students and recent graduates dressed in caps and gowns.\n\n \n\nThe event will begin at City Hall and will end wi th a “commencement walk” to Senator Bob Casey’s office at 20th and M arket St. to deliver petitions from young people and students concerned ab out their future and the future of the American economy with China and oth er nations forging ahead of us in the global green race. \n\n“I WANT A JOB IN THE NEW GREEN ECONOMY!”\n\nDATE: Thursday\, June 10th\nTIME: 11AM \n\nLOCATION: Northwest corner of City Hall (Dilworth Plaza – 15th and J FK)\n\nBRING: A cap and gown! If you don’t have one\, just bring yoursel f! \n\n \n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100610T110000 GEO:39.953000;-75.165600 LOCATION:Dilworth Plaza\, NW Corner\, City Hall\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvan ia\, 19102\, United States SUMMARY:“I WANT A JOB IN THE NEW GREEN ECONOMY!” UID:20260421T070502CEST-Wp1I2UvPUM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cleanair.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:267-234-7925 Email:adopteerightscoalition@gmal.com DESCRIPTION: Join adoptees\, families of origin\, adoptive families\, frien ds and supporters at the 3rd Annual Adoptee Rights Demonstration!\n\nWe pr opose a one day DEMONSTRATION FOR ADOPTEE RIGHTS at the National Conferenc e of State Legislature’s Annual Meeting in Louisville\, KY on July 25th\ , 2010\n\nThe National Conference of State Legislatures is the largest gro up of its kind\, its the national organization of STATE LAWMAKERS\, the pe ople who DECIDE whether you may access your original birth certificate… OR NOT.\n\nWe propose a demonstration of supporters representing all fifty states\, a one-day rally that will be an opportunity for adoptees to demo nstrate their commitment to adoptee rights and to meet their state delegat ion.\n\nWON’T YOU JOIN US? WE NEED EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS THE RIGHTS OF A DOPTEES TO ACCESS THEIR RECORDS OF BIRTH TO COME AND SHOW THAT SUPPORT. Ad ult adoptees\, first families\, adoptive families\, friends and supporters … EVERYONE. To sign up for ARD 2010 Louisville\, please visit the follow ing site: http://www.AdopteeRights.net Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100725T120000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Louisville\, Kentucky\, United States SUMMARY:Adoptee Rights Demonstration UID:20260421T070502CEST-DhLHfKVrC6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.AdopteeRights.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:773-583-7884 Email:info@socialismconference.org DESCRIPTION:Socialism 2010:\nIdeas for Changing the World\nChicago\, June 1 7–20\nOakland\, CA\, July 1–4\nhttp://www.socialismconference.org/\n \ nBreaking the Siege of Gaza! \nFeaturing: Flotilla Massacre Eyewitness \nK evin Ovenden\nPlus: Gilbert Achcar\, Tariq Ali\, Ahmed Shawki\nFriday\, Ju ne 18\, 7:30 PM\nPalmer House Hotel\n\n\nThe Israeli massacre of 9 humanit arian aid activists on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla May 31 marks a turning po int in the years-long blockade of food\, medicine and other necessities to Gaza\, an open-air prison camp of 1.5 million innocent Palestinians.\n\nA t Socialism 2010\, Viva Palestina coordinator Kevin Ovenden who was aboard the attacked Turkish ship\, the Mavi Marmara\, will describe what he saw and experienced at the hands of armed Israeli commandos. He will be joined by award-winning author and activist\, Tariq Ali\, Middle East scholar an d author\, Gilbert Achcar\, and International Socialist Review editor\, Ah med Shawki.\n\nThis event is part of Socialism 2010: a weekend with dozens of debates and discussions\, and will draw hundreds of activists\, author s\, and academics from across the nation. \nCheck us out online:\n\nhttp:/ /www.socialismconference.org/\nFollow us on Twitter and Facebook!\nhttp:// twitter.com/socialismconf\nhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Socialism-Confere nce/157862512923\n\nFor more information\, email info@socialismconference. org\, or call 773-583-7884 Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100617T193000 GEO:41.880400;-87.630100 LOCATION:The Palmer House Hilton\, 17 East Monroe Street\, Chicago\, Illino is\, 60603\, United States SUMMARY:Breaking the Siege of Gaza! Featuring: Flotilla Massacre Eyewitnes s Kevin Ovenden JUNE 17\, Chicago UID:20260421T070502CEST-H2noGE36Vs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialismconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:773-583-7884 Email:info@socialismconference.org DESCRIPTION:******** Please forward far and wide ********\n \nSocialism 201 0\n \nIdeas for Changing the World\n \nA weekend of revolutionary politics \, debate and entertainment\n \nJune 17-20\, Chicago\n \nJuly 1-4\, Oaklan d\n \nhttp://www.socialismconference.org\n \nWith the economy in shambles and with wars and occupations continuing\, the challenge to change these conditions confronts us all. More than a year ago\, millions placed their hopes in Barack Obama and the Democrats to solve these problems. But afte r months of broken promises and concessions to conservatives\, jobs are sc arce\, the banks are unregulated\, the U.S. still refuses to condemn the m urderous attacks by Israel\, and full equality for LGBT people remains el usive.\n\nSocialism 2010—to be held in both Chicago and Oakland—will p rovide an unparalleled opportunity for new and veteran activists and schol ars to explore questions about how we got into this mess and how we can ge t out of it.\n \nLast year\, more than 1\,800 people turned out to explore the history of struggles of ordinary people\, to learn about radical fig ures who led social movements and to debate theoretical questions that can help us change the world.\n \nJoin us for more than 100 talks on issues s uch as: What is the Real Marxist Tradition?\, Race in the Obama Era\, Capi talism\, Climate Change\, and the Future of Humanity\, Abortion and Women⠀™s Liberation\, Breaking the Siege of Gaza\, and Building a New Left in t he Obama Era.\nDon’t miss the chance to meet\, talk and socialize with h undreds of others like you who want to build an alternative to a system o f greed\, racism\, war and oppression.\n \nFeatured Speakers:\nGILBERT ACH CAR\, author\, The Arabs and the Holocaust\; TARIQ ALI\, writer\, filmmake r and an editor of New Left Review\; ANTHONY ARNOVE\, co-producer with the late Howard Zinn of “The People Speak”\; PAUL D’AMATO\, author\, Th e Meaning of Marxism\; MIKE DAVIS\, historian and socialist activist whose books include In Praise of Barbarians\; SAM FARBER\, author\, The Origins of the Cuban Revolution Reconsidered\; JOEL GEIER\, associate editor\, In ternational Socialist Review\; ANAND GOPAL\, Kabul correspondent for the C hristian Science Monitor\;\nJAMES GREEN\, author\, Death in the Haymarket\ ; BRIAN JONES\, actor and activist in New York City\, and a frequent guest on GRITtv\; SONALI KOLHATKAR\, host\, \\'Uprising\\'\, KPFK-FM\, Los Ange les\; PAUL LEBLANC\, activist and author\, whose books include Lenin and t he Revolutionary Party\; ALAN MAASS\, editor\, Socialist Worker\; MARLENE MARTIN\, Campaign to End the Death Penalty\; KEVIN OVENDEN\, eyewitness to the Gaza Freedom Flotilla attack and organizer for Viva Palestina!\; JOHN RIDDELL\, co-editor\, Socialist Voice (Canada)\; HEATHER ROGERS\, journal ist and filmmaker and author of Green Gone Wrong\; JEREMY SCAHILL\, contri butor to The Nation and author\, Blackwater: The Rise of the World\\'s Mos t Powerful Mercenary Army\; LILIANA SEGURA\, AlterNet staff writer on civi l rights and liberties\; JEFFREY ST. CLAIR and JOSHUA FRANK\, authors\, Gr eenscare: The New War on Environmentalism\; LANCE SELFA\, author\, The Dem ocrats: A Critical History\; AHMED SHAWKI\, editor\, International Sociali st Review\; SHARON SMITH\, author of Subterranean Fire and Women and Socia lism\; LEE SUSTAR\, labor editor\, Socialist Worker\; SHERRY WOLF\, interi m governing board\, Equality Across America\, and author of Sexuality and Socialism\; KEEANGA YAMAHTTA TAYLOR\, editorial board of International Soc ialist Review and frequent contributor on race and class\; DAVE ZIRIN\, sp ortswriter and author\, A People’s History of Sports in the United State s\; SOCIALISTS from France\, Greece\, Brazil\, Argentina\, Venezuela\, Bri tain\n\nand many more!\n \nWhat you’ll find at Socialism 2010:\nMore tha n 100 meetings\, a bookfair\, films\, entertainment\, and parties.\n \nChe ck out http://www.socialismconference.org to register and for more informa tion about schedule\, housing\, and childcare.\n \nSponsored by:\n \nThe C enter for Economic Research and Social Change \nPublisher of the Internati onal Socialist Review and Haymarket Books.\n \nCo-sponsored by:\n \nThe In ternational Socialist Organization \nPublisher of Socialist Worker\n \nFor more information\, email info@socialismconference.org\, or call 773-583-7 884\nFollow us on Twitter and Facebook!\n \n\n\n Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100620 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100617T060000 GEO:41.880400;-87.630100 LOCATION:The Palmer House Hilton\, 17 East Monroe Street\, Chicago\, Illino is\, 60603\, United States SUMMARY:Socialism 2010: Ideas for Changing the World-- A weekend of revolut ionary politics\, debate and entertainment UID:20260421T070502CEST-4VIp6JUTsE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialismconference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2010 national convention for Students for a Democratic Soci ety (SDS) will be taking place in Milwaukee\, Wisconsin on October 22-24.\ n\nCoast to coast\, SDS chapters and allies will arrive to build connectio ns\, campaigns\, and political clarity in these times of economic crisis\, environmental catastrophe\, racist\, anti-immigrant attacks\, and continu ing \nwars overseas. \n\nThrough workshops and plenaries\, SDS chapters wi ll share their many rich experiences\, including helping lead the national struggle for education rights\, organizing protests against the wars in I raq and Afghanistan\, coordinating mass action against Arizona\\'s SB1070\ , and boycotting Israel. \n\nRachel Matteson\, of Milwaukee SDS\, was one of the 16 arrested during UW-Milwaukee\\'s March 4th national day of actio n to defend education rights. She continues to help lead the education rig hts struggle\, and says: \\'Milwaukee is succeeding in building a strong a nd committed chapter. We look forward to extending this unity and to the o pportunity to learn from the many committed organizers in SDS\, to share o ur experiences and to inspire a new wave of SDS to take up the struggle fo r revolutionary change.\\' \n\nSDS is a radical\, multi-issue organization grounded in the principles of participatory democracy. With dozens of cha pters nation-wide\, we encourage newcomers to also attend. \n\nhttp://news ds.org/. \n\nFund Education\, Not Occupation! \n\n\n----- Logistics -----\ n\nFor questions\, please contact: students4democraticsociety@gmail.com \n \nHousing: We will provide free housing.\n\nFood: We are preparing to prov ide free meals (vegan friendly).\n\nCost: We have a limited amount of mone y available for reimbursements for low-income youth.\n\nIf you need other accommodations\, please contact us.\n\n\n----- Workshops -----\n\nWe are p lanning workshops on:\n\nEducation Rights\nClass/Classism\nFlier Design\nP resswork\nAnti-War\nRace/Ethnicity\nSex/Gender\nRecruitment\nETC. Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101024 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101022 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Wisconsin\, Milwaukee\, United States SUMMARY:2010 SDS National Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-RkARUR7NRF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139456759403650 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The theme for the 2010 anarchism and Christianity conference em erges out of the knowledge that without grasping the systems that shape ou r society — without understanding as well as we can how we got to where we are today — our ability to examine\, unmask and resist the oppressive forces we encounter and create new\, just life-ways will be crippled. To resist the powers of environmental destruction\, of empire\, of racism and a host of other social sins we must have more than just a passing underst anding of how these death-dealing problems came to be. We must be willing to get at the root in order to discern a better way forward and sow new se eds. Come and dig deep together. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100806 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:1312 SE 35th Ave\, Portland\, Oregon\, United States SUMMARY:Jesus Radicals 2010 - In the Beginning: Anarchism\, Christianity an d the Roots of Resistance UID:20260421T070502CEST-mLnKKTW51i@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jesusradicals.com/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have a well- deserved\nreputation for being the loan sharks of global capitalism. Both\ ninstitutions are infamous for forcing poor countries in the global south\ nto ruin their own economies in order to further enrich Western\ncorporati ons. Nations who decline to borrow money at exorbitant interest\nrates and then beggar their populations to pay it back (or worse\, default\non thei r existing debt)\, are subjected to trade sanctions that have been\ndescri bed as “the economic equivalent of nuclear war.”\nThe neoliberal regim e represented by the IMF has generated intense\, and\nlargely successful\, resistance across the world. In Argentina a popular\nrevolt in response t o the 2001 economic collapse\, caused by strict\nadherence to neoliberal p olicies\, saw three governments toppled in a\nmonth. Piqueteros threw up b arricades of burning tires on the highways\,\n workers took over their fac tories\, and “Que se vayan todos!” became the\nrallying cry for an ent ire nation. After the passage of NAFTA in 1994\, the\nZapatistas establish ed their own autonomous territory in the Mexican state of Chiapas\n that s urvives to this day\, in spite of continuous government repression.\nIn No rth America and Europe massive protests greeted neoliberal elites at\never y summit\, including Seattle in 1999 when the World Trade Organization\nme eting was completely shut down. In Barcelona in 2001 the World Bank\ncance led a summit entirely for fear of protests.\n\nMore recently\, world leade rs have attempted to re-establish neoliberalism\nunder the guise of recove ring from the economic collapse that they\nthemselves caused. The IMF has been recapitalized with 1.1 trillion\ndollars from the G20 group of nation s. Employers everywhere are slashing\nwages\, as governments cut social se rvices correspondingly\, all justified\nby calls to “share the pain.” Resistance has intensified accordingly.\nWildcat strikes in Bangladesh hav e periodically crippled the garment\nindustry there\, as workers demand sa fety improvements and back wages.\nProtesters in Romania have held huge de monstrations against\ngovernment-imposed austerity measures. The entire co untry of Greece has\nbeen virtually ungovernable since the riots over the police murder of a\n15-year old in December 2008. Riots\, general strikes and insurrection are\ncommon occurrences. Farmers blockade the Bulgarian b order with their\ntractors and banners are dropped from the Acropolis. The announcement in\nApril that the Greek government would be instituting aus terity measures as\npart of an IMF/European Union bank bailout sent 200\,0 00 protesters into\nthe streets in Athens alone.\n\nHere in the US\, groun d zero for neoliberalism\, reaction to the financial\ncollapse has been co mparatively muted. Recent protests have not approached\nthe size and inten sity of those of the antiglobalization era. The IMF\nResistance Network ex ists to help change that. We are an East coast-based\nantiauthoritarian gr oup dedicated to organizing demonstrations against IMF\nand World Bank sum mit meetings in Washington\, DC. The next one is on\nOctober 9 – 11 of t his year.\n\nYou’re all invited. Details will follow shortly.\n\nSee you in the streets\,\nThe IMF Resistance Network Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101011 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101009 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Resist the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual Meetin gs UID:20260421T070502CEST-9G5sZnrvcU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://imfresistance.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Looking for some ideas for your local work party? We have colle cted some of our favorites here. \n\nWhatever you choose to do just remem ber to plan a time for taking an action photo that visibly displays the nu mber 350 and people getting to work. That way\, we can stitch together a g lobal mosaic for our leaders and the media\, and show them that people all over the world are ready to get to work on climate solutions. This gigan tic photo petition will show the world: people everywhere demand leadershi p on solutions to the climate crisis that will get the world back to 350.\ n\nIf you\\'re ready to register\, you can do so here: http://www.350.org/ oct10\n\nThe Top 10 Ideas For 10/10/10:\n\nHave ideas to contribute to thi s list? E-mail them to WorkIdeas@350.org\n\n#1 Organize a Tree Planting\n \nPlanting trees is fun\, friendly\, and a great way to engage the communi ty. And each one you plant will be a little carbon-sequestering machine f or years to come. Try to shoot for planting 350 trees or more in one day! \n\n \n\n \n\n\n#2 Go Solar\n\nWorking on a solar project is a great way t o demonstrate the clean energy future right in your community. Whether it s installing a solar panel on a local school\, building a solar cooker for your community\, or putting a solar hot water heater on your house--it is a great way to work with the planet\, not against it.\n\n \n\n#3 Work on a Community Garden or an Organic Farm\n\nTo get to 350\, we\\'ll need to r ethink the way we produce food on the planet--moving away from industrial agriculture powered by fossil fuels\, and towards small-scale\, local\, or ganic farming. Think about using your work party as a day to model this ne w system--maybe you can break ground on a new community garden. Or simply help out harvesting at a local farm. For more info\, visit 350.org/foodan dfarm\n \n\n \n#4 Go For a Ride:\n\nBiking is a great way to get out and b e visible in your community. It also demonstrate the need for improved inf rastructure for our alternative modes of transportation. Think about setti ng up a bike repair workshop\, or painting bike lanes in your community. Maybe an awareness ride of 350 miles (or kilometers) if you\\'re feeling a bit more ambitious?\n\n \n\n\n#5 Harness the Wind\n\nA local wind project can show that you\\'re serious about building the clean energy economy. Putting up a turbine is a big project though\, so you\\'ll want to start p lanning this one early...\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n#6 Get Efficient:\n\nEnergy Ef ficiency is often considered \\'low hanging fruit\\' when it comes to redu cing carbon emissions. It\\'s often easier and cheaper than installing re newable energy\, so why not start here? Whether it\\'s installing more eff icient LED or CFL lightbulbs in your MPs office\, insulating your basement \, weatherizing your church or temple\, or doing an energy audit on your s chool\, efficiency can help get us on the path to 350 as soon as humanly p ossible. (This is also likely one of the easiest ways to reduce emissions really fast -- like 10% in 2010 as our friends at the 10:10 campaign are helping folks to do).\n\n \n\n#7 Start a Transition Town\n\n\\'The Transit ion Towns\\' project is designed to equip communities for the dual challen ges of climate change and peak oil. By raising awareness of sustainable li ving and building local resilience in the near future\, making your commun ity a \\'transition town\\' can provide a solid framework for sustained ac tion at the local level. There is even a whole existing network of communi ties working as Transition towns that you can connect with to learn what t hey are doing: http://www.transitiontowns.org.\n \n\n#8 Faith Work: Connec tions between the world\\'s diverse religions and the issue of global warm ing are numerous and strike a strong moral chord. This is a great way to g ather people together who already have a community in which they discuss t he big questions -- now is the chance to add global warming to the list an d harness the network to start working on the solutions.\n\n \n\n#9 Trash Clean Up: Sadly\, some of our iconic places aren’t as pristine as we’d like. Why not leave the place better than you found it? By recycling the garbage you find\, you can ensure that the embedded energy in the product s gets reused--instead of decomposing over the years and sending a stready stream of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.\n\n \n\n#10 Join the 10:10 Campaign: Our friends at 10:10 Global are working an ambitious project: un iting different sectors of society behind the simple idea that by working together we can achieve a 10% cut in carbon emissions in a single year\, s tarting in 2010. Their focus is on immediate\, practical action--350.org\ \'s focus is on uniting local actions for systemic change on a global leve l. 350.org and 10:10 are working hand in hand in 2010\, and we couldn\\'t be happier about the partnerhsip- Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101010 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:350.org: 10/10/10 Work Party for Climate Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-VbIbi1jOHM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.350.org/workparty-ideas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TODAY!\n\nJoin us for the 3rd biennial\n\nMoney for Ou r Movements: \n\nA Social Justice Fundraising Conference\n\n(the conferenc e formerly known as Raising Change: A Social Justice Fundraising Conferenc e)\n\nAugust 12-13\, 2010\n\nMills College\n\nOakland\, CA\n\nView highlig hts from GIFT\\'s 2008 conference:\n\n \n\n\nSmartPhone Users: Watch the v ideo here\n\n\nBe part of this national space to discuss\, learn\, and sha re how to resource our movements\, and where grassroots fundraising is par t of our political vision.\n\nJoin us for 40 workshops\, 25 facilitated di scussions\, 60 one-on-one fundraising clinics\, 2 keynotes and our popular debate! \n2010 Keynote Speakers:\n\nAi-jen Poo\, on Fundraising and Organ izing with Love: Ai-jen has been organizing immigrant women workers in New York since 1996. She served as the first staff and Lead Organizer for Dom estic Workers United\, which helped form the National Domestic Workers All iance. Ai-jen serves on the Board of Social Justice Leadership\, the Labor Advisory Board at Cornell ILR School\, and the editorial board of the New Labor Forum. \n\nCara Page on Staying Resilient in Tough Times: Lessons f rom our Movements\\' Histories: Cara coordinates the Kindred Southern Heal ing Justice Collective\, based in Atlanta. As a Black queer artist\, organ izer and healing arts practitioner living in the South\, she works for que er liberation\, reproductive justice\, environmental and economic justice. She\\'s on the national board of INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence\ , is a co-trainer of the Southerners on New Ground (SONG) Organizing Schoo l\, and works in partnership with the Atlanta Transformative Justice Colla borative\, SINS INVALID\, Project South and the Young Women\\'s Empowermen t Project. She was the national director of the Committee on Women\, Popul ation and the Environment and she\\'s also an alumna of GIFT\\'s internshi p program.\n\nDebate on Insider vs. Outsider Strategies \n\nModerated by L ibero Della Piana\, Communist Party USA\n\nDebaters:\n\nKim Klein (Klein & Roth Consulting)\n\nMike Roque (Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships) \n\nRinku Sen (Applied Research Center & Colorlines Magazine)\n\nAbdi Solt ani (ACLU of Northern California)\n\nMoney for Our Movements (August 12-13 \, 2010 in Oakland\, CA ) is the next version of Raising Change: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference\, which GIFT (Grassroots Institute for Fund raising Training) presented in 2006 and 2008. The conference brings togeth er hundreds of fundraisers\, activists\, and organizers to share our colle ctive wisdom\, skills\, and talents and grapple with tough questions:\n\\' How can we raise the money we need to further social justice?\\'\n\\'How c an we take advantage of the political moment to push forward large-scale c hanges?\\'\n\\'How can we shift the conversation from institution-building to movement-building\, but still mobilize sufficient resources?\\'\n\nGiv en the economic crisis and the political moment\, the challenge of mobiliz ing sufficient resources to make change is again at the forefront. The tim e is right for us to come together to discuss the political implications o f funding. It is crucial that we discuss how to raise money in communities of color\, immigrant communities\, and low-income communities. It is for our survival that we learn and share how to integrate fundraising into org anizing and other program work. At the same time\, we are helping support the leadership of people of color and young people.\n\nQuestions? Contact T. Ayoka Turner\, Conference Coordinator\n\nconference@grassrootsfundraisi ng.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100813 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100812 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Mills College\, Oakland\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Money for Our Movements: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference 20 10 UID:20260421T070502CEST-kR2bWzacXi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.grassrootsfundraising.org/index.php?topic=conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:activismnetwork@jake.ws DESCRIPTION:US v. Steele Smith is the first Federal Marijuana case allowing prop 215 (medical) testimony. This could change Federal Cannabis law. \n\ nTheresa and Steele Smith were offered release with \\'time served\\' + a guilty plea\, instead they will face 10 years in prison in a fight to chan ge Federal Cannabis law.\n\nPlease click \\'Like\\' on the US v. Steele Sm ith page:\n\nhttp://www.facebook.com/SteelesCase Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20140727T080000 GEO:33.762100;-117.818000 LOCATION:411 West 4th Street\, Santa Ana\, California\, 92705\, United Stat es SUMMARY:US v. Steele Smith Marijuana Trial & Rally UID:20260421T070502CEST-rEvohFUkCJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.SteelesCase.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:646-260-6575 Email:lortega@rippd.org DESCRIPTION:[Last Week A federal appeals court has ruled that New York Stat e must comply with a lower court’s order to begin immediately transferri ng thousands of people with mental illness in New York City out of large\, institutional group homes and into their own homes and apartments\, where they will continue to receive specialized treatment and services.] http:/ /streetvisuals.posterous.com/state-must-move-mentally-ill-from-group-ho\n[ It is imperative that all our communities\, organizations\, activists\, pe ople of faith\, etc. support the work Rights for Imprisoned People with Ps ychiatric Disabilities has been doing in whatever capacity possible.] We m ust ensure those brothers and sisters finally being released are provided with solid foundations and alternatives that\\'ll lead them a normal way o f life and not disregard them\, so that the nypd can\\'t target them and g enerate revenue for the prison industrial complex.\nIf you or your loved o ne is in a psychiatric crisis are you afraid to call 911/the police? Do yo u wish there was a more humane and effective response to mental health cri sis calls in NYC. Did you know that NYC is one of the only major cities in the US that does not have a specialized response to mental health crisis calls?\n\nJoin Rights for Imprisoned People with Psychiatric Disabilities in a Community Day. It is time to bring light to the challenges that peopl e with mental illness face. We as a community can bring about change. We c an break the stigma.\n\nWe hope that all in the NYC mental health communit y (and beyond) will come out and support this event. This day will give us an opportunity to create more awareness for the issues that people with m ental illness face in our communities. It will also be an opportunity to g ain support for the many solutions that exist including Community Crisis I ntervention Teams.\n\nThe afternoon will include entertainment from local artist as well as presentations from people who have been effected by the criminalization of mental illness.\n\nPlease get the word out about this v ery important event. We are looking co-sponsors as well as artists to shar e their talent with us for this important community event. If you are inte rested please call Lisa Ortega at 646-260-6575 begin_of_the_skype_highligh ting              646-260-6575      end_of_the_skype_h ighlighting or Email lortega@rippd.org.\n Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100807T130000 GEO:40.680400;-73.948200 LOCATION:Herbert Von King Park Amphitheater\, Thompkins Ave. And Laayette A ve.\, Brokklyn\, New York\, 11216\, United States SUMMARY:Urgent Call For Raising Awareness\, Building Communities UID:20260421T070502CEST-wKkav9PTk8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://streetvisuals.posterous.com/urgent-call-for-raising-awareness-bu ilding-co END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:conference@freepress.net DESCRIPTION:Join thousands of activists\, media makers\, educators\, academ ics\, journalists\, policymakers and people who want better media at the 2 011 National Conference for Media Reform\, presented by Free Press. This t hree-day conference will include speeches\, panels\, hands-on workshops\, meetings\, film screenings\, live entertainment\, parties and more.\n\nReg istration will open in the fall. There will also be a limited number of sc holarships available. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110410 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110408 GEO:42.348000;-71.044600 LOCATION:1 Seaport Lane\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02210\, United States SUMMARY:2011 National Conference for Media Reform UID:20260421T070502CEST-Paga1VwvcB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freepress.net/call-for-suggestions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Appalachia Rising is a mass mobilization in Washington\, DC\, S eptember 25-27\, 2010\, calling for an end to the devastating practice of mountaintop removal mining. Mountaintop removal has already destroyed over 500 of the world\\'s oldest mountains and more than 2\,000 miles of strea ms\, and has contaminated our nation\\'s waters. Together\, we will bring Appalachia\\'s cry to our nation\\'s capital: We must end mountaintop remo val and transform the economies of Appalachia away from destructive mining practices and toward clean-energy jobs and a sustainable and healthy futu re.\n\nThe weekend includes two full days of strategizing workshops\, lear ning\, featured speaker panels and discussions\, cultural events\, and ent ertainment. On Monday September 27\, we will march\, rally\, and support i ndividuals taking part in dignified non-violent civil disobedience against mountaintop removal mining.\n\nJoin thousands of Appalachian and national leaders\, policymakers\, coalfield residents and miners\, concerned citiz ens\, activists\, mountain groups\, environmental justice organizations\, and Americans from coast to coast for this momentous movement-building sum mit\, gathering\, and call to action. Hear the voices of those most impact ed by mountaintop removal coal mining\, and let your voice be heard in thi s movement to offer America hope for a better future. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100927 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100925 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Appalachia Rising: Mobilize to End Mountaintop Removal UID:20260421T070502CEST-AVwngDXxZS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://appalachiarising.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Fighting Bob Fest is an annual Chautauqua featuring progressive speakers\, networking opportunities\, and entertainment. Fighting Bob Fes t carries on the tradition of Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette by pro viding a forum for progressive ideas on issues facing Wisconsin and the na tion. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100911 GEO:43.483500;-89.747500 LOCATION:Sauk County Fairgrounds\, Baraboo\, Wisconsin\, 53913\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Fighting Bob Fest 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-rrfxGnwH4K@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fightingbobfest.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101024 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101022 GEO:35.169300;-89.990400 LOCATION:Memphis\, Tennessee\, 37501\, United States SUMMARY:Gandhi King Conference on Peacemaking 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ln2K4SoZW2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gandhikingconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:One Nation Working Together – 10.2.10\, DC\nThis One is Going To Be Big!\n\nIt should be of no surprise that in an August 13th Gallup p oll the economy in general and unemployment/jobs specifically topped the l ist of public concerns. The economy and jobs grabbed 58% of responses as t op issues. War and fear of war lagged way behind in 8th place with only 4% . With millions across the nation struggling to keep their homes\, make en ds meet and keep or find jobs\, the wars and occupations in Iraq\, Afghani stan or anywhere else is not uppermost on people’s minds. Taking care of business at home is first.\n\nBut people still care. Poll after poll show s that support for the war in Afghanistan is falling. A majority of people think the invasion of Iraq was a mistake and want U.S. troops to continue to pullout. Even with international issues on the backburner for most peo ple\, our efforts continue to be vitally important and effective. We are i n a good position to move our work to end these occupations.\n\nThe last 1 8 months have been tough for the anti-war/peace movement. Progressive acti vism has been muffled and the hundreds of thousands we were able to turn o ut in the past have stayed home. All of that is about to change!\n\nThe ri se of the Tea Party movement and profound disappointment with the slow pac e of real change has slapped many people in the face. They are waking up f rom a post election daze to the realization that it takes a movement to ma ke change happen. In this context\, a new initiative called One Nation Wor king Together has emerged.\n\nThe NAACP\, 1199 SEIU\, the National Council of La Raza\, Green for All\, Center for Community Change and the United S tates Student Association initiated this campaign\, and more than 150 othe r national and local groups have already signed on. The growing list of pa rticipating organizations includes United for Peace and Justice\, Veterans For Peace\, Peace Action\, US Labor Against the War\, Code Pink\, Voices for Creative Nonviolence\, Progressive Democrats of America\, United Natio nal Antiwar Committee\, National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance and ot her peace groups. Labor participation includes the AFL-CIO\, AFT\, SEIU\, CWA\, Transport Workers Union\, Unite/HERE\, UFCW and others. Some of the other national organizations that are part of this effort are: USAction\, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition\, Campaign for America’s Future\, National Action Network\, Center for American Progress\, Jewish Funds for Justice.\n\nThe effort will kick off on October 2nd with a march in Washington\, DC deman ding that Congress and the Obama Administration adopt a peoples’ agenda for jobs and economic renewal. The mobilization is intended to be the begi nning of an ongoing progressive coalition. With the reach\, size and polit ical breadth of the organizing partners\, the 10.2.10 mobilization has pot ential to be huge and the continuing efforts very powerful.\n\nThe peace a nd anti-war movements must take advantage of this unique opportunity to wo rk closely with allies to demand Money for Jobs\, Not For War\, and Jobs\, Peace and Justice. Our work over the past 8 years has set the table for t his unprecedented broad coalition to gather and work together.\n\nOur part icipation in 10.2.10 deepens the antiwar and peace content of the demonstr ation and ultimately of the coalition that emerges from it. Our signs and voices will make more visible the connections between U.S. militarism\, wa r spending and our nation’s lack of resources to resolve the current eco nomic crisis. This strengthens the message of the mobilization and will he lp make continued efforts to push for real change successful.\n\nThe 10.2. 10 mobilization affords us an opportunity we cannot afford to miss.\n\nWe urge your group – whether a community group or a national organization ⠀“ to join us in the effort We encourage you to contact local organizers o r if none exist near you\, to convene a local coalition to organize as man y people from your area as possible to be in Washington\, DC on 10.2.10.\n \nAnd then we hope you will continue efforts after the mobilization. The o bjective is to organize a coalition in each community that is as broad and diverse as that which is developing nationally – not just to mobilize f or the march in DC\, but to create the kind of cross-constituency\, cross- movement alliance that will give real muscle to our common progressive age nda.\n\nNow is the time to commit to making this mobilization and emerging local and national coalitions a success. It will not be easy\, because co alition building is always hard. But the possibilities for advancing our w ork are great and success worth having never comes easy.\n\nPlease endorse the mobilization today. Click here for an endorsement form PDF. \n\nPleas e contact One Nation Regional Directors for local contacts. Click here for a list of Regional Directors \n\nPartners in the 10.2.10 effort are reque sted to hold local coalition media events the week of August 28 through Se ptember 2 to launch their participation in One Nation Working Together’s massive national effort. Join an existing event or organize your own to t ell the media that your community is mobilizing for 10-2-10. Contact onwtc ommunications@gmail.com to find an event or to let them know you are organ izing one so it can be listed.\n\nFor more information about a peace conti ngent contact Michael T. McPhearson at michaelvfp@gmail.com/973 666-4605.\ n\nIt’s time to hit the streets again with a strong and vibrant message: Money for Jobs\, Not For War\; Jobs\, Peace and Justice.\n\nThis one is g oing to be big! Be there and help write a new page in the history of socia l struggle in the U.S. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101002 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:One Nation Working Together for Peace and Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-iicbw0ACNd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.onenationforpeace.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:734-677-9240 Email:jill@animalsandsociety.org DESCRIPTION:Benefit concert by New Age pianist Suzanne Ciani to raise aware ness of animal protection issues in support of Born Free USA and the Anima ls and Society Institute. Discounted tickets for university students and f aculty. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20100925T200000 GEO:37.866800;-122.254000 LOCATION:International House\, UC-Berkeley\, 2299 Piedmont Avenue\, Berkele y\, California\, 94720\, United States SUMMARY:For the Love of Animals UID:20260421T070502CEST-d8VB3dIvWR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.animalsandsociety.org/ciani END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:fall_actions@defendeducation.org DESCRIPTION:Last fall\, California sparked a movement that has grown drasti cally over the past year. Much energy went toward building March 4th 2010\ , National Day of Action to Defend Education\, which as a resounding succe ss in the struggle to defend public education. Thousands organized and par ticipated in the events of that day which took place in 32 states. Major actions took place throughout California\, but also in Milwaukee\, New Yor k City\, Illinois\, and Baltimore with hundreds of actions planned nationw ide. University of Puerto Rico students capped off a two-month strike with a victory receiving many concessions from administration.\n\nWhat is clea r is that this fight is not over. The lines are drawn. As working families struggle to recover from the crisis\, access to education is diminishing as cuts continue to come. California activists have proposed October 7th a s the next Day of Action. Internationally\, activists are focusing on Octo ber and November as crucial moments in the struggle to fight back against neoliberalism and defend education rights. We\, the below signed organizat ions and individuals\, call on students\, teachers\, faculty\, staff\, wor kers\, and parents to unite together and Defend Public Education this fall .\n\nIn Texas\, the Board of Education has drastically changed the content of Texas textbooks\, to include praise of Joseph McCarthy\, and many othe r clauses. In Arizona\, The state has passed the racist SB1070 that mandat es police detain anyone looks like an undocumented worker. Following this\ , Arizona is also shutting down ethnic studies programs. In New York City\ , Chicago\, and Detroit\, districts are facing massive school closings. Pu blic universities throughout the country are raising tuition costs and loo king for more private investors. Budget cuts\, tuition hikes\, school clos ings\, and right-wing reforms are hitting working families the hardest\, e specially in communities of color.\n\nAs these cuts continue to come\, we see the costs of neoliberalism hit home harder than they have before. Publ ic education has been losing funding for years\, much of which disappeared because of neoliberal changes to the economy. The current budget crisis i n many states will result in further drastic cuts to public education\, in cluding further cuts to underfunded schools\, increases in unpaid days off for staff\, a incentive program promoting “reforms” that are outright attacks on teachers\, a restructuring of the public university around the needs of private business – largely supported by massive private grants \, and tuition hikes that threaten accessibility to higher education for w orking families and people of color.\n\nAs the education disparities betwe en poor and affluent grow ever wider\, public schools serving communities of color are swiftly being re-segregated\, provided fewer resources\, and less-experienced teachers. These students are being tracked into non-acade mic\, dead-end programs while ethnic and multi-cultural classes and opport unities are being cut.\n\nThis crisis and this solution are a direct resul t of neoliberal-era ideology\, reducing or dissolving taxes on the rich an d corporations while working people struggle to provide for their families out of their ever-shrinking pockets. As private interests gain more power \, as the private dollar begins to strengthen its influence in education\, our democratic rights are being stripped away.\n\nThe time to act is now\ , students teachers and staff are preparing for the next wave of actions. We need your support and participation to make this day a historic moment in American history. To get involved please Email: fall_actions@defendeduc ation.org or call us at 8609162761 Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101007 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Day of Action to Defend Public Education UID:20260421T070502CEST-gU8ZTUnUVU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.defendeducation.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The November Vigil to Close the School of the Americas at the g ates of Fort Benning\, Georgia will be held from November 19-21\, 2010. Th e annual vigil is always held close to the anniversary of the 1989 murders of Celina Ramos\, her mother Elba and six Jesuit priests at a the Univers ity of Central America in El Salvador.\nOrganize your community for the 20 10 vigil!\nNovember 2010 will mark the 20th anniversary of the vigil that brings together religious communities\, students\, teachers\, veterans\, c ommunity organizers\, musicians\, puppetistas and many others. New layers of activists are joining the movement to close the SOA in large numbers\, including numerous youth and students from multinational\, working-class c ommunities. The movement is strong thanks to the committed work of thousan ds of organizers and volunteers around the country. They raise funds\, spr ead the word through posters and flyers\, organize buses and other transpo rtation to Georgia\, and carry out all the work that is needed to make the November vigil a success. Together\, we are strong! \nVigil and Rally at the Gates\, Nonviolent Direct Action\, Teach-In\, Concerts\, Workshops and a Anti-Militarization Organizers Conference\nThere will be exciting addit ions to this year\\'s vigil program. Besides the rally at the gates of For t Benning\, Georgia with inspiring speakers and amazing musicians from acr oss the Americas\, the four day convergence will also include an education al teach-in at the Columbus Convention Center\, several evening concerts\, workshops and for the first time\, the Latin America Solidarity Coalition will stage a one-day Anti-Militarization Organizers Conference on Thursda y\, November 18\, 2010. \nShut Down the SOA and Resist U.S. Militarization in the Americas\n\nOur work has unfortunately not gotten any easier and U .S. militarization in Latin America is accelerating. The SOA graduate led military coup in Honduras\, the continuing repression against the Honduran pro-democracy resistance and the expansion of U.S. military bases in Colo mbia and Panama are grim examples of the ongoing threats of a U.S. foreign policy that is relying on the military to exert control over the people a nd the resources in the Americas. Join the people who are struggling for j ustice in Honduras\, Colombia and throughout the Americas as we organize t o push back. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101121 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101119 GEO:32.373500;-84.906100 LOCATION:Ft. Benning\, Georgia\, 31905\, United States SUMMARY:School of Americans 2010 Vigil UID:20260421T070502CEST-iRkOBLHvb3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://soaw.org/take-action/november-vigil END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:October 2\, Saturday - WNPJ\\'s 19th Annual Assembly - 9:30 am - 3:45 pm\, followed by the Reception for the Raging Grannies\, who are re ceiving a Lifetime Achievement Award - 4 - 5:30 pm\n\n\n Geographical Sco pe: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101002 GEO:43.318300;-89.749300 LOCATION:Prairie du Sac\, Wisconsin\, 53578\, United States SUMMARY:Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice Annual Assembly 2010 UID:20260421T070502CEST-L6mkxFWvvH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wnpj.org/node/3980 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Building Bridges\, Crossing Borders: Gender\, Identity and Secu rity in the Search for Peace \nHosted by Menno Simons College and Global C ollege\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada ~ October 1-2\, 2010 \nANNOUNCING OU R 2010 CONFERENCE!\n\nBuilding Bridges\, Crossing Borders:\nGender\, Ident ity\, and Security in the Search for Peace\n\nThe 8th Annual Conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association\nOctober 1-2\, 2010\nMenno Simo ns College and the Global College\nWinnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada \n\nAnnoun cing a conference jointly sponsored by the Peace and Justice Studies Assoc iation\, Canadian Mennonite University’s Menno Simons College\, and the University of Winnipeg Global College. This year’s conference theme is B uilding Bridges\, Crossing Borders: Gender\, Identity\, and Security in th e Search for Peace. Our conference will be held on the campuses of both Ca nadian Mennonite University and the University of Winnipeg in downtown Win nipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada on October 1-2\, 2010\, which marks the 10th ann iversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women\, Pea ce\, and Security and the 150th birth anniversary of Jane Addams.\n\nDownl oad the Conference Poster! \n{A black-and-white version is available HERE} \n\n\n\nA Warm Welcome From This Year’s Hosts!\n\nThis year marks the fi rst time that the Peace and Justice Studies Association will hold its annu al meeting in Canada. A number of organizations and institutions in Winnip eg are working together to make what we believe will be an exciting confer ence. Winnipeg\, as you will find out\, has an exceptionally dynamic array of programs working on peace and justice issues. We would like to acknowl edge here a number of key organizations\, all of whom extend a warm welcom e to you as you prepare to visit our city at the geographical center of No rth America.\n\nMenno Simons College – a College of Canadian Mennonite U niversity – one of the two principal co-hosts and taking the lead in thi s year’s planning\, equips students to make a difference in the world. T hrough course work and practicum experiences\, the International Developme nt Studies and Conflict Resolution Studies programs provide students with practical and meaningful ways to address the pressing issues facing the wo rld today. Menno Simons College offers three- and four-year Bachelor of Ar ts degrees in Conflict Resolution Studies and three-year\, four-year\, and honours degrees in International Development Studies. At CMU’s Shaftesb ury campus we find the sister program to MSC’s program – there it is P eace and Conflict Transformation Studies. Both CMU programs foster a learn ing community that prepares students from diverse backgrounds for particip ation and leadership in local and global communities. In addition to its t eaching program\, MSC also houses Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies. With thirteen full-time faculty\, approximatel y twenty additional faculty based at the CMU Shaftsbury campus listing ele ctive courses\, and about 250 students with undergraduate majors in these areas of study each year\, these programs represent a significant contribu tion to the area of peace and justice studies in North America.\n\nAt the Shaftesbury campus of Canadian Mennonite University the Canadian School of Peacebuilding runs engaging week-long courses each summer. In the next ye ar the CSOP will host courses taught by leading peace scholars such as How ard Zehr\, Marc Gopin\, and Ovide Mercredi. Also active in our work to hos t the conference is the Institute for Community Peacebuilding housed at MS C. The ICP sponsors\, for example\, the Youth Peacebuilding Project\, whic h brings youth of diverse backgrounds together with the express purpose of inviting them into positive meaningful relationship with each other – o vercoming biases\, reinforcing positive understanding\, and building respe ct.\n\nAcross the street from Menno Simons College\, The University of Win nipeg Global College – the second lead host for this conference – is a n action-oriented\, multi-disciplinary forum for Canadian and internationa l students. The Global College brings students and community members into contact with faculty\, visiting scholars\, local leaders\, and notable spe akers from around the world. It offers a three- and four-year multidiscipl inary Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights and Global Studies. Students are en couraged to discover their role within the local and global community thro ugh teach-ins\, symposia\, conferences\, lectures\, local and internationa l human rights internships\, and condensed intensive credit courses taught by visiting scholars and our faculty in Global College Spring and Summer Institutes.\n\n \nMenno Simons College\nAlso on the University of Winnipeg campus are two cutting edge programs with particular interest in this yea r’s conference theme. The Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Winnipeg practices and fosters participation in collabor ative feminist work\, research\, art\, and activism. The IWGS is a working partner of the Department of Women\\'s and Gender Studies that strives to develop the creative and transformative potential of the university\, com munity and society through removing barriers to\, and promoting the exchan ge of knowledge between the institution and its communities. Also on campu s is the Aboriginal Governance program – an innovative joint program wit h Red River College – that provides an opportunity for individuals to ea rn both a Diploma in Aboriginal Self-Government Administration from Red Ri ver College\, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Aboriginal Governance from the University of Winnipeg.\n\nIn addition to these undergraduate programs \, Winnipeg hosts a dynamic graduate program housed at the University of M anitoba’s Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice at St. Paul\\'s C ollege\, which is dedicated to research\, education\, and outreach to fost er global peace and justice. The Centre is home to the University of Manit oba\\'s PhD Program in Peace and Conflict Studies\, and the Joint Universi ty of Manitoba-University of Winnipeg MA Program in Peace and Conflict Stu dies. This is a transdisciplinary endeavor that encompasses diverse dimens ions of social life at the local\, national\, and international levels. Ou treach events include the Winnipeg International Storytelling Festival\, t he Summer Institute on Storytelling for Peacebuilding and Renewing Communi ty\, and the Sol Kanee Lecture Series.\n\nWinnipeg is also home to Mediati on Services\, a large non-profit organization promoting effective and peac eful responses to conflict and crime in Manitoba. Its three core programs – Community\, Court (victim-offender)\, and Resolution Skills Centre – provide individuals and communities with tools to use restorative justice principles to understand and address conflict in ways that repair harm an d build respectful relationships. We are very pleased that our colleagues at MS are working with us to run a parallel set of workshops at the confer ence.\n\nTogether these institutions and programs extend a warm hand of fr iendship from our country to those of you visiting from the United States\ , and to fellow Canadians from across the country\, a warm welcome to Mani toba. We look forward to seeing you in October 2010! Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101001 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Menno Simons College And Global College\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Ca nada SUMMARY:Building Bridges\, Crossing Borders: Gender\, Identity and Security in the Search for Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-psGMHvHdXF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:201-684-7830 Email:njheps@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:October 1\, 2010: North New Jersey\, hosted by Ramapo College o f NJ\nLocation: The Sharp Sustainability Education Center\n\n8:45 am to 9: 00 am ~ Breakfast and Registration\n9 am to 9:15 am ~ Welcome from Dr. Pe ter Mercer\, President of Ramapo College\n9:15 am to 9:30 am ~ The Guideli nes: Past\, Present\, and Looking Forward - Michael Kornitas\, Co- Chair o f\nthe NJHEPS Green Design Team\n9:30 am to 10:00 am ~ An Overview of the NJHEPS High\nPerformance Campus Design Guidelines\, 3rd Edition *\n10:00 t o 10:30 pm ~ Available Programs & Incentives: Paul Finbow\, TRC \n10:30 a m to 11:30 am ~ Green Design/High Performance Design Process & Green Desig n Strategies *\n11:30 am to 12:30 pm ~ Materials for Green Buildings *\n1 2:00 pm to 1:00 pm ~ Lunch and Networking\n1:00 pm to 1:30 pm ~ Case Study - The Sharp Sustainability Education Center\, Emma Rainforth\, Director o f the SSEC\n1:45 pm to 2:30 pm ~ Applying LEED *\n2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Summa ry\, Questions and Discussion *\n\n*All programs with an asterisk are to b e lead by Bill Bobenhausen\, FAIA\, CCS\, LEED AP Geographical Scope: Sta te DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20101001T090000 GEO:41.077100;-74.161500 LOCATION:Ramapo College Of New Jersey\, Trustees Pavillion\, 505 Ramapo Val ley Road\, Mahwah\, New Jersey\, 07430\, United States SUMMARY:NJHEPS Green Design Workshop - North UID:20260421T070502CEST-bu0UvBJLrU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.njheps.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:860-916-2761 Email:info@defendeducaiton.org DESCRIPTION:Why We March\n\nAs schools\, universities\, and colleges face a nother year of cuts\, workers face massive unemployment\, layoffs\, and at tacks on thier rights.\n\nTo workers who face layoffs\, furloughs\, or pay cuts and students who face tuition increases\, larger classes\, and less access to education\, the crisis is not ending.\n\nFive days before Octobe r 7th\, the National Day of Actions and Strikes to Defend Public Education \, join students\, workers\, and community groups in the streets October 2 nd and Demand:\n\nDefend Public Education\; Secretary of Education Arne Du ncan Must Go!\nFree Publicly Funded and Run Equal Quality Education for Al l: Pre-k to college with no strings attached!\nNo Privatization! No More C harters! No Tuition Hikes – No Program Cuts! End Race to the Top!\nMoney for Public Education and Social Services\, Not for War and Occupation\n\n Publicly funded and Run Jobs Program\nRebuild Public Education\nRebuild In frastructure\nCreate Local Jobs\n\nFull and Equal Rights for Black\, Latin @\, Indigenous\, and Immigrant communities!\nFull Rights for Undocumented Students: :Pass the Dream Act\nFull equal rights for Black\, Latin@\, and immigrant communities: Repeal SB1070\, 287g\, and HB2281\nYouth Jobs\, not Jails! End the School to Prison Pipeline\n\n\nUnited\, we can build an in dependent\, youth-led\, direct-action mass movement to win! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20101002T100000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:US Department Of Education\, Gather At 400 Maryland Avenue Southwe st\, Washington DC\, District Of Coloumbia\, United States SUMMARY:One Nation for Public Education UID:20260421T070502CEST-DFrLZ2oFnD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.defendeducation.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:201-684-7830 Email:njheps@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:October 22\, 2010: Central New Jersey\, hosted by the Center fo r Building Knowledge at NJIT\nLocation: NJIT’s Student Center\, Ballroom B\n\n8:45 am to 9:00 am ~ Breakfast and Registration\n9 am to 9:15 am ~ Welcome and Overview of the Center of Building Knowledge at NJIT\, Deane E vans\, FAIA\n9:15 am to 9:30 am ~ Eating off the Rooftop - in Newark!: Don na Minnich Spuhler\, Director\, NJIT Campus Center\n9:30 am to 9:45 am ~ W elcome to the NJIT Campus\, Dr. Robert A. Altenkirch\, President of NJIT ( Invited)\n9:45 am to 10:00 am ~ An Overview of the NJHEPS High\nPerformanc e Campus Design Guidelines\, 3rd Edition *\n10:00 to 10:30 pm ~ Available Programs & Incentives: Paul Finbow\, TRC \n10:30 am to 11:30 am ~ Green D esign/High Performance Design Process & Green Design Strategies *\n11:30 a m to 12:30 pm ~ Materials for Green Buildings *\n12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ~ Lu nch and Networking\n1:00 pm to 1:45 pm ~ Case Study - NJIT’s Energy Effi ciency and Renewable Energy Initatives: Boris Shapiro\, Executive\nDirecto r of Technical Services\, NJIT\n1:45 pm to 2:30 pm ~ Applying LEED *\n2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Summary\, Questions and Discussion *\n\n*All programs with an asterisk are to be lead by Bill Bobenhausen\, FAIA\, CCS\, LEED AP G eographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20101022T090000 GEO:40.738500;-74.195100 LOCATION:New Jersey Institute Of Technology\, Ballroom B\, 70 Summit Street \, Newark\, New Jersey\, 07103\, United States SUMMARY:NJHEPS Green Design Workshop - Central UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZO4BOoCbvv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.njheps.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:201-684-7830 Email:njheps@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:November 3\, 2010: South New Jersey\, hosted by Richard Stockto n College of NJ\nLocation: Townsend Residential Life Center Multipurpose R oom (Adjacent to Lot 6)\n8:45 am to 9:00 am ~ Breakfast and Registration\n 9 am to 9:15 am ~ Welcome from Dr. Harvey Kessleman\, Provost\n9:15 am to 10:30 am ~ Green Design/High Performance Design Process & an Overview of the NJHEPS High\nPerformance Campus Design Guidelines\, 3rd Edition *\n10: 30 to 11:15 pm ~ Green Design Strategies & Applying LEED *\n11:15 am to 12 :30 pm ~ Materials for Green Buildings *\n12:30 pm to 1:30 pm ~ Lunch and Networking\n1:30 to 2:00 pm ~ Available Programs & Incentives: Roger Klie misch\, TRC\n2:00 pm to 2:45 pm ~ Case Study: High Performance Design and Energy Efficiency at Richard Stockton College of NJ\n2:45 pm to 3:30 pm Su mmary\, Questions and Discussion *\n\n*All programs with an asterisk are t o be lead by Bill Bobenhausen\, FAIA\, CCS\, LEED AP Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20101103T090000 GEO:39.487700;-74.554300 LOCATION:Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey\, Jim Leeds Rd\, Pomona\, N ew Jersey\, 08240\, United States SUMMARY:NJHEPS Green Design Workshop - South UID:20260421T070502CEST-VPl3mGGLNG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.njheps.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:201-684-7830 Email:njheps@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:November 19\, 2010: New York\, hosted by SUNY Dutchess Communit y College\nLocation: Bowne Hall - Room 122\n\n8:45 am to 9:00 am ~ Breakfa st and Registration\n9 am to 9:15 am ~ Welcome from Dr. David Conklin\, P resident of Dutchess Community College\n9:15 am to 10:15 am ~ Green Design /High Performance Design Process & an Overview of the NJHEPS High\nPerform ance Campus Design Guidelines\, 3rd Edition *\n10:15 am to 11:00 pm ~ Gree n Design Strategies & Applying LEED *\n11:00 am to 12:00 pm ~ Materials f or Green Buildings *\n12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ~ Lunch and Networking\n1:00 to 1:30 pm ~ Smart Grid\, NY (Invited)\n1:30 to 2:00 pm ~ Available Programs & Incentives: Craig Kneeland\, NYSERDA (Invited)\n2:00 pm to 2:45 pm ~ Cas e Study: Sustainability at SUNY Dutchess\, Bridgette Anderson\, Assoc. Dea n of Administration\n2:45 pm to 3:30 pm Summary\, Questions and Discussion *\n\n* All programs with an asterisk are to be lead by Bill Bobenhausen\, FAIA\, CCS\, LEED AP Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20101119T090000 GEO:41.701400;-73.919200 LOCATION:SUNY Dutchess Community College\, 53 Pendell Road\, Poughkeepsie\, New Jersey\, 12601\, United States SUMMARY:NJHEPS Green Design Workshop - New York State UID:20260421T070502CEST-FDk2tHsE8u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.njheps.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:201-684-7830 Email:njheps@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this very special opportunity to explore teaching/ learning sustainability through the lens of climate change. Speaker includ e Dr. Eban Goodstein (Bard College)\, Joseph Sullivan (NJ BPU)\, Dr. Ana B aptista (Ironbound Comm. Corp.)\, Dr. Maurie Cohen (NJIT)\, Dr. Ashwani Va sishth (Ramapo College)\, Dr. Michael Weinstein (Montclair State)\, Dr. Do n Wheeler (Kean Emeritus)\, and Pam Sammarco (Green Training Associates). Participants will learn from these experts and each other through present ations\, panels\, and breakout groups.\nFriday\, October 8\, 2010\n9:00 am – 3:00 pm\nMontclair State University - Conference Center (new academic building) Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20101008T090000 GEO:40.844200;-74.202200 LOCATION:Montclair State University\, 1 Normal Avenue\, Montclair\, New Jer sey\, 07043\, United States SUMMARY:NJHEPS Sustainability Education Workshop II SWITCH: Global Heating & the Paradigm Shift to Sustainability Based Learning UID:20260421T070502CEST-1gLaoZ5FVd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.njheps.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:201-684-7830 Email:njheps@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Learn about local sustainable farming\, composting\, cradle to grave food systems\, and much more. More information to be posted in the future. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20101029T090000 GEO:41.071400;-74.802000 LOCATION:Sussex County Community College\, Performing Arts & Health Sci\, 1 College Hill Rd\, Newton\, New Jersey\, 07860\, United States SUMMARY:Sustainable Agriculture Workshop UID:20260421T070502CEST-M09L2eboZw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.njheps.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:AFTER THE ELECTIONS: Join us for a discussion of a NEW kind of UNIFIED & INCLUSIVE antiwar movement that can challenge the wars abroad AN D AT HOME\n\nRegional ANTIWAR Conference\nSaturday NOV. 6 12 NOON to 4 pm\ nSt Mark’s Church on the Bowery\n\n10th St & 2nd Ave\, New York City\n\n \nDISCUSS:\n\n* Making it real — a massive movement to bring the war $$\ , troops\, and mercenaries home now\, rebuilding our cities\, providing jo bs\, schools and health care that we all have a right to\n\n* Inclusion an d solidarity with the targets of war demonization — building solidarity and confronting anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant bigotry and racism\; combat ing FBI raids and other repression of antiwar and international solidarity activists\n\n* Incorporating the war on Palestine into the antiwar moveme nt’s demands and actions\n\nHear concrete plans for the coming months an d be part of planning for a giant April 9th NYC antiwar demonstration.\n\n Your input is welcome and essential. Join a working group or regional comm ittee.\n\nIt’s all happening at St.Mark’s Church along with literature tables\, displays\, art\, and delicious snacks.\n\nSPONSOR: United Nation al AntiWar Committee\n\nOnline go to: NationalPeaceConference.org. or call • 518.227.6947 •201.388.7428 •347.341.2521\n\nThe United National A ntiwar Committee UNAC was formed at a July 23-25 Albany\, New York nationa l anti­war conference of 800 antiwar and social justice leaders and activ ists from 35 states. The conference adopted a 28-point\, nine-month Action Plan culminating in bi-coastal mass dem­onstrations on April 9 in New Yo rk City and San Francisco. (See website for Action Plan)\n\nUNAC demands t hat the U.S. government:\n\n} Bring the Troops\, Mercenaries & War Dollars Home Now! Iraq\, Afghanistan and Pakistan\n\n} Trillions for Jobs and Edu cation\, Not Wars and Bank Bailouts!\n\n} Stop Government Assaults on Unio ns!\n\n} No to Racist Attacks on Muslims\, Immigrants and People of Color! \n\n} Civil Liberties for All!\n\n} End U.S. Aid to Israel – military\, economic and diplomatic! End U.S. support for the Israeli occupation of Pa lestine and the siege of Gaza!\n\nJoin a discussion with:\n\nMalik Mujahid Muslim Peace Coalition\, USA\n\nNada Khader WESPAC\n\nKathy Kelly Voices for Creative Non Violence\n\nMichael McPhearson Former Director\, Vets for Peace\n\nMarvin Holland Transport Workers Union\, NYC\n\nMargaret Kimberl ey Black Agenda Report\n\nRoksana Mun DRUM (Desis Rising Up & Moving)\n\nA bayomi Azikewi PanAfrica News Wire and Michigan Antiwar Committee\n\nLarry Holmes Bailout the People Movement\n\nLamis Deek Al-Awda NY\, the Palesti ne Right to Return Coalition\n\nJoe Lombardo UNAC co-coordinator\n\nChris Gauvreau CT United for Peace\, New England United\n\nSara Flounders Intern ational Action Center\n\nMarilyn Levin UNAC co-coordinator\, National Asse mbly co-coordinator\n\nPete Shell Thomas Merton Center\, Pittsburgh\, PA\n \nTeresa Gutierrez May 1 Immigrant & Workers Rights Coalition\n\nRay Lafor est International Support Haiti Network\, Steering Committee\n\nImam Khali d Griggs Muslim Peace Coalition\, USA\n\nJeff Mackler National Assembly co -coordinator\n\nPardiss Kebriaei Center for Constitutional Rights\n\nAdane r Usmani Action for Progressive Pakistan\n\nMaggie Zhou Coalition for Heal thy Communities\, Secure Green Future\n\nAndy Pollack UNAC Palestine Solid arity Caucus\n\nProject Salam\n\nVamos Unidos\n\nImmigrant Communities in Action\n\nRaging Grannies\n\nMark Johnson Fellowship of Reconciliation\n\n \n\nREGISTER NOW for Nov. 6 meeting at: NationalPeaceConference.org or at the door\n\nRegister for literature tables at: 518-227-6947\n\nSliding sca le registration: $10 to $5 No one turned away for lack of funds.\n\nSee we bsite: NationalPeaceConference.org for more information . Geographical Sc ope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20101106T120000 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:St Mark’s Church On The Bowery\, 10th St & 2nd Ave\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Regional Anti-War Conference - NYC UID:20260421T070502CEST-NVBmw3oLfw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://NationalPeaceConference.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:got@wdc.greenpeace.org DESCRIPTION:The Greenpeace Organizing Term is currently accepting applicati ons for our spring 2011 semester in San Francisco. The application deadli ne is coming up on November 5th so don\\'t wait - apply today!\n\nGOT stud ents engage in dynamic and participatory classroom trainings\, direct\ncam paign work\, grassroots organizing\, and media strategy/work on the assign ed\ncampaign.. Students do the majority of their work as a team and in sma ll groups\;\nthere are some independent learning components. The program i ncludes two\ncampaign-related travel trips. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110408 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110124 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:75 Arkansas St.\, Suite 1\, San Francisco\, CA SUMMARY:Greenpeace Organizing Term Spring 2011 Semester UID:20260421T070502CEST-wW2cmGGvV7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenpeace.org/got END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW for the 2011 USAS National Conference\, Feb. 4-5 i n Columbus\, OH.\n\nDeadline to register: January 28.\n\nDeadline to apply for travel scholarships: December 15.\n\nPlan your group’s travel now! You need to arrive in Columbus the night of Thursday\, February 3\, and le ave Sunday\, February 6. Housing and food will be provided to anyone regis tered for the conference.\nJoin USAS on February 4-5\n\nIt’s time for st udents and workers to raise our voices. This February\, hundreds of stude nts from across the nation are coming together to build a stronger movemen t fighting for justice at our colleges and universities.\n\nUnited Student s Against Sweatshops (USAS) is a national organization run entirely by stu dents. We are students at community colleges and 4-year colleges\, undegr ads and grad students\, experienced organizers and brand new activists. W e campaign alongside workers and use our leverage as students to win histo ric victories over billionaire corporations. And we want you to join us.\ n\nRegister for the National Conference and be a part of building a strong er movement of students and workers fighting for justice!\n\nThis year’s USAS National Conference will be February 4-5\, 2011. USAS members voted to hold the conference at Ohio State University\, home of Buckeyes footba ll and the highest-paid public university president in the country. Like USAS organizers on 150 other campuses\, Ohio State students are taking act ion together with campus workers and garment workers to stop allowing thei r university to drive a race-to-the-bottom for workers\, by outsourcing wo rk on campus to whichever corporation will do it the cheapest and ignoring workers fighting sweatshops in the factories that produce Buckeye apparel .\n\nThe 2011 USAS National Conference is a unique chance to gather with h undreds of students committed to taking back our universities from those w ho value corporate greed instead of respect for workers and affordable qua lity education for all. At the conference\, you’ll:\n\n * Learn abou t and plan national USAS campaigns with workers who sew our schools’ clo thes and workers on our campuses.\n * Sharpen your organizing skills an d get new ideas for your campus group with workshops and trainings with ve teran student and labor organizers.\n * Join teams of students already working to build our student-labor movement much larger\, share experience s with organizers from all walks of life\, and make our work more dynamic\ , creative and fun.\n * Be part of a powerful student movement that fig hts for justice\, and wins!\n\nClick here to register now\, and start plan ning your group’s travel to Columbus.\n\n14 years after students formed USAS to counter the power of multinational corporations and corporate-frie ndly college administrators\, we are celebrating major student-worker vict ories this year. Alta Gracia\, a historic apparel line made by union acti vists in the Dominican Republic\, hit college bookstore shelves this fall after a decade-long struggle with Nike over labor practices in that countr y. In Honduras\, union activists are back at work at the Russell Athletic factory that re-opened after students waged the largest college boycott t o ever target a single company. And for the first time ever\, students for ced universities to sever their contracts with Nike and pressured the comp any to finally take responsibility for millions owed to workers in its Hon duran supply chain. \n\nAnd the party don’t stop. As students\, we’r e taking on the fight for justice with campus workers like never before. We’re fighting for living wages at universities in Virginia and Boston. We’re building a new state-wide campaign with University of California clerical workers. We’re fighting unfair layoffs and other cuts facing c ampus workers. And with efforts like the growing national student campaig n in solidarity with campus workers employed by Sodexo\, we’re demanding an end to the on campus race-to-the-bottom\, spurred by our university’ s outsourcing and privatization of campus workers’ jobs.\n\nWe’re also fighting for justice beyond the workplace: stopping cuts to ethnic studie s programs\, protesting outrageous tuition hikes\, and standing against at tacks on immigrant students’ access to education.\n\nWill you join us to build a student movement that will stop sweatshop universities dead in th eir tracks and take our schools back from corporations and corporate-frien dly administrators who don’t put students and workers first? Whether yo u’re totally new to activism or have some experience under you belt\, re gister now and we’ll send you more information on how you can get involv ed!\n\nThe deadline for registration is January 28\, and the deadline to a pply for travel scholarships is December 17. Plan your group’s travel no w! You need to arrive in Columbus the night of Thursday\, February 3\, an d leave Sunday\, February 6. Housing and food is free to anyone registere d for the conference.\n\nFor more information\, contact organize@usas.org\ n\nSee you in Columbus!\n\nGautam Kumaraswamy\, Lenora Knowles\, KB Brower \nUSAS National Coordinating Committee Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110205 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110204 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Columbus\, Ohio\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops 2011 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-euoPHmgfNs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usas.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This spring thousands of young people will converge in Washingt on\, DC for Power Shift 2011. We\\'ll come together to create a vision to take our movement forward\, learn from and train one-another on campaigns and tactics\, and take bold action to create a clean energy economy.\n\nPo wer Shift 2011 will take place April 1st - 4th in Washington\, DC at RFK S tadium. We\\'re literally building this from the ground up: in the shadows of the stadium we\\'ll create our own convergence space using massive ten ts and our creativity. \n\nTogether we\\'ll create a Power Shift by coming together behind new campaigns\, training one-another\, supporting communi ty projects\, and making our voices heard in Washington\, DC through a lob by day and taking mass creative action. With a growing movement using a di versity of approaches\, Power Shift 2011 promises to be our most powerful and exciting convergence yet! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110415 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Power Shift 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-crAiCVToID@74.81.90.59 URL:http://energyactioncoalition.org/powershift2011 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:602-370-2297 Email:southwestcoordinator@usft.org DESCRIPTION:Taking Root: A Southwest Sustainable Food Summit will be the fi rst youth food justice convergence in the history of the Southwest —unit ing over 150 high school students\, college students\, and other young all ies from February 11 to the 13 at ASU Tempe. This event\, hosted by United Students for Fair Trade @ ASU in partnership with The Real Food Challenge \, will help to ignite food justice organizing and activism throughout the Southwest with new ideas\, tactics and opportunities\, and shine a light on this diverse\, youth-driven movement. For more information and to REGIS TER by February 4\, visit usft.org/southwestsummit. The registration fee o f $35 helps us provide 5 delicious and sustainable meals\, a Fair Trade co nference goodie bag\, and exceptional content. If you have any questions\ , please contact Kim Pearson at southwestcoordinator@usft.org. \n Geograp hical Scope: Regional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110211 GEO:33.428500;-111.935000 LOCATION:1050 S. Forest Mall\, Tempe\, Arizona\, 85287\, United States SUMMARY:Taking Root: A Sustainable Southwest Food Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-lM4MFAVPPw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usft.org/southwestsummit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Perfect Furniture Store for Students!\nUhuru Furniture & C ollectibles\n10-40% Storewide Sale!\n \n1220 Spruce St.\nCenter City \nPhi la. PA 19107\n215-546-9616\n\nTues- Sun 11:30-6:30pm \n\nEverything you ne ed to furnish your new apartment on a student budget!\n\nCheck our blog fo r new items daily! \nUhurufurniturephilly.blogspot.com\n\nGreat Finds • Low Prices • 100% Recycled • Green America Certified \nSame Day Deliv ery Available • \n\n100% of the profits benefit the African Peoples Educ ation and Defense Fund APEDF.org Economic development by and for the Afri can community. \n\nVolunteer Opportunities Every Day\nWe Pick up Donations • Fast • Free• Tax-deductible\n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110131 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110123 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION: 1220 Spruce St.\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United St ates SUMMARY:Student Furniture Sale @ Uhuru Furniture UID:20260421T070502CEST-uKatUMPtUk@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-460-5199 Email:clenchner@organizing20.org DESCRIPTION:Who: Organizing 2.0 is a grassroots led conference of social j ustice organizers primarily from labor and the community organizing world. Participants range from those new to online organizing as well as experie nced professionals.\n \nWhat: Organizing 2.0 Conference - specific trainin g to improve labor\, political\, and community activists\\' on-line and me dia skill sets\, bearing in mind the wide range of skill level of staff at labor\, political\, and community activist organizations.\n \nPossible Wo rkshop Topics include:\n \n- \\'How to Help Organizations Get Over the Dig ital Divide to Embrace On-Line Tools\\'\n- Blue State Digital workshop ht tp://www.bluestatedigital.com/\n- SALSA workshop http://salsalabs.com/o/8 001/p/salsa/website/labs/index\n- Simple Video Editing For The Web traini ng\n- \\'ABCs of Data Informed Street Campaigns\\' workshop\n- \\'How to M ake Effective Digital Strategy Choices Before Investing Time and\n Money in On-Line Tools\\'\n- \\'10 Major Skill Sets Your Staff Needs To Have To Operate In The Digital World\n and How to Budget For Them\\'\n- \\'How to Use On-Line Tools In Internal and External PR Mobilization Campaigns\\' \n \nWhen: Sunday\, February 13\, 2011\, 9am-5pm\n \nWhere: CUNY Murphy I nstitute for Worker Education and Labor Studies\n \nCUNY Murphy Institute\ nfor Worker Education and Labor Studies\n25 West 43rd Street\, 18th floor\ nNew York \, NY 10036\n \nCost: Tickets: $100\, CUNY Students $ 50\n \nCon tact: Charles Lenchner 202-460-5199\n clenchner@organizing20. org\n http://www.organizing20.org \n Geographical Scope: St ate DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20110213T090000 GEO:40.759500;-73.990200 LOCATION:CUNY Murphy Institute For Worker Education And Lab\, 25 West 43rd Street\, 18th Floor\, New York\, New York\, 10036\, United States SUMMARY:2011 Organizing 2.0 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-03ez1UVbFg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.organizing20.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On the weekend of March 18th YDS will be holding their winter c onference\, Their Crisis\, Our Pain: The Democratic Socialist Response. C ornel West will be a featured speaker as well as many exciting radical and activists. The conference will feature plenaries and workshops on femini sm\, anti-racist work\, the environment\, student debt\, and many other su bjects. Make sure you save the date\, because you won\\'t want to miss it . Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110320 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110318 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Young Democratic Socialist Winter 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Cwuu2ZEljH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Communities around the world are under attack from extractive i ndustries that poison our families\, kill our loved ones on the job\, and destroy the ecosystems we cherish. The BP oil spill was unfortunately just one of an endless string of disasters born of an economic system that mus t endlessly consume the Earth’s resources.\n\nExtraction is the act of taking without giving anything back. Extraction takes workers lives so co rporations can make a few more bucks. Extraction takes clean water and air and gives us blackened oceans and a climate in chaos. Extraction takes th e natural wealth of communities and ecosystems and leaves behind poverty a nd ecological wastelands.\n\nFor a stable climate\, clean air and water\, we must stop the extraction of fossil fuels and other “resources.” Fr om the tar sands of Alberta to the Gulf Coast\, people are fighting back a gainst the extractiveindustries that have declared war on our planet. Ris ing Tide is calling for a day of direct action against extraction on the 1 year anniversary of the BP oil spill.\n\nOn April 20th take it to the poi nt of production. Shut down a well site\, occupy a mine\, take over an of fice\, blockade a bank. Nobody’s community should be a sacrifice zone.\ nFor climate justice and a livable planet\,\nRising Tide North America Ge ographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110420 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Day of Direct Action Against Extraction (Oil\, Gas) UID:20260421T070502CEST-1Jh94F5UeG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.risingtidenorthamerica.org/wordpress/2010/12/15/day-of-direc t-action-against-extraction-april-20-2011/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Students at the University of Michigan are truly excited to hos t the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference (al so known as MBLGTACC) for the first time! We are committed to providing an inspiring\, challenging\, and fun conference experience. Students organiz ing the conference are working closely with the entire campus and city com munity\, and partnering with students\, staff\, and faculty from all depar tments and units of the University of Michigan. The conference launches Fe bruary 25\, 2011\, and this is the place to discover all the details in ad vance. We will continue to make all key features of the conference program \, registration\, and reservations available in a timely manner. We hope y ou’re as excited as we are!\nRecent News\n\nRegistration is live!\nThe m oment you have been waiting for has arrived! To register\, click the \\'Re gister\\' button above.\n\nWorkshop Application deadline has been extended \nThe deadline for workshop applications has been extended to December 1! However\, it is still best to get your application in as soon as you can! More information can be found here. \nConference Theme\n\nThe 2011 theme\, “Justice or Just us? Achieving liberty for all\,” reflects a critical challenge facing the college LGBT movement today. The theme encompasses t he interplay between diverse generations\, identities\, and the intersecti onal experience within our movement. The conference will encourage student s to engage the LGBT experience as part of our common struggle against opp ression of all kinds. Students will explore the complexity and critical ne cessity of unity through diversity.\nKeep the Comments Coming!\n\nWe belie ve the conference is at its best when many voices take part. Feel free to send us thoughts\, suggestions\, or questions by email\, phone\, or drop u s a line on Facebook and Twitter. We are committed to addressing all conce rns quickly and thoroughly. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110226 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110224 GEO:42.291600;-83.718300 LOCATION:Stephen M. Ross School Of Business\, University Of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, 48109\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest BLGTA College 2011 Conference: Justice or Just Us? UID:20260421T070502CEST-L8DvIEUa4B@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mblgtacc2011.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 23rd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change is coming to beautiful Minneapolis\, Minnesota and the Hilton Minneapolis\ , February 2–6\, 2011. \n\nWhat\\'s Creating Change? Only the premier an nual organizing and skills-building event for the lesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender community and their allies.\n\nThe conference is run by t he National Gay and Lesbian Task Force\, and attracts more than 2\,500 peo ple from all over the country every year. Presenters and participants come from all walks of life and include members of the business community\, el ected officials\, students\, faith leaders and staff and volunteers of non -profit organizations.\n\nOur five-day program features over 250 workshops and training sessions\, four plenary sessions\, and tons of networking op portunities.\n\nHow could you even think of missing this? We hope to see y ou this year in Minneapolis! Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110202 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, United States SUMMARY:Creating Change 2011: The National Conference on LGBT Equality UID:20260421T070502CEST-3suRH1DMcF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.creatingchange.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2011 Good Jobs\, Green Jobs National Conference\, February 8-10 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington\, D.C. The Good Jobs \, Green Jobs National Conference\, now in its fourth year\, is the premie r event for bringing together key stakeholders - including union\, environ mental\, business and elected leaders - to share ideas and strategies for building the new\, green economy.\n\nThe 2011 Conference will focus on put ting into practice the ideas and strategies for a new green economy ─ an d creating good green jobs ─ around the country. We will highlight succe ssful state and local initiatives\, emerging and growing green sectors\, e fforts to create a Green Infrastructure Model through smart transportation and urban development\, successful work development programs\, model part nerships between government\, the private sector and local interests ─ a ll while demonstrating the breadth of the coalition working to build a gre en economy and to create the good jobs that come along with it.\n\nThe 201 0 Good Jobs\, Green Jobs National Conference was an extraordinary event\, with three days of keynotes\, plenary sessions and workshops dedicated to transforming our ideas into action and building a revitalized\, green econ omy that creates good jobs\, reduces global warming and preserves America⠀™s economic and environmental security.\n\nThe 2008 Good Jobs\, Green Job s Conference\, which took place in Pittsburgh\, was attended by nearly 1\, 000 union\, environmental\, business and elected leaders. The 2009 Confere nce\, Feb. 4-6\, 2009\, in Washington\, D.C.\, featured U.S. EPA Administr ator Lisa P. Jackson\, then-Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius\, Senators A my Klobuchar\, Debbie Stabenow and Sherrod Brown\, and many other prominen t administration and congressional leaders. All told\, nearly 3\,000 peopl e came together to share ideas and strategies to fashion a new\, green eco nomy.\nAbout the Blue Green Alliance Foundation\n\nThe BlueGreen Alliance Foundation (BGAF) is a non-profit\, 501 c (3) organization dedicated to re search and education about the job-creating potential of global warming so lutions and other environmental investments. BGAF works with the BlueGreen Alliance to achieve its mission. The BlueGreen Alliance is a national par tnership of labor unions and environmental organizations dedicated to expa nding the number and quality of jobs in the green economy\, and includes t he United Steelworkers\, Sierra Club\, Communications Workers of America\, Natural Resources Defense Council\, Service Employees International Union \, Laborers’ International Union of America\, Utility Workers Union of A merica\, American Federation of Teachers\, Amalgamated Transit Union and t he Sheet Metal Workers\\' International Association. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110211 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110208 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:National Green Jobs Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-PhuagfjKX2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenjobsconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Below is a sneak peak of what to expect at the 2011 Radical His tory Conference in Windsor Ontario during February 4th\, 5th and 6th. Join fellow workers in exploring past stories of revolt\, stories of genocide\ , stories of community solidarity\, stories of liberation and stories from a decaying world of corporate hegemony. Heck\, we got more incendiary sto ries than an Ottawa RBC branch. They don\\'t teach this stuff in school bo ys and girls!\n\nSeveral groups and individuals are collaborating to bring you a weekend long conference that examines a narrative of history focusi ng on working peoples and their struggles toward a more equitable\, sustai nable\, and beautiful world. Please stay tuned at http://radicalhistorycon ference.blogspot.com/ for more information as the conference approaches. I ts not too late to submit a proposal of your own! We still need contributo rs and volunteers!\n\nWhat To Expect\n------------------------------------ ---\nEnola Cola will be discussing the findings of an exploration into reg ional history and the colonization of the DĂŠtroit River Region. Cola\\'s essay \\'Land Claims and the Decolonization of the European Mind\\'\, as w ell as pieces of poetry will be used as stepping stones to delve into this regions colonized history: French settlement\, the British takeover and A merican Revolution\, the purchase of Southern Ontario\, and its subsequent settlement into what we know it to be today. Having roots back to the set tlement of this land by the French\, Enola Cola attempts uncover the reali ties of this regions past and what it can mean for us today.\n--Presented by Enola Cola\n\nNo One Is Illegal-Toronto has been engaged in struggles a gainst detention and deportations\, borders and nation-state policies\, bu reaucracies and legislation that attack both migrants and indigenous peopl es. The work of our organization cannot happen without a strong understand ing of the histories of migrant resistance (like those of Hogg\\'s Hollow in the 1960s)\; of anti-authoritarian revolts (like the Yonge Street Riots and the Bathhouse Raid Riots in the early 1980s)\; of poor people\\'s res istance (like the emergence of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and t he Special Diet Campaign)\; of solidarity with indigenous sovereignty stru ggles (like those at Six Nations\, Oka\, Tyendinaga\, Barriere Lake and Ot hers)\; and of global resistance to capitalism (like the amazing resistanc e to Barrick Gold\, the Tar Sands struggle\, the Palestinian Intifada\, th e G20). Through a weaving of stories\, visuals\, audios and more\, long ti me members of No One Is Illegal Toronto will situate and critique our grou p\\'s struggles against the oppressive shifts in immigration policy by foc using on stories and memories of common people resisting and winning.\n--P resented by No One Is Illegal-Toronto\n\nUpon the ending of the second wor ld war\, men returning from Europe supposedly fighting for democracy and f reedom came home to find out that both the state and their employers had n o intention of maintaining the war time provisions of PC1001 that legally allowed the existence of unions during the war. In Windsor Ontario\, again st the wishes of both the local leadership and the national union in Detro it\, 10\,000 Windsor UAW Ford workers went on a historic 99 day strike tha t unfortunately fell short of many initial goals\, but ultimately won lega l recognition of unions in Ontario\, and later all of Canada. While the cr eation of the Rand Formula was a victory\, the real victory was the radica l nature of not only the 10\,000 UAW Ford workers who went on strike\, but also all the solidarity strikes and mobilizations from other autoworkers and the community at large. The story of the solidarity of the Windsor com munity that fully supported the strike\, their families\, and the right to have a union and the radical strategies that were utilized is a story tha t has seldom been told. The presentation I propose for the radical history conference will explore the historic strike\, the tactics that were utili zed\, the solidarity of the community at large\, and the impact that this historic mobilization had on the future of \\'leftist radicals\\' within t he trade union movement.\n--Presented by Ron Drouillard\, Windsor Workers Action Centre\n\nIn 1969 and 1970 a call to action went out to try and sto p the testing of nuclear bombs on Amchitka in the Aleutian Islands. The \\ 'Don\\'t Make A Wave\\' committee was formed in Vancouver and calls went o ut to every University and College in Canada to participate. Windsor respo nded and over 5\,000 students marched across the Ambassador Bridge to dema nd a halt to nuclear testing and to make Windsor a Nuclear Free Zone. What conditions existed then that mobilized so many to turn out and demand the ir voices be heard? Is our culture of individualism destroying our collect ive social conscious?\n--Presented by the Global Resource Centre\n\nAlong with activist historians in Ottawa and Toronto\, Doug Nesbitt is currently working on an introductory pamphlet to social movement history in Canada - covering the working classes\, organized labour\, poor and unemployed\, women\\'s lib\, Quebec\, glbtq\, anti-racism\, indigenous struggles\, immi grant communities and electoral campaigns. It\\'s intended as a resource\, as well as an annotated bibliography and guide for people to begin their own readings of historical research that is out there but largely known on ly to academics. Radical History Conference is proud to host the public la unching of the pamphlet.\n--Presented by Doug Nesbitt\n\nThere\\'s no ques tion about it\, industry is killing the planet. For many people\, the proc ess of industrialization is synonymous with progress\, but what is there t o say about the social fabric we have moved away from\, or what kind of ec ological reality we are moving toward? Jae will present an alternative ana lysis of industrialization\, framed as a trajectory towards complete alien ation\, but also towards a global economy where growth depends on the tota l emptying of the natural world. From freedom and fresh air to dependency and pollution\, what we have gained is not worth what was sacrificed. This discussion will question whether industrialization is inevitable or even desirable. Jae will present local food-related community projects as a sta rting point for resisting industrialism\, highlighting examples that stark ly oppose the workings of industrial agriculture.\n--Presented by Jae Muzz in (Windsor Guerrilla Gardening Collective)\n\nBirth can be a beautiful an d empowering experience\, but interventionist Western medicine has taken p ower over the birthing process away from women\, and placed it in the hand s of the patriarchal and profit driven medical establishment. Lindsay will examine the history and attitudes toward birth\, focusing on the process of disempowerment. The discussion will highlight the dangers of interventi onist birth\, while offering practical knowledge about safer methods of na tural birth and parenting.\n--Presented by Lindsay Logsdon\n\nExploring di gital and analog source material and using the techniques of sampling\, an d the cut-up\, this sound art performance will draw on: local archives\, o ral histories and personal collections documenting community activism and culture in Southwestern Ontario. Can the messengers for social justice hav e their voices freed from the archives for an evening? Can we hear their m essage clearly? Conference participants are invited to submit their own ma terials in any audio format for inclusion in the performance. Tape hiss gu aranteed.\n--Performed by Anthony Sabo\n\nAs part of his Rap For Freedom T our\, Testament will perform to raise money for the G20 Legal Fundraising effort for those targeted by police repression around the G20 summit in To ronto.\n--Performed by Testament Hip Hop\n\n---------------\nThe Radical H istory Conference will take place on February 4th\, 5th and 6th 2011 at Wi ndsor Workers Action Centre\, 328 Pelissier\, Windsor Ontario. For more in formation contact roadwindsor at riseup.net or visit http://radicalhistory conference.blogspot.com/ Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110206 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110204 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Windsor\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:Radical History Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VW3Z8ImpsK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://radicalhistoryconference.blogspot.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Overview\nJoin educators\, parents\, students\, activists\, and community members from across the city and beyond for a one-day conferenc e focused on exploring the connections between education and social justic e. We are seeking workshops that will be of relevance to educators at all age levels\, and will be diverse in their focus topics. This conference is an opportunity to network\, inspire one another\, and build a movement. J oin us to share your thoughts\, lesson plans\, questions\, or to facilitat e a workshop.\n\nConference 2011 Theme\nWhose Schools? Our Schools!\nThe c hallenges currently facing our educational system can be daunting and disc ouraging. Critical thought and effective pedagogy seem to be buried under the flood of calls for “accountability” and “increased test scores.⠀ But in the face of all these challenges\, educators are working togethe r with youth\, parents\, and community activists to keep the fires of crit ical thinking and curiosity alive. Committed educators know that there is no silver bullet\, no magic wand\, and no place for rescue from above. We know that the true superheroes are those who work every day with dedicatio n\, creativity\, and compassion. We know that we change lives not with pro mises of rescue\, but by working in solidarity with youth and their famili es to be our own heroes and heroines.\n\nThis conference is an opportunity to get together and share how we are doing this\, in our classrooms\, our schools\, and our communities. Join us in celebrating the daily courage o f educators in our city and beyond. Join us in networking\, connecting\, a nd building a movement of educators and community members who care about s ocial justice.\n\nRequest for Proposals\nWe are seeking workshop proposal that are diverse in topic\, intended audience\, age-level focus\, and form at. What will unify all accepted proposals are the following characteristi cs:\nA critical perspective on issues in education rooted in social justic e goals\, and consistent with NYCORE’s Points of Unity\nAn engaging\, dy namic plan for workshop presentation using interactive pedagogical strateg ies\nPractical take-aways for next steps for workshop practitioners (examp les include curriculum ideas\, project ideas\, resource lists\, organizati ons with which to get involved\, etc.) Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110326 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:NY Collective of Radical Educators 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-2fwhWKrvCH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nycore.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Empowering School Counselors and all Educators to Support our L GBTQIA Youth.\n\nThe Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leader ship (CESCaL) and the Harvey Milk Foundation to present the 2nd annual int ernational conference addressing LGBTQIA issues in schools. On February 25 -27\, 2011 school counselors and educators from around the world will join together in San Diego\, CA for the second annual conference titled Soluti ons to a Crisis: Supporting Students ~ Saving Lives. \n\nMore than 40 dive rse workshops will provide conference goers with the knowledge\, attitudes and skills that are necessary to support and advocate for LGBTQIA Youth. Attendees will gain the knowledge of the laws and rights of LGBTQIA studen ts and resources available to school counselors\, students and families\; the importance of personal responsibility to be advocates for our LGBTQIA Youth and to promote social justice for all\; and ability to access commun ity resources and create safe spaces in schools for LGBTQIA Youth. Registe r Early!\n\nRegistration included Welcome reception (hors d\\'oeuvres) and Dear Harvey performance\, Cultural Plunge\, Continental breakfast both da ys and lunch Saturday. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110227 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110225 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Diego\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Supporting LGBTQ Students - Saving Lives - 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-NWJFWu6RTO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cescal.org/lgbtqi/2011.cfm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The North American Anarchist Studies Network is currently seeki ng presentations for our second annual conference to be held at the Steel Worker’s Hall in Toronto\, Canada. We are seeking submissions from radic al academics\, independent researchers\, community activists\, street phil osophers and students. We invite those engaged in intellectual work within existing institutions\, such as universities\, but also those engaged in the production of knowledge beyond institutional walls to share their ongo ing work. From the library stacks to the streets\, we encourage all those interested in the study of anarchism to submit a proposal.\n\nIn keeping w ith the open and fluid spirit of anarchism\, we will not be calling for an y specific topics of discussion\, but rather are encouraging participants to present on a broad and diverse number of themes- from the historical to the contemporary to the utopian.\n\nFor inspiration\, we have included a number of suggested themes that have been of interest us\; we invite you t o suggest and submit your own topics\, papers\, themes\, panels and worksh ops:\nTheorizing Anarchism: Perspectives on Anarchist Studies\nGreening An archy: Anarchism and the Environment \nBridging the Marxist/Anarchist Divi de: Is Black and Red Dead? \nRace\, Class & Solidarity: Migration Politics * Indigenous Rights and Politics in (Occupied) North America\nExpanding t he Anarchist Canon: Non-Western Anarchism(s) \nThe South American ‘New L eft’ and Anarchism\n‘Queering’ Anarchy: Anarchism and LGBTQ Issues\n ‘Revolution’ in the 21st Century: The Meaning of Social Change Today\n Militant Research: Connecting Activism and Academia\nPracticing Anarchy: O rganization\, Insurrection and Anarchist Social Movements\nEnvisioning Alt ernatives: Anarchist Utopias\nAnarchism and Radical (Dis)ability Politics\ nThe Greek ‘Crisis’ and Anarchist Responses\nPost-G20 Toronto: Learnin g from Toronto’s G20 Mobilizations\nAnarchist Cultural Perspectives and Practices\nThe Post-Anarchist Challenge\nAnarchists and Academia: The Peri ls\, Pitfalls and Potentialities of the University \n\nIt is our sincere hope that this conference will\, to the greatest extent possible\, accurat ely represent the diversity of North American anarchist politics and thoug ht\; to that end\, we encourage submission(s) in English\, French\, Spanis h and in any other language or on any other topic you feel relevant to thi s experience and this community.\n\nSend your proposal\, including a short abstract\, a working title and three keywords that describe your project to the Toronto NAASN Crew at naasntoronto@gmail.com.\n\nFor more informati on on the North America Anarchist Studies Network check out our website at www.naasn.org.\n\nWe look forward to hearing from you\, organizing with y ou and\, of course\, learning from you! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110116 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110115 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Toronto Steelworkers Hall\, 25 Cecil St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Cana da SUMMARY:2nd North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-XwZXEKuVPh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.naasn.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Apply now for the 2011 Good Mule Conference!\n\nThe Good Mule S tudent Conference brings together UW students united in their passion to b etter their local and global communities. Participants spend two days lear ning skills necessary to making real\, lasting CHANGE and gaining exposure to human rights & environmental issues. The Good Mule Conference aims to develop student leaders who are informed voices for positive social change .\n\n2011 Conference Sessions!\nHistory of Student Activism\nTrading Shoes : Diversity Simulation\nThe Accidental Activist (Panel) \nSpecial Topics D iscussions (1): Mountain Top Removal (2) Immigration\nGrassroots Organizin g\nFundraising\nArt & Activism Discussion\nLobbying 101 \n\nConference Dat es: \n\nFebraury 12\, 2011 8:00am-6:00pm\n\nFebruary 13\, 9:00am-2:00pm\n\ nFor more information\, please contact us at thegoodmule@gmail.com or drop us a note on our \\'contact\\' page.\n\nApplication Process: The Good Mul e Conference only accepts 50 students every year. Applicants will be selec ted based on their commitment to action and passion for service. Availabil ity to attend the conference in full is also considered. Incomplete applic ations will not be reviewed Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110213 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110212 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Wyoming\, Laramie\, Wyoming\, United States SUMMARY:Good Mule 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-1PKumiocV6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.thegoodmule.org/about/index.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Mission\nThe Social Justice Leadership Conference (SJLC) is a c ollaborative effort which provides a space for students\, student groups\, community members\, alumni\, faculty\, and staff to discuss social justic e and to learn and refine leadership skills. SJLC seeks to empower its par ticipants to create change by applying the skills and knowledge acquired d uring the conference.\n\nStudents\, student groups\, alumni\, community me mbers\, faculty and staff facilitate sessions in their area of interest or expertise. Sessions focus on leadership skills that may be applied to any social movement and on the many manifestations of injustice and how parti cipants can be involved in creating change. SJLC provides participants wi th resources and opportunities for engagement on campus\, in Middletown\, in Connecticut and across the globe. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110122 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110121 GEO:41.556500;-72.658200 LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Middletown\, Connecticut\, 06459\, United St ates SUMMARY:Wesleyan Social Justice Leadership Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZnDu8vJjgd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wesleyan.edu/stuact/sjlc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Who: Proud-to-Be-Rebels \nWhat: The Seventeenth Annual Rebellio us Lawyering Conference. The RebLaw Conference is an annual\, student-run conference that brings together practitioners\, law students\, and communi ty advocates from around the country to discuss innovative\, progressive a pproaches to law and social change. \nWhere: Yale Law School\, New Haven\, CT. \nWhen: Friday\, February 18–Sunday\, February 20\, 2011 \nCost: St andard registration is $30. Registration is free for members of the Yale\, UConn\, New Haven\, and Quinnipiac communities. Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110218 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Yale Law School\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, United States SUMMARY:RebLaw 2011: The Seventeenth Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conferenc e UID:20260421T070502CEST-hMluItNHiD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yale.edu/reblaw/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A unique phenomenon in the U.S. and the world\, Left Forum conv enes the largest annual conference of a broad spectrum of left and progres sive intellectuals\, activists\, academics\, organizations and the interes ted public. Conference participants come together to engage a wide range o f critical perspectives on the world\, to discuss differences\, commonalit ies\, and alternatives to current predicaments\, and to share ideas for un derstanding and transforming the world. The conference is held each spring in New York City.\n\nThis year’s conference featured the Reverend Jesse Jackson\, Noam Chomsky\, and Arundhati Roy\, involved more than 3000 atte ndees\, 700 speakers and 240 panels. The conference success is a result of the creative efforts of hundreds of people who engage the gamut of volunt eer activities\, from helping generate artistic events and panels\, to out reach and involvement of a rainbow of organizations and individuals. | Ge ographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110320 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110318 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pace University\, New York\, New York\, United States SUMMARY:Left Forum 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-5URZi63AGP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.leftforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Teach-In\, a well attended\, two day annual event\, seeks t o connect local diversity\, sustainability\, social justice\, and human ri ghts issues to larger global struggles. It has become an outstanding spac e for the sharing of experiences and knowledge between scholars and activi sts working on a wide range of social justice\, human rights and sustainab ility issues. The goal of this event is to bring together students\, facul ty\, and community members to learn from one another through analysis of c ontemporary social problems (and their possible solutions)\, while promoti ng diversity\, freedom of speech\, and academic freedom of discussion. G eographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110227 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110225 GEO:33.401400;-111.931000 LOCATION:Arizona State University\, Tempe\, Arizona\, 85280\, United States SUMMARY:Local to Global Justice: Tenth Annual Teach-In UID:20260421T070502CEST-HWgm4f74ue@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.localtoglobal.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Feminist Majority Foundation\, the 2011 Nation al Young Feminist Leadership Conference will focus on the impact young wom en have when it comes to domestic and global issues. We hope you can join us! \n\nOn March 12th and 13th\, over four hundred feminist students will come together at the George Washington University (GWU) for an amazing wee kend of activist training and learning. For more information about our con ference site\, George Washington University\, visit the Directions page. \ n\nAdditionally\, we encourage you to stay for the optional third day of t he conference on March 14th. At the Congressional Visit Day \, conference participants gather on Capitol Hill to put everything they have learned at the conference into action\, speaking with their Members of Congress abou t issues that matter to them!\n\nJoin young feminist activists from around the nation as we discuss some of today\\'s most pressing issues\, includi ng reproductive justice\, the environment\, campus activism\, violence aga inst women\, ballot measures\, communities of color\, and global women\\'s rights and health. \n\nCheck out what past participants have had to say a bout the conference experience:\n\n\n\n \nRegistration Information: \n\nRe gistration for the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference opens on December 1\, 2010. The registration rates are as follows:\n\nEarly Bird Re gistration (December 1-February 1)\nIndividuals: $20\nGroups of 5 or more: $15 per person \n\nRegular Registration (February 2-March 9)\nIndividuals : $30\nGroups of 5 or more: $25 per person\n\nRegistration is free for cur rent George Washington University students with a valid ID. \n\nNeed-based registration discounts may also be available. For more information about these discounts\, please call 1-866-444-FMLA or nyflc@feminist.org. Geogr aphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110313 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110312 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:George Washington University\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:2011 National Young Feminist Leadership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Gl9tCt5vor@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feministcampus.org/leadership/default.asp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Stetson University has been selected to host the 2011 IMPACT Co nference\, a national conference focusing on service\, social justice and advocacy. The 27th annual IMPACT Conference is scheduled for next March 31 to April 3 and is expected to draw hundreds of college students and staff members and representatives of nonprofit organizations from across the na tion.\n\n“This is a big honor\,” said Savannah-Jane Atkins\, associate director of Community Engagement and Campus Recreation. “Stetson has ha d representatives at the Impact Conference for at least five years\, and o ur participation has strengthened our commitment to the community\, the na tural environment\, diversity and efforts toward social justice. We’re l ooking forward to welcoming others who share our values and want to learn how to make an impact on the world.”\n\nParticipants find common ground across issues\, ideology\, geography and philosophy of social change for t he annual conference. Conservative\, moderate and liberal students attend\ , addressing issues such as hunger and homelessness\, climate change\, com munity economic development\, health and global topics. The conference inc ludes workshops\, speakers and an Opportunities Fair during which nonprofi t organizations promote internships and job and volunteer opportunities.\n \n“The different programs offer ways to get more involved in specific is sues and to make an impact on your community and explain how to get other students involved and how to mobilize\,” Atkins said. “It’s also a g reat networking opportunity for students because they’re around people w ho are passionate about the same things they are.”\n\nStetson has a stro ng commitment to service-learning and civic engagement through its academi c courses\, and many student organizations provide service to the communit y through extracurricular activities. The university has hosted a number o f conferences\, including the Bonner Summer Leadership Institute in 2009. Through a partnership with the philanthropic Corella & Bertram F. Bonner F oundation of Princeton\, N.J.\, Stetson supports an active Bonner Scholars program that involves undergraduates in service learning\, community enga gement and leadership training. Stetson is the only Bonner school in Flori da. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110331 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Stetson University\, DeLand\, Florida\, 32723\, United States SUMMARY:Impact 2011: National Student Conference on Service\, Advocacy\, an d Social Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-BgUwv6vPVU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.impactconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 26th Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOCC) en titled: Building Across Difference: Inciting a Movement of Our Own\, retur ns on February 19\, 2011 to the UC Berkeley Campus to honor the legacy of women of color in the U.S.\, celebrate the struggles of women of all ages\ , and provides a space for growth\, empowerment\, and practical tools for everyday life.\n\nThis year\, the nation\\'s oldest and largest women of c olor conference will focus on mental health awareness and strengthening ou r internal and external bonds. The one-day conference will be dedicated to issues affecting women at every stage of their lives with workshops\, spe akers\, panels\, performances\, networking\, and vendors of interest to al l age groups.\n\nThe conference will host educators\, activists\, and auth ors Angela Davis\, Ericka Huggins\, and Dylcia Pagan as keynote speakers. \nDavis is an author\, educator and activist who has conducted extensive r esearch on issues related to race\, gender\, and imprisonment. Her most re cent books are Abolition Democracy and Are Prisons Obsolete?. She is curre ntly completing a book on prisons and American history. \nHuggins is a hum an rights activist\, poet and scholar and was the longest running female l eader of the Black Panther Party. For the past 25 years\, she has spoken o n issues relating to the physical and emotional well-being of women and ch ildren\, incarceration\, education and the role of the spiritual practice in sustaining activism and promoting change. \nPagan is a social and polit ical activist\, teacher\, former political prisoner\, author\, poet\, visu al artist and healer. She is also one of the first Latina television produ cers in the United States. \n\n\nWe will have a host of live performances including area DJs\, spoken word artist\, and musical ensembles.The confer ence will take place on Saturday\, February 19\, 2011 from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Conference events will be held in the Martin Luther King\, Jr. (MLK) Student Union Building on the UC Berkeley campus. MLK is located on the no rthwest corner of the intersection of Telegraph Ave. and Bancroft Ave. Adm ission to the conference includes access to all workshops\, speakers\, bre akfast\, lunch and snacks\, and live performances.\nOn-site registration w ill also be available at the conference. \n\nFor disability accommodation requests and information please visit http://access.berkeley.edu. Geograp hical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110219 GEO:37.866800;-122.254000 LOCATION:MLK Student Union Building\, UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, 94720\, United States SUMMARY:Empowering Women of Color Conference 2011 - Building Across Differe nce: Inciting a Movement of Our Own UID:20260421T070502CEST-XTkD0iERgP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ewocc.berkeley.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:True Colors 18 is right around the corner! Our theme this year\ nis belonging and it couldn’t be more timely! Lesbian\, gay\,\nbisexual\ , transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) youth without\nsupport face a parade of “horribles.” A LGBTI youth’s risk of\nsuicide\, substance abuse\, h arassment\, homelessness\, truancy\,\nself harm\, and even cigarette smoki ng correlate with their sense\nof connection and belonging at home\, at sc hool and in the community.\nThe more connected they feel\, the lower the r isk.\nThe less connected\, the higher the risk. It just makes sense\, does n’t it?\nSo this year\, we are all about inclusion and belonging. Here a re just a few highlights:\n• Expanding our vision: a humorous look at ch allenging our binaries\, by\nnationally known speaker\, author and consult ant\, Robyn Ochs (Friday\nclosing plenary)\n• Hidden Voices: the Lives o f LGBT Muslims with queer Muslim activist\,\nFaisal Alim (Saturday Keynote )\n• Coming Out Bi in a Gay/Straight World\, a workshop by A.J. Walkley\ nauthor of QUEER GREER which tells the tale of a high school girl\ncoming to terms with her bisexuality when she falls for a boy and\na girl at the same time.\n• Supporting Caregivers of Young Children who identify as Tr ansgender\nor Gender Variant with Nancy Lustman\, Ph.D. a New Haven based\ nclinician who has worked with many families of transgender and gender\nno n-conforming children\n• Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Chi ld by Michael C. LaSala\,\nPhD\, director of the MSW program and associate professor at the School\nof Social Work at Rutgers University and author of Coming Out\, Coming\nHome: Helping Families Adjust to a Gay or Lesbian Child\nIt is going to be a great event with more to choose from than ever. In spite of the pressures\nof rising costs and a diffi cult economy\, we decided not to raise our prices (we\nhaven’t raised prices in years!). T wo keynotes\, a plenary\, closing entertainment and\na choice of more than 125 workshops by an elite corps of presenters…. Wow. Where\nelse can yo u get so much for so little?\nBelonging. It matters. And now all we need i s YOU! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110312 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110311 GEO:41.806000;-72.261300 LOCATION:University Of Connecticut\, Storrs\, Connecticut\, 06268\, United States SUMMARY:True Colors 2011 Conference: Social Networking and LGBT Youth UID:20260421T070502CEST-EaAX0dGM0h@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ourtruecolors.org/Programs/Conference/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:United Students for Fair Trade 7th Annual National Convergence\ n\nIgniting a Movement: Fair Trade Universities\n\nFriday\, March 18 – S unday\, March 20\, 2011\n\nWestern Kentucky University\, Bowling Green\, K Y\n\nHosted by:\nUnited Students for Fair Trade (USFT) & Fair Trade Univer sities \n\nThe \\'Igniting a Movement: Fair Trade Universities\\' National Convergence is open to anyone interested in giving their university or hi gh school official Fair Trade status. It’s an opportunity to learn more about Fair Trade\, to share experiences and challenges in becoming a Fair Trade institution\, or to find out more about how to start a Fair Trade ca mpaign. \nThis conference is open to all university and high school studen ts\, professors\, administrators and catering staff - anyone who wants to get involved really – and it’s set to be a good and productive weekend . \n\nThere’ll be workshops and discussion sessions and the chance to br owse a market of national Fair Trade Vendors and stock up on Fair Trade go odies. \n \nCall for Proposals: If you\\'d like to present\, please comple te the Workshop Proposal Form HERE. Submissions will be accepted on a roll ing basis but preference will be given to those submissions made by the Pr iority Deadline.\n \nPriority Deadline: Friday February 11th\, 2011. Notif ication Date: Friday February 18th\, 2011.\nFinal Deadline: Friday March 4 th\, 2011. Notification Date: Friday March 11th\, 2011.\n \nVendors: If yo u are a business or non-profit wanting to reach out to the expected 100-20 0 University students and staff at this upcoming conference you may regist er for a booth in our Fair Trade Market HERE. Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110321 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110318 GEO:37.010600;-86.461400 LOCATION:Western Kentucky University\, Bowling Green\, Kentucky\, 42101\, U nited States SUMMARY:United Students for Fair Trade 7th Annual National Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-tkGmjdhPRK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org/convergence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On the National Day of Silence hundreds of thousands of student s nationwide take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-ca lling\, bullying and harassment in their schools Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110415 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Day of Silence 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-k3LugBc0uA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dayofsilence.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Why a conference on anti-racist\, anti-bias education and teach ing practices? \nAs educators we recognize the need for on-going conversat ion on teaching about issues of race and bias at all levels of schooling. However\, we see very few staff inservices or resources devoted to these i mportant topics. We want to give educators and community members an opport unity to learn from and network with one another and to find new resources (print\, web and human) that can help us all confront racist\, classist a nd biased education. \n\nOutside the Drum at ICS\nConference Sponsorships\ n\nIf you or your organization would like to co-sponsor an ENSJ conference \, take a look at our sponsorship information sheet. If you have further q uestions or are ready to become a co-sponsor\, contact the conference prog ram chair\, Mary Hauser. \n2011 Anti-racist/Anti-bias Teaching Conference\ n\nENSJ’s fourth annual One-day Conference on Anti-racist\, Anti-bias Te aching will be hosted once again at the beautiful Indian Community School in Franklin\, Wisconsin on April 2\, 2011. Download a flyer for the confer ence for more information. To request a proposal\, to become a conference co-sponsor\, or to work on the conference committee\, contact the Program Chair\, Mary Hauser. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110402 GEO:42.896100;-88.008900 LOCATION:Indian Community School\, Franklin\, Wisconsin\, 53132\, United St ates SUMMARY:2011 Anti-racist/Anti-bias Teaching Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-vriAa4oVsv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ensj.org/Conferences/HomePage END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Abriendo Brecha VIII - Eighth Annual Activist Scholarship Confe rence\n\nSponsored by the University of Texas at Austin Division of Divers ity and Community Engagement Community Engagement Center \n\nFebruary 17-1 8\, 2011 \nThe Texas Union \n\nAbriendo Brecha is an annual conference at the University of Texas at Austin dedicated to activist scholarship\; i.e. research and creative intellectual work in alignment with communities\, o rganizations\, movements\, and networks working for social and economic ju stice. Abriendo Brecha VIII calls for a renewed discussion on the meanings and practices of activist scholarship\, particularly as it relates to sol idarity between groups and overcoming power inequalities through alliance. Some themes for this year’s conference include: struggles over land\, r esource distribution\, gentrification\, prisons\, cross-racial alliance\, and immigrant rights. \n\nAbriendo Brecha VIII is a unique opportunity for coalition building across geographic\, political\, and national spaces\, as well as a forum to present engaged academic work in solidarity with com munities at the local\, national and international level. Solidarity\, as a key theme\, will both guide submissions as well as structure the nature of the conference. Presentations will consist of action-oriented discussio ns\, panels\, interactive workshops\, performances\, and film. This is an opportunity to meet\, exchange experiences\, and create local and cross-bo rder connections with others working at the intersections of grassroots or ganizing and intellectual production. \n\nWe welcome the participation of activists\, community members\, artists\, high school students and those n ot specifically connected to academia. Abriendo Brecha is free and open to the public. \n\nProposal submission deadline: November 29\, 2010. \n\n \n \nAbriendo Brecha VIII\nOctava conferencia anual de activismo acadĂŠmico\n \nPatrocinado por la Universidad de Texas en Austin\, DivisiĂłn de Diversi dad e IntegraciĂłn a la Comunidad\, Centro de IntegraciĂłn a la Comunidad\ n\n17-19 de febrero de 2011\nThe Texas Union\n\nAbriendo Brecha es una con ferencia anual\, con sede en la Universidad de Texas en Austin\, dedicada al “activismo acadĂŠmico\,” el cual consiste en investigaciones acadĂŠ micas y otras obras intelectuales y creativas que apoyan esfuerzos de comu nidades\, organizaciones\, movimientos y redes que luchan por justicia soc ial y econĂłmica. Abriendo Brecha VIII promueve un diĂĄlogo renovado sobr e los significados y las prĂĄcticas del activismo acadĂŠmico\, particularm ente con respecto a la solidaridad entre grupos y la posibilidad de supera r desigualdades de poder por medio de alianzas. Algunos de los temas a tra tar en la conferencia son: luchas sobre la distribuciĂłn de tierras y recu rsos naturales\, cĂĄrceles\, alianzas entre razas\, derechos de inmigrante s\, y polĂ­ticas de gĂŠnero.\n\nAbriendo Brecha VIII brinda una oportunida d Ăşnica para construir alianzas que cruzan fronteras geogrĂĄficas\, polĂ­ ticas\, y nacionales. La conferencia tambiĂŠn es un foro para dar a conoce r estudios acadĂŠmicos en solidaridad con comunidades al nivel local\, nac ional\, o internacional. Solidaridad\, como tema clave\, guiarĂĄ tanto el contenido como la estructura de la conferencia. Las presentaciones consist irĂĄn en discusiones dirigidas a fomentar acciĂłn social\, cine documental \, y paneles y talleres interactivos. Esta es una oportunidad para conocer a\, y compartir experiencias con\, otras personas que tambiĂŠn trabajan e n la intersecciĂłn de la academia y el activismo social.\n\nHacemos un lla mado a especial a que participen activistas\, miembros de la comunidad\, a rtistas\, estudiantes de escuela secundaria y otras personas sin enlaces d irecto al mundo acadĂŠmico. Abriendo Brecha es gratis y abierto al pĂşblic o.\n\nFecha lĂ­mite para propuestas: 29 de noviembre de 2010.\n\nPara inst rucciones de cĂłmo enviarnos su propuesta\, visitar: www.utexas.edu/divers ity/abriendobrecha/ \n\nComunĂ­quese con AbriendoBrecha2011@gmail.com con cualquier pregunta. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110218 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110217 GEO:30.285200;-97.735400 LOCATION:The Texas Union\, UT Austin\, Austin\, Texas\, 78712\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Abriendo Brecha VIII - Eighth Annual Activist Scholarship Conferenc e UID:20260421T070502CEST-7fM6H90ixr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/abriendobrecha/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Whether you read it on the signs of photo petitions across Flor ida\, or see it in the eyes that light up over a dining hall\\'s rooftop g arden in Maryland\, it\\'s clear. Youthful energy for real food is active\ , and its growing. From Virginia to Georgia\, North Carolina\, Alabama\, a nd all across the region\, students are meeting with dining services\, sit ting down with university presidents\, marching with farmworkers\, and org anizing fellow students---taking a stand and moving together for just and sustainable food. \n\nThe movement is happening now and all across the nat ion\, and for three days in February this youth-driven energy in the South east will converge in Georgia for the 3rd annual Southeast Youth Food Acti vist Summit (SYFAS). It will be the largest youth convergence for just and sustainable food in the Southeast—uniting over 200 college students and youth allies. With workshops\, panels\, speakers\, and local field trips\ , SYFAS will be a chance to connect with other youth food activists across the region\, to share stories and skills and ignite new relationships\, i deas\, and opportunities for action. \n\nNo matter where you’re at withi n the food movement—fresh to it or already dug in—SYFAS is creating a space for a stronger and more powerfully diverse youth-driven movement. It ’s for a better food system. And you’re part of it.\n\nDate: February 11-13\, 2011\nLocation: University of Georgia\, Athens\, GA Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110213 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110211 GEO:33.948400;-83.374900 LOCATION:University Of Georgia\, Athens\, Georgia\, 30602\, United States SUMMARY:Southeast Youth Food Activist Summit 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-orCtFG8jA1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/SEsummit2011 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Food is culture\, food is community. It is what unites us\, sha ring a meal together. However\, the system that produces and distributes a nd controls food in this country is flawed. The Midwest is the epicenter o f our commodity food system and as students learning in midwest institutio ns we have the responsibility and the power to educate ourselves and those around us about the issues in the modern U.S. food system. That’s where this summit comes in!\n\nWhat to expect\nThis year we’re trying somethi ng new. Instead of gathering students and putting them in classrooms to le arn about the issues facing us today\, we’re going out on the town and l earning about the issues first hand. We are seeking to find out what a mod ern\, urban\, and sustainable food system can look like in the third large st city in the U.S. – Chicago.\n\nHands-on Learning\nTo get the whole st ory\, we will observe\, participate\, and engage with specific aspects of the system that are working to make a change. Here are some example focus areas:\n\nFood Service Meet with food service employees and see how food gets onto students’ plates. Hear their stories and learn how you can hel p them create a better environment in institutional food service operation s.\n\nNutrition Can we feed the world and what can we feed them? We hope t o further the discussion on the health impacts of GMOs and on helping deve loping nations create their own just and sustainable food systems.\n\nUrba n Farming Our cities are only going to get bigger. How can we bring fresh\ , healthy\, and local food to people who are miles away from the nearest f arm? Bring the farm to the people. Learn how Chicago is becoming one of th e biggest urban farm centers in the U.S. and see the difference urban farm ing makes in the lives of city-dwellers.\n\nCommunity\nThe only way we can learn from each other is to share our experiences. Throughout the summit we will facilitate storytelling as a way to share ideas. As we learn in sm all groups\, we will share with the large group in an attempt to create a Master Midwest Story. In addition\, we’re working to bring in profession als\, already involved in the food movement\, to add to the story and to s hare experiences they have with working in the food system.\n\nActivism & Education\nAfter the summit\, we want you to head back to your campuses an d apply what you learn at the summit in order to create a better food syst em in your community.\n\nNuts & Bolts \nWhere: Chicago\nWhen: February 18\ , 19\, & 20\, 2011 (Times to be announced)\nMore information on logistics coming SOON!\n\nRegistration and Payment Info\nComing SOON!\n\nFOR MORE IN FORMATION \nVISIT http://midwestrfc.boardforum.ca/\nEMAIL Ashley – abswa nk@iastate.edu Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110218 GEO:41.886500;-87.623300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60601\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Real Food Summit 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-jMl8xVeKlE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodmidwest.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Strengthening the Roots Convergence 2011 \nSanta Cruz\, Feb. 18 -20\n\nThe fourth annual Strengthening the Roots Convergence is going to b e bigger than ever. Thanks to the help of partner organizations throughout the region\, this year\\'s STR will bring together 450+ high school- and college-age youth to unite around food justice organizing and activism.\n\ nThe Convergence Programming Committee is accepting proposals for workshop sessions. Successful proposals are those that seriously address an issue or issues that promote deeper dialogue and explorations of food systems\, food justice\, and their intersections within the broader sustainability m ovement. Workshops will focus on sharing diverse experiences and technique s in activism. The Convergence strives to embody the principles of popular education\, supporting learning that is participatory\, experiential\, ro oted in dialogue\, and drawing on the experience and perception of all par ticipants. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110220 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110218 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UC Santa Cruz\, Santa Cruz\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Strengthening the Roots Convergence 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-7Bv5UrrAmS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/wcsummit2011 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:All around us\, movement is growing. In a neighborhood of Bost on where debris-filled lots once stood\, 60 dedicated teens now have summe r jobs growing fresh food for thousands of families across the city. At a nearby college in Rhode Island\, a team of 15 students is rallying to get their school to invest in community-based\, fair and sustainable farms— in real food.\n\nAcross the northeast\, youth are standing up for food jus tice.\n\nThe Northeast Food and Justice Summit will be the largest youth f ood justice convergence in history—uniting over 600 high school and coll ege students and other young allies for three days.\n\nWhy?\nThis event wi ll: \nUnite a diverse coalition of young leaders across lines of age\, rac e\, class and geography\nIgnite food justice organizing and activism throu ghout the Northeast with new ideas\, tactics and opportunities.\nShine a l ight on this diverse\, youth-driven movement.\n\nWhat? \nThis event will i nclude: \nSpeeches and musical performances from movement leaders\, poets and youth activists\nWorkshops with role-plays\, cooking\, activism traini ngs\, spoken word and interactive activities.\nOpportunities Fair with inf o on youth jobs\, local food companies\, community organizations\, and mor e!\nA major march and rally for farmworker justice\, led by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.\n\nWho? \nCollege clubs\, teen youth groups\, young movement makers\nWhether you’re new to the food movement or have already dug in\, this event is a great opportunity to learn more\, get connected and take action! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110227 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110225 GEO:42.370600;-71.027000 LOCATION:Northeastern University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02101\, United States SUMMARY:2011 Northeast Food and Justice Summit: Real Food in Every School\ , On Every Block! UID:20260421T070502CEST-pD2FUKvOCL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/nefoodjustice2011 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On April 8-10\, 2011\, campus and community activists will gath er at Hampshire College to unite for reproductive justice. We offer more t han 40 workshops and trainings. Conference speakers address reproductive f reedom as it relates to a broad range of social justice initiatives includ ing economic justice\, health care reform\, racial equality\, freedom from violence\, immigrant rights\, climate justice\, and LGBTQ rights\, just t o name a few.\n\nOver the weekend\, you will deepen your understanding of issues you already know about\, make new connections\, and unite with othe rs who are passionate about working for social justice. Geographical Scop e: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110408 GEO:42.377700;-72.503200 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01002\, United State s SUMMARY:From Abortion Rights to Social Justice and Reproductive Freedom: 25 th Annual Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-2AlM1STdpu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://clpp.hampshire.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Theme: Knowledge Moving Forward\n\n \n\n2011 Vision: The Northe ast Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender Conference aspires to empower l esbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, queer (LGBTQ) and Ally students to become informed advocates at their institutions. Through education and ac tivism around LGBTQ issues\, students will lead the movement to strengthen LGBTQ student success and community advocacy\; and engaging in a collecti ve experience will mobilize student voices and identities to guide positiv e growth. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110411 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110408 GEO:42.105400;-75.887600 LOCATION:SUNY - Binghamton University\, Binghamton\, New York\, 13902\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:The Northeast LGBT Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-1VpBtUAjE8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nelgbtc.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110501 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110425 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Equality Forum 2011: The Global LGBT Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-jgHpb3uBUU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://equalityforum.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Power of One is a Northwest student leadership conference d esigned to encourage and empower lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, queer\, and questioning college students\, their allies\, and the faculty and staff who support them. The conference content seeks to enrich student s’ lives and promote healthy and safe communities on our campuses and in our societies.\n\nSustainably supported by Region V of the National Assoc iation of Student Affairs Professionals\, we welcome participants from all campuses\, but focus our efforts on campuses located in Alaska\, Alberta\ , British Columbia\, Idaho\, Montana\, Nevada\, Oregon\, Utah\, and Washin gton. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110401 GEO:45.481800;-122.641000 LOCATION:Reed College\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97202\, United States SUMMARY:Crossroads of Identities: The Power of One 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-2dNOWiOtSB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nwlgbtleadership.wsu.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Rouge Forum is a group of educators\, students\, and parent s seeking a democratic society. We are concerned about questions like thes e: How can we teach against racism\, national chauvinism and sexism in an increasingly authoritarian and undemocratic society? How can we gain enoug h real power to keep our ideals and still teach--or learn? Whose interests shall school serve in a society that is ever more unequal? We are both re search and action oriented. We want to learn about equality\, democracy an d social justice as we simultaneously struggle to bring into practice our present understanding of what that is. We seek to build a caring inclusive community which understands that an injury to one is an injury to all. At the same time\, our caring community is going to need to deal decisively with an opposition that is sometimes ruthless. \n\nWe hope to demonstrate that the power necessary to win greater democracy will likely rise out of an organization that unites people in new ways--across union boundaries\, across community lines\, across the fences of race and sex/gender. We beli eve that good humor and friendships are a vital part of building this kind of organization\, as important as theoretical clarity. Friendships allow us to understand that action always reveals errors--the key way we learn. We chose Brer Rabbit as a symbol to underline the good cheer that rightful ly guides the struggle for justice. Every part of the world is our briar p atch. \n\nWe had modest success in defeating the standardized test\, the M EAP\, in Michigan. We work in faculty organizations and unions to deal wit h the racism and sexism in academia. We try to press forward questions of class size\, curricular freedom\, anti-racist pedagogy\, real inclusion\, and a just tax system. As part of the Whole Schooling Consortium\, we have sponsored forums in the U.S.\, uniting hundreds of people for democracy a nd equality. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110522 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110520 GEO:41.642700;-88.099300 LOCATION:Lewis University\, Romeoville\, Illinois\, 60446\, United States SUMMARY:Rouge Forum 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-saXrVM0htK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rougeforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce that the 17th Annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference\, \\'We Are Each Other\\'s Harvest\,\\ ' will take place in Chicago\, Illinois\, USA\, from Wednesday\, July 20th through Saturday\, July 23rd\, 2011 (with pre-conference and post-confere nce workshops TBA). \n\nThis year\\'s PTO conference theme quotes the late Gwendolyn Brooks\, Pulitzer-prize-winning poet from Chicago. In her poem entitled \\'Paul Robeson\,\\' Brooks writes\, \\'[W]e are each other\\'s h arvest: we are each other\\'s business: we are each other\\'s magnitude an d bond.\\' Our local planning committee became excited about the potential connections between education\, arts\, activism\, and the concept of a ha rvest. \n\nWe invite you to submit a proposal for a workshop\, dialogue\, paper (to be discussed rather than read)\, debate\, performance\, or demon stration that you would like to offer at the conference. We welcome propos als that address our theme as well as one (or more) of the following in so me clear way: \nPedagogy of the Oppressed\, coined and elaborated by Paulo Freire\nTheatre of the Oppressed\, coined and elaborated by Augusto Boal\ nOther forms of interactive arts and/or education that share PTO\\'s goal of promoting critical thinking and social justice\n\nFor example\, present ations might include (but will not be limited to): \nWorkshops of Pedagogy of the Oppressed\, Theatre of the Oppressed\, or adaptations of those for ms\nCase studies of Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Theatre of the Oppressed work\nCase studies of community organizing or community education project s\nDialogues between activists\, artists\, and/or popular educators\, etc. \nCase studies\, workshops\, or discussions of problem-posing education or popular education\nExplorations of issues central to oppression\, oppress ed peoples\, or the politics of defining oppression in the first place\nIn vestigations of interactive performance\, interactive education\, and othe r facilitation techniques as tools for social and political engagement. We define performance broadly! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110723 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110720 GEO:41.886500;-87.623300 LOCATION:Francis W. Parker School\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60601\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:17th Annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed (PTO) Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-eXw7dvc1G6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ptoweb.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The NCORE conference series constitutes the leading and most co mprehensive national forum on issues of race and ethnicity in American hig her education. The conference focuses on the complex task of creating and sustaining comprehensive institutional change designed to improve racial a nd ethnic relations on campus and to expand opportunities for educational access and success by culturally diverse\, traditionally underrepresented populations. \n\n\nNCORE is designed to provide a significant forum for di scussion\, critical dialogue\, and exchange of information as institutions search for effective strategies to enhance access\, social development\, education\, positive communication\, and cross-cultural understanding in c ulturally diverse settings. \n\n\nBuilding upon a solid programming tradit ion\, NCORE provides a range of policy\, planning\, and pedagogical perspe ctives from around the country and highlights exemplary working models and approaches which are adaptable to other institutional or regional setting s. Assisting higher education institutions to create inclusive higher educ ation environments\, programs\, and curriculum\; improve campus racial and ethnic relations\; and expand opportunities for educational access and su ccess by culturally diverse\, traditionally underrepresented populations\n \nProviding policy\, planning\, programmatic\, curricular/pedagogic\, rese arch/assessment\, training\, and theoretical perspectives from around the country\n\nHighlighting exemplary working models and approaches capable of being adapted in other institutional settings\n\nAttracting more than 2\, 400 persons\, representing virtually every state and several countries\n\n Consistently receiving high evaluations annually--98 percent of the confer ence attendees rate the overall value and benefit of NCORE as \\'Excellent \,\\' \\'Very Good\,\\' or \\'Good\,\\' with 88 percent rating it as \\'Ex cellent\\' or \\'Very Good\\'\n\n\n\nConference Participants Include: Seni or administrative officers at both campus and system levels\n\nAcademic af fairs administrators\, deans\, department chairs\, and teaching faculty\n\ nDirectors and staff of offices of affirmative action\, equal employment o pportunity\, and minority affairs\n\nProfessionals in virtually all campus activity/service areas\, including admissions\, student life\, financial aid\, personnel\, public safety\, alumni affairs\, and athletics\n\nRepres entatives of state and national institutes\, associations\, agencies\, com missions\, and foundations\n\nLeaders of student organizations\n\nRepresen tatives of community-based agencies and organizations Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110604 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110531 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:NCORE 2011: National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American H igher Education UID:20260421T070502CEST-lUJvTZwKUo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ncore.ou.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: An emerging movement seeking the\n transformation of theological practice\n through the application of mimetic theory. \nFourth Annual Conference\nHome\nBlog\nPast Presentations\nContact Us\n|| \n||\n||\nOur Story\nMission & Vision\nConference\n||\n||\n||\nTransformin g Christianity!\nCollege of Notre Dame of Maryland\, Baltimore\nMay 31- Ju ne 2\, 2011\nA gathering for theologians\, pastors\, activists and others\ , to develop the insights of mimetic anthropology toward the formation of a theology\, community and practice of peace.\n\nA time to dialogue with o ne another and with . . . \nBrian McLaren on Christianity Transformed and Transforming\nTheologian and author of A New Kind of Christianity\nMichael Hardin on The Babylonian Captivity of the Gospel\nCo-founder of Preaching Peace.org\, and author of The Jesus Driven Life\nSuzanne Ross on Beyond Po wer Struggles: Teaching Without Rivalry\nCo-founder of Raven Foundation\, and author of The Wicked Truth: When Good People Do Bad Things Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110602 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110531 GEO:39.295300;-76.621200 LOCATION:College Of Notre Dame Of Maryland\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21201\, United States SUMMARY:Fourth Annual Conference: Transforming Christianity! UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZJJ2pu9muv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.theologyandpeace.org/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Vision of the Allied Media Conference \n\nParticipatory Media t o Transform Our Selves and Our World\nThe Allied Media Conference advances our visions for a just and creative world. It is a laboratory for media-b ased solutions to the matrix of life-threatening problems we face. Since o ur founding in 1999\, we have evolved our definition of media\, and the ro le it can play in our lives – from zines to video-blogging to breakdanci ng\, to communicating solidarity and creating justice. Each conference bui lds off the previous one and plants the seeds for the next. Ideas and rela tionships evolve year-round\, incorporating new networks of media-makers\, technologists and social justice organizers. We draw strength from our co nverging movements to face the challenges and opportunities of our current moment. We are ready to create\, connect and transform.\n \n\nCreate\nThe AMC supports learning of all different kinds and at all different levels. The workshops are hands-on and participatory. Knowledge is passed horizon tally rather than from the top down. Everyone teaches and everyone learns. At the AMC\, media creation is not only about personal expression\, but a bout transformation – of ourselves and the structures of power around us . We create media that exposes\, investigates\, resists\, heals\, builds c onfidence and radical hope\, incites dialogue and debate. We demystify tec hnology\, not only learning how to use it\, but how to take it apart\, fix it and build our own. We do it ourselves and as communities\, connecting across geographic and generational boundaries.\n\n\nConnect\nThe AMC is a network of networks – youth organizations\, international solidarity ac tivists\, anti-violence organizers\, technologists\, educators\, media ref orm advocates\, alternative economists\, musicians and artists\, disabilit y activists\, and many others – all using media in innovative ways. Some of these networks have sprouted from the conference\, grown over the cour se of the year\, then reconvened in Detroit larger and healthier. Others h ave adopted the AMC as an annual point of convergence and a space to forge new relationships. Through cycles of collaboration\, question-asking and experimentation\, our networks continue to grow\, bringing new analysis\, and new tools to the AMC every year.\n\n\nTransform\nThe deeper our networ ks grow\, the greater our capacity grows to take collective actions to tra nsform our world. We recognize that transformation happens through our eve ryday movements. At the AMC\, we develop new leaders and new forms of lead ership\, design new methods of problem-solving\, cultivate the visions of our communities and build our power to make those visions real. Our strate gies for transformation don\\'t begin or end with the three days of the co nference. They evolve in our lives and our work throughout the year. Geog raphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110626 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110623 GEO:42.343800;-83.058800 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States SUMMARY:Allied Media 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-mX6lkcnVXK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://alliedmedia.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2011 Training Conference & Lobby Day\nMar 17 2011 - Mar 19 2011 : University of Maryland\n\nJoin us at the University of Maryland for our training conference and congressional lobby day March 17-19.\n\nThis hand s on conference will provide students with everything they need to know ab out lobbying\, running campaigns\, campus organizing and much more. It\\'s not the typical SSDP conference! We\\'re focusing on helping our chapter members become even better activists and giving them the tools to manage l ong lasting chapters and run successful campaigns. \n\nYou will also atten d a lobby training before meeting with your representatives in Washington\ , D.C. to discuss drug policy issues and legislation. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110319 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110317 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of Maryland\, Takoma Park\, Maryland\, United States SUMMARY:2011 Students for Sensible Drug Policy Training Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-RM9Xub0Ls4@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The East Coast Asian American Student Union (commonly abbreviat ed as ECAASU) is an intercollegiate Asian Pacific American advocacy organi zation. The organization\\'s membership is primarily composed of universit ies from the eastern United States. Its annual conferences draw students a nd activists from throughout the United States. ECAASU was originally esta blished in 1978 as the East Coast Asian Student Union (ECASU) before chang ing its name during 2005 conference. It attracts around 1\,000 students to its annual conference. The most recent ECAASU was held at University of P ennsylvania (March 4-6\, 2010) and has attracted almost 1\,500 students. T his year\, it will be held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from February 18-20\, 2011. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110219 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110218 GEO:42.369600;-72.636000 LOCATION:Amhert\, Massachusetts\, 01003\, United States SUMMARY:East Coast Asian-American Student Union 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-aOJU3J2l5h@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ecaasu2011.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Florida Collegiate Pride Conference is an annual conference that brings together students of the gay\, lesbian\, bisexual\, transgend er\, and heterosexual ally communities from all over the State of Florida. \n\nDuring the course of the three days of the conference\, students will engage in a series of workshops focusing primarily on the issues and conc erns evident in the GLBTA community. They will learn to understand and acc ept differences\, learn methods of achieving equality\, and be motivated b y others to make the world a more positive place.\n\nFCPC 2011 will be hel d at Florida Gulf Coast University April 1st to April 3rd 2011. Come join us as we focus on \\'Celebrating Diversity!\\' Geographical Scope: Region al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110403 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110401 GEO:26.552900;-81.948600 LOCATION:Florida Gulf Coast University\, Fort Myers\, Florida\, 33965\, Uni ted States SUMMARY:Florida Collegiate Pride Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-aLgJSXzouS@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Conference seeks to empower and educate queer students by m eans of workshops\, speakers and social events. It seeks to spark dialogue about the critical issues facing the queer community today and the path t owards full equality\, tolerance and acceptance. It truly is a remarkable program which helps to inspire and mold the future leaders of our communit y. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110306 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110304 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Western Regional LGBTQIA Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-UUE16bg6SG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://wr2011.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: \n\nBuild power. Fight back. WIN!\nJobs with Justice National Conference\nAugust 5-7\, 2011 in Washington\, DC\n\nThis year - starting now - we are expecting an array of serious attacks on workers’ rights to hit state legislatures\, including Right to Work for Less laws\, paycheck deception\, anti-prevailing wage bills\, anti-immigrant bills\, and conti nued attacks on the public sector. Corporations want to use the failing e conomy as an excuse to reverse every worker protection put in place over t he last century\, but we won\\'t let that happen.\n\nCome to the Jobs with Justice conference to learn from and strategize with labor leaders\, rank & file workers\, students\, religious leaders\, community activists\, wor kers excluded from labor law protection\, and many\, many more about how t o build a powerful movement of working people to defeat the corporate agen da.\n\nPlease save the date & stay tuned to learn more about the program\, action\, and celebrations planned at the 2011 Jobs with Justice National Conference. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110805 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Jobs With Justice National Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-gUGFUCvacs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jwj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by: Latin America Solidarity Coalition in Conjunction with School of the Americas Watch Days of Action\nApril 4-11\, 2011\n\nMa ny movements and organizations have concluded that the United States is at a crossroads. Down one road lies permanent war\, a stagnant economy and l oss of liberty. Down the other lies a new world of cooperation\, prosperit y and freedom. The Latin America Solidarity Coalition and School of the Am ericas Watch share with the vast majority of Latin Americans and people of the world the desire to travel on the road to a new and better world.\n\n We invite your organization to partner with us to plan a conference to bri ng together Latin America solidarity activists\, people of faith\, academi cs\, youth and students\, anti-war activists\, labor\, women\, and all sec tors which are working to build a better world. A major obstacle to that b etter world is the militarization of US relations with the world and the b ankrupting of our economy under the weight of a nearly $1 trillion budget for war and preparation for war.\n\nPlease join us to help plan a weekend of plenaries and workshops to educate and inspire each other and to plan a ctions\, strategies\, and organizing tools to build a greater movement to overcome US militarism. Participate in SOA Watch’s Days of Action includ ing lobbying and direct action to shut down the Western Hemisphere Institu te for Security Cooperation\, better known as the School of the Americas a t Ft. Benning\, for the closing of US military bases in Latin America\, an d for an end to US militarization throughout the Americas.\n\nWe recognize that US militarism affects both the entire world and everything about our daily lives. If your group is working to end the wars\, has a moral stand in favor of peace\, stands in solidarity with the oppressed\, is working to end racism and the criminalization of immigrants\, stands solidly in fa vor of our First Amendment freedoms\, or is working to create new economic models that defend the interests of workers and farmers over those of cor porations and bankers – then we would like to partner with you both to p lan this conference and to build a strong and unified movement against US militarism.\n\nSome topics covered by this conference will include: US mil itary bases\, military spending\, immigration and border militarization\, coups\, war profiteers\, privatization of war\, closing the School of the Americas\, foreign military and police aid\, growing our skills in media\, research\, and other organizing\, counter recruitment and support for act ive duty resisters\, US relations with Cuba\, Venezuela\, Colombia\, Haiti \, Mexico\, Honduras\, etc.\, organizing within sectors to resist militari sm\, cross movement organizing\, domestic costs of militarism\, direct act ion\, and much more.\n\nEndorsing organizations are expected to promote th e conference to their base and participate in one or more committees (Outr each\, Program\, Logistics\, and Action) and/or a Sector Working Group. We invite endorsing organizations to submit educational\, skills-building\, or strategy workshop proposals and to participate in an initial conference organizing teleconference on January 18\, 2011 at 5pm EST.\n\nTo add your organization to the endorsers of the conference\, to learn more\, or to o btain the phone number and access code for the Jan. 18 teleconference\, se nd an email to AFGJ@AFGJ.org. Endorsing organizations can submit workshop proposals to stansfieldsmith@yahoo.com. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110410 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110408 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Education and Strategy Conference on US Militarism UID:20260421T070502CEST-EiRk1Gphaf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lasolidarity.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110416 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110413 GEO:44.984600;-93.271400 LOCATION:Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55401\, United States SUMMARY:12th Annual White Privilege Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-PgpNe4z0wG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uccs.edu/~wpc/wp101.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:United National Antiwar Committee (UNAC)\nBring the Troops Home Now!\nMarch and Rally\nApril 9th\, 2011\n\nNew York City and San Francisc o\n(Union Sq. at noon) (Time and place to be announced)\n\n* Bring U.S. Tr oops Now: Iraq\, Afghanistan and Pakistan! End the sanctions and stop the threats of war against the people of Iran\, North Korea and Yemen. No to w ar and plunder of the people of Latin America\, the Caribbean and Africa! End U.S. Aid to Israel! End U.S. Support to the Israeli Occupation of Pale stine and the Siege of Gaza!\n* Trillions for jobs\, education\, social se rvices\, an end to all foreclosures\, quality single-payer healthcare for all\, a massive conversion to sustainable and planet-saving energy systems and public transportation and reparations to the victims of U.S. terror a t home and abroad.\n* End FBI raids on antiwar\, social justice\, and inte rnational solidarity activists\, an end to the racist persecution and pros ecutions that ravage Muslim communities\, an end to police terror in Black and Latino communities\, full rights and legality for immigrants and an e nd to all efforts to repress and punish Wikileaks and its contributors and founders.\n* immediate end to torture\, rendition\, secret trials\, drone bombings and death squads\n\nTo Endorse the April 9th Demonstration\, Cli ck Here.\n\nPlease Donate to Help Build April 9th.\n\nEndorsers:\n\nUnited National Antiwar Committee (UNAC)\n\nCenter for Constitutional Rights\n\n Muslim Peace Coalition\, USA\n\nVoices for Creative Nonviolence\n\nVeteran s for Peace\n\nInternational Action Center\n\nWomen’s International Leag ue for Peace and Freedom\n\nFellowship of Reconciliation\n\nBlack Agenda R eport\n\nCode Pink\n\nNational Assembly to End U.S. Wars and Occupations\n \nWorld Can’t Wait\n\nCampaign for Peace and Democracy\n\nProject Salam\ n\nCanadian Peace Alliance\n\nBAYAN USA\n\nLynne Stewart Defense Committee \n\nOffice of the Americas\n\nCommittee to Stop FBI Repression\n\nMiddle E ast Children\\'s Alliance\n\nTariq Ali\n\nDr. Margaret Flowers PNHP *\n\nR amsey Clark\n\nAmbassador Syed Ahsani\, Former Ambassador from Pakistan\n\ nAhmed Shawki\, editor\, International Socialist Review\n\nAli Abunimah\, Palestinian American Journalist\n\nAlice Sturn Sutter\, Washington Heights Women in Black *\n\nAl-Awda NY: the Palestine Right to Return Coalition\n \nAmerican Iranian Friendship Committee\n\nAmerican Muslim Task Force\, Da llas/Ft. Worth\n\nAna Edwards\, Chair\, Sacred Ground Historical Reclamati on Project - Richmond\, Va.\n\nAnthony Arnove\, Author\, “Iraq: The logi c of Withdrawal”\n\nAndy Griggs\, Co-chair\, California Teachers Associa tion\, Peace and Justice Caucus/UTLA-retired*\n\nB. Ross Ashley\, NDP Soci alist Caucus\, Canada *\n\nBail Out the People Movement\n\nBay Area United Against War Newsletter\n\nBarrio Unido\, San Francisco\n\nBashir Abu-Mann eh\n\nBaltimore Job Is a Right Campaign\n\nBaltimore-Washington Area Peace Council\, US Peace Council Chapter\n\nBattered Mother’s Custody Confere nce\n\nBethlehem Neighbors for Peace\n\nBlanca Misse\, Student Worker Acti on Team/UC Berkeley\, Academic Workers for Democratic Union – UAW 2865 * \n\nBlauvelt Dominican sisters Social Justice Ministry\n\nBob Hernandez\, Chapter President\, SEIU Local 1021*\n\nBonnie Weinstein – Bay Area Unit ed Against Wars Newsletter\n\nBoston Coalition for Palestinian Rights\n\nB oston UNAC\n\nBoston University Anti-War Coalition\n\nCafĂŠ Intifada – L os Angeles\n\nCamilo E. Mejia\, Iraq war veteran and resister\n\nCampaign for a Mass Party of Labor\n\nCarole Seligman – Labor Action Committee to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal *\n\nCentral Jersey Coalition Against Endless War\n\ nChesapeake Citizens\n\nHoward Terry Adcock\, Colombia Support Network\, A ustin (TX) \, Center for Peace and Justice *\n\nCoalition for Justice – Blacksburg\, Va.\n\nColombian Front for Socialism (FECOPES)\n\nColumbus Ca mpaign for Arms Control\n\nCommittee for Justice to Defend the Los Angeles 8\n\nDave Welsh\, Delegate\, San Francisco Labor Council\n\nDavid Swanson \, WarIsACrime.org\n\nDavid Keil – Metro West Peace Action (MWPA) *\n\nD efenders for Freedom\, Justice & Equality - Virginia\n\nDerrick O’Keefe\ , Co-chair StopWar.ca (Vancouver)\n\nDetroit Committee to Stop FBI/Grand J ury Repression.\n\nDoug Bullock\, Albany County Legislator\n\nDr. Andy Coa tes PNHP *\n\nDRUM (Desis Rising Up and Moving) – New York\n\nElaine Bro wer - national steering committee of World Can’t Wait and anti-war milit ary mom\n\nFight Imperialism Stand Together (FIST)\n\nFreedom Road Sociali st Organization\n\nFreedom Socialist Party\n\nGilbert Achcar – Lebanese academic and writer\n\nGuilderland Neighbors for Peace\n\nHaiti Action Com mittee\n\nHaiti Liberte\n\nHands off Venezuela\n\nHowie Hawkins\, Co-Chair \, Green Party of New York State *\n\nIIan Pappe\, Director Exeter Univers ity\, European Centre for Palestine Studies\n\nInternational Concerned Fam ily and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal\n\nInternational Socialist Organization \n\nInternational support Haiti Network (ISHN)\n\nIraq Peace Action Coalit ion – Minneapolis\n\nItalo-American Progressive Fraternal Society\n\nJan ata Dal (United)\, India\n\nJersey City Peace Movement\n\nJimmy Massey\, F ounding member of IVAW\n\nJohn Pilger\, Journalist and Documentary film ma ker\n\nJournal Square Homeless Coalition\n\nJustice for Fallujah Project\n \nKclabor.org\n\nKaren Schieve\, United Educators of San Francisco *\n\nKi m Nguyen\, Metrowest Peace Action (MWPA)*\n\nKwame Binta\, The November Co alition\n\nLarry Pinkvey\, Black Activist Writers Guild\n\nLillie “Ms. K ” Branch-Kennedy – Director\, Resource Information Help for the Disadv antaged (R.I.H.D.)\, Virginia\n\nLisa Savage\, CODEPINK Maine\, Bring Our War $$ Home Coalition *\n\nLos Angeles – Palestine Labor Solidarity Comm ittee\n\nMaggie Zhou – ClimateSOS *\n\nMaine Veterans for Peace\n\nMalu Aina\, Hawaii\n\nMaria Cristina Gutierrez\, Exec. Director\, Companeros de l Barrio\n\nMark Roman\, Waterville Area Bridges for Peace & Justice\n\nMa rlena Santoyo\, Germantown Friends Meeting\, Philadelphia\, PA\n\nMary Fla nagan\, United Teachers of Richmond *\n\nMasjid As-Salam Mosque\, Albany\, NY\n\nMazin Qumsiyeh\n\nMichigan Emergency Committee Against Wars and Inj ustice\n\nMike Alewitz\, Central Ct. State University *\n\nMiddle East Cri sis Committee\n\nMobilization Against War and Occupation - Vancouver\, Can ada\n\nMobilization to Free Mumia\n\nMoratorium NOW Coalition to Stop Fore closures\, Evictions and Utility Shut-offs\n\nMuslim Solidarity Committee\ n\nNancy Murray\, Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights*\n\nNancy Parten \, Witness For Peace *\n\nNellie Bailey\, Harlem Tenants Council *\n\nNew Abolitionist Movement\n\nNew England United\n\nNew Jersey Labor Against Wa r\n\nNew Socialist Project\n\nNew York City Labor Against the War\n\nNew Y ork Collective of Radical Educators\n\nNo More Victims\n\nNodutdol for Kor ean Community Development\n\nNortheast Peace and Justice Action Coalition\ n\nNorthern California Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Soci alism\n\nNorthwest Greens\n\nNotMyPriorities.org\n\nNuestro Norte Es El Su r ((NUNO-SUR) Our North is the South\n\nOmar Barghouti\, Human rights acti vist (Palestine)\n\nPakistan USA Freedom Forum\n\nPakistani Trade Union De fense Campaign\n\nPalestinian Center for Rapprochement Between People\n\nP eace Action Maine\n\nPeace Action Montgomery\n\nPeacemakers of Schoharie C ounty\, New York\n\nPeace and Freedom Party\n\nPeople of Faith\, Connectic ut\n\nPeninsula Peace & Justice\, Blue Hill\, Maine\n\nPeninsula Peace and Justice Center – Palo Alto\, Ca.\n\nPeoples Video Network\n\nPhil Wilay to\, Editor\, The Virginia Defender\n\nPhiladelphia Against War\n\nProgres sive Peace Coalition\, Columbus Ohio\n\nProtestobama.org\n\nQueen Zakia Sh abazz – Director\, United Parents Against Lead National\, Inc.\n\nRadio Free Maine\n\nRalph Poynter\, Lynne Stewart Defense Committee\n\nRevolutio nary Workers Group\n\nRhode Island Mobilization Committee\n\nRoland Sheppa rd\, Retired Business Agent Painters Local #4\, San Francisco *\n\nRochest er Against War\n\nRon Jacobs\, writer\n\nSaladin Muhammad - Founding Membe r\, Black Workers for Justice\n\nSarah Roche-Mahdi\, Code Pink Boston*\n\n Saratoga Peace Alliance\n\nSenior Action Network\n\nSeth Farber\, PhD.\, I nstitute of Mind and Behavior *\n\nSherry Wolf – International Jewish An ti-Zionist Network\, Author Sexuality and Socialism\n\nSiege Busters Worki ng Group\n\nSocialist Action\n\nSocialist Organizer\n\nSocialist Viewpoint \n\nSolidarity\n\nSolidarity Committee of the Capital District\n\nStaten I sland Council for Peace & Justice\n\nSteve Scher\, Breen Party of NYC 26 A D *\n\nStewart Robinson\, Stop Targeting Ohio Poor *\n\nStop the Wars Coal ition\, Boston\n\nTarak Kauff\, Veterans for Peace\n\nThe Campaign Against Sanctions & Military Intervention in Iran\n\nThe Thomas Merton Center Ant iwar Committee\n\nTwin Cities Peace Campaign\n\nUpper Hudson Peace Action\ n\nVirginia Defender\n\nWest Hartford Citizens for Peace and Justice\n\nWE SPAC Foundation\n\nWomen against Military Madness\n\nWomen in Black\, West chester\n\nWomen’s International League for Peace and Freedom\, Pittsbur gh\n\nWorkers International League\n\nWorkers World Party\n\nYouth for Int ernational Socialism Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110409 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York and San Francisco\, United States SUMMARY:Bring the Troops Home Now! UID:20260421T070502CEST-WwXEr1blHf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nationalpeaceconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Northeast Encuentro set to meet in New York City\, Feb. 4-6\; A llies from across the region will gather to celebrate recent victories in Campaign for Fair Food\, strategize for Boston Ahold action in February!\n \nAs organizing ramps up across the country for the big Spring Supermarket Action\, Fair Food allies in the Northeast are getting ready for a major regional meeting to coordinate mobilization efforts around the February 27 th action in Boston targeting Ahold (owner of the Giant and Stop & Shop su permarket chains). Here below are the details for the Northeast Encuentro\ , just one month away!:\n\nNORTHEAST ENCUENTRO\nFebruary 4th-6th\nNew York City\nHosted by Community/Farmworker Alliance NYC\n\nEvent Details:\n\nFr iday\, February 4th at 8:00pm\nCoalition of Immokalee Workers Victory Part y! Come Dance and Celebrate!\n\nThe NYC Community Farmworker Alliance (CFA ) is throwing a party to celebrate\nthe recent victories of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Come dance and\ncelebrate! Live Bomba music by Bomba Yo\, DJs spinning hip-hop\, cumbia\, salsa\nand son jarocho! $5-$10 at the door to raise money for CFA\\'s efforts to\nsupport the CIW. Accepting do nations for tamales and drinks! Party to beheld at 388 Atlantic Avenue at the Commons (thecommonsbrooklyn.org) at 8pm on Friday\, February 4th\n\nSa turday\, February 5th at 9:00am\nNortheast Regional Encuentro\n\nCoalition of Immokalee Worker allies-represented by Student/Farmworker\nAlliance ch apters\, local Fair Food Groups\, and Community/Farmworker\nAlliances-from all over the Northeast will gather for skill-shares\,\nworkshops\, and st rategy sessions around the Campaign for Fair Food. All\nworkshops will be held at El Museo Del Barrio.\n\nSaturday\, February 5th at 7:00pm\nDinner\ , Films\, and Presentations on Organizing in New York City\n\nCome to the Rebel Diaz Arts Collective community space and cultural center\nfor a deli cious dinner\, and to learn about organizing happening in New York City.\n \nSunday\, February 6th at 9:00am\nAction Preparation\n\nArrive here for b reakfast\, and to make banners\, posters\, and prepare chants\nfor the act ion. Interactive workshop on how to make your actions fun\,\nmemorable\, a nd inspirational. We will then head to the Union Square Trader\nJoe\\'s\, where we will meet up with allies from all over New York City and\nmarch t ogether.\n\n12pm-2pm March from Union Square Trader Joe\\'s to Chelsea Tra der Joe\\'s\n\n3pm Departure\n\nCheck out farmworkersolidarity.blogspot.co m for Community/Farmworker\nAlliance news and events!\n\nSounds like a gre at event. If you\\'re interested in participating\, you can contact Sarah Koshar at CFAoutreach@gmail.com for more information today! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110206 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110204 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Fair Food Encuentro UID:20260421T070502CEST-uEET240GJB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ciw-online.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:heartlandcoordinator@usft.org DESCRIPTION:Do you want to change the world and have a say in how the next chapter in the history books is written? Does your vision for the future i nclude justice\, equality and sustainability?\n\nImagine being a part of a social movement greater than yourself. All of the great leaders throughou t history were once students just like you and college campuses have been at the root of many successful social movements throughout history. \n\nTh is year United Students for Fair Trade (USFT)\, together with a coalition of partners\, is launching a new movement in America called Fair Trade Uni versities. \n\nOur goal is simple: to fight global poverty by empowering f armers in developing countries to overcome hardship. \n\nWe do so by campa igning to swap out products on college campuses with Fair Trade alternativ es (like coffee\, tea\, and chocolate.) \n\nThese Fair Trade alternatives guarantee farmers a fair price for their labor\, eliminate child slavery\, promote gender equality\, environmental sustainability and much more. \n\ nWe will be kicking off this new movement at our national convergence appr opriately named ‘Igniting a Movement: Fair Trade Universities.” \n\nTh is will be your chance to learn how to Fair Trade your University or High School.\n\nWhy?\n* Meet up with a diverse coalition of young leaders acros s lines of age\, race\, class and geography.\n* Get the skills you need to launch your own successful campaign at your college or high school.\n* Br owse a market with national Fair Trade vendors\; get info on jobs and inte rnship opportunities and stock up on hard to find Fair Trade goodies.\n\nW hat?\nThis event will include:\n* Live Music\, Local Food and Fair Trade c offee and tea\n* Interactive workshops and activities \n* Keynotes and Pan els with experts in the Fair Trade movement\n\nWho?\n* College clubs\, tee n youth groups\, young activists\n* Whether you’re new to the Fair Trade movement or a young veteran\, this event is a great opportunity to learn more\, get connected and take action!\n\nWhen and Where?\n* Western Univer sity\, Bowling Green\, KY\n* Friday March 18th- Sunday 20th\, 2011 Geogra phical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110320 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20110318T180000 GEO:37.010600;-86.461400 LOCATION:Western Kentucky University\, Bowling Green\, Kentucky\, 42101\, U nited States SUMMARY:\\'Igniting a Movement: Fair Trade Universities\\' USFT National Co nvergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-AOjOneuKXm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usft.org/convergence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:foreclosurehamlet@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Protest outside the Wellington Community Center to educate the attendees at a foreclosure prevention event (including many banks & mortga ge servicers) about fraudulent foreclosures and financial industry crimes as we demand accountability for the financial crimes which have devastated our communities. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20110129T100000 GEO:26.656700;-80.253800 LOCATION:Wellington Community Center\,\, 12165 West Forest Hill\, Wellingto n\, Florida\, 33414\, United States SUMMARY:Protest Against Foreclosure Fraud and Financial Industry Crimes UID:20260421T070502CEST-e0941LtvfP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.foreclosurehamlet.org/events/sat-jan-29-wellington-fl END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:U.S. attempts to secure military bases around the hemisphere ar e being met with grassroots resistance. While the U.S. has backed coups an d coup-attempts in order to crush social movements in Honduras\, Bolivia\, Haiti and Venezuela in recent years\, those very same movements are resis ting and organizing in the face of repression.\n\nThis April\, join SOA Wa tch as we take our vigil to close the SOA and end US militarization in the Americas to the heart of the empire: Washington\, DC. Come join us for a week of direct action\, street theater\, lobbying and the 5th Latin Americ an Solidarity Coalition Conference.\n\nMany within the movement have point ed to Washington\, DC\, as the place to continue and build on our annual N ovember vigil to close the SOA. From April 4-11\, we will turn up the heat for those in power and build those bridges of solidarity from South to No rth.\n\nSee here for a growing list of organizational endorsements.\n\nDir ect Action\nWe are organizing a fast for justice in the Americas\, film sc reenings\, lobby days\, street art and street theater as well as a March a nd Direct Action at the White House to Close the School of the Americas an d to Resist U.S. Militarization on Sunday\, April 10.\n\nStarting on April 4th\, Father Roy Bourgeois will carry out a Fast for Peace and Against Mi litarization. Please call 202-234-3440 or write to nico@soaw.org with the subject line “Fast for Peace” to sign up to participate in the fast wi th Fr. Roy. (If you cannot come during those days\, please consider doing a fast in your own community\, and let us know!)\n\nOn Friday\, April 8th\ , we will join the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance for a march and mass civil disobedience at the Pentagon. Please check www.SOAW.org fo r updates on the Friday and Sunday demonstrations.\n\nOur artists’ colle ctive will need help building puppets and visuals for the marches and dire ct action! Please email aprilarts@gmail.com to find out how you can help!\ n\nLobbying\nWe will be taking the halls of Congress to ask our representa tives sign a Dear Colleague letter to urge President Obama to shut down th e SOA/WHINSEC. This is your time to flex your people power! Contact asnow@ soaw.org to let us know about your plans to come and lobby.\n\nInformation about your representatives’ voting record (if available) will be up soo n\, so get ready to put on the pressure!\n\nEducation and Strategy Confere nce Against Militarization\nAmong the 10 Agreements from the First Encuent ro of the Americas was also the call for the promotion of \\'encuentros\\' in our countries to promote the culture of peace and to promote awareness of the danger that U.S. militarization poses for our continent.\n\nSOA Wa tch is implementing this call by working as part of the Latin America Soli darity Coalition to organize a Conference to Build a Stronger Movement to End US Militarism and the Militarization of the Americas from April 9-10\, 2011\, during the SOA Watch Days of Action in Washington\, DC.\n\nClick h ere to register now to attend the conference!\n\nHousing\nThere are a numb er of options in the DC area for housing options. Please check out this in itial list.\n\nPromote the Days of Action\nWith a distribution of over 60\ ,000 copies per edition\, the Presente! newsletter is a great resource to raise awareness about the SOA/WHINSEC and US militarization in the America s. Place your order of 150 copies for $27 or 75 copies for $19.\n\nApril p ostcards can be purchased for $6 for 100.\n\nWe have also reprinted and up dated our bilingual informational broadsheet\, an excellent resource for b eginners to the movement to close the SOA/WHINSEC! Your donation of $10 wi ll get you 100 broadsheets. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110411 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110404 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:SOA Watch Spring Days of Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-bUrUvBgBZ4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.soaw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Amnesty International USA would be honored to have you join us for Destination: Change Our World Youth Summit on Thursday\, March 17\, 20 11 at UC Berkeley! This dynamic\, kickstart event seeks to unite youth act ivists and educators from across the country and throughout the Bay Area t o raise their voices and take action for Human Rights.\n\nThis year\, Amne sty International celebrates 50 years of human rights advocacy and leaders hip with its Annual General Meeting in San Francisco at the historic Fairm ont Hotel. The Youth Summit will kick-start our Annual General Meeting and add to the excitement and celebration of Amnesty\\'s milestone accomplish ment. Destination: Change Our World Youth Summit will provide a special pl atform for youth (14-25) to learn more about Amnesty International\\'s wor k and become dynamic student leaders who take human rights activism to a n ew level on their campuses\, communities and beyond. The gathering feature s informative workshops on effective human rights leadership and our lineu p of special guests include experts from the field along with youth activi sts and trailblazer of this generation.\n\nDestination: Change Our World Y outh Summit\nUC Berkeley-International House\n2299 Piedmont Ave. Berkeley\ , CA 94720\nThursday\, March 17\, 2011\n8AM- 5PM\nRegistration: $10 for me mbers/$15 for non-members\, NO COST for those attending the AGM!\n(include s breakfast\, lunch\, toolkits and admission to the Destination: Change Ou r World Concert) Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110317 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:UC Berkeley\, Berkeley\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Destination: Change Our World Youth Summit (Amnesty International) UID:20260421T070502CEST-OEJIBrk5KS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.amnestyusa.org/agm/youthsummit.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What?\n\nA national conference to raise issues concerning South Asian communities\, and collectively strategize for solutions and future collaborations. See snapshots from our 2009 Summit.\n\nWho?\n\nSouth Asian organizational leaders\, community members\, advocates\, professionals\, non-profit staff members\, lawyers and students from around the country.\n \nWhy?\n\nThe Summit will give you an opportunity to: gain skills through interactive workshops\; build or strengthen connections with your represen tatives\; network with professionals\, activists and community members.\n\ nHow Much?\n\nFree for Washington College of Law students\, faculty\, alum ni\, and affiliates (WCL affiliates register here)\n\n$110 for non-members (includes one individual SAALT membership)\n\n$75 for SAALT dues-paying m embers\n\n$40 for students\, retirees and Americorps (includes one individ ual SAALT membership)\n\nRegistration form and payment must be received by March 4\, 2011 to secure your space. If spaces fill up before this time w e will close registration and notify you.\n\n\n\nThe South Asian Summit 20 11 is hosted by South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) and the Sou th Asian Law Students Association at the Washington College of Law\, Ameri can University\, as part of the Founders’ Day Celebration (a series of e vents over a 3-month period to commemorate the founding of the Washington College of Law). \n\n\n REGISTER NOW \n \n\n\nTentative Summit Schedule\n\ n(Please come back for updates!)\n\nFriday\, April 1\, 2011\n\n7:30pm – 9:00pm: ChangeMakers Reception (location TBD) \n\nSaturday\, April 2\, 201 1\n\n9:00am – 6:00pm: Discussions and workshops about issues affecting t he South Asian community and skills-building trainings (location: American University\, Washington College of Law – 4801 Massachusetts Avenue NW)\ n\nSunday\, April 3\, 2011\n\n9:30pm – 2:00pm: Government Agency Roundta bles\, followed by discussions and workshops about issues affecting the So uth Asian community and skills-building trainings (location: American Univ ersity\, Washington College of Law – 4801 Massachusetts Avenue NW)\n\nMo nday\, April 4\, 2011\n\n10:00am – 12:00pm: Hearing at the Capitol from South Asian community members\, about their perspective and experience in the 10-years since September 11.\n\n2:00pm – 5:30pm: Briefings with Cong ressional staffers and Administration officials\; meetings with Congressio nal offices (location: Capitol Hill\, Washington DC)\n\nGot questions? See our FAQs or contact summit@saalt.org. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110401 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:2011 National South Asian Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-oEVjVTx42T@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.saalt.org/pages/South-Asian-Summit-2011.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@uhelp.net DESCRIPTION:http://uhelp.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/HELP-Leadership- Program-Manager-Job-Announcement-Jan-2011.pdf\n\n Geographical Scope: In ternational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110308 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Port-au-Prince\, Haiti SUMMARY:Leadership Program Manager Job Announcement UID:20260421T070502CEST-e7oa4Xa8SM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uhelp.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:416-900-7191 Email:contact@solaracademy.ca DESCRIPTION:Solar Academy\\'s 5-Day Solar PV Design and Installation Course (Level One) covers fundamental knowledge and reviews the design\, install ation\, and evaluation of residential and commercial solar photovoltaic (P V) systems.\n\nPrice:\n$2\,995 Canadian. Register 3 weeks in advance\, sav e $350!\n[Includes tuition\, all course materials\,plus lunch and refreshm ents for five full days. Accommodations not included.]\n\n \n\nContact Per son\nJacob Travis\, Ph.D.\, Director\n\n \n\nEmail\ncontact@solaracademy.c om\n\n \n\nDaily Schedule\n\nEach day the training begins promptly at 8:30 am. The morning session is 3.5 hours. There is a lunch break from Noon t o 1:00 pm. The afternoon session is 4 hours\, ending at 5:00 pm. Each day there are 7.5 hours of instruction\, totaling 37.5 hours of professional training over the five-day course. Thursdays we end late at 7:00 pm\, and Fridays we end early at 3:00 pm.\n\nTopics Covered\n\n * Grid-Tied PV S ystem Design & Estimation\n * Rooftop Mounting Installation\n * Econ omic\, Financial & Regulatory Considerations\n * Electrical Component S election and Functions\n * Customer Site Evaluation\n\nSample Course Ou tline\n\nMonday\n\n * Registration\n * Introduction / Course Overvie w\n * Section 1 – PV Markets & Applications\n * Break\n * Secti on 2 – Safety Basics & Fall Safety DVD\n * Lunch\n * Section 3 – Electrical Basics & PV Module Exercise\n * Section 4 – Solar Energy Fundamentals\n * FIT Program Overview & Domestic Content Discussion\n * Reception\n\nTuesday\n\n * Section 5 – PV Module Fundamentals\n * Shade Analysis Techniques\n * Break\n * Design Project – Intro ductions\, Team Assignments\, Part One\n * Lunch\n * Guest Speaker\n * Section 6 – System Components\n * Design Project – Part Two\n \nWednesday\n\n * Section 7 – PV System Sizing Principles\n * Brea k\n * Design Project\, Part Three\n * Lunch\n * Guest Speaker\n * Hands On Installation Training – Mounting & Grounding\n * Section 8 – PV System Electrical Design\n\nThursday\n\n * Section 8 – PV S ystem Electrical Design\n * Section 9 – PV System Mechanical Design\n * Break\n * Section 9 – PV System Mechanical Design\n * Lunch\ n * Guest Speaker\n * Hands On Training – Wiring Inverter & Electr ical Components\n\nFriday\n\n * Section 10 – Performance Analysis\, M aintenance & Troubleshooting\n * Design Project\, Part Four\n * Brea k\n * Exam\n * Exam Review\n * Lunch\n * Guest Speaker\n Geog raphical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110311 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20110307T083000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:TBA\,\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:5-Day PV Design & Installation Course (Mar 7 - Mar 11) UID:20260421T070502CEST-KpSSxU8VjX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://solaracademy.com/ontario/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:610-566-0156 Email:medard@bigpicturesmallworld.com DESCRIPTION:The seventh annual Design Science/Global Solutions Lab is being held this summer\, June 19-27\, 2011\, at the UN in New York and Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia\, PA. Students and young professionals from around the world are briefed by UN experts\, develop strategies for solvin g one of the world\\'s most critical problems\, and present their work at the UN.\n\nThis year the Lab will focus on two areas— the role mobile ph ones can play in meeting basic human needs\, and the regeneration and gree ning of cities. Participants work collaboratively and intensely for seven days. They present their work at the UN\, to UN\, corporate and foundation leaders on the last day of the Lab\, as well as have it published in a bo ok. To see last year\\'s amazing publication\, check out http://www.design sciencelab.com/book. Further details and registration information are at w ww.designsciencelab.com. You can also see a short movie that describes the Lab\\'s work at this same address.\n\nI hope you will be able to make it to this year\\'s Lab! And\, if you can\, please forward this information to any of your friends who you think would be interested in participating in this event.\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110627 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110619 GEO:39.916100;-75.402500 LOCATION:281 Bishop Hollow Road\, Media\, Pennsylvania\, 19063\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Global Solutions Lab UID:20260421T070502CEST-4O2KgMBHHb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.designsciencelab.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:310-709-8602 Email:communitysurvey@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:California is in the midst of the most severe prison and budget crises of our lifetimes. Prisoners endure conditions in a system that is fast deteriorating – even as our state budget buckles under a $25 billio n deficit while the US Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on the historic Plata/Coleman lawsuit. \n\nWe have a chance to set a new course for Califo rnia – saving the state billions of dollars\, and saving essential socia l services we all rely on. Come meet with us to get an up-to-date briefing from the Plata/Coleman legal team about various scenarios we can expect o ut of the Supreme Court and the Brown administration\; and to be a part of launching CURB\\'s Budget for Humanity campaign: a plan to reverse years of misguided budget and social policies. We\\'ve had enough years of budge ts written for tough-on-crime politicians and the most right-wing elements of the state. Come find out what CURB is doing to build a budget for all of us.\n\nCURB is a broad based alliance of over 40 organizations seeking to CURB prison spending by reducing the number of people in prison and the number of prisons in the state. We are working to stop prison constructio n\, reduce the number of people in prison\, and reinvest our money in comm unities so we get the education\, health care\, & jobs that we need. www.c urbprisonspending.org Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20110326T130000 GEO:33.997200;-118.401000 LOCATION:3916 Sepulveda Blvd.\, Culver City\, California\, 90230\, United S tates SUMMARY:Budget for Humanity Launch and CA Prison Overcrowding Case UID:20260421T070502CEST-6oJHXWT43a@74.81.90.59 URL:http://curbprisonspending.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:sharesanfrancisco@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:“Cities are platforms for sharing” -Lisa Gansky\, author of The Mesh\n \nSHARE San Francisco is convening local leaders of the new sh aring economy for a day of connection\, conversation\, and action to stren gthen the Bay Area as a platform for sharing.\n\nSHARE SF invites you to e xplore the below questions in an attendee-driven event on Saturday\, May 7 th:\n\nWhat is the new sharing economy and why is it important to you?\nWh at initiatives are increasing citizen access to resources in San Francisco ?\nWhat are the opportunities for you in the new sharing economy?\nWhat ne w collaborations can strengthen San Francisco as a platform for sharing?\n \nYou\\'ll explore these questions with entrepreneurs\, students\, thought leaders\, community organizers\, government officials\, academics\, cultu ral influencers\, urban designers\, and professionals from a cross section of the sharing economy. And you\\'re invited to bring a related topic to discuss during the unconference.\n\nPlease join us. There may be no better path to freedom\, prosperity\, and sustainability than to strengthen citi es as platforms for sharing. \n\nFor more information and to register\, vi sit\nhttp://www.shareable.net/share-san-francisco\n\nUse the code Earlybir d318 before April 20th to attend for a special price of $30! Or\nUse Code volunteerSHARESF to volunteer and attend for free!\n\nFor more information contact milicent@shareable.net Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20110507T090000 GEO:37.772300;-122.411000 LOCATION:The Hub SOMA\, 901 Mission St\, San Francisco\, California\, 94103 \, United States SUMMARY:Share SF unconference UID:20260421T070502CEST-fVPVp6uSsr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.shareable.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Conservative politicians and special interests are working to u ndermine progress in Washington and around the country. Young people know the stakes: The facts are on our side\, and the urgency is on our side. But big money and right-wing organizing threaten the progressive change we need on issues like education\, jobs\, health care\, reproductive choice\ , labor rights\, clean energy\, LGBTQ equality\, and immigration.\n\n You haven’t stopped working for change. You have sharpened your vision of a progressive America. You know what is right\, and you know we can succeed \, if we work together.\n\n Join us on July 6-7\, 2011\, in Washington DC\ , for the 7th annual Campus Progress National Conference\, as we work to t urn truth to power – to turn your vision of a better world into a strong progressive youth movement that demands – and achieves -- positive chan ge.\n\n\n\n At the 2011 Campus Progress National Conference\, more than 10 00 young people will come together to advance the fight for change. You wi ll connect with a remarkable group of young participants from around the c ountry. You will discuss the critical challenges our generation faces and develop the ideas\, networks\, and innovations that will help us overcome obstacles and create a more progressive America. \n\n The first day of th e Campus Progress National Conference\, to be held all day on July 6 at th e Omni Shoreham Hotel for over 1000 attendees\, features inspiring speeche s\, panels\, performances\, and interactive discussions with leading publi c officials\, experts\, activists\, journalists\, and artists. Past speake rs have included Barack Obama\, Bill Clinton\, Nancy Pelosi\, John Lewis\, Linda Sanchez\, Susan Rice\, Van Jones\, Samantha Power\, Seymour Hersh\, Majora Carter\, John Oliver\, Ryan Gosling\, and\, of course\, Fat Joe.\n \n The second day of the Campus Progress National Conference is a special half-day discussion for about 120 attendees\, to be held on the morning of July 7 at the Center for American Progress. It will focus on the question : How do we build political power for young people\, as we head toward 201 2? Attendees will engage in discussion with each other and with experts in politics\, organizing\, policy\, and communications.\n\n Stay tuned for u pdates about speakers\, panels\, and more: #CPNC11 is our Twitter hashtag. \n\n Launched in 2005\, Campus Progress works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. Thr ough programs in activism\, journalism\, and events\, Campus Progress enga ges a diverse group of young people nationwide\, inspires them to embrace progressive values\, provides them with essential trainings\, and helps th em make their voices heard. Learn more at CampusProgress.org.\n\n The appl ication will be open next week. Check back to apply! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110707 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110706 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progress National Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VA8EuUefC8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/national_conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the 21st annual Heartwood Forest Council\, t o be held at Camp Ahistadi over Memorial Day weekend! Our theme will be †œEnergy!” and we will focus on energy-based threats to our region’s fo rests and communities: mountaintop removal coal mining\, industrial-scale biomass burning for electricity\, and hydrofracking for natural gas. We wi ll also highlight the positive “energy” in the region that is working to move us away from these destructive sources of power and toward more su stainable lives and communities. The program will consist of 3 days of wor kshops\, discussions\, keynote speakers\, and field trips – interspersed with ample social time\, leisure\, lively local music\, dancing\, and gre at food. \n\n Camp Ahistadi – Cherokee for “the very best of all” †“ is located in the Cherokee National Forest\, near the Virginia-Tennessee border. Laurel Creek runs through the camp\, along with several hiking tr ails. Nearby Damascus\, Virginia\, is a popular stop along the Appalachian Trail\, and Mt. Rogers\, the highest point in Virginia\, is a short drive away. \n\n We have partnered with an exciting group of organizations to h ost a great weekend: Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS)\, The C linch Coalition\, The Alliance for Appalachia\, Dogwood Alliance\, Mountai n Justice\, and Wild South. In addition\, SouthWings will provide flyovers to present a more complete view of the destruction of mountaintop removal in southwest Virginia. \n\n The Forest Council will be family friendly †“ kids of all ages are encouraged to attend. As always\, this year’s For est Council will feature great food\, lovingly prepared by chefs Shane McE lwee and Jessica Nalbone and their kitchen magicians\, using the best poss ible fresh\, local\, and organic ingredients\; live local music and dancin g\; the always-entertaining Heartwood benefit auction\; and the death-defy ing Heartwood Talent Show. \n\n It is the personal and organizational conn ections we make and renew at the Heartwood Forest Council each year that a re the heart of the Heartwood network. We hope to see you there. Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110530 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110527 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Camp Ahistadi\, Virginia\, United States SUMMARY:Heartwood 2011 Forest Council UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZrAXl8D4mF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.heartwood.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Calling all young movement builders and revolutionaries: do you dream of changing the world?\n\nThe environmental challenges of our gener ation are great and hard to ignore. You may live in a community polluted w ith toxins from a power plant\; you may live near a mountain\, field\, or seashore in danger of destruction\; you may simply have that bug that does n’t allow you to look away from what’s happening without wanting dig y our hands in and make a difference.\n\nThe good news is you’re not alone .\n\nFor over 10 years\, the Sierra Student Coalition’s Summer Training Program (Sprog) has been giving young leaders the tools they need to start movements\, run campaigns\, and create the world they want to live in. Th is summer we are offering six\, week-long programs across the country\, ru n by and for young leaders:\n\nJune 17-24 - Northwest Sprog - (Bow\, WA)\n July 11-18 - Midwest Sprog - (Indiana University)\nJuly 16-24 - Gulf Coast Sprog - (Fontainebleau State Park\, LA)\nJuly 31-Aug 7 - Mid-Atlantic/Rus tbelt Sprog - (Accokeek\, MD)\nTBD - Southeast Sprog\nTBD - Puerto Rico Sp rog Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110624 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110617 GEO:48.559500;-122.414000 LOCATION:Bow\, Washington\, 98232\, United States SUMMARY:Sierra Student Coalition Training - Northwest 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-U8wVVDBlDi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ssc.sierraclub.org/get-involved/training/summer-environmental-le ader-training-program/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Calling all young movement builders and revolutionaries: do you dream of changing the world?\n\nThe environmental challenges of our gener ation are great and hard to ignore. You may live in a community polluted w ith toxins from a power plant\; you may live near a mountain\, field\, or seashore in danger of destruction\; you may simply have that bug that does n’t allow you to look away from what’s happening without wanting dig y our hands in and make a difference.\n\nThe good news is you’re not alone .\n\nFor over 10 years\, the Sierra Student Coalition’s Summer Training Program (Sprog) has been giving young leaders the tools they need to start movements\, run campaigns\, and create the world they want to live in. Th is summer we are offering six\, week-long programs across the country\, ru n by and for young leaders:\n\nJune 17-24 - Northwest Sprog - (Bow\, WA)\n July 11-18 - Midwest Sprog - (Indiana University)\nJuly 16-24 - Gulf Coast Sprog - (Fontainebleau State Park\, LA)\nJuly 31-Aug 7 - Mid-Atlantic/Rus tbelt Sprog - (Accokeek\, MD)\nTBD - Southeast Sprog\nTBD - Puerto Rico Sp rog Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110718 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110711 GEO:39.173400;-86.515100 LOCATION:Indiana University\, Bloomington\, Indiana\, 47405\, United States SUMMARY:Sierra Student Coalition Summer Training - Midwest 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZUx64012lN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ssc.sierraclub.org/get-involved/training/summer-environmental-le ader-training-program/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Calling all young movement builders and revolutionaries: do you dream of changing the world?\n\nThe environmental challenges of our gener ation are great and hard to ignore. You may live in a community polluted w ith toxins from a power plant\; you may live near a mountain\, field\, or seashore in danger of destruction\; you may simply have that bug that does n’t allow you to look away from what’s happening without wanting dig y our hands in and make a difference.\n\nThe good news is you’re not alone .\n\nFor over 10 years\, the Sierra Student Coalition’s Summer Training Program (Sprog) has been giving young leaders the tools they need to start movements\, run campaigns\, and create the world they want to live in. Th is summer we are offering six\, week-long programs across the country\, ru n by and for young leaders:\n\nJune 17-24 - Northwest Sprog - (Bow\, WA)\n July 11-18 - Midwest Sprog - (Indiana University)\nJuly 16-24 - Gulf Coast Sprog - (Fontainebleau State Park\, LA)\nJuly 31-Aug 7 - Mid-Atlantic/Rus tbelt Sprog - (Accokeek\, MD)\nTBD - Southeast Sprog\nTBD - Puerto Rico Sp rog Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110724 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110716 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Fontainebleau State Park\, Louisiana\, United States SUMMARY:Sierra Student Coalition Summer Training - Gulf Coast 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ucGkKuThoe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ssc.sierraclub.org/get-involved/training/summer-environmental-le ader-training-program/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Calling all young movement builders and revolutionaries: do you dream of changing the world?\n\nThe environmental challenges of our gener ation are great and hard to ignore. You may live in a community polluted w ith toxins from a power plant\; you may live near a mountain\, field\, or seashore in danger of destruction\; you may simply have that bug that does n’t allow you to look away from what’s happening without wanting dig y our hands in and make a difference.\n\nThe good news is you’re not alone .\n\nFor over 10 years\, the Sierra Student Coalition’s Summer Training Program (Sprog) has been giving young leaders the tools they need to start movements\, run campaigns\, and create the world they want to live in. Th is summer we are offering six\, week-long programs across the country\, ru n by and for young leaders:\n\nJune 17-24 - Northwest Sprog - (Bow\, WA)\n July 11-18 - Midwest Sprog - (Indiana University)\nJuly 16-24 - Gulf Coast Sprog - (Fontainebleau State Park\, LA)\nJuly 31-Aug 7 - Mid-Atlantic/Rus tbelt Sprog - (Accokeek\, MD)\nTBD - Southeast Sprog\nTBD - Puerto Rico Sp rog Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110731 GEO:38.672200;-77.018100 LOCATION:Accokeek\, Maryland\, 20607\, United States SUMMARY:Sierra Student Coalition Summer Training - Mid-Atlantic 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-3usvOii0B0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ssc.sierraclub.org/get-involved/training/summer-environmental-le ader-training-program/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Advancing Justice Conference is a national civil rights and social justice conference that aims to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders in one place to address a broad range of issues facing the As ian American and Pacific Islander community. It serves as a unique forum w here researchers\, advocates\, direct service providers and other leaders can meet face-to-face\, talk about their common challenges and find ways t o work collaboratively.\n\nThe Advancing Justice Conference is a joint pro ject by the Asian American Institute (Chicago)\, Asian American Justice Ce nter (Washington\, D.C.)\, Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco) and Asian Paci fic American Legal Center (Los Angeles). Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111028 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111027 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94410\, United States SUMMARY:2011 Advancing Justice Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-haUnsOnOeV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.advancingjustice.org/conference/2011/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2011 marks the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference\\'s 10th an niversary! We expect to see a record number of community members this year \, and we are focusing on building creative community partnerships\, local ly\, nationally\, and globally. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110604 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110602 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia Convention Center\, Philadephia\, Pennsylvania\, 1910 4\, United States SUMMARY:Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-zXgKxg9bhC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.trans-health.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What is Social Justice?\n Adams\, Bell and Griffin (2007) defin e social justice as both a process and a goal. \\'The goal of social justi ce education is full and equal participation of all groups in a society th at is mutually shaped to meet their needs. Social justice includes a visio n of society that is equitable and all members are physically and psycholo gically safe and secure.\\' \n\nReference:\nTeaching for Diversity and Soc ial Justice: A Sourcebook. \n Edited by Maurianne Adams\, Lee Anne Bell\, and Pat Griffin.\n\nWhat is the Social Justice Training Institute?\n Since December of 1998\, the Social Justice Training Institute has been providi ng an opportunity for individuals committed to issues of inclusion to deve lop their skills in the areas of dialogue and connectedness. Over 500 prof essional colleagues have participated in this experience to date. We have now expanded the experience to include an opportunity for students to gath er and do some \\'personal work\\' related to social justice issues. The i nstitute is open to 50 undergraduate students on college and university ca mpuses in the U.S. and abroad. This advanced experience is for students wh o have done a fairly significant amount of work on social justice issues. Four to six alumni will join two SJTI faculty to complete the facilitation team.\n\nInstitute Format\n The Social Justice Training Institute will pr ovide an intensive developmental opportunity for students to examine the c omplex dynamics of oppression and to develop strategies to foster positive change on their campuses and in their communities.\n\nStudents who attend the institute will be given the opportunity to explore the identities tha t make up who they are and better understand the extent to which these ide ntities impact all they do. Through facilitated activities and exercises a long with small group dialogue\, participants will engage in conversations that will challenge and support them in their journey toward understandin g how they can each – individually – impact our global community. To t his end\, each student will be asked to obtain a \\'Coach\\' from their ho me campus and to develop a Social Justice Commitment (SJC) detailing perso nal growth goals\, an intervention that will impact their home campus and ways in which they can contribute to their community. The Coach must be a faculty member\, staff member or administrator on the student\\'s home cam pus. Participants will work with their Coach after the institute to contin ue their growth process and to implement their SJC. \n\nUnlike conferences where participants can come and go\, the institute is dependent upon the consistent contributions of all participants throughout the entire event. To ensure the maximum learning and growth for all\, participants are expec ted to attend and participate in all sessions from the opening to the clos ing.\n\n2011 Institute\n\nThe 2011 SJTI – The Student Experience will be held on the campus of Cornell College in Mount Vernon\, Iowa.\n\nTime and Place\n SJTI will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday\, July 20\, 2011\, and will end at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday\, July 23\, 2011. It will be held at Co rnell College located in Mount Vernon\, Iowa. For more information about C ornell College\, visit us at http://www.cornellcollege.edu. \n\nLodging an d Meals\n Participants will be staying on campus in Clock Tower Hall. All participants will have meals (breakfast\, lunch\, dinner) in The Commons.\ n\nGetting to Mount Vernon\n It’s easy! Just check out our Travel Inform ation page.\n\nFuture Institutes\n\nUniversity of San Francisco (Summer 20 12) Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110723 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110720 GEO:41.929200;-91.436800 LOCATION:Cornell College\, Mount Vernon\, Iowa\, 52314\, United States SUMMARY:Social Justice Training Institute: The Student Experience 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-JbUgmkJSnG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sjti.org/home_student.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What is Social Justice?\n Adams\, Bell and Griffin (1997) defin e social justice as both a process and a goal. \\'The goal of social justi ce education is full and equal participation of all groups in a society th at is mutually shaped to meet their needs. Social justice includes a visio n of society that is equitable and all members are physically and psycholo gically safe and secure.\\' \n\nWhat is the Social Justice Training Instit ute? \n The Social Justice Training Institute provides a forum for the pro fessional and personal development of social justice educators and practit ioners to enhance and refine their skills and competencies to create great er inclusion for all members of the campus community.\n\nFounded in 1998 b y Jamie Washington\, Kathy Obear\, Vernon Wall\, and Maura Cullen\, SJTI p rovides diversity trainers and practitioners with an intensive laboratory experience where they can focus on their own learning and development to i ncrease their multicultural competencies as social justice educators.\n\nP ast participants have found SJTI to be an intense experience designed to d eepen understanding of the dynamics of oppression at the individual\, grou p\, cultural\, and systems levels through the lens of race and racism. Dur ing the first few days participants enhance their ability to engage in aut hentic dialogue about the dynamics of race and racism both across and with in racial groups. Through community activities\, race caucus work\, core g roup discussions\, and exploring the impact of in-the-moment situations th at occur during the Institute\, participants expand their competencies as social justice educators and change agents. During the final two days of S JTI the focus is to apply the learning from this experience to other areas of oppression.\n\nIf you are looking for training tools\, exercises or \\ 'how to\\' activities - SJTI might not be for you. While participants do b ring articles and activities to share with colleagues\, the focus of the i nstitute is on personal work ~ working dynamics of internalized dominance and internalized oppression\, and learning to better use yourself as the i nstrument of change.\n\nInstitute Format \n The Social Justice Training In stitute will provide an intensive developmental opportunity for social jus tice educators to examine the complex dynamics of RACE AND RACISM and to f ocus on how to develop their personal competencies as trainers and practit ioners.\n\nUpcoming Institutes\n November 29-December 3\, 2011\, Long Beac h\, CA\n June 2012\, Springfield\, MA \n\nReference:\n Teaching for Divers ity and Social Justice: A Sourcebook. Edited by Maurianne Adams\, Lee Anne Bell\, and Pat Griffin. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110617 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110613 GEO:42.170700;-72.604800 LOCATION:Springfield\, Massachusetts\, 01101\, United States SUMMARY:Social Justice Training Institute for Educators UID:20260421T070502CEST-bOdtv29h6D@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sjti.org/home_professional.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Alliance for Community Media provides critical support serv ices for community media centers and for the primarily volunteer staff th at keep these electronic outposts of democracy in operation. The Alliance ’s activities in providing technical assistance\, grassroots organizing and opportunities to share experience promote the broader goals of suppo rting our nation’s communities and families and promoting effective com munication through community use of media.\n\nThe Alliance’s public poli cy program is dedicated to promoting legislation and regulation which sup ports PEG access. To achieve this\, the Alliance works with Congress\, st ate legislatures\, the Federal Communications Commission\, state public u tilities commissions\, and coalition partners and brings suits when neces sary in courts around the country. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110730 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110727 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Tucson\, Arizona\, United States SUMMARY:Alliance for Community Media 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ri8egG7wxH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.allcommunitymedia.org/events/2011-acm-annual-conference-and- exhibition/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What: A conference for progressive activists in the Pacific Nor thwest\nWhere: Pioneer Square\, Seattle\nWhen: July 9th\, 2011\, all day.\ nWhy: Teach\, Learn\, Organize\, Strategize.\nWho: Keynote address to be d elivered by former Canadian Health Minister\, MP Ujjal Dosanjh\n\nRegistra tion is $50 ($25 students). Includes breakfast and lunch. Registration wil l soon be open. Watch this page for more details!\nWhat’s this all about ?\n\nThe NWroots Conference is the annual gathering of the region’s netr oots community – hosted by the NWroots Fellowship with support from the Northwest Progressive Institute. It’s an unbeatable opportunity for loca l writers\, readers\, activists\, elected leaders\, and progressive candid ates to meet in person and learn from each other\, with panels\, a candida tes’ social\, forum with legislators\, keynote addresses\, and workshops . Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110709 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Pioneer Square\, Seattle\, Washington\, United States SUMMARY:NWroots 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-TJ3L6fSoWV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nwroots.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Everywhere we look in the world there are revolutions and strug gles that are challenging dictatorship\, economic inequality\, and oppress ion.\n\nFrom Cairo to Madison\, these struggles show us that \\'another wo rld is possible.\\' But they also raise questions about what ideas\, strat egies\, and tactics are necessary to carry the struggle forward.\n\nSocial ism 2011 will provide an opportunity for new and veteran activists to disc uss what these events mean for our world\, and for our own movements today .\n\nLast year\, more than 1\,500 people turned out to Socialism 2010 in O akland and Chicago.\n\nDon’t miss the chance to meet with hundreds of ot hers like you who want to build an alternative to a system of greed\, raci sm\, war and oppression.\nJoin us for more than 100 talks on topics such a s:\n\nCapitalism\, Climate Change\, and the Future of Humanity • Obama a nd Black Politics • Is a Second Recession Coming? • Breaking the Siege of Gaza • Is Human Nature a Barrier to Socialism? • The ABC\\'s of Ma rxism • Can a Revolution Happen Here? Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110704 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110701 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Socialism 2011: Revolution is in the Air UID:20260421T070502CEST-uMBWNcgWc3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialismconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Animal Rights 2011 National Conference\, the wor ld\\'s largest and oldest animal rights gathering. The Conference will tak e place on July 21-25th in Los Angeles\, CA at the Westin LAX Hotel.\nRegi ster now at the highly discounted $120 rate through April. \n\n\nHIGHLIGHT S\nNinety speakers from 60 organizations\nConcurrent sessions on animal ab use\, organizing\, tactics\, ideology \nEyewitness reports on the whale wa rs and other \n key campaigns\nDiverse approaches to animal liberation \nT alks by other social justice leaders\nAwards to celebrities and activists\ nExtensive learning and networking options\n 90 exhibits (free & open to t he public)\n60 videos\, including premieres\nHighly discounted sleeping ro oms\n\nPROGRAM FEATURES\nEach day starting with a morning plenary \nSpeed touting - one-minute slots to promote your project at a plenary \nFewer sp eakers per session - more time for speakers and Q&A \nSeveral hands-on tra ining workshops on street interactions\, persuasion\, negotiation\, and mo re\nMore exciting rap sessions\n\n SELECTED SPEAKERS (complete list)\nMarc Bekoff - University of Colorado \n Michael Budkie - Stop Animal Exploitat ion \n Karen Davis - United Poultry Concerns \n Debra Erenberg - Amnesty I nternational \n Alex Hershaft - Farm Animal Rights Movement \n Lorri Houst on - Animal Acres \nElliot Katz - In Defense of Animals\n Shannon Keith - Animal Rescue \n Anthony Marr - Global Anti-Hunting \nShirley McGreal - I nt\\'l Primate Protection\n Erica Meier - Compassion Over Killing\n Peter Muller - League of Humane Voters\nJack Norris - Vegan Outreach\nColleen Pa trick-Goudreau - Compassionate Cooks\nWill Potter - Green Is the New Red \ nNathan Runkle - Mercy For Animals\nBrenda Shoss - Kinship Circle \nPeter Young - Voice of the Voiceless\n\nWHO SHOULD ATTEND? \nPeople who care abo ut animals\nPeople who want to learn about animals\nAnimal activists\nLead ers of animal protection organizations\nProducers & retailers of animal-fr iendly products\nProviders of animal-friendly service Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110725 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110721 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Animal Rights 2011 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-m6mEzlLk9B@74.81.90.59 URL:http://arconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The California Higher Education Sustainability Conference highl ights cutting-edge research\, as well as case studies with proven successe s in curriculum development\, operational programs\, and community partner ships. This unique event is jointly organized by independent/private colle ges\, California Community Colleges\, California State Universities\, and the University of California creating the opportunity for dialogue across institutions.\n\nThis year the conference will add a new focus that goes b eyond campus boundaries and into the surrounding communities and cities fo r opportunities and partnerships around sustainability efforts. This added focus is more inclusive and comprehensive\, building on the concept of su stainable communities and enhancing campus and community relationships.\n\ nThe following partners are collaborating with CSULB and the conference st eering committee to realize a successful event\, U.S. EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities\, the City of Long Beach\, Port Tech of Los Angele s\, Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau\, the Aquarium of the Pacifi c\, Long Beach City College\, U.S. Green Building Council–Los Angeles\, Urban Land Institute–Los Angeles\, International Town Gown Association\, and the Alliance to Save Energy. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110713 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110710 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:California State University\, Long Beach\, California\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Califorinia Higher Education Sustainability Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-zE0NUKFzEg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cahigheredusustainability.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:CPE\\'s Summer Institute: CPE’s Summer Institute is a week-lo ng intensive training in economics for media makers\, activists\, educator s\, and anyone who wants a better understanding of economics. We focus on how economic systems impact our lives and work every day. Our trainings ar e highly participatory and build on the knowledge and experience of our pa rticipants. No background in economics is required. \n\nCore Classrooms: A t the heart of the Summer Institute program are two core courses\, one on the U.S. Economy\, one on the International Economy. All participants must choose one core course. The core classes meet each day in the mornings. B elow is a sample of topics. \n\nU.S. Economy \nEconomy\, race\, class and gender\nPersonal to global economic histories\nLabor and the workplace\nRo ots of the economic meltdown & policy solutions (eg. fiscal & monetary)\nA n intro. to international economics\nEconomic alternatives\nInternational Economy\nBrief history of the global economy\nInternational trade\nInterna tional production\nInternational finance\, roots of the economic meltdown and solutions\nCreating a new world economy Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110730 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110724 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Smith College\, Northampton\, Massachusetts\, United States SUMMARY:The Center for Popular Economics 2011 Summer Institute: Media\, Dem ocracy and the Economy UID:20260421T070502CEST-3VcOP2ptLf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.populareconomics.org/Summer_Institute_2011.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Portland Zine Symposium aims to promote greater community b etween diverse creators of independent publications and art. This fun and free event helps people share their work while exchanging their skills and information related to zine culture. Through workshops\, panels and discu ssions\, Portland Zine Symposium explores the role and effect of all types of zines. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110829 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110828 GEO:45.480300;-122.711000 LOCATION:Portland State University\, Portland\, Oregon\, 97207\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Portland Zine Symposium 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-x4v6vEInV8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://pdxzines.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The ninth annual Jesus Radicals conference is scheduled for Jul y 29-30 at Faith Mennonite Church in Minneapolis\, Minn. The event will be co-hosted by the Missio Dei community.\n\nThis year’s theme is loosely inspired by themes\, from Aldous Huxley’s work\, Brave New World and wil l be organized into three core areas\, including:\n\n1. Understanding the emerging technologies and forms of social control that will affect our fut ures\n 2. Identifying the practices and social structures that condition u s so that we are either unwilling or unable to resist these forces of oppr ession. (Or\, to reference Huxley\, naming our “somas”)\n 3. Exploring concrete ways we can live as anarchists and radical followers of Jesus in this unfolding reality.\n\nThe planning team is currently developing sess ions and identifying speakers. Session and workshop recommendations are we lcome\, as are proposals from people who are sure they are available to at tend the event and who have a serious interest in participating . Sending a proposal does not guarantee that it will be accepted. E-mail: conference [at] jesusradicals [dot] com Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110730 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110729 GEO:44.984600;-93.271400 LOCATION:Faith Mennonite Church\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55401\, United States SUMMARY:Jesus Radicals 2011 US Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ImX3VUcV39@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jesusradicals.com/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Gender Odyssey is an international conference focused on the ne eds and interests of transgender and gender non-conforming people. Packed with thought-provoking workshops\, discussion groups\, social events and e ntertainment\, this one-of-a-kind annual gathering attracts people from al l over the world for an uplifting weekend of skill sharing and community i n Seattle\, USA. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110805 GEO:47.655300;-122.535000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98110\, United States SUMMARY:Gender Odyssey 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-L0NKkFlLwS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.genderodyssey.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Here are some of the reasons why you should attend:\n View here a list of the 200 workshops from 2010 (full list here) on organic farming \, gardening and land care\, homesteading\, sustainability\, nutrition\, s pirituality\, food politics\, activism\, and much\, much more...\n\nSpecia l workshops designed for kids and teens. An educational\, fun opportunity for your children to bond with others from the Northeast while you attend workshops and events.\n\nEntertainment for the whole family: Music and dan ce\, an old-fashioned Country Fair\, farmer\\'s market\, games and fun. Mo dest registration\, inexpensive dorm rooms\, camping and delicious\, whole some organic meals. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110812 GEO:42.377700;-72.503200 LOCATION:U Mass Amherst\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01002\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Organic Farming 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-u3mUBxf5LU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nofasummerconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Mountain Justice training camp 2011!\n Letcher County\, Kentuck y\n May 20th - 27th \n\n \n\nRegistration will be open soon! \n\n\nAs the campaign to stop mountaintop removal gains national awareness\, we have mo re and more opportunities for folks to help out. We\\'ve got a job for eve ry interest\, skill set and time commitment! We invite you to spend the su mmer working with one of our ally groups or to work with us in your hometo wn throughout the year! \n\nMountain Justice training camp is an opportuni ty for veteran and novice activist to build the skills and vision needed t o abolish mountaintop removal and build vibrant\, healthy\, self-reliant c ommunities. We ask that you attend camp with the intention of using these skills either working with allies in Appalachia or working on this issue i n your hometown. The registration process will help you develop a plan for how you will use this training. Training camp is a time for training\, st rategizing\, bonding\, service and action for people living both within an d outside of the coalfields\, for women and men\, for people of all races\ , for youth and elders\, and anyone in between.\n\n We invite you to come to camp and train and then join us at Heartwood’s 21st Annual Forest Cou ncil: Energy! May 27-30\, 2011 at Camp Ahistadi in Southwestern Virginia. We also encourage everyone attending MJ camp 2011 to stay in Appalachia at least long enough to support the March on Blair Mountain. \n\nMarch on B lair Mountain: June 5-11\n\nTo register for the march\, visit our Registra tion Page.\n If you would want to get involved with organizing\, visit our Get Involved page. \n\nFor up to the minute information\, visit Friends o f Blair Mountain\n\nRealizing that we ought to model independence from coa l\, camp will be off the grid this year!\n\nWe\\'re so excited to be off t he grid\, but for Mountain Justice\, a sustainable community is more than some solar panels and rainwater barrels. It\\'s about the people that defe nd what they love\, the people who work to create sustainable communities\ , and the nourishing relationships between them. Our focus on sustainabili ty will mean building a strong and diverse organizing community that works on both resistance and solutions.\n\nTrainings and Discussions\n\nThis ye ar camp will feature themed training days. Themes will include\, Community Organizing\, Non-violent Direct Action\, Science and SMCRA\, and Alternat ive Economies. Check back for more information about the schedule. Some w orkshops being covered will include: \ncommunity organizing\nair and water monitoring\nadministrative and legal avenues to stop MTR\nmedia work\ndir ect action and civil resistance\nalternative economies\nsustainable liveli hoods\nand a lot more!\n\nTrainings will be collaborative as possible\, so come open minded and willing to actively participate. If you want to faci litate a workshop\, please let us know! Our hope is to continue to build a broad community to sustain\, guide and nourish us as we all continue work ing to abolish surface mining and rebuild economically self-sufficient com munities in Appalachia.\n\nNo community is sustainable without fun\, danci ng\, bonfires and Appalachian mountain music! So bring your instruments\, dancing shoes and high spirits\, we\\'ll be celebrating the ways of life w e\\'re fighting to preserve! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110527 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110520 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Letcher County\, Kentucky\, United States SUMMARY:Mountain Justice Training Camp 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ntKfaOe0Nj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mountainjusticesummer.org/events.php?id=218 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The theme of this year’s conference is SOLIDARITY.\n\nThe con cept of solidarity has long been evoked as a way of uniting many different people around a variety of social struggles. But how does this concept in form our theory and practices as anarchists/anti-authoritarians today?\n\n As anarchists\, who are we in solidarity with — and why? Is solidarity b ased around social identities helpful\, harmful\, or irrelevant to anarchi st struggles? Are anarchists part of a broader Left\, and if so\, should a narchists maintain solidarity with other leftists? Does solidarity imply c ommunity and/or accountability? In what ways has the historical use of “ solidarity” around social struggles affected the ways in which we use th e term today? How has “solidarity” been recuperated for reformist or r eactionary ends? Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110612 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110610 GEO:41.886500;-87.623300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60601\, United States SUMMARY:Finding Our Roots Anarchist Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-jI0MgrUNDS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.findingourroots.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Greetings from the occupied Ute territories of Turtle Island\, colonially known as the \\'American Southwest\\'!\n\n We are very happy to announce that\, for the third year running\, the Wild Roots Feral Futures (WRFF) eco-defense\, direct action\, and rewilding encampment will take p lace in the forests of Southwest Colorado this coming June\, 2011. WRFF is an informal\, completely free and non-commercial\, and loosely organized camp-out operating on (less than a) shoe-string budget\, formed entirely o ff of donated\, scavenged\, or liberated supplies and sustained through 10 0% volunteer effort. Though we foster a collective communality and pool re sources\, we encourage total self-sufficiency (which we find to be the ver y source and foundation of true mutual sharing and abundance).\n\n We woul d like to invite groups and individuals engaged in struggles against the d estruction of the Earth (and indeed all interconnected forms of oppression ) to join us and share your stories\, lessons\, skills\, and whatever else you may have to offer. In this spirit we would like to reach out to local environmental groups\, coalitions\, and alliances everywhere\, as well as more readily recognizable groups like Earth First!\, Rising Tide North Am erica\, and others to come collaborate on the future of radical environmen talism and eco-defense in our bio-regions and beyond.\n\n We would also li ke to reach out to groups like EF!\, RTNA\, and the Ruckus Society (as wel l as other groups and individuals) in search of trainers and workshop faci litators who are willing to dedicate themselves to attending Wild Roots Fe ral Futures and sharing their skills and knowledge (in a setting that lack s the financial infrastructure to compensate them as they may have come to expect from other\, more well-funded groups and events). We are specifica lly seeking direct action\, blockade\, tri-pod\, and tree climbing/sitting trainers (as well as gear/supplies).\n\n Regarding the rewilding and ance stral earth skills component of WRFF\, we would like to extend a similar i nvitation to folks with skills\, knowledge\, talent\, or specialization in these areas to join us in the facilitation of workshops and skill shares such as fire making\, shelter building\, edible and medicinal plants\, sta lking awareness\, tool & implement making\, etc. We are also seeking folks with less \\'ancestral\\' outdoor survival skills such as orienteering an d navigation\, etc.\n\n Daily camp life\, along with workshops\, skill sha res\, great food\, friends\, and music\, will also include the volunteer l abor necessary to camp maintenance. In past years we\\'ve experiences a bi t of resistance to requests for basic work volunteers\, so we are making a point of it now to ask you to come prepared to pitch in and contribute to the work load. We encourage folks who would like to plug in further to sh ow up a few days before the official start of the event to begin set-up an d stay a few days after the official end to help clean up.\n\n Site scouti ng will continue until mid-May\, at which point scouts and other organizer s will rendezvous\, report-back their scouting recon\, and come to a conse nsus regarding a site location (though we encourage and intend to foster t he spread of this event beyond the region that initially spawned it\, Sout hwest Colorado has once again been isolated as the event location region s imply because no other communities stepped up with a solid and dedicated p roposal to organize and host the event in their own area). We are also pla nning on choosing a secondary\, back-up site location as a contingency pla n for various potential scenarios. Email us for more info on getting invol ved with scouting and site selection processes.\n\n WRFF is timed to take place before the Earth First! Round River Rendezvous\, taking place this y ear in Montana\, allowing eco-defenders to travel from one to the other. T hus we encourage the formation of a caravan from WRFF to the EF! RRR (cara vans and ride shares can be coordinated through our message board at http: //feralfutures.proboards.com/ or via our mailing list & discussion group a t http://groups.google.com/groups/wild-roots-feral-futures).\n\n We are cu rrently accepting donations in the form of supplies and/or monetary contri butions. Please email us for details.\n\n Please forward this call widely\ , spread the word\, and stay tuned for more updates!\n\n For The Wild\,\n\ n ~The Wild Roots Feral Futures organizers\\' collective\n\n Email: feralf utures(at)riseup(dot)net\n\n Blog: http://feralfutures.blogspot.com/\n\n M essage Boards: http://feralfutures.proboards.com/\n\n Myspace: http://www. myspace.com/feralfutures\n\n Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?e id=144156462306036\n\n Mailing List/Discussion Group: http://groups.google .com/group/wild-roots-feral-futures Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110622 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110614 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Colorado\, United States SUMMARY:Wild Roots Feral Futures 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-WpKb8nTvE3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://feralfutures.blogspot.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:206-789-5565 Email:wwfor@wwfor.org DESCRIPTION:For 53 years the Western Washington FOR and Oregon FOR have par tnered to conduct one of the largest and best-loved peace conferences in t he Northwest. This year\\'s theme is \\'Toward a FAIR\, SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL ECONOMY.\\' Fair is a concept that even toddlers understand when they are asked to share and to take turns. With increasing sophistication\, most o f us progress from the idea of sharing equally to the idea of distributing resources as earned or as needed\, at least within our closest circles. I n the wider world\, resources are distributed according to place of birth\ , race\, class\, gender\, and other criteria unrelated to need\, effort\, or equality. We note\, with alarm\, increasing levels of CO2\, decreasing reserves of fossil fuels\, degradation of forests and wetlands\, and more frequent meteorological disasters. How long will humans be able to inhabit our planet? We have a vision in which every child is nurtured by loving f amily and community\, where all have access to safe and nourishing food\, decent shelter\, respectful education\, meaningful work\, healthcare\, and joyful cultural expressions. Corporate greed and the institutions that su pport it - weapons and militarism\, dictatorships\, media misinformation\, corrupt electoral systems\, widespread prisons\, private militias\, racis m and other forms of oppression\, and more - stand in the way of our visio n. What is being done on a local level all around the world\, and on an in ternational level through communication and cooperation\, toward a fair\, sustainable global economy? Come join us as we analyze problems\, discuss solutions\, and celebrate our fellowship in the human family. Keynote spea ker Sarah van Gelder\, co-founder and executive editor of YES! Magazine. M any workshop options which inform and inspire people who gather to examine and discuss current peace and justice concerns in our local communities\, the nation\, and the world. Seabeck also offers an outstanding music prog ram\, led by folksinger Tom Rawson. Our 200 attendees represent a wide var iety of faith traditions and people with no religious connections. Child a nd youth programs ensure learning experiences for all family members. We w elcome all to join us! info 206-789-5565 or wwfor@wwfor.org Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110704 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110701 GEO:47.596100;-122.895000 LOCATION:Seabeck Conference Center\, Seabeck\, Washington\, 98380\, United States SUMMARY:Fellowship of Reconcilation Northwest 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-O4UsvW3DEU@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wished you could make more of a difference in the world?\nThere are so many ways you can!\n\nMaybe you’re concerned about global warming\, about violence in your neighborhood\, about ending homel essness or animal cruelty\, or about everyone having the right to get marr ied? Maybe you just don’t think it’s fair that school starts so early? ! If you want to make a difference in the world\, and want to meet other y oung leaders who feel the same way\, have we got an opportunity for you! J oin us for Youth Empowered Action Camp — a week of people and activities you will never forget.\n\nAt Youth Empowered Action Camp\, you will choos e an issue of importance to you\, and leave camp with new skills\, a plan of action\, increased self confidence\, and a community of friends and men tors to support you for years to come! Maybe right now you don’t think o f yourself as a leader or know an issue that’s important to you. That’ s totally fine! Maybe you’ve never even thought about how you could make a difference in the world. Or maybe you’ve already done a lot! Either w ay\, you’ll fit right in — you don’t have to have it all figured out already. Our experienced staff and phenomenal campers will work closely w ith you so that by the time you leave camp\, you are fired up and ready to go and inspired by how powerful you are and the difference you can make.\ n\nHow do we make this happen? We set goals for the camp and tailor our ac tivities to meet these goals.The intention of YEA Camp is that each and ev ery camper develops the knowledge\, skills\, confidence\, and community to take effective\, inspired action on the issues that matter most to them f or years to come.\n\nAnd how do we do this? One day at a time! Each sessio n of YEA Camp is slightly different\, based on the campers\, staff\, venue \, length of the program\, etc.\, but here’s a general roadmap:\n(1) DAY ONE is all about getting comfortable\, and making friends.\n\nTop priorit ies for Day 1 include everyone knowing everyone else’s name and making i t “cool to care.” We play lots of fun getting-to-know-you games\, do o ur first CIA about food\, and have our first of YEA’s signature circles. \n(2) DAY TWO is about each camper connecting to what is important to them and learning more about some of the social issues we are currently facing .\n\nCampers choose an issue they care about\, practice sharing about that issue with others\, learn and share about actions our community has alrea dy taken to make a difference\, develop an understanding of the issues oth er campers care about while cultivating friendships.\n(3) DAY THREE camper s see more examples of inspiring activists.\n\nFrom youth currently doing amazing things to historic activists we may have read about in history boo ks – and learn more about what is involved in bringing about social chan ge.\n(4) DAY FOUR is a day to think more strategically about your issue.\n \nWhy is it the way it is? Who makes decisions that keep it in place? What can be done about it? It’s also a day to practice talking about your is sue more thoughtfully. How do we inspire others — especially those with the most power and influence — to take compassionate actions?\n(5) DAY F IVE campers learn key activist skills\n\nCampers learn skills that will be valuable in impacting change on their issue of importance (IOI) and that will be helpful when creating their action plan the next day. They’ll le arn how to start and have an effective school club\, how to plan a campaig n\, how to get signatures for a petition\, and more.\n(6) DAY SIX campers create an action plan \n\nCampers come up with an action plan for a projec t they’re going to take on when they get home\, and they get practice pr esenting and talking about their project with others.\n(7) DAY SEVEN is a celebration of accomplishments and our community. Geographical Scope: Sta te DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110730 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110723 GEO:36.980600;-122.046000 LOCATION:Santa Cruz\, California\, 95060\, United States SUMMARY:Youth Empowered Action Camp - Santa Cruz Session 1 UID:20260421T070502CEST-jzHv4vsV8v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://yeacamp.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wished you could make more of a difference in the world?\nThere are so many ways you can!\n\nMaybe you’re concerned about global warming\, about violence in your neighborhood\, about ending homel essness or animal cruelty\, or about everyone having the right to get marr ied? Maybe you just don’t think it’s fair that school starts so early? ! If you want to make a difference in the world\, and want to meet other y oung leaders who feel the same way\, have we got an opportunity for you! J oin us for Youth Empowered Action Camp — a week of people and activities you will never forget.\n\nAt Youth Empowered Action Camp\, you will choos e an issue of importance to you\, and leave camp with new skills\, a plan of action\, increased self confidence\, and a community of friends and men tors to support you for years to come! Maybe right now you don’t think o f yourself as a leader or know an issue that’s important to you. That’ s totally fine! Maybe you’ve never even thought about how you could make a difference in the world. Or maybe you’ve already done a lot! Either w ay\, you’ll fit right in — you don’t have to have it all figured out already. Our experienced staff and phenomenal campers will work closely w ith you so that by the time you leave camp\, you are fired up and ready to go and inspired by how powerful you are and the difference you can make.\ n\nHow do we make this happen? We set goals for the camp and tailor our ac tivities to meet these goals.The intention of YEA Camp is that each and ev ery camper develops the knowledge\, skills\, confidence\, and community to take effective\, inspired action on the issues that matter most to them f or years to come.\n\nAnd how do we do this? One day at a time! Each sessio n of YEA Camp is slightly different\, based on the campers\, staff\, venue \, length of the program\, etc.\, but here’s a general roadmap:\n(1) DAY ONE is all about getting comfortable\, and making friends.\n\nTop priorit ies for Day 1 include everyone knowing everyone else’s name and making i t “cool to care.” We play lots of fun getting-to-know-you games\, do o ur first CIA about food\, and have our first of YEA’s signature circles. \n(2) DAY TWO is about each camper connecting to what is important to them and learning more about some of the social issues we are currently facing .\n\nCampers choose an issue they care about\, practice sharing about that issue with others\, learn and share about actions our community has alrea dy taken to make a difference\, develop an understanding of the issues oth er campers care about while cultivating friendships.\n(3) DAY THREE camper s see more examples of inspiring activists.\n\nFrom youth currently doing amazing things to historic activists we may have read about in history boo ks – and learn more about what is involved in bringing about social chan ge.\n(4) DAY FOUR is a day to think more strategically about your issue.\n \nWhy is it the way it is? Who makes decisions that keep it in place? What can be done about it? It’s also a day to practice talking about your is sue more thoughtfully. How do we inspire others — especially those with the most power and influence — to take compassionate actions?\n(5) DAY F IVE campers learn key activist skills\n\nCampers learn skills that will be valuable in impacting change on their issue of importance (IOI) and that will be helpful when creating their action plan the next day. They’ll le arn how to start and have an effective school club\, how to plan a campaig n\, how to get signatures for a petition\, and more.\n(6) DAY SIX campers create an action plan \n\nCampers come up with an action plan for a projec t they’re going to take on when they get home\, and they get practice pr esenting and talking about their project with others.\n(7) DAY SEVEN is a celebration of accomplishments and our community. Geographical Scope: Sta te DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110730 GEO:36.980600;-122.046000 LOCATION:Santa Cruz\, California\, 95060\, United States SUMMARY:Youth Empower Action Camp - Santa Cruz - Session 2 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vVmUtJoPer@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yeacamp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wished you could make more of a difference in the world?\nThere are so many ways you can!\n\nMaybe you’re concerned about global warming\, about violence in your neighborhood\, about ending homel essness or animal cruelty\, or about everyone having the right to get marr ied? Maybe you just don’t think it’s fair that school starts so early? ! If you want to make a difference in the world\, and want to meet other y oung leaders who feel the same way\, have we got an opportunity for you! J oin us for Youth Empowered Action Camp — a week of people and activities you will never forget.\n\nAt Youth Empowered Action Camp\, you will choos e an issue of importance to you\, and leave camp with new skills\, a plan of action\, increased self confidence\, and a community of friends and men tors to support you for years to come! Maybe right now you don’t think o f yourself as a leader or know an issue that’s important to you. That’ s totally fine! Maybe you’ve never even thought about how you could make a difference in the world. Or maybe you’ve already done a lot! Either w ay\, you’ll fit right in — you don’t have to have it all figured out already. Our experienced staff and phenomenal campers will work closely w ith you so that by the time you leave camp\, you are fired up and ready to go and inspired by how powerful you are and the difference you can make.\ n\nHow do we make this happen? We set goals for the camp and tailor our ac tivities to meet these goals.The intention of YEA Camp is that each and ev ery camper develops the knowledge\, skills\, confidence\, and community to take effective\, inspired action on the issues that matter most to them f or years to come.\n\nAnd how do we do this? One day at a time! Each sessio n of YEA Camp is slightly different\, based on the campers\, staff\, venue \, length of the program\, etc.\, but here’s a general roadmap:\n(1) DAY ONE is all about getting comfortable\, and making friends.\n\nTop priorit ies for Day 1 include everyone knowing everyone else’s name and making i t “cool to care.” We play lots of fun getting-to-know-you games\, do o ur first CIA about food\, and have our first of YEA’s signature circles. \n(2) DAY TWO is about each camper connecting to what is important to them and learning more about some of the social issues we are currently facing .\n\nCampers choose an issue they care about\, practice sharing about that issue with others\, learn and share about actions our community has alrea dy taken to make a difference\, develop an understanding of the issues oth er campers care about while cultivating friendships.\n(3) DAY THREE camper s see more examples of inspiring activists.\n\nFrom youth currently doing amazing things to historic activists we may have read about in history boo ks – and learn more about what is involved in bringing about social chan ge.\n(4) DAY FOUR is a day to think more strategically about your issue.\n \nWhy is it the way it is? Who makes decisions that keep it in place? What can be done about it? It’s also a day to practice talking about your is sue more thoughtfully. How do we inspire others — especially those with the most power and influence — to take compassionate actions?\n(5) DAY F IVE campers learn key activist skills\n\nCampers learn skills that will be valuable in impacting change on their issue of importance (IOI) and that will be helpful when creating their action plan the next day. They’ll le arn how to start and have an effective school club\, how to plan a campaig n\, how to get signatures for a petition\, and more.\n(6) DAY SIX campers create an action plan \n\nCampers come up with an action plan for a projec t they’re going to take on when they get home\, and they get practice pr esenting and talking about their project with others.\n(7) DAY SEVEN is a celebration of accomplishments and our community. Geographical Scope: Sta te DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110807 GEO:45.544200;-122.644000 LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, 97212\, United States SUMMARY:Youth Empower Action Camp - Portland UID:20260421T070502CEST-STvW4bCUn8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yeacamp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Washington State Labor Education and Research Center invite s you to join us at the Emerging Leaders Conference. This conference is an educational forum for union members\, younger workers\, and those who hav e not previously played a leadership role to learn about the critical issu es of our time and develop leadership skills. We will bring together trade unionists\, student activists\, and community organizers from throughout Washington State - the next generation of leaders for our labor and social justice movements. Conference sessions will be offered on: \nThe History of Labor and Social Justice Organizing\nStrategic Planning\nOrganizing Am ong Immigrant Workers\nUsing Social Media to Organize\nBuilding Leadership Skills\nFighting for Workplace Rights\nUsing Politics to Effect Change\nU nderstanding the Economy – Follow the Money\nInternational Solidarity\nC oalition Building\nThe Art & Noise of Street Heat \n\nSPECIAL SESSION ON MENTORING! On Saturday May 21st from 2:30-5:30 there will be a special ses sion on mentoring. This is intended for current leaders who want to mentor emerging leaders. YOU CAN ATTEND THIS SESSION FOR FREE WITHOUT REGISTERIN G FOR THE ENTIRE CONFERENCE. Email Sarah Laslett at slaslett@sccd.ctc.edu to reserve a space. If you would like to stay at the conference through S aturday evening to network with conference participants\, have dinner\, an d hear Kent Wong\, our keynote speaker\, we ask that you pay $25 to cover the cost of your dinner. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110522 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110520 GEO:47.546200;-122.315000 LOCATION:South Seattle Community College\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98108\, U nited States SUMMARY:Seattle Emerging Leaders Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-CODhCi24Jv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://georgetown.southseattle.edu/LERC/events.aspx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:ADC’s Annual National Convention is the largest gathering of Arab Americans in our beautiful Nation’s Capital-- Washington\, DC every year. This year’s convention will be held at the Washington Marriott Wa rdman Park Hotel. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110612 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110610 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committe 2011 National Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-a96T2BMjLx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.adc.org/convention/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Those present at the inaugural National NOW Conference in 1966 adopted the organization\\'s groundbreaking Statement of Purpose\, pledgin g to work toward \\'true equality for all women.\\' For the last 45 years we have done just that\, with great passion and insight.\n\nIn that time\, NOW has played a major role in reshaping our society to resemble more clo sely the \\'equal partnership of the sexes\\' that we first envisioned. In the areas of marriage\, employment and education\, we have witnessed pivo tal change.\n\nHowever\, women continue to be held back by gender\, race\, sexual orientation and other forms of discrimination. We still strive to break down the systemic barriers denying girls and women \\'the chance to develop their fullest human potential.\\' Consequently\, this year\\'s Nat ional NOW Conference will once again offer women\\'s rights supporters the chance to strategize how to advance our goal of full equality while fendi ng off the escalated attacks of our opponents.\n\nBut this year is a littl e different. As we developed the 2011 conference theme\, a bold idea emerg ed. The world needs feminism.\n\nFor more than a century\, feminists have been identifying the systems\, practices and attitudes that oppress women. These are the same factors that create instability in our world and preve nt humankind from flourishing.\n\nThe problems we are witnessing in the Un ited States -- the growing wealth gap and decline of the middle class\, th e ailing economy\, the housing crisis -- and across the globe -- deep pove rty\, violence\, epidemics\, disenfranchisement -- could be solved if only societies were guided by a feminist framework.\n\nThrow out the old drivi ng forces of corporate greed\, domination and exploitation\, religious inf luence over government\, and instead embrace the principles that have been steering feminism all along: Equality. Fairness. Opportunity. Non-violenc e. Empowerment.\n\nAs NOW said in its 1998 Declaration of Sentiments: \\'W e envision a world where social and economic justice exist\, where all peo ple have the food\, housing\, clothing\, health care and education they ne ed\; We envision a world where there is recognition and respect for each p erson\\'s intrinsic worth as well as the rich diversity of the various gro ups among us\; We envision a world where patriarchal culture and male domi nance no longer oppress us or our earth.\\'\n\nSo at this year\\'s confere nce\, let us dare to dream BIG. We have to think far outside the cultural box that constrains us all. What will it take to build this feminist futur e? How will we engage others in this\, dare we say it\, feminist revolutio n?\n\nAt the 2011 National NOW Conference\, we will challenge ourselves to create a feminist blueprint for the world. Come join us. Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110626 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110624 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Tampa\, Florida\, United States SUMMARY:2011 National NOW Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-cKneCVGxZG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.now.org/organization/conference/2011/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:If you want to strengthen democracy where it matters most -- in our communities\, our schools\, our workplaces and local economies\, our military\, our government\, our media\, our constitution -- you will find something inspiring in Madison this August. With the 2011 Democracy Conven tion\, we recognize the importance of each of these separate democracy str uggles\, as well as the need to unite them all in a common\, deeply rooted \, broad based\, movement for democracy.\nDemocracy Convention website\n \ nREGISTER TODAY:\nhttp://democracyconvention.org/register-here\n \nA new m ovement -- a democracy movement -- was born in the streets of Seattle on N ovember 30\, 1999. This movement\\'s early years were not easy. Pro-democr acy organizers faced crisis after crisis: the stolen presidential election s of 2000 and 2004\; the militarization of America that followed September 11th\; the recolonization of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Katrina\; the Supreme Court ruling that corporations wield constitutional rights to buy elections\; and today\, an economic crisis that is being used to impo se fiscal austerity and corporatization schemes on our states and people.\ n \nThrough these difficult struggles\, the new democracy movement has tak en form\, expanded\, and matured. Now it is time for a coming-of-age celeb ration. This is the moment to unite in one location the many different eff orts to build genuine democracy in the United States. And what better plac e to come together\, and to rejoice\, than in Madison\, Wisconsin\, the ci ty and state that have inspired people everywhere to declare that \\'We ar e Wisconsin!\\' Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110828 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110824 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, United States SUMMARY:2011 Democracy Convention UID:20260421T070502CEST-coEF3s41Ck@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.democracyconvention.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Moving Planet is a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the c limate crisis—a single day to move away from fossil fuels. Come on bike\ , on skates\, on a board\, or just on foot. Come with your neighbors and y our friends\, your family and your co-workers. Come be part of something h uge.\n\nFor too long\, our leaders have denied and delayed\, compromised a nd caved. That era must come to an end: it\\'s time to get moving on the c limate crisis.\n\nOrganized by 350.org. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110924 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Moving Planet: A Day to Move Beyond Fossil Fuels UID:20260421T070502CEST-SOwmrMgOdD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.moving-planet.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Blogging While Brown Conference provides continuing technol ogy education and networking opportunities to an audience primarily compri sed of African American digital media content creators.\n\nThe first Conf erence was held in 2008 in Atlanta\, Georgia as a two-day event\, beginnin g on Friday evening with a Welcome Reception. \n\n\nSince then\, the Blog ging While Brown Conference weekend schedule has expanded to include pre-c onference practical skills sessions like the Beginning Blogger’s Boot Ca mp**. In 2011\, the conference will expand to include and additional pre-c onference workshop\, the Online Activist Summit**. The core of the conf erence remains the panels\, sessions and keynotes that begin on Friday eve ning and last all day Saturday\, concluding with this year\\'s collaborati on with the Black Weblog Awards. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110710 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110708 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Blogging While Brown 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-nsurtHzL6t@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bloggingwhilebrown.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Free Minds\, Free People is a national conference that brings t ogether teachers\, high school and college students\, researchers\, parent s and community-based activists/educators from across the country to build a movement to develop and promote education as a tool for liberation. We seek to develop ways of teaching and learning both in and out of school th at help us to build a more just society. The conference is a space in whic h these groups can learn from and teach each other\, sharing knowledge\, e xperience and strategies.\n\n The first conference took place in Chicago i n 2007 and the second in Houston in 2009. The third will take place in Pro vidence\, RI from July 7-10\, 2011.\n\nQuestions about the conference? Ple ase contact us at info@freemindsfreepeople.org. \n\n \n\nGOALS\n\n The go als of Free Minds\, Free People are to:\n Build and sustain connections be tween people from different backgrounds with an interest in justice-orient ed education work\n Support participants in developing and deepening their practice as learners and educators committed to social justice\n Nourish justice-oriented education work in various communities\, with an emphasis on the host city\, by making strategic connections to collective action in other parts of the country\n Act as a catalyst for the continued developm ent of a social movement around education for liberation\n Support and pro mote youth-led education and organizing efforts\n Utilize a collaborative conference planning process that elevates the leadership of students\, par ents\, educators and activists. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110710 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110707 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Providence\, Rhode Island\, United States SUMMARY:Free Minds Free People 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-EvmEGBlWF5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freemindsfreepeople.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:415-568-5739 Email:filmfest2011@countercorp.org DESCRIPTION:The 6th Annual CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival opens T hursday\, May 19\, and runs through Saturday\, May 21\, at the Victoria Th eatre\, 2961 16th Street in San Francisco.\n\n The CounterCorp Festival is a three-day series of film screenings\, post-screening discussions with d irectors and activists\, and related events. The films are primarily featu re-length U.S. and foreign-made documentaries\, but also include narrative (fictional) films\, short films\, and animated and experimental works. Al l of the films include some theme\, reference to\, or commentary on corpor ations.\n\n The goal of the Festival is to raise public and media awarenes s about how corporations actually operate\, promote critical thought and a nalysis of the effect of those operations on the rest of society\, and enc ourage informed discussion and debate about what corporations really add t o -- and subtract from -- humanity\\'s \\'bottom line\\'.\n\n The program for this year\\'s Festival includes \\'The Bottom Line\\'\, about the camp aign to end apartheid in South Africa by divesting from international corp orations doing business there\, \\'White Water\, Black Gold\\'\, about the environmental destruction caused by extracting oil for the tar sands of w estern Canada\, \\'Blood in the Mobile\\'\, about the limits of \\'corpora te social responsibility and the exploitation of minerals and people by th e electronics industry\, and \\'The Naked Option\\'\, about Nigerian women who threaten to remove their clothes to protest the effects of oil drilli ng on their health and community.\n\n More films to be announced. Q & A\\' s with directors and activists follow most of the films\, which screen eac h night at 7:00pm and 9:00pm. Tickets are $10. A full-festival pass is $50 . For more information -- including film summaries and trailers -- visit w ww.countercorp.org\, e-mail filmfest2011@countercorp.org\, or call (415) 5 68-5739.\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110521 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20110519T190000 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:2961 16th Street\, (at Mission Street\, Across From 16th Street BA RT)\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:6th Annual Anti-Corporate Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-rVVfr6itH5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.countercorp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-546-9616 Email:philly.promotions@uhurufurniture.org DESCRIPTION:Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles Student Sale! \n\n1220 Spruce St .\nCenter City \nPhila\, PA 19107\n215-546-9616\nTues-Sun 11:30-7\nwww.uhu rufurniturephilly.blogspot.com\nCheck our blog for new items daily--we get a truck load of stuff every day!\nGreat finds! Low prices!\nInstant disco unts- take off $10 every time you spend $100 or more! \nSame day delivery available!\n1970s retro\, vintage\, Deco\, modern\, and contemporary! Real wood furniture\, art\, lamps\, mirrors\, and more!\nDebit\, Visa\, MC\, D iscover. accepted\nUhuru Furniture is an economic development project of t he African People’s Education and Defense Fund www.APEDF.org. \nUhuru Fu rniture is part of the growing movement for sustainability and self-determ ination for African people. 100% of the profits benefit APEDF\, economic d evelopment by and for the African community. Everything is 100% recycled\, we are a proud Green America Green Business Ally.\nVolunteers Wanted! Hel p promote Uhuru Furniture on your campus! Send this out to your list serve \, all your friends on Facebook!\nDistribute this news widely to all your friends and contacts and make sure you come down to Uhuru Furniture\\'s St udent Sale!\n\nVolunteer today\, at Uhuru Furniture!\n Geographical Scope : Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111001 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20110609T080000 GEO:41.386200;-74.125700 LOCATION:1220 Spruce St\, Philadlephia\, Pennsylvania\, 10910\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Student Furniture Sale UID:20260421T070502CEST-8uWjn34f5S@74.81.90.59 URL:http://uhurufurniturephilly.blogspot.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:When is the Midwest Rising Convergence? August 12th~15th!\nWhat is the 2011 Midwest Rising Convergence? The Convergence is a unique event that combines training with action. Together\, we will learn about the in sidious nature of corporate power and envision a world in which we want to live. There will also be pragmatic grassroots organizing skills training. Finally\, we will engage in collaborative direct actions that target majo r banks and St. Louis-based coal company headquarters\, ensuring our voice s to be heard.\nWho should attend? Everyone who cares about fighting corpo rate power should attend. Whether you are concerned about the rapaciousnes s of coal companies or banks crashing our economy\, the Convergence is for you. For many of us environmental activists\, working class laborers\, an d social justice activists who do not always work together\; this is our c hance to come together and fight corporate power.\nWhat will the schedule be? We will post a tentative schedule soon. However\, we will start in the morning of Friday\, August 12th and end on Monday afternoon the 15th. Fri day will involve a plenary session and training combined with some direct action. The weekend will combine training and workshops with a chance to g et out into St. Louis’ neighborhoods. Monday will involve considerable d irect action in downtown St. Louis.\nWhat is included? We will reserve hot el rooms and will have camping facilities available. We are not certain i f we will raise enough money to pay for meals so we encourage people to br ing money for meals and/or food. We provide materials and transportation to actions.\nIs there a cost for attending? We are asking people to pay wh at they can\, according to their ability to pay. We will help you make a fundraising plan for attending and meals when you are here.\nHow can I get involved beyond attending? We need your help now. We need help with the arts\, logistics\, turnout and training and fundraising committees. As yo u sign up\, let us know what you can do. We will find housing for people coming in early to do work! If there is something not on the registration form\, email us at info@convergence2011.org\nMay I run a Workshop? Yes! p lease contact us at info@convergence2011.org Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110815 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110812 GEO:38.631500;-90.193000 LOCATION:St. Louis\, Missouri\, 63101\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Rising Convergence 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-KUog7lI8F1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://convergence2011.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:About REC Summer Organizing Institute\n\nHow would you change t he world with one million dollars? What about $10 million\, $100 million\, or $1 billion? REC can help you discover the immense potential your schoo l\\'s endowment holds - and then give you everything you need to make chan ge happen on your campus!\n\nUniversities\, as major institutional investo rs\, are failing their communities by supporting the financial status quo in higher ed: maximizing profit over all social or environmental considera tions\; choosing high-risk\, high-reward dealings\; investing in highly co mplex financial instruments with little transparency\; banking with Wall S treet\, instead of equally sound local community institutions\; and choosi ng to not engage or influence the corporations in which they\\'re investin g.\n\nREC has the tools you need to shift the status quo. We invite you to join other students from around the country for a week-long intensive tra ining in beautiful western Massachusetts to develop your knowledge about r esponsible investment and share strategies from across the movement! Our s ummer program is perfect for someone new to the responsible investment mov ement in higher education\, or for someone looking to develop a strong cam paign plan for next year. Our training is FREE\, with food and housing pro vided\, and there is no previous experience or knowledge required!\nWhat w ill be covered?\n\nWe will be discussing a number of subjects relevant to today\\'s student leaders\, including:\nConfronting corporate power: under standing corporations and universities\nHow to understand your endowment a nd the responsible investment strategies that can help you achieve your go als\nHow to be an effective student leader: recruiting\, engaging\, and or ganizing your campus\nAnalyzing success stories: how responsible investmen t impacts...\nSustainability and climate change\nWorkers\\' rights\nEnviro nmental justice issues such as hydraulic fracturing and mountaintop remova l coal mining\nCorporate contributions and our political system\nOur local communities: poverty\, sustainability\, and town-gown relations\nLGBT/que er rights\nIndigenous peoples\\' rights\n...and many more issues\n\n\nWho should apply?\n\nYou should! No previous knowledge or experience in financ e\, organizing\, or activism is required to join us for this program. The goal of this training is to provide students with all of the knowledge the y would need to create change at their university from the ground up. As l ong as you have a passion for social justice and are prepared for an inten sive and intimate experience\, you have everything you need.\n\nREC does n ot discriminate on the basis of race\,class\, color\, gender\, religious c reed\, national origin\, ancestry\, disability\, sexual orientation or gen der identity. We strongly encourage people of marginalized backgrounds or groups to apply.\nWhere? When? How much?\n\nWhere: A house in beautiful W estern Massachusetts (Lee\, MA to be precise). We will be arranging transi t as a group from NYC\, so it shouldn\\'t be a hassle if you don\\'t have a car. If you do\, it\\'s 2 hours from Boston and 3 from New York City. Ho using\, food\, and transportation will all be taken care of once you\\'re here.\nWhen: Sunday\, August 7 - Saturday\, August 13\, 2011\nHow much: FR EE to attend\, with housing\, food\, and transit provided once you\\'re he re. Travel funding may be available\; please specify in your application.\ nDeadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis\, so the sooner yo u apply\, the better. We are still accepting applications! \nApply now\n\n 1. Fill out the application here.\n2. Email a copy of your resume to apply @endowmentethics.org. Put \\'Summer Organizing Institute\\' in the subject line. \n3. You\\'re done!\nQuestions?\n\nEmail us at organize@endowmentet hics.org and we\\'ll answer all of your questions. We look forward to meet ing you! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110813 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110807 GEO:42.299300;-73.232700 LOCATION:Lee\, Massachusetts\, 01238\, United States SUMMARY:Responsible Endowments Coalition - Summer Organizing Institute 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-eeugUAm5Nz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endowmentethics.org/summer-organizing-institute END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Because the future of our movement lies in recruiting a new gen eration\, not only to our socialist vision but also to the project of buil ding an organized socialist presence in the United States\, youth conferen ces are among the most important events that we organize. The life-long b onds between comrades that are often forged at these conferences are criti cally important to building our organization. The summer conference invol ves much more than networking\; it sets an Activist Agenda that focuses ou r youth and campus activity for the year.\n \nWe have seen activism by yo ung people play a critical role in struggles all over world. Here in the U .S. young people are the targets for austerity programs that increase the costs of higher education and reduce the quality of education in public sc hools.\n\nYoung people have organized walk outs\, speak outs and countless demonstrations against the budget cuts and they are standing with workers as Republican governors try to destroy unions and eliminate collective ba rgaining for public employees.\n\n\n\nOn August 4-7th the Young Democratic Socialists will hold its annual summer conference at the Valley Brook Inn . The conference will focus on organizing skills that students can use n ext year to continue to build the socialist movement. Students will al so get to vote on the new leadership\, campaigns\, and the two year plan.\ n \n\n\n\nThe conference is always a great time. This year we will be fo cusing on concrete organizing skills that you can take back to your chapte r like canvassing\, leadership development\, and campaign planning. The c onference also allows you to hang out with your comrades\, swim\, play bas ketball\, and hang around the campfire.\n\n\n\nThe price of the conference will remain the same as last year. Registration will cover the conferenc e and room and board. So click here and register for the conference.\n\nVa lley Brook Inn\n\n201 Kingston Avenue\n Wurtsboro\, NY 12790 Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110807 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110804 GEO:41.592100;-74.506800 LOCATION:Valley Brook Inn\, Wurtsboro\, New York\, 12790\, United States SUMMARY:Young Democratic Socialists Summer Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-uwtDVUHhvA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/node/181 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first ever Fair Trade Towns & Universities Nati onal Conference this Fall! The conference will bring together Fair Trade c ampaign organizers who are promoting and advancing Fair Trade in their com munities and on campuses across the country. Fair Trade Towns and Universi ties deepen the local grassroots commitment to Fair Trade around the US an d facilitate life changing benefits for farmers\, workers and artisans in Africa\, Asia\, and Latin America. This September\, organizers\, activists \, faculty and students will come together to share experiences and resour ces\, sharpen skills\, and build momentum for Fair Trade. Stay tuned for d etails on conference program\, scholarships\, lodging\, and volunteer oppo rtunitie Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110911 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110909 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Fair Trade Towns and Universities National Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-pI8C9eVvBH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fairtradetownsusa.org/news/save-the-date-fair-trade-towns-un iversities-national-conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The very first Maine Grassroots Media Conference will take plac e on September 10th\, 2011 at the Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts.\n\nThe MGMC was formed to bring together independent media\, grassro ots organizations and anyone interested in growing a vibrant\, independent media community in Maine. MGMC will provide a space to share media strate gies for more just and creative communities.\n\nFor one day and two full e venings\, we will come together to share skills\, strategies and stories\, network\, spread awareness of grassroots media resources\, and grow a mov ement for media justice.\n\nMGMC 2011 would like to thank our primary spon sors WERU Community Radio and Unity College\, our media sponsors\, the Bee hive Design Collective and conference partner Center for Environmental Art s and Humanities at Unity College.\n\nThe Maine Grassroots Media Conferenc e will be FREE TO ATTEND. To sponsor the event\, please contact MGMC Progr am Coordinator Meaghan LaSala (contact info below).\n\nTo volunteer for th e Maine Grassroots Media Conference go to the page Register and Propose a Session.\n\nCONTACT\n\nPlease send all questions and comments to:\n\nMGMC Program Coordinator\n\nMeaghan LaSala\n\nmeaghan@weru.org\n\n207-469-6600\ n\nPO Box 170\n\nEast Orland\, ME 04431 Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110910 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110909 GEO:44.605100;-69.330200 LOCATION:Unity College Centre For The Performing Arts\, Unity\, Maine\, 049 88\, United States SUMMARY:Maine Grassroots Media Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-HPTSzpoi2u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://mainegrassrootsmedia.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:KKFI 90.1 FM and Friends of Community Media in Kansas City\, Mi ssouri are proud to announce the 15th annual Grassroots Radio Conference ( GRC) to take place on August 18-21\, 2011. The Grassroots Radio Conference is coming to Kansas City August 18-21. The four-day event takes place at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church\, 4501 Walnut\, Kansas City\, Miss ouri. For community radio people this is as exciting as it gets.\n\n The G RC is a national conference which offers a chance for people from voluntee r-powered\, community radio stations to connect with each other\, learn ne w skills\, discuss issues\, and party. This conference is for everyone int erested in community radio and independent media.\n\n The Grassroots Radio Coalition was born in 1996\, as a response to increasing commercializatio n of public radio and lack of support for volunteer-based stations. It is an informal coalition that hosts a national conference in different places each year\, and maintains an email listserve for ongoing networking. In t he past 16 years different community radio stations have hosted the confer ence\, and brought their own special flavor to it. This is the first time it is being hosted in Kansas City\, Missouri. Friends of Community Media a nd KKFI 90.1 FM are honored to be the host this year. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110821 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110818 GEO:39.103000;-94.600700 LOCATION:Kansas City\, Missouri\, 64101\, United States SUMMARY:Grassroots Radio Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-TGCxLm2Ea6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://grassrootsradioconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What is it all about?\nThe first-ever gathering of people and o rganizations from across Southwestern Pennsylvania – community members a nd leaders\, human services providers and small business owners\, union me mbers\, grantmakers\, filmmakers\, artists\, entertainers\, media represen tatives\, people from all backgrounds and interests – who share a common goal of advancing social justice and change in our region and world. A th ree-day\, open attendance conference on social justice and change for the 10-county Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Events include workshops\, tra ining sessions\, plenary sessions\, keynote addresses\, panel discussions\ , the Building Change Film Festival\, a Social Justice Arts Show\, an Inte rnship Fair\, entertainment\, Youth Leading Change event\, and more.\n\n \ nPurposes of the Convergence:\nOverarching Goal: To advance the social ch ange and justice movement in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.\nEnabli ng Objectives\nTo provide a forum for identifying and discussing urgent so cial\, economic\, and environmental issues in the rural and urban communit ies comprising the 10-county Southwestern Pennsylvania region.\nTo convene hundreds of grassroots organizations\, groups\, and individuals in this r egion to engage in productive debate and dialogue on problems of inequity and injustice and to seek unified\, strategic and non-duplicative solution s to these problems.\nTo develop a 5-year Regional Social Justice Action P lan that will be shaped by Convergence participants. A Continuations Commi ttee will be drawn from participants to guide implementation of this first -ever plan to build the capacity of the social change movement in the regi on.\nTo foster greater collaboration and partnerships between and among gr antmakers and progressive organizations throughout the region.\nTo draw me dia attention to issues of social justice in the region.\n\nAnticipated At tendance:\n\n1\,500-1\,700 people Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111015 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111013 GEO:40.436600;-80.072900 LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15205\, United States SUMMARY:Building Change A Convergence for Social Justice - Southwestern PA UID:20260421T070502CEST-u0W2treaLv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://trcfwpa.org/news-events/building-change-convergence/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:202-332-0994 Email:membership@endtheoccupation.org DESCRIPTION:Once a year\, groups and activists come together to discuss the current work of the movement and to help shape the work of the US Campaig n.\n\nJoin us for our 10th Annual National Organizers\\' Conference in Was hington\, DC\, September 16-19\, 2011! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110919 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20110916T183000 GEO:38.919200;-77.037800 LOCATION:1816 Thurgood Marshall Center Trust\, Washington\, District Of Col umbia\, 20009\, United States SUMMARY:US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation 10th Annual National Orga nizers\\' Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-FjI6tHkLZI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endtheoccupation.org/2011conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Want the coming school year to be your student group\\'s best e ver?\n\nLooking to attract new members and recognition on campus?\n\nReady to take on a real food campaign--and get your school to support more loca l farmers and fair food?\n\n\n\nThis summer\, the Real Food Challenge will hold five intensive trainings around the country. At each\, about 25 stu dents and veteran real food organizers will converge for a powerful weeken d of workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares\, storytelling\, strategizing and all-around fun. These retreats were geared for students who want to take on (or strengthen an existing) real food campaign on their campus. \n\nSA VE THE DATE and click below to access more information! \n\nLouisiana - Au gust 12-14\n\nDavis\, California - August 12-14\n\nSeattle\, Washington - August 12-14\n\nNorthfield\, Minnesota - August 25-28\n\nBoston\, Massachu setts - August 26-28\n\nChapel Hill\, North Carolina - September 2-4\n\n\n Each event will feature a unique series of workshops ranging from storytel ling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege and oppression in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a full action plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings were much more than workshops: we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with local food ju stice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and outdoor activities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills\, and the real tools tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n\n\nAs one s tudent from Florida put it last year:\n\n\\'Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not alone in this struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspires hope that the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to see you this summer Geogra phical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110812 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Louisiana\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge Summer Training - Louisiana UID:20260421T070502CEST-GunukhvxeG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/summertrainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Want the coming school year to be your student group\\'s best e ver?\n\nLooking to attract new members and recognition on campus?\n\nReady to take on a real food campaign--and get your school to support more loca l farmers and fair food?\n\n\n\nThis summer\, the Real Food Challenge will hold five intensive trainings around the country. At each\, about 25 stu dents and veteran real food organizers will converge for a powerful weeken d of workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares\, storytelling\, strategizing and all-around fun. These retreats were geared for students who want to take on (or strengthen an existing) real food campaign on their campus. \n\nSA VE THE DATE and click below to access more information! \n\nLouisiana - Au gust 12-14\n\nDavis\, California - August 12-14\n\nSeattle\, Washington - August 12-14\n\nNorthfield\, Minnesota - August 25-28\n\nBoston\, Massachu setts - August 26-28\n\nChapel Hill\, North Carolina - September 2-4\n\n\n Each event will feature a unique series of workshops ranging from storytel ling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege and oppression in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a full action plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings were much more than workshops: we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with local food ju stice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and outdoor activities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills\, and the real tools tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n\n\nAs one s tudent from Florida put it last year:\n\n\\'Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not alone in this struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspires hope that the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to see you this summer! Geogr aphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110812 GEO:38.549300;-121.737000 LOCATION:Davis\, California\, 95616\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge Summer Training - Davis\, CA UID:20260421T070502CEST-1Uu53oudRe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/summertrainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Want the coming school year to be your student group\\'s best e ver?\n\nLooking to attract new members and recognition on campus?\n\nReady to take on a real food campaign--and get your school to support more loca l farmers and fair food?\n\n\n\nThis summer\, the Real Food Challenge will hold five intensive trainings around the country. At each\, about 25 stu dents and veteran real food organizers will converge for a powerful weeken d of workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares\, storytelling\, strategizing and all-around fun. These retreats were geared for students who want to take on (or strengthen an existing) real food campaign on their campus. \n\nSA VE THE DATE and click below to access more information! \n\nLouisiana - Au gust 12-14\n\nDavis\, California - August 12-14\n\nSeattle\, Washington - August 12-14\n\nNorthfield\, Minnesota - August 25-28\n\nBoston\, Massachu setts - August 26-28\n\nChapel Hill\, North Carolina - September 2-4\n\n\n Each event will feature a unique series of workshops ranging from storytel ling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege and oppression in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a full action plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings were much more than workshops: we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with local food ju stice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and outdoor activities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills\, and the real tools tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n\n\nAs one s tudent from Florida put it last year:\n\n\\'Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not alone in this struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspires hope that the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to see you this summer! Geogr aphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110812 GEO:47.671300;-122.342000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98103\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge Summer Training - Seattle\, WA UID:20260421T070502CEST-xorpfJsGcw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/summertrainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Want the coming school year to be your student group\\'s best e ver?\n\nLooking to attract new members and recognition on campus?\n\nReady to take on a real food campaign--and get your school to support more loca l farmers and fair food?\n\n\n\nThis summer\, the Real Food Challenge will hold five intensive trainings around the country. At each\, about 25 stu dents and veteran real food organizers will converge for a powerful weeken d of workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares\, storytelling\, strategizing and all-around fun. These retreats were geared for students who want to take on (or strengthen an existing) real food campaign on their campus. \n\nSA VE THE DATE and click below to access more information! \n\nLouisiana - Au gust 12-14\n\nDavis\, California - August 12-14\n\nSeattle\, Washington - August 12-14\n\nNorthfield\, Minnesota - August 25-28\n\nBoston\, Massachu setts - August 26-28\n\nChapel Hill\, North Carolina - September 2-4\n\n\n Each event will feature a unique series of workshops ranging from storytel ling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege and oppression in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a full action plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings were much more than workshops: we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with local food ju stice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and outdoor activities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills\, and the real tools tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n\n\nAs one s tudent from Florida put it last year:\n\n\\'Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not alone in this struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspires hope that the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to see you this summer! Geogr aphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110828 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110825 GEO:44.460000;-93.166200 LOCATION:Northfield\, Minnesota\, 55057\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge Summer Training - Minnesota UID:20260421T070502CEST-mox5WvRkjE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/summertrainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Want the coming school year to be your student group\\'s best e ver?\n\nLooking to attract new members and recognition on campus?\n\nReady to take on a real food campaign--and get your school to support more loca l farmers and fair food?\n\n\n\nThis summer\, the Real Food Challenge will hold five intensive trainings around the country. At each\, about 25 stu dents and veteran real food organizers will converge for a powerful weeken d of workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares\, storytelling\, strategizing and all-around fun. These retreats were geared for students who want to take on (or strengthen an existing) real food campaign on their campus. \n\nSA VE THE DATE and click below to access more information! \n\nLouisiana - Au gust 12-14\n\nDavis\, California - August 12-14\n\nSeattle\, Washington - August 12-14\n\nNorthfield\, Minnesota - August 25-28\n\nBoston\, Massachu setts - August 26-28\n\nChapel Hill\, North Carolina - September 2-4\n\n\n Each event will feature a unique series of workshops ranging from storytel ling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege and oppression in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a full action plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings were much more than workshops: we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with local food ju stice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and outdoor activities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills\, and the real tools tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n\n\nAs one s tudent from Florida put it last year:\n\n\\'Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not alone in this struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspires hope that the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to see you this summer! Geogr aphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110828 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110826 GEO:42.370600;-71.027000 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02101\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge Summer Training - Boston UID:20260421T070502CEST-EAICskwdAi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/summertrainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Want the coming school year to be your student group\\'s best e ver?\n\nLooking to attract new members and recognition on campus?\n\nReady to take on a real food campaign--and get your school to support more loca l farmers and fair food?\n\n\n\nThis summer\, the Real Food Challenge will hold five intensive trainings around the country. At each\, about 25 stu dents and veteran real food organizers will converge for a powerful weeken d of workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares\, storytelling\, strategizing and all-around fun. These retreats were geared for students who want to take on (or strengthen an existing) real food campaign on their campus. \n\nSA VE THE DATE and click below to access more information! \n\nLouisiana - Au gust 12-14\n\nDavis\, California - August 12-14\n\nSeattle\, Washington - August 12-14\n\nNorthfield\, Minnesota - August 25-28\n\nBoston\, Massachu setts - August 26-28\n\nChapel Hill\, North Carolina - September 2-4\n\n\n Each event will feature a unique series of workshops ranging from storytel ling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege and oppression in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a full action plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings were much more than workshops: we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with local food ju stice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and outdoor activities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills\, and the real tools tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n\n\nAs one s tudent from Florida put it last year:\n\n\\'Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not alone in this struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspires hope that the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to see you this summer! Geogr aphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110904 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110902 GEO:35.915100;-79.029400 LOCATION:Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge Summer Training - North Carolina UID:20260421T070502CEST-IVN33wR13V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/summertrainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Come and join in the RECLAIM POWER SOUTHEAST Action Camp!\n\nAu gust 18--22\, 2011 on the Carolina state line in the thermals of the Blue Ridge\n\n\nJuly 22\, 2011\n\nDear Friends\,\n\nWe hope you\\'ll join NIRS and other groups at the Reclaim Power Southeast Action Camp near the North /South Carolina state line from August 18-22\, 2011.\n\nAll ages and all s kill levels are welcome. This event is for activists and those who are rea dy to become one!\n\nRECLAIM POWER: empowerment is for each of us an inter nal\, but like so many things\, it is aided and enhanced by being with oth ers of the same spirit! It gets really amped when people share inspiration from many different \\'issue\\' perspectives and from more than one gener ation! Join us and take time to open to new skills and hone those you rely on\, learn new issues\, share deep insight on long-term commitments\, and create context for our passion to grow.\n\nPRODUCTS: Empowered Activists and Community/Strategic action/Widening Network in solidarity with many on going campaigns--including the work at Blair Mountain\, No Nukes Summer an d the Walk Away From Uranium in Western Australia (see bottom of this e-ma il for links to these campaigns).\n\nThe Action Camp site is located at a slice of Blue Ridge Heaven with a swimming pond and space for wandering as well as our shared space for issue workshops\, specific skill training an d developing the fine arts of non-violent direct action.\n\nNO NUKES\, NO COAL\, NO KIDDING has been a theme of our work in the Southeast. This Acti on Camp includes social justice and the commitment to disarmament and crea ting peace--and is wide open on the front of teaching transferable skills- -like how to do effective media work\, how to make a strong blockade\, how to deal with law enforcement during non-violent community actions\, legal rights for activists\, effective design of banners\, puppets\, posters. W e are looking for more skill leaders and are open to more issue sessions.\ n\nDirections to the site will be disclosed to those who register\, but it is only 40 minutes south of Asheville\, NC and a short distance to many o ther communities in NC\, SC and northern GA. Day-only participation is an option\, but camping on the site is included in registration and recommend ed for those who would like to experience more community time.\n\nYou are welcome to come for any parts of the event beginning 4 pm on the 18th (unl ess you want to join the set-up crew!) and we hope you will stay for Monda y August 22 when we will use our new and old skills together off-site in a non-violent expression of free speech (to be announced). Please do\, if y ou can\, plan to stay!\n\nMore information is at: www.reclaimpowersoutheas t.org \nRegister here to attend.\n\nHave a session you would like to lead ? Help us plan the program (still under construction--significant pieces w ill be posted by July 28) and drop a line if you have an offering: info@re claimpowersoutheast.org\n\nAbout 1/4 of the programming time will be left open so those who are inspired at the time to lead a session or those who prefer to \\'drop into strategic planning\\' sub-groups will have time and space to make that happen.\n\nFood is simple\, veggie and abundant. Regis tration will allow you to share your specific needs.\n\nSPECIAL OPPORTUNIT Y: “Action Medic” Training. Katuah Medics will be offering a special in-depth\, 3-day training track for those who want to be qualified to func tion as medics for their community during non-violent direct actions. Katu ah medics supplemented by a national trainer will offer this course. Parti cipants will participate in “camp life” but the training will be a sep arate\, concurrent “track” at the RECLAIM POWER SOUTHEAST Action Camp. \n\nThe cost of this event is about $25 per person per day–so we are ask ing a sliding scale of $10-$40 per day. Sorry\, no “day rate” since ca mping is free. No one will be turned away for lack of funds but everyone m ust register.\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110822 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110818 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Blue Ridge Hills\, North Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:Reclaim Southeast Action Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-zv0v92CmXa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.reclaimpowersoutheast.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Shale Gas Industry Converges On Philadelphia\n\nThe Marcellus S hale Coalition\, a powerful gas industry lobbying group\, is staging a maj or conference in Philadelphia on Sept. 7th and 8th. CEOs from Chesapeake E nergy\, Range Resources\, and CONSOL are confirmed participants\, along wi th other irresponsible gas drilling giants. Dubbed “Shale Gas Insight\,⠀ this is not only a key trade show for the industry\, but also an expres sion of its political muscle. Former PA governor and U.S. Homeland Securit y Secretary Tom Ridge\, now a paid gas industry “advisor\,” will deliv er the keynote. Current Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett will also appear along with other pro-fracking politicians.\n\nStand For Clean Air\, Water and Earth — and Human Health\n\nThe widespread and broad-based movement of resistance against shale gas drilling will take a stand in our nation⠀™s birthplace this September.\n\nWe will show our political strength on S eptember 7th with a HUGE RALLY IN PHILADELPHIA AGAINST DIRTY DRILLING\, de manding swift action to stop this public health and environmental disaster .\n\nOn September 8th we’ll hold a conference of our own to propel this popular movement forward.\n\nThese “Shale Gas Outrage” days of action will feature:\n\n• Affected families\, movement leaders\, experts\, and entertainers\n\n• An interfaith ceremony blessing all endangered rivers and watersheds\n\n• A free concert on the banks of the Delaware River\n\ nFor those of you looking to go “above and beyond” this call to action there will be ample opportunity for independent nonviolent actions to con front the industry and inspire the public. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110908 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110907 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Shale Gas Outrage UID:20260421T070502CEST-hFRZfSWsKA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://shalegasoutrage.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Fall 2011 marks ten years since 9/11\, the War on Terror\, the Afghanistan War\, and the founding of UJP. The US/NATO bombing of Libya is the latest in the series of wars. Domestically\, greed is rampant and ser ious problems are getting worse. Few peace and justice activists can remem ber a more troubling time.\n\nHow did we get here and how can we change th ings?\n\nWhat can we learn from the historic events in Egypt\, where the p eople triumphed against huge odds\, and the workers of Wisconsin?\n\nHow c an the peace movement continue its work to end the wars and cut the milita ry budget while also building cooperation with the economic and racial jus tice movements?\n\nWe want a peaceful foreign policy based on democracy to focus on the pressing economic and human problems that must be solved. G eographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111001 GEO:42.357900;-71.064100 LOCATION:Suffolk University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02108\, United State s SUMMARY:Ending the Endless Wars and Occupations Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-KLvdoUuTK8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.justicewithpeace.org/ten-years-after END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 8-9\, 2011 in Florida and converge on the ne w headquarters of the U.S. Southern Command outside of Miami\, Florida.\nC lick here to pledge your support for the mobilization and to receive updat es.\n\nFor over 200 years the United States\, with its military\, has been interfering in the internal affairs of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. We want that to end! So on Invasion Day (Columbus) Weekend \, SOA Watch South Florida / SouthCom Watch will hold a series of events c entering around the U.S Southern Command in Doral Florida\, just to the we st of Miami\, Florida. \n\nWe are inviting groups and organizations to co- sponsor and participate in this regional event. This weekend of education\ , entertainment\, and protest\, with groups from all over the country\, gr ew out of last April\\'s conference on Latin America that was held in Wash ington DC.\n\nPeople from all over the Americas know the role the U.S. Sou thern Command has played in the U.S. intervention\, militarism\, and econo mic domination of the region. It is time to show the U.S. government and t he military that people in the United States will no longer tolerate a boo t to the neck foreign policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean. From Free Trade agreements to immigration\, U.S. policy has had a devastating effect on the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. This must end!\n \nThe weekend of October 8-9\, Invasion Day (Columbus Day)\, we will gathe r in South Florida to demand an end to repressive U.S. polices! \n\nOur de mands include: \nan end to U.S. militarization of Latin America & the Cari bbean (close all U.S. bases and deactivate the 4th fleet)\, \nstop the cri minalization of immigrants and people of color\, \nclose the School of the Americas (SOA/WHINSEC)\, \nand abolish the economic embargo of Cuba.\n\n\ n\\'They... brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many oth er things\, which they exchanged for glass beads and hawk\\'s bells. They willingly traded everything they owned... They were well-built\, with good bodies and handsome features... They do not bear arms\, and do not know t hem\, for I showed them a sword\, they took it by the edge and cut themsel ves out of ignorance. They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane... They would make fine servants... With fifty men we could subjugate them al l and make them do whatever we want.\\' (From Howard Zinn\\'s\, People\\'s History Of The United States\; a log entry by Christopher Columbus\, on h is first encounter with the native peoples of this hemisphere.)\n\n\n\nFro m one conquistador to another\, \n519 years of repression of the peoples o f the Americas\n\nNiĂąa\, Pinta\, Santa Maria\, & \n the U.S. Southern Com mand\n\n519 Years of Militarization\n519 Years of Resistance\nJoin us on I nvasion Day (Columbus Day) Weekend October 8-9\, 2011\n\nThe U.S. Southern Command\, located outside of Miami\, Florida\, is the brains behind the U .S. military domination of Latin America and the Caribbean. We would like to close it. Reclaim the sacred land for the peoples of the Americas. Brin g an offering from your part of the Americas to inaugurate a new spirit of peace and justice and end U.S. military\, economic and political interven tion in Latin America and the Caribbean.\nClose the SOA/WHINSEC\, de-activ ate the 4th Fleet.\n\n\nTentative Schedule of Events\n\nSaturday\, October 8\nPanel on U.S. Militarization and Resistance in the Americas\, Saint Ma urice Catholic Church\, Daina Beach\, Florida\n\nSunday\, October 9\nRally & March to the gates of the U.S. Southern Command\, Doral\, Florida\n\nCo ntact the organizers to get involved:\nLinda Belgrave\, cell 305-801-0245\ , email lindaannie@gmail.com\,\nRay Del Papa\, cell 754-423-0051\, email m rrratpp@aol.com Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111009 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111008 GEO:25.779100;-80.197800 LOCATION:Miami\, Florida\, 33101\, United States SUMMARY:March on the U.S. Southern Command UID:20260421T070502CEST-UbeZvjF9cd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://SOAW.org/southcom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:I pledge that if any U.S. troops\, contractors\, or mercenaries remain in Afghanistan on Thursday\, October 6\, 2011\, as that occupation goes into its 11th year\, I will commit to being in Freedom Plaza in Wash ington\, D.C.\, with others on that day or the days immediately following\ , for as long as I can\, with the intention of making it our Tahrir Square \, Cairo\, our Madison\, Wisconsin\, where we will NONVIOLENTLY resist the corporate machine by occupying Freedom Plaza to demand that America\\'s r esources be invested in human needs and environmental protection instead o f war and exploitation. We can do this together. We will be the beginning. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111006 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Freedom Plaza\, Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Freedom Plaza Occupation - DC UID:20260421T070502CEST-xu3DevaZcj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://october2011.org/welcome END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Another year goes by\, and the crimes of graduates and instruct ors of the SOA/WHINSEC continue to strengthen our resolve to shut down the SOA. This December will mark the 30th anniversary of the massacre of clo se to 800 indigenous villagers in the El Mozote region of El Salvador. St ill\, graduates of the SOA are leading the repression\, killing hundreds a nd displacing thousands of Hondurans. Mexicans and immigrants passing thro ugh Mexico are the target of drug cartels and death squads like the \\'Zet as\\' - another product of SOA training. In the midst of the continuing wa r in Colombia\, fueled by SOA violence\, union killings touched 51 in 2010 .\n\nIn Guatemala\, General Mario Fuentes Lopez was arrested for genocide against that country\\'s indigenous people in the 1980s\; General Fuentes Lopez was a graduate of the SOA. Pedro Pimentel Rios\, a member of the no torious Kaibiles (Guatemalan Special Forces)\, who was became an instructo r one month after his participation in the Dos Erres massacre in 1982\, wa s arrested and extradited to Guatemala. A member of the Zetas and former M exican Special Forces member\, Jesus Enrique RejĂłn Aguilar\, was arrested and confessed that he helped to recruit Mexican Special Forces members tr ained at Ft. Benning.\n\nEnough is enough. WE MUST CLOSE THE SOA AND END O PPRESSIVE U.S. FOREIGN POLICY. From across the hemisphere\, activists wil l once again stand at the gates of Ft. Benning and demand a closure of the SOA/WHINSEC - under any name. We reject racist notions of \\'benevolent intervention\\' - military or otherwise - and celebrate the self-determina tion of the peoples of the Americas. Justice will be ours.\n\nWe are build ing new connections in struggle\, and we invite you and your networks to a ccompany us again this year.\n\nThis year\, with anti-immigration laws lik e HB87 in Georgia increasing state terror in immigrant communities\, the S OA Watch Vigil at Ft. Benning will make the connections between the strugg le against racist immigration laws and oppressive US foreign policy in Lat in America. Together\, we are stronger and will create a new world.\n\nPl ease see below for links to more information on ways that you can help to build the movement\, and organize for the 2011 Vigil. New information wil l be continuously posted\, so check back frequently! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111120 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111118 GEO:32.373500;-84.906100 LOCATION:Ft. Benning\, Georgia\, 31905\, United States SUMMARY:Vigil to Close the School of Americas UID:20260421T070502CEST-mIHuunlOCE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://soaw.org/take-action/november-vigil END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:From August 20th – September 3rd we’re planning a peaceful protest in Washington DC to defuse the largest carbon bomb in North Americ a.\n\nWith people power and time-tested tactics of civil disobedience – join thousands of people from across the continent in a wave of sustained sit-ins. Together we’ll amplify our voices and escalate the movement and stop the Keystone XL pipeline to the Canadian tar sands Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110903 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110820 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Tar Sands Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-LpJ5hXDVIL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tarsandsaction.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Transcending Boundaries\, Inc. hosts an annual community confer ence to celebrate the diversity of gender\, sex\, sexuality and relationsh ips. Exploring the entire spectrum of the queer acronym\, the Transcendin g Boundaries Conference presents a variety of workshops\, lectures and ent ertainment. From Transgender to Intersex to Genderqueer\, from Asexual t o Bisexual\, from Kinky to Polyamorous\, and all the in-betweens\, we disc over we are not one facet on a single continuum\, but the combination of c haracteristics in a complex identity. We welcome everyone to attend\, inc luding friends\, families\, allies and professionals who want to support t he queer community. \n\nThe eighth Transcending Boundaries Conference is being held this year in Springfield\, MA at the Mass Mutual Center Novembe r 11th through the 13th. We are still in the initial planning stage\, but the weekend will include workshops\, socializing\, entertainment and more . We are thrilled to announce this year\\'s keynote speaker is author\, p erformance artist and gender theorist Kate Bornstein\, author of \\'101 Al ternatives to Suicide for Teens\, Freaks and Other Outlaws\\'. \n\nAside from a speech from Kate\, the Saturday plenary luncheon includes the oppor tunity for us all to join together\, socialize\, share stories and break b read with others from all over the northeast and beyond. This is the hear t of the conference\, the moment we join together\, with our diverse ident ities\, and enjoy in a common meal together. We welcome you to share your stories and what is happening in your community during the community disc ussion.\n\nThis year\\'s theme will be \\'Beyond Binary\\'. Male/Female\, Straight/Gay or Lesbian\, Man /Woman\, Committed/Single\, in a world of e ither-or\\'s\, where do those of us that don\\'t quite belong in one categ ory or the other fit? Gender\, sex\, orientation\, relationships and iden tities don\\'t always meet the definitions society gives us\, but that doe sn\\'t mean they are any less valid. \n\nJoin us in celebrating the neith ers\, boths\, in-betweens\, and more than ones as we go Beyond Binary on 1 1-11-11! All are welcome to attend this exciting weekend of community\, l earning\, support and fun. Please go to www.transcendingboundaries.org or email info@transcendingboundaries.org for more information.\n\nPlease reg ister for the 2011 conference online at http://www.transcendingboundaries. org/registration. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111113 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111111 GEO:42.170700;-72.604800 LOCATION:Springfield\, Massachusetts\, 01101\, United States SUMMARY:Transcending Boundaries 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-8juZtJW8UP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.transcendingboundaries.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Destination 2012! We are so excited that you’ll be joining us in Washington\, DC September 23-26! Register here.\n\nWhy Dest ination 2012? This year’s Membership Conference will launch our 2012 org anizing and electoral campaigns – we’ll be talking about threats to re productive justice in our states\, what’s at stake in the upcoming elect ion and developing regional strategies to figure out how we can have a big impact on the local\, state and federal level.\n\nThat’s cool. What els e is going on? Choice USA’s Generation to Generation Celebration\, an aw ards ceremony recognizing leaders in the fight for reproductive justice. P anel discussions to engage in the most important topics facing the reprodu ctive health\, rights and justice movement. Skills trainings to take your activism to the next level. And opportunities to meet and network with Cho ice USA leaders from all across the country.\n\n Okay\, I’m in! What’s next?\nRegister here to let us know you’re coming.\nBook hotel & travel .\nInvite your friends!\n\nRegistration Information\n\nEarly Registration June 1 – July 15 \n\nMembers: $150 per person\n\nMember Group Rate: $400 (up to three people)\n\nNon-members: $175 per person\n\nRegistration July 16 – September 9\n\nMembers: $200 per person\n\nMember Group Rate: $550 (up to three people)\n\nNon-members: $250 per person\n\nRegistration cost includes:\nAll-access pass to the conference (agenda details coming soon) \n1 ticket to Choice USA’s Generation to Generation Celebration (more in fo click here)\nGSMC 2011 t-shirt\nMost meals for the weekend.\nGroup rate s include full registration for 3 people.\n\nWe have reserved a block of r ooms at the conference hotel\, the Hyatt Regency Crystal City (2799 Jeffer son Davis Highway Arlington\, VA 22202). Rooms in our block are just $105 per night if you book by September 9. For more info and the link to book\, click here.\n\nQuestions about how to get here? Washington\, DC offers se veral airports and a great Metro system for your convenience. For more inf o on getting here and getting around\, click here.\n\nAnd finally\, how ar e you going to pay for all this? We want this conference to be accessible for all\, so don’t let cost deter you from registering. For information about fundraising click here Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110926 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110923 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Choice USA: Gloria Steinem Membership Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-rS3KLaV89m@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.choiceusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article& amp;id=367&Itemid=245 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Fighting Bob Fest is an annual Chautauqua featuring progressive speakers\, networking opportunities\, and entertainment. Fighting Bob Fes t carries on the tradition of Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette by pro viding a forum for progressive ideas on issues facing Wisconsin and the na tion.\n\nFreedom and justice are defended through education\, and the exch ange of ideas promotes solidarity among progressives. To this end\, Fighti ng Bob Fest strives to provide citizens with a forum for democratic partic ipation where frustrations with current policies can be constructively mol ded into calls to action Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110917 GEO:43.121400;-89.349700 LOCATION:Coliseum\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53704\, United States SUMMARY:Fighting Bob Fest - 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-LEXvBguIKK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fightingbobfest.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Minnesota GLBTA Campus Alliance is a statewide coalition of students\, staff\, faculty\, alumni\, and community members uniting for c hange on college and university campuses. MN Campus Alliance offers events \, programming\, and opportunities aimed at building community\, developin g leaders\, and creating welcoming\, affirming\, and safe environments for GLBTA individuals. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111104 GEO:45.526100;-94.206500 LOCATION:St Cloud State University\, St. Cloud\, Minnesota\, 56301\, United States SUMMARY:Minnesota Out! Campus Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-uoUtgABteL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mncampusalliance.org/index.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Practical Activism Conference is a daylong\, student led co nference which features\n\n a keynote speaker\, ten workshops\, various on and off campus organizations\, performances\,\n\nand a variety of hands-o n activism activities.\n\n \n\n \n\nThis year\\'s conference will take pla ce on Saturday\, October 22\, 2011 in the\n\nCollege Nine & College Ten Mu ltipurpose Room.\n\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111022 GEO:37.000200;-122.060000 LOCATION:University Of California Santa Cruz\, Santa Cruz\, California\, 95 064\, United States SUMMARY:9th Annual Practical Activism Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-vFOpzmxU3K@74.81.90.59 URL:http://activism.ucsc.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Joint Conference of PJSA and the Gandhi King Conference\n Hoste d by the Christian Brothers University\, Memphis\, TN ~ October 21-23\, 20 11 \n\nThe Peace and Justice Studies Association and The Gandhi-King Confe rence\n\nJointly present a dynamic conference experience:\n\n“A Living M ovement: Toward a World of Peace\, Solidarity\, and Justice”\n\n The Pea ce & Justice Studies Association (PJSA) and the Gandhi-King Conference (GK C) are pleased to announce our first-ever jointly sponsored annual confere nce. The PJSA and the GKC are partnering this year to promote dynamic exch ange among individuals and organizations working for a more just and peace ful world. This partnership promises a unique conference experience that c ombines the best of scholarly and grassroots perspectives on the pressing justice issues in our communities and around the globe.\n\n This year\\'s conference will be held on the campus of Christian Brothers University\, i n Memphis\, Tennessee\, from Friday October 21 through Sunday October 23\, 2011. Panels\, workshops\, and speakers from a wide range of disciplines\ , professions\, and perspectives will address issues related to the broad themes of solidarity\, community\, advocacy\, education\, and activism as they are brought to bear in the pursuit of peace and justice. We are pleas ed to announce that our keynote speakers this year will include Dolores Hu erta\, David Bacon\, Clayborne Carson\, and Pancho Ramos-Stierle and Nipun Mehta of Charity Focus\, plus musical guest David Rovics (see below for s peaker bios). We are also excited to announce that there will be a Youth C onference this year as well (details also below).\n\n Our goal is to creat e a stimulating environment where scholars\, activists\, educators\, pract itioners\, artists\, and students can build community and explore intercon nections. We invite participants to engage in various modes of exploration \, including papers and presentations\, hands-on practitioner workshops\, and a youth summit. We aim to foster an experience in which attendees will have multiple opportunities to meet and dialogue in both formal and infor mal settings\, against the unique historical backdrop of Memphis\, TN.\n\n For more information\, contact: info@peacejusticestudies.org\n\n\nYOUTH C ONFERENCE!\n\n If you want to create peace and positive change in your com munity\, and have a great time on a school day\, then the Gandhi-King Yout h Conference is for you! The 2011 Gandhi-King Youth Conference\, presented by BRIDGES\, will bring together a diverse group of middle and high schoo l aged youth to participate in workshops focused on social justice\, leade rship development\, youth organizing\, non-violent communication and peace ful conflict resolution. Through experiential\, hands-on activities and sm all group reflections\, participants gain the tools needed to create peace in themselves\, their home\, their school and the community - all while m aking new friends and having fun.\n\n The Gandhi-King Youth Conference wil l take place on Friday\, October 21\, at Christian Brothers University. Re gistration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the conference kicks off at 8:30 a.m. T he price for the Gandhi-King Youth Conference is $20 per participant\, wit h need based aid available upon request. For more information about the Ga ndhi-King Youth Conference or to apply for financial assistance\, please c ontact Timorie Stewart at tstewart@bridgesusa.org or (901) 260-3778. Onlin e registration will open on the BRIDGES website\, www.bridgesusa.org\, sta rting September 1st. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111023 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111021 GEO:35.169300;-89.990400 LOCATION:Christian Brothers University\, Memphis\, Tennessee\, 37501\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:A Living Movement: Toward a World of Peace\, Solidarity\, and Justi ce UID:20260421T070502CEST-xjxcX2mrno@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Making Money Make Change (MMMC) is Resource Generation\\'s annu al 100-person gathering for young people (ages 18-35) with wealth\, and th eir partners\, who believe in social change. MMMC is a confidential space to explore issues related to wealth\, privilege\, philanthropy\, and parti cipation in grassroots movements for justice and equality. Through worksho ps\, discussions\, and community-building activities\, participants suppor t\, challenge\, and inspire each other to align their resources with their values and work for personal and societal transformation. While participa nts are young people with wealth\, social movement leaders and nonprofit p ractitioners from other class backgrounds are invited to speak\, facilitat e sessions\, and attend the entire retreat. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111103 GEO:39.470600;-76.814200 LOCATION:Pearlstone Retreat Center\, Reisterstown\, Maryland\, 21136\, Unit ed States SUMMARY:Making Money Make Change - 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ms5RzKg4XE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.makingmoneymakechange.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Use the form below to register for the USAS Summer Retreat 2011 ! We\\'ll gather August 13-14 (Saturday and Sunday) in Washington\, DC\, t o reflect on a year of victories and struggle\, and to plan for the crucia l year that lies ahead. Every USAS affiliate can send up to two members. W e\\'ll send you more information after you register. Contact organize@usas .org for more info. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110813 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops Summer Retreat 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-oR7DEwGOAF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usas.org/get-involved/conferences/summer-2011/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Please join CPT for this special 25th anniversary gathering\n\n \n• Worship • Plenary Speakers\n • Bible Study • Anniversar y Concert\n • Workshops • Public Witness\n • Networking\n\n \n \n \nA time to:\nHear stories and reflections from CPT partners in Colombi a\, Iraq and Palestine on partnering for peacemaking\nConnect with peacema kers in Chicago and beyond who are applying peacemaking models in their lo cal neighborhoods/communities\nCelebrate and learn from the first twenty-f ive years of CPT’s story\nEngage in conversations around CPT’s identit y\, vision and mission for the next 25 years\n\n \nFeaturing...\n\nTony Br own in Concert\n\nTony is an internationally acclaimed baritone and a prom oter of peace and goodwill around the world. He uses music to promote pea ce and reconciliation in countries where peoples’ lives are torn by war and civil strife. His stirring performances in political hot spots such a s Bosnia\, Northern Ireland\, China\, Japan\, Ukraine\, Russia\, Uganda\, South Korea\, Ethiopia and Colombia have connected people across race\, la nguage\, religion and culture and helped them focus on how we’re all o ne in the family of humanity. Tony will perform a special concert called “Songs and Stories of Peace\, Hope and Justice.”\n\n \nBible Studies\, Workshops\, Plenary Addresses by...\n\nRev. Dr. Shanta Premawardhana\n\nA Baptist pastor from Sri Lanka\, Shanta is currently the President of SCUP E (Seminary Consortium on Urban Pastoral Education) in Chicago. He is the former director of the Program for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperatio n of the World Council of Churches in Genvva\, Switzerland.\n\n \nElaine E nns and Ched Myers\n\nElaine is a mediator\, consultant\, educator and tra iner in the field of restorative justice and conflict transformation. Ched is a biblical scholar\, popular educator\, author\, organizer and social justice activist. They are part of Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries in Ca lifornia\, challenging and supporting Christians to engage in peace and ju stice work and radical discipleship. \nMore at bcm-net.org\nCPT-Palestine: Fathiyeh Gainey\n\nFathiyeh is a Palestinian\, Muslim\, peace and justice activist living in London and currently serving on the CPT-Palestine team as a long-term intern. She worked for 19 years as a mental health profes sional and advocate in the UK and is a member of Palestinian Solidarity in London.\n\n \nCPT-Colombia: Angela Castellanos\n\nAngela works with CAHUC OPANA\, a grassroots human rights group that CPT-Colombia accompanies. De scribing their work as “overcoming fear\,” this group organizes traini ng workshops and community action committees to push back militarization a nd paramilitary violence in their region (Northeast Antioquia).\nCPT-Iraq: Mohammed Salah\n\nMohammed is a Kurdish Muslim who serves as a translator \, driver and advisor for the CPT-Iraq team. He teaches English at an ele mentary school in Suliemaniya and joined the Peace Wall during the Kurdish uprising in February and March 2011 Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111013 GEO:41.886500;-87.623300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60601\, United States SUMMARY:Peacemaker Congress XI: Re-imagining Partnerships for Peacemaking UID:20260421T070502CEST-SjJ0dadTIl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cpt.org/participate/peacemaker-congress-2011 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Are you as sick of coal as I am? No\, you are not because I am really\, really sick of coal. I want to work on something else besides c oal. I want to work on helping elephants. Do you know that 100 elephants a day are murdered for Ivory? That’s a lot of elephants. I want to do something about that\, but I can’t because of coal. No one has time to work on anything except coal because coal is so bad that we have to stop it right now. Even if we managed to save some elephants\, they will just die of asthma from pollution from coal. \n\nOk\, maybe you are as sick of coal as I am\, I don’t know you so I probably shouldn’t have made a b lanket statement like that. It was a pretty self-centered thing to say\; I can see that now. Still\, I am awfully sick of coal. I’m not sick fr om coal\, as so many people are\, so I shouldn’t be so whiny about it. I am sick of people being sick from coal though but that just sounds like me whining again.\n\nIt’s not only coal\, though\, is it? There’s Hyd ro-fracking\, Mountaintop Removal Mining (for coal)\, Tar Sands\, Pipeline s\, Tar Sand Pipelines\, Oil Spills\, Dead Krill\, you get the idea. It†™s a lot. It can be overwhelming and make me want to just not care. Mayb e you have felt this way? \n\nMaybe you have tried everything you can thi nk of to get horrible\, polluting industries out of your community\, off y our campus\, away from your mountain\, and out of your water? Have you ex hausted legislative remedies? Is that crap still there? That’s frustra ting. It would be for me anyway. Do you want to try some new tactics? E scalate your campaign? Refocus the debate? Get their attention? Fight b ack?\n\nOk\, good. Here’s the plan: \n\nWe have made some real progress in the fight against coal. Old\, dirty plants are shutting down\, new pl ants are being stopped\, and people are more and more knowledgeable and co mmitted to cleaning up their communities\, cities\, counties\, and countri es. Now is the time to amp up the pressure on a national level and really get these industries to phase out their destructive\, harmful\, and greed y behavior. Now is the time for us to push the envelope\, do the unexpect ed\, up the ante\, and force the issue. Yes\, I like clichĂŠs. Why all t his hyperbole? I’ll tell you why. Climate change! Seriously\, climate change is a mess and it is not getting better. I know this because when James Hansen\, the NASA scientist\, was getting arrested in West Virginia protesting Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining\, he turned to me and said\, †œClimate bhange is not getting better.” So there you go. \n\nGreenpeace is sponsoring a Direct Action Training Camp for up to 80 activists to lea rn and share new skills and experiences so that we can all step up our gam e against extractive industries. What is an Action Camp? I’m glad that you asked that. An Action Camp is where we share skills and ideas about Nonviolent Direct Action. What is Nonviolent Direct Action? Hmm\, this i s starting to be a lot of questions but I’m game\, Nonviolent Direct Act ion is a mix of strategy\, philosophy\, and tactics for disrupting busines s as usual\, confronting injustice\, and throwing a spotlight on the probl ems we face in trying to create a just and sustainable society. What does that mean? Okay\, seriously\, focus here\, people.\n\nParticipants in th e Quit Coal Action Camp will learn about:\nHistory and philosophy of nonvi olence (like\, how it worked in the past and how it can work now)\nDirect Action strategy and planning\nScouting and reconnaissance\nBlockades using people and tools\nGetting media\nHow to talk to reporters during an actio n\nPolice/Media/Worker Liaisoning\nYour legal rights and the legal process \nProp making and arts in action\nAnd much\, much more! Well\, actually n ot that much more because that is already a lot to cram into 4 days. Seri ously\, I’ll be surprised if we even get through all that so really\, no thing more. Just that stuff I already said.\n\nThough this camp is open t o any and all activists who are fighting for the Enviroment and Justice an d Enviromental Justice and any other permutation of those two words that y ou can think of\, spaces are limited. There are no pre-requisites for att endance but all applicants must fill out an application. That’s obvious really\, I suppose. I mean\, you can’t really be an applicant without having applied\, can you? Participants will have the option of sleeping i n cabins with facilities or camping outdoors. There is no cost to attend and all meals are provided. What could be better than hanging out with ot her activists in a nifty campsite area with free food\, free training\, an d movies? Did I mention there will be movies? Well\, there won’t be ac tually. There will be documentaries though\, so that’s something. For more details please go to http://members.greenpeace.org/survey/start/378/ and apply. Questions that have not been answered can be directed to jbrad y[at]greenpeace[dot]org. See you in Sandusky! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110905 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110902 GEO:41.426500;-82.710800 LOCATION:Sandusky\, Ohio\, 44870\, United States SUMMARY:Quit Coal Action Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-KwEWN8tDHi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/campaign-blog/quit-coal -action-camp/blog/36173/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The main goal of VA Powershift is to unite students across the Commonwealth to share ideas\, support\, and good times in the movement for a clean energy future that neither harms the present nor future success o f our environment or economy.\n\nWe all face the threats of climate change . We all face the injustices of strip mining in Appalachia. We all face th e fear of poisoned water due to fracking. We all face challenges never met before our time: ones of catastrophic and global scale. But united we wil l overcome. These are not challenges to be taken lightly\, but in full str ide.\n\nJoin other student leaders from across VA to form the cohesive sta te network that we need. We’ll be implementing consensus trainings\, sch ool breakouts\, and group discussions to mold the new Virginia environment al coalition. (If you’ve got early structure suggestions send ‘em our way!) Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111002 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110930 GEO:37.232000;-80.421300 LOCATION:Blacksburg\, Virginia\, 24060\, United States SUMMARY:VA Power Shift 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vmBff7TmBA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://vapowershift.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:APIEL unites activists\, attorneys\, students\, scientists and concerned citizens working for environmental justice throughout Appalachia and surrounding states. The conference features a series of workshops and dialogues led by activists\, lawyers and scientists with the goal of exch anging information\, sharing skills\, and fostering collaboration between the grassroots\, the bar\, and future lawyers and policy-makers. Workshops address the region\\'s most pressing ecological problems\, as well as the underlying laws\, policies and institutional dynamics that have enabled t hese issues to occur. \nLast years topics included: \nLongwall Mining\nMo untaintop Removal and strip mining \nEconomic diversification in coalfield communities\nAir and water pollution \nCoal combustion waste and coal pla nts \nAppalachian History and Broadform Deed \nChemical weapons disposal \ nThe precautionary principle \nForest protection and ecological restoratio n \nKnow Your Rights for activists \nLand ownership and land reform. \n\n \nAPIEL is modeled on the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) established in Eugene\, Oreg on\, where once a year lawyers\, law students\, activists\, scientists\, f unders\, and media come from around the planet to be a part of the nation\ \'s leading annual environmental law convergence. Geographical Scope: Sta te DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111023 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111020 GEO:35.923500;-83.890400 LOCATION:University Of Tennessee College Of Law\, Knoxville\, Tennessee\, 3 7920\, United States SUMMARY:Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-KEKT3kTcUL@74.81.90.59 URL:https://sites.google.com/site/apielconference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Please plan to join us for the Heartwood Reunion\, October 7-9\ , at the Lazy Black Bear\, in the gently rolling forested hills of souther n Indiana. \n\n There will be ample social time to greet old friends and m ake new ones as we continue to expand the circle of dedicated activists an d enthusiastic newcomers helping each other protect the places we love. We hope to see you there. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111009 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111007 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Lazy Back Bear\, Indiana\, United States SUMMARY:Heartwood Reunion 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-v3jJS263Zb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.heartwood.org/reunion/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The SSREC will empower youth leaders to make a stand and take a ction on complex challenges of the 21st century. The conference will highl ight problems and solutions to issues surrounding energy\, the economy\, a nd the environment. Our purpose is to identify and defray the systemic inj ustices that inhibit transformational progress on these issues in the Sout heast\, the United States\, and worldwide. Through an assortment of worksh ops\, trainings\, and speakers\, youth from across the region will engage in a participatory process of skill-building and strategizing for a more e quitable\, prosperous\, and sustainable planet.\n\nEveryone is and will be affected by global warming\, but no one will feel the impact as much as t he current generation of young people. More than any other group\, student s have the energy\, intelligence\, resources\, and idealism to help solve the biggest challenge the world has ever faced. Additionally\, compared to other constituencies\, our generation marks climate change as one of the issues they care most about. That\\'s why passionate\, smart\, visionary y oung people are essential to this fight.The Southeast Student Renewable En ergy Conference (SSREC) is a collaborative effort to bring together youth and students who are driven to make change in their communities. This conf erence provides them with the tools to organize within their individual ca mpuses and communities and build the skills they need to become leaders. D uring three days of action-packed\, inspiring and fun activities\, student s will have the opportunity to:\nLearn from the experiences of students wh o have already organized successful clean energy campaigns and energy impr ovement projects at other universities.\nReturn home with the experiences\ , knowledge and networking necessary to organize clean energy campaigns in their own campuses and communities!\n\nThe conference will offer an excit ing experience featuring workshops\, cutting-edge presentations\, panel di scussions\, and a high-energy networking atmosphere focused on growing the youth clean energy movement in the South. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111104 GEO:35.595700;-82.556300 LOCATION:UNC Asheville\, Asheville\, North Carolina\, 28801\, United States SUMMARY:Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-IDwjfHxkLv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://climateaction.net/ssrec END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:WHEN: Saturday October 15 & Sunday October 16\, 2011 (with soci al event Friday evening)\nWHERE: Bay Area California (venue TBA)\n\nRegist er Now!\n\nEarly Bird Registration: Register by September 10 and the fee i s $35 for professionals and $20 for students.\nRegistration Deadline: Ever yone must register by October 10! After September 10\, the fee is $50 for Professionals and $35 for students.\n\nPay now via ICJB\\'s donation page on PANNA\\'s website (our fiscal sponsor). Write \\'conference registrati on\\' in the \\'Special Comments\\' box.\n\nThe conference costs ICJB up t o $70 per person. Everyone who wants to attend the conference\, regardless of financial means\, has the right to do so. Please let us know if you wi ll need the fee waived or reduced. You may also pay by check or cash at th e conference itself.\n\nWhat is this conference all about?\n\nOur 7th Annu al Conference is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday\, October 15 and 16\, 2 011 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Bhopal Conference isn\\'t just a to n of fun\; it is also an opportunity for activists\, allies\, students\, a nd supporters of the Bhopal campaign to meet\, strategize\, and discuss ou r plans for the year ahead. This year\, the conference will be better than ever\, with guest speakers\, and in-depth conversations about improving o ur work. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111015 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Bay Area\, California\, United States SUMMARY:7th Annual North American Bhopal Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-IDDE3kUCr5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.studentsforbhopal.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Dear Students\,\n\nIt is with great pleasure that we invite you to the 2011 National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Conference a t Columbia University in the City of New York from 14-16 October 2011.\n\n Over the past couple of months\, a number of student activists from SJPs a nd other student groups focused on Palestine from around the country have been laying the foundations for a national SJP conference to be held in Fa ll 2011. This group emerged from a discussion which took place on the nati onal SJP listserv and has met a number of times via teleconference. This l etter is a summary of our work so far and an appeal for students nationwid e to become involved in organising the conference.\n\nGoals & Objectives\n \nThe objective of this conference is to democratically shape and refine t he existing network of SJP groups in the United States\, building on the m omentum these groups have generated in recent years and strengthening the historical movement of which we are all a part. The proposed goals of the conference are as follows:\n\n1. Movement Building: This conference aims t o develop coordination and cooperation between different student groups wo rking for justice in Palestine within the United States and to determine t he nature and intensity of this coordination moving forward.\n\n2. Campaig n Building: This conference aims to facilitate and support the advancement of existing campaigns and the development of new campaigns with particula r (but not exclusive) emphasis on Boycott\, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) .\n\n3. Political Development: This conference aims to stimulate thought a nd debate on a small number of critical political issues integral to the w ork of student groups working for justice in Palestine.\n\n 4. Skill Devel opment: This conference aims to provide student groups with the tools and skills necessary to develop educational programs\, plan and execute campai gns\, and train their peers to better communicate with one another and wit h other members of the student body.\n\nThese goals reflect the critical i ssues that SJP groups will collectively address at this conference\; the f irst is seen as the most crucial. These are proposed goals and we are eage r to begin a national dialogue about these and other aspects of the confer ence (see below).\n\nCommittees\n\nSix working groups have been proposed t hat will organize different components of the conference\; they are listed below. It is critical that as many students from groups nationwide partic ipate in these committees and contribute to shaping the conference. To joi n a committee\, please email the address provided with your name\, school\ , phone number\, SJP group name\, and the contact details of a leader of y our SJP chapter (so that each organizer can be identified for security pur poses). The coordinating committee will be restructured to include represe ntatives from each of the other committees and regional representatives.\n \nCoordinating – nsjp.coordinating@gmail.com \n Programming – nsjp.pro gramming@gmail.com \n Press and public relations – nsjp.ppr@gmail.com \n Fundraising and finance – nsjp.ff@gmail.com \n Logistics - nsjp.logisti cs@gmail.com \n Marketing/outreach - nsjp.outreach@gmail.com\n\nEligibilit y\n\n This conference is specifically geared towards current student Pales tine solidarity activists\, including current students actively involved i n\, or looking to establish\, a SJP group or a similar Palestine solidarit y student group\, as well as alumni actively involved in assisting their f ormer SJP group. All alumni should be endorsed by the current student grou p. It is strongly suggested that at least one participant from each school be non-graduating and that alumni not outnumber students in any SJP\\'s d elegation. It may become necessary\, based on capacity and interest\, to l imit the number of representatives from each student group\, but at this s tage groups should look to send at least two delegates.\n\nTo succeed the planning of this conference needs to be a democratic process involving as many students as possible\, and we hope you will become involved. We are c onfident that this conference will provide a momentous opportunity for stu dents across the United States who are mobilizing for justice in Palestine to exchange ideas and to strengthen the national student movement.\n\nSin cerely\,\n\nThe Ad Hoc National SJP Conference Planning Committee Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111014 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Students for Justice in Palestine National Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-d4W3Nkvm0a@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/2364/national-conference_students- for-justice-in-palest#.TkcP_YZj3kU.twitter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Announcing Hackmeet 2011\, a two-day unconference and skillshar e!\n\nWhen: October 15th and 16th\, 2011\n\nWhere: Noisebridge\, San Franc isco\, CA.\n\nWe are currently accepting proposals for workshops and talks .\n\nHackers as bandits in the cyber world have a role to play when the st ate comes crashing down. As we\\'ve seen in Egypt\, Greece and Tunisia\, t echnology and revolution go together like peanut butter and jelly. But whe re do we fit in? What is the hacker\\'s role in revolution\, and transvers ely\, what is the revolutionary\\'s role in hacking?\n\nHackmeet seeks to combine the ideals of both technology and anti-authoritarianism\, to expan d the current resistance in the techno-lust and push it further. We are cu rrently accepting proposals for this year\\'s conference held in San Franc isco on October 15th and 16th\, 2011. We are looking for talks\, skillshar es and ideas that push forward technological anarchism.\n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111015 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:HackMeet 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-rlOf8h17Iw@74.81.90.59 URL:https://hackmeet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:74th Law for the People Convention: October 12-16\, 2011\nImpor tant Information\n\nConvention Dates: October 12-16\, 2011\n\nConvention L ocation: Crowne Plaza Hotel\, 1800 Market St.\, Philadelphia\, PA 19103\n Phone: (215) 561-7500\n NLG Group Rate: $127/night\n\nPlease use the code “NLG” when making your reservation to get the discounted rate. For dir ections and transportation information\, visit: http://www.cpphiladelphia. com/\n\nGround transportation from Philadelphia Airport: http://www.phl.or g/ground_transportation.html\n\nConvention Coordinator: Hiedi Simon\n\nTo download the complete brochure\, click here. Otherwise\, visit our other p ages for more information about awards and the dinner journal\, workshops and major panels\, CLEs\, this year’s keynote speaker\, elections and re solutions\, and registration. And check back soon for more announcements! Food and drink suggestions from the Philadelphia Chapter can be found here .\nApplication Forms and Upcoming Deadlines:\n\nTravel Stipends for Legal Activists of Color: The United People of Color Caucus (TUPOCC) and the Nat ional Executive Committee of the NLG will again be offering travel stipend s for law students of color\, recent graduates of color\, and legal worker s of color to attend the annual NLG Law for the People Convention in Phila delphia. This year’s application is available online at http://bit.ly/aX pWiS. The deadline for submitting applications is 8 PM EST on Friday\, Sep tember 16\, 2011. Applicants will receive a decision by September 19\, 201 1. Eligibility is limited to legal workers\, law students\, and recent la w graduates who self-identify as people of color. Women\, LGBTQIA comrades \, and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply. Ap plicants should be sure to read the instructions on the application comple tely. Documentation of transportation costs is required.\n\nVolunteering: If you are willing to volunteer for a three-hour shift at the registration table during the convention\, you may be eligible for free registration. If you want to be a volunteer and help out the tireless NO staff\, downloa d the volunteer form and return it to Hiedi Simon ASAP. The number of volu nteers we can take is limited\, and volunteer forms will be processed on a first-come\, first-served basis. Please note that the discount will only be granted if you show up and check in for your shift.\n\nListing Your Mee ting the Agenda: If you are hosting ANY event at the convention (meeting\, workshop\, panel\, or other social event)\, you must fill out this form i n order to have it included in the official Annotated Agenda. All workshop and panel organizers are required to fill out this form. Be sure to retur n the form as soon as possible but NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 1 to Hiedi Simo n in order to have your event listed in the official agenda.\n\nAlternate Housing: Send requests to Traci Yoder or Andrew Kelser by September 15 at housing@nlgphilly.org. Please include any allergy or accessibility needs.\ n\nChild Care: Requests for child care should be sent with dates and time to Katrina Young at childcare@nlgphilly.org no later than September 15. G eographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111016 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111012 GEO:39.952200;-75.174100 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:National Lawyers Guild Convention 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ILRVBjCSeR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nlg.org/members/convention/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This October 7 - 10 thousands of young people will converge in Cleveland\, Ohio for Midwest Power Shift.\n\nAt Midwest Power Shift young leaders from across our region are coming together and taking our movement to the next level. As a region\, we’ve already got unprecedented moment um and tremendous energy\, and we organize in the Midwest because we know the challenges faced here are some of the most crucial in the fight for cl imate justice. That’s exactly why this fall it’s our turn to come toge ther\, to learn from each other\, and to strengthen a movement where it ma tters most\; right here in the heart of it all.\n\nFor too long the Midwes t has been written off and left behind\, seen as a region not only faced w ith tremendous environmental and political issues\, but also as a region t hat loses it’s best and brightest youth talent to other parts of the cou ntry. Now more than ever the youth climate movement in these ‘fly over s tates’ isn’t messing around\; we’re standing up to dirty energy and shutting down coal plants left and right. We’re not just freaking out ab out fracking\; we’re actually stopping it in our own communities. We’r e standing up to attacks on workers rights and fighting back\, and we’re building a clean energy economy in a region with a legacy of industrial c apacity. Midwest Power Shift is our opportunity to fight for climate justi ce where it matters most - here in the Midwest\, not just the halls of Con gress.\n\nMidwest Power Shift is being built from the ground up. So we nee d Campus & Community Coordinators to sign-up to help make sure their commu nities represent — they’ll help recruit people to the movement\, and c oordinate fundraising and transportation for people to get to Cleveland. S ign up below to get involved and help lead Midwest Power Shift!\n\nWhat: M idwest Power Shift\n When: October 7th - 10th\n Where: Cleveland\, OH\n\nR SVP ON FACEBOOK HERE! And invite ALL of your friends!\n\nFill out the form below to join the leadership team! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111010 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111007 GEO:41.523400;-81.599600 LOCATION:Cleveland\, Ohio\, 44101\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Power Shift 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VOhHeN3EJB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.wearepowershift.org/midwest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone:402-312-1188 Email:khuerter@unomaha.edu DESCRIPTION:www.katiehuerter.com Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20110915T170000 GEO:41.265700;-95.997400 LOCATION:Memorial Park\, Omaha\, Nebraska\, 68132\, United States SUMMARY:Omaha\\'s September 15th Rally for Palestine! UID:20260421T070502CEST-lsPwB6POvo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.september15.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:860-523-4823 Email:info@hopeoutloud.org DESCRIPTION:HOPE OUT LOUD 10 – HURRAH!\n\nJoin us for the 10th Annual Hop e Out Loud Peace and Arts Festival on September 11\, 2011 from 1 to 5 pm a s we all Hope Out Loud that a peaceful world is possible. Hope Out Loud\, which began in 2002 as a response to 9/11\, has grown to become a shared c all for renouncing violence and developing peaceful conflict resolution in our towns and in our world\, for social justice and economic equity\, and for a sustainable presence in our environment. \n\nHope Out Loud is a c elebration of the creativity and vibrancy of Connecticut’s advocacy\, se rvice\, activist and arts communities committed to peace and social justic e providing inspiration for renewal and recommitment. It’s been 10 yea rs since 9/11 and the need for peace in our world and in our communities i s even greater. \n\nPlan to be a part of this year’s Hope Out Loud Fest ival. As peace and social change movements have evolved since the Festiva l began so have the challenges of maintaining the Festival. This includes funding the event. We are all volunteer driven and work to keep expenses low. We need your help. There are many ways you can support the Festiva l. Be a sponsor\, promote the event\, plan on attending\, have a table\, become a volunteer. Hope Out Loud is an opportunity for you\, your organi zation\, its members\, friends and family to network with other people wor king to create peace and social justice. It is a chance to reach out to o thers who are interested in knowing how to get more involved in working to gether towards common goals. \n\nHope Out Loud has moved. The Festival w ill be held on the great lawn of the Church of the Good Shepherd at 155 Wy llys Street in downtown Hartford – easily accessible from I-91 with off street parking available. The Church has plans to install the sculpture ‘Silent Wishes\, Unconscious Dreams and Prayers ...Fulfilled’ – a wo rk created in 1996 to help community people reflect upon and heal the pain s caused by inner-city crime with the hope of preventing more killing – during the Festival preceded by a children’s peace march. We look forwa rd to creating a day of art and activism in our new location and want you to be there. Good music and spoken word performance\, inspiring speakers\ , more than 40 tabling organizations providing information and opportuniti es on how to create social change and fun\, family activities for children of all ages. Free speech is encouraged!\n\nMake peace happen. Become pa rt of Hope Out Loud. See the ‘How to Help’ form or visit our website – www.hopeotloud.org to learn more about joining Hope Our Loud. Be ther e on September 11th. Make peace happen.\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20110911T130500 GEO:41.791800;-72.718800 LOCATION:P.O. Box 1812\, Hartford\, Connecticut\, 06144\, United States SUMMARY:The 10th Annual Hope Out Loud Peace and Arts Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-VnbgnEppo5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.hopeoutloud.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Victoria Anarchist Bookfair Collective affirms and promotes mutual aid\, direct democracy\, direct action\, anti-authoritarianism\, a utonomy and solidarity. We reiterate our opposition to capitalism\, imperi alism\, patriarchy\, heterosexism\, racism\, colonialism\, statism and all other forms of oppression\; we will not accept participants in the Victor ia Anarchist Bookfair who perpetuate or promote such values.\n\nThe Victor ia Anarchist Bookfair is a space to network\, highlight\, and aid struggle s\, both local and international. We strive to promote anarchist ideas thr ough workshops\, cultural activities and the bookfair itself. We have a sp irit of openness towards different anarchist traditions\, visions\, and pr actices. Our aims are threefold: we seek to introduce anarchism to the pub lic\, to further elaborate upon current and historical anarchist ideals an d to foster dialogue between various anarchist tendencies.\n\nThe Victoria Anarchist Bookfair’s priorities concentrate upon the written & spoken w ord (books\, pamphlets\, zines\, audio-visual materials) by individuals an d groups including publishers\, distributors\, and action-oriented associa tions. We also accept\, on a case-by-case basis\, information and particip ation from community/activist groups\, self-publishers\, artists and vendo rs of materials such as buttons\, T-shirts or patches who fit within these principles. We do not accept the participation of political parties in th e bookfair. Geographical Scope: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110911 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110910 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada SUMMARY:Victoria Anarchist Book Fair 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Cv0GkZMEAZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday September 17 from 3pm-10pm\nLocation: U.E. Hall \, 37 South Ashland Ave Chicago\, IL (wheelchair accessible\, children-fri endly\, near Ashland green/pink line)\n$5 suggested donation. After-party after 10pm details TBA.\nConference details at http://southside.antiracist action.org\n\nChicago is hosting the 17th annual Anti-Racist Action Networ k conference on September 17\, 2011. This event is open to the public and includes workshops\, caucuses and discussions. Come meet other activists a nd organizations involved in community struggles against racist terror and other forms of oppression.\n\nFeatured speakers:\nMark Clements (Campaign to End the Death Penalty\, Jon Burge torture survivor)\nDaniel(Four star Anarchist Organization) & Lash\nBernadine Dohrn (former SDS and Weather Un derground members\, co-author of Race Course Against White Supremacy)\nMic hael Novick (LA ARA/People Against Racist Terror)\nXloi and Becca of Bring The Ruckus(BTR)\nMore TBA\n\nWorkshop descriptions\n\nMilitant anti-fasci sm by Daniel and Lash\n\nThis workshop will focus on the theory and practi ce of militant anti fascism. We will attempt to explain what fascism is an d how it is similar to/different from other ideologies of the far right\, how militant anti-fascism differs from liberal anti-fascism\, how this wor k relates to anti-racist/anti-oppression work and how it relates and impac ts other movements. This workshop will also provide some concrete strategi es and tactics for combating fascism.\n\nMichael Novick\n\nARA unites arou nd principles of anti-racism\, anti-fascism and anti-oppression as our pol itical approach\, non-hierarchical autonomy as our organizational approach \, and miltant direct action as our tactical approach. Let\\'s address iss ues of politics\, strategy and tactics not commonly raised\, to draw out a reas for further study and discussion. Michael Novick will consider settle r colonialism and white supremacy in forming class consciousness\, the sta te\, society and political groups\; and the implications of anti-colonial analysis for building alliances\, developing successful anti-fascist strat egy\, and identifying pro-active priorities in the battles we take on.\n\n Becca Sandor and Xloi of BTR \n\nBecca Sandor will be presenting on the ri se of anti-immigrant environmental groups. She will be speaking about the many forms these groups are taking to link population and immigration spec ifically and their connection to each other and other white nationalists.\ n\nXloi will be presenting on the resurgent nativism on campuses. She will focus specifically on the campus group\, Youth for Western Civilization\, their ties to white nationalists and their anti-immigrant and anti-muslim organizing. She will also touch on their ties to the far right and white nationalist groups internationally.\n\nBecca Sandor\, is a member of Bring the Ruckus contact info: becca@bringtheruckus.org\n\nXloi is a member of Bring the ruckus: xloi@bringtheruckus.org \n\nBernardine Dohrn\n\nBernardi ne will be speaking and having an open discussion about white supremacy an d the contours of anti-racist organizing and activism.\n\nBernardine Dohrn \, activist\, academic and child advocate\, is Clinical Associate Professo r of the Northwestern University School Law\, and founding director of the Children and Family Justice Center. Dohrn was a national leader of SDS (S tudents for a Democratic Society) and the Weather Underground\, and was on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List for over a decade.\n\nShe is co-author\, with Bill Ayers\, of Race Course: Against White Supremacy\, co-editor of S ing A Battle Song: Documents of the Weather Underground\, and wrote the in troduction to Letters from Young Activists. She is an author and co-editor of two books: “A Century of Juvenile Justice” (2002) and “Resisting Zero Tolerance: A Handbook for Parents\, Teachers and Students” (2001). She and Ayers are currently writing\, What If? \n\nMore coming soon. If y ou have not submitted your workshop description please do so ASAP\n\nAnyon e who wants to host a workshop\, table with literature\, or participate in the conference in other ways\, please contact us at southsidechicago@anti racistaction.org.\n\nFor more information please see our website at http:/ /southsideara.antiracistaction.org or email us at southsidechicago@antirac istaction.org Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110917 GEO:41.904700;-87.625000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60611\, United States SUMMARY:Anti-Racist Action 17th Annual Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-zJHSGjvgka@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.antiracistaction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A Conference on Moving Money from the Military to Human Needs - - http://MIC50.org\n\nReserve your spot to attend this conference now! Th e fees increase after September 1st: Register.\n\n\nGraphic by Barbara Sta nley\, Skipper Graphics.\n\nOur current wars in Iraq\, Afghanistan\, Pakis tan\, Libya\, and Somalia\, and our smaller military operations in over 10 0 other countries are part of what President Eisenhower warned of 50 years ago in speaking of the Military Industrial Complex. We spend over half o ur federal budget on the military. We could cut it by 85% and still have the world\\'s largest. No nation has tried anything like this before\, an d it\\'s not clear we can survive it. We\\'re shortchanging everything el se to fund wars and overseas bases that make us less safe. There\\'s a cr isis in our towns\, but in the midst of a phony budget crisis in Washingto n\, the House passed the largest military budget ever. It\\'s time for us to rein in the military insustrial complex after 50 years.\n\nOver 20 spe akers will lead the discussion\, planning\, and organizing. Speakers will include former procurement executive and chief contracting officer for th e U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bunnatine (Bunny) H. Greenhouse\, retired A rmy Colonel Ann Wright\, author Bruce Levine\, retired U.S. Air Force Lieu tenant Colonel and former Pentagon desk officer Karen Kwiatkowski\, author Robert Jensen\, international affairs analyst Helena Cobban\, retired CIA officer Ray McGovern\, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space Bruce Gagnon\, executive director of the Bill o f Rights Defense Committee Shahid Buttar\, author and West Point graduate Paul Chappell\, and many more. \n\nSee additional speakers and agenda.\n\n In Charlottesville\, as around the country\, increasingly the best place t o look for a job is in the military-weapons-logistics-spying-reconstructio n industry. There were 161 military contractors in Charlottesville taking in $919\,914\,918 through 2\,737 contracts from the federal government be tween 2000 to 2010. And the trend is ever upward\, the budget \\'crisis\\ ' notwithstanding.\n\nThis flood of money creates jobs less efficiently th an investment in most other industries or even tax cuts. We are putting o ver half of every dollar of federal income tax and borrowing into the mili tary. We could cut this by 85% and still be the top-spending nation in th e world militarily. Meanwhile we are failing to invest in infrastructure\ , green energy\, education\, housing\, jobs\, and care for our young\, old \, and ill. The current trend will ruin us economically\, as well as in t erms of civil liberties\, representative government\, environmental destru ction\, social cohesion\, hostile blowback\, and weapons proliferation. R eining in the MIC has become a matter of survival.\n\nWe can and must turn this around!\n\nReserve your spot to attend this conference now! The fee s increase after September 1st: Register.\n\nThe low registration fees (ju st $30 or $15 for students\, OR WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD\, or free for PVCC stu dents) are made possible by sponsorships and donations from those who are able. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110918 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110916 GEO:38.026300;-78.534800 LOCATION:Charlottesville\, Virginia\, 22903\, United States SUMMARY:Military Industrial Complex at 50 UID:20260421T070502CEST-NMeM5rlzMG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://warisacrime.org/micat50cville END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We’re celebrating ANARCHY in the Twin Cities with a book fair and festival! Anarchists and radicals from all over the Midwest will conv erge with books\, zines\, music\, crafts\, food\, skills and much more! Th e bookfair will be a place for everyone from the anarcho-curious to commit ted revolutionaries to meet\, share ideas\, and continue the fight for a w orld free of all oppression. General Admission will be FREE and all ages Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110918 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110916 GEO:44.934900;-93.254200 LOCATION:Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55407\, United States SUMMARY:Twin Cities Anarchist Book fair UID:20260421T070502CEST-lJwznURF1x@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tcanarchist.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:paddyquick@aol.com DESCRIPTION:– Open to the public –\n\nThe conference aims to bring toge ther people actively involved in resisting the multi-pronged attack which is currently taking place with radical political economists who can share their theoretical understanding of the issues.\n\nTo organize or participa te in a panel combining activist and theoretical perspectives\, contact Pa ddy Quick.\n\nThe conference will be followed the next day by an\n\nURPE M embership Meeting\n\nSt. Francis College\, Brooklyn\, NY • Sunday\, Octo ber 2\, 2011\n– Open to the public – Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111001 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:St. Francis College\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:The War on the Working Class UID:20260421T070502CEST-tILftwdiBM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://urpe.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Across the U.S.\, Black\, Latino\, and poor neighborhoods are t reated like occupied territory by increasingly militarized armies of law e nforcement. People are criminalized and brutalized for their perceived sta tus – socioeconomic\, immigration\, mental health\, and/or racial\, gend er\, or sexual identity. People living in our communities\, especially you th\, are routinely stopped\, harassed\, beaten\, and even killed.\nIn Chic ago\, the home of the first Black president\, police have shot 44 people s o far this year\, mostly youth of color\, including 13-year-old Jimmell Ca nnon\, who was shot eight times.\nNYPD continues to stop hundreds of thous ands of youth of color every year for the most minimal suspicion\, fewer t han 10% of which result in arrest\, and far fewer in charges or conviction . \nPolice nationwide continue to kill with very little consequence. Twelv e Miami cops shot at 22-year-old Raymond Herisse 100 times\, then threaten ed those who recorded the incident\, destroying their cellphones. A Tucson SWAT team shot at 26-year-old Iraq War veteran Jose Guerena over 70 times \, claiming that he fired at them and then leaving him to bleed to death i n his home. Both their allegations of gunfire and drug-dealing were later revealed to be false. In New York and New Jersey\, at least 28 people have been killed by police since October 22 of last year\, while at least 35 p eople have been killed by law enforcement in Washington State in the last 12 months. The killing of 22-year old Oscar Grant in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2009 resulted in a rare conviction for the officer who shot him\; however\, he was freed after mere months in prison\, while people protest ing the outrageous verdict were met with police violence and mass arrests. In the weeks following that cop’s release\, SF cops killed Charles Hill \, a 45-year-old homeless man\, on a subway platform and 19-year old Kenne th Harding after he supposedly failed to pay a $2 train fare\, then left h im dying on the pavement in front of dozens of outraged witnesses. \nPolic e routinely abuse the mentally ill and disabled. Fullerton\, CA cops beat to death homeless and mentally ill 27-year-old Kelly Thomas\, described by many in the community as “a gentle\, childlike soul.” In Fresno\, CA\ , 28-year-old Raul Rosas\, Jr. died after being tasered by police. His gir lfriend said \\'I didn\\'t call the Fresno County Sheriff to kill him. I c alled because he needed help with his mental illness.” Raul went into ca rdiac arrest and was denied access to three medical ambulances that showed up to assist.\nRecently enacted anti-immigrant laws have given police in the states of Arizona\, Georgia\, and Alabama sweeping powers to stop peop le \\'suspected\\' of being undocumented on no other basis than appearance . The hostility and racism stoked by these policies have already culminate d in violence\, as seen in the killing of 15-year-old Sergio AdriĂĄn HernĂ Ąndez GĂźereka by a border patrol agent and the beating death of 42-year-o ld Anastasio HernĂĄndez Rojas at the hands of La Migra. More than one mill ion have been deported under the Obama administration.\nRacially targeted mass incarceration exacerbates the criminalization and marginalization of Black people\, playing the same role as the Jim Crow laws that sprang from the Virginia slave codes of 1705. In 1954\, 90\,000 Black people were inc arcerated. Now\, over 900\,000 Black people are imprisoned\, a tenfold inc rease\, while the total U.S. Black population has merely doubled in the sa me period. The U.S. also has the highest incarceration rate worldwide\, wi th 2.4 million people in prison.\nLaw enforcement continues to harass and sexually assault people\, most especially women and the transgendered. Acc ording to the website InjusticeEverywhere.com\, sexual misconduct was the second most common complaint (following excessive force) against police in 2010\, involving 618 cops.\nYoung schoolchildren are increasingly labeled and treated as criminals by school security and local police. Eight-year- old Aidan Elliot was peppersprayed and handcuffed by Colorado police\, and ten-year-old Sofia Bautista was removed from her elementary school\, then taken to a NYPD precinct\, handcuffed\, and interrogated for hours\, whil e police nationwide continue to use tasers on students as young as six.\n \nMeanwhile\, repression against those who take action against injustices continues to escalate. Over a dozen activists with Food Not Bombs have bee n arrested in Orlando for feeding the homeless in public parks. The killin gs of Oscar Grant\, Kenneth Harding\, Kelly Thomas\, Raymond Herisse\, and John T. Williams (in Seattle) were all caught on video. Now\, as if in r etaliation against the subsequent public outrage\, police in cities and to wns nationwide have attacked and arrested people merely for recording thei r activity\, while in Illinois\, Maryland\, and Massachusetts\, video-reco rding the police is now explicitly illegal. Cops haven’t stopped killing and brutalizing people—they’re just making it a crime to record them while they do. Repression against progressive and antiwar activism has int ensified: simultaneous FBI raids on activists from numerous antiwar and in ternational solidarity organizations in three U.S. cities took place on Se ptember 24\, 2010. Twenty-three activists now face serious jail time for r efusing to participate in the ensuing grand jury witch hunts that clearly intend to discourage and intimidate would-be dissenters.\n \nThese vicious attacks are not going down without opposition. Whether standing up to pol ice violence when it happens\, as we saw in the video of Kenneth Harding\\ 's shooting\, or organizing inspiring prison strikes in Georgia and Califo rnia\, people are uniting to fight back. Determined outcry from people nat ionwide against the shooting of unarmed men crossing the Danziger Bridge i n New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina has finally brought convictions of t he guilty cops and exposed the sort of extensive cover-ups that are routin e with police shootings. More and more crimes against the people are being revealed\, as we have seen with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol\, Tobacco\, Fi rearms\, and Explosives’ Operation Fast and Furious\, which intentionall y provided weapons to Mexican drug cartels\, and the overturning of over 4 \,000 convictions of youth in Pennsylvania after it was found that juvenil e judge Mark Ciavarella received kickbacks from private for-profit detenti on centers. Once we have seen the man behind the curtain\, how can we pret end he is not there? One thing we know from years of experience is that wh en this system has to answer to organized people\, it can’t easily get a way with all the things it\\'s used to doing. Resistance matters.\n \nTHE VIOLENCE OF THE COPS\, THE COURTS\, THE FBI\, LA MIGRA\, AND HOMELAND SECU RITY IS INTENSIFYING. OUR RESISTANCE MUST INTENSIFY AS WELL! Every year\, thousands of people nationwide express their outrage\, creativity\, and re sistance in response to the crimes of this system. People speak out and pe rform\, they march in the streets\, and more. The October 22nd Coalition t o Stop Police Brutality\, Repression\, and the Criminalization of a Genera tion embraces and encourages any and all such expressions of people’s ri ghteous outrage. \n \nAs said by the mother of Gil Barber\, gunned down by a deputy in High Point\, NC in 2001\, “October 22nd is our day.” ORGA NIZE against these injustices! BREAK DOWN the barriers between communities that these crimes seek to strengthen! MOBILIZE people of all communities in the most visible way…and on October 22\, 2011\, WEAR BLACK! FIGHT BAC K!\n \nJOIN US if there is already an October 22nd event in your area. CRE ATE one if you are in an area where there is currently no group organizing . For listings of activities in your area\, check the website www.october2 2.org.To start building for an event in your area\, email info@october22.o rg\n \n \n \nTO ENDORSE THIS CALL\, SIGN BELOW AND MAIL TO: October 22\, P .O. Box 2627\, New York\, NY 10009\, along with your tax-deductible donati on to the national organizing effort. Suggested donation $15.00 (paid to \ \'IFCO/October 22\\')\n \nName: __________________________________________ _ \nEmail: ____________________________________________\nOrganization: ___ __________________________________________________________________________ \n * (note if for identificat ion purposes only)\nSignature: ___________________________________________ _______________\n \nYou may also make this endorsement by sending an email to Info@october22.org Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111022 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Day of Action Against Police Brutality 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZeARmuW519@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.october22.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Keynote speakers\n\nDr. Gloria Ladsen-Billings & Dr. Patrick C amangian\n\n • Workshops • Resource Faire • Networking • Community \n\nWe are a grassroots non-profit teacher support and development organiz ation. \n\n Our mission is to provide opportunities for self-transformatio n\, leadership\, and community building to educators in order to affect me aningful change in the classroom\, school\, community and society. \n\n T4 SJ organizes teachers and community-based educators and implements program s and projects that develop empowering learning environments\, more equita ble access to resources and power\, and realizing a just and caring cultur e Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111009 GEO:37.748700;-122.415000 LOCATION:Mission High School\, San Francisco\, California\, 94110\, United States SUMMARY:Teaching for Social Justice: The Power of Community UID:20260421T070502CEST-GPsj5ozonw@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Friday Oct. 28\, 2011: Dinner\, welcome\, and keynote\nSaturday October 29: Workshops and discussions\nSunday October 30: Action event\n\ nFriday and Saturday’s events will take place at and around 2640 St. Pau l\, Baltimore MD (map). Sunday’s event location is yet to be determined. \n\nMore complete program\, schedule and details will be posted here when available. \nRegistration — your advance registration is appreciated to help us plan! \nCall for Proposals — We are accepting proposals for wor kshops\, panels\, trainings and presentation until August 15th. \n\n\nWhy fair development? \n\nThe current economic crisis has made more apparent t he growing numbers of people struggling to meet their basic needs—food\, housing\, healthcare\, work with dignity and education.\n\nCorporations a nd government leaders claim that the solution is an economic development m odel that hands power and public resources over to private entities in the name of job creation.\n\nPoverty-zone Development runs rampant throughout the country in both city-centers and rural areas\, as controlling forces advocate a kind of development that disregards public needs with empty pro mises of economic growth and job creation. At the same time\, local commun ity struggles highlight the need for an alternative model of development t hat respects human rights\, maximizes public benefits and is sustainable. And to that end\, participants in those struggles are using innovative met hods to organize\, develop leadership\, and build power.\n\nThe Fair Devel opment Conference is a gathering meant to increase our understanding of th ese challenging times\, connect our various fronts of struggle\, share mov ement-building strategies and develop a collective vision for “Fair Deve lopment.” Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111030 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111028 GEO:39.295300;-76.621200 LOCATION:Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21201\, United States SUMMARY:Fair Development Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-5WR9vkroJD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://unitedworkers.org/fair-development/conf/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:NAME’s 21st Annual International Conference\n\nNovember 2-5\, 2011\n Chicago\, Illinois\nChicago Marriott Downtown/Magnificent Mile \n\ nTheme:\nReworking Intersections\, Reframing Debates\, Restoring Hope\n\n\ nKEYNOTE SPEAKERS For NAME’s 2011 International Conference:\nThe 2011 Co nference will feature plenary sessions that will challenge and inspire mul ticultural educators to address the conference themes.\nNAME is honored to announced the following speakers for Plenary Sessions:\n-Keynote Session Frame: Questioning Common Sense about Multiculturalism and Reframing the Debate\nSpeaker:\nWilliam Ayers\nDistinguished Professor of Education & Un iversity Scholar (retired)\n University of Illinois at Chicago\nEditor of “Handbook of Social Justice in Education”\nhttp://billayers.org/\n\n-K eynote Session Frame: Intersectionality and Multicultural Education\nSpea ker:\n Patricia J. Williams\n James L. Dohr Professor of Law\, Columbia Un iversity\n Author of “Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race†\nhttp://madlawprofessor.wordpress.com/\n\n-Keynote Session Frame: Seeing the Bigger Picture of Multicultural and Global Contexts\nSpeaker:\nVijay Prashad\nGeorge and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Profes sor of International Studies\, Trinity College\nAuthor of “The Darker Na tions: A People’s History of the Third World”\nhttp://internet2.trinco ll.edu/facProfiles/Default.aspx?fid=1000767\n-Keynote Session Frame: Inte rsections of Disability\, Race\, Gender\, Language\, and Discipline\nSpeak ers:\nAlfredo Artiles\nProfessor of Social Transformation\, Arizona State University\nEditor of “English Language Learners with Special Needs: Ide ntification\, Placement\, and Instruction”\nhttps://webapp4.asu.edu/dire ctory/person/741711\nErica Meiners\nProfessor of Education and Women’s S tudies\, Northeastern Illinois University\nAuthor of “Right to be Hostil e: Schools\, Prisons\, and the Making of Public Enemies”\nhttp://www.nei u.edu/~edfn/faculty_meiners.html\n\n\n\n-Keynote Panel Frame on Educators Organizing for Social Justice:\nSpeakers:\nKaren Lewis\nPresident\, Chicag o Teachers Union\, and Member\, Caucus of Rank and File Educators\nand\n E dwin Mayorga\nNYCoRE\n New York Collective of Radical Educators \n\n \n\n\ n\nNAME 2011 Chicago Conference Theme:\nReworking Intersections\, Reframin g Debates\, Restoring Hope\n\nAcross the United States and around the worl d\, we can hear public debates that narrowly frame the problems and possib ilities of education. We are asking only certain questions about the goal s of schooling\, or debating only certain answers about what and how to te ach\, or how and why to improve the learning and the healthy development o f our next generation. Even those of us who are working to improve educat ion can find ourselves stuck in narrow frames. In other words\, even for practitioners\, researchers\, and advocates of multicultural education\, a central challenge is to see more complexity and contradiction\, to see th e bigger picture.\n\nAdvancing equity and social justice requires that we address multiple dimensions of diversity that correspond with varying form s of bias and injustice\, and none of these exist in isolation. Our ident ities and oppressions overlap and intersect in such a way that challenging one form of injustice often results in indirectly contributing to other f orms of injustice. This happens not only at the micro-level of teaching a nd counseling\, but also at the macro-level of leadership and policy. Edu cation reform will continue to be contradictory and impoverished if it doe s not connect with the bigger picture historically\, globally\, and politi cally\, which cannot be done without reworking intersections and reframing debates.\n\nThe 21st Annual International NAME Conference will enrich mul ticultural education research and practice by grounding our work in new pe rspectives of this bigger picture. We invite teachers from preschool thro ugh university\, education leaders and counselors\, and community activist s to submit proposals that offer constructive ways of grappling with inter secting identities and oppressions. Our conversations will embody the para doxes and promises of examining the intersections of race\, ethnicity\, cl ass\, language\, gender\, sexual orientation\, religion\, disability\, imm igration status\, and other dimensions of diversity. We will contextualiz e the current attack on multicultural education within broader movements\, institutions\, and discourses\, and that help us to develop concrete stra tegies and resources for improving our practices\, programs\, and policies . As we imagine viable alternatives with creativity and courage\, we will continue to remake education into the site and the source of hope for our next generation. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111105 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111102 GEO:41.882600;-87.637600 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60606\, United States SUMMARY:National Association for Multicultural Education 2011 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-DKhswLfU3M@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nameorg.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Please join us in Kansas City for the next National War Tax Res istance Gathering and Coordinating Committee Meeting\nPlant Peace — Resi st War Taxes!\nNovember 4- 6\, 2011 • Kansas City\, KS \n\nPay for war? Modernize nuclear weapons? Not with my taxes! That\\'s the rallying cry of war tax resisters. The weekend will explore legal options for war tax res istance as well as civil resistance to war taxes with presentations by loc al activists and resisters from around the country. In addition to the con ference\, participants will publicly oppose the new nuclear weapons parts plant being built in Kansas City. We will demonstrate at a site where thou sands of area residents gather\, and we will ask them to vote on November 8 for green-energy jobs instead of nuclear-parts production at the new pla nt.\n\nCome for the whole weekend or one session.\n See the schedule or cl ick here for brochure and registration form PDF or jump to web version\n\n LOCATION\nFirst Central Church of the Brethren\, 103 N. 13th St.\, Kansas City\, Kansas \n\nFriday\, Nov 4 - Dinner at 6 pm followed by program\n\nS aturday\, Nov 5 - 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mini conference with time for socializi ng and good food!\n\nSunday\, Nov 6 (in a local home)\n\n 8 - 10 a.m.\, NW TRCC business meeting and continental breakfast (all welcome)\n\n10:30 am Leave for Demonstration with sack lunch \n\n1:30 pm (approx.) Return to ch urch for closing. \n\n If there is time we will have a shortened counselor training or more in-depth session for current WTRs. We would end this by 5 p.m. Register with the NWTRCC office (1-800-269-7464) if you are interes ted in this session.\n\nClick here for the full schedule.\n\nHOSTS\n\nKans as City Area War Tax Resisters are hosting the weekend with the National W ar Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee.\n\nTRAVEL \n\nClick here for tra vel information and driving directions.\n\nHousing: \n\nFirst Central Chur ch of the Brethren has plenty of carpeted floor space for people who would like to bring sleeping bags and stay there overnight. Local hosts will ac commodate others who prefer beds.\n Note your preference on the registrati on form\, and we will contact you to confirm arrangements.\n\nCost\n\nWe a sk $15 registration fee to cover food and facility costs\, and we may need to ask for additional donations. But\, no one is turned away for lack of funds! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111104 GEO:39.141400;-94.618800 LOCATION:First Central Church Of The Brethren\, 103 N. 13th\, Kansas City\, Kansas\, 66115\, United States SUMMARY:National War Tax Resistance Gathering 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-F2drDimlvd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nwtrcc.org/gatheringNov2011.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Beginning on November 12th of 2011\, Students for a Democratic Society will be hosting our annual national convention in Milwaukee\, WI. We want to spread the word far and wide so that SDSers across the nation and progressive students can begin making plans to attend this exciting an d important convention the weekend of November 11th thru the 13th.\n\nFor Milwaukee SDS\, a lot of logistics and money go into making sure that peop le are housed and fed. If your in a chapter and have the ability to bring food for either yourselves or non-perishables that can feed approximately 150 people\, please indicate that on the registration form! This will help us cut costs and and will allow us to focus more on making this conventio n a success!\n\nIf you are not in a chapter but would like to support our efforts\, SDS on a national level is ALWAYS looking for charitable donatio ns. Your contribution can help raise scholarship money for SDSers who are lacking travel funds. Please consider donating here: http://www.newsds.org /?q=node/13\n\nThe national convention has consistently been a space that youth and students throughout the country gather to share progressive ideo logies\, ideas for action\, and methods of organizing. We have done this i n the past through plenaries\, inviting speakers and hosting a variety of workshops taught by and for SDSers and other progressive youth. Workshop t opics have included everything from how to make a flyer\, how to run succe ssful campaigns on your campus\, and Mud-Stenciling. These skill shares ar e a part of what makes our conventions memorable and our movements stronge r. While we do have limited space for what we can accomplish over the week end of the convetion\, we encourage everyone to submit workshop proposals that they might be willing to teach. You can do this on the registration f orm below.\n\nLastly\, this year we are really encouraging all chapters to fundraise locally to contribute to their own methods of transportation. W hile SDS on a national has some money there\\'s not a lot so we are asking local chapters to attempt to cover enough of their own expenses. Hosting a hang out or a party that comes with a $5 cover at the door is an easy wa y for friends and supporters to invest in your activities. Sending letters to supportive faculty or staff on your campuses that ask for a donation i s another easy way to raise money for your chapter. Need other ideas? Emai l us at students4democraticsociety@gmail.com or start a thread on the SDS facebook page.\n\nRegister Here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QS525M3\nWo rkshop Registration: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HWTN8RT\n\nIf you are p lanning to come to the convention\, please fill out the registration form as soon as possible. This will help us with planning when it comes to hous ing\, food\, reserving rooms\, and allocating funds. In addition\, there a re limited funds available for travel stipends if you and/or your chapter needs financial help in getting to Milwaukee. These funds are limited\, an d we encourage chapters to look primarily at fundraising locally or gettin g your school to sponsor you – but don’t be intimidated to apply!\n\nR egister early! News\, information and the schedule of events for the weeke nd will be forthcoming.\n\nWe look forward to an exciting convention. Ever yone\\'s involvement is what will really make it great! Geographical Sco pe: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111113 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111111 GEO:43.017400;-87.569700 LOCATION:Milwaukee\, Wisconsin\, 53234\, United States SUMMARY:Students for a Democratic Society National Convention 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-h7K4AV6Ca9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newsds.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:rainers\, Teachers\, Organizers\, Activists\n\nSave the Date!\n \nUFE’s next intensive Popular Economics Education Training of Trainers Institute is scheduled for\n\nThursday\, November 3 – Sunday\, November 6\, 2011\n\nAt the Koinonia Retreat Center\n\nIn South Haven\, Minnesota ( about 90 minutes from Minneapolis/St. Paul)\n\nReduced Price on Institute fee\n\nThere has never been a greater need for transforming our national c onversations on the Great Recession and ongoing financial crisis\, taxes\, the deficit\, and the role of government.\n\nUFE’s TOT Institute offers tools to help build a powerful movement\, and opportunities to learn from each other.\n\nFor more information contact:\n \nJeannette Huezo\nUFE Edu cation Team\n857-277-7881\njhuezo@faireconomy.org\n \nSteve Schnapp\nUFE Education Team\n857-277-7868\nsschnapp@faireconomy.org\n Geographical Sco pe: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111103 GEO:45.299400;-94.198200 LOCATION:Koinonia Retreat Center\, South Haven\, Minnesota\, 55382\, United States SUMMARY:Popular Economics Education Training of Trainers Institute UID:20260421T070502CEST-tKw46u23gW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.faireconomy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email:envisionarymovement@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Join us for a community networking event featuring YOU and YOUR friends. Reclaim your voice with socially conscious free expression. And if you need more incentives\, the programming is sure to rock the socks of f of \\'politics as usual\\'! Silence isn\\'t Freedom. What do you stand f or? SHARE to spread the word. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20111105T133000 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:MacArthur Park\, Los Angeles\, CSA\, United States SUMMARY:Reclaim Your Voice UID:20260421T070502CEST-2xDe5ujNKb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/envisionaries END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join with us for a weekend of training and education as we expa nd our movement and say NO to destructive coal mining practices in our com munities. Our workshops will include a variety of educational and skills b ased trainings\, ranging from MTR 101\, enforcement strategies\, solidarit y from afar\, direct action techniques and tools\, and a street medic trai ning by Katuah Earth First. If you are interested in the medic training\, be sure to let us know\, as that track will involve an extra day of traini ng on the 27th.\n\nWe have ample forested area for folks to camp\, and wil l have covered outdoor spaces for workshops and an outdoor kitchen. Partic ipants should come prepared for the possibility of cold weather and rain.P lease pack camping gear and clothing accordingly.\nYou can register for th e Fall Summit here:\nhttp://www.mountainjustice.org/summit11/registration_ form.php\n\nFor a schedule and full track information\, please contact us at: mjfallsummit11@gmail.com\n\nFor updates and more information\, check h ere: http://rampscampaign.org/fall-summit/\nIf you would like to attend bu t are unable to camp\, please contact us and we can help to arrange altern ate housing.\n\nThanks and we look forward to seeing you there!\n\nThe Mou ntain Justice Organizers list serve is for Mountaintop Removal and\nstrip mining-related issues. Please respect these guidelines - thanks! Geograp hical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111030 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111028 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Rock Creek Hollow\, WV\, 25174 SUMMARY:Mountain Justice Fall Summit 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-hoMlx7TacP@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 15th biennial convention of Democratic Socialists of Americ a will be held on November 11-13 at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner \, which is located in the Washington D.C. suburb of Vienna\, Va. The conv ention site is accessible from the District of Columbia by public transpor tation. The national convention sets the direction for the organization an d elects its national political committee.\n\nConvention delegates are sel ected by DSA local organizations. Members not in locals may run as at-larg e delegates to the convention. Members are encouraged to begin planning to attend the convention now. The convention registration fee is $195\, slig htly lower than the 2009 convention fee.\n\nThe 2011 convention will consi der many important issues including DSA\\'s response to the emergence of a n extremist Republican Party far to the right of even the party that nomin ated McCain and Palin. Theirs is an agenda that would eliminate unions as a political and economic force in the United States and destroy what remai ns of the progressive gains of the 20th century.\n\nIn addition\, the conv ention will be the first major organizational function of our new national director Maria Svart. The three-day convention will provide DSA activists ample opportunity to meet and strategize with the new national director.\ n\nA special DSA convention rate of $109 (for a single or a double room) p lus 11 percent tax has been arranged for members staying at the Sheraton P remiere. Those flying to the convention should plan on flying into Dulles International Airport rather than to Reagan National Airport. An on-line r eservations system will be set up for the national convention on DSA\\'s w eb site. The room bloc will be held until October\, but as the convention is scheduled for the Veterans Day weekend\, people are encouraged to make reservations early. The convention rate will be available to delegates arr iving early or staying on past the convention. DSA\\'s agreement with the Sheraton Premiere includes several attractive arrangements including inexp ensive internet connections and free parking.\n\nThe convention includes a n outreach meeting that will be held in Washington\, D.C. on the evening o f November 11th. The convention opens first thing in the morning on Novemb er 11th and closes in the afternoon on the 13th. We expect to web cast sev eral convention sessions.\n\nAll DSA members are encouraged to begin plann ing now to attend the convention. Registration for the convention is now o pen. Click on the menu items to the left. As more information becomes avai lable\, this special convention site will provide updated information abou t the convention schedule\, fees\, themes\, program\, as well as confirmed speakers and additional information about convention logistics. Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111113 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111111 GEO:38.922500;-77.256600 LOCATION:Vienna\, Virginia\, 22182\, United States SUMMARY:Democratic Socialists of America National Convention 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-2pUEHjvt8T@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dsausa.org/convention2011/convention.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:931-359-8143 Email:roseelly1@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:PLEASE PASS THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FAR AND WIDE!!!!! \n\nDavid Rovic s is coming to our house to perform a FREE HOUSE CONCERT and you are invit ed!!!! - Saturday October 22nd 8pm\n\nWe will be having a Fall Celebratio n Party to include David performing at 8pm. We will have a pot luck starti ng at 5pm and the performance will begin at 8pm. \nDavid rarely plays in M iddle TN so we are extremely fortunate that this world renowned political folk singer is in our own backyard. \n\nIf you have never seen David perfo rm you are missing out- he will make you laugh and cry. It is an experien ce of a lifetime. \nCome celebrate Fall with us and hear amazing music!!!! \n\nYou can download over 100 songs for free on his website www.davidrovic s.com. He sings on all the important topics of our time and has even rece ntly put out a KIDS CD which I\nencourage everyone to listen to- there is a great song about bullies\, children\\'s rights\, freedom\, etc.\n\nPleas e come support David and all his great work- and have an awesome time list ening to songs of real social significance- I guarantee a great time with great music.....\n\nRSVP Elly at 931.359.8143 or roseelly1@gmail.com for d etails\n\nOur house is about 50 miles from Nashville\, 40 miles from The F arm\, 35 miles from Murfreesboro and 50 miles from Huntsville\, AL. \n\n\\ 'David Rovics is the musical version of Democracy Now!\\'\n-Amy Goodman\, host\, Demorcracy Now!\n\n\\'Listen to David Rovics\\'\nPete Seeger\n\n\\' Rovics has his fist tight on the pulse of intervention through music\\'\nS ING OUT! Magazine\n\n\\'If the great Phil Ochs were to come back from the dead tonight he\\'d probably be hailed the new David Rovics\\'\n- Andy Ker shaw\, BBC Radio 3 Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20111022T170000 GEO:35.461400;-86.779200 LOCATION:Will Be Given At RSVP\, Lewisburg\, Tennessee\, 37091\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Free House Concert W/ Political Folk Singer David Rovics UID:20260421T070502CEST-wjZLG0w1P7@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:212-854-7083 Email:press_ccoh@columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:The Columbia Center for Oral History will host Voices of Rwanda founder Taylor Krauss. Krauss will discuss his work recording and preserv ing the testimonies of Rwandans\, ensuring that their stories inform the w orld about genocide and inspire a global sense of responsibility to preven t human rights atrocities. There will also be a presentation from faculty and alumni about Oral History Masters of Arts (OHMA)\, a multi-disciplinar y program that utilizes theoretical approaches across the social sciences and humanities. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20111025T180000 GEO:40.812700;-73.955000 LOCATION:International Affairs Building\, Rm 801\, 420 W. 118th St.\, Colum bia University\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:A Conversation with Voices of Rwanda Founder Taylor Krauss UID:20260421T070502CEST-n8CPGDjULC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://library.columbia.edu/indiv/ccoh.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:212-854-7083 Email:press_ccoh@columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:To Document\, To Change\, or To Listen: Testimony’s Unplanned Impact\n\nThe Columbia Center for Oral History will host Taylor Krauss\, founder of Voices of Rwanda. Krauss will discuss his work recording and pr eserving the testimonies of Rwandans\, ensuring that their stories inform the world about genocide and inspire a global sense of responsibility to p revent human rights atrocities. There will also be a presentation from fac ulty and alumni about the Oral History Master of Arts (OHMA) at Columbia u niversity\, a multi-disciplinary program that utilizes theoretical approac hes across the social sciences and humanities Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20111025T180000 GEO:40.812700;-73.955000 LOCATION:Columbia University\, International Affairs\, Rm 801\, 420 W. 118t h Street\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:Lecture by Voices of Rwanda Founder Taylor Krauss\, OHMA Open House UID:20260421T070502CEST-8ANcJPvX66@74.81.90.59 URL:http://library.columbia.edu/indiv/ccoh.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Alright you redeemers\, rebels and radicals out there\,\n\nWe\\ 're living through a magical moment … #OCCUPYWALLSTREET has catalyzed in to an international insurgency for democracy … the mood at our assemblie s is electric … people who go there are drawn into a Gandhian spirit of camaraderie and hope for a new kind of future. Across the globe the 99% ar e marching! You have inspired more than you know. People are digging into Act One of the long Spring.\n\nIts now time to amp up the edgy theatrics ⠀Ś deviant pranks\, subversive performances and playful dĂŠtournements of all kinds. Open your insurrectionary imagination. Anything\, from a bottom -up transformation of the global economy to changing the way we eat\, the way we get around\, the way we live\, love and communicate … be the spar k that sustains a global revolution of everyday life!\n\nAs the movement m atures\, lets consider a response to our critics. Lets occupy the core of our global system. Lets dethrone the greed that defines this new century. Lets work to define our first great demand.\nOCTOBER 29 – #ROBINHOOD GLO BAL MARCH\n\nThis is a proposal for the general assemblies of the Occupy m ovement.\n\nEight years ago\, on February 15\, 2003\, upwards of 15 millio n people in sixty countries marched together to stop President Bush from i nvading Iraq … a huge chunk of humanity lived for one day without dead t ime and glimpsed the power of a united people\\'s movement. Now we have an opportunity to repeat that performance on an even larger scale.\n\nOn Oct ober 29\, on the eve of the G20 Leaders Summit in France\, let\\'s the peo ple of the world rise up and demand that our G20 leaders immediately impos e a 1% #ROBINHOOD tax on all financial transactions and currency trades. L et\\'s send them a clear message: We want you to slow down some of that $1 .3-trillion easy money that\\'s sloshing around the global casino each day – enough cash to fund every social program and environmental initiative in the world.\n\nTake this idea to your local general assembly and join y our comrades in the streets on October 29.\n\nfor the wild\,\nCulture Jamm ers HQ Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111029 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Robin Hood Global March UID:20260421T070502CEST-0MksTKVCZZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbusters-blog/robinhood.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join us November 6th in Washington DC\n\nOn Sunday November 6 t he Tar Sands Action (and 350.org) will return to Washington DC to send an unmistakable message to the President.\n\nExactly one year before the elec tion\, we want to encircle the whole White House to ask President Obama to reject Keystone XL and live up to his promise to free us from the tyranny of oil. In doing so\, we want to remind him of the power of the movement that he rode to the White House in 2008. This is bigger than any one perso n - President or no - and we will carry on\, with or without him.\n\nWe\\' ve never tried something this ambitious before\, and we don’t know if th ere are the thousands of people that it will take to encircle the White Ho use. But if we can pull it off\, it will be an unmistakable message. Also\ , we\\'re not expecting any arrests at this action\, which means that anyo ne and everyone is able to participate.\n\nWe\\'ll be getting started at a round 2 pm\, and finishing up early evening. We\\'ll be carrying signs wit h Obama\\'s own words to show him we haven\\'t forgotten his promises.\n\n UPDATE: Over 3000 people have signed up to join the action\, which means w e have an opportunity to send a decisive message to the President on the 6 th. With scandals around Keystone XL brewing\, and momentum shifting in ou r direction\, we need to make this action as big as possible. Hope to see you there:\n\nSign up below to join us in DC to push President Obama to st op the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline: Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111106 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:White House\, Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20003\, United S tates SUMMARY:Tar Sands Action in DC: Encircle the White House UID:20260421T070502CEST-vwvM84fSvJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/2133/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?sig nup_page_KEY=6006 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join us for a national conference of the Committee to Stop FBI Repression in Chicago\, IL on Saturday\, November 5\, 2011.\nFeaturing\n\n Carlos Montes\, Chicano leader and immigrant rights activist\, facing trial after FBI directed LA Sheriffs raid on his home.\n\n Midwest Gran d Jury Resisters – 23 anti-war and international solidarity activists su bpoenaed to U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald’s Grand Jury in Chicago\, t he FBI raided seven homes in Chicago and Minneapolis on September 24\, 201 0.\n\nSpeakers include Steve Downs of Project Salam\, and other Arab\, Mus lim\, and other groups facing U.S. government repression.\n\nSpeakers on: civil rights\, civil liberties\, the law\, and organizing against war and occupations.\n\n Drop the Charges Against Carlos Montes!\n FBI Hands Off Anti-War Activists!\n No to the New McCarthyism! No Political Witc h Hunt!\n Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111105 GEO:41.882100;-87.644600 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60661\, United States SUMMARY:Committee to Stop FBI Repression - National Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-EkOsJzn2Hr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stopfbi.net/national-conference-2011 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:jessica@toxicsaction.org DESCRIPTION:Nearly 250 activists\, community leaders\, and experts attended last year’s conference. Thanks for helping make it such a huge success\ , and we’re looking forward to seeing you again this fall!\n\n Don’t m iss the opportunity to attend over 20 workshops covering the hottest envir onmental issues\, meet experts in a dozen fields\, and network with reside nts from across the state. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111029 GEO:43.954400;-72.669200 LOCATION:Vermont Technical College\, Randolph\, Vermont\, 05060\, United St ates SUMMARY:Vermont Environmental Action 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-xtkU8u7dDR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.toxicsaction.org/VTenvironmentalaction.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are very excited to announce the 8th National Low-Income Imm igrants\\' Rights Conference. This conference brings together community le aders\, organizers\, attorneys\, and advocates from around the country to share information and experiences and to develop strategies around some of the core issues affecting low-income immigrants. It is convened every two years\, always to great acclaim\, and often it has been a catalyst for ma jor victories by our movement.\n\n\n\n \n \n\nWho is expected\nto particip ate?\n \n \n500 of the leading advocates\, organizers\, and other experts from across the country representing local\, state\, and national immigran t and refugee rights\, civil rights\, health care\, anti-poverty\, legal\, faith-based\, ethnic\, labor\, community\, and low-wage worker groups.\n \n\nWhat does the\nconference\nfeature?\n \n \n\n Trainings\n\n Stra tegy Sessions\n\n Dialogue Sessions\n\n Plenary Sessions on Cross-Cu tting Issues\n\nWhy attend?\n \n \n\nThe 8th National Low-Income Immigrant s\\' Rights Conference will get you up to speed on laws and policies impac ting immigrants today\, and connect you with immigrant rights advocates wo rking at the national\, state and local levels. You will be able to partic ipate in the development of advocating strategies related to critical issu es affecting low-income immigrants in the U.S. including:\n\n \n\n Work ers\\' Rights\n\n Anti-Immigrant Proposals\n\n Educational and Other Opportunities\n\n Immigration Enforcement\n\n Safety-Net Programs a nd Services\n\n Due Process and Constitutional Rights\n\n Immigratio n Reform \n\n \n\n \nPast conferences have been highly praised for buildin g momentum toward developing a national agenda on these and other importan t immigrants\\' rights issues. We expect 2011\\'s conference to be similar ly galvanizing. \n Sponsors Champion Sponsors\n\n\nWorkshop Sponsors\nAmer ican Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations\n\nScholarsh ip Fund\nUnited Food and Commercial Workers International Union\nMayer Bro wn LLP\n\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111211 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111208 GEO:38.885300;-77.095100 LOCATION:Arlington\, Virginia\, 22201\, United States SUMMARY:8th National Low-Income Immigrants\\' Rights Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-USKVn6wDEa@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nilc.org/conference2011.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:oin Witness Against Torture in a rally in Washington\, DC and h elp create a human chain of more than 2\,000 people\, representing the ind ividuals still detained without charge or fair trial at GuantĂĄnamo and Ba gram\, from the White House to the Capitol. We will raise our voices and d emand: GuantĂĄnamo is but one in a string of unkept promises. While the me dia has largely abandoned the issue\, a bipartisan consensus is emerging t o commit permanently to terrible policies. We need to speak out with a new determination to reach policy-makers\, the media\, and the public. Buses will be coming to Washington DC from cities throughout theEastern United S tates. By far the biggest such demonstrationn since the \\'War on Terror\\ ' began. Human rights organizations\, legal collectives\, grassroots group s\, and people of conscience everywhere are rallying to form a human chain from the White House to Congress and to demand real change. Be a part of this historic day!\n\nContact Info: Please Sign Up\, e-mail: security@aius a.org or jan11@witnesstorture.org www.amnestyusa.org/jan11 www.witness torture.org Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120111T090000 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:National Day of Action Against Guatanamo 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-X7z1GhTRWc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.amnestyusa.org/jan11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This Call is being issued to every person who reads these words . The world waits for us to move toward a progressive path that ensures hu manity’s existence. OUR VERY EXISTENCE IS ON THE LINE! The 1% of the pop ulation that profits from wars\, mass foreclosures\, and union busting is attempting to divide and eliminate the rest of us one group at a time. Str ategies to divide us have been successful. To unite in our interest\, we m ust organize\, analyze\, and teach what is happening and why. . .\n\n h ard won rights of working people are being stamped out\;\n democracy is being overturned\;\n the corporate destruction of the planet is being ratcheted up\;\n hardworking people are losing their jobs\, their homes \, their futures and their families\;\n attacks are mounting against Me dicaid\, Medicare\, education\, welfare\, housing\, the environment\, and Social Security.\n\nWith the technology available today\, there is no need for scarcity anywhere on earth.\n\nPOVERTY—and the threat of poverty– CAN BE ELIMINATED AND THAT IS THE GOAL!\n\nWe ask you to unite with us to reach that goal. Join us in mounting this national MARCH ON WASHINGTON DC — and the local and national organizing and educational campaign of whic h it is a part\, the ONE CLASS-ONE CAUSE Campaign.\n\nLet us unite all sec tions of workers–the able-bodied and the disabled – the organized and the unorganized – the high paid\, the low paid and the unpaid. We are on e class–the working class. Our fight is not against each other but again st those who seek profits at any expense. The corporations love war\, will seek profits at anyone’s expense\, and they never hear or heed our crie s. Their motto is\, “pollute\, shoot\, and don’t give a hoot!” Our m otto is “One Class\, One Cause!”\n\nWe are marching on Washington\, D. C. because it is both the seat of national government and a blatant exampl e of everything wrong with this country that we are gathering to fight. We are marching toward the building of what history demands from us – a wo rld where the needs of the many out-weigh the needs of the few. The future of humanity is at stake. We have to craft a society that cares for mother earth\, and allows all people to thrive and not merely survive. You must help carry this March. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120630 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:National March on Washington to End Poverty UID:20260421T070502CEST-rvIFHM1TFN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.oneclassonecause.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The fourth annual Lake Junaluska Peace Conference\, “Poverty\ , Abundance\, and Peace: Seeking Economic Justice for All God’s Childre n\,” will lift up some of the systemic causes of poverty and economic d isparity to help participants better understand these issues and to be equ ipped as change agents to work for alleviating these causes of poverty for a more just and peaceful world.\n\n**Michael Ayuen de Kuany\, one of the \\'Lost Boys of the Sudan\,\\' will be a speaker at the 2011 Lake Junalusk a Peace Conference. Read his story.\n\nNEWS:\nEarly registration deadline has been extended until August 31\, 2011! Register now to save.\n\nSpeake rs for this year’s conference include Senator George McGovern\, Dr. Davi d Beckmann\, President of Bread for the World\, and Bishop Nkula Ntambo of the Katanga Conference in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. \n\nIn k eeping with the commitment of the Peace Conference to Interfaith peacemaki ng\, the Conference will also feature an interfaith panel featuring Jewis h\, Muslim and Christian scholars on the topic\, “Our Sacred Texts Speak to Us in Regard to Peace\, Justice and Economics.”\n\nA special session will also feature speakers on the topic of “Corporate Social Responsibi lity\,” as the Conference looks at ways foundations\, faith communities\ , and individuals can work for a more just economic order through responsi ble investing. Speakers will be Dr. Tom Stephens\, Managing Director of P rescient360 Group\, an advisor for many years to corporations\, government \, and institutions on issues of corporate responsibility\, and Vidette Bu llock Mixon\, who will represent the United Methodist Board of Pensions so cially responsible investing policies.\n\nThrough plenary sessions and bre akout groups participants will have many opportunities to hear about the i ssues affecting economic justice and ways all persons can work for a more equitable and peaceful world. Additional speakers and events will be anno unced as they are confirmed. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111115 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111113 GEO:35.528000;-82.967700 LOCATION:Lake Junaluska\, North Carolina\, 28745\, United States SUMMARY:Lake Junaluska Peace Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-cWLthjmOH1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lakejunaluska.com/peace/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by herchurch San Francisco\nNovember 11-13\, 2011\n\n at herchurch 678 Portola Dr. San Francisco\n\nTheme: The Feminine Face of God/dess – Paradigm for justice and empowerment\n\n REGISTRATION\n\nKey Note Speakers:\n\n Jeanette Rodriguez\, Ph.D. – Institute for Theolog ical Studies\, Seattle University\n\n Max Dashu – Suppressed Histories Archives\, Oakland\, CA\n\nMary Streufert\, Ph. D. - Lutheran Feminist S cholar\, ELCA Women and Justice\, Chicago\n\n \n\nArtist in Residence: Sh iloh McCloud\n Schedule and Workshops and leaders – see below\n \nregis tration limited to 150 - so sign up ASAP Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111113 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111111 GEO:37.735000;-122.460000 LOCATION:Her Church\, 678 Portola Dr\, San Francisco\, California\, 94127\, United States SUMMARY:6th Annual Faith and Feminism\, Womanist\, Mujerista Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-tV6FshItJN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.herchurch.org/id33.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Activists and campus leaders from 10 Western States will conver ge to strategize\, share ideas about feminist activism\, and formulate a p lan of action. We will be tackling issues that affect us on a local\, nati onal\, and global level. From the upcoming elections\, to reproductive hea lth and rights\, violence against women\, anti-choice extremism\, educatio n access\, and campus activism\, this is a weekend that is not to be misse d!\n\nBe prepared for a weekend of activist training\, amazing workshops\, strategy sessions\, and inspirational speakers. One year out from the 201 2 Election\, the conference will feature “Get Out HER Vote” workshops where we will learn about the election’s impact on women’s lives and w hat you and your feminist group can do now and next Spring to gear up for 2012. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111105 GEO:33.972900;-118.249000 LOCATION:Cal State Northridge\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90001\, United S tates SUMMARY:Western Regional Feminist Campus Leadership Conference 2011 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ThXVno2S5M@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.feministcampus.org/leadership/western/2011/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-387-0919 Email:philly@uhurusolidarity.org DESCRIPTION:Join us on November 12\, 2011 for \\'A Day in Solidarity with A frican People\\' - the Philadelphia Event\, part of the national campaign of events and actions led by the Uhuru Solidarity Movement!\n\n\\'A Day in Solidarity with African People\\' is an opportunity to hear from the dyna mic leadership of the African Liberation Movement and the movement for whi te solidarity with Black Power!\n\nFEATURED SPEAKERS:\n...\n- CHAIRMAN OMA LI YESHITELA [Keynote Speaker]- Leader and Founder of the Uhuru Movement\, International speaker\, Published Author of Dozens of Books and Pamphlets including \\'Omali Yeshitela Speaks\\'\; Chairman of the African Socialis t International\, Founder and Chairman of the Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice\, Peace\, and Reparations\;\n\n-PENNY HESS\, Chairwoman of the African People\\'s Solidarity Committee\, Author of \\'Overturning the Culture of Violence\\'\n\n- DIOP OLUGBALA\, International People\\'s Demo cratic Uhuru Movement President\, and Philadelphia\\'s Only Independent Ma yoral Candidate!\n\n- A panel discussion of special guests.\n\nDON\\'T MIS S THIS INCREDIBLE EVENT!\n\nÂť Take the Pledge of Solidarity: www.uhurusol idarity.org When you donate $10 or more\, we\\'ll send you a ticket for th is event. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20111112T130000 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION:2125 Chestnut St\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United St ates SUMMARY:A Day in Solidarity With African People -- Philadelphia Event UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZZrZiPBXvO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://uhurusolidarity.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone:212-854-7083 Email:tf2292@columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:“United in Anger: Historicizing ACT UP\,” a public workshop by ACT UP Oral History Project co-directors Jim Hubbard and Sarah Schulma n on their interviews with surviving members of the AIDS Coalition to Unle ash to Power\, a group that was formed in 1987 to raise public consciousne ss about the evolving epidemic.\n\nHubbard and Schulman will introduce the project\, review its history\, share the insights gained and discuss how they ultimately seek to \\'demystify the process of making social change.\ \' Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20111108T180000 GEO:40.812700;-73.955000 LOCATION:Columbia University\, 420 W. 118th St.\, International Affairs\, R m 801\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:United in Anger: Historicizing ACT UP UID:20260421T070502CEST-deIw2C0L7z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://library.columbia.edu/indiv/ccoh.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: \n\nThe Young Democratic Socialists Annual Winter Conference w ill take place February 17th to the 19th in New York City. The conference will feature exciting speakers such as Cornel West\, Frances Fox Piven\, M aurice Isserman\, and many others.\n\n \n\nNow is a crucial time to be org anizing\, with the energy from Occupy Wall Street still surging. DSAers an d YDSers from around the country have been working to build their local Oc cupations. The conference will allow us to reflect on this work and discus s how to move forward.\n\n \n\nOur conference will be specially focused on fighting back against student debt and rising education costs. Students t oday are facing a very bleak future. From 1981-2010 college tuition has in creased 7% every year\, more than double the rate of overall inflation\, 3 %. Overall\, college tuition and fees have quadrupled in real terms from 1 982 to 2007. Additionally\, federal financial aid\, which used to be 80% g rant based\, is now 80% loans based.\n\n \n\nFor many people access to col lege involves taking on debt at a rate that we have not seen before. The p roblems surrounding higher education occur because of policy decisions\, a nd therefore can be reversed through different decisions. That is why we n eed to be organizing students to put pressure on decision makers.\n\n \n\n At the conference you will explore this issue and many others\, as well as learn organizing skills to help build fight back on your campus. Students will gather from across the country\, so you can learn more about the str uggle-taking place on other campuses. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120219 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120217 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Young Democratic Socialists Winter 2012 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-eZfVe06Vhd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: \nExactly one year after we occupied Wisconsin\\'s state capit ol...\n\nGet ready to join hundreds of students from all over the country to take the student movement to the next level at the USAS 15th Anniversar y National Conference in Madison on February 17-18\, 2012.\nRegister now! Start planning your travel and get your group to start fundraising!\n\nOn this weekend one year earlier\, our USAS group\, the Student Labor Action Coalition\, mobilized thousands of UW-Madison students to join over 100\,0 00 workers and community members fighting back against corporate-funded at tacks on public sector workers by taking over our state capitol. Now\, as the #Occupy movement escalates across the country\, we invite you to retur n to the site of this historic occupation with student organizers from acr oss the country\, to learn how to win campaigns that build student and wor ker power\, and to strategize about how we can make our movement for econo mic justice even stronger.\n\nJoin us in Wisconsin and help us seize this moment to escalate the fight against corporate greed!\n\nFifteen years ago \, we joined with student labor activists across the country to help found USAS. We have grown to be the only entirely student-run national organiza tion with a decade and a half of victories over billionaire corporations a nd university administrators who seek to take away the rights of the 99% o n our campuses and in our communities. At this special USAS 15th Anniversa ry National Conference we’ll celebrate our history and our victories. We ’ll strategize about how to step up our campaigns with campus workers an d the garment workers sewing our university apparel who are fighting back against their greedy\, billionaire employers\, and we’ll explore new st rategies to take on our University’s relationships with the Wall Street banks that crashed the economy and keep students\, workers\, and our famil ies in misery\n\nWhether you’re totally new to activism or have some exp erience under you belt\, we can’t wait for you to join us in Wisconsin t his February!\n\nIn solidarity\,\nCristina Lor\n\nStudent Labor Action Coa lition\, UW-Madison\n\nP.S. Bring a scarf Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120218 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120217 GEO:43.073400;-89.450500 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53705\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops 15th Anniversary National Confer ence UID:20260421T070502CEST-R8nZhU1b3u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usas.org/conference2012/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:WHO IS PMN/SFS? We\\'re a network of: \nMusicians \nPerformers \nSongwriters \nSound & recording engineers \nMusic Lovers \nRecord & conc ert producers \nPromoters \nArchivists \nand more \n\nusing music and cult ure to promote progressive ideas and values. We\\'re committed to working with and supporting grassroots and community organizations\, to explore an d present the diversity of people\\'s culture. We learn from our communiti es and each other and we have fun doing it! \nIt Takes All Kinds...\n\nWe represent many social\, racial\, cultural\, and ethnic communities as well as a great variety of musical and political interests. We are anti-racist activists\, children\\'s activists\, feminists\, labor organizers\, lesbi ans and gays\, and more. Our network stretches across the U. S. and Canada and includes other international members. \nMusic To Serve Our Needs\n\nA s PMN/SFS members we help develop\, promote\, and preserve people\\'s musi c. We enjoy sharing our songs\, stories\, dances\, and friendship with oth ers who share the vision of a better world. \nWe Have A Lot To Offer\n\nTh e People\\'s Music Network for Songs of Freedom and Struggle provides acce ss to the valuable resources and support of a network of musical and cultu ral organizers. \nOpen to everyone:\n\nTwo yearly gatherings where people can swap songs\, share experiences\, attend musical/organizing workshops a nd perform before a knowledgeable and sympathetic audience. The summer gat hering is held in the country and the winter one in a city. We expand our ethnic and cultural base by holding the winter gathering in a different ci ty each year. \nNext Gathering:\n\nOur next gathering will be Jan 27\, 28\ , and 29\, 2012 in Lawrence MA to help kick off the 100\\'th anniversary o f the Bread and Roses strike. Save the date! More information will be post ed here as it becomes availa Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120129 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120127 GEO:42.706900;-71.161800 LOCATION:Lawrence\, Massachusetts\, 01840\, United States SUMMARY:Peoples Music Network Gathering 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-kj97jHuHWL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peoplesmusic.org/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 24th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change is coming to Charm City — Baltimore\, Maryland\, and the Hilton Baltimor e\, January 25–29\, 2012. \n\n What\\'s Creating Change? Only the premie r annual organizing and skills-building event for the lesbian\, gay\, bise xual and transgender community and their allies.\n\n The conference is run by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force\, and attracts more than 2\,50 0 people from all over the country every year. Presenters and participants come from all walks of life and include members of the business community \, elected officials\, students\, faith leaders and staff and volunteers o f non-profit organizations.\n\nOur five-day program features over 250 work shops and training sessions\, four plenary sessions\, and tons of networki ng opportunities.\n\n How could you even think of missing this? We hope to see you this year in Baltimore! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120129 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120125 GEO:39.345500;-76.680400 LOCATION:Hilton\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21215\, United States SUMMARY:The National Conference on LGBT Equality 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-m7P0TCTN9I@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.creatingchange.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: The North American Anarchist Studies Network is currently seek ing participants for our third annual conference to be held at the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe in San Juan\, Puerto Rico . We invite those engaged in intellectual work within existing institution s\, such as universities\, but also those engaged in the production of kno wledge beyond institutional walls to share their ongoing work. From the li brary stacks to the streets\, we encourage all those interested in the stu dy of anarchism to submit a proposal. Far more than an academic conference we wish to create spaces in which there’s a friendly dialogue regarding topics that might help us expand the knowledge of the theory of anarchism and how to construct a better and equal society. \n\n In keeping with the open and fluid spirit of anarchism\, we will not be calling for any speci fic topics of discussion\, but rather are encouraging participants to pres ent on a broad and diverse number of themes- from the historical to the co ntemporary to the utopian. \n\n It is our sincere hope that this conferenc e will\, to the greatest extent possible\, accurately represent the divers ity of the North American and International anarchist politics and thought \; to that end\, we encourage submission(s) in English\, French\, Spanish\ , Portuguese and in any other language or on any other topic you feel rele vant to this experience and this community. \n\n Send your proposal\, incl uding a short abstract\, a working title and three keywords that describe your project to the Puerto Rico NAASN crew at: naasnpuertorico@gmail.com F or more information on the North America Anarchist Studies Network check o ut our website at www.naasn.org. \n\n We look forward to hearing from you\ , organizing with you and\, of course\, learning from you! Geographical S cope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120108 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120107 GEO:18.394000;-66.086300 LOCATION:San Juan\, PR\, 00921\, United States SUMMARY:North American Anarchist Studies Network UID:20260421T070502CEST-zr4voU9tuM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.naasn.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Z Media Institute was founded in 1994 by cofounders of Z Magazi ne (1988) and South End Press (1977) to teach radical politics\, media and organizing skills\, the principles and practice of creating non-hierarchi cal institutions and projects\, activism\, and vision and strategy for soc ial change.\n\nClasses are held around Eel Pond in Woods Hole\, Massachuse tts.\n\nThe members of the initial South End Press collective had all part icipated in various 1960s and 1970s movements\, but knew little about publ ishing books or magazines. We felt the Press (and later Z Magazine) should become an alternative\, democratic\, self-supporting left institution. As activists we would continue to participate in various movements\, in addi tion to our publishing work. We would also publish books and articles deal ing with strategy and future vision\, not just analysis and critique.\n\nW e had lived through a time of incredible social change\, from civil rights and black power movements to student and antiwar movements to counter-cul ture\, women’s\, and gay and lesbian movements to labor\, Native America n\, and ecology movements. A new politics was developing and we felt left media had to relate this politics to existing movements\, to those just be coming radical\, and to a larger public. Otherwise\, they would be ignored \, revised\, or misrepresented by mainstream media outlets.\n\nSouth End P ress is now 30-years-old and Z Magazine is 20 years old. Over that time we \\'ve learned a great deal\, not only about publishing\, but also about ma instream media and how it prevents any real structural critique of society . Also\, through participation as an “alternative press” in the mainst ream publishing industry we have seen censorship (subtle and blatant)\; we \\'ve learned about control of promotion and distribution\, from reviews t o bookstore sales to shelf placement.\n\nIn 1994 we decided to pass along what we knew\, partly to encourage others to start radical\, self-sustaini ng institutions that could educate\, inspire\, and organize\; partly to me et people interested in creating and joining a future larger left media ne twork\; partly to teach a democratic\, participatory\, radical politics an d a democratic workplace structure and process.\n\nOver 700 students have attended ZMI so far. Many are now working with media/organizing projects\, others have started new projects\, some have joined our staff\, others ha ve become ZMI faculty\, still others have written articles and reviews for Z Magazine and ZNet\, as well as other progressive publications.\n\n \nCo urses \nPolitical courses (vary year by year but) typically include: princ iples of workplace democracy\, foreign policy\, ecology\, political scienc e\, queer theory\, women and revolution\, labor\, race\, youth liberation\ , economic and social vision and strategy\, and more.\n\nMedia courses typ ically include: Analysis of mainstream media\; starting a media project (n ewspaper\, radio\, video\, magazine\, Internet\, organizing)\; challenges of alternative media\; pressuring mainstream media\; research and investig ation techniques\; more.\n\nSkills courses typically include: Finances\, p romotion\, fundraising\, design\, production\, promotion\, editing\, facil itating meetings\, and more.\n\nPLEASE NOTE: ZMI 2011 IS BEING HELD from J une 9 to June 17. To apply\, download\, print out\, and fill in the PDF ap plication form (form is on Page 2) and mail to ZMI\, 18 Millfield Street\, Woods Hole\, MA 02543\; fax 508-457-0626\; or email to zmag@zmag.org. The fee is $1\,200\, which includes room\, board\, course materials\, etc. (P ayment not required with application.) SPACE IS LIMITED so be sure to send your application by February 25. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120617 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120609 GEO:41.526800;-70.665000 LOCATION:Woods Hole\, Massachusetts\, 02543\, United States SUMMARY:Z Media Institute 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-6AaTVoNAJh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.zcommunications.org/zmi/zmi.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2012 Good Jobs\, Green Jobs Regional Conferences are coming to a city near you next year. In Atlanta\, Los Angeles\, Philadelphia and Detroit\, thousands of people will come together to talk about how they a re building a green economy in their region -- and creating good jobs alon g the way. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120224 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120223 GEO:33.844400;-84.474100 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30301\, United States SUMMARY:Good Jobs\, Green Jobs: Atlanta Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-H1Ax47R5nF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenjobsconference.org/about END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2012 Good Jobs\, Green Jobs Regional Conferences are coming to a city near you next year. In Atlanta\, Los Angeles\, Philadelphia and Detroit\, thousands of people will come together to talk about how they a re building a green economy in their region -- and creating good jobs alon g the way. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120316 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120315 GEO:34.007100;-118.259000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, 90011\, United States SUMMARY:Good Jobs\, Green Jobs: Los Angeles Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-bS47dZktdo@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenjobsconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2012 Good Jobs\, Green Jobs Regional Conferences are coming to a city near you next year. In Atlanta\, Los Angeles\, Philadelphia and Detroit\, thousands of people will come together to talk about how they a re building a green economy in their region -- and creating good jobs alon g the way. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120404 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120403 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Good Jobs\, Green Jobs: Philadelphia Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-9RWNESAUi8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenjobsconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2012 Good Jobs\, Green Jobs Regional Conferences are coming to a city near you next year. In Atlanta\, Los Angeles\, Philadelphia and Detroit\, thousands of people will come together to talk about how they a re building a green economy in their region -- and creating good jobs alon g the way. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120511 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120510 GEO:42.433700;-82.980700 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, 48205\, United States SUMMARY:Good Jobs\, Green Jobs: Detroit Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-ip52gJwGhW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenjobsconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:REDISCOVERY. Our central theme\, rediscovery\, reflects our bel ief that we must challenge ourselves to re-examine the meaning of Asian Am erican\, for ourselves and for our community. Rediscovery asks us to build a new framework with which to think about Asian Americans in the landscap e of 21st century America. In doing so\, our hope is that our programming provokes critical thought and analysis of the contemporary plight of Asian Americans.\n\nRENAISSANCE. At its core\, the notion of rebirth and reinve ntion epitomizes our notion of renaissance. From Asian American YouTube ce lebrities to rising stars in the political arena\, Asian Americans are beg inning to challenge conventional stereotypes that defined our past\, locat e our present\, and write our future.\n\nREVOLUTION. The Civil Rights Move ment started with a dream\, that things could be different\, that change w as possible. In this context\, we need to ask ourselves what does an Asian American movement look like? What change are we fighting for? At the hear t of revolution is the understanding that there could be a new reality\, a better one\, and that people together can unite to bring it about. Geogr aphical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120226 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120224 GEO:35.997200;-78.897300 LOCATION:Duke University\, Durham\, North Carolina\, 27701\, United States SUMMARY:East Coast Asian American Student Union’s 35th conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-U9mG0Ch01l@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.conference.ecaasu.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Registration for RebLaw 2012\, February 17-18 will open soon.\ n\nWho: Proud-to-Be-Rebels \nWhat: The Eighteenth Annual Rebellious Lawyer ing Conference. The RebLaw Conference is an annual\, student-run conferenc e that brings together practitioners\, law students\, and community advoca tes from around the country to discuss innovative\, progressive approaches to law and social change. \nWhere: Yale Law School\, New Haven\, CT. \nWh en: Friday\, February 17–Saturday\, February 18\, 2012\nCost: Standard registration is $30. Registration is free for members of the Yale\, UConn\ , New Haven\, and Quinnipiac communities. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120218 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120217 GEO:41.317200;-72.928000 LOCATION:Yale\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06511\, United States SUMMARY:The Rebellious Lawyering Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-6pSvWx1JvL@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yale.edu/reblaw/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are now planning PIELC 2012! Submit panel ideas here\, and c ome back often for updates!\n\nThe 29th Annual Public Interest Environment al Law Conference is now over - it was a wonderful weekend and we hoped th at you all enjoyed it. News coverage of the conference is coming in and we will put links to any story we know about on our twitter page.\n\n Congra tulations to the 2011 PIELC Co-Directors for winning the ABA Section of En vironment\, Energy and Resources Law Student Environment\, Energy and Reso urces Program of the Year Award! Emily Follansbee and Sarah Altemus-Pope a ccepted the award on Sunday\, August 7\, 2011\, in Toronto\, Canada. Geog raphical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120304 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120301 GEO:44.060900;-123.083000 LOCATION:Eugene\, Oregon\, 97401\, United States SUMMARY:Public Interest Environmental Law Conference - University of Oregon 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-AktSjTeVs3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://pielc.org/pages/home.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Fishable\, Swimmable? 40 Years of Water Law in Florida and the United States\nFebruary 23-25\, 2012 at the University of Florida Levin Co llege of Law\nExpected to be approved for 15 CLER credits\n\n2012 marks th e 40th anniversary of both the Florida Water Resources Act and the federal Clean Water Act. In honor of this occasion\, the 18th annual Public Inter est Environmental Law Conference at the University of Florida Levin Colleg e of Law will focus on the evolution of water law and policy over the past four decades.\n\nPlease join us for...\nThursday Feb. 23\, 6-9 p.m.: Rece ption and welcoming remarks\nFriday Feb. 24\, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.: Panels and plenary sessions\nSaturday Feb. 25 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: Workshops and closing plenary session\n\nThe Florida Water Resources Act was born out of a sense of urgency that focused Florida’s policymakers on the need to m odernize the rapidly developing state’s environmental\, planning and wat er law. Dean Frank Maloney from the UF College of Law was tasked with draf ting the model water code\, which became law in 1972. Weighing in at a sli m 15\,500 words\, the Florida Water Resources Act represented the best thi nking on water resource administration at the time\, blending eastern and western water law into something known as the “reasonable-beneficial use ” standard\, dividing the state into watershed-based administrative unit s with regulatory power and a purse\, and accounting for environmental flo ws (Minimum Flows and Levels & Reservations of Use). After 40 years and no w a bulky 155\,000 words\, the Act is still viewed with envy by other stat es and even foreign governments. Yet many believe Florida\\'s water resour ces are in a continuing crisis\, as water managers seek to convert the dec eptively simple mandates of the Act into something that satisfies the dive rse constituencies—and resources—that rely on water.\n\nThe atmosphere prompting the passage of Florida’s water act reflected the broader dema nd of citizens throughout the country that the government act to address t he growing problem of water pollution. In enacting the federal Clean Water Act in 1972\, Congress intended to overcome the shortfalls of prior pollu tion control efforts. The CWA includes a sweeping commitment to “restore and maintain the chemical\, physical\, and biological integrity of the Na tion’s waters\,” by eliminating the discharge of pollutants into navig able waters and ensuring water quality to support the needs of both humans and wildlife.1 Despite large strides in reducing water pollution since it s passage\, the CWA remains the subject of debate among environmental advo cates and supporters of states’ rights\, among others.\n\nThis year’s conference will include keynote speakers and panels on a variety of topics related to water law and policy. Topics will focus on the current state o f affairs with respect to water regulation and what the future holds for o ur state’s—and our country’s—water resources. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120225 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120223 GEO:29.681300;-82.353900 LOCATION:University Of Florida Levin College Of Law\, Gainesville\, Florida \, 32611\, United States SUMMARY:Public Interest Environmental Conference - Florida - 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-I4C9MmLrLR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.law.ufl.edu/piec/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:As educators we recognize the need for on-going conversation on teaching about issues of race and bias at all levels of schooling. Howeve r\, we see very few staff inservices or resources devoted to these importa nt topics. We want to give educators and community members an opportunity to learn from and network with one another and to find new resources (prin t\, web and human) that can help us all confront racist\, classist and bia sed education.\n\n2012 Anti-racist/Anti-bias Teaching Conference \n\nSatur day\, April 21\, 2012 \nIndian Community School in Franklin\, Wisconsin \n The Educators’ Network for Social Justice and other community organizati ons invite educators and community members interested in issues of race an d social justice in education to attend this outstanding conference. \n\nH IGHLIGHTS \nKeynote Speaker\, Linda Christensen\, whose work on literacy a nd social justice has been featured in Rethinking Schools. \nInteractive w orkshop sessions \nPanel: local schools with Anti-racist/Anti-bias initiat ives. \nInformational tables from sponsoring anti-bias organizations \nNet working opportunities with other educators. \n\nAll for $25! Includes lunc h and continental breakfast. \n\nDownload our Call for Proposal form if yo u would like to be a presenter\, or Email Mary Hauser\, mhauser@nl.edu if you would like to volunteer to work on the planning committee. Geographi cal Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120412 GEO:42.896100;-88.008900 LOCATION:Indian Community School\, Franklin\, Wisconsin\, 53132\, United St ates SUMMARY:Anti-racist/Anti-bias Teaching Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-pXukBKr2De@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ensj.org/Conferences/HomePage END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join us in beautiful San Diego for our 3rd annual national educ ator conference focused on LGBTQIA youth\, titled\, Supporting Students ~ Saving Lives. \n\nThe conference begins Friday\, February 17th at 5:00pm a nd ends on Sunday\, February 19th at 1:00pm. Enjoy an extended day in San Diego on Monday\, February 20th (Presidents\\' Day). \n\n \n\nWHO SHOULD C OME:\n\n- School Counselors\n\n- P. E. Teachers/ Coaches\n\n- Elementary E ducators\n\n- Secondary Educators\n\n- Social Workers / School Psychologis ts\n\n- Administrators\n\n- School and Community Based Mental Health Profe ssionals\n\n- Marriage and Family Therapists\n\n \n\nGOALS OF THE CONFEREN CE \n\nTeach & Empower Educators With:\n\n- Knowledge of the laws and righ ts of LGBTQIA students and resources available to students and families\n\ n- Attitudes that empower educators to take personal responsibility as adv ocates for LGBTQIA youth\n\n- Skills to access resources and to create saf e\, welcoming and inclusive schools for al LGBTQIA youth Geographical Sco pe: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120219 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120217 GEO:32.719600;-117.162000 LOCATION:San Diego\, California\, 92101\, United States SUMMARY:Supporting Students\, Saving Lives\, LGBTQ - 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-PF9vuj7a5d@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cescal.org/lgbtqi2012/index.cfm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A unique phenomenon in the U.S. and the world\, Left Forum conv enes the largest annual conference of a broad spectrum of left and progres sive intellectuals\, activists\, academics\, organizations and the interes ted public. Conference participants come together to engage a wide range o f critical perspectives on the world\, to discuss differences\, commonalit ies\, and alternatives to current predicaments\, and to share ideas for un derstanding and transforming the world. The conference is held each spring in New York City. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120318 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120316 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:Pace University\, New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Left Forum 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-uvFlnk1fxV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.leftforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:25th Annual National Association of Environmental Law Societies 2012\nConference hosted by the University of Michigan Law School\nPossibl e Dates: February 16-19\, March 22-25\, 29-31 April 5-8\nEvents to conside r when choosing a date:\nABA’s Section of Environment\, Energy and Resou rces Conference\n(usually mid-March)\nPublic Interest Environmental Law Co nference at the University of\nOregon (usually beginning of March)\nUMLS W inter Recess (February 25-March 5)\nUMLS Admissions Office’s Admitted St udent Weekend (two weekends in\nMarch or April)\nUMLS SFF Auction (one eve ning in March or April)\nVenue\nThe University of Michigan Law School\nAnn Arbor\, Michigan\nIn addition to the well-known and celebrated law quad t hat hosted the first\nNAELS Conference in 1988\, the University of Michiga n Law School will feature\na new commons and academic building in the spri ng of 2012. The commons\nand the academic building are currently under con struction but are scheduled\nto be completed in January 2012. Though the n ew academic building is\ndesigned in the gothic style of the law quad\, it is on track to be LEED certified.\nThe NAELS 2012 Conference will benefit greatly from having these new spaces\nto hold events during the conferenc e. More information on both building\nprojects can be found at\nhttp://www .law.umich.edu/buildingproject/Pages/home.aspx.\nTheme\n25 Back\, 25 Forwa rd: Environmental Law at the Crossroads\nAs the National Association of En vironmental Law Societies gathers for its 25th\nAnnual Conference in 2012\ , our country will have seen 22 years pass since\nthe last major piece of environmental legislation was passed\, 1990’s Clean Air\nAct Amendments. Despite this period of legislative inaction\, the call from\nenvironmenta lly concerned activists\, citizens and leaders for government action\non a wide array of issues such as climate change\, water quality\, and natural \nresource protection remains strong. As we stand at this crossroad lookin g\nback at the past 25 years and forward to the next 25\, we will try to\n understand how the environmental law movement arrived at its current posit ion\nand the avenues for action—legislative\, judicial\, and executive†”that lay before\nus.\nPossible panel subjects:\nThe Course of Environment al Law from 1988 to 2012\nThe Current State of the Environmental Law Movem ent\nThe Future of Environmental Law: Legislative Strategies\nThe Future o f Environmental Law: Executive and Administrative\nStrategies\nThe Future of Environmental Law: Judicial Strategies\nThe Role of Activism in the Fut ure of the Environmental Law Movement Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120324 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120322 GEO:42.280900;-83.791500 LOCATION:Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, 48103\, United States SUMMARY:National Association of Environmental Law Societies UID:20260421T070502CEST-oE3DDX28Np@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.naels.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars and plan to join us for the 2012 IMPACT Nat ional Conference\, to be hosted once again at Stetson University in Deland \, Florida. Last year’s conference drew together over 500 students\, cam pus staff\, year of service members\, and nonprofit professionals from acr oss the country for a weekend of storytelling\, resource-sharing\, and ins piration.\n\n \n\nSign up for our e-mail list to receive periodic updates about the 2012 IMPACT Conference.\nWhat is the IMPACT Conference?\n\nThe I MPACT Conference is historically the largest gathering in the country of s ocially-engaged college students who come together across issue\, perspect ive\, and approach to social change. Building on the rich 26-year traditio n of the COOL Conference and the Idealist Campus Conference\, IMPACT is th e one time during the year when students\, campus staff\, year of service members\, and nonprofit professionals gather together to share resources a nd exchange storie Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120329 GEO:29.021800;-81.333500 LOCATION:Stetson University\, DeLand\, Florida\, 32720\, United States SUMMARY:IMPACT National Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-hMUm6ZM6Ec@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.impactconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:True Colors is a non-profit organization that works with other social service agencies\, schools\, organizations\, and within communities to ensure that the needs of sexual and gender minority youth are both rec ognized and competently met. The organization trains more than 2400 people annually\, organizes the largest LGBT youth conference in the country wit h more than 2000 attendees and manages the state’s only LGBT mentoring p rogram. True Colors has been spotlighted by both national and local media for their expertise in LGBTI youth issues\, including most recently CNN. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120317 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120316 GEO:41.799300;-72.306500 LOCATION:University Of CT\, Storrs\, Connecticut\, 06251\, United States SUMMARY:True Colors XIX: Celebrating Our Allies UID:20260421T070502CEST-iclBfRGzc8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ourtruecolors.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On the National Day of Silence hundreds of thousands of student s nationwide take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-ca lling\, bullying and harassment in their schools. Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120420 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Day of Slience 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-nHOuvu7fas@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dayofsilence.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Intersectionality: Vision\, Commitment\,\n and Sustainable Part nerships\n\n March 28-31\, 2012\n Albuquerque Convention Center\n Albuquer que\, New Mexico\n Hosted by: New Mexico Equity and Social Justice Allianc e Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120331 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120328 GEO:35.199600;-106.645000 LOCATION:Albuquerque\, New Mexico\, 87101\, United States SUMMARY:13th Annual White Privilege Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-0H67Shx3eX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.whiteprivilegeconference.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Civil Liberties & Public Policy program (CLPP). We inspire\, educate\, train and support new activists and leadership to s ecure reproductive freedom\, justice and sexual rights for everyone.\n\nWe do this through our projects that include our classes\, annual conference \, paid summer internships\, emerging leaders network\, student activist g roup and newsletter. \n\nSave the date! Join us on April 13-15\, 2012 for our annual conference for student and community activists\, From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom.\ n\n\n\n\nOn April 8-10\, 2011\, activists from across the U.S. and interna tionally convened to build a stronger movement for reproductive justice an d social change. The weekend was full of political passion\, energy and im agination\, and a celebration of our collective leadership and strength G eographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120415 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120413 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, MA\, 10002 SUMMARY:From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for R eproductive Freedom 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-fUXxJKPGNz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://clpp.hampshire.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Sage Colleges\, a small\, liberal-arts institution with two campuses located in Albany and Troy\, New York\, is excited to host the 1 7th Annual Northeast LGBT Conference in 2012. The Conference will bring 40 0 students from across the Northeast to celebrate\, educate\, and empower LGBT and Ally student leaders to become agents of change.\n\nThe 2012 even t will also feature a professional track in the form of an Advisor Confere nce for 100 faculty\, staff\, administrators\, and other professionals who currently work with LGBT students. \n\nAlong with breakout sessions\, wor kshops\, caucuses and roundtables students and advisors will be able to en joy all of the amenities The Sage Colleges has to offer as well as:\nTheat rical Performances\;\nGallery Exhibit and Walk-through with AIDS Ribbon cr eator Dona Ann McAdams\;\nSpecially prepared International Cuisine Dinner\ ;\nKeynote by political humorist and comedian Kate Clinton\;\nLate-night T alent Show and Trivia\;\nAnd much\, much more! Geographical Scope: Region al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120330 GEO:42.731600;-73.664600 LOCATION:The Sage Colleges\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States SUMMARY:2012 North East LGBT Conference: UID:20260421T070502CEST-tIuANWoiFP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nelgbtc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Empathy is a fundamental part of understanding. But how do you break barriers on campus which may prevent thoughtful awareness? \n\nThis year\\'s NASPA Power of One conference is looking for program submissions which address issues of Ally Development\, Gender\, Social Justice\, Leade rship\, Creative Arts\, and other issues which pertain to Advisors\, Admin istrators\, Students\, and Professionals in the area of LGBTQQIA.\n\n\nAll proposals will be given primary consideration in December\, 2011. Any sub missions received after December will also be given consideration\, but we suggest you send your proposal by December 13\, 2011. Geographical Scope : Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120407 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120406 GEO:44.608700;-123.275000 LOCATION:Oregon State University\, Corvalis\, Oregon\, 97330\, United State s SUMMARY:Power of One LGTBQ Conference: Power of Understanding A Call for So lidarity 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-CbPKo5aPJ1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tpcpowerofone.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Interpreting the World\, Changing the World \n\n\n \nCALL FOR PROPOSALS\n\nDEADLINE: December 20\, 2011 \n\n This year\\'s PTO conferen ce theme is inspired by the 11th Thesis on Feuerbach:\n\n“The philosophe rs have only interpreted the world\, in various ways\; the point is to cha nge it.” \n\n Long before “change” became a branded campaign slogan\ , Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) and Pedagogy of the Oppressed (PO) have be en about fundamentally changing the world. Continuously changing and chan ged through dialogue\, action and reflection\, TO and PO are theory and pr actice of change. How has “change” been co-opted? What are the ways in which acquiescence\, denial\, mystification or “change” (in scare q uotes) has superseded real\, substantive change? What would real change lo ok like? What is the change we want? Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120603 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120531 GEO:37.866800;-122.254000 LOCATION:Berkeley\, California\, 94720\, United States SUMMARY:Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed 2012 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-nDn3izEUzx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ptoweb.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Labor Notes conferences are the biggest gatherings of grassroot s union activists\, worker center members\, and all-around troublemakers o ut there. Hold the date (and get it on your union\\'s calendar!) to make s ure you don\\'t miss a day of the inspiration\, education\, and agitation. \nI\\'ll be there...\n\nWhere am I gonna be at on Cinco de Mayo? I will b e with my people—union people—in a union town! Chicago! We’ll be net working\, planning\, building\, sharing\, learning and most important gett ing RE-IGNITED for what lies ahead. So what are you are waiting for? Get y ourself to Labor Notes! I’ll be there.\n Carlos Castillon\, President\, Communications Workers Local 9588\, Colton\, California Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120506 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120504 GEO:41.850200;-87.718000 LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Hotel\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60623\, United States SUMMARY:Labor Notes National Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-a2KXuZpMwC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://labornotes.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The NCOREÂŽ conference series constitutes the leading and most comprehensive national forum on issues of race and ethnicity in American h igher education. The conference focuses on the complex task of creating an d sustaining comprehensive institutional change designed to improve racial and ethnic relations on campus and to expand opportunities for educationa l access and success by culturally diverse\, traditionally underrepresente d populations.\n\nNCOREÂŽ is designed to provide a significant forum for d iscussion\, critical dialogue\, and exchange of information as institution s search for effective strategies to enhance access\, social development\, education\, positive communication\, and cross-cultural understanding in culturally diverse settings. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120602 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120529 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-KhJ4d1ULee@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ncore.ou.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Lakeshore Region Summit on Race & Inclusion gathers hundred s of individuals to a day-long conference focused on the effects of racism and designed to stimulate a year of action. view press coverage... \n\n20 01 began the first year in the five-year Lakeshore Region Summit on Racism series\, now continuing to occur bi-annually due to demand and great succ ess. Each year-long program is kicked off with a one-day conference\, and is designed to engage community members and key stakeholders in eliminatin g racial barriers in the lakeshore region. \n\n Participants come to learn how discrimination affects communities economically and socially\; unders tand how racial inclusion benefits everyone\; learn about tools to make a positive difference in our community\; and join others to develop concrete plans for shaping a prosperous\, inclusive future. Geographical Scope: S tate DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120605 GEO:42.765900;-86.105400 LOCATION:Hope College\, Holland\, Michigan\, 49423\, United States SUMMARY:The Lakeshore Region Summit on Race and Inclusion 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-LeHfl34DBU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ethnicdiversity.org/what-we-do/summit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Following our successful 2011 conference\, Transforming Christi anity\, we continue building our network in the Baltimore\, D.C. area. As a national conference organization creating a following it is vital to str engthen new connections in any local setting. As a rule therefore we retur n to a location at least a couple of times. But even without the policy\, we could be charmed to return to \\'Charm City!\\' Our meeting there prove d most fertile ground for renewed theology and spirituality out of Mimetic Theory. We are thrilled to be visiting Baltimore\, reconnecting our commu nity there\, with a fresh line-up of speakers\, and introducing an excitin g new feature of participant-led workshops. \n\n Our theme\, Christian Com munity Amid Cultural Chaos\, reflects our on-going desire to foster new st yles of Christian community\, providing seeds of life and hope within a so ciety dominated by rivalry and violence. \nTheology and Peace is pleased t o announce our\nA gathering for theologians\, pastors\, activists and othe rs\, to develop the insights of mimetic anthropology toward the formation of a theology\, community and practice of peace.\nA time to dialogue with one another and with.... \nRICHARD BECK\nChair of Department of Psychology at Abilene Christian University and Popular Blogger\, speaking on:\nPurit y and Pollution: The Psychology of Sacrifice and Scapegoating\nCHERYL KIRK -DUGGAN\nProfessor of Theology and Women\\'s Studies at Shaw Univerity Div inity School\, speaking on:\nBlack Pop Culture and Christianity\nRichard\\ 's blog is found at: experimentaltheology.blogspot.com\nThere will also be at least one space in the program when conference goers are invited to ch oose from a range of workshop options\, from liturgy to community formatio n to conflict resolution. Workshops will be run by individuals and groups developing theological practice out of mimetic anthropology. The final lis t will be published early in the new year. Overall the conference seeks to develop a holistic practice\, via things like workshops\, and including w orship\, small groups and time for relaxation! Geographical Scope: Nation al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120607 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120605 GEO:39.345500;-76.680400 LOCATION:College Of Notre Dame Of Maryland\, Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21215\, United States SUMMARY:Theology and Peace Conference: Christian Community Amid Cultural Ch aos UID:20260421T070502CEST-UE4DmScrEe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.theologyandpeace.org/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join thousands of 99%-ers who are coming to Washington\, DC dur ing the first week of December to take back the Capitol from corporate con trol.\n\nWe can have a real impact as Congress deliberates the extension o f unemployment insurance benefits for more than 2 million people and the d eficit reduction recommendations of the Super-Committee—which could incl ude devastating cuts that would destroy millions of jobs.\n\nIt’s time f or the 99% to be a visible\, peaceful presence on Capitol Hill. By day we⠀™ll show up at Congressional hearings and K Street lobbyists’ offices\, and by night we’ll crash in church auditoriums\, union halls\, and in t ents around the Capitol.\n\nOur goal is to remind Congress to represent al l Americans—not just the richest 1%.\nJoin the Action\nWHEN\n\nMost folk s will arrive in DC on December 5 and head home on December 9\, 2011.\nWHE RE\nThe People’s Action Center (aka Lower Senate Park\, near C St. and N ew Jersey Ave.\, NW) will be the daytime hub for activities in the Capitol and its surrounding congressional office buildings.\nThe People’s Camp on the mall (near 14th St. and Constitution Ave.\, NW) will serve as our h ome base where we pitch our tents and enjoy teach-ins\, seminars\, music\, and other entertainment.\nWHAT\n\nThousands will converge on the nation†™s capital to show Congress what democracy looks like\, shine a light on c orporate greed and the human suffering it has caused\, and demand justice for the 99%. For four days we’ll hold spirited but peaceful actions\, sp eak-outs\, and protests—from the halls of the Capitol to the offices on K Street—as well as spend time together learning and sharing stories\, i deas\, and inspiration.\n\nA few highlights:\nMonday\, December 5 – Set up the People’s Camp. After checking in\, pitching tents\, and creating signs and banners\, an orientation and entertainment will be hosted by Our DC\, a local organization of unemployed and underemployed 99%-ers.\nTuesda y\, December 6 – Take Back the People’s House. From the People’s Act ion Center\, we’ll form groups and fan out to congressional offices\, re mind members of Congress that the Capitol is the People’s House\, and de mand that they represent the 99%.\nWednesday\, December 7- “Make Wall St reet Pay.” We’ll swarm K Street\, the lobbying center for the world’ s most powerful corporations\, and track down those responsible for crashi ng the economy and causing millions of 99%ers to lose their jobs and homes —while failing to pay their fair share of taxes.\nThursday\, December 8 – Demand Justice for the 99%. The day’s events will include multiple s peak-outs throughout the Capitol\, a national prayer vigil with unemployed folks and faith leaders\, a mass march on key congressional leaders\, and a lively jubilee action.\nFriday\, December 9 – Take It Home. We’ll p ack it up and head home\, where we need to keep the pressure on our repres entatives in Congress to do right by the 99%. Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111209 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111205 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Take Back The Capitol UID:20260421T070502CEST-KemODWXzv7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.99indc.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Community Forum: Overturning health injustice in Philadelphia†™s black community and throughout the African world\n\nWednesday December 14th 7-9pm\n@ the Uhuru Solidarity Center \n3733 Lancaster Ave\, Phila\, P A 19104\n\nFeaturing:\nDr. Michelle Strongfields – Grassroots black comm unity health organizer\, I Amm Science Group\nNatasha Danielle – Philade lphia branch of the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement\nMu ltimedia presentation by the African People’s Education and Defense Fund \n\nThe Problem: \n• Lack of available healthy food\, clean water\n• D isparities in the health care system\n• Higher death rates from preventa ble diseases\, cancer\, diabetes\, stroke\n• The stress of systemic pove rty and police occupation – colonial conditions\n\nThe Solution:\n• Af rican controlled health care\n• Community gardens\n• African health in itiatives of the All African People’s Development and Empowerment Projec t\n• Infant & Maternal Health Clinic\n\nCome to learn on how you can con tribute to the solutions and join the committee to build the April 2012 U. S. Tour of Nurse-Midwife Mary Koroma from Sierra Leone!\n\nMeetings to bui ld this event\, the Tour and other APEDF programs are every Tuesday at 7pm . \n\nUhuru Furniture & Collectibles \n1220 Spruce Street\nCenter City\, P hila\n215-546-1485\n\n*This event is sponsored by Uhuru Furniture & Collec tibles\, the African People’s Education and Defense Fund (www.apedf.org) and the Uhuru Solidarity Movement Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20111214T190000 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:3733 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Health Disparities in Black & White UID:20260421T070502CEST-rU3FiURT9s@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:didemderya@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:On the 6th of December\, we occupied the Starbucks cafe on the Bosphorus University campus! This is the seventh day of occupation.\nWe ar e here 24 hours a day. We study\, eat what we cook\, read poetry and watch movies together. We enjoy the music of the artists and the open lectures of the academics who come to show solidarity with us. We not only took hol d of this commercial space but also opened its doors to anyone who is will ing to contemplate\, produce and share. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111212 GEO:41.018600;28.964700 LOCATION:Boğaziçi University\, South Campus\, Istanbul\, Ä°stanbul\, Turk ey SUMMARY:Boğaziçi University students Occupied Starbucks coffeshop in htie r campus UID:20260421T070502CEST-pzFDndJRSE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://starbuckssenligi.blogspot.com/2011/12/occupation-of-starbucks-in -bogazici.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:510-548-4915 Email:conference@theeconomicsofhappiness.org DESCRIPTION:This coming March\, join Vandana Shiva\, Annie Leonard\, Richar d Heinberg\, Joanna Macy\, Anuradha Mittal\, Manish Jain and many more for a ground-breaking conference in Berkeley\, California. Through a program of plenary presentations and interactive workshops\, we will explore ways of building a new economic system — an Economics of Happiness. Hosted by the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC)\, the conferen ce will examine the structures and destructive qualities inherent in the c orporate-controlled market economy and deconstruct the myths that have pre vented us from making the necessary positive changes. Together\, we will e xplore systemic solutions to support the local\, globally—drawing inspir ation from the many international grassroots initiatives: local food\, new progress indicators\, local business alliances\, Occupy movements\, urban agriculture\, Transition towns\, Ecovillages and more… The conference i s a unique opportunity to continue the dialog started by our award-winning documentary\, The Economics of Happiness. Come be part of the discussion! Connect\, share and join in the movement for positive economic change! \ nCapacity is limited so early booking is recommended.\n\n Geographical Sc ope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120323 GEO:37.865000;-122.286000 LOCATION:David Brower Center\, Berkeley\, California\, 94702\, United State s SUMMARY:The Economics of Happiness conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-pxtjRWmbWs@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Demand Good Jobs\, Healthcare\, Affordable Education\, Equa lity and Peace\n Say NO to the Republican Agenda\n Money for human n eeds\, not for corporate greed\n\nOn August 27\, 2012\, while the Republic an National Convention selects a candidate for president\, we will be marc hing in the streets of Tampa\, Florida demanding jobs\, healthcare\, educa tion\, equality and peace. We will let the entire world know\, “We have had enough of the endless attacks on the rights of working people and our standard of living!” We will defend Medicare\, Medicaid and Social Secur ity. We will defend ourselves against union busting. We will defend our ch ildren\\'s right to an affordable\, quality education. We want money spent on human needs\, not on wars overseas and corporate greed.\n\nIn Congress and in states across the country\, the Republicans and their Tea Party al lies have unleashed a war on the people of this country. While the Republi cans bailed out Wall Street\, many of us lost our homes. While they push t ax cuts for the rich\, they are destroying working families and our way of life by cutting programs that serve us. The Republicans are trying to bre ak our unions and take away our right to bargain collectively. They are sp earheading attacks on immigrants and promoting an agenda of racism and hat red.\n\nFor too long\, too many politicians in both political parties have ignored our needs\, while serving the interests of the rich and powerful. We need to take things into our own hands and make them understand the co nsequences of their actions. Monday\, August 27\, 2012\, is the time to ad vance the cause of justice and make our voices heard. Tampa\, Florida is t he place for all of us to raise our demands. Whether you are working to de fend reproductive rights\, standing up against attacks on immigrants and r acist discrimination\, resisting attacks on working people\, or saying no to government cutbacks\, we can come together from across the country to l et our voices be heard. From California\, to Illinois\, to New York\, we c an join our brothers and sisters in the South in mobilizing and building a united protest with a clear message\, “No to the Republicans! We demand good jobs\, healthcare\, affordable education\, equality and peace!”\n\ nOn Monday\, August 27\, 2012\, the attention of the entire world will be focused on Tampa\, Florida. The Republican National Convention brings toge ther some of the worst politicians that this country has to offer. We\\'re calling on all those ready to fight back against the attacks launched by the Republican Party and their corporate masters to take to the streets an d demand a better future for our families\, our communities and our childr en. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120830 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120827 GEO:27.956100;-82.457200 LOCATION:Tampa\, Florida\, 33602\, United States SUMMARY:March on the Republican National Convention 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-fBuxVDf3bR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://marchonthernc.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Call to Action: Retire NATO\, Create Jobs & Fund Peace\n\nChica go – May 2012\n\nSponsored by: Network for a NATO-Free World: Global Pea ce and Justice*\n\nNATO\, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization\, is hold ing a summit meeting in Chicago\, May 2012. We\, peace and justice activis ts\, will gather at a counter summit to voice a new vision of global secur ity and peace.\n\nJoin us in Chicago May 18 & 19\, 2012 for a counter-summ it conference to conceive and help build a more peaceful\, economically se cure and environmentally sustainable world.\n\nAs the majority of the U.S. people know\, it’s long past time to end the U.S./NATO war in Afghanist an\, bring home all U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan\, Iraq and aroun d the world\, to end the attacks on Libya and to begin to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction and redirect monies from wars and weapons bac k to our communities.\n\nDespite its claims\, NATO was never a defensive a lliance\, and since the end of the Cold War has been transformed into a gl obal alliance structured to wage “out of area” wars in Asia\, the Midd le East and North Africa\, as well as to “contain” China. NATO’s cre ed is aggressive\, expansionist\, militarist and undemocratic.\n\nFrom Yug oslavia to Afghanistan and Libya the US has used NATO to enhance and exten d its military\, economic and political aims that ensure U.S. and European dominance of the resources\, markets and labor of the Global South. It ha s spread the cost of these adventures to its NATO partners.\n\nWhile ignor ing human needs here at home\, the U.S. has spent more than a trillion dol lars on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars\, and tens of billions of dollars mo re each year to maintain hundreds of military bases and nuclear weapons ac ross Europe. Instead of wasting money on NATO\, our tax dollars should be used to provide real security by creating green jobs and investing in infr astructure modernization for the 21st century\, clean water\, education\, housing and health care for all.\n\nThe crisis of every day life in countr ies around the globe demands international cooperation based on respect fo r international law\, and national sovereignty\, not wars and an escalatin g global arms race--an arms race of one\, driven by the US.\n\nThe NATO su mmit provides an opportunity to join in solidarity with our international counterparts to mount an education campaign to help people across the Unit ed States and in other NATO nations understand the true nature of NATO and mobilize to abolish it.\n\nBy joining together\, we can visibly and nonvi olently demonstrate how NATO undermines people’s real security in every dimension of life. As we discuss and demand alternative and life-affirming foreign policies\, we will help to build the worldwide movement that oppo ses NATO and its wars and create a world of peace and justice.\n\nDiplomac y\, international law\, national sovereignty\, international collaboration s\, and nonviolent conflict resolution are the foundations of real\, globa l security.\n\nHelp us mobilize activists to come to Chicago to participat e in an international conference.\n\nWe demand:\n\n• Complete withdrawal of all U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan.\n\n• Withdrawal of all fo reign deployed U.S. troops\, bases\, nuclear weapons and “missile defens es\,”\n\n• Substantial reductions in U.S. and NATO military spending t o fund our communities and to meet human needs.\n\n• Restitution of the UN Charter and International Law as means of resolving international dispu tes.\n\n• Retire NATO!\n\n*Network for a NATO-Free World: Global Peace a nd Justice (List in formation): American Friends Service Committee-Peace a nd Economic Security Program\, CODEPINK\, Fellowship of Reconciliation\, L awyers Committee on Nuclear Policy\, Maryknoll Office of Concerns\, Nuclea r Age Peace Foundation\, Peace Action\, United for Peace and Justice\, US Labor Against the War\, US Peace Council\, War Resisters League. Chicago: American Friends Service Committee-Chicago\, CODEPINK\, Chicago Area Peace Action\, New New Deal\, US Labor Against the War.\n\nFor additional infor mation and to sign onto this call contact: Judith Le Blanc: (jleblanc@peac e-action.org) or Joseph Gerson (JGerson@afsc.org) Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120519 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120518 GEO:41.850200;-87.718000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60623\, United States SUMMARY:Retire NATO\, Create Jobs and Fund Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-hpPcaAlVJp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.warresisters.org/NATO2012 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:KIM BOBO 2012 KEYNOTE SPEAKER\n\nKim Bobo\, Executive Director of Interfaith Worker Justice in Chicago will be the Keynote Luncheon Speak er at the 2012 conference (Wednesday May 30th) at Loyola University in Chi cago (Lake Shore Campus).\n\nKim is the Executive Director and founder of Interfaith Worker Justice\, the nation\\'s largest network of people of fa ith engaging in local and national actions to improve wages\, benefits\, a nd conditions for workers\, especially those in low-wage economies.\n\nShe is the author of Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid-And What We Can Do About It\, the first and only boo k to document the wage theft crisis in the nation and to propose practical solutions for addressing it.\n\nKim is co-author (with Jackie Kendall and Steve Max) of Organizing For Social Change a best-selling organizing manu al in the country. In 2009 she was named one of Utne Reader\\'s \\'50 Visi onaries Who Are Changing Your World.\\'\n\nInterfaith Worker Justice is an organization that supports a network of 50 religion-labor groups\, 20 wor kers centers and five student chapters. IWJ has created dozens of congrega tional resources on economic justice\, coordinated the national Labor in t he Pulpits program that places labor speakers in congregations over Labor Day weekend\, and mobilizes people of faith on national campaigns and publ ic policy issues such as the Employee Free Choice Act and wage theft.\n\nP rior to Interfaith Worker Justice\, Kim was a trainer for the Midwest Acad emy and Director of Organizing for Bread for the World. She writes a colum n for the online magazine Religion Dispatches as well as serves as the Cho ir Director at Good News Community Church\, a multicultural congregation i n the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. Kim and her husband\, Stephen C oats\, have twin teenage sons\, Eric and Benjamin.\n\nFor more on Interfai th Worker Justice see http://www.iwj.org/template/index.cfm\; for informat ion on wage theft\, an article that Kim has written for In These Times \\' The Crisis of Wage Theft\\' can be found at http://www.inthesetimes.com/ar ticle/4061/the_crisis_of_wage_theft. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120601 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120530 GEO:41.990600;-87.666700 LOCATION:Loyola University Chicago\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60660\, United St ates SUMMARY:Justice Studies Association 14th Annual Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-44ixa8cF8H@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.justicestudies.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Non Satis Scire: To Know Is Not Enough.” It is laudable that AERA is promoting “the use of research to improve education and serve th e public good” rather than the mere accumulation of research knowledge\, but The Rouge Forum is interested in exploring what it means for scholars \, and educators in general\, to move beyond “knowing” to the pursuit of activist agendas for social change. \n\n\n •What happens when teac hers and other academics connect reason to power and power to resistance?\ n\n\n •How can academic work (in universities and other learning envi ronments) support local and global resistance to global neoliberal capital ism?\n\n\n •How do we respond to the obstacles and threats faced as a ctivist scholars?\n\n\nThe Rouge Forum @ AERA will bring together world-re nowned scholars\, teachers\, community organizers\, and other activists to discuss these questions and others related to activist scholarship\, soci al change\, academic freedom\, and work in the corporate university as par t of a one-day interactive conference at the Robson Square Campus of Unive rsity of British Columbia in downtown Vancouver.\n\n\nThe Rouge Forum @ AE RA is a one-day interactive conference\, free and open to the public. Geo graphical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120413 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of British Columbia\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, Ca nada SUMMARY:Rogue Forum 2012: To Know is Not Enough: Activist Scholarship\, Social Change and The Corporate University UID:20260421T070502CEST-vpGWrJUUPX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rougeforumconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join Healthcare-NOW! activists from around t he country to plan our strategy to win guaranteed single-payer national he alth insurance. By learning and sharing with one another we can build on t he tremendous successes of the last year and develop the plan to push Cong ress to implement single-payer national health insurance NOW.\n\nWhen: Jan uary 28 and 29\, 2012\n\nWhere: Hilton Houston Hobby Airport\, Houston\, T X\n\nTime:\nSat\, 2pm – 4pm – Pre-Conference Southern Hospitality Meet & Greet with Single Payer Allies\nSat\, 4pm – 9pm – Strategy Conferen ce\nSun\, 9am – 5pm – Strategy Conference continues\n\nFee: $40 for me mbers (anyone who has donated in 2011 and/or attented 2010 conference in P hiladelphia) and $60 for non-members. A very limited amount of scholarship s are available (see below).\n\nFood: Dinner will be provided on Saturday night. Breakfast and lunch on Sunday.\n\nThere are two airports in Houston \, TX. It is preferable to book your flight to the William P. Hobby Airpor t. Intercontinental Airport is 32 miles north of Hobby Airport and about 4 5-minutes to 90-minutes by car\, taxi\, shuttle or Metro bus.\nPlease Regi ster for the Conference\n\nFill out the online form below to let us know t hat you’re coming to the conference. Or print out this form and mail it to us with your payment. You can pay and learn about hotel options below.\ n\nRegistration ends on January 21\, 2012. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120129 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120128 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Hilton Houston Hobby Airport\, Houston\, Texas\, United States SUMMARY:Healthcare Now: National Strategy Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-BVBmhURKbe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/strat-conf/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Justice is a garment\, a billion threads\, interwoven\, interlo cked\, knit together with strength and integrity. Pull one thread from the fabric and the garment begins to fray. Pull ten million threads and justi ce unravels into injustice.\n\nThe work of justice is to mend the holes in justice inflicts upon the garment. It is a brave\, challenging\, courageou s work and it does not begin with expertise or duty. It begins with love†Ś and love is a thread.\n\nThe Justice Conference 2012 is the second annua l international gathering of advocates\, activists\, artists\, professors\ , professionals\n\n \n\nprophets\, pastors\, students and stay-at-home mom s working to restore the fabric of justice. For some it means speaking. Fo r others it means singing. For some it means going. For others it means gi ving. For all\, it means living with mercy and love.\n\nYou are invited to come weave your voice and gifts into the conversation. Join us\, and disc over that in the garment of justice\, \n your love is an irreplaceable thr ead. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120225 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120224 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Oregon Convention Center\, Portland\, OR\, 97201 SUMMARY:Justice Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-rpugoz1drp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://thejusticeconference.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This three-part conference\, to be held at Santa Clara Law Scho ol on April 13\, 2012\, the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in fall 2012\, and University of Maryland School of Law in spring 2013\, wil l explore questions about the relation between race and sexuality. These c onversations seek to develop new knowledge and fresh scholarship through w hich deeper understandings of ourselves and others\, as well as new pathwa ys for coalition\, may emerge. While significantly an academic project\, t hough not exclusively a project in law\, the conferences aspire to generat e concrete interventions for progressives to explore directions in politic s\, society\, and law toward a more just future in both race and sexual eq uality.\n\n \n\nFor more information\, contact the Center for Social Justi ce and Public Service at socialjustice@scu.edu or 408.551.1720. Geographi cal Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120413 GEO:37.189400;-121.705000 LOCATION:Santa Clara University\, Santa Clara\, California\, 95053\, United States SUMMARY:2012 Center for Social Justice and Public Service Conference: Race\ , Sexuality\, and Social Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-10K3pSu4FG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://law.scu.edu/socialjustice/2012-conference.cfm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Why TransFaith In Color?\nIlluminating A History of Invisibilit y \n\nWithin the broad LGBT Movement\, there have been problematic disconn ects with the Transgender Community. These were particularly noticeable i n the 2009 Employment Non-Discrimination Act’s political and social orga nizing efforts. Allies and members within the LGBT community struggled wi th whether the Transgender population could be included in this first wave of those being given access to employment protection under the law. This disconnect is compounded by the challenges members of the transgender com munity face within communities of faith – even those who profess to be p rogressive and inclusive. To have the strongest communities of faith and social justice movement\, we must have one that not only affirms but activ ely includes those who are lesbian\, gay\, bisexual and yes\, transgender. One of the ways to fill this gap is to empower members of the transgende r community to engage with broader segments of the LGBT movement and beyon d. \n \nThe Solution: \nGrassroots Education + Empowerment \n\nTo addres s this\, the Freedom Center for Social Justice (FCSJ) invited a group of t ransgender people of color to the table to shape and frame a summit to tra in a cohort of transgender people of faith to work as grassroots activists and opinion leaders around issues of sexuality within their respective fa ith and general communities. Ultimately\, the Summit provided resources a nd technical support to educate\, develop appropriate strategies\, and inc rease networking opportunities for transgender men and women as they build \, grow\, and mobilize around ‘personal’ and policy relevant issues. \ n\nThe Summit has now led to a TransFaith In Color Conference. The Confer ence will be an annual event for transgender people and allies. For 2011 and 2012\, this event will be held in Charlotte\, North Carolina. Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120819 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120817 GEO:35.260000;-80.804200 LOCATION:Hilton Hotel\, Charlotte\, North Carolina\, 28201\, United States SUMMARY:TransFaith in Color 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-sIds0MXJjJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://transfaithincolor.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120302 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Carleton University\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada SUMMARY:Queering Crisis: Struggles\, Mobilization\, and Possible Futures UID:20260421T070502CEST-UwdFmjbcAp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://queeringcrisis.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:As AMC networks grow and deepen\, we are designing new structur es of conference content to hold and nurture those networks. In addition to Tracks\, AMC2012 will feature Network Gatherings and Practice Spaces . We encourage you to carefully assess what structure best meets the needs of your network and only propose one type of content. There\\'s always nex t year to do the other thing! Some groups may not want to hold down an ent ire content area\, but still want to mobilize a crew to attend the AMC tog ether. In that case\, you should consider organizing a Delegation. Read m ore about Tracks\, Network Gatherings\, Practice Spaces and Delegations be low. \n\nThe deadline to propose a Track\, Network Gathering or Practice Space is November 14th. Propose your idea now! (Delegations don\\'t have to be proposed). \n\nPlease note: This is not a call for session proposal s. The AMC2012 Call for Session Proposals will go out in February 2012. \ n\nRead below for more details and GO HERE TO PROPOSE A TRACK\, NETWORK GA THERING\, OR PRACTICE SPACE Âť\nTRACKS\nA track is a series of 5 - 10 AMC sessions focused on a specific area of media-based organizing. Media-bas ed organizing is any collaborative process that uses media\, art or techno logy to bring about a more just and creative world. Tracks should be faci litated by two or more organizations or individuals who want to convene a network of people doing awesome work in a particular area of media-based organizing. The content of a track should be mostly hands-on skill-sharin g\, but may also include panel discussions\, caucuses and strategy session s. Tracks are an ideal format for newly-forming networks OR established n etworks that want to deepen collaborative relationships and and share medi a-based organizing skills.\n\nNETWORK GATHERINGS\n\nA Network Gathering is a day-long mini-conference on the Thursday before the AMC. It is a space for established networks to have in-depth strategy conversations (the kin ds of conversations that we often try to cram into 90-minute lunch breaks \, and then realize we need a full day!). Network Gatherings might also i nvolve skill-sharing\, but it is primarily a strategic planning and organ izing space to support the year-round collaboration of groups within a ne twork. A Network Gathering is also a way for a network to prepare itself to get the most out of the AMC. Network Gatherings should be financially sponsored by at least one organization\, to help offset the costs of start ing the AMC a day early. Network Gatherings are the ideal structure for n etworks that have been convening through the AMC for several years and wan t to build strategy and infrastructure for ongoing trans-local organizing . \nPRACTICE SPACES\n\nA Practice Space is an experiment in creating the world we want to see. It is a space for a network to implement a practic e that makes the conference more accessible\, transformative and wonderfu l for everyone. It is also a space for a national network to make meaning ful connections with Detroit organizers\, learning from and adding to loc al practice spaces. Practice Spaces are the ideal structure for networks that are held together by a shared practice (such as healing\, food justic e\, community radio\, etc.).\nDELEGATIONS\n\nA delegation is a crew with a shared identity that combines forces to get themselves to the AMC and is strategic about their experience of the AMC. A delegation can be a way for a region to lower collective travel costs and make a plan for what skills they want to bring back to their local communities. A delegation can als o be a way for people with a shared identity to find each other before and during the conference. This might happen through collective fundraising appeals\, meet-ups\, matching t-shirts\, flags\, karaoke performances and any other forms of identification that allow a crew to proclaim their pres ence. You do not need to propose a delegation\, just organize it! Delegat ions will be elligible for a limited number of mini-grants to support gras sroots fundraising efforts. \nFAQ\nCan I propose a combination of track\, network gathering\, and practice space? \n\nYes\, but it\\'s unlikely tha t we will accept more than one proposal from the same group. If you feel strongly that your group needs to do more than one thing\, be sure to give a detailed explaination of your capacity in the proposal form. \nIf I pr opose a track\, and it is accepted\, do I still need to submit individual session proposals in February?\n\nYes. Every single AMC session must go t hrough the session proposal process in the Spring so that it can be review ed by AMP staff and advisors. \nWhat is the timeline for organizing a Tra ck\, Network Gathering or Practice Space? \n\nNovember 2011 - Proposals ar e due\n\nDecember 2011 - Accepted proposals are announced\; fundraising be gins\n\nJanuary 2012 - Coordinators meeting in Detroit 1/13 - 1/15\n\nFebr uary 2012 - Call for AMC2012 Session Proposals goes out\n\nMarch 2012 - Ac cepted AMC2012 Sessions are announced\n\nApril 2012 - AMC2012 Session Outl ines are finalized\n\nMay 2012 - AMC2012 Session Logistics are finalized\n \nJune 2012 - AMC2012 6/28 - 7/1 !\nApproximately how much time will it ta ke to coordinate a Track\, Network Gathering or Practice Space? \n\nEach Track\, Network Gathering and Practice Space should have three coordinator s who can commit an average of 7 hours per week between December 2011 and June 2012 (this is variable and may be more like 2 hours per week earlier in the year and closer to 15 or 20 in the final weeks leading up to the AM C). In addition to its three coordinators\, a Track\, Network Gathering o r Practice Space should have 3 - 5 \\'supporters\\' who help out with spec ific tasks as needed. \nWhat support will I receive from AMP? \n\nAMP st aff will advise on the development of vision and content of Tracks\, Netwo rk Gatherings\, and Practice Spaces and facilitate connections between co ordinators\, potential participants and funders.\n\nCoordinators are invit ed to a meeting in Detroit\, January 13 - 15\, 2012 (bundle up—it will b e cold). At the retreat we will share and develop skills to be used in the AMC organizing process: facilitative leadership\, popular education\, gra ssroots fundraising\, online communications infrastructure\, and accessibi lity.\n\nAll Tracks\, Network Gatherings\, Practice Spaces\, and Delegatio ns will be eligible for a limited number of mini-grants to support grassro ots fundraising to get their networks to the AMC. All will have access to AMP’s online communication tools for track organizing throughout the yea r.\nCan I bounce my ideas off somebody at AMP before submitting my proposa l?\nYes! Email jenny@alliedmedia.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120701 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120628 GEO:42.433700;-82.980700 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, 48205\, United States SUMMARY:Allied Media Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Tb0JjX8vHH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://alliedmedia.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Conference Panels for 2012\n\nFriday February 24 (evening panel s):\n\n\nMedia For Social Change\n\n\nChange the World and Eat Too: Profes sional development for activists\n\n\nDIY Organizing\n\nSaturday February 25:\n\n\nCriminalizing Bodies in Red States: How it\\'s affecting you\n\n\ nPerspectives and Priorities from Communities of Colors\n\n\nReligion and the Reproductive Justice Movement\n\n\nSpeaking Up\, Speaking Out: Organiz ing against intimate partner violence and sexual assault\n\n\nFrom Local t o Global: A conversation about sustainability and environmental justice\n\ n\nAllies\, Adversaries\, and Bystanders: Recognizing privilege\nRegistrat ion\n \n \nYou may register by email to wgs@ou.edu\n\nInclude name\, addre ss\, email\, and dietary restrictions\n Conference Cost $40 \n Students $2 5\n\nPay on site -or- Send a check payable to: \n\nWomen’s & Gender Stud ies\n University of Oklahoma\n 731 Elm Avenue\, \n Robertson Hall 100\n No rman\, OK 73019\n\n\nPresented by \n The OU Women’s and Gender Studies P rogram\, in collaboration with:\nThe Center for Social Justice\nThe Studen t Organizer’s Collective\nOklahomans for Reproductive Justice\nOklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice\nThe Abortion Access Project\nNational Advocates for Pregnant Women\nGender and Women’s Studies at Oklahoma Sta te University \nTrust Women Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120225 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120224 GEO:35.208600;-97.444500 LOCATION:Norman\, Oklahoma\, 73019\, United States SUMMARY:Take Root: Red State Perspectives on Reproductive Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-LMwusLxAUH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://conferenceservices.ou.edu/Womens_conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Theme\n\nEach year\, the conference strives to connect both ind ividuals and communities with resources that will help to enrich lives acr oss the Midwest. In hosting the 2012 MBLGTACC\, Iowa State University acce pts the challenge and privilege of enhancing grassroots LGBTQIA activism t hrough this year’s conference theme: The Butterfly Effect: Evolution to Revolution. We have developed the theme from chaos theory\, in which a but terfly can flap its wings and cause ripples of change around the world. Si milarly\, each of our socially just and positive actions work together lea ding to a more equitable world. With a focus on LGBTQIA history & identiti es\, as well as the impact of our multiple identities\, MBLGTACC 2012 will provide impetus to expand human potential and transform our communities. \n\nPillars\n\nWe intend to create an environment that will foster persona l growth and development in the areas of:\nHistory: Understand how past an d current socio-political movements have impacted LGBTQIA communities and the larger society to better inform our future.\nIdentity: Explore the LGB TQIA spectrum and examine the personal and political significance of ident ity and inclusion.\nIndividual Intersections: Create awareness of intersec tions between LGBTQIA identities and other social identities.\nSocially-Ju st Transformation/Action: Encourage participants to take collaborative act ion at the individual\, group\, and/or institutional levels to create soci al change that promotes equity for all.\n\n\nConference Check-In\n\nConfer ence check-in will begin at 12:00pm on Friday\, February 10\, 2012 in the Iowa State University Memorial Union. Check-in will last until 8:00pm. Ge ographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120212 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120210 GEO:42.029300;-93.609700 LOCATION:Iowa State University\, Ames\, Iowa\, 50010\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference 20 12 UID:20260421T070502CEST-lTeefzToTi@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mblgtacc2012.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:March 10\, 2012 at 9:00 am\nGoddard College\, 123 Pitkin Road\, Plainfield\, VT 05667\n\nIncluding guest speakers\, a general assembly\, and a panel on the moral responsibility and role of higher education in st udent protest.\n\n\n \n\nMore information about the conference is coming s oon! \n\n \n\nCLICK HERE to read a recent Op Ed piece by Goddard College P resident Barbara Vacarr on the Occupy movement\, featured on VTDigger.org. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120310 GEO:44.295600;-72.423700 LOCATION:Goddard College\, Plainfield\, Vermont\, 05667\, United States SUMMARY:Occupy! Goddard: A Conference on the Occupy Wall Street Movement an d Student Activism UID:20260421T070502CEST-RUgFWbhuvX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.goddard.edu/occupy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We\, the General Assembly of Saint Louis\, in the spirit of sol idarity call upon our brothers and sisters in occupied spaces across the c ountry to join us in forming the Midwest Regional Summit. We feel that it is time for us to create new spaces to connect in\; new ways to share know ledge\, experience\, resources\, and to express our solidarity.\n\n\nSt Lo uis is centrally located and has the space available to host an event of t his size. We invite you to bring the spirit and culture of your occupation into a Midwest General Assembly. We feel that connecting with each other is a vital step in elevating our movement to the next level.\n\nNo single occupation can take on a task of this size alone. We encourage you to part icipate in the planning and execution of this event. There is a detailed e xecution plan attached directly following this invitation.\n\nPlease join us on March 15th\, 2012 at 7pm CST under the Gateway Arch for the first me eting of the Midwest General Assembly! We have chosen this site as our fir st meeting spot as it symbolizes much of what we are fighting for. The sit e on which it now stands used to be low income and working family housing. It was taken from these families in order to build this monument. We woul d like to meet there and propose that we rename this monument as the Gatew ay to Freedom!\n\nThe conference will last from March 15th-18th. During th is time we will be commemorating the 6 month anniversary of the Occupy Mov ement with direct action. Additionally\, our objectives for this gathering are to:\n Establish regional communication avenues to organize action and the sharing of resources\n Share best practices and learn from each other on how we can be more effective in our individual occupations\n Establish a Midwest General Assembly that any city in our region can call on moving forward\n Determine how we communicate and act in solidarity both regiona lly and nationally\n\nPlease review this proposal and bring this invitatio n to your General Assembly for consideration and approval. Please state yo ur interest in participating by 12/20/2011. In a time when our solidarity is being tested on every front\, we must stand together to show the world that the people united will NEVER be defeated.\n\nFor all questions and co rrespondence (including stating interest in participating!!) please contac t us at:: occupythemidwest@gmail.com or find us on facebook at occupy the midwest.\n\nSolidarity! Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120318 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120315 GEO:38.586100;-90.294100 LOCATION:St. Louis\, Missouri\, 63109\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Occupy Regional Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-jt8aBBhcH9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://interoccupy.org/regional-conference-in-st-louis-mo-315-318/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Friday\, January 20-Sunday\, January 22\, 2012\n OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education) at St George and Bloor.\n\nThis is an invitation to Occupy Toronto’s first Activist Assembly on the weekend of January 20\, 21\, 22. This will be a conference style event\, focused on developing Occupy Toronto’s activist capacity. Join the FaceBook Event: www.facebook.com/events/270078499716966\n\nSCHEDULE: (tentative)\n\nFriday :\n 7:00 – 10:00 -Opening Panel – Discussion of why Occupy is effectiv e. The focus of this session will be on the importance of outreach\, prote st\, mass mobilization\, and of constant recruitment of new people.\n\nThe panel will be facilitated by an Occupy Toronto facilitator\, followed by an open discussion with the attendees and break out groups to address the question “Why are we here?”\n\nSaturday: 11:00am -12:15 – Main Ro om – Discussion of the Occupy TO committees\n 12:30-1:30 lunch\n 1:30-2: 45 – Discussion with Occupier’s from across Ontario (select 1 room)\n \nThe Southern-Ontario Occupies will also be involved in this assembly. We are inviting people from various camps to talk about their unique experie nces in other cities.\nRoom 1 – Ottawa/ Montreal\nRoom 2 – Kitchener / Guelph / Niagara /\nRoom 3 – Kingston /Windsor /London/\nRoom 4 – Pic kering/Hamilton/Brampton/Orillia\nRoom 5 – Sault Saint Marie / Sudbury / Barrie\n\n3:00-4:15 – History Session (select one)\nRoom 1 – Egypt an d the Arab Spring\nRoom 2 – Greece\, Spain and the European fight back\n Room 3 – The Struggle in Wisconsin\nRoom 4 – Paris 68 – a near revol ution in France.\nRoom 5 – Students for a Democratic Society – The Ame rican student movement of the 60s\n\n4:30-5:45 – Economic\, Political an d Social Issues Session (select one)\nRoom 1 – Environmental Justice\nRo om 2 – Anti War\nRoom 3 – Financial Bubble Collapse\nRoom 4 – Auster ity and Neo-liberalism\nRoom 5 – Economic Alternatives\n\n6:00-7:00 Dinn er\n\n7:30-9:30 General Assembly\n\n10:00pm-2:00am Social\n\nSunday: 11:0 0-12:30 Committee Meetings/Discussions (select one)\nRoom 1 – Outreach / Action\nRoom 2 – Media\nRoom 3 – Facilitation / Marshals\nRoom 4 – Finance\nRoom 5 – Women’s / Accessibility Committees\n\n1:20- 3:15 – Classroom style teach-in (select first option)\nRoom 1 – Speaking to th e Media\nRoom 2 – Facilitation Training\nRoom 3 – 10 steps to effectiv e campaigning\nRoom 4 – Direct Action Training\nRoom 5 – Marshal Train ing\n\n3:30- 5:15 Classroom teach-in (select second option)\nRoom 1 – Sp eaking to the Media\nRoom 2 – Facilitation Training\nRoom 3 – 10 steps to effective campaigning\nRoom 4 – Direct Action Training\nRoom 5 – M arshal Training\n\n5:30-6:00 Closing Ceremony – Main Room\n\nREGISTRATIO N:\n\n****Please note: Everyone who plans on attending this event must reg ister to attend Registration is Free and MANDATORY!***\n\nYou can register online by sending your full name in an email entitled “registration” to occupytoactivistassembly@gmail.com\n\nOr by signing up on the signup sh eet that we will be bringing to almost every Toronto General Assembly from now on.\n\nThose who have not registered for this event\, will not be all owed into the rooms.\n\nBUSES:\n\nFor those people out of town\, we are wo rking on organizing buses to pick a few people up from all across southern Ontario (and Quebec.) This is STILL NOT CONFIRMED. If we find the funding for it\, we will have one bus leaving Montreal\, one bus leaving Windsor\ , and one bus leaving Sault Saint Marie to stop off at various towns and c ities and pick people up on the way to Toronto. (and also drop people off on Sunday evening.)\n\nEveryone who wants to get on those buses must sign up for a seat with a liaison from your town. If you don’t know of a liai son to speak to from your town\, e-mail occupytoactivistassembly@gmail.com and we will either send you contact info for your town’s liaison\, or a sk you to BE your town’s liaison. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120122 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120120 GEO:43.644400;-79.372100 LOCATION:Toronto\, Ontario\, M5E 1Y2\, Canada SUMMARY:Occupy Toronto Activist Assembly UID:20260421T070502CEST-xTVrVgOm8j@74.81.90.59 URL:http://occupyto.org/2011/12/occupy-toronto-activist-assembly-jan-20-22/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On the first weekend in February\, academics\, activists\, stud ents and community leaders from across the US will converge on the Univers ity of Pennsylvania for the 2012 National Boycott\, Divestment and Sanctio ns Conference. Picking up where the 2009 Hampshire conference left off\, w e will continue growing the movement with two days of panel discussions\, debates\, activist workshops\, and keynotes by Ali Abunimah and novelist S usan Abulhawa touching on every aspect of the multifarious global effort t o heed the BDS Call and bring an end to Israel’s system of oppression\, segregation and dispossession.Our speakers include journalists\, professor s\, artists\, writers\, lawyers\, and human and civil rights activists fro m various ethnic\, religious\, cultural and social communities. Special at tention will be devoted to building alliances and uniting in struggle with other constituencies engaged in resistance to bigotry in all its forms\, from African Americans to those fighting for LGBT rights.\n\nAfter surveyi ng and coordinating\, Saturday’s sessions will focus on comparative hist orical\, sociological and philosophical analysis of BDS\, both in its Isra eli-Palestinian context and as a general tactic. Voices critical of certai n aspects of BDS will be represented\, and “tough questions” for the m ovement will be dealt with in a progressive\, universalist framework. Sund ay’s sessions will foreground movement-building and provide participants with the practical tools they need to launch or enhance BDS campaigns in their communities.\n\nWe believe the conference will be an invaluable reso urce for new activists and a momentum-building opportunity for those alrea dy engaged with the fight for Palestinian freedom and equality. Please vis it our website to learn more\, register\, and (crucially) donate.\n\n\nWeb site\nhttp://www.pennbds.org Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120205 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120203 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:University Of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:2012 National Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-cKw9aUveu2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bdsmovement.net/2011/2012-pennbds-national-bds-conference-85 66#.TwezM5fFd-I END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:davisputter@davisputter.org DESCRIPTION:Please distribute widely\n\nATTENTION STUDENT ACTIVISTS!\n\nAre you organizing for progressive social change? Leading student movements on your campus or in your community? If so\, read on.\n\nThe Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund has applications available for student activists who are building progressive movements for social change and will be enrolled in school during the 2012-13 academic year. Our website provides answers to questions about the Fund\, the application process\, and the students we s upport. If you know of students working for peace and justice\, or if you have a list of activist contacts\, please send this announcement along an d refer potential applicants to the Fund’s website: www.davisputter.org .\n \nSince 1961 the Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund has provided need-based grants to students who are involved in building movements for social and economic justice and are able to do academic work at the college level. G rantees are both graduates and undergraduates enrolled in accredited schoo ls for the period covered by their grant. Although citizenship is not a c onsideration\, applicants must be participating in activities in the US an d plan to enroll in an accredited program in the US in order to qualify. \ n\nThe maximum grant is $10\,000 and may be considerably smaller depending on the applicant\\'s circumstances and the funding available. All the fu nds come from individual donors and there are 25-30 grants awarded each ye ar. Grants are for one year although students may re-apply for subsequent years.\n\nApplications and the supporting documents -- transcripts\, a pe rsonal statement\, two letters of recommendation\, a photograph\, financia l aid reports -- must be postmarked by April 1\, 2012. Those selected to receive a grant will be notified in July. \n Geographical Scope: Interna tional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120401 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120218 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Scholarship Applications for Student Activists UID:20260421T070502CEST-ILVtRv479A@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.davisputter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:202-234-9382 Email:abarry2@kent.edu DESCRIPTION:It\\'s time to cut military spending and invest in people again . Join us on April 17 as part of our Global Day of Action on Military Spen ding\, happening in cities across the U.S. and in more than 35 countries. Bring a friend! More info at demilitarize.org. Geographical Scope: Intern ational DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120417 GEO:38.906800;-77.041500 LOCATION:1112 16th St. NW\, Suite 600\, Washington\, D.C.\, District of Col umbia\, 20036\, United States SUMMARY:Global Day of Action on Military Spending UID:20260421T070502CEST-GDNt6KNF1j@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.demilitarize.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:25th Anniversary Environmental Action Citizens Conference\n\nMo bilizing the Grassroots for a Greener New England\n\nSaturday\, March 3rd\ , 2012\, 9am-5pm\n\nNortheastern University\, Boston\, MA\n\nJoin 300 citi zens\, activists and experts at one of the premier grassroots events in So uthern New England! \n\nRegister online at http://www.toxicsaction.org/mae nvironmentalaction/registration2\n\nWe are proud to announce keynote speak ers Lois Gibbs and Jan Schlichtmann\, and we are thrilled to offer 20 work shops that cover a range of issues and skills - from the future of energy in New England\, to zero waste solutions\, to environmental health\, to sk ills trainings on lobbying\, fundraising\, and maintaining your group for the long haul. \n\nEnvironmental Action is a day to recognize our many vic tories over the year and be inspired to go back and continue the fight to protect the health of our communities and the quality of our environment. Whether you’re a veteran participant from all 25 years of Environmental Action or a first time attendee\, don’t miss out on this exciting day! \n\nRegister online now for just $35. Or cosponsor as a group and receive a discount of two tickets for $60. (Lunch included in all tickets.) Call 617-747-4362 to register over the phone\, and email sam@toxicsaction.org with any questions. Early bird registration closes February 15th and pric es go up $10 after that date. \n\nHosted by Toxics Action Center and co-sp onsored by Massachusetts Climate Action Network\, the Northeastern Environ mental Justice Research Collaborative (NEJRC) in the Department of Sociolo gy and Anthropology\, the Northeastern Law and Public Policy Program\, and many others.\n\n Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120303 GEO:42.343100;-71.092700 LOCATION:Northeastern University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115\, United States SUMMARY:25th Anniversary Environmental Action Citizens Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-VwU0VFOvmD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.toxicsaction.org/maenvironmentalaction/registration2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:press_ccoh@columbia.edu DESCRIPTION:The Oral History Master of Arts\, Columbia Center for Oral Hist ory\, the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy\, and the Human Rights Institute will host Ayelet Waldman\, attorney and author of R ed Hook Road and Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes\, Minor Calami ties\, and Occasional Moments of Grace and Robin Levi\, human rights direc tor of the California-based non-profit Justice Now\, to discuss their late st book Inside This Place\, Not of It: Narratives from Women\\'s Prisons i n the United States. The talk is part of the Oral History Seminar Series.\ n\n Waldman and Levi will discuss and read from their new book\, which is an extraordinary account of women’s lives both inside and out of prison in their own voices and reveals egregious human rights violations within w omen’s prisons in the United States.\n\nThere will also be a presentatio n from faculty and alumni about the Oral History Master of Arts (OHMA)\, a multi-disciplinary program that utilizes theoretical approaches across th e social sciences and humanities. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120207T180000 GEO:40.812700;-73.955000 LOCATION:435 W 116th Street\, Columbia Law School\, 701 (Case Lounge) On T he 7th\, New York\, New York\, 10027\, United States SUMMARY:Workshop: Documenting Women\\'s Prisons In The United States UID:20260421T070502CEST-rVMiAVrIpD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://library.columbia.edu/indiv/ccoh.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Occupy activists from the southeastern US and the Carribean are invited to Gainesville\, Florida March 23-25\, 2012.\n\nBy organizing at the regional level\, we can: \nincrease communication between occupations\ , and between activists\ncreate space for those with similar interests to meet\ncoordinate on campaigns and actions across region\nbuild internation al solidarity\nbegin creating structures of direct democracy over geograph ic distance\nsupport culture of resistance\, freedom\, justice\, mutual ai d\, etc.\nshare skills\naddress divisions in the movement such as those cr eated by prejudice\ncontribute to the development of a long-term vision fo r the movement\nprovide support for smaller\, isolated\, or struggling occ upations\ncelebrate our creativity\, victories and goals\nsupport communit ies struggling for freedom\, justice and compassion\nbegin scaling up our community efforts as preparation for national and global assemblies. There are several proposed for the coming year. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120323 GEO:29.653200;-82.324400 LOCATION:Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States SUMMARY:Southeast Regional Convergence of Occupations UID:20260421T070502CEST-w4ninV1Rnt@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.occupysoutheast.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Equality Forum 2012\, the 20th anniversary with Israel as the F eatured Nation will be held from May 3 -6 in Philadelphia\, with 25 panels \, International Equality Dinner\, SundayOUT! at The Piazza. six parties\, an art exhibit\, theater performance\, and more. There is no registratio n fee and all panels are free. For a schedule of events\, visit www.equa lityforum.com. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120506 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120503 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, United States SUMMARY:Equality Forum 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-pvkwNnLZnG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.equalityforum.com. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Building Community to End Environmental Racism : Learn\, Connec t\, FlourishSAVE THE DATE\n \nSaturday\, May 12\, 2012\n\n@\nSeattle Unive rsity\n \nTrack 1: Where We’re At: The Environment We Live In\n \nTrac k 2: Strategies for Change: The Environment that \n Supports Us\n \nT rack 3: Where We’re Going: The Environment Where \n all Flourish\n\n \ n \n\nMorning Keynote: Yalonda Sinde \n\nIn 1993 Yalonda Sinde helped spea rhead the Community Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ)\, a grassro ots organization in Seattle that gained national recognition for eliminati ng two major sources of air pollution and mobilizing low income communitie s and communities of color to work together to achieve justice and equalit y. The organization also helped form the first people of color and indige nous people northwest environmental justice network. \n\nYalonda is curr ently the Executive Director of the Association of Environmental Health Ac ademic Programs\, an organization that works to improve the health of peop le and the planet by creating and supporting environmental health academic programs. \n\n \nLunchtime Playnote: The New Wilderness Project \n\nThe N ew Wilderness Project playnote invites participants on a journey where the y will be entertained\; where they will engage with each other\; and conne ct with diversity\, leadership and equity through the lens of creative exp ression. This unique approach uses original music and spoken word poetry c horeographed to immersive video and imagery. The poignant themes of each c reative piece are woven together by insightful commentary from the present ers and shared experience from the participants to create a dramatic and m oving presentation of the issues and opportunities around stewardship\, le adership\, the human connection to nature and each other\, and embracing d iversity in our communities. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120512 GEO:47.610700;-122.334000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98101\, United States SUMMARY:Seattle Race Conference 9th Annual UID:20260421T070502CEST-vMvlrw38OZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.seattleraceconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:*** Please invite your friends to this event ***\n\nMarch 1st\, 2012: National Day of Action For Education\n\nWe refuse to pay for the cr isis created by the 1%. We refuse to accept the dismantling of our schools and universities\, while the banks and corporations make record profits. We refuse to accept educational re-segregation\, massive tuition increases \, outrageous student debt\, and increasing privatization and corporatizat ion.\n\nThey got bailed out and we got sold out. But through nationally co ordinated mass action we can and will turn back the tide of austerity.\n\n We call on all students\, teachers\, workers\, and parents from all levels of education —pre-K-12 through higher education in public and private i nstitutions— and all Occupy assemblies\, labor unions\, and organization s of oppressed communities\, to mobilize on March 1st\, 2012 across the co untry to tell those in power: The resources exist for high-quality educati on for all. If we make the rich and the corporations pay we can reverse th e budget cuts\, tuition hikes\, and attacks on job security\, and fully fu nd public education and social services.\n\nThis is a call to work togethe r\, but it is up to each school and organization to determine what local a nd regional actions—such as strikes\, walkouts\, occupations\, marches\, etc.—they will take to say no to business as usual.\n\nWe have the mome ntum\, the numbers\, and the determination to win. Education is not for sa le. Let’s take back our schools. Let\\'s make history.\n\nInitial Endors ers:\n\nNYC All City Student Assembly: http://nycstudentassembly.org/\nOcc upy Education Northern California: http://occupyeducationca.org/\nOccupy C olleges: http://www.facebook.com/OccupyColleges\nOccupy Education: http:// www.facebook.com/occupyingeducation\n\n\n*** To endorse the call\, or for more information\, contact march1dayofaction@gmail.com or visit www.occupy ed.org***\n\n*** Please invite your friends to this event ***\n Geographi cal Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120301 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:4400 Massachusetts Avenue\, NW\, Washington\, District Of Columbia \, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:March 1st National Day for Education UID:20260421T070502CEST-FFTx3fVp2u@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Rouge Forum is a group of educators\, students\, and parent s seeking a democratic society. We are concerned about questions like thes e: How can we teach against racism\, national chauvinism and sexism in an increasingly authoritarian and undemocratic society? How can we gain enoug h real power to keep our ideals and still teach--or learn? Whose interests shall school serve in a society that is ever more unequal? We are both re search and action oriented. We want to learn about equality\, democracy an d social justice as we simultaneously struggle to bring into practice our present understanding of what that is. We seek to build a caring inclusive community which understands that an injury to one is an injury to all. At the same time\, our caring community is going to need to deal decisively with an opposition that is sometimes ruthless. \n\nWe hope to demonstrate that the power necessary to win greater democracy will likely rise out of an organization that unites people in new ways--across union boundaries\, across community lines\, across the fences of race and sex/gender. We beli eve that good humor and friendships are a vital part of building this kind of organization\, as important as theoretical clarity. Friendships allow us to understand that action always reveals errors--the key way we learn. We chose Brer Rabbit as a symbol to underline the good cheer that rightful ly guides the struggle for justice. Every part of the world is our briar p atch. \n\nWe had modest success in defeating the standardized test\, the M EAP\, in Michigan. We work in faculty organizations and unions to deal wit h the racism and sexism in academia. We try to press forward questions of class size\, curricular freedom\, anti-racist pedagogy\, real inclusion\, and a just tax system. As part of the Whole Schooling Consortium\, we have sponsored forums in the U.S.\, uniting hundreds of people for democracy a nd equality. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120624 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120622 GEO:39.498800;-84.740700 LOCATION:Miami University\, Oxford\, Ohio\, 45056\, United States SUMMARY:Rouge Forum 2012 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-tv7DdNrIHU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.rougeforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:ellipticah@gmailo.com DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120312T020000 GEO:-0.283333;36.066700 LOCATION:EGERTON UNIVERSITY\, NAKURU\, Rift Valley\, Kenya SUMMARY:SAY NO TO NO_WIRELESS/Shutdown UID:20260421T070502CEST-V7SZLnxUwb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.egertoncommunity.co.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Worldwide\, May 1st is traditionally a ‘Workers’ day – a day of Labor Solidarity\, and a public holiday. It’s a day to celebrate and march in support of im/migrant rights. In protest against the corrupti on of the worldwide marketplace\, which has led to illegal foreclosures\, mass unemployment\, low wages\, high taxes and a penalization of all those who do not own the ‘99%’ of the world’s resources\, and in solidari ty with the im/migrant movements of May 1st\, we decided to declare May 1s t\, 2012 a People’s General Strike. Instead of calling upon unionized La bor to make a specific demand (illegal under Taft-Hartley)\, we are callin g upon the people of the world to take this day away from school and the w orkplace\, so that their absence makes their displeasure with this corrupt system be known.\n\n \n \n\n \n\nOn December 19th\, 2011\, Occupy Los Ang eles General Assembly consented upon the following statement:\n\n“Occupy LA supports in principle a General Strike on May 1\, 2012\, for migrant r ights\, jobs for all\, a moratorium on foreclosures\, and peace – and to recognize housing\, education and health care as human rights\, and calls for the building of a broad coalition to make that a reality.”\n\nOccup ations across the world have made similar calls for a General Strike\, or day of economic disruption\, in direct response to Occupy Los Angeles\, or through a synchronicity of thought\, a buzzing hive mind that feels the n eed to express solidarity with movements and people throughout the world w ho honor May Day and see this years expression of that as our next major s tep. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120501 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Occupy May 1st General Strike UID:20260421T070502CEST-pGshX40Lcw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.occupymay1st.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:comtrans@proutinstitute.org DESCRIPTION:Community Transformations\nSummer Intensive Program\n\nSolution s from the Grassroots\n\nJune 18 – July 27\nEugene\, Oregon\n\n\nAre you ready to make positive\, meaningful change in the world? \n\nCommunity Tr ansformations is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to live a wholesome lifestyle \, build community\, enact genuine sustainability\, develop a powerful soc ial vision\, vitalize body\, mind and spirit\, and have fun making the wor ld a better place. \n\nCome to Eugene\, Oregon\, this summer for a six-we ek intensive experience participating with engaged people who are transfor ming their own neighborhood into a more sustainable\, resilient\, livable place…from the ground up\, one seed at a time. \n\nCommunity Transfor mations will challenge you to integrate body\, mind\, heart\, and spirit i n service to all living beings…and empower you with knowledge\, skills\, vision\, and strategies for generating authentic\, solution-oriented chan ge from the grassroots.\n\n\nDetails and Application @ www.communitytransf ormations.org \n\n\nBecause we are the ones we’ve been waiting for\, and the time is now\n\n\n“To see a vital community in action was not only i nspiring\, but a lesson in information exchange. With every week of partic ipation\, I was introduced to new community members\, each with vital and intriguing knowledge to share….The information and skills shared through this network in this way – face-to-face\, feet-to-earth\, hands-to-tool – was exceptionally deep and enriching.”\n -Ryan Dubas\, Participant\ , 2011\n (Ryan published an article about his experience in the Winter 201 1 issue of Communities magazine\, http://communities.ic.org/issues/153/Pe rmaculture) \n\n\n\n\n\nDuring the program\, you will have the opportunity to work with leading practitioners\, teachers\, and mentors (many of whom live right in the neighborhood) in the following areas: \n\n• Permacult ure and organic gardening\n• Whole foods preparation and preservation\n⠀˘ Eco-building and green architecture (strawbale\, cob\, passive solar a nd more)\n• Grassroots neighborhood markets and barter exchange\n• Yog a and meditation \n• Assertive communication and meeting facilitation\n⠀˘ Community service and outreach\n• Online media and e-portfolios\n• Liberation philosophy and social movements\n• Systems thinking and resil ient sustainability\n• Spiritual philosophy and dharma\n• Progressive Utilization Theory (PROUT)\n• …and more!\n\n\nMore information: www.co mmunitytransformations.org\n\nInquiries and contact: comtrans@proutinstitu te.org\, subject line: \n“Community Transformations Inquiry”\n\n\nComm unity Transformations is a program of the PROUT Institute\, a 501(c)(3) no n-profit organization. PROUT Institute\\'s mission is to provide people an d communities with empowering resources to envision and enact sustainable and equitable solutions to social\, economic\, and ecological challenges.\ n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120727 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120618 GEO:44.101200;-123.136000 LOCATION:356 Horn Ln\, Eugene\, Oregon\, 97404\, United States SUMMARY:Community Transformations Summer Intensive Program UID:20260421T070502CEST-UKbiVoEbr8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.communitytransformations.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This April 27th-29th\, Power Shift NY will bring together over 300 young people from all corners of New York State to unite in Albany for a weekend-long convergence that will awaken and empower our generation to take bold action for a just and sustainable future. As climate change int ensifies\, New York State officials are making plans to allow dangerous hy draulic fracturing across a wide area of our state\, putting the water\, h ealth and the climate of millions of New Yorkers at risk\, all for for the dirty profits of Big Oil and Big Gas. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120429 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120427 GEO:42.614900;-73.970800 LOCATION:Albany\, New York\, 12201\, United States SUMMARY:Power Shift NY 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-W0vwBUXeID@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ny.wearepowershift.org/blogs/save-date-power-shift-ny-april-27-2 9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:March 30\, 2012\, people from across the country will gather fo r an American Spring in Washington\, DC. The National Occupation of Washin gton\, DC (NOW DC). We join together to actualize government of the peopl e\, for the people and by the people. We oppose: The corruption of both pa rties in conducting U.S. domestic and foreign policies\; The destruction o f the Bill of Rights\, and the Supreme Court allowing our Constitution to be subverted. We unite against a corporate-controlled government that has failed to promote the public well-being and will demonstrate our commitme nt to creating a new world where the people\, not the 1%\, rule.\n\n\nNOW DC—education\, protest and mobilization—will begin with an inspiring O ccupy Social Forum to bring together the experience\, knowledge and thinki ng of the 99%. Occupiers from across the country will present workshops on socially relevant areas\, including political and policy issues\, strateg ies for shifting power from the 1% to the 99%\, ending wars and militariza tion\, and the strengths and weaknesses of the Occupy movement\, as well a s concrete descriptions of how to organize communities\, hold General Asse mblies\, live-stream and create your own media and other practical necessi ties for successful occupations. \n\nThe civil resistance of NOW DC will f ocus on the power structure in Washington\, DC. The first phase of the Occ upy Movement showed that people acting in solidarity have power and can ch ange the direction of the country. NOW DC aims to unite occupations in a f ocused nonviolent campaign to demonstrate to elected officials in Washingt on\, DC\, and K Street and corporate interests that the people no longer t rust or accept their rule\, that a radical transformation to a participato ry democracy operating under the rule of law is essential. \n\nThe reign o f money in government has fostered policies that throw people out of their homes and drive families into bankruptcy\, impoverish whole communities\, deny access to medical treatment and wage unending wars abroad. Worst of all\, the policies of greed are literally destroying our planet. All this must change soon and change dramatically. The political puppets now occupy ing public space will not bring about this change. Only a united\, courage ous and enlightened public can do this. \n\nJoin us in Washington\, DC\, b eginning on March 30 for NOW DC and Occupy Power! Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120330 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:National Occupation of Washington DC UID:20260421T070502CEST-Xw80zFsUeJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nowdc.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Schedule\n\nTuesday\, March 20\, 2012\n\n\n11 AM – Registrati on Opens at the Ecumenical Center\n\n\n12 PM – Opening Ceremony\n\n\n\n1 PM – 1:45 PM Opening Session (Ecumenical Center)\n\n \n 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Occufinity Groups Session I: One thing that worked\, and one obstacle t o overcome\n\n\n2:30 – 3:30 PM Report Back \n\n\n3:30 – 4 Break\n\n \n \n4:00 – 5:30 Interest groups\n\n \n\nA. Wednesday Evening Servic e at OO Grant/Ogawa Plaza\n\nB. National Project (Truth Commission) \n\nC. Worship Planning for Wed and Thurs mornings\n\n \n\n5:30 – 6:30 Dinner\n\n \n\n***7:00 – 8:30 PM – Public Panel\, with Q & A Dis cussion\n\n \n\n \n\nWednesday\, March 21\, 2012\n\n \n\n8 AM – Breakfas t\n\n \n\n9:00 AM – Opening Worship\n\n \n\n9:15 AM – Occufinity Group s: Session II Brainstorm Ideas for National Actions\n\n \n\n10:00 AM – R eport Back\n\n \n\n10:30 Break/Vote on National Actions\n\n \n\n11 – 12: 30 PM Discuss #1 Choice for National Action\n\n \n\n12:30 – 1:30 PM – Lunch\n\n \n\n1:30 PM – 2PM: Wednesday evening action plan report\n\n \n \n2:00 – 3:30 PM: Interest groups\n\n \n\nA. National Action Planni ng\n\nB. Communication Network\n\nC. Outreach to our communities \n\n \n\n3:30 – 4:30 Report Back and Plenary Discussion\n\n \n\n4:30 – 5:30 Travel to Grant/Ogawa Plaza\n\n \n\n5:30 – 6:00 PM Dinner at Plaza catered by Rising Loafer\n\n \n\n***6:00 – 7:00 Interfaith Service at O O\n\n \n\n7:00 – 9:00 OO General Assembly\n\n \n\n\nThursday\, March 22\ , 2012\n\n \n\n8:00 AM Breakfast\n\n \n\n9:00 AM Opening Worship\n\n \n\n9 :15 AM – 10:15 AM Occufinity Group: Session III One thing you are taking home\, one thing you will commit to in order to continue this work togeth er\n\n \n\n10:15 – 11:45PM Report Back and Closing Plenary\n\n \n\n11:45 – 12:00 Closing Worship\n\n \n\n12:00 – 1 PM Lunch Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120322 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120320 GEO:37.776800;-122.218000 LOCATION:Oakland\, California\, 94601\, United States SUMMARY:Occupy Faith National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ei0Lpdb3hF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://occupyfaithoak.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Mobilizing and Organizing from Below will be a gathering of act ivists and organizers\, workers and parents\, revolutionaries and militant s and radicals and dissenters\, dedicated to increasing our ability to com e together and challenge the systems of exploitation and oppression that h ave taken hold of the world. The conference will be a weekend of intensive \, horizontally-organized political education\, in which we can share skil ls\, analyze the problems we face\, and pose difficult questions. It will also provide a space for people from different traditions to come together and recognize the depth of our similarities and the richness of our diffe rences\; a space for reflection and discussion\, distinct from both the ch aotic excitement of spontaneous mass actions and the intense demands of lo ng-term organizing work. \n\nWhy this conference\, and why now? This momen t in history is a moment of global revolt: against tyranny\, against the v iolence of the state and capital\, against the systems which pit us agains t each other. In country after country\, social movements are taking to th e streets in unprecedented numbers against authoritarian regimes and the t ransnational 1%. What can all these social movements learn from each other ? What can Cairo learn from Santiago? What can Madison learn from Greece? (And what about the other way around?) What does global solidarity from be low look like for a world in revolt? \n\n At the same time\, social moveme nts remain\, especially in the US\, fragmented and underprepared for the d emands of the moment: MOBConf hopes to facilitate conversations across gen erations\, across cultures and subcultures\, and across the commitments to different sets of tactics which can divide us. How do we build our capaci ties to intervene and act on a rapidly changing historical terrain? What k inds of long-term infrastructure do we need to build to make this happen? Can we sharpen our theoretical understanding of the situation we\\'re faci ng? And how can we carry all of this into our everyday lives\, making a mo vement truly grounded in care and sustained by solidarity? Our goal is to begin answering these question in a gathering as participatory and horizon tal as the movements it will draw upon\, and we hope you\\'ll join us in B altimore to help make this happen. \n\nMOBCONF will be a chance for everyo ne committed to building autonomous social movements that work towards pop ular power\, real democracy\, and an end to oppression to learn from each other\\'s experiences and develop more effective networks of solidarity. R eady to join in? We invite you to submit a proposal for a workshop\, panel \, or performance\, and to bring information about your work to our bookfa ir/science fair style hall of projects\, but also to think about using the other radical spaces in Baltimore to organize autonomous parallel events during the weekend. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120603 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120601 GEO:39.345500;-76.680400 LOCATION:Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21215\, United States SUMMARY:Mobilizing and Organizing From Below UID:20260421T070502CEST-Bk5BWpvbc3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://mobconf.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A Conference to Challenge the Wars of the 1% Against the 99% at Home and Abroad\n\n\n\nThe U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N ATO) and the G-8 world economic powers will meet in Chicago\, May 19-22\, to plan their financial and military strategies for the coming period. The se elites\, who serve the 1% at home and abroad\, impose austerity--often by the use of drones\, armies\, and the police--on the 99% to expand their profits. \n\n\nJoin activists from the antiwar\, occupy\, environmental\, immigrant rights\, labor\, and other movements at a conference from March 23-25\, 2012 to learn more\, to plan a May 19 “No to NATO/G8” demonst ration in Chicago\, and to democratically develop a program of action for the months to follow. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120325 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120323 GEO:41.096800;-73.521300 LOCATION:Stamford\, Connecticut\, 06907\, United States SUMMARY:2012 United National Antiwar Coalition National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-umk4uoP5tw@74.81.90.59 URL:https://nationalpeaceconference.org/Conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In September of 2012\, the social justice movements of the Unit ed States have an opportunity and obligation to use the spectacle of the D emocratic National Convention as a platform to raise people’s demands fo r justice on the world stage.\n\nProgressives from around the state\, from across the South and from all over the country will converge in Charlotte to oppose policies of the Democratic Party and their banking cronies. Cha rlotte is the “Wall Street of the South.” With the world headquarters of Bank of America and the East Coast headquarters of Wells Fargo\, it is the second largest concentration of finance capital in the U.S.\, after Ne w York City.\n\nWe need a people’s movement for justice for the 99%.\n\n Economic crises at home and abroad intensify while jobs and vital services have been cut at municipal\, state and federal levels. The Democrats and Republicans are pushing austerity programs while simultaneously brokering deals that bail out and benefit banks and large corporations.\n\nPublic wo rkers in North Carolina and Virginia are denied their right to collectivel y bargain\, and workers elsewhere across the country are seeing this right under attack. Under the Democratic Party\, the reach of Immigration and C ustoms Enforcement (ICE) expanded and deportations skyrocketed. U.S. wars abroad have extended and the US continues to spend billions in Afghanistan and Iraq. U.S. war drones fly over the Middle East and Africa. Antiwar an d international solidarity activists are targeted in FBI raids and Grand J ury witch hunts while we continue to fight for freedom for long-incarcerat ed U.S. political prisoners like Leonard Peltier and Mumia Abu-Jamal. We h ave seen a rise in bigotry and political targeting of Muslim and Arab peop le. We want to see justice and equality for Black\, Native\, Latina/o peop les\, for women and for LGBTQ peoples. We must call for a moratorium on fo reclosures and evictions! We oppose the attack on our planet by big corpor ations\; we must continue the fight for environmental justice and demand o ur right to a healthy air\, land\, and water.\n\nNow more than ever we nee d a powerful mass movement that can challenge the pro-war\, pro-Wall Stree t agendas of the two corporate parties. We see the seeds of this movement all around us.\n\nJoin the Coalition to Protest at the DNC to plan actions and events that will take place during the convention. Read through our P rinciples of Unity (adapted from the St. Paul Principles & Chicago Princip les). Then begin working with us to develop plans for Charlotte\, as we co me together in resistance to the economic crisis\, the banks\, the wars an d all the attacks on working people!\n\nOCCUPY THE DNC!\nOCCUPY WALL ST SO UTH! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120906 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120903 GEO:35.189500;-80.747400 LOCATION:Charlotte\, North Carolina\, 28212\, United States SUMMARY:Protest the DNC 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-XNNTkhTvl3@74.81.90.59 URL:http://protestdnc.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:April 9-15\, 2012\n 100\,000 Americans will train for non-viole nt direct action.\n\nOur country is at a crossroads. We have a choice to m ake. Greater wealth for a few or opportunity for many. Tax breaks for the richest or a fair shot for the rest of us. A government that can be bought by the highest bidder\, or a democracy that is truly of the people\, by t he people\, and for the people.\n\nThe choice is in our hands. This spring we will act on that choice.\n In the tradition of our forefathers and for emothers and inspired by today’s brave heroes in Occupy Wall Street and Madison\, Wisconsin\, we will prepare ourselves for sustained non-violent direct action.\n\nFrom April 9-15 we will gather across America\, 100\,000 strong\, in homes\, places of worship\, campuses and the streets to join together in the work of reclaiming our country. We will organize trainings to:\nTell the story of our economy: how we got here\, who’s responsible \, what a different future could look like\, and what we can do about it\n Learn the history of non-violent direct action\, and\nGet into action on o ur own campaigns to win change.\n\nThis spring we rise! We will reshape ou r country with our own hands and feet\, bodies and hearts. We will take no n-violent action in the spirit of Martin Luther King\, Jr. and Gandhi to f orge a new destiny one block\, one neighborhood\, one city\, one state at a time.\nWe are the 99%. For the 100%. And this is our moment. Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120415 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120409 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Occupy 99% Spring - Mass Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-wxpvoWrl1D@74.81.90.59 URL:http://the99spring.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:416-463-5312 ext 238 Email:jdavis@kairoscanada.org DESCRIPTION:Join KAIROS and friends for an evening with colleagues from Egl ise du Christ au Congo \n\nConflict in eastern Congo/the Great Lakes of Af rica region:\n the inter-related issues of natural resources\, repatriatio n\,\nland distribution\, and sexual violence\n\nThursday evening\, April 5 th\n6:30 – 9 p.m.\nSteelworkers Hall\, 25 Cecil Street\, Toronto\nSouthe ast of College and Spadina\n\nFree parking available\; wheelchair accessib le\n\nWe will be joined by Mennonite Central Committee partners:\n\n• Ho n. (Ms.) Muhima Sabina\, DĂŠputĂŠ Natinale (MP)\, Walikali District\, Nort h Kivu Province\, one of the most heavily affected areas of the ongoing hu manitarian and human rights crises in eastern Congo\n\n• Mgr. Bulambo Le mbelembe\, Coordinator of the Church of Christ of Congo Refugee and Combat ant Repatriation Program\, Bukavu\, with close connections to both the gra ssroots and leaders in Congo with respect to the conflict in eastern Congo \n\nAn accompanying screening and discussion of Friends of the Congo film\ n\nCrisis in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth\n\nEveryone welcome\n\nSponso r: KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives\n\nCo-sponsors: Africa Files\; CUPE Ontario International Solidarity Committee\;\n Friends of the Congo/University of Toronto\; & Mining Injustice Solidarity Network\n\nFo r more information contact Jim Davis\, jdavis@kairoscanada.org \, 416.463. 5312 ext. 238\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120405T183000 GEO:43.673900;-79.405900 LOCATION:Steelworkers Hall\, 25 Cecil Street (souteast Of College & Spadina )\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5R 1V9\, Canada SUMMARY:Congo in Crisis: Uncovering the Truth UID:20260421T070502CEST-h6VRThuoxS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.kairoscanada.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:720-278-0797 Email:worldwidevisionaries@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:WWV is currently offering 1\,000$ awards to anyone that submits a positive activist or community improving project! Visit us at GlobalPro jectFair.org to share!\n\n Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120510 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120412T130000 GEO:39.579500;-104.883000 LOCATION:200 County Line Rd Suite C-200\, Highlands Ranch\, Colorado\, 8011 2\, United States SUMMARY:Global Project Fair UID:20260421T070502CEST-uSuj9UZVIU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalprojectfair.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 4\, 2012 - Sunday\, May 6\, 2012\n\nLocation: Wash ington Theological Union\n\nAddress:\n6896 Laurel Street NW\nWashington\, DC 20012\nUNITED STATES\n\n\nClick here to RSVP and reserve a room. Sierra Club Chapters and Activists are confronting nuclear issues all over the c ountry. It is time to share our experiences and create a plan for mutualan d national support for campaigns that challenge nuclear power and nuclear weapons systems. Club members are invited to gather in Washington\, D.C. M ay 4-6\, 2012 to develop a strategic plan for the Club\\'s anti-nuclear wo rk\, learn how to build organization around the issue\, and create a natio nal network\n\nDirections: http://www.wtu.edu/about/directions.htm\n\nDown load: Download our flyer.\nPresentations:\nThere will be presentations fro m national nuclear experts including Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear and A rjun Makhijani\, author of Carbon Free Nuclear Free.\n\n Overview of th e current condition of the Nuclear Fuel Chain\n The True Cost of Nukes - Why the economics is their Achilles Heel\n Nuclear Waste: reprocessin g\, transportation\, and storage\n Living in the nuclear neighborhood\n Creative strategies for stopping nukes\n Developing a national stra tegy to replace nuclear power with renewable energy and efficiency\n Us ing online community tools and social media to communicate\, collaborate\, and organize \n\nDetails:\nThe No Nukes Team needs your ideas\, enthusias m and dedication.\n\nAll of the sessions will be held at the Washington Th eological Union (WTU). The conference fee includes a reception on May 4\, continental breakfast\, and lunch on May 5. Continuing with continental br eakfast and lunch on May 6. The fee does not include lodging. There is lim ited space at the WTU that will be filled on a first come first serve basi s. Please register on this site as soon as possible. There will not be ons ite registration. Registrations need to be completed no later than April 1 6\, 2011.\n\n Check-in starts at 3:00 PM on May 4th.\n The meeting e nds on May 6th at 5:00 PM.\n There will be a group activity on Monday\, May 7th at the Sierra Club office in Washington\, DC.\n\nLodging:\n\n Click here to purchase lodging at the WTU.\n You can contact Beyond the Bay at https://www.beyondthebay.com/sierraclub/form.php to make airfare r eservations and to reserve rooms at facilities other than the WTU. Please note that the national club will not be paying for travel so there isn’t a code assigned to this conference. Beyond the Bay is offered as a resour ce\, if you want to make your travel arrangements through another agency o r directly with the airline\, it is your choice.\n Beyond the Bay will not be handling the WTU lodging requests (You may purchase lodging on the next screen).\n\nQuestions:\nDetailed agenda and information about guest s peakers will be coming soon. Contact Leslie March at lesliemarch@hotmail.c om or 503-615-5750 for conference questions. Please add \\'No Nukes Strate gy Summit\\' in the subject of your email. You may also join the No Nukes Team on the Activist Network for current information.\nFees:\nConference F ee is $35.00 in advance. There will be a limited number of scholarships av ailable for conference volunteers. Contact Leslie March for more informati on on scholarships.\n\nLodging costs at the WTU are:\n\n(You may purchase lodging on the next screen.) All rooms have either one or two twin beds as well as a sink.\n\nPlease note that there will be a one night charge if y ou need to cancel your room for any reason. If you need to cancel your roo m\, please contact Leslie March at lesliemarch@hotmail.com or 503-615-5750 .\n\n$65.00 per night for single room with a private bath.\n$55.00 per nig ht for single room with bathroom across the hall.\n$35.00 per night for sh ared room with private bath.\n$30.00 per night for shared room with bathro om across the hall. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120507 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120504 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:No Nukes Activist Strategy Summit Agenda UID:20260421T070502CEST-O38B4V2W2w@74.81.90.59 URL:http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Calendar?id=159641&view=Detail END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Day Weekend\n Heartwood Forest Council\, 22nd Annual\n Camp Olm stead\, near the Allegheny National Forest \n\n Heartwood is seeking Co-Sp onsors for the 2012 Memorial Day Forest Council\, to be held in the Allegh eny National Forest. Heartwood is a regional network of public forest defe nse and advocacy grassroots organizations\, with member groups in most sta tes where the Eastern Hardwood forests once covered majestic and wild\, fr om the Ozarks to the Appalachians. Each year Heartwood hosts two regional scale events\, one held annually over the Memorial Day weekend in a differ ent state each year. This year Heartwood’s 22nd Annual Forest Council wi ll be hosted by the Allegheny Defense Project (ADP)\, and held at Camp Olm stead at 316 4th Ave.\, Warren\, PA 16365. \n\n This year’s theme is dra wn from the nature of the major threats to our forest region\, and explore s their impact on both rural and urban life ways. Marcellus drilling\, the Seneca bid to take management of the Kinzua Dam Hydro power rights\, coal \, solar and wind issues\, all suggest that we think deeper about energy p roduction and consumption in our society and our daily life\, as we prepar e to reclaim the structures that have led to such tremendous inequity arou nd the globe. The primary focus or goal of the weekend is to share skills and provide training for activist Forest Watch\, and coordinate local and regional forest protection and advocacy. Speakers this year will include T homas Buchele\, the Clinical Professor of Law and Managing Attorney\, Paci fic Environmental Advocacy Center (\\'PEAC\\') at Lewis and Clarke Law Sch ool who has fought for the protection of public lands for more than 25 yea rs. Past attendees and featured speakers have included Woody Harrelson and US Congress Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA)\, both champions of pu blic forest protection among the hundreds and dozens who stop timber sales every day with letters\, appeals\, litigation and direct action. \n\n We very much want your organization to be a part of this event\, a weekend co nference focused on the how-to and what-next of state and national forest protection. Marcellus threats in PA and NY are among the many threats in t he Appalachian region\, and share many parallels with the Mountaintop Remo val fight in southern West Virginia where the Forest Council was held last year\, or with lead mining in Missouri’s Mark Twain National Forest whe re Heartwood also has member organizations. Biomass incineration for elect ric power is a particular threat to our forests and farm soils alike\, but discussions of scale come into particular focus on this topic. We want to build on the work done at APIEL and other recent regional conferences\, a nd provide a forum to build momentum in these grassroots movements. Networ king across this region has proven to be an effective tool in forest prote ction\, and we are reaching out to you to strengthen that network in the f ace of these new threats because you already share a part of this movement to build a new vision. \n\n Your cosponsorship of $50 or $100 will go tow ards making this event a success. The costs of outreach\, food and facilit ies for the some two hundred projected attendees is partially offset by fu n fundraising events such as the Heartwood Auction\, and registration fees . The Auction is another opportunity to gain recognition for your organiza tion\, by donating merchandise with your logo or an item that reflects you r organization’s mission. Cosponsors names will be featured prominently in all promotional materials\, as well as signage at the event. Tables wil l be available for display of brochures and other information\, offering t he opportunity to generate new members for your own group. Members of your organization will receive the Member Price for registration to attend thi s event. Your cosponsorship also brings your organization a year’s membe rship in the Heartwood network\, including Heartbeat our biannual newslett er\, action alerts\, and notification of other events\, such as the Heartw ood Reunion held each October in Paoli\, IN. \n\n Heartwood invites our co -sponsors to hold a workshop over the course of the weekend\, a one-hour d iscussion of your organization’s mission as it relates to forest protect ion. A draft of workshop topics and weekend agenda is included for your re view. Workshop facilitators or presenters would pay no registration fee fo r the weekend\, although we would ask for some contribution towards meals if you stay for the program. We encourage you to eat with us\, Heartwood t akes great pride in the healthy\, hearty home-grown and home-cooked qualit y of the meals we share as much as the discussion and ideas that fill our minds and mouths as we eat together! \n\n If you are interested in hosting a workshop topic or have any questions about Heartwood or the upcoming Fo rest Council\, please contact HW Board Member and Pittsburgh contact Matt Peters at 412-320-0739. \n\n For the Forests\, \n\n Matt Peters \n\np.s. o ne of the outcomes from the Forest Watch agenda in the program is a monthl y Pittsburgh outing to Marcellus permit sites on nearby state forests\, ga me lands\, and parks\, monitoring and commenting on the Permit from the be ginning of the process\, and alternating regular meetings with day-trip ou tings to collect on-the-ground data\, and rescuing some of the plants from these threatened sites. Volunteers with computer mapping skills will be n eeded to incorporate data into strategic and interactive formats. Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120528 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120525 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Camp Olmstead\, Near The Allegheny National Forest\, Pennsylvania\ , United States SUMMARY:Heartwood Forest Council Spring 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-8HGMSxguhU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.heartwood.org/forest-council/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance works to dismantle barr iers to ensure people of all ethnic background have equal access and oppor tunity to participate fully in the life of the community. Geographical Sc ope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120605 GEO:42.985600;-86.444700 LOCATION:Hope College\, Holland\, Michigan\, 49422\, United States SUMMARY:Lakeshore Region Summit on Race and Inclusion 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-6geghGp5uO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ethnicdiversity.org/what-we-do/summit/2012 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:American politics have shifted dramatically. Last summer\, the national media was consumed with talk about budget shortfalls\, the failur e of unions to stop ant-union legislation across the Midwest\, and the dom inance of the Tea Party. Now the country is focused on the rise on income inequality\, the victories in Ohio and Illinois\, and the return of Occupy Wall Street.\n\n What can we do to ensure this new spirit leads to concre te victories that put power back in the hands of ordinary people? How can we fight effectively for the future of our generation\, and the ones behi nd us?\n\n Come to the YDS summer conference to discuss these questions\, learn new activism skills\, help set YDS’s 2012-13 Activist Agenda\, and hang out with activists from around the country.\n\n We have seen activis m by young people play a critical role in struggles all over world. Here i n the U.S. students are the targets for austerity programs that increase t he costs of higher education and reduce the quality of education in public schools. In response\, young people have organized walk outs\, speak outs and countless demonstrations against the budget cuts and they are standin g with workers as Republican governors try to destroy unions and eliminate collective bargaining for public employees.\n\n\n\n On August 9th-12th th e Young Democratic Socialists will hold its annual summer conference at th e Valley Brook Inn in upstate New York. The conference will focus on org anizing skills that students can use next year to continue to build the so cialist movement. YDS members will also vote on the new national leadershi p\, national campaigns\, and our two year strategic plan.\n\n\n\n The conf erence is always a great time. This year we will be focusing on concrete organizing skills that you can take back to your chapter like canvassing\, leadership development\, and campaign planning. The conference also allo ws you to hang out with your comrades\, swim\, play basketball\, and hang around the campfire.\n\n Registration will cover the conference and room a nd board. So click here and register for the conference.\n\nTravel Scholar ship Application Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120812 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120809 GEO:41.592100;-74.506800 LOCATION:Valley Brook Inn\, Wurtsboro\, New York\, 12790\, United States SUMMARY:YDS Summer 2012 Conference: Socialist Summer School UID:20260421T070502CEST-3eUpZeAKcr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/sss2012 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Games for Change Festival is the largest games gathering in New York City. It\\'s the ideal destination to:\nNetwork with leading dev elopers in games for social change\nLearn about key global trends and oppo rtunities\nDiscover the newest games in development\nPlay the best games f or change\nCelebrate the highest achievements and best talent of the year with the Games for Change Awards\n\nIt is the founding program of Games fo r Change\, an organization whose mission is to catalyze social impact thro ugh digital games. More on our work here. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120620 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120618 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:NY\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Games for Change 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-XcPmvkGm1E@74.81.90.59 URL:http://gamesforchange.org/festival2012/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference is a FREE conference t hat offers three full days of workshops and activities focused on the heal th and well-being of transgender people\, communities and allies.\n\nNow i n it\\'s 11th year the conference draws a diverse group of around 2\,000 p eople of many genders and gender experiences from all over the country and around the globe. \n\nThis is also a great space for our families\, frien ds\, allies and providers. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120602 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120531 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-BasRDcXz00@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.trans-health.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What is the Social Justice Training Institute?\n Since December of 1998\, the Social Justice Training Institute has been providing an opp ortunity for individuals committed to issues of inclusion to develop their skills in the areas of dialogue and connectedness. Over 500 professional colleagues have participated in this experience to date. We have now expan ded the experience to include an opportunity for students to gather and do some \\'personal work\\' related to social justice issues. The institute is open to 50 undergraduate students on college and university campuses in the U.S. and abroad. This advanced experience is for students who have do ne a fairly significant amount of work on social justice issues. Four to s ix alumni will join two SJTI faculty to complete the facilitation team.\n\ nInstitute Format\n The Social Justice Training Institute will provide an intensive developmental opportunity for students to examine the complex dy namics of oppression and to develop strategies to foster positive change o n their campuses and in their communities.\n\nStudents who attend the inst itute will be given the opportunity to explore the identities that make up who they are and better understand the extent to which these identities i mpact all they do. Through facilitated activities and exercises along with small group dialogue\, participants will engage in conversations that wil l challenge and support them in their journey toward understanding how the y can each – individually – impact our global community. To this end\, each student will be asked to obtain a \\'Coach\\' from their home campus and to develop a Social Justice Commitment (SJC) detailing personal growt h goals\, an intervention that will impact their home campus and ways in w hich they can contribute to their community. The Coach must be a faculty m ember\, staff member or administrator on the student\\'s home campus. Part icipants will work with their Coach after the institute to continue their growth process and to implement their SJC. \n\nUnlike conferences where pa rticipants can come and go\, the institute is dependent upon the consisten t contributions of all participants throughout the entire event. To ensure the maximum learning and growth for all\, participants are expected to at tend and participate in all sessions from the opening to the closing.\n\n2 012 Institute\n\nTime and Place\n The 2012 SJTI – The Student Experience will be held at the University of San Francisco\, located in San Francisc o\, California.\n\nSJTI will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday\, July 11\, 2 012\, and will end at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday\, July 14\, 2012. \n\nLodging and Meals\n Participants will be staying on campus in Loyola Village. Par ticipants will dine primarily in the Outtakes CafĂŠ during the Institute.\ n\nGetting to San Francisco\n It’s easy! Just check out our Travel Infor mation page.\n\nFuture Institutes\n\nColorado State University (Summer 201 3) Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120714 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120711 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:University Of San Francisco\, San Francisco\, California\, 94417\, United States SUMMARY:Social Justice Training Institute 2012: The Student Experience UID:20260421T070502CEST-3G8iludn8z@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sjti.org/home_student.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Social Justice Training Institute provides a forum for the professional and personal development of social justice educators and prac titioners to enhance and refine their skills and competencies to create gr eater inclusion for all members of the campus community.\n\nFounded in 199 8 by Jamie Washington\, Kathy Obear\, Vernon Wall\, and Maura Cullen\, SJT I provides diversity trainers and practitioners with an intensive laborato ry experience where they can focus on their own learning and development t o increase their multicultural competencies as social justice educators.\n \nPast participants have found SJTI to be an intense experience designed t o deepen understanding of the dynamics of oppression at the individual\, g roup\, cultural\, and systems levels through the lens of race and racism. During the first few days participants enhance their ability to engage in authentic dialogue about the dynamics of race and racism both across and w ithin racial groups. Through community activities\, race caucus work\, cor e group discussions\, and exploring the impact of in-the-moment situations that occur during the Institute\, participants expand their competencies as social justice educators and change agents. During the final two days o f SJTI the focus is to apply the learning from this experience to other ar eas of oppression.\n\nIf you are looking for training tools\, exercises or \\'how to\\' activities - SJTI might not be for you. While participants d o bring articles and activities to share with colleagues\, the focus of th e institute is on personal work ~ working dynamics of internalized dominan ce and internalized oppression\, and learning to better use yourself as th e instrument of change.\n\nInstitute Format \n The Social Justice Training Institute will provide an intensive developmental opportunity for social justice educators to examine the complex dynamics of RACE AND RACISM and t o focus on how to develop their personal competencies as trainers and prac titioners.\n\nUpcoming Institutes\n Monday - Friday\, December 3-7\, 2012\ , Long Beach\, California Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120615 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120611 GEO:42.170700;-72.604800 LOCATION:Springfield\, Massachusetts\, 01111\, United States SUMMARY:Social Justice Training for Professionals and Educators UID:20260421T070502CEST-lihvc829Uh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sjti.org/home_professional.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:June 16 - 24\, 2012\nSan Juan Mountains\, Southwest Colorado \n (Exact location to be determined)\n\n Greetings from the occupied Nuchu (U te) territories of Turtle Island\, colonially known as the \\'American Sou thwest\\'!\n\n We are very happy to announce that\, for the 4th year runni ng\, the Wild Roots Feral Futures (WRFF) eco-defense\, direct action\, and rewilding encampment will take place in the forests of Southwest Colorado this coming June\, 2012. WRFF is an informal\, completely free and non-co mmercial\, and loosely organized camp-out operating on (less than a) shoe- string budget\, formed entirely off of donated\, scavenged\, or liberated supplies and sustained through 100% volunteer effort. Though we foster a c ollective communality and pool resources\, we encourage total self-suffici ency (which we find to be the very source and foundation of true mutual sh aring and abundance).\n\n We would like to invite groups and individuals e ngaged in struggles against the destruction of the Earth (and indeed all i nterconnected forms of oppression) to join us and share your stories\, les sons\, skills\, and whatever else you may have to offer. In this spirit we would like to reach out to local environmental groups\, coalitions\, and alliances everywhere\, as well as more readily recognizable groups like Ea rth First!\, Rising Tide North America\, and others to come collaborate on the future of radical environmentalism and eco-defense in our bio-regions and beyond.\n\n We would also like to reach out to groups like EF!\, RTNA \, and the Ruckus Society (as well as other groups and individuals) in sea rch of trainers and workshop facilitators who are willing to dedicate them selves to attending Wild Roots Feral Futures and sharing their skills and knowledge (in a setting that lacks the financial infrastructure to compens ate them as they may have come to expect from other\, more well-funded gro ups and events). We are specifically seeking direct action\, blockade\, tr i-pod\, and tree climbing/sitting trainers (as well as gear/supplies).\n\n Regarding the rewilding and ancestral earth skills component of WRFF\, we would like to extend a similar invitation to folks with skills\, knowledg e\, talent\, or specialization in these areas to join us in the facilitati on of workshops and skill shares such as fire making\, shelter building\, edible and medicinal plants\, stalking awareness\, tool & implement making \, etc. We are also seeking folks with less \\'ancestral\\' outdoor surviv al skills such as orienteering and navigation\, etc.\n\n Daily camp life\, along with workshops\, skill shares\, great food\, friends\, and music\, will also include the volunteer labor necessary to camp maintenance. In pa st years we\\'ve experiences a bit of resistance to requests for basic wor k volunteers\, so we are making a point of it now to ask you to come prepa red to pitch in and contribute to the work load. We encourage folks who wo uld like to plug in further to show up a few days before the official star t of the event to begin set-up and stay a few days after the official end to help clean up.\n\n Site scouting will continue until mid-May\, at which point scouts and other organizers will rendezvous\, report-back their sco uting recon\, and come to a consensus regarding a site location (though we encourage and intend to foster the spread of this event beyond the region that initially spawned it\, Southwest Colorado has once again been isolat ed as the event location region simply because no other communities steppe d up with a solid and dedicated proposal to organize and host the event in their own area). We are also planning on choosing a secondary\, back-up s ite location as a contingency plan for various potential scenarios. Email us for more info on getting involved with scouting and site selection proc esses.\n\n WRFF is timed to take place before the Earth First! Round River Rendezvous\, allowing eco-defenders to travel from one to the other. Thus we encourage the formation of a caravan from WRFF to the EF! RRR (caravan s and ride shares can be coordinated through our message board at http://f eralfutures.proboards.com/ or via our mailing list & discussion group at h ttp://groups.google.com/groups/wild-roots-feral-futures).\n\n We are curre ntly accepting donations in the form of supplies and/or monetary contribut ions. Please email us for details.\n\n Please forward this call widely\, s pread the word\, and stay tuned for more updates!\n\n For The Wild\,\n\n ~ The Wild Roots Feral Futures organizers\\' collective\n\n Email: feralfutu res(at)riseup(dot)net Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120624 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120616 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Juan Moutains\, Southwest Colorado\, Colorado\, United States SUMMARY:Wild Roots Feral Futures 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-J9Rdsm4uJS@74.81.90.59 URL:http://feralfutures.blogspot.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Purpose and orientation: The conference seeks to explore ways i n which an explicit\nrecognition of class helps to understand the social w orld in which we live\, and ways in which\nanalysis of society can deepen our understanding of class as a social relationship. Presentations\nshould take as their point of reference the lived experience of class\; proposed theoretical\ncontributions should be rooted in and illuminate social real ities. Presentations are welcome from\npeople outside academic life when t hey sum up social experience in a way that contributes to the\nthemes of t he conference. Formal papers will be welcome but are not required. All pre sentations\nshould be accessible to an interdisciplinary audience.\nConfer ence themes: The conference welcomes proposals for presentations that adva nce our\nunderstanding of any of the following themes.\nThe mosaic of clas s\, race\, and gender. To explore how class shapes racial\, gender\, and\n ethnic experience and how different racial\, gender\, and ethnic experienc es within various\nclasses shape the meaning of class.\nClass\, power\, an d social structure. To explore the social content of working\, middle\, an d\ncapitalist classes in terms of various aspects of power\; to explore wa ys in which class and\nstructures of power interact\, at the workplace and in the broader society.\nClass and community. To explore ways in which cl ass operates outside the workplace in the\ncommunities where people of var ious classes live.\nClass in a global economy. To explore how class identi ty and class dynamics are influenced\nby globalization\, including experie nce of cross-border organizing\, capitalist class dynamics\,\ninternationa l labor standards.\nMiddle class? Working class? What\\'s the difference a nd why does it matter? To explore\nthe claim that the U.S. is a middle cla ss society and contrast it with the notion that the\nworking class is the majority\; to explore the relationships between the middle class and the\n working class\, and between the middle class and the capitalist class.\nCl ass\, public policy\, and electoral politics. To explore how class affects public policy\, with\nspecial attention to health care\, the criminal jus tice system\, labor law\, poverty\, tax and other\neconomic policy\, housi ng\, and education\; to explore the place of electoral politics in the\nar rangement of class forces on policy matters.\nClass and culture: To explor e ways in which culture transmits and transforms class\ndynamics.\nPedagog y of class. To explore techniques and materials useful for teaching about class\, at K-\n12 levels\, in college and university courses\, and in labo r studies and adult education courses. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120609 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120607 GEO:40.922300;-72.637100 LOCATION:Stony Brook University\, Stony Brook\, New York\, 11794\, United S tates SUMMARY:How Class Works 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-KM4UZoHWhp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stonybrook.edu/workingclass/conference/2012/index.shtml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join us in Chicago July 31-August 2\, 2012 for the Alliance for Community Media 2012 Conference & Exhibition. This year’s theme is Coll aborate! The conference focus will support the growth of business opportun ities for community media centers. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120802 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120731 GEO:41.850200;-87.718000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60623\, United States SUMMARY:Alliance for Community Media 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vIATuaRUfr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.allcommunitymedia.org/events/2012-acm-annual-conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The second annual Strolling of the Heifers Slow Living Summit i s a world-changing (and life-changing) effort at cross-sector\, sustainabl e transformation.\n\nIn scheduled as well as open space sessions organized into three major themes —Slow Economics\, Slow Communities and Slow Pol icies — we’ll examine sustainable\, resilient approaches to food\, ene rgy\, money\, health care\, relationships – and the impact that catastr ophic weather may have on all of them.\n\nThe Slow Living Summit is a uniq ue\, flexible gathering designed to foster cross-sector solutions for high -quality sustainable living — solutions for our planet in which common g ood is just as important as private gain.\n\n\nOur plenary sessions take p lace in Brattleboro\\'s historic art-deco theatre\, the Latchis\n\nIn cont rast to the typical convention-center conference\, the Slow Living Summit⠀™s sessions take place in various locations in downtown Brattleboro\, Ver mont with the town’s historic and funky Main Street serving as the conco urse when moving between sessions. And the Summit happens just before the world-famous Strolling of the Heifers weekend — stay in town for the Str oll\, an agriculturally-themed parade featuring scores of heifer calves\, followed by the Live Green Expo\, on Saturday June 2.\n\nOur inaugural 201 1 Summit attracted nearly 300 people from dozens of states. Click these li nks for information about the 2011 Slow Living Summit Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120601 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120530 GEO:42.850000;-72.623300 LOCATION:Brattleboro\, Vermont\, 05301\, United States SUMMARY:Slow Living Summit 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-jvLRWNSCXh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.slowlivingsummit.org/the-2012-summit/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join us for more than 100 presentations on such topics as:\n Wh ere Is the Egyptian Revolution Going? • The Future of the Occupy Movemen t • Marxism and Imperialism • The Overpopulation Myth • The Communis t Manifesto • The New War On Women • What is the Real Marxist Traditio n?\n\n\nexploiter.” That\\'s how the African American revolutionary Malc olm X characterized the international scene in 1965. But the description s eems even more apt today.\n\nAfter years of devastation in the clutches of the Great Recession\, masses of people are discovering their own power to change the world. The Arab Spring has given birth to a global movement of Occupiers that has revived the politics of class struggle and revolution for the 21st century. Instead of the cutbacks\, unemployment and repressio n that our rulers offer us\, solidarity in struggle shows that “another world is possible.”\n\nEach year\, the Socialism conference brings toget her more than 1\,500 scholars and activists from around the country to lea rn OUR history of class struggle and debate strategies for building a bett er world. Don\\'t miss this chance to meet hundreds of others like you: co mmitted fighters against a system of greed\, racism\, war\, and oppression . \n\nVisit WeAreMany.org to view and listen to all of the meetings from l ast year\\'s conference!\n\nDownload a flyer for Socialism 2012.\n\nFollow us on Facebook.\n\nFor more information about the Socialism 2012 conferen ce\, email info@socialismconference.org\, and someone will get back to you . Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120701 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120628 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States SUMMARY:Socialism 2012 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-d11bMKhVm6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialismconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Animal Rights 2012 National Conference\, the wor ld\\'s largest and oldest animal rights gathering. The Conference will tak e place on August 2-5 at the Alexandria Mark Center Hilton\, just outside Washington DC.\n\nCheck out the preliminary program schedule and register today at the discounted rate. \n\n\n\n HIGHLIGHTS\n80 speakers from 60 org anizations\n100 sessions: animal abuse\, organizing\, tactics\, issues \nE yewitness reports on key campaigns\n90 exhibits (free & open to the public )\n40 videos\, including premieres\n\\'Newcomer Orientation\\'\nNightly ne tworking receptions\nAwards Banquet on Saturday evening\n\\'Celebration of Animal Rights\\' on Sunday evening\nLobbying and other special actions on Monday\nHighly discounted sleeping rooms and meals\nFree morning & evenin g vegan snacks Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120805 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120802 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Animal Rights National Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VadwhK13OV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://arconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Save the Date! \n June 18th–22nd\, 2012\n University of Calif ornia\, Davis\n\nThe California Higher Education Sustainability Conference highlights cutting-edge research\, as well as case studies with proven su ccesses in curriculum development\, operational programs\, and community p artnerships. This unique event is jointly organized by independent/private colleges\, California Community Colleges\, California State Universities\ , and the University of California creating the opportunity for dialogue a cross institutions.\n\nThe University of California\, Davis envisions host ing a conference that deepens connections among sustainability practitione rs\, academic and adminitrative\, across all sectors of high education\, u tilizing the Davis Campus as a living laboratory demonstration site for th e conference. \n\nPartnering organizations include: The Los Rios Community College District\, UC Davis Landscape Architecture Department\, UC Davis Extension\, and Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120622 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120618 GEO:38.549300;-121.737000 LOCATION:UC Davis\, Davis\, California\, 95616\, United States SUMMARY:California Higher Education Sustainability Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-UtiV0IxJBc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cahigheredusustainability.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are at a crossroads.\n\n\nThe economic crisis has created ne w openings to build alternative economic pathways that sustain people and planet. Growing inequality and unemployment\, stagnant wages\, diminished opportunities for young people\, the greed and excess of the political and corporate elite—these hallmarks of neoliberal capitalism are the fuel f or the protests from the Arab Spring\, to Wisconsin\, to the Occupy uprisi ngs in the U.S. and throughout the world.\n\nWe can choose to build a diff erent economy—an economy for the 99%. Our Summer Institute will give par ticipants the tools to understand the systemic roots of the crisis and exp lore pathways to a just and sustainable world.\nCPE’s Summer Institute\n \nCPE’s Summer Institute is a week-long intensive training in economics for activists\, educators\, media makers\, and anyone who wants a better u nderstanding of how the economy works. Our trainings are highly participat ory and build on the knowledge and experience of our participants. No back ground in economics is necessary.\n\n \n\n“I’ve gained…a knowledge b ase that I’ve already applied to my freelance writing. Since the Summer Institute\, I’ve written two economic articles\, and I am certain that I would have NEVER felt comfortable writing on these topics if it wasn’t for the Center for Popular Economics”\n -Tara Bracco\, freelance writer\ nCore Classrooms\n\nAt the heart of the Summer Institute program are two c ore courses which meet all morning each day. All participants must choose one core course.\n\nParticipants have described these courses as “inspir ing\, intense\, stimulating\, and comprehensive.” \nThe U.S. Economy/ To pics include\n\nÂť Roots of the economic meltdown and solutions\n Âť Speculation\, finance and housing bubbles\n Âť Economy\, race\, cla ss and gender\n Âť Economic histories – from personal to global\n Âť Labor and jobs\n Âť Democratizing the Federal Reserve and banks.\ n Âť Economic alternatives\, socialism and the solidarity economy\nThe International Economy/ Topics include\n\nÂť Roots of the economic mel tdown and solutions\n Âť Brief history of the global economy\n Âť International trade\, production and finance\n Âť The IMF\, World Bank \, WTO\n Âť Global climate change and the environment\n Âť Creatin g a new world economy\nAfternoon & evening events:\n\nIn addition to the c ore courses there will be afternoon workshops\, films\, evening plenaries\ , cultural events\, and a local tour of economic alternatives. These event s are free and open to the public.\nWho attends the Summer Institute?\n\nT he Institute draws a diverse group of participants from across the U.S. an d around the world\, with a wide range of interests and expertise. On aver age\, a third of our participants are people of color\, two-thirds are wom en\, a fifth are from outside of the U.S.\, and the ages of participants r ange from 18-80 years. Together\, we form a lively community in which we l earn as much from the rich interaction with one another as from the Instit ute programs. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120727 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120723 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:Columbia University\, NY\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Economics for the 99%: Summer Institute UID:20260421T070502CEST-F5PbhoIjzj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.populareconomics.org/programs/summer-institutes/2012-summer- institute/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:First\, thank you so much for being apart of the Portland Zine Symposium for it\\'s eleventh year. This year has been hard\, moving locat ions across the river\,\n getting a late start planning everything due to finding a new venue\, having less workshop space\, etc. We appreciate your patience in all of this. \n\nHere\\'s everything you need to know (hopefu lly) about the final and biggest stages of Portland Zine Symposium this ye ar! \n\nThe Portland Zine symposium is FREE to attend and opens to all att endees at 10:00AM on Saturday until closing down at 5:00PM\, then again on Sunday at 10:00AM until 4:00PM on Sunday. \n\nDuring this time\, there wi ll be over 140 individual exhibitors showing off all their hard work for y ou to peruse\, as well as workshops all day\, each day. Here is the list o f workshops for this year:\n http://pdxzines.com/workshops/ \n\nThe remain ing outreach events and parties are: \nIPRC Open House and Mic on Friday n ight (08/05/11)... \nZinester\\'s Feud at Floating World Comics on Saturda y night (08/06/11)\, hosted by Marc Parker\nZineter\\'s Karaoke at Floatin g World Comics on Saturday night (08/06/11)\, hosted by Robin of Vox Popul i Karaoke \nA 21+ wrap-up party for The Organizers (though anyone is invit ed) at The Alibi\n\nThe events happening the next few days the IPRC Open H ouse and Open Mic\, the main symposium at The Refuge\, theZinester\\'s Feu d and Karaoke at Floating World on Saturday\, etc. (http://pdxzines.com/ev ents/) -- this is everything that makes it worthwhile for us\, as organize rs\, after all our work to put it togetehr.. To see everyone come together \, trade/buy/sell zines\, share ideas and information\, and celebrate our community together!\n\nPlease share as much info as you can about PZS via whatever means you can\n (fliers\, facebook\, twitter\, blogging\, etc) an d let\\'s have a great Portland Zine\n Symposium!\n\nIn solidarity\,\n The 2011 Sympanistas Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120812 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120811 GEO:45.498900;-122.688000 LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, 97201\, United States SUMMARY:Portland Zine Symposium 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ju7HcAPU8p@74.81.90.59 URL:http://pdxzines.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Reflection and Resistance: Anarchism and Christianity X\nAugust 10 & 11\, 2012\n\nLocation\nArea 15\n 15th Street North Davidson\n Charlo tte\, North Carolina\n\nA decade. That is how long Jesus Radicals has been moving from location to location across the U.S.\, gathering people toget her to explore the intersections of counter-cultural Christian faith and a narchist politics. Together\, new and old friends have met to discuss topi cs as wide-ranging as economics\, peacemaking\, intentional community\, im migration\, the technological society\, experiments in alternative living\ , resisting oppressions\, un/schooling\, sexuality\, deconstructing civili zation\, non/violence\, the prison-industrial complex and on and on and on . This year\, we will host our tenth year in Charlotte\, and gather again to share more ideas\, network with each other\, and teach and learn togeth er. We hope you will join in a joyful time of reflecting on where we are g oing\, celebrating where we have been\, and inspiring one another to live into and live out God’s upside-down kin/g/dom.\n\nThis year\, gathering organizers are working to plan a gathering that will be chock-full of inte ractive learning sessions\, as well as trainings\, skills-shares and works hops. We are glad to tap into the local resources available to us at Area 15 and in the greater Charlotte area. Please stay tuned for additional inf ormation as the event unfolds.\n\nContact us: conference [at] jesusradical s [dot] com Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120811 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120810 GEO:35.189500;-80.747400 LOCATION:Charlotte\, North Carolina\, 28212\, United States SUMMARY:Reflection and Resistance: Anarchism and Christianity X UID:20260421T070502CEST-GBRKpGLTAn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jesusradicals.com/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Sessions will be a tapestry of workshops\, panels\, lectures\, discussion groups\, presentations\, demonstrations\, hands-on activities o rganized into under the theme of a track. Below are this year\\'s track de scriptions\, including a list of a few ideas that came to mind in developi ng these themes. They are by no means comprehensive\, and if these descrip tions are getting your own brain juices flowing\, propose a session for th is year\\'s GRC!\n\nCue the music! The tracks for the 2012 GRC are:\nThe F uture of Community Radio\nComposing for Radio\nHoodies in the Hood: YOUth Power\, MEdia Freedom\nNurturing the Organization\nParticipation & Engagem ent\nPolicy for People\nRadio for Social Justice\nWired for Change\nRe-cre ation\n\nPROPOSE A SESSION\n\nThe Future of Community Radio\n\nRadio is ch anging. The number of community radio stations is doubling\; this growth i s fed by increasing interest in local information\, music\, and connection . Meanwhile\, radio must adapt in the digital age as people turn to the In ternet and expect participatory communication. On the technology front\, l ocal community radio stations have the opportunity to become multimedia co mmunity centers\, engage global audiences online\, deploy mobile studios\, and share community wireless internet. On the social front\, stations mus t increase community connection or risk becoming isolated sound booths wit h individuals talking into the air. This “big picture” track will host ongoing discussions about the challenges and opportunities facing communi ty radio and give participants the opportunity to strategize about the fut ure of their stations and the movement as a whole.\n\nPossible sessions: M odel community media centers\, integrating radio and public access TV\, th e vision of community stations as community wireless nodes\, community med ia training curriculum\, creating public access computing and training cen ters\, radio stations as community centers\, polyfunctional stations as ga rdens\, bike coops\, etc.\n\nComposing for Radio\n\nRadio is the medium\, but what is the message? Too often we focus only on the technical and orga nizational aspects of radio. This track focused on the art of making sound and message. The production of radio content is composition and producer s of radio content are composers. We will combine critical thinking about the politics of language\, music\, and radio forms with fun\, inspiring wo rkshops on storytelling\, slam poetry\, audio production\, information gat hering\, music\, and more. You will learn how to produce radio\, but also discuss in what format and why. \n\nPossible sessions: Acoustic portraits lab\, poetry workshop\, radio theater\, listening sessions\, field record ing\, editing\, producing for audio and TV at the same time\, podcasting & archiving your work\, distributing via social networking tools.\n\nHoodie s in the Hood: YOUth Power\, MEdia Freedom\n\nThe media has been a whirlwi nd of reports and opinions\, and everyone has something to say or post abo ut \\'the youth.\\' People are constantly trying to tell you what to do\, what to say\, how to dress\, what your music should sound like\, who you a re. We want to break that cycle. Hoodies in the Hood focuses on both educa tion and creation-- flipping the script about who we are and explore ways to take control of our own images and share our own stories. Sessions will be designed to empower anyone young in mind\, body\, or soul to make thei r own media\, claim public space\, and represent.\n\nPossible sessions: Ra dio and slam poetry\, addressing age bias\, music production\, media integ ration\n\nNurturing the Organization\n\nInnovation\, creativity and inspir ation are fleeting without the infrastructure to support them. In this tra ck\, we will address the needs of radio from the viewpoint of an organizat ion. We aim to identify often overlooked priorities in station planning a nd offer ideas on how to build an internal framework that is viable and su staining. By highlighting these people-powered arteries working off the ai r\, we will bring into focus vital strategies for streamlining day-to-day processes and nurturing the long term goals of a community radio station.\ n\nPossible sessions: Fundraising\, budgets\, planning\, volunteer coordin ation\, Board/staff development\, facilitation & consensus\, conflict tran sformation\n\nParticipation & Engagement\n\n“Community radio is 90% abou t community and 10% about radio.” -Zane Ibrahim\, founder\, Bush Radio ( Cape Town). While new stations are about to be born\, many community radi o stations across the country are struggling to stay alive. This track foc uses on engaging the community in community radio. How can our radio stati ons represent and engage the communities they serve?\n\nPossible sessions: representation & diversity\, assessing community needs\, community adviso ry boards\, engaging local musicians\, audience participation in stations\ , radio stations as community centers\, inclusion.\n\nPolicy for People\n\ nLocal and federal media policies are being set that have a profound impac t on our ability to communicate and organize. We need to understand these policy struggles and unite to make sure our voices are heard. The track w ill brainstorm grassroots approaches to participating in policy and highli ght timely media policies\, such as access to an open Internet\, encroachm ent\, public broadband\, consumer protections for wireless users\, crimina l charges on prison calls\, privacy and security issues.\n\nPossible sessi ons: Unlicensed spectrum\, encroachment\, current media justice campaigns\ , internet freedom and the role of radio stations.\n\nRadio for Social Jus tice\n\nThe Local Community Radio Act of 2011 creates the possibility of m ore than 1\,000+ new LPFM stations going on air in the next few years. How can this historic opportunity be marshaled to unite and build communities which are excluded in the current media-political system? How can existin g stations do the same? This track considers the value and practice of rad io as a unique tool for poor communities\, communities of color\, women\, LGBTQLA and other excluded groups. We will look at the existing uses of ra dio and community media by social movements to discern patterns of success and discuss how radio can be used in the future to build strong\, inclusi ve\, organized communities.\n\nPossible sessions: Radio for movement build ing\, radio as leadership development\, radio for labor organizing\, radio and public health\, radio and environmental justice\, radio and criminal justice\, local case studies empowered by radio.\n\nWired for Change (no r elation to the Ford Foundation)\n\nEngineering: “the action of working a rtfully to bring something about.” This track invites everyone to get th eir hands on technology. We will learn the technical aspects of siting\, building and maintaining a station as well as expanding on the functionali ty of a radio station through techology such as internet streaming\, remot e broadcasting and community wireless. Technology is for everyone - all le vels of experience welcome.\n\nPossible sessions: Internet streaming\, rem ote broadcasting & mobile studios\, community wireless\, automation system s\, web based collaboration and curation\, towers\, antennas\, itty bitty transmitters\, hackerspaces\, skillshares\, dealing with encroachment.\n\n Re-creation\n\nNeed a break? The recreation track offers a variety of alte rnatives allowing you to take space\, explore Urbana-Champaign and the IMC \, be in your body\, hear about local social change initiatives\, and rech arge your batteries by working on creative projects with local artists.\n\ nPossible sessions: yoga\, bike mechanics\, art lubes\, dance parties\n\n \n\nThe GRC is accepting session proposals NOW. Submit one today! Geograp hical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120729 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120726 GEO:40.109600;-88.212500 LOCATION:Independent Media Center\, Urbana-Champaign\, Illinois\, 61801\, U nited States SUMMARY:Grassroots Radio Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-UmvsPHni8i@74.81.90.59 URL:http://grassrootsradioconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Gender Odyssey is an international conference focused on the ne eds and interests of transgender and gender non-conforming people. Packed with thought-provoking workshops\, discussion groups\, social events and e ntertainment\, this one-of-a-kind annual gathering attracts people from al l over the world for an uplifting weekend of skill sharing and community i n Seattle\, USA. Learn more about Gender Odyssey Âť\n10 Year Celebration W as a Resounding Success!\n\nGender Odyssey’s 10th year anniversary confe rence was the most well-attended ever with over 25% increased attendance!\ nGender Odyssey 2012: August 2nd – 5th\n\nWe are currently working on ne xt year’s conference programming. Look for more program information in 2012. In the meantime\, please review last year’s details below.\n2012 Keynote Speakers\n2012 Call For Art Submissions!\nWorkshop Details\n2011 W orkshop Schedule Grid [PDF 119kb]\nHost Hotel Group Rate & Booking Info\nG ender Odyssey Family conference info Âť\nSocial events\, receptions\, art exhibit\, and the famous Reunion Picnic\nFull stand-alone teen programming \nExclusive programming tracks for people of color\, partners\, genderquee rs\, and post-transitioned people.\nMany volunteer opportunities to get pl ugged in to Gender Odyssey Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120805 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120802 GEO:47.632900;-122.323000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98102\, United States SUMMARY:Gender Odyssey 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-IBAC5vAg6n@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.genderodyssey.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This is the one stop place for info about the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference with Northeast Animal-Power Field Days. Our last conference took place at UMass Amherst August 12-14\, 2011. Our next conference will be August 10-12\, 2012. Check back on this site throughout the year as new information becomes available.\n\nA call for workshop proposals will be posted on this website in December 2011\, a nd a final list of workshops will be posted in April 2012.\nWhat\\'s this conference about?\n\nView a list of the 225+ workshops presented in 2011 o n organic farming\, gardening\, land care\, draft animals\, homesteading\, sustainability\, nutrition\, food politics\, activism\, and much\, much m ore.\n\nEvery year\, there are special workshops designed for kids and tee ns. An educational\, fun opportunity for your children to bond with others from the Northeast while you attend workshops and events.\n\nWe have ente rtainment for the whole family: Music and dance\, an old-fashioned Country Fair\, farmer\\'s market\, games and fun. Modest registration\, inexpensi ve dorm rooms\, camping and delicious\, wholesome organic meals. Geograph ical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120812 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120810 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:To Be Determined\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-g9uL6wNJhV@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:\\'Liberating the Americas:\nLessons from Latin America and the Caribbean\\'\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120812 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120808 GEO:25.558400;-80.458200 LOCATION:Miami\, Florida\, 33102\, United States SUMMARY:Veterans for Peace Annual Convention 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-sWmAl6PJlv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://vfpnationalconvention.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:How would you change the world with one million dollars? What a bout $10 million\, $100 million\, or $1 billion? REC can help you discover the immense potential your school\\'s endowment holds - and then give you everything you need to make change happen on your campus!\n\nUniversities \, as major institutional investors\, are failing their communities by sup porting the financial status quo in higher ed: maximizing profit over all social or environmental considerations\; choosing high-risk\, high-reward dealings\; investing in highly complex financial instruments with little t ransparency\; banking with Wall Street\, instead of equally sound local co mmunity institutions\; and choosing to not engage or influence the corpora tions in which they\\'re investing.\n\nREC has the tools you need to shift the status quo. We invite you to join other students from around the coun try for a week-long training retreat to develop your knowledge about respo nsible investment and share strategies from across the movement! Our summe r program is perfect for someone new to the responsible investment movemen t in higher education\, or for someone looking to develop a strong campaig n plan for next year. There is no previous experience or knowledge require d.\n\nThere is no deadline to apply -- but the sooner\, the better!\n\nWhe re: Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center\, Lakona Harbor\, NJ. Within t wo hours of NYC and Philadelphia by car\, and also fully accessible to bot h cities by public transit\nWhen: Sunday evening -- Saturday morning\, Jul y 29 -- August 4\, 2012\nCost: Sliding scale $0-$300\nMore details to come -- email us with any questions. Applications are accepted on a rolling ba sis. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120804 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120729 GEO:39.862900;-74.166200 LOCATION:Lakona Harbor\, New Jersey\, 08734\, United States SUMMARY:Responsible Endowments Coalition Northeast Summer Organizing Retrea t UID:20260421T070502CEST-VMRxOlJHbu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endowmentethics.org/summer-organizing-retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:How would you change the world with one million dollars? What a bout $10 million\, $100 million\, or $1 billion? REC can help you discover the immense potential your school\\'s endowment holds - and then give you everything you need to make change happen on your campus!\n\nUniversities \, as major institutional investors\, are failing their communities by sup porting the financial status quo in higher ed: maximizing profit over all social or environmental considerations\; choosing high-risk\, high-reward dealings\; investing in highly complex financial instruments with little t ransparency\; banking with Wall Street\, instead of equally sound local co mmunity institutions\; and choosing to not engage or influence the corpora tions in which they\\'re investing.\n\nREC has the tools you need to shift the status quo. We invite you to join other students from around the coun try for a week-long training retreat to develop your knowledge about respo nsible investment and share strategies from across the movement! Our summe r program is perfect for someone new to the responsible investment movemen t in higher education\, or for someone looking to develop a strong campaig n plan for next year. There is no previous experience or knowledge require d.\n\nThere is no deadline to apply -- but the sooner\, the better!\n\nWhe re: DeKoven Center\, Racine\, WI. 45 minutes from Milwaukee or 2 hours fro m Chicago by car\; also accessible via public transit\nWhen: Saturday even ing -- Friday morning\, August 18 -- 24\, 2012\nCost: Sliding scale $0-$30 0 Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120824 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120818 GEO:42.767300;-87.797500 LOCATION:Racine\, Wisconsin\, 53402\, United States SUMMARY:Responsible Endowments Coalition Midwest Summer Organizing Retreat UID:20260421T070502CEST-nneKwWBeoe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endowmentethics.org/summer-organizing-retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:For the past couple of months Occupiers from all over the count ry have gathered via InterOccupy conference call to conceive of\, and impl ement a strategy for\, a national convergence of the Movement. Through muc h deliberation over location\, date\, and purpose\, the group has submitte d the “Occupy National Gathering Proposal” to every Assembly in the co untry.\n\nDownload the Occupy National Gathering Proposal.\n\nDownload the Occupy National Gathering Visioning Process.\n\nSo far ten Assemblies hav e ratified the proposal:\n\nOccupy Delaware\n\nOccupy Lancaster\, PA \n\nO ccupy Sacramento\n\nOccupy Las Vegas \n\nOccupy Philly \n\nOccupy Wall Str eet \n\nIndyOWS\n\nOccupy Austin \n\nOccupy Fort Collins\, CO\n\nOccupy Ka lamazoo\, MI\n\nThe planning calls happen weekly via the InterOccupy syste m on Tuesdays at 9PM EST. To join the call please register.\n\nWe would love your Assembly to consider ratifying the proposal and invite you\, the active Occupier\, to be involved in the planning and coordination of this historic undertaking. For more information visit occupynationalgathering. com.\n\nFor media or specific inquiries email \n\ninfo@occupynationalgathe ring.com\n\n \n\nDISCLAIMER- This is not the 99% Declaration. See NGWG Pre ss Release: http://www.occupynationalgathering.com/?page_id=100 Geographi cal Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120704 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Occupy National Gathering UID:20260421T070502CEST-gJ8TnUhcSF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://interoccupy.org/occupy-national-gathering-philadelphia-july-4-20 12/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This year\\'s summer conference is being organized in conjuncti on with the Occupy Wall Street movement. It will be held August 10 - 13\, 2012\, at Epworth Center in High Falls\, New York. We are in very early pl anning stages so please watch this space as details become available. Geo graphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120813 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120810 GEO:41.801700;-74.141900 LOCATION:High Falls\, New York\, 12440\, United States SUMMARY:Political Economy of the 99%: Today and Tomorrow UID:20260421T070502CEST-kMX9e3spgV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.urpe.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:610-566-0156 Email:medard@bigpicturesmallworld.com DESCRIPTION:The 8th annual Design Science/Global Solutions Lab runs June 17 -25. Participants are briefed by UN experts\, develop solutions to global and local problems\, present these at the UN to UN\, foundation and corpor ate leaders\, and have the results published as a book. For more info\, i ncluding how to register\, go to: http://www.designsciencelab.com\nTo get a free copy of last year\\'s book\, go to: http://www.designsciencelab.com /book Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120625 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120617 GEO:39.916100;-75.402500 LOCATION:United Nations & Chestnut Hill College\, Philadelphia & New York\, PA & NY\, 19063\, United States SUMMARY:Design Science/Global Solutions Lab UID:20260421T070502CEST-uLoECuxMzP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.designsciencelab.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:deepgreenresistance@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:No degree of small scale remedial actions will stop the systema tic destruction of the natural world. The Roadshow workshop will cover the inability of current efforts to truly address the fundamental contradicti ons of our modern struggles\, and present concrete steps to an equitable\, thriving future. This workshop is intended as a practical guide to effect ive activism\, and will leave attendees feeling empowered to shift the cou rse of history at this most critical juncture. There will be music\, art\, and informative presentations that will give activists the tools they nee d to make a difference in this struggle. \n\nThis event will be with membe rs of anti-capitalist/anti-imperial collective One Struggle and Miami-Dade Green Party Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120616T140000 GEO:25.897400;-80.160500 LOCATION:3000 NE 151st Street\, MIami\, Florida\, 33181\, United States SUMMARY:A Culture of Resistance Roadshow in Miami UID:20260421T070502CEST-f7jV3UUwwu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://deepgreenresistance.org/action/resistanceroadshow/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:deepgreenresistance@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:No degree of small scale remedial actions will stop the systema tic destruction of the natural world. The Roadshow workshop will cover the inability of current efforts to truly address the fundamental contradicti ons of our modern struggles\, and present concrete steps to an equitable\, thriving future. This workshop is intended as a practical guide to effect ive activism\, and will leave attendees feeling empowered to shift the cou rse of history at this most critical juncture. There will be music\, art\, and informative presentations that will give activists the tools they nee d to make a difference in this struggle. \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120618T150000 GEO:29.653200;-82.324400 LOCATION:433 South Main Street\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:A Culture of Resistance Roadshow in Gainesville UID:20260421T070502CEST-waHberuUbu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://deepgreenresistance.org/action/resistanceroadshow/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:deepgreenresistance@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:No degree of small scale remedial actions will stop the systema tic destruction of the natural world. The Roadshow workshop will cover the inability of current efforts to truly address the fundamental contradicti ons of our modern struggles\, and present concrete steps to an equitable\, thriving future. This workshop is intended as a practical guide to effect ive activism\, and will leave attendees feeling empowered to shift the cou rse of history at this most critical juncture. There will be music\, art\, and informative presentations that will give activists the tools they nee d to make a difference in this struggle. \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120622T170000 GEO:35.595700;-82.556300 LOCATION:48 Commerce Street\, Asheville\, North Carolina\, 28801\, United S tates SUMMARY:A Culture of Resistance Roadshow in Asheville UID:20260421T070502CEST-42hRvAG75w@74.81.90.59 URL:http://deepgreenresistance.org/action/resistanceroadshow/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:deepgreenresistance@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:No degree of small scale remedial actions will stop the systema tic destruction of the natural world. The Roadshow workshop will cover the inability of current efforts to truly address the fundamental contradicti ons of our modern struggles\, and present concrete steps to an equitable\, thriving future. This workshop is intended as a practical guide to effect ive activism\, and will leave attendees feeling empowered to shift the cou rse of history at this most critical juncture. There will be music\, art\, and informative presentations that will give activists the tools they nee d to make a difference in this struggle. \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120623T190000 GEO:35.912800;-79.109300 LOCATION:405 West Franklin Street\, Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27516\, United States SUMMARY:A Culture of Resistance Roadshow in Chapel Hill UID:20260421T070502CEST-VuzJZ0hfLO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://deepgreenresistance.org/action/resistanceroadshow/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Speaker CONTACT:Phone: Email:deepgreenresistance@riseup.net DESCRIPTION:No degree of small scale remedial actions will stop the systema tic destruction of the natural world. The Roadshow workshop will cover the inability of current efforts to truly address the fundamental contradicti ons of our modern struggles\, and present concrete steps to an equitable\, thriving future. This workshop is intended as a practical guide to effect ive activism\, and will leave attendees feeling empowered to shift the cou rse of history at this most critical juncture. There will be music\, art\, and informative presentations that will give activists the tools they nee d to make a difference in this struggle. \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120626T193000 GEO:35.992000;-83.918600 LOCATION:800 North 4th Avenue\, Knoxville\, Tennessee\, 37917\, United Stat es SUMMARY:A Culture of Resistance Roadshow in Knoxville UID:20260421T070502CEST-ARMIItFJKV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://deepgreenresistance.org/action/resistanceroadshow/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 30\nopening of the convergence space\ncheck in with housing\nall day- hang out at Philly Punx Picnic\n\nSunday\, July 1\n 9am to 10am: breakfast and yoga\n10:30am to 12:30pm: first block of worksh ops\n1pm to 2pm: lunch\n2pm to 4pm: second block of workshops\n4:30pm to 6 :30pm: third block of workshops\n6:45pm to 7:45: dinner\nall day- go to Pu nx Picnic Bloc Party\n\nMonday\, July 2\n9am to 10am: breakfast and yoga\n 10:30am to 12:30pm: first block of workshops\n1pm to 2pm: lunch\n2pm to 4p m: second block of workshops\n4:30pm to 6:30pm: third block of workshops\n 6:45pm to 7:45: dinner\nAction- time TBD\nBike ride- time TBD\n\nTuesday\, July 3\n9am to 10am: breakfast and yoga\n10:30am to 12:30pm: first block of workshops\n1pm to 2pm: lunch\n2pm to 4pm: second block of workshops\n4: 30pm to 6:30pm: third block of workshops\n6:45pm to 7:45: dinner\nNight ac tion\n\nWednesday\, July 4\n9am to 10am: breakfast and yoga\n10:30am to 12 pm: block of workshops\n12pm to 6pm: participant-organized workshops and s killshares\n6pm to 8pm: 4th of July BBQ\n8pm to 10pm: 4th of July show\nNi ght action\n\nMore detailed information to come! Geographical Scope: Nati onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120704 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120630 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Philadelphia Radical Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-U6LWJ8FMcU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://phlradcon.noblogs.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Agitate-Anti-Summit-Anarchist-Ass embly/369724453092556\n\nSince last September\, thousands of people across America have built communities that serve to address our collective needs and desires. The “Occupy Movement\,” having brought an incredible num ber of people together\, has provided a breeding ground for Anarchist and Communitarian thought and praxis by cultivating spaces in which the free e xchange of ideas is encouraged.\n\n \n\nGranted\, we have our critiques of this “movement”–do we ever!—but we believe that Occupy constitute s a useful first step in developing a sustained anti-capitalist/anti-fasci st project predicated on mutual aid and cooperation. There is definitely c ause for celebration within Occupy—a move towards breaking down patterns of isolation\, building a network of solidarity\, hundreds of successful direct actions—it has never been more urgent to take the initiative to e laborate ever more effective tactics\, to formulate a generalized critique of past efforts and methods of organization\, and to discover new ways of pushing the movement forward.\n\nWe observe\, within Occupy\, a tendency to recuperate imagery from anarchist and popular struggles and inject them into a middle-class reformist agenda. We observe that class distinctions are dissolved in the slogan of the “99%”—with the bottom 43% only po ssessing less than 1% of the wealth—and that this sort of aesthetic alle giance\, this false-solidarity\, needs to be combated via constant discuss ion and intense critique. We stand in opposition to all the workerist rhet oric of job-creation and the privileging of “growth” and the “econom y” over the planet and human life.\n\n \n\n\n\nOur enemy is not simply t he “1%”\n but all those who stand in complacency with the subjugation of the the planet\, global poor\, people of color\, women\, and queer/tran s folk of all orientations. We refuse to censor ourselves for fear of “d ividing the movement\,” having been told countless times that our callin g-out of privilege/bias was fomenting alienation. Are enemies are those wi thin the movement who have attempted to arrest us and turn us over to the police for petty vandalism.\n\n \n\nWe acknowledge that without an escalat ion of tactics\, without an informed refinement of theory and praxis\, wit hout the momentum that Anarchists within Occupy have contributed\, we risk relapsing into another period of stagnation wherein activist circles will drift back into isolated activism and the potential for a national networ k may be lost for years. \n\n \n\nWe are calling for an Anarchist Assembly and Anti-Summit during the National Gathering to provide a space for this elaboration and refinement to take place. The opening discussion will be centered around security culture in the afterglow of the NATO Summit. Othe r discussion/planning groups will be focused around developing effective w ays to agitate and shift the dialogue within Occupy towards a more anti-fa scist/anti-capitalist position\, while building our own independent networ ks of mutual aid. Still yet will be discussions on the Commune projects na tionwide\, and how we may achieve a nationwide network within the next yea r.\n\nWe will collectively flesh out the details of this gathering in the weeks leading up to it.\n\nTo take part in coordinating this event\, pleas e email shibboleth@riseup.net .\n\nFor transportation\, check out the Occu py Caravan \n\n \n\n\nFor those who cannot wait…\n(A)GITAT(E)\n -Shib Bo leth Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120704 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120630 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Agitate Anti Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-lnpNlRcMwP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://agitateantisummit.noblogs.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:\nEach event will feature a unique series of workshops ranging from storytelling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege and oppre ssion in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shif t campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a full acti on plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings are much more than worksho ps: we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with lo cal food justice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and outdoor a ctivities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills \, and the real tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAs one student from Florida put it:\n\n\\' Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not alone in this struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspires hope that the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to see you this summer!\n\n \nWhat can you expect from an RFC Leadership Tra ining?\n \n\n RFC and Movement 101: Introductions to the history of the Real Food Challenge and the larger food movement\, including conversation s on oppression and privilege in the context of food systems & avenues for mobilizing community power for positive social change.\n\n Leadership Development: Workshops on strategic campaign planning\, story telling\, gr oup facilitation\, creative event planning\, dining service contracts\, an d engaging community stakeholders.\n\n Field trips to local farms and r eal food organizations\n\n Community: Connect with new partners in this national student movement! Enjoy group meals\, late-night jam sessions an d dance parties with new friends!\n\n Plans for the future: Students le ave with new friends\, concrete skills\, and action plans\, equipped with REAL goals for REAL change on campus come September.\n Geographical Scope : State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120729 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120726 GEO:42.029300;-93.609700 LOCATION:Ames\, Iowa\, 50010\, United States SUMMARY:Iowa - Real Food Challenge Leadership Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-I3WGL5RKcA@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/programs/trainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Each event will feature a unique series of workshops ranging fr om storytelling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege and oppress ion in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a full action plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings are much more than workshops : we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with loca l food justice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and outdoor act ivities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills\, and the real tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAs one student from Florida put it:\n\n\\'In formative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not alone in t his struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspires hope th at the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to s ee you this summer!\n\n \nWhat can you expect from an RFC Leadership Train ing?\n \n\n RFC and Movement 101: Introductions to the history of the R eal Food Challenge and the larger food movement\, including conversations on oppression and privilege in the context of food systems & avenues for m obilizing community power for positive social change.\n\n Leadership De velopment: Workshops on strategic campaign planning\, story telling\, grou p facilitation\, creative event planning\, dining service contracts\, and engaging community stakeholders.\n\n Field trips to local farms and rea l food organizations\n\n Community: Connect with new partners in this n ational student movement! Enjoy group meals\, late-night jam sessions and dance parties with new friends!\n\n Plans for the future: Students leav e with new friends\, concrete skills\, and action plans\, equipped with RE AL goals for REAL change on campus come September.\n \n Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120820 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120816 GEO:42.347000;-71.102100 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02215\, United States SUMMARY:Boston Real Food Challenge Summer Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-N80ZlHv1Hn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/programs/trainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Want the coming school year to be your student group\\'s best e ver?\n\nLooking to attract new members and recognition on campus?\n\nReady to take on a real food campaign--and get your school to support more loca l farmers and fair food?\n\nThis summer\, the Real Food Challenge will hol d intensive regional trainingsaround the country. At each\, about 25 stude nts and veteran real food organizers will converge for a powerful weekend of workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares\, storytelling\, strategizing and al l-around fun. These retreats are geared for students who want to take on ( or strengthen an existing) real food campaign on their campus.\n\nSAVE THE DATE and click below to access more information!\n\nAmes\, IA - July 26-2 9\n\nBoston\, MA - August 16-20\n\nCollege Park\, MD - August 16-20\n\nSan ta Barbara\, CA - TBD\n\nSpokane\, Washington - August 23-26\n\nSt. Paul\, MN - August 23-26\n\nChapel Hill\, NC - Aug 31 - Sept 3\n\nPending - Flo rida\, Chicago\n\n\nEach event will feature a unique series of workshops r anging from storytelling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege an d oppression in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a fu ll action plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings are much more than workshops: we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with local food justice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and ou tdoor activities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills\, and the real tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAs one student from Florida put it: \n\n\\'Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not a lone in this struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspire s hope that the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to see you this summer!\n\n \nWhat can you expect from an RFC Leaders hip Training?\n \n\n RFC and Movement 101: Introductions to the history of the Real Food Challenge and the larger food movement\, including conve rsations on oppression and privilege in the context of food systems & aven ues for mobilizing community power for positive social change.\n\n Lead ership Development: Workshops on strategic campaign planning\, story telli ng\, group facilitation\, creative event planning\, dining service contrac ts\, and engaging community stakeholders.\n\n Field trips to local farm s and real food organizations\n\n Community: Connect with new partners in this national student movement! Enjoy group meals\, late-night jam sess ions and dance parties with new friends!\n\n Plans for the future: Stud ents leave with new friends\, concrete skills\, and action plans\, equippe d with REAL goals for REAL change on campus come September.\n \n Geog raphical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120820 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120816 GEO:38.997600;-76.925800 LOCATION:College Park\, Maryland\, 20740\, United States SUMMARY:Maryland Real Food Challenge Summer Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-5rdGO1TgzW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/programs/trainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Want the coming school year to be your student group\\'s best e ver?\n\nLooking to attract new members and recognition on campus?\n\nReady to take on a real food campaign--and get your school to support more loca l farmers and fair food?\n\nThis summer\, the Real Food Challenge will hol d intensive regional trainingsaround the country. At each\, about 25 stude nts and veteran real food organizers will converge for a powerful weekend of workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares\, storytelling\, strategizing and al l-around fun. These retreats are geared for students who want to take on ( or strengthen an existing) real food campaign on their campus.\n\nSAVE THE DATE and click below to access more information!\n\nAmes\, IA - July 26-2 9\n\nBoston\, MA - August 16-20\n\nCollege Park\, MD - August 16-20\n\nSan ta Barbara\, CA - TBD\n\nSpokane\, Washington - August 23-26\n\nSt. Paul\, MN - August 23-26\n\nChapel Hill\, NC - Aug 31 - Sept 3\n\nPending - Flo rida\, Chicago\n\n\nEach event will feature a unique series of workshops r anging from storytelling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege an d oppression in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a fu ll action plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings are much more than workshops: we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with local food justice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and ou tdoor activities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills\, and the real tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAs one student from Florida put it: \n\n\\'Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not a lone in this struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspire s hope that the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to see you this summer!\n\n \nWhat can you expect from an RFC Leaders hip Training?\n \n\n RFC and Movement 101: Introductions to the history of the Real Food Challenge and the larger food movement\, including conve rsations on oppression and privilege in the context of food systems & aven ues for mobilizing community power for positive social change.\n\n Lead ership Development: Workshops on strategic campaign planning\, story telli ng\, group facilitation\, creative event planning\, dining service contrac ts\, and engaging community stakeholders.\n\n Field trips to local farm s and real food organizations\n\n Community: Connect with new partners in this national student movement! Enjoy group meals\, late-night jam sess ions and dance parties with new friends!\n\n Plans for the future: Stud ents leave with new friends\, concrete skills\, and action plans\, equippe d with REAL goals for REAL change on campus come September. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120826 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120823 GEO:47.740500;-117.439000 LOCATION:Spokane\, Washington\, 99208\, United States SUMMARY:Washington Real Food Challenge Summer Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-r1iGbA7DvV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/programs/trainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Want the coming school year to be your student group\\'s best e ver?\n\nLooking to attract new members and recognition on campus?\n\nReady to take on a real food campaign--and get your school to support more loca l farmers and fair food?\n\nThis summer\, the Real Food Challenge will hol d intensive regional trainingsaround the country. At each\, about 25 stude nts and veteran real food organizers will converge for a powerful weekend of workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares\, storytelling\, strategizing and al l-around fun. These retreats are geared for students who want to take on ( or strengthen an existing) real food campaign on their campus.\n\nSAVE THE DATE and click below to access more information!\n\nAmes\, IA - July 26-2 9\n\nBoston\, MA - August 16-20\n\nCollege Park\, MD - August 16-20\n\nSan ta Barbara\, CA - TBD\n\nSpokane\, Washington - August 23-26\n\nSt. Paul\, MN - August 23-26\n\nChapel Hill\, NC - Aug 31 - Sept 3\n\nPending - Flo rida\, Chicago\n\n\nEach event will feature a unique series of workshops r anging from storytelling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege an d oppression in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a fu ll action plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings are much more than workshops: we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with local food justice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and ou tdoor activities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills\, and the real tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAs one student from Florida put it: \n\n\\'Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not a lone in this struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspire s hope that the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to see you this summer!\n\n \nWhat can you expect from an RFC Leaders hip Training?\n \n\n RFC and Movement 101: Introductions to the history of the Real Food Challenge and the larger food movement\, including conve rsations on oppression and privilege in the context of food systems & aven ues for mobilizing community power for positive social change.\n\n Lead ership Development: Workshops on strategic campaign planning\, story telli ng\, group facilitation\, creative event planning\, dining service contrac ts\, and engaging community stakeholders.\n\n Field trips to local farm s and real food organizations\n\n Community: Connect with new partners in this national student movement! Enjoy group meals\, late-night jam sess ions and dance parties with new friends!\n\n Plans for the future: Stud ents leave with new friends\, concrete skills\, and action plans\, equippe d with REAL goals for REAL change on campus come September. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120826 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120823 GEO:44.903200;-93.100300 LOCATION:St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55118\, United States SUMMARY:Minnesota Real Food Challenge Summer Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-LDVGzfjRFO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/programs/trainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Want the coming school year to be your student group\\'s best e ver?\n\nLooking to attract new members and recognition on campus?\n\nReady to take on a real food campaign--and get your school to support more loca l farmers and fair food?\n\nThis summer\, the Real Food Challenge will hol d intensive regional trainingsaround the country. At each\, about 25 stude nts and veteran real food organizers will converge for a powerful weekend of workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares\, storytelling\, strategizing and al l-around fun. These retreats are geared for students who want to take on ( or strengthen an existing) real food campaign on their campus.\n\nSAVE THE DATE and click below to access more information!\n\nAmes\, IA - July 26-2 9\n\nBoston\, MA - August 16-20\n\nCollege Park\, MD - August 16-20\n\nSan ta Barbara\, CA - TBD\n\nSpokane\, Washington - August 23-26\n\nSt. Paul\, MN - August 23-26\n\nChapel Hill\, NC - Aug 31 - Sept 3\n\nPending - Flo rida\, Chicago\n\n\nEach event will feature a unique series of workshops r anging from storytelling as an organizing tool and \\'power\, privilege an d oppression in the food system\,\\' to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems. All participating teams will leave with a fu ll action plan for the school year.\n\nThese trainings are much more than workshops: we will cook and eat delicious meals together\, visit and work with local food justice organizations\, and play all sorts of games and ou tdoor activities. Everyone walks away with new friends\, allies\, concrete skills\, and the real tools needed to revolutionize our food system!\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAs one student from Florida put it: \n\n\\'Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done\; How to use the tools to get it done\; And that I am not a lone in this struggle. Everyone was awesome and supportive\, which inspire s hope that the world can change for the better.\\'\n\nREGISTER TODAY! We hope to see you this summer!\n\n \nWhat can you expect from an RFC Leaders hip Training?\n \n\n RFC and Movement 101: Introductions to the history of the Real Food Challenge and the larger food movement\, including conve rsations on oppression and privilege in the context of food systems & aven ues for mobilizing community power for positive social change.\n\n Lead ership Development: Workshops on strategic campaign planning\, story telli ng\, group facilitation\, creative event planning\, dining service contrac ts\, and engaging community stakeholders.\n\n Field trips to local farm s and real food organizations\n\n Community: Connect with new partners in this national student movement! Enjoy group meals\, late-night jam sess ions and dance parties with new friends!\n\n Plans for the future: Stud ents leave with new friends\, concrete skills\, and action plans\, equippe d with REAL goals for REAL change on campus come September. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120903 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120831 GEO:35.915100;-79.029400 LOCATION:Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States SUMMARY:North Carolina Real Food Challenge Summer Training UID:20260421T070502CEST-TNfaV0ezEg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://realfoodchallenge.org/programs/trainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Fighting Bob Fest is an annual Chautauqua featuring progressive speakers\, networking opportunities\, and entertainment. Fighting Bob Fes t carries on the tradition of Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette by pro viding a forum for progressive ideas on issues facing Wisconsin and the na tion.\n\nFreedom and justice are defended through education\, and the exch ange of ideas promotes solidarity among progressives. To this end\, Fighti ng Bob Fest strives to provide citizens with a forum for democratic partic ipation where frustrations with current policies can be constructively mol ded into calls to action.\n\n\nOur FIGHTING BOB FEST NUMBER 10. Can you be lieve it?\n\n\\'Class War: Fight Back\\' is the theme.\n\nBernie Sanders\, \n\nJim Hightower\,\n\nThom Hartmann\,\n\nGreg Palast\,\n\nJohn Nichols\,\ n\nEllen Bravo\,\n\nTammy Baldwin\,\n\nMike McCabe\,\n\nTony Schultz\,\n\n and others will get you on your feet.\n\nThere will be music food\, and\, believe it or not\, beer.\n\nParking is free\, the facility is handicap-ac cessible.\n\nThere will be three Breakouts:\n\n#1- Nancy Unger\, our LaFol lette scholar\, will discuss Fighting Bob in the context of class disparit y.\n\n#2- A great breakout will deal with the \\'future of labor\\'-- Cari n Clauss - UW Law School- formerly the top lawyer in Carter\\'s Dept. of L abor\; Fred Redmond-International VP of United Steelworkers and President of the A. Philip Randolph Institute\; along with Tom Geoghegan- author of \\'Which Side Are You On?\\' will all join John Matthews\, of Madison Teac hers Inc.\, to ask how we can strengthen the labor movement now under atta ck by Walker\, Kasich and Christie.\n\n#3- Our planet is in trouble. Can w e save it?\n\nKick off\, as usual\, at the Barrymore Theater\, Friday nigh t 7pm-- featuring Stan Gruszynski\, Ruth Conniff\, Dennis Kucinich\, poet Dan Kunene--plus a surprise or two!\n\nCan\\'t wait to see you\, on behalf of our entire staff\,\n\nEd Garvey Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120915 GEO:43.073400;-89.450500 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53705\, United States SUMMARY:Fighting Bob Fest 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-R7zM8gTPVb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fightingbobfest.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In 2012\, for the very first time\, Las Vegas will host the NCL R Annual Conference and National Latino Family Expo from July 7 through Ju ly 10! The NCLR Annual Conference has consistently been the gathering loca tion for Latino leaders\, influencers\, business leaders\, elected officia ls\, and community organizers in the country\, and provides the ultimate o pportunity to learn about current issues in education\, health\, workforce development\, youth leadership\, nonprofit management\, policy updates\, and other topics that impact not only Latinos but all American communities ..\n\nLas Vegas is home to more than half a million people\, with Latinos making up approximately 37% of the population. In addition\, the Latino po pulation in Nevada has grown 81% from 2000 to 2010. Not only a world-class destination for vacations with a vibrant culinary and theatrical nightlif e\, Las Vegas and Nevada are also at the forefront of both state and local politics with Latinos coming out in full force to participate in both pre sidential and senatorial elections.\n\nThe 2012 NCLR Annual Conference\, w ith over fifty workshops\, four town halls\, five key meal events includin g the Latinas Brunch and the NCLR Awards Gala\, and its multiple networkin g events is poised to be our biggest Conference yet! At the same time\, th e NCLR is excited to bring the National Latino Family Expo to Las Vegas\, a free event for everyone in the community. Expo is the ideal family fair that offers not only educational experiences for every member of the house hold but also offers to best and most cutting-edge games\, prizes\, live e ntertainment\, product samples and more at various themed pavilions. Join us for four incredible days in Las Vegas\, NV\, July 7–10 at the Mandala y Bay Hotel & Convention Center! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120710 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120707 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Las Vegas\, Nevada\, 89183\, United States SUMMARY:National Council of La Raza 2012 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-OXE3WwL1t0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nclr.org/index.php/events/nclr_annual_conference-1/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Survival Strategies for the New Millennium\nJuly 12th – 15th\ , 2012\nNew Orleans\, Louisiana\n\nAah\, it’s the moment we’ve all bee n waiting for: While current paradigms of social\, political and economic oppression thrash against their imminent demise\, taking the planet down w ith them\, we have an opportunity to rise through the cracks and build a n ew future.\n\nAPOCalypse will gather people of color to discuss\, build an d share radical anti-authoritarian practices based on autonomy\, egalitari an relationships\, and justice. This July\, we hope to bring together a co uple hundred friends\, comrades\, family members and strangers to New Orle ans\, Louisiana\, to celebrate\, re-map\, and craft our anti-authoritarian visions and skills for the years to come.\n\nThrough parties\, plenaries\ , workshops\, panels\, roundtables and space for impromptu discussions\, w e hope to create space to discuss what it means to organize as anarchists\ ; the future of indigenous solidarity\; people-of-color movement history\; science fiction\; queerness\; and conversations on racialization. We’ll have childcare\, a kids’ track\, an elders’ circle\, and a healing ju stice center to stay sane and together for the long run.\n\nWe\, as Anarch ist People of Color (APOC)\, share a loose set of politics being anti-auth oritarian and a common identity as people of color. We are not a formal or ganization\, political party\, non-profit\, charity\, committee\, church g roup\, dance troupe\, etc…\n\nWe\, the coordinators of this convergence\ , know each other either directly or indirectly from years of organizing\, and through APOC connections. Many of us met almost 10 years ago at the f irst national APOC conference in Detroit\, Michigan. We are excited to rec onnect\, reassess\, reunite and meet new people. We aim for this convergen ce to not just be a reunion though but a multi-generational\, multi-dimens ional gathering that can offer something for almost every anarchist or pol itically radical person of color out there.\n\nWe hope that participants a re looking for dialogues\, methods\, and theories that resist oppression b y understanding the root causes of injustice – while developing strategi es for ecologically\, politically\, socially\, and economically sustainabl e communities. Not everyone coming will be or has to be an anarchist. We j ust hope that participants will want to build power in ways that are not h ierarchical\, racist\, and heteropatriarchal\, but are instead collaborati ve and horizontal.\n\nWe don’t intend this convergence to be a place to hammer out points of unity\, build a formal anything or come close to repr esenting all anarchist people of color. We hope that we’ll just get a ch ance to meet\, dream\, learn and make some amazing plans.\n\nPlease note t hat we are organizing with and inviting people of color only.\n\nThe conve rgence will be in downtown New Orleans\, in the Marigny/7th Ward area. The registration point will be at 1024 Elysian Fields Ave\, 70117. Geographi cal Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120715 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120712 GEO:29.956800;-90.077600 LOCATION:New Orleans\, Louisiana\, 70112\, United States SUMMARY:Anarchist People of Color Convergence 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-GZH1BeeI2m@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apocconvergence.info/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:GSA Activist Camps serve middle and high school students in Nor thern California\, Southern California\, and the Central Valley.\n\nGSA Ac tivist Camps are 3 days long and feature intensive community building\, sk ill-building\, political education and leadership training for current and potential GSA members.\n\nParticipants come from a wide range of backgrou nds and learn how to:\n\n Strengthen their GSA clubs through coalition building and strategic organizing.\n Understand the legal rights of stu dents and GSA clubs.\n Protect students from slurs\, bullying and discr imination.\n Recognize the ways that homophobia and transphobia are con nected to racism\, sexism\, classism and other oppressions.\n Work with school administrators to fight homophobia and transphobia.\n Run succe ssful campaigns to change the climate on their campuse Geographical Scope : State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120729 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120727 GEO:37.855500;-122.499000 LOCATION:Sausalito\, California\, 94965\, United States SUMMARY:Gay Straight Alliance Activist Camp - North California 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-uxscJVfSGg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gsanetwork.org/events/activist-camps END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:GSA Activist Camps serve middle and high school students in Nor thern California\, Southern California\, and the Central Valley.\n\nGSA Ac tivist Camps are 3 days long and feature intensive community building\, sk ill-building\, political education and leadership training for current and potential GSA members.\n\nParticipants come from a wide range of backgrou nds and learn how to:\n\n Strengthen their GSA clubs through coalition building and strategic organizing.\n Understand the legal rights of stu dents and GSA clubs.\n Protect students from slurs\, bullying and discr imination.\n Recognize the ways that homophobia and transphobia are con nected to racism\, sexism\, classism and other oppressions.\n Work with school administrators to fight homophobia and transphobia.\n Run succe ssful campaigns to change the climate on their campuses. Geographical Sco pe: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120812 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120810 GEO:33.972900;-118.249000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, 90001\, United States SUMMARY:Gay Straight Alliance Activist Camp - Southern California 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-brTLGMG1RK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gsanetwork.org/events/activist-camps END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:America needs a youth movement. As our generation comes of age\ , our country is coming apart. Our opportunities are drying up and our dem ocracy is increasingly controlled by a tiny few. At this moment\, we have a choice: we can save our future or sit by as it\\'s squandered by those i n power. From Wisconsin to Keystone XL\, from Occupiers to DREAMers\, we h ave already started to stand up. Like our friends in Chile\, Mexico and Ca nada before us\, students across the US are fighting for change. This summ er\, we will converge in Columbus\, Ohio to plan the next stage of the mov ement. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120814 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120810 GEO:39.965100;-83.004300 LOCATION:Columbus\, Ohio\, 43215\, United States SUMMARY:National Student Power Convergence 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Bjxdr9pu75@74.81.90.59 URL:http://studentpower2012.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:213-948-6159 Email:kmichaelkey1@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Come to a community meeting that confronts the financial choice s that LA and California’s politicians are making to invest our resource s in policing and imprisonment\, rather than the services we need.\n\nBeca use we know some of the solutions to LA’s most urgent problems—housing \, healthcare\, education and opportunities for youth\, public transit\, r e-entry services for people coming home from imprisonment\, and more. Join us and be part of a “solution station” with some of LA\\'s leading so cial movement organizations. \n\nAll of Us or None \nA New Way of Life\nCa lifornians United for a Responsible Budget\nCommunity and County Health Em powerment \nCritical Resistance\nFamilies to Amend California\\'s Three St rikes\nLos Angeles Community Action Network\nNational Immigration Law Cent er\nYouth Justice Coalition\n\nEndorsed by:\nThe California Partnership\, and more to come!\n\n*Lunch will be provided\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120623T120000 GEO:33.987500;-118.334000 LOCATION:7860 Tenth Avenue\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90043\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Community Based Solutions: No Prisons No Jails UID:20260421T070502CEST-W1dx5llupm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.criticalresistance.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:From California to New York\, from North Dakota to Texas\, peop le across the country are converging on the U.S. Capitol to tell Congress\ , the President and the world to end the rush to drill and STOP THE FRACK ATTACK.\n\nJOIN US — a nationwide coalition of citizens\, communities an d organizations declaring the time is NOW to use our collective power to e nd oil and gas drilling that harms public health\, water and air quality\, and the climate.\n\nWednesday- July 25th\nTrainings\n6:30pm-8:00pm Evenin g Lobbying and Marshall Trainings\nLocation: TBA\n\nThese trainings are no t required for people who are lobbying\, but we highly recommend that you attend. We will discuss how to lobby\, what our asks to members are\, what to expect from lobbying meetings and more importantly how to get around t he Hill! We will also be having a Marshall Training where we will go over conflict resolution and the plan for the march and fracking water drop-off . We’ll also give out some other roles that we need filled to make sure STFA goes off without a hitch.\n\nThursday- July 26th\nLobby Day\n9:00am-5 :00pm Lobbying at the US Capitol\nLocation: US Capitol Visitor Center (we will have a space there all day)\n\nAfter being trained the night before\, we will hit the pavement of Capitol Hill and bring our message to our mem bers of Congress. Lobbying is a tactic that is as old as government itself \, and is a great way to create the pressure needed to close the loopholes in the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts. We will also take a group photo at noon on the steps of the Capitol!\n\nMore questions? Concerns? Shoot us a n email: info@stopthefrackattack.org\n\nFriday- July 27th\nStop the Frack Attack Gathering\n10:00am- Noon: Trainings\nLocation: St. Stephens Church\ , 1525 Newton St. NW Washington\, DC 20006 \n\nYou’ve told us you want t raining before our day of action. Please fill out this survey to help us d ecide the topic of our fourth training! Check out the survey here!\n\n1:0 0pm- 5:00pm: Strategy Session\n\nFracktivists from far and wide are coming to DC\, and it’s time to figure out how we are actually going to win. W e will break up by geographic regions\, with a separate youth group\, and talk strategy. What’s working? What’s not? What can we do better? Thes e are the questions we hope to answer.\n\n6:30-8:30: Town hall\n\nWe are w orking hard to get this event off the ground and we are gaining some tract ion\, consider this the pre-rally. Our goal is to get someone from the Oba ma Administration here to talk to us about fracking and then have an open Q&A session… word on the street is it might be someone big\, we’ll kee p you posted!\n\nSaturday- July 28th \nRally and March\n2:00pm Rally\n\nLo cation: The West Lawn of the Capitol \n\nThis is the big day\, we are orga nizing to get as many people as possible! We have people coming from Texas \, West Virginia\, New York\, Vermont\, and even Australia. If you want to help get people there you can organize a bus! This rally will give us the energy needed to take our demands to the corporate powers pushing frackin g onto our communities.\n \n\n3:30 pm March\nLocation: The Streets of DC\n \nAfter getting pumped up by our awesome speakers\, it’s time to hit the streets. We will make a special delivery to the American Petroleum Instit ute and American Natural Gas Association. They say fracking is good for ou r water\, we say nay and have the water to prove it! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120728 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120725 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Stop The Frack Attack UID:20260421T070502CEST-W6hPV8RKkb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stopthefrackattack.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:215-546-9616 Email: DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in helping a black community based non-profi t grow to address the critical conditions and disparities in Philadelphia? Everyone is welcome!\nEvery other Wednesday evening\, after our store clo ses\, volunteers come together to work on building Uhuru Furniture and the African People’s Education and Defense Fund. The meetings run 7pm – 8 :30pm and include a video or article w/ discussion\, building a current AP EDF program and building Uhuru Furniture through promotions. Your skills a nd time are need to constantly expand the work of APEDF in Philly\, winnin g more and more people to the mission of social justice and sustainable ec onomic development in the hands of the African community. \n\nPeople of al l ages and skill levels welcome! We are currently in the process of buildi ng for a health fair in the fall. \n\nPlease call 215-546-9616 to R.S.V.P. and check www.uhurufurniturephilly.blogspot.com for updates. \n\nNew volu nteer orientations precede the meetings at 6:30pm. \n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120901 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120706T113000 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION:1220 Spruce Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United States SUMMARY:Volunteer at Uhuru Furniture UID:20260421T070502CEST-diXSVaM8O8@74.81.90.59 URL:http://uhurufurniturephilly.blogspot.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:215-546-9616 Email: DESCRIPTION:Check our blog for new items daily--we get a truckload of stuff every day \nuhurufurniturephilly.blogspot.com\n\nWeekly Specials\, Packag e Deals and Daily Markdowns!\n1970s retro\, vintage\, Deco\, modern\, and contemporary! Real wood furniture\, art\, lamps\, mirrors\, and more… \n \nSame day delivery available! \n\nDebit\, Visa\, MC\, Discover \n\nUhuru Furniture is an economic development project of the African People’s Edu cation and Defense Fund - www.apedf.org\n\nUhuru Furniture is part of the growing movement for sustainability and self-determination for African pe ople. 100% of the profits benefit APEDF\, economic development by and for the African community. Everything is 100% recycled –\n A proud Green Ame rica Green Business Ally\n\nUhuru means freedom! Want to get involved? Vol unteers Wanted! \n\nDistribute this news widely to all your friends and co ntacts! \n Geographical Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121231 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120706T113000 GEO:39.952100;-75.158500 LOCATION:1220 Spruce Street\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19107\, United States SUMMARY:Shop at Uhuru Furniture UID:20260421T070502CEST-1vvSVuibVU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://uhurufurniturephilly.blogspot.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Let’s face it\, what we do is often depressing. The very name of our organization\, The Society for the Study of Social Problems\, is a downer! We spend a great deal of our time and energy aining and sharing k nowledge about discrimination\, dysfunction\, and destruction. Through ou r work\, we seek to communicate the consequences of the injustices we exam ine and how current conditions might be changed for the better (and how to prevent problems in the first place). As participants in social-change-s eeking activities or in social service work\, we deal with the tenacity of oppressive institutionalized power dynamics. Typically\, we don’t have the power\, ourselves\, to eliminate the problems we illuminate. Unfortun ately\, our solutions are often difficult to actualize because they are ba sed on theoretical approaches (feminist\, anti-racist\, socialist\, and qu eer\, to name a few) that are viewed with scepticism in mainstream culture because they are antithetical to the pernicious systems we work against. And\, to make matters all that much more frustrating\, we\, ourselves\, m ay perpetuate many of the same inegalitarian power dynamics we deplore and resist elsewhere – in our own workplaces\, homes\, and organizations. A ll of this is depressing.\n\nThis year\, let us celebrate a crucial part o f what initially brought the SSSP into existence in 1951: the art of activ ism. By focusing on the myriad intersections between art and activism\, I mean to encourage the sharing of work that explores the creative spirit in activism as well as the sociopolitical power of art.\n\nArt and activism are both situational\, relying always on history\, context\, and interpret ation for their meaning. Howard S. Becker presents a view of art as the re sult of patterned\, coordinated\, ever-changing social interaction\, rathe r than inherent in or emergent from idiosyncratic genius or talent. The me aning of art\, thus\, cannot be limited to aesthetic or meritocratic consi derations\, which also result from social interactions. Becker’s approac h also applies to activist and academic endeavors. Through our organizing\ , scholarship\, teaching\, mentoring\, and community service\, we are part icipant-observers in a variety of forms of activism and of artistry.\n\nAr t and activism both:\n\nEmerge out of creative\, passionate impulses\;\n\n Involve transgression\, challenging conventions\, and making meaning in wa ys that are emotionally evocative and intellectually provocative\;\n\nHave the potential to transform worldviews\, social practices\, and power dyna mics\;\n\nHave the ability to impel momentous connections between the many people who rail against multiple machines in pursuit of a variety of form s of social justice.\n\nLet us consider art and activism - and our role as practitioners in both cultural arenas. \n\nSee you in Denver! Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120818 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120816 GEO:39.726300;-104.857000 LOCATION:Denver\, Colorado\, 80201\, United States SUMMARY:The Art of Activism: Society for the Study of Social Problems 2012 Annual Meeting UID:20260421T070502CEST-XNcVIxUdtV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/459/2012_Annual_Meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2012 Conference will be jointly hosted August 2-4\, 2012 by TSSU (Simon Fraser University) and CUPE 2278 (University of British Colum bia) in Vancouver\, British Columbia. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120804 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120802 GEO:49.267500;-122.930000 LOCATION:Simon Fraser University\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5A 1S6\, Canada SUMMARY:Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions 2012 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-tBIcdDzXsI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://cgeu2012.tumblr.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:\n\nAre you a young person ages 13-18? Tired of seeing injusti ces all around you? Fed up with being mistreated because of your age\, rac e\, sexuality and/or gender? Well\, come to the YO!\, an 8 day social jus tice training camp for and by youth.\n\n \n\nWho is SYPP?\n\nThe YO! is a youth leadership program of Seattle Young People’s Project (SYPP)! SYPP is a youth-led\, youth-driven\, organization that empowers youth\, just li ke you\, to express themselves and take action on the issues that affect t heir lives. We are made up of mostly young people of color\, low-income yo uth\, and queer youth fighting for justice in our communities. SYPP provid es the tools\, resources\, experience\, and support to effectively contrib ute to progressive social change. And we are dedicated to supporting yout h led projects which resist all forms of injustice and oppression.\n\n \n\ nWhen & Where is it?\n\nThe YO Institute is 8 days: August 21st-28th from 11am-5pm. Bus tokens will be provided. The location will be in Seattle\, and will be announced when we send you your confirmation.\n\n \n\nHow do I get involved? \n\nFill out an application and get it to us by Friday\ , July 27th. We’ll confirm applicants by August 1st.\n Geographical Sco pe: Metro DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120828 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120821 GEO:47.610700;-122.334000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98101\, United States SUMMARY:Seattle Summer Youth Organizing Institute 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-wXOWXwrlcE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sypp.org/2012/06/18/accepting-applications-for-sypps-2012-summer -youth-organizing-institute-2012/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The femme conference is a bi-annual\, volunteer-run gathering f or all kinds of femmes\, Femmes\, fems\, otherwise and our allies. Geogra phical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120819 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120817 GEO:39.295300;-76.621200 LOCATION:Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21201\, United States SUMMARY:Femme 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-oLiGzavaPJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.femme2012.com/home/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This year\\'s summer conference is being organized in conjuncti on with the Occupy Wall Street movement. It will be held August 10 - 13\, 2012\, at Epworth Center in High Falls\, New York.\n\nThe goal of this yea r\\'s conference is to bring together radical political economists and Occ upy activists from around the country (some people are both) to explore tr ansformative strategies and alternatives to capitalism and the status quo. The Occupy movement demands of all of us that we bring together theory an d practice. Thus the conference will explore the power of the 1%\, what it is based on\, and how this power is exercised\, economically\, politicall y and militarily\, both within the United States and internationally. At t he same time\, it will explore the challenges that the Occupy movement is raising to this power and the new ways in which it is addressing this thro ugh its practice to bring about a just society\, free of exploitation and oppression. Since the design of this year\\'s conference structure endeavo rs to be collaborative between Occupy and URPE\, it can and will be adjust ed as the conference date nears\, in order to reflect the interests and ne eds of the participants.\n\nWe will once again be at the beautiful Epworth Center in High Falls\, New York. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120813 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120810 GEO:41.801700;-74.141900 LOCATION:Epworth Center\, High Falls\, New York\, 12440\, United States SUMMARY:Political Economy of the 99%: Union of Radical Political Economics UID:20260421T070502CEST-hces8uv2fv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://urpe.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone:718-230-3330 Email:occupy@thecivilians.org DESCRIPTION:Hello!\n\nI’m writing from The Civilians\, The Center for Inv estigative Theater in New York to invite you to participate in ‘Occupy # S17: One Year Later\,’ an international theatrical event centered on the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. On September 17\, 2012\, var ious groups will gather together to share stories from this historic momen t. This special one-night event is an outgrowth of our open-sourced livin g history project\, ‘Occupy Your Mind\,’ which you can read more about here:\n\nhttp://thecivilians.org/programs/occupy_your_mind.html\n\nOn the 17th\, theaters\, students\, activists and others are invited to convene performances of interviews conducted with Occupy activists over this past year. The Civilians will make all of our transcripts available for these readings\, and we encourage you to host your event in any public space: a theater\, a classroom\, a public park\, a shopping mall etc. The Civilians will be hosting our New York City event at Joe’s Pub/ The Public Theate r. After the 17th\, we will showcase videos and stories from your perform ance on our website\, and we are excited by this opportunity to connect di fferent communities through performance. Please take a look at the Occupy Your Mind Tumblr blog here:\n\nhttp://occupythecivilians.tumblr.com/\n\nP lease let us know if you would be interested in participating in this proj ect\, or know of any other group that might be. I will then follow up wit h further resources including a searchable database of interviews. Additi onally\, if you would like to conduct your own interviews in your area\, I would be happy to assist you in that process. We look forward to hearing from you soon.\n\nBest\,\n\nAdam\n\nAdam Odsess-Rubin\nOccupy Your Mind C oordinator\nThe Civilians: Center for Investigative Theater\n138 South Oxf ord Street #3C\nBrooklyn\, NY 11217\n\n------------\nHOME: http://www.thec ivilians.org\nTWITTER: @Civilians\nPHONE: 718.230.3330\n Geographical Sco pe: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120917 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Everywhere\, N/A\, N/A SUMMARY:Occupy #S17: One Year Later UID:20260421T070502CEST-4tcuUCSpvz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://thecivilians.org/programs/occupy_your_mind.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:National Day of Action against the nuclear industry. Geographi cal Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120922 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120920 GEO:38.934900;-77.060400 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20008\, United States SUMMARY:DC Rally for Nuclear Free Future UID:20260421T070502CEST-VWJeRvdrUv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://coalitionagainstnukes.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Occupy Wall Street invites you\, the 99%\, down to\nthe Financ ial District for three days of education\, celebration and\nresistance. Th e 1% is controlling our fates\; we are drowning in loans\,\nstudent debt\, fraudulent mortgages. You are not a loan. Democracy is\nsold to the highe st bidder\, destroying our political process\, our\ncommunities and our en vironment. Join a mass mobilization of the 99%.\nStand and be counted. Let ’s occupy our future\, together. They can\nsteal your job\, your home\, your freedom\, your vote. They can’t steal\nour ability to dream togethe r. Nothing is impossible once you refuse\nto live in fear. We are the 99% Bring your friends. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120917 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120915 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:NY\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Occupy Wall Street #s17 UID:20260421T070502CEST-T2zFExujiH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://s17nyc.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 20th SHALE GAS OUTRAGE: Stop Fracking Now — schedule\n\nPress Conference 10 AM\n Arch Street Methodist Church\, Br oad and Arch\, Philadelphia\, 19107\n\nMain Shale Gas Outrage Rally 12 – 2\n Outside Convention Center\, Broad and Arch\, Philadelphia\, PA 19107\ n Speakers include Sandra Steingraber\, Josh Fox\, Stephen Cleghorn \n\nMa rch 2 -3\n\nBlessing of the Waters (Interfaith event) TBA\n\nShale Gas Out rage After Dark 7:30 – 10pm (informal networking\, connecting)\nFriday\, September 21st: TWO CONFERENCES:\n\n8:30am – 12pm Health and Gas Drilli ng Morning Conference\n College of Physicians of Philadelphia 19. S. 22nd St. Philadelphia\, PA 19103\n Speakers include Michelle Bamberger and Robe rt Oswald\, authors of “Impacts of Gas Drilling on Human and Animal Heal th”\n and Dr. Walter Tsou\, President\, Philadelphia Physicians for Soci al Responsibility.\n\n1:30pm – 5:30pm Mini-Organizing Conference\n “Fr eedom from Fracking 2012″\n\nIf you want to help mobilize\, endorse\, or contribute\, please contact Shale Gas Outrage Lead Organizer\, Liz Arnold :\n Email: elizabeth.arnold@protectingourwaters.com\n Phone: (267) 270 221 1 Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120921 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120920 GEO:39.944200;-75.227200 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19143\, United States SUMMARY:Shale Gas Outrage 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-dor4pjpLn9@74.81.90.59 URL:http://shalegasoutrage.org/shale-gas-outrage-2012-philadelphia/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Arch City ARA is pleased to announce that we will be holding th e Anti-Racist Action Network\\'s 18th annual conference this year in our h ometown of Columbus\, OH during October 12th-15th. \n\nThis year\\'s confe rence is especially important to us because it marks a return to the city where the first official ARA conference took place in 1994\, as well as fa lling on the weekend of the 7th anniversary of the Toledo Riots\, a histor ic victory for antifascists against the National Socialist Movement on Oct ober 15\, 2005\n\nThe conference will include ARA\\'s annual plenary\, cau cuses\, and discussion on current issues facing antifascists. All said eve nts will be held privately. Any non-network vouched chapters or individual s who want to be involved please contact Arch City ahead of time at archci ty@antiracistaction.org to fill out registrations and get vouched in.\n\nA rch City ARA\narchcityara.blogspot.com\narchcity@antiracistaction.org\n\nP OINTS OF UNITY\n\n 1. We go where they go:Whenever fascists are orga nizing or active in public\, we\\'re there. We don\\'t believe in ignoring them or staying away from them. Never let the nazis have the street!\n 2. We don\\'t rely on the cops or courts to do our work for us: This doesn\\'t mean we never go to court. But we must rely on ourselves to prot ect ourselves and stop the fascists.\n 3. Non-sectarian defense of other anti-fascists. In ARA\, we have a lot of different groups and indivi duals. We don\\'t agree about everything and we have a right to differ ope nly. But in this movement an attack on one is an attack on us all. We stan d behind each other.\n 4. We support abortion rights and reproducti ve freedom. ARA intends to do the hard work necessary to build a broad\, s trong movement against racism\, sexism\, anti-Semitism\, Islamophobia\, ho mophobia\, transphobia\, discrimination against the disabled\, the oldest\ , the youngest\, and the most oppressed people. We want a classless\, free society. We intend to win! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121015 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121012 GEO:39.990800;-83.001200 LOCATION:Columbus\, Ohio\, 43201\, United States SUMMARY:Anti-Racist Action 2012 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-miScXur2OR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://antiracistaction.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:150 Years of Colonialism: 150 Years of Resistance\n\nCall to Pa rticipate in the 2012 Victoria Anarchist Bookfair \n\n\nThe City of Victor ia\, located on unceeded Lekwungen Territory\, is this year celebrating 15 0 years of colonialism through events that promote historical erasure. The Victoria Anarchist Bookfair will respond with illuminating stories of his torical and ongoing colonialism while celebrating 150 years of resistance. As a catalyst for putting learning into action\, we are also mobilizing t o build opposition against the Northern Gateway Pipeline and other such pr oposals\, which are a glaring example of ongoing colonialism on the West C oast.\n\n\n******************************\n\n1. Bookfair Dates & Contacts\ n\n2. How to Request a Table\n\n3. Call for Workshops & Presentations Prop osals\n\n4. Festival of Anarchy\n\n5. Volunteers needed!\n\n6. Listserve S ubscription Options\n\n******************************\n\n\n1. Victoria Ana rchist Bookfair Dates & Contacts\n\n \n\nSeptember 8th and 9th\, 2012\n\nF ernwood NRG Community Hall\n\n1240 Gladstone Ave\, Victoria\, BC\, Lekwung en Territory \n\nWe are pleased to announce the seventh annual Victoria An archist Bookfair\, located on unceded Lekwungen Territory in Victoria\, Br itish Columbia. The Bookfair is for anarchists and non-anarchists\, with p articipants from all over North America and beyond. The Bookfair always in cludes workshops on a wide range of topics. We seek to challenge colonial attitudes\, introduce anarchism to the public\, foster dialogue between va rious political traditions\, and create radical\, inclusive\, anti-oppress ive spaces. Participants with different visions\, practices\, and traditio ns are welcome. Events include book and information tables\, workshops\, r eadings\, films\, presentations\, and much more!\n\nWe are particularly se eking workshops that engage with our theme of anti-colonialism and the mob ilization to stop proposed pipeline projects in B.C.. This can include pre sentations on radical theory\, Indigeneity\, historical issues\, participa tory demonstrations\, panel talks\, facilitated discussions\, and everythi ng in between—if you have an idea for a workshop\, we want to hear about it! We’re also keen on workshops that address\, challenge\, and connect gender\, sexuality\, ‘race’\, colonialism\, ability\, capitalism\, en vironmental destruction\, workers’ struggles\, and other issues affectin g our communities.\n\nPlease consult our Statement of Principles before se nding your proposal. It can be found on our website: http://victoriaanarch istbookfair.ca\n\nThis year\\'s deadline is July 15th\, 2012.\n\nWe are pr oud to have received Monday Magazine\\'s \\'M Award\\' for Victoria\\'s be st literary event in 2009. \n\n****************************** \n\nContacts :\n\nTABLES: tables@victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca \n\nWORKSHOPS: workshops@ victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca \n\nFESTIVAL: festival@victoriaanarchistbookf air.ca \n\nVOLUNTEER: volunteer@victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca \n\nGENERAL I NQUIRIES: info@victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca \n\n************************** ****\n\n2. How to Request a Table for Sept 8 & 9\n\nThe heart of the Bookf air is the main room including booksellers\, distributors\, independent pr esses and activist groups from all over BC\, North America\, and abroad. I f you’d like to table this year\, please provide a short description of your group and the materials you intend to distribute at the Bookfair. \n\ nThere is no fee for tabling at the Bookfair\, but we will be requesting 1 0% of sales after expenses in order to help us cover costs.\n\nThe deadlin e to request a table is July 15\, 2012 (we cannot guarantee inclusion on t he poster or in our program-zine for late submissions).\n\nEMAIL: tables@v ictoriaanarchistbookfair.ca \n\n******************************\n\n3. Works hop & Presentation Proposals: for Sept 8 & 9\n\nThe Bookfair organizing co llective is currently seeking workshop and presentation proposals. \n\nAs stated above this Bookfair we are looking to convene in order to challenge the ongoing colonization of our communities and our minds. We are looking for workshops that discuss Indigenous perspectives\, de-colonialisation\, social struggles\, and environmental issues. We also aim to foster a grow ing movement in resistance to colonialism through the sharing of practical skills. Together we can acknowledge our past and move forward with meanin gful solidarity.\n\nWorkshops may be aimed at people who are curious about \, or new to\, anarchist ideas and radical practices\; alternatively they might address a topic in depth for people who are already familiar with th e subject.\n\nStandard Bookfair workshops last for 50 minutes with a 10-mi nute break in between. While we are open to a variety of workshop formats\ , we recommend that facilitators leave at least 20 minutes for discussion at the end of their presentations. Each year we get a lot of submissions\, but if we don’t have space at the Bookfair\, we still want to help make your workshop happen!\n\nPlease provide a title and short description of the workshop\\'s content in your submission. If your workshop is accepted\ , this information will be reprinted in the program zine.\n\nNOTE: The dea dline for all workshop and presentation proposals is July 15\, 2012 (after that date we cannot guarantee a timeslot at the Bookfair or inclusion in our program-zine for late submissions).\n\nEMAIL: workshops@victoriaanarch istbookfair.ca \n\n******************************\n\n4. Festival of Anarch y Events: Sept 1– 7 (various locations TBA)\n\nIn addition to the Bookfa ir\, a \\'Festival of Anarchy\\' will take place during the preceding week with diverse anarchist-themed events occurring at different venues in Vic toria. You can propose any type of event or activity: the only limit is yo ur imagination. Also this year the Urban Interventionists are looking to c oordinate artists to intervene in spaces around the city. Installations\, flash mobs\, bike races\, dance parties\, punk shows under bridges\, gueri lla art\, graffiti\, performances… and beyond. \n\nFestival of Anarchy e vents as well as the Urban Interventionists are organized autonomously fro m the Bookfair and\, as such\, venues are the responsibility of Event Orga nizers—that’s you! The Bookfair Collective acts as a hub to promote an d coordinate these events. We’re committed to helping promote autonomous festival events to the best of our ability through the program zine and t he website. \n\nIf you’re interested in having us promote your event\, p lease provide a title and short description of your program by July 15\, 2 012 so that we can include it in our zine and on our website.\n\nWe strong ly recommend Festival Events are NOT scheduled during the Bookfair\\'s ope rating hours. In general\, contacting the Bookfair Collective about schedu ling dates before our proposal deadline is a useful way to ensure the leas t number of event conflicts.\n\nEMAIL: festival@victoriaanarchistbookfair. ca \n\n******************************\n\n5. Volunteers\n\nWe need your hel p! The Victoria Anarchist Bookfair & Festival of Anarchy Collectives are a lways looking for new people to assist behind the scenes. We’re looking for help in all kinds of areas such as postering\, welcoming & information tabling\, room set-up\, kids activities\, counselling and safe-space supp ort\, cleanup and more. The Bookfair is entirely volunteer-run and helping out is a great way to get involved and meet new people. If you’re inter ested\, please read the volunteer descriptions\, our collective principles and accessibility statements on our website\, and let us know how you’d like to help out!\n\nEMAIL: volunteer@victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca \n\n** ****************************\n\n6. Listserve Subscription Options\n\nWe do not send very many messages for most of the year\, except as the bookfair dates draw near\, so if you want to hear about what’s coming up\, subsc ribe to our listserve by sending a message to vicanarcbookfair -subscribe@ lists.riseup.net . Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120909 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120908 GEO:48.424900;-123.365000 LOCATION:Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 2Y2\, Canada SUMMARY:Victioria Anarchist Bookfair 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-9xIXbP0evT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the third annual Twin Cities Anarchi st Bookfair taking place at the Powderhorn Recreation Center in Powderhorn Park September 15th and 16th\, 2012. We are also excited to announce this year’s Festival of Anarchy\, taking place in the weekdays leading up to the bookfair.\n\nThe Bookfair is for anarchists and non-anarchists\, with participants from all over North America and beyond. The Bookfair always includes workshops on a wide range of topics. We seek to introduce anarchi sm to the public\, foster dialogue between various political traditions an d create radical\, inclusive\, anti-oppressive spaces. Participants with d ifferent visions\, practices and traditions are welcome. Potential bookfai r events include book and information tables\, workshops\, readings\, film s\, presentations\, and much more! If you have an idea for a workshop\, we want to hear about it!\n\nThis year’s deadline is August 15th\, 2012.\n \nContacts:\n\nTables\, Workshops\, Skillshares\, Speakers: tcabf (at) ris eup(dot) net\nFestival of Anarchy\n\n******************************\n\nHow to Request a Table for Sept 15 & 16\n\nThe heart of the Bookfair is the m ain room including booksellers\, distributors\, independent presses and ac tivist groups from all over North America and abroad. If you’d like to t able this year\, please provide a short description of your group and the materials you intend to distribute at the Bookfair.\n\nThe deadline to req uest a table is August 15\, 2012.\n\nEMAIL: tcabf at riseup(dot)net\n\n*** ***************************\n\n3. Workshop & Presentation Proposals: for S ept 15 & 16\n\nThe Bookfair organizing committee is currently seeking work shop and presentation proposals. Workshops may be aimed at people who are curious about\, or new to\, anarchist ideas and radical practices\; altern atively they might address a topic in depth for people who are already fam iliar with the subject. Workshops may also engage in practical skill-shari ng such as plant identification\, bicycle maintenance\, self-defense basic s\, medicine making\, etc. Standard Bookfair workshops last for 50 minutes with a 10-minute break in between. While we are open to a variety of work shop formats\, we recommend that facilitators leave at least 20 minutes fo r discussion at the end of their presentations. Each year we get a lot of submissions\, but if we don’t have space at the Bookfair\, we still want to help make your workshop happen! Please provide a title and short descr iption of the workshop’s content in your submission. If your workshop is accepted\, this information will be reprinted in the program zine.\n\nNOT E: The deadline for all workshop and presentation proposals is July 15\, 2 012 (after that date we cannot guarantee a time slot at the Bookfair or in clusion in our program-zine).\n\nEMAIL: tcabf at riseupdotnet\n\n********* *********************\n\nFestival of Anarchy: Sept 10-14 (at various locat ions TBA)\n\nThis year the Twin Cities Anarchist Bookfair will also be hol ding our own “Festival of Anarchy”\, inspired by Victoria Anarchist Bo okfair’s own Festival of Anarchy\, in the weekdays leading up to the boo kfair.\n\nThe festival will consist of diverse\, anarchist-themed events o ccurring at various locations. Any person(s) can propose any type of event or activity – street theater\, guerrilla art\, dance parties\, music sh ows by the river – for inclusion in the event listing of the Festival of Anarchy. The only limit to these events is your imagination and participa tion.\n\nThe events of the Festival of Anarchy are organized autonomously from the Bookfair and\, as such\, venues/locations are the responsibility of Event Organizers — that’s you! The Bookfair Committee acts as a hub to promote and coordinate these events. We’re committed to helping prom ote autonomous festival events to the best of our ability through the prog ram zine and the bookfair website.\n\nPlease utilize the FESTIVAL MESSAGE BOARD for coordination of Festival of Anarchy events. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120916 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120915 GEO:44.984600;-93.271400 LOCATION:Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55401\, United States SUMMARY:Twin Cities Anarchist Book Fair 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-1vs9mHAA4S@74.81.90.59 URL:http://tcanarchist.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Advancing Justice Conference is a national civil rights and soc ial justice conference that aims to bring together a diverse group of stak eholders in one place to address a broad range of issues facing the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. It serves as a unique forum where researchers\, advocates\, direct service providers and other leaders can meet face-to-face\, talk about their common challenges and find ways to wo rk collaboratively.\n\nThe Advancing Justice Conference is a joint project by the Asian American Institute (Chicago)\, Asian American Justice Center (Washington\, D.C.)\, Asian Law Caucus (San Francisco) and Asian Pacific American Legal Center (Los Angeles). Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120928 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120927 GEO:41.882900;-87.628700 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60602\, United States SUMMARY:Advancing Justice Conference 2012: Asian American and Pacific Islan der Communities on the Rise UID:20260421T070502CEST-WLdoZsVmSg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.advancingjustice.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join us for the second Fair Trade Campaigns National Conference this Fall! The conference will bring together leaders and organizers fro m Fair Trade Towns and Fair Trade Colleges & Universities campaigns at all stages\, as well as newcomers to the Fair Trade movement. The goal of thi s conference is to deepen the local grassroots commitment to Fair Trade ar ound the US and build partnerships locally that help facilitate life-chang ing benefits for farmers\, workers and artisans in Africa\, Asia\, and Lat in America & the Caribbean. This October\, Fair Trade enthusiasts from all over the country will come together to share experiences and resources\, sharpen leadership skills\, and build momentum for Fair Trade. The progra m will include keynote speakers\, producer spotlights\, plenary\, breakout and networking sessions.\n\nStay tuned to the Fair Trade Towns & Fair Tra de Colleges & Universities facebook pages for updates on the following:\nV enue\nHotel & accommodations\nScholarships to offset cost of travel & acco mmodations\nVolunteer Opportunities\nConference Program & Speakers\nEvenin g Events Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121028 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121026 GEO:41.882900;-87.628700 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60602\, United States SUMMARY:Fair Trade Campaigns Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-OGkaFKW3Ox@74.81.90.59 URL:http://fairtradetownsusa.org/news/registration-open-fair-trade-campaign s-conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Reunion is held each year over Columbus Day weekend at the Lazy Black Bear\, a one-of-a-kind rustic farm and lodge nestled in the woo ded hills of the Hoosier National Forest near Paoli\, Indiana. \n\n Don\\' t be misled by the name: The Reunion welcomes newcomers and old-timers ali ke. Learn what\\'s happening in your world and what you can do to make it better. Enjoy an informative and inspiring program\, great food\, and live ly entertainment\, all in a beautiful forest setting. Meet your neighbors and the extended network of friends and family you may not even know you h ave. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121007 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121005 GEO:40.042300;-75.483600 LOCATION:Lazy Black Bear\, Paoli\, Indiana\, 19301\, United States SUMMARY:Heartwood Fall 2012 Reunion UID:20260421T070502CEST-cJfGzcXK9j@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.heartwood.org/reunion/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2012 TIC Committee is proud to announce Pauline Park as our keynote speaker!\n\n\n\n\n Park is an author\, trainer\, activist\, and c ommunity organizer. \nTranslating what?...\nOpening its doors to the publi c for the 11th time in ten years\, the Translating Identity Conference (TI C) explores a wide array of topics in discourses regarding gender and tran sgender identities\, expressions\, communities\, and intersections. TIC is a free\, student organized\, non-profit conference that seeks to reach no t only the University of Vermont & the Burlington community\, but the nati on as a whole. A one-day event\, TIC has numerous sessions to choose from at any time that are directed towards people at all levels of inclusion in the trans and allied communities. This conference is a safe space for eve ryone to come\, learn\, and enjoy themselves! \n\nGet to know us: Check ou t the 2012 committee. We\\'ve been working hard to continue this awesome e vent and support the community. \n\nThis conference is open to the nationa l public\, but space is limited! \nThere are 600 spaces open to the public and 300 available to UVM affiliates. \nPlease register as soon as possibl e to guarantee your spot. \nRegistration and attendance are free. Geograp hical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121013 GEO:44.442100;-73.082500 LOCATION:Burlington\, Vermont\, 05405\, United States SUMMARY:Translating Identity Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-h1Z01uAPBV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.uvm.edu/~tic/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join us for the fifth annual Weekend in Wise County in Virginia ’s awe-inspiring Appalachian Mountains!\n\n\nHosted by the Southern Appa lachian Mountain Stewards and the Wise Energy for Virginia Coalition\, we will gather October 12th through the 14th for a weekend of mountains\, com munity\, fun\, and solidarity! We will draw inspiration from the gorgeous fall foliage and the experiences of coalfield activists who are working to save their mountains and way of life from destruction by way of mountaint op removal coal mining. Click here to register today!\n\nWhat: 5th Annual Weekend in Wise County\n\nWhere: Appalachia Civic Center – Town of Appa lachia in Wise County\, VA [map]\n\nWhen: October 12th-14th\n\nWhy: To lea rn about mountaintop removal coal mining and to experience the beauty and culture of Southwest Virginia\n\nThe weekend will include tours of mountai ntop removal sites\, community and expert panels\, service projects\, sust ainable living workshops\, activist trainings\, films\, and local food\, l ive music\, and dancing!\n\nCost: There is a sliding scale of $20-$75 depe nding on what you can afford -A limited number of scholarships are availab le\nAccommodations: choose between discount rates on lodging in nearby hot els or primitive camping on a generous local activist’s private land.\nR SVP: Click here to register today!\n\n In addition to all that is mentione d above\, the weekend will also feature information on a new campaign to s top an egregious project called the Coalfields Expressway\, a 50 mile long strip mine\, masquerading as a highway in southwest Virginia. Geographic al Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121014 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121012 GEO:36.919500;-82.789700 LOCATION:Appalachia\, Virginia\, 24216\, United States SUMMARY:Wise Energy for Virginia 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-o27600APHu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/wiwco2012info/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Each year hundreds of educators both locally and nationally gat her to network\, explore empowering learning environments and develop a pr ofessional learning community. We are excited to celebrate 12 years of bu ilding grassroots\, peer-led professional development opportunities! \n\nJ oin us for… WORKSHOPS\, RESOURCE FAIR\, SPEAKERS\, CHILDCARE & COMMUNITY BUILDING\n\nKeynote Speaker: Sonia Nieto! & Sean Arce!!!\n\nIf you have q uestions regarding the 2012 Conference\, email us at teachers4socialjustic e@yahoo.com or call 415-676-7844.\n\n*This conference is open and welcomes any and all of the following:\nClassroom Teachers\nParaprofessionals\, Ad ministrators\, Support Personnel\nParents and Youth\nAfter-school Youth Wo rkers and Youth Workers in general\nCredential Candidates\nAspiring Educat ors\nThe Public!! Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121006 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94410\, United States SUMMARY:Teachers for Social Justice 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Gji1ZBlVMB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://t4sj.org/events/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:APIEL is an opportunity for activists\, lawyers\, students and scientists to learn from each other and to reach across state and regional lines to meet and network with others who share common interests and goal s. It is an opportunity for community organizations to build their long-te rm capacity by networking more lawyers\, researchers and students. \n\n Please join us as we continue to strengthen and build community for the Ea stern United States\\' forces of public interest environmental law\, scien ce and policy. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121028 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121026 GEO:36.032300;-83.884800 LOCATION:Knoxville\, Tennessee\, 37901\, United States SUMMARY:Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-zzm8JzSOba@74.81.90.59 URL:https://sites.google.com/site/apielconference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 75 Years of Law for the People\nOnline Registration is now open! \n\nOctober 10-14\, 2012\n\nHilton Pasadena\n\n168 South Los Robles Avenue\n\nPasadena\, CA 91101\n\nFor reservations call (626) 577-1 000\n\nor 1-800-HILTONS\n\n\nBook before September 18 and use the code “ NLG” for the group rate of $139/night.\n\nAlternate Housing: Lincoln Ell is\, housing@nlg.org\n\nChildcare: Susana Zamorano\, Centro de Educacion d el Pueblo (626) 636-1905 or susanazamo@yahoo.com\n\nActivist and scholar A ngela Davis will deliver the keynote address\, and our award recipients wi ll include Margaret Burnham\, Jim Lafferty\, and DREAM Act campaign leader Neidi Dominguez. Each honoree represents a unique aspect of the Guild’s rich history. You can honor them and contribute to 75 more years by takin g an ad in the convention banquet journal.\n\nWhile you’re here\, be sur e to check out the descriptions of major panels\, workshops\, and Continui ng Legal Education opportunities.\n\nMail-in registration is also availabl e.\n\nIf you have questions about registration\, or the convention more ge nerally\, please don’t hesitate to contact Jamie Munro at membership@nlg .org. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121014 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121010 GEO:34.146600;-118.139000 LOCATION:Pasadena\, California\, 91101\, United States SUMMARY:National Lawyers Guild Annual Convention 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-sKk7vU3pxZ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nlg.org/members/convention/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The viral growth of the Occupy Movement\, and the public suppor t of it\, is testament to the tremendous dissatisfaction with the inequiti es and abuses of global capitalism. Meta-corporations and large financial institutions have corrupted democracy in the United States and many other countries. In response\, a wide spectrum of progressive forces are struggl ing to rescue our political democracy\; however\, reform is not enough.\n\ nInstead the demand for economic democracy that economically empowers peop le and communities has the potential to unite Americans around a common ca use that replaces the tyranny of corporate power.\n\nHumanity needs a clea r\, compelling vision of an equitable\, sustainable economy that brings a high quality of life for everyone – an economy by\, for and of the peopl e.\n\nWe invite concerned individuals and organizations to come together t o envision the democratic and equitable economic system needed to replace capitalism\, and plan the necessary steps to materialize it. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121014 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121011 GEO:43.069600;-89.423900 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53701\, United States SUMMARY:Economic Democracy Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-lgVD0oTciM@74.81.90.59 URL:http://economicdemocracyconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Minnesota GLBTA Campus Alliance is excited to announce that St. Olaf College in Northfield\, MN will host the 7th annual Minnesota OU T! Campus Conference (MOCC) Friday October 12th to Sunday Octrober 14th. R egistration is FREE for students and $30 for non-students. The theme for the 7th annual conference is Creating Cohesive Communities: Sharing Persp ectives and Celebrating Diversity. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121014 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121012 GEO:44.460000;-93.166200 LOCATION:Northfield\, Minnesota\, 55057\, United States SUMMARY:Minnesota Out! Campus Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-55jWU8U89p@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mncampusalliance.org/mocc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:ractical Activism Conference to your Google Calendar!\n\nThe Pr actical Activism Conference is a daylong\, student led conference which fe atures\n\n a keynote speaker\, ten workshops\, various on and off campus o rganizations\, performances\,\n\nand a variety of hands-on activism activi ties. \n\n \n\nThis year\\'s conference will take place on Saturday\, Octo ber 20\, 2012 in the\n\nCollege Nine & College Ten Multipurpose Room. Geo graphical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121020 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 SUMMARY:Practical Activism Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-hv38nedj62@74.81.90.59 URL:http://activism.ucsc.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) Conference Com mittee invites you to attend our 2012 Annual Meeting\, to be held on the c ampus of Tufts University\, in Medford\, Massachusetts (Boston metro area) \, from Thursday October 4 through Saturday October 6\, in conjunction wit h the Tufts Initiative on Climate Change and Climate Justice. We will be f eaturing presentations from a wide range of disciplines\, professions\, an d perspectives on the many complex issues now unfolding amidst disruptive climate change\, which promises to be among the most significant social ju stice concerns in the 21st Century. \n\nOur impressive list of keynote spe akers and plenary session panelists includes: Christian Parenti (Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence)\, Ken Conca (Env ironmental Peacemaking)\, Betsy Hartmann (\\'Don\\'t Beat the Climate War Drums\\')\, Ellie Perkins (\\'Women and Participatory Water Management\\') \, Darlene Lombos (Community Labor United)\, Burt Lauderdale (Kentuckians for the Commonwealth\; New Power Initiative)\, Wenonah Hauter (Executive D irector\, Food & Water Watch)\, Gregor Wolbring (University of Calgary\; e nergy and water ethics)\, John Peck (Family Farm Defenders)\, Greg White ( Climate Refugees or Mere Migrants: Climate-Induced Migration\, Security\, and Borders in a Warming World)\, and Julian Agyeman (Just Sustainabilitie s)\, with more to be announced soon... Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121006 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121004 GEO:42.349800;-71.061000 LOCATION:Tufts University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02111\, United States SUMMARY:Peace and Justice Studies Conference 2012: Anticipating Climate Dis ruption: Sustaining Justice\, Greening Peace UID:20260421T070502CEST-SrM5jpb1sc@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Note: website is currently infected by a virus (as of Aug 14\, 2012). So only load it IF you have anti-virus software\, and/or they have fixed it.\n\nhttp://climateaction.net/ssrec Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121007 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121005 GEO:30.364300;-81.590900 LOCATION:Tallahassee\, Florida\, 32277\, United States SUMMARY:Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-svlRPIb3Er@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Womanist\, Feminist\, Mujerista\, Minjung Perspectives\nEARTH H ERBODY Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121104 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121102 GEO:37.735000;-122.460000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94127\, United States SUMMARY:Herconference 2012: Earth herbody - spirituality\, politics and p raxis for a sustainable world UID:20260421T070502CEST-ekSIGB7CIf@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Click the photo to watch the video from 2011! (or click here)\n \nMaking Money Make Change (MMMC) is Resource Generation\\'s annual 100-pe rson gathering for young people with wealth (ages 18-35) who believe in so cial change. MMMC is a confidential space to explore issues related to wea lth\, privilege\, philanthropy\, and participation in grassroots movements for justice and equality. Participants and programming at MMMC bring mult iple lenses to this work\, including a focus on the dynamics of cross-clas s relationships and a developing curriculum around the intersections of ra cial and economic justice.\n\nThrough workshops\, plenaries\, community-bu ilding caucus and open spaces\, and intimate pod groups* throughout the we ekend retreat\, participants will support\, challenge\, and inspire each o ther to align their resources with their values and work for personal and societal transformation. While participants are young people with wealth a nd partners of young people with wealth\, social movement leaders and nonp rofit practitioners from other class backgrounds are invited to speak\, fa cilitate sessions\, and are encouraged to attend the entire retreat. This retreat can be profound\, emotional\, inspiring and sometimes challenging work as we build community and work for social change.\n\n*for more inform ation on pods\, see the \\'about\\' page! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121111 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121108 GEO:47.655300;-122.535000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98110\, United States SUMMARY:Making Money Make Change 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-PJOJu4VWP5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.makingmoneymakechange.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Realizing the Power of Movements through Multicultural Educatio n\n\n2011 was a year when mass public mobilizations rattled the foundation s of societies\, from the revolutions in the Middle East\, to the sit-ins in cities across the United States\, to the teacher strikes around the wor ld. Some led to victories\, others to short-term defeat\, but all constit uted larger movements toward greater equity and social justice. Movements have the power to change our lives\, from how we govern and interact\, to what we value and believe about who we are and the world that is yet to b e. Movements can push leaders to do the right thing\, and/or can resist a nd intervene and transform. Perhaps nowhere are movements more significan t than in education\, where the futures of our next generation and our soc ieties take shape. And perhaps like no other time is the very enterprise of public education under attack.\n\nThe 22nd Annual International Confere nce of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) will ex plore\n the role of multicultural education in movements toward equity and social justice at the local\, national\, and global levels. \n\nFrom pre- K to higher education\, from classroom teaching to student support to scho ol leadership to community advocacy to educational research\, advocates an d practitioners of multicultural education have long played and continue t o play critical roles in movements to make our schools and societies bette r places for all.\n NAME’s 2012 Conference provides a rare and unique op portunity to share resources\, build networks\, confront challenges\, and renew our senses of possibility and hope. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121201 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121128 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:National Association for Multicultural Education 2012 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-EUThsDsM70@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nameorg.org/name-2012-conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker this year will b e lecturer/trainer\, film maker and activist Ignacio Rivera. \n\n \n\nThe 2012 Transcending Boundaries Conference will be held at the Mass Mutual C enter in Springfield\, Massachusetts. This year\\'s conference will be Fr iday\, October 26 through Sunday\, October 28th. We are extremely pleased to be returning to the MMC\, where the 2011 conference was located. Hote l rooms can be reserved at the Springfield Sheraton for $119 per night\, a nd a special parking rate of $5 per day will be available to guests of the hotel. \n\nTranscending Boundaries\, Inc. hosts an annual community conf erence to celebrate the diversity of gender\, sex\, sexuality and relation ships. The 2012 Transcending Boundaries Conference is an open forum for p eople of all genders\, sexual orientations and relationship statuses to te ach\, learn\, debate and discuss the civics\, issues\, concerns and joys o f these elements of our identities. An immersive weekend of networking\, education\, entertainment and social time understanding these factors with in ourselves\, our individual communities\, and the public world in which we work and live.\n\n \n\nWe seek to serve our ever-evolving communities\, including bisexual\, pansexual\, fluid\, queer\, transgender\, transsexua l\, genderqueer\, asexual\, intersex\, polyamorous\, and kinky persons\, a s well as allies those who prefer not to use labels\, and those who are qu estioning their identities. Anyone is welcome to attend\, regardless of h ow they identify. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121029 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121026 GEO:42.170700;-72.604800 LOCATION:Springfield\, Massachusetts\, 01101\, United States SUMMARY:Transcending Boundaries 2012 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-L20OODuLUr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.transcendingboundaries.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:s there a place for nonviolent action in our world? The 2012 La ke Junaluska Peace Conference\, \\'Love in Action: The Transformative Powe r of Nonviolence\,\\' will draw upon the lessons of nonviolent campaigns a nd their leaders who discovered a force that can change the world. Partici pants will explore the principles and learn the applications of nonviolenc e as taught by Gandhi\, King\, and many spiritual leaders who offered this alternative paradigm for resolving conflict\, achieving justice\, and bui lding peace.\n\n1.6 CEUs are available.\n\n2012 Speakers include: \nLeymah Gbowee\, Liberian Peace Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner\nRev. Dr. B ernard Lafayette\, Jr.\, Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence\, Candler Scho ol of Theology\nMichael Nagler\, President of the Metta Center for Nonviol ence\nAlan Storey\, Central Methodist Mission in Cape Town\, Africa. Rev. Alan Storey is a key speaker at both the Lake Junaluska Peace Conference a nd the Manna and Mercy Retreat.He will give his testimony of the struggles and victories during his commitment of peacekeeping in South Africa and v arious places. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121111 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121108 GEO:35.528000;-82.967700 LOCATION:Lake Junaluska\, North Carolina\, 28745\, United States SUMMARY:Lake Junaluska Peace Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-2ucl29S22J@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lakejunaluska.com/peace/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Social Justice Training Institute provides a forum for the professional and personal development of social justice educators and prac titioners to enhance and refine their skills and competencies to create gr eater inclusion for all members of the campus community.\n\nFounded in 199 8 by Jamie Washington\, Kathy Obear\, Vernon Wall\, and Maura Cullen\, SJT I provides diversity trainers and practitioners with an intensive laborato ry experience where they can focus on their own learning and development t o increase their multicultural competencies as social justice educators.\n \nPast participants have found SJTI to be an intense experience designed t o deepen understanding of the dynamics of oppression at the individual\, g roup\, cultural\, and systems levels through the lens of race and racism. During the first few days participants enhance their ability to engage in authentic dialogue about the dynamics of race and racism both across and w ithin racial groups. Through community activities\, race caucus work\, cor e group discussions\, and exploring the impact of in-the-moment situations that occur during the Institute\, participants expand their competencies as social justice educators and change agents. During the final two days o f SJTI the focus is to apply the learning from this experience to other ar eas of oppression.\n\nIf you are looking for training tools\, exercises or \\'how to\\' activities - SJTI might not be for you. While participants d o bring articles and activities to share with colleagues\, the focus of th e institute is on personal work ~ working dynamics of internalized dominan ce and internalized oppression\, and learning to better use yourself as th e instrument of change.\n\nInstitute Format \n The Social Justice Training Institute will provide an intensive developmental opportunity for social justice educators to examine the complex dynamics of RACE AND RACISM and t o focus on how to develop their personal competencies as trainers and prac titioners. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121207 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121203 GEO:33.804300;-118.201000 LOCATION:Long Beach\, California\, 90801\, United States SUMMARY:Social Justice Training Institute 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-IBoa00BiMw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sjti.org/home_professional.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:at the time of the United Nations Talks on climate change (COP1 8/MOP 8))\nin Qatar\n\n \n\nThis webpage has been set up to publicise and promote plans for demonstrations on climate change\, to coincide with the annual United Nations Climate Talks which are taking place this year (COP1 8/MOP 8) in Qatar on November 26th to December 7th 2012.\n\nWe intend sync hronised demonstrations around the world on Saturday December 1st 2012 - i n as many places as possible - to call on world leaders to take urgent act ion on climate change.\n\nThe \\'Call to Action\\' for the demonstrations is as follows\n\n\n\n“We demand that world leaders take the urgent and r esolute action that is needed to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate\, so that the entire world can move as rapidly as possib le to a stronger emissions reductions treaty which is both equitable and e ffective in minimising dangerous climate change. \n\nWe demand that the lo ng-industrialised countries that have emitted most greenhouse gases curren tly in the atmosphere take responsibility for climate change mitigation by immediately reducing their own emissions as well as investing in a clean energy revolution in the developing world. Developed countries must take t heir fair share of the responsibility to pay for the adaptive measures tha t have to be taken\, especially by low-emitting countries with limited eco nomic resources. \n\n\nClimate change will hit the poorest first and harde st. All who have the economic means to act\, must therefore urgently and d ecisively do so.”\n\nTo help build for these demonstrations please click on your country in the column on the left to find a local contact\, or if there is not yet one listed there contact us at\n\ninfo@globalclimatecamp aign.org\n\nLast year demonstrations and events occurred all around the wo rld on 3th December 2011. The largest demonstration that took place was i n Durban\, South Africa where the UN Climate Talks were held\, with approx imately 10\,000 people taking place in a lively march (see more on the Sou th Africa page). Demonstrations took place in a total of 44 countries aro und the world. In Germany activities took place in 40 towns\, the biggest ones being in Berlin with 250 people attending speeches and an open mic d ebate\, and in Essen with 200 people attending a protest march. The Globa l day of Action in Oslo\, Norway gathered over 100 people for a concert\, appeals\, and video link to COP17 in Durban and to demand climate action f rom the Norwegian delegates to the Climate Change conference. More than 1 0\,000 people attended an exhibition in Nepal of articles prepared using d iscarded materials. Various decorative and useful items prepared by using waste materials in homes\, schools and offices were displayed\, encouragi ng and motivating people for reuse and recycle of waste. You can see repo rts of the demonstrations that took place in 2011 on the individual countr y pages. Geographical Scope: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121201 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:Global Day of Action on Climate Change 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-heMmWmrkEJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Students for a Democratic Society is a radical\, multi-issue st udent and youth organization working to build power in our schools and com munities. We are entirely student and youth-led and have over 100 active c hapters in high schools\, colleges\, universities\, and cities all over th e country. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121028 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121026 GEO:29.653200;-82.324400 LOCATION:Gainesville\, Florida\, 32601\, United States SUMMARY:Students for a Democratic Society National Convention 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-av0au6NzIe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newsds.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Midwest Feminist Conference: October 5-7\, 2012 \n\nMinnesota S tate University- Mankato\, Minnesota \n\nThis October\, students\, graduat es\, and community activists from around the Midwest will come together to participate in an exciting feminist activist dialogue. Join in our ongoin g discussion about what it means to be a feminist activist in the Midwest\ , how to educate and engage our campuses/communities\, and what it takes t o challenge anti-feminist legislation and patriarchal culture. We\\'ll sha re our knowledge and experiences in workshops\, share our skills in skills hares\, meet and share meals with other activists\, and share a common spa ce that promotes communication and equality in order to better our own act ivism at home.\n\nInterested in leading a workshop? We need lots of worksh ops on lots of topics\, so please consider applying to present a workshop or skillsharing session! Fill out this pdf form and return it to Laura Sh ultz or Laura Kacere. \n Priority will be given to workshop proposals post marked on or before August 24\, 2012\, and September 21 for skill-sharing applications. \n\nPlease help us spread the word - share this information with friends\, publish in newsletters\, and post fliers in bookstores\, co -ops\, classrooms\, and everywhere else! We want this to be as large and a ccessible as possible! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121007 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121005 GEO:44.156400;-93.993900 LOCATION:Mankato\, Minnesota\, 56001\, United States SUMMARY:Second Annual Midwest Feminist Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-rUCEgGVgU6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://feministcampus.org/leadership/midwest/2012/default.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Rethinking Power & Resistance: Gender & Human Rights from Texas to the Transnational is a two-day conference being held in Austin\, Texas \, October 5-6\, 2012.\n\nRethinking Power & Resistance puts organizers an d activist scholars in dialogue around threads including: Arts as Advocacy \, Pedagogies of Alliance and Resisting Criminalization\, and is built aro und three community-university collaborations:\nTrangender Jail Project: o utreach and education with transgender folks in incarceration and with sta ff in Texas jails\n Conspire Theatre: performance with Texas women in inca rceration\nThe Polochic Evictions Counteraction: Indigenous women and alli es organizing against displacement\n\nParticipating Speakers Include:\n\nM iss Major\nMayra Gomez\nToofly\nInvincible\n Lah Tere\n\nThis conference p rioritizes networking\, workshops\, and interdisciplinary activism for sch olars\, social justice organizers\, and community members who engage in an d question the use of human rights language to address issues of gender ju stice. Conference attendees and participants will collaboratively examine the relationship of women\, LGBT communities\, and communities of color to women’s human rights as it pertains to issues including economic rights \, environmental justice\, immigration\, incarceration/detention\, land ri ghts\, political repression\, reproductive justice\, resource sharing\, se xuality\, and more. The aim of this conference is to explore new movement strategies for gender justice which: work at the intersections of gender\, sexuality\, and ethnicity\; work with and in tension with human rights la nguage (addressing autonomous uses of human rights strategies and the harm of neoliberal human rights appropriation)\; work in or in relationship to the Americas\; and build on connections among community organizers and ac tivist scholars while interweaving our local context with transnational wo rk.\n\nThe conference is a project of the Embrey Women’s Human Rights In itiative at the Center for Women’s & Gender Studies\, University of Texa s at Austin. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121006 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121005 GEO:30.271300;-97.741000 LOCATION:Austin\, Texas\, 78701\, United States SUMMARY:Rethinking Power and Resistance: Gender and Human Rights from Texas to the Transnational UID:20260421T070502CEST-a6khLhuT8V@74.81.90.59 URL:http://powerandresistance2012.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The National Students for Justice in Palestine Steering Committ ee calls on all current student activists to join us at the University of Michigan for the 2nd National Students for Justice in Palestine Conference \, from November 2nd to November 4th\, 2012.\n\nAs we continue organizing for justice in Palestine on our respective campuses and in our local commu nities\, our growth\, numerous victories\, and collective struggle require s that we begin building bridges and breaking barriers between our campuse s. As students on forefront of social change\, it has become imperative th at we connect our struggle with all those who seek justice and freedom fro m oppression. United\, we can turn our organizing efforts at the local lev el into a united\, nationwide campaign to better achieve liberation and ju stice for Palestine.\n\nELIGIBILITY\n\nThis conference is specifically gea red toward:\nCurrent student Palestine solidarity activists\,\nStudents lo oking to establish a campus Palestine solidarity student group\,\nAlumni a ctively involved in their SJP group and endorsed by current members.\n\nIt is strongly suggested that at least one participant from each school be o f junior\, sophomore\, or freshman class standing\, in other words a non-g raduating student. It may become necessary\, based on capacity and interes t\, to limit the number of representatives from each student group\, but a t this stage groups should try to send at least two delegates.\n\nGOALS\n\ nThis year\, we plan to accomplish the following goals: \nContinue to buil d a National SJP structure that is a powerful and united support and organ izing network for local chapters.\nFurther local SJP campaigns\, particula rly Boycott\, Divestment\, and Sanctions efforts.\nLink local SJPs with ot her national and international organizations\, so that they have better ac cess to outreach\, speakers\, and funding.\nProvide training on topics ran ging from starting a campus education or BDS campaign to addressing critic ism from Zionist and pro-normalization organizations\, to conducting outre ach and fundraising.\nUnite local SJPs with struggles for justice in the U nited States and internationally.\n\nORGANIZATION\n\n It is critical that as many students as possible participate in shaping the conference and mak ing it a success. We call on students from groups across the country to vo lunteer for the organizational committees that will put this conference to gether. To join a committee\, please email the address provided with your name\, school\, phone number\, SJP group name\, and the contact details of a leader of your SJP chapter (so that each organizer can be identified fo r security purposes).\n\nCoordinating – nsjp.coordinating@gmail.com\n Pr ogramming – nsjp.programming@gmail.com\n Press and public relations – nsjp.ppr@gmail.com\n Fundraising and finance – nsjp.ff@gmail.com\n Logis tics - nsjp.logistics@gmail.com\n Marketing/outreach - nsjp.outreach@gmail .com\n\nCOSTS\n\nNSJP will make every effort to support travel for student s. Our budget for travel subsidies depends on fundraising\, and we hope th at supporters publicize and donate to the conference\, and that local SJP chapters attempt to raise funds themselves. Our goal is to have a conferen ce attended by SJP members across the nation\, and we are committed to not letting financial burdens discourage attendance.\n\nPlease assist us in c overing the expenses of this conference by donating through our fundraisin g page.\n\nThis is an exciting time for SJP chapters across the country\, and this upcoming conference promises to be a launching pad for amazing st udent organizing in the year to come. But we cannot do it without you. Ple ase join us in working to build a stronger national student solidarity mov ement. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121104 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121102 GEO:42.280900;-83.791500 LOCATION:University Of Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, 48103\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:National Students for Justice in Palestine Conference 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-kTkHUD8Xvd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sjpnational.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone: Email:firstfridayman@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:Has capitialism failed? If so what other alternatives exist. Co me and discuss what socialism/communism mean to you and whether you feel t hey hold answers to our woes. Geographical Scope: Local DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120827T180000 GEO:33.451100;-112.071000 LOCATION:901 N 5th St\, Phoenix\, Arizona\, 85004\, United States SUMMARY:Communism/Socialism Discussion UID:20260421T070502CEST-zJuVdvaJDv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/events/337269566354580/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:firstfridayman@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:(this is intended to be a fun event to cheer up activists)\nTri ed Protesting and taking your demands to City Council? Did it Work? Why ke ep Occupying public spaces when you could toil for mindless Armageddon. Th e Government didn\\'t listen so let\\'s raise the demon! \n\nthe cult is a n equal opportunity employer\, \n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120906T190000 GEO:33.451100;-112.071000 LOCATION:901 N 5th St\, Phoenix\, Arizona\, 85004\, United States SUMMARY:Cult of the Yellow Sign Outreach to Occupy Protesters UID:20260421T070502CEST-V5P3RXitHD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/events/266748586770866/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:firstfridayman@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:September 17th is the 1-Year Anniversary of the Occupy Wall St. Movement. For those who can\\'t make it to New York for the festivities\, Phoenix is going to stand in Solidarity with a march of our own.\n\nThere are nearly 150 million persistently poor and near poor people in America who are not responsible for the damage done by the Great Recession. Yet th ey pay the price.\n\nThe poor did not create the deindustrialization of Am erica\, unmatched corporate profiteering and greed\, more than a decade of foreign wars\,...and unregulated tax benefits for the wealthy. When the l argest economic institutions in the world were brought to their collective knees\, they went crawling to the government\\'s doorstep in search of sa lvation. The government obliged\, allowing Wall Street to socialize its fa ilure on the backs of Main Street Americans. The housing and jobs crisis t hey created fostered a poverty unseen in generations-- not just in inner-c ity ghettos and barrios\, but also in suburbs crossing all racial\, age\, and gender lines.\n\nNearly one-third of the American middle class--mostly families with children--have fallen into poverty. The aftershock of the c urrent economic downturn in reality was a pre-recession tremor rumbling un der the surface for at least the past three decades. While the incomes of the richest 1 percent of Americans--those making $380\,000 or more--has gr own 33 percent in the past 20 years\, incomes for 90 percent of Americans- -the rest of us--have stagnated or declined. According to IRS data\, the a verage income in 2008 was $33\,000. Twenty years prior\, the average Ameri can in 1988 earned $33\,400\, adjusted for inflation.\n\nDespite talk of t he job market\\'s seeming recovery\, it remains harder than ever to find w ork in America. For many\, having a job is still not enough. Even as corpo rate profits have soared (with 40 percent going to big banks)\, more adult s are in poverty than ever before. Middle class jobs are vanishing. In 201 1\, high-wage industries accounted for only 14 percent of new jobs. Meanwh ile\, low-wage work made up almost half of all the job growth. Close to 9 million people said they were working part-time only because they could no t find fulltime employment.\n\n Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120917T160000 GEO:33.451100;-112.078000 LOCATION:201 W Washington\, Phoenix\, Arizona\, 85003\, United States SUMMARY:Phoenix 1 year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street UID:20260421T070502CEST-I222wMOAR6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/events/242840392504347/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone: Email:firstfridayman@hotmail.com DESCRIPTION:discuss the History of the IWW and Class Struggle. How does the labor movement affect each of us in the age of unlimited corporate donati ons and outsourcing. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20120920T190000 GEO:33.451100;-112.071000 LOCATION:Aside Of Heart 901 N 5th St\, Phoenix\, Arizona\, 85004\, United S tates SUMMARY:The IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) meet Occupy Phoenix UID:20260421T070502CEST-sEeegszwmR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.facebook.com/events/401509449911246/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are seeking workshop proposals\, due September 17th. Please distribute the RFP (PDF\, will open in new window) to your networks\, fri ends\, colleagues\, etc.\, involved in anti-racism work. If you know of s omeone doing innovative work\, or an organization that has been persistent in doing anti-racism work and is transforming into an anti-racism organiz ation\, please encourage them to submit a proposal about their work. The Conference has become a place where people can truly learn from one anothe r\, and we want to continue that tradition. We encourage submissions throu gh this online form\, or by mail or email per instructions in the RFP. Up to two presenters per accepted workshop will receive free conference regis tration.\n\nKeynote speakers:\n\nWaziyatawin\, Dakota writer\, teacher\, a nd activist committed to the development of liberation strategies that wil l support the recovery of Indigenous ways of being\, the reclamation of In digenous homelands\, and the eradication of colonial institutions.\n\n\nRo se Brewer\, scholar-activist\, professor of African American and African S tudies at the University of Minnesota\, co-author of The Color of Wealth\, founding member of the Black Radical Congress\, long-time UFE board membe r\, and co-founder of the Freire Center. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121117 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121116 GEO:44.964100;-93.122600 LOCATION:St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55103\, United States SUMMARY:Overcoming Racism 2012 UID:20260421T070502CEST-wRMBOgitdK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.overcomingracism.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone:250-446-2156 Email:ruralactivistgathering@live.com DESCRIPTION:Gathering to plan and execute local direct action. Geographica l Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121019 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20121015T090000 GEO:49.035900;-119.161000 LOCATION:Box 28\, Rock Creek\, British Columbia Canada\, V0H 1Y0\, Canada SUMMARY:Rural Activist Gathering - BC\, Canada UID:20260421T070502CEST-VNeu9VvNhg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.tumblr.com/blog/ricameeka END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Last year\, students from 64 universities and colleges came tog ether to sharpen our organizing skills and build a movement strong enough to fight the attack on students\, workers\, immigrants\, and our democracy . Right now workers across the country are taking back power\, from Chicag o teachers to California Walmart warehouse workers\, and it’s time for s tudents to step up our game. While we face huge tuition hikes and frozen w ages\, our university administrators enjoy huge raises and corporations ma ke record profits. \n\nThis year we’ll host three “Fight Back!” Orga nizer Boot Camps to share the strategies we need to fight the corporatizat ion of our schools.\n\nStep up your organizing game! Join us at the “Fig ht Back!” Organizer Boot Camp in your region:\n\n EAST COAST: Rutgers University\, Nov 3-4\n WEST COAST: University of Southern California\, Nov 3-4\n MIDWEST: University of Michigan\, Nov 10-11\n\nAcross the co untry\, MEChA and USAS chapters have teamed up with other youth-led activi st organizations to host three Organizer Boot Camps. These student-organiz ed and student-run weekends will focus on training effective student organ izers from different communities and of different identities to lead the f ight against unaccountable university administrators\, politicians\, and t he corporations and billionaires who fund political attacks on the 99%.\n\ nJoin us\, and together we’ll develop the skills we need to mobilize lar ger numbers of students\, train new young organizers\, and win campaigns f or immigration justice\, labor rights\, education affordability and access \, international solidarity\, and more. Across all three regions of the US \, we’ll spend two full days practicing one-on-one conversations to move our peers to action\, swapping campaign skills\, and learning from the re cent student victories over tuition hikes\, worker exploitation and corpor ate greed from New Jersey to Wisconsin to California.\n\nDuring the two-da y Boot Camp we will:\n\n Practice concrete organizing skills\, includin g one-on-one conversations to move our peers from apathy to action.\n\n Share ideas on how to build campaigns to win concrete victories and how t o escalate with creative\, effective actions.\n\n Build a stronger\, br oader\, more coordinated movement\, and build plans that will lead to VICT ORY\n\n Learn how to get your message out loud and clear through mainst ream and alternative media.\n\n Strategize high-intensity direct action tactics with activists who have coordinated major actions on our campuses or in our communities.\n\n Learn how students mobilized hundreds of th eir peers to take direct action.\n\nAre YOU ready to FIGHT BACK!?\n\nIn so lidarity\,\n\nJulia Wang\, University of Southern California\, Student Coa lition Against Labor Exploitation\n\nMarco Arizpe\, University of Southern California\, Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de AztlĂĄn\n\nAnna Barcy\, Ru tgers University\, United Students Against Sweatshops\n\nMonica Shattuck\, University of Michigan\, United Students Against Sweatshops Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121104 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121103 GEO:39.949600;-75.118000 LOCATION:Rutgers University\, Camden\, New Jersey\, 08102\, United States SUMMARY:East Coast Fight Back! Organizer Boot Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-15EUFu6VVD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usas.org/get-involved/east-coast-boot-camp-2012/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Last year\, students from 64 universities and colleges came tog ether to sharpen our organizing skills and build a movement strong enough to fight the attack on students\, workers\, immigrants\, and our democracy . Right now workers across the country are taking back power\, from Chicag o teachers to California Walmart warehouse workers\, and it’s time for s tudents to step up our game. While we face huge tuition hikes and frozen w ages\, our university administrators enjoy huge raises and corporations ma ke record profits. \n\nThis year we’ll host three “Fight Back!” Orga nizer Boot Camps to share the strategies we need to fight the corporatizat ion of our schools.\n\nStep up your organizing game! Join us at the “Fig ht Back!” Organizer Boot Camp in your region:\n\n EAST COAST: Rutgers University\, Nov 3-4\n WEST COAST: University of Southern California\, Nov 3-4\n MIDWEST: University of Michigan\, Nov 10-11\n\nAcross the co untry\, MEChA and USAS chapters have teamed up with other youth-led activi st organizations to host three Organizer Boot Camps. These student-organiz ed and student-run weekends will focus on training effective student organ izers from different communities and of different identities to lead the f ight against unaccountable university administrators\, politicians\, and t he corporations and billionaires who fund political attacks on the 99%.\n\ nJoin us\, and together we’ll develop the skills we need to mobilize lar ger numbers of students\, train new young organizers\, and win campaigns f or immigration justice\, labor rights\, education affordability and access \, international solidarity\, and more. Across all three regions of the US \, we’ll spend two full days practicing one-on-one conversations to move our peers to action\, swapping campaign skills\, and learning from the re cent student victories over tuition hikes\, worker exploitation and corpor ate greed from New Jersey to Wisconsin to California.\n\nDuring the two-da y Boot Camp we will:\n\n Practice concrete organizing skills\, includin g one-on-one conversations to move our peers from apathy to action.\n\n Share ideas on how to build campaigns to win concrete victories and how t o escalate with creative\, effective actions.\n\n Build a stronger\, br oader\, more coordinated movement\, and build plans that will lead to VICT ORY\n\n Learn how to get your message out loud and clear through mainst ream and alternative media.\n\n Strategize high-intensity direct action tactics with activists who have coordinated major actions on our campuses or in our communities.\n\n Learn how students mobilized hundreds of th eir peers to take direct action.\n\nAre YOU ready to FIGHT BACK!?\n\nIn so lidarity\,\n\nJulia Wang\, University of Southern California\, Student Coa lition Against Labor Exploitation\n\nMarco Arizpe\, University of Southern California\, Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de AztlĂĄn\n\nAnna Barcy\, Ru tgers University\, United Students Against Sweatshops\n\nMonica Shattuck\, University of Michigan\, United Students Against Sweatshops Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121104 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121103 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:University Of Southern California\, Los Angeles\, California\, 900 89\, United States SUMMARY:West Coast Fight Back! Organizers Boot Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-8cLoRsbvh5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usas.org/get-involved/west-coast-boot-camp-2012/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Last year\, students from 64 universities and colleges came tog ether to sharpen our organizing skills and build a movement strong enough to fight the attack on students\, workers\, immigrants\, and our democracy . Right now workers across the country are taking back power\, from Chicag o teachers to California Walmart warehouse workers\, and it’s time for s tudents to step up our game. While we face huge tuition hikes and frozen w ages\, our university administrators enjoy huge raises and corporations ma ke record profits. \n\nThis year we’ll host three “Fight Back!” Orga nizer Boot Camps to share the strategies we need to fight the corporatizat ion of our schools.\n\nStep up your organizing game! Join us at the “Fig ht Back!” Organizer Boot Camp in your region:\n\n EAST COAST: Rutgers University\, Nov 3-4\n WEST COAST: University of Southern California\, Nov 3-4\n MIDWEST: University of Michigan\, Nov 10-11\n\nAcross the co untry\, MEChA and USAS chapters have teamed up with other youth-led activi st organizations to host three Organizer Boot Camps. These student-organiz ed and student-run weekends will focus on training effective student organ izers from different communities and of different identities to lead the f ight against unaccountable university administrators\, politicians\, and t he corporations and billionaires who fund political attacks on the 99%.\n\ nJoin us\, and together we’ll develop the skills we need to mobilize lar ger numbers of students\, train new young organizers\, and win campaigns f or immigration justice\, labor rights\, education affordability and access \, international solidarity\, and more. Across all three regions of the US \, we’ll spend two full days practicing one-on-one conversations to move our peers to action\, swapping campaign skills\, and learning from the re cent student victories over tuition hikes\, worker exploitation and corpor ate greed from New Jersey to Wisconsin to California.\n\nDuring the two-da y Boot Camp we will:\n\n Practice concrete organizing skills\, includin g one-on-one conversations to move our peers from apathy to action.\n\n Share ideas on how to build campaigns to win concrete victories and how t o escalate with creative\, effective actions.\n\n Build a stronger\, br oader\, more coordinated movement\, and build plans that will lead to VICT ORY\n\n Learn how to get your message out loud and clear through mainst ream and alternative media.\n\n Strategize high-intensity direct action tactics with activists who have coordinated major actions on our campuses or in our communities.\n\n Learn how students mobilized hundreds of th eir peers to take direct action.\n\nAre YOU ready to FIGHT BACK!?\n\nIn so lidarity\,\n\nJulia Wang\, University of Southern California\, Student Coa lition Against Labor Exploitation\n\nMarco Arizpe\, University of Southern California\, Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de AztlĂĄn\n\nAnna Barcy\, Ru tgers University\, United Students Against Sweatshops\n\nMonica Shattuck\, University of Michigan\, United Students Against Sweatshops\n\nempowered by Salsa\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121111 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121110 GEO:42.280900;-83.791500 LOCATION:Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, 48103\, United States SUMMARY:Midwest Fight Back! Organizer Boot Camp UID:20260421T070502CEST-ovfBjuv2ZF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usas.org/get-involved/midwest-boot-camp-2012/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email:denisegregory10@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:A march from Trafalgar Square to Parliament. Geographical Scop e: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20121105T180000 GEO:51.500000;-0.116667 LOCATION:Trafalgar Square\, London\, London\, City Of\, United Kingdom SUMMARY:Operation Vendetta UID:20260421T070502CEST-85sdJjjdkH@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:t\\'s official: The YDS Conference will be February 15th-17th i n New York City!\n\\'Students Fighting Austerity: The Future of Democratic Socialism in Neoliberal America\\'\n\nCornel West and Frances Fox Piven a re going--why aren\\'t you!? Come learn more about democratic socialism\, improve your student activist skills\, and meet other YDS\\'ers from acros s the country! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130217 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130215 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Young Democratic Socialists Winter Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vrlrMXeKoB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ydsusa.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:How does teaching social activism in the classroom prepare stud ents to be active citizens in their communities\, the city\, and beyond? \ n\nOn March 16 and 17\, 2013\, the Museum of the City of New York will hos t Teaching Social Activism in the Classroom. Educators are invited to pres ent and participate in this two-day conference\, which will highlight the various tools and techniques used by teachers to engage their students in the history and practice of social change\, inspired by the content of the Museum’s groundbreaking exhibition\, Activist New York. Educators\, act ivists\, and historians will present their work to one another and will di scuss the best practices for teaching this important subject to children o f all ages. Sponsored by the Puffin Foundation\, the conference is free. \ n\nConference dates: Saturday\, March 16 and Sunday\, March 17\, 2013\nPla ce: The Museum of the City of New York\, 1220 Fifth Avenue\, NYC\n \nIf yo u wish to attend the conference\, you may register here. \nIf you wish to present at the conference\, continue reading for information on how to sub mit an abstract.\n\n\nSubmission and Registration Information: Call for Pa nels and Workshops\n\nThe Museum requests proposals for panels or workshop sessions that address the following questions: - How do you teach your st udents about social activism – from a historical or contemporary perspec tive?- How do you encourage your students to respond to contemporary socia l issues?- How do you teach students to understand both sides of debates a nd issues? - What activities do your students participate in beyond the sc hool day that help them understand social change? - Are teachers social ac tivists?- Have you and your students participated in any partnerships that have broadened their understanding and increased their passion for social issues?\n\nPanels\, presentations and interactive workshops are encourage d. Please reference any pertinent primary and secondary resources you woul d use in your session and how they support the Common Core State Standards . Also mention if you need and audio or visual equipment to run your sessi on.\n\nPlease submit a session abstract of no more than 300 words to ezipr is@mcny.org by December 14\, 2012. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130317 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130316 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Teaching Social Activism Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-MJuFuI0vzK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.mcny.org/education/Social-Activism-Conference-for-Educators. html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We\\'re a network of: \nMusicians \nPerformers \nSongwriters \n Sound & recording engineers \nMusic Lovers \nRecord & concert producers \n Promoters \nArchivists \nand more \n\nusing music and culture to promote p rogressive ideas and values. We\\'re committed to working with and support ing grassroots and community organizations\, to explore and present the di versity of people\\'s culture. We learn from our communities and each othe r and we have fun doing it! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130127 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130125 GEO:42.170700;-72.604800 LOCATION:Springfield\, Massachusetts\, 01101\, United States SUMMARY:People\\'s Music Network Gathering 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-lDbJfXFLG4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peoplesmusic.org/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join Russell and Sue in Atlanta and experience the greatest Cre ating Change conference ever! \nThe 25th National Conference on LGBT Equal ity: Creating Change is coming to Atlanta\, Georgia and the Hilton Atlanta \, January 23–27\, 2013. \n\n What\\'s Creating Change? Only the premier annual organizing and skills-building event for the lesbian\, gay\, bisex ual and transgender community and their allies.\n\n The conference is run by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force\, and attracts more than 3\,500 people from all over the country every year. Presenters and participants come from all walks of life and include members of the business community\ , elected officials\, students\, faith leaders and staff and volunteers of non-profit organizations.\n\nOur five-day program features over 350 works hops and training sessions\, four plenary sessions\, and tons of networkin g opportunities.\n\n How could you even think of missing this? We hope to see you this year in Atlanta! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130127 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130123 GEO:33.752900;-84.390100 LOCATION:Atlanta\, Georgia\, 30303\, United States SUMMARY:Creating Change 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-mGmAce4OG1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.creatingchange.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Fourth Annual North American Anarchist Studies Network Conferen ce\n\nNew Orleans\, Louisiana – January 4-6\, 2013\n\nDeadline for Propo sals: November 15\, 2012\n\n The North American Anarchist Studies Network seeks participants for our fourth annual conference\, which will be held i n New Orleans\, at the Zeitgeist Multidisciplinary Arts Center and surroun ding venues. We invite those engaged in intellectual work on anarchism\, e ither within institutions such as universities\, or beyond institutional w alls\, to share their ideas and insights. We wish to create an atmosphere in which there is a friendly dialogue regarding topics that might help us expand our knowledge of anarchist thought\, practice\, and history. In kee ping with the open and expansive spirit of anarchism\, we propose no speci fic topics for discussion. Rather\, we encourage participants to explore d iverse themes\, from the historical to the contemporary\, from the practic al to the utopian\, according to their own knowledge\, interests\, and ima ginations. We hope that this conference will\, to the greatest extent poss ible\, represent a broad spectrum of anarchist theory and practice. We enc ourage submissions from all theoretical\, experiential\, cultural and geog raphical perspectives. Send your proposal\, including a short abstract\, a working title and three keywords that describe your project to the NAASN Organizing Committee at: clark@loyno.edu. For more information on the Nort h America Anarchist Studies Network\, see our website at www.naasn.org. We look forward to hearing from you\, organizing with you\, and learning fro m you! Please distribute this call widely.\n\n \n\nAPPEL DE COMMUNICATION S \nQuatrième confĂŠrence annuelle du RĂŠseau nord amĂŠricain d\\'ĂŠtudes anarchistes\nNouvelle OrlĂŠans\, Louisiane\, 4-6 janvier 2013\nDate de to mbĂŠe pour les propositions : 15 novembre 2012\n\nLe RĂŠseau nord amĂŠrica in d\\'ĂŠtudes anarchistes (North America Anarchist Studies Network — NA ASN) appelle Ă  la participation pour sa quatrième confĂŠrence annuelle\, qui se tiendra Ă  la Nouvelle OrlĂŠans\, au Centre multidisciplinaire des arts Zeitgeist (Zeitgeist Multidisciplinary Arts Center) et dans ses envi rons. Nous invitions celles et ceux qui participent au travail intellectue l sur l\\'anarchisme\, que ce soit dans les institutions comme les univers itĂŠs ou hors des murs des institutions\, Ă  venir partager leurs idĂŠes e t leurs rĂŠflexions. Nous souhaitons crĂŠer une ambiance permettant un dia logue amical sur des sujets qui peuvent nous aider Ă  ĂŠlargir notre conna issance de la pensĂŠe\, de la pratique et de l\\'histoire de l\\'anarchism e. En accord avec l\\'esprit d\\'ouverture de l\\'anarchisme\, nous ne pro posons aucune sujet spĂŠcifique pour les discussions. Au contraire\, nous encourageons les participantes et les participants Ă  explorer divers thè mes\, historiques ou contemporains\, pratiques ou utopiques\, selon leur s avoir propre\, leurs intĂŠrĂŞts et leur imagination. Nous espĂŠrons que ce tte confĂŠrence reprĂŠsentera\, dans la mesure du possible\, un large ĂŠve ntail des thĂŠories et des pratiques anarchistes. Nous encourageons des pr opositions de communication en provenance de toutes les expĂŠriences et de toutes les perspectives thĂŠoriques\, culturelles et gĂŠographiques. Vous pouvez soumettre votre propositions au ComitĂŠ organisateur de NAASN\, Ă  l\\'adresse suivante : clark@loyno.edu. Vous devez prĂŠsenter un titre de travail pour votre communication\, un court rĂŠsumĂŠ et trois mots-clĂŠs. Pour plus d\\'information au sujet du RĂŠseau nord amĂŠricain d\\'ĂŠtudes anarchistes\, voir le site Web (en anglais) : www.naasn.org . Nous attend ons de vos nouvelles\, et nous avons hâte de nous organiser avec vous\, e t d\\'apprendre avec vous! S\\'il-vous-plaĂŽt\, veuillez diffuser cet appe l dans vos rĂŠseaux.\n\nCONVOCATORIA\n\nCuarto Congreso Anual de la Red de Estudios Anarquistas de Norte AmĂŠrica\n\nNew Orleans\, Louisiana del 4-6 de enero\, 2013\n\nFecha de entrega de propuestas: 15 de noviembre\, 2012 \n\n \n\nLa Red de Estudios Anarquistas de Norte America le invita a parti cipar en su cuarto congreso anual que tendrĂĄ lugar en Nueva Orleans\, en el Zeitgest Multidisciplinary Arts Center y sus alrededores. Invitamos a participar y compartir sus investigaciones a todas las personas involucrud as en estudios acadĂŠmicos anarquistas\, sea pertenecientes a universidade s o fuera los recintos institucionales. QuisiĂŠramos crear una atmĂłsfera de diĂĄlogo amistoso sobre temas que nos ayuden a expandir nuestro pensam iento\, prĂĄctica e historia anarquista. Siguiendo el espĂ­ritu abierto y expansivo del anarquismo\, no proponemos temas especĂ­ficos de discusiĂłn . MĂĄs bien\, animamos a que los participantes escojan temas diferentes\, desde lo histĂłrico hasta lo contemporĂĄneo\, de lo prĂĄctico a lo utĂłpi co\, de acuerdo a sus propios conocimientos\, intereses y su propia imagin aciĂłn. Esperamos que este congreso represente en lo posible\, una gama e xtensa de la teorĂ­a y prĂĄctica anarquista. Invitamos propuestas de toda s las perspectivas teĂłricas\, experimentales\, culturales y geogrĂĄficas. Mandar su propuesta\, un resumen breve\, el tĂ­tulo\, y tres palabras cl aves que describan su proyecto al comitĂŠ organizador del congreso NAASN: clark@loyno.edu. Para mĂĄs informaciĂłn sobre la Red de Estudios Anarquis tas de Norte AmĂŠrica\, visite nuestro sitio web: www.naasn.org . Esperamo s saber de Uds. organizer con Uds. y aprender de Uds.! Por favor distribu ir esta informaciĂłn plenamente. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130106 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130104 GEO:29.956800;-90.077600 LOCATION:New Orleans\, Louisiana\, 70112\, United States SUMMARY:North American Anarchist Studies Network Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-hZixvURHgr@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.naasn.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Good Jobs\, Green Jobs National Conference is heading back to Washington\, D.C.. Join us April 16-18\, 2013. Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130418 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130416 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:National Green Jobs Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-mCtpdWrf41@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenjobsconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Breaking Ground 2013 is RFC\\'s second National Summit. The Sum mit will be an opportunity to gain critical campaign skills\, connect with students from across the US\, and be inspired by stories that will help u s be more effective in our work. This is an exciting way to unite students in a time where we can see a real shift in our food economy. Students wil l spend the weekend sharing stories\, engaging in strategic planning for G ET REAL! campaigns\, and networking with other student leaders working for real food. Our first National Summit\, Breaking Ground 2012: Students Uni ting for a Real Food Economy\, was held at the University of California Sa nta Cruz (UCSC) in Santa Cruz\, CA and brought together 150 student leader s from across the country.\nRegistration\nTo register for the Summit\, you must fill out a registration form and pay your registration fee via PayPa l. \n \nEarly Bird registration ends December 15\, 2012. Registration for the Summit CLOSES on February 1\, 2013. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130218 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130215 GEO:39.295300;-76.621200 LOCATION:Baltimore\, Maryland\, 21201\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge - Breaking Ground 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ireBp8SoSE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.realfoodchallenge.org/BreakingGround2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Justice Conference was conceived in late 2009 with the hope s of reaching tens of thousands of people over the next decade through a l eading national conference that annually educates\, inspires and connects a generation of men and women around a shared concern for the vulnerable a nd oppressed Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130223 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130222 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Justice Conference 2013: Impacting a Generation for Justice UID:20260421T070502CEST-1dWUKUr6U0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://thejusticeconference.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:ECAASU seeks to inspire\, educate\, and empower those intereste d in Asian American issues\; to strengthen Asian American student organiza tions through intercollegiate communication\; to advance the social equali ty of minorities by eliminating prejudice and discrimination\, defending h uman and civil rights\, and combating racism and hate crimes\; to encourag e Asian Americans to participate in the electoral process through voter re gistration\, get-out-the-vote\, and voter education drives\; to promote co alition-building and mutual understanding among Asian Americans with diffe rent nationalities and all people of color. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130224 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130222 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:East Coast Asian-American Student Union 2013 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-LBXkOoeNVv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ecaasu2013.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Last year\, the Black Solidarity Conference tackled the issue o f education and economics in the black community. A major theme within the conversations that took place was the idea of accessing the resources nec essary to uplift ourselves and our local communities. This year\, BSC was comprised of panels and discussions that looked specifically at perception s of sexuality as unifiers and dividers of the black community. Our events culminated in a Keynote Address by Dr. Angela Davis\, one of America\\'s most provocative and insightful public intellectuals and someone who had m uch to share on this year\\'s themes.\n\nIf you were not able to join us f or BSC 2012\, we hope you will join us this upcoming February for BSC 2013 . Please feel free to visit the site\, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BSC_2013\, and send your comments and questions to blacksolidarityconfere nce@gmail.com. We will be updating the site regularly and look forward to actively interacting with you on the road to BSC 2013!! Geographical Scop e: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130217 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130214 GEO:41.365700;-72.927500 LOCATION:Yale University\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06520\, United States SUMMARY:Black Solidarity Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-XmUxxvdLkH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yale.edu/bsc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Take Root: Red State Perspectives on Reproductive Justice C onference is coming up! Join us in Norman\, Oklahoma at the University of Oklahoma on February 15th and 16th\, 2013.\n\nFor the last three years\, w e’ve offered a vital red state perspective on abortion politics\, violen ce\, access to medical care\, sexual and interpersonal violence\, and how to educate everyone about the reproductive justice framework.\n\nFollow th is tumblr for updates on our conference planning\, features and bios from our awesome national and local speakers\, and educational articles. This t umblr will serve as a platform for reproductive justice analysis\, movemen t\, and activism with a specific focus on the work going on in red states while advancing a regional perspective on these issues.\n\nOn Facebook:\nh ttp://www.facebook.com/takerootconference Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130216 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130215 GEO:35.225700;-97.423900 LOCATION:University Of Oklahoma\, Norman\, Oklahoma\, 73071\, United States SUMMARY:Take Root 2013: Red State Perspectives on Reproductive Justice Conf erence UID:20260421T070502CEST-N9Ng9BLKfu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://takerootrj.tumblr.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Registration for RebLaw 2013 is open!\n\nWho: Proud-to-Be-Rebel s \nWhat: The Nineteenth Annual Rebellious Lawyering Conference. The RebLa w Conference is an annual\, student-run conference that brings together pr actitioners\, law students\, and community advocates from around the count ry to discuss innovative\, progressive approaches to law and social change . \nWhere: Yale Law School\, New Haven\, CT. \nWhen: Friday\, February 22 –Saturday\, February 23\, 2013\nCost: Standard registration is $30. Regi stration is free for members of the Yale\, UConn\, New Haven\, and Quinnip iac communities. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130223 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130222 GEO:41.365700;-72.927500 LOCATION:New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06501\, United States SUMMARY:RebLaw 2013: Rebellious Lawyering Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-hVkWfuvF5O@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yale.edu/reblaw/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:From an initial gathering of just fifteen speakers and seventy- five participants in 1983\, we have grown to become the world’s most imp ortant environmental law conference.\n\nWith assistance from keynoters\, p anelists\, and participants alike\, we plan to inspire a renewed commitmen t to collaboration and outreach among conference attendees. We expect the conference to enhance the success of environmental lawyers and to contribu te to a more vigorous movement that resonates across society.\n\nThe Publi c Interest Environmental Law Conference is the premier annual gathering fo r environmentalists worldwide\, and is distinguished as the oldest and lar gest of its kind. The Conference historically unites more than 3\,000 acti vists\, attorneys\, students\, scientists\, and concerned citizens from ov er 50 countries around the globe to share their experience and expertise. The Conference is organized solely by the volunteers of Land Air Water (LA W)\, a student environmental law society\, and is sponsored by Friends of Land Air Water (FLAW)\, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.\n\nThe four-d ay Conference includes over 125 panels\, workshops\, and multi-media prese ntations addressing a broad spectrum of environmental law and advocacy. To pics include: forest protection and ecological restoration\, grazing and m ining reform\, labor and human rights\, air and water pollution\, Native A merican treaty rights\, globalization and \\'free\\' trade\, environmental justice\, corporate responsibility\, marine wilderness\, international en vironmental law\, water rights and dam removal\, oil and gas litigation\, genetic engineering\, and urban growth.\n\nEach day of the Conference culm inates with keynote presentations from preeminent activists\, scientists\, politicians\, philosophers\, and authors. Past keynote speakers include R obert Kennedy\, Ralph Nader\, David Brower\, Terry Tempest Williams\, Ward Churchill\, Vandana Shiva\, Paul Watson\, Winona LaDuke\, Gerry Spence\, Ramona Africa\, Paul Hawken\, and several recipients of the international Goldman Environmental Prize.\n\nThe Conference has become an event full of energy\, innovation\, and inspiration for all of us involved in the envir onmental movement. Whether you are a seasoned Conference attendee or a fir st-time participant\, we look forward to seeing you! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130303 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130228 GEO:44.060900;-123.083000 LOCATION:University Of Oregon\, Eugene\, Oregon\, 97401\, United States SUMMARY:Earth: Too Big to Fail -- 31st Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-sFneBxu8gW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.pielc.org/pages/home.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. In honor of this occasion\, the 19th annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference at the University of Florida Levin College of Law will focu s on the evolution of endangered species protection over the past four dec ades. The conference will feature panels on a variety of topics discussing cross-cutting themes in endangered species protection\, including – whe ther the Endangered Species Act is accomplishing its purposes\, new and co ntinuing challenges to endangered species protection\, and innovative appr oaches to implementation of the Act.\n\nThe keynote speakers for this year ’s conference will include Carl Safina\, founding president of the Blue Ocean Institute\, and award winning author of “Song for the Blue Ocean\, ” and “Eye of the Albatross\,” and Zygmunt Plater and Patrick Parent au\, attorneys in the landmark decision of Tennessee Valley Authority v. H ill et al.\, 437 U.S. 153 (1978) (“The Snail Darter Case”).\n\nAs alwa ys\, the Conference will include special events and activities\, citizen a nd attorney skills training opportunities provided by the ELULS Public Int erest Committee\, and plenty of networking venues.\n\nA limited number of rooms at the Holiday Inn University Center can be reserved for a special $ 9 Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130223 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130221 GEO:29.681300;-82.353900 LOCATION:University Of Florida\, Gainesville\, Florida\, 32611\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:19th Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference The Endanger ed Species Act at 40 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VU8JJnKzJT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.law.ufl.edu/academics/concentration/elul/public-interest-env ironmental-conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Life Rocks! Conference is a gathering of conscious parents\ , radical unschoolers\, organic\, natural learning families and those wish ing to explore a partnership parenting paradigm. \n\n Parenting is suppose d to be joyful\, and it can be when we learn to connect with\, rather than control\, our children. We were raised in a different era\, where the maj ority of the parenting focused on obedience and doing what we were told… Once you understand that there is a more respectful\, fulfilling way to li ve in harmony with not only our children\, but also with others\, you are well on your way. Just learning that a new parenting paradigm exists is of ten the first step in someone’s journey to a new awakening. \n\n We aim to provide a forum where we offer a glimpse into true human potential by b ringing together inspiring people from all over the world who have created their lives fueled by their passions in a self-directed way. Our goal is to offer information and support through a multi-sensory experience that y ou will leave feeling empowered and enlightened. \n\n Life Rocks! is not o nly a conference\, it is a family vacation at an incredible resort and in door waterpark located in one of the most popular vacation spots in the wo rld - the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130405 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130401 GEO:44.035700;-71.130800 LOCATION:RedJacket Mountain View Resort And Kahuna Lagun\, North Conway\ , New Hampshire\, 03860\, United States SUMMARY:Life Rocks Radical Unschooling Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-o2JwtJPfgv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.liferocksconference.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Conference Overview\n\nKeynote Address\nKaren Lewis\, President of the Chicago’s Teachers Union\n accompanied by DJ ULTRAMAN\, Benji Ch ang\, Post-Doctoral Fellow with IUME Teachers College\n\nA school should b e the center of a community — a place that feeds the minds and hearts of its young people\, a place that celebrates the neighborhood’s cultural and linguistic heritage\, a place that provides the tools for a community to deepen its self-understanding and broaden its understanding of its conn ections to the broader world.\n\nAcross the country\, however\, the abilit y of educational institutions to serve these purposes is being severely da maged. Schools are increasingly seen as opportunities for the wealthy and powerful to make a profit\, or to further their own political agendas. Whi le these agendas affect different groups in a variety of ways\, in such se emingly disconnected policies as school closings\, teacher bashing\, and t he banning of ethnic studies programs\, a common thread emerges: disregar d for the histories\, needs and people served by local public schools.\n\n But in response to these dehumanizing\, profit-driven policies\, communiti es are fighting back. People are coming together\, supporting\, valuing an d caring for one another as individuals with unique histories and experien ces\, rather than as statistics. Communities are reaching out\, forming ne w connections\, building bridges\, strengthening ties. From the Chicago te achers and the parents who supported them in their recent strike\, to the work that teachers do in their classrooms\, we are working to listen to on e another\, and to hear each other’s voices over the din of the empty rh etoric of politicians\, and to bring our voices together in a call for jus tice.\n\nNYCoRE’s 4th annual conference seeks to be a space to further t his work: a space to hear one another’s voices\, to strengthen our conn ections to one another\, to form new connections. We seek to provide an op portunity to work towards becoming El Pueblo Unido — A People United in the struggle for justice\, even as we acknowledge the differences among us \, and the differential access to power and privilege that have shaped our individual and collective histories. To this end\, we are seeking worksho ps that will be of relevance to educators in varied settings that are dive rse in their focus topics. Relevant political critiques are welcomed\, as are curricular ideas\, classroom strategies\, presentations on community work\, and other ideas for inspiring practice. We are also specifically s eeking workshops that contribute to bridging the gap that often exists bet ween educators and young people by bringing the voices of youth into works hop sessions. All proposals should demonstrate relevance to the conferenc e theme\, described in detail below. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130316 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10065\, United States SUMMARY:New York Collective of Radical Educators 4th Annual Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-6U3CGP6GHX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nycore.org/2012/10/2013-conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:For the past 11 years\, Local to Global Justice has organized T each-Ins that serve as social forums and the event has continued to expand in the number and quality of workshops\, musicians\, and speakers. It is always free and includes two to three healthy meals. Over 150 people atten ded the first Teach-In\, and attendance at recent teach-ins has ranged fro m 300-500 people. We are anticipating another excellent turnout for the Fe bruary 22-24\, 2013 Teach-In!\n\n\nThe 12th annual Teach-In is titled Just ice for Women/Justice for All\, and will again include more panels and ple nary sessions to maximize cross-group dialogue. We have invited speakers w orking nationally and internationally for women\\'s rights and social just ice.\n\n\nAs in past Teach-Ins\, there will again be a hands-on exhibit of permaculture gardening and other skill shares\, engaging activities and w orkshops for children and youth\, and tabling from over 40 campus and comm unity groups. We will again feature music and performances from a number o f groups from the Southwest\, including indigenous musicians.\n\n\nPlan to Join Us!\n\n\nFebruary 22-24\, 2013 • Arizona State University - Tempe Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130224 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130222 GEO:33.401400;-111.931000 LOCATION:Arizona State University\, Tempe\, Arizona\, 85280\, United States SUMMARY:Local to Global Justice Teach-In 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-PTCUDEkZj7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.localtoglobal.org/2013.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Meet with hundreds of other student leaders\, administrators\, faculty\, AmeriCorps members\, and nonprofit leaders from across the natio n\nExchange ideas and best practices\nGet reinspired and recharged\nGain i nsights to make your efforts more effective\nLearn about resources and opp ortunities\nWhat is the IMPACT Conference?\n\nThe IMPACT Conference is his torically the largest annual conference focused on the civic engagement of college students in community service\, service-learning\, community-base d research\, advocacy and other forms of social action. Building on the ri ch 28-year tradition of the COOL Conference and the Idealist Campus Confer ence\, IMPACT is the one time during the year when students\, administrato rs\, faculty\, AmeriCorps members and VISTAs\, and nonprofit professionals gather together to learn and share effective practices\, improve personal skills and organizational strategies\, discover opportunities and resourc es\, exchange stories\, be inspired and challenged to sustain our efforts. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130224 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130221 GEO:35.135300;-106.522000 LOCATION:Albuquerque\, New Mexico\, 87111\, United States SUMMARY:IMPACT National Student Conference on Service\, Advocacy\, and Soci al Action UID:20260421T070502CEST-UWvGTzSneh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.impactconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:March 21 & 22\, 2013: True Colors 20: Celebrating our Heroes o f the Past\, Present and Future will be held at the University of Connecti cut in Storrs\, CT from 9:00 am – 5:00 PM each day \n\nThursday\, March 21st: Professional Best Practices Training for educators\, school support staff\, clinicians\, social workers\, and health care providers. Keynote A ddress by Caitlin Ryan\, Ph.D.\, LCSW\n\nFriday\, March 22nd & Saturday\, March 23rd: Open to both youth and adults\, participants can choose from l iterally hundreds of workshops in 5 different tracks: professional\, youth only\, college only\, general and activist institute Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130323 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130321 GEO:41.806000;-72.261300 LOCATION:University Of Connecticut\, Storrs\, Connecticut\, 06268\, United States SUMMARY:True Colors 2013: Celebrating our Heroes of the Past\, Present and Future UID:20260421T070502CEST-UXT2xXAMZm@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ourtruecolors.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Sat. & Sun\, March 23 & 24\n Brattle Theatre\n 40 Brattle Stree t\, Cambridge\, MA\n\nReach our audience:\n Click here to sponsor the 2013 WAM!Boston Film Festival\n\nDid you know that despite composing half of t he population\, only 23% of commercial films in the United States are prod uced by women? Only 7% are directed by women\, and only 8% are written by women. The 3rd annual WAM!Boston (Women\, Action\, and the Media) Film Fe stival looks to challenge this status quo by showcasing the latest films b y up-and-coming female filmmakers.\n\nWe’ve received your film submissio ns and will be announcing our lineup in January. If you want to be among t he first to hear when we do\, be sure to use the box to the right to sign up for our email list! Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130324 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130323 GEO:42.370600;-71.027000 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02101\, United States SUMMARY:Women Action and the Media Boston Film Festival UID:20260421T070502CEST-bBUpbVoD3U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.womenactionmedia.org/events/wamit/bostonfilmfest/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The National Day of Silence is a day of action in which student s across the country vow to take a form of silence to call attention to th e silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools. Geogr aphical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130419 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Day of Slience 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-LJs3ezP72P@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dayofsilence.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:What is the White Privilege Conference?\nWPC is a conference th at examines challenging concepts of privilege and oppression and offers so lutions and team building strategies to work toward a more equitable world .\n\nIt is not a conference designed to attack\, degrade or beat up on whi te folks.\n\nIt is not a conference designed to rally white supremacist gr oups.\n\nWPC is a conference designed to examine issues of privilege beyon d skin color. WPC is open to everyone and invites diverse perspectives to provide a comprehensive look at issues of privilege including: race\, gend er\, sexuality\, class\, disability\, etc. — the ways we all experience some form of privilege\, and how we’re all affected by that privilege.\n \nWPC attracts students\, professionals\, activists\, parents\, and commun ity leaders/members from diverse perspectives. WPC welcomes folks with var ying levels of experience addressing issues of diversity\, cultural compet ency\, and multiculturalism.\n\nWPC is committed to a philosophy of “und erstanding\, respecting and connecting.”\n\nWho attends the WPC?\n The c onference is unique in its ability to bring together high school and colle ge students\, teachers\, university faculty and higher education professio nals\, nonprofit staff\, activists\, social workers and counselors\, healt hcare workers\, and members of the spiritual community and corporate arena . Annually\, more than 1\,500 attend from more than 35 states\, Australia\ , Bermuda\, Canada\, and Germany. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130413 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130410 GEO:47.610700;-122.334000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98101\, United States SUMMARY:White Privilege Conference 2013: The Color of Money: Reclaiming Our Humanity UID:20260421T070502CEST-uWr3HHN1Xf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.whiteprivilegeconference.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:27th annual conference\nfor student and community activists\nHa mpshire College\, Amherst\, MA\n\nCLPP’s annual conference connects acti vists from across the U.S. and internationally to build a stronger movemen t for reproductive justice and social change. We support intergenerational dialogue\, encourage youth leadership\, and foster cross-movement collabo rations. Through plenaries\, workshops\, panels\, and trainings\, speakers will highlight successful examples of activism and illuminate how struggl es for reproductive and sexual rights are intricately linked to movements for economic\, social\, gender\, and environmental justice.\n\n\\'The conf erence is the most wonderful space that exists anywhere. It is so valuable and I learn new things every year.” - 2012 participant Geographical S cope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130414 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130412 GEO:42.369600;-72.636000 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01003\, United State s SUMMARY:From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for R eproductive Freedom 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-0RZSvxWDKV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://clpp.hampshire.edu/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Florida Collegiate Pride Coalition Inc. has selected FIU\\' s Stonewall Pride Alliance to host the 10th Annual Florida Collegiate Prid e Conference!\nDescription\nThe Stonewall Pride Alliance at Florida Intern ational University has been granted the privilege of hosting the 10th annu al conference\, FCPC 2013!!\n\n Description: \n The Florida Collegiate Pri de Coalition\, Inc. has been selecting schools across the state of Florida since 2003 to host the Florida Collegiate Pride Conference (FCPC). This y ear FCPC will be taking place at Florida International University\, MMC Ca mpus. More details to come as we get closer to the conference date.\n To l earn more please go to: www.floridacollegiatepride.org\n\n General Informa tion\n The conference will be taking place April 5th - April 7th.\n\n Most of the conference will be held in the Graham Center at Florida Internatio nal University Modesto Maidique Campus. Below are the link for directions and the address\n\nhttp://guc.fiu.edu/\n\n Address:\n Graham Center \n 112 00 SW 8th Street\, GC 1215 \n Modesto A. Maidique Campus \n Miami\, FL 331 99 \n (305) 348 - 2297 \n\n The official hotel for the conference is: (TBD ).\n\n Registration will be available on the website (In Development).\n\n If you\\'d like to lead/head a workshop\, applications will be posted on the website (In Development).\n\n Questions or Comments... Email us at: fc pc2013@gmail.com Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130407 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130405 GEO:25.558400;-80.458200 LOCATION:Miami\, Florida\, 33199\, United States SUMMARY:Florida Collegiate Pride Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-phx0oNzZUf@74.81.90.59 URL:https://www.facebook.com/FCPC2013/info END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Rochester Institute of Technology is excited to host the 18 th Annual Northeast LGBT Conference in 2013. The Conference will bring hun dreds of students and advisors from across the Northeast to celebrate\, ed ucate\, and empower LGBT and Ally student leaders to become agents of chan ge.\n\nThe 2013 event will feature a professional track in the form of an Advisor Conference for 100 faculty\, staff\, administrators\, and other pr ofessionals who currently work with LGBT students\, as well as a Scholar t rack for students who wish to attend more in-depth\, educational programs. \n\nFor a complete listing of events see: Student Conference Schedule\, A dvisor Conference Schedule\, and Scholar Conference Schedule.\n\nDress Cod e\n Dress code for the conference is casual\, both for the Advisors and St udents. \nTheme\n\n\\'The Ally is YOU\\'. \n\nThe theme\, \\'The Ally is Y OU\\' allows us to focus on supporting all sections of the LGBT community. The term “Ally” refers not only to supportive people outside the LGBT community\, but also to those within who make an effort to include and su pport identities and cultures other than their own. \\'The Ally is YOU\\' encompasses the topics of inclusion\, equality\, identity\, culture\, ethn icity\, race\, politics\, and socio-economics. Geographical Scope: Region al DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130414 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130412 GEO:43.087600;-77.635200 LOCATION:Rochester\, New York\, 14623\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast LGBT Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VPM8t80oNX@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nelgbtc.com/about END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:all for Papers\n\nThird Annual Radical Democracy Conference\n\n The New School for Social Research \, New York City\n\nMarch 16\, 2013\n\n Paper Abstracts and Panel Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15\, 2013\ n\nNotification Date: January 25\, 2013\n\nFull Papers Deadline: February 25\, 2013\n\n \n\nThe Department of Politics at The New School for Social Research is sponsoring a graduate student conference interrogating the con cept\, history\, practices and implications of radical democracy. We striv e to assess its legacy from ancient to contemporary radical democratic the ory\, as well as explore the work of theorists such as Abensour\, Arendt\, Badiou\, Castoriadis\, Laclau\, Mouffe\, Negri\, Rancière\, and Wolin. W e invite you to submit abstracts on any theme pertaining to the history\, meaning\, development\, application\, or critique of the concept of radica l democracy\; we also encourage discussions about methodology and the stud y of radical democratic movements.\n\nFor individual paper proposals\, ple ase submit a one-page abstract (max. 300 words) that includes institutiona l affiliation\, academic level and contact information. Complete panel pro posals with up to four papers are strongly encouraged. Please submit your paper or panel abstracts by January 15\, 2013 to radicaldemocracy@newschoo l.edu. You will receive a notification of our decision by January 25\, 201 3. Full conference papers are due by February 25\, 2013.\n\nTopics may inc lude but are not limited to:\nIndigenous democratic movements\nContemporar y radical social struggles\nRadical democracy and the 2012 elections\nProm ises\, limits and critiques of the concept of radical democracy\nPhilosoph ical foundations of radical democracy\nEngendering radical democracy: race \, ethnicity\, gender and sexuality\nTechnology and the mediums of radical democracy\nComparative approaches to democracy\nRelationship of radical d emocracy and key concepts in political theory: anarchism and communism\; n eo-republicanism\; direct democracy\; state and nation\; consensus and con flict\; capitalism\; imperialism\; liberalism\; dictatorship and tyranny\; resistance and violence\; revolution and reform. Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130316 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Radical Democracy Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-H3t6p9u4EK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.radicaldemocracy.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce that the 19th Annual Pedagogy and Th eatre of the Oppressed Conference will be held on the campus of Miami Univ ersity in Oxford\, Ohio\, June 27 – 30\, 2013. The theme: Radical Transf ormation.\n\n“[T]he more radical the person is\, the more fully he or sh e enters into reality so that\, knowing it better\, he or she can transfor m it. This individual is not afraid to confront\, to listen\, to see the w orld unveiled.” – Paulo Freire\n\n“Theatre is a form of knowledge\; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can hel p us build our future\, rather than just waiting for it.” – Augusto Bo al\n\nThis year’s theme is inspired by the history of Oxford\, Ohio\, wh ere In 1964 the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the C ouncil of Federated Organizations (COFO) trained more than 1\,000 voluntee rs for Freedom Summer\, an effort to register disenfranchised African-Amer ican voters in Mississippi. The violence of the summer peaked in the abduc tion and murder of three Freedom Summer workers by the Ku Klux Klan. Marti n Luther King\, Jr. described the conditions: “Our nation sent out Peace Corps Volunteers throughout the under-developed nations of the world and none of them experienced the kind of brutality and savagery that these vot er registration workers have suffered here in Mississippi.”\n\nThe work begun in Oxford\, Ohio in the summer of 1964 continues to transform the wo rld. PTO is thrilled to convene our conference on this historic site\, to carry the banner first lifted by the Freedom Summer workers half a century ago.\n\nWe are now accepting proposals for conference presentations. For more information on the conference\, or to submit your proposal\, visit th e Conference Page. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130630 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130627 GEO:39.498800;-84.740700 LOCATION:Oxford\, Ohio\, 45056\, United States SUMMARY:Pedagogy and Theater of the Oppressed Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-b6k6IRNDVu@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Breaking All Barriers! \nThe 7th Social Justice Conference.\nSa turday\, April 20\, 2013\n9:00am – 3:00pm\nCabrillo College Aptos campus \n6500 Soquel Drive\nAptos\, CA 95003\nKeynote Speaker(s)\nGuest Performer (s)\nPresentations and Panel discussions\nMulti-sensory kinesthetic learni ng progra\nCommunity Fair\nFree Admission and Parking\nComplimentary Break fast and Lunch\nAwards and Door prizes\nInspiration\, Communication\, Conn ection\, and more! Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130420 GEO:36.979300;-121.894000 LOCATION:Cabrillo College\, Aptos\, California\, 95003\, United States SUMMARY:Breaking All Barriers Social Justice Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-jEvuNXgBFv@74.81.90.59 URL:https://sites.google.com/a/cabrillo.edu/social-justice-conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Fight for Better Media Starts Here\n\nThe National Conferen ce for Media Reform is dedicated to changing the media and building a bett er democracy. The conference will be held in Denver on April 5–7\, 2013. \n\nSign up for updates to find out about presenters\, sessions and more!\ n\nRegister for the conference today and join thousands of activists\, med ia makers\, journalists\, technologists and artists flocking to Denver for this can’t-miss event. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130407 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130405 GEO:39.726300;-104.857000 LOCATION:Denver\, Colorado\, 80201\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Media Reform 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-irgPzlMEOv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://conference.freepress.net/ncmr-home END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130601 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130528 GEO:30.063100;-89.885100 LOCATION:New Orleans\, Louisiana\, 70129\, United States SUMMARY:National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vuVezrmtZD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ncore.ou.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A gathering for theologians\, pastors\, activists and others\, to develop the insights of mimetic anthropology toward the formation of a theology\, community and practice of peace.\n\n\nTheology and Peace is thr illed to have Julia\, Paul\, and Kelly on our program\, building our 2013 theological reflection around them and with them.\nDr. Kelly Douglas\n\nDr . Kelly Douglas teaches at Goucher College\, Maryland. She has published n umerous books focusing on the black body experience\, and she uses Girard as one of the few white thinkers able to illuminate this experience. Her l atest publication\, \\'What\\'s Faith Got To Do With It?: Black Bodies/Chr istian Souls\\' explores the black body as the key reality where struggle for black identity\, faith and freedom takes place.\n\nRev. Paul Nuechterl ein\nPaul is Senior Pastor at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Portage\, Michigan. He has been applying Rene Girard\\'s mimetic theory to scriptur e since 1992\, and in 2000 he launched the website Girardian Reflections o n the Lectionary. He has presented numerous workshops on mimetic theory an d scripture. Paul is passionate about dismantling racism\, especially thro ugh the work of Crossroads Antiracism Organizing & Training. \nDr. Julia R obinson\nDr. Robinson teaches at UNC Charlotte. She uses Girard in her cou rses\, has presented twice at COV&R conferences on the theme of lynching\, and is recognized as a significant voice applying mimetic theory in the t raumatic area of race in the United States. Her forthcoming book is entitl ed \\'Race\, Religion\, and the Pulpit: The Making of Urban Detroit.\\' G eographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130606 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130604 GEO:35.915100;-79.029400 LOCATION:Chapel Hill\, North Carolina\, 27514\, United States SUMMARY:Theology and Peace: Lynching\, Scapegoating and Actual Innocence UID:20260421T070502CEST-KdHbvb21CH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.theologyandpeace.org/conference.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130601 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130530 GEO:40.103500;-75.168300 LOCATION:Arcadia University\, Glenside\, Pennsylvania\, 19038\, United Stat es SUMMARY:Family and Community in a Fractured World: Rooting for Justice\, Re storing the Roots - Justice Studies Association 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-TwIMDlR782@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.justicestudies.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2013 Summit is seeking content proposals that can help to a nswer a set of specific convening questions. Tentatively\, those questions are:\nHow does Slow Living strengthen the community\, nurture the spirit and nourish the Earth? (This question is an overlay for all the others.)\n What can we learn in the Slow Lane that we can’t learn in the Fast Lane? \nWhat is the inner transformation necessary for embracing Slow Living? Ho w do we work to bring about that transformation?\nWhat is the difference b etween a Slow Economy and a Fast Economy?\nHow do we create more resilient communities and bioregions that adapt well to changing climate and other challenges created by Fast Living?\n\nAnd\, the 2013 Summit will minimize “talking heads” in favor of sessions that maximize active participatio n. Traditional formats such as talks\, panel discussions\, videos\, and sl ideshows are welcome\, as long as sessions incorporate plenty of opportuni ty for discussion and other forms of attendee interaction. We encourage co nsideration of less traditional formats such as workshops\, fishbowl forma ts\, hands-on-activities\, ambulatory sessions\, games\, meditations\, par ticipative music\, art\, dance and theatre formats\, and the like. We are planning to accept fewer proposals than in prior years\, seeking a “slow er” conference experience and quality over quantity.\n\nGot an idea for a session? Shoot us an email\, and we’ll put you on our list to receive our Call for Proposals by early October\, which will tell you in more deta il what we’re looking for and how to submit your proposal.\n\nThe 2013 S ummit will once again take place in non-traditional conference surrounding s of Main Street\, Brattleboro: the historic arts-nouveaux Latchis Theatre \, Brattleboro’s River Garden public gathering space\, the facilities at Marlboro College Graduate Center — with the vibrant public sidewalks th at connect them serving as the conference concourse.\n\nCome and discover Brattleboro — a small community in southern Vermont — renowned for dec ades for its commitment to healthy\, local\, sustainable living and techno logy\, for its vibrant communities of visual and performance artists\, cra ftspeople\, poets and writers\, and for the diversity of its shops\, resta urants and galleries. In turn Brattleboro is a gateway to the Green Mounta ins and Vermont — a state renowned for innovation in small business\, re newable energy\, healthy living and progressive government. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130607 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130605 GEO:42.850000;-72.623300 LOCATION:Brattleboro\, Vermont\, 05301\, United States SUMMARY:Slow Living Summit 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-iAttASM71v@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.slowlivingsummit.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:It’s time for students and workers to raise our voices! This past year we’ve seen an unprecedented wave of resistance\, from Walmart workers and Chicago teachers striking for fair pay and respect\, to fast f ood workers in New York City walking off the job\, to undocumented student s winning in-state tuition. This February\, hundreds of students from acro ss the nation are coming together at this pivotal moment in history to bui ld a stronger movement for justice on campus.\n\nUnited Students Against S weatshops (USAS) is a national organization run entirely by students. We a re students at community colleges and 4-year colleges\, undergrads and gra d students\, experienced organizers and brand new activists. We campaign a longside workers on our campuses and abroad\, using our leverage as studen ts to win historic victories over billionaire corporations. And we want yo u to join us!\n\nRegister for the National Conference and be a part of bui lding a stronger movement of students and workers fighting for justice!\n\ nThis year’s USAS National Conference will be February 22-23\, 2013. USA S members voted to hold the conference at the University of Miami\, home o f Sebastian the Ibis and the warmest weather you’ll find in February. Li ke USAS organizers on more than 150 other campuses\, UMiami students are t aking action together with campus workers and garment workers to stop allo wing their university to drive a race-to-the-bottom for workers.\n\nThe 20 13 National Conference is a unique chance to gather with hundreds of stude nts committed to taking back our universities and demanding respect for wo rkers and affordable quality education for all. At the conference\, you wi ll:\n\n Learn about and plan national USAS campaigns with workers who s ew our schools’ clothes and workers on our campuses.\n Sharpen your o rganizing skills and get new ideas for your campus group with workshops an d trainings lead by veteran student and labor organizers.\n Join teams of students already working to build our student-labor movement\, share ex periences with organizers from all walks of life\, and make our work more dynamic\, creative and fun.\n Be part of a powerful\, nationally-coordi nated student movement that fights for justice\, and wins!\n\nClick here t o register now\, and start planning your group’s travel to Miami!\n\n16 years after students formed USAS to counter the power of multinational cor porations and corporate-friendly college administrators\, we are celebrati ng our major student-worker victories\, past\, present\, and future. We kn ow that when we organize in solidarity with workers and our communities\, from the Adidas workers from the PT Kizone factory in Indonesia\, to stude nts and homeowners fighting Wells Fargo foreclosures in Minnesota\, to the Chartwells workers at UMiami\, we are stronger together.\n\nWill you join us to build a student movement to stop sweatshop universities? Whether yo u’re totally new to activism\, or have some experience under your belt\, register now and we’ll send you more information on how you can get inv olved!\n\nSee you in Miami\,\n\nThe USAS Coordinating Committee\n\n\nDeadl ine to register: January 25.\n\nDeadline to apply for travel scholarships: January 11.\n\nPlan your group’s travel now! You need to arrive in Miam i the night of Thursday\, February 21\, and leave Sunday\, February 23.\n\ nHousing and food is free to anyone registered for the conference. Geogra phical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130223 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130222 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Miami\, Florida\, 33103\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops National Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-3UZrwC6uTf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usas.org/organize/national-conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:info@mblgtacc2013.org DESCRIPTION:The Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Confe rence is the largest LGBTA college conference in the nation. MBLGTACC 2013 will be held February 8-10\, 2013 at the Lansing Center in Lansing\, Mich igan\, and will be hosted by students from Michigan State University. The 2013 conference is the 21st annual. The three-day conference\, which began in 1993\, has grown to include over 90 workshops on various topics that a ffect LGBTA people\, as well as a variety of inspirational plenary speaker s and entertainment. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130210 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130208 GEO:42.731900;-84.554900 LOCATION:333 E. Michigan Avenue\, Lansing\, Michigan\, 48933\, United State s SUMMARY:2013 Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conferen ce UID:20260421T070502CEST-a6Shl9tX4x@74.81.90.59 URL:http://mblgtacc2013.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 2013 student convergence at Swarthmore College will be an o pportunity for students from across the country working for fossil fuel di vestment to meet\, share skills\, and develop strategy for a powerful nati onal movement. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130224 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130222 GEO:39.897600;-75.346600 LOCATION:Swarthmore College\, Swarthmore\, Pennsylvania\, 19081\, United St ates SUMMARY:Swarthmore Divestment (from fossil fuels) Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-RhRWvDu45p@74.81.90.59 URL:http://studentsdivest.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Global Power Shift (GPS) will be a multi-pronged project to sca le up our movement and establish a new course\, like never before. The bas ic plan is this:\nIn June of 2013\, 500 of us will gather in Turkey — fr om leaders to engaged community members\nWe’ll train in grassroots and d igital organizing\, share our stories\, and chart a strategy for the comin g year\nAttendees will then return to their home countries in teams to org anize mobilizations\nThese national or regional events will be launchpads for new\, highly-coordinated campaigns targeting political and corporate l evers of power\nTogether\, we will truly shift the power and spark the kin d of visionary transformation we need to fight the climate crisis Geograp hical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130617 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130610 GEO:41.018600;28.964700 LOCATION:Istanbul\, Ä°stanbul\, Turkey SUMMARY:Global Power Shift 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-zm1ma49WzO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://globalpowershift.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce that for the third year in a row the RReNEW Collective and SAMS will be hosting Virginia Mountain Justice Spri ng Break from March 1-10\, 2013 in the town of Appalachia\, VA. During thi s weeklong event we will hear the stories of the Death cycle of coal\, we will meet and support the folks working to build a better future for Appal achia\, we will build our own skills as organizers and change agents\, and along the way we’ll have fun\, go hiking and put a little elbow grease into local service projects!\n\nIf you would like to know more about Mount ain Justice\, check out the website: http://mountainjustice.org/\, and whi le you’re there make sure to also check out RReNEW: http://rrenewcollect ive.com/\, and SAMS: http://www.samsva.org/. If your Spring Break lines up with these dates (even if you’re not from Virginia)\, please pencil us in and look for more information coming your way soon. If you know folks w ho might be interested\, send this along. Also\, if you would like to help make this event a successful reality please visit the “Get Involved” page on this site. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130310 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130301 GEO:36.919500;-82.789700 LOCATION:Appalachia\, Virginia\, 24216\, United States SUMMARY:Mountain Justice Spring Break Virginia - 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-9U6wgHtlZH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://mjsbvirginia.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Learn about and take action against the destructive effects of the dirty life-cycles of coal and natural gas!\n\nStand in solidarity with the communities in Virginia\, West Virginia and southwest Pennsylvania fa cing the ongoing destruction of coal mining and hydraulic fracturing!\n\nS ee mountaintop removal coal mining and hydraulic fracturing natural gas ex traction up close!\n\nTake direct action against the dirty coal industry!\ n\nThis March\, Mountain Justice Spring Break (MJSB) will bring together c oalfield residents\, college students\, environmentalists and concerned ci tizens who are interested in learning more about mountaintop removal coal mining and hydro fracking.\n\nFrom March 10-17\, 2013 MJSB will be in cent ral West Virginia. From March 1 - 10 there will be a separate Mountain Ju stice Spring Break in the town of Appalachia in Wise County\, Virginia. F or more information on the Virginia MJSB\, please go to MJSBvirginia.wordp ress.com \n\nWe will spend a week cultivating the skills and visions neede d to build a sustainable energy future in Appalachia. Through education\, community service\, speakers\, hiking\, music\, poetry\, direct action and more\, you will learn from and stand with Appalachian communities in the struggle to maintain our land and culture. Mountain Justice Spring Break will also offer a variety of community service projects in northern West V irginia.\n\nMountain Justice Spring Break will be held at a beautiful 57 a cre county park surrounded by wooded hills and a pretty West Virginia moun tain creek. The Doddridge County Park is easy to find and convenient to I nterstates 77 and 79. It is located on Snowbird Rd. off of US Route 50\, 3 miles from a small town\, West Union\, WV. Geographical Scope: Regiona l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130317 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130310 GEO:39.293100;-80.778100 LOCATION:West Union\, West Virginia\, 26456\, United States SUMMARY:Mountain Justice Spring Break WV 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-PaCbPZemJe@74.81.90.59 URL:http://mjsb.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email:mira@shareable.net DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in starting a sharing project\, or know some one who is? Then you should apply for a seed grant from Shareable! This br and-new pilot program offers small grants and technical support to student s and young leaders under 30 to help them catalyze a sharing project in th eir communities.\n\nThe program offers up to $1\,000 to young leaders on c ollege campuses and in cities to launch projects or events that strengthen their communities as platforms for sharing. Along with cash awards\, Shar eable will also offer media and technical support\, as well as project coa ching and access to our network of sharing experts.\n\nThe entire applicat ion is online and only takes a few minutes to complete. Apply now.\n\nThe deadline to apply is Valentine’s Day (February 14\, 2013)\, so please he lp us spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested. \n\nWhat ’s a “sharing project”?\n\nHere are examples of projects we’d like to support: swaps (clothing exchanges\, book swaps)\, skill shares\, bike and computer kitchens\, lending libraries\, timebanks\, free stores and f ree schools\, sharing-themed campus club\, cooperatives of all kinds\, and more.\n\nBut don’t let this list limit you. Be creative! We’re totall y open to ideas that aren’t on the list. We’ll also consider summits a nd educational events to develop project ideas\, alliances and next steps for community action.\n\nWho can apply?\n\nAll college undergraduates\, gr aduate students\, and urban leaders under 30 are eligible to apply. We enc ourage applications from the Midwest\, the South and low income communitie s. The deadline to apply is February 14\, 2013. We will award the grants o n February 21\, 2013.\n\nHow can you apply?\n\nSince this is a pilot\, we⠀™re keeping the project requirements fairly loose though we’d like to s ee proposals for achievable\, sharing-themed\, service projects that could become permanent institutions in the community. We encourage applicants t o work in teams\, and to find additional support from other organizations. \n\nIf you’re a young leader\, please apply here by February 14\, 2013. And please share this opportunity with people who you think would be inter ested.\n\nWho is Shareable?\n\nShareable is an online magazine about shari ng. We cover the people\, projects\, and communities that are bringing a s hareable world to life. This shareable world includes things like car shar ing\, clothing swaps\, childcare coops\, potlucks\, and cohousing\, to mak e life more fun\, green\, and affordable. When we share\, not only is a be tter life possible\, but so is a better world. Make sure to check out our how-tos so you can make sharing real in your life.\n\nWhy has Shareable cr eated this pilot program?\n\nIn May 2011\, Shareable hosted a one-day even t called ShareSF. We invited city officials\, sharing entrepreneurs\, nonp rofits and new economy leaders to explore how to strengthen San Francisco as a platform for sharing. ShareSF combined education with action\, includ ing a half-day unconference where leaders began collaborating. Nothing lik e ShareSF had ever been done before. It was an experiment.\n\nMuch to our surprise\, the impact of ShareSF greatly exceeded our expectations. As a r esult of ShareSF\, the City of San Francisco became keenly interested in t he sharing economy. We helped Mayor Ed Lee launch the city’s Sharing Eco nomy Working Group\, which is working on sharing-friendly policies. We als o hosted a speaking tour to educate the city about participatory budgeting \, which they are piloting this year. Finally\, we launched the first poli cy series about the sharing economy in partnership with the Sustainable Ec onomies Law Center.\n\nInspired by the unexpected success of ShareSF\, we tried a hands-on approach to developing sharing projects in other communit ies\, but with mixed success. We realized that we’d have more success if we helped leaders create projects that make sense for their own communiti es. We believe that creating a network of local sharing leaders will have more impact than creating projects ourselves.\n\nDon\\'t wait\, apply now online\, just takes a few minutes. Go here http://bit.ly/WCnAze to apply. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130214 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130212 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Students: Win a Grant for a Sharing Project UID:20260421T070502CEST-BL3gJ61inE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.shareable.net END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:One In Three Women On The Planet Will Be Raped Or Beaten In Her Lifetime.\n\nOne Billion Women Violated Is An Atrocity.\n\nOne Billion Wo men Dancing Is A Revolution.\n\nJoin V-Day on\n02.14.13\n\nSTRIKE\, DANCE\ , RISE\nin your community &\nDemand an\nend to violence Geographical Scop e: International DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130214 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION SUMMARY:One Billion Rising UID:20260421T070502CEST-aPug6zdVPn@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.onebillionrising.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This past summer\, over 5\,000 people converged on Washington\, DC under the banner of “Stop the Frack Attack.” We lobbied\, learned\ , strategized\, and formed relationships to build a strong network of acti vists working against dirty and unsafe fracking. That weekend in Washingt on DC was just the beginning for STFA\, and since July\, the STFA Advisory Council has been planning where we go next and how we continue to build p ower against dirty fossil fuels and towards a clean energy future. The ans wer is simple: We need to turn STFA into a national coalition of local gra ssroots groups\, concerned individuals\, and national NGOs. \n\nStop the Frack Attack is planning next steps\, and we want you to be there.\n\nWe will be gathering in Dallas/Fort Worth March 2-4 for the Frack Attack Nati onal Summit. We are currently working logistics and will have more details as planning progresses\, but the location has been selected – we will b e taking over the Best Western Plus!\n\nThis conference is going to be big . Based on the Stop the Frack Attack July action and the half dozen People ’s Oil & Gas Summits\, we are expecting as many as 300 people to attend to share stories\, build skills become better spokespeople\, learn about t he clean energy alternatives to oil and natural gas\, celebrate victories and help build this national movement. We are also organizing a rally on M onday\, to welcome the Texas State government back to work and remind them that they work for the people and not the oil and gas industry.\n\nYou ma y be asking yourself\, “why Texas?”\nOne reason is because the Dallas/ Fort Worth area represents urban fracking at its worst\; as you fly in you can see well pads as far as the eye can see\, and once you land you are g reeted by a compressor station right outside the airport. Dallas/Fort Wort h is also home to many of the oil and gas companies destroying our communi ties around the country. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130304 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130302 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Stop the Frack Attack National Summit UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZvBkuh5G7h@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.stopthefrackattack.org/frack-attack-national-summit/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:At 12 Noon on Sunday\, February 17\, thousands of Americans wil l head to Washington\, D.C. to make Forward on Climate the largest climate rally in history. Join this historic event to make your voice heard and h elp the president start his second term with strong climate action.\n\nCri ppling drought. Devastating wildfires. Superstorm Sandy. Climate has come home – and the American people get it.\n\nThe first step to putting our country on the path to addressing the climate crisis is for President Obam a to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. His legacy as president wi ll rest squarely on his response\, resolve\, and leadership in solving the climate crisis.\nDetails:\nWhen: February 17th\, at 12 Noon\nWhere: The N ational Mall\, Washington D.C.\nWho: 350.org\, The Sierra Club and the Hip -Hop Caucus \n\nWhy: To tell Barack Obama it\\'s time to lead in the fight against climate change\, beginning with the Keystone XL tar sands pipelin e.\n\nFor more information about rides\, housing and answers to Frequently Asked Questions\, visit http://forwardonclimate.org Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130217 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Forward on Climate Rally UID:20260421T070502CEST-XDxIouFtLz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageServer?pagename=forwardonclimate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:SaveNature.Org invites you to participate in our 19th annual Bo w-the-Planet Fundraiser and Silent Auction on March 9th\, 2013 at the Clas sic Bowling Center in Daly City\nThis year we are introducing the new Team Challenge to help us raise funds to support global conservation projects and hands-on science education programs that reach over 800 Bay area class rooms annually. So get your team together and join us for 3 hours of unli mited glow-in-the-dark bowling\, an incredible Silent Auction\, raffle\, f ree pizza\, and - for those in the know - GOLD PIN PRIZES! \n Geographic al Scope: Local DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130310 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20130309T170000 GEO:37.682600;-122.482000 LOCATION:Classic Bowling Center\, 900 King Drive\, Daly City\, California\, 94015\, United States SUMMARY:Bowl the Planet and Silent Auction UID:20260421T070502CEST-xrxmMfVRaf@74.81.90.59 URL:http://bowltheplanet.eventbrite.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:215-732-3378 Email:chip@equalityforum.com DESCRIPTION:Equality Forum 2013 with Cuba as the Featured Nation\, the larg est annual international LGBT civil rights summit\, takes place May 2 to 5 in Philadelphia. The annual Equality Forum includes 18 panels\; Internati onal Equality Dinner at the National Museum of American Jewish History hon oring Congressman Barney Frank with the 18th annual International Role Mod el Award\; SundayOUT! Cinco de Mayo Party at The Piazza\, five parties\, 1 4th Annual LGBT Art Exhibit\, theatre production\, and special events. The re is no registration fee and all panels are free. Geographical Scope: I nternational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130505 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20130502T090000 GEO:40.060300;-75.104400 LOCATION:1420 Locust St. Ste.300\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19012\, Un ited States SUMMARY:Equality Forum 2013 in Philadelphia UID:20260421T070502CEST-PUubuwlDKV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.equalityforum.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:503-347-0223 Email:info@yeacamp.org DESCRIPTION:Life-Changing Summer Camp for Youth Making a Difference!\n\nYEA Camp is a unique and inspiring leadership summer camp for youth 12-17 who care about community service\, activism and social justice. A week-long s leep-away program in a beautiful camp location\, YEA is designed to be a f un and transformative experience that builds life-long friendships between youth with similar interests. Our program also provides a meaningful oppo rtunity for campers to learn more about some of the issues facing our plan et and to get inspired and empowered to take action on those issues.\n\nFo r more information or to register\, visit www.yeacamp.org Geographical Sc ope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130817 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130714 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Camps Held In CA\, OR And MA\, United States SUMMARY:Summer 2013: Activism Camp for Teens Enrolling Now UID:20260421T070502CEST-daN8ivMkBw@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yeacamp.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone:302-656-2721 Email:medard@bigpicturesmallworld.com DESCRIPTION:Participants are briefed by UN experts\, develop designs and so lutions for real-world problems\, present their work at the UN in NY to UN \, corporate and foundation leaders\, and have work published in book. See website for details. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130624 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130616 GEO:39.916100;-75.402500 LOCATION:Chestnut Hill College & UN\, Philadelphia & New York\, PA & NY\, 1 9063\, United States SUMMARY:Global Solutions Lab 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-HkSo4uZta5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.designsciencelab.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:UFE\\'s Popular Economics Education Training of Trainers Instit ute is coming to Boston!\n\nThis training will provide participants with t ools for informing their constituents and communities\, inspiring politica l action\, and building a powerful social movement for economic justice\, while exploring the causes and consequences of economic inequality and con necting the dots between our struggles. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130609 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130606 GEO:42.370600;-71.027000 LOCATION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02101\, United States SUMMARY:United for Fair Economy Training for Trainers - Boston UID:20260421T070502CEST-iXBPA0ARBB@74.81.90.59 URL:http://faireconomy.org/training_of_trainers_institute/application END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This fall\, 10\,000+ youth leaders will converge to fight for o ur future.\n\nTogether we\\'ll build the movement to fight fracking\, dive st from fossil fuels\, build a clean energy future\, and stop the climate crisis.\nJoin us and be the first to get more details! Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131021 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131018 GEO:40.404100;-80.090100 LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15106\, United States SUMMARY:Power Shift 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-NgutCZkoxE@74.81.90.59 URL:http://2013.wearepowershift.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:A unique phenomenon in the U.S. and the world\, Left Forum conv enes the largest annual conference of a broad spectrum of left and progres sive intellectuals\, activists\, academics\, organizations and the interes ted public. Conference participants come together to engage a wide range o f critical perspectives on the world\, to discuss differences\, commonalit ies\, and alternatives to current predicaments\, and to share ideas for un derstanding and transforming the world. The conference is held each year i n New York City. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130609 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130607 GEO:40.746200;-73.977600 LOCATION:Pace University\, New York\, New York\, 10016\, United States SUMMARY:Left Forum 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-uzNArhBBeO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.leftforum.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Millions of people have come to the understanding that capitali sm is no longer working. From extreme weather caused by climate change and the relentless drive to slash workers’ living standards to the epidemic of police brutality\, the signs of a society in crisis are all around us. The question isn’t whether society has run amok\; the question is what to do about it.\n\nThe Socialism 2013 conference will bring together hundr eds of activists from across the U.S.\, and around the world\, to tackle t he many discussions and debates that confront anyone interested in changin g the world. How can women’s liberation and LGBT equality be won? What w ill it take to win real justice for immigrant workers? Can organized labor make a comeback? What lessons can be learned from the revolutions shaking the Middle East? Why is Marxism relevant today?\n\nFeatured speakers incl ude teachers on the front lines of the fight to defend public education\, anti-racist fighters against police brutality and the New Jim Crow\, trade unionists\, Marxist authors\, radical historians\, and much more. Start m aking your plans to attend.\n\nVisit WeAreMany.org to view and listen to a ll of the meetings from last year’s conference! Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130630 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130627 GEO:42.006000;-87.998500 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60007\, United States SUMMARY:Socialism 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-eWPflhb0H4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.socialismconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:MARXISM 2013 is a weekend-long political conference of 30 works hops\, panel discussions and cultural events. Join the discussion about ho w to build a better world. Topics include climate justice\, indigenous sov ereignty and resistance\, combatting oppression and imperialism\, and a re bel’s guide to economics and activism.\n\nNew speakers confirmed!\n\nGer ry Leblanc – an environmental activist with the United Steelworkers will be speaking on the panel “What would it take to shut down the Tar Sands ?”\n\nMonique Moisan - a leading member of QuĂŠbec solidaire and a found er of À bâbord! magazine will be speaking at Marxism 2013.\n\nAndria Bab bington - vice-president of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council wil l be speaking on the opening panel at Marxism 2013.\n\nBenoit Renaud – a member of the QuĂŠbec solidaire coordinating committee from 2018 to 2012. Responsible for mobilization of QS members and relations to social moveme nts during the “Printemps ĂŠrable”. QS candidate in the Outaouais ridi ng of Chapleau (2008\, 2012) and in Rivière-du-Loup (2009). Currently lea ding member of the newly founded RĂŠseau ĂŠcosocialiste will be speaking a t Marxism 2013.\n\nDimitra Kyrillou\, a socialist from Cyprus will be at M arxism 2013 to speak on the fight against fascism and on the panel “wome n\, resistance and revolution”. She is a journalist for the paper Worker s’ Solidarity and a member of SEK: www.sekonline.gr\n\nGabriel Nadeau-Du bois - former spokesperson for Coalition large de l’Association pour un e SolidaritĂŠ Syndicale Étudiante (CLASSE) will be speaking on the Friday night panel Solidarity against austerity: lessons from the front lines\n\ nRon Plain of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation will be speaking at Marxism 201 3.\n\nJulie Devaney will be performing excerpts from her new book My Leaky Body.\n\nCarolyn Egan – president of Steelworkers local 8300\, reproduc tive rights activist and leading member of the International Socialists wi ll be speaking on Solidarity against austerity: lessons from the front lin es\n\nGeneral strikes in Indonesia\, Greece\, India and Spain\; student st rikes that brought down the Quebec government\; an Idle No More movement that has challenged colonialism in North America\; a revolutionary process that continues to unfold\, challening neoliberalism and imperialism in th e Middle East. Clearly\, revolution is not just for our history books\, we are living through revolutions in our time. \n\n Geographical Scope: Nat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130602 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130531 GEO:43.655200;-79.373700 LOCATION:Ryerson University\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5B 2K3\, Canada SUMMARY:Marxism 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-BHveXiXXL4@74.81.90.59 URL:http://marxism2013.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The annual Games for Change Festival is the leading global even t that brings together funders\, NGOs\, corporations\, government agencies and educators seeking to leverage entertainment and engagement for social good with leading game developers from the independent and commercial sec tor. Previous keynote speakers include Former Vice President Al Gore\, Sup reme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and the U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130619 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130617 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Games for Change 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-42LKzvxlzP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gamesforchange.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp is a life-changing week-long overnight camp for youth aged 12-17 who want to make the world a better pl ace.\n\n Whether you care about homelessness\, climate change\, bullying\, animal cruelty\, all of the above\, or another important issue\, YEA Camp will help you make an even bigger difference on a cause you care about.\n YEA Camp – Northern CA\n\nYEA Camp CA will be at the beautiful Quaker Ce nter in Ben Lomond in the Santa Cruz Mountains\, less than 2 hours from Sa n Francisco. Space is limited to 35 campers\, so register early.\n\nJuly 1 4th-21st\, 2013\n\n \nYEA Camp – Portland\, OR\n\nYEA Oregon will be hel d at the Fireside Retreat Center in Corbett\, just outside of Gresham. Th e venue is situated next to 150 gorgeous acres of woods. Space is limited to 28 campers\, so register early.\n\nJuly 27th-August 3rd\, 2013\n\n \nY EA Camp – Charlton\, MA\n\nOur East coast session of YEA Camp is at the Hilltop space of Nature’s Classroom in Charlton\, MA. This venue is situ ated on 500 acres of wooded space an hour from Boston\, and less than 3 ho urs from Manhattan. Space is limited to 50 campers\, so register early.\n\ nAugust 10th-17th\, 2013\nTuition\n\nTuition for YEA Camp is $975 for each week-long session. The price includes comfortable cabin lodging\, nutriti ous organic food\, all activities and workshops\, a highly experienced adu lt staff at a phenomenal camper-to-staff-ratio of less than 3:1\, and incl usion in our post-camp follow-up mentoring program and community.\n\nYEA C amp has a scholarship program for youth who have not attended YEA Camp bef ore and would not otherwise be able to afford to attend. If you are intere sted in scholarship information\, please click “register” and fill out the questions. Once you have answered the questions\, you will see a link to the scholarship application.\n\nTo be kept informed about YEA Camp dev elopments throughout the year\, subscribe to our e-newsletter. Geographic al Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130731 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130701 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Youth Empowered Action Summer Camps - registration UID:20260421T070502CEST-jgMPhVTU6s@74.81.90.59 URL:http://yeacamp.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Grassroots Leadership Training Program\, Sprog! Whether you’ re a seasoned veteran of organizing looking to take your leadership to the next level or a brand new activist looking to start building a toolkit fo r making real change\, Sprog’s complete overview of time-tested skills a nd knowledge has something for you.\nSome have called it the best week of their life (no joke\; we wouldn’t make this stuff up!)\, Sprog provides a unique space to:\nGet the tools you need to launch and lead campaigns th at win real change.\nGet connected to a supportive network of passionate p eers\, fighting the good fight in your region.\nLearn how to confront oppr ession and create inclusive spaces for people of all backgrounds to succee d in your work.\nDevelop your personal potential as a leader.\n\nThis summ er we are offering six\, week-long programs across the country\, in the fo llowing regions:\nPacific Northwest\, June 23 - June 30 (Girlscout Camp E vergreen (Longview\, WA)\nPuerto Rico\, July 22-29 (Campo Maria Emilia (B arrio Miraflores\, PR)\nMid-Atlantic\, July 10-14 (Baltimore\, MD)\;*note * this Sprog is the only one happening in a city.\nSoutheast\, July 28 - A ugust 4 (Girl Scout Camp Wahi (Brandon\, MS)\nSouthwest\; Aug. 11-18 (Fost er Lodge\, Mount Laguna\, CA)\nMidwest\, July 14-21\, (Bradford Woods\, Ma rtinsville\, IN) Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130515 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130415 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:Sierra Student Coalition Summer Training Camps - registration UID:20260421T070502CEST-vorVPWu1EJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://ssc.org/sprog END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Every summer GSA Network offers GSA Activist Camp! GSA Activis t Camps are youth-planned\, youth-led summer training academies.\n\nGSA Ac tivist Camps serve middle and high school students in Northern California\ , Southern California\, and the Central Valley.\n\nGSA Activist Camps are 3 days long and feature intensive community building\, skill-building\, po litical education and leadership training for current and potential GSA me mbers.\n\nParticipants come from a wide range of backgrounds and learn how to:\nStrengthen their GSA clubs through coalition building and strategic organizing.\nUnderstand the legal rights of students and GSA clubs.\nProte ct students from slurs\, bullying and discrimination.\nRecognize the ways that homophobia and transphobia are connected to racism\, sexism\, classis m and other oppressions.\nWork with school administrators to fight homopho bia and transphobia.\nRun successful campaigns to change the climate on th eir campuses.\n \nGSA Activist Camps 2013\nNorCal/Central Valley Activist Camp - July 12-14 at Marin Headlands Institute. Check in May to apply.\n SoCal/Central Valley Activist Camp - July 26-28 at USC. Check back in Ma y to apply.\nMentors Wanted! If you are interested being a young adult/c ollege mentor at a camp in your region\, please check back in May to apply . Mentors are adults who have been out of highschool for 2+ years Geogra phical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130714 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130712 GEO:37.855500;-122.499000 LOCATION:Marin Headlands Institute\, Sausalito\, California\, 94965\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Gay Straight Alliance Activist Camp - N. California UID:20260421T070502CEST-w4xXuwv2kd@74.81.90.59 URL:https://www.gsanetwork.org/events/activistcamp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Every summer GSA Network offers GSA Activist Camp! GSA Activis t Camps are youth-planned\, youth-led summer training academies.\n\nGSA Ac tivist Camps serve middle and high school students in Northern California\ , Southern California\, and the Central Valley.\n\nGSA Activist Camps are 3 days long and feature intensive community building\, skill-building\, po litical education and leadership training for current and potential GSA me mbers.\n\nParticipants come from a wide range of backgrounds and learn how to:\nStrengthen their GSA clubs through coalition building and strategic organizing.\nUnderstand the legal rights of students and GSA clubs.\nProte ct students from slurs\, bullying and discrimination.\nRecognize the ways that homophobia and transphobia are connected to racism\, sexism\, classis m and other oppressions.\nWork with school administrators to fight homopho bia and transphobia.\nRun successful campaigns to change the climate on th eir campuses.\n \nGSA Activist Camps 2013\nNorCal/Central Valley Activist Camp - July 12-14 at Marin Headlands Institute. Check in May to apply.\n SoCal/Central Valley Activist Camp - July 26-28 at USC. Check back in Ma y to apply.\nMentors Wanted! If you are interested being a young adult/c ollege mentor at a camp in your region\, please check back in May to apply . Mentors are adults who have been out of highschool for 2+ years. Geogr aphical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130728 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130726 GEO:33.786600;-118.299000 LOCATION:U Southern California\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90089\, United States SUMMARY:Gay Straight Alliance Activist Camp - S. California UID:20260421T070502CEST-wSGhfV5LAE@74.81.90.59 URL:https://www.gsanetwork.org/events/activistcamp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference is a FREE conference t hat offers three full days of workshops and activities focused on the heal th and well-being of transgender people\, communities and allies.\n\nNow i n it\\'s 12th year the conference draws a diverse group of around 2\,500 p eople of many genders and gender experiences from all over the country and around the globe. \n\nThis is also a great space for our families\, frien ds\, allies and providers. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130615 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130613 GEO:39.961600;-75.199600 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19104\, United States SUMMARY:Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-zaw9WUeHOD@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.trans-health.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:To provide diversity trainers and practitioners with an intensi ve laboratory experience where they can focus on their own learning and de velopment to increase their multicultural competencies as social justice e ducators.\nSeminar \nObjectives\nTo deepen understanding of the dynamics o f oppression at the individual\, group\, cultural\, and systems levels thr ough the lens of race and racism.\nTo explore dominant and subordinated gr oup dynamics within the system of racism.\nTo broaden understanding of the breadth and depth of institutionalized racism.\nTo examine the impact of racism on ourselves as trainers\, as diversity practitioners\, and on part icipants.\nTo explore how to manage ourselves during “triggering” even ts:\n identify our personal triggers and hot buttons\n explore the factors and “roots” which fuel our triggered reactions\n learn and practice s trategies to manage our own triggered reactions\nTo encourage the applicat ion of learnings from this experience to other areas of oppression.\n\n \n Preparing \nfor \nthe \nSJTI \nExperience\n\nParticipants who have gained the most from SJTI tend to come into the Institute with a foundation of sk ills and knowledge\, including the capacity to:\nacknowledge their racial identity and the ways they were socialized in a racial/racist society.\nre cognize common racist experiences of people of color and people who identi fy as biracial/multiracial.\nunderstand the dynamics of white privilege an d differential access to power and access based on perceived racial identi ty.\nrecognize how most organizations are infused with white culture and w hiteness and the resulting advantages for whites and barriers for people o f color and people who identify as biracial/multiracial.\n\nMany potential participants have developed this foundational level of knowledge\, skills and self-awareness through readings and attending courses\, workshops\, d ialogue groups\, and conferences. Some conferences they have found helpful include:\nWhite Privilege Conference (usually held in April)\nNCORE\, Nat ional Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (usually held i n late May)\nACPA Institute for Social Justice (held every 2 years)\nNASPA National Multicultural Institute (held every 2 years) Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130614 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130610 GEO:42.161500;-72.603200 LOCATION:Springfield\, Massachusetts\, 01013\, United States SUMMARY:The Social Justice Training Institute: A Trainer and Practitioner Development Program Focusing on Race and Racism UID:20260421T070502CEST-VVvmL5kXnx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sjti.org/objectives.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:July 17 – 20\, 2013\n University of Massachusetts Lowell\n\n\ nWhat is Social Justice?\n\nAdams\, Bell and Griffin (2007) define social justice as both a process and a goal. \\'The goal of social justice educat ion is full and equal participation of all groups in a society that is mut ually shaped to meet their needs. Social justice includes a vision of soci ety that is equitable and all members are physically and psychologically s afe and secure.\\'\n\nWhat is the Social Justice Training Institute?\n\nSi nce December of 1998\, the Social Justice Training Institute has been prov iding an opportunity for individuals committed to issues of inclusion to d evelop their skills in the areas of dialogue and connectedness. Over 500 p rofessional colleagues have participated in this experience to date. We ha ve now expanded the experience to include an opportunity for students to g ather and do some \\'personal work\\' related to social justice issues. Th e institute is open to 50 undergraduate students on college and university campuses in the U.S. and abroad. This advanced experience is for students who have done a fairly significant amount of work on social justice issue s. Four to six alumni will join two SJTI faculty to complete the facilitat ion team.\n\nInstitute Format\n\nThe Social Justice Training Institute wil l provide an intensive developmental opportunity for students to examine t he complex dynamics of oppression and to develop strategies to foster posi tive change on their campuses and in their communities.\n\nStudents who at tend the institute will be given the opportunity to explore the identities that make up who they are and better understand the extent to which these identities impact all they do. Through facilitated activities and exercis es along with small group dialogue\, participants will engage in conversat ions that will challenge and support them in their journey toward understa nding how they can each – individually – impact our global community. To this end\, each student will be asked to obtain a \\'Coach\\' from thei r home campus and to develop a Social Justice Commitment (SJC) detailing p ersonal growth goals\, an intervention that will impact their home campus and ways in which they can contribute to their community. The Coach must b e a faculty member\, staff member or administrator on the student\\'s home campus. Participants will work with their Coach after the institute to co ntinue their growth process and to implement their SJC.\n\nUnlike conferen ces where participants can come and go\, the institute is dependent upon t he consistent contributions of all participants throughout the entire even t. To ensure the maximum learning and growth for all\, participants are ex pected to attend and participate in all sessions from the opening to the c losing. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130720 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130717 GEO:42.634100;-71.298500 LOCATION:Lowell\, Massachusetts\, 01852\, United States SUMMARY:Social Justice Training Institute: the Student Experience UID:20260421T070502CEST-UfFbsWuiif@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sjti.org/home_student.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Allied Media Conference advances our visions for a just and creative world. It is a laboratory for media-based solutions to the matri x of life-threatening problems we face. Since our founding in 1999\, we ha ve evolved our definition of media\, and the role it can play in our lives – from zines to video-blogging to breakdancing\, to communicating solid arity and creating justice. Each conference builds off the previous one an d plants the seeds for the next. Ideas and relationships evolve year-round \, incorporating new networks of media-makers\, technologists and social j ustice organizers. We draw strength from our converging movements to face the challenges and opportunities of our current moment. We are ready to cr eate\, connect and transform.\nCREATE\n\nThe AMC supports learning of all different kinds and at all different levels. The workshops are hands-on an d participatory. Knowledge is passed horizontally rather than from the top down. Everyone teaches and everyone learns. At the AMC\, media creation i s not only about personal expression\, but about transformation – of our selves and the structures of power around us. We create media that exposes \, investigates\, resists\, heals\, builds confidence and radical hope\, i ncites dialogue and debate. We demystify technology\, not only learning ho w to use it\, but how to take it apart\, fix it and build our own. We do it ourselves and as communities\, connecting across geographic and generat ional boundaries.\nCONNECT\n\nThe AMC is a network of networks – youth o rganizations\, international solidarity activists\, anti-violence organize rs\, technologists\, educators\, media reform advocates\, alternative econ omists\, musicians and artists\, disability activists\, and many others †“ all using media in innovative ways. Some of these networks have sprouted from the conference\, grown over the course of the year\, then reconvened in Detroit larger and healthier. Others have adopted the AMC as an annual point of convergence and a space to forge new relationships. Through cycl es of collaboration\, question-asking and experimentation\, our networks c ontinue to grow\, bringing new analysis\, and new tools to the AMC every y ear.\nTRANSFORM\n\nThe deeper our networks grow\, the greater our capacity grows to take collective actions to transform our world. We recognize tha t transformation happens through our everyday movements. At the AMC\, we d evelop new leaders and new forms of leadership\, design new methods of pro blem-solving\, cultivate the visions of our communities and build our powe r to make those visions real. Our strategies for transformation don\\'t be gin or end with the three days of the conference. They evolve in our lives and our work throughout the year. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130623 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130620 GEO:42.333800;-83.181800 LOCATION:Detroit\, Michigan\, 48126\, United States SUMMARY:Allied Media Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZrLiTR3VO7@74.81.90.59 URL:http://amc.alliedmedia.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:5th Annual Direct Action\, Eco-Defense\, & Rewilding Encampment in the Wild Rockies of Southwest Colorado\, June 15-23\, 2013\n\nUPDATE! Online fundraiser has gone live! \n\n(exact location to be determined)\n\n Greetings from the occupied Nuchu (Ute) territories of Turtle Island\, co lonially known as the \\'American Southwest\\'!\n\n We are very happy to a nnounce that\, for the 5th year running\, the Wild Roots Feral Futures (WR FF) eco-defense\, direct action\, and rewilding encampment will take place in the forests of Southwest Colorado this coming June\, 2013. WRFF is an informal\, completely free and non-commercial\, and loosely organized camp -out operating on (less than a) shoe-string budget\, formed entirely off o f donated\, scavenged\, or liberated supplies and sustained through 100% v olunteer effort. Though we foster a collective communality and pool resour ces\, we encourage total self-sufficiency (which we find to be the very so urce and foundation of true mutual sharing and abundance).\n\n We would li ke to invite groups and individuals engaged in struggles against the destr uction of the Earth (and indeed all interconnected forms of oppression) to join us and share your stories\, lessons\, skills\, and whatever else you may have to offer. In this spirit we would like to reach out to local env ironmental groups\, coalitions\, and alliances everywhere\, as well as mor e readily recognizable groups like Earth First!\, Rising Tide North Americ a\, and others to come collaborate on the future of radical environmentali sm and eco-defense in our bio-regions and beyond.\n\n We would also like t o reach out to groups like EF!\, RTNA\, and the Ruckus Society (as well as other groups and individuals) in search of trainers and workshop facilita tors who are willing to dedicate themselves to attending Wild Roots Feral Futures and sharing their skills and knowledge (in a setting that lacks th e financial infrastructure to compensate them as they may have come to exp ect from other\, more well-funded groups and events). We are specifically seeking direct action\, blockade\, tri-pod\, and tree climbing/sitting tra iners (as well as gear/supplies).\n\n Regarding the rewilding and ancestra l earth skills component of WRFF\, we would like to extend a similar invit ation to folks with skills\, knowledge\, talent\, or specialization in the se areas to join us in the facilitation of workshops and skill shares such as fire making\, shelter building\, edible and medicinal plants\, stalkin g awareness\, tool & implement making\, etc. We are also seeking folks wit h less \\'ancestral\\' outdoor survival skills such as orienteering and na vigation\, etc.\n\n Daily camp life\, along with workshops\, skill shares\ , great food\, friends\, and music\, will also include the volunteer labor necessary to camp maintenance. In past years we\\'ve experiences a bit of resistance to requests for basic work volunteers\, so we are making a poi nt of it now to ask you to come prepared to pitch in and contribute to the work load. We encourage folks who would like to plug in further to show u p a few days before the official start of the event to begin set-up and st ay a few days after the official end to help clean up.\n\n Site scouting w ill continue until mid-May\, at which point scouts and other organizers wi ll rendezvous\, report-back their scouting recon\, and come to a consensus regarding a site location (though we encourage and intend to foster the s pread of this event beyond the region that initially spawned it\, Southwes t Colorado has once again been isolated as the event location region simpl y because no other communities stepped up with a solid and dedicated propo sal to organize and host the event in their own area). We are also plannin g on choosing a secondary\, back-up site location as a contingency plan fo r various potential scenarios. Email us for more info on getting involved with scouting and site selection processes.\n\n WRFF is timed to take plac e before the Earth First! Round River Rendezvous\, allowing eco-defenders to travel from one to the other. Thus we encourage the formation of a cara van from WRFF to the EF! RRR (caravans and ride shares can be coordinated through our message board at http://feralfutures.proboards.com/ or via our mailing list & discussion group at http://groups.google.com/groups/wild-r oots-feral-futures).\n\n We are currently accepting donations in the form of supplies and/or monetary contributions. Please email us for details.\n\ n Please forward this call widely\, spread the word\, and stay tuned for m ore updates!\n\n For The Wild\,\n\n ~The Wild Roots Feral Futures organize rs\\' collective Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130623 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130615 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Rockies\, SW Colorado\, Colorado\, United States SUMMARY:Wild Roots Feral Futures 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-v9KrdOwDvF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://feralfutures.blogspot.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce that Croatan Earth First! will be h osting next summer’s rendezvous in North Carolina. We’re already scout ing out some beautiful locations that will have lots of swimming and hikin g. The location will most likely be in the Piedmont (central) or Eastern e dge of the mountains. We’re hoping to bring in more primitive skills and plant/mushroom identification to the next gathering. We’re looking for folks to host workshops\, and to submit ideas for workshops/panels they’ d like to see. We’re going to need lots of funds to put on the rondy\, a nd we’ve already begun fundraising with a recent puppet show that brough t in 400 dollars. If you have access to money please consider donating to our wepay. If you have money you can put aside for us as bail money\, that will also make a difference with our upcoming action next summer\, and yo u can get that money back! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130708 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130701 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:North Carolina\, United States SUMMARY:Earth First! Round River Rendezvous 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-M5eJslsXSv@74.81.90.59 URL:http://summerrondy2013.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Free Minds\, Free People is a national conference convened by t he Education for Liberation Network that brings together teachers\, high s chool and college students\, researchers\, parents and community-based act ivists/educators from across the country to build a movement to develop an d promote education as a tool for liberation. Read more about our mission and goals.\n\nThe 2013 conference will take place in Chicago\, July 11-14. In the aftermath of a strike that brought teachers and community together to successfully challenge corporate education reform\, we are excited to offer people who care about education justice the opportunity to connect\, learn\, and plan for action in this important city. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130714 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130711 GEO:41.860000;-87.618700 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60605\, United States SUMMARY:Free Minds\, Free People 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-g4252RFrFV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.freemindsfreepeople.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We envision an ever increasing array of media channels\, with c ommunities demanding relevant\, factual and hyperlocal content from respec ted sources. The Alliance for Community Media will be a recognized contrib utor\, aggregator and leader in that movement.\n\nOur guiding principles a re: promote free speech\, expand civic engagement through local media\, co llaborate with others\, and act with one voice. Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130531 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130529 GEO:37.779300;-122.419000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94102\, United States SUMMARY:Alliance for Community Media Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ELxOXP4Vvj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.allcommunitymedia.org/event/2013-alliance-for-community-medi a-annual-conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Animal Rights National Conference is the world\\'s largest\ nand longest-running animal rights gathering. As the movement’s annual n ational forum\, nearly 1\,000 attendees will gather to share knowledge\, l earn new skills\, network\, discuss tactics\, and “recharge their batter ies. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130630 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130627 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Animal Rights National Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-43B2OUNhJW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://arconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The California Higher Education Sustainability Conference highl ights cutting-edge research\, as well as case studies with proven successe s in curriculum development\, operational programs\, and community partner ships. This unique event is jointly organized by independent/private colle ges\, California Community Colleges\, California State Universities\, and the University of California creating the opportunity for dialogue across institutions. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130627 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130623 GEO:34.420200;-119.706000 LOCATION:Santa Barbara\, California\, 93101\, United States SUMMARY:California Higher Education Sustainability Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-lB33UUV4lP@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.cahigheredusustainability.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:CPE’s Summer Institute is a week-long intensive training in e conomics for activists\, educators\, media makers\, and anyone who wants a better understanding of how the economy works. Our trainings are highly p articipatory and build on the knowledge and experience of our participants . No background in economics is necessary.\n\nCo-sponsoring organizations\ n\nWe are delighted to be working with the following organizations on deve loping and organizing this year’s Summer Institute:\n\nCivil Liberties & Public Policy – we inspire\, educate\, train and support new activists and leadership to secure reproductive freedom\, justice and sexual rights for everyone. We do this through leadership projects that include our clas ses\, annual conference\, paid summer internships\, emerging leaders netwo rk\, student activist group and newsletter.\n\n \n\nCenter for Women’s G lobal Leadership - Since 1990\, CWGL has fostered women’s leadership in the area of human rights through women’s global leadership institutes\, strategic planning activities\, international mobilization campaigns\, UN monitoring\, global education endeavors\, publications\, and a resource ce nter.\n\n \n\n\nCaring Across Generations – We all have people we love w ho are at risk of losing the support they need to live with dignity. We ar e building a movement to defend what we have earned and create what we nee d for future generations so we can be a nation that takes care of one anot her across generations.\nSpecial track: The Care Economy: Building a Just Economy with a Heart\n\nEvery year we choose a particular issue that to fo cus on. This year\, the Summer Institute will look at the care economy.\n\ nWomen are the backbone of the care economy. Paid care jobs such as childc are\, domestic work\, homecare\, and eldercare tend to pay low wages and o ffer sub-standard benefits. Unpaid care work devoted to family members\, f riends\, and members of the community is often taken for granted. Support ive public policies such as paid family leave\, sick leave\, high-quality child care and after-school programs are lacking. Women are left to bear a disproportionate share of the dual burden of paid and unpaid care work.\n \nCare work is essential to the health and well being of our society and e conomy. In the U.S. we undervalue and under invest in care provision. Ou r Care Economy special track will provide activists with strategic and ana lytical tools to articulate and organize for investment in the care econom y.\n\nSample topics:\nthe attack on reproductive rights and analysis of ec onomic impact on women.\ncare labor – making it visible\, valued and ade quately supported\nattack or lack of resources in support of care work – paid family leave\, tax policies\, childcare\, Social Security\, healthca re\, etc.\n economic factors in violence against women\, trafficking\n res ponses and solutions Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130804 GEO:42.377700;-72.503200 LOCATION:Hampshire College\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01002\, United State s SUMMARY:Center for Popular Economics Summer Institute 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-utZtNzn1d0@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.populareconomics.org/2013si/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Portland Zine Symposium is a free conference and zine socia l exploring facets of independent publishing and DIY culture. The Portland Zine Symposium is a two day event held in Portland\, Oregon every summer since 2001. It consists of two days of workshops\, panels\, discussions\, games and the tabling of zines and independent media. Geographical Scope : State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130811 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130810 GEO:45.407600;-122.681000 LOCATION:Portland\, Oregon\, 97034\, United States SUMMARY:Portland Zine Symposium 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-GKsj3ux93k@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.portlandzinesymposium.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:37th Annual Business Meeting & Artists Retreat:\nUnpacking the Journey\nAugust 6-11\, 2013\nLutheridge Conference Center\n\nJourneys. Ev ery day is a journey\, and our whole lives are a journey. Every journey b egins with a single step. Here\, we step out and begin the journey toward ROOTS Week 2013: The 37th Annual Meeting & Artists Retreat together with you. We\\'ve been hard at work behind the scenes building yet another stel lar event for you\; now it\\'s time for you to get involved. Let\\'s get s tarted... \n\nComing soon!\nEarly Bird Registration launches April 15. Ge ographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130811 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130806 GEO:35.595700;-82.556300 LOCATION:Lutheridge Conference Center\, Asheville\, North Carolina\, 28801\ , United States SUMMARY:Alternate Roots 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-IeeXCduLhG@74.81.90.59 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Gender Odyssey is an international conference focused on the ne eds and interests of transgender and gender non-conforming people. Packed with thought-provoking workshops\, discussion groups\, social events and e ntertainment\, this one-of-a-kind annual gathering attracts people from al l over the world for an uplifting weekend of skill sharing and community i n Seattle\, USA. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130804 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130801 GEO:47.655300;-122.535000 LOCATION:Seattle\, Washington\, 98110\, United States SUMMARY:Gender Odyssey 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-sAGNAcn0e1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.genderodyssey.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:his is the one stop place for info about the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference. Our next conference will be August 9-11\, 2013 at UMass Amherst in Massachusetts.\nWhat\\'s this confe rence about?\n\nView a list of the 200+ workshops presented for 2012 on or ganic farming\, gardening\, land care\, draft animals\, homesteading\, sus tainability\, nutrition\, food politics\, activism\, and much\, much more. \n\nEvery year\, there are special workshops designed for kids and teens. An educational\, fun opportunity for your children to bond with others fro m the Northeast while you attend workshops and events.\n\nWe have entertai nment for the whole family: Music and dance\, an old-fashioned Country Fai r\, farmer\\'s market\, games and fun. Modest registration\, inexpensive d orm rooms\, camping and delicious\, wholesome organic meals Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130811 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130809 GEO:42.369600;-72.636000 LOCATION:U Mass\, Amherst\, Massachusetts\, 01003\, United States SUMMARY:Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-HuVLcOIX0C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nofasummerconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:As C. Wright Mills once wrote in a letter to E. P. Thompson: \\ 'I have to do it: it\\'s my god-damned duty\, because nobody else will sta nd up and say shit out loud.\\' Scarcely six decades have passed since Mil ls’ iconic voice fell silent. But his spirit lives on in the SSSP and hi s insights have never been timelier. In 2013\, the SSSP returns to New Yor k City\, the intellectual home of Mills and yes\, to Wall Street\, one of the pillars he identified of the power elite that “characterizes the str ucture of our epoch.”\n\nThe unprecedented global crisis that has unfold ed since Mills was “saying his shit out loud” now demands that we re-i magine the way we understand the very nature of social problems. The some times subtle and always complex interrelationships between personal troubl es\, public issues and global dilemmas have become re-arranged as substant ially as have the structures of the “power elite.” Problems rooted in the inadequacies of the Fordist welfare state were exacerbated by those ba sed in the harsh realities of the neoliberal life-cycle. This neoliberal s ystem now finds itself rife with contradictions in the search for a post-n eoliberal mode of global capitalist expansion. Social movements all around the world have mounted resistance to this restructuring. Novel forms of p rotest like “Occupy Wall Street” help illustrate a broader trend towar ds transnationalized social movement mobilization. From the Arab Spring an d the leftist upsurge in Latin America to the anti-austerity trade union a nd student movements stretching all across the global North\, popular move ments have engaged and impacted the structural path of global development. Right-wing “populism” and Islamic fundamentalism have also shaped the broader political landscape\, putting forth conservative and reactionary platforms that pose as “solutions” to the everyday problems confrontin g poor and working people.\n\nWe might recall an important insight of our founders\, Al and Betty Lee\, that social scientists have too often been c aught running behind the curve of social change. This thought was echoed b y C.W. Mills in one of his earliest works where he was sharply critical of “social pathologists” whose social problems textbooks dealt “in a f ragmentary way with scattered problems and were not focused on larger stra tifications or upon structured whole… failing to consider whether or not certain groups or individuals caught in economically underprivileged situ ations can possibly obtain the current goals without drastic shifts in the basic institutions which channel and promote them.” This kind of struct ural\, political economy approach put forward by Mills and further develop ed by Gouldner and many other critical sociologists spawned important cont ributions just as it questioned our own professional positioning as teache rs\, researchers and/or social practitioners. Meanwhile\, social construct ionist approaches emerged and developed in a parallel trajectory during th e later decades of the 20th Century\, offering their own powerful critique s of the sociological mainstream. \n\nIn the SSSP\, a wealth of ground-bre aking work has begun to accumulate that deepens our understanding of power relations\, enriches social constructionism with social movement theory\, and struggles in earnest to reunite fluid social processes with political economy. The challenge now before us is to push forward and preserve the critical leading edge of this theorizing as we move beyond our aging parad igms to actively engage and “subvert” the global structures of 21st Ce ntury capitalism. \n\nAs a collective project of scholar-activists\, the SSSP is all about making real social change happen. In New York City\, we invite participants to challenge established views and contemplate the li mits of existing approaches to social problems\, including those of social constructionism. To that end\, we are organizing panels\, thematic sessio ns\, and special events to explore alternative and more advanced ways to c onfront the contemporary structures of globalized capitalism that so insid iously shape our social problems. All of this requires a revitalized soci ological imagination. It requires of us a renewed emphasis on collective r esponse and strategy to complement critical analysis. The historical momen t demands that we as academics and social practitioners work in better tan dem with social movements to help concretize emerging visions of another p ossible world.\n\nOur task is a big one. We call on progressive analysts a nd social practitioners alike to join us in New York City to collectively re-imagine social problems in a space where you can “say it out loud.” The venue for the occasion could not possibly offer more food for thought . From Harlem to Wall Street\, the Statue of Liberty to Ground Zero\, Stat en Island to the Bronx\, Brooklyn to the Hudson River\, Coney Island to th e Village\, Queens to el Barrio\, Broadway to the United Nations\, Central Park to Battery Park\, it’s all in New York City. And all connected by one subway transport system that greets you at your hotel doorstep on Tim es Square! \n\nSo\, be sure to pack your sociological imagination when yo u come to “occupy” your place in the Big Apple! Geographical Scope: N ational DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130811 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130809 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:Re-imagining Social Problems: Moving Beyond Social Constructioni sm UID:20260421T070502CEST-74Ro0pxEno@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/502/locationSectionId/0/2013_Annual_Me eting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Student Training for Environmental Protection (STEP) is des igned to give students the skills they need to become effective environmen tal advocates. It is an intensive course facilitated by a multifarious cre w of some of the best youth organizers in the U.S and Puerto Rico. The pro gram focuses on environmental justice and anti-oppression and the workshop s and activities reflect that. During the week participants learn how to c reate (or strengthen) successful and diverse groups that will be able to r un effective environmental campaigns on their campuses or in their communi ties. \n\n The program is appropriate for people with no organizing experi ence as well as folks that are looking to build upon exists skills. Specif ically\, STEP provides its participants the skills\, knowledge\, and motiv ation they need to create the change that will turn passion for the enviro nment into action that will protect it. Participants can expect to be surr ounded by a wide array of people from across the country while learning ho w to organize in an inclusive manner. We strongly encourage people from hi storically marginalized groups\, i.e. people of color\, LGBT folks\, to ap ply. \n\n Some of the workshops that are covered include: \n\nOrganizing skills\n Recruiting\, Leadership Development\, Coalition Building\, Campai gn Planning\, Event Planning\, Facilitation\n\nCommunication Skills\n Publ ic Speaking\, How to Get Media Attention\, Message Development\, Lobbying\ n\nAnti-Oppression\nDismantling Racism\, Undoing Patriarchy\, How To Be An Ally\n\nIssues\nThe Climate Crisis\, Mountaintop Removal\, Hydro-fracking \, Tar Sands\, Overdevelopment and Sprawl \n\nAdditionally\, the Student T raining for Environmental Protection program allows participants to:\nConn ect with fellow young people and build community to build power and sustai n involvement for the long-term.\nStrengthen the bonds between student org anizers while being trained and empowered with the skills needed to be par t of the movement that solves climate change\, environmental injustice\, a nd economic failure.\nUnderstand the magnitude of both the challenges and opportunities presented by the climate crisis and explore the capacities t o create transformative change.\n In addition to the main focus of the pro gram\, participants can expect to enjoy:\nTop notch environmental speakers \nFun activities \nGreat vegetarian and vegan food\nAwesome people\nA beau tiful setting\n\n Mid-Atlantic STEP- Sunday\, June 2nd through Friday\, Ju ne 7th at Prince William Forest in Virginia: Apply Now!\nThis program mar ks our fifth anniversary at Prince William! \nThe subsidized cost for this program is $415* per person or $390 each if you register in a group of th ree or more. The fee covers all lodging\, food\, and local travel. \n\n Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130607 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130602 GEO:38.557500;-77.357300 LOCATION:Prince William Forest\, Triangle\, Virginia\, 22172\, United State s SUMMARY:Mid-Atlantic Student Training for Environmental Protection 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-pI7t62cWPF@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gsew.org/step.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Student Training for Environmental Protection (STEP) is des igned to give students the skills they need to become effective environmen tal advocates. It is an intensive course facilitated by a multifarious cre w of some of the best youth organizers in the U.S and Puerto Rico. The pro gram focuses on environmental justice and anti-oppression and the workshop s and activities reflect that. During the week participants learn how to c reate (or strengthen) successful and diverse groups that will be able to r un effective environmental campaigns on their campuses or in their communi ties. \n\n The program is appropriate for people with no organizing experi ence as well as folks that are looking to build upon exists skills. Specif ically\, STEP provides its participants the skills\, knowledge\, and motiv ation they need to create the change that will turn passion for the enviro nment into action that will protect it. Participants can expect to be surr ounded by a wide array of people from across the country while learning ho w to organize in an inclusive manner. We strongly encourage people from hi storically marginalized groups\, i.e. people of color\, LGBT folks\, to ap ply. \n\n Some of the workshops that are covered include: \n\nOrganizing skills\n Recruiting\, Leadership Development\, Coalition Building\, Campai gn Planning\, Event Planning\, Facilitation\n\nCommunication Skills\n Publ ic Speaking\, How to Get Media Attention\, Message Development\, Lobbying\ n\nAnti-Oppression\nDismantling Racism\, Undoing Patriarchy\, How To Be An Ally\n\nIssues\nThe Climate Crisis\, Mountaintop Removal\, Hydro-fracking \, Tar Sands\, Overdevelopment and Sprawl \n\nAdditionally\, the Student T raining for Environmental Protection program allows participants to:\nConn ect with fellow young people and build community to build power and sustai n involvement for the long-term.\nStrengthen the bonds between student org anizers while being trained and empowered with the skills needed to be par t of the movement that solves climate change\, environmental injustice\, a nd economic failure.\nUnderstand the magnitude of both the challenges and opportunities presented by the climate crisis and explore the capacities t o create transformative change.\n In addition to the main focus of the pro gram\, participants can expect to enjoy:\nTop notch environmental speakers \nFun activities \nGreat vegetarian and vegan food\nAwesome people\nA beau tiful setting\n\nThursday\, June 20th through Sunday\, June 23th in centra l Wisconsin: Apply Now!\nThis program is hosted by the Midwest Renewable E nergy Association as part of their Annual Energy Fair! It is suppo rted in part by the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education.\nThe sub sidized cost for this program is $135* and includes admission to the Energ y Fair\, camping\, and a ticket for the Networking Dinner. Meals will be a vailable for purchase and will be the responsibility of the participant. W e estimate the total cost for meals will be approximately $75. Geographi cal Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130623 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130620 GEO:44.524100;-89.556200 LOCATION:Central Wisconsin\, Stevens Point\, Wisconsin\, 54481\, United Sta tes SUMMARY:Heartland Student Training for Environmental Protection 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-W8K2DmuwtV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gsew.org/step.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Student Training for Environmental Protection (STEP) is des igned to give students the skills they need to become effective environmen tal advocates. It is an intensive course facilitated by a multifarious cre w of some of the best youth organizers in the U.S and Puerto Rico. The pro gram focuses on environmental justice and anti-oppression and the workshop s and activities reflect that. During the week participants learn how to c reate (or strengthen) successful and diverse groups that will be able to r un effective environmental campaigns on their campuses or in their communi ties. \n\n The program is appropriate for people with no organizing experi ence as well as folks that are looking to build upon exists skills. Specif ically\, STEP provides its participants the skills\, knowledge\, and motiv ation they need to create the change that will turn passion for the enviro nment into action that will protect it. Participants can expect to be surr ounded by a wide array of people from across the country while learning ho w to organize in an inclusive manner. We strongly encourage people from hi storically marginalized groups\, i.e. people of color\, LGBT folks\, to ap ply. \n\n Some of the workshops that are covered include: \n\nOrganizing skills\n Recruiting\, Leadership Development\, Coalition Building\, Campai gn Planning\, Event Planning\, Facilitation\n\nCommunication Skills\n Publ ic Speaking\, How to Get Media Attention\, Message Development\, Lobbying\ n\nAnti-Oppression\nDismantling Racism\, Undoing Patriarchy\, How To Be An Ally\n\nIssues\nThe Climate Crisis\, Mountaintop Removal\, Hydro-fracking \, Tar Sands\, Overdevelopment and Sprawl \n\nAdditionally\, the Student T raining for Environmental Protection program allows participants to:\nConn ect with fellow young people and build community to build power and sustai n involvement for the long-term.\nStrengthen the bonds between student org anizers while being trained and empowered with the skills needed to be par t of the movement that solves climate change\, environmental injustice\, a nd economic failure.\nUnderstand the magnitude of both the challenges and opportunities presented by the climate crisis and explore the capacities t o create transformative change.\n In addition to the main focus of the pro gram\, participants can expect to enjoy:\nTop notch environmental speakers \nFun activities \nGreat vegetarian and vegan food\nAwesome people\nA beau tiful setting\n\nThis is our first-ever program in New England and we coul dn\\'t be more excited for it! \nThe subsidized cost for this program is $ 455* per person or $400 each if you register in a group of three or more. The fee covers all lodging\, food\, and local travel. Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130707 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130630 GEO:42.010700;-73.268800 LOCATION:Eastern Connecticut\, East Canaan\, Connecticut\, 06024\, United S tates SUMMARY:New England Student Training for Environmental Protection 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-g3t9l6Sl0C@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gsew.org/step.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Join us for our annual summer retreat for a weekend filled wit h socializing with other young socialists\, participate in theory and skil ls-based workshops\, and determine and vote on our national campaigns!\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130811 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130808 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Young Democratic Socialists Summer Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-bDO8GJLJ5U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.dsausa.org/rsvp_yds_summer_conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:In August 2012\, 300 student leaders from 10 states converged in Columbus\, OH. We came armed with success stories and eager to meet ne w coalition partners. We spent three days learning about each other as org anizers\, as representatives of our geographic spaces and respective issue s and as humans. We were inspired by the stories of international student movements. We trained together\, we cooked together\, we danced and cried together. We creative a beloved community on the foundational promise of m oving forward in collective action towards collective wins. We all left t here with a renewed sense of what a cohesive\, intersectional movement sho uld look and feel like.\n\nThis year we are excited to bring the success s tories coming out of the last year and many others together at the 2013 Na tional Student Power Convergence. We hope to craft an even stronger story of the Youth Movement\, through panels\, trainings\, workshops and general assemblies. The entire agenda will be constructed by student organizers t o highlight best practices and tangible wins. We want to build off the th eme of intersectionality from last year by learning from the wins shared b y multiple issues. We want people to leave with a comprehensive political and tactical analysis\, replicable campaigns and the energy to propel us through 2013 and beyond! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130805 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130801 GEO:43.103700;-89.511100 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53562\, United States SUMMARY:National Student Power Convergence 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-5XPxvONpeH@74.81.90.59 URL:http://studentpower2013.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:If you want to strengthen democracy where it matters most — i n our communities\, our schools\, our workplaces and local economies\, mil itary\, government\, media\, constitution — you will find something insp iring in Madison in August\, 2013. Democracy is coming . . . to the U.S.A. .\n\nCheck the website for more details. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130811 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130807 GEO:43.103700;-89.511100 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53562\, United States SUMMARY:Democracy Convention 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Ub7217jmNm@74.81.90.59 URL:https://democracyconvention.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Last year\, Jesus Radicals celebrated its tenth annual gatherin g. After ten years\, we felt it would be good to step back\, relax\, and s imply be together in a much more unscripted way. And so this year\, instea d of a \\'conference\\' sort of format where we listen to respectable folk s\, we\\'re hoping to cultivate a retreat format where we allow the topics for engagement to emerge from who are gathered. No big names. Just each o ther. One of the purposes of our time will be to discern and dream togethe r as we begin a second decade of Jesus Radicals.\n\nParticipants in the re treat will be responsible for their food needs and meals will happen in a communal space. Camping is the suggested lodging choice. Options for campi ng are forthcoming. Music sharing and enjoying will happen in the evenings . Email newsletter@jesusradicals.com if you\\'re interested in performing Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130803 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130802 GEO:41.707600;-85.976100 LOCATION:Elkhart\, Indiana\, 46514\, United States SUMMARY:Jesus Radicals Retreat 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-bfl4zK8G3f@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.jesusradicals.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130813 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130807 GEO:43.103700;-89.511100 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53562\, United States SUMMARY:Veterans for Peace 2013 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-uBXhTm6ViU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.veteransforpeace.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:REC will be hosting two Summer Organizing Retreats\, for studen ts to come together and discuss the endowment\, corporate power\, and stra tegies for winning.\n\nABOUT REC SUMMER ORGANIZING RETREATS\n\nHow would y ou change the world with one million dollars? What about $10 million\, $10 0 million\, or $1 billion? Students across the country are standing up to corporate power and demanding control over their universities’ money!\n\ nUniversities\, as major institutional investors\, are failing our communi ties by supporting the financial status quo in higher ed: maximizing profi t over all social or environmental considerations\; choosing high-risk\, h igh-reward dealings\; investing in highly complex financial instruments wi th little transparency\; banking with Wall Street\, instead of equally sou nd local community institutions\; and choosing to not engage or influence the corporations in which they’re investing.\n\nYouth are getting togeth er and piece-by-piece\, campaign-by-campaign\, building an endowment movem ent. We invite you to join us for a week-long training retreat to develop your endowment knowledge and share strategies from across the movement! Ou r summer program is perfect for someone new to the responsible investment movement in higher education\, or for someone looking to develop a strong campaign plan for next year. There is no previous experience or knowledge required.\nWHAT WILL BE COVERED\n\nWe will be discussing a number of subje cts relevant to today’s student leaders\, including -\n\n- Confronting c orporate power: corporations and universities\n - How to understand your e ndowment and the responsible investment strategies that can develop altern ative economies\n - How to be an effective student leader: recruiting\, en gaging\, and organizing your campus\n - Analyzing success stories! How has responsible investment impacted workers’ rights\; environmental justice issues such as climate change\, hydraulic fracturing and mountaintop remo val coal mining\; corporate contributions and our political system\; LGBTQ nondiscrimination\; poverty in our local communities\; and much more.\nWH O SHOULD APPLY?\n\nIf you have a passion for social justice and are prepar ed for an intensive and intimate experience\, you have everything you need . The goal of this training is to provide students with all of the knowled ge they would need to create change at their university from the ground up . No previous knowledge or experience in finance\, organizing\, or activis m is required.\nTWO RETREATS\n\nNortheast Summer Organizing Retreat\n\nWhe re: Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center\, Lakona Harbor\, NJ. Within t wo hours of NYC and Philadelphia by car\, and also fully accessible to bot h cities by public transit\n When: Sunday evening — Saturday morning\, J uly 28 — August 3\, 2013 Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130803 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130728 GEO:39.862900;-74.166200 LOCATION: Murray Grove Retreat And Renewal Center\, Lakona Harbor\, New Jer sey\, 08734\, United States SUMMARY:Responsible Endowment Coalition Northeast Summer Organizing Retreat 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-tv2FcsB7xI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endowmentethics.org/apply-now-2013-summer-organizing-retreat / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:REC will be hosting two Summer Organizing Retreats\, for studen ts to come together and discuss the endowment\, corporate power\, and stra tegies for winning.\n\nABOUT REC SUMMER ORGANIZING RETREATS\n\nHow would y ou change the world with one million dollars? What about $10 million\, $10 0 million\, or $1 billion? Students across the country are standing up to corporate power and demanding control over their universities’ money!\n\ nUniversities\, as major institutional investors\, are failing our communi ties by supporting the financial status quo in higher ed: maximizing profi t over all social or environmental considerations\; choosing high-risk\, h igh-reward dealings\; investing in highly complex financial instruments wi th little transparency\; banking with Wall Street\, instead of equally sou nd local community institutions\; and choosing to not engage or influence the corporations in which they’re investing.\n\nYouth are getting togeth er and piece-by-piece\, campaign-by-campaign\, building an endowment movem ent. We invite you to join us for a week-long training retreat to develop your endowment knowledge and share strategies from across the movement! Ou r summer program is perfect for someone new to the responsible investment movement in higher education\, or for someone looking to develop a strong campaign plan for next year. There is no previous experience or knowledge required.\nWHAT WILL BE COVERED\n\nWe will be discussing a number of subje cts relevant to today’s student leaders\, including -\n\n- Confronting c orporate power: corporations and universities\n - How to understand your e ndowment and the responsible investment strategies that can develop altern ative economies\n - How to be an effective student leader: recruiting\, en gaging\, and organizing your campus\n - Analyzing success stories! How has responsible investment impacted workers’ rights\; environmental justice issues such as climate change\, hydraulic fracturing and mountaintop remo val coal mining\; corporate contributions and our political system\; LGBTQ nondiscrimination\; poverty in our local communities\; and much more.\nWH O SHOULD APPLY?\n\nIf you have a passion for social justice and are prepar ed for an intensive and intimate experience\, you have everything you need . The goal of this training is to provide students with all of the knowled ge they would need to create change at their university from the ground up . No previous knowledge or experience in finance\, organizing\, or activis m is required.\nTWO RETREATS\n\nNortheast Summer Organizing Retreat\n\nWhe re: Murray Grove Retreat and Renewal Center\, Lakona Harbor\, NJ. Within t wo hours of NYC and Philadelphia by car\, and also fully accessible to bot h cities by public transit\n When: Sunday evening — Saturday morning\, J uly 28 — August 3\, 2013\n\nWest Coast Summer Organizing Retreat\n\nWher e: Ben Lomond Quaker Center\, Ben Lomond\, CA. Less than 2 hours south of San Francisco by car\, and also accessible by public transit.\n When: Satu rday evening — Friday morning\, August 17 — 23\, 2013\nCOST\n\nThe sug gested tuition — including food\, housing\, and staff time for the entir e week — varies depending on the number of attendees from your school:\n • If you are the only attendee from your school: $300/person\n • If y ou are one of 2 attendees from your school: $210/person\n • If you are o ne of 3 attendees from your school: $160/person\n\nHowever\, we recognize that not everyone is in a position to pay this much or raise this much mon ey. We hope to work with each attendee to pay on a sliding scale whatever they may be able to. Between REC’s scholarship funding and your own fund raising abilities we are committed to making sure that all who wish to att end will be able to. Full and partial scholarships are available and we wi ll also have travel funding available for those who are unable to support their travel. Let’s work together to figure it out!\n Geographical Scop e: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130823 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130817 GEO:37.084300;-122.085000 LOCATION:Ben Lomond Quaker Center\, Ben Lomond\, California\, 95005\, Unite d States SUMMARY:Responsible Endowment Coalition West Coast Summer Organizing Retrea t 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-umxzVN3jfx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.endowmentethics.org/apply-now-2013-summer-organizing-retreat / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This summer\, hundreds of young people will gather in Washingto n\, D.C. for our revamped\, better-than-ever conference that will bring to gether both young leaders and progressive organizations to build our gener ation’s vision for 2020 and outline engagement strategies.\n\n This year \, we are excited to partner with leading progressive organizations to co- host the conference. Our partners include Advocates for Youth\, the AFL-CI O\, the Bus Federation\, Campus Camp Wellstone\, the Youth Engagement Fund \, the Generations Initiative\, The League of Young Voters\, Rock the Vote \, the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network\, SEIU Millennials\, USW Next Ge neration\, Working America\, Young Invincibles\, Generational Alliance and more to come.\n\n So what happens on July 17th? You’ll join hundreds of Millennials for inspiring speeches from leading public officials\, engage with other young people in trainings led by top activists\, and learn fro m experts and journalists through panel discussions and conversations. Par ticipants will connect with remarkable activists from around the country a nd discuss the critical challenges our generation faces. Attendees will en gage with experts and leading progressive organizations to develop their i deas\, networks\, and innovative programs that will help us create a more progressive America. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130717 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Campus Progress National Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-aughCdAsGj@74.81.90.59 URL:http://campusprogress.org/national_conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone:707-269-0984 Email:info@movetoamend.org DESCRIPTION:Move to Amend is continuing our regional gatherings across the United States in 2013. These events bring you together with Move to Amend activists and supporters from throughout your region of the country. Let†™s amplify and multiply the power of all our great local organizing by bui lding deeper organizational connections\, and kick it up a notch! Geograp hical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130721 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20130719T180000 GEO:35.170100;-80.798600 LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Church Of Charlotte\, 234 N Sharon Amity Rd \, Charlotte\, North Carolina\, 28211\, United States SUMMARY:Grassroots Democracy Convergence UID:20260421T070502CEST-7uUiddKnez@74.81.90.59 URL:http://movetoamend.nationbuilder.com/charlotte_2013_convergence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Convergence CONTACT:Phone: Email:mira@shareable.net DESCRIPTION:On July 19-21\, the New Economics Institute is hosting a conver gence in New York City called reRoute: Building Youth and Student Power fo r a New Economy. The idea is to bring together a diverse new generation of practitioners and organizers from across the US and Canada to share strat egies\, tools\, and stories about our work creating a solidarity economy f rom the ground up in our communities and on our campuses. We’re getting organized\, innovating\, and finding new ways to understand our situation\ , meet our collective needs\, express our creativity\, and uphold our valu es. \n\nProgram: Pathways to a New Economy\nwith David Wood\, Institute fo r Responsible Investment\; Maliha Safri\, US Solidarity Economy Network\; Alexa Bradley\, On the Commons\; Ed Whitfield\, Fund for Democratic Commun ities\, moderated by Atlee McFellin\, Symcenter\n\nMaking a Living in the New Economy\nwith Elandria Williams\, Highlander Center\; Farah Tanis\, Bl ack Women\\'s Blueprint\; Jessie Reilly\, TimebanksNYC\; Juliet Schor\, Bo ston College\, moderated by Joshua Stephens\, NYC-based co-op developer\n\ nFinancing a New Economy\nwith Deyanira del Rio\, New Economy Project (for merly NEDAP)\; Steve Wong\, the Working World\; Rose Espinola\, Responsibl e Endowments Coalition\, moderated by Kenneth Edusei\, SolidarityNYC\n\nTe aching and Learning a New Economics\nwith Renaud Gignac\, University of Qu ebec\; Brian Kelly\, US Society for Ecological Economics\; Olivia Geiger\, University of Massachusetts-Amherst\, moderated by Keith Harrington\, New School\n\nStories from the New Economics Institute Campus Network\nwith M arcie Hawkins-Smith\, North Carolina Student New Economy Coalition\; Joel Williams\, the Oak Tree Spokane\; David Porinchok\, Northern Arizona Unive rsity Action Research Program\n\nConfirmed Workshops\nPossibilities For Pa rticipatory Budgeting – The Participatory Budgeting Project and PB Green sboro\n \nStop\, Drop\, and Roll: From Fossil Fuel Divestment to Reinvestm ent – Responsible Endowments Coalition\n\nFood Justice and The New Econo my – CoFED and Mariposa Food Co-op\n\nBuilding Political Power for a New Economy– SolidarityNYC/Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance\n\nCan Th e Economics Curriculum Be Reformed? Lessons From Activists In France and Quebec – PEPS / Horizons Economiques\n\nThe Real Food Challenge: Uniting Students For A Just and Sustainable Food System – Real Food Challenge\n \nMapping The New Economy – Shareable/Data Commons Project/Solidarity NY C\n\nHow To Start A Worker Co-op – Boston Center for Community Ownership \n\nNon-hierarchical Staffing Structures – North American Students Of Co operation\n\nBringing Solidarity Home: creating alternative housing econom ies through cooperative living – NASCO\n\nTimebanks From New York to Cal ifornia – Timebanks NYC/Bay Area Community Exchange\n\nDemocratic and Co operative Leadership – AORTA\n\nRaising Student Voices: Promoting Univer sity Community Investment through Student Action and Community Partnership s – Responsible Endowments Coalition and the Democracy Collaborative G eographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130719 GEO:40.726000;-73.998300 LOCATION:New York University\, Kimmel Center\, 60 Washington Square S\, New York\, New York\, 10012\, United States SUMMARY:ReRoute: Building Power for a New Economy UID:20260421T070502CEST-0Wv7HJsE2u@74.81.90.59 URL:http://neweconomicsinstitute.org/reroute#tickets END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The movement to end all forms of extreme energy extraction on t his planet\, wrest control from multinational corporations\, and give the power back to the people is becoming something truly beautiful! It is an h onor to be a part of it\, as so MANY of us are. We are rising! Please joi n us for another opportunity to combine struggles and strengthen our effor ts.\n We would like to formally invite you to attend the 2013 FRACKTIVIST CONFERENCE\, a collaborative regional effort. It is being organized by th e TN Chapter of the Sierra Club along with a plethora of other awesome org anizations (soon to be listed on the website). The conference will be taki ng place at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville from September 13-15. We will also be graciously hosted for most meals and sleeping arrangement s by the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.\nFrom the frac sa nd mining impacted communities in WI and MN to the newly affected folks in GA and FL\, the many issues related to hydraulic fracturing are affecting people all across this splendid country! We are all connected in this str uggle.\nOur intention for this conference is to educate folks about the va riety of elements regarding this extraction process from frac sand mining to transportation to chemical proppants to drilling & storage to methane m igration to burning and beyond. We will also hare our victories and strate gize about how to become a more effective movement to put an end to fossil foolishness! We look forward to seeing you in Knoxville in September. :-)\nIntended Workshops\n1. Fracking 101\n2. Comparing the Var iety of Fracking Regulations\n3. History of Energy Extraction and So cial Movements\n4. Regional Reports and Strategy Sessions\n5. Transportation: From Pipelines to Trains\n6. Non-Violent Direct Acti on\n7. Fracking ‘Research’ Initiated by Universities (A Case Stu dy of UT Knoxville)\n8. EPA/our government and its stance on Frackin g\n9. Air/Water Testing/Looking for violations at active well sites\ n10. Frac Sand Issues\n11. Water and Air Quality Issues in Depth\n12. Radiation and Fracking\n13. Field Trips to active sites in TN\n14. C limb Training?\n15. Other awesome workshops you VOLUNTEER to give!\nPlea se contact us at http://earthroot.net/frackconference/contact-us/ to volun teer to present a workshop\, sit on a panel\, or with any other awesome id eas you may have for how to make this conference a better experience for e veryone involved!\nRegistration\nThe costs associated with this conference have yet to be determined\, but will be as low as possible. Please visit http://earthroot.net/frackconference/ for up to date information as it be comes available.\nFood\nMost of the meals during this conference will be p rovided by our awesome Kitchen Crew! More info soon.\n \nThat is all of th e pertinent information for now\, folks! Please have an amazing week.\n \n For the Liberation of all Peoples from Oppression and a Frack Free Planet\ ,\nThe 2013 Fracktivist Conference Planning Collective Geographical Scope : National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130915 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130913 GEO:35.964000;-83.919600 LOCATION:Knoxville\, Tennessee\, 37902\, United States SUMMARY:Fracktivist Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-STMlXk1Bvg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://earthroot.net/frackconference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Protest CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On August 24th peace and anti-war activist are gathering in DC to remember the historic March on Washington 50 years ago and to give voic e to calls to end the plague of war\, the injustice of economic\, racial a nd social inequality and the destruction of our planet. Let us join with t housands of other civil and human rights activists and concerned citizens to bring to life in today’s context the dream King articulated and the m ovement he fostered fought so very hard to achieve. Geographical Scope: N ational DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130824 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:March on Washington 50th Anniversary UID:20260421T070502CEST-oRiO5fPEbu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://officialmlkdream50.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Fighting Bob Fest is an annual Chautauqua featuring progressive speakers\, networking opportunities\, and entertainment. Fighting Bob Fes t carries on the tradition of Robert “Fighting Bob” La Follette by pro viding a forum for progressive ideas on issues facing Wisconsin and the na tion.\n\nFreedom and justice are defended through education\, and the exch ange of ideas promotes solidarity among progressives. To this end\, Fighti ng Bob Fest strives to provide citizens with a forum for democratic partic ipation where frustrations with current policies can be constructively mol ded into calls to action. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130907 GEO:43.103700;-89.511100 LOCATION:Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53562\, United States SUMMARY:Fighting Bob Fest 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-vWufa92RBd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.fightingbobfest.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The fracking industry is gathering once again in Philadelphia f or their annual industry conference and\, once again\, Shale Gas Outrage w ill bring together thousands of protestors from several states to tell the m to Stop Fracking Geographical Scope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130926 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130925 GEO:39.952200;-75.174100 LOCATION:Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19103\, United States SUMMARY:Shale Gas Outrage 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-W5FGvB3J7a@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.shalegasoutrage.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce the eighth annual Victoria Anarchist Bookfair\, located on unceded Coast Salish Territory in Victoria\, Britis h Columbia. The Bookfair is for anarchists and non-anarchists\, with parti cipants from all over North America and beyond. Events include book and in formation tables\, workshops\, readings\, films\, presentations\, and much more! \n\nThe Bookfair always includes workshops on a wide range of topic s. We seek to introduce anarchism to the public\, foster dialogue between various political traditions\, and create radical\, inclusive\, and anti-o ppressive spaces. Participants with different visions\, practices\, and tr aditions are welcome. \n\nOur theme this year is Eco-Defense. We aim to hi ghlight various environmental threats and the resistance movements that ha ve formed against them. From logging of old growth to oil development to m ining\, we will analyze resource-extraction from an anti-capitalist and an ti-colonial perspective. We will explore how the Indigenous and settler po pulations can share responsibility for the challenges at hand. We aim to m ove beyond critique and chart creative paths toward healing the planet. \n \nAs part of Anarchy 101\, we require presenters on anarchist history and associated radical theories. We also aim to provide a mix of workshops tha t show the breadth of issues and the diversity of opinion within anarchism . Thus\, we are seeking presentations on topics of colonialism\, decoloniz ation\, gender\, sexuality\, \\'race\\'\, disability\, food security\, spi rituality\, feminism\, class struggles\, poverty and homelessness\, animal liberation\, primitivism\, DIY\, militancy\, pacifism\, anarchism in prac tice — as well as topics that connect any number of these. Whether it\\' s a practice-presentation\, participatory demonstration\, panel discussion \, facilitated discussion\, and everything in between — if you have an i dea for a workshop\, we want to hear about it! \n\nPlease consult our Stat ement of Principles before sending your proposal. \n\nThis year\\'s deadli ne has been extended to July 31st\, 2013. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130915 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130914 GEO:48.436400;-123.358000 LOCATION:Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8T 1G6\, Canada SUMMARY:Victoria Anarchist Bookfair 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-FVhBlh7o77@74.81.90.59 URL:http://victoriaanarchistbookfair.ca/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Asian Americans Advancing Justice\, the Advancing Jus tice Conference is the first and only national conference that focuses on civil rights and social justice in the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The conference brings together Asian Americans and Pacific I slanders from across the country to address issues facing these fast growi ng communities. It serves as a unique forum where stakeholders can learn f rom other community experts\, discuss common challenges and opportunities\ , share best practices and find ways to work collaboratively. Conference a ttendees participate in three days of programming\, including panel discus sions\, caucus sessions\, skills and capacity building trainings and netwo rking receptions Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131116 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131114 GEO:33.972900;-118.249000 LOCATION:Los Angeles\, California\, 90001\, United States SUMMARY:Advancing Justice Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-wSjdbUDHvx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.advancingjustice.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Tools for Transformative Justice\n\nShaking the Foundations is an annual conference that brings together the progressive community to dis cuss present and future issues within the movement\, explore the role of y oung lawyers\, and encourage attendees to work toward social and environme ntal justice. Shakings is a forum for connecting and building the social j ustice movement across disciplines and law schools. We hope you\\'ll join us for this inspiring and educational event!\n\nThis year\\'s theme for Sh aking the Foundations is Tools for Transformative Justice. Panels and work shops will emphasize the \\'how\\' in social change and progressive lawyer ing\, integrating experiences from across issue areas.\n\nHave an idea for a panel or workshop on progressive lawyering? Want to bring a social just ice scholar\, lawyer\, politician\, or advocate to campus but don\\'t have the funding? Submit a panel or workshop proposal to Shaking the Foundatio ns! Click here to access our call for proposals form\, and be sure to subm it to shakings.exec@gmail.com by Friday\, May 10th\, 2013. Geographical S cope: Regional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131102 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131101 GEO:37.427000;-122.165000 LOCATION:Stanford\, Stanford\, California\, 94305\, United States SUMMARY:Shaking the Foundations 2013 - Progressive Lawyering UID:20260421T070502CEST-jJnF6zuOoN@74.81.90.59 URL:http://shaking.stanford.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Gandhi-King Conference is a two day event bringing together modern visionaries on nonviolence and social change with community leader s\, activists\, academics\, and organizers to train\, learn\, plan\, and o rganize to create a culture of liberation and justice for all. Participant s will engage in:\n training and education in nonviolent theory and practi ce.\n opportunities for networking and peer-to-peer learning with movement builders from all over the country.\n working groups that will continue t he work throughout the year.\n a network of people who are new to the move ment and movement leaders to share and inspire action in a cross-cultural and inter-generational environment. \n the opportunity to learn about best practices and develop new ones based upon our shared experience.\n\nConfe rence participants will end this transformational weekend in a better posi tion to decide strategically where to put their energies for maximum effec t and with concrete tools to use in their personal and social movement wor k.\n\nDEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS is September 1\, 2013\nNotification of accept ed proposals will be made by: September 7\, 2013\n\nPresentation proposal s from professors\, activists\, graduate students\, undergraduates and com munity members are welcome.\n\nProposal Suggestions:\n\n¡ Proposals o ffering practical tools and skills in areas such as community building\, n onviolent communication\, sustainability\, nonviolent education\, economic \, social\, and environmental justice\, etc.\n\n¡ Papers on the philo sophy and theology of Gandhi and King\; nonviolence and the arts\; nonviol ent theory.\n\nWe encourage interactive workshops. Presentations that inc orporate stories\, art\, music\, video\, or photographic displays are espe cially encouraged. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131019 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131018 GEO:35.272400;-89.712000 LOCATION:Memphis\, Tennessee\, 38002\, United States SUMMARY:Gandhi King 2013 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-bUE8H23FPp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.gandhikingconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Day of Action CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality\, Repressio n and the Criminalization of a Generation has been mobilizing every year s ince 1996 for a National Day of Protest on October 22nd\, bringing togethe r those under the gun and those not under the gun as a powerful voice to e xpose the epidemic of police brutality. Geographical Scope: National DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131022 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:United States SUMMARY:National Day of Action Against Police Brutality 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-GTCSCVaEWu@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.october22.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Teachers 4 Social Justice believes in evolving a society based on equity and love\, where each person has access to resources regardless of race\, gender\, ability\, age\, socio-economic status\, sexual orientat ion\, or faith\, for intellectual\, spiritual\, artistic\, and emotional g rowth. This visionary society’s political\, economic\, and cultural syst ems and structures uphold the people’s right to participate in the decis ions that affect them and ensures interactions that are based on respect a nd cooperation towards a sustainable future.\n\nT4SJ is united in the beli ef that children are the foundation of our future and that teachers\, pare nts\, and communities are crucial to a child’s growth and development. T owards this end\, we need to foster relationships that preclude violence a nd incarceration.\n\nT4SJ shall actualize schools as an extension of the c ommunity\, reflecting the different histories\, issues\, and forms of resi stance of our diverse peoples. These schools support the efforts of people to develop a critical understanding of their power and role in effecting meaningful change at the local\, national\, and global levels. Geographic al Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131012 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:San Francisco\, California\, 94410\, United States SUMMARY:Teachers for Social Justice 2013 conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-P9PnEbMvM2@74.81.90.59 URL:http://t4sj.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The APIEL conference brings together hundreds of eco-minded and socially conscious activists\, attorneys\, students\, scientists\, and ci tizens in the interest of achieving environmental and social justice throu ghout Appalachia and surrounding areas. The conference features a series o f workshops with the goal of exchanging information\, sharing skills\, and fostering collaboration between grassroots organizations\, the bar\, and future lawyers and policy-makers. These workshops address the region\\'s m ost pressing ecological problems\, as well as the underlying laws\, polici es and institutional dynamics that have enhanced these issues.\n\nAPIEL Co nference 2013 is just around the corner. It will be held at the University of Tennessee College of Law on October 11-13. Geographical Scope: Natio nal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131013 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131011 GEO:36.044500;-84.041900 LOCATION:Knoxville\, Tennessee\, 37849\, United States SUMMARY:Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-OOlUCpZ1nK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.apiel.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Acting on Faith: Nonviolence \nand the Struggle for Interracial Justice\, Then and Now Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131014 GEO:45.578300;-94.419900 LOCATION:Collegeville\, Minnesota\, 56321\, United States SUMMARY:College of St. Benedict and St. John\\'s University Annual Peace Co nference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-91uuUoP8Dd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.csbsju.edu/Peace-Studies/Conferences.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This year\, Puerto Rico marks the 115th anniversary of the U.S. invasion. Since 1898\, Puerto Ricans have struggled to end U.S. colonial control. Thousands have gone to prison in the name of independence. The NL G has a long history of supporting Puerto Rican independence activists and this fall\, NLG members are invited to celebrate that history and build s olidarity at the 76th Annual Law for the People convention in San Juan\, t he first ever Puerto Rico Guild convention.\nRegister for the 76th Annual Law For The People Convention Here!\n\nView from the balcony of a room at the Conrad Condado\n View from the balcony of a room at the Conrad Condado . Photo by Hiedi Simon \n Save the date! The convention will take place fr om October 23-27 at the Conrad hotel in the Condado neighborhood of San Ju an. To see a full schedule as well as information on excursion opportuniti es\, check out our convention brochure. For more on the Puerto Rican polit ical situation in 2013\, take a look at this article from the spring issue of Guild Notes. \n\nThis will be a historic convention and an important a ffirmation of the NLG\\'s solidarity with people seeking self-determinatio n in Puerto Rico and around the world. Hotel and travel details are below. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131027 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131023 GEO:18.361400;-66.056200 LOCATION:San Juan\, PR\, 00926\, United States SUMMARY:National Lawyers Guild Annual Convention 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ZogUgWGflT@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.nlg.org/76th-annual-nlg-law-people-convention-san-juan-puert o-rico END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The University of Minnesota Twin Cities GLBTA Programs Office a nd the Minnesota GLBTA Campus Alliance have joined forces to bring you Cal l to Action\, the first collaborative conference between the Minnesota OUT ! Campus Conference (MOCC) and the University of Minnesota System Wide Sum mit on GLBT Issues.\n\nCall to Action is a 2 day conference for all studen ts\, staff\, faculty\, alumni and community members from around the state of Minnesota and surrounding region to discuss topics around gay\, lesbian \, bisexual\, trans*\, and ally (GLBTA) communities on college and univers ity campuses and in the greater community. Attendees will network\, discus s LGBT topics\, be challenged\, and learn valuable skills around building coalitions\, fostering activism\, and developing leadership through a lens of social justice.\n\nThe theme of the conference\, Movements\, Milestone s\, and Momentum\, focuses on the LGBT movement’s beginnings\, challenge s we’ve faced\, victories and defeats\, where the movement is headed\, a nd what we can do as agents of social change to positively affect our futu re. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131110 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131109 GEO:44.913800;-93.174600 LOCATION:Saint Paul\, Minnesota\, 55116\, United States SUMMARY:Minnesota Out! Campus Conference 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-cDEScFLZrO@74.81.90.59 URL:http://calltoaction2013conference.wordpress.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The acclaimed annual National Bioneers Conference is a pre-emin ent leading-edge knowledge forum where brilliant social and scientific inn ovators illuminate breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet. As a network of networks\, Bioneers connects people with solutions and ea ch other in an inspiring celebration of the applied genius of nature and h uman ingenuity. \n\nAs a community of leadership\, thousands of engaged gl obal citizens connect for to innovative action. Participants come from di verse walks of life\, cultures\, disciplines\, and sectors\, including civ il society\, education\, science\, the arts\, technology\, media\, governm ent and business. All kindred spirits wanting to build a rich legacy of so cial and ecological transformation. They are all called upon to take a sta nd\, to be a leader\, to step up in our lives\, our work\, our families\, our communities\, our world… turning vision into action. The National Bi oneers Conference celebrates and illuminates that path. Geographical Scop e: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131020 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131018 GEO:38.019000;-122.546000 LOCATION:San Rafael\, California\, 94903\, United States SUMMARY:Bioneers 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-NAlUrA7Lwd@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bioneers.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Practical Activism Conference is a daylong\, student led co nference which features a keynote speaker\, ten workshops\, various on and off campus organizations\, performances\, and a variety of hands-on activ ism activities.\n\nThis year’s conference will take place on Saturday\, October 19\, 2013 in the College Nine and College Ten Multipurpose Room\, UCSC.\n\n \nLearn more about this year’s conference on October 19th\n\n \n\n \nGeneral Schedule\n\n10:45-11:45: Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room\n Registration\, Refreshments\, Creative Activist Opportunities & Mus ic\n\n11:45- 12:50: Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room\n Opening Sessio n\, spoken Word\, Keynote Speaker\n\n1:00- 2:15: Choose one of the five wo rkshops from each block\n First session of Concurrent Workshops\n\n2:25- 3 :40: Choose one of the five workshops from each block\n Second Session of Concurrent Workshops\n\n3:30-5:00: Colleges Nine & Ten Multipurpose Room\n Tabling\, Refreshments\, Spoken Word Performance\, Creative Activist Oppo rtunities and more! Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131019 GEO:36.980600;-122.046000 LOCATION:Santa Cruz\, California\, 95060\, United States SUMMARY:Practical Activism 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-fFgf94krVl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://activism.ucsc.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email:bostonanarchistbookfair@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:This Veterans Day Weekend\, join anarchists and community membe rs for two days of learning and organizing for a better Boston and a bette r world.\n\nHere in Boston\, one of North America’s cradles of revolutio n\, people from all walks of life — from seasoned organizers to the poli tically curious — will come together to discuss and learn from each othe r in a time in which the ideas\, methods\, and tactics of anarchism are mo re important than ever. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131111 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20131110T100000 GEO:42.343100;-71.092700 LOCATION:Simmons College\, 300 The Fenway\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115\ , United States SUMMARY:Boston Anarchist Bookfair UID:20260421T070502CEST-wVnrUbD9UC@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.bostonanarchistbookfair.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:On the weekend of October 11-13 Students for a Democratic Socie ty (SDS) will be holding our seventh National Convention at Austin Peay St ate University in Clarksville\, Tennessee. \n\nSince our reorganization in 2006\, SDS has grown to be the largest anti-war and education rights stud ent and youth organization active in the US today. In the past seven years SDSers around the country have won major victories on their campuses and in their communities fighting tuition hikes and for the right of all peopl e to a good education. We have built large coalitions with other student a nd youth organizations not only to fight back against attacks on education but also to land serious blows against white supremacy\, patriarchy\, and militarism.\n We continue to move forward towards a bright future. \n\nTh is October students from around the country will converge on the city of C larksville to discuss the future of the student and youth movement in the US. Workshops at the convention will cover topics including environmentali sm\, anti-war\, education rights\, LGBTQ liberation\, feminism and women†™s liberation\, anti-racism\, immigrant rights\, national liberation\, and more. There will be food\, speakers\, and music as well. \n\nYou can regi ster for free for the convention today by filling out the form below. We a lso have an open call for workshops and if you are interested in doing a w orkshop you can fill out the workshop registration form and an organizer w ill get in touch with you. Although no one will be turned away due to lack of funds\, we are taking donations to cover the costs of food\, housing\, speaker fees\, music\, etc. and if you can donate it would contribute a l ot to making this convention a success (just click on the link below Geog raphical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131013 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131011 GEO:36.569600;-87.100300 LOCATION:Clarksville\, Tennessee\, 37010\, United States SUMMARY:SDS National Convention 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-Xjx6H6p9eK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.newsds.org/2013/6/3/all-out-2013-sds-national-convention-oct -11-13th END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:\\'Peace Studies between Tradition and Innovation\\'\n\nCO-HOST ED BY: WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL STUDIES\, AND CONRA D GREBEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO PEACE AND CONFLICT ST UDIES PROGRAM\n\nWATERLOO\, ONTARIO\, CANADA\n\n\n\nThe enduring tension b etween tradition and innovation\, and between continuity and change\, will be the overarching theme of the 2013 meetings of the Peace and Justice St udies Association\, to be jointly hosted in Waterloo\, Ontario by the Univ ersity of Waterloo’s Conrad Grebel University College and Wilfrid Laurie r University’s Department of Global Studies. Inspired by the broader Kit chener-Waterloo region -- where a long and distinguished history of Mennon ite peacemaking exists alongside a growing reputation as one of Canada’s most dynamic high-technology hubs -- the 2013 PJSA conference theme honou rs the tradition\, history and accomplishments of the peace and justice st udies movement while simultaneously seeking to expand the movement’s fro ntiers in search of new and innovative ways to promote both the practice a nd the culture of peace in a divided world. The conference will include se ssions from across a wide range of disciplines\, professions and perspecti ves on issues such as the innovative use of social or communications techn ology in the promotion of peace\, the use of unconventional or unorthodox peace promotion strategies by long-established actors in the field\, or on the comparative accomplishments of ‘new’ vs. ‘old’ actors in the field of peace and justice studies.\n\nConfirmed keynote speakers include: Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams (1997) and James Orbinski (1999)\, Ge orge Roter (Engineers Without Borders)\, Rhoda Howard-Hassmann (Canada Res earch Chair\, International Human Rights)\, Sylvia McAdam (Idle No More)\, Deborah Ellis (author - Teachers Professional Development strand)\, and H oward Zehr (Eastern Mennonite University - Mediation/Restorative Justice p re-conference session).\n\n* * *\n\nAlongside the main PJSA Conference\, t here will be a Student Conference for undergraduate and high school studen ts (Gr. 11 & 12) who are passionate and interested in peace and justice.\n \nThe students will hear the main speakers (Jody Williams\, James Orbinski \, Rhoda Howard-Hassmann) and also have their own keynote speakers:\n\n* S ylvia McAdam (Co-Founder\, Idle No More)\n * Brigette DePape (Canadian Act ivist)\n * George Roter (Co-Founder and CEO of Engineers Without Borders)\ n * Shannon Moroney (Restorative Justice advocate\, and Author of Through the Glass)\n\nThere will be opportunities to meet and network with other s tudents\, academics\, and practitioners with extensive experience in the f ield of peace and justice.\n\nThe registration fee is $60.00 and can be pa id when students arrive at the conference. Please register here to reserve your spot. If you have any questions or inquiries\, please contact us at pjsa2013@gmail.com. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131019 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131017 GEO:43.516100;-80.550400 LOCATION:Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2L 3G6\, Canada SUMMARY:Peace and Justice Studies 2013 Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-2ajt1UUCeV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Truth telling can be a powerful means of undermining racism. Wh at do we mean by ‘Truth telling’? Truth telling is sharing history and stories that have been silenced or repressed. It is sharing the beauty\, strengths and contributions of racial and ethnic communities. It is sharin g the stories of what racism and colonization* have done to us\, how we ha ve participated\, and how we have resisted. \n\nTruth telling is an act of resistance to racism\, of decolonization\, of liberation. It connects our individual and collective stories to a narrative about race and racism th at can compete with the white racial frame. “Historically and in the pre sent\, these counter-frames have regularly provided valuable tool kits for oppressed Americans\, offering both individual and collective tools” fo r surviving and combating racism. (Joe R. Feagin\, The White Racial Frame) Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131116 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131115 GEO:44.967600;-93.050000 LOCATION:St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55106\, United States SUMMARY:Overcoming Racism 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-ka83H63pXR@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.overcomingracism.org/2013/2013%20home.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers: The University of Connecticut Conference on Pa lestinian Liberation in the New Middle East\n October 23\, 2013\n The Univ ersity of Connecticut\n\nThe University of Connecticut chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine invites paper proposals from graduate students a nd advanced undergraduates in all disciplines on topics related to Palesti ne in the contemporary Middle East.\n\nThe focus of this conference is “ Palestinian Liberation in the New Middle East.”\n\nThe conference will b e organized into presentations and panel discussions on topics of interest in Palestine studies\, including but not limited to\, the consequences of the Arab Spring for Palestine\, Palestinian political economy\, and the o ne or two state solution.\n\nThe deadline for paper proposals is September 1\, 2013. Early submissions are encouraged. To submit your proposal\, sen d your paper title\, a 200-word abstract\, along with your name\, institut ion\, and program of study to uconnsjp@gmail.com. Limited travel assistanc e for accepted presenters is available on a first-come\, first-served basi s. To apply for a travel stipend\, please include an itemized list of your travel expenses with your paper proposal. Questions? Contact uconnsjp@gma il.com. Geographical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131023 GEO:41.807400;-72.250300 LOCATION:University Of Connecticut\, Storrs\, Connecticut\, 06269\, United States SUMMARY: Conference on Palestinian Liberation in the New Middle East UID:20260421T070502CEST-9BwvSpSDVh@74.81.90.59 URL:http://sjpnational.org/2013/07/12/call-papers-university-connecticut-co nference-palestinian-liberation-middle-east/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Making Money Make Change (MMMC) is Resource Generation\\'s annu al 100-person gathering for young people with wealth (ages 18-35) who beli eve in social change. MMMC is a confidential space to explore issues relat ed to wealth\, privilege\, philanthropy\, and participation in grassroots movements for justice and equality. Participants and programming at MMMC b ring multiple lenses to this work\, including a focus on the dynamics of c ross-class relationships and a developing curriculum around the intersecti ons of racial and economic justice.\n\nThrough workshops\, plenaries\, com munity-building caucus and open spaces\, and intimate pod groups* througho ut the weekend retreat\, participants will support\, challenge\, and inspi re each other to align their resources with their values and work for pers onal and societal transformation. While participants are young people with wealth and partners of young people with wealth\, social movement leaders and nonprofit practitioners from other class backgrounds are invited to s peak\, facilitate sessions\, and are encouraged to attend the entire retre at. This retreat can be profound\, emotional\, inspiring and sometimes cha llenging work as we build community and work for social change. Geographi cal Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131110 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131107 GEO:41.948700;-73.329600 LOCATION:Isabella Freeman Jewish Retreat Center\, Falls Village\, Connectic ut\, 06031\, United States SUMMARY:Making Money Make Change 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-VoHzc86Gie@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.makingmoneymakechange.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Announcing NAME’s 23rd Annual International Conference\nNov. 6-10\, 2013\n Oakland City Center Marriott\,\n Oakland CA\n\nConference Th eme: Erasing the Shadows\, Embracing the Light:\n\nRe/visioning Multicultu ral Education\n\nIn the light – no closets\, no basements\, no margins\, no shadows – a vocal and activist-oriented majority\, is demanding atte ntion and justice. Our communities challenge those in power\, calling on all to reconsider who belongs\, whose voices count\, how to engage in teac hing and learning\, and how to embrace a multicultural democratic society: Who are we? How did we get here? Where are we going? What constitutes “ the public?” Today individuals and communities critique those systems o f power that dismiss their rights and offer a vision and a powerful hope f or the future. A better world\, better schools\, and better classrooms are possible.\n\nMulticultural social justice-oriented educators and communit y activists foster diversity in education — incurriculum\, pedagogy\, as sessment\, and stewardship of schools and communities. We especially encou rage the submission of proposals that explore creative and culturally resp onsive practices for multicultural education. Teachers and students are re framing the purposes of education to better serve the needs of students\, families\, caregivers\, community activists\, and advocates. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131110 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131106 GEO:37.722300;-122.157000 LOCATION:Oakland\, California\, 94577\, United States SUMMARY:National Association for Multicultural Education 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-fNbJjZuhvU@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nameorg.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Social Justice Training Institute:\n A Trainer and Practiti oner Development Program Focusing on Race and Racism\nInstitute \nGoal\n\n \nTo provide diversity trainers and practitioners with an intensive labora tory experience where they can focus on their own learning and development to increase their multicultural competencies as social justice educators. \nSeminar \nObjectives\nTo deepen understanding of the dynamics of oppress ion at the individual\, group\, cultural\, and systems levels through the lens of race and racism.\nTo explore dominant and subordinated group dynam ics within the system of racism.\nTo broaden understanding of the breadth and depth of institutionalized racism.\nTo examine the impact of racism on ourselves as trainers\, as diversity practitioners\, and on participants. \nTo explore how to manage ourselves during “triggering” events:\n ide ntify our personal triggers and hot buttons\n explore the factors and “r oots” which fuel our triggered reactions\n learn and practice strategies to manage our own triggered reactions\nTo encourage the application of le arnings from this experience to other areas of oppression.\n\n \nPreparing \nfor \nthe \nSJTI \nExperience\n\nParticipants who have gained the most from SJTI tend to come into the Institute with a foundation of skills and knowledge\, including the capacity to:\nacknowledge their racial identity and the ways they were socialized in a racial/racist society.\nrecognize c ommon racist experiences of people of color and people who identify as bir acial/multiracial.\nunderstand the dynamics of white privilege and differe ntial access to power and access based on perceived racial identity.\nreco gnize how most organizations are infused with white culture and whiteness and the resulting advantages for whites and barriers for people of color a nd people who identify as biracial/multiracial.\n\nMany potential particip ants have developed this foundational level of knowledge\, skills and self -awareness through readings and attending courses\, workshops\, dialogue g roups\, and conferences. Some conferences they have found helpful include: \nWhite Privilege Conference (usually held in April)\nNCORE\, National Con ference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (usually held in late Ma y)\nACPA Institute for Social Justice (held every 2 years)\nNASPA National Multicultural Institute (held every 2 years) Geographical Scope: Nationa l DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131213 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131209 GEO:33.769000;-118.192000 LOCATION:Long Beach\, California\, 90802\, United States SUMMARY:Social Justice Training Institute - Long Beach\, CA - 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-99TmhwBknk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sjti.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This October\, 250 student leaders on the cutting edge of the f ood movement will gather in Minneapolis\, MN for an exciting event. The Re al Food Challenge National Summit will bring together delegations of leade rs from 75+ colleges and universities around the country for a weekend ful l of training\, strategizing and action. \n\nWhat to Expect\nAt the summi t\, you will get a chance to meet Real Food Challenge student leaders from all corners of the U.S. as we build solidarity across region\, food servi ce provider and interest groups. Together we\\'ll talk about farm-to-inst itution basics\, challenging corporate dominance in our food system\, how dynamics of institutionalized racism and other forms of oppression impact our work and the nuts and bolts of building successful student groups and campaigns. We\\'ll also hear from farmers\, food chain workers and other food justice leaders in the upper Midwest!\n \nThe gathering will build on recent campaign successes. In March\, following years of grassroots orga nizing\, food service giant Sodexo signed a Food Chain Transparency Agreem ent with Real Food Challenge—ensuring students at the 850+ Sodexo-contra cted campuses have a real opportunity to learn about the food on campus. Meanwhile\, local student campaigns have won commitments from their univer sities\, shifting over $50 million of purchasing dollars to local farms an d sustainable food businesses.\n \nThis summit is also one step in a large r organizing effort. Attendees will return to their campuses ready to run real food campaigns – re-directing institutional food dollars to small and mid-size farmers\, fair trade cooperatives\, and sustainable agricultu re. \n\nWith Food Day 2013 also coming this fall -- shaping up to be the largest mobilization in food movement history -- there’s plenty more ins piring action to come!\n\nSign Up\nSign up NOW for Real Food Rising! Each school is allotted 2-5 student delegates including one delegation leader to act as a liaison between their \ndelegation and the Real Food Rising pl anning team.\n \nKey Dates\n\n Friday\, September 13\, 2013\n Fi nal Registration Date for Delegation Leaders\n Early Bird Registrat ion and Discounted Registration Fees End\n Friday\, October 4\, 2013: F INAL deadline for all registration\n\nRegistration Fees\n\nThe registratio n fee includes the cost of meals\, space and materials\, and housing. The actual cost of the conference is approximately $200 per person. The Real F ood Rising planning team (which consists of student leaders just like you! ) has been working hard through grassroots fundraising to lower the cost o f the registration fee for conference participants. However\, to support t he participation of others through scholarships\, we encourage you to regi ster at the highest level that you can afford. Regardless of the level you pay\, your registration fee will cover all of the essentials. \n\nEarly Registration until September 13: $200 - $40 [You have the option to choose the full\, the subsidized early bird\, or the subsized regular fee]\n\nRe gular Registration: Sliding Scale $200-$80 [You have the option to choose the full or the subsidized regular fee]\n Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131014 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131011 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55199\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Rising: National Summit 2013 UID:20260421T070502CEST-IW4mkUKVMg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.realfoodchallenge.org/programs/summits/fall2013 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Teach-In CONTACT:Phone:312-804-3230 Email:tom@civiclab.us DESCRIPTION:Unhappy about the way your local government is running? Stop co mplaining and BE the government! That\\'s right\, YOU can run for local of fice and become part of the solution to persistent problems and create new possibilities for your community.\n\nThis dynamic 90 minute workshop will show you the BIG picture when considering a run for local office. We will show you a path for success and you will hear from candidates who ran and lost and who ran and won. Bottom line: You CAN do this. This session will explore the Frequently Asked Questions about seeking local office. We wil l be offering a full day training on the mechanics and tactics in January where attendees will take home a play book for action. Attendees to the De cember 3rd workshop will receive a discount to that full day training sess ion.\n\nThe cost is $20. Geographical Scope: Metro DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART:20131203T183000 GEO:41.875900;-87.651100 LOCATION:The CivicLab\, 114 N. Aberdeen Street\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60607 \, United States SUMMARY:So You Want To Run For Local Office UID:20260421T070502CEST-PUmt76cHFm@74.81.90.59 URL:https://running-12-3.eventbrite.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Transcending Boundaries\, Inc. was founded in 2001 to provide e ducation\, activism\, and support for persons whose sexuality\, gender\, s ex\, or relationship style do not fit within conventional categories. The organization serves our ever-evolving communities\, including bisexual\, p ansexual\, asexual\, fluid\, queer\, transgender\, transsexual\, genderque er\, intersex\, polyamorous\, and kinky persons\, as well as allies and th ose who prefer not to use labels.\n\n \n\nOur annual conference brings dow n sexuality\, relationship and gender minorities for three days of educati on\, activism and community building. The weekend event includes workshops \, discussion groups\, social events and a community meal with a keynote a ddress. Past keynotes included Kate Bornstein\, Ignacio Rivera and Lee Har rington. This years keynote will be Wintersong Tashlin\, past workshop pre senter and long time friend of TBC \n\n \n\nOur next conference will take place April 4-6 of 2014 in Hartford\, CT the Hartford Sheraton at Bradley Airport!. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140406 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140404 GEO:41.857300;-72.666500 LOCATION:Hartford\, Connecticut\, 06095\, United States SUMMARY:Transcending Boundaries 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-G8u1UJtppK@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.transcendingboundaries.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Advancing the work of reconciliation and peace\, this year’s theme\, Faith\, Health\, and Peace\, will explore ways different faith com munities can lift up the leading causes of life\, combat causes of poor he alth including disease\, violence\, and poverty. Guest speakers include: D r. Christoph Benn\, Bishop Hope Morgan-Ward\, Dr. Gary Gunderson\, Dr. Jam es Cochrane\, and more.\n\nThe 2014 Lake Junaluska Peace Conference: Faith \, Health\, and Peace: Seeking the Basic Right To Good Health For All God\ \'s Children\, seeks to:\nLook at good health as a basic human right from the perspective of faith traditions.\nLift up and promote \\'the leading c auses of life.\\'\nExplore ways faith communities can combat the causes of poor health. i.e. disease\, violence\, poverty\, etc. Geographical Sco pe: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140330 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140327 GEO:35.528000;-82.967700 LOCATION:91 N. Lakeshore Drive\, Lake Junaluska\, North Carolina\, 28745\, United States SUMMARY:Lake Junaluska Peace Conference 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-1vbfmHGPaG@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.lakejunaluska.com/peace/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:It’s time for students and workers to raise our voices! This past year we’ve seen an unprecedented wave of resistance\, from Walmart workers and Chicago teachers striking for fair pay and respect\, to fast f ood workers in New York City walking off the job\, to undocumented student s winning in-state tuition. This February\, hundreds of students from acro ss the nation are coming together at this pivotal moment in history to bui ld a stronger movement for justice on campus.\n\nUnited Students Against S weatshops (USAS) is a national organization run entirely by students. We c ampaign alongside workers on our campuses and abroad\, using our leverage as students to win historic victories over billionaire corporations. And w e want you to join us!\n\nUSAS members voted to hold the conference at the University of Texas at Austin\, home of the Longhorns and where the weath er is as unpredictable as its citizens. Here in the birthplace of right to work (for less)\, women’s health care is under attack\, our immigrant c ommunity is under attack\, and minorities are being attacked left and righ t. Students and workers are on the front lines fighting to reverse these a ttacks in one of the most hostile political climates of the country.\n\nLi ke USAS organizers on more than 150 other campuses\, UT students are takin g action together with campus workers and the UT community to stop the pri vatization of our university and the outsourcing of hundreds of jobs. We c an’t wait to have you in Texas to fight alongside UT campus workers to s top the corporatization of UT.\n\nThe 2014 National Conference is a unique chance to gather with hundreds of students committed to taking back our u niversities and demanding respect for workers and affordable quality educa tion for all. At the conference\, you will:\nLearn about and plan national USAS campaigns with workers who sew our schools’ clothes and with worke rs on our campuses.\nSharpen your organizing skills and get new ideas for your campus group with workshops and trainings lead by veteran student and labor organizers.\nJoin teams of students already working to build our st udent-labor movement\, share experiences with organizers from all walks of life\, and make our work more dynamic\, creative and fun.\nBe part of a p owerful\, nationally-coordinated student movement that fights for justice\ , and wins!\n\n17 years after students formed USAS to counter the power of multinational corporations and corporate-friendly college administrators\ , we are celebrating our major student-worker victories\, past\, present\, and future. We know that when we organize in solidarity with workers and our communities\, from the workers in Bangladesh\, to students and homeown ers fighting Wells Fargo foreclosures in Minnesota\, to campus workers at UTexas\, we are stronger together.\n\nWill you join us to build a student movement to stop sweatshop universities? Whether you’re totally new to a ctivism\, or have some experience under your belt\, register now and we’ ll send you more information on how you can get involved!\n\nSee you in Te xas! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140208 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140207 GEO:30.285200;-97.735400 LOCATION:UT Austin\, Austin\, Texas\, 78712\, United States SUMMARY:United Students Against Sweatshops 2014 National Conference UID:20260421T070502CEST-mviZHe1xdW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://usas.org/organize/national-conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The United National Antiwar Coalition formed at a conference at tended by 800 activists from peace\, environmental\, and social justice gr oups from around the country held in Albany July 23-25\, 2010\, the larges t conference held since the initiation of the so-called War on Terror. An Action Program was adopted which included a review of the present period\, an ambitious program of actions\, including national bicoastal mobilizati ons in NY and SF on April 9-10\, campaigns to deal with the burning issues we face\, and the demands we make on a government and system that puts pr ofits above human needs.\n\n \nUNACpeace.org is a growing national coali tion of organizations founded on: 1) unity in the movement\, 2) independen ce from political parties\, 3)demo-cratic-decision-making\, 4) U.S. Out No w from Iraq\, Afghanistan\, Pakistan (and now Libya)\, and 5) a commitment to mass action as the major strategy for building a powerful and inclusiv e movement\, while endorsing other kinds of actions as well to build a mov ement capable of bringing about fundamental change.\n\n\nSince July\, UNAC peace.org has implemented the action program passed in Albany and respond ed to the huge events of recent months: the popular uprisings in Tunisia\, Egypt\, and other North African countries\; the fight backs to union-bust ing and cuts to social services in Wisconsin and elsewhere\; rising Islamo phobia and racist attacks on Muslims such as the Peter King hearings and p re-emptive prosecutions\; activists targeted by the FBI\; threats to Gaza\ , Iran and No. Korea\; the dangers of nuclear power\; and the new war on L ibya. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140727 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140726 GEO:41.037200;-73.715900 LOCATION:SUNY Purchase\, Purchase\, New York\, 10577\, United States SUMMARY:United National Anti-War Coalition National Conference 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-wtIluAUoZg@74.81.90.59 URL:http://nationalpeaceconference.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Join thousands of union members\, officers\, and grassroots lab or activists who are on the front lines in our workplaces\, our unions\, a nd our communities. Meet troublemakers from around the country and around the world. More than 100 meetings and workshops include contract campaigns \, creative organizing tactics\, beating apathy\, running for local union office\, assertive grievance handling\, bargaining over technology\, under standing the economy\, and reviving the strike. Organize with others in yo ur union\, industry\, or campaign Face-to-face meetings to share tactics a nd swap notes are the heart of the Labor Notes Conference. Join an existin g industry\, union\, or caucus meeting—or contact us to set one up - See more at: http://labornotes.org/conference#sthash.tDbtIo8E.dpuf Geographi cal Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140406 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140404 GEO:42.008400;-87.892300 LOCATION:Crowne Plaza O\\'Hare Hotel\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60018\, United States SUMMARY:Labor Notes 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-sTaXZrUm8U@74.81.90.59 URL:http://labornotes.org/conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION: Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140601 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140530 GEO:41.886500;-87.623300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60601\, United States SUMMARY:National Worker Cooperative Conference 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-lHNWWggorz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.usworker.coop/2014-national-worker-cooperative-conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:6 good reasons to attend:\n 1. Take advantage of a unique progr am based on the economic and financial challenges that cooperatives and mu tuals face\, in order to improve your enterprise\\'s management.\n Take pa rt in an innovation-oriented program for greater productivity\, sound capi talization\, adequate financing and an efficient financing structure capab le of ensuring cooperative development. This full program will tackle majo r global topics and new international development issues.\n 2. Take part i n the discussions.\n Sit in on roundtables to discuss organizational best practices\, governance\, member satisfaction and new needs\, the culture o f performance\, value sharing\, corporate responsibility\, talent attracti on and retention and other topics.\n 3. Hone your knowledge.\n Learn about the findings of exclusive\, multi-sector international studies related to the cooperative and mutualist movement. These studies are at the core of the Summit\\'s program and represent an invaluable source of information.\ n 4. Expand your network.\n Discuss with cooperative and mutual leaders fr om over 100 countries.\n Participate in networking and intercooperation ac tivities and do business.\n 5. Meet world-renowned experts in the cooperat ive and mutualist movement.\n Meet experts from all over the world who wil l talk about their achievements and their views on the future of the coope rative and mutualist model.\n 6. Help strengthen and promote the cooperati ve model.\n\n Be a part of achieving goals set out by and for the cooperat ive movement:\n Ensure cooperatives\\' full developmental potential in a s truggling economy.\n Ensure cooperatives\\' growth by staying close to mem bers\, becoming more agile when meeting the current and future needs of pe ople\, and by doing more to combine cooperative growth and community devel opment.\n Demonstrate the potential of cooperatives to play a key role on the international stage by providing better visibility of their achievemen ts in meeting global economic needs and preparing future leaders by promot ing awareness of the cooperative model.\n\n There you have them\, all the reasons why you should attend the 2014 International Summit of Cooperative s. Geographical Scope: International DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141009 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141006 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:Quebec City\, Quebec\, Canada SUMMARY:International Summit of Cooperatives - Quebec 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-mCdOnhs3ej@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.sommetinter.coop/en_CA/home.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The People’s Music Network will hold its Winter Gathering in New York City on the weekend of January 24-26\, 2014. A Friday night get- together/potluck/sing-along will take place at St. John’s Lutheran Churc h\, 83 Christopher St.\, Greenwich Village\, Manhattan. Saturday and Sunda y events will be at the Renaissance Charter School (an unaffiliated\, unio nized\, not-for-profit school)\, 35-59 81st St.\, Jackson Heights\, Queens . The theme for the weekend will be “Unity through Diversity”. For inf ormation\, contact Diane Crowe\, at diacrowe@yahoo.com - 413-548-9394.\n \nPeoples Music Network (PMN) uses music and culture to bring about social change. It is a network of musicians\, performers\, song-writers\, DJs\, sound and recording engineers\, music lovers\, activist cultural workers\ , record and concert producers\, promoters and archivists\, whose artistry is rooted in political and social activism. PMN is a welcoming place for new musicians and songwriters as well as seasoned veterans. It is a cultu rally diverse group of people committed to building community\, promoting social justice\, ending oppression and having fun in the process. PMN has been holding gatherings in different cities each winter since 1977.\n\nThe Winter Gathering will begin on Friday night\, January 24. Registration op ens at 6:00 pm followed by a potluck at 6:30 pm and music starting at 7:30 pm. A sing-along will be led by PMN’s 2014 Artists-in-Residence\, Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner\, aka Magpie\, as well as other members of PMN. Bring your favorite songs that reflect our commitment to social\, ecologic al and economic justice.\n\nBreakout Sessions include workshops on Saturda y and Sunday on songwriting\, musicianship\, marketing one’s music\, div erse musical genres\, local activism and singing. Also included are song s waps of funny songs and rounds\, as well as songs about labor\, gender\, w ar and peace\, racial and economic justice\, and environmental issues. On Saturday there will also be a plenary offered by Magpie. Sunday morning wi ll begin with Songs of the Spirit in which the entire gathering participat es and continue with another workshop session and a Children’s Concert\, open to the public.\n\nNew this year are the three mini-concerts that wil l take place on Saturday. Each mini-concert will have three acts\, featuri ng members of the New York music scene\, from the Occupy movement to the h ip-hop/jazz of Spiritchild Mental Notes. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140126 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140124 GEO:40.732500;-73.989300 LOCATION:New York\, New York\, 10003\, United States SUMMARY:People\\'s Music Network NYC 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-nW6fCFvTrV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://peoplesmusic.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The 26th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change is coming to Houston\, Texas and the Hilton of the Americas–Houston\, Ja nuary 29–February 2\, 2014. \n\n What\\'s Creating Change? Only the prem ier annual organizing and skills-building event for the lesbian\, gay\, bi sexual and transgender community and their allies.\n\n The conference is r un by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force\, and attracts more than 3\, 500 people from all over the country every year. Presenters and participan ts come from all walks of life and include members of the business communi ty\, elected officials\, students\, faith leaders and staff and volunteers of non-profit organizations. \n\n Our five-day program features over 350 workshops and training sessions\, four plenary sessions\, and tons of netw orking opportunities\, and really fun events\, all in the welcoming space of the Hilton of the Americas–Houston.\n\n They say that everything is b igger in Texas\, so you don\\'t want to miss the 2014 Creating Change Conf erence. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140129 GEO:29.755600;-95.365300 LOCATION:Houston\, Texas\, 77002\, United States SUMMARY:Creating Change 2014 - NGLTF UID:20260421T070502CEST-adS59OS9nI@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.creatingchange.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Now in its seventh year\, the Good Jobs\, Green Jobs Conference will be in Washington\, D.C.\, February 10-11\, 2014.\n\nThis year’s Co nference is focused on repairing the systems Americans rely on every day\, whether getting us back and forth to work\, supplying our power\, keeping us safe from storms and floods\, communicating with police and fire durin g emergencies\, or ensuring the institutions where our children learn are safe and healthy. It\\'s time to repair these systems today to create qual ity\, family-sustaining jobs\, to address the threat of climate change\, a nd to ensure the health and safety of our workplaces and our communities.\ n\nJoin thousands of business and community leaders\, union members\, and environmentalists at Good Jobs\, Green Jobs 2014 and take up the call to R epair America. Don’t wait. Register today! Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140214 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140211 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:Good Jobs\, Green Jobs 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-T9J8hVgsMW@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.greenjobsconference.org/about END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:DIMENSIONS OF POLITICAL ECOLOGY:\n\nCONFERENCE ON NATURE/SOCIET Y AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY\n\n \n\nFebruary 27 – March 1\, 2014\n\n University of Kentucky | Lexington\, Kentucky\, USA\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFrid ay 28th February Keynote Address: Dr. Laura Pulido (Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity\, University of Southern California)\n\n \n\nSaturda y 1st March Keynote Address: Dr. Bruce Braun (Professor of Geography\, Uni versity of Minnesota)\n\n \n\n \n\nCALL FOR SESSIONS: Fourth Annual Dimens ions of Political Ecology Conference on Nature/Society at the University o f Kentucky\n\n \n\nFebruary 27 – March 1\, 2014\, University of Kentucky \, Lexington\, Kentucky\n\n \n\nThis year\, the UK Political Ecology Worki ng Group invites YOU to organize sessions for the upcoming Dimensions of P olitical Ecology (DOPE) Conference! We hope that having participants orga nize sessions will make the conference more reflective of the wide range o f cutting edge research currently taking place in political ecology.\n\n \ n\nAs a reminder\, online registration will open October 1st and cost $20 for students and $40 for faculty (there is no fee for undergraduate partic ipants). The registration deadline is December 2nd. \n\n \n\nPlease scroll down for more conference highlights and registration instructions\, inclu ding how to submit a paper abstract that you would like the conference org anizing committee to attempt to place in a suitable session if you are una ble to find/organize an appropriate organized session.\n\n \n\nOrganizing your own session is encouraged and a great way to meet colleagues who shar e your interests and to develop fruitful collaborations. Best of all\, we can help! It\\'s simple:\n\n \n\n1. Draft a Call for Papers (CFP ). For guidance\, reference the wide variety of CFPs currently circulating for the AAG or other disciplinary conferences and check out the program f rom last year\\'s DoPE Conference.\n\n \n\n2. Email your CFP to PEWG at ukpewg@gmail.com We\\'ll help publicize your CFP on our newly red esigned website\, on facebook and via our twitter feed\, but you should al so distribute it among your colleagues and to relevant listservs\, perhaps including:\n\n \n\nCultural and Political Ecology\n\nCrit-geog\n\neanth\n \nenvirosoc\n\nh-environment\n\nstsgrad\n\n \n\nAAG speciality groups\, su ch as:\n\nculturalgeog\n\nurbgeog\n\n \n\n3. Once responses to y our CFP start rolling in\, share your session participants and abstracts w ith us for inclusion in the conference program. Please also find someone t o chair your session (i.e. keep time) and if possible\, a discussant.\n\n \n\n4. Sessions will need to be submitted to the DOPE organizing committee (via the ukpewg@gmail.com email address) by December 2nd. Parti cipants in your session will still need to register and pay the conference fee from October 1st.\n\n \n\nThat\\'s it! PEWG will take care of the res t. There are no extra fees for organizing a session or reserving space.\n\ n \n\nAll session proposals we have received to date are listed on our web site. If you are thinking of submitting a paper but don\\'t see a session it would fit into listed yet\, please consider hosting your own session!\n \n \n\nDOPE seeks to foster interdisciplinary discussions among a diverse group of scholars\, and we welcome a wide variety of session topics. Possi ble topics might include rural social movements\; urban food systems\; com plexity in ecological and social systems\; decolonization\, knowledge\, an d difference\; neoliberal natures and climate justice\; and feminist polit ical ecologies. However\, we encourage sessions with any topical\, theoret ical or methodological framework that brings together scholarship on the e cological dimensions of political\, social\, economic\, or scientific rese arch.\n\n \n\nAlso keep in mind that undergraduates are strongly encourage d to submit their papers to our annual Undergraduate Symposium. While stud ents interested in participating in the Undergraduate Symposium will still need to register by the deadline\, final papers will not be due until Jan uary (more details are forthcoming).\n\n \n\nPlease contact us if you have any questions or concerns about organization a session. We look forward t o receiving your CFP!\n\n \n\n \n\nCALL FOR PAPERS:\n\n \n\nConference Hig hlights and Instructions for Paper Abstracts:\n\n \n\nThis three-day confe rence provides an opportunity to critically examine perspectives on human- environment relationships in their varied manifestations and to foster dis cussions among a diverse group of scholars. We encourage submissions from all individuals who are engaged in research on the ecological dimensions of political\, economic\, social\, and scientific research regardless of t heir topical\, theoretical\, or methodological frameworks\, including but not limited to: \n\n \n\nEnvironmental justice\n\nCultural ecology\n\nEco logical modernization\n\nEnvironmental history\n\nEnvironmental law\n\nRes toration ecology\n\nPolitical economy of nature\n\nGenetic technology\n\nC ommons\, enclosures\, and land tenure\n\nEnvironmental risk\n\nQueer Ecolo gy\n\nCritical Race Theory\n\nEco-feminism\n\nResource management and cons ervation\n\nNon-equilibrium ecology\n\nLandscape studies\n\nInfrastructure \n\nEnvironmental discourse and policy\n\nFeminist political ecology\n\nSu stainability\n\nUrban political ecology\n\nEnvironmental sociology\n\nFood security and sustainable agriculture\n\nKnowledge production\n\nScience a nd technology studies \n\nCritical physical geography\n\nScholar/activist relationships\n\n \n\nConference Highlights:\n\n \n\nPaper Sessions: These will include 3 or 4 presenters with a discussant or 5 presenters without a discussant (each presenter will generally have 15 to 20 minutes to prese nt with time for discussion). We are especially interested in accepting or ganized sessions. Please contact us if you are interested in organizing a session (see below for details)\, but session organizers are also encourag ed to circulate their own CFPs.\n\n \n\nPanels on Scholar/Activist Collabo ration: As part of an interest in developing stronger connections between scholars and activists\, we will be sponsoring a series of panels dedicate d to fostering collaborative research projects between researchers and act ivists.\n\n \n\nUndergraduate Student Symposium and Paper Competition: Thi s symposium provides undergraduate students with a forum to present their work\, receive useful feedback\, and connect with graduate students and fa culty with similar research foci.\n\n \n\nField Trips: These trips will fo cus on contemporary issues related to political ecology in the greater blu egrass region and will provide opportunities to meet with local activists (as well as sample some of Kentucky’s most famous agricultural output: b ourbon).\n\n \n\nGraduate Student Paper Competition: Please look for addit ional information to be emailed and posted on our website in the coming we eks for application instructions for each competition. \n\n \n\nSubmission of Abstracts and Registration:\n\n \n\nAbstracts or proposals should be 2 00 - 300 words in length and include three to five keywords. Participants should include name\, affiliation\, and email address (please specify if y ou do not want your email included in the program).\n\n \n\nAll presenters must register online for the conference and pay the fee of $20 for gradua te students\; $40 for faculty with no fee for undergraduate participants.\ n\n \n\nPlease visit www.politicalecology.org to register from October 1st . \n\n \n\nThe deadline for abstract submissions is December 2nd 2013. \n \n \n\nPlease send any questions to the DOPE organizing committee at the e mail address ukpewg@gmail.com. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140301 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140227 GEO:38.017200;-84.485900 LOCATION:U. Kentucky\, Lexington\, Kentucky\, 40502\, United States SUMMARY:Dimensions of Political Ecology 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-IInfkP28Ed@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.politicalecology.org/#!2014-conference/cdaa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Shalefield Justice Spring Break (SJSB)\, inspired by the Mounta in Justice Spring Break (MJSB) and Summer camps hosted in the coalfields o f Appalachia (more info: http://mjsb.org/ )\, will bring together resident s of extraction communities\, college students\, environmentalists and con cerned citizens who are interested in learning more about shale gas hydrau lic fracturing and its infrastructure\, as well as other forms of extreme energy extraction. Participants will also learn about the history of resis tance\, and about plugging into and collaborating with current campaigns a nd projects. Through 7 days of workshops\, skillshares\, community service \, speakers\, hiking\, music\, films\, direct action and more\, folks will learn from and stand with shalefield communities in the struggle to maint ain community determination and healthy environments for all species (not just humans!)\n\nThis event will be hosted in northeastern Pennsylvania. O ur date will be March 16th-23rd\, to coincide with the spring breaks of co lleges in the area. We are coordinating dates to not overlap with the MJSB camps in West Virginia and Virginia. \n\nWe stand with folks from the fro ntlines in Pennsylvania\, as well as with frontline communities in the Mar cellus Shale\, around the country and the world. Geographical Scope: Regi onal DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140323 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140316 GEO:41.427900;-75.134700 LOCATION:NE PA\, Hawley\, Pennsylvania\, 18428\, United States SUMMARY:Shalefield Justice Spring Break 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-A4hOG3dNhb@74.81.90.59 URL:http://shalefieldjusticespringbreak.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:The Justice Conference has become one of the largest internatio nal biblical and social justice conferences and an annual pilgrimage for j ustice workers\, students and learners from all over the world. Geographi cal Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140223 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140221 GEO:40.058800;-75.400700 LOCATION:Eastern University\, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19087\, United States SUMMARY:Justice Conference 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-FuT8PCh0Wl@74.81.90.59 URL:http://thejusticeconference.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:At George Washington University. Geographical Scope: National DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140223 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140221 GEO:38.881800;-76.994500 LOCATION:Washington\, District Of Columbia\, 20003\, United States SUMMARY:East Coast Asian-American Student Union 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-35afXHKrxz@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.ecaasu.org/site/2014-ecaasu-conference-at-washington-d-c/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Rooted: The Odyssey of Black Art will explore the diversity of art mediums in their presentation of black culture and in their propagatio n and/or prevention of racism and stereotyping of the black community. Thr ough a series of panels\, discussions\, and speakers\, this year\\'s confe rence participants will gain a historical understanding of the evolution o f black art and analyze what role different forms of art play in the expre ssion of black culture. It is our hope that you will leave with a greater understanding of art as a form of activism\, and that you will return to y our college campuses with new strategies and ieas to organize your peers a round black issues. \n\n\n \n\n The Black Solidarity Conference at Yale se eks to bring undergraduates of all colors together to discuss issues perta ining to the African Diaspora. Through discussions\, panels\, networking\, and social gatherings\, over 700 students from across the country analyze issues affecting our community and explore solutions to undertake at thei r respective college campuses. The Conference is hosted annually in Februa ry at Yale University in New Haven\, CT by a student organization. In the past\, the Conference has hosted Drs. Michael Eric Dyson\, Angela Davis\, and Cornel West as Keynote Speakers as well as J. Cole\, Big Sean\, and Ph ony Ppl as Concert Performers. In the following pages\, you can discover h ow to register for conference and bring change to our community Geographi cal Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140216 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140213 GEO:41.365700;-72.927500 LOCATION:Yale University\, New Haven\, Connecticut\, 06520\, United States SUMMARY:Black Solidarity Conference 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-4BPkZNJIO5@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.yale.edu/bsc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Take Root: Red State Perspectives on Reproductive Justice confe rence provides a space for engagement on reproductive justice for students \, academics\, practitioners\, advocates\, and members of our community. O ur region’s unique cultures and concerns shape our focus on and approach toward achieving reproductive justice. This conference offers an opportun ity to explore that perspective and engage with new possibilities.Take Roo t also works toward highlighting the relevance of the red state regional p erspective in national reproductive justice discourse to bridge existing g aps. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140222 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140221 GEO:35.225700;-97.423900 LOCATION:Norman\, Oklahoma\, 73071\, United States SUMMARY:Taking Root - Red State Perspectives on Reproductive Justice 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-dtX4JuRmDk@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.take-root.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:We hope to see you at this year\\'s event that we\\'ll be co-ho sting with Massachusetts Climate Action Network (MCAN) at Northeastern Uni versity in Boston. \n\nMark your calendar now and on March 2nd join commun ity leaders\, environmental advocates and activists from across New Englan d.\n\nHere\\'s what some folks said about last year\\'s event:\n\n\\'Local Environmental Action keeps me up on issues all in one day and the quality of all the presenters is 5 stars!\\'\n\n\\'What was my favorite thing abo ut the conference? Err...everything? Meeting the broader activism communit y\, finding out about the work and strategies of other groups\, hearing st ories and anecdotes from people\\'s experiences in community action. It wa s all wonderful!\\' \n\nWhether you have been to every conference or are a ttending for the first time\, be sure not to miss this amazing opportunity to connect and grow our grassroots movement. \n\nHave an idea for a works hop we should run? Let us know: email me at action@toxicsaction.org. Geog raphical Scope: State DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140302 GEO:42.332100;-71.096500 LOCATION:Northeastern University\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02120\, United States SUMMARY:Local Environmental Action 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-2g6XBLjIv6@74.81.90.59 URL:http://toxicsaction.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open\, and we are accepting abstracts\, exh ibit proposals\, (or even full papers or complete individual panel proposa ls) for the 5th Annual North American Anarchist Studies Network (NAASN) Co nference: January 16-18\, 2014 at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surre y\, BC.\n\nOver the past two decades\, there\\'s been a growing interest\, both inside and outside the academy\, in research done on anarchism (or b y anarchists)\, and we have seen a resurgence in related multidisplinary r eading\, study and theory.\n\nIt is hoped that this conference will build upon the work of the four successful previous NAASN conferences\; first\, as a wonderful opportunity for head-to-head gathering\, with lively discus sion and comradely debate\, and then at conclusion\, will leave an open ar chive of all published papers & presentations intended to stand as a posit ive contribution to the further flourishing of anarchist ideas and action. \n\nThere is a long and varied history of anarchist organizing and action in the BC state context. From the intense IWW struggles in timber and mini ng through the Yippie riots of the 1960s\, intentional communities and fre e schools\, to the ongoing struggles against pipelines and fracking and ca mpaigns in defense of migrants today\, anarchism has taken diverse forms r eflecting specific communities and circumstances. More recently recognitio n by anarchists has grown of the complementarity between indigenous commun ity governance and anarchist perspectives.\n\nCurrent struggles pose chall enges of settler anarchists defending migrants and opposing borders or con testing oil and gas extraction on unceded indigenous territories\, in a co ntext of longstanding indigenous resistance. Geographical Scope: Internat ional DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140118 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140116 GEO:49.142900;-122.866000 LOCATION:Kwantlen Polytechnic University\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3W 2M8\, Canada SUMMARY:Anarchist Studies Network 2014 UID:20260421T070502CEST-tszssEwmwJ@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.naasn2014.org/index.php?conference=surrey&schedConf=2014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This winter\, the Real Food Challenge will hold intensive Regio nal Strategy Retreats around the country. At each\, about 20-40 students a nd veteran organizers will converge for a powerful weekend of strategizing and community-building\, workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares and storytell ing. These retreats are geared for students who want to take on (or are in the midst of) real food campaign on their campus--and are ready to dive i nto RFC\\'s regional and national efforts. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140131 GEO:40.072200;-76.315500 LOCATION:Lancaster\, Pennsylvania\, 17601\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge - Strategy Retreat - PA UID:20260421T070502CEST-BKh7HWzeo1@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.realfoodchallenge.org/programs/trainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This winter\, the Real Food Challenge will hold intensive Regio nal Strategy Retreats around the country. At each\, about 20-40 students a nd veteran organizers will converge for a powerful weekend of strategizing and community-building\, workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares and storytell ing. These retreats are geared for students who want to take on (or are in the midst of) real food campaign on their campus--and are ready to dive i nto RFC\\'s regional and national efforts. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140202 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140130 GEO:44.903200;-93.100300 LOCATION:St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55118\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge - Strategy Retreat - MN UID:20260421T070502CEST-6VRhHjUWvV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://Real Food Challenge - Strategy Retreat - PA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This winter\, the Real Food Challenge will hold intensive Regio nal Strategy Retreats around the country. At each\, about 20-40 students a nd veteran organizers will converge for a powerful weekend of strategizing and community-building\, workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares and storytell ing. These retreats are geared for students who want to take on (or are in the midst of) real food campaign on their campus--and are ready to dive i nto RFC\\'s regional and national efforts. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140209 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140207 GEO:44.484000;-73.221300 LOCATION:Burlington\, Vermont\, 05401\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge - Strategy Retreat - VT UID:20260421T070502CEST-HPgIGfavFp@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.realfoodchallenge.org/programs/trainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This winter\, the Real Food Challenge will hold intensive Regio nal Strategy Retreats around the country. At each\, about 20-40 students a nd veteran organizers will converge for a powerful weekend of strategizing and community-building\, workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares and storytell ing. These retreats are geared for students who want to take on (or are in the midst of) real food campaign on their campus--and are ready to dive i nto RFC\\'s regional and national efforts. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140209 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140206 GEO:41.886500;-87.623300 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, 60601\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge - Strategy Retreat - Chicago UID:20260421T070502CEST-wcLuTUruRx@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.realfoodchallenge.org/programs/trainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This winter\, the Real Food Challenge will hold intensive Regio nal Strategy Retreats around the country. At each\, about 20-40 students a nd veteran organizers will converge for a powerful weekend of strategizing and community-building\, workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares and storytell ing. These retreats are geared for students who want to take on (or are in the midst of) real food campaign on their campus--and are ready to dive i nto RFC\\'s regional and national efforts. Geographical Scope: State DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140217 DTSTAMP:20260421T050502Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140214 GEO:0.000000;0.000000 LOCATION:TBA\, TBA\, California\, United States SUMMARY:Real Food Challenge - Strategy Retreat - CA UID:20260421T070502CEST-8w7EeUtwDV@74.81.90.59 URL:http://www.realfoodchallenge.org/programs/trainings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CONTACT:Phone: Email: DESCRIPTION:This winter\, the Real Food Challenge will hold intensive Regio nal Strategy Retreats around the country. At each\, about 20-40 students a nd veteran organizers will converge for a powerful weekend of strategizing and community-building\, workshops\, cooking\, skill-shares and storytell in